Another ex-WWE wrestler has now made his way to the ranks of MMA fighters. Bobby Lashley, a former ECW champion and WWE United States champion, defeated Justin Franklin at the Mixed Fight Alliance card in just 41 seconds. Lashley immediately took down Franklin in the fight. After some ground and pound, Franklin was cut up [...]
Efrain Escudero and Ryan Bader walked off with The Ultimate Fighter 8 titles last night but they did not walk off with the most money. That honor went to Anthony Johnson, whose impressive left high kick knockout of Kevin Burns earned him Knockout of the Night. The kick will surely be on highlight reels for [...]
At the TUF 8 Finale weigh-ins, Middleweight Wilson Gouveia was unable to meet the 186 pound limit on his first attempt. The Nevada State Athletic Commission did not allow Gouveia to try to cut the extra three pounds and return for a second attempt due to safety concerns for Gouveia’s health. Gouveia originally debuted as [...]
UFN 16: Fight for the Troops Winners
Congratulation to Cageplay’s own Mr Evil Genius on Winning the Ultimate Fight Night: Fight for the Troops event with a 9-1 record. Newcomer Big T takes second not far from the winner also going 9-1. Since Cageplay owners won’t accept prizes, we will shift one down and Big T [...]
Although Mike Swick lived up to his nickname and quickly knocked out Jonathan Goulet, he did not receive a Knockout of the Night bonus. Instead, headliner Josh Koscheck stole the $30,000 bonus for his devastating knockout on Yoshuyuki Yoshida in the Ultimate Fight Night 16 main event
WEC Light-heavyweight champion Steve Cantwell earned his $30,000 by [...]
A couple of weeks ago, Cageplay.com posted a story on a situation involving Gary Goodridge. The article, entitled “Goodridge Walks Out During Match Against Nemeth Gabor“, was based on Gary’s account of the fight primarily from his Facebook posting. Apparantly, Nemeth “Tatar” Gabor refused to let go of the ropes on every attempt that Gary [...]
Once in a while, Cageplay will ask one of our top fantasy bettors to post their predictions on an upcoming event. Well, in 2008 no one has topped the Cageplay leader boards as much as Big Damn Jay. Cageplay’s own Jason “Big Jay” Kolbauer is number one at fantasy betting with the most winning picks [...]