Friday, August 3, 2012

FOX debuts 'Ref Cam' at Saturday's UFC on FOX 4 event in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - While FOX Sports has allowed the Ultimate Fighting Championship to produce its own events thus far, the company is lending a bit of technology to this Saturday's UFC on FOX 4 event.

FOX Sports officials on Wednesday announced the two-hour event will feature the debut of a UFC "Ref Cam."

UFC on FOX 4 takes place at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The main card airs live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Preliminary-card fights air on FUEL TV at 5 p.m. ET.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/0CKdOB9VHgQ/fox-debuts-ref-cam-at-saturdays-ufc-on-fox-4-event-in-los-angeles.mma

Kultar Gill Allan Goes Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga

Dana White Wants Forrest Griffin To Retire

Source: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/3/3217070/ufc-dana-white-wants-forrest-griffin-to-retire-mma-news

Ian Freeman Don Frye Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki

Adriano vs Trujillo (Legacy 10) - Legacy

HDNet Fights: Legacy Fighting Championship 10 - Munil Adriano vs Rey Trujillo

Source: http://mmalice.com/legacy/adriano-vs-trujillo-legacy-10-video_b884d839c.html

Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson Jaime Gutierrez

MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Ulysses Gomez, Luke Zachrich, Jared Hamman

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC on FOX 4 fighter Ulysses Gomez, UVC 20 fighter/former MMAjunkie.com "TUF" blogger Luke Zachrich, and UFC 151 fighter Jared Hamman.

We also get fight predictions from comedian/MMA fan Joey "CoCo" Diaz, and The Gun Store's Chris Irwin joins us as an in-studio guest host.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/C9MOvn7E6nk/mmajunkie-com-radio-noon-et-ulysses-gomez-luke-zachrich-jared-hamman.mma

Gary Goodridge Gerard Gordeau Jonathan Goulet Wilson Gouveia Jason Grace

Thiago Silva headed to the Blackzilians - Nedkov fight rumored

---Quote---
Thiago Silva is breathing new airs. After years sharpening his game at American Top Team, TATAME learned that the UFC light heavyweight...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103974-thiago-silva-headed-blackzilians-nedkov-fight-rumored.html

Luciano Azevedo  Ba Te er  Ryan Bader  Siyar Bahadurzada Bao Ligao 

UFC boss says B.J. Penn a UFC Hall of Famer but could have been among greatest ever

LOS ANGELES - According to UFC president Dana White, former dual-division champion B.J. Penn will one day be in the UFC Hall of Fame.

"I love B.J.," White on Thursday said. "B.J. has been a huge star for us for a long time. I think B.J. could be up in there in the talks of 'Who is the greatest of all-time.'"

But that doesn't mean he thinks "The Prodigy" has fully delivered on his potential as a mixed martial artist. The two share a long, contentious past about the topic.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/RBh9D193IZY/ufc-boss-says-b-j-penn-a-ufc-hall-of-famer-but-could-have-been-among-greatest-ever.mma

Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi 

Title Fight, Tournament Finals Headline Bellator 73 On August 24th

Newport Beach, Cali. (August 2, 2012) ? Bellator?s Summer Series will come to close as the world?s top tournament-based MMA promotion features THREE championship fights in one night at Bellator 73: Curran vs. Pitbull on Friday, August 24 from Harrah?s Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. In one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year, Bellator Featherweight World Champion Pat Curran makes his first title defense against the explosive Brazilian phenom, Patricio Pitbull, plus the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Championship will be on the line as submission aces Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira square off. The night will also feature the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship, as 68 win MMA veteran Travis Wiuff battles Attila Vegh and a stacked preliminary card with some of the best local talent in the area.<Br><Br>

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Ticket prices range from $25-$100.<Br><Br>

The event will take place LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX with the preliminary fights being streamed online at Spike.com. The night will begin at 7pm EST/6pm CST on Spike.com, while the televised portion of the card will begin at 8pm EST/7pm CST. As the largest casino resort between Atlantic City and Las Vegas, Harrah?s Tunica offers a state of the art, 2,300 seat event center perfect for live MMA action. Along with 140,000 square feet of casino entertainment, the resort is also home to Willows Sporting Clays & Hunting Center.<Br><Br>

