They say you learn the most from your defeats and that losing makes you stronger but Ian Loveland took it to a new level. After losing back-to-back fights in the UFC and being released, Loveland returned to action in May to capture the Tachi Palace Fights bantamweight championship with a late first round knockout.
The night didn’t go nearly as planned for Joe Soto tonight at Tachi Palace Fights 10 in Lemoore, California. The Inaugural Bellator season one winner and first ever Bellator Featherweight champion fought Eddie Yagin for the vacant Tachi Palace Fights featherweight title in the night’s co-main event.
Summer is winding down and after a slow month of July in Zuffa land (compared to May) August is packed with three UFC events and one Strikeforce. Contrary to what some might tell you Mixed Martial Arts isn’t just the UFC and Strikeforce. On any given week there are several MMA events taking place in the United States and across the world.
The fan outcry for the possible reason to why Gerald Harris (18-4) was cut from the UFC was diluted even more last night when Harris took on Anthony Ruiz (25-16) at Tachi Palace Fights 9: Contenders. Harris came into the fight with a two fight losing streak and who was coming off a local show loss to the relatively unknown James Head.
Zuffa has done its best Pacman impersonation, gobbling up Pride, WFA, IFL, WEC and now Strikeforce, leaving no clear second organization. I know Mark Pavelich would have you believe MFC is number 2 but the truth is it’s a committee effort to supply the needed fighters to move onto the biggest stages, as well as [...]
For a man who was unable to win a championship in the UFC, winning won outside is the next best thing. Former UFC middleweight contender David “The Crow” Loiseau defeated Leopoldo Serao to become the Tachi Palace Middleweight Champion.
We have all heard the saying “I could beat you with one arm tied behind my back” at some point in our life, but probably blow it off as just another stupid saying. If you watched Tachi Palace 7 last night in Lemoore, California you would have witnessed the saying first hand (pun intended).
Last Thursday night MMA veteran Anthony Ruiz pulled off a minor upset when he defeated former UFC fighter Hector Ramirez by a narrow split decision. The fight was one of the main attractions of the night for Tachi Palace Fights III at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California.
