http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog Welcome to the World Of Swords the CF Swords - Sword Blog where we will not only showcase some of the current best selling hottest collectibles and Swords For Sale but will feature a wealth of related articles and up to date news in the World of Swords! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:59:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-colorado-hosts-strikeforce-payback/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-colorado-hosts-strikeforce-payback/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:48:13 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-colorado-hosts-strikeforce-payback/ In his second fight in just over a month, Frank Trigg dominated tough veteran Falaniko Vitale wire to wire en route to a unanimous decision victory at Strikeforce: Payback. Trigg looked very sharp in easily handling Makoto Takimoto in Tokyo at Sengoku 4 on August 28th, and his victory here was every bit as impressive. Trigg essentially dictated where and when the fight occurred, and Vitale had no response whatsoever. Aside from a 2nd round takedown, Vitale mustered precious little offense and spent most of the fight trying to counter Triggs sharp striking and takedown attempts. The CompuStrike stats clearly underscored Triggs superiority in the fight, giving him a lopsided 41 to 7 edge in strikes landed.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-colorado-hosts-strikeforce-payback/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tuf-ufc-ultimate-fighter/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tuf-ufc-ultimate-fighter/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:49:46 +0000 Mike Edwards http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tuf-ufc-ultimate-fighter/ UFC Ultimate fighter is fast becoming one of the biggest shows in America. Will it ever be the number one? Well, I guess that depends on who you ask. I personally think the sport is just going to continue getting bigger. Im not sure if it will ever be the number one sport though. This sport does appeal to a lot of age groups, which could be why the sport is expanding at such an incredible rate.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tuf-ufc-ultimate-fighter/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-flashback-rich-franklin-beats-wanderlei-silva-in-epic-main-event/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-flashback-rich-franklin-beats-wanderlei-silva-in-epic-main-event/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:47:25 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-flashback-rich-franklin-beats-wanderlei-silva-in-epic-main-event/ From a business standpoint, the UFCs first trip to Germany will clearly fall short of their success in the UK. From poor ticket sales to a downright hostile German media, its been one headache after another for Dana White and company. That was all forgotten thanks to an entertaining if somewhat uneven fight card highlighted by a spectacular main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva. Franklin would ultimately win the unanimous decision victory, but the fight itself far exceeded the expectations of most fans.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-flashback-rich-franklin-beats-wanderlei-silva-in-epic-main-event/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-franklin-beats-wandy-in-ufc-german-debut/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-franklin-beats-wandy-in-ufc-german-debut/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:36:43 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-franklin-beats-wandy-in-ufc-german-debut/ From a business standpoint, the UFCs first trip to Germany will clearly fall short of their success in the UK. From poor ticket sales to a downright hostile German media, its been one headache after another for Dana White and company. The UFC 99 card itself turned out to be an entertaining affair highlighted by a spectacular main event between Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva. Franklin would ultimately win the unanimous decision victory, but the fight itself far exceeded the expectations of most fans.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-99-franklin-beats-wandy-in-ufc-german-debut/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-strikeforce-heads-to-colorado-for-a-mile-high-event/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-strikeforce-heads-to-colorado-for-a-mile-high-event/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:05:19 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-strikeforce-heads-to-colorado-for-a-mile-high-event/ In his second fight in just over a month, Frank Trigg dominated tough veteran Falaniko Vitale wire to wire en route to a unanimous decision victory at Strikeforce: Payback. Trigg looked very sharp in easily handling Makoto Takimoto in Tokyo at Sengoku 4 on August 28th, and his victory here was every bit as impressive. Trigg essentially dictated where and when the fight occurred, and Vitale had no response whatsoever. Aside from a 2nd round takedown, Vitale mustered precious little offense and spent most of the fight trying to counter Triggs sharp striking and takedown attempts. The CompuStrike stats clearly underscored Triggs superiority in the fight, giving him a lopsided 41 to 7 edge in strikes landed.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mma-flashback-strikeforce-heads-to-colorado-for-a-mile-high-event/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-huntington-beach-bad-boy-returns-to-the-ufc/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-huntington-beach-bad-boy-returns-to-the-ufc/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:16:40 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-huntington-beach-bad-boy-returns-to-the-ufc/ According to the old saying time heals all wounds. In the fight game, money"or the potential of it"has the same curative effect. The latest evidence of this is the announcement that Tito Ortiz has patched things up with Dana White and agreed to a new contract to fight in the UFC. Tito left the promotion over a year ago after an acrimonious split with White, though never found a new promotional home that would give him the money and the high profile status that he craved.