Off-Topic/Minor MMA News and Notes - Part 2

[dallaskd]

Dana said via Ultimate Insider if GSP beats Shields then he will fight Anderson either late this year or early next year. Question is how many times will Silva fight again before then and will it be for the MW title? I dont think Anderson can cut anymore

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

my question is how many people's heads will explode after spider beats up GSP

[The TroutBum]

my question is how many people's heads will explode after spider beats up GSP

If I had any money, I would bet it all on GSP. If you would like a sig bet, or something like that, I'd be more than happy to see you sporting a picture of two guys blowing eachother.

[dbreiden83080]

Nomatter who wins i think GSP/Silva would be the first real cross-over mega-fight in MMA history. We have had big ones before but i think this would be on the level of a Hagler/Sugar Ray, Ali/Frazier..

It is that big.. With a nice card around it, the fight should do 2 million buys.. So really nomatter who wins, the sport of MMA likely comes out the victor..

[desflood]

Jeremy Jackson gets 25 to life.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22465/ex-ufc-welterweight-jeremy-jackson-gets-25-years-to-life-sentence.mma

[dallaskd]

cool story.. watch the video on the left..

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/manhattan/subway-hero-meets-ufc-president-20110214

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

cool story.. watch the video on the left..

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/manhattan/subway-hero-meets-ufc-president-20110214

thanks for posting that

[dallaskd]

posted this in the 127 thread..

mma simpsons episode..

http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_The_Simpsons_MMA_Episode?vid=10017112&tid=104

[resistanze]

Cain Velasquez is currently at my campus; I'm waiting in line to meet him hopefully before my shift starts :lol

[resistanze]

Was able to get an autograph and a picture, it was crowded as hell and basically was an assembly line.

[ace3g]

Dana White just announced on a live chat who Shane Carwin's next opponent is:

Jon Olav Einemo. He's from Norway. He's 6 foot 6, and he's the Abu Dabi submission champion.

[dallaskd]

Dana White just announced on a live chat who Shane Carwin's next opponent is:

Jon Olav Einemo. He's from Norway. He's 6 foot 6, and he's the Abu Dabi submission champion.

^^ex pride guy. lost the only fight i ever saw him in vs werdum

[ace3g]

UFC Welterweight Ricardo Almeida Announces His Retirement from MMA


During these almost four years it has been a personal struggle to find balance between my fighting career, caring for my son who was diagnosed with Autism soon after I signed a six-fight deal with the UFC, teaching at my growing Jiu-Jitsu academy and the family duties we all have.

MMA is a great sport but also physically and mentally unforgiving. It is a dangerous task to step in the Octagon, (e)specially if your focus is not at 100%.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AiJaCNoD9kxalJ2VZqMRwjw9Eo14?slug=mmawee kly-13e7896fbfdcc4fb5da01249778492a8

[Stringer_Bell]

Almeida put in some good performances and he was a solid fighter to watch, good luck to him!

[ace3g]

Didn't see this happening....

Keith Jardine Signs to Fight Gegard Mousasi for Strikeforce

http://mmaweekly.com/keith-jardine-signs-to-fight-gegard-mousasi-for-strikeforce

[The TroutBum]

Didn't see this happening....

Keith Jardine Signs to Fight Gegard Mousasi for Strikeforce

http://mmaweekly.com/keith-jardine-signs-to-fight-gegard-mousasi-for-strikeforce

I don't watch SF at all, but I have seen Gay Hard fight a few times -- I hope he ass rapes Jardine.

[ace3g]

For anyone interested Bellator Lightweight Championship bout: Eddie Alvarez vs. Pat Curran up next on MTV2

[strosFan2]

Gina Carano Leaves Xtreme Couture For Team


As announced by Strikeforce during their Fedor vs. Silva live broadcast, the face of woman’s MMA, Gina “Conviction” Carano, is expected to make her return to action this summer.

The speculated date for her return is June 18th when the promotion heads to her home state of Texas for the second round of the Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Posting only one defeat, Carano, had been thought at one point to be an unstoppable force in the female division of Mixed Martial Arts. However, a loss to current champ, “Cyborg”, sent her packing to the movie sets where she has spent the better part of the last 2 years.

With her return on the horizon, the fan favorite Carano has left her training home in Las Vegas Nevada and moved to Team Jackson to enlist the help of Greg Jackson and his renowned team of trainers and fighters.

There is no current reason given as to why she has opted to change camps, but if we are to speculate, it could be to brush up on her ground skills in an effort to maybe reach title contention and take the Brazilian Cyborg out in an area where she not be so dominant.

We will keep you updated as more information becomes available on this sudden move of camps and Gina’s return to action.http://www.bjpenn.com/profiles/blogs/gina-carano-leaves-xtreme?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bjpenndotcom+%28BJPENN.COM+NE WS+BLOGS%29&utm_content=FaceBook

[ace3g]

From UFC twitter:
Fact: average weight of Fight of the Night winners in the 9 fights since the WEC merger: 155.6. In the 9 fights before it: 182.4 jussayin (X)

[ace3g]

Well Daley needed the help of the towel, but he made weight, and there was a intense staredown between the two, they had to be separated.

[ace3g]

Fedor has informed his camp he wants to fight @danhendo http://es.pn/hydYoZ #fb @Strikeforce

[ace3g]

Probably take people time to get use to this

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg611/scaled.php?tn=0&server=611&filename=bkuakk.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[ace3g]

what a sub by Aoki just now!!!

Gegard Mousasi vs. Keith Jardine up next, interesting to see how the reinvented Jardine looks

Great battle, Jardine had more takedowns but didn't do anything with them, Mousasi showed his excellent striking. The final 2 founds were dominated by Mousasi but Jardine almost pulled off a "Silva" with 10 sec left but couldn't get the sub attempt in tight enough.

Jardine was definitely tired from the short notice taking this fight

Going to a decision....Judges score it 29-27, 28-28, 28-28 majority draw. Mousasi probably should have won but he got a 1 pt taken away for an illegal up kick on the ground.


Strikeforce lightweight title bout up next, Gilbert Melendez vs Tatsuya Kawajiri.

Gilbert annihilated Kawa from the get go, ref stoppage in the 1st. When asked who he wants to face next , his answer "time to unify the belt, I'm the best LW in the world"

Diaz vs Daley up now

Probably one of the best rounds of the year. The finish came right before the bell: 4:57 of R1 Diaz wins by ref stoppage. Not sure if it was a good stoppage because it looked like Daley was defending with his legs, keeping Diaz away, but you could tell the left hand (which you barely saw, just Daley going to the ground) did rock Daley when he fell.

Diaz proved again he has a great chin.

Overall a good card

[Stringer_Bell]

Good card.

Melendez could definately give Edgar some problems, but I see him having a tougher time with Maynard match-up wise even though I think Edgar is the best out of the three.

I was so sure that the ref was going to call the fight off the 2nd time Diaz got rocked and fell, but he let it go and stopped it premature with 3 seconds left. Daley fell over from exhaustion but was able to defend himself intelligently with his feet and his eyes weren't wobbly. The Diaz Bros are a different breed of fighter, I'd like to see either of them against Kampmann or Condit.

[ace3g]

Good card.

Melendez could definately give Edgar some problems, but I see him having a tougher time with Maynard match-up wise even though I think Edgar is the best out of the three.

I was so sure that the ref was going to call the fight off the 2nd time Diaz got rocked and fell, but he let it go and stopped it premature with 3 seconds left. Daley fell over from exhaustion but was able to defend himself intelligently with his feet and his eyes weren't wobbly. The Diaz Bros are a different breed of fighter, I'd like to see either of them against Kampmann or Condit.


Yeah when I saw Diaz fall, I was like "fights over" (because of how he fell). But you could tell the ref gave him time to recover.

Would have been nice for the fight to go to a 2nd round.

[Stringer_Bell]

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[desflood]

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It should also not be allowed to breed.

[dbreiden83080]

This could be a sign GSP is going up soon since he and Nate are pals..


Nate Marquardt, Anthony Johnson set

Former UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt's next fight will be as a welterweight.

The UFC announced Wednesday that Marquardt and Anthony Johnson have verbally agreed to meet at UFC on Versus 4 on June 26 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

The bout will headline the event.

