Nah-Shon Burrell isn’t a boxer, so when he says that he is from Philadelphia and competes in MMA many might not take him serious. However, that is far from the case, as the Strikeforce welterweight has made a name for himself in a quick time with an 8-1 record in his career with six knockout victories.
This Saturday night, Burrell will take on Chris Spang at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The bout will be part of Strikeforce’s main card on Showtime. Burrell currently trains with Tuan Pharm and The Fight Firm in Philly, but is branching out to train with former UFC fighter John Howard and Bombsquad.
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Many fans labeled last night’s headlining fight at UFC on Fuel 3 between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung as having Fight of the Night potential and, as it turns out, they were absolutely right.
The exciting four-round rumble featured a number of near-finishes including Poirier escaping some solid submission attempts and seemingly shifting the momentum back in his favor after dropping the first two frames. However, in the end Jung locked up a D’Arce Choke and sent Poirier to sleep shortly thereafter.
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When he’s not busy coming up with creative ways to show off at the weigh-ins or walk down to the cage it turns out UFC middleweight Tom Lawlor is actually a pretty darn good Mixed Martial Artist as well! Lawlor, who has four wins inside the Octagon, celebrated his 29th birthday with a Knockout of the Night victory last night at UFC on Fuel 3.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, the colorful competitor drops the comedy act and shares one of his favorite drills aimed at timing one’s takedowns.
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Tonight was time once again for a mid-week UFC event, though UFC on Fuel 3 was certainly no throwaway card with featured fights including Jeremy Stephens-Donald Cerrone and headliner Chan Sung Jung-Dustin Poirier.
Other competitors who took to the infamous eight-sided cage tonight include Jason MacDonald, Jeff Curran, Rafael dos Anjos, and Amir Sadollah.
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James Wilks, who captured the title of Ultimate Fighter winner on season nine, has announced his retirement from MMA. Wilks went 2-2 in his UFC career, defeating Peter Sobotta and initially DaMarques Johnson to capture the TUF title. However, he hasn’t fought since October 2010 and apparently for good reason.
The British-born fighter suffered a fractured vertebra as a youth and was informed by doctors that he could face paralysis if he continued to fight and rggravated the injury.
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Widely-respected trainer Cesar Gracie sure has his hands full this week! Not only is Gracie still dealing with the fallout from longtime student Nick Diaz‘s decision to skip out on a BJJ superfight but is also busy preparing Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez for a title-defense this weekend against Josh Thomson.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, viewers can also see Gracie doing work albeit on the mat as an instructor with the assistance of grappling ace Caio Terra. Specifically the duo address how to attack an opponent from the back with an Armbar and how to transition back onto an adversary’s back FROM the Armbar if necessary.
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Rising light heavyweight star Phil Davis will look to bounce back from his first career loss on August 4 when he faces former heavyweight Chad Griggs at UFC on FOX 4. The 27-year old came out guns blazing to open up his career with nine straight wins including success against Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, but lost a decision to Rashad Evans in his last outing.
News of the match-up was confirmed on Monday night by the UFC.
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The more UFC heavyweight Frank Mir talks the more he reveals himself to be a true strategist, analyzing all angles of his match-ups and preparing himself to pounce at every moment. His upcoming title-fight against current champion Junior dos Santos is no exception in that regard as Mir made clear in a recent interview where he stated he planned to bang with the Brazilian boxer more than many fans might have expected him to, especially considering Dos Santos has ten strike-based stoppages in his fourteen total wins while all five of Mir’s losses have involved TKOs.
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