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Friday, May 8, 2009
Roy Jones Jr. Headed to Strikeforce?
Scott Coker from Strikeforce and Ken Hershman from Showtime spoke with Cagewriter about the realistic possibilities of boxer Roy Jones, Jr. fighting Nick Diaz, or anyone else, under the Strikeforce banner.Labels: Roy Jones Jr., Showtime, Strikeforce
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 5:07 PM
Friday, March 27, 2009
Din Thomas To R&B'er Chris Brown: "If you can give it, you should be able to get it."
 Following a vicious knockout of Gabe Lemley on Roy Jones Jr.'s "March Badness" card last Saturday night, former UFC lightweight turned featherweight Din Thomas made a statement to the crowd that he would gladly take up the cause of doling out some punishment to R&B singer Chris Brown for his infraction with girlfriend and fellow R&B superstar Rihanna, a few weeks back.
Thomas stopped by MMAWeekly Radio on Tuesday to discuss his win and his highly publicized comments about Chris Brown, and the fighter admits that it wasn't anything he planned exactly.
"I didn't really think it would get that much buzz," Thomas said about the post fight comments. "Cause me and my man, we was watching earlier in the day, we was watching TV and this commercial came on with Oprah and Robin Givens talking about the whole situation. So it was in my head, but I didn't really know what I was going to say. I didn't even know if I was going to win the fight to have the chance to say something."
The American Top Team fighter has never pulled punches when it comes to speaking his mind, and he says if he has a microphone in front of him, watch out.
"When I get in front of a lot of people with a microphone, and they give me the stage, I don't really step on nobody's toes, but when you give me an opportunity to speak, I'm liable to say something that some people ain't going to like, cause it's going to create a stir, and I did," he commented.
Still, given the publicized nature of the situation surrounding Chris Brown and Rihanna, Thomas has no problem issuing the challenge to the R&B singer for putting his hands on a woman.
"You're watching the pictures, she looked worse than Felix Trinidad did when Bernard Hopkins fought him. I was like, 'how do you get to the point where you've got to beat a person up this bad?' I fought Clay Guida for 15 minutes and didn't look that bad," Thomas said about Rihanna after the incident.
"The reality is you ain't supposed to be beating up on a girl like that. No matter what you do, you ain't supposed to beat up no girl like that. It ain't about me trying to punk a little pop star, cause everybody knows 2 years ago when I got on TV, I called out (Floyd) Mayweather and Kermit Cintron just cause they said that MMA fighters couldn't fight. So for me, if you ain't going to respect, give respect, you've got to prove it, you've got to show me."
At the end of the day, Thomas feels that Brown has something to pay for.
"If you can give it, you should be able to get it," he said in closing about Brown.Labels: Chris Brown, Din Thomas, March Badness, Rihanna, Roy Jones Jr.
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:35 PM
Thursday, March 19, 2009
VIDEO: Lashley and Guida Clash at Press Conference
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:13 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Petruzelli Out, Shamrock vs. Lashley Heads MMA on Roy Jones, Jr. Event
 PRESS RELEASE:
Ken “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Shamrock battles Bobby Lashley in the main event of the mixed-martial-arts portion of the March 21st pro boxing/MMA hybrid pay-per-view event at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Fla.
Eight-time world boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) headlines the show, presented by Square Ring Promotions in association with Hirsch Borao Boxing and the Pensacola Civic Center, against 4-time world title challenger Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs).
Shamrock-Lashley, featuring an intriguing match-up between an MMA icon (Shamrock) and the hottest new combat fighter (Lashley), replaces the originally announced MMA main event featuring Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli and Doug “Rhino” Marshall because Petruzelli pulled-out due to an injury suffered during training.
“I’ve done a lot of firsts,” Shamrock commented. “I was the first heavyweight champ of MMA and first foreign champ in Japan. This is the first time two champions (Jones and Shamrock) in their individual sports, at this level, will be fighting on the same card – boxing and MMA. I think it’s the way of the future and it’s happening now. Lashley got things going in wrestling and then the WWE. Now he’s in MMA. He’s very good. I think he’s 270-pounds of muscle – quick, explosive and strong. The area he lacks, gound skills, he makes up for with his strength and ability to move on the ground. He can really move on his feet. This isn’t a fat guy laying on his back.”
The unique pro boxing/MMA show is being distributed by Square Ring Promotions, Inc. at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in North America on cable and satellite via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the United States, as well as Viewer's Choice, Shaw Cable, Star Choice and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
“I am excited to be part of this card alongside Roy Jones, Jr. and Square Ring Promotions,” Lashley said. “I am looking forward to fighting an experienced opponent like Ken Shamrock and showing the fans that Bobby Lashley is a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division. I am going to come out from the opening bell and show Ken Shamrock and the rest of the world that Bobby Lashley is not someone you want to mess with.”
Lion’s Den founder Shamrock (27-13-2, 2 KOs, 23 Submissions), fighting out of San Diego, was the original UFC Superfight and King of the Pancrase MMA champion. Ken dominated the UFC and Pancrase for years, defeating a Who’s Who of MMA stars including Bas Rutten (twice), Masakatsu Funaki (twice), Dan Severn and Kimo Leopoldo (twice), as well as fighting Royce Gracie to a draw.
In 1997, Shamrock joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was a star there for three years, returning to MMA with Pride Fighting Championships until 2002, when he returned to the UFC. An outstanding athlete who was drafted by the San Diego Chargers, Ken won his last bout by first-round submission (arm bar) this past February 13 against Ross Clifton.
Lashley (1-0, 1 KO) is a true physical specimen, standing 6-3 and weighing 265 pounds, which helped him become a 3-time NCAA champion (1996-98) and 4-time All-America wrestler at Missouri Valley College. After graduating from college, Bobby joined the U.S. Army and was a 2-time Armed Forces Champion and 2002 Military Games Championship silver medalist.
Two years ago, Lashley became a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar, highlighted at Wrestlemania 23 as a representative of Donald Trump in a bet against WWE president Vince McMahon. Lashley won the match and helped Trump shave McMahon’s head in the ring. Bobby made his MMA debut last December 13, stopping Joshua Franklin only 0.41 into the opening round.
The MMA co-feature pits two world-class grapplers, former IFL heavyweight champion Roy “Big Country” Nelson (13-6, 6 KOs, 4 Submissions) against former UFC title challenger Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (27-8, 2 KOs’ 15 Submissions).
Tickets, priced at $128.00, $103.00, $78.00, $53.00 & $28.00 are on sale and available at all Ticketmaster locations, the Pensacola Civic Center Box Office and ticketmaster.com.Labels: Bobby Lashley, Ken Shamrock, Roy Jones Jr.
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 11:55 AM
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