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/the-huntington-beach-bad-boy-returns-to-the-ufc/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-season-10-of-the-ultimate-fighter/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-season-10-of-the-ultimate-fighter/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:15:22 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-season-10-of-the-ultimate-fighter/ The UFC has been maligned in the past year or two for their heavyweight division and to be sure there's many top heavyweights fighting elsewhere. The most significant of these competitors is the undisputed best heavyweight MMA fighter on the planet, Fedor Emelianenko and the man considered by most to be #2, Josh Barnett. While the UFC might not have the best heavyweight fighter in the sport, they may soon have the most famous. Dana White announced recently that Kimbo Slice will be a contestant on season 10 of the UFCs MMA reality show The Ultimate Fighter. A good performance there could see him get a shot at fighting for the promotion.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-season-10-of-the-ultimate-fighter/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-smashe-forrest-griffin-at-ufc-101/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-smashe-forrest-griffin-at-ufc-101/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:42:54 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-smashe-forrest-griffin-at-ufc-101/ UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva had lost a lot of his luster coming into Saturday nights UFC 101 matchup with former light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin. He was undefeated in his previous nine UFC contests, but his last three victories had been far from impressive. In his most recent bout, hed pouted and showboated his way to a unanimous decision victory by default against a thoroughly overwhelmed Thales Leites. On that night in Montreal hed heard an abundance of boos from the fans who at one point started a GSP chant in reference to his most frequent challenger for pound for pound MMA supremacy. Even Dana White criticized his effort and finally conceded that St. Pierre might, indeed, be the best all around fighter in the game.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-smashe-forrest-griffin-at-ufc-101/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/rampage-fired-up-for-tuf-10-and-a-crack-at-evans/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/rampage-fired-up-for-tuf-10-and-a-crack-at-evans/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:12:14 +0000 Mike Branson http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/rampage-fired-up-for-tuf-10-and-a-crack-at-evans/ Jackson will get his wish of fighting Rashad. Despite being next in line for a shot at the new champ, Jackson has instead opted for a late-2009 fight with Evans, which will be preceded by a six week coaching stint with his rival on the tenth season of The UFC Ultimate Fighter.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/rampage-fired-up-for-tuf-10-and-a-crack-at-evans/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mixed-martial-arts-fighting/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mixed-martial-arts-fighting/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:59:32 +0000 Darren Bradley http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mixed-martial-arts-fighting/ Mixed martial arts fighting is fast becoming one of the biggest sports in America. Will it ever be the number one sport? Well, I guess that depends on who you ask. I personally think the sport is just going to continue getting bigger. Im not sure if it will ever be the number one sport though. This sport does appeal to a lot of age groups, which could be why the sport is expanding at such an incredible rate]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/mixed-martial-arts-fighting/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brian-bowles-shocks-miguel-angel-torres-at-wec-42/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brian-bowles-shocks-miguel-angel-torres-at-wec-42/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:33:58 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brian-bowles-shocks-miguel-angel-torres-at-wec-42/ Brian Bowles used a counter right hook late in the first round to defeat Miguel Angel Torres by TKO and win the WEC Bantamweight title in the main event of WEC 42. Though Bowles entered as a highly respected, undefeated challenger his stoppage victory over Torres"a fighter who ranked high atop most pound for pound best lists"has to be considered one of the major MMA upsets of the year.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brian-bowles-shocks-miguel-angel-torres-at-wec-42/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/history-of-the-ufc/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/history-of-the-ufc/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:27:23 +0000 Darren Bradley http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/history-of-the-ufc/ The Ultimate Fighting Championship has introduced a form of fighting which it classed as no-holds-barred. In the beginning the Ultimate Fighting Championships had very few rules. There were no weight classes and no time limits or rounds. The only rules were that fighters could not eye gouge, bite, or fish hook, and fights could only end with a referees stoppage, knock out, or submission, which could be done verbally, or by a tap out, where the fighter must tap the mat, or his opponent three times with his hand or foot to signal that he submits.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/history-of-the-ufc/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/lesnar-becomes-ufc-champion-with-win-over-mir/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/lesnar-becomes-ufc-champion-with-win-over-mir/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:56:32 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/lesnar-becomes-ufc-champion-with-win-over-mir/ On a historic night for the sport of mixed martial arts, Brock Lesnar avenged his early loss to Frank Mir with a TKO victory and in the process unified the promotions heavyweight championship at UFC 100. Mir/Lesnar was the main event of a stacked card and the culmination of a frenzied week of activity in Las Vegas.