Frank Curreri, WEC - It is hard to hide in a crowd when you call yourself The Korean Zombie. His nickname commands attention, but owning an outrageous moniker is not Chan Sung Jung’s most memorable quality. The brash 23-year-old offers a relentless fighting style – where defense is an afterthought in the ring, his hands are habitually held low, and his chin is daringly exposed – that borders on mesmerizing.
Fresh off a thirty-one second submission victory over Chad George earlier this month, bantamweight Scott Jorgensen has been tabbed to face Antonio Banuelos on WEC’s first Pay-Per-View card on April 24. Jorgensen will replace Damacio Page, who was forced off the card due to injury.
The 27-year-old Boise resident has won his last three fights. His last loss come via controversial split decision to Banuelos last June.
For the first time in UFC® history, watch the action live on the big screen with UFC 111: St- Pierre vs. Hardy on March 27. Various theaters will have MMA stars hosting the evenings with Q&As, autographs and other fan events, including Joseph Benavidez hosting at a Sacramento theater and Josh Grispi holding court in Boston.
Bantamweight Benavidez recently became the first person to submit legend Miguel Angel Torres in their battle at WEC: Bowles vs. Cruz. The 6-1 fighter goes by a bevy of nicknames including the Whirling Dervish, the Tasmanian Devil, Joseph "The Beefcake" Benavidez, Reno (the biggest little man in the world) and Joey Pants. Benavidez will appear at Cinemark Roseville 14 in Roseville, Calif.
Grispi began his MMA training after being banned from a local paintball facility; the 145er is now undefeated in his WEC career with wins over notables including Jens Pulver and Mark Hominick. The Bostonian hosts at National Amusements Randolph Showcase Cinemas, 73 Mazzeo Drive in Randolph, Mass.
Frank Curreri, WEC - Roughly 2,800 people attended UFC 1 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Co. One of those intrigued spectators was a 10-year-old Tae Kwon Do student named Tyler Toner. The boy didn’t find the spectacle – which happened to be unregulated at the time -- to be disturbing or violent. In fact, the only thing that shocked him, as would be the case for many who watched that night on Nov. 12, 1993, was witnessing a skinny Brazilian named Royce Gracie repeatedly conquer Goliaths to win the 8-man tournament.
Ray Hui, MMA Fighting - Royce Gracie, Dan Severn and Jens Pulver will be playable characters exclusively for the Playstation 3 version of the UFC Undisputed 2010 video game.
MMA Fighting can also confirm Carlos Condit is a new addition to this year's game, and returning are Martin Kampmann, Demian Maia, Keith Jardine and Nate Marquardt.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., and PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2010 – DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV programming lineup today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Frank Curreri, WEC - Matt Hume has coached numerous fighters with “UFC champion” and “world champion” on their resumes, yet none possessed athletic gifts on par with Demetrious Johnson.
Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting - The MMA Hour is finally back, and it's better than ever. Behold episode 31 of the show in our new studio in New York City. On this edition, we talk to Jens Pulver, who lost to Javier Vazquez at WEC 47 last weekend, about his fighting future and whether he believes it's time for him to makes the transition over to broadcasting.