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Jackson sees value in entertaining fans
Josh GrossSANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The update prompted a nod and smile. Sitting inside a modest conference room at Viacom's MTV Networks, Quinton Jackson was clearly relieved to learn that the number of participants on a conference call about his wide-rangin...
Blog | June 06, 2013 -
Notes & nuggets: Curse of 159 strikes again
Josh GrossUFC 159 karma, you did it again. Pat Healy revealed Tuesday he was popped for pot after dismantling Jim Miller in Newark a couple weeks ago. So the one guy who appeared unharmed -- better yet, better off -- following the weirdest Zuffa event since...
Blog | May 15, 2013 -
Bellator's growth could lead to PPV date
Josh GrossOn hiatus until Bellator MMA's Summer Series in June offers three four- man tournaments, the promotion and its vested television partner, Spike TV, have just begun to unpack their first season together since the move from MTV2's hinterlands. A sol...
Blog | April 11, 2013 -
Bellator 94: David Rickels, Emanuel Newton earn title shot
Josh GrossDaniel Rickels' late salvo at the end of Round 2 promptly ended matters against Saad Awad and propelled the Bellator lightweight tournament champion into a title bout.
Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013 -
Jansen outworks Held to set up title shot
Josh GrossDave Jansen outworked Marcin Held to win the Season 7 Bellator lightweight tournament and set up a title shot against Michael Chandler.
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2013 -
Winnipeg's gain; Jones-Silva most coveted
Josh GrossWinnipeg, hello. For the first time, UFC announced Tuesday, it will roll into the Canadian province of Manitoba, bringing all the makings of a quality card. On Wednesday ESPN.com reported that interim UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao will fig...
Blog | March 06, 2013 -
Was Jon Fitch too pricey for the UFC?
Josh GrossNo matter what you think of Jon Fitch as a fighter, Dana White's justifications for letting the welterweight go from the UFC don't work. Let's start with White's assertion that Fitch is "super f---ing expensive." Zuffa paid the eight-year UFC ...
Blog | February 25, 2013 -
Bellator 89 -- Eduardo Dantas keeps bantamweight title
Josh GrossEduardo Dantas stopped Marcos Galvao to grab a spot in Bellator's bantamweight tournament.
Story | Conversation | February 14, 2013 -
For Spike TV's Randy Couture, no 'going back' to UFC partnership
Josh GrossRetired mixed martial arts icon Randy Couture is eager to move onto the next stage of his career, despite believing a multi-year creative partnership with Spike TV signifies his "death sentence" with the UFC.
Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013 -
Bellator 86 recap -- Ben Askren stopped Karl Amoussou to retain t...
Josh GrossBellatorwelterweight champion Ben Askren finished Karl Amoussou to retain his Bellator welterweight title Saturday night.
Story | Conversation | January 24, 2013 -
Amoussous fighting for French legalization
Josh GrossPARIS -- Thursday's mixed martial arts class at Lagardere Paris Racing had mercifully concluded. That much is clear after nearly 80 French men and women, crossing paths like waterlogged ants walking a trail, slapped five before dispersing into a damp...
Blog | January 24, 2013 -
Bellator's best shine bright in spotlight
Josh GrossIRVINE, Calif. -- Because sport always trends this way, it won't be long before a discussion brews around which mixed martial artist is Bellator's best. If Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney is to be believed, and thus far there's no reason to doubt him, t...
Blog | January 18, 2013 -
Winner of March 7 Marcin Held-Dave Jansen fight to face Mike Chan...
Josh GrossMarcin Held will face Dave Jansen March 7 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., with the winner earning a shot at Mike Chandler's Bellator lightweight crown, according to sources.
Story | Conversation | January 18, 2013 -
Bellator 85 a coming out party for Curran
Josh GrossHard-core fans would recognize Pat Curran's name. He's ranked in the top 10 of virtually all media rankings at 145 pounds. Yet considering he's 25 years old, and has done most of his work on MTV2 as part of a budding organization still seeking attent...
Blog | January 17, 2013 -
Tournament format suits Bellator just fine
Josh GrossHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- He might not like to be reminded of it, but that doesn't change the fact that Renato "Babalu" Sobral has entered his 16th year as a professional mixed martial artist. A sport that paid him well and, to his chagrin, prov...
Blog | January 16, 2013 -
Bellator 85 recap -- Pat Curran, Michael Chandler defend titles
Josh GrossBellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler envisions himself the best 155-pound mixed martial artist on the planet -- and the 26-year-old wrestler from Missouri is at least deserving of being in the discussion.
Story | Conversation | January 09, 2013