Roxanne Modafferi was a guest on my show last fall (2008). The episode in question is: The Invisible Web Episode 21 (0302) – Fighting 63 in Japan. Tonight she will be facing one of the premiere female fighters in the world, Merloes Coenen on the StrikeForce Fedor vs Rogers undercard. Her fight may or may not be televised due to time constraints. In 2007 , Roxy beat Merloes to win the K-Grace Tournament, in Japan. At that time many consider Merloes to be the “female Rickson Gracie” due to her numerous tournament wins. We here at the Invizible Web (and MMA-Blitz) wish Roxy a good fight and know she will kick Merloes’ ass again.
Archive for the ‘Mixed Martial Arts’ Category
Former Guest Fights Tonight (possibly on CBS)
Posted by invizweb on November 7, 2009
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MMA Blitz: UFC 97 Picktastic Pick’em
Posted by invizweb on April 18, 2009
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This is Amazing: Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio vs Keegan Marshall
Posted by invizweb on April 7, 2009
Below is the amazing match between Lelo and Marshall from April 4th, 2009 from British Columbia at the 24th North American Challenge. Don’t blink. And prepare to rewind. This is something that is probably once in a lifetime.
Posted in Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts | Tagged: Axe Capoeira, Lelo | Leave a Comment »
MMA Sunday Episode 3 W/Elaina Maxwell now available
Posted by invizweb on January 19, 2009
The third episode of MMA Sunday with guest Elaina Maxwell (also here) is now available for your listening enjoyment. Elaina discusses her athletic background, how she got in to MMA, took a call from a surprise guest or 2 and gave her thoughts on Pulver-Faber II and Penn-St. Pierre II and a whole lot more.
If you’re in the Lousiana area, you can see Elaina next week for a combined MMA/Car show at the Superdome in New Orleans. Go to SteelCageFighting.com for more information.
Also, check out one of her favorite causes, the fight against dog fighting at KnockOutDogFighting.org .
Download (Right Click, Save As)
or if you’d rather you can stream the show here:
MMA Sunday is a production from Ric Gillespie of Canvas Chronicle.com and Casey Trowbridge of Combat-Hooligans.com and airs most sunday nights at 9:00 PM ET. on the Georgia Wrestling History Radio Network .
Posted in Internet, Mixed Martial Arts, Podcasts | Tagged: Canvas Chronicle, Combat Hooligans, Elaina Maxwell, Ric Gillespie | Leave a Comment »
MMA Sunday, Episode 1 with Bobby Lashley now available.
Posted by invizweb on January 5, 2009
Tonight, Canvas Chronicle ’s Ric Gillespie and Casey Trowbridge (of Combat Hooligans infamy)hosted the premier of MMA Sunday on the Georgia Wrestling History Radio Network .
Our guest tonight was former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley .
Among topics discussed:
- His debut fight back in December
- Training with American Top Team and how that has been so beneficial towards his development as a fighter
- What lessons Pro Wrestling taught him that he has been able to apply to MMA
- The value of entertainment
- Where he’ll be fighting next
- His plans for the future in both MMA as well as a desire to do more pro wrestling
You can listen to tonight’s episode clicking here and don’t forget to check out the rest of the shows on the Georgia Wrestling History Radio Network and tune in next Sunday for more of MMA Sunday .
Posted in Combat Sports, Internet, Mixed Martial Arts, Podcasts, WWE | Tagged: Bobby Lashley, Casey Trowbridge, Ric Gillespie | Leave a Comment »
Ultimate Fighting Championships 91- Couture vs Lesnar Play By Play
Posted by invizweb on November 15, 2008
1) Opening Match: Demian Maia vs Nate Quarry (Middlweight Bout)
Interesting. Maia with Wanderlei Silva trains at Xtreme Couture whereas Quarry used to be a protege of Couture, currently with Randy’s former training camp, Nate Quarry. Nate is entering to hip hop music. Never has a man as white (and vanilla) as Quarry attempted such a feat. FAILURE~!
Round One: Ariany is the ring girl for the opening match. Herb Dean is ref. Maia (whose surname comes from the ancient Greek Goddess of the Spring), clinches Quarry, pulls Guard, and gets a Body Triangle from the Back Mount. It looks tight but not backbreackingly brutal. Maia gets a Rear Naked Choke (might as well have humbled him while he was Naked).
Winner: Demian Maia (via R1 Submission – RNC) Nate Quarry
Randy Couture enters the building with wife Kim while SABLE is absent from entering with her significant other, Brock Lesnar. I seriously think a Lesnar victory would be the defeat (and/or shame) of the human race.
