tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362543482024-03-12T21:35:32.602-07:00The Official MMA Agents BlogExclusive stories, interviews and news articles about MMA Agents' fighters and our team.MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.comBlogger1304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-37321857266325591162010-03-11T19:59:00.001-08:002010-03-11T19:59:34.713-08:00This blog has moved<br /> This blog is now located at __FTP_MIGRATION_NEW_URL__.<br /> You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click <a href='__FTP_MIGRATION_NEW_URL__'>here</a>.<br /><br /> For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to<br /> __FTP_MIGRATION_FEED_URL__.<br /> MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-27758952796326257162010-02-15T11:02:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:16:59.797-08:00Anthony Johnson Injured, Out Of 'UFC On Versus' FightFebruary 14, 2010<br />Originally posted on Fightline.com<br /><br />Anthony Johnson Injured, Out Of 'UFC On Versus' Fight<br /><br />MMAFighting.com is reporting that Anthony Johnson's manager, Ken Pavia, has confirmed that "Rumble" has had to pull out of his fight with John Howard due to an undisclosed knee injury. Their fight was to take place at the UFC on Versus show on March 21.<br /><br />John Howard holds three wins in three fights in the Octagon and has a 13-4 record in professional MMA competition. His last fight saw "Doomsday" defeat Dennis Hallman by TKO (punches).<br /><br />Anthony "Rumble" Johnson has earned five wins in eight Octagon appearances. He avenged a controversial loss to Kevin Burns and went on a three fight win streak until being submitted by Josh Koscheck in his last fight at UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2. <br /><br />Reposted by MMAagents, leaders in Mixed Martial Arts Athlete RepresentationMMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-56163713593796857452010-01-25T09:58:00.000-08:002010-01-25T10:01:44.584-08:00Haitian-Canadian David Loiseau talks MFL, Haiti and the road backJanuary 25, 2010<br />Originally posted on MMAscrapsradio.com<br /><br />Haitian-Canadian David Loiseau talks MFL, Haiti and the road back<br /><br />The devastating earthquake that shook Haiti last week has reached someone on every corner of the globe. Though he’s based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, middle weight fighter David “The Crow” Loiseau was shaken when he heard of the earthquake that hit there last week. Part Haitian, Loiseau still had family on the island country and was anxious to hear news of their well being.<br /><br />“I have family there, and friends there,” said Loiseau. “So my life has been on pause since last Tuesday. Even though my immediate family is healthy and they are alive; there’s a hundred thousand dead bodies there it’s not going to be safe for the next few months. People are hungry, people are thirsty, it’s not a peaceful place to be.”<br /><br /><br />Though the country he holds so dear has been ravaged by devastation, “The Crow” wants to be an inspiration to fellow Haitians and help them realize that there is something to fight for. Though aid is slowly funneling in, Haitians can take it upon themselves to start the process of rebuilding by helping fellow citizens and fighting to keep the peace while so much havoc is engulfing the tiny island.<br /><br />As a means to help Haiti, Loiseau has offered to take a “big” fight and donate all the proceeds to help the victims in Haiti.<br /><br />“I would be willing to fight on a big show and donate every single penny from my sponsors to my fight purse, everything,” said Loiseau. “To inspire people, especially the people of Haiti to fight their fight and to know the MMA community is behind them.”<br /><br />Taking that fighting attitude, Loiseau heads into his first fight in nearly a year on February 27th in Montreal. His last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Ed Herman at UFC 97 last April. Coming off that loss, “The Crow” has reevaluated his strengths and realized that going into this fight, he needs to focus more on his ground game and get stronger in that aspect.<br /><br />To prepare himself for his return after 10 months away, Loiseau is working with Firas Zihabi and Bruno Fernandez. Though he’s just learned who his opponent is, he is more than prepared to fight on the 27th of February.<br /><br />“With the caliber of people I train with, I’m ready for anybody,” stated Loiseau. “I just need to make some adjustments.”<br /><br />To help with the crisis in Haiti go to www.RedCross.org or text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10* to the Red Cross.<br /><br />*The $10 is charged to your mobile bill and will be reflected on your next monthly statement.<br /><br />Listen to the archive of MMA Scraps Radio with David Loiseau, Ryan Bader, and CB Dolloway. <br /><br />Reposted by MMAagents, leaders in Mixed Martial Arts Athlete RepresentationMMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-35274051811596934582010-01-13T12:32:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:08:22.718-08:00DaMarques Johnson and Chris Lytle Interview on MMA Scraps Radio<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CLynn%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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<br />DaMarques Johnson and Chris Lytle joined Pat and Travis of MMAScraps as they talked about past fights and future fights. Travis also announced a new partnership with MMA Jacked. Also a coupon code for 15% off any Performance MMA purchase was given during the show, so tune in!
