Off-Topic/Minor MMA News and Notes

[Evan]

what you just did looks fine to me

[dallaskd]

DB doesnt like it. create 5 choices. take a vote.

[Evan]

Bobby Lashley's 3rd Fight/Opponent Confirmed


From Dave Meltzer...

"Bobby Lashley’s third pro match is scheduled against former NFL defensive tackle Marcus Jones on 4/25 in Knoxville for the XFC promotion. The card will air live on HDNet. Jones, 35, (4- 2), is 6-6, 278 pounds and was the first round draft choice out of North Carolina by the Tampa Bay Bucs in 1996. He played seven seasons in the NFL, and trains out of the Gracie gym in Tampa and debuted as a pro 28 months ago. In his last match, on 2/14 in Daytona Beach, Jones finished John Juarez in 1:39."

I think this is another great fight for Bobby. This will not only put him in there with someone who has more MMA experience, but the guy is bigger/stronger than him, so it will force him to rely more heavily on the technique he's been training at ATT. Thoughts?

[dbreiden83080]

Bobby Lashley's 3rd Fight/Opponent Confirmed


From Dave Meltzer...

"Bobby Lashley’s third pro match is scheduled against former NFL defensive tackle Marcus Jones on 4/25 in Knoxville for the XFC promotion. The card will air live on HDNet. Jones, 35, (4- 2), is 6-6, 278 pounds and was the first round draft choice out of North Carolina by the Tampa Bay Bucs in 1996. He played seven seasons in the NFL, and trains out of the Gracie gym in Tampa and debuted as a pro 28 months ago. In his last match, on 2/14 in Daytona Beach, Jones finished John Juarez in 1:39."

I think this is another great fight for Bobby. This will not only put him in there with someone who has more MMA experience, but the guy is bigger/stronger than him, so it will force him to rely more heavily on the technique he's been training at ATT. Thoughts?

Based on what i saw in his fight with Guida he has a LONG way to go, and the Lesnar comparisons should be over with for now. We'll see how he does..


DB doesnt like it. create 5 choices. take a vote.


This is fine, i really don't care, my only point was lets not go back to the way we were doing things, like it's still the days of being in Other Sports. But i'm sure we'll work it out..

[TheTruth]

Well, that didn't last long.

[dbreiden83080]

Well, that didn't last long.

The Bobby Lashley story is nothing thread-worthy, as long as we put stuff like that in here and some off-topic and never anything big, then it's fine.. If you head to Sherdog, every thought in those idiots heads, they make a thread..

[dallaskd]

Were actually naming it this???

[Evan]

Well, that didn't last long.

Just for small stuff and general bs'ing


Were actually naming it this???

if everyone else is ok with it so am I.

[TheTruth]

The Bobby Lashley story is nothing thread-worthy, as long as we put stuff like that in here and some off-topic and never anything big, then it's fine.. If you head to Sherdog, every thought in those idiots heads, they make a thread..

Sherdog has thousands and thousands of posters.

The 15 or so posters in this forum aren't going to flood this place and push important topics off the front page.

[Evan]

If its small news I kind of like packing onto this huge thread anyway....but again...small news

[dbreiden83080]

Sherdog has thousands and thousands of posters.

And most of them are massively fuckin annoying. I post there maybe once a month, it is troll central..



The 15 or so posters in this forum aren't going to flood this place and push important topics off the front page.

Important topics will be getting their own threads, that won't change. If someone wants to say "Hey i am taking JJ classes" or extremely minor info it can go in here..

[Evan]

98% of sherdog

a - lives with their parents
b - never touched a women
c - never had a real job
d - are under 15

[djohn14]

Hey i am taking JJ classes

[Evan]

..

[desflood]

Sherdog has thousands and thousands of posters.
And they start threads like this:

Fedor vs Shamrock!

That's an actual thread on the Sherdog forum main page right now. If this place ended up like that, probably 13 of our 15 would leave permanently.

[dbreiden83080]

And they start threads like this:

Fedor vs Shamrock!

That's an actual thread on the Sherdog forum main page right now. If this place ended up like that, probably 13 of our 15 would leave permanently.


Yes that and in the last month about 750 different variations of GSP and Grease-Gate..

[Evan]

Or how about

"I just lost respect for __________________ "

that happens a dozen times after every fight.

[LEONARD]

Picture taken by Tracy Lee at a small show this past weekend...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3397455760_7b6c812fea.jpg

:toast

[Evan]

Did one of her nasty fake juggs pop?

[LEONARD]

WOW

http://www.fightlinker.com/?p=5197

:ihit

[dbreiden83080]

WOW

http://www.fightlinker.com/?p=5197

:ihit

"To beat me you gotta kill me, and to kill me you gotta have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that you gotta be willing to die yourself"

LOL, for ten points who can tell me what Rocky that is from that DADA in this video stole??

[djohn14]

"To beat me you gotta kill me, and to kill me you gotta have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that you gotta be willing to die yourself"

LOL, for ten points who can tell me what Rocky that is from that DADA in this video stole??

I think its 4...not for sure tho lol

[dbreiden83080]

I think its 4...not for sure tho lol

Ding Ding Ding that's 10 pts for DJohn, stay tuned for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change.. :toast


http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/rocky4.jpg

[djohn14]

Double Jeopardy!

[Evan]

Via fightlinker...nobody takes sherdog seriously...lol

http://www.fightlinker.com/pics/shitdog.jpg

[LEONARD]

LMAO!!

Loretta Hunt's hypno-boobs...

[desflood]

A light heavyweight bout between Forrest Griffin (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Thiago Silva (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), first reported by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), and the long-awaited return of Amir Sadollah (1-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) are both official for UFC 101.

Former "TUF" champions Griffin and Sadollah announced the bouts during the airing of the debut episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs. U.K."

The pair also confirmed UFC 101's Aug. 8 date in Philadelphia.

The news was announced in a segment entitled "Inside the Octagon brought to you by Burger King: Late Night News Your Way." SpikeTV officials informed MMAjunkie.com the segments are scheduled to air throughout the ninth season of "The Ultimate Fighter."

After confirming his bout, Griffin also showed off his surgically scarred left hand and described the results of the procedure necessary after his December 2008 bout with Rashad Evans.

"Got me a little plate and some screws," Griffin said. "Just one more piece of metal in my collection."

Meanwhile, Sadollah gave an update on what has kept him out of action since his winning run on "TUF 7." Sadollah also confirmed his drop to welterweight, a move first reported by MMAjunkie.com.

"I dislocated my clavicle, and it's all better," Sadollah said. "I dropped down a weight class, and I'll be fighting with [Griffin] at (UFC) 101."

Sadollah last fought in a June 2008 Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale win over C.B. Dollaway.

[ATRAIN]

Sweet I like Amir, he is one of those guys that its hard to hate.

[Evan]

Dana's mouth has finally landed him in public trouble

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/2/819569/glaad-demands-apology-from-dana

[dbreiden83080]

"You Fuckin Dumb Bitch, Fuck you Lorretta Hunt"

What in the world is wrong with Dana sometimes? He really acts like he is untouchable..

[Evan]

"You Fuckin Dumb Bitch, Fuck you Lorretta Hunt"

What in the world is wrong with Dana sometimes? He really acts like he is untouchable..

Nothing will come of this...

Personally I don't care.

[djohn14]

I lost all respect for Carlos Condit....lol

[dbreiden83080]

Nothing will come of this...

Personally I don't care.

I don't care but he's incredibly out of line. No head of any major sport, NBA, NFL, MLB, you name it, acts in this fashion.. The UFC should not have Dana as it''s front-man if he can't tone it down in situations like that. I don't care how much he's done for the sport or how great a promoter he is.

[Evan]

I don't want him to be like those generic stiffs....

