Showing posts with label matt mitrione. Show all posts
Showing posts with label matt mitrione. Show all posts
Friday, February 25, 2011
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Matt Mitrione Talks Win Over Joey Beltran, Public Firing Of His Manager
UFC heavyweight fighter Matt "Meathead" Mitrione made it three in a row last night in Indianapolis, Indiana at UFC 119. Mitrione took on 12-4 Joey "Mexicutioner" Beltran on the Spike TV-aired portion of the UFC 119 preliminary card. Mitrione outclassed his more experienced opponent over three rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory and improve both his professional and UFC record to 3-0. Mitrione spoke with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani after the fight to discuss the win, where he'd like to go next and his in-cage firing of manager Malki Kawa.
"You know, I'll be honest I feel really damn good," Mitrione said post-fight. "That was exactly how I thought it was gonna play out, to a certain extent. If we stayed on our feet, I knew we were gonna trade 'em up. I really thought I was gonna knock him out, his chin is a whole lot better than I gave him credit for. He barely tried to wrestle. He didn't take shots, he didn't do what I thought he was gonna do. Good for him, he had a good game plan; kept me from kicking him."
"Meathead" apparently publicly fired his manager, Malki Kawa, during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan in the Octagon. Mitrione confirmed his manager's ousting and explained his reasoning behind making the decision to Helwani.
"His name is Malki Kawa from First Round management. He did the worst job ever with sponsorships," he said. "For a televised fight he got me five thousand dollars. Five thousand dollars for a televised fight. That is highly unacceptable. So yeah, Malki, you're fired."
Mitrione also pointed to comments that Kawa made concerning his wife's interference in business deals as reason the manager was let go.
When asked who he would like to take on next, Mitrione jokingly addressed a beef with friend and fellow Indianan Sean McCorkle before saying that he only wants a step up in competition.
"Honestly man, I don't know who I want to fight. I'm 3-0, I'm really happy about that," Mitrione said. "And Joey is a tough guy; he had, I think, fifteen fights and this was his sixteenth. So, I think I'm developing. Hopefully, another person that's tougher than Joey and just let me see where I am. I'm not trying to be world champ yet but I wanna get that piece of gold eventually. Whatever it is, I'm gonna do it."
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione
Countdown to UFC 113: Kimbo & Mitrione
These two were on opposite sides of competition on TUF Heavyweights but there paths never crossed. Now Kimbo Slice and Matt Mitrione get the chance to meet in the Octagon. UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 can be seen Live on Pay-Per-View or http://ufclive.com at 7pm PT/ 10pm ET, this Saturday May 8th. Visit http://113.ufc.com for more info.
Monday, April 26, 2010
UFC 113 Fight Card & Preview! (VIDEO)
UFC 113 Fight Card and preview:
The fight card for “UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2” is official! The May 8th event is in Montreal, Canada and will headlined the rematch between light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
MAIN CARD:
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Lyoto Machida (c) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck
Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam Stout
Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione
Patrick Cote vs. Alan Belcher
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Tom Lawlor vs. Tim Credeur
Jonathan Goulet vs. Marcus Davis
TJ Grant vs. Johny Hendricks
Joey Beltran vs. Chad Corvin
Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Mike Guymon
Nick Catone vs. John Salter
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
UFC 113 Fight Card!
Now I know there are 4 UFC Events before UFC 113 on May 8th.....but this one is an incredible card!
Check it out;
The official UFC 113 card includes:
MAIN CARD
Champ Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (for light heavyweight title)
Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck
Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Matt Mitrione
Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam Stout
Alan Belcher vs. Patrick Cote
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Tim Credeur vs. Tom Lawlor
Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet
Mike Guymon vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
T.J. Grant vs. Johny Hendricks
(info from ufc.com)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Will Kimbo fight James Toney???
With the recent signing of former world champion boxer James Toney to a UFC contract, speculation has run rampant on who would be his first opponent in the Octagon. Sites quickly began to square in on Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday squashed such speculation by announcing that Kimbo would instead make his Canadian debut on May 8, facing fellow “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” cast member Matt Mitrione.
Kimbo (4-1) made his official Octagon debut on the season finale of “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights,” defeating veteran fighter Houston Alexander by unanimous decision.
Mitrione (1-0), an NFL veteran, also fought his first bout for the promotion on the Season 10 finale by knocking out Marcus Jones.
The bout will serve as part of the supporting cast for UFC 113 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua headlines the card.
(info from mmaweekly. thx boys.)
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