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<a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kevin-Ferguson-22388">Kimbo Slice</a> and <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Roy-Nelson-10249">Roy Nelson</a> picked up big wins in their official UFC debuts Saturday on Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale.”<br />
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Dave Mandel was cageside at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas to photograph the event for Sherdog.com. <br />
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<a href="http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/8/Pictures-UFC-TUF-10-Finale-21364">Click here to see gallery</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-78409577850130888712009-11-02T10:48:00.000-08:002009-11-02T10:50:36.962-08:00DREAM welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis signs multi-fight deal with Strikeforce<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/marius-zaromskis-729936.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/marius-zaromskis-729920.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />November 2, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis may soon be fighting in the U.S. as "The Whitemare" has signed a multi-fight agreement with Strikeforce.<br /><br />Promotion officials announced the intriguing addition to the Strikeforce roster on Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />While Strikeforce and DREAM have forged an official partnership in an effort to cross-promote, Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz told MMAjunkie.com that Zaromskis' contract will operate independently of that deal.<br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16690/dream-welterweight-champ-marius-zaromskis-signs-multi-fight-deal-with-strikeforce.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-39966856283727271172009-10-28T10:19:00.001-07:002009-10-28T10:19:47.717-07:00DREAM 12 Analysis: Popularity on the Rise for Alistair Overeem, Marius ZaromskisOctober 28, 2009<br />Originally posted on BloodyElbow.com<br /><p>Yesterday, I focused on <a href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/10/27/1101258/facing-adversity-eddie-alvarez" target="_blank">the memorable comeback win by <b>Eddie Alvarez</b> over <b>Katsunori Kikuno</b></a> after surviving a deep standing crucifix at DREAM 12. While the battle between the two lightweight champions was easily one of the better bouts on the card, the event also featured a number of talents in the Japanese mixed martial arts scene that we'll likely be seeing in the North American scene very soon.</p> <p>In the headlining bout, <b>Alistair "Megareem" Overeem</b>, as I like to moniker him, easily steamrolled the <b>"Mega Punk" James Thompson</b> as he caught him in a standing guillotine choke, the same choke that he defeated <b>Tony Sylvester</b> with at Ultimate Glory on October 17th. While Overeem's opponent quality is on the low end of the spectrum in his more recent mixed martial arts contests, it's apparent that these bouts are serving as a means to pushing Overeem's image to the Japanese fans as well as giving him easy paychecks for his increased popularity and drawing power.</p> <p>Many fans continue to complain about Overeem's inability to defend his Strikeforce heavyweight championship stateside, but as Michael David Smith <a href="http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/10/25/for-alistair-overeem-mma-squash-matches-are-k-1-tune-ups/" target="_blank">so obviously pointed out</a> -- Overeem's recent forays in the MMA ring are simply tune-up bouts for the K-1 World Grand Prix. Any MMA fan who follows the sport and understands the differences between K-1 and MMA can easily solve the puzzle and come to the same conclusion that MDS talks about in his article, but surprisingly enough... there was enough outcry over the Strikeforce heavyweight belt that the article actually needed to be written.</p> <p>Overeem is scheduled to battle <b>Ewerton Teixiera</b> in the opening bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final on December 5th, and if he manages to make it to the World Grand Prix Final and win -- he'll be one of the most sought after fighters in Japan. Strikeforce may need to head to Japan in order to reap the benefits of Overeem's popularity.</p>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-59340149628695027242009-10-28T10:03:00.001-07:002009-10-28T10:03:46.679-07:00Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Deserves Stiffer CompetitionOctober 28, 2009<br />Originally posted on InsideFights.com<br /><br /><p>Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is an enormous welterweight, and that seemed to cause him problems on the day of the weigh-ins for UFC 104. The scales jumped past the ideal 170 pound weight up to 176, but his fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida stayed on tap for the main card.