Monday, August 11, 2008

UFC 87 breaks Target Center gate record

A testament to how big the sport has become.

"This past Saturday's 'UFC 87: Seek and Destroy' event is the latest UFC show to break the hosting venue's live-gate record.

UFC 87, which took place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., drew 15,082 attendees for a live gate of $2,252,000, breaking the venue's former record gate set by a Billy Joel-Elton John concert ($2,062,000) in 2001."

More at MMAJunkie.com

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Toughness Training


Publishers Weekly: "toughness depends on emotional flexibility, responsiveness and strength, and demonstrates itself in an athlete's ability to perform consistently in the upper ranges of his or her skill. Loehr discusses in detail the problems of stress, innate in any competitive endeavor, and recovery from it. Striking a balance between stress and recovery, he maintains, is a constant must-win battle."

Check this book out.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Dale is moving to Las Vegas

Dale is on his way to from Bangor, Maine to Las Vegas, Nevada. He plans to make Vegas his new home so he can better focus on training and fighting. Best of luck!

Friday, August 1, 2008

UFC 89: Davis agrees to fight Kelly

Marcus talks with MMAJunkie.com about his possible upcoming match with Paul Kelly at UFC 89.  He also talks about the multiple hospital visits just hours before his June bout with Mike Swick.