tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17252186637404706042009-12-11T22:33:41.776-05:00MMA, Wrestling, Boxing. Life.<a name="8814594548"></a>Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-53117914647087856972009-12-10T23:41:00.009-05:002009-12-11T00:18:59.598-05:00

From the time it was announced that Strikeforce had a pay-cable partner in Showtime and a potential broadcast partner in CBS, it was clear that their roster needed some depth. Even with some notable talent like Jake Shields, Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler and the on-again/off-again Cung Le, the organization needed guys that were going to be able to headline events and interest the mainstream fans in

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-46450399292520525442009-12-09T21:24:00.000-05:002009-12-09T21:24:15.621-05:00

With a deal impending to make the biggest boxing match 2010 will see in Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, here's a look back at what RRC wrote about the situation a year ago. Just days removed from the absolute annihilation that Manny Pacquiao unleashed on Oscar De La Hoya, the sport of boxing has something they haven't experienced in a while: buzz for another mega-fight. The only problem?

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-21412137221539390272009-12-08T00:18:00.002-05:002009-12-08T00:19:34.871-05:00

Well, that was interesting. The UFC's fourth event in five weeks Saturday night gave us Kimbo Slice taking it to the ground, Matt Hamill getting destroyed and still winning and Frankie Edgar taking another step toward a well-deserved title shot. Oh yeah, Roy Nelson knocked out Brendan Schaub to win a UFC contract and the TUF 10 competition. Roy Nelson def. Brendan Schaub by 1st round KO (3:45

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-30375022288298043092009-12-03T00:42:00.003-05:002009-12-03T01:22:44.055-05:00

While the 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter will forever be known as "The Kimbo Season," former IFL Champion Roy Nelson and young Brendan Schaub will look to make an impression this Saturday when the two fight in the TUF heavyweight finals. As seen Thursday night during a double-shot of TUF, Nelson crucifixed James McSweeney and bloodied his head in a first-round TKO win while Schaub took it

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-18261680217241114212009-12-01T00:23:00.002-05:002009-12-01T00:48:33.838-05:00

Amidst one of the most embarrassing Patriots defeats in recent memory, a beam of bright freakin' sunshine shone through as Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill legalizing mixed martial arts in the Bay State, clearing the way for the UFC to put Boston in its rotation of major cities for future shows. For those of us in New England who have waited and clamored for this moment, it's

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-33084299357102613612009-11-29T19:16:00.002-05:002009-11-29T19:19:47.725-05:00

There must have been something in the air Saturday as two The Ultimate Fighter alums had quite the controversial night despite being hundreds of miles apart with one not even in competition. Let's begin with Junie Browning who was featured in the main event for MMA Big Show at the Belterra Casino in Indiana, He easily handled an inexperienced Scott Cornwell (1-1) by submitting him with relative

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-90101905485721045462009-11-27T16:13:00.004-05:002009-11-27T18:00:49.471-05:00

Hope everyone had a great holiday so far and keeps it going through the weekend. It's a light one for MMA which is welcome considered the enormous amount of events we've had this month. Several outlets are reporting that Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping is set for the UFC's debut in Australia, the officially unannounced UFC 110 in February in Sydney. Bisping (19-2) is coming off a 2nd

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-15291951319601020772009-11-22T23:37:00.002-05:002009-11-23T01:12:24.163-05:00

Even I was a bit impressed last night at the drawing power of Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin in my little part of the world here in Manchester, NH. The bar we go to for all UFC ppvs (the awesome MMA-friendly Murphy's Taproom) was packed last night for UFC 106 and into almost every fight of the night with the exception of Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann. From Amir Sadollah's Muay Thai clinch

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-88824733078321457072009-11-21T10:48:00.000-05:002009-11-21T10:48:20.193-05:00

Good lord, there's a lot of mixed martial arts going on right now. The fourth and arguably biggest show of the week is set for Las Vegas Saturday night with UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin II, headlined by a main event that features the return of a former champion most thought would never come back against a former champion that needs a big win in the worst way possible. Originally scheduled to be

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-2279750023251219022009-11-20T23:50:00.002-05:002009-11-20T23:52:00.407-05:00

No major stories coming out of the Friday weigh-ins for UFC 106 today in Las Vegas. Everyone made weight (even Phil Baroni who was rumored to be 20 pounds too heavy earlier this week) and there were no noteworthy shoving incidents or throwdowns. These guys are too professional these days! In looking over the card, this should be a decent show but the top two matches are really going to make or

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-32053416099784938232009-11-20T16:14:00.001-05:002009-11-20T16:17:30.881-05:00

Brock Lesnar's marketing team released this video last night, entitled 'Project Reincarnation: Brock Lesnar'. Apparently, they have no doubts he's coming back. Josh Nason has published MMA, wrestling and boxing blog Ropes, Ring and Cage.com since 2007. He is a contributor to Fight Magazine and appears regularly on Fight Network Radio. Follow him on Twitter.

