February 2010
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By Gregory Saks on February 27, 2010
Strikeforce gained some ground in MMA fan interest in January due to the hype surrounding its January 31st Miami card and the debut of former NFL star Herschel Walker. Walker, along with fellow star Bobby Lashley, helped create a surge in casual fan interest in the event and the promotion, enough to gain over [...]
Posted in Rankings | Tagged dream, k1, strikeforce, ufc, wec
By Steven Kelliher on February 26, 2010
Since transitioning from the sport of dancing to professional fighting nearly four years ago, Victoria native Sarah Kaufman has improved her record to 10-0 with eight wins by way of TKO. Her last two wins, dominant decisions over Miesha Tate and Shayna Baszler under the California-based Strikeforce-banner, have increased her stock among fans throughout North [...]
Posted in Exclusives | Tagged strikeforce, women's mma
By Steven Kelliher on February 25, 2010
After entering the competitive world of Jiu-Jitsu following a successful high school wrestling career, Strikeforce middleweight prospect Luke Rockhold quickly discovered that he had what it took to make the transition into a full time mixed martial artist in 2007. Training alongside some of the best fighters and trainers in the world at American Kickboxing [...]
Posted in Exclusives | Tagged Exclusives, interviews, middleweights, strikeforce
By Steven Kelliher on February 24, 2010
Having won his last five straight contests–and 11 of his past 12–MMA veteran Trevor Prangley has proven that he is better than ever before at 37 years of age. Having recently signed an exclusive contract with the California-based Strikeforce promotion, Prangley will be looking to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in [...]
Posted in Exclusives | Tagged Exclusives, interviews, middleweights, strikeforce
By Gregory Saks on February 24, 2010
The light heavyweight division gained ground on other weight classes in January, bouyed by the UFC 108 clash between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva. Collectively, 205 pound fighters represented 19.1% of all MMA fan interest in the month, 2.4 point increase from December and second only to the heavyweights with 29.7% of MMA interest. [...]
Posted in Rankings | Tagged light heavyweights, rashad evans, thiago silva
By Gregory Saks on February 23, 2010
Miguel Torres returned to the top of the bantamweight divisional buzz rankings in January after having been temporarily dislodged in December by Rani Yahya. While Yahya quickly dropped back down to eighth in the rankings, Torres continues to be a mainstay for the division and one of the poster boys of the WEC organization. [...]
Posted in Rankings | Tagged bantamweights, brian bowles, dominick cruz, miguel torres
By Gregory Saks on February 22, 2010
The top three spots for the featherweight buzz rankings were unchanged from December to January as Urijah Faber, Jose Aldo, and Jens Pulver held a lock on fan interest for 145 pound fighters. With Faber and Aldo set to clash at WEC 48, the promotion’s first ever pay-per-view event, the interest level for the [...]
Posted in Rankings | Tagged featherweights, jens pulver, jose aldo, urijah faber
By Gregory Saks on February 21, 2010
BJ Penn stayed atop the lightweight divisional buzz rankings in January following his dominating performance over Diego Sanchez in December at UFC 107. Sanchez, who had earlier been the most buzzed about lightweight for several months previously, has now been excluded from the rankings and moved into the welterweight category. Japanese standouts Shinya [...]
Posted in Rankings | Tagged bj penn, lightweights, shinya aoki, takanori gomi
By Gregory Saks on February 20, 2010
No championship titles are on the line at UFC 110, but a lineup of competitive and compelling bouts looks poised to deliver marginally better pay per view performance than the prior two UFC events. While UFC 108 and UFC 109 had main events that many fans questioned the relevance of, UFC 110’s main and [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged antonio rodrigo nogueira, cain velasquez, michael bisping, wanderlei silva
By Gregory Saks on February 20, 2010
Georges St. Pierre maintained his grip on the welterweight buzz rankings in January as fan anticipation continues to build for his return to active competition. Following time off to heal a groin injury sustained in his UFC 100 title defense against Thiago Alves, St. Pierre’s takes on England’s Dan Hardy at UFC 111. [...]
Posted in Rankings | Tagged dan hardy, diego sanchez, georges st-pierre, welterweights
