Fast-rising bantamweight Cody “BAMBAM” Bollinger—fresh off a big victory over UFC vet Cameron Dollar in September—stepped back into the cage over the weekend for Gladiator Challenge. This time, he stepped up in weight and still proved too much for Gladiator Challenge LW champ, Aaron Neveu. Neveu is a high-level karate black belt, which tends to [...]
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Another Big Win for Fast Rising Cody Bollinger
Posted: December 8, 2011 in Event Results, Who's NEXT?Tags: Cody Bollinger, S-Cla$$
Producer Aundre Jacobs Talks about his amazing new Documentary ’3′
Posted: November 14, 2011 in Cool Stuff We Like, Interviews, Latest news, Who's NEXT?Tags: S-Cla$$
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 [...]
TUF’s Roland Delorme: Bisping is “a Complete Dick” and other Ultimate Fighter Insight
Posted: November 10, 2011 in Interviews, The Ultimate Fighter, Who's NEXT?Tags: S-Cla$$
Bantamweight prospect Roland Delorme is making his move into the limelight on this season’s Ultimate Fighter. After defeating B.J. Ferguson to earn a spot in the TUF house, a foot infection briefly sidelined him before falling victim to T.J. Dillishaw on last week’s episode. Delorme sat down with us to talk about The Ultimate Fighter. [...]
Waiting for a call from UFC, Justin Salas Wins 5th in a Row
Posted: October 19, 2011 in Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: S-Cla$$
Perhaps the top lightweight prospect in the world, Justin Salas just ran his winning streak to five in a row and his overall record to an impressive 13-3. Friday night, Salas made yet another big step toward his goal of signing with the UFC with a big 5 round unanimous decision victory over another fast [...]
Team USA Sweeps Team England in Excitng Night of Amateur MMA Action
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Cool Stuff We Like, Who's NEXT?Tags: Adam Gonzales, Jordan Mitchell, S-Cla$$
Chicago based MMA Sport Federation put on yet another great show in St. Charles, Illinois over the weekend. Continuing their USA vs. the World format, Team USA battled head to head with Team England this time in some great amateur MMA action. In the opening match of the preliminary fights, Ryan Kline made quick work [...]
Exclusive Interview: 2nd Generation Fighter Cody Bollinger Waits for the Call
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: Cody Bollinger
We always hear young fighters being labeled as “rising stars” and “can’t miss prospects” but those terms are more cliché than anything else. Very few up and coming fighters ever live up to the hype MMA fans throw at them. But for second generation fighter Cody Bollinger, the talent and pedigree definitely outweigh the word [...]
Local Fighter Comes to the Aid of Homeless Man & KO’s 2 Street Thugs; Now He Wants UFC’s Jones & Silva Next
Posted: September 23, 2011 in Interviews, Vigilante Fight Club, Who's NEXT?Tags: Jordan Mitchell, S-Cla$$
Jordan “Iron Man” Mitchell is a young up and coming fighter based in Indiana who has already seen more fights than many veterans ever will. With a 17-2 record, and fresh off a trip to fight against Australia’s best, the 20 year old knows his way around a cage. Every once in a while—not by [...]
Top Prospect Travis Coyle Postpones Honeymoon to Fight Marcus Davis at GFL 13
Posted: September 14, 2011 in Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: S-Cla$$, Travis Coyle
Top prospect Travis Coyle received a great opportunity in the form of a phone call a couple weeks ago. Former UFC vet Marcus Davis was in need of an opponent for a main event at GFL 13 in Portland, Maine. There was just one problem…the fight was only three weeks away, and it was DURING [...]
“Everybody’s Gonna Know Who I Am” … Future Star Terry ‘Da Brick’ House Set to Make Pro Debut at HFC 8
Posted: August 18, 2011 in Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: Aaron Noel, Andy Main, Bobby Emmons, Hoosier Fight Club, Justin Ruggio, S-Cla$$, Terry House
Midwest fight promotion, Hoosier Fight Club will be putting on another top notch MMA event this weekend in Valparaiso, Indiana. The triple main event promises to be packed with a ton of action. Fast-rising prospect Justin Ruggio will be fighting TUF veteran Frank Lester; UFC vet Phillipe Nover will battle Jake Murphy; and Adam Ward [...]
Strikeforce Vet Uflacker Wins Main Event of HFC 10
Posted: February 14, 2012 in Amateur MMA, Commentary/Opinion, Event Results, Who's NEXT?Tags: Christian Uflacker, Hoosier Fight Club, LC Davis, S-Cla$$, Terry House
Hoosier Fight Club set up shop once again at the Porter County Expo Center Saturday night for another great night of fights. As always our guy The Juice was on hand to give us all the details. He settled into his front row seat with just a bag of generic Doritos—and when I say “bag,” [...]