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-38022521620692118132009-11-19T19:50:00.001-05:002009-11-19T19:51:23.119-05:00

I'm still reeling from Jose Aldo's dominance over Mike Brown Wednesday night at WEC 44. In talking with co-workers today about the fight, they were amazed with how Brown got run over and the immediate follow up was, "I can't wait to see Aldo fight Faber." If WEC ever pulls the trigger with a PPV, that's your headlining fight. By the way, Faber's next fight is scheduled for January 10th against

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-39917748366509485242009-11-18T23:28:00.003-05:002009-11-18T23:32:45.212-05:00

Jose Aldo made it look easy in dispatching of WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown at WEC 44 Wednesday night, winning the title via 2nd round TKO after getting Brown's back and unloading punches until the referee stopped the fight. Simply put, Aldo was dominant and didn't let the champion get comfortable in the first round, aggressively striking and throwing his signature flying knee. There

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-83427692342040816682009-11-18T13:59:00.000-05:002009-11-18T13:59:23.239-05:00

UFC President Dana White's first video blog for the week leading up to UFC 106 has been posted, but it focuses on UFC 104: Machida vs. Rua as that one never got posted. Some highlights: White meeting various celebs and Hollywood types, walking and talking to his fighters backstage and another rant against referee Steve Mazzagatti. Enjoy! Josh Nason has published MMA, wrestling and boxing blog

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-44936217993180222592009-11-18T00:06:00.002-05:002009-11-18T00:16:03.680-05:00

Are you ready for another MMA event? What? You didn't know WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown was fighting Jose Aldo Wednesday night? More on this in a few minutes. - The biggest news story in MMA - UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar's health - didn't have any real juicy layers added today. The latest update is that Lesnar had minor surgery this week to help resolve a bacterial infection

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-52012664726602784032009-11-15T19:03:00.003-05:002009-11-16T08:02:48.918-05:00

There were plenty of new storylines coming out of UFC 105 as two men seemingly earned title shots while another doesn't seem to have a logical next fight after his victory. Saturday's event from Manchester, England, was full of great action featuring Randy Couture eeking out a decision win over Brandon Vera, Dan Hardy decisively defeating Mike Swick and an undercard full of knockouts. Randy

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-54708490171451628512009-11-14T14:42:00.000-05:002009-11-14T14:42:49.234-05:00

It's a Saturday in November and that means more UFC! It's UF5 105 - live (taped!) on Spike TV from the Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, headlined by Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera. Here's your RRC Five Bullet Point Preview of UFC 105. Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera Despite both men having fought at heavyweight during their career, this is a 205'er. With a win, Couture could get a

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-2820016386031140482009-11-12T16:47:00.000-05:002009-11-12T16:47:09.981-05:00

In what I think was an awesome gesture by the good folks at Strikeforce, the organization paid both Mark Miller and Deray Davis both their 'show' fee and potential win bonuses from getting bumped from last Saturday's Fedor/Rogers show in Chicago, Il. Both local welterweights, the two were supposed to fight on the untelevised portion of the show but got bumped and were expected to fight after

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-17909154344754100962009-11-11T01:32:00.001-05:002009-11-11T01:33:50.735-05:00

The ratings are in and CBS' airing of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers hit the right chords with the 18-34 male demographic and pulled in some decent numbers overall. The entire broadcast averaged 4.04 million viewers, winning the time slot in adults 18-34 and males 18-34. The main event itself peaked at 5.46 million. What was interesting was the audience composition number: 31% adults 18-34 with

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-54471297257364943882009-11-07T12:17:00.005-05:002009-11-07T13:07:33.241-05:00

As we're on the doorstep of Strikeforce's return to network TV with tonight's CBS Saturday Night Fights featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers, it's time for the Five Bullet Point Preview. We'll look at the three main bouts on the card and add some opinion in, along with the facts. To listen to my chat with The Fight Network's John Pollock about this event, click here. Are you ready for

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-46190324121383531312009-11-04T22:38:00.001-05:002009-11-04T22:39:25.264-05:00

I had a great chat with my pal John Pollock on Wednesday's Edition of Fight Network Radio. We talked all about this Saturday's big Strikeforce event and what Fedor Emelianenko has to lose against Brett Rogers, the unappreciated Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller fight, the awesomeness of TUF 10 and more. You can listen free (that's right...free, people!) just by clicking this link. As

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-74116204507756176852009-11-04T01:15:00.005-05:002009-11-04T01:43:05.044-05:00

On Tuesday, the phrase 'UFC Summit' became one of the hottest trending topics on Twitter - spending considerable time among the Top 10. Like I did, you might be asking, "Errrr...what's the UFC Summit?" Just the name sounded exciting, mysterious, ground-breaking and fun. In a world dominated by up-to-the-millisecond social media, how did we not know this was coming up? And again, what is it?

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-81257555277591808682009-11-01T12:22:00.001-05:002009-11-01T23:20:07.956-05:00

In no particular order, here are five stories that caught my attention in MMA this week: 1 - Kimbo Slice to face Houston Alexander in catchweight bout at the TUF 10 finale When I first read about this rumor, it just made a lot of sense. Since getting on a hot streak with a couple convincing KOs in 2007, Alexander had lost three straight in the Octagon and got permission to fight outside the

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-11190781894561924792009-10-27T00:06:00.004-04:002009-10-27T00:26:07.942-04:00

With Monday's surprise announcement that UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar's match with Shane Carwin was postponed due to an undisclosed illness, a major flaw in the UFC's business model was once again exposed. While still hot, the UFC is putting on way too many events, thinning out the talent levels on the shows, giving fans weak PPV main events and putting them in a terrible spot when

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725218663740470604.post-9090563376172830282009-10-25T01:21:00.000-04:002009-10-25T01:21:40.249-04:00

If you were a fan of kicks, the main event of UFC 104 was for you as Lyoto Machida defeated Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in a controversial unanimous decision win to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight title Saturday night in Los Angeles, CA. The lackluster fight saw Rua push the action from the center of the cage and keep Machida off his game with plenty of leg kicks, making it hard to understand

Josh Nasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026615759403470367noreply@blogger.com0