Forrest is a full time professional fighter in Athens, GA. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and is previously a member of team Liddell on season one of the Spike TV show The Ultimate Fighter. Forrest trains at The HardCore Gym in Athens, Georgia. [Read more]
Matt was born and raised in Hillsboro, a small town with a population of 4,500 that is located in south central Illinois. As youngsters, he and his twin brother Mark spent most of their time on the family farm playing and learning the importance of hard work. Matt often remembers being volunteered by his father to help family friends on their farms and still recalls his dad driving home the principle that ‘You never take advantage of someone else’s misfortune.Matt and Mark’s participation in sports was quite limited while in junior high. As a matter of fact, their junior high sports career only included the interschool wrestling tournament (Mark beat Matt in case you were wondering) and a couple of weeks of 6th grade track. The Hughes boys were needed during the fall and spring to help around the farm and, thus, had to hang up their spikes for work boots once the spring planting season began. [Read more]
Charles David 'Chuck' Liddell (born December 17, 1969), also known as "The Iceman" is an American mixed martial artist who fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A former UFC light heavyweight champion, Liddell has an extensive background in kickboxing and collegiate wrestling. He is generally regarded as a stand-up fighter, relying primarily on his background in Kempo karate and Koei-Kan karate, while using his wrestling skills to defend against takedowns. He is also regarded as an unorthodox striker due to his relaxed hands down stance and the angles at which he throws punches.
Jay Dee "B.J." Penn (born December 13, 1978 in Kailua, Hawaii) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, currently the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion. He holds notable wins over Matt Hughes, Takanori Gomi, Jens Pulver, Caol Uno, Duane Ludwig, Matt Serra, Rodrigo Gracie, Din Thomas, Renzo Gracie and Joe Stevenson. He is the first American-born winner of the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundial) in the black belt category (2000). Penn is also the former UFC welterweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show. After winning the lightweight title at UFC 80, he became only the second man (with Randy Couture) to win UFC titles in two different weight classes. [Read more]
Randy Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is an American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, and former collegiate wrestler. Couture is one of the two MMA fighters to have held a championship title in two different divisions (heavyweight and light heavyweight) while in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) (the other one being BJ Penn), as well as the only five-time champion in UFC history, earning him the nicknames "The Natural" and, later, "Captain America". He is considered by many to be the most popular fighter in MMA history,and is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame.
A veteran of the UFC, he holds notable wins over such fighters as former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia, current IFL light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko, former Cage Rage heavyweight champion and current Cage Rage British light heavyweight champion Ian Freeman and three-time world Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Fabricio Werdum. Many major MMA publications consider Arlovski to be one of the top ten ranked heavyweight fighters in the world. [Read more]
I don't know BJ Penn personally, but because of the relationship I have with MMA we may as well be feuding brothers who just recently patched things up. And now we couldn't be closer.
UFC Lightheavyweight contender Rashad Evans stepped up to the plate and accepted a contract fight Chuck Liddell after Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was injured.
Roger Huerta and Clay Guida are both rumored to be fighting on the upcoming UFC 74 fight card in Las Vegas, Nevada. However both fighters are facing a whole different set of opposition.
MMAWeekly reported today that “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine has accepted a fight against former UFC Light-heavyweight king Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell .
The only thing we can hope for is that since both fighters are adamant about wanting to fight; that the UFC can come to its senses and get this fight signed, scheduled and delivered.
Yesterday it was announced that Chuck Liddell would be fighting Wanderlei Silva at UFC 76 but in an interview with Dana White by Kevin Iole the UFC President stated that the fight was no going to happen and probably would never happen.
UFCJunkie.com has reported that a verbal agreement has been made for a bout featuring former UFC Light-heavyweight Champ Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell squaring off against former Pride Middle-weight Champ Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at UFC 76.
Fighter Spotlight: BJ Penn
I don't know BJ Penn personally, but because of the relationship I have with MMA we may as well be feuding brothers who just recently patched things up. And now we couldn't be closer.
Anderson Silva - The Boxer?
In a recent article by MMAWeekly Silva's manager discussed his desire to have a professional boxing match.
Evans Replaces Rua
UFC Lightheavyweight contender Rashad Evans stepped up to the plate and accepted a contract fight Chuck Liddell after Mauricio "Shogun" Rua was injured.
Evan Tanner's Greatest Battle
You would think it would take place in the cage, but his greatest battle happened outside of it.
Where does "The Spider" go from here?
Anderson Silva's continued dominance over the UFC Middleweight division raises the question of: What does the UFC do now?
Wanderlei Silva answers to his fans
Over at Yahoo! Wanderlei Silva answered questions from the fans. He gives really good to answers to a lot of the questions asked.
The return of Brandon Vera
The UFC announced today that heavyweight contender Brandon “The Truth” Vera will soon make his much anticipated return to the octagon.
A Tale of Two Fighters: Huerta and Guida
Roger Huerta and Clay Guida are both rumored to be fighting on the upcoming UFC 74 fight card in Las Vegas, Nevada. However both fighters are facing a whole different set of opposition.
UFC 76: Chuck Liddell vs Keith Jardine
MMAWeekly reported today that “The Dean of Mean” Keith Jardine has accepted a fight against former UFC Light-heavyweight king Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell .
Silva vs Liddell: What happens now?
The only thing we can hope for is that since both fighters are adamant about wanting to fight; that the UFC can come to its senses and get this fight signed, scheduled and delivered.
Silva vs Liddell : One day later
Yesterday it was announced that Chuck Liddell would be fighting Wanderlei Silva at UFC 76 but in an interview with Dana White by Kevin Iole the UFC President stated that the fight was no going to happen and probably would never happen.
Silva vs Liddell UFC 76
UFCJunkie.com has reported that a verbal agreement has been made for a bout featuring former UFC Light-heavyweight Champ Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell squaring off against former Pride Middle-weight Champ Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at UFC 76.
