Edith © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com January 5, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges The mood was set for 2007’s big end-of-year MMA event with the announcement that Harley-Davidson and Rambo were sponsoring this UFC. Just seeing Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva facing off at the weigh-ins was hugely entertaining. Prior […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com November 23, 2007 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges UFC 78 was held before a packed-out house at the brand-new Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on November 17, 2007. Referees Dan Miragliotta and Kevin Mulhall showed from the beginning they would be enforcing a no-time-down […]
Ali © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com November 5, 2007 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges UFC 77 was another big night for MMA fans and came live from the US Bank Arena in Ohio. This would be a telling event for Rich Franklin who was out to reclaim his crown from Anderson […]
UFC 76: Knockout Arianny © Marc Wickertwww.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Knockout probably wasn’t the best title for UFC 76, with four of the five televised bouts going before the judges, and none of the nine fights ending by KO. But there was some exceptional action on the night, […]
Ali © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Over 20,000 fans packed into the 02 Arena in London, England for this event. “The most tickets sold to see a fight in London since 1995 between Frank Bruno and Oliver McCall,” said Mike Goldberg. And there were some big […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges This was going to be a big show for all fighters – particularly Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. However the night’s overwhelming attention was focused on the main event between defending UFC World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture, and challenger, […]
Ali © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Coming from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, this UFC was titled Stacked because the match-ups were intended to be as close as possible. And the plan worked, with a number of bouts going the distance and having to be […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Although there were no championship belts up for grabs on this card, there were two hot bouts featuring main contenders for titles: Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin. And their opponents, Yushin Okami and Hector Ramirez, were both out to cause […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 26, 2007, this card was loaded with full-on action. Even the bouts that went to the judges consisted of non-stop explosive action. Amongst the stars in attendance for […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Held at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) – Europe’s largest indoor arena, UFC 70 was welcomed with open arms by Britain’s spirited crowd. And it was interesting to see fighters’ weights displayed in stones as well as pounds for the […]