All posts by Eduardo Martinez
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Omar Figueroa stops Ramon Ayala on ShoBox: The Next Generation
Weslaco’s Omar Figueroa fought this past Friday night in the headliner to the March 16th edition of ShoBox: The New Generation. He wasn’t able to...
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Weslaco,San Benito and PSJA at the State Championships
Nice to see Eli Urbina win a Bronze Medal at the State Championships. Also, much respect for Adriana Pena (PSJA) and Alex Marmolejo (San Benito)....
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Vintage Judo – James Cagney
This past weekened we saw Ronda Rousey use some world class judo to become the best women’s fighter on the planet, so I thought it...
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This is a great Bellator promo
Yes that’s Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler with Hulk Hogan. I hear Hogan is taking credit for how great the Alvarez-Chandler fight turned out to...
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UFC and Strikeforce Thoughts
Official Results UFC on FX II (3-3-2012) Oil Thompson defeated Shawn Jordan via TKO in Round 2 Daniel Pineda defeated Mackens Semerzier via triangle/armbar submission...
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UFC on FX II – Thiago Alves vs Martin Kampmann
When it comes to his actual skill, I think Alves is one of the best fighters of his weightclass. His recent resume doesn’t reflect that,...
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UFC on FX II – Ian McCall vs Demetrious Johnson
This is the semi-final I am most excited about. McCall is currently ranked as the number one flyweight in the world and Johnson just fought...
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UFC on FX II – Joseph Benavidez vs Yasuhiro Urushitani
This is an incredibly exciting time to be a fan of the lighter-weight classes in MMA. This new flyweight division is set to crown its...
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MMA Library – Caol Uno vs Joachim Hansen
This is from the first ever Hero’s event, K-1’s mixed martial arts organization. The card was pretty odd, some of the fights featured were a...
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UFC 144 Thoughts
Frankie Edgar vs Benson Henderon was so awesome. Henderson trying an enziguri in the first round was insane! Edgar catching Henderson’s leg, and Henderson landing...
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UFC 144 – Frankie Edgar vs Benson Henderson Preview
This fight for the lightweight crown has the potential to be one of the greatest title fights in UFC history. For the last 22 months,...
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UFC 144 – Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Ryan Bader Preview
Both these guys need a win here, Rampage pretty much got dominated by Jon Jones in his last fight. Even though Ryan Bader beat Jason...
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UFC 144 – Cheick Kongo vs Mark Hunt Preview
In a way, this is the closest we have to a PRIDE-type fight on the card. Both guys have the knockout power to finish each...
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UFC 144 – Jake Shields vs Yoshihiro Akiyama Preview
Jake Shields had a rough 2011. He lost to GSP in front of the largest crowd in UFC history in what was a fight that...
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UFC 144 – Yushin Okami vs Tim Boetsch Preview
This will be Okami’s first fight in Japan in almost five years. In that time, he got close to multiple title shots at Anderson Silva...
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UFC 144 – Hatsu Hioki vs Bart Palaszewski
Hatsu Hioki finally came to the UFC after much hype from his Japanese run. Sean Shelby had been interested in Hioki since he was in...
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UFC 144 – Anthony Pettis vs Joe Lauzon Preview
In December 2010, Anthony Pettis had just earned the WEC championship in a classic against Benson Henderson and the number one spot against the winner...
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UFC on FUEL Thoughts
Ellenberger vs Sanchez was what I thought it would be, a great war. While watching this fight, it dawned on me that I’ve been watching...
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Updated: UWF and Cinco De Mayo
The UWF announced this event on their official Facebook page. Looks like they are going to do a tournament of sorts, not sure how well they’ll be...
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Preview: UFC on FUEL 1 Main Event
I still feel that Ellenberger should have gotten a draw in his fight with Carlos Condit back in 2009. That very first round where Ellenberger...
