Boss's Picks - UFC 160: Velazquez vs Bigfoot II

Date: May 25, 2013

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Broadcast: Pay-per-view, FX, Facebook

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva - for heavyweight title - Boss's pick: Velazquez rd2 TKO ref stoppage from strikes.

Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt p Boss's pick: Dos Santos rd3 unanimous decision.

James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira - Boss's pick: Teixeira rd1 KO punch.

T.J. Grant vs. Gray Maynard - Boss's pick: Maynard rd3 unanimous decision.

Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons - Boss's pick: Cerrone rd3 unanimous decision.

UFC 160: VELASQUEZ VS. BIGFOOT 2

Date: May 25, 2013

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Broadcast: Pay-per-view, FX, Facebook

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva - for heavyweight title

Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt

James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira

T.J. Grant vs. Gray Maynard

Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story

Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway

Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6:35 p.m. ET)

Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Stephen Thompson

Brian Bowles vs. George Roop

Estevan Payan vs. Jeremy Stephens

NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS ANNOUNCES “NATIONS COLLIDE: CANADIAN INVASION”

[NEF Press Release]

Bangor, Maine (May 23, 2013) – Today New England Fights! (NEF) officially kicked off the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion’s “Summer Vacationland Fight Tour” event schedule by announcing “Nations Collide: Canadian Invasion” on Friday, July 12th, at the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine. The show will mark the first of its kind ever to be held in Bangor.

“We’ve combed the northeast of the United States and all of Canada to secure some of the top talent available for this show,” stated NEF promoter and co-owner Nick DiSalvo. “We launched one of our most serious scouting expeditions to date to assemble these fiercely skilled and patriotic athletes that are determined to represent their respective nations with courage, ferocity and honor on July 12th. There’s nothing more American than an outdoor summer show in Maine around the 4th of July – come out and see what all the buzz is about.”

Premier FC 13 Continued: Bouts 3 and 4

Today we've got a couple of fights that brought the fans to their feet for sure.  I was excited to see Justin Kristie finally make his way back into the cage after his controversial victory last year at Warrior Nation III in April 2012.  He's a very exciting fighter and has tremendous heart.  Hence the nickname "Cardiac Kid".  Ian McEwan is no slouch so here we have two fighters that love to leave it in the cage. Then we've got the fourth bout of the event between two fighters I know well and have tremendous respect for.  Mike Tabor and I stepped into the Warrior Nation cage in opposite corners.  Although I started out strong it was Mike's calm and collected game that paid big that night.  He caught me in an armbar in the 1st round.  It was a loss that felt like a win in my book.  Glad to have been in there with such a genuine fighter.  His opponent in the following video is George Wilson of Gladiator BJJ in West Springfield.  George and I have had occasion to roll more than once and I loved seeing him bring my friend and mentor's techniques to life in the cage.  Gabriel is the genuine article bringing his Jiu-Jitsu from the place of it's origin to our small community here in Western Mass.  It was an honor and a privilege to film his student.  Now onto the fights...

CES New Blood June 7th, 2013 Fight Card

CES's newest installment on June 7th, 2013 is quickly approaching and we were desperate to see the fight card.  Pat Sullivan, the matchmaker of CES was kind enough to share it with us to release to you all.  As usual, there are some excellent match ups on it.  John Howard will be on it against an opponent to be named soon.  Greg Rebello will be facing Lewis Rumsey and both fighters are Bellator veterans.  Nate Andrews is fighting Jeff Anderson which should be another awesome fight.  Soap Am makes his pro debut and he is anxious to use elbows!  Get your tickets here and hang tight and we will provide you with the full preview the week of.  For the rest of the fight just look below....

John Howard (19-7, UFC veteran) vs. TBA soon

Greg Rebello (15-4, Bellator veteran) vs. Lewis Rumsey (9-8, Bellator veteran)

Pedro Gonzalez (7-5) vs. Sidemar Honario (8-3)

Andre Soukhamthath (4-1) vs. Blair Tugman (5-4, Bellator veteran)

Nate Andrews (4-0) vs. Jeff Anderson (11-7)

Eric Spicely (1-0) vs. Tundee Oduyingho (0-0)

Soap Am (0-0) vs. Carlos Hernandez (1-0)

Joe Reverdes (1-2) vs TBA

Brian Sparrow (0-0) vs. Silvester Murataj (0-1)

Ruben Ortiz (0-0) vs. Kemran Lachinov (0-1)

Premier FC 13: Ammy Bouts 6 and 10

There were some pretty amazing fights and then there were some crazy fights at PFC 13.  Here are two of what we believe to fall into both the amazing and crazy.  Ultimately you will have to decide why they deserve those accolades.  Great job by these fighters and we thank you for the effort.

 Martinez (Underdog BJJ) Vs. Flores (Legal Beatdown Studio)

Lefevre (Tang Muay Thai) Vs. Payant (Gladiator BJJ)
Amateur 125lb Womens MMA Title Match

Victory Combat MMA 5/18/2013 Live Updates

Keep refreshing this article for the latest updates as they happen....

Michael Castill (Debut) American Top Team, NY vs Alfredo Nunez (Debut) Redline Fight Sports, Boston (155 lbs)

Majority decision Nunez

Dennis Guerrero (debut) American Top Team, NY VS Yeison Berdugo (1-3) Team United Muay Lao, Providence (135 lbs)

NEF Fight Night VII 5/18/2013 Review

We arrived right at 4pm and quickly found our seats.  The show is packed with NEF fans and the fights are about to start.  I will add more to this intro later as the night goes on.  I see Occupy the Cage and Kill Their Will banners inside the cage.  NEF has a new ring girl Audra and she looks to be getting the hang of it all real quickly.  No ring girl bloopers this time folks.  Kevin the Ref, Jimmy Bickford and John English are the refs for the evening.  John Vena is our host with the most and even was nice to share his fries. I arrived too late and unfortunately was not able to visit the apparel guys to see their new designs so I apologize folks.  I didn't see too many local celebs and that was because they all were fighting!  I saw John Raio, Frosty, Old School, John Fain, Matt Douglas, NEF celebrity Kristina Sprague and Mr. and Mrs. GWM!

PremierFC 13: Ammy Bouts 1 and 2

Are you ready to relive the action from April 28th, 2013?

Well here you go. Our first two ammy bouts are ready for your enjoyment.

Big thanks to my new editor for getting knees deep over the last week and helping me put together the best PFC videos I've filmed yet. Thanks to PremierFC and The Holyoke Blue Sox for allowing my ragtag crew from Frontier Community Access Television to be the ones above the cage capturing all this action. My biggest thanks go out to the fighters who I feel are the only reason to watch these fights. Their dedication to a grueling sport is inspiring and intense. Enjoy...

Team Irish Takes Performance To The Next Level

[NEF Press Release]

 Lewiston, Maine (May 17, 2013) – The Team Irish Takeover of NEF VII has been well documented leading up to Saturday’s seminal event for Marcus Davis’ fight team and New England Fights! (NEF), Maine’s mixed martial arts promotion. Davis has promised a showcase performance from his students who train between schools located in Brewer and Westbrook, Maine. The latest addition to the Team Irish dynasty, the Team Irish Performance Training Center (PTC), could be a key to the team’s predicted success on Saturday.