Hughes probably takes it back then IMO.
Supposed to be Cro Cop vs Couture i think.
Hughes probably takes it back then IMO.
Maybe they will put Drwal on the list
cain will get a decent fighter so we can see what he is capable of.
But I would rather see him against Kongo
Sure, I'm the only one who cares - that's the point. So here, read it anyway.
The People vs. Keith Jardine
Monday, March 02, 2009
by Jake Rossen ([email protected])
As he usually does, Keith Jardine will jog into Saturday’s Octagon appointment -- this time against Quinton Jackson -- against a soundtrack of silence.
No one boos Jardine, exactly, but no one really cheers for him. Ask how he invites apathy, and no one will be able to articulate why.
He’s hardly a reluctant slugger: He’ll wade in and get dirty, as he did against Chuck Liddell. He’s not a braggart, not a reformed street thug with a mouth bigger than his ability. He holds wins over three of the biggest names in the 205-pound division: former champion Liddell, former champion Forrest Griffin and Brandon Vera.
So what’s the problem? Why accuse Jardine of contributing to an overpriced, underwhelming UFC 96? ($44.95, plus applicable sales taxes.)
Three possible answers:
1. He hears the final bell nearly 50 percent of the time. There are no spectacular finishes in the Jardine arsenal: If he’s going to win, it’s likely going to be because he sucks you into a war of attrition, taxing your conditioning and earning the victory by unraveling a few more feet of guts.
Put more succinctly: He don’t win pretty.
2. He’s been broken before. If Jardine’s roughhouse style remained unsolved, there would be some mystery -- as in the case of Lyoto Machida -- as to whether this fight will be the one in which he’s figured out.
"Rampage" Jackson will be the biggest test of Keith Jardine's career.Instead, he’s suffered abrupt batterings that have made him look like Peter McNeely to his opponent’s Tyson. Houston Alexander made him forget the entirety of third grade; Wanderlei Silva used his head for batting practice. There’s no aura surrounding his methodology. He’s talented but not immune to a primitive bee-swarm of an attack.
3. He’s kind of a bore. Not necessarily athletically, but in general. In a sport full of big archetypes, he looks the part of a ’s Angel on parole: nasty, frightening, prone to clubbing people with a plumber’s wrench.
But that’s about where the color ends. His at ude isn’t particularly intimidating. (Seems like a pretty pleasant guy, actually.) He doesn’t say anything to make the audience love him or hate him. As a result, there’s not much emotional investment in the outcome. If he beats Jackson, hey, he’s delivered the upset special on a platter before. If he doesn’t, it’s just the latest in a line of losses that didn’t shake anyone’s ground.
Bizarrely, it’s this kind of collective public coma that makes me want to root for the guy. Jardine puts in his hours at Greg Jackson’s gym in Albuquerque, sweats and bleeds in just as much volume as anyone in the sport and enjoys few of the fringe benefits. I’ve yet to see him endorse a corporate giant (Rashad Evans and Microsoft), bag the ring card girl (do your own research) or throw an after-party (everyone else).
Maybe his lack of a niche is his niche: the blue-collar guy who doesn’t feel the need to invent a persona or take big risks in order to rally a following. He goes to the gym and does his job: no fanfare, no fireworks, little attention. That’s 95 percent of the working population.
I doubt much would change if he goes on to beat Jackson Saturday. It puts him on the fast track to nowhere, as he and Evans have already declared they would never fight each other. Jardine could go on to defeat the majority of the UFC’s light heavyweights and probably never be a substantial ticket draw.
Is it too bad? That depends on Jardine. We’re too quick to assume that everyone in the sport clamors for the accompanying attention and ego inflation. In some cases, athletes enjoy the compe ion -- and the relative anonymity of flying under the radar.
One advantage to being the invisible man: no one sees you coming.
Dude just needs to be more consistant
Antyhony Johnson versus John Howard at the next TUF finale.
Interesting
Your thoughts?
I am very intrigued by Anthony so...he wins
Well, I thought they would put him against higher compe ion such as Swick or Davis, but Howard is no slouch. If Anthony thinks he is he will lose, but Anthony has a good head on his shoulders so dont count on that.
BloodyElbow.com is reporting that Bobby Lashley will square of against fellow former professional wrestler Ken Shamrock at Roy Jones Jr.'s mixed boxing and MMA event "March Badness." The 45-year-old Shamrock is coming off of his first win in five years, which saw him armbar Ross Clifton on February 13. Lashley won his first MMA bout in December in just 41 seconds, and has not fought since then.
March Badness is scheduled for March 21 at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. The card will be broadcast live on pay-per-view. The main event is a boxing bout featuring Roy Jones Jr. as he takes on Omar Sheika in a light-heavyweight bout. Other MMA fighters expected for the card are Seth Petruzelli, Doug Marshall, and a heavyweight fight between Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson.
Sidelnikov Suspended for Steroid Use
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
by Sherdog.com Staff
The man touted as “Baby Fedor,” Kirill Sidelnikov has been suspended one year for testing positive for the steroid Stanozolol, said the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.
Sidelnikov (5-3), a Red Devil teammate to the world’s top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, lost a slugfest in his U.S. debut against Paul Buentello at Affliction “Day of Reckoning” on Jan. 24 in Anaheim, Calif. The 20-year-old Russian went blow-for-blow early with the more experienced Buentello (27-10), but was floored by a barrage of strikes in the final period, prompting referee John McCarthy to call in a ringside physician to check on the battered fighter. The bout was promptly called off.
