By Steven Kelliher on September 2, 2010
At the highest levels of professional mixed martial arts competition, undefeated fighters are few and far between. Undefeated champions are ever rarer, which is why Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto is taking his first official challenger very seriously. Tapology recently caught up with Soto on the eve of his first title defense to discuss his [...]
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By Steven Kelliher on September 1, 2010
While many fans and pundits disagree with Joe Warren when he proclaims himself “The Baddest Man on the Planet,” it is impossible to deny that the top Bellator featherweight contender sets his goals high. After sweeping the Season 2 Featherweight Tournament, Warren earned a shot at Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto. Although Warren has only [...]
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By Steven Kelliher on August 24, 2010
Just a few weeks after fighting Joe Soto for the Bellator Featherweight Championship, Joe Warren will take on top Dream featherweight Michihiro Omigawa on the September 25 Dream 16 card. Tapology’s Steven Kelliher learned of the match-up from Warren earlier today. Dream 16 takes place September 25 from the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. [...]
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By Gregory Saks on June 22, 2010
Urijah Faber remained the most popular featherweight fighter in MMA for the sixth straight month in May despite dropping his title challenge against Jose Aldo at WEC 48. Faber clearly remains the biggest draw in all of the WEC, and his upcoming move to bantamweight will no doubt add a boost in fan interest to [...]
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By Steven Kelliher on June 16, 2010
Since debuting for the world’s top promotion for featherweight talent last year, LC Davis has won three straight fights over some of the best in the world. Currently in the midst of preparation for a June 20 battle with fellow contender Josh Grispi–also undefeated in the WEC–Davis is ready to test the 21 year-old’s resolve [...]
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By Steven Kelliher on June 15, 2010
Since debuting as a professional fighter as a teenager in his home state of Massachusetts, 21 year-old WEC featherweight contender Josh Grispi has run over virtually everyone who has been placed in front of him, including three straight first-round finishes since joining the WEC in 2008. With wins over Mark Hominick, Micah Miller, and Jens [...]
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By Gregory Saks on May 19, 2010
“The California Kid” Urijah Faber remained the most popular featherweight fighter in MMA in April, making it the fifth straight month he has held the position despite the new sheriff in town, Jose Aldo, clearly having a strong hold over the division. Aldo, who defeated Faber in convincing fashion in the main event of the [...]
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By Steven Kelliher on April 23, 2010
In a span of two short years, former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas Brown has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, from fighting on the local circuit, to taking the world featherweight title from consensus number one-ranked Urijah Faber in only his second fight with the WEC, to losing the belt [...]
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By Gregory Saks on April 16, 2010
“The California Kid” Urijah Faber remained the most popular featherweight fighter in MMA in March, holding his edge over fellow high-profile 145-pounders including Jens Pulver and champion Jose Aldo. While Faber will step into his April 24th bout against Aldo as the challenger, the buzz rankings demonstrate that it is the former divisional kingpin who [...]
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By Steven Kelliher on April 7, 2010
One of the best Greco-Roman wrestlers in the world, winner of the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, the World Championships in Guangzhou in 2006 and the World Cup in Antalya in 2007, Joe Warren made a splash upon his professional MMA debut last year. Warren advanced all the way to the finals of [...]
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