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/lesnar-becomes-ufc-champion-with-win-over-mir/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-dominant-in-ufc-101-victory/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-dominant-in-ufc-101-victory/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:39:21 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-dominant-in-ufc-101-victory/ UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva had lost a lot of his luster coming into Saturday nights UFC 101 matchup with former light heavyweight champ Forrest Griffin. He was undefeated in his previous nine UFC contests, but his last three victories had been far from impressive. In his most recent bout, hed pouted and showboated his way to a unanimous decision victory by default against a thoroughly overwhelmed Thales Leites. On that night in Montreal hed heard an abundance of boos from the fans who at one point started a GSP chant in reference to his most frequent challenger for pound for pound MMA supremacy. Even Dana White criticized his effort and finally conceded that St. Pierre might, indeed, be the best all around fighter in the game.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/anderson-silva-dominant-in-ufc-101-victory/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/fedor-emelianenko-signs-with-strikeforce/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/fedor-emelianenko-signs-with-strikeforce/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:25:48 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/fedor-emelianenko-signs-with-strikeforce/ The worlds best heavyweight mixed martial artist has a new American promotional home. Following Afflictions announcement that they were ending MMA promotional activities, Fedor Emelianenko negotiated with several groups"including the UFC"before signing a multifight deal to compete for the Strikeforce promotion. Terms of the arrangement were not made public, but the promotion indicated that Fedor would make his Strikeforce debut this October.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/fedor-emelianenko-signs-with-strikeforce/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tito-ortiz-returns-to-the-ufc/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tito-ortiz-returns-to-the-ufc/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:14:39 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tito-ortiz-returns-to-the-ufc/ In the 'real world' time heals all wounds. In the fight game, money has the same curative effect. This was vividly illustrated with the recent announcement that Tito Ortiz has patched things up with Dana White and will return to the UFC. Tito left the promotion over a year ago after a highly publicized split with the UFC president. He never found a new promotional home that would give him the money and the high profile status that he craved.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/tito-ortiz-returns-to-the-ufc/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-veteran-kimo-leopoldo-alive-despite-media-reports-of-death/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-veteran-kimo-leopoldo-alive-despite-media-reports-of-death/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:47:19 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-veteran-kimo-leopoldo-alive-despite-media-reports-of-death/ Former UFC fighter Kimo Leopoldo is alive and well after numerous mainstream media reports of his death. The New York Daily News was first to report the story that Kimo had died of a heart attack, and it quickly spread to other media outlets. MMA insiders were immediately skeptical, as there were few details or any independent confirmation.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/ufc-veteran-kimo-leopoldo-alive-despite-media-reports-of-death/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brock-lesnar-wins-ufc-heavyweight-title/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brock-lesnar-wins-ufc-heavyweight-title/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:44:36 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brock-lesnar-wins-ufc-heavyweight-title/ On a historic night for the sport of mixed martial arts, Brock Lesnar avenged his early loss to Frank Mir with a TKO victory and in the process unified the promotions heavyweight championship at UFC 100. Mir/Lesnar was the main event of a stacked card and the culmination of a frenzied week of activity in Las Vegas.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/brock-lesnar-wins-ufc-heavyweight-title/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/youtube-street-fighting-sensation-kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-ufc-reality-show/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/youtube-street-fighting-sensation-kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-ufc-reality-show/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:20:01 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/youtube-street-fighting-sensation-kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-ufc-reality-show/ Throughout its history, the UFC done a good job balancing serious competitors with 'sideshow acts' designed to pull in viewers. While its debatable that the UFC has the best heavyweight in mixed martial arts, they may soon have the most famous. Dana White announced recently that Kimbo Slice will be a contestant on season 10 of the UFCs MMA reality show The Ultimate Fighter. A good performance there could see him get a shot at fighting for the promotion.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/youtube-street-fighting-sensation-kimbo-slice-to-appear-on-ufc-reality-show/feed/ 0 http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/5-fighters-to-beat-brock-lesnar/ http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/5-fighters-to-beat-brock-lesnar/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:57:48 +0000 Ross Everett http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/5-fighters-to-beat-brock-lesnar/ Brock Lesnar is now the biggest PPV attraction in mixed martial arts, and has brought a large following of new fans who have the mistaken impression that he's 'unbeatable'. Before his past two fights many were questioning whether his credentials justified giving him a shot at the title, with some even unfairly comparing him to EliteXC YouTube sideshow attraction Kimbo Slice. In the aftermath of Lesnars UFC 100 victory the new question surrounding the former WWE champion has become who can beat this guy? Lesnar definitely is a freaky physical specimen combining size and strength with speed and agility. Hes also progressing by leaps and bounds as a fighter with every bout. Still, hes got a big deficit in experience to make up on the job as UFC heavyweight champion.]]> http://www.cfswords.com/sword-blog/5-fighters-to-beat-brock-lesnar/feed/ 0