Marquardt (31-10) makes the move down in weight despite posting a decision win over Dan Miller in his most recent right in March. His entire UFC career, dating back to 2005, has been contested at 185 pounds. He fought for the middleweight title once, dropping a first-round TKO loss to Anderson Silva in 2007.

The 31-year-old is 2-2 since the start of 2010. Both losses came with a title shot on the line.

Johnson (9-3) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Dan Hardy in the co-main event of last month's UFC Fight Night 24 card in Seattle. It was his first test since returning from a knee injury that kept him sidelined for all of 2010.

http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=6348142

[BlackSwordsMan]

really okami vs anderson?
okami? the dude fucking blows

[BlackSwordsMan]

just read sherdog press got denied the free passes it usually gets to strikeforce
lol good

[ace3g]

This could be a sign GSP is going up soon since he and Nate are pals..



Marquardt's move to 170 was St. Pierre's idea

Soon to be UFC welterweight Nate Marquardt has done his best to deflect questions on whether or not he'd ever fight current 170-pound champion Georges St. Pierre, a teammate and close friend of his.

He has revealed, however, that it was St. Pierre's idea that he move down a weight class. The Canadian star offered the advice the last time Marquardt was in Montreal, helping him prepare for a title defense against Josh Koscheck at UFC 124.

"Actually, he brought it up me," Marquardt told ESPN.com. "He asked me what I was walking around at and said, 'Wow. You should drop to 170.'

"I was like, 'I don't know. You're the champion there. I want to be a champion.' He told me not to worry about it, that if that's what is best for me I have to do it. I didn't even think about it until he said it. Once I went back to my own camp, it made sense to me."

Marquardt (31-10-2), based in Denver, said he was walking around at 191 pounds prior to his recent fight against Dan Miller in March. St. Pierre is known for walking around at a similar weight between fights.

In late March, it was announced Jon Fitch had pulled out of a July fight against B.J. Penn due to injury. Marquardt expressed his interest to the UFC to fill in for Fitch and make his welterweight debut.

The UFC instead announced he would meet Anthony Johnson in the main event at UFC on Versus 4, scheduled for June 26 at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Technically, it will be the first time Marquardt has fought at 170 pounds; however the 12-year veteran says he began his career fighting at 155.

"When I started my career I was a lightweight," Marquardt said. "Over the years, I put on weight. When I started fighting for the Pancrase middleweight division, it was at something like 181 pounds and I was under that weight."

Marquardt is not expecting a difficult cut to 170. He plans to be conservative and begin dieting within the next two weeks. He intends to target a cut of eight or nine pounds on the day of weigh-ins.

"I know what I'm doing," Marquardt said. "I've been fighting professionally for years. I've fought in Japan before, cutting anywhere from zero to 14 pounds in one day. I know how to do it and I have a lot of guys around me who know how to do it."

In regards to someday fighting St. Pierre, Marquardt continues to remain vague in his public statements. He does, however, believe his teammate is headed toward a fight with middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva.

"Honestly, I'm not thinking about it and if it's ever an issue I'll deal with it then," Marquardt said. "I don't know if [St. Pierre] is planning on moving up but I definitely know he's considering fighting Anderson. I think that's a great fight and I think he has the perfect style to beat a guy like Silva."

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/1422/marquardts-move-to-170-was-st-pierres-idea

[ace3g]

Jason 'Mayhem' Miller Signs With UFC

Jason "Mayhem" Miller is going back to the UFC.

The popular middleweight has signed a new multi-fight agreement with the organization, Miller's manager Ryan Parsons confirmed with MMA Fighting.

The 30-year-old Miller (24-7, 1 NC) was able to sign with the UFC due to the fact that his contract with Strikeforce had expired. No word just yet on when his first fight back inside the Octagon will take place.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/22/jason-mayhem-miller-signs-with-ufc/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

I can't wait for his first fight back in the UFC, I don't care what people say about him, he is one of my favorite fighters, and he has the skills to back up his talk.


Who do you think he should fight?

[The TroutBum]

I love me some mayhem!

[dbreiden83080]

http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=6442595

Matt Hughes, Diego Sanchez to meet

Matt Hughes and Diego Sanchez have verbally agreed to compete for the first time, the UFC revealed Thursday.

The welterweights, two of the best-known mixed martial artists on the organization's roster, are set to fight on a yet-to-be determined date and card slated for this fall, according to an announcement on UFC.com.

Hughes, a multiple-time champion at 170 pounds who -- prior the rise of Georges St. Pierre -- was considered the best fighter ever to compete at that weight, told ESPN.com in January he intended to fulfill the final bout on his current contract with the UFC by the end of 2011 and was unsure if he would enter into a new contract. The 37-year-old fighter is coming off a 21-second knockout loss to B.J. Penn last November.

Hughes (45-8) has openly contemplated retirement for several years.

Sanchez, 29, has considered Hughes an idol. But he also has expressed his desire to be the one who sends the former champion into the next phase of his life away from MMA competition.

Having dabbled at lightweight and having received a quick and failed shot at the belt against Penn in 2009, Sanchez unceremoniously returned to welterweight in May 2010, losing on points to John Hathaway.

However Sanchez (23-4) has won his past two bouts -- decisions over Paulo Thiago and, in March, over Martin Kampmann in a highly competitive tilt.

The Hughes-Sanchez announcement appears to put to rest any discussion of a rematch between Hughes and Royce Gracie for UFC's Aug. 27 card in Rio de Janiero. Gracie, who was stopped by punches in the opening period of their bout in 2006, had been lobbying for the fight.

[ace3g]

I read this earlier and it really surprised me; this wasn't the fight I was expecting Diego to get next. Figured it would be someone higher in the division.

[ace3g]

Today at 3:15PM EDT/12:15PM PDT, UFC is having a press conference will all 7 champs here: http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/video/ufc-129-super-7-fight-club-qa/461

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2716/7champscopy.jpg

[ace3g]

Dana White confirms that non-title, five-round fights are in UFC's immediate future: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/04/29/dana-white-non-title-five-round-fights-in-ufcs-immediate-futu/

MMAWeeklycom MMAWeeklycom
UFC Very Close to Five Round Non-Title Fights, Lesnar vs. Dos Santos Was Almost the First http://ht.ly/4JWcB #MMA #UFC #BrockLesnar

[polandprzem]

Bad idea having HW's fight 5 round

[ace3g]

Anderson Silva has literally done all of his questions in English so far

[The TroutBum]

Anderson Silva has literally done all of his questions in English so far

Shocking, right?

Man, I would love to take a 9-iron to his sack. What a fuck head.

[ace3g]

first of all you can tell they didn't rehearse any of this because Aldo and GSP left like 5 min into the thing; GSP of which right when Rogan was asking about the super fight between him and Silva

[dbreiden83080]

I read this earlier and it really surprised me; this wasn't the fight I was expecting Diego to get next. Figured it would be someone higher in the division.

Diego should take the decision here..

[ace3g]

Looks like Fedor vs Hendo, July 30th, at 220 catchweight has been finalized

http://sbn.to/igRUAg

[polandprzem]

wow Fedor wants to fight in this sport

[ace3g]

Breaking News - Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard are both injured, postponing their UFC 130 rematch. Rampage vs. Hamill now the main event May 28! - per UFC Facebook page

[dbreiden83080]

Breaking News - Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard are both injured, postponing their UFC 130 rematch. Rampage vs. Hamill now the main event May 28! - per UFC Facebook page

Just saw it

Fuck.. Gonna make a thread on it..

[dallaskd]

Breaking News - Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard are both injured, postponing their UFC 130 rematch. Rampage vs. Hamill now the main event May 28! - per UFC Facebook page

this card will be free, right?

[dbreiden83080]

this card will be free, right?

should be

[ace3g]

ufc UFC
More breaking fight news: Whippany's @JimMiller_155 set to face Ben @SmoothOne155 Henderson in August APP.com/article/201105…

http://www.app.com/article/20110510/NJSPORTS/110510018/Whippany-s-Jim-Miller-set-face-Ben-Henderson-August

[polandprzem]

It's gonna be gr8 fight!



hey I'm going on a KSW 21st may

I'm gonna put some picks here. Still I hope to go.

