The day after an Anderson Silva or Jon Jones fight is always interesting. You have the fans that can’t believe what they just witnessed, fans who expected fireworks and got them, and of...
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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You might not like it, but Jon Jones is here for good.
posted by TD Lott
By now the media outlets have covered virtually every angle of the Jon Jones scandal, or multiple scandals as the case may be. Over the past few months Jones’s image has taken a...
THE TYSON EFFECT: MMA’S NEWEST WEAPON?
posted by TD Lott
To say that the result of Saturday night’s Evans/Jones fight was a complete surprise to me would not be very accurate. Practically everyone knew going into the match that the odds were...
EVANS/JONES – A TEST OF COACHES AND FIGHTERS
posted by TD Lott
The big weekend is almost upon us. On Saturday, April 21st, the UFC features a long-awaited bout between former Jackson camp teammates and training partners, Rashad Evans and Jon Jones. Although the...
Heavyweight Jon Jones May Happen Sooner Rather Than Later
posted by TD Lott
The April 21st match between Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Rashad Evans is just around the corner. A bout that has been long delayed due to injuries, rescheduling, and even more injuries is...
Bad Blood fights that MUST happen this year!
posted by TD Lott
MMA is probably the most respectful sport on the planet. This is especially true if you factor in that the competitors are attempting to take each other’s heads off. Even the...
Perspectives on Pound-For-Pound Rankings
posted by Al
When compiling lists of the greatest pound-for-pound (P4P) fighters, it’s important not...
UFC 140 weigh ins set for Dec. 9; Munoz to host Q&A
posted by Jay Pagliaro
Weigh ins for UFC 140 in Toronto will be held on Friday December 9, 2011 at the Air Canada Center,...
Why Anderson Silva Vs. Jon Jones Should Happen
posted by Al
After UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones defended his title against Quinton...
Jon Bones Jones: “I have no respect for Rashad.”
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Jon Jones recently spoke about Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans and getting...
Rashad Evans Discusses Injury, Lyoto Machida Getting Title Shot
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Rashad Evans was interviewed after the announcement of Lyoto Machida vs. Jon “Bones”...
Lyoto Machida Versus Jon Jones Set For UFC 140
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
UFC President Dana White just tweeted the following about the UFC 140 main event: “Alright...
Jon “Bones” Jones Spends $190K on His New Bentley
posted by Mario Morales
Following his successful title defense against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 135, this...
Rumors Of Jon Jones Facing Rashad Evans At UFC 140 Squashed
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Dana White is having a bit of a field day with a rumor that emerged in the aftermath of...
MMA Rumors 10.04.11
posted by Sean McNie
Why are rumors important, you ask? Rumors make-a the world go ‘round. Do you remember how...
CageJunkies Fact Or Fiction 09.30.11
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Hey everyone, my name is Ajit Punj and I am fortunate to take over the “fact or fiction”...
Post UFC 135 Steven Seagal Interview
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Some highlights: On Jon Jones vs. Rampage Jackson: Helwani: Is that how you expected the main event...
Dan Henderson On UFC And The Future Of Strikeforce
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Dan Henderson talks about his return to the UFC and the future of Strikeforce in...
Watch Bones Jones Submit Rampage… It’s Back!
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Watch as Bones Jones ends Rampage’s night with a rear naked choke in Rd 4. Catch it...
UFC 135 Bonuses Here First! Find Out Who Is Getting The Big Bucks!
posted by J. Yayo Hernandez
Are you curious about who was Fight of the Night? Knockout and submission of the night? Read...