Mark Munoz in Manila

Catch Mark Munoz this March 10, 2013 (Sunday), 3pm at the SM MOA Music Hall! 

FIRST EVER WOMEN’S UFC CLASH, UFC 157: ROUSEY VS. CARMOUCHE, AIRS LIVE ON BALLS

The first women's Mixed Martial Arts bout in UFC history will headline UFC 157 with undefeated UFC bantamweight champion Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey taking on United States Marine Corps veteran Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche. UFC 157 will be broadcast from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Balls Channel on February 24 (Sunday) at 11:30 a.m. 

Rousey (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is known for her fight-ending armbars in the first round and has been considered unstoppable inside the cage thanks to her Olympic-level judo. Carmouche (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), on the other hand, has built a reputation for her power and grit and has won most of her fights via knockout or submission. 

“Ronda is the real deal,” UFC President Dana White said. “She’s nasty. She’s mean. She’s like Chuck Liddell. She goes out there and tries to finish her opponents. And Carmouche is tough as nails, too. She was a Marine and she’s got great ground-and-pound. I look forward to having the women join the UFC.” 

Also featured on the card is the light heavyweight bout between former world champions Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, California favorite Urijah Faber facing off with Ivan Menjivar, and the UFC return of Robbie Lawler as he faces off with Josh Koscheck. 

Watch the first ever women’s fight to be held in the UFC Octagon, UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche on Balls Channel (SkyCable ch. 34 and Destiny Cable ch. 36) on February 24 (Sunday) at 11:30 a.m. Always tune in to Balls and be updated with the biggest happenings in the world of sports. Balls channel is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and over 200 quality cable operators nationwide. For more updates, visit www.ballschannel.tv, like their official fan page on Facebook, www.facebook.com/BallsChannel and follow them on Twitter, @ballschannel.

UFC sa ABS-CBN

UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin

Highlights: Silva vs Franklin 1

 

 

UFC 147 Wand Video Series #1

 

UFC 147 Wand Video Series #2

 

UFC 147 Wand Video Series #3

 

I think it's obvious that I'm a huge Wanderlei fan. He has been one of my MMA heroes since Pride days. When I met him at Wand Fight Team in Vegas, he was happy to hear that I used to watch his bouts before my fights here in the Philippines. I wasn't surprised to hear from him that there are a lot of people who were also inspired to fight professionally after watching his bouts.

With Wanderlei at Wand Fight Team a month before he defeated Cung Le

Win or lose, he's still an MMA hero to many.

UFC 146: The Heavyweights

 

 UFC 146 Dos Santos vs Mir-- Extended Preview

 UFC 146 Primetime Dos Santos vs Mir-- Episode 1

Azkals June 2012 Friendlies

Pinoy Pride 14: Resorts World Manila

This will be one of the biggest fights in the country this year! From the regional bouts that they do, ALA Boxing Promotions and ABS-CBN Sports bring Pinoy Pride 14 to Manila. 

Headlining Pinoy Pride 14 is Donnie Nietes vs. Felipe Salguero. The Mexican Felipe Salguero will be a tough opponent for Nietes. He is WBO rated #7 Jr. Flyweight, IBF World rated #7 Jr. Flyweight, Former WBF World Light Flyweight Champion, former WBC Youth World Light Flyweight Champion, won KO5 recently over world rated Carlos Melo, has a high knockout percentage of 57.89%.

This event will also feature the "real" Genaro Garcia. Garcia who was supposed to fight Boom Boom Gonzales last Pinoy Pride 12, however the Mexican promoter sent a different boxer with the same name.

Block off your calendars: 

Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila

June 2, 2012

6pm

I had the privilege of talking to Donnie and learned that he's more than just a boxer. He has a very inspirational story behind his success. Being one of the longest reigning Filipino champions holding 2 belts, I feel that Donnie is under-promoted and deserves to be in the same ranks in the hearts of the Filipinos as Pacquiao, Donaire, and Villoria. 

 

Image from Philboxing.com

 In our brief talk, I didn't know that Donnie...

