Yesterday afternoon, WWE and THQ revealed the full roster for the upcoming WWE ’13 video game during the SummerSlam Axxess.
The game will have 51 modern era WWE Superstars and Divas as well as an additional 35 from the Attitude era.
The full list of modern era characters include: Alberto Del Rio, Big Show, Booker T, Brock Lesnar, Brodus Clay, Chris Jericho, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, David Otunga, Dolph Ziggler, Edge, The Great Khali, Heath Slater, Hunico, Jack Swagger, JBL, John Cena (The Doctor of Thuganomics), John Laurinaitis, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Kevin Nash, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, The Miz, Primo, Randy Orton, John Cena, Rey Mysterio, The Rock, R-Truth, Santino Marella, Sheamus, Sin Cara, Epico, Ted DiBiase, Triple H, The Undertaker, Jinder Mahal, Wade Barrett, Zack Ryder, Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, Brie Bella, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Kharma, Nikki Bella, Lita, AJ Lee (RAW General Manager), and CM Punk.
Attitude Era characters include: Road Warrior Animal, Big Boss Man, Billy Gunn, Bradshaw (APA), Bret Hart, British Bulldog, Cactus Jack, Chris Jericho (Y2J), Christian (Edge & Christian), Dude Love, Eddie Guerrero, Edge (Edge & Christian), Faarooq (APA), The Godfather, Road Warrior Hawk, Hunter Heart Helmsley, Kane, Ken Shamrock, Mankind, Mark Henry (Nation of Domination), Mike Tyson, Mr. McMahon, “The Big Show” Paul Wight, Road Dogg Jesse James, The Rock, Shane McMahon, Shawn Michaels (D-Generation X), Triple H (D-Generation X), The Undertaker (The Lord of Darkness), Vader, X-Pac, Lita (Attitude Era), Stephanie McMahon (The Billion Dollar Princess), Trish Stratus, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin,
It took just 54 seconds for Ronda Rousey to win her first title defense against former Bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman, and yet again, she won with an arm bar.
This was her sixth straight arm bar submission win as a professional MMA fighter with none of her fights lasting more than the first round. Only Miesha Tate gave her a decent fight, going to 4:27 of the first round before she submitted as well, giving Rousey the Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight title.
Right after the fight, a pumped-up Rousey called out Cris Cyborg, who is currently serving a suspension for illegal substance use till December. In a previous interview, Cyborg said she’ll fight Rousey in the parking lot after her fight.
Rousey didn’t hold back, saying that she doesn’t care if “she injects horse semen into her eye balls,” as long as Cyborg makes it to 135lbs.
“First of all, ah, I need to send a challenge to Ms. Cyroid out there,” said Rousey in her first post-fight comments in the Octagon. She said she’s the champ now and the champ doesn’t come to her, but she has to come to the champ.
“Come down to 135 and let’s settle this,” she screamed as fans roared in approval.
San Diego California is going to be the host for tonight’s Women’s Bantamweight Championship as Ronda Rousey defends the title for the first time as she takes on former champ Sarah Kaufman. In the co-main event former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza faces a 9-1 Derek Brunson.
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Lightweight(155lbs)
Matt Ricehouse vs Bobby Green
Bobby “King” Green comes out to the cage with a crown on, an American flag and arm full of crowns for the crowd.
Ref: Jason Herzog
Round 1-
Ricehouse catches a kick and trips Green momentarily before he pops back up. Green catches the leg kick now of Ricehouse. Green with a good left hook. Green with a left jab. Green grabs a plum clinch just long enough to land a lifting knee to the head of Ricehouse. Green is coming forward and has his hands down for the most part other that to try and swat away the punches of Ricehouse. Ricehouse gets dropped by a right. Green pouring it on. is landing the right uppercut now a knee to the body. Green ducks under the right head kick from Ricehouse. Green catches a kick from Ricehouse delivers a leg kick of his own and trips Ricehouse for the take down to score before the round ends.
Round 2-
Green is able to mix it up well with the left hand and getting the clinch when they are close for the knee. Ricehouse tries for a take down but Green flings him off. Green catches another kick and attempts a take down but Ricehouse threatens a choke and Green lands two knees to the body. Ricehouse lands the right hand now after a knee to the body. Green walking down Ricehouse lands a left jab and two right hands to the body. Green with another left jab. Green eats a knee this time to the body from Ricehouse.
