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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - You could call it an early Christmas for the big kids, as the release of Jakks Pacific's first two waves of UFC action figures on toy shelves over the last seven weeks has been greeted with the type of glee from fight fans that is usually reserved for the morning of December 25th. It was just the type of reception Enrique Ruvalcaba, Jakks Pacific's Director of Marketing,...
UFC (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - After Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz' two fights together, one thing has been made crystal clear - it's an almost impossible task to separate the two former light heavyweight champions. Saturday night's rematch at the Mandalay Bay Events Center was the latest example, as Griffin avenged his split decision loss to Ortiz in 2006 with a split decision win of his own...
UFC (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - With the combined knockout power of welterweight contenders Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson, many expected their UFC 106 co-main event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to end in quick and explosive fashion. But it was Koscheck, a former NCAA National Champion, going back to his roots to take Johnson down and submit him in the second round Saturday night.
UFC (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Before Saturday night's clash with Marcus Davis at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, welterweight prospect Ben Saunders said that he hoped to become the first fighter to knock "The Irish Hand Grenade" out. His wish came true, as he used his deadly knees to halt the veteran contender in the first round of their UFC 106 preliminary bout.
UFC (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The UFC 59 fight poster read "Reality Check", and for five minutes, it certainly was for Forrest Griffin, who was battered for much of the opening stanza of his 2006 bout on the card by a man who had reigned over the light heavyweight division longer than anyone else in UFC history, Tito Ortiz.
