PRIDE Fighting Championships

By Jordan Katz Rich Franklin vs. Jason "The Athlete" McDonald: “No Surprise—Franklin Wins; Silva Next?” In the opening round,  Couture set the big, lumbering Silvia up with a fake leg-kick, and then connected with a huge overhand right which dropped Silvia.

By Jordan Arnold Rua: No one [is] the biggest, but there are some very important [wins] in my career. [My victory] against Minotauro [Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira] was very tough; [my win] against Rampage was very important in that moment; and for sure [my win] against [Ricardo] Arona when I won PRIDE Grand Pr...

By Benjamin Zeidler With the past losses of Mirko Filipovic, the near loss of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and the current loss of Mauricio Rua, it is easy to see the pattern developing. For one reason or another (Quinton Jackson being the exception), these PRIDE guys are having trouble translating their skill...

By UFCmania Hopefully, the the remainder of 2007 can live up to its beginning. That might be hard, however. The bar is set rather high. Debut of Cro Cop. Return of Randy. Death of Aldana. Purchase of PRIDE FC. Upset of St. Pierre. Cover of Sports Illustrated. Breaking of the Ice. Those are just a few of the UFC headlin...