Green gets his back and drags Ricehouse to the canvas. Ricehouse gets him off his back and Ricehouse putting pressure against him against the cage.
Round 3-
King Green is easily up two rounds entering the last round. Ricehouse now pressing the action and lands a good three punch combo. Green counters and now has Ricehouse circling the outside again. Green with uppercuts against the cage. Green gets the single leg briefly. Green with another knee to the body as they break. Green with a switch kick after a lower lead leg kick lands clean and yet Ricehouse is still on his feet. Green with a right hook and right uppercut. Ricehouse ties up Green but can’t get the take down. Ricehouse now with a good left right in the final minute mark. Green has controlled the center for almost the entire fight and kept Ricehouse about a step away from the cage.
Winner by judges scores of 30-27×3 for Bobby “King” Green
Women’s Featherweight(145lbs)
Germaine de Randamie vs Hiroko Yamanaka
Ref: Mike Beltran
Round 1-
Yamanaka pumping that jab while de Randamie looks like she wants to land one big right and end it. de Randamie finally throws it but the over right hand is partially blocked. de Randamie with a left jab and right hook behind it. Yamanaka lands that jab again. de Randamie can’t find a home for that right until now and Yamanaka blinks deep but stays up. de Randamie with a right cross now. Yamanaka is still standing and eats a left she wants to stand and trade now. They both swinging away until they tie up and Yamanaka moves her up against the cage. de Randamie and Yamanaka jockeying back and forth. Yamanaka with a knee to the body and legs. de Randamie has a high head kick just blocked right before the horn.
Round 2-
Both ladies trading leg kicks early in the round. Yamanaka with a lot of movement. She is trying to keep from being a stationary opponent in front of de Randamie. de Randamie with another right hand and Yamanaka is still standing. Yamanaka gets the tie up and trying to drag de Randamie down but de Randamie is firing away the short punches to the head and bouncing well. de Randamie bounces backwards across the cage on one leg as Yamanaka tries for the take down. 90 seconds left and the ref separates them. Yamanaka with a left but eats one her self. de Randamie with a lunging overhand right that sends her momentum across the cage. de Randamie with another big right as the round ends.
Round 3-
de Randamie with a right hand to start the round. Yamanaka tries for the take down and de Randamie lands the left that creates a mouse on the cheek of Yamanaka. Yamanaka misses with a superman punch. Yamanaka rushes de Randamie and presses her against the cage. Yamanaka is working hard but can’t seem to get the take down. Fight is stopped now for a low blow to de Randamie from the knee of Yamanaka and ref gives her five minutes. de Randamie with a right hand now left and right. de Randamie wants to stand and trade. Yamanaka things the wiser after a couple punches and she puts de Randamie on the cage. de Randamie is landing that straight left and big right hook behind it. Yamanaka is giving into the idea now but she is getting the worst of it. de Randamie with a head kick but only the toes landed clean.
Winner by judges scores 30-27×3 of Germaine de Randamie
Middleweight(185lbs)
Keith Berry vs Adlan Amagov
Ref: Herb Dean
Round 1-
Amagov with a spinning back kick to the body. Amagov with a side kick to the knee and Amagov gives chase and starts pounding away. Herb Dean jumps in and stops the fight. Replay shows that side kick lands clean to the knee. Which leads to the next question on legality because of the damage that kick can do to someones leg permanently.
Winner at :48 seconds winner by TKO Adlan Amagov
Womens Bantamweight(135lbs)
Julie Kedzie vs Miesha Tate
Tate now going by the nickname of “Cupcake” is making her return to the cage 6 months after it was dislocated by Rousey when she took the championship.
Ref: Jason Herzog
Round 1-
Tate gets in close as she looks for a tie up and Kedzie lands the left jab and a right. Kedzie with an upper cut now. Kedzie with the hook as Tate comes forward with the superman punch. Tate has her tied up on the fence now. Kedzie is able to reverse it and lands the left elbow and right hand before she steps back and lands a kick to the body. Tate shoots a double and Kedzie is able sprawl and swims over to side and than north south before she lets her up. Kedzie with a right hand and she sprawls to defends another take down. Kedzie sprawls out of another take down and gets Tate on the fence and lands an elbow. Kedzie with a side kick that drops Tate. Tate with an arm bar and as Kedzie pulls back Tate switches it to a triangle now from the top but the horn ends the round.