***************************************
Davado
CBS Radio Host

Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 276

Dana on his recent comments, his future, and his FINAL video blog
Hey guys, I'm Carmichael Dave's Producer.

Dave just got off the phone with Dana and Dave just went on the air and talked about the conversation. Here's the link to download the audio:

http://mp3upload.ca/download/9882/da...ologue_low.mp3

Some bullet points:

* Dana will make a Video Blog Statement
* Most surprisingly, it will be his FINAL video blog.
* Dana says he has no interest in media "games"
* He's tired, and is going to greatly reduce his PUBLIC role in the future.


Dave goes on to describe Dana's thought process and mood. It was a very candid statement.

[Evan]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/126706/ufcppvgraphto96_medium.jpg

[LEONARD]

6.25 million buys in 2008... ~$280 million in PPV revenue (@ $45/ea)

Not bad, considering it "peaked" in 2006 at ~$220M in PPV revenue... :lol

Economy be damned too...

[Evan]

Its cheaper to stay home and have friends over for a PPV then going out and doing something else. I guess PPV's are recession bullet proof?

in other news...

http://i41.tinypic.com/14no4zc.jpg

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/41050/33w0879.jpg

Face towels featuring both sides of cross-dressing K-1 MAX cosplayer Yuichiro Nagashima are available for sale at Rakuten, Japan's biggest online shopping site. The company is also a major shareholder of Tokyo Broadcasting System, the network which televises K-1 and DREAM.

[dbreiden83080]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/126706/ufcppvgraphto96_medium.jpg

The UFC is just a machine. In 10 years i wonder if Boxing will even still be around? Most young guys will likely go the MMA route..

[Evan]

and the small ppv's still manage to churn out a massive number with no title fight or even tape delay. Its stunning.

BTW I credit bloodyelbow for that graph....I should have stated that. Those guys do too much work for some dumbass to not credit them.

[Evan]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3417239564_3eb972f322_b.jpg

[Evan]

http://www.fightlinker.com/pics/chuckstare.gif

[dbreiden83080]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3417239564_3eb972f322_b.jpg

Damn Evan that is too big to fit in my Sig.. :p:

[LEONARD]

Capoeira KO :wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6oiADjOdFg

[Evan]

A middleweight bout between veteran UFC middleweight Chris Leben (18-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and recent WEC transplant Jake Rosholt (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will take place in August at UFC 102.

A source close to the negotiations today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) both competitors have agreed to the fight and that bout agreements are in the process of being finalized.

UFC 102 takes Aug. 29, most likely in Portland, Ore. Although not officially announced, a heavyweight bout between former champ Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is expected to headline the pay-per-view show.

Leben, an Oregon native, returns to competition for the first time since his unanimous decision loss to Michael Bisping at October's UFC 89 event. Leben failed a drug test administered at the overseas show due to his use of the synthetic anabolic steroid Stanozolol.

News of the failed drug test first came from the UFC since the organization itself oversaw drug testing (UFC 89 took place in England, and the country has no regulatory body to oversee MMA events). As part of the announcement, Leben issued a statement apologizing for his decision to use the banned substance.

Prior to the Bisping loss, Leben, a cast member from the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter," looked solid in back-to-back knockout victories over Terry Martin and Alessio Sakara. He'll now go for his third win in four fights.

He'll look to do so against Rosholt, who was moved to the UFC when his former home, the WEC, eliminated its middleweight division. Rosholt, a three-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Oklahoma State University, faced a stiff test in his octagon debut when he was matched up against Dan Miller.

Rosholt's five-fight win streak came to a halt when Miller forced him to tap out from a guillotine choke just 63 seconds into their UFC Fight Night 17 bout.

A win over Leben, a proven veteran known mostly for his stand-up game, would be the biggest of Rosholt's young MMA career.

[Evan]

^^Jake is going to get killed

[desflood]

Sweet I like Amir, he is one of those guys that its hard to hate.
Somebody airing out Xtreme Couture's dirty laundry?

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/amir-vs-johnny-has-situation-ever-happened-before-955102/

[desflood]

I didn't catch this before - Kang had a recently broken ankle going into his UFC debut:


Denis Kang (31-11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) made his highly anticipated debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland, not long after fracturing his left ankle.

He fractured his ankle on the first day of training in December 2008 for his fight with Alan Belcher (14-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC), and he struggled to get three weeks of camp in before the fight.

His performance was less than what was expected of a guy who for years has been regarded among the world's finest middleweights – Belcher submitted Kang with a guillotine choke in the second round – but do you think it might have had something to do with that gimpy ankle?

Kang wouldn't say it because he didn't want to take anything away from Belcher. But be serious: How strong could the ankle have been after he broke it, took two weeks off and then was in a fight three weeks later?

"I'm the kind of guy who doesn't want to pull out of a fight, no matter what," Kang said. "If there is a way I can fight, I'll fight.

"Anyone who fights for a living knows you really never are healthy in a fight. My right hand has been broken three times. You should see what I've gone through with that. It looks like a lump of flesh and bones. You do what you have to do. Injuries are part of it."

Kang will be healthy – or as reasonably close to it as he can expect to be – when he meets Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-9 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 97 on April 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.



Taken from bloodyelbow.

[dbreiden83080]

UFC 100

Heavyweight Championship bout: Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre vs. Thiago Alves
Middleweight bout: Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping
Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman


Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago

Poor Fitch stuck on the Undercard Again.. :depressed

[desflood]

Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago

Poor Fitch stuck on the Undercard Again.. :depressed
With Bonnar on the main card, no less.

[ATRAIN]

thats a hell of a card but damn poor fitch!!

[dbreiden83080]

It's a great card but the UFC is still slapping Jon, for the mess with him not signing that contract for his likeness. His relationship with the UFC is probably horrible right now.

[ATRAIN]

So I rolled for the first time with a 60 year old who has been doing ju-jitsu for a year and a half. For only 2 weeks I was impressed on how good I did. He did sub me 2 times but I put up a good fight and at one point almost caught him in a triangle. Dont let the age fool you lol im not sure he is 60 he is in his 40s or 50s I think but we all say he is over 60. He is a construction worker so he is one strong ass mofo.

[dbreiden83080]

Nice.. :toast


But are you sure A-Train this whole JJ thing is a good idea?? I mean you were having a hard enough time staying out of Hand-cuffs when you were just into boxing.. :p:

[ATRAIN]

Nice.. :toast


But are you sure A-Train this whole JJ thing is a good idea?? I mean you were having a hard enough time staying out of Hand-cuffs when you were just into boxing.. :p:

LOL actually there is a cop in my class so hopefully I will have the hook up afterwards lol. My coach was telling us that this MMA camp here in Austin is a joke. One of the guys rolled with some of the guys in our class that have less experience and he got smashed and subbed by guys with only 1 month experience. My coach is a purple belt in ju jitsu and a black belt in kung fu and is going to start Judo. That is my next thing.....Judo.

[BlackSwordsMan]

nice shirt

[desflood]

Have a question for anybody who can answer:

I've been wanting to get into Muay Thai for a couple of years and I want to be able to teach the kids some basics as well (mostly for self-defense purposes, for them anyway) but can't afford to take actual classes. Does anyone know of a decent video or series of videos that can give us some Thai basics?

[Evan]

^ sorry have no clue...thats a good question for the sherdog or UG training forums ...sherdog isn't too bad if you stay away from the heavyweights forum.

[Evan]

In other news...pretty sure Leonard just got his ass banned...lol

[LEONARD]

I'm still alive bitches!!

They just deleted all my posts in the NBA forum... :lol

[Evan]

dude is a survivor!!!