Heavyweight Ryan Martinez will make his Bellator debut on August 24 when he battles Mike Wessel in a Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Qualifier fight. Martinez, The Infinite MMA product, joins Bellator with a dominating 7-1 record including an impressive victory over former two-time NCAA heavyweight champion Mark Ellis.<Br><Br>

Headlining the preliminary card will be a battle of Tennessee natives who already have the area buzzing with their long awaited rematch. After a controversial decision victory in 2009 that earned Clarksville native Chris Coggins his first career win, Zach Underwood is ready for a rematch that can only be described as a lightweight grudge match. Both competitors will be looking for the finish, and both fight camps will have a ton of support in their respective corners.<Br><Br>

Kickboxing sensation Cosmo Alexander will continue his MMA journey at Bellator 73 as the Muay Thai expert will battle Memphis native Harry Johnson in a lightweight affair. With only three professional MMA fights under his belt, Alexander is riding a two fight win streak and will look to continue his winning was from Harrah?s Tunica on August 24.<Br><Br>

Welterweights collide as undefeated California product Joe ?Mongo? Williams takes on Memphis native Andy Uhrich. With both fighters always looking for the knockout, Bellator fans should expect fireworks on August 24.<Br><Br>

Capoeira sensation Marcus ?Lelo? Aurelio will make his long awaited Bellator debut on August 24 when he takes on Amaechi Oselukwue in catchweight action. After beginning his professional career in 2005, "Lelo" has compiled an impressive 6-1 record, including five highlight-reel knockouts. Marcus, who is a practitioner of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira, is well known for using his unpredictable and violent art to confuse and devastate opponents that choose to step in the cage with him.<Br><Br>

"I feel that my style of fighting is very dynamic and explosive," said Aurelio. "I certainly don't enter the cage to win on points. It's instinct for me, I'm always looking to finish my opponent. I think it's exciting for the fans."<Br><Br>

Light Heavyweights square off as Brian Albin battles the pride of Tennessee Jacob Noe, who brings an impressive 8-1 record into the contest. With a strong local following, Noe looks to have the fans on their feet.<Br><Br>

The night rounds out with two fights sure to have the Tunica crowd buzzing as Memphis bantamweights Jay Black and Brian ?The Law? Hall square off in a three round battle, while Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller lock horns in heavyweight action. <Br><Br>

Bellator 73:<Br><Br>

MAIN CARD:<Br><Br>
Featherweight Title Fight: Pat Curran vs. Patricio Pitbull<Br>
Bantamweight Tournament Finals Fight: Luis Norueira vs. Marcos Galvao<Br>
Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals Fight: Travis Wiuff vs. Attila Vegh<Br>
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Ryan Martinez vs. Mike Wessell<Br><Br>

PRELIMINARY CARD:<Br><Br>
Lightweight Feature Fight: Chris Coggins vs. Zach Underwood<Br>
Lightweight Feature Fight: Cosmo Alexander vs. Harry Johnson<Br>
Catchweight Feature Fight: Marcus Aurelio vs. Amaechi Oselukwue<Br>
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Chris Miller vs. Maurice Jackson<Br>
Welterweight Feature Fight: Joe Williams vs. Andy Uhrich<Br>
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Jacob Noe vs. Brandon Albin<Br>
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jay Black vs. Brian Hall<Br><Br>

Leave your feedback on this article by posting a comment directly below! You can also chat about the latest news in the MMANEWS.COM <a href=http://www.mmanews.com/forums
>Forums</a> and/or the MMANEWS.COM <a href=http://www.facebook.com/mmanewsdotcom
>Facebook</a>. If that wasn't enough, MMANEWS.COM is now on Twitter as well <a href=http://twitter.com/mmanewsdotcom
>@mmanewsdotcom</a>.<Br><Br>

Source: http://www.mmanews.com/home.php

Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis  Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz 

Frankie Edgar?s friends and family talk about his less-than illustrious MMA debut

In less than two weeks UFC lightweight Frankie Edgar will headline a major PPV event in a title-fight as he?s done a number of times before. However, years ago Edgar was new to the MMA scene and simply trying to establish his presence as a professional. Edgar?s friends and family discussed his inconspicuous debut in [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/08/02/frankie-edgar%e2%80%99s-friends-and-family-talk-about-his-less-than-illustrious-mma-debut

Rich No Love Clementi  Mark The Hammer Coleman Wes Soldier Combs  Ray Cooper  Kit Cope 

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Jon Jones Sentenced for DWI, Joins Elite UFC Club

UFC light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones was sentenced today for the Driving While Intoxicated charge he incurred in a May 19 incident in Binghamton, N.Y.� The sentence handed down by the judge included a $1,000 fine and suspension of his driver's license for a period of six months.� Jones will face no jail time.� The MMA superstar, who will be taking on Dan Henderson at UFC 151 in September, had previously pleaded guilty.

