The roar of the crowd … the sound of bare feet shuffling against canvas … the unexplainable electricity inside the building. They are all mere echos today as crowds in the tens of thousands have dwindled down to a fraction of that amount. The Saitama Super Arena, host of this Saturday’s (Feb. 25) UFC 144 [...]
The largest crowd ever to watch a Brutaal event at Treasure Island Resort and Casino witnessed three amateur title fights and a bit of controversy Saturday night in Red Wing. Two fights went the distance and one fight ended due to an illegal blow, and Brett Murphy continued his rise up the heavyweight rankings. Murphy [...]
BRUTAAL AT TREASURE ISLAND Saturday Feb. 18 Red Wing AMATEUR 170 — Sean Frank and Mike Waverek fight to a draw. 160 — Sarah Bishop def. Kaitlin Grundmeier by submission due to strikes at 2:32 of first round. 160 — Josh Treseler def. Paul Long by inverted guillotine choke at 1:09 of first round. 135 [...]
How do you describe UFC welterweight fighter Nick Diaz? Crazy is the first word that pops into my head. I realize that’s an unfair characterization, mostly because it’s far too dismissive, but that’s the result I get from a word association game. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre once called him “fake crazy,” essentially acknowledging [...]
Welcome back to Flying Triangle Radio. We welcome back our regular guest, Brutaal’s Nick Gamst, and he helps us break down Saturday’s Brutaal event at Treasure Island Resort and Casino. Fights begin at 7 p.m. and tickets start at just . Tickets are available at the Treasure Island box office. Fight card listed below: {enclose [...]
Jake Ellenberger defeats Diego Sanchez by Unanimous Decision Stefan Struve defeats Dave Herman by TKO (Punches) in Round 2, 3:52 Ronny Markes defeats Aaron Simpson by Split Decision Stipe Miocic defeats Philip De Fries by KO (Punches) in Round 1, 43 secs T.J. Dillashaw defeats Walel Watson by Unanimous Decision Ivan Menjivar defeats John Albert [...]
And that’s a dogfight! Just about everyone and their mother expected the interim welterweight title fight between Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit at UFC 143 on Feb. 4, 2012, to be a knock-down, drag-out war of attrition. That’s because both men are proven finishers, earning rightful reputations within the mixed martial arts (MMA) community as [...]
(A big thanks to Caleb Quinn for stepping in and covering this event, and the great Sandy Hackenmueller for providing pictures. To view more of Hackenmueller’s work, head to www.hackenmueller.zenfolio.com) BURNSVILLE The matchup between Aaron Maldonado and Kenn Glenn was an interesting one from the moment it was announced for Saturday night’s Driller/SEG show at [...]
Lorenzo Fertitta has been subbing in for Dana White in announcing fights on twitter as of late. The UFC co-owner when asked what’s next for Frank Mir, simply replied Cain. While the fight, date and venue have yet to be made official. You can bet that well be seeing these two guys touch gloves inside [...]
Jordan Parsons is one of those rare people who found his calling very early in life. Just weeks after his final high school wrestling meet, Parsons attended a mixed martial arts practice. All of his future plans changed almost instantly. The Michigan native fell in love with MMA immediately. He knew it was what he [...]