What a week it has been! The forums were buzzing with controversy and talks of broken arms plus things got a little Creepy. Get comfortable as we share some Forum Love! Rhonda un-classy in...
Carson’s Corner: Tom DeBlass gives Carson the SCOOP on his shockingly short retirement!
April 12, 2013Even short-time listeners of the show may remember Bob Carson’s insightful and timely interview with former UFC fighter Tom DeBlass on his reasons for retiring from the sport during what was arguably the prime of his career. Those same listeners may be SHOCKED to discover that T...
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CageJunkies Reviews: Tatami Estilo Kids BJJ Gi
April 9, 2013CageJunkies! I hope you enjoy this thorough review of Tatami’s Estilo Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi. It is a single piece of Tatami’s High Tech weave, featuring contrast stitching, updated patchwork with a rubberized lapel. It is a well-made and affordable Gi retailing for $59.99. Visit ht...
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CageJunies, we need your help! Judo for Jake
April 5, 2013Mark “Stan” Staniszewski’s passion for martial arts began over 3 decades ago as a young boy growing up on Long Island, NY. Years later, Stan discovered Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Stan excelled in both, and has dedicated his life to studying, competing, and teaching the two discipli...
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Bec Hyatt – Ready To Throwdown
April 2, 2013If Jasminka Cive had her way, Bec Hyatt would be announced inside the cage as the Invicta FaceBook champion of the world. Tension has grown between the two in the lead up to their Invicta FC 5 fight on April 5. Cive has stated numerous times that Hyatt doesn’t actually train and that she spe...
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Carson’s Corner Radio: Red Fury Team’s Adlan Amagov AND post-surgery Prindle!
March 31, 2013Folks, Carson’s Corner is BACK with a special double interview bonanaza! First up, courtesy of Red Fury fight team, the man known as “Hot Copy” hosts Adlan Amagov, known for his incredible spinning kick knockouts who now makes the jump to competing for the UFC...
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CageJunkies Exclusive: TUF 17 Recap Episode 10
March 27, 2013Perhaps the most anticipated episode of the season, with two quarterfinal fights and star studded special guests like Mike Tyson and current UFC Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey. Tonight’s two quarterfinal fights are: Collin Hart (Team Jones) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (Team Sonnen) ...
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CageJunkies Exclusive: TUF 17 Recap Episode 8
March 12, 2013This week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter saw the last Preliim fight between Dylan Andrews (Team Jones) and Zak Cummings (Team Sonnen). The choice of who to give the wildcard spot to came down to Bubba McDaniel and Clint Hester, and Zak Cummings, Kevin Casey. B...
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XFC 18 Australia Highlights
March 7, 2013In the past twenty-four hours XFC Australia has released their highlight package from the sold out February 8 event which took place at The Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane, Queensland. The main event of the evening saw 5 x Australian Judo champion, Michael Tobin take out the XFC Batamweight champions...
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A CageJunkies Editorial: Should Transgendered MMA Fighter Fallon Fox Be Allowed To Fight In WMMA?
March 6, 2013Disclaimer: The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author of this article does not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of CageJunkies.com, it’s editor, or other authors. If you haven’t been living under a rock the last few days you have ...
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Soa Palelei On His Return To The UFC
March 6, 2013When the news broke on Tuesday morning that Soa Palelei (18-3) had finally inked a contract with the UFC, fans around the world breathed a sigh of relief. It has been five long years since Palelei has graced the Octagon with his presence and in that time he has won ten of his past eleven bou...
Read more...CageJunkies Exclusive: TUF 17 Recap Episode 7
March 5, 2013Tonight we’ll see Team Jones’ #1 pick take on Team Sonnen’s Jimmy Quinlan in this season’s 6th preliminary fight, and a classic striker vs grappler match. The fighters also get a night on the town with a trip to Hooters, and Josh Samman gets a trip to the emerg...
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CageJunkies Exclusive: CFA on transgendered Fallon Fox – ‘We stand behind the fighter.’
March 5, 2013Although this past weekend Fallon Fox defeated Ericka Newsome by KO in the first round at CFA 10, it is definitely not the biggest splash that she has made in the last week. On Monday Fallon went on record with SI.com and revealed that she is MMA’s first admitted transgender fig...
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Charles Rosa – Delving Into The Untold Story
March 3, 2013Charles Rosa has become one of the electrifying pro fighters of his generation; but, there is more of Charles than just a fighter. Rosa, a family man, was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, but moved to Seabrook Beach, New Hampshire when he was a senior in high school; he graduated from ...
Read more...CageJunkies Exclusive: TUF 17 Recap Episode 6
February 27, 2013The show opens with replays of last week’s episode, when underdog Team Sonnen’s Kelvin Gastelum upset Team Jones’ Bubba McDaniels. At the training center, Uriah Hall was sparring with Luke Barnatt, and Uriah throws a pretty stiff jab, which Luke complains about. R...
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James Te-Huna – “I Want Shogun”
February 25, 2013When “Men In Black” blared over the sound system at the Wembley Arena and James Te-Huna started his entrance for his fight with Ryan Jimmo dressed in a black suit and dancing, you kind of got the feeling that something special was going to take place inside the Octagon. Fans worldwide...
