The video has only been up for just a few days, but a Budweiser commercial featuring UFC champion Anderson Silva and action movie star Steven Seagal has already garnered over 250-thousand views on YouTube.
The pairing is by no means an accident.
It’s become commonplace for Seagal to be the butt of most MMA jokes these days, but that doesn’t make his involvement with Silva useless.
Following DUI, Jon Jones Asks For Public to “Pray” For Him
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
As we all know by now, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was recently arrested on suspicion of a DUI in Binghamton, New York—just a short drive away from his hometown of Endicott.
Strikeforce Results: Cormier Dominates Barnett to Become Heavyweight GP Champion
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
In a five-round rout, Daniel Cormier has now entered the upper echelon of the heavyweight division.
In the main event of tonight’s Strikeforce event, the once illustrious heavyweight Grand Prix finally came to an end as finalists Josh Barnett and the aforementioned Daniel Cormier met in tonight’s headliner at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Strikeforce Results: Melendez Edges Thomson in Another Thriller
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
In another epic five-round battle, Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson turned in yet another classic, settling the score once and for all, or so it seems.
Though Melendez, the Strikeforce lightweight champion, managed to defend his title, it wasn’t without controversy.
Early on, Melendez was able to establish superior head movement, which allowed him to engage Thomson in the clinch where takedown after takedown ensued.
Strikeforce Results: Rafael “Feijao” Crushes Mike Kyle in Seconds
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
Former champion Rafael Cavalcante has now made the case for himself to contend for some Strikeforce hardware.
Just moments ago, the heavy-hitting Brazilian took on Mike Kyle as part of the main card for tonight’s Strikeforce event, which takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose live on Showtime.
Strikeforce Grand Prix Finale: Melendez vs. Thomson 3 Breakdown
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
After besting Jorge Masvidal in his last outing, Gilbert Melendez thought he was done with these high risk, low reward bouts.
There were talks that former UFC champion BJ Penn could be Strikeforce bound and challenge Melendez for his 155-pound title, though these rumors never came to fruition.