Thursday, July 29, 2010

Preview of 7-30-10 Show

WOW!! Another action packed show tomorrow on The Fight Club as we will talking to Strikeforce womens 135LB contender Roxanne Modafferi who fought Sarah Kaufmann for the Strikeforce 135LB womens title this past Friday on the Strikeforce Challengers 9 card will be coming on at 1:40PM, UFC heavyweight fighter Antoni Hardonk will be joining us 2:00 as Antoni will be discussing his training with UFC on Versus 2 headliner Vladimir Matyushenko and what is next in his career and at 3:05 we will be having on UFC light heavyweight and the fastest rising star in all of MMA Jon "Bones" Jones as he talks to us about his fight in the main event of the UFC on Versus 2 against Vladimir Matyushenko.. So make sure you listen to another action packed edition of The Fight Club from 1:30PM-3:30PM on www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub..

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Does Silva still care?

The old saying that you have to love your career or you just consider it a job.. After listening to the UFC 117 conference call between Anderson Silva and Cheal Sonnen, the answer is starting to become clear. Silva faces Sonnen is the main event on August 7th from the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Silva is the definitive favorite going into the fight but how interested is he?

During today's conference call, he kept getting asked questions about Sonnen and would give one word answers and when asked about his training for the fight, Silva said he trained with actor Steven Segal. I do not think anyone cares that he worked out with an actor who was in his prime shape about 15 years ago.

The way Silva has foughtand the comments he has made lately, he is coming off as a man that does not care about the sport anymore. Recent performances against Patrick Cote, Thales Leites and Demain Maia have proven those statements. Silva knew after the first 2-3 minutes of the fight, that he was better than his opponent. He pranced around like a ballerina and shuffled around like Muhammed Ali and would engage when he felt like it. That led to boos from the crowd, the fans around the world who purchased the event on PPV.

After his UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi performance against Demain Maia, UFC President Dana White had enough. After the 4th round, White threw the belt at Silva manager Ed Torres and told him that he could put the belt around Silva after the fight. White was disgraced. It was a new market, in front of the new minority owners in Flash Entertainment, and with a man who in some circles is regarded as the best pound 4 pound fighter in the world and he turns in another perfomance like that. White said that was a disgrace to all UFC fans and he will make it up to the fans and if Silva puts on another perfomance like that, then he will fire Silva.

You would think Dana White would just force Silva to fight at 205 because that is the only time he seems to want to fight. Just look at his two fights at 205 against James Irvin and Forrest Griffin. He needs to fight guys that are threats to him or he won't take them seriously..

So if Silva gets by Sonnen and then the expected fight against Vitor Belfort, he will move to 205 or have the mega-fight with Georges St.Pierre and then move up to 205. For Anderson Silva's sake he better fight like he's supposed too or I think Dana White will follow on his threat and get rid of the man some regard as the greatest MMA fighter of all time.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Tomorrow's Show

What a great show we have in store for you tomorrow.. At 11:15 we will be having on Vladimir Matyushenko who is headlining on UFC on Versus 2 against Jon Bones to discuss the fight, Scott Boyd owner of the Full Contact Fight league will joining us at 11:40 to discuss his company's card this coming Saturday night and Mika Casey from MMAWarehouse.com will be joining us and will listen to comments that Dana White made saying boxing is done.. So, make sure you tune into another action-packed show of The Fight Club from 11:00AM-1:30PM Central time at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Jake Shields

Jake Shields offcially signed his contract on Monday and now will be making debut against Martin Kampmann at UFC 121 in a welterweight bout.. This is a dangerous fight for Shields to be making his debut against.. Kampmann is coming off a very impressive performance against Paulo Thiago at UFC 115 in Vancouver.. Shields was the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and had one more fight in his contract and Strikeforce pitted him against Dan Henderson in April, a fight that Strikeforce was hoping that Hendo would beat Shields and lose his leverage against the UFC and have to go back to Strikeforce.. But, Shields not only surprised Strikeforce but the world and beat Henderson via unanamious decision.. For all but the first round, it was all Shields and he pummeled in what was basically Strikeforce's hired gun to beat Shields..

So, the question was now what was Jake Shields going to do? He could stay in Strikeforce and compete in a very deep 185 and fight at 170 every so often or go to the UFC and join the premier organization in the world.. Shields did consider it for awhile but made the decision to sign with the UFC.. He said he was always going to the UFC and in a way I believe him but I think he really did consider staying with Strikeforce..