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Alex Chambers – Invicta Debut
February 24, 2013When Alex Chambers (3-1) tore through experienced MMA vet Mika Nagano (11-8) at the Brace For War all female event back in October 2012, her name was thrown into the spotlight as a dominant force on the Australian WMMA circuit. After her highlight reel finish, it was revealed that Ch...
Read more...Now That’s A Flyweight! – XFC Australia
February 21, 2013Whilst the division is quite new to the UFC, the 125lbs division boasts quite a number of explosive fighters worldwide. Some criticism the division takes is that the fighters don’t possess the same knockout power that the heavier divisions have. In Australia, that is not the case. The footage...
Read more...CageJunkies Exclusive: TUF 17 Recap Episode 5
February 20, 2013The Ultimate Fighter 17 Team Sonnen vs Team Jones airs every Tuesday at 9pm ET on FX. This week we’ll see the highly touted and much talked about Robert “Bubba” McDaniel (Team Jones) take on underdog and youngest fighter in TUF History, Kelvin Gastelum (Team Sonnen)...
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Damien Brown – Brace 19 Winner
February 18, 2013At Brace For War 19, the highly anticipated lightweight match-up of Damien Brown and Rob Hill took place and much to the delight of the fight-fans in attendance, it was a fight that did not disappoint. After a three round war, Brown emerged the victor and in the process extended his winning ...
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Brandon Sosoli – Evolving
February 12, 2013Photo source: FaceBook It’s not often that a fighter can redeem their first professional loss and win a championship belt in the same night, for Brandon Sosoli (2-1) that “perfect storm” of events all took place in Canberra, Australia on February 2nd. Going into the Heavyweight elimin...
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Post Fight Questions with ‘Uncle Creepy’
posted by Derrik Putzel
What turned out to be more than just the first 125lb fight in UFC history, McCall vs Johnson will go down as one of the biggest blunders ever to take place in MMA. A fourth round was added to...
Creepy Down Under! A Couple Of Questions with Ian McCall
posted by Derrik Putzel
Ian McCall is making his UFC debut this Friday (or Saturday depending on your location) in Sydney, Australia. Despite this being the biggest fight of his career and cutting his last couple pounds,...
Benson’s First Title Defense?
posted by Derrik Putzel
Before the fight between Edgar and Henderson even took place, many of us thought about the matchups that would come after this fight. Like most things MMA, there were a lot of factors involved in...
Forum Love 02.25.2012
posted by Derrik Putzel
Back again is another installment of Forum Love. Where Cage Junkies recognizes the awesomeness of the UG and brings it to the casual fan. There are other forums out there so feel free to comment...
Eye of the Fan’s look at UFC Japan
posted by Derrik Putzel
Its been a few weeks since the last Eye of the Fan but it returns in time to look at the UFC’s return to Japan! This weekend is UFC 144 and it is headlined by a very interesting Main Event....
Dreams Can Be Broken
posted by Derrik Putzel
There was a time not so long ago that Diego Sanchez was talked about as a future champion. He was 17-0 with wins over guys like Nick Diaz, Karo Parisyan, John Alessio, Jorge Santiago and Joe Riggs....
Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson, Should He Be Cut?
posted by Derrik Putzel
Roy Nelson fell short again when matched up with one of the top HW’s in the world. Fabricio Werdum was able to put Big Country in a lot of trouble early in the first round in route to...
Forum Love 01.18.12
posted by Derrik Putzel
In this week’s edition of Forum Love, we are going to continue to bring threads straight from the UG. These are just some of the examples of what makes this sport different from many others,...
CageJunkies Forum Love 01.11.12
posted by Derrik Putzel
Here at Cage Junkies we want to be something other news sites aren’t, connected to the...
Eye of the Fan – UFC Tonight Review
posted by Derrik Putzel
Happy New Year my fellow Cage Junkies and welcome back to Eye of the Fan. This week I want to...
Eye of the Fan – This and That
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome all for this week’s Eye of the Fan. This week is all about the message boards and what...
Eye of the Fan Excited for UFC 141
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome back and Happy Holidays to all my fellow Cage Junkies! We are just over a week away from...
Eye of the Fan’s Look at UFC 140
posted by Derrik Putzel
So here we are, back for another edition of Eye of the Fan. This week I am going to touch on what...
Eye of the Fan 12.08.11
posted by Derrik Putzel
Here we are the 10th installment of Eye of the Fan. To commemorate this huge accomplishment...
Eye Of The Fan 12.01.11
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome back to yet another episode of Eye of the Fan. As always, I try to discuss MMA topics from...
Eye Of The Fan 11.24.11 – Is Hendo Vs. Shogun The Greatest Fight Ever Edition
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Eye of the Fan. It will be no surprise that the focus of this week will revolve around the absolute awesomeness that was November 19th, 2011. With three...
Eye Of The Fan 11.16.11 – UFC on FOX Edition
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome back my fellow Cage Junkies to this week’s Eye of the Fan! This past weekend was a...
Eye Of The Fan 11.02.11
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome all to another edition of Eye of the Fan. This week our focus will be on where the...
Eye Of The Fan 10.26.11 – BJ Penn
posted by Derrik Putzel
Welcome back Cage Junkies to Eye of the Fan. After last week’s look at Fedor and being...