:ihit :ihit :ihit :ihit :ihit

[Evan]

and I just made my yearly post in the nba forum!

see ya in 2010!!! :toast

[dbreiden83080]

I'm still alive bitches!!

They just deleted all my posts in the NBA forum... :lol

Stop antagonizing us Spurs fans, we know it sucks Manu is gone.. :lol

[ATRAIN]

I'm still alive bitches!!

They just deleted all my posts in the NBA forum... :lol

what did you do?

[Evan]

what did you do?

he bumped an entire page of threads in the nba forum.

[ATRAIN]

he bumped an entire page of threads in the nba forum.

he did a forum run?? thats an autoban if you did that.....if you got away with it your lucky, but I have seen some get away with it though.

[dbreiden83080]

he bumped an entire page of threads in the nba forum.

What in the hell is the point of that??

How loaded was he??

[desflood]

Let me be the first to say congratulations, Leonard, for being voted "Most Pathetic" in the official NBA forum poll.

[LEONARD]

Thank you thank you...but it was just in a head to head with SpursDynasty, not most pathetic overall. Now THAT would be an accomplishment...

When I saw their lame poll I went back and bumped about 20 dumbass threads by SpursDynasty where he made some dumbass prediction or idiotic stance on something, just to show them who was pathetic...

Oddly, SD is now pinked and can't start threads, so maybe it was successful...

[Evan]

lol

[dallaskd]

Would you guys be intrested in having a gtg for UFC 100 or another card?

[LEONARD]

Evan will be happy with this...

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8553&zoneid=13

Couture will get owned...

[desflood]

I've always been curious but never asked - Evan, what do you have against Kim Couture?

[Evan]

I've always been curious but never asked - Evan, what do you have against Kim Couture?

http://www.jeclique.com/onoweb/images/yokowithjohnflower.jpg

[desflood]

:lol

Yes, I've seen you make the comparison before, but it doesn't really answer the question!

[Evan]

Randy talks about how in his book nobody likes her because they think she has taken over bank account, career and put weird ideas in his head. From close friends of his to fans. How everyone thinks she is all about money money money....

How can everyone be so wrong.......

She moved in on him when he was married.

[desflood]

Randy talks about how in his book nobody likes her because they think she has taken over bank account, career and put weird ideas in his head. From close friends of his to fans. How everyone thinks she is all about money money money....

How can everyone be so wrong.......

She moved in on him when he was married.
You have to agree that nobody truly knows what goes on inside a relationship except for the people actually in the relationship. It is entirely possible that they are all wrong. For example - I got married pretty young, and pretty quickly, by a jp over the weekend. Everyone assumed I was pregnant - they were all pretty surprised when the "baby" actually came two years later :lol

As far as the married thing goes - that was wrong of her. But that makes it doubly wrong on his part, being the married one. You can't assign blame to one and not the other.

The money and career... that I couldn't say. The gym actually belongs to her; he just trains out of it. Maybe she handles all of the finances for that reason. She's the businesswoman, he's the fighter.

[dbreiden83080]

I think Randy is a little messed up in the head when it comes to the ladies..

[Evan]

desflood

you are 100% right...no doubt...but don't forget how arrogent, pushy and obsessed with money she was when she became a public figure. Her early interviews were awful and she came off very very bad. Her worst moment was the blog she wrote when she talked about how she convinced Randy to quit the UFC. She made the entire situation about her not getting enough of her demands met over comped hotel rooms and comped air fair for her friends & family and countless other things.

And the lawyers made her take it down within hours.

[Evan]

and whats a "jp?"

[oligarchy]

and whats a "jp?"

Justice of the Peace

[polandprzem]

I think Randy is a little messed up in the head when it comes to the ladies..

:lol

[Evan]

Justice of the Peace

oh I see...

I don't see why more people don't do that. Weddings are such a waste of money.

[desflood]

desflood

you are 100% right...no doubt...but don't forget how arrogent, pushy and obsessed with money she was when she became a public figure. Her early interviews were awful and she came off very very bad. Her worst moment was the blog she wrote when she talked about how she convinced Randy to quit the UFC. She made the entire situation about her not getting enough of her demands met over comped hotel rooms and comped air fair for her friends & family and countless other things.

And the lawyers made her take it down within hours.
Ah, see, I didn't know about any of that...

[Evan]

Ah, see, I didn't know about any of that...

And I don't mean to say that she said thats why he should quit the UFC, it was just part of the reason.


She just came off so bad at first....

[dbreiden83080]

http://mma.lohudblogs.com/2009/04/14/ufc-94-replay-gets-big-ratings/

UFC 94 ON SPIKE TV PUMMELS COMPETITION ON BOTH BROADCAST AND CABLE

Replay Of Event Headlined By Georges St. Pierre And BJ Penn Ranks As The #1 Program Among Men 18-34 In All Of Television (Cable And Broadcast) During Its Time Period



The long anticipated welterweight championship battle between champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger BJ Penn proved to be as compelling to audiences two months after it took place, as Spike TV’s replay of UFC 94 (originally airing on pay per view on January 31) was the #1 program among Men 18-34 in all of television (cable and broadcast) during its time period on Saturday, April 11 (9:00 PM – 12:00 AM, ET/PT). It was also the highest-rated telecast among Men 18-49 on cable for the entire day.



Headlined by the title bout between St. Pierre and Penn, UFC 94 peaked with 2.4 millions during St. Pierre’s successful title defense, as he won the fight due to a referee’s stoppage after the completion of the fourth round. The entire fight card, which included Lyoto Machida’s KO of Thiago Silva to establish #1 contender status in the light heavyweight division in a battle of unbeatens, averaged 1.9 million viewers for the 3 hour telecast.



Overall, UFC 94 on Spike TV drew a 1.4 household rating and a 1.6 among Men 18-49 (878,000), a 1.3 among Men 18-34 (387,000) and had an average audience of 1.9 million viewers. By comparison, HBO’s live coverage of “World Championship Boxing: Winky Wright vs. Paul Williams” on drew 1.5 million viewers.

[Evan]

You know what...I wish it had flopped so SF would have gotten better ratings...

[sa_butta]

Does anyone have any updates about the UFC coming to San Antonio??

[Evan]

Does anyone have any updates about the UFC coming to San Antonio??

Fall at the AT&T Center.

It will be UFC 103 or up not sure yet which one...it will likely be made official by the end of May.

[Evan]

for anyone who wonders how the UFC/Sherdog split started

"dana says the reason sherdog not given press pass because sherdog was selling ufc dvd's for zuffa before zuffa had a distibutor to get them out. zuffa was selling the dvd's to sherdog at a reduced price. when zuffa found a distributor they increased the price of the dvd they sold to sherdog and sherdog threaten to ONLY cover pride events unless the price was reduce."

[desflood]

If anybody's interested, mmaweekly radio is talking to Amir Sadollah tonight, they think at about 8:30.

[cornbread]

King of Kombat has a show coming up in Austin on April 25th. Their events are done very well and they always have the best local guys.



Fight Card
145 Jordan Jackson vs. Aaron Suarez TAMMA Champion

155 Freddie Poole WCL Kick Boxer vs. TBA

155 Derek Campos (2 0) vs. Adam Schindler UKF Champion (3 0) Undefeated fighters

170 Sherif Ghaly vs. Brian Cox

185 Ken Laney vs. Hollywood Cole Cortez

HW Ralph Kelly vs. Joel Traves UFP Champion

155 Lane “the pain train” Yarborough vs. Seth Clifton 03 AAU Champion

155 James “Duece” King vs. Mike Barreras 4x NCAA all American wrestler OK

Super Fight
140 Tim Snyder Houston Renegade Champion vs. Daniel Pineda Katana Champion

Super Fight
170 Ryan Larson vs Ken Jackson

Super Fight
155 Todd Moore WEC and Dream fighter
vs.
Rocky Johnson 5x Champion
Welter Weight Title fight
170 Kamal Shoulas “Persian Prince” Brit Olympic wrestle King of Kombat Champion
vs.
Mike “The Greek” Bronzalous Houston Renaissance Champion

www.kingofkombat.com

[Evan]

wow thats a lot of fights!!!!