2) Second Match: Gabriel Gonzaga vs Josh Hendricks (Heavyweight Bout)
I still don’t feel pumped for the show. Hell I am visiting Newsarama. Not to seem ignorant but is it me or does Napao look like a bigger Shogun Rua? UFC’s tedious intros really need revamping. Now checking Technoccult and Disinfo.
Posted in Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Ultimate Fighting Championships | Tagged: Brock Lesnar, Demian Maia, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Napao Gonzaga, Joe Stevenson, Kenny Florian, Nate Quarry, Randy Couture | Leave a Comment »
The Invisible Web Episode 21 (Fighting 63 in Japan)
Posted by invizweb on November 6, 2008
The Invisible Web Episode 21 (0302) – Fighting 63 in Japan
On this episode of the Invisible Web I interview Roxanne Modafferi, who is one of the headliners for the inaugural GCM VALKYRIE MMA show on Saturday, at Tokyo’s Differ Ariake (doors open 1:00 PM Tokyo and 2:00 is bell time). We discuss the etymological origins of her family name, her mini feud with Megumi Yabushita, training with the Wajyutsu Keishukai Network (Caol Uno and Yushin THUNDA Okami), anime, and more. And as a bonus I read Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany.
Fightlinker, her top sponsors who sell her t-shirts.
Time and the Gods at Project Gutenberg.
UPDATE: Roxanne won the decision in her fight today at the inaugural VALKYRIE show against Chisa Yonezawa. Congratulations~!!
Posted in Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Mythology, Philosophy & Religion & Spirituality, The Invisible Web Podcast | Tagged: Lord Dunsany, Pegana, Roxanne Modafferi, VALKYRIE, women's MMA | Leave a Comment »
EliteXC ‘Heat’ – 10/04/08 – round-by-round coverage Not good for TV.
Posted by invizweb on October 4, 2008
Segment: Show opens with Ken apologizing that he pissed away 5 to 6 figures and possibly killing the office. I wonder if this is the end for him. Over a cut. he got from a headbutt during a warmup…There goes Elite. Thank you Dr. Fields…
Show returns with Frank saying Ken has tossed away the family legacy. KIMBO is taking the fight against Petruzelli.
Can they fit 5 fights including a title fight in 2 hours?
Prefight video: Benji Radach is hired by LA Boxing but doesn’t train there? Good marketing Benji.
Posted in Combat Sports, Current Events, Elite XC | Tagged: Gina Carano, Kelly Kobold, Kimbo Slice, Paul Daley, Seth Petruzelli, Tito Ortiz | Leave a Comment »
Elite XC on CBS Coverage (07-26-2008)
Posted by invizweb on July 26, 2008
American Dog commercials
Who is this commentator? I do not recognize the voice. That’s Gus?
Shayna Baszler vs Christiane Cyborg Evangelista
NIck Thompson vs Jake Shields
Nick Diaz vs Thomas Denny (By the way now that I know they will not air the Noons footage I think they will deserve their failure when they do not sell that match. That will be sad.)
Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith
Match One: Shayna Baszler vs Cristiane Cyborg Evangelista
EliteXC’s ‘Unfinished Business’ live Round-by-round Coverage
Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Tagged: Cris Cyborg, Elite XC, Frank Shamrock, Jake Shields, Mauro Ranallo, Nick Diaz, NIck Thompson, Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith, Shayna Baszler, Thomas Denny | 1 Comment »
NY Combat Sambo profiled in New York Times
Posted by invizweb on July 24, 2008

My coach in the background. (C) Bess Greenberg/The New York Times
It was born in the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution and remained largely a state secret until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It is called sambo, a Russian acronym that stands for self-defense without weapons, and it is a martial art that combines striking, submissions, throws and weapons disarmament.
Popular in Russia and the former Soviet republics, sambo was relatively unknown in the rest of the world. But over the last five years that has slowly changed in the United States with the increased popularity of mixed martial arts, a sport that counts a number of sambo experts among its elite fighters.
Two such fighters, Fedor Emelianenko and Andrei Arlovski, will participate in a mixed martial arts event Saturday in Anaheim, Calif. Emelianenko, considered by some to be the best fighter in the world, will take on Tim Sylvia, the former heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Arlovski, also a former U.F.C. champ, will square off against Ben Rothwell, an American who has dabbled in sambo.
Read more.
Posted in Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Sambo/ CAMBO | Tagged: American Sambo Association, Andrei Arlovski, Fedor Emelianenko, New York Combat Sambo, Rorion Gracie, Stephen Koepfer | Leave a Comment »
The Invisible Web Episode 19 (Season Two Episode 10) – El Solo Cachorro de Espada
Posted by invizweb on June 29, 2008
The Invisible Web Episode 19 (Season Two Episode 10) El Solo Cachorro de Espada
Combat sports galore. 65 Minutes ~! The RAW Draft, Triplemania, and other fun stuff. And remember to vote for Rupert the AntiChrist for President in the 2008 US Presidential election.
