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By Anthony De Franco  March 18, 2010, at 7:15 pm  Do you know the name Charles Oliviera? What about Greg Soto? If these names sound familiar, it’s because both of them recently signed UFC contracts. Where did they get the experience necessary to make it to the Octagon? In Atlantic City, fighting for Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat.
 Greg Soto
We interviewed Jim Genia of Full Contact Fighter magazine who covers ROC as well as other Northeastern MMA promotions. He tells us who some of the biggest names to look for are and tells us about an exciting upcoming show once MMA is legalized in NYC.
 Podcast #2 - Jersey Represent! - An Interview With Jim Genia: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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By Anthony De Franco March 17, 2010, at 12:00 pm We went so long with our first podcast, that we ended up cutting it to three parts. In the first part, we discuss the big news of the week, including Tito’s hospitalization, Roger Huerta in Bellator and the WEC’s chances on PPV.
The second and third parts will be coming later in the week.
Episode 1: Franklin, Couture, and Liddell...Oh My!: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
We’ll be doing a lot more of these, so be sure to subscribe.
By Anthony De Franco March 16, 2010, at 9:00 am Gabriel Gonzaga is no slouch. People have seemed to forget in all the hype surrounding his opponent, Junior Dos Santos. Gonzaga has some of the best ground skills in the heavyweight division. He also has very underrated power in both his hands and his legs.
Gonzaga’s shirt features his team’s logo on the back of the shirt. I never understood why more fighters didn’t do that. Awhile ago, American Top Team came out with their own shirt. That’s called free advertising.
Our new partner, Carnal DaMMAage has this one for 39.98, and you can save 10% with the coupon code “PJCoupon.”
By Jason Comack March 15, 2010, at 9:08 pm One of my favorite prospects, Charles Oliveira, has been offered a multi-fight UFC deal and is expected to debut with the company soon.
MMAJunkie.com broke the news.
Oliveira has been offered an exclusive agreement and is expected to debut in the near future. Though the contract has yet to be finalized, the process appears to be a mere formality at this point. An exact date for the 20-year-old Oliveira’s first UFC fight has not been determined, and an opponent has yet to be named.
Oliveira has mostly fought in Brazil but he has one U.S. fight, a win over Dom Stanco. Stanco was a former training partner of mine and I happened to have attended that fight. I can tell you that after watching Oliveira he has Damien Maia at 155 type upside. The guy is 20 years old and moves like a snake on the ground. He’s somewhat thin for 155 but should be able to add weight easily to his long lanky frame.
Photo courtesy of Ring Of Combat
The scariest thing about Oliveira is that as good as he is, and as young as he is, he hasn’t even began to scratch the surface of his potential. Jordan Breen has said on his radio show that Oliveira basically trains in his garage with friends. When he gets to a real camp, all bets are off.
By Anthony De Franco March 15, 2010, at 4:41 pm Do not worry DirecTV subscribers, you won’t miss the best free card the UFC has ever offered this Sunday night.
Just days before the event, The satellite TV company came to terms after a long standoff with the Versus network. Now, if you had Versus before the blackout, you’ll have it again, as it remains part of the same package it was offered in before.
CageWriter’s Steve Cofield wonders if “The UFC has Juice” in the situation, and I think that it does in two different ways. First off, this is probably the biggest event ever to air on Versus. Not to offend any hockey fans or Pro Rodeo guys, but the UFC has the mass appeal that Versus needs if they are seriously considering trying to challenge the ESPN throne. I’m sure the people at Versus knew that they had to be willing to make some concessions to get themselves in as many homes as possible before this Sunday.
Also, did the UFC maybe put a little pressure on DirecTV themselves? Yea, probably. Hell, the means justifies the ends here.
By Anthony De Franco March 14, 2010, at 9:00 am Love Nintendo? Love Kimbo Slice? Well do I have news for you!
This shirt is similar to the one that TapouT put out for Jens Pulver for WEC 47. For whatever reason, people seem to find these 8-bit shirts nostalgic. Come to think of it, I suddenly want to KO Glass Joe…
The back has the 8-bit font saying “All Day” which is Kimbo’s nickname. I know a ton of people who are going to be in front of their TV for Kimbo’s next fight, and a bunch will be wearing this shirt.
MMA Warehouse lets you wear Kimbo for 27.99.
For more Kimbo gear, check out The 3rd String Store.
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