Tag Archives: MMA

May 11 2017

UFC 211 Preview: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2

MMA content on my website has been few and far between as of late. I still follow the sport on a regular basis. Still, it’s become difficult to get excited about the fights due to an oversaturation of events that carry a decreasing amount of divisional relevance.

This Saturday will serve as a different story as UFC 211 presents a stellar main card. Two title fights, a welterweight bout that will solidify a #1 contender along with two great pairings will round out what could be the best show in years.

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Dec 16 2016

Brock Lesnar: Fined, Suspended, and it Stinks

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Former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar received a one-year suspension, earlier today, by the Nevada Athletic Commission, as a result of two failed drug tests for his fight with Mark Hunt at UFC 200 this past July.

Lesnar also agreed to pay a fine of $250,000 in a settlement, which equals to 10% of his disclosed $2.5 million purse for the fight. His unanimous decision victory over Hunt has been officially overturned into a no contest.  Continue reading →

Nov 23 2016

Alvarez fell into the Trap at UFC 205

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Featherweight champion Conor McGregor made history last Saturday when he walloped Eddie Alvarez to become the Lightweight Champion, making him the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles in two weight classes simultaneously.

The fight capped off a monumental night of fights as UFC 205 was the first event held in New York since the statewide ban was lifted after a near 20 year political battle.

Eddie Alvarez was the test to prove once and for all whether Conor McGregor was fact or fiction. McGregor aced the exam with relative ease, but Alvarez didn’t execute the best game plan. Continue reading →

Oct 24 2016

Ortiz vs. Sonnen Announced for Bellator 170

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If you ever wondered what it would look like if two professional wrestlers fought each other in an MMA bout, Bellator will deliver the closest thing to it on January 21 when Tito Ortiz squares off against Chael Sonnen in a light heavyweight main event. They both grew up as wrestling fans and have nicknames that firmly pronounce their colorful personalities.

The bravado of Ortiz’s fiery clad “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” is the perfect foil to the boisterous Midwesterner in Sonnen aka “The American Gangster.”  If that’s not enough, the nucleus of their combative arsenal is a grinding wrestling style to punish their opponents against the cage.  Continue reading →

Aug 1 2016

Cage Hero: MMA Comic Book Review

When MMA star Randy Couture fought Tim Sylvia in March of 2008, he did so against the wishes of the MMA faithful. People were concerned for his safety as Couture was 43 years old and coming out of retirement to battle the much larger champion who stands at 6 feet, 8 inches, tips the scales at 300 lbs. and is 13 years his junior.

Couture rocked the monstrous Sylvia with his first punch, eight seconds into the fight, and dominated the entire affair in an awe inspiring performance to capture his third UFC Heavyweight Championship. That night, “Captain America” went from hero to legend.
High school student and wrestling sensation Ryder Stone learns about his true destiny when he joins a super-powered team of mixed martial arts fighters and strives to live up to his adopted name, Legend, in the pages of Dynamite Entertainment’s Cage Hero.
Click here to read the entire review at Forces of Geek.com
Jun 23 2016

CM Punk’s UFC Debut Officially Announced

After many delays, which led even more question if he would ever step foot in the octagon, on September 10th, CM Punk will make his long-awaited UFC debut when he faces Mickey Gall in a welterweight bout at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio.

UFC 203 is headlined by Stipe Miocic defending the heavyweight title for the first time against Alistair Overeem. In the co-main event, Fabricio Werdum, who lost the title to Miocic, looks to get back in the championship picture as he takes on Ben Rothwell.  Continue reading →

Jun 12 2016

WWE’s Ultimate Gamble with Brock Lesnar

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Never has a WWE contracted wrestler been allowed to fight in a professional combative setting. That all changed on Saturday when it was announced on the UFC 199 pay-per-view broadcast that Brock Lesnar will make his return to the octagon next month at UFC 200, on July 9th. Monday, on SportsCenter, it was announced that Lesnar’s opponent at UFC 200 will be Mark Hunt. There are so many interesting variables to this unprecedented announcement.   Continue reading →

May 19 2016

Report: CM Punk Not Progressing Well As A Fighter

Reports have surfaced regarding CM Punk’s MMA training and they’re not good. If this is true, what does the future hold for the former WWE superstar and will he ever fight in the UFC? I recorded a news update on the story along with some analysis that you can listen to on the official YouTube channel of Gerweck.Net

May 2 2016

Conor McGregor’s Multi-Million Dollar Blunder

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When it comes to UFC 200, history will look at Conor McGregor as a man who tried to bluff his way to the biggest pot of all-time, only to realize that UFC was holding a straight flush before the game even began. False tweets about retirement and reconciliation will only get a superstar so far.  Continue reading →

Mar 24 2016

Thoughts on New York’s legalization of Mixed Martial Arts

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The following comment is heresy for someone with my New England roots. I love New York City. Its aura, sights, sounds, and culture are infectious and my wife and I visit as often as we can. Now, we have a new reason to go to the Big Apple. 

On Tuesday, the near decade long fight to legalize mixed martial arts in New York culminated as the State Assembly passed a bill by a vote of 113-25 to lift the ban, which has been in place since 1997. Governor Andrew Cuomo has stated that he will sign the bill when it comes across his desk. Continue reading →