If their pacing is off you're looking at 6 hours but that would be cool...

[Evan]

Could someone give me a thumbnail about what happened with the Allen Iverson thing?

[LEONARD]

Mayhem from Kingdom MMA Sat night...

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/44434/mayhemmasked_medium.jpg

Here is his fight...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTC52capO5k

[ATRAIN]

http://www.round5mma.com/

[ATRAIN]

http://www.round5mma.com/

I think im gonna order Rampage and Andre

DB you gonna get GSP if they make one?

[dbreiden83080]

I think im gonna order Rampage and Andre

DB you gonna get GSP if they make one?

I'm gonna get Page and Tito for now.. Those things look sweet..

[ATRAIN]

I'm gonna get Page and Tito for now.. Those things look sweet..

The Page howl looks awesome

[dbreiden83080]

The Page howl looks awesome

http://www.collectthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mma-ufc-quinton-rampage-jackson-action-figure-front.jpg

I'm gonna display this prominantly on my desk at work and likely have 9 people out of 10, ask me "Who the hell is that" :lol

[ATRAIN]

http://www.collectthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mma-ufc-quinton-rampage-jackson-action-figure-front.jpg

I'm gonna display this prominantly on my desk at work and likely have 9 people out of 10, ask me "Who the hell is that" :lol

LOL yeah that thing is too cool

[Evan]

those look so much better than the official UFC ones

[dallaskd]

Where can i catch up on tonights and the previous episode of the ultimate fighter. I dont want to jump in half way through.

[Evan]

Where can i catch up on tonights and the previous episode of the ultimate fighter. I dont want to jump in half way through.

^^^^

DB send him that link I gave you last week..I'm on a different laptop and don't have it bookmarked.

[Evan]

Because nothing says success in Boxing like a glass chin....

Do you think Andrei will be going back and forth between boxing and MMA, or is boxing more of his future?

He likes to box so much more than MMA. He likes the stand-up game. If boxing takes off for him I think he’ll stay, but obviously if he gets a world title fight in MMA he probably would not turn that down. I think we’ll know quickly, though. We’re not going to baby him and give him 20 tune-up fights. We’re going to lay it all on the line. My final goal would be to fight (Nikolay) Valuev of course, he’s a champion, and maybe one day a Klitschko. I used to train Wladimir Klitschko. He’s a good friend of mine and I think he’s the best heavyweight in the world today, but the division is not that strong now.

Anderson Silva, he comes to my gym and he wants to fight Roy Jones. He has four pro fights in Brazil but I don’t think he’s quite ready for Roy Jones yet. But he does have a lot of potential. He’s a very good athlete

[LEONARD]

Roach finally speaks since Fedor knocked AA's head off... :lmao

[Evan]

Fedor didn't even hit him that hard...AA's chin is wrecked...

[desflood]

Matt Hughes talks about Chuck (but really talks about himself):

"Chuck is still dangerous to anybody. Anybody that thinks that if Chuck Liddell hits them they won't go down is wrong. Chuck is a threat to anybody. As a friend I hope he doesn't leave the sport for two reasons: Number one, I like him and I like watching him. Number two, I still think he's good enough to do some serious damage to people."

[dallaskd]

^^^^

db send him that link i gave you last week..i'm on a different laptop and don't have it bookmarked.

db?

[dallaskd]

Jacare is fighting Mayhem again at dream 9. wtf??

[Evan]

db?

dbreiden83080


Jacare is fighting Mayhem again at dream 9. wtf??

yeah I cant wait

[dbreiden83080]

dbreiden83080


I sent it..

[robbie380]

Jacare is fighting Mayhem again at dream 9. wtf??

yeah he announced that on the jason ellis show last week. he said he wasn't going to try to grapple with jacare like he did last time. if he can keep it standing then mayhem has a great shot at winning.

[dallaskd]

Dream 9 is probably their last card and it is pretty stacked. Can't wait for Soku-Mousasi..

[LEONARD]

Red Devil > Quest

He'll get smashed and sub'd...

[Evan]

Red Devil > Quest

hmmmm....I wonder what the last 100 record loss is between those two.

[LEONARD]

There is a research project for ya ;-)

Scott Smith vs Nick Diaz on June 6th...I like it!
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8664

[LEONARD]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/147382/28uk7lc_medium.jpg

[LEONARD]

Overeem vs Brett Rogers for Strikeforce HW Title on June 6th is in the works... :ihit

[Evan]

Aoki's head is bigger than fedya

[LEONARD]

It's really pretty amazing how similar they look in that picture. Aoki is just so skinny though and Fedor not so much...

[Evan]

If I didn't know any better I would say that's a Middleweight fight....

[dbreiden83080]

Fedor's dominance in spite of his lack of size is just amazing..

[Evan]

Yoko Ono and Randy are getting divorced


According to Miesha Tate's MySpace page and sources speaking to MMAWeekly.com, Kim Couture is bowing out of their Strikeforce Challenger Series bout because of "martial problems" (an unfortunate, but nonetheless funny, typo).

Tate, in a post on her MySpace page laments: "So Kim 'Sugar Free' Couture is pulling out of the fight supposedly cuz her and Randy are getting a divorce...........I'm so pissed right now......Sugar Free my ass!!"

[LEONARD]

Oh snap!

[dbreiden83080]

Well that's 3 divorces for Randy, i'm sure he'll get cracking on Wife number 4 soon..

[ATRAIN]

Ok so yesterday I tapped out my first Victim. It was a thing of beauty. Started out with a sweep, and I I pulled side control right away. 10 seconds later I slapped on a Ezekiel Choke . It lasted about 15 to 20 seconds.

[Evan]

Sadly this probably ruins him financially...he lost so much money trying to run that promotion and I can't imagine xtreme couture is doing well in this economy ...especially in Vegas. Well she is getting what she was after...his money.



Ok so yesterday I tapped out my first Victim. It was a thing of beauty. Started out with a sweep, and I I pulled side control right away. 10 seconds later I slapped on a Ezekiel Choke . It lasted about 15 to 20 seconds.

Good Job dude!!!

[ATRAIN]

Thanks Evan, it was one of my coworkers. He has been in class for like 4 months and I have only been there for around 1 month. He hasnt tapped anyone out yet and said I would be his first, so I accepted his challenge and said he would be mine. Everyone at work knew about our match and there has been a lot of trash talking so today was a good morning for me hahaha.

[Evan]

Lets see pics...pm them to the regs if you don't want them public.

[dbreiden83080]

Sadly this probably ruins him financially...he lost so much money trying to run that promotion and I can't imagine xtreme couture is doing well in this economy ...especially in Vegas. Well she is getting what she was after...his money.



If he had no pre-nup with her Randy is just loony.

[Evan]

If he had no pre-nup with her Randy is just loony.

I could be wrong but I would think he made most of his money after they got married.

[LEONARD]

Just an exhibition...a non-event as expected. Anybody that even mentions this as "see there, Fedor won't fight the top guys" material is a retard...

Fedor was basically playing with Aoki. He allowed him to get sub attempts like a flying armbar, a leg lock attempt, and even takedowns like the double leg and a nice seoi-nage.

Watching it though, you could very much tell that Fedor was allowing Aoki live and catch stuff for the sake of the fans. It didn’t stop him from picking him up and slamming him all around the place though, locking up subs of his own before letting go to stand back up. There was one instance where Fedor pounded the ground with a huge fist, right next to Aoki’s head—kind of a sign that, “hey, I can stop this at any moment, kiddo.”

