Shawn M. Smith

A fan of mixed martial arts since Royce Gracie still rocked a gi, SMS is one of the founding members of Inside Pulse and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer on the Executive Board. Having covered music festivals around the world as well as interviews with top-class professional wrestlers and musicians, he switched gears from music coverage at Radio Exile to MMA after the first The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He resides with his wife in New York City.

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Manny Pacquiao Set to Meet New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin

Manny Pacquiao, the WBO Welterweight Champion, will be meeting New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin at Madison Square Garden this week. While no specific information about the meeting was made public, the announcement was made by Top Rank and takes place ahead of Pacquiao's promotion for this summer's T »»

MMA 24/7 #58 at 5 PM EST: UFC 143 Fallout, Condit-Diaz Rematch?

This week, the crew of Inside Fights discuss UFC 143 and where UFC goes from here. What did we think of the main event and how people are reacting to it? Should there be a Condit-Diaz rematch? MMA 24/7 #58: UFC 143 Fallout and MMA News Got questions for the crew, call us: (714) 333-3303 »»

UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit - Up Too Late #10

After tonight's UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit, join the team from Inside Fights for dissection and discussion of the evening's festivities. What were our favorite fights? Who came out the biggest winner of the evening? Lots of fun, lots of MMA talk. Who could ask for anything more? Call in and »»

MMA 24/7 #57 Tonight at 6 PM EST - UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Preview and Super Bowl Talk

With a big PPV weekend ahead (as well as the Super Bowl, which we may or may not have picks for), the crew of Inside Fights sits down to discuss the world of MMA. What did we think of UFC on Fox 2? How do we think UFC 142: Diaz vs. Condit will shake down? All this and more on tonight's MMA »»

Vicious Knockout: Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy at UFC 120

With UFC 143 coming up this weekend (which will be headlined by a fight for the Interim UFC Welterweight title between Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit) now is as good a time as any to revisit one of the biggest KOs in "The Natural Born Killer's" career. Coming into UFC 120, Dan Hardy was coming o »»

Alistair Overeem Charged with Battery after UFC 141 Incident

Coming off a first round TKO victory over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has been charged with misdemeanor battery due to an encounter at Wynn Las Vegas over the New Year's weekend. Overeem has been cited for shoving a woman in the face that weekend and is scheduled to »»

Georges St-Pierre Gives Injury Update [Video]

UFC Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre gives an injury update as he recovers from his ACL surgery. Hopefully he won't rush back to quickly so that he doesn't injure himself again, but he seems eager to get back into the cage. »»

Joe Rogan on The Rosie Show [Video]

Joe Rogan was on The Rosie Show to discuss all things UFC. Turns out that Rosie is a big Urijah Faber fan. Also, Joe discusses how he got his job with the company. Check it out below. »»

UFC Fan Expo 2012 Set for Vegas on July 6-7 Weekend

After stints in Toronto (UFC 129) and Houston (UFC 136), the UFC has announced their next stop for the UFC Fan Expo will take place in Las Vegas on July 6-7. The event will take place in conjunction with the organization's 4th of July show. From MMA Fighting: The last Fan Expo took place »»

UFC Undisputed Demo Trailer [Video]

THQ has released footage from the demo of the upcoming "UFC Undisputed 3," which crashes on XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 on February 14th. The clip features PRIDE mode and features Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Wanderlei Silva entrenched in combat. The demo for the game is currently available »»

UFC Ring Girl Brittney Palmer's Nude Playboy Pics Emerge [NSFW]

We reported the leak earlier today (like so many other sites) about her pictorial cover, but now, for those that aren't willing to wait until Friday, UFC Octagon girl Brittney Palmer's full Playboy feature is making it's rounds on the web. We aren't going to post the images here, but we can say " »»

Mike Pierce Misses Golden Opportunity at UFC 143

Despite being the “most disliked fighter in MMA,” Josh Koscheck was once again able to get the better of another welterweight contender, one that not only called him out on a prominent internet radio show but was also very close to pulling off a win. Mike Pierce, his opponent at UFC 143: Di »»

UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit Live Results and Play by Play

Hey everyone, welcome to Inside Fights' coverage of UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit from Inside Fights HQ. Tonight's event takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The main card begins at 10 PM EST with Facebook and FX carrying the preliminary fights starting at 7 PM EST. In the »»

Countdown to UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit [Full Video]

Tuesday night, "Countdown to UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit" hit airwaves, highlighting the combatants in Saturday night's bout between former Strikeforce Welterweight champion Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit. The fight is for the Interim UFC Welterweight championship. Should be fireworks in this fight »»

Manny Pacquiao's Next Foe Could Be Announced Next Week

As early as next Tuesday, we might know who Manny Pacquiao would be facing next. According to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, Pacquiao's future foe, who he would face in a June 9th encounter, could be one Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO). Originally, the list for Pacquiao's opponents saw potential matchups »»

Matt Riddle to Meet Henry Martinez at UFC 143 as Jorge Lopez

UFC 143 suffers another lineup change as Jorge Lopez has to bow out of UFC 143 with an injury. UFC newcomer Henry Martinez (8-1) will take his place. UFC 143 features Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit battling for the Interim Welterweight title. The event takes place this Saturday, 2/4, from the Man »»

Dana White's Personal Information Distributed in Anonymous Hack

The outspoken UFC President Dana White challenged hackers to take the UFC site down again. Instead, they went a step further, but here is his challenge first: Via MMAFighting.com "Keep hacking our site," White said Thursday. "Do it again. Do it tonight... I'm not eBay. My website goes down for »»

Bob Arum Working to Get Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Fight Together for November

It's obvious now that the "fight of the century" between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. won't be happening in May, as was originally rumored. Now, however, it appears that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will fight for a November date for this big bucks encounter. Arum spoke with the Manila »»

UFC Announces Virginia Show, Jason MacDonald Faces Tom Lawlor

The UFC will be making a trek to Virginia this May for what will likely be UFC on FX 3. The show will take place on May 15th at the Patriot Center in Fairfax. In other news, Jason MacDonald has been confirmed to face Tom Lawlor in a middleweight bout at the event. Seeing that both fighters are »»

Manny Tops Mayweather on Forbes 100 List

The fight that may never happen might finally have some sort of resolution. It was announced in the latest Forbes 100 list for top athletes that Manny Pacquiao and his brand far exceed the value of Floyd Mayweather Jr. This year, Pacquiao came in at #28, down 4 spots from last year. Mayweather »»

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