[dallaskd]

It's gonna be gr8 fight!



hey I'm going on a KSW 21st may

I'm gonna put some picks here. Still I hope to go.


whens soku fighting again fr KSW?

[Spurtacus]

I want to get into MMA more. Is Spike TV the only channel that shows MMA fights? UFC stuff only pay per view?

[dbreiden83080]

I want to get into MMA more. Is Spike TV the only channel that shows MMA fights? UFC stuff only pay per view?

Versus does as well as HD NET. UFC does a fight night on Spike for free a few times a year the Ultimate Fighter Finale will be free coming up on June 4th, on Spike. Any big UFC event is PPV and they are shooting themselves in the foot as it keeps going up. I have Cablevision and was paying 45 bucks for like 2 years now it is up to 55 bucks and if i wanna switch to FIOS it is 60 bucks. You can order through UFC.com to your computer and plug into your TV with an HDMI cable though and that is still 45 bucks. I did that for the last event.. Most fights can be found next day on MMA Core.com or if you can find a stream. Streaming i find annoying but use it sometimes..

[Spurtacus]

Versus does as well as HD NET. UFC does a fight night on Spike for free a few times a year the Ultimate Fighter Finale will be free coming up on June 4th, on Spike. Any big UFC event is PPV and they are shooting themselves in the foot as it keeps going up. I have Cablevision and was paying 45 bucks for like 2 years now it is up to 55 bucks and if i wanna switch to FIOS it is 60 bucks. You can order through UFC.com to your computer and plug into your TV with an HDMI cable though and that is still 45 bucks. I did that for the last event.. Most fights can be found next day on MMA Core.com or if you can find a stream. Streaming i find annoying but use it sometimes..

Ah yes I forgot about Versus. Hopefully I still have that channel with Time Warner. Thanks bro.

[polandprzem]

whens soku fighting again fr KSW?

I don't know if he;s gonna fight.

here you've got the card

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSW_XVI


I thought they gonna bring a decent guy for Pudzianowski, but oh well. A freak show again


And Khalidov vs Lindland? Also Khalidov should face a better fighter IMO. But maybe they want to try him against a top wrestler? If matt is wanting to wrestle :)

[ace3g]

Might be nothing or something big:

JeremyHeavyMMA Jeremy Botter
The announcement has been sent, so let the speculation begin: @danawhite hosting a conference call in 25 minutes. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Suppose to be a Major Announcement


UPDATE 2: Brock Lesnar has diverticulitis again. Talking with specialists. Carwin vs Dos Santos now at UFC 131

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

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Cool Spot..


GSP getting the big endorsements now...

[ace3g]

Jake Shields and BJ Penn are campaigning for a fight on Twitter

[strosFan2]

That would be a good fight to really test what Jake Shields has. Hopefully he can take BJ down...

[dbreiden83080]

That would be a good fight to really test what Jake Shields has. Hopefully he can take BJ down...

I don't think he can

I like BJ in that fight..

[ace3g]

Interesting rumor involving Overeem: http://www.themmanews.com/?p=36731

[Drewlius]

Interesting rumor involving Overeem: http://www.themmanews.com/?p=36731

Personally don't like the thought of him dropping out of the GP. As long as it gets settled in a timely manner, I would love to see him finish it out. There are still some intriguing match ups that can come from it, the already scheduled Werdum/Reem being one of them. A rubber match with Kharitonov would also be great, especially since Sergei was the last man to beat him. Overeem/Barnett & Overeem/Big Foot are both high level match ups that would be on par with any HW fight he can get in the UFC outside of Cain/Dos Santos(Yes, I think he destroys Lesnar very easily).

[ace3g]

Murilo 'Ninja' Rua Announces Retirement from MMA http://ht.ly/504zP #MMA #BAMMA @Ninja_Rua

[ace3g]

The New York state senate has passed a bill authorizing MMA in New York, 42-18. It will still have to pass the assembly.

Bill still has to pass the assembly. Similar position to last year, so this is a victory, for sure, but not the ultimate goal in New York.

via Twitter

[dbreiden83080]

Very very nice...

[ace3g]

Breaking: Jose Aldo out of Chad Mendes bout: http://bit.ly/lRgpPW

[polandprzem]

So many injuries - gotdayumn!



Anyway. I was on KSW - an mma promotion that is great known in Poland. Now almost everybody knows it because of one man. Mariusz Pudzianowski.

So now everybody at work was talking about it. My mom was talking about it.
That's how big marketing machine Pudzian is.
All in all KSW used it and gets profits.


You can see the fights on this site. I only recomand the bouts of Pudzianowski and Khalidov for you.

http://www.mmavideos.pl/

If you cannot do it from this site you can also go on a 'core'


The show was really good and few fights were goos as well. :tu


Pudzianowski fight was the one everybody was waiting for. and the crowed get a new life when Pudzianowski came into the ring.
You could see him being better in boxing technique and wrestling. Also he is so hard worker that he was working all the time on his condition wanting to have a cardio for 3 rounds. Anyway in this bout again he could not pace himself and as a result he gassed again. he probably though that his all work in a preparation was enough but wasn't. I think everybody in a the arena knew when he came to the 2nd round that it's over.
And it was.
He knew he is new to this sport and he knows he wants to do something really hard. Not only he needed to learn the technique and use it effective in this body. He also needed to rearrange his body and rearrange the muscle cells. Also this amount of the muscles needs to much of oxygen ...

All in all he will probably go and fight few more fights cause he earns a lot of money and he is a professional and ambitious sportsman. The fight was fun.



Khalidov fight was quick. I expected to be it more competitive. But yet again if Khalidov was unable to beat Lindland in a good fashion way it would be a shame.
mamed not must to have a better competition. He has propositions from Bellator but he wants to fight in Poland. He feels polish and all that national stuff. But IMO Bellator is the promotion that can level him up and even put himself in a position to try his chanced in the UFC.
All in all Brian Stann is fighting a guy now Khalidov have beaten once.



I will post some pics later

[ace3g]

Michael Bisping And Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller To Coach “TUF 14″

http://www.themmanews.com/?p=37571

[dbreiden83080]

Michael Bisping And Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller To Coach “TUF 14″

http://www.themmanews.com/?p=37571

:lol

Horrible..

[ace3g]

Top-ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki vacates Shooto belt, will attend UFC 131 http://bit.ly/lPXdV0

[polandprzem]

Top-ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki vacates Shooto belt, will attend UFC 131 http://bit.ly/lPXdV0

UFC ows MMA !

[Spurtacus]

MMA is now my third favorite sport, ha. I've been watching a shit ton of WEC, Strikeforce and UFC Unleashed the last month. I still don't have a favorite fighter yet....just so many fighters out there.

[Stringer_Bell]

MMA is now my third favorite sport, ha. I've been watching a shit ton of WEC, Strikeforce and UFC Unleashed the last month. I still don't have a favorite fighter yet....just so many fighters out there.

:toast

It's a good month for MMA, make sure to get your predictions in with us in the fight threads. You're bound to find a fighter you like sooner or later, just don't say you're a Kampmann fan. :ihit

[The TroutBum]

If you want to show everyone how huge your cock is, make Frank Mir your favorite fighter. Trust me. (mine is like two inches... From the ground)


WAR MIR!

[dbreiden83080]

MMA is now my third favorite sport, ha. I've been watching a shit ton of WEC, Strikeforce and UFC Unleashed the last month. I still don't have a favorite fighter yet....just so many fighters out there.

Awesome dude. Chat it up with us anytime and make some fight picks..

[ace3g]

How to beat Anderson Silva

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skip to 2:08 for the "fight"

[polandprzem]

At last




We do not have to watch him again!

[ace3g]

Developing News: UFC looking to Buy G4 channel, Spike execs preparing for life without them, & Bellator possibility http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/06/08/ufc-looking-to-buy-g4-cable-channel-spike-execs-prepare-to-move/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

[ace3g]

All UFC Non-Title Main Events Will be Five Round Fights Going Forward http://ht.ly/5emfM

[dbreiden83080]

All UFC Non-Title Main Events Will be Five Round Fights Going Forward http://ht.ly/5emfM

Love it..