</p> <p>Johnson explained after the fight in an interview on <a title="UFC.com" href="http://www.ufc.com/">UFC.com</a> that an injury before his scheduled fight with Matt Brown fight let his weight get into heavyweight range, as he claimed to bulk up to 220 pounds.</p> <p><span id="more-82056"></span></p> <p>For the record, Johnson has really only really had problems making weight once before, missing the weight limit before his bout with Rich Clementi. He claims that he could have cut the rest of the weight if he received a little extra time.</p> <p>However, the fight went on Saturday night, as the man nicknamed “Rumble” absolutely rolled through Yoshida, who has been brutally knocked out in two consecutive fights. Unfortunately for Johnson, his weight problems prevented a $60,000 Knockout of the Night bonus from coming his way.</p> <p>That being said, one thing that is undeniable is the fact that this guy is for real. After his loss to Kevin Burns at UFN 14, which was showered in controversy, Johnson has gone on to win his next three fights quite convincingly.</p><p><a href="http://insidefights.com/2009/10/25/anthony-rumble-johnson-deserves-stiffer-competition/">Click here to read entire article</a><br /></p>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-79154120816597447452009-10-28T09:57:00.000-07:002009-10-28T10:01:24.861-07:00Anthony Johnson Talks UFC 104 With Inside Fights<p>October 28, 2009<br />Originally posted on InsideFights.com<br /></p><p>After his first round technical knockout victory over Luigi Fiorivantti, Anthony Johnson took some question’s from announced Joe Rogan. In the post fight interview, one would have a hard time believing the disappointed Johnson had actually one the fight.</p> <p>“The reason I was disappointed in myself with the Luigi fight is that I was just chasing him around the octagon too much, you know,” explained Johnson. “I’m trained to fight, not chase people around. So that’s why I was saying I was disappointed. I just felt like couldn’t do what I wanted to do.”</p> <p>Not only was he disappointed that he could not follow his plan, “Rumble”, a fan favorite for his exhilarating fights, was also unhappy that he “couldn’t give the fans what they wanted”.</p> <p><span id="more-82025"></span></p> <p>This weekend at UFC 104, Johnson has an opportunity to entertain the fans and continue his roll through the UFC welterweight division.</p> <p>Johnson’s match up at UFC 104 is Yoshiyuki Yoshida, who was put out cold by Josh Koscheck in his last performance. Yoshida walks into the cage against a true knockout artist in Johnson, who is an enormous and powerful welterweight always looking for the knockout.</p> <p>“Like always man, I expect my performance to be the best that it can be and go out there and do my best, and, you know, always give something good for the fans,” states Johnson. “Of course I plan on winning, but I’ll take a win anyway I can. But everybody know I’m gonna shoot for the knockout.”</p> <p>While Yoshida has only been knocked out one time in his career, Johnson certainly holds as much power in his punches as Koscheck can claim. However, Johnson thinks if he is to knockout Yoshida, it will be even more vicious than Koscheck’s.</p><p><a href="http://insidefights.com/2009/10/23/anthony-johnson-talks-ufc-104-with-inside-fights/">Click here to read entire article</a><br /></p>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-78985338987047117232009-10-28T09:51:00.000-07:002009-10-28T09:54:07.944-07:00Pictures: UFC 104 'Machida vs. Shogun' - Anthony Johnson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/thumbnail_crop.php-737992.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/thumbnail_crop.php-737964.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 28, 2009<br />Originally posted on Sherdog.com<br /><br />UFC 104 will be remembered for the controversial decision that named <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Lyoto-Machida-7513">Lyoto Machida</a> a victor over <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mauricio-Rua-5707">Mauricio “Shogun” Rua</a>.<br /><br />Dave Mandel was cageside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to photograph the action-packed bouts for Sherdog.com. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/9/Pictures-UFC-104-Machida-vs-Shogun-20548">Click here to see gallery </a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-51074291870710690292009-10-28T09:45:00.000-07:002009-10-28T09:47:15.154-07:00Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson slotted for UFC 106 co-main event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/anthony-johnson-3-797977.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/anthony-johnson-3-797960.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 28, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />With the loss of its UFC 106 main event between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin earlier this week, the UFC has bolstered the Nov. 21 card with a welterweight bout between contenders Josh Koscheck (13-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) and Anthony Johnson (8-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC).<br /><br />Koscheck posted on Twitter late Tuesday that he would appear on the card, and a source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com overnight that Johnson will serve as his opponent.