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Reality Fighting: Moreno vs. Gagliardi – Live Play by Play
By Scott Stankus at February 25, 2012 | 12:07 pm | 0 Comment
Shockblastmedia will be live at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT for Reality Fighting. Aisha Coston and I will be reporting live play-by-play and results of tonight’s action starting approximately at 8 PM. The night will feature two championship fights. Middleweight Champion Team Link’s Alexandre "Vaca" Moreno (12-2, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt) makes his first more...
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Pecyna Gives Back
By Aisha Coston at January 2, 2012 | 9:50 pm | 0 Comment
MMA Fighter, Johnny Pecyna, gives back to his community. Let me start off by saying Happy New Year to all! For many, the New Year signals a time for change, a fresh start to make this year better than the last. Unfortunately for the food banks, the New Year doesn’t eliminate old more...
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UFC App Hits XBox Live, Offers UFC 141: Lesnar Vs. Overeem Free!
By Jason Joseph at December 21, 2011 | 11:55 am | 1 Comments
So as part of the new XBox Live Metro Dashboard update, the folks at Microsoft have been teaming up with a number of companies to continue offering new forms of entertainment for the folks who spend money on XBox Live every year, and they hit a home run with the new UFC App. Packed with countless videos that will give fans of the UFC tons of extra insight and background more...
Team Link’s Ricardo Funch Returns to the UFC
By Nathaniel Pratt at December 17, 2011 | 1:26 pm | 0 Comment
Team Link’s head trainer Marco Alvan made a second big announcement in two days. Yesterday, Alvan announced that Gabriel Napão Gonzaga was returning to the Octagon to face Ednaldo Oliveira, and today Alvan is happy to announce another Team Link fighter making his return to the UFC! Today, Ricardo “Golden Boy” Funch (8-2-0) signed a 4 fight more...
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Gabriel Napão Gonzaga Set to Return at UFC 142
By Nathaniel Pratt at December 16, 2011 | 3:15 pm | 0 Comment
Gabriel Napão Gonzaga Set to Return at UFC 142 Gabriel “Napão” Gonzaga is set to make his return to the UFC at UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. It was announced today by Team Link’s head trainer and Gonzaga's manager, Marco Alvan, on their website(www.linkbjj.com) that Napão is set to make his Octagon where he will face more...
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs Masvidal
By Aisha Coston at December 14, 2011 | 10:17 pm | 0 Comment
Strikeforce: Melendez vs Masvidal will be held Saturday, December 17th at Valley View Casino in San Diego, California. The fights will be broadcasted per usual on Showtime at 10pm. For this card, schedule permitting, I will be updating this prediction article with the actual results as they happen. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back frequently Saturday more...
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Local Fighters are Headed to Vegas for TUF Tryouts
By Nathaniel Pratt at December 4, 2011 | 12:19 pm | 2 Comments
On December 5th, the UFC will be hosting open tryouts for their upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. The 15th season of TUF will feature fighters from the Lightweight and Welterweight division, and it will mark the 1st season to be aired on a network other than Spike TV. The show is expected to debut some time in the Spring of 2012, and will most likely be aired on more...
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Premier FC 7 Gallery
By Aisha Coston at December 4, 2011 | 1:52 am | 0 Comment
To go along with the fabulous play by plays by our very own Scott Stankus..I've been rocking the social media world and was able to take some quick photos with my phone here and there! As always, enjoy! [gallery] We have video of the Main Events! First Main Event: Ricardo Funch (Team Link) vs. Ryan Quinn (American Top Team) This fight went the distance. Both more...
TUF14 Finale Preview
By Nathaniel Pratt at December 3, 2011 | 1:21 pm | 0 Comment
Tonight we have the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season 14. This is also the series finale for Spike TV. After tonight, their will be no more live UFC cards airing on Spike TV as tonight’s fights conclude the UFC’s contract with Spike TV and will be moving their production to FOX and their channels. Alas, we will not be able to see any more...
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Premier FC 7 Live Play by Play
By Scott Stankus at December 3, 2011 | 11:40 am | 3 Comments
Shockblast Media will be live at the University of Massachusetts Mullins Center, in Amherst, Ma for Premier FC 7. Aisha Coston and I will be reporting live play-by-play and results of tonight’s action starting approximately at 6 PM. This is one of the most talked about promotions in the state of Massachusetts. This fight card includes UFC veteran Dan Lauzon more...
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Premier FC 7: Preview of an Early MMA X-Mas Present
By Nathaniel Pratt at November 29, 2011 | 9:11 pm | 0 Comment
Christmas comes early this year for MMA fans when Premier FC has their latest promotion December 3rd at theMullinsCenter on the UMass-Amherst campus. The mantra of save the best for last is fitting for Premier FC’s last promotion of the year that as the only word that can describe the fight card is “WOW.” With 17 Amateur and Pro fights, Premier FC has more...
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Bellator 59 Post Fight Conference Videos
By Nathaniel Pratt at November 27, 2011 | 3:42 pm | 0 Comment
After an action pack and eventful Bellator 59, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, flanked with a number of the night's winners and losers, addressed the media and the audience in attendance via the internet about the fights. The big story of the night was whether Kurt Pellegrino was truly going to retire this time. Other hot topics were the stoppage of the more...
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Bellator 59: Live Play by Play
By Scott Stankus at November 26, 2011 | 7:00 pm | 0 Comment
Shockblast Media will be live at Caesar’s Palace in Atlantic City, NJ for Bellator 59. Nate Pratt will be cageside photographing the fights and I will be reporting live play-by-play and results of tonight’s action with the undercard starting approximately at 7 P.M. and the Main Card starting at 9 P.M. Tonight’s fight will consist of Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos more...
Interview with MMA Fighter Johnny Pecyna
By Aisha Coston at November 21, 2011 | 12:00 pm | 0 Comment
Johnny Pecyna, don’t know the name? Well it’s time to get familiar! This Jersey native comes to the cages with an explosion of talent, dedication and heart. He currently holds an official 4-2 record and numerous championship belts. Not only does Pecyna have insane takedown skills and ground game, he’s in possession of two lethal fists that have been known to more...
Gabriel “Gladiator” Santos Opens New MMA Gym in Western Mass
By Nathaniel Pratt at November 20, 2011 | 9:22 pm | 0 Comment
Western MA has found a new home for premium BJJ and MMA training. Gabriel “Gladiator” Santosopened his new training center, Gabriel Gladiator Training Facility, on November 19th, 2011. The gym is located at130 Myron St inWest Springfield and features 3,300 Sq Ft of training space. Of the 3,300 Sq ft of the Gabriel Gladiator Training more...
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