Take it away, MMAFighting:

In his only official public statement released in July, Jones expressed remorse and regret over the incident.� "Mr. Jones wishes to express the following to his fans, friends, and, most of all, his family: By pleading guilty on May 29, Mr. Jones accepted responsibility for his actions.� This process has been a learning experience for this young man.� He is remorseful for his conduct, but thankful for the opportunity to accept responsibility and to grow as a person.� This experience has motivated Mr. Jones to achieve his maximum potential both professionally and personally."

�

With the DWI on his record, Jones officially joins the ranks of a very elite UFC club ? a club whose members have all made poor decisions and suffered severe legal ramifications for them.� Other members include:

  • Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who literally went on a rampage (of the vehicular variety) and led police on a merry chase through Newport Beach, C.A., before being arrested.� Unlike Jones, Jackson avoided wrapping his sweet ride around a telephone pole.� He was eventually sentenced to three years of probation.

�

  • Top UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen, who engaged in some shady real estate dealings in his home state of Oregon and was soon on the hook for mortgage fraud and money laundering. �Sonnen pleaded guilty and was subject to 24 months of probation, a $10,000 fine and forfeiture of his real estate license.

�

  • UFC lightweight competitor Josh Neer, who was arrested for drunk driving after leading police on a high-speed chase through Des Moines, I.A.� Neer received a suspended sentence for his joyride because, hey, it's Iowa.

�

  • Former UFC heavyweight competitor Bobby Hoffman, who lost to Josh Barnett at UFC 34, then promptly beat his new bride silly.� Hoffman spent a significant amount of time in the pokey for that outburst of domestic violence, and never set foot in the Octagon again.

�

As a reigning champ at the time of his legal troubles, I guess this sort of makes Jones the leader of the club.� Am I right?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/jon-jones-sentenced-dwi-joins-elite-ufc-club-214454575--mma.html

Lee Hasdell Musse Hasselvall Daiki DJ taiki Hata He Peng David Heath

UFC on Fox 4 Predictions- Kamikaze Overdrive MMA

UFC on Fox 4- Shogun vs Vera Saturday August 4th 2012UFC on Fox 4 Predictions- This Episode of the show covers Predictions for the 4 Main Card Fights on the UFC on Fox 4- Shogun vs Vera card along with all of the undercard predictions.kamikazeover...

Source: http://www.mmanews.com/video/mrj86/1259

Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida  Eddie Alvarez Thiago Alves  Andre Amade 

Mike Swick Unfazed by Josh Koscheck?s Comments of AKA (Video)

Josh Koscheck has never been one to bite his tongue. However, many were surprised when he revealed on Fight Factory that he hoped American Kickboxing Academy, the gym that helped the wrestler earn two UFC welterweight title opportunities, would “burn to the ground.” We caught up with Mike Swick (Pictured) at Wednesday’s “UFC on FOX: [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/124263/mike-swick-unfazed-by-josh-koscheck%e2%80%99s-comments-of-aka-video/

Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill

Quotables - Brandon Vera Speaks "The Truth"

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/Quotables-Brandon-Vera-Speaks-The-Truth

Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki Zelg Benkei Galesić Mauro Galvao Arman Gambaryan

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Geronimo Dos Santos, Luis Cane vs. Chris Camozzi booked for UFC 153

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

MMATorchAvatar2011V2_180_121.jpg
The UFC has added two more fights to their October 13 event in Rio de Janeiro, as a bout between Luis Cane and Chris Camozzi has been confirmed for UFC 153, along with an announcement that Gabriel Gonzaga will take on UFC newcomer Geronimo Dos Santos on the event.

The Cane-Camozzi bout marks Cane's first in the middleweight division. He was originally scheduled to drop down against Yushin Okami at UFC 150 this month, but an injury pulled him from that event. The drop in weight comes after three losses in his last four fights, and he'll attempt to get past Camozzi, who has won two straight by third round stoppage.