<br /><br />The UFC, though, has yet to officially announced the fight, which serves as the night's co-main event. <br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16642/josh-koscheck-vs-anthony-johnson-slotted-for-ufc-106-co-main-event.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-63740677499515686962009-10-28T09:42:00.000-07:002009-10-28T09:44:59.770-07:00UFC 104's Anthony Johnson: "As soon as I didn't make weight, my life changed"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/anthony-johnson-4-794386.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/anthony-johnson-4-794368.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 28, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson should have left Los Angeles $60,000 richer.<br /><br />After earning a devastating 43-second TKO win over Yoshiyuki Yoshida on the main card of this past Saturday's UFC 104 event in Los Angeles, Johnson appeared to be a lock for the evening's "Knockout of the Night" award and a $60,000 bonus.<br /><br />But Johnson missed weight the day before, and UFC president Dana White declared "Rumble" ineligible for the award. Johnson said the penalty was a life-changing moment.<br /><br />"It sucked, but in a way it didn't suck because I deserved to be punished for not making weight," Johnson recently told <a href="http://mmajunkie.com/radio">MMAjunkie.com Radio</a> (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "It's nobody's fault but mine for not making weight. So I accepted the punishment of not getting $60,000, but trust me, my feelings were hurt."<br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16634/ufc-104s-anthony-johnson-as-soon-as-i-didnt-make-weight-my-life-changed.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-70654308386294689122009-10-26T14:11:00.001-07:002009-10-26T14:17:24.306-07:00Matt Horwich edges fellow UFC vet Jason Lambert at debut Aggression MMA event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/thumbnail_crop.php-736247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/thumbnail_crop.php-736245.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 26, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie<br /><br />Two former UFC fighters desperately needed a win but only one got it when Matt Horwich topped Jason Lambert via split decision over the weekend.<br /><br />The middleweight bout headlined Aggression MMA's debut show, which took place Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Edmonton EXPO Centre (previously the Northlands AgriCom) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.<br /><br />Notable light heavyweight Cyrille "Snake" Diabate and World Victory Road/KOTC veteran Nick Denis also picked up wins. <br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16626/matt-horwich-edges-fellow-ufc-vet-jason-lambert-at-debut-aggression-mma-event.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-78505851426061010592009-10-26T09:43:00.001-07:002009-10-26T09:44:34.823-07:00MMAjunkie.com Radio: UFC 104 winners Joe Stevenson, Anthony Johnson, Ryan Bader<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/mmajunkie-radio-091026-767333.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/mmajunkie-radio-091026-767314.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 26, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />MMAjunkie.com kicks off another week of programming with three of the biggest winners from this past week's UFC 104 event.<br /><br />Joining the show are Joe Stevenson, who re-entered the UFC's lightweight title picture with an impressive knockout of Spencer Fisher; Anthony Johnson, who overcame weight-cutting problems to quickly dispose of Yoshiyuki Yoshida; and Ryan Bader, the "TUF 8" champion who moved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision win over Eric Schafer.<br /><br />MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and watch the show at <a href="http://www.mmajunkie.com/radio">www.mmajunkie.com/radio</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16624/mmajunkie-com-radio-ufc-104-winners-joe-stevenson-anthony-johnson-ryan-bader.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-87128116587295221352009-10-26T09:40:00.000-07:002009-10-26T09:42:35.634-07:00Despite weighty problems, UFC 104 victor Anythony Johnson not moving to middleweightOctober 26, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />LOS ANGELES – The lone bright spot of Anthony Johnson's otherwise disastrous weekend was about as good as it gets: an impressive, dominating victory over a quality opponent that clearly puts him in the welterweight's title picture.<br /><br />However a rough weight cut cost Johnson part of his purse, a $60,000 Knockout of the Night bonus, and the respect of many fans.<br /><br />But don't expect the massive welterweight to move up to 185 pounds anytime soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16617/despite-weighty-problems-ufc-104-victor-anythony-johnson-not-moving-to-middleweight.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-89108694139317126542009-10-26T09:23:00.000-07:002009-10-26T09:25:17.583-07:00Johnson destroys Yoshida, any chance he gets KO of the Night?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/ept_sports_mma_experts-46342522-1256484417-706564.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/ept_sports_mma_experts-46342522-1256484417-706562.