Round 2-
Tate with a right hand now. Kedzie lands the left jab as Tate comes in. Kedzie lands the left head kick now. Tate ties up Kedzie and Kedzie lands a serious of plum clinched knees. Tate gets her down and Kedzie immediately has her in a triangle. Kedzie switches to a shoulder lock. Kedzie tries for a leg lock but Tate takes her back. Tate locks on the body triangle now. Kedzie trying to dump her off the front. Tate sees her neck extended and Tate gets the RNC. Kedzie gets on to her back and gets her head free. Tate is in the mount but Kedzie sweeps her into the guard. Tate with a guillotine now and Kedzie gets to her feet. Tate puts Kedzie back on her butt against the cage. Kedzie is unable to get up before the round ends.
One round apiece now.
Round 3-
Kedzie with a leg kick that drops Tate. Kedzie sprawls free from another take down. Kedzie with another leg kick and Kedzie kicks her in the head and drops her. Kedzie shoots in and is dropping elbows and hammer fist. Tate gets her legs up and latches on to the arm. Kedzie with hammer fist as she keeps her weight on top of Tate. Tate holding on tight. Tate gets it Kedzie is able to use her foot to get her hand free but she is still pinned under Tate’s legs. Tate gets a hold of the arm again and this time Kedzie taps out.
Winner by arm bar submission at 3:28 of round 3 Miesha Tate
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Light Heavyweight(205lbs)
T.J. Cook vs Ovince Saint Preux
Ref: Mike Beltran
Round 1-
Saint Preux with a left head kick and Cook with a left hook to the body and misses on the right. Saint Preux with another kick. Cook now with a nasty stepping inside leg kick. Saint Preux goes back to the head with a kick and Cook with another stepping inside leg kick. They tie up but no one gets the advantage. Saint Preux with a left hook that drops Cook. Saint Preux with left upper cuts and ground and pound the ref is letting them go. Cook gets up and hurts Saint Preux with a right hand. Cook has Saint Preux on the fence and is delivering the short right hand. Saint Preux hurts Cook with a right now. Saint Preux gets the take down and is in half guard. Saint Preux with short elbows now. Americana now from Saint Preux and Cook gets his hand free. Saint Preux gets the mount and Cook escapes out the back.
Round 2-
Both men stand and look at each other in the first 30 seconds Saint Preux with a body kick. Saint Preux with another after the ref tells them to pick up the action. Saint Preux with a head kick that grazes Cook. Cook lands an uppercut and Saint Preux with a lunging jab. Neither men looking like they want to really get into it again and Saint Preux nails Cook in the cup with an inside leg kick. Cook telling the ref he isn’t ready to continue and the ref is trying to press him back into action after a minute. Saint Preux goes for a head kick and Cook ducks under and lands the counter right hook. Saint Preux shoots the double and gets it. Cook with his feet against the cage and Saint Preux now in side control. Saint Preux working for a north south choke abandons it and goes back to side control. Saint Preux has got the mount position and sits up and starts pounding away until Cook gives up his back and than has to roll back onto his back and Saint Preux threatens a side choke but the round ends.
Round 3-
Saint Preux with the straight left and resets before he follows it with a left hook that knocks Cook out cold to end the fight.
Winner by KO at :20 of round 3 Ovince Saint Preux
Middleweight(185lbs)
Anthony Smith vs Lumumba Sayers
Ref: Herb Dean
Round 1-
Smith with a big looping right that Sayers ducks under and drags Smith down. Smith reverses and gets the mount position and is punching away while staying close. Smith working the elbows in now and looks to have busted open Sayers. Sayers with some punches from the bottom. Smith unhooks his legs and Sayers escapes. Sayers with a big shot as they split and Sayers is bleeding from high on the side of the head. Sayers ducks under a big punch and Anthony Smith misses and falls retreating. Sayers goes for the attack and Smith was waiting and locks on a quick triangle immediately and Sayers taps.