Gonzaga returns to Brazil for the second straight fight, after successfully making his return to the UFC at UFC 142 in January. He hadn't fought in the UFC since 2010, but he stopped Ednaldo Oliveira in just over three minutes to mark his return to the organization. Dos Santos has won 12 fights in a row over the last 16 months, but the signing is a curious one as he's a 31-year-old journeyman with 14 losses on his record.

UFC 153 is headlined by a Featherweight Championship bout between Jose Aldo and Erik Koch, and is the UFC's third event in Brazil in 2011.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_13990.shtml

Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis  Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz 

UFC 149 Predictions- Kamikaze Overdrive MMA

UFC 149- Faber vs Barao Saturday July 21st 2012UFC 149 Predictions- This Episode of the show covers Predictions for the 5 Main Card Fights on the UFC 149- Faber vs Barao card along with all but one undercard predictions.kamikazeoverdrive.net @ htt...

Source: http://www.mmanews.com/video/mrj86/1257

Bernard Ackah  Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo 

Saadulaev vs Tokoro at Dream New Year 2011 - Dream

HDNet Fights - Dream New Year 2011: Yusup Saadulaev vs Hideo Tokoro

Source: http://mmalice.com/dream/saadulaev-vs-tokoro-at-dream-new-year-2011-video_d7f45aea9.html

Spencer Fisher Jon Fitch Kenny Florian Jesse Forbes Xavier Foupa Pokam

MMATorch Staff Rankings - August 2012

HendersonBen_GG180_11.jpg
In addition to MMATorch Staff and Contributors, Luca Fury of MMAOddsBreaker.com contributed to this month's rankings

POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Anderson Silva (79)
2. Jon Jones (71)
3. Georges St-Pierre (65)
4. Jose Aldo (56)
5. Dominick Cruz (47)
6. Benson Henderson (29)
7. Junior dos Santos (25)
8. Dan Henderson (19)
9. Carlos Condit (18)
10. Frankie Edgar (14)

Others Receiving Votes: Joseph Benavidez (9), Gilbert Melendez (4), Renan Barao (2), Chael Sonnen (1), Daniel Cormier (1)

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Junior dos Santos (80)
2. Cain Velasquez (69)
3. Daniel Cormier (60)
4. Alistair Overeem (55)
5. Fabricio Werdum (49)
6. Frank Mir (38)
7. Josh Barnett (28)
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (18)
9. Shane Carwin (17)
10. Antonio Silva (8)

Others Receiving Votes: Travis Browne (7), Stefan Struve (5), Roy Nelson (5), Mike Russow (1)


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (80)
2. Dan Henderson (69)
3. Rashad Evans (67)
4. Mauricio Rua (56)
5. Lyoto Machida (47)
6. Alexander Gustafsson (32)
7. Ryan Bader (25)
8. Phil Davis (20)
9. Forrest Griffin (13)
10. Gegard Mousasi (9)


Others Receiving Votes: Quinton Jackson (8), Rafael Cavalcante (6), Glover Teixeira (4), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (4)


MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (80)
2. Chael Sonnen (68)
3. Chris Weidman (64)
4. Michael Bisping (46)
5. Vitor Belfort (37)
6. Tim Boetsch (36)
7. Alan Belcher (23)
8.(tie) Yushin Okami (22)
8.(tie) Mark Munoz (22)
8.(tie) Luke Rockhold (22)

Others Receiving Votes: Brian Stann (13), Rich Franklin (5), Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (2)


WELTERWEIGHT

1. Georges St-Pierre (80)
2. Carlos Condit (72)
3. Nick Diaz (60)
4. Johny Hendricks (55)
5. Martin Kampmann (43)
6.(tie) Jon Fitch (26)
6.(tie) Jake Ellenberger (26)
6.(tie) Nate Marquardt (26)
9. Josh Koscheck (17)
10. Rory MacDonald (13)

Others Receiving Votes: Jake Shields (10), B.J. Penn (7), Ben Askren (5)


LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Benson Henderson (80)
2. Frankie Edgar (71)
3. Gilbert Melendez (59)
4. Gray Maynard (53)
5. Nate Diaz (51)
6. Anthony Pettis (34)
7. Michael Chandler (29)
8. Jim Miller (21)
9. Eddie Alvarez (16)
10. Clay Guida (10)