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 26, 2009<br />Originally posted on YahooSports.com<br /><br />Can anyone say Thiago Alves? Anthony Johnson's fight against Yoshiyuki Yoshida was eerily similar to Alves win over Matt Hughes at UFC 85. Alves missed weight by four pounds and then ran roughshod over Hughes. Johnson missed in Los Angeles by an unreal six pounds at 176 and then scored a 41 second knockout of Yoshida to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 104. <p>In the end, the size probably didn't make that much of a difference but it's a matter of principle. Clearly, Johnson should be leader in the clubhouse for a huge Knockoiut of the Night bonus, but does the UFC want to reward a guy who missed weight so badly? The bonuses will probably be good for at least $60,000. </p><p>"I'm sorry to the UFC. I'm sorry to the fans," Johnson told the crowd at Staples Center. "I tried to make weight. The reason I got so heavy was knee injury I suffered training for Matt Brown."</p><p>Rumors had it that Johnson started camp at 220 pounds. On Friday morning, he still weighed 180 and was then seen being carried back to the fighter hotel by his manager Ken Pavia just a 80 minutes before the weigh-in. </p><p>The 25-year-old Johnson (9-2, 5-2 UFC) has picked up five wins in the UFC, all by pretty devastating knockouts. Believe it or not, the 41 second KO is only the second fastest of Johnson's career. He beat Chad Reiner in 13 seconds. He also took out Tommy Speer in 51 seconds. </p><p><em>Cagewriter hosts the only UFC 104 postfight show from Staples Center starting at 1:30 a.m. ET. </em><a href="http://www.werlv.com/pages/2764763.php?contentType=4&contentId=2567373" target="_blank"><em>Listen here</em></a><em>.</em></p>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-33610045767413387372009-10-21T14:56:00.001-07:002009-10-21T15:03:06.829-07:00Mike Pyle vs. Jake Ellenberger latest addition to UFC 108 card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/thumbnail_crop.php-738683.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/thumbnail_crop.php-738653.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 21, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />UFC 108's quickly filling fight card got another addition with a booking that pits Mike Pyle (19-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. fellow welterweight Jake Ellenberger (21-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC).<br /><br />Sources close to both competitors told MMAjunkie.com verbal agreements are in place and bout agreements will be signed shortly.<br /><br />The event takes place Jan. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view.<br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16564/mike-pyle-vs-jake-ellenberger-latest-addition-to-ufc-108-card.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-89534744426058147142009-10-21T10:11:00.000-07:002009-10-21T10:12:50.548-07:00BRAD BLACKBURN PLANS UFC RETURN IN 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/9822-BlackburnGarcia147TUF9-764986.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/9822-BlackburnGarcia147TUF9-764983.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 21, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAweekly.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight "Bad" Brad Blackburn recently signed a new multi-fight deal with the organization and expects to return to UFC action in early 2010.<br /><br />“I am going to be fighting in January or February,” he told MMAWeekly.com. “I already called them. I called the UFC last week. I said, ‘I can fight January 30th on.’ I’m trying to fight for a living now, and give it 100-percent. I’m not trying to be a spectator. I’ve been feeling like a spectator lately.”<br /><br />Blackburn revitalized his career in the now defunct International Fight League and has a 3-0 record since landing the UFC. In his last bout, against Edgar Garcia at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June, Blackburn suffered an injury to his right shoulder in the first round that required surgery to correct.<br /><br />“Of course it takes a while with the surgery that I had, but it’s feeling good right now,” said the 32-year-old fighter. “I’m happy with the result so far. I can spar. I can hit the pads. I can grapple. I don’t feel comfortable wrestling yet. There’s a few things I can’t do grappling, but for the most part I’m training again. I expect to be close to 100-percent within a month.”<br /><br />Coming off layoff and surgery, Blackburn wants to pick up where he left off, stepping up in competition to face a Top 10 ranked opponent in his return.<br /><br />“It has to be a big name. It has to be Top 10. If it’s not Top 10, it has to be a really big name or I’m not going to take it because I’ve fought guys Top 15 and that’s what I’ve been doing,” he said. “I’ve been ranked around that area and because of my injuries I get pushed back again in the rankings, but it’s like, okay, I’ve done that and now it’s time to go Top 10. I want Top 10.”<br /><br />Blackburn has a 15-9-1 professional mixed martial arts record and recently re-signed with the UFC, inking a four-fight deal.