The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Article Archive

  1. Called Out to Called Off MMA

    (Los Angeles , CA) - Just three days before its November 14th event in Ontario California, the fledgling MMA Promotion, Called Out MMA, originally known as Call To Arms, a name it remains unofficially tied to somehow, canceled its third event...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 25 days ago 130 reads 0 comments

  2. UFC 104 & The Blind Flu: A Cage-Side Epidemic

    By Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti The Scene: UFC 104At the close of what was a solid night of Mixed Martial Arts action, at the Staple Center in Los Angeles, CA, two co-main events ended with a collective one-two punch that irritated the crowd in attendance..

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 month ago 225 reads 0 comments

  3. UFC 104 LIVE BLOG CAGESIDE WITH THE YACMAN

    UFC 104: (5:48PM PST) An exciting under-card is well underway. While I have been here observing and enjoying the action since the onset, my troubles getting the wireless Internet to work has kept me offline until now...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 month ago 415 reads 12 comments

  4. MMA'S ODD COUPLE: Felix 'Fedor' Unger and Oscar 'Kimbo' Madison

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    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 4 months ago 37 reads 4 comments

  5. Silver Linings to MMA's Dark Clouds

    By Ron ‘The Yacman’ YacovettiCommentator for Call to Arms MMA- www.calltoarmsfights.comIt’s the half-way point in the year 2009.We’re told this recession thing is in its final throes...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 54 reads 2 comments

  6. Kimbo Slice to Compete on Season 10 of the Ultimate Fighter

    The newest and upcoming season of the UFC and Spike TV hit, The Ultimate Fighter, what most consider the catalyst for MMA's success as a widespread phenomena, is every bit the big deal that Dana White said it would be...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 931 reads 0 comments

  7. PHIL BARONI IS BACK AND BAD ASS EVA

    By Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacovetti –Commentator for Call to Arms MMAwww.calltoarmsfights.comOn June 6, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri at Scottrade Center, Strikeforce will host another solid MMA fight card that promises fireworks as usual...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 197 reads 1 comments

  8. THE WAKING DREAM 9 THAT WAS CHOI VS. CANSECO

    By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti Waking Dream - "Nightmare" was the original term for the state later known as waking dream night·mare (ntmâr) n. - An event or experience that is intensely distressing...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 178 reads 5 comments

  9. THE HUES OF HUGHES

    By Ron 'The Yacman' YacovettiCommentator for Call to Arms MMA (www.calltoarmsfights.com)hue (hyōō) n. 1.Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 123 reads 0 comments

  10. EVANS VS. MACHIDA TO BE DECIDED BY ONE KEY FACTOR: ADAPTATION

    By Ron ‘The Yacman’ Yacovettiad•ap•ta•tion (ād'āp-tā'shən) n.Change in behavior of a person or group in response to new or modified surroundings...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 78 reads 1 comments

  11. WOMEN'S MMA SOON TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE IDEAL AMBASSADOR

    1. am•bas•sa•dor - (ām-bās'ə-dər, -dôr') n. An unofficial representative: ambassadors of goodwill...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 148 reads 7 comments

  12. Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti Answers "Call to Arms"

    For Immediate Release Contact: Hilary Hutcheson hilary@outsidemedia.com (503) 828-7074 Previously the public face of the MMA social networking site ProElite...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 6 months ago 181 reads 0 comments

  13. Vladimir 'The Janitor' Matyushenko: MMA's Clean Up Technician

    By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti www.yacandjshow.com The story of Vladimir Matyushenko, aka VMAT, is one that harkens back to the 1900’s when an able-bodied man with a bus ticket and only ...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 101 reads 2 comments

  14. NICK DIAZ CALLS OUT ROY JONES JR.?

    By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti - www.mogulus.com/wmma When word spread that Nick Diaz, fresh off of beating MMA legend Frank Shamrock, is now calling out a boxing legend, Roy Jones Jr...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 177 reads 10 comments

  15. Charles "Mask" Lewis: The Celebration of His Life and Legacy

    By Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” —Oscar Wilde The world of Mixed Martial Arts was given its Mask...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 90 reads 0 comments

  16. Is Paul "Semtex" Daley the Bomb that Strikeforce Dropped?

    By Ron "The Yacman" Yacovetti Writer for TheBleacherReport.com—YacmanSez.Blogspot.com With the recent launch of MMA 2.0 by Strikeforce, a few things come to mind. Will MMA 2...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 512 reads 2 comments

  17. How MMA 2.0 on SHO Stacked Up

    yacman1@yacandjshow.comwww.mogulus.com/wmma (WMMA-TV)And so it happened…Strikeforce, a Northern California promotion that began promoting kickboxing, inherited and continued the race where EliteXC collapsed and handed over the torch...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 156 reads 5 comments

  18. Why Shamrock Vs. Diaz Is Must See MMA

    - MUSTPronunciation- [muhst] –auxiliary verb*to be or feel urged to; ought to: I must watch the first Strikeforce MMA event on Showtime.A few key reasons why any MMA fan would and should watch Strikeforce on Showtime, Apr...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 7 months ago 116 reads 2 comments

  19. RIP Charles "Mask" Lewis

    RIP CHARLES 'MASK' LEWIS By: Ron ' The Yacman' Yacovetti Tragic news rocked the MMA world early this morning as a fatal car crash claimed the life of an MMA icon, Charles "Mask" Lewis...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 8 months ago 5,492 reads 5 comments

  20. RIP MASTER HELIO GRACIE

    RIP MASTER HELIO GRACIE By Ron 'The Yacman' Yacovetti In today's electronic news medium, news travels faster than ever. And these days, the news seems to be favoring the depressing and unfortunate side more than ever...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 10 months ago 272 reads 3 comments

  21. MMA: Spectacle or Sport ?

    MMA: SPECTACLE OR SPORT ? Or is Mixed Martial Arts so "well-rounded" that is qualifies as both? My best wishes to all for a Happy and healthy holiday season and New Year...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about 11 months ago 186 reads 1 comments

  22. Last Week's MMA With Yac and J Pilot Show

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 131 reads 0 comments

  23. Anderson Silva's Trick Or Treat

    ANDERSON SILVA'S TRICK OR TREAT By The Yacman, Ron Yacovetti Host of MMA WITH YAC & J ON BRAWLERSTV.COM It was UFC 90 night...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 165 reads 9 comments

  24. Seth Petruzelli Wins While the World Remains Unshocked

    PETRUZELLI WINS WHILE THE WORLD ACTUALLY REMAINS UN-SHOCKED By The Yacman, Ron Yacovetti shock- Pronunciation[shok] –verb To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 3,175 reads 9 comments

  25. Ken Shamrock Will Miss EliteXC Main Event Due to Injury

    According to MMAJunkie.com, the CBA Primetime Main event bout between Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice has been canceled...

    The Yacman Ron Yacovetti Written by The Yacman Ron Yacovetti about about 1 year ago 473 reads 3 comments

 


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