Andy Samuelson
Recent Stories (view all stories)
- From 1 to 100: UFC through the years
- Thursday, July 9, 2009
- Over the past 16 years, UFC has gone from a little-known league promoting "human cockfighting" to a mega-power in the sports world worth more than a billion dollars. Here's how it happened:
- Dancing with the welterweights
- Hatton and Pacquiao show a good watch
- Wednesday, April 29, 2009
- A thong, diet pills and too many verbal jabs to tally, if this Saturday’s action inside the ring is half as memorable as the antics leading up to the mega-fight, boxing fans are in for a treat.
- Celebrities play a(round) with Timberlake
- Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008
- As the gathered crowd of a few hundred waited for Justin Timberlake to tee off on the first hole, Ellen DeGeneres pestered him with a bullhorn.
Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)
- Episode 2: Evans' squad 2-for-2; stage is set for Kimbo Slice
- Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
- The drama is supposed to be reserved for the reality TV show on Spike TV, but with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s latest revelation that he is retired from fighting, the most exciting action involving TUF No. 10 is happening outside the house in Las Vegas. But like they say the show must go on, and this week’s installment while the action is somewhat slow to get started, ends with a big announcement.
- UFC's Rampage set to reprise Mr. T's role on 'The A-Team' remake
- Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/08/26/rampage.mr.t/
- UFC officially announces Machida-'Shogun' fight for Oct. 24 in L.A.
- Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
- Couture hosting charity poker tourney today at Golden Nugget
- Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009
- Randy Couture may be one of the baddest men on the planet, but when it comes to the military the former UFC champ has a big soft spot in his heart. Like several GI events he’s hosted in the past, Couture, a veteran of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, will be the main man today at second annual “Operation All In” poker tournament that takes place at 2 p.m. at the Golden Nugget.
- UFC's counter-programming outdraws Strikeforce show (sort of)
- Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
- No doubt the biggest fight in female mixed martial arts history Saturday night was quite the successful event as Strikeforce’s bout between Gina Carano and Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos drew 13,524 fans to HP Pavilion in San Jose for an estimated live gate of $750,000. But the show airing on Showtime played second fiddle to UFC’s counter-programming of the promotion’s historic UFC 100 event from July (well, depending on how you view the ratings).
- Couture signs on with EA Sports
- Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
- At last Randy Couture can have the dream fight he always wanted, the only problem is the format he’ll be battling Fedor Emelianenko will be set on an electronic stage. The UFC legend announced Saturday that he will appear in EA Sports’ “MMA” video game set to be released sometime in 2010, joining the Russian heavyweight Emelianenko and other non-UFC notables Renato "Babalu" Sobral and Gegard Mousasi.
- UFC to counter-program Strikeforce event
- Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009
- The Ultimate Fighting Championship will re-broadcast several bouts from its landmark UFC 100 show on Spike TV on Saturday night.That just happens to be the same day as a big event for Strikeforce, the promotion that's emerging as UFC's most legitimate competitor. The Strikeforce show, featuring the first-ever female championship fight between Las Vegas' Gina Carano and Cris "Cyborg" Santos, will take place Saturday night at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
- Pride Fighting Championships lives on via Spike TV
- Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
- Spike TV will let fight fans relive the best of more than 60 Pride events when host Kenda Perez premieres “The Best of Pride Fighting Championships,” on January 11, 2010 at 11pm ET/PT.
- Even in Philly, UFC's White still talking about Fedor, Strikeforce
- Friday, Aug. 7, 2009
- While the majority of UFC news from the “City of Brotherly Love” caters to tomorrow’s UFC 101 event, UFC president Dana White still can’t stop talking about Fedor and his deal with Strikeforce.
- Fedor signs with Strikeforce, M-1 to co-promote
- Monday, Aug. 3, 2009
- Days after turning down a generous offer from the world's premiere mixed martial arts organization, Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko has signed a multi-fight deal with the California-based Strikeforce, the UFC's biggest competitor.
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