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Brian Cushing, NFL Rookie of the Year, plus Greg Soto, Frank Rizzo Jr. on Rear Naked Choke Radio

by on May 5, 2010 3:58:35 PM in Radio   |   No Comments »

Brian Cushing is a fierce linebacker with the Houston Texans, but in the offseason, the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year has taken to MMA training to add another physical dimension.

Brian joined Rear Naked Choke Radio and hosts Joe Rizzo and Hector Castro on Wednesday and talked about his new regimen, what it means to train with the likes of Jay Glazer, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, and why it’s important for an elite athlete to try new things.  The show streams live from LA Boxing in Paramus, N.J.

Listen for the trivia question and be the first to tweet the correct answer to @MMADieHards and you’ll win an autographed item from Brian!

This ended up being an NJ love-in, as Greg Soto, fresh off the news of his UFC 118 fight with Nick Osipczak, joined in the fray.  Hector busted him for being “wifeyed up” and Greg talked about how he and Kurt Pellegrino  are headed to Montreal on Thursday to step up his camp with Jon Chaimberg at Tri-Star, with Kenny Florian.

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Did you know that Brian went back to USC this spring and recently finished classes to complete his sociology degree?  And here’s another fact: Brian went to the same high school, Bergen Catholic in Oradell, N.J., as Rear Naked Choke Radio host Joe Rizzo, San Francisco Giants third baseman Mark DeRosa and New York Giants announcer Bob Papa.  Brian’s high school teammate and Joe’s nephew, Frank Rizzo Jr., joined the show for the final segment.

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Dell’s Alienware Computers testing MMA waters

by on April 29, 2010 4:28:14 PM in Features   |   2 Comments »

Fighters will be supporting Alienware's new M11x system which is an 11.5 inch, fully portable laptop gaming computer.

With mainstream companies like Nike, Gatorade, Under Armour and Everlast slowly entering the booming MMA industry wanting their piece of the growth, Suckerpunch Entertainment’s Brian Butler-Au announced Thursday the signing of another giant investing into MMA, Alienware Computers, which is a division of Dell.

The deal, which Butler-Au was putting together for over a year, entrusts Suckerpunch Entertainment to handle Alienware’s MMA business.  Jens Pulver, a passionate online gamer, will be the main face of the MMA brand of Alienware.

Pulver’s extensive online gaming background is highlighted by his appearance as an NPC in Vogster Entertainment’s CrimeCraft.  The former UFC lightweight champion will be providing color commentary, fight predictions, and give gaming analyis for Alienware, which was developed by Dell to target the younger demographic of online gamers — the same group on which MMA has thrived.

Pulver isn’t the only Suckerpunch fighter involved as Alienware has also signed UFC fighters Matt Mitrione, Amir Sadollah and Pat Barry.

Mitrione is set to take on Kimbo Slice at UFC 113 in Montreal on May 8.  The NFL veteran made a name for himself in MMA as a cast member on Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter and also runs Eden,  a successful supplement company.

The first-ever TUF winner to enter the show with no professional fights, Sadollah’s quirky sense of humor and dedicated work ethic aided his rapid rise to stardom in Season 7.  Sadollah also hosts “The Aftermath” weekly TUF review show on Spike.com.

Barry, coached by famed trainer and Free Roll radio co-host Duke Roufus, is a former K-1 kickboxer and the self-proclaimed “world’s greatest striker.” Nicknamed “Get Hype,” or “HD”, the athletic quote machine takes on legendary Pride champion Mirko ”Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 115 in Vancouver on June 12.

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