Winner by submission to a triangle choke at 3:52 of round 1 Anthony Smith
Welterweight(170lbs)
Roger Bowling vs Tarec Saffiedine
Ref:Jason Herzog
Round 1-
Saffiedine takes a leg kick and left hook to the body. Bowling is ducking in and out now. Bowling keeps going to the body with that left hand. Bowling with a right hand and left kick. Saffiedine gets a hold of the plum and delivers the knee. Bowling with a left up top and one to the body. Saffiedine ties him up and Bowling gets him against the cage before separating. Bowling goes to the body and Saffiedine gets the clinch and pair of knees. Bowling presses him up against the cage. Bowling with a pair of right hands as he chases after Saffiedine. Saffiedine has Bowling on the fence now and is kneeing away. They reset and Saffiedine with a head kick now and Bowling throws the left and Saffiedine delivers an outside lower leg kick.
Round 2-
These two top strikeforce welterweights are back at it and Bowling starts the action with another big left hook to the body. Bowling gets poked in the eye and they break the action. He tells the doc he is good and they are back at it. Bowlimg with a big left kick high on the body and Saffiedine with a leg kick. Saffiedine eats a left and right but counters with a left of his own that lands clean. Saffiedine switches stances and delivers a right left and right leg kick before he puts Bowling against the cage. Saffiedine with the knees and gets reversed and briefly taken down. Saffiedine putting his weight against Bowling to see if he tires any sooner from the big weight cut. They reset and Bowling makes a brief charge before Saffiedine walks him down. Saffiedine with a good straight left as the round ends.
Round 3-
They touch gloves both kick. Saffiedine is coming forward but Bowling isn’t backing up and delivers a body kick that backs up Saffiedine. Saffiedine with a knee as Bowling attacks. Bowling with a right jab and left hook to the body. Saffiedine with a knee as Bowling comes in for another body shot. Very close fight. Bowling with another body kick. Saffiedine with a spinning kick attempt and Bowling ties him up but can’t get the take down. Bowling now has his back on the fence and Saffiedine is kneeing away to legs body and head. Saffiedine with two to the body and two uppercuts as they separate. Saffiedine sprawls on a take down and spins to the back of Bowling and gets the hooks in. Saffiedine punching away with 30 seconds left. Saffiedine gets the choke in but Bowling survives till the last horn. Saffiedine took the fight in the last minute there all the first two rounds were close but that one was clear.
Winner by judges scores of 30-27×3 Tarec Saffiedine
Middleweight(185lbs)
Derek Brunson vs “Jacare” Souza
Brunson’s lone loss came at the hands of Kendall Grove when he took a fight outside of the Strikeforce organization to stay busy back in June since he hadn’t fought since the previous November.
Ref: Mike Beltran
Round 1-
Brunson with a few high head kicks early but Souza easily blocks. Souza catches him with a right hand and Souza lets him up only to hit him with another right to drop him again and pounds him out. Souza does the alligator crawl across the cage after picking up his first win by KO.
Winner by KO at :41 of round 1 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
STRIKEFORCE WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Sarah Kaufman vs Ronda Rousey
Ref: Herb Dean
Round 1-
Rousey with a series of jabs and grabs a hold of Kaufman against the cage. Rousey gets the trip and moves right into position for the arm bar. Kaufman is rolling trying to defend by holding her bicep but she can’t fight it for long as Rousey gets her 6th pro win and 6th win by arm bar submission all in the round 1.
Winner at :54 of round one by arm bar submission and STILL Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey
Rousey calls out Cyborg, who is still suspended, and says she is the champ so if Cyborg wants her than she can come down to 135.
WWE has reportedly signed 20 year old Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado, a female wrestler who worked for Cahotic Wrestling and New England Championship Wrestling.
The announcement was made by Chaotic Wrestling’s Facebook page which noted that she would be leaving the indy company as the Women’s champion, a title she won in December 2011.
The California native made her wrestling debut in 2010 and wrestles under the name of Mercedes KV. She will be transferred to WWE developmental in Tampa, Florida.
Former WWE Diva Tiffany made her TNA debut during yesterday’s episode of IMPACT under her real name, Taryn Terrell.
Terrell was brought in by Brooke Hogan as the special guest referee for the Madison Rayne vs Miss Tessmacher Knockout title match and she walked out in a referee top showing a lot of cleavage. In a funny side note, when Hogan introduced her, she moved backward and fell on the stage, quickly getting back up, dusting herself off, and taking a bow!
The Playboy model was a WWE Diva until she got released by the company after an incident involving her and her husband Drew McIntyre which happened in a hotel in August of 2010.
