Las Vegas had been treating Tom Lawlor & Seth Petruzelli very well when they stopped by the MMA Fight Corner. The two who’ve been very close throughout their fighting careers came by to update us on their recent news. Bellator Season 6 will be underway March 9th this year and will have The Ultimate Fighter’s season 2 alumni, Seth Petruzelli (14-6 MMA), fighting in Spring of 2012. Since signing a multi-fight deal with Bellator, Petruzelli has found working with the … Read more
On February 25, the Hard Rock Hotel will host “Battle in the Desert 5″ featuring a NSAC approved full-rules Muay Thai fight featuring the WBC’s Interim Light Muay Thai Heavyweight champ Joe Schilling (12-1) and Simon Marcus (22-0). Known for knocking out 10 of his 13 opponents, Joe Schilling told the MMA Fight Corner that this is a winner take all situation…meaning whoever wins will get to hold onto the losers fight purse. Schilling came up with the idea … Read more
To say Steve Cantwell has had a roller coaster career in MMA would be an understatement. Cantwell’s gone from being the last man known as the WEC’s Light Heavyweight champion and breaking Razak Al-Hassan’s arm in his UFC debut, to losing last four UFC fights, all by unanimous decision. With the idea rejuvenating his career now in front of him, the man known as the “The Robot” (7-5 MMA) will travel to Japan for UFC 144 in search of a … Read more
MMAFightCorner.com: Joining us on the Fight Corner is number one UFC heavyweight contender, Alistair Overeem-fresh off his win with Brock Lesnar recently back in December. There’s a fight coming up with Junior Dos Santos this May. Allistair we want to welcome you to the show. How are you doing today? Alistair Overeem: I’m good, just recently starting to train again and training is going well. I just made a connection to Miami to sign with Authentic Sports Management. MMAFightCorner.com: What … Read more
Alistair Overeem told MMA Fight Corner just moments ago that he has decided that he will sign with Authentic Sports Management and will begin training with Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Florida with the group known as the “Blackzillians” for his title fight vs Junior Dos Santos to take place at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on May 26th.
MMAFightCorner.com: Now joining us, lightweight MMA fighter, Steve Lopez. Welcome to the show, how are you doing? Steve Lopez: Good. Thanks for having me on the show. MMAFightCorner.com: You made a UFC debut September 19, 2009 against Jim Miller. You sustained a bad shoulder injury in that fight. How does that affect you in future fights? How has the recovery been since then? Steve Lopez: What most people don’t know is that I took that fight on two week’s notice … Read more
To say Robert Drysdale has been a fixture and a part of MMA history is an understatement. His credentials include: working on The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 as a coach on Team Mir, coaching at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas with the likes of Randy Couture, Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Frank Mir, John Alessio and Forrest Griffin (to name a few), being a part of team BRASA in Sao Paulo, Brazil having competed in the BJJ World Cup and Abu … Read more
MMAFightCorner.com: Let’s welcome back to the show, Sean Spangler. Glad to have you back. Sean Spangler: Thank you very much. MMAFightCorner.com: Nick Diaz /Carlos Condit. What are your thoughts about the fight and the controversy surrounding it? Sean Spangler: I watched it again tonight. I actually thought Diaz won the fight the first night and when I watched it tonight, I actually thought he lost the fight. The way the fight went, there was some aggressiveness. Condit was backing up … Read more
MMAFightCorner: Joining us on the line right now is UFC Fighter Urijah Faber. How are you doing today? Urijah Faber: Doing very well. MMAFightCorner: What are your thoughts on Chad Mendes’ loss to Jose Aldo? Urijah Faber: I thought he was doing great up until that last second. It was kind of like a clash of instincts. Chad turned around, changed his elevation for a shot and Jose Aldo turned and threw a knee. It was just bad news for … Read more
When Urijah Faber joined the MMA Fight Corner on February 8th, he revealed that he’s ready for Dominick Cruz – anytime, anywhere. The two bantamweight fighters will coach The Ultimate Fighter’s 15th season which will debut on FX on March 9th and feature live fights with a new appropriately dubbed title: “The Ultimate Fighter: Live.” Filming will begin March 1st and is slated to last 13 weeks, putting the two rivals together for a long period of time. Urijah explained … Read more
When NFL Hall of Fame Running Back Thurman Thomas and UFC Heavyweight Frank Mir joined the set of the MMA Fight Corner live from the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday night, Thomas seemed as though he wanted no part of Mir’s kimuras. Thomas scooted his chair a little further away as to say, this man’s not taking any one of my limbs. Frank Mir does after all hold a record for most broken limbs in MMA having broke Roberto Traven, … Read more
MMAFightCorner.com: I’d like to welcome Tim “Bring the Pain” Lane, world kickboxing champion who has competed in boxing, judo, and the Chuck Norris World Combat league. What’s happening? Welcome to the show. Tim Lane: Thanks guys, nice to see you. MMAFightCorner.com: Have you ever trained with Chuck Norris or do you know the big man himself? Tim Lane: No. I met him one time for the weigh-in at my first competition with them. Unfortunately, I haven’t hung out or trained … Read more