-        WAS MENTORED AND TRAINED BY HIS UNCLE,— Dan Nietes, who was also a World Champion

-         WAS A JANITOR-- of Mr. Aldeguier and was the only one who had the guts to go in the snake pit to feed and clean the snakes

-         HAD BIG DREAMS—and believed he could do better than other boxers, he eventually approached ALA and asked if he could try his hand on boxing

-         IS A PINOY CHAMPION WITH 2 BELTS-- With hard work and determination, he has become ONE out of the FIVE Filipino world champions (Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Donnie Nietes, Brian Villoria, Sonny Boy Jaro)

-         IS ONE OF THE LONGEST REIGNING CHAMPIONS— 2nd to Gabriel “Flash” Elorde; Alongside Luisito Espinosa, Donnie Nietes, Manny Pacquiao because he was determined to follow his dreams

-         IS THE BEST PINOY BOXER NEXT TO PACQUIAO—according to Freddie Roach

-         IS A NEW FATHER-- and this gives more meaning and motivation for him to train and fight harder.

-         IS NOW A HOMEOWNER AND DRIVES A SPORTS CAR-- After years of dedication to boxing, Donnie is now a proud home owner. He built a house in Cebu on a lot given to him as a gift by Mr. Antonio L. Aldeguer. The house built by the hands of both his Father, a photographer by profession and his Uncle

-         IS A BUSINESSMAN—Donnie has put up an agrivet business and has a small piggery which he plans to expand on that after his career in boxing

-         IS AN ADVENTURER—Donnie has a passion for the outdoors and is into biking. He is a member of Bike Talk Friendship Club (BTFC) that does regular day and night rides.

Wishing the ALA Boxers the best of luck in fighting for the Filipino Pride!

Check out these photos during the ALA Boxers' Toda Max guesting in ABS-CBN.

 With their idol, Robin Padilla

Donnie playing the role of Toni's cousin in TodaMax

Ultimate Insider on Balls Channel

UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste in Manila

Balls Channel and HIN Manila bring to Manila UFC Octagon Girl, Arianny Celeste. 

Catch her and the Hot Import cars at the World Trade Center on March 24 and 25. 

Arianny is 1/4 Filipina and this will be her first visit to the Philippines. 

Nothing special but check out her video where she says 'Mahal Kita'. 

For those who want to meet Arianny and have their photos taken and UFC collectibles signed, 

here's the scheduled meet and greet / autograph signing with Arianny at the booth area:

March 24- 3pm & 6pm

March 25- 4pm

Tickets:

For Carshow only at Php 50

For VIP party at Php 400

Pre Advance VIP ticket purchase with Carshow Day pass and VIP party also at Php 400

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE TOO on March 24 and 25.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT CONCERT VIP PARTY IS ON MARCH 24 ONLY.

TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE on MARCH 5, 2012 AT THESE FOLLOWING TICKET SELLING OUTLETS:

CONCORDE CAR ACCESSORIES

- SM MEGAMALL

- SM NORTH EDSA

- SM FAIRVIEW

- SM MANILA

- SM MARILAO

- SM CLARK

- SM PAMPANGA

- EASTWOOD CYBER MALL

- EASTWOOD FASHION MALL

- ALIMALL

- V MALL

- SM SOUTHMALL

- WALTERMART MAKATI

- MARQUEE MALL

TOTAL GASOLINE STATIONS

- TOTAL ALABANG

- TOTAL NEWPORT

- TOTAL MAKATI

- TOTAL LIBIS

- TOTAL BACOOR

HOBBIESTOCK COLLECTIBLES

- VMall

- Festival Mall


Check http://www.b2bcarshow.com and http://www.facebook.com/hotimportnights for more details

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX: Cruz vs Faber

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The Ultimate Fighter Live- Evolution

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - I Am

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - Team Cruz vs. Team Faber 

UFC Ultimate Insider: Episode 105 Teaser

UFC Ultimate Insider: Episode 105 FULL EPISODE

Check out the "Heartbeat" plugs produced and aired by FX:

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - Heartbeat Live - Dominick Cruz

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - Heartbeat Live - Dana White

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - Heartbeat Live - Urijah Faber

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - Heartbeat Live - Myles Jury

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - Heartbeat Live - Sam Sicilia

The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX - The House

UFC on Fuel TV: GUSTAFFSON vs SILVA

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans

 UFC 145 on PPV: Jones vs. Evans Preview 

Jone Jones: Believe Your Eyes

 

UFC® 145: Jones vs. Evans Ticket On-Sale Presser

Azkals: AFC Challenge Cup

Now the real battle begins!

