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Larry VollmerLarry Vollmer Jr. is a Web programmer for LoHud.com, the Web site of The Journal News. He spends his days staring at thousands of lines of code and his nights throwing highkicks and hitting the mat with submission grappling specialists. After work and training, Larry gets the latest news on the world of mixed martial arts from the fighters themselves while watching and rewatching matches on his DVR.

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Want to fight for the UFC?

October
19

OPEN CASTING CALL FOR SEASON 11 OF “THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER”

WHO: Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighters in the light heavyweight (205 lb) and middleweight classes (185 lbs)
WHEN: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

Registration is from 8:00-9:00am

Arriving early is encouraged

WHERE:

Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel
9620 Airport Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Phone: 301-337-2800

Open Casting Call for Season 11 of Spike TV’s hit series [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on October 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Kimbo Slice takes on Roy Nelson tonight on “The Ultimate Fighter”

September
30

In what may be the most watched episode in “The Ultimate Fighter” history, Kimbo Slice will take on former IFL heavyweight champion Roy Nelson tonight for a chance to advance in the TUF 10 heavyweight tournament.

The casual fan, or youtube monger, will probably think that Kimbo is going to walk through Nelson, especially given [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 30th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Kimbo Slice faces Roy Nelson on the next episode of “The Ultimate Fighter”

September
24

September 24, 2009, New York, NY – Kimbo Slice, the former YouTube sensation, and current aspiring UFC fighter, makes his first trip into the famed UFC Octagon® against former IFL champ Roy Nelson on the upcoming episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” on Wednesday, September 30 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The third episode of the [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 24th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Another take on Quinton Jackson’s retirement

September
23

Kidglue.com has an interesting article that focuses on some quotes that Rampage made about his retirement from MMA.

While most outlets are focusing on the rift between Dana and Rampage as sole reason for retirement, Kidglue focuses on Quinton’s desire to be a better father and support his family as best as possible.

It’s worth a read. [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 23rd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Rampage Jackson retires from MMA, Dana White confirms

September
23

In a message on his website today, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced he is retiring from mixed martial arts.

In a blog post titled “I’m done fighting”, Rampage announced the following:

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 23rd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Mirko Cro Cop looking towards retirement

September
22

Cro Cop  admitted Saturday that his fight with up and coming UFC heavyweight Junior Dos Santos was probably his final professional MMA bout.

Cro Cop said: “Maybe the ones who have said that I’m done are right. Obviously, I can’t break my mental block in the Octagon. I have twenty years of training like a [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 22nd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Herschel Walker, 47 year old football legend, signs with Strikeforce

September
21

Former NFL and NCAA football superstar Herschel Walker will enter a new chapter in his career as a professional athlete when he makes his debut as a heavyweight in the world’s fastest growing sport – mixed martial arts (MMA) – as part of a multi-fight contract he has signed with world championship promotion STRIKEFORCE.

The 1982 [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 21st, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Spike TV will air one hour of UFC 103 undercard

September
18

Spike TV will air a portion of the UFC pay-per-view undercard live to its audience for the first time ever, as the network presents bouts from UFC 103 in Dallas, TX commercial-free live Saturday, September 19 at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT.  This telecast will mark the first time the network will air a fight-card without commercial [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 18th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Fedor Emelianenko to make Strikeforce debut on CBS

September
17

Fedor, the #1 Ranked MMA Heavyweight in the World, To Be Seen for the First Time by Broadcast Television Audience

The CBS Television Network will return to the mixed martial arts (MMA) cage with STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS, to be broadcast Saturday, Nov. 7 (9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT). SHOWTIME Sports® will produce the four-fight event [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 17th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Andrei Arlovski to appear on MTV’s “Bully Beatdown” tomorrow

September
16

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski will appear on MTV’s Bully Beatdown tomorrow night.

Bully Beatdown is hosted by mma journey man Jason “Mayhem” Miller. In the show, people who have been bullied get in touch with Mayhem to get some help dealing with their man-handler. Mayhem confronts the bully and offers them 10,000 [...]

Posted by Larry Vollmer on September 16th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

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