[ace3g]

UFC likely to add 125-pound division by end of 2011 - http://es.pn/key119

[ace3g]

Josh Koscheck and Stephan Bonnar Talking Trash, May Meet at Middleweight #UFC #MMA http://sbn.to/ldwlA5

would love if this fight happen, Go Bonnar!!!!

[dbreiden83080]

Josh Koscheck and Stephan Bonnar Talking Trash, May Meet at Middleweight #UFC #MMA http://sbn.to/ldwlA5

would love if this fight happen, Go Bonnar!!!!

LOL

Bonnar would have to hack a leg off to fight at MW. He is what 6'4 240 when he is not training??

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

Stipe Miocic Signs Multi Fight Deal with UFC

http://naafs.biz/site/2011/06/14/miocic-signs-multi-fight-deal-with-ufc/

Don't know much about him, but good to see UFC signing some HW prospects though

[ace3g]

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[polandprzem]

:lol

[ace3g]

James Toney returning to MMA in fall matchup with Ken Shamrock. Here's what I know so far... aol.it/iVRPVp

http://t.co/gQyZDlp

lol lol lol

[Rip-Hamilton32]

http://mmajunkie.com/dyn/images/fighters/stephan-bonnar-9.jpg

Kos wants Bonnar because of this

[dbreiden83080]

James Toney returning to MMA in fall matchup with Ken Shamrock. Here's what I know so far... aol.it/iVRPVp

http://t.co/gQyZDlp

lol lol lol

Sad

Ken Shamrock must be dead ass broke..

[ace3g]

Hatsu Hioki Officially Signs with the UFC http://ht.ly/5qfe2 #MMA #UFC #HatsuHioki

[desflood]

6 most amazing acts of mid-fight mockery in mma history. Including your favorite and mine, #2.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-outstanding-taunts-done-during-mma-fights/

[ace3g]

strosfan mentioned this (graphic foot injury , probably NSFW)

MiguelTorresMMA Miguel Angel Torres
Worst BJJ injury to ever happen in my gym courtesy of my boy Parrish. http://twitpic.com/5hb1lf

[desflood]

Ace, you might consider putting a "graphic" warning before that link. Some might not have the stomach for that!

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

Amazing Jones Montage..


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[ace3g]

Junior Dos Santos Splits With Ed Soares, Signs With New Management

http://www.cagepotato.com/junior-dos-santos-splits-with-ed-soares-signs-with-new-management/

Interesting move by Junior...

[dbreiden83080]

Junior Dos Santos Splits With Ed Soares, Signs With New Management

http://www.cagepotato.com/junior-dos-santos-splits-with-ed-soares-signs-with-new-management/

Interesting move by Junior...

What does this mean for Team Blackhouse i wonder?


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What a damn circus..

[The TroutBum]

Junior Dos Santos Splits With Ed Soares, Signs With New Management

http://www.cagepotato.com/junior-dos-santos-splits-with-ed-soares-signs-with-new-management/

Interesting move by Junior...

AWESOME! Soares is a herpe on the tip of MMA's wang. I hated Junior before TUF but have warmed up to him quite a bit -- this is just icing on the cake.

[ace3g]

Bones and Faber make an appearance
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Red Band Version (NSFW)
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[ace3g]

Awesome KO from last night's M-1 event (occurs at 3:39 mark in the round)

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Some cuts today in the UFC:

John Howard Released From the UFC http://sbn.to/qSvaH1

UFC NEWS "Andre Winner Released From The UFC" on BJPENN.COM: http://ning.it/r4VA81

Experiment could revolutionize MMA judging
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Ali.IY1qZrkXn5Weo9IAlMc9Eo14?slug=dm-meltzer_mma_judges_scoring_071111

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

UFC signs featherweight submission artist, Jim "The Kid" Hettes http://sbn.to/n3kDK2

[ace3g]

Rich Franklin's life story to be turned into feature film
http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/27/rich-franklins-life-story-to-be-turned-into-feature-film/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

[ace3g]

K-1 and Dynamite!! Sold to Japanese Company http://sbn.to/nl7CkE

Eddie Alvarez fans rejoice! He will defend his title on October 15 against Michael Chandler in the main event of Bellator 54.

[ace3g]

Keith Jardine Dropping to Middleweight, Wants Cung Le
Former UFC and current Strikeforce fighter Keith Jardine is dropping to middleweight, and he has one name on his mind for a debut fight at 185 - former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le. Le has been campaigning for a fight in the UFC, but Jardine wants to duke it out in a Strikeforce cage. He had a lot to say to MMA Weekly about Le:

"Just looking out there, they need to get a fight for me, and it needs to be a big named guy, I want it to be a big named guy. Looking at Strikeforce seeing who they’ve got and there’s not much bigger than Cung Le. I thought that would be a great match-up."

...

"He’s a stand-up fighter. Mousasi doesn’t count cause I had 8 days to train for that, but I want to fight a stand-up fighter, I’ve mostly been fighting wrestler/brawler types. I think it would be a real fun fight," said Jardine.

"Just to face a guy that you don’t really have to worry about the takedown that much, he’s just going to go in and throw a lot of kicks, and throw a lot of bombs, it just makes for a fun fight for me. A lot of my past few fights are punch, punch, defend the takedown. Sprawl and brawl."

The news that Jardine was dropping to MW completely escaped me in the first place, so this is quite interesting. Still though, it seems to me that despite what Scott Coker says, it's highly unlikely we'll be seeing Cung Le in a Strikeforce cage any time soon. So Jardine will have to look for another middleweight to tangle with. If he wants a standup fight, how about Robbie Lawler for instance?

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/2/2340059/strikeforce-keith-jardine-dropping-to-middleweight-cung-le-mma-news

[The TroutBum]

LOL Jardine... Give it up and join the circus, ass face.

[dbreiden83080]

LOL Jardine... Give it up and join the circus, ass face.

Life sucks when you can't afford to retire.. I respect Jardine a lot he fought so many great fighters in the UFC and had some big wins..





Some cuts today in the UFC:

John Howard Released From the UFC http://sbn.to/qSvaH1

UFC NEWS "Andre Winner Released From The UFC" on BJPENN.COM: http://ning.it/r4VA81

Experiment could revolutionize MMA judging
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Ali.IY1qZrkXn5Weo9IAlMc9Eo14?slug=dm-meltzer_mma_judges_scoring_071111

UFC cuts so many fighters that can be filling in the under-cards.. And these guys are making chump change..

[The TroutBum]

What a shame. Howard had serious potential imo, and Winner was fun to watch at least. I don't understand why the UFC isn't doing weekly free shows with some of these guys. Advertising dollars, exposure, etc. I just don't get it.

[dbreiden83080]

What a shame. Howard had serious potential imo, and Winner was fun to watch at least. I don't understand why the UFC isn't doing weekly free shows with some of these guys. Advertising dollars, exposure, etc. I just don't get it.

Excellent point.. Some of these cuts baffle me.. Guys getting cut are making next to nothing and you gotta fill out these fight cards.. Most of their pay-day is coming from whatever sponsors they can get.. Maybe it's their excuse to give us almost nothing for free on TV.. :ihit

[polandprzem]

That half point rule is even worse cause it gives more room for individual viewing.

Shit if one fightere was more dominant give him 10-8 round.
Damn you can go even down to a 10-5 round

[ace3g]

THEMMANEWS.COM
Zuffa has reportedly cut Marloes Coenen, John Einemo and Valentijn Overeem according to Golden Glory coach Martijn de Jong. Is this a shot at Golden Glory after the release of Alistair Overeem, or is this a message that Strikeforce is being disolved and the UFC has no interest in women's mma? http://twitter.com/#!/martijnd​ej/status/98740756541480960

[dbreiden83080]

SF getting bought out basically sucks.. They put on some good fights but the UFC monopoly keep on trucking..

[ace3g]

Former 'Ultimate Fighter' Winner Joe Stevenson Released from the UFC http://ht.ly/5VISr #MMA #UFC

[dallaskd]

Former 'Ultimate Fighter' Winner Joe Stevenson Released from the UFC http://ht.ly/5VISr #MMA #UFC

good he fuckin' blows

[dallaskd]

SF getting bought out basically sucks.. They put on some good fights but the UFC monopoly keep on trucking..

