So I covered The Honour Combat Championships event for the Sun and it was rad! Seriously. The tides are turning in Vancouver and everyone in the house was buzzing with excitement. By next spring expect professional MMA promotions to be welcome in Vancouver. The UFC will come to town in the summer, but more importantly, [...]
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Honour Combat Championships
Posted in Amateur Mixed Martial Arts, Honour Combat Championships, Sports Blog, UFC fighters, combat sports, mixed martial arts, mma, tagged Edgewater Casino, HCC, Honour Combat Championships, mixed martial arts, mma, Vancouver on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Brock Lesnar’s Intestines
Posted in Sports Blog, UFC, UFC fighters, combat sports, mixed martial arts, mma, tagged Brock Lesnar, UFC on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It can’t be easy being you… even at the best of times when the Coors Light is flowing. The job of squeezing stuff through that enormous body must get a little overwhelming. Imagine the special challenges you must face as the intestines of a giant man who loves to eat wild game meat! And then… [...]
Spike’s Countdown to UFC 106
Posted in Sports Blog, UFC, UFC Commentary, UFC fighters, combat sports, fighter interviews, mixed martial arts, mma, tagged Forrest Griffin, mixed martial arts, mma, Spike TV, Tito Ortiz, UFC 106 on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the half hour commercial achieved its aim. I am curious to see Tito Ortiz back in the octagon. It’s always amusing to listen to Ortiz speak. Telling us how he exploded onto the MMA scene with “ferocity.” I tend to believe Ortiz’s injury excuses for his performance in the first bout with Griffin. He [...]
Countdown to UFC 105 Top Ten WTFs
Posted in Sports Blog, UFC, UFC Commentary, UFC fighters, combat sports, mixed martial arts, mma, tagged Brandon Vera, mixed martial arts, mma, Randy Couture, UFC 105 on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1. Denis Kang being referred to as “unknown.” Ok, maybe it’s because I live in Vancouver, or because I’m aware of MMA organizations outside of the UFC, or because I visit an MMA message board now and then… nevermind, that is just a crazy statement! Kang is unknown!? WTF?! 2. Dana White saying that Brandon [...]
K-Sos Interview
Posted in UFC, UFC 102, UFC fighters, combat sports, fighter interviews, mixed martial arts, mma, tagged Brandon Vera, Canadian Fighters, Kimbo Slice, Krzysztof Soszynski, Team Quest, The Polish Experiment, UFC, UFC 102, Vancouver MMA, Winnipeg Athletes on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On August 22 I chatted with UFC fighter Krzysztof Soszynski about fighting in Vancouver, the skills of Kimbo Slice, and his plans for the future. My Q & A with the former Winnipegger was posted on the Vancouver Sun’s website and you can read it here! A week after our interview, The Polish Experiment dropped [...]
UFC 100: My Vegas Experience
Posted in Las Vegas, Sports Blog, UFC, UFC Commentary, UFC fighters, combat sports, fighter interviews, mixed martial arts, mma, tagged Jon Jones, Las Vegas, mixed martial arts, mma, Nate Marquart, UFC 100, UFC 100 Weigh-ins on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Untitled Album For five days I was in Vegas to cover UFC 100 for the Vancouver Sun and it was swell! Find my piece about the weigh-ins here and my bit about what it’s really like to attend a UFC event here. The highlight of my trip was personally interviewing Jon Jones and Nate [...]
UFC 107 Prediction Video
Posted in Sports Blog, UFC, UFC 107, UFC Commentary, UFC Predictions, UFC fighters, combat sports, mixed martial arts, mma, video, vlog, tagged BJ Penn, Cheick Kongo, Clay Guida, Diego Sanchez, Frank Mir, Jon Fitch, Kenny Florian, Kevin Burns, Mike Pierce, mixed martial arts, mma, Paul Buentello, Stefan Struve, TJ Grant, UFC, UFC 107, ultimate fighting championship on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whut? Whut? Prediction video time. This is my best! video! ever! since my last video. Ch-ch-ch-check it out.
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