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UFC Fight Week Schedule Kicks Off Wednesday, Leads Up to UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:30:35 +0000

With UFC 162 just around the corner, the UFC and City of Las Vegas are getting ready to celebrate with UFC Fight Week, presented by Ultimate Poker. From July 3-6, some of the hottest locations around Vegas will host UFC themed events filled with lots of fighter appearances. The full schedule of events is listed below. Fans on Twitter are encouraged to join in on the excitement by following @UFC and using the hashtag #UFCFightWeek. Special giveaways and contests, including an Ultimate Poker scavenger hunt with a grand prize Harley-Davidson, will also be announced via the UFC’s Twitter throughout the week. Event details are available at UFC.com/FightWeek . *All times PT; Fighters and talent subject to change. Wednesday, July 3 1 p.m.

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UFC Fight Week Schedule Kicks Off Wednesday, Leads Up to UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman – MMA Weekly

Can a perceived snub fuel a revolution? One American Top Teamer says yes

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

American Top Team fighter Steve Montgomery (4-2) knew this was going to be his moment. A life-changing visit to train with the famed Diaz brothers had given him a new outlook on his MMA career, and this was his time to shine. Then came something he never anticipated. “I had this caged-animal-type posture because I had so much aggression that I was ready to let out,” Montgomery told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I was ready to find out who I was fighting, and I was really excited. For them to call me out against my teammate, my posture just dropped.” Montgomery was one of 32 welterweights picked to compete on the debut season of Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master.” With a $100,000 grand prize and a spot in a future Bellator tournament on the line, Montgomery had put in several months of dedicated training toward prepping himself for the opportunity. Together with fellow ATT fighter Cristiano Souza , the pair pushed each other in training and plotted their path to the top. The path didn’t exactly follow their plan.

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Can a perceived snub fuel a revolution? One American Top Teamer says yes – MMA Junkie

A reality show trainwreck, and the female fighters still dealing with the mess

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:30:00 +0000

Michelle Ould knew right away that she’d made a mistake. This was the summer of 2010, the first day of filming for the new reality TV show known as the “Ultimate Women Challenge.” Like a lot her peers in the world of women’s MMA, Ould had been hearing rumors about the show for months. She’d heard how it would pit the competitors against each other for a $50,000 grand prize, how it would air on NBC and make everyone involved into household names. She didn’t quite believe it at first. “I’d heard of it but didn’t pay too much attention,” Ould told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “But when I heard Kaitlin [Young] and a couple other girls I respected were going to be on it, I thought, sure

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A reality show trainwreck, and the female fighters still dealing with the mess – MMA Junkie