Strikeforce will get folded into the UFC by the end of the year and that will be the end of any mma league not named UFC

[polandprzem]

Strikeforce will get folded into the UFC by the end of the year and that will be the end of any mma league not named UFC

not true

There are many mma leagues that will do just fine. But UFC will have the best fighters and all the stars.
Those minor leagues will just promote the fighters and gives the chance to make a name and catch attention of the UFC

[dbreiden83080]

Former 'Ultimate Fighter' Winner Joe Stevenson Released from the UFC http://ht.ly/5VISr #MMA #UFC

He's been life-less his last few fights.. He deserved to get cut after his last one especially..

[Sokoudjou]

Sonnen needs his own sound bit thread.. says the LHW division is a joke

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[dallaskd]

this shit is a must watch..

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[dbreiden83080]

Fedor to keep fighting

Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko doesn't want to go out with a loss.

Emelianenko, recently shed from Zuffa's roster after suffering his third consecutive defeat, will fight again, management company M-1 Global announced Monday. Officials hope to hold the bout in Moscow or St. Petersburg in the fall, M-1 said.

"We consulted with Fedor and it was decided that he should not leave the sport in this way," said Vadim Finkelstein, M-1 Global president. "His friends and past opponents support Fedor in continuing his career and he agreed."

An opponent will be determined later, Finkelstein said.


After years as the consensus No. 1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts, Emelianenko has seen his fortunes spiral downward in Strikeforce since his last win, in November 2009. He mulled retirement after Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva defeated him in February, but decided to return for a July 30 fight with the much smaller Dan Henderson.

Strikeforce released Emelianenko after Henderson knocked him out. But Emelianenko has a contract with the Showtime network, which also carries M-1 events.

M-1 also hopes to feature Emelianenko on a Dec. 31 card in Japan. New Year's Eve traditionally is the biggest night of the year for the Japanese MMA industry.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/p...hting/414250/1

[The TroutBum]

Good. Fuck the UFC/Zuffa for letting him go -- that was some bush-league shit.

[desflood]

Sonnen needs his own sound bit thread..

Here ya go :lol

http://www.chaelsonnensaidso.com/

[ace3g]

According to Bones' Twitter, Travis Browne has joined Team Jackson:
Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
My new teammate Travis Brown, Captain @BrianStann, some cute lil girl and myself earlier today.. http://t.co/6RftATE

[mystargtr34]

It will be interesting to see how Sonnen looks in the ring while not on the juice.

[ace3g]

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[strosFan2]

According to Bones' Twitter, Travis Browne has joined Team Jackson:
Jonnybones Jon Bones Jones
My new teammate Travis Brown, Captain @BrianStann, some cute lil girl and myself earlier today.. http://t.co/6RftATE

Expect big things from Brown now!!

[ace3g]

Looks like the UFC has reached a deal with FOX starting in 2012 (Spike and Versus contracts end after 2011) http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/08/16/report-ufc-coming-to-fox-in-2012/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

[dbreiden83080]

Looks like the UFC has reached a deal with FOX starting in 2012 (Spike and Versus contracts end after 2011) http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/08/16/report-ufc-coming-to-fox-in-2012/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

This is big news i am gonna start a thread on this..

[strosFan2]

Krzysztof Soszynski Says at Least 85 Percent of Fighters 'Definitely Using' PEDs
http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/08/17/krzysztof-soszynski-says-at-least-85-percent-of-fighters-defini/

[ace3g]

Chael Sonnen Responds to Lyoto Machida and Jose Aldo's Criticisms

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/17/2369115/ufc-chael-sonnen-responds-to-lyoto-machida-and-jose-aldo-criticisms-mma-news

UFC’s injury-plagued year about to improve

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AuB545_CUWJOrpza.fWsTCk9Eo14?slug=dm-meltzer_UFC_injuries_schedule_081711

[ace3g]

Brock is back........sort of

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[polandprzem]

Krzysztof Soszynski Says at Least 85 Percent of Fighters 'Definitely Using' PEDs
http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/08/17/krzysztof-soszynski-says-at-least-85-percent-of-fighters-defini/

How much % of sportsguys tells how it is?

Kris :tu

[strosFan2]

Brock is back........sort of

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Oh Brock, got a lot to get through to get Cains belt back! I see Cain, JDS, & Carwin beating him any day!

[ace3g]

2 Anderson Silva Budweiser Commercials

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[polandprzem]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6846314

bit old but also bit worthy

[dbreiden83080]

What an idiot..


http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/19/2372583/ufc-mma-news-jason-mayhem-miller-arrested-simple-assault

There's been a lot of spectacular athlete arrests over the years. Louisiana police apprehended Leon Lett with over 175 pounds of marijuana in his truck. Plaxico Burress shot himself in a nightclub. MMA's own Quinton Jackson sped through Orange County hopped up on energy drinks and one hell of a religious experience, living up to his "Rampage" moniker in a monster truck.

And now we can add Jason Miller to that list...for putting his sister in a prolonged headlock. TMZ, of course, reports:

Law enforcement tells TMZ, Miller and his sis were at some house party in North Carolina -- when his sister decided she wanted to take off.

According to law enforcement, Jason's sister claims he wouldn't let her leave -- and put her into a headlock.

We're told Jason's sister managed to escape and notified the Chatham County Sheriff -- who had Jason arrested later that evening for simple assault and false imprisonment.

Jason has since posted bail and been released. Several calls to both Jason and his sister were not returned.

Michael David Smith of MMA Fighting reports that Miller was released under a $5,000 secured bond.

This is not Miller's first run in with the law. In 2006, he was accused, and later acquitted, of kicking in a locked door at his girlfriend's apartment and assaulting a man inside.

Miller found himself the victim of assault in April of 2010 when the Cesar Gracie camp took offense and put the boots to Miller for entering the cage following Jake Shields' victory over Dan Henderson. No charges were filed, though the principals, including Miller were fined up to $7,500 and suspended for three months by the Tennessee Athletic Commission.

Along with Michael Bisping, Miller will appear as a coach on the Ultimate Fighter 14, which wrapped up shooting in July. The two coaches will fight at the show's live finale on December 3.

[desflood]

Cracked.com with the goods again: The 5 Greatest Revenge Matches in MMA.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-revenge-matches-in-mma-history/

[ace3g]

Bellator 48 is starting now on MTV2


MAIN CARD (MTV2)

Pat Curran vs. Marlon Sandro (featherweight-tourney finale)
Champ Cole Konrad vs. Paul Buentello (heavyweight non-title fight)
Seth Petruzelli vs. Ricco Rodriguez
Juan Barrante vs. Rene Nazare

PRELIMINARY CARD

Saul Almeida vs. Tateki Matsuda
Brett Oteri vs. Ryan Quinn
Andrew Calandrelli vs. Matt Nice
Nik Fekete vs. Mark Griffin
Dan Cramer vs. Jeff Nader


EDIT:

Impressive KOs by Curran and Petruzelli

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[polandprzem]

golden glory, fedor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baccCS78oDE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXr9RjWz8c&feature=related

[polandprzem]

Main card of the bellator was nice but the cole Konrad fight was boring as hell.

Damn if Cole is champ I have no questions about the level at this weight in bellator

[ace3g]

"Impressive" animation depicting Sonnen's interview, lol

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[dbreiden83080]

"Impressive" animation depicting Sonnen's interview, lol

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This guy is a genius.. Hopefully youtube/zuffa cuts him a break this time..

[dbreiden83080]

Sherdog rankings



http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/1/Sherdog-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-34942

[ace3g]

UFC Retains Anti-Trust Law Firm for Rumored Federal Investigation

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/22/2378487/ufc-retains-anti-trust-law-firm-for-rumored-federal-investigation

[Stringer_Bell]

"Impressive" animation depicting Sonnen's interview, lol

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came here to post that exact video, hilarious shit.

[ace3g]

This should be a good fight: Aoki vs Eddie Alvarez: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/24/2381777/shinya-aoki-vs-eddie-alvarez-verbally-agreed-bellator-dream-mma-news

[ace3g]

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[polandprzem]

typical anderson

[dbreiden83080]

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If Okami can take this clowns belt it will literally make my year..