</span>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-15722159353466814262009-10-21T09:50:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:54:37.309-07:00UFC 104 Preview: The Main Card - Anthony Johnson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/UFC76clementi_vs_johnson3-765081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/UFC76clementi_vs_johnson3-765078.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 21, 2009<br />Originally posted on Sherdog.com<br />(Photo courtesy of about.com)<br /><br /><span class="header"><a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Anthony-Johnson-17662">Anthony Johnson</a> vs. <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Yoshiyuki-Yoshida-12073">Yoshiyuki Yoshida</a></span><br /><br /><span class="header">The Breakdown: </span> If you ever wanted to see polar opposites fight, this is the match for you. Johnson’s unrefined yet powerful striking resides in a different universe from the one in which Yoshida developed his textbook judo game. While most favor technique over talent, Yoshida has proven a somewhat undersized welterweight, and his striking remains a major weakness. Considering the ginormous reach and size advantage Johnson will hold, one has to wonder if Yoshida will even get within two feet of the American before he gets a face full of fist.<br /><br /><span class="header">The X-Factor: </span> Johnson is basically six feet, two inches of fast-twitch muscle fibers. Of course, having an NFL-level high jump will not get you out of a rear-naked choke, and the technical deficiencies in Johnson’s game have been his Achilles’ heel in the UFC. If Johnson finds scoring a quick knockout beyond his reach, he will have to stay mistake-free for however long this fight takes, as Yoshida only needs a few seconds to turn anyone into a human origami project.<br /><br /><center><span class="header">* * *</span></center><br /><br /><span class="header">The Bottom Line: </span> It will be a long time, if ever, before we see Johnson’s fight IQ catch up to the rest of his game, but after watching Yoshida get bullied around and plowed over by <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Josh-Koscheck-9418">Josh Koscheck</a> at UFC “Fight for the Troops,” this looks like a perfect fight for Johnson to flex his brawn over his brains. Watch for Johnson to back up Yoshida early with power shots. Once Yoshida starts backpedaling, Johnson has this fight locked up. Yoshida’s inability or unwillingness to force Johnson into a mistake will be his undoing.MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-52311549073541461492009-10-21T09:45:00.000-07:002009-10-21T09:47:57.922-07:00UFC vet Xavier Foupa-Pokam headlines Dec. 3 Tachi Palace Fights II event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/xavier-foupa-pokam-2-772813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/xavier-foupa-pokam-2-772795.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 21, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />Tachi Palace Fights, the reincarnation of the once-popular Palace Fighting Championships, returns for its second show on Dec. 3, and the organization has secured recent UFC fighter Xavier Foupa-Pokam for the night's main event.<br /><br />The French kickboxer takes on Mike Moreno in a middleweight bout.<br /><br />Other notables on the card, which takes place at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., include Diego Saraiva, Cyrille Diabate and Kyle Pimentel.<br /><br />TPF began a new era earlier this month with its "Most Wanted" card, which featured Bellator champ Joe Soto's win over Mike Christensen and David Mitchell's controversial split-decision victory over UFC vet War Machine (formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver). Promoter Christian Printup recently took over sole control of the California-based organization, which has produced many notables who went to the UFC, WEC and other major promotions.<br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16547/ufc-vet-xavier-foupa-pokam-headlines-dec-3-tachi-palace-fights-ii-event.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-77278838774432907092009-10-19T16:26:00.000-07:002009-10-19T16:28:56.372-07:00PROMMA.INFO Exclusive Interview - Anthony JohnsonOctober 19, 2009<br />Originally posted on ProMMA.info<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGpE0J767iU&border=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGpE0J767iU&border=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />UFC Welterweight Anthony Johnson made a pit stop at the Projket Label both to speak with <a href="http://promma.info/" target="_blank">PROMMA.INFO’s </a>‘Fast Eddie’ Constantine. ‘Rumble’ brought up what it would take for him to move up to 185, training at Cung Le’s gym, Matt Brown, a brief stint at American Kickboxing Academy and grappling tournaments.MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-11561742889207609202009-10-19T16:10:00.000-07:002009-10-19T16:13:14.869-07:00Alistair Overeem vs. James Thompson at Dream.12October 19, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMA.fanhouse.com<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Alistair+Overeem/">Alistair Overeem</a> hasn't fought for Strikeforce since winning its heavyweight championship two years ago. But after winning an easy fight over the weekend, he'll fight again after just a week off, stepping into the cage to take on <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/James+Thompson/">James "The Collosus" Thompson</a> at <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Dream+12/">Dream 12</a> on Sunday.