Chael Sonnen Apologizes to Anderson Silva

 

"Anderson, over the last several months, I've disparaged your name in an attempt to garner respect and attention for my own. That was wrong and I apologize. My actions were unsportsmanlike, they were uncalled for. Though they weren't mean-spirited, I do regret them. As you know, I've recently become the number one contender, which is a position that respectfully and immediately I am resigning from. I wish no further confrontation with you in the Octagon or through the media. In short, I surrender.

Signed,
Chael P. Sonnen ..."


Check this out as Wanderlei Silva gets on Chael's face in defense of Brazil and the Nogueira brothers. Chael surprisingly yielded and kept silent.

3:52 - 5:12

Here's another interesting video of Chael in an interview with Michael Landsberg at Off The Record which airs on TSN (Canada). Watch as Chael goes on a tirade and walks out of the show. Apparently, he went back to the show at a different date and finished the interview.

Strikeforce: Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey

Armbar slow mo at different angles at 7:03 - 8:35

This is so far the BEST and the NASTIEST armbar I've ever seen!

 Photo by Esther Lin/Showtime Sports

"I had X-Rays last night," Tate told MMAFighting.com via text message. "No bones are broken, which I already knew. Other than that, I have to get an MRI to find out anything further."

This is an unusual incident in the MMA industry. I hope it doesn't slow down the acceptance of MMA as a sport to mainstream.

Anderson Silva Fights Indians

Photos from:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/anderson-silvas-new-weapon-training-natives-1991969/

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson

'THE FILIPINO-WRECKING MACHINE' VISITS ABS-CBN & BALLS CHANNEL, HOME OF THE UFC

Photo from Balls Channel

 Photo from @team_munoz

Filipino-American and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight star Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz arrived in Manila last weekend to visit the Philippines for the first time. ABS-CBN and Balls Channel, home of the UFC, hosted a breakfast gathering for the UFC middleweight standout on Monday morning which was also attended by sportswriters and TV reporters.

Muñoz wholeheartedly thanked his fellow Filipinos for supporting his mixed martial arts career and the UFC. He also noted the network's efforts in bringing the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts closer to Filipino hearts.

Included in Muñoz's itinerary is a visit to his parents' respective hometowns, which he has never done due to his busy schedule brought by his emerging career in the UFC.

“I just love my culture man. I'm excited to finally come home to my roots,” he said.

It can be recalled that he incurred an unfortunate elbow injury recently that forced him to pull out of a main event fight against Chael Sonnen for the top middleweight contender spot. While recovering from the subsequent surgery to his elbow, Muñoz now has the chance to explore his Filipino roots. Mark's mother grew up in Sta.Ana, Manila while his father, a serviceman in the US Navy, hails from Pasay City.

Munoz's UFC comeback is tentatively set in July. When he returns to the United States on Wednesday, he'll resume therapy on his surgically repaired elbow.

Get your UFC fix on Balls! Balls channel is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and over 200 quality cable operators nationwide. For more updates, visit www.ballschannel.tv and follow us on facebook.com/BallsChannel and @ballschannel on Twitter.

Follow Mark Munoz on Twitter-- @mark_munoz & @team_munoz

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

 

Main Card 
Interim Welterweight Championship: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit

Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum

Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce

Scott Jorgensen vs. Renan Barao

Clifford Starks vs. Ed Herman 

Preliminary Card (FX)

Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier

Matt Riddle vs. Jorge Lopez

Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa

Chris Cope vs. Matt Brown

Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuipera

Justin Edwards vs. Stephen Thompson 


 Countdown to UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

 

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Preview

Carlos Condit Talks About Nick Diaz

Carlos Condit Jackson's JiuJitsu Session

 

Nick Diaz Highlight

BJ Penn in Manila

Catch BJ Penn in Manila on November 30 (This is a Holiday!) at SM MOA Music Hall.

BJ Penn is not yet done with MMA-- he's out on a mission! The Filipinos, especially the youth are yet to benefit from the legacy he will leave behind.

Let's honor BJ Penn as he comes to Manila for significantly contributing to the growth of MMA in the world.