MMA Gets a Booster Shot with Shaq Attack

shaq fu By simply telling us folks how wonderful Pepsi tastes, or how great the products that he endorses are, Fortune and MSN Money individually listed Shaquille O'Neal as number 7 in their list of top ten endorsement superstars at $15 M a year. Never mind if you like him or not, he sure does stir awareness and influences positive response to the products or brands he endorses. Like it or not,... [Read more]

MMA Weekly News: On Pacquiao Hatton fight – Now, that’s what we’re talking about!

MMA warriors, get a hint from that “little Filipino” pugilist. Manny Pacquiao, who has just cemented his slot to becoming one of the the greatest boxers in history, must be today’s most popular fighter.  What makes him so?  It’s not the number of fights he won, it’s not the number of championship belts he collects – it’s how he fights. The thoroughness, the intensity, the power –... [Read more]

MMA Weekly: Silva Fans Quick to Defend His Lackluster Performance

Anderson Silva Hardcore Anderson Silva fans are quick to justify their hero’s lackluster performance during the main event of the UFC 97 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.   Oh yes, Silva is the octagon’s finest artist (this is supposed to be grander that simply being a “martial artist”?)  He’s a champion.  He knows how to win.  How? By making sure he doesn’t lose? You see, you can do it... [Read more]

WTF Anderson Silva?

We have almost forgotten about that frustrating letdown on Silva’s performance during UFC 90 last year but the first 3 minutes of the main event of UFC 97 at the Bell Center in Canada just gave us an idea of how horribly boring and irritating things are going to be. It was all dancing and tentative strikes all the way till the end. Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites was horribly frustrating we felt... [Read more]

Bobby Lashley Chooses Slow But Sure Path to UFC

Unlike fellow WWE alumnus Brock Lesnar who skyrocketed to MMA stardom via UFC, Bobby Lashley wants to take the slower route. When asked if he would be invited, would he want to fight for the UFC, the former WWE champ said no. What?!! Ain’t that a bit lame? Lashley said he needs to stay on the undercards or on smaller gigs before he considers moving up on the UFC. Oh, he respects UFC so much that... [Read more]

UFC 97 in Montreal: we shiver in anticipation

The days seem to roll slowly. Barely three weeks on the countdown and we’ll see how Anderson Silva’s trip to the Carnival paradise Rio de Janeiro turns out during the April 18 UFC 97 “Redemption” at the Bell Center in Montreal. Besides perhaps learning a couple of samba steps or looking for that Girl from Ipanema, or lounging at the Copacabana, “The Spider” actually hied off to Rio for... [Read more]