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Friday, June 12, 2009
Joe Warren Talks About His Dream Win Over Kid Yamamoto
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:34 PM
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Bas Rutten's Top 5 MMA Gifts
 With Christmas right around the corner and people still looking for last-minute gifts, MMAInsider spoke to legendary fighter, commentator and entrepreneur Bas "El Guapo" Rutten to get the rundown of his Top 5 gifts for the MMA enthusiast looking to up their game the way the pros do.
5 -- Fight Shorts with Non-Slip Material Inseams
"If I were competing right now I would like to have fight shorts that go to your knees or just a little bit over them with the inside gi-like (non-slip) material. I think those are better than anything else because you have traction because it's more difficult for your opponent to escape submissions like arm bars and triangle chokes."
4 -- Good Music to Listen to During Training
"Some people say it's not important, but for me it's one of the priorities. Techno to warm you up and when you want to get really aggressive go for music like Rage Against the Machine; that really gets me worked up."
3 -- Heavy Padded Training Gloves with Open Palms
"It's a little more difficult to do submissions with these - especially rear naked chokes - but you can actually spar with these gloves. If you injure your hands, training is over, and hand injuries are the worst because you can't hit or do submissions."
2 -- Dentist-Fitted Mouthpiece
"One that locks into your upper teeth and an under-bite for your lower teeth, this is very important. This makes a big difference when wanting to keep your teeth or between getting knocked out or not. You can resist a way bigger blow with a properly fitted mouthpiece than without."
1 -- Instructional DVD Sets
"If you want to focus on fighting in a cage, ring or MMA career I would say buy the Big DVDs of Combat. Even BJ Penn told me personally it was the best instructional he's seen. Or, if you're out with your girlfriend and need to protect yourself on the street get the Lethal Street Fighting DVD."
"This whole list is a great start, but in the end you need motivation and determination to make it all work. These gifts will be sure to get a smile and you'll be on your way to a fine 2009; Godspeed and party on!"Labels: Bas Rutten
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 12:00 PM
Saturday, November 1, 2008
InsideMMA Breaks Down UFC 90
In the latest edition of InsideMMA on HDNet, Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten welcomed UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, Mask from the Tapout Crew, and UFC welterweight Mike Swick to break down some of the fights from UFC 90, as well as discuss the title potential of Thiago Alves.
Here is a brief clip from InsideMMA:
Labels: Bas Rutten, HDNet, InsideMMA, Kenny Rice, Mask, Mike Swick, Randy Couture
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 10:00 PM
Friday, October 10, 2008
Ken Shamrock Apologizes To Fans
 Ken Shamrock on Thursday issued an open letter explaining the occurences at the recent CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights in Florida that kept him out of the scheduled main event with Kimbo Slice. He also apologized to his fans:
The scheduled bout with Kimbo on the EliteXC/CBS Saturday Night Fight card was a great opportunity, and it is unfortunate that I was unable to face Kimbo as planned. I want to apologize to all of my fans, and to the EliteXC and CBS executives who worked so hard to put this fight together. I also want to apologize to Kimbo, Bas Rutten and their entire camp for what happened. I recognize that I put them in a very bad situation, particularly Kimbo. It's difficult to walk into the ring after training for one opponent only to find out hours before the fight that you have to face some you don't know or have never seen fight.
Over the years there have been many great times as well as disappointing times and I know Saturday the fans were as disappointed as I was. I was worked up so I decided to train with my partners in order to stay focused on the fight. I was just doing a light roll to check holds when I got caught by a head butt. It was a freak accident and I didn't think anything of it until I saw drops of blood. It appeared to be a deep laceration so I had my physician look at it and we immediately went to the emergency room. When they said the cut would require stitches, my heart sank because I knew that the Florida Boxing Commission would not let me fight. I was disappointed because I knew this was an opportunity to give the fans, my friends, and my family something to cheer about. It has been a hard couple of years for me, and for my fans. I have suffered some disappointing losses. I definitely regret my decision to train on the day of the fight.
I promise that I will make this up to all my fans. I know that there is nothing I can do about what occurred, but I plan to get back into the ring soon. I would like it to be against Kimbo Slice. Hopefully EliteXC/CBS will still be able to put a fight together. It's is the right thing to do. The fans want it and I want it.
Labels: Bas Rutten, CBS, EliteXC, Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 6:00 PM
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