Hulk Hogan will be making his return on IMPACT Wrestling next week to help Sting and other TNA Superstars fight off the Aces & Eights group. The segment will be opening the show, which is an ‘Open Fight Night’ edition.
Hulk Hogan was attacked by the masked group in July as a way to get him off television to undergo another surgery. The WWE Hall of Famer is now feeling better and is ready to resume his work with TNA.
“It’s not gonna be pretty so I’m asking for forgiveness now,” tweeted Hogan to push next week’s angle. “They crossed the line when they made Brooke a target,” he added, referring to the segment where two of the group cornered Brooke during IMPACT only to be saved by Bully Ray, Austin Aries, and Jeff Hardy.
TMZ cameras caught up with WWE champion CM Punk yesterday in Beverly Hills and said that he agreed with WWE’s decision to fire Abraham Washington over the Kobe Bryant rape joke.
He said that he doesn’t like to see anybody lose his job but a rape joke is not funny and he thinks if there’s a reason to get fired, it’s justified to get the pink slip over such a joke.
“Making fun of rape, I don’t think it’s that funny,” Punk said to the TMZ guy who identified A.W. as Abraham Johnson before Punk laughed and corrected him.
After a failed first attempt, WWE has released a mobile app for both iOS devices and Android.
Available for free on iTunes and Google Play, the WWE app – both for mobiles and tablets – contains Superstar profiles, biographies, feeds from their social networking, tons of WWE videos including clips from RAW, Smackdown, and classic videos along with news and exclusive content.
The app is currently featured on the iTunes Store ‘New and Noteworthy’ front section. You can download it from iTunes and Google Play.
Strikeforce champion Ronda Rousey was the subject of a two episode All Access on Showtime to hype up her first title defense against Sarah Kaufman tomorrow night.
The All Access show takes you behind the scenes and in the life of Rousey as she trains for the fight and fulfills her media obligations with comments from Kaufman herself, UFC President Dana White, her trainers, room mates and others.
You can check both episodes – running at 23 minutes each – below.
WWE kicked off its SummerSlam weekend with a star-studded party VIP party yesterday which was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Olympic gold medalists Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte, Maria Menounos, Kym Johnson, Ariel Winter, CNN’s Piers Morgan, Mayra Veronica, Carmen Electra, Terry Crews, Dominic Monaghan, Kellan Lutz, and several other celebs joined WWE Superstars and Divas for the party.
You can see 27 photos from the red carpet arrivals and some photos from the party below.
Paul Heyman somewhat addressed a rumor going on about him and his deal with WWE along with his status with the company following SummerSlam.
In a very long speech, not denying or not confirming anything, Heyman said that no one knows what his deal with WWE is and it is impossible for anyone to state with certainty what his situation is or isn’t.
Heyman said that when he left the company in 2006, he thought it was done and would never return. He classified his return a few months ago as surprise to him, the fans, and also to his kids.
“Enjoy the ride. Watch it unfold. See what happens. For the first time in forever, we have people GUESSING what comes next,” Heyman wrote.
He then talked about the SummerSlam match between Brock Lesnar and Triple H, telling fans that if they have sold them in buying the pay-per-view, he bets that everyone is going to get their money’s worth.
“If we haven’t sold you on the ppv yet, then thank you for your time, and I hope something else has captured your attention or imagination,” he wrote.
Kevin Rudolf – the artist whose song Don’t Give Up – is the theme for SummerSlam this year, will be performing the song live during the pay-per-view.
The 29 year old American singer-songwriter and record producer is a WWE fan and his songs I Made It and Welcome To The World have been used by WWE before for WrestleMania XXVI.
Last year Cee Lo Green was the musical act at SummerSlam, performing the theme for that year which was Bright Lights Bigger City.
WWE will reveal the full roster for their upcoming WWE ’13 video game during the SummerSlam Axxess on Saturday, August 18.
IGN.COM and WWE.COM will simultaneously stream the festivities as the largest ever roster in a WWE video game is unveiled to the public. The event will start at 2:00PM PT and will take place at the NOKIA Plaza at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.
The event will feature IGN’s Richard George, as well as two members of the WWE Games development team, Creative Director Cory Ledesma and Senior Game Designer Bryan Williams.
WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler along with WWE champion CM Punk and ring announcer Lillian Garcia will help unveiling the roster.
WWE Studios and Warner Bros. today announced that the two companies are teaming up to co-produce a Scooby-Doo animated feature that will find Scooby and the gang solving a mystery at WrestleMania.
WWE Superstars and Divas including Triple H, John Cena, Kane, The Miz, Brodus Clay, Santino Marella, Sin Cara and AJ will appear in animated form and lend their voices to the project. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon will also lend his voice and appear in animated form.
“We are excited to partner with Warner Bros. on this wonderful animated film,” said WWE Studios President Michael Luisi. “Kids and adults are going to enjoy seeing their favorite WWE Superstars in animated form join forces with an icon like Scooby-Doo to solve a mystery at the biggest pop-culture event of the year – WrestleMania.”
Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV, Warner Home Video, was equally excited about this partnership.
“Warner Bros. is thrilled to get into the ring with WWE Studios to bring fans an unprecedented animated adventure,” he said. “We’re excited to leverage the WWE’s family-friendly brand and passionate fan base and integrate some of the most popular WWE Superstars and Divas within the Scooby-Doo gang.”
The plot for the story reads, “When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania, the entire gang travels in the Mystery Machine to WWE City to attend the epic event. However, when a mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred work with WWE Superstars to solve the case.”
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download. The film will be produced by Warner Bros. Animation. WWE will utilize its extensive global reach through its television, digital media and print assets to market the release of the film.
WWE is going after celebrities to tweet during RAW just like they went after celebs to appear on the show as guest hosts.
Following the failed experiment with Charlie Sheen – who quit Twitter two weeks before he was announced as the social media ambassador for the 1000th episode – WWE tapped Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D to tweet during the show this week.
Next week it will be another celebrity who will be talking about RAW in 140 characters or less, and that person will be Khloe Kardashian Odom. Kardashian will be tweeting for the three hour RAW that will follow SummerSlam to her 7.4 million followers on the social network website while WWE will plug her TV show season finale “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”
The whole social media ambassador started during the WrestleMania weekend when Mike Tyson was tapped as the first social media ambassador.
Monday Night RAW this week drew a low 2.84 rating for the three hour show with an average of 4,134,000 viewers and no competition from the Olympics.
That does not bode well since it was the go-home show for SummerSlam. The show did 3,790,000 viewers in the first hour, 4,252,000 in the second and 4,354,000 in the third.
The overall rating is down from the 3.08 of the previous week and the first time since June that RAW did below 3.0 in the ratings. (Ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research and put online by PWInsider.com)
Lafayette, CA – August 14, 2012 – UFC GYM, the ultimate fitness destination that goes beyond the traditional workout, will celebrate the official grand opening of its much anticipated first signature club, UFC GYM BJ PENN. The gym whose ‘Train Different’ philosophy has already made waves on the mainland with multiple locations in CA, will host a grand opening event on Saturday, August 18th. BJ Penn, a Hawaii-native and two-division UFC champion, will be on-site to kick things off as the brand looks to shake up the Hawaii fitness scene by combining the best of traditional fitness with the innovation of mixed martial arts.
“The future of fitness is right here, right now. There is nothing better than walking through the gym and hearing firsthand how our members have embraced the ‘Train Different’ approach to working out,” said BJ Penn. “I’m very proud to host this grand opening, and would like to personally invite the entire community to join myself and some of my UFC friends at the Expo and experience the club.”
In addition to gym partner, BJ Penn, UFC GYM is privileged to have appearances from Chuck Liddell, Anthony Pettis, Mark Munoz, Brendan Schaub, and other special guests, including Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who will be administering a blessing on-site. These respected individuals and elite fighters will join together to help celebrate the grand opening in ultimate style. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., members and guests will also have the opportunity to meet the athletes, tour the facility, and mingle with fellow members and Kaka’ako residents.
“Since first opening our doors in May, we’ve had an outpouring of support and excitement from members that recognize the talent and expertise of our staff. They understand that when it comes to elite programming and a “Train Different” approach to fitness, no other club can compete with the premier offerings that are the core of UFC GYM,” said Adam Sedlack, senior vice president, UFC GYM. “With the help of BJ Penn and the local community, we’ve brought a cutting edge training option to the Island, put an end to the boring days of fitness in Hawaii and look forward to future expansion.”
