December 2010 News

MMA News: Robbie Lawler Re-Signs With Strikeforce

Published: December 30, 2010

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One day after re-signing its world welterweight champion, Nick Diaz, to a new multi-fight deal, STRIKEFORCE announced Wednesday that exciting, hard-hitting former two-time world middleweight champion “Ruthless’’ Robbie Lawler had also signed a new, multi-year agreement with the San Jose, Calif.-based world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion. One of the most lethal punchers in [...]

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Kai Greene To Sit Out 2011 Arnold Classic

Published: December 29, 2010

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According to a report on Flexonline.com, two-time defending champion Kai Greene will sit out the 2011 Arnold Classic. The Brooklyn native was expected to be in Columbus, Ohio come March and take the stage looking to make it three in a row. But he made the surprising announcement that he will not compete. Greene stated [...]

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Alexandre Carneiro’s Well-Traveled Bodybuilding Adventure

Published: December 28, 2010

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This is part of a continuing series provided exclusively by MuscleSport Mag entitled, ”This is Your Magazine,” where we profile the everyday athlete. If you would like to see yourself profiled here, please send us your story and photo to joe@musclesportmag.com. As a teenager, Alexandre M. Carneiro could not feed his athletic needs by playing high school [...]

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Mariusz Wach Signs with Global Boxing and Prize Fight Promotions

Published: December 23, 2010

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Undefeated heavyweight prospect Mariusz “The Polish Giant” Wach (23-0, 11 KO) has signed a promotional agreement with North Bergen, NJ-based organization Global Boxing Promotions. The 31-year-old Wach of North Bergen by way of Krakow, Poland will also be co-promoted by Prize Fight Promotions, with former three-time heavyweight champion Michael Moorer taking over as Wach’s trainer. “I am [...]

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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2010 PPV Review

Published: December 23, 2010

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By Jared Silberkleit - On paper, WWE’s TLC 2010 should have been a really great PPV. With several seemingly enticing matchups and loads of gimmicks to help them along the way, this card looked primed to deliver. Unfortunately, the PPV was marred by really bad booking throughout the night and kept the show from reaching its [...]

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Sweden’s ‘Muscle Profiling’ Results in Ridiculous Arrest of Toney Freeman

Published: December 19, 2010

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There are times when you read something that makes you wonder if we live 70 years in the past. Recently in Sweden for the 2010 Fitness Festival, IFBB professional bodybuilder Toney Freeman was taken into police custody as part of their ‘muscle profiling’ policy. Basically what this means is that if you are walking around [...]

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LaDainian Tomlinson of the Jets – Far From Finished

Published: December 16, 2010

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In the offseason, Mike Tannenbaum had a few decisions to make. One of the major moves was a retooling of the backfield and the Jets general manager had to make some unpopular decisions. Gang Green led the NFL in rushing in 2009 and Thomas Jones played a big part in that. The Virginia product had [...]

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Separate Bodybuilding From Fitness, Figure & Bikini

Published: December 12, 2010

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With the announcement that the bikini division will be a mainstay at Olympia Weekend, it is time to separate the classes right down the middle. Bodybuilding shows should be just that and both the men and women’s finals should be held together the same night. The prior evening can be for the fans of the [...]

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Przemek Majewski Wins by Crowd-Pleasing Knockout!

Published: December 10, 2010

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Polish middleweight Przemek “The Machine” Majewski scored a dramatic final round knockout to give the Polish fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ a great prelude to the Tomasz Adamek vs. Vinny Maddalone main event on Thursday night. After a brutal first two rounds that saw both men cut, Majewski (15-0, 10 KO) of [...]

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Adamek-Maddalone Heavyweight Fight Title Fight To Rock “The Rock”

Published: December 8, 2010

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Tomasz Adamek (42-1, 27KO’s) and Vinny Maddalone (33-6, 24KO’s) attended the final press conference before their upcoming heavyweight title fight, which will take place this Thursday at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.  Adamek’s IBF International Heavyweight and NABO Heavyweight Titles will be on the line for this “Brick City Boxing Series” show. Here are some [...]

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