http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/58689 Recent articles about James Irvin en-us James Irvin talks about how he likes to stand up and strike. he fell in love with Muay Thai about three years ago. He's going to want to keep distance from Rashad and make him pay for taking him down. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:07:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265386 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265386 In anticipation of UFC 85, here are a couple videos of James Irvin's more "memorable" fights. Irvin, filling in for an injured Chuck Liddell, will be fighting Rashad Evans on June 7 in London. Sun, 04 May 2008 19:33:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263396 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263396 This card is unreal Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves Chris Leben vs. Michael Bisping Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera And thats just the televised card! Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:46:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257822 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257822 First, Shogun Rua had to pull out of his fight with Chuck Liddell with an injury. Dana White was able to get Rashad Evans to fill in for Rua. Now, Liddell has been forced to withdraw due to an injury as well. White got James Irvin to fill in for Liddell. Talk about going from the penthouse to the outhouse. White went from having one of the most anticipated fights in UFC history to a fight that even hardcore fans don't care much about. Even the rumored addition of Chris Leben versus Michael Bisping won't be able to salvage a mediocre pay-per-view. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:01:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/256464 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/256464 April 17, 2008. It's about six in the morning and I turn on the tube to the Balls channel over Sky Cable. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was on. And anything and everything that is UFC is good in my book as that is pretty much all I can watch these days with the exodus of the Solar Sports network (that carries most (if not all) of the NBA and WWE telecasts). A replay of the recently concluded UFC Fight Night 13 that happened last April 2, 2008 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado is on and about to "get it on" at that moment are James "The Sandman" Irvin and Houston "The Nebraskan Assassin" Alexander (Don't you just love it when people give themselves monikers and just don't seem to ever live up to the hype?). Both competitors were highly touted by the announcers (they always are. And I wouldn't know them from Adam outside of Chuck "The Ice Man" Liddell, Ken "The Most Dangerous Man" Shamrock, Randy "The Natural" Couture, and Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz) and rightfully so. At that point in the light heavyweight match up, Alexander (who debut in 2001) held a UFC career record of eight wins, two losses, and a one no contest, while Irvin (who entered in 2003 but has more career UFC fights) had a thirteen win, four loss, and one no contest record. I turned to my computer as the opening bell rung. Eight seconds went by. And it was all over. Referee Steve Mazzagatti called the match a T.K.O. (punches) in favor of "The Sandman" who felled Alexander with what the commentators called "A Superman Punch" followed by three ground strikes. Irvin went on to mimic "shooting a pistol" several times at Alexander who was tended to by referee Mazzagatti. Eight seconds. (Tied a 12-year old record for the fastest knockout in UFC history when Frye knocked out Thomas Ramirez at UFC 8 on Feb. 16, 1996.) That's all it took to best a man who most likely trained for several months for this event…everyday…three times-a-day. But those are the breaks of the game so to speak, as (they always say that) the safety of the fighters is paramount in such a physical sport and even for a brief moment Alexander was in no position to rationally protect himself. Later on, Alexander said in a post-fight interview that his child "punches harder" and that of the number of blows that Irvin did or didn't connect on—only the last one really was of any merit. In the end, a win is a win. James "The Sandman" Irvin has put yet another opponent to "sleep." Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:27:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/255748 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/255748 After getting the chance of a lifetime to face Chuck Liddell at UFC 85, Rashad Evans is now left without an opponent after Liddell withdrew from the event due to a torn right hamstring sustained in his training last week. Evans stepped up to face Liddell after Liddell's original opponent, Mauricio Rua, had to pull out due to an ACL injury. Evans must now play the waiting game. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:39:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253720 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253720