Ken Pishna

Denver

Managing Editor at MMAWeekly

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UFC 52: Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture Vs. Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell

Feb 27, 2024 | fightersonly.com | Ken Pishna

Issue 002April 2005 By Ken PishnaRANDY COUTURELITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO MANY PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT IT WAS TIME FOR RANDY COUTURE TO RETIRE. NOW, HE HAS REVITALISED HIS CAREER BY DROPPING DOWN FROM HEAVYWEIGHT TO THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION AND DOMINATING NEARLY EVERYONE THAT HE HAS FOUGHT. THE CURRENT UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, COUTURE IS LOOKING TO KEEP THAT CAREER GOING IN A REMATCH WITH A MAN HE HAS ALREADY DEFEATED, CHUCK LIDDELL.
Jon Jones insists Sean O'Malley reminds him of Conor McGregor: 'raw, authentic'

Aug 31, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

Jon Jones, at 36 years of age, has been around the sport of mixed martial art, and dominating it, for the better part of two decades. Whether you are a fan or not, the word of the UFC heavyweight champion and former light heavyweight king carries a lot of weight. So when he likens Sean O'Malley to Irish superstar Conor McGregor, it means a lot. “He’s young enough still to really make those leaps and bounds in his game.
UFC Paris fight card re-tooled due to visa and medical issues

Aug 30, 2023 | bvmsports.com | Ken Pishna

By Ken Pishna via mmaweekly.com, The UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivak fight card looks to move forward with 11 bouts despite taking a couple significant blows this week. UFC officials on Wednesday announced that two fighters dropped off of the UFC Paris fight card because of visa and medical issues. Two fight-week changes shake up the UFC Paris roster Tajikistan fighter Muin Gafurov was forced... Read more on Publisher's website
UFC Paris fight card re-tooled due to visa and medical issues

Aug 30, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

The UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivak fight card looks to move forward with 11 bouts despite taking a couple significant blows this week. UFC officials on Wednesday announced that two fighters dropped off of the UFC Paris fight card because of visa and medical issues. Two fight-week changes shake up the UFC Paris rosterTajikistan fighter Muin Gafurov was forced out of his bout opposite Taylor Lapilus because of visa issue.
Dana White posts video, locates Heroic Man who saved a boy from a group beating

Aug 29, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

It's unclear what started the incident, but UFC president Dana White helped the Gracie Academy track down a man that jumped into a group of people to save the boy that they had just swarmed and were beating. Rener Gracie, of the Gracie Academy in Torrance, Calif., posted a video of the incident to his Instagram channel. The video shows a boy in a black and white hoodie running.
Alex Pereira lambasts Anthony Smith for unfriendly remarks as jealousy mounts

Aug 28, 2023 | bvmsports.com | Ken Pishna

By Ken Pishna via mmaweekly.com, Key points: Alex Pereira criticizes Anthony Smith for talking negatively about him Pereira believes Smith is jealous of his success Smith analyzes Pereira's move to light heavyweight Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has criticized Anthony Smith for his comments about him, calling Smith a 'frustrated' and 'bitter man' searching for the spotlight. Pereira believes that Smith talks badly about him to gain attention in the sport.
Alex Pereira says 'frustrated' and 'bitter' Anthony Smith criticism is a search for a spotlight

Aug 28, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

Anthony Smith is a good fighter. He's a championship caliber fighter. And he's consistently hung around in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. But former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira says Smith is a "frustrated" and "bitter man" searching for a spotlight that isn't going to come. Following Smith's narrow victory over Ryan Spann at UFC Singapore on Saturday, Pereira blasted Smith for supposedly talking overly critically of him. “I always see him talking, especially about me.
Max Holloway will carry Hawaii on his back into Korean Zombie fight

Aug 24, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is a proud Hawaiian fighter. He has made it a point to represent his home state every time he steps into the Octagon. When he steps across from Chan Sung Jung, aka "the Korean Zombie," at UFC Singapore, Holloway is changing things up to clearly represent his fellow Hawaiians and victims of the recent Maui wildfires. What are the Maui wildfires of 2023? The wildfires, which began on Aug.
Logan Paul snags UFC vet Mike Perry as back-up opponent

Aug 22, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

YouTuber turned boxer turned WWE star Logan Paul is set to box Conor McGregor teammate Dillon Danis as part of the KSI vs. Tommy Fury boxing card. That event is slated for Oct. 14 in Manchester, England. But UFC veteran Mike Perry has been secured as a back-up opponent if Danis flakes out. Paul has been hedging his bets with the Danis bout, after the American jiu-jitsu ace withdrew from a bout with KSI in early 2023. Not wanting to be left without an opponent on Oct.
Tommy Fury's dad trashes press conference, bringing it to a screeching halt

Aug 22, 2023 | mmaweekly.com | Ken Pishna

I've had alls I can stands. I can't stands no more. John Fury, the father of boxers Tyson and Tommy Fury, seemed to channel his inner Popeye at the KSI vs. Tommy Fury press conference. As Logan Paul and Dillon Danis talked smack to one another, John Fury stood up and laid into them, then he laid into the entire press conference setting, overturning tables and sending placards flying. This led to the abrupt end of the KSI vs. Tommy Fury press conference, which was set to build up their Oct. 14 showdown.