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The Trouble With Jorge Gurgel
The Trouble With Jorge Gurgel
(Round 1. Rounds 2 & 3 are after the jump.) Maybe you missed it, but Sanchez / Guida and Lytle / Burns weren’t the only good fights on TV this weekend.  At Friday night’s Strikeforce Challengers event Jorge Gurgel and Connor Heun slugged it out for three rounds in ...
Joey Villasenor, Tim Kennedy, Jorge Gurgel among MMA winners over the weekend
Joey Villasenor, Tim Kennedy, Jorge Gurgel among MMA winners over the weekend
blog.mlive.com — Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed. The beautiful thing about MMA is that... there is great action almost every weekend. This past one was no exception. Saturday night, fans were given a free show on... (more) Joey Villasenor, Tim Kennedy, Jorge Gurgel among MMA ...
Roger fights August 15
graciemag.com — Not having stepped in the ring since last May, when he submitted Yuki Kondo at Sengoku and... brought his record to two wins in two appearances, in MMA, Roger Gracie will be one of the attractions August 15 at Strikeforce. The bout should be officially ... (more) Roger fights August 15
Ask the Doc: Why is Dr. Benjamin against five-minute rounds in women's MMA?
Ask the Doc: Why is Dr. Benjamin against five-minute rounds in women's MMA?
mmajunkie.com — With the biggest fight in women's MMA history - and one of the biggest fights of 2009... - fewer than two months away, interest in "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg" is gaining momentum. As with this past weekend's Strikeforce fight between Sarah ... (more) Ask the Doc: Why is Dr. Benjamin against five-minute ...
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Don't Let MMA Become Bad Kickboxing
Bloody Elbow — This is a subject I've harped on many times but Cage Potato really nails it here: If you've ever attended a live MMA event you've probably noticed that the most vocal crowd members are rarely there because they're hoping to see jiu-jitsu at its best. Even in the modern age of MMA where casual fans tend to be fairly well-educated about the ground game, a good portion of the ticket-buying public is still there for the knockouts and the beer. Not that there's anything wrong with either. But Gurgel has become a ...

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