Both were all smiles all the way through the exhibition though, so I imagine they were having lots of fun.

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/148070/21ll5ph_medium.jpg

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/148073/2exwqqb_medium.jpg

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/148079/20090429142_medium.jpg

Fedor has done Sambo demos during M-1 events before....he did one with his head coach at an event in Korea a couple years ago.

[LEONARD]

more pics
http://www.mmaconvert.com/2009/04/29/fedor-emelianenko-vs-shinya-aoki-pictures/

and info
http://www.fightlinker.com/?p=6186

[dbreiden83080]

Fedor is so great, it is just 100% insane that he is not in the UFC, and i think sad that it probably is never happening..

[dallaskd]

He will be there eventually.

[Evan]

Randy Couture Files for Divorce:

Yesterday [Apr. 28] Randy Couture served his wife of over two years, Kim Couture, with divorce papers. The news was a shock to those close to the couple and even more to Kim, who pulled out of her televised main event fight due to the devastating news. This marks Randy's third divorce.
-RawVegas.tv

Photo via Getty Images.

[desflood]

Yeah... I know that everybody's going to talk about what a nice guy Randy is and what an evil, money-hungry witch she is, but I'm going to go against public opinion here and state what should be obvious to everyone - if this is Randy's third divorce, it's likely the problem lies with him, not her.

[Evan]

if this is Randy's third divorce, it's likely the problem lies with him, not her.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I agree 100%. His personality let in that vulture. They are both to blame from what minor stuff I know from reading.

Read randy's auto bio and you will like him a lot less...same with Tito and Hughes.

The only person that come off good from their bio's is Jens who you just have to love.

Chuck stayed the same in my eyes. Just a party dude who has insane natural talent.

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah... I know that everybody's going to talk about what a nice guy Randy is and what an evil, money-hungry witch she is, but I'm going to go against public opinion here and state what should be obvious to everyone - if this is Randy's third divorce, it's likely the problem lies with him, not her.

I totally agree with you. Randy's little contract debacle, with the UFC let a lot of people know he is not the sweetheart everyone believed him to be. Before he pulled that nonsense, everyone seemed to think it was just Tito that had a problem with his pay and was a prima donna. And yes 3 divorces for a guy not even 50 yet, is pretty bad. He's got some issues, he better not get married again, i tell ya that..

[LEONARD]

UFC cuts

David Bielkheden
Akihiro Gono
David Loiseau
Jason Macdonald
Vinny Magalhaes

and Fedor vs Barnett back on for Affliction it seems...

[dbreiden83080]

Vinny Magalhaes


Dude looked great on TUF, i am surprised by his lack of progress..

[Evan]

Jason Macdonald
.

He'll be back again and cut several more times I think. Just an average fighter.

[desflood]

Once again, I'm sad to see The Crow gone. One would think I'd be used to it by now :lol

[dallaskd]

Bob Sapp vs Bobby Lashley is official.

[Evan]

Bob Sapp vs Bobby Lashley is official.

Those Japanese love big black dudes.

[LEONARD]

Shaq vs The Iceman?? lol
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4146549

j/k

[desflood]

Dana White, Forrest Griffin and Kenny Florian on Dr. Phil.


Ultimate Fighting Champion president Dana White and UFC fighters Forrest Griffin and Kenny Florian recently taped an episode of the "Dr. Phil" show.

The taped episode airs next Thursday, May 14. (Check local listings for details.)

A representative from the daytime talk show today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the show will feature aspiring fighters who are practicing their craft in dangerous situations.

The UFC contingent will apparently caution viewers (and the would-be fighters) about how real-life mixed martial artists prepare and train safely for their bouts. It's also possible the trio will need to defend the sport to an audience likely to be unfamiliar with MMA.

White has previously appeared on the "Dr. Phil" show. Earlier this year, he was a special guest on the program and talked to a wife who was concerned about her husband's aspirations of becoming an MMA fighter. White shared some statistics from the sport's stellar safety record while also discussing the many precautions that are put in place to protect competitors.

[Evan]

Dana White, Forrest Griffin and Kenny Florian on Dr. Phil.


Ultimate Fighting Champion president Dana White and UFC fighters Forrest Griffin and Kenny Florian recently taped an episode of the "Dr. Phil" show.


Just put a gun to my head and pull the trigger

[Evan]

In reply to suggestions Chuck Liddell should retire after his April 18th loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, John Hackleman explains his position to Sherdog:

“If Chuck was getting the s--t beat out of him by a bunch of nobodies and getting knocked unconscious all over the place, I would try to influence him to retire,” he continued. “But since I don’t see that –- Rashad was the only time I’ve seen him actually knocked unconscious –- if he really wants to still fight, and I think it’s in his heart, I don’t think anyone, including Dana, should take his livelihood and his love away.”

Dana White, however, disagrees:

"Obviously, John Hackleman didn’t pay his house off yet. John Hackleman needs some money, because anybody who claims they care about Chuck Liddell even a little bit would not be making these f--king statements," White told Sherdog.com Thursday.

[desflood]

Cracked.com's list of Top 8 MMA "Oh, Shit!" Moments. With link to every fight video. Good stuff.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-top-eight-oh-shit-moments-in-mma/

[desflood]

Just put a gun to my head and pull the trigger
I dislike Dr. Phil immensely. Not sure if my Forrest fandom (and to a lesser extent Ken) can overcome that.

[djohn14]

Here is a pretty cool sneak peek at the new UFC games career mode.

http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/104351/Get-a-Glimpse-at-UFC-2009//s-Career-Mode.htm

[dallaskd]

Houston Alexander saves a child...

"An Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight from Omaha discovered a child left alone in an unlocked car, and sprang into action. Houston Alexander, a mixed martial artist stayed with the girl until she was safe.

...

He took the girl into a nearby dialysis center, but no one there knew who she was. Alexander then took the girl into the plasma center next door.

The girl's mother was there, giving plasma. She told officers her cousin should have been watching the little girl."

-BE

[polandprzem]

Hey people I'm lazy.

Just want to know if any of you have a new info on what's in Fedors mind to do next?

Affliction would probably have it's own show somwhere neer a Christmas Day. But damn why the best fighter in the World is fighting once a year?

[LEONARD]

Where did you get Affliction near X-mas from??

I don't think anybody is sure where Fedor will fight next. With Affliction vs Barnett rumors are still popping up every now and then.

[dbreiden83080]

The ESPN E:360 piece on Dana was pretty even i thought. Highlighted some of his good points that he has done for MMA and the bad ones.

Lorenzo was talking about, how they are where they are mainly because of Dana's hard work.

Pat Miletich said "He's done some good things for the sport, no doubt about it but i have seen the wreckage around him. Dana has never told me anything that ended up being the truth, besides the fact that his intent was to crush and ruin other people's lives and businesses"..

Also had Tito talking about the UFC denying his claim for his back surgery, which i agree with him on, although most Tito Haters probably don't..

[desflood]

Taken from bloodyelbow:


Here's a few updates on what's been going on in the MMA twittersphere..



"I just spent the last couple hours pretending to be young girls on this site: http://omegle.com/" -Joe Rogan, bored, high, or both..

"Was ready to run off with the funniest girl I've ever meet on omegle.com but I think it was Rogan."< /i> -Shane Carwin has good instincts.

'The cable guy-"anyone ever tell you you look like the bully beatdown guy?" me "yeah, I get that a lot."' -Mayhem Miller

"Sauna -cold plunge- steam room. Didn't let them beat me with tree branch, but I feel like a brand new man!" -Mayhem Miller needed to relax after the cable guy's face-palm moment..