[ace3g]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Caught-on-video-Solid-Muay-Thai-game-pays-off-f;_ylt=AiMM1WgKqdkafX5XthPQNS09Eo14?urn=mma-wp6167 lol lol lol

[ace3g]

Some interesting notes from this live stream Dana did today on Ustream:

1. Overeem vs Lesnar is a possibility

2. Likes the idea of Tito vs Franklin next

3. Silva won't be on the Fox card but will be watching the Rio card carefully for one of the fights on that card.

[desflood]

Joseph Hyungmin Son, 40, who played Dr. Evil's sidekick "Random Task" in the first "Austin Powers" movie, was convicted of torture last week in connection with the 1990 abduction and gang rape of a 20-year-old California woman.

The Orange County woman was walking her dog on Christmas Eve and looking at holiday lights in the neighborhood when she was snatched off the street and attacked, KTLA reported.

Son was accused along with one other suspect of holding the victim at gun point and raping her numerous times as well as sexually assaulting her with the weapon.

The victim's lawyer claimed the assailants then released the woman naked with her pants tied around her eyes.

Son wasn't arrested in connection with the crime until 18 years after the incident.

In 2008, after violating probation on vandalism charge, he was charged with numerous counts of assault when his DNA was found to match a sample from the victim.

Many of those charges were ultimately dropped due to the amount of time that had elapsed since the alleged incident, KTLA reported.

Son is slated to be sentenced on September 19, and faces 15 years to life in prison.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/08/28/2011-08-28_austin_powers_actor_faces_life_in_prison_over_a bduction_torture_rape_of_20yearol.html#ixzz1WQJumK oY

[ace3g]

Kickboxing champ Tyrone Spong considering MMA debut, promises title run

http://mmajunkie.com/news/24991/kickboxing-champ-tyrone-spong-considering-mma-debut-promises-title-run.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

[desflood]

Jake Salyer pulls off a double arm bar. I've never seen the likes of this:

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[ace3g]

Yoshihiro Akiyama Dropping to Welterweight, Wants to Train With Georges St. Pierre

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/9/3/2403033/ufc-yoshihiro-akiyama-dropping-welterweight-train-georges-st-pierre

[dbreiden83080]

good move and GSP likely will oblige since he is no threat to him..

[ace3g]

Phil Baroni doing what Phil Baroni does best....

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0904/mma_g_yoshibaro_576.jpg

[ace3g]

Spike.com to stream all Bellator preliminary-card fights beginning with Bellator 49


In a welcomed move that's sure to spark lots of speculation, Bellator Fighting Championships today announced its preliminary-card fights now will stream live and for free on Spike.com.

The two-hour streams, which kick off each Saturday at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), begin with this week's Bellator 49 event.

Spike TV officials today confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

"Fight fans have been coming to our site for years for great mixed martial arts clips and information," stated Erik Flannigan, Executive Vice President, Digital Entertainment, MTV Networks Entertainment Group. "Now we are thrilled to provide them with action-packed live fighting each week."

Bellator's main cards currently air on MTV2 (and in high-definition on EPIX), which are both owned by Viacom, which also operates Spike TV. The UFC's live broadcasts on Spike TV end this year. However, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has continually stated that his organization is committed to MTV2 and has made no suggestions the promotion could love to Spike TV.

Still, today's announcement is sure to raise eyebrows.

"We are thrilled to join forces with Spike.com," Rebney stated. "The Spike brand is synonymous with mixed martial arts worldwide and is another member of the MTV family, who does an incredible job in resonating with the hard-to-reach 18-to-34-year-old male audience."

Spike.com never previously has streamed live MMA fights.


http://mmajunkie.com/news/25103/spike-com-to-stream-all-bellator-preliminary-card-fights-beginning-with-bellator-49.mma

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

UFC's Rich Franklin to undergo shoulder surgery, expects full recovery
http://mmajunkie.com/news/25148/ufcs-rich-franklin-to-undergo-shoulder-surgery-expects-full-recovery.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

[ace3g]

Machida gives an update: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6947947, said he should be fighting by November/December

[ace3g]

if you want to watch Frank Trigg in the main event of BAMMA, go here: http://www.facebook.com/BAMMAUK?sk=app_158785574172526

Paul Daley (who was about 5 pounds over weight at weigh ins) won a decision the fight before

[ace3g]

Hendo wants both UFC, Strikeforce

All the buzz coming out of Dan Henderson's camp has been that he is UFC-bound and would like to unify the 205-pound belts against Jon Jones. Yet, Henderson himself hasn't been contributing to these reports.

In fact, he says if he had it his way, he'd defend his light heavyweight title in Strikeforce and fight in the UFC, interchangeably. Speaking to Clinch Gear Radio this week, he broke it down.

"I definitely feel that there's still the possibility for me to defend that belt in Strikforce, but I think now that the UFC has bought Strikeforce and they need to make money and I need to make money, so we'll see what happens," he said. "I'd like to work out a deal where I'm fighting in both promotions...I'm sure we'll figure out a deal within the next month, two weeks. I would love to be able to fight in the UFC and defend my belt in Strikeforce."

He also went on to say that the Anderson Silva loss at UFC 82 was the one that stuck in his craw the most. "Probably," he said. "Especially the way [Silva] fights most the time. He's disrespectful to his opponents and the fans at the same time."

Whether a deal like that can be worked out or not depends on what Zuffa's big picture plans on for Strikeforce. The writing appears to be on the wall that Strikeforce isn't overly interested in having traditional champions and defenses the way the UFC operates. Right now there is a vacant welterweight and heavyweight title, and a Henderson's is currently in limbo as he negotiates. Besides that, outside of Muhammed Lawal, there aren't a lot of vastly intriguing challenges for Henderson in Strikeforce. However, he has plenty of options in the UFC, with potential fights against Silva for the middleweight strap, Quinton Jackson (who beat him for the 205-belt in 2007), Mauricio Rua and Jones. Zuffa has stated that the Nick Diaz deal they worked out several months ago allows him to fight in both the UFC and Strikeforce, so maybe it's possible they could give Henderson a similar clause in his contract.

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post?id=4193

[ace3g]

Bellator champ Hector Lombard willing to move to 205 pounds for "Babalu" fight

As far as Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (30-2-1 MMA, 7-0 BFC) understood it, Renato "Babalu" Sobral (36-9 MMA, 0-0 BFC) wanted to fight him at 205 pounds.

Whether or not that's the case, Lombard told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he's up for the challenge.

Apparently, so, too, is Bellator CEO and chairman and Bjorn Rebney, who hopes to book the non-title fight for a Nov. 19 Bellator 58 event in Hollywood, Fla.

"I got a call from Bjorn ... and he talked to me about the situation that 'Babalu' wanted to fight me," Lombard told MMAjunkie.com on Friday night. "He wanted the fight at 205 pounds."

The Cuban-Australian judoka considers himself a smaller middleweight, and he hasn't competed at light heavyweight in more than five years. But the fighter, whom Rebney has said even expressed interest in fighting at 170 pounds, said he is willing to move up for Sobral, a former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion who's long competed at 205 pounds.

Lombard, though, isn't sure why Sobral hasn't officially accepted the fight. MMAjunkie.com could not immediately reach the Brazilian's representatives for comment.

Rebney today said that Sobral's team initially pursued the fight aggressively. The fight executive said he agreed to all their demands: the fight taking place at 205 pounds, the compensation for the bout, and the amount of time for a two-month camp.

"I've been a big 'Babalu' fan for a lot of years," Rebney said. "They weren't really on our radar, but then they reached out to us and opened the door and asked for a few things. We agreed to all of them. ... But now we're siting back and waiting.

"We haven't heard anything back from them ... in three or four days."

Lobard is getting anxious, as well.

"I said, 'I'm here to fight. Let's just make the fight happen as soon as possible,'" he said. "It wouldn't be one of the easiest fights of my career. But he's got a good name."

He said he's now just waiting for his would-be opponent to green light it.

Such a fight would be a major coup for Bellator. The organization has a policy that only tournament winners get title shots, and currently, no tourney champions are on deck for Lombard, who's the top-ranked 185-pounder not under contract to the UFC or Strikeforce. As in past seasons, officials then book their titleholders for non-title "super fights" to keep them active.

