We have been lucky enough to catch up with Bobby “the Believer” Reardanz, who will be making his Bellator debut at Bellator 60 live from the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana next month. Fighting out of the Chicago area, Reardanz found himself on Bellator’s radar after making a splash with two 1st round submission wins [...]
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Bobby ‘The Believer’ Reardanz gets His “Shot at the Big Leagues” at Bellator 60
Posted: February 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: Bobby Reardanz, S-Cla$$
Strikeforce Vet Uflacker Wins Main Event of HFC 10
Posted: February 14, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Who's NEXT?Tags: Christian Uflacker, Hoosier Fight Club, LC Davis, S-Cla$$, 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,” [...]
Another Big Win for Fast Rising Cody Bollinger
Posted: December 8, 2011 in Who's NEXT?Tags: Cody Bollinger, S-Cla$$
Fast-rising bantamweight Cody “BAMBAM” Bollinger—fresh off a big victory over UFC vet Cameron Dollar in September—stepped back into the cage over the weekend for Gladiator Challenge. This time, he stepped up in weight and still proved too much for Gladiator Challenge LW champ, Aaron Neveu. Neveu is a high-level karate black belt, which tends to [...]
Producer Aundre Jacobs Talks about his amazing new Documentary ’3′
Posted: November 14, 2011 in Cool Stuff We Like, Interviews, Latest news, Who's NEXT?Tags: S-Cla$$
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$$
Chicago based MMA Sport Federation put on yet another great show in St. Charles, Illinois over the weekend. Continuing their USA vs. the World format, Team USA battled head to head with Team England this time in some great amateur MMA action. In the opening match of the preliminary fights, Ryan Kline made quick work [...]
Exclusive Interview: 2nd Generation Fighter Cody Bollinger Waits for the Call
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: Cody Bollinger
We always hear young fighters being labeled as “rising stars” and “can’t miss prospects” but those terms are more cliché than anything else. Very few up and coming fighters ever live up to the hype MMA fans throw at them. But for second generation fighter Cody Bollinger, the talent and pedigree definitely outweigh the word [...]
Local Fighter Comes to the Aid of Homeless Man & KO’s 2 Street Thugs; Now He Wants UFC’s Jones & Silva Next
Posted: September 23, 2011 in Interviews, Who's NEXT?Tags: Jordan Mitchell, S-Cla$$
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 [...]
Exclusive Q&A with Caged Star Matt “Danger” Schnell.
Posted: April 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Cool Stuff We Like, Interviews, Latest news, Who's NEXT?Tags: Caged, Interview, Korean Zombie, Matt "Danger" Schnell
Meet Matt “Danger” Schnell, the breakout star of MTV’s ground-breaking MMA series Caged. As humble as he is talented, Matt not only went undefeated during his time on Caged, he did so with his dignity intact. No small feat for cast member on an MTV reality show. But make no mistake, Matt isn’t just some [...]