<br /><br />Dream has not yet announced the fight, but a source with knowledge of the situation tells FanHouse that it will take place on the card, which is noteworthy as the first time the Japanese Dream promotion will use a cage instead of a ring.<a name="cont"></a><br /><br />This past Saturday, <a href="http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/alistair-overeem-destroys-tony-sylvester-in-mma-mismatch">Overeem needed less than a minute and a half to finish off Tony Sylvester</a> with a standing guillotine in the first round, and he'll enter the cage with Thompson a heavy favorite to finish that fight quickly as well. Overeem is one of the best strikers in MMA, and Thompson has been beaten by knockout or TKO five times in the last three years.<br /><br />Thompson is well known to fans as the guy who lost to <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/Kimbo+Slice/">Kimbo Slice</a> on CBS in 2008, in what is still the most-watched MMA fight in American history. Overeem is, in addition to being Strikeforce's heavyweight champion, one of the world's top heavyweight kickboxers. After he fights Thompson, his next fight will be in the K-1 ring on Dec. 5, when he faces Ewerton Teixeira in the first round of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final.MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-57878901152317000892009-10-19T10:38:00.001-07:002009-10-19T10:40:31.582-07:00DREAM.12 additions include welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis and Kazushi Sakuraba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/marius-zaromskis-2-712213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/marius-zaromskis-2-712182.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 19, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />The lineup for next week's DREAM.12 event has been shored up with the official announcement of a handful of bouts.<br /><br />DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (12-3) takes on Myeon Ho Bae (8-4) in a non-title bout, Tokimitsu Ishizawa (1-4-1) takes on Katsuyori Shibata (3-6-1), Keisuke Fujiwara (7-1-3) meets Tomoya Miyashita (12-5-6), and Kazushi Sakuraba (25-12-1) has replaced Melvin Manhoef and takes on Zelg Galesic (9-4).<br /><br />The event takes place Oct. 25 at Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan, and airs live in North America on HDNet. <br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16536/dream-12-additions-include-welterweight-champ-marius-zaromskis-and-kazushi-sakuraba.mma">Click here to read the entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-7512596779086124902009-10-19T10:36:00.001-07:002009-10-19T10:37:49.449-07:00Camping with the Kids: Inside Phil Baroni's UFC 106 training camp, Part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/camping-with-the-kids-part-iii-body-shop-763821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/camping-with-the-kids-part-iii-body-shop-763804.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 19, 2009<br />Originally posted on MMAjunkie.com<br /><br />Welcome to part III of "Camping with the Kids: Inside Phil Baroni's UFC 106 training camp," the latest series from MMA agent and occasional MMAjunkie.com contributor Ken Pavia.<br /><br />Although intended to focus on Baroni, as we learned in Part I, the series focuses just as much on two promising UFC youngsters, Mike Pierce and Ricky Story, who ventured to California and now find themselves on a whirlwind tour of MMA's top training facilities.<br /><br />In Part III, "the kids" train with Freddie Roach and Junior Gazze and then head to Long Beach to train with boxing legend Antonio McKee at the Body Shop, where Pierce and Story became the only the second and third outsiders to survive a brutal workout.<br /><br /><a href="http://mmajunkie.com/news/16535/camping-with-the-kids-inside-phil-baronis-ufc-106-training-camp-part-iii.mma">Click here to read entire article</a>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36254348.post-19604631542729821412009-10-16T13:17:00.000-07:002009-10-16T13:20:48.708-07:00‘Rumble’ draws strength from late grandpa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/AJ-743493.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://www.mmaagents.com/blogger/uploaded_images/AJ-743491.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />October 16, 2009<br />Originally posted on YahooSports.com<br /><br /><p>Morris Johnson taught his grandson, Anthony, lessons that, more than 20 years later, continue to serve him well.</p> <p>Do your best. Never give up. Push yourself.</p> <p>Anthony Johnson is one of the rising stars of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a welterweight with one-punch knockout power and a killer instinct second to none.</p> <p>He’ll fight Yoshiyuki Yoshida a week from Saturday at UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, looking for his fifth consecutive knockout victory.</p> <p>At this stage of his career, Johnson is much like Georges St. Pierre, the UFC’s dynamic welterweight champion, was five years ago: Extraordinarily gifted, highly regarded but inexperienced and still learning his way in the game.