"Taken from my phone, walked up to grandparents back door while I was visiting Reno -http://bnup2.com/p/553668 " -Ryan Bader was misunderstood when he said he wanted to train with Big Bear..

"Getting my right sleeve worked on, it's looking B-U-Tfull! ...Trying to figure out how to tweet a pic of my new ink, I'm going full retard right now :( ...http://twitpic.com/52gpb, http://twitpic.com/52kvn, http://twitpic.com/52kxa" -Eddie Bravo gets more ink done..

"Are you still getting it covered with dicks and kittens?" -Joe Rogan replying to Eddie Bravo

"chilling at home with my purple cast! ...Bored with a purple cast! ...Got a new orange cast just now! ...so sick of this caST ...at home bored again this caST sucks" -Jamie Varner, hates his cast.

"Going back to the gym for a few more hours.Later guys... Just got back to Hawaii. Training with Marv for the past 3 weeks has been great. It's good to be back home... in august with Kenny Florian." -BJ Penn squashes rumors that he doesn't train, and that he won't fight on UFC 101.

"no.Hawaiian Korean Irish" -BJ Penn, after being asked about the rumor that he has Filipino blood.. (No i'm not the one who asked)

"http://twitpic.com/52way My dinner date. :) ...http://twitpic.com/4va4y Pikes r killer! Good for abs! ...http://twitpic.com/4va1h Trx training ashleyborden.com" -Arianny Celeste knows that the twitterverse would end if she doesn't post pics like these..

"A film crew shot during our fighter workout today. Miraculously everyone showed up for training. Funny how that works out..."-Mike Swick finds out that everyone wants to be on TV.

"Leaving to Philly tomorrow for a PR tour. Gonna throw out the first pitch at the Phillies game!! Wish me luck my twitter peeps..." -Kenny Florian

"This is the stripper Lisa got me for an early B day present. Thanks again Lisa. http://twitpic.com/4ywhu" -Urijah Faber fooled me too.

"Larry Merchant and Lamply blow goats!" -Carlos Condit

"We r in miami and having a battle of hard liquor shots! If u think u can hang meet me at the shore club nobu bar u pussies! :-D" -Dana White, being Dana White

[polandprzem]

Where did you get Affliction near X-mas from??

I don't think anybody is sure where Fedor will fight next. With Affliction vs Barnett rumors are still popping up every now and then.

From my head
If they ever gona set an event.

[Evan]

Taken from bloodyelbow:


Here's a few updates on what's been going on in the MMA twittersphere..



"I just spent the last couple hours pretending to be young girls on this site: http://omegle.com/" -Joe Rogan, bored, high, or both..


:lmao

[LEONARD]

Dana on E:60
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4163758

[polandprzem]

Dana wants a monopoly in this sports, and that is not good

Bigger then the soccer in 10 years? Not possible.

Why should you pay for the surgery?
Jeez :rolleyes

But a great video

[dbreiden83080]

Dana wants a monopoly in this sports, and that is not good

Bigger then the soccer in 10 years? Not possible.

Why should you pay for the surgery?
Jeez :rolleyes

But a great video

His personal grudge against Tito in a lot of ways shows how petty he is. Tito said he texted him "One down, one to go, HA HA HA" After Elite folded, and given Dana's personality i am sure that is true. Says things like "He was never a real fighter" Dude fought the best of his era. People can rag on Tito all they want but check the cash register. He was one of the most bankable stars ever in MMA. UFC could still be making money with him..

[LEONARD]

Dana, Forrest, and Kenflo on Dr Phil...

PBgtccZgrbc

[Evan]

I can't bring myself to watch that

[dallaskd]

The whole Dr. Phil segment makes the UFC look bad from the view of the type of person that actually watches Dr. Phil.

[polandprzem]

Wow first time I see that Phil Dr guy
Man he is stupid :)

[Evan]

Wow first time I see that Phil Dr guy
Man he is stupid :)


He's a late afternoon generic talk show host who is mainly watched by women.

I guess Dana is trying to reach out to the wives. I dunno...

sigh


:shootme

[desflood]

You make that sound like a bad thing.

By the way, does anybody know who Kenny Florini is?

[dbreiden83080]

does anybody know who Kenny Florini is?

Didn't he play hockey for the RedWings or something??

[dbreiden83080]

BJ Penn Continues Pursuit of NSAC Claim, Seeks Exhaustion in Order to Take the Issue to Court




"You may have thought grease gate was dead, but it's not. Penn's attorney and his mother were in Nevada again this week for a further hearing.

Team Penn has conceded that NSAC won't do anything, and they are now trying to get NSAC to make an official ruling against them so they can take the issue to court:


While addressing the NSAC, Penn's attorney appeared anxious to exhaust all avenues of action from the commission in order to take his complaint to a different venue.

"This whole process, and I've indicated this to you before, is relating to the administrative procedures – that we have to exhaust administrative procedures for us to move forward with this issue," Nahabedian said. "I need to have the commission make a definitive statement as to their decision, and I would request that the commission provide us with information relating to these motions represented because they are directed to the commission. They're not directed to anybody else."

In order to bring this issue into a Nevada court, Penn must exhaust all administrative remedies. His lawyer is trying to urge a swift judgment that he knows will be adverse so he can take the next step and bring suit. NSAC for its part appears to be in no hurry to take any action. This thing could get ugly even faster in court. If Penn files suit St. Pierre will undoubtedly respond with counterclaims of his own.

I don't know what Penn's angle is, and I don't know anybody besides the true believers that think he is doing this because he is so concerned about justice. Maybe he's trying to bring down St. Pierre out of spite, or maybe he's trying to get himself a rematch with St. Pierre. The latter sounds a bit conspiratorial, but it would be an interesting strategy to file suit and then condition dropping it upon St. Pierre agreeing to fight him again.

It's almost hard to remember the days when I had so much respect for BJ Penn. I really think that the realization that he's not a better fighter than St. Pierre has crushed him mentally, and he's doing everything he can to try to convince himself it wasn't legitimate. If it means spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to bring St. Pierre down, he's willing to go there.

I almost think they should just do a third fight if both of them win their next fights. There are no clear contenders at their weight classes after Florian and Alves, and the issue remains unsettled. The octagon is there to put things to rest, and as apathetic as I am about a third fight, the idea of GSP vs. Mike Swick doesn't exactly sound amazing to me either."

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/14...ursuit-of-nsac

At this point i hope GSP, gives him a 3rd fight and a brutal ass beating one more time..

[Evan]

Kill me

************************************************** ******************

Time Warner Cable confirmed Monday it will stop offering HDNet and HDNet Movies across all of its systems effective May 31.

The move by Time Warner Cable, which has 8.7 million digital cable subscribers, is a blow to the Mark Cuban-backed HDNet, which was among the first HD services available to cable and satellite operators.

Asked why the company was dropping HDNet's services, Time Warner Cable director of corporate public relations Robyn Watson said, "There's a limited appeal for the programming. In a world with more than 100 HD channels, being in HD is not enough. We are adding other channels in HD to give our customers more choice."

...

Cuban, in an e-mail to Multichannel News, said he would not comment "on ongoing negotiations." However, he took issue with Time Warner Cable's characterization of HDNet's programming as lacking appeal.

"[T]here are millions of viewers who enjoy our unique and exclusive programming," Cuban wrote, adding that "we are not a cookie-cutter network like those from the big media conglomerates" and claiming that HDNet's viewers "do business with providers specifically to get our progamming."

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/18/879592/time-warner-dropping-hdnet

[Evan]

So I think I am going to have to go with U-Verse, again, for a few months until FIOS hits my apartment complex.

What a pain in the ass....

U-Verse sucks a back of dicks but I HAVE to have HDNet.