UFC GYM looks to raise the bar in the fitness industry with their ‘Train Different’ approach, taking them above and beyond the average gym. The array of amenities, expert coaches and diverse programming, allows members to work out like a world-class UFC athlete, but also maximize results through traditional training techniques. The facilities are filled with the latest and most advanced equipment, you can see the cross trainers on homenkitchenstuff.com in a recent review of them. The club boasts extensive MMA programming such as Muay Thai, kickboxing, jiu jitsu, women’s self-defense, team-oriented Daily Ultimate Training (DUT), an expansive group fitness studio, and unconventional classes like Hot Hula and Shock Yoga. The club also offers a UFC Kids GYM, a private kids training area, offering Youth Fitness Classes, Active Fitness Gaming, Youth Mixed Martial Arts Training and Ultimate Birthday Parties, making UFC GYM BJ PENN the ultimate family fitness facility.
UFC GYM members and guests are all invited to join in the festivities, featuring activities for the whole family and delicious food, courtesy of Tin Hut BBQ, starting at 9am on August 18th. The gym is located at 805 Pohukaina St. in Honolulu. For more information and special grand opening rates, visit www.ufcgym.com, or call 808-672-2655
As expected, Linda McMahon is one step closer to becoming a U.S. Senator after yesterday she easily won the Republican Primary vote against Chris Shays.
With 87% of the precincts reporting before 10PM yesterday, Linda McMahon had 74% of the votes compared to 26% of Shays according to the Stamford Advocate.
Come November, she will be facing Democrat Chris Murphy for the Senate seat which currently belongs to Senator John Leiberman.
“I just fundamentally don’t believe that Linda McMahon can paper over her record as CEO of the WWE with a lot of money,” Murphy said. In his victory celebration immediately after the Primary, Murphy gave McMahon his first shot saying to his supporters that McMahon made “billions off of selling sex, violence and drug abuse” as WWE Chief Executive Officer.
Funny enough, according to the Stamford Advocate, Murphy left the stage at his celebrations to the RAW theme song “Tonight Is The Night” by Outasight.
McMahon held her celebrations at the Hilton Hotel which is – again, funny enough – owned by the father-in-law of McMahon’s last opponent and current Senator Rich Blumenthal.
Her supporters were treated to an open bar, antipasti, pretzels, bruschetta, and sliders at the hotel according to the newspaper.
Her mother and daughter, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, accompanied Linda.
Kurt Angle got a little mad at WWE champion CM Punk after Punk called TNA an “indy league” during a Q&A held at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con.
On his Twitter, the Olympic gold medalist said that he was insulted by Punk’s remark and noted that when he was on top in the WWE, Punk was trying to get a job anywhere, adding that it was his choice to go to TNA at the end.
“If I ever See You Punk, Hide Bitch,” wrote Angle to finish off his rant.
TMZ originally broke the story yesterday that former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller had been arrested for burglary. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Mission Hills Church in Mission Viejo of a burglary in progress.
The deputies arrived to find CDs and literature scattered throughout, picture frames broken and the first two floors of the building covered in fire extinguisher spray. When they reached the second floor, Miller was found awake and coherent but naked on a couch. Miller was taken into custody and medically evaluated.
Miller lost his last two fights in the UFC since making his return and was released by the organization. Miller was known for his outlandish antics on his way to the cage for a fight. While in the Dream organization in Japan, he would perform a full choreographed dance with multiple female dancers taking part as he would come out from behind the curtain. He was also the host for the MTV show “Bully Beatdown.”
On Saturday, Miller got into an exchange with UFC president Dana White. While Miller tweeted “You never begged me to retire @danawhite you must not love me. That’s a shame, I love you. Cont. It’s ok. Since you never allowed me to officially retire, I am now a Warrior for Peace and Ultimate Fighter for Justice.”
Dana White assuming that Miller was up to his normal antics replied “@mayhemmiller lol retire Mayhem I’M BEGGIN U!!!”
Miller responded by telling White to “Kill yourself @danawhite we are all begging you.”
Dana White ended the exchange with “@mayhemmiller don’t get fuckin bummed out u asked me!!”
Dana said in an interview after UFC 150 that once he realized Miller wasn’t kidding, he felt bad, especially since the fighter had discussed finding peace outside of the cage.