</p> <p>He’s already authored one of the most vicious knockouts in UFC history. He blew out Tommy Speer in Broomfield, Colo., on April 2, 2008, in but 51 seconds, the ferocity of which was almost frightening to watch. Yet, Johnson said that knockout was nothing.</p><p>“I’ve gotten so much better since then,” Johnson said. “If I fought him today, with what I’ve learned, I’d knock him out even worse.”</p> <p>His pedigree is as a wrestler, but few in mixed martial arts have hands as good as Johnson’s. He is naturally strong and fast. Even as a child, his grandfather had to warn him about his own strength.</p> <p>“When I was little, my aunt’s kids used to come over and we would play together,” Johnson said. “I would push them. To me, it was just light, but to them, it was like someone tackled them, slammed them, whatever. My granddad had to warn me about doing things like that, because I didn’t realize how strong I really am.</p> <p>“One time, he and I were putting together a wagon to carry off the leaves that had fallen in the yard. I was tightening the bolt onto the wagon as I was putting it together and I ended up breaking the bolt in half because I tightened it too tight. He said he’d never, ever, seen anyone break a bolt in half before, but I wasn’t trying to do that. I was just trying to do what I was supposed to do and tighten it.”</p> <p>Many significant moments in Johnson’s life involve his grandfather, who died two years ago.</p> <p>Morris Johnson adopted his grandson and raised him from the time he was 2 years old. “My parents preferred the streets to raising their child,” Anthony says, softly. “The story of how my granddad wound up with me is crazy. Nobody would believe it if I told you.”</p> <p>He declines to discuss those circumstances. And at one point during the telephone interview, it seems as if he may not discuss anything. Asked about his grandfather, there is suddenly a long pause, an uncomfortable silence.</p> <p>The phone seems as if it may have gone dead. The question is repeated in the event he’s still on the line.</p> <p>There’s a single sound, then another long pause.</p> <p>The question is repeated again. There is a sniff and then, voice quivering and cracking, Anthony Johnson finally begins to speak through his tears.</p> <p>“My granddad was my best friend,” Johnson said. “He adopted me and he raised me. He taught me so many valuable lessons: Always do your best. Never give up. Always be humble. So many things.”</p> <p>Morris Johnson may be gone, but his influence remains, carried through a grandson who clearly worships him. He has a patch on his shorts he wears during his fights about the Bible’s Psalm 23 (“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”).</p> <p>That is because when his grandfather collapsed at home, his grandmother read the 23rd Psalm as they desperately awaited an ambulance. At the funeral, the preacher read the 23rd Psalm, though no one but Anthony knew what his grandmother had done.</p> <p>Johnson will also hold his arms up, as if he’s flexing, shortly before a fight in honor of his grandfather. When Anthony was wrestling in high school and college, he would glance at his grandfather in the stands, who would always make that gesture.</p> <p>“He’d hold his arms up like he was flexing, as if I’d already won,” Johnson said. “It was our little sign, our connection. It was his way of telling me to give it my all. I still remember that to this day.</p> <p>“I try to live my life like he lived his. I want to make him as proud of me as I can every single day. A lot of negative stuff comes your way in a given day, and there are always negative people. He would never allow the negative stuff and the negative people to get in the way of him doing what he thought was right. That’s really helped me and I try as best I can to live that same way.”</p> <p>The first obstacle is getting down to the welterweight division’s 170-pound weight limit. Johnson, who is a broad-shouldered 6-foot-2, weighed 220 pounds when he began training for Yoshida.</p> <p>He’s down to 190 now and plans to take advantage of the extra pound allowance fighters are given in non-title bouts and come in at 171 pounds.</p> <p>“The only pressure I feel, honestly, is the pressure to make the weight,” Johnson said. “Once I’m on weight, I know everything else will take care of itself.”</p> <p>Johnson has yet to fight a top 10 opponent, but knows the day is coming. He’s improving rapidly while training in ex-Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le’s camp and believes he’s only scratched the surface of his potential.</p> <p>He’s hitting harder than he ever has, he said, and is learning to put his transitions together better.</p> <p>“I’m hard on myself and I get upset when I make a mistake, but the good thing is that I can see the progress I’ve made,” Johnson said. “And I truly believe I’m nowhere near my potential. My granddad used to tell me never to settle for second best and never stop pushing to get better.</p> <p>“Every day in the gym, I think of what he used to say and I’m determined to make myself better. It’s a way to honor him, to take what he taught me and put it into practice. And that’s what I try to do. It’s why I work so hard. It’s my way of thanking him for all he did for me.”</p>MMAagents.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15101681399764595512noreply@blogger.com0