[dbreiden83080]

So I think I am going to have to go with U-Verse, again, for a few months until FIOS hits my apartment complex.

What a pain in the ass....

U-Verse sucks a back of dicks but I HAVE to have HDNet.

What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even tht

[dbreiden83080]

So I think I am going to have to go with U-Verse, again, for a few months until FIOS hits my apartment complex.

What a pain in the ass....

U-Verse sucks a back of dicks but I HAVE to have HDNet.

What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that

[dbreiden83080]

So I think I am going to have to go with U-Verse, again, for a few months until FIOS hits my apartment complex.

What a pain in the ass....

U-Verse sucks a back of dicks but I HAVE to have HDNet.

What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that familiair,

[dbreiden83080]

So I think I am going to have to go with U-Verse, again, for a few months until FIOS hits my apartment complex.

What a pain in the ass....

U-Verse sucks a back of dicks but I HAVE to have HDNet.

What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that familiair, mainly because i have little time to watch..

[desflood]

Are you stuck, db?

[Evan]

What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that familiair, mainly because i have little time to watch..

to answer your third question :lol

They show tons of MMA dude! All of these small shows...on HDNet...but they show all of the Japanese MMA....DREAM and the like. I am able to watch two live events a month, free. In HD.

Plus InsideMMA every Friday is greatness.

[dbreiden83080]

What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that familiair, mainly because i have little time to watch..


What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that familiair,


What exactly does HD-Net provide Evan, i am not even that


Are you stuck, db?

What the FUCK?? :lmao

I must be..


to answer your third question :lol

They show tons of MMA dude! All of these small shows...on HDNet...but they show all of the Japanese MMA....DREAM and the like. I am able to watch two live events a month, free. In HD.

Plus InsideMMA every Friday is greatness.

Ahh i never really get to watch much TV. My MMA info is really all internet based. All i have time for is TUF and the countdown shows, watch UFC unleashed every now and then..

[desflood]

DAMN: AJ out of June fight against Matt Brown.


An injured knee has forced Anthony Johnson out of June 20 fight with Matt Brown.

The bout was scheduled for the televised main card of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, which airs on Spike TV.

Johnson released the news with a recent MySpace bulletin, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the injury with a source close to the fighter.

However, the UFC has yet to announce the injury, and as of Tuesday morning, it was still listed on the UFC.com Events page.

The UFC has a full month to find a replacement, though the bout could be scrapped from the already-loaded fight card, which takes place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort. The televised slot could be fill be an already announced preliminary bout between veteran Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns or a rumored bout between Melvin Guillard and Gleison Tibau.

Johnson gave no time table for his return. The welterweight fighter was going for his third consecutive win following a knockout of Kevin Burns in December and a TKO win over Luigi Fioravanti in February.

Brown, meanwhile, is looking for his fourth win in five UFC fights. He most recently scored a brutal first-round TKO of Pete Sell at UFC 96 in March.

[polandprzem]

:pctoss

[desflood]

And again...


Veteran heavyweight and once again rising contender Cheick Kongo (14-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will replace Heath Herring (28-14 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and fight Cain Velasquez (5-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at next month's UFC 99 event.

Kongo posted the change on his Facebook early Wednesday morning, and the UFC has since made the adjustment official.

UFC 99 takes place on June 13 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

On Tuesday the UFC announced that an injury forced Herring out of the co-main-event fight. However, a report from MMA FanHouse stated the fighter instead was dealing with a sickness that's left him out of training for the past couple weeks.

It is currently unknown if the Kongo vs. Velasquez bout will remain in the same slot on the evening's schedule.

As far as drawing power in Germany and the potential impact on the heavyweight title picture, Kongo is arguably an upgrade. However, his UFC 99 appearance would be his second fight in just two months. He most recently topped Antoni Hardonk with a second-round TKO at UFC 97.

It was the third consecutive victory for Kongo, whom UFC President Dana White recently said was back in the title picture and possibly just a win or two away from a shot at the belt.

[LEONARD]

Good...I wanna see Kongo the ball crusher get smashed...

[djohn14]

Dammit...my two favorites!

[Evan]

LEONARD
Dirk Administers THE SHOCKER



Team: Dallas Mavericks
SpursTalk Cash: $0

^ lol how is that possible?

[Evan]

and work on your lats!

[LEONARD]

LEONARD
Dirk Administers THE SHOCKER

Team: Dallas Mavericks
SpursTalk Cash: $0

^ lol how is that possible?

I just bet it all on the Cavs in 5 I think...

[Spursfan092120]

And again...


Veteran heavyweight and once again rising contender Cheick Kongo (14-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will replace Heath Herring (28-14 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and fight Cain Velasquez (5-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at next month's UFC 99 event.

Kongo posted the change on his Facebook early Wednesday morning, and the UFC has since made the adjustment official.

UFC 99 takes place on June 13 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

On Tuesday the UFC announced that an injury forced Herring out of the co-main-event fight. However, a report from MMA FanHouse stated the fighter instead was dealing with a sickness that's left him out of training for the past couple weeks.

It is currently unknown if the Kongo vs. Velasquez bout will remain in the same slot on the evening's schedule.

As far as drawing power in Germany and the potential impact on the heavyweight title picture, Kongo is arguably an upgrade. However, his UFC 99 appearance would be his second fight in just two months. He most recently topped Antoni Hardonk with a second-round TKO at UFC 97.

It was the third consecutive victory for Kongo, whom UFC President Dana White recently said was back in the title picture and possibly just a win or two away from a shot at the belt.
Cain Velasquez is a monster..this could be scary.

[Evan]

I just bet it all on the Cavs in 5 I think...

but what about your lats?

[LEONARD]

They're sore...

[Evan]

Ill be damn of epic proportions...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR2009051903255.html?hpid=sec-sports

[polandprzem]

http://cyber-sport.us/viewtopic.php?t=75916

[BlackSwordsMan]

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll321/XDerekTheRedX/35b77sj.gif

[dbreiden83080]

Here's some off-topic for ya, i saw Terminator Salvation today and it pretty much sucked...

[polandprzem]

Here's some off-topic for ya, i saw Terminator Salvation today and it pretty much sucked...
yhy

[Evan]

Satoshi Ishii to Sign With Sengoku

A press conference was held in Tokyo today, announcing that 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo, Satoshi Ishii, has signed with World Victory Road to fight in their SENGOKU event. No debut date was announced but he is expected to debut within the year. This is easily the biggest signing of the year and a HUGE signing for WVR.

Update #1: Ishii has signed for more than one fight. He has signed a provisional contract and on Thursday he will sign the real contract at an open to fans contract signing event in Japan.

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Dana said he would let him go if "he hit the lottery" so I guess thats it. Good for Ishii...hope to see him in the UFC in the next few years.

[Evan]

UFC 102 rumored card = badass.

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera
Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz
Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully
Evan Dunham vs. Matt Veach
James Irvin vs. Wilson Gouveia

If Jardine wins I hope he wins another 2 or 3 fights in a row....that guy is so inconsistent its maddening.

[dbreiden83080]

If Jardine wins I hope he wins another 2 or 3 fights in a row....that guy is so inconsistent its maddening.


He mainly got hugely overrated with his wins over Forrest and Chuck. The loss made Forrest change his approach to fighting. He was reckless in that fight..

[dallaskd]

Just put a sick body kit on my '02 lexus is300. just saying...

[Evan]

Just put a sick body kit on my '02 lexus is300. just saying...

I put a towel in my 2006 Ford Escape XLT so I quit sweating on the driver seat after the gym.

Its a tan towel with a high thread count.

[dallaskd]

Evan I will post pictures once it is done with paint.

[Evan]

Evan I will post pictures once it is done with paint.

