With UFC set to make it’s Fuel TV debut in less than a week, I thought it would be a perfect time to dig into our archives and find one of our most popular interviews. Jake Ellenberger is not only one of the fastest rising stars in the UFC, he’s also one of the most [...]
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UFC on FUEL TV Special … Give Another Read to our 1st Interview with Jake Ellenberger
Posted: February 9, 2012 in InterviewsVigilanteMMA: Our Top 10 stories of 2011
Posted: December 29, 2011 in Cool Stuff We Like, Interviews, The Ultimate FighterTags: Fresh
During this time of year, everything from TV shows to radio programs are rolling out their “best of” lists to cap off the year. But don’t get any ideas. We here at VigilanteMMA will not stoop to that level of lethargy and monotony. S-Cla$$ and I are professionals dammit. That said, here are the Top [...]
Q&A: Ryan “The Kid” McGillivray giving away an MMA Dream Weekend.
Posted: December 20, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Cool Stuff We Like, Interviews, The Ultimate FighterTags: Fresh
TUF Alum Ryan “The Kid” McGillivray knows a thing or two about second chances. After breaking his back at the age of 16, Ryan was nursed back to health at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Now Ryan wants to give “back,” and you dear readers, are the ones that will benefit! Ryan is [...]
Exclusive Interview with #1 Flyweight Ian ‘Uncle Creepy’ McCall: “I Definitely Don’t Suck!”
Posted: December 19, 2011 in Interviews, UFC EventsTags: Ian McCall, S-Cla$$, Uncle Creepy
Some of the biggest excitement to come out of the UFC recently has been the addition of the flyweight (125 pound) division. If that weren’t exciting enough, the fist world champion will be determined by a 4-man tournament. The competitors entered are UFC stars Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavides; the current Shooto world champ and [...]
Exclusive Interview with #1 Contender Jorge Masvidal: “I’ve kicked some asses, now I think it’s time for a belt”
Posted: December 14, 2011 in Interviews, Strikeforce EventsFrom fighting in the streets of Miami to the cusp of a world championship, Jorge Masvidal is truly a fighter amongst fighters. Jorge was kind enough to answer a few of our questions after his dominating win over perennial title contender KJ Noons last June, which now places him in the cage with Strikeforce champ [...]
Exclusive Interview: UFC 140′s Brian Ebersole Tries to Make it 3-0 in the Octagon
Posted: December 2, 2011 in InterviewsBrian Ebersole is only a week away from his next challenge–a UFC 140 encounter with Claude Patrick. But that didn’t stop him from chatting with us about it. A 3rd consecutive win inside the octagon could mean bigger and better things for Ebersole, and his days of being considered the underdog “funny guy” would be [...]
Martin Kampmann calls out Diaz: “I would absolutely love to fight him”
Posted: November 16, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Interviews, Latest news, UFC EventsTags: Fresh
UFC Welterweight and recent recipient of some horrible calls (e.g. Shields and Sanchez), Martin Kampmann talks to MMA Sucka about those two losses, his upcoming fight with Rick Story this Saturday night and his thoughts on current #1 contender Nick Diaz. On Diaz: “I personally think Carlos Condit got screwed. Nick Diaz has been pretty [...]
Producer Aundre Jacobs Talks about his amazing new Documentary ’3′
Posted: November 14, 2011 in Cool Stuff We Like, Interviews, Latest news, Who's NEXT?Tags: S-Cla$$
A new, in-depth documentary on mixed martial arts in the UK—titled ‘3’—has just debuted on MTV’s The Wrap Up. The film, which was directed by Demetrio Marquez and produced by Aundre Jacobs, focuses on three of the top mixed martial artists in the UK and gives the viewer unprecedented behind the scenes access to their [...]
Roy Nelson Talks with us about Cain/JDS & Mir/Nogueira; but gets mysterious on Brock/Reem
Posted: November 14, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Interviews, Latest newsTags: S-Cla$$
Roy “Big Country” Nelson is not only a top fighter in the heavyweight division. He’s also a bit of a prognosticator. During an interview with VigilanteMMA back in January Nelson correctly “predicted” that Brock Lesnar would have to back out of his scheduled fight with Junior Dos Santos. Since he nailed that one, we thought [...]
UFC’s Newest Star, Justin Salas Talks with us about the Biggest Win of His Career
Posted: February 17, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Interviews, UFC EventsTags: Justin Salas, S-Cla$$
“This is an opportunity that people would die to have and there’s no way I’m going to waste it.” Almost a year and a half ago, I got to speak with a young fighter named Justin Salas, who was working his way up the local circuit, stringing wins together hoping to get noticed. Our loyal [...]