The reason I think he went to the UFC is number is the fact that it is the UFC.. Secondly, i think that he feels that the UFC presents him with better fights in 185 and 170 and he will get more regognition for the way he fights.. And the way Strikeforce handled the melee after his fight with Henderson and the melee with Mayhem Miller really pushed him more than anything to leave.. I really think that Scott Coker was upset that he got embarassed by the fact his hired gun lost to the champion who was thinking about leaving and sent Miller out there to embarass Shields and it almost worked..

But, the ultimate factor was George St.Pierre.. Shields wants that fight more than anything and GSP stated recently, that Shields is the only guy that he fears on the ground and for GSP to say that is really saying something.. If GSP gets by Koshcheck and Shields looks real impressive, we can see that fight as early as April.. But, more than likely Shields will need 2 victories to get the title shot.. Jake Shields, welcome to the UFC, its long overdue.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Tomorrow's Shpw

The show's just keep geting bigger and bigger and tomorrow's is no exception.. On tomorrow's show, we will be having on Strikeforce Middleweight Louis Taylor at 1:30 to discuss his fight with Joe Riggs at the Strikeforce Challengers card in August, former Shine Fights Promotions matchmaker Ronnell Foster at 1:50 to discuss the controversy that started in May with the cancellation of their card the day of the fight and now the controversy ensuing with fighters not getting paid.. And also, Gabriel Morency from MMA Meltdown joining us 2:05 to discuss the happenings that have been going on this week in MMA.. And, the great Kevin Iole from Yahoo Sports will joining us at 2:30 to discuss the week that has been including the stacked UFC 121 on October 23rd.. And to close the show will be having Strikeforce's newest addition, JZ Cavalcante will be coming on at 3:05 to discuss his recent fight for Dream a couple weeks back and to see if he really wants to fight Josh Thomson next.. So, dont miss another action packed show, so tune in to The Fight Club Chicago from 1:30PM-3:30PM Central time at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub

Monday, July 19, 2010

Tomorrow's Show

On tomorrow's edition of The Fight Club we will be examining Jake Shields signing with the UFC and who he will be fighting in his debut.. And we will be having on Marc Fowles from MMA Overload at 11:30, 618 MMA Fighter Andrew Berger at 12:05, Loretta Hunt from sherdog.com at 12:05 and Jason David Frank who is making his highly publicized debut in August will be joining us at 1:05... So, make sure you tune to another action show from 11:00AM-1:30PM Central time at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.cfm

Monday, July 12, 2010

Tomorrow's Show

Another action packed show tomorrow on The Fight Club as we will be having on 618 MMA Promoter Dennis Cole at 11:45, canadianprofighter.com's own Jason Harkes joining us at 12:05 and MMA Fighter John Alessio joining us at 12:30 to recap his big win this past Saturday.. So, make sure you tune in from 11:00AM-1:30PM Central Time on www.sportstownchicago.com..

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Tomorrow's Show

Another action packed The Fght Club as we will be having Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez coming at 1:30 to discuss his win over Shinya Aoki in April and how he is recouperating from his injury and if he is interested in a 3rd fight with Josh Thomson.. Brent Todd from MMARecap coming on at 2:00 to recap UFC 116, discuss what is next for Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and some breaking news on the Bellator Card that is coming to Chicago in August and at 2:3o we will be having Franklin McNeil who is the Co-Host of MMA Live on ESPN 2 and MMA/Boxing writer for the Newark Star Ledger to recap UFC 116 and all things MMA.. So, make sure you tune tomorrow from 1:30PM-3:30PM Central Time at www.sportstownchicago.com

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Tomorrow's Show

It will be another action packed show tomorrow on The Fight Club as we will be having MMA Fighter, Eliot Marshall at 1:25, MMAWeekly.com Writer Damon Martin at 1:40, Writer and Co-Host for MMASucka.com and MMASucka Radio Trevor Dueck at 2:05, MMA Writer for The Chicago Sun-Times, John Silver at 2:30 and our UFC Insider from Fightelete Report, Sean Lennon at 3:05 as we will be previewing UFC 116 and all news MMA.. So make sure you tune into The Fight Club from 1:15PM-3:30PM Central Time on www.sportstownchicago.com...