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Here is some more video from the UFC workout at Fighthouse in New York City. UFC light heavyweight contender Michael Bisping sits down with Newsday.com for an interview before his upcoming fight against Matt Hamill at UFC 75. Enjoy.
Here is a video interview of UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at Fighthouse in NYC. Enjoy.
I was at Fighthouse in NYC yesterday to interview UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and light heavyweight contender Michael Bisping as they both get ready for their respective matches at UFC 75 on Sept. 8 in London.
A full day of interviews and PR engagements had both of these fighters itching to get out of this west side gym and to a restaurant.
Can Randy do it again? How will St. Pierre rebound? Will Huerta keep up this pace? Can anyone stop Stevenson at 155? When will Kendall Grove get his title shot? Can "Babalu" and Frank Mir rebound from their most recent losses?
There are many questions, and Fightin' Words will do its best to answer all of them.
UFC 74 could quite possibly be the card of the year, and that's saying a lot after a dynamic year for the UFC. Don't think so? Let's look at the card:
Two championship belts will be on the line Sunday night as World Extreme Cagefighting hosts a live event starting at 9 p.m. ET at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit will defend his belt for the first time against Brock Larson. Condit (20-4, 2-0 WEC), a 23-year-old New Mexico native, submitted John Alessio in the second round for the belt in his last match. Larson, a 29-year-old mixed martial arts veteran, is 21-1 and has won both of his WEC matches in the first round. During his last match in June, he knocked out Kevin Knabjian (7-3-1) in 27 seconds.
Former Pride veteran Paulo Filho will fight Joe Doerksen for the vacant WEC middleweight title. Filho (14-0) is making his WEC debut, but already has an impressive resume` with wins over some very good mixed martial artists, including current Elite XC champion Murilo "Ninja" Rua. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion faces Doerksen (39-9), a former UFC veteran who is making his WEC debut as well. Doerksen has fought some of the UFC's finest fighters, but lost his last two matches against Matt Lindland and Nate Marquardt.
The rest of the card is as follows:
Stephen Ledbetter Vs. Jeff Curran (Featherweight -- 145 pounds)
Sherron Leggett Vs. Jamie Varner (Lightweight -- 155)
Fernando Gonzalez Vs. Hiromitsu Miura (Middleweight -- 185)
Justin Robbins Vs. Antonio Banuelos (Bantamweight -- 135)
Logan Clark Vs. Eric Schambari (Middleweight -- 185)
Blas Avena Vs. Tiki Ghosn (Welterweight -- 170)
Steve Cantwell Vs. Justin McElfresh (Light heavyweight -- 205)