Also used in horse racing, Stanozolol promotes muscle growth and strength increases, usually without excessive weight gain.
If the suspension remains uncontested, Sidelnikov will be eligible to re-apply for licensure in California after Jan. 18, 2010 and will pay a $2,500 fine.
Representatives for Sidelnikov were not immediately available for comment.
At least it was Baby Fedor and not Fedor...
Lashley will destroy Slam ...
I bet Ken "hurts himself" prior to the fight.
And lets stop with the baby fedor talk
Sidelnikov Camp Claims Nose Spray Tainted with Steroids
M-1 Global released a statement on Wednesday regarding Kiril Sidelnikov's positive test for Stanozolol on the heels of his losing effort against Paul Buentello at Affliction's "Day of Reckoning."
Representatives from M-1 explained that Sidelnikov had trained outside the M-1 family (Russian Imperial Team) and got himself into trouble there.
"Kirill indicated that during that time away he began to experience complications from a broken nose that he had recently sustained," said the release. "Not wanting to miss any training time leading up to Day of Reckoning,' Kirill followed the advice of a coach not affiliated with M-1 who gave him a nose spray commonly used in Russia to help treat some of his symptoms. It is M-1's belief that the nose spray is what contained the Stanozol.
"For those that are skeptical of this explanation, we believe Kirill's account is true based in large part to his physique. If he had been using large amounts of Stanozol on a regular basis, we believe that the frame of his upper body would have contained leaner muscle that had more definition.
"While we do not believe the use of a nose spray provided Kirill with an unfair compe ive advantage, we are obviously very disappointed in his lapse of judgment. Even though it was only a common nose spray that he used to treat an injury, an athlete must take full responsibility for what he puts into his system at all times. While we are not citing youth as an excuse, we feel we need to offer the public an explanation and we attribute the mistake in part to the fact that Kirill is just 20-years of age.
"In spite of our disappointment, Kirill remains a part of the M-1 family and as such, he can continue to count on our support through this turbulent period. While we do not endorse his actions, we stand by him.
"M-1 takes full responsibility for Kirill's actions and we respect the decision of the California State Athletic Commission. The organization would also like to make it clear that we do not condone the use of performance enhancing drugs of any kind and we'd like to hereby apologize to the MMA community for Kirill's indiscretion."
So, there you have it: the smoking nose.
Well, there it is. The kid's too fat to be on steroids, so it must be the spray
Sports steroid bust excuses are always a good laugh.
At least Bonnar & Hermes admitted it...
According to MMAJunkie.com, Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida have verbally agreed to fight at the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale.
Diego Sanchez was recently victorious in the main event of UFC 95 over Joe Stevenson, while Clay Guida, is coming off of victories over former Ultimate Fighter winners Mac Danzig and Nate Diaz. One would have to think that the winner of this fight would be very close to a Lightweight le shot.
Anthony Johnson and John Howard have also verbally agreed to fight on the card.
^^^^ awesome fight
Ohhhh snap. That is gonna be a great fight. Guida better get that one to the ground QUICK...
Go Clay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
White Confirms Nogueira Had Staff Before UFC 92 Fight
There's no easy way to say it: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira got his ass kicked by Frank Mir.
The 32-year-old Brazilian did not look like the fighter that, save for one Russian, lorded over one of the best collections of heavyweight talent in history at Pride Fighting Championships, nor the man who came from behind to win the UFC interim heavyweight championship last year. He looked sluggish, out of step, and sadly, old.
But there was a reason for it, says UFC president Dana White.
White maintains the former champ was suffering from a serious case of staph infection going into the Dec. 27 bout.
"I think Nog had staph real bad like six days before that fight," White told reporters on Thursday.
Though he didn't have blood tests to prove his theory, his eyes gave him all the evidence he needed.
"He had these things all over his body," continued White. "I can't explain what they looked like."
Since the fight, Nogueira has remained silent on the cir stances leading up to the fight. Last month, he underwent knee surgery to repair an injury that also hampered his preparation for Mir, according to trainers.
It makes sense...he looked like a f'n zombie...
Big mma news day. Also taken from fiveouncesofpain:
Aleksander Emelianenko and the Red Devil fight team part ways
March 6, 2009 by Bryan Levick
According to published reports, Aleksander Emelianenko and the Red Devil fight team in St. Petersburg, Russia have parted ways. The separate appears to be mutual, as both the team website and Emelianenko’s own personal website indicated that there are no hard feelings towards either side.
Emelianenko commented on his site that he was looking forward to the next chapter in his life and that he would defend his name and prove that he was the best. He also added that his first priority was to defend the honor of Russia in international tournaments.
An official statement by M-1 Global has yet to be issued and while Emelianenko’s separation from Red Devil has been confirmed, it is unclear if he is still contractual aligned with M-1.
There was no specific reason given by either site to why he was leaving. However, rumors have persisted that he had been at odds with some of his Red Devil teammates for some time now.
Emelianenko also had been scheduled to fight last July during the inaugural Affliction card but was scratched at the last minute for reasons that still have yet to have been disclosed. Some sources have speculated that he tested positive for Hepa is B but those reports have never been confirmed.
This has happened before and the dude can't even fight in Japan anymore.
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