By Joe Ferraro Sunday night, exclusively in Canada on Rogers Sportsnet, UFC Live Two: Jones vs Matyushenko will be broadcast from the San Diego Sports Arena, in San Diego, California.Prior to the shows 9pm broadcast, we will be airing a special thirty minute preview show, where I’ll be joined by the latest [...]

By Joe Ferraro There is simply no rest for the wicked, as the MMA Connected crew are prepping for two shows, within a twenty four hour period. First, we have our thirty minutes preview show for UFC LIVE 2: Jones vs Matyushenko, which airs on Sunday at 8:30 pm EST (check your local listings), followed by the [...]

By Joe Ferraro A source close to the bout has informed that heavyweights Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub and Gabriel “Nepao” Gonzaga are set to lock horns on the main card of UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez. Schaub (6-1),  is coming off a sixty seven second KO victory earlier this month at UFC 116, over Brock Lesnar’s teammate, [...]

By Joe Ferarro While the world of MMA is experiencing a momentary lull in action, due to no major events occurring until August 01st, news and headlines continue to fabricate almost on an hourly basis. Thanks to social media and the online blogosphere, it’s been an interesting week thus far. On Tuesday morning, TUF 12 [...]

By Joe Ferraro Every so often, during my beloved morning routine, I get a strange sensation that I’m about to read something that raises an eyebrow to the point, where I feel like “The Rock” from his WWE days. Today is one of those days.My goal this morning was to speak about [...]

By Joe Ferraro Changes in the world of Mixed Martial Arts are a constant - sometimes they are slow and have minimal impact, while others appear swift and have instant results. The latter may be the case in Vancouver, but only time will tell if the recent change of Athletic Commissioner will be a [...]

By Joe Ferraro After his come from behind submission victory over Shane Carwin at UFC 116, UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar is still making news, be it in the rankings, his performance and his evolution as a fighter. The same can be said for Fedor Emelianenko, who is apparently at a cross roads with [...]

By Joe Ferraro As UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin gets set to go off at the MGM Grand Garden and Arena on Saturday night, one of the stories that keeps raising eyebrows is how the heavy favourite, Brock Lesnar, is no longer the guaranteed pick to win.The odds on undefeated challenger Shane [...]

By Joe Ferraro When Fedor Emelianenko submitted to Fabricio Werdum’s dual submission attempt at Strikeforce on Saturday night, it ended one era, while simultaneously  commencing another. Similar to my original prediction of Werdum defeating “The Last Emperor”, I can just imagine the (same) amount of heat I will take for saying what I’m about to say. Such [...]

By Joe Ferraro The return of “The Last Emperor” is upon us, as Fedor Emelianenko is set to take on Brazilian Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum on Saturday night, as part of Strikeforce’s latest card at the HP Pavilion on their home turf of San Jose, California.During last night’s Fan 590 broadcast of [...]