Flash CMLL Juicio Final results by Kris Zellner
Better late than never: AAA Triplemania 2008 results
AAA TripleMania Preview and Predictions
New Japan Pro Wrestling Best of Super Jr. Final Results
Lorenzo Fertitta begins full-time with UFC
Posted in AAA, CMLL, Combat Sports, Current Events, Mixed Martial Arts, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, The Invisible Web Podcast, Ultimate Fighting Championships, WWE | Leave a Comment »
Lorenzo Fertitta begins full-time with UFC
Posted by invizweb on June 19, 2008
Lorenzo Fertitta, co-owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championships, has stepped down from his lucrative position of President at the Station Casinos, the multi-million dollar casino owned by his family to occupy a full-time management position at UFC. He will continue his practice of globalization but now with the MMA promotion in mind. Dana White will now work day-to-day with him.
For more information please read the official Press Release.
my comments to come
Posted in Mixed Martial Arts | Tagged: UFC | Leave a Comment »
MMA in NY? Not if NY Mag and Albany got their ways.
Posted by invizweb on June 16, 2008
Thanks to Mike K
The throwdown in Albany to legalize mixed-martial-arts fighting—better known as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, thanks to the leading company promoting the testosterone-fueled, almost-no-rules wrestling-meets-boxing-meets-street-fighting battles—was supposed to be an easy win for the extreme sport’s supporters. The Las Vegas–based Fertitta brothers took over the UFC in 2001 and have lobbied to make it more legit. Already it is legal in 34 states, including Nevada, New Jersey, and California. CBS and Spike TV broadcast bouts. But to go really mainstream, they need New York, with its media throng and upstate fans.
Posted in Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, New York, Ultimate Fighting Championships | Tagged: Albany, MMA, Ultimate Fighting Championships | Leave a Comment »
Two good news from Art of War FC (China)
Posted by invizweb on June 12, 2008
From the Art of War FC (China) official site:
Art of War FC has provided two good news for the audiences: first of all, AOW programs will be broadcast on Inner Mongolia Satellite Television, but because of the grievous earthquake happened in Sichuan province, the originally scheduled broadcasting time of Art of War program June 1st, 2008 has been rescheduled to more appropriate time. The second one is that Beijing Jiujitsu Academy is now reopening to all the students.
Oh and by the way, I am back.
Posted in Art of War FC, Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts | Tagged: Art of War FC, China | Leave a Comment »
The Invisible Web Series Two Episode Four (13): This is SAMBO
Posted by invizweb on April 9, 2008
Long-time friend, Coach Stephen Koepfer of the American Sambo Association, discusses the sweet Soviet science of SAMBO. Who is the Coach, and his American Sambo Association, you may ask? What is SAMBO, and when did it develop and arrive in the US? Where is SAMBO and the Tri-State MMA scene (of NY, NJ, and CT) heading? How was he involved with Human Weapon? Find out on this episode.
The American Sambo AssociationTM
the ending theme artist: Reine Atallah. This episodes closing was “Fly me to the Moon.”
Posted in Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, New York, Sambo/ CAMBO, The Invisible Web Podcast | Tagged: Fedor Emelianenko, Human Weapon, Stephen Koepfer, The American Sambo Association | Leave a Comment »
LANDMARK FIND: Pro Wrestling in Brazil (1960s-1980s)
Posted by invizweb on August 16, 2007
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecatch
I used Babelfish to translate:Telecatch was a program of television of the extinct TV Excelsior of São Paulo, dedicated to the exhibition of combats of free fight. During the decade of 1960 it reached the height of the success, with the presence of the hero Ted Boy Marino.
Initially called “Telecatch Montila”, had to the sponsor, later it passed to be called “the Kings of the Ringue”.
According to Ted Boy Marino, it Globe in 1967 was contracted by the TV, in an effort of the entrepreneur Teti Alfonso. The objective would have been to annul the great success of the program in the TV Excelsior. However, the program continued until the beginning of the decade of 1980.
Some fights had the result previously agreement, nor always the young man were victorious.
Telecatch currently is a denomination given to the current free fights, that combine teatral stage and combat.I hope Rickson Gracie under the hood did not count the works in his 500 match record. Apparently Vale Tudo was banned in the late 60s when former UFC ref Joao Alberto (It would be funnier if it was Cecil Peoples) snapped someone’s arm off their body with a Juji Gatame.
Posted in Brazil, Combat Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Pro Wrestling | Tagged: Kings of the Ringue, Rickson Gracie, Ted Boy Marino, Telecatch Montila, Vale Tudo | Leave a Comment »















