Archive for November, 2005
« Previous EntriesRiggs Fails to Make Weight
Saturday, November 19th, 2005Joe “Diesel” Riggs gave it a valiant try at Studio 54’s weigh-in for Saturday night’s welterweight title bout against reigning champ Matt Hughes at UFC 56 – Full Force, but after a series of tries, he ended up at a final weight of 172 1/2, two and a half pounds over the welterweight limit, thus […]
MMA Podcast
Friday, November 18th, 2005If you have Itunes, I recommend checking out the FightCast podcast at Fight-cast.com. It’s a weekly wrap-up of MMA and a look ahead in the UFC, Pride, and K-1.
Rich Franklin – Easing into Stardom
Friday, November 18th, 2005 For good or bad, a life can change in a matter of moments. Yet for some, it takes a little longer. For UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, it took a year.
At this time in 2004, Franklin wasn’t preparing for a fight under the bright lights of Las Vegas, like he is now; he was getting […]
UFC 56: FULL FORCE final card
Monday, November 14th, 2005 The UFC today announced the remaining bouts for UFC 56:
Jeremy Horn vs Trevor Prangley – Middleweight Bout
Jeremy Horn, (85-14-5) 6’2”/185 lbs., fighting out of Salt Lake City, Utah, is one of the most experienced fighters ever to compete in mixed martial arts. With over one hundred fights to his credit, Horn has fought around the […]
UFC’s Ultimate Fighter finale posts big numbers
Tuesday, November 8th, 2005The November 5th finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season Two, which was televised live on Spike TV, was a big hit with viewers around the country, earning a 1.99 household rating. The show, which featured the crowning of Season Two’s Ultimate Fighters - Rashad Evans and Joe Stevenson - also performed extremely well in […]
Joe Riggs Interview
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005Joe Riggs got the opportunity of a lifetime, when Karo Parisyan announced to the UFC that his injury wasn’t healing, and he would not be able to fight for the welterweight title against Matt Hughes. Needing an opponent, the UFC reached out to Riggs, who was scheduled to fight against a fighter making his UFC […]
Luke Cummo in the news
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005 ‘Ultimate’ underdog on top
Chaminade grad, last fighter chosen, is in Spike TV final
BY HANK WINNICKI
STAFF WRITER
November 3, 2005
He was the last fighter picked. Now, he could be the last man standing. Of the 18 contestants on season two of “The Ultimate Fighter,” New Hyde Park’s Luke Cummo was the final choice when coaches were choosing […]