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UFC Fight Night Pounds the Erwin Center
Edgar dominates, but it's a mixed night for Texas fighters
"...With over 10,131 people in attendance, UFC Fight Night 57 on Saturday at the Frank Erwin..."

Nov. 24, 2014 Sports Post by Mac McCann

UFC Fight Night Comes to Austin
Texas brawlers and strikers fill out the card
"...Fighting Championship has announced the full card for when UFC Fight Night returns to the Frank Erwin Center next..."

Jan. 3, 2018 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

UFC's Erwin Debut
Full card and weigh-in for Fight Night 22
"...card (six "dark," four televised on Spike TV) is UFC's first trip to Austin, and draws primarily on the..."

Sept. 15, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Octagon With New UFC Documentary Thug Rose
How Rose Namajunas puts the art in mixed martial arts
"...skill as a pianist to her relationship with former UFC fighter Pat Barry, the story of two-time UFC Strawweight..."

Nov. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

UFC Fight Night Live
Unpacking the octagon for the first time in Austin
"...Marquardt and Rousimar Pal­hares. Originally scheduled for last month's UFC 118, a win for either of these heavy hitters..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSports: How Ronda Rousey Changed the World
Why the UFC became the most woman-friendly sport
"...UFC president Dana White is a smart guy. He may..."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Girl Fight: Rousey v. Carmouche
First UFC women's bantamweight title fight
"...The first openly gay female fighter takes on the UFC champ, Feb. 23. Yep, it's on pay-per-view, but ch-ch-check..."

Feb. 11, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

One Step Closer for Marquardt?
'The Great' one dominates at UFC Fight Night 22
"...Wednesday's UFC Fight Night 22 proved two things. One, that Austin..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Art of War 2 Invades Convention Center
"...Headlining fighter Wes “the Project” Sims is a three-time UFC heavyweight contender and pretty hard to miss, considering he’s..."

May 10, 2007 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

Fighter Inside and Outside the Octagon
Cub Swanson talks UFC Fight Night and how MMA saved him
"...He’s on a 6-0 record since he joined UFC in 2011, and stands at number two in the..."

Nov. 22, 2014 Sports Post by Mac McCann

SXSW Film Review: Road House
Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake
"...former New York cooler with a PhD but an ex-UFC fighter who is now living out of his car...."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Amid Controversy, Road House Remake Tapped to Open SXSW Film
Doug Liman to skip premiere in protest of Amazon MGM
"...from Jasper, Missouri to the Florida Keys, where former UFC fighter Dalton gets a job at a bar as..."

Jan. 25, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Acceleration
Inept action flick marks the end of any possible Lundgrenaissance
"...of decently choreographed hand-to-hand sequences (when you have former UFC champs Chuck Liddell and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in your..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bodied
Battle rap comedy takes no prisoners
"...battles. No fists of fury here. In lieu of UFC Fight Clubbing, local rhymesters square off and unleash the..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mile 22
Wahlberg and company get bloody as a CIA black ops team
"...consisting of Alice (The Walking Dead’s Cohan), Sam (former UFC badass Rousey), and William (Alban), among other expendables, dispatch..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Luv Doc: Pledge of Support
An ass-kicking with a cheering section is still an ass-kicking
"...Look at it this way: If UFC legend Conor McGregor is trying to pick a bar..."

June 30, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
The fourth entry in this series is surprisingly complex and ambitious.
"...Dolph Lundgren and Andrei Arlovski, a fighting legend and UFC world champion. I'm as big a fan of mindless..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

Here Comes the Boom
Kevin James plays a biology teacher who moonlights as a mixed martial-arts fighter; Salma Hayek is his love interest.
"...that otherwise feels like a tawdry commercial for the UFC and MMA...."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roy Jones Jr. Knows What Boxing Needs To Survive
And he wants Austin's help
"...explains. “The commentators are killing our sport. In the UFC, if a guy loses, he can fight again. But..."

April 25, 2012 Sports Post by Kenny Pailes

Farewell, Evan Tanner
MMA bids farewell to Texan fighter Evan Tanner
"...his 2005 victory over David Terrell to take the UFC Middleweight Title, Tanner was a fixture in the sport..."

Sept. 10, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts
Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling
"...Jake Gyllenhaal goes toe-to-toe with UFC legend Conor McGregor in this remake of the hard-hitting..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

CM Punk and Travis Stevens Hunt for the Girl on the Third Floor
SXSW Midnighter follows a haunting in Chicago
"...begin just after his second and final fight for UFC, Stevens said, "and afterwards [Brooks] was like, 'Well, I'm..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Charlotte Flair, Queen of the Squared Circle
Women used to be an afterthought in professional wrestling: not anymore
"...She's chasing the women's championship, currently held by former UFC champion Ronda Rousey. In her way is Becky Lynch,..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Lucky You
How can someone who has experienced such wealth and plenitude ever hope to live a life free of tortured conscience?
"...My boyfriend and I were dating long distance for..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film
Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced
"...indie horror, Phil Brooks (aka former professional wrestler and UFC fighter CM Punk) has paired up with Travis Stevens..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Party Monster
Nothing good for you can come of this
"...Yes, you might be fantasizing about that "gotcha" moment..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: A Flaming Hetero
No matter what we believe ourselves to be, we are what we prove ourselves to be
"...If he's not, my bet is that he won't..."

May 11, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment
Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system
"...push-ups between each jump – every morning. Even former UFC fighter Keith Jardine, who plays Money's cellmate Ripper, was..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wrestling the Mic From Colt Cabana
Underground wrestler-turned-podcaster slams SXSW
"...his sit-down with his former tag team partner, ex-WWE champion-turned-UFC-fighter CM Punk, was downloaded six million times, and actually..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Bray Wyatt: Follow the Buzzards
WWE superstar on horror, power, and the allure of the ring
"...targets out of range is undeniably former WWE and UFC champion Brock Lesnar, “and I still believe I'll have..."

Aug. 15, 2016 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

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