Edith © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com May 25, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges What a solid card this was! UFC 84 was certainly an outstanding treat for MMA fans. And speaking of treats, Arianny and Edith were at their sizzling best at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Please […]
Edith © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com April 30, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges This was a huge MMA event, with all 21,000 tickets selling on the opening day of trade. Not only was it the first time the Octagon travelled to Canada, but ticket sales for the show also set […]
Rachelle Leah – A Model Princess © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges There are a number of MMA fighters who have caused extreme discomfort to their opponents through headlocks and corkscrew holds. Randy Couture, Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr have neck-cranked their way to submissions. And Tank […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com photos © IFL Miss Emily Miller has one eye on her computer, and the other on the TV, while watching her favorite program – NCIS. Then the phone rings at her home in Des Moines, Iowa for another interview. Since commencing work for the International Fight League, Emily has been busy […]
© Marc Wickert, www.knucklepit.com March 13, 2008 On March 29, 2008, Brent Beauparlant will be shaping up against middleweight Amir Rahnavardi in the Robert Guertin Arena, Quebec, for what is expected to be a heavy-metal clash. And Beauparlant is hell-bent on squeezing out sparks for his segment of the star-studded MMA card, which will feature […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 7 Mar. 2007 On April 13, 2007, Carlos Newton's Dragons will be facing off against Don Frye's Scorpions in Uncasville, Connecticut. And despite still being unsure of who his opponent will be, Dragons' middleweight representative Brent Beauparlant says all systems are go from his end. "This morning I went to Muay […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 13 Dec. 2006 Toronto Dragons light-heavyweight star, Brent Beauparlant, is preparing to go training after playing with son Krieger between sessions. "Tonight I'll be working the Thai pads, and a drill where people try to punch and kick me and I try to take them down. This morning was wrestling techniques […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com Brent Beauparlant has just arrived at his home in Ottawa, Canada, after spending the morning with his wife and son looking for carpet. He's now sitting back and ready to chat to us, and explains it was natural for him to have taken up a fighting art. "Everyone's a wrestler in […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 6 Sept 2006 For a top welterweight, known as 'Bad' Brad Blackburn, this IFL fighter sure knows how to have a good laugh. And his laugh is infectious, because Brad's born to party – whether he's inside or outside the ring, he's just a happy guy. And he makes everyone around […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com special thanks to Tonya Shamrock Bob and Ken Shamrock first met when Ken arrived on Bob's doorstep in October, 1979. Today the two men are still together, living in Despero with Ken's wife Tonya and their family. "I'm going pretty good. Ken's working hard and I'm sitting, watching him, which suits […]