But the middleweight division hasn't exactly produced big-name opponents for Lombard's bouts. After winning the season-one tournament, Lombard has defeated Jay Silva (a late replacement for MIA Paulo Filho), NFL vet Herbert "Whisper" Goodman and veteran Falaniko Vitale in non-title fights.

Although Sobral hasn't fought since a December Strikeforce loss to Dan Henderson, he would be a credible threat to Lombard. And that's been the biggest complaint about Lombard, whose current 24-fight win streak features many solid opponents but few households names.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/25280/bellator-champ-hector-lombard-willing-to-move-to-205-pounds-for-babalu-fight.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

[ace3g]

Old fights, but UFC.com posted some classic fights on their site: http://www.ufc.com/straw-dogs

GSP vs Hughes I II III
Liddell vs Couture
Mir vs Lesnar I II


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Werdum says he is fighting in December but doesn't know if it will be for UFC or SF

[mystargtr34]

http://mmamixer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Fedor-Aleksander-Emelianenko-young-550x313.jpg

I lol'd

http://mmamixer.com/news/feats/mma-figures-and-their-child-counterparts.html

Some more there.

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

JoshGrossESPN Josh Gross
Las Vegas Culinary Union continued its anti-UFC campaign today by sending a letter to Anheuser-Busch "concerning anti-gay bigotry" in UFC.

JoshGrossESPN Josh Gross
The union also created online petition for people offended by the conduct to "ask FOX to drop the UFC." This union/UFC fight will get ugly.


JoshGrossESPN Josh Gross
This all stems from the ongoing battle over unionizing workers in Las Vegas casinos owned by Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta (UFC majority owners).

JoshGrossESPN Josh Gross
I can't say one way or the other if the union fight will hurt UFC. But at a minimum it represents wind against UFC sails & brings scrutiny.

[dbreiden83080]

Fight fans don't care about Unions being anti-UFC.. The UFC could stay out of NY forever and still take over as the premiere fighting sport in the world..

[ace3g]

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[polandprzem]

PPV

Whos gonna watch it on PPV?


I mean really, only fans gonna tune for this fights and they are gonna stream it.


How come Monson became an American hero?

[ace3g]

Dana White had one of his trademark :) tweets a few hours ago

http://twitter.com/#!/danawhite/status/128291499552161793

So expect some major news soon.

[dbreiden83080]

Whatever it is



It's likely to get injured..

[ace3g]

2011 Ultimate Fight Collection

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[polandprzem]

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[Stringer_Bell]

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[ace3g]

Now time for Fedor vs Monson...

http://www.tapology.com/system/sidebar_images/343/original/M1-Global-Fedor-Monson-poster.jpg?1320889776

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Just finished watching the fight, Fedor won unanimous decision; not saying Fedor is back; but the one thing I wanted to see from him (not rushing in throwing crazy punches all the time) I got. He fought a very strategic gameplan. Struck from the outside, anytime the fight went to the ground, he would get right back up. Part of the fight was basically Overeem vs Werdum; because Monson would try to trick Fedor to the ground by falling to his back after any punch.

If Fedor can use this type of gameplan from now on and be patient, he still has a couple more fights in him. Not sure what his plans are career wise, but hopefully he fights again.

[ace3g]

By the way another great fight from last night:

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Anderson Silva Likely Sidelined Until Mid-2012
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AiaBxY0dVk0TydJCWqBruAo9Eo14?slug=mmawee kly-978e34e308b49bf6f75c0f63d8ce769c


If this is the case, I expect sometime tomorrow UFC will announce Sonnen vs Belcher on UFC on Fox 2

[polandprzem]

Fedor fought a smart fight?

I don't know. I was wtf Fiodor doing not going for the kill? he is a master of GNP and him not using it was a bad decision IMO. He would finish that fight in the 1st. He has thrown more kicks. Not a big improvement but me as a fan must take what's there.

And now what is there for Fedor next?
He prob gonna fight a 2nd leaguers in Russia 2 more yrs and that's it


As for Alvares fight.
Fight was g8 and funny that you could hear from the mma world he is the best LW in the world and he has no competition in Bellator. Well those guys were wrong. he tapped so fast. I need to rewatch the fight.

[The TroutBum]

There is no way that Monson wasn't paid to throw that fight. That was pathetic on so many levels.

[polandprzem]

Pudzianowski in a few hours will face James Thompson again
Soku vs Blachowicz in a Rematch
Khalidov vs Jesse Taylor
Also on the card Jewtuszko


So there will be some good matchups and I'm looking forward to watch them

[polandprzem]

I see you guys are not a real mma fans :D

Nobody wants to give even one post a day on this board ... :(



The event was ok to watch even though there was that fricking bad taste about referring and judging towards polish guys. Some decision were absolutely unacceptable.

Khalidov needs to go to USA and fight for Bellator for example. He is capable top15 MW in the world. In KSW he will always stay as a local /europe/ hero.


Pudzianowski does his job. He already forgot about JT fight and thinks about training.
He had some session with Emelianenko bros and now he is gonna train mostly at ATT.
Good for him. At least now he had /was prepared/ oxygen for 3 rounds!
I hope he will be able to fight non-freak guy next year.

Blachowicz and his UFC aspirations you can throw off the window!

Jewtuszko too cocky and learned his lesson



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[dbreiden83080]

I have no time these days to keep up with the smaller stuff..

[polandprzem]

I have no time these days to keep up with the smaller stuff..

Smaller stuff ?????????????????????????????


You've just broken my heart

[dbreiden83080]

Smaller stuff ?????????????????????????????


You've just broken my heart

Non-UFC stuff. And i can't get HD-Net which shows a lot of smaller shows..

[polandprzem]

They made it NC


The fight /pudzian vs Thompson/ was largely discussed


That NC made it look even worse!
nvm

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

now we know why silva has shoulder injury

[ace3g]

Miguel Torres released from UFC following 'rape van' Twitter post

http://mmajunkie.com/news/26455/miguel-torres-released-from-ufc-after-rape-van-twitter-post.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

[The TroutBum]

Miguel Torres released from UFC following 'rape van' Twitter post

http://mmajunkie.com/news/26455/miguel-torres-released-from-ufc-after-rape-van-twitter-post.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29

Wow, that is some BULL SHIT.

[ace3g]

I'm sure most don't care but Fedor is fighting on the Dream NYE 2011 Card

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DREAM: New Year! 2011
Date: Dec 31, 2011

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka (for lightweight title)
Champ Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue (for featherweight title)
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno (mixed-rules bout)
Rodolfo Marques Diniz vs. Bibiano Fernandes (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Antonio Banuelos vs. Masakazu Imanari (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev (bantamweight grand-prix reserve match)
Ryo Chonan vs. Hayato Sakurai
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts (pro-wrestling match)



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lol lol lol

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[polandprzem]

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[The TroutBum]

^^ That is fairly cool of Faber to do, but it doesn't change the fact that he's an epic tool. I did appreciate the fact that he was standing in a woman's restroom while taking the photos.

[polandprzem]

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I don't know why but this knocked me out!

[ace3g]

http://dreamofficial.com/free/news/img/photo/1325227656/1325227630.jpg

DREAM: New Year! 2011
Date: Dec 31, 2011
Location: Saitama, Japan
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Broadcast: HDNet

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
Ryo Chonan vs. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai
Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka (for lightweight title)
Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno (mixed-rules bout)
Champ Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue (for featherweight title)
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Rodolfo Marques Diniz vs. Bibiano Fernandes (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Antonio Banuelos vs. Masakazu Imanari (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev (bantamweight grand-prix reserve match)
Karla Benitez vs. Megumi Fujii
Yuta Kubo vs. Nils Widlund (kickboxing match)
Masaaki Noiri vs. Kengo Sonoda (kickboxing match)
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts (pro-wrestling match)
Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata (pro-wrestling match)
Josh Barnett vs. Hideki Suzuki (pro-wrestling match)
Jerome Le Banner vs. Tim Sylvia (pro-wrestling match)

[tlongII]

Jeezus... Who is the tomato can that Fedor is fighting now???

[The TroutBum]

WTF is this "Pro Wrestling Match" shit? Do I also see a Tag Team match in there?

Please tell me this isn't what I think this is...

[TDMVPDPOY]

would the hardest match to fight in is against an opponenent who totally stinks of foul odor?

