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MMA Interview with Mike “TheVoice” Schiavello

Those of you who have had the chance to listen to Mike Schiavello’s commentating style know that whether you love it or hate it once you hear him you will remember him.  Known for his unique commentating style and masterful ability to incorporate hilarious one-liners into his commentary Mike Schiavello also known as “TheVoice” has been the primary voce of HDNet Fights since July of 2009, after capturing the attention of the company’s owner, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, and signing with the North American broadcaster.  Mike has successfully incorporated touring these Great Unites States for KOTC (King Of The Cage) promotion into his worldwide traveling schedule.  Relatively new to the US audience Mike has been known internationally for a long time as one of the worlds leading combat sports commentators and his ability to entertain as well as educate does not go unnoticed with any audience. (more…)

El Nino, A conversation with the champ Gilbert Melendez

I made the journey across the bay today and into San Francisco in search of the El Nino training center. Thank God I had a GPS because if you don’t see the name and address on the door your past it. As they say in the training center “if they really want to train here they’ll find it”. Well I found it (with a little help) and what I walked into was a small, close-knit gym with music blaring and several up-n-coming fighters training hard. El Nino training center is the gym of 2 time Strikeforce Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez and he was nice enough to sit down with me to talk Strikeforce, UFC, the lightweight division and more. (more…)

Top 10 fights in August

The month of June was jam packed with MMA action, but the result of that brought us July which has been extremely quiet. As far as big promotions go the summer month of July only brought us UFC 116 and Dream 15.

Fans in need of their MMA fix have much to look forward too though in the month of August. August brings back the fun with three UFC events, one WEC event and 2 Strikeforce events plus Bellator season three starts up holding 3 events this month. For those that don’t wish to count, that’s nine events in 31 days or one every 3.4 days.

Here are the top 10 fight to watch this month: (more…)

Rioting in the streets – An Interview with Tim Credeur

Tim Credeur became a household name to MMA fans during season 7 of the Ultimate Fighter where he was one fight away from the finals on to separate occasions. With four UFC fights under his belt, Credeur quickly became a fan favorite for his willingness to brawl. That was evident during Credeur’s last fight where he ended up standing toe to toe with Nate Quarry instead of taking the fight to the ground and use he’s BJJ Black Belt. Credeur was cool enough to talk with me after a full day of training at Gladiators Academy. We talked about his recent injury, Adderall, the McBlack Belt & even the Superbowl. (more…)

Climbing the ladder again – An interview with Jon Fitch

During the Meet and greet yesterday at the UFC Gym grand opening I caught up with Welterweight contender Jon Fitch. Fitch has won three in a row after losing his first fight inside the UFC when he fought Georges St-Perre for the title at UFC 87. Fitch will next face Thiago Alves at UFC 111 in a rematch of their first meeting from 2006 where Fitch knocked out Alves with an upkick. Both fighters lost their title shots and are looking to get back to the top for another shot at the title.  (more…)