Author: Dr. Steroids

Tara Larosa who is considered by many MMA experts to be todays top professional female Mixed Martial Artist will be stepping outside the AFL momentarily to fight for the Ironheart Crown Organization in their Ironheart Crown XII Resurrection Event taking place in Chicago on November 8th. LaRosa is currently (15-1) and is coming off a 12 win streak, however she has not fought in nearly a year. LaRosa will be going toe to toe with Roxanne Modafferi (11-4) BJJ style fighter, who was the 2007 K-Grace Womens Open-Weight Tournament Champion. Modafferi currently trains in Japan and is coming from a…

Randy Couture and Frank Trigg speak their piece on Kimbo Slice and other current MMA issues. Surprisingly they actually think Kimbo Slice has great potential and could even be a top 20 heavyweight fighter. They talk about how Kimbo has done a great job at bringing fans to the sport and capitalizing on the growth of MMA. This is also a good clip on what Couture and Trigg feel about the boxing/MMA combination and other high profile subjects such as Elite XC and Affliction joining forces. Check it!

In a recent interview with Sherdog.com, Matt Serra said “We are looking for a fight with Hughes around January or February”. Serra and Hughes have been enduring long time rivalry much of which was documented on The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 reality show where each of them coached a team of fighters. Both fighters were anticipating a fight back in December 2007, but Serra unfortunately herniated a disk in his back while training and the fighter was postponed. After that, Matt Hughes sustained an injury during his loss to Thiago Alves in June, again postponing any chance of a fight…

If you pay attention to the news in any capacity, you will know that the US and much of the rest of the world is facing an economic crisis that is being compared to the Great Depression. The burst of the housing bubble and now the melt down of the US financial market is cutting profits and causing layoffs for many companies. This apparently is not holding true for the UFC. According to Dana White, President of the UFC, the economic slow down helps their business and their company is doing better than ever. According to Dana, people still want…

Todays MMA stars are getting bigger than ever. A couple years ago, nobody wanted them. They were categorized as violent and blood hungry beasts. With a bit of mainstream exposure largely due to UFC’s positioning of the sport, MMA fighters are now being accepted as celebrities. MMA superstars are being asked to be featured in everything from computer commercials such as the “I am a PC” ad that Rashad Evans is in, to big screen movies such as “The Scorpion King 2″ staring Randy Couture. Now, Cung Le is taking a stab at the big screen in a movie called…

One of the coolest things about MMA is the slam. Few moves are as exciting to watch, and can be so devastating to the opponent that a good hard slam. Some fighters such as Keven Randal and Rampage Jackson have been known to slam opponents so hard as to knock them out. Even without a loss of consciousness, slams often take the fight out of an opponent by knocking the wind out of them, stunning them and in some cases breaking bones. This next clip shows some amazing slams by some of todays top fighters. This is what MMA is…

Everybody has been looking forward to this great event, and, finally, we know, who became Mr. Olympia 2008 – it is Dexter Jackson. In the previous article about Mr. Olympia 2008 it is already mentioned, that his form was even better than it ever used to be. He could be only the best or, at least, the second best. And he won. Congratulations, Dexter! Results of Mr. Olympia 2008 And here are all the results of Mr. Olympia 2008 contest: 1. Dexter Jackson 2. Jay Cutler 3. Phil Heath 4. Dennis Wolf 5. Toney Freeman 6. Melvin Anthony 7. Silvio…

Few people follow MMA and even fewer people follow womens MMA. There are some great female Mixed Martial Artists out there that rarely get the recognition they deserve. Megumi Fujii is one of those girls. She is an amazing BJJ submission specialist who holds an undefeated record of 15-0-0 in her MMA career. She is known for her lightning fast takedowns and Toe Hold technique. Trained by some of the best fighters in the world Hiroyouki Abe and Josh Barnet, Megumi is a force to be reckoned with. Here is a quick clip of Fujii fighting Cody Welchin. Check it.

If you want to be a top MMA athlete, you have to do circuit training and build your cardio. Even if you are very strong, your chances of being a high level Mixed Martial Artist is greatly reduced if you lose steam after the first round. While many people don’t like to train cardio, it is essential. It’s certainly not as fun as lifting weights but it helps to win fights. Here is a video of Wanderle Silvia and Robert Drysdale training at Extreme Couture. If you want to build fighter muscles, I suggest you pay attention to what these…

Mr. Olympia 2008 September, 27, 19 top bodybuilders from around the world gathered on the stage at Orleans Arena to compete for the title “Mr. Olympia 2008“. It turned out, that the results of preliminary evaluation not only did not support some of the forecasts made before the contest, but also presented a number of surprises. Jay Cutler at Mister Olympia 2008 Jay Cutler’s performance was accompanied with rumours saying that he was in his best shape ever. Thus he was to be in a better shape than he was in during the competition in 2001, when he almost beat…