Amateur MMA Video Network - Ultimate Fighting » cage fight http://fightstrike.com Ultimate Fighting | Mixed Martial Arts | UFC Videos | MMA UFC Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:32:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Ultimate Fighting Mixed Martial Arts BJ Penn http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/ultimate-fighting-mixed-martial-arts-bj-penn/ http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/ultimate-fighting-mixed-martial-arts-bj-penn/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:55:51 +0000 admin http://fightstrike.com/?p=122 Mixed martial arts career
Penn’s accomplishments in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship caught the attention of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he began his mixed martial arts career less than a year later in 2001. He demonstrated strong striking skills, knocking out lightweights Din Thomas and Caol Uno before suffering a decision loss in a title fight against UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. In 2003, after Pulver left the UFC and relinquished his title, a tournament to crown a new champion flopped when Penn fought Uno to a draw in the finals at UFC 41, a failure which caused the UFC to later suspend its lightweight division. Penn bounced back later in the year with a victory over Takanori Gomi, future PRIDE Fighting Championship lightweight champion, in Rumble on the Rock, an MMA organization promoted by Penn’s brother.

BJ Penn UFC Fighter

BJ Penn UFC Fighter

The crowning achievement of Penn’s career came in 2004 at UFC 46. Penn jumped up in weight classes to challenge the five-time defending UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes to fill a title contention slot in a division where Hughes had already defeated all the available opposition. Heavily favored to win, Hughes lost the fight four minutes into the first round by rear naked choke after giving up his back with only 23 seconds left in the round.

]]> http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/ultimate-fighting-mixed-martial-arts-bj-penn/feed/ 3 UFC Coach Frank Mir – Ultimate Fighter Coaches? Sha’ BAM’ http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/ufc-coach-frank-mir-ultimate-fighter-coaches-sha-bam/ http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/ufc-coach-frank-mir-ultimate-fighter-coaches-sha-bam/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:39:05 +0000 admin http://fightstrike.com/?p=90 Spike TV announced that the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former champion Frank Mir will be the coaches for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.  The season, which premiers on Spike TV will return to the two-weight class format. It features light heavyweight and lightweight fighters. Production on season eight begins in late May, with the entire cast to be announced in September.

Nogueira and Mir, after serving as coaches, will meet at UFC 92 for Nogueira’s UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship. The fight will take place December 27th in Las Vegas, Mir’s home town.

Frank Mir (Left) Vs. Brock Lesnar

Frank Mir (Left) Vs. Brock Lesnar

Mir met UFC matchmaker Joe Silva at a school Silva was visiting. Silva saw potential in Mir as a future UFC fighter and suggested that he first prove himself against some fighters in the mixed martial arts community. Mir would make his professional MMA debut against Jerome Smith at HOOKnSHOOT: Showdown on July 14, 2001. Mir won the bout by judges’ decision after two rounds. He won another match by submission at IFC Warriors Challenge 15. After these events, Silva proposed a match up between Mir and Roberto Travern, a new UFC fighter; Mir accepted the offer.

Mir defeated Roberto Travern by armbar at 1:05 of round one at UFC 34: High Voltage on November 2, 2001. The submission earned Mir the “Tapout of the Night” award.

He faced Ian Freeman, at UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall, held in London, England on July 13, 2002. Despite several leglock attempts by Mir, Freeman achieved side control at around four minutes into the first round, landing numerous elbows and punches on Mir’s head. After Freeman separated, the referee signaled an exhausted Mir to stand back up. A time out was called due to an apparent cut on Mir’s face, and the referee stopped the fight when a wobbly Mir had difficulty standing up.

On June 26, 2003 Mir fought Wes Sims at UFC 43: Meltdown. Mir won by disqualification at 2:55 of round one after Sims stomped down on Mir’s face after slamming his way out of Mir’s armbar attempt. They would rematch at UFC 46: Supernatural on January 31, 2004. Frank Mir won by knockout at 4:21 of round two.

]]> http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/ufc-coach-frank-mir-ultimate-fighter-coaches-sha-bam/feed/ 1 KCB in Military Slug Fest! Lovin’ the Hanger Fights http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/kcb-in-military-slug-fest-lovin-the-hanger-fights/ http://fightstrike.com/2008/08/kcb-in-military-slug-fest-lovin-the-hanger-fights/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:47:02 +0000 admin http://fightstrike.com/?p=28

Who the hell is this guy? Oh, Well Let’s check out his skillz. This fight was in a hanger on a military installation. The slug fest is an anuall event and local fighters including Marines, Mixed Martial Artists, and cocky kids that want to get decked in the face participate. Here is the Flyer –> operation-slugfest

*YELLOW TRUNKS* KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE* Biloxi,MS*

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3uhlzyx-Zs[/youtube]

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