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Cathal Pendred
Cathal Pendred is an Irish actor and former mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the Cage Warriors Welterweight World Champion. Background Pendred was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents, when he was four years old he moved to Dublin, Ireland with his parents where he was raised alongside a younger brother and two younger sisters. Pendred competed in rugby growing up and was talented, winning the Leinster Schools Senior Cup. Mixed martial arts career Early career Pendred started his professional career in 2009. He became the number one ranked welterweight in Ireland during 2010 after winning the national title. In March 2013 he became the Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion after beating the title holder Gael Grimaud in London, England. The Ultimate Fighter Pendred was selected as a cast members of the nineteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter on 25 March 2014. He was then chosen as the third pick for the middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Gordon (fighter)
Eddie Gordon (born July 22, 1983) is a Jamaican mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for the UFC and was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn. Background Gordon attended Fordham University and graduated with a degree in finance and in marketing and communications. He worked as a finance director and then a sales consultant before pursuing MMA. He started training for MMA after running into his old high school friend Chris Weidman, who is the former UFC Middleweight champion. Mixed martial arts career ''The Ultimate Fighter'' Gordon was revealed as one of the cast members of the nineteenth season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' on March 25, 2014. In the elimination rounds, he defeated Matt Gabel by unanimous decision after two rounds. He was then chosen as the third pick for the middleweights on coach Frankie Edgar's team. In the q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Roden
Holland Roden is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Lydia Martin in MTV's teen drama series ''Teen Wolf'', Zoe Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series '' Channel Zero: Butcher's Block'', Bridget Cleary in Amazon Prime Video's horror anthology documentary series '' Lore'' and as Erin Isaacs in the horror films '' No Escape.'' Early life Roden was born in Dallas, Texas, where she attended Hockaday School, an all-girls private school. She came from a medical family and majored in molecular biology and women's studies at UCLA, and spent three and a half years in pre-medical education with a view to becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon before taking up acting full time. Career Roden starred in the HBO comedy series ''12 Miles of Bad Road'' playing Bronwyn. In 2008, she played Emily Locke in ''Lost'' and Sky in the film '' Bring It On: Fight to the Finish''. Between 2008 and 2010, she appeared in guest roles on television series including ''CSI: Crime Scene Investiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lore (TV Series)
''Lore'' is an American horror anthology television series developed by the creator of the podcast of the same name, Aaron Mahnke, with Valhalla Entertainment and Propagate Content. The series airs through Amazon Prime Video and follows the podcast's anthology format with each episode featuring a new story. The show combines documentary footage and cinematic scenes to tell horror stories and their origins, and features Robert Patrick, Holland Roden, and Colm Feore. The series premiered on October 13, 2017. On February 26, 2018, Amazon renewed the series for a second season. The second season premiered on October 19, 2018. On July 27, 2019 the series was cancelled. Cast and characters * Aaron Mahnke as Narrator * Robert Patrick as Reverend Eliakim Phelps (father of Austin Phelps) * Holland Roden as Bridget Cleary * Colm Feore as Dr. Walter Jackson Freeman II * Kristin Bauer van Straten as Minnie Otto * Cathal Pendred as Michael Cleary * Campbell Scott as George Brown * Adam Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company Amazon or Amazone may also refer to: Places South America * Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin), a sedimentary basin at the middle and lower course of the river * Amazon basin, the part of South America drained by the river and its tributaries * Amazon Reef, at the mouth of the Amazon basin Elsewhere * 1042 Amazone, an asteroid * Amazon Creek, a stream in Oregon, US People * Amazon Eve (born 1979), American model, fitness trainer, and actress * Lesa Lewis (born 1967), American professional bodybuilder nicknamed "Amazon" Art and entertainment Fictional characters * Amazon (Amalgam Comics) * Amazon, an alias of the Marvel supervillain Man-Killer * Amazons (DC Comics), a group of superhuman characters * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 76
''UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 76'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 24, 2015, at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Background The event was the third that the organization has hosted in Dublin, following UFC 93 in January 2009 and UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao in July 2014. The event was expected to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy. However, Duffy was forced to pull out of the fight on October 21, three days prior to the event, after sustaining a concussion during a sparring session earlier that week and the fight was scrapped. A flyweight bout between Paddy Holohan and Louis Smolka was promoted to serve as the event's new headliner. It was the first three-rounds main event bout since The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale in November 2013. The co-main event was expected to feature a heavyweight bout with potential UFC Heavyweight Championship Ultimate Fighti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 189
''UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor'' was a mixed martial arts event held on July 11, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event took place during the UFC's annual International Fight Week. The event was expected to be headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship bout between the then champion José Aldo and Conor McGregor. On June 23, it was reported that Aldo suffered a rib fracture and pulled out of the bout in light of the injury. On June 30, it was confirmed that Aldo indeed pulled out of the bout and that the interim championship bout would take place at this event. The bout remained the event headliner. On July 1, photographs of Aldo's scans were released and indicated that he had indeed suffered a fractured rib. On July 10, White claimed that Aldo did not have a broken rib as "every x-ray he sent out was of an old injury". He reaffirmed that Aldo had a "bruised rib and cartilage" and that the biggest problem was the weight cutting process b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard (fighter)
John J. Howard (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2004, Howard has formerly competed for the International Fight League, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, CES MMA, the Cage Fury Fighting Championships and Professional Fighters League. . Background Howard was born and raised by his single mother along with his brother in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts where he still resides to this day. Howard got into fights often while growing up. In high school, Howard played football and basketball and learned the electrical trade after getting his high school degree. He found martial arts after going to a Job Corps to get his high school diploma where he learned grappling from a freestyle grappler. Later on in his career he has become well known for his wrestling skills and takedowns in MMA despite not having any bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 188
''UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 13, 2015, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. Background The event was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout between then champion Cain Velasquez and then interim champion Fabrício Werdum. The bout was originally expected to take place at UFC 180. However, Velasquez pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury and the event was instead headlined by an interim title bout between Werdum and Mark Hunt. A lightweight bout between Francisco Treviño and Johnny Case was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver. However, on December 23, it was announced that Trevino had to pull out of the bout due to an injury. The fight was later rescheduled for this event. Héctor Urbina was expected to face Albert Tumenov at the event. However, Urbina was forced to pull out of the fight due to an arm injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Montaño
Salvador Augusto Montaño (born October 25, 1984) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Montaño started training at age 15 in Kung Fu for sport and to know how to respond to the physical aggression and violence embedded in what he grew up in coming from a hard and dangerous neighborhood in Mexico. Montaño made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2008. He won and defended middleweight titles in Xtreme Fighter Society, Xtreme Fighters Latino and Xtreme Kombat several times. Montaño fought extensively in his native Mexico and amassed a record of 14–1 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ultimate Fighting Championship Montaño made his promotional debut against Chris Heatherly on November 15, 2014 at UFC 180. Montaño won the fight via TKO in the first round. Montaño faced Cathal Pendred on June 13, 2015 at UFC 188. He lost the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Fight Night 59
''UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 59'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 18, 2015, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver. It was announced that a victory over Siver will ensure McGregor of a shot at the UFC Featherweight Championship in his next fight. Jorge Masvidal was expected to face Norman Parke at the event. However, in early December, Masvidal pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Gleison Tibau. Paul Felder was expected to face Johnny Case at the event. However, Felder elected to fight as a replacement against Danny Castillo at UFC 182. He was replaced by Francisco Treviño. On December 23, it was announced that Treviño had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Frankie Perez. Costas Philippou was expected to face Uriah Hall at the event. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Spencer (fighter)
Sean Tyrone Spencer (born June 25, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Legacy Fighting Alliance. A professional since 2009, he has also competed for the UFC, Bellator, and Legacy FC. Background Born and raised in Bluefield, Virginia, Spencer played football through high school. In 2006, he began competing in amateur boxing, and was a Golden Gloves Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career After compiling an amateur record of 5-1 with one no contest, Spencer began his professional career in 2009. Until 2011, he fought mainly for such Texas-based promotions as ''King of Kombat'' and ''Supreme Warrior Championship''. With a record of seven wins and one loss, he signed with Bellator. Bellator MMA Spencer faced Joseph Daily on March 23, 2012 at Bellator 62 and won via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round. Legacy Fighting Championship Spencer was expected to face Hayward Charles on August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