:toast

[Evan]

for the record I have no clue what a body kit is.

[dallaskd]

http://body-kitz.com/

enjoy.

[Evan]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ok yeah I know what they are now. The most I have ever customized a car is putting in a bike rack and once a garbage bag over a window after it had gotten broken into. :lol

[LEONARD]

Just put a sick body kit on my '02 lexus is300. just saying...

That's too bad... :lol

I've sunk plenty of money into cars when I was younger...I can't say much...

[Evan]

That's too bad... :lol

I've sunk plenty of money into cars when I was younger...I can't say much...

what about towels?

did they have a high thread count?

[LEONARD]

lol...jackass

[dallaskd]

That's too bad... :lol

I've sunk plenty of money into cars when I was younger...I can't say much...

What are you saying? I shouldnt put money into my car?

[Evan]

What are you saying? I shouldnt put money into my car?

thats exactly what he means

[desflood]

A car isn't an investment.

[Evan]

A car isn't an investment.

2 things I will never spend a lot of money on again

car
laptop or a computer

[dallaskd]

fags.

[LEONARD]

I only say that because I burned thousands on cars from age 18-28...not only modifications and upgrades, but high insurance, terrible gas mileage, expensive maintenance, speeding ticketing (goes along with having a sports car, because you DO get picked on).

Sold one of these in 2004...
http://www.s2performance.net/ws6nick2.jpg

and bought a sportbike instead, which I then sold when the kiddo came along...I miss both of course...and wouldn't mind getting another bike since it's a relatively cheap "toy"...

In hindsight, I should've bought a stock Civic when I was 18 and socked a bunch of money away...you'll get to that point someday too... ;)

[polandprzem]

uiOVlEEOHqA&feature=related

[polandprzem]

2cSAp7Mjx6A&feature=related

[dbreiden83080]

Koscheck vs. Trigg signed for UFC 103 in September


Kos will dominate Trigg badly, he better..


Shortly after inking a new deal with the UFC, Frank Trigg (19-6, 2-3 UFC) now has an opponent. The MMA veteran will face Josh Koscheck (12-4, 10-4 UFC) at UFC 103 in Dallas on Sept. 19.

Sources close to the event recently confirmed the news of the bout to MMAJunkie.com.

Trigg will be making his first appearance in the UFC since 2005. He recently signed a four-fight deal to return to the organization after back-to-back losses to Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes led to his release from the company four years ago.

Trigg is currently riding a four-fight win streak heading into his bout with Koscheck.

After winning seven of his first eight fights in the UFC, Koscheck has gone just 3-3 in his last six fights. He lost a pair of tough decision losses to Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, and then suffered a surprising TKO defeat to Paulo Thiago in his most recent outing at UFC 95 in February.

Koscheck will look to get back on track Sept. 19 when he steps into the cage against Trigg.

http://www.cbssports.com/mma/story/11820785

[Evan]

Dalls finally gets the UFC and we get that shit

[Evan]

Click it and turn on speakers

http://ralekgracie.tv/

[LEONARD]

Wanderlei is going to look insane at 185...

http://www.combatlifestyle.com/pics/albums/061209ufcweighins/t_1106.jpg

http://www.combatlifestyle.com/pics/albums/061209ufcweighins/1107.jpg

195 is a good weight for Rich...

http://www.combatlifestyle.com/pics/albums/061209ufcweighins/1110.jpg

Nice shorts...
http://www.combatlifestyle.com/pics/albums/061209ufcweighins/1086.jpg

War Hardy... :hat

[BlackSwordsMan]

syvlia knocked out in 9 seconds against mercer

[LEONARD]

Shaq calls out HMC...

http://www.cagepotato.com/shaquille-oneal-calls-out-hong-man-choi-chuck-liddell

[LEONARD]

BVhEbTIExrk

Check the ending...skip to 4:20... :lol

[desflood]

"Wait, what happened? Oh, shit."

:lol

[robbie380]

lol that's some funny stuff. i dunno why that retard didn't tap.

[cornbread]

Cyboarg is one bad mamma.

[djohn14]

I dont want to see her hurt Gina

[ATRAIN]

I dont want to see her hurt Gina

SAME HERE :depressed

[BlackSwordsMan]

that guy was close to being fucking dead

[LEONARD]

that guy was close to being fucking dead

:lol

[desflood]

Mostapha al-Turk's (sp?) eye:

http://i44.tinypic.com/6o0n7l.jpg

[Evan]

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhh

[dbreiden83080]

I dont want to see her hurt Gina

And it doesn't even matter who wins that one, since there are no other fights of interest out there for either one..

[stretch]

did yall hear robo cop is joining ufc?

[cornbread]

Out of all the attention seeking people who desperately try to be funny on Spurstalk, stretch just might be the least funny.

[dbreiden83080]

Out of all the attention seeking people who desperately try to be funny on Spurstalk, stretch just might be the least funny.

Probably not a day over 14 and an IQ under 70..

[desflood]

Hey! Hey! I'm over here! Look, look at me! Hey, over here, somebody please look at me! Please!

[Evan]

Seriously don't care about trolls but at least be funny.

[LEONARD]

Rampage b-day party pics...
http://www.combatlifestyle.com/pics/view_album.php?id=1846&page=1

LOL (not safe for work?)
http://www.combatlifestyle.com/pics/albums/062009rampage/1025.jpg

[desflood]

Andrei Arlovski's days as a fighter for Affliction Entertainment are over.

Fighters Only first reported that Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio will not offer Arlovski a new contract now that his original deal has expired. MMAjunkie.com has since independently confirmed the news.

Arlovski (15-7), a former UFC heavyweight champion, most recently suffered a 22-second TKO loss to Brett Rogers at a June 6 Strikeforce event. He earned $2.25 million for his two Affliction fights.


Taken from mmajunkie.

[Evan]

strikeforce or bust

[polandprzem]

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/10-questions-for-minotauro-nogueira-18176

Intresting interview in how bad shape was Minotauro fighting Mir.

[Zion21]

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/10-questions-for-minotauro-nogueira-18176

Intresting interview in how bad shape was Minotauro fighting Mir.

Definitly an interesting read. thanks for sharing!https://tipgnome.com/images/smile1.gif

[djohn14]

Dudes....I just got back from a local cage fighting product....decent fights...but I just went to jail for dropping a smart ass vender...Obviously everything is fine...but if I had to spend a night in jail for dropping that mofo I would have been pissed...He wasnt even worth it...I regret it....but then again...Ah well, just wanted to share my interesting night with yall!!!

[Evan]

^ please explain why there is no pics?

[cornbread]

Dudes....I just got back from a local cage fighting product....decent fights...but I just went to jail for dropping a smart ass vender...Obviously everything is fine...but if I had to spend a night in jail for dropping that mofo I would have been pissed...He wasnt even worth it...I regret it....but then again...Ah well, just wanted to share my interesting night with yall!!!

WTF?! What's the story?

[djohn14]

WTF?! What's the story?

When I watch fights...I get somewhat pumped up...maybe too much...Anyway there was this vender (I graduated with him) that would walk by selling a bud....and I wanted one. Well he ignored me...on purpose....just being a little prick that he always was. So I went to him...asked him for one..and as hes giving it to me, he insists on saying something about this girl that I care about...and I didnt appreciate that.

[cornbread]

Sometimes you just gotta KO the beer guy.

[LEONARD]

LMAO...

Recent Emelianenko training pics and vids...
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/?go=forum_framed.posts&forum=1&thread=1480204&page=1&pc=24

gotta love Fedor...rockin' the Josh Barnett shirt...
http://s59.radikal.ru/i163/0906/22/4f8fac7ac3a7.jpg

[Evan]

emelyanenko.com

Fedya is the man with endless spellings of his name.