[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

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Fedor is so beloved people will always pay to watch him fight but this is just sad.. Looks like he is having a hard time leaving the sport..

[polandprzem]

Fedor is so beloved people will always pay to watch him fight but this is just sad.. Looks like he is having a hard time leaving the sport..

Why should he

WTF he still would be in prime if he adopted to the sport


Now he will fight "HW" scrubs and be happy about those exhibitions

[The TroutBum]

Fedor is so beloved people will always pay to watch him fight but this is just sad.. Looks like he is having a hard time leaving the sport..

So I just watched the fight, and I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what you're saying. Looks like he's having a hard time leaving the sport? He just knocked that guy senseless in less than one round. He has certainly lost a step or two, but he looks far from done. I compare this to watching Coleman, Shamrock, and Lidell. Those guys should've retired two or three fights before they did, and we all talked about how they should/needed to retire. I don't see that with Fedor. Not even close.

[polandprzem]

That was not a worthy opponent TBQH

[dbreiden83080]

So I just watched the fight, and I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what you're saying. Looks like he's having a hard time leaving the sport? He just knocked that guy senseless in less than one round. He has certainly lost a step or two, but he looks far from done. I compare this to watching Coleman, Shamrock, and Lidell. Those guys should've retired two or three fights before they did, and we all talked about how they should/needed to retire. I don't see that with Fedor. Not even close.

If he is comfortable fighting cans the next few years that's fine but it's pathetic given his legacy at one time in the sport. Brock just retired after losing to Overeem who Fedor ducked when he got called out.. Fedor first would not fight top competition and now he can't since he is barred from Zuffa.. Now he is fine fighting fighters who's profile you might not be able to find on wikipedia.. Shitty way to end a career if you ask me..

[The TroutBum]

If he is comfortable fighting cans the next few years that's fine but it's pathetic given his legacy at one time in the sport. Brock just retired after losing to Overeem who Fedor ducked when he got called out.. Fedor first would not fight top competition and now he can't since he is barred from Zuffa.. Now he is fine fighting fighters who's profile you might not be able to find on wikipedia.. Shitty way to end a career if you ask me..

I don't disagree with that at all, it IS a shitty way to end a legendary career. Unfortunately, the haters will use this as their "proof", and there will always be the debate about who was/is the greatest HW of all time. For some of us, myself included, he will always be #1.

[ace3g]

Now we know why Cyborg was so dominant (although it was pretty obvious): http://mmajunkie.com/news/26854/csac-strikeforce-champ-cris-cyborg-santos-tests-positive-for-anabolic-steroid.mma

[ace3g]

Rumor going around including Tapout twitter: Cain Velazques vs Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva reportedly set for April

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7456309

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

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The ESPN piece was not bad.. They never accused the UFC of lowballing these guys and they documented the pay structure by comparison to the NFL and other major sports. They also said flat out some boxers at the low level make even less than UFC pre-lim fighters. The UFC does not help their cause when they ban fighters from talking to anyone about their pay and then refuse to tell you exactly what the pay is. ESPN is not wrong for questioning the actual pay when Lorenzo in the interview refuses to offer up specifics. Why is the UFC so fuckin sensative with some shit?

[ace3g]

Dana with another trademark :) tweet, so expect some news soon:

https://twitter.com/#!/danawhite/status/164596285251387392

[dbreiden83080]

UFC PPV Prices are now 70 bucks an event.. Good news for Dana..

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKj0ZqhaBIQ

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

Rampage uses HRT

And I was saying, soon every single fighter will be on HRT ! :)

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7ptYpPDJNk


jim vs nate presser

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

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His work ethic is off the charts... Always has been..

[ace3g]

Demian Maia Moving to Welterweight

http://ht.ly/9Ez3c

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

Jake Shields is moving back to MW

[The TroutBum]

Jake Shields is moving back to MW

Where he'll be just as unwatchable/unlikable/faggoty as he was when he left.

[polandprzem]

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[The TroutBum]

Sometimes I think Dana is a complete hack and a moron. Other times, like in the video above, he's my favorite person of all time. THAT was an awesome rant.

[ace3g]

Everybody in the martial arts world has heard of a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a black belt in Judo, a black belt in karate, and on down the line of traditional martial arts.

But with mixed martial arts becoming one of the most popular sports on a worldwide level, what about a belt system for those that simply do MMA?

Well, the team at Jackson’s MMA has introduced a new belt system specifically gauged around MMA training, with a belt levels ranging all the way from white belt to black belt, all under the instruction of head trainer Greg Jackson.

“It took us a long time to develop it. It basically takes everything from his books and in the gym into one system, and basically Greg wrote the new curriculum, so there’s actually a legitimate MMA belt system. We’re already testing on it at Jackson’s Martial Arts and Fitness Academy, and it’s working beautifully,” said Ricky Kottenstette, gym manager at Jackson’s in Albuquerque, N.M.

For years, Jackson had his own hybrid style of martial arts he dubbed Gaidojutsu that he taught to his fighters.

Now with Century MMA on board as a partner, Jackson has a new belt system specifically geared towards MMA. The system will work no differently than a belt graduation and acceleration program for any other martial art.

The Jackson’s MMA belts will be taught in all of the New Mexico based gyms, but it’s not only for fighters, it also applies to any students simply looking to learn mixed martial arts for fun or sport.

“This is Greg Jackson’s belt. I mean his style has his own deal, he had his own name for it, but we just kind of switched it to Jackson’s MMA,” said Kottenstette. “This is a Jackson’s MMA belt. You have jiu-jitsu, judo, and all the other forms, but Greg’s system is very effective and this is just sort of the premier testing platform for a belt system, that has guidelines all the way to the top, all the way to black belts.”

Prior to this new belt system being introduced, many of Jackson’s top students had earned black belt honors. Keith Jardine, Joey Villasenor, Georges St-Pierre, and new head instructor at the recently opened second Jackson’s academy, John Dodson, lead the way.

The key to this new system is that it allows not only fighters, but anybody that’s interested in learning the Jackson’s MMA system, whether you intend on ever actually stepping foot in a cage or not.

“You don’t have to get into the UFC Octagon to prove it and be a contender like most of the other guys did growing up,” Kottestette stated. “This is our opportunity to help people learn all of Greg’s system and learn his techniques, and he does the actual belt testing. So when student’s test, they test with Greg Jackson; so he does all the belt graduations.”

The Jackson’s MMA belts are already being taught in the different academies in New Mexico, with a new gym currently in the planning stages as well.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/jacksons-introduces-an-mma-belt-ranking-system

[polandprzem]

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[ace3g]

lol, not perfect but some are spot on:

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[dbreiden83080]

All those were pretty good...

[polandprzem]

Khalidov just won another fight with ease.
he KO'ed Rodney Wallace, and I assume he will get the proposition from UFC and he better takes it!

I'm sick of him not wanting to go outside Poland.
He can't just kick the cans when he is good enough to fight in UFC

[polandprzem]

Ohh and now he said he wants to go to UFC so we will see him there for sure.

I guarantee this.


and btw Marcin Gortat gave the winning trophy in the ring.


I will put the fight here when it will be on YT

[Mal]

yeap, that was great. And he said, that he wants to fight in UFC. That he is ready.

[polandprzem]

And of course Pudzianowski won the fight against Saap in the main event :D


I hope he will get somebody better next time

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

TUF done with live format.. Always hated the concept..



Though UFC president Dana White said he loves the live version of "The Ultimate Fighter," the reality series will return to a taped format for its next season, he told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday.

...

...for the first time ever, the fights were live instead of taped. That led to some time overruns and an inability to develop story lines introducing the audience to the fighters.

The show will remain on Friday at 10 p.m. ET on FX, though White said if "this next season isn't up to the standards I expect, they promised me we can move it to Tuesday or Wednesday." He said casting for Season 16 would begin in three weeks and will debut in September. Season 2 on FX will feature welterweight fighters.

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

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There has never been a harder working more focused fighter in MMA than GSP.. Not only will he be back but he will dominate for years to come...

[polandprzem]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fZEFYCK30Gk

[dbreiden83080]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fZEFYCK30Gk

Is Eddie Bravo looking for a job in the WWE??

[The TroutBum]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fZEFYCK30Gk

Oh man, that was out-fucking-standing!