“Actually I have been training jiu-jitsu with Bob Shermer, who’s one of the best jiu-jitsu guys in the world. Just for some reason during this bad, bad period I was in the ring I totally just spaced off all of what I’ve learned during those three months. It’s not like I don’t know any […]

ESPN has several UFC 78: “Validation” post-fight interviews now available with other fighters such as Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping and Frank Edgar. To check ‘em all out click here.

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Payback is a bitch … at least if you’re Joe Doerksen.
Middleweight Ed Herman cracked the orbital bone on Doerksen’s face with a knee during the first round of their 185-pound scrap at UFC 78: “Validation” on Saturday, November 17 from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. To his credit “El Dirte” persevered through the pain […]

We’re not going to get to see them, according to Nicholas Lembo, Counsel for the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB).
Other states such as Nevada, California and Ohio, among others, often publish the fighter purses as a matter of public record following mixed martial arts (MMA) events. The NJSACB, however, cites confidentially concerns as […]

“I think it’s time we all start paying some attention to one of the most promising fighters on the horizon: Frank Edgar . I thought his win over previously undefeated Tyson Griffin was more or less just a bad night for Tyson, but after watching Edgar dominate Mark Bocek and now thoroughly thrash Spencer Fisher […]

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Remember this pre-fight doo-dad? Well, things have changed a bit since then.
Whether it was because of the performance at UFC 78 or poor reporting, it now seems Rashad Evans is no lock to fight current Light Heavyweight Champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
The smart money now appears to be on Forrest Griffin.
Time will tell.

Last-minute fill-in for Ali Sonoma or full-time replacement? The future Mrs. Diego Sanchez is still here but she wasn’t in Newark on Saturday.
Hmmmm …
Such in-depth investigative reporting when the Mania crew heads out to a show.

By Jesse Holland
UFC 78: “Validation” was an entertaining event. It had slick submissions, brutal TKO’s and a heart-stopping welterweight war.
Too bad those were the preliminary fights.
UFC 78 wasn’t exactly a barnburner, but it did have its moments. My favorite happened to be during Tamdan McCrory vs. Akihiro Gono, when a beer-battered patron screamed out “Put […]

 
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