Others Receiving Votes: Donald Cerrone (7), Pat Healy (4), Rick Hawn (3), Shinya Aoki (2)


FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (80)
2.(tie) Pat Curran (62)
2.(tie) Chad Mendes (62)
4. Chan Sung Jung (45)
5. Ricardo Lamas (34)
6.(tie) Erik Koch (29)
6.(tie) Hatsu Hioki (29)
6.(tie) Dennis Siver (29)
9. Dustin Poirier (14)
10. Patricio Friere (12)

Others Receiving Votes: Diego Nunes (11), Daniel Straus (9), Tatsuya Kawajiri (7), Hacran Dias (6), Yuri Alcantara (5), Marlon Sandro (4), Charles Oliveira (2)


BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominick Cruz (80)
2. Renan Barao (72)
3. Urijah Faber (58)
4. Michael McDonald (54)
5. Brian Bowles (46)
6. Eduardo Dantas (31)
7. Bibiano Fernandes (25)
8. Brad Pickett (23)
9. Eddie Wineland (17)
10. Miguel Torres (12)

Others Receiving Votes: Luis Nogueira (9), Scott Jorgensen (7), Zach Makovsky (4), Antonio Banuelos (2)

[Ben Henderson art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Champs_Rankings_30/article_13989.shtml

Josh Burkman  Mikey Burnett  Murilo Bustamante  Grant Campbell  Gesias JZ Calvancante 

Rick Story Announces Fight Against Demain Maia at UFC 153

http://www.mmaweekly.com/rick-story-announces-fight-against-demain-maia-at-ufc-153

Add another Brazilian to the upcoming UFC 153 card headed to Rio de Janeiro as Demian Maia takes his second fight...

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78944-Rick-Story-Announces-Fight-Against-Demain-Maia-at-UFC-153&goto=newpost

Jason Grace Crosley Gracie Gregor Gracie Ralek Gracie Renzo Gracie

New Giveaway

I will send a box with all sorts of random stuff to the winner of this competition


rules:
EVERYBODY can participate ! (even gsp huggers)
Last...

Source: http://forums.ufc.production.sparkart.net/showthread.php?t=123170&goto=newpost

Stephan Bonnar Lorenzo Borgomeo  Kyle Bradley  Jai Bradney  Ebenezer Fontes Braga

UFC 150 Press Conference Video - UFC 150

http://www.MMAWeekly.com/ was at the UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II kickoff press conference on Tuesday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.UFC president Dana White, lightweight champion Benson Henderson, and challenger Frankie Edgar fielded numerous questions from the media and a throng of fans, talking about Henderson and Edgar's upcoming rematch, as well as many other topics.Henderson and Edgar square off in a main event rematch at UFC 150 on August 11 at the Pepsi Center.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-150/ufc-150-press-conference-video-video_da714c0f5.html

Don Frye Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki Zelg Benkei Galesić

Chael Sonnen talks Stann -vs- Bisping & 2012 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling {video}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8RkfLZw23A

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78940-Chael-Sonnen-talks-Stann-vs-Bisping-amp-2012-Olympic-Freestyle-Wrestling-video&goto=newpost

Joe Hybrid Duarte Aldrin de Jesus  Todd Duffee  Marvin Eastman  Stav Crazy Bear Economou 

Invicta FC 2: Shayna Baszler vs. Sara McMann (Video)

Shayna Baszler and Sara McMann engaged in one of the better bouts of 2012 this past Saturday at Invicta FC 2. The entertaining three round fight has seen many different scorecard combinations both on the web and even amongst the staff here at MMAFrenzy. Invicta has since posted the bout to their website where you can judge the bout for yourself.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/29669/invicta-fc-2-shayna-baszler-vs-sara-mcmann-video/

Ba Te er  Ryan Bader  Siyar Bahadurzada Bao Ligao  Josh Barnett 

***OFFICIAL*** Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner Thread

*Lightweight bout: 155 pounds*

Image: http://www1.cdn.sherdog.com/image_crop/200/300/_images/fighter/20100108065438_joe_lauzon.JPG Image:...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103963-official-joe-lauzon-vs-jamie-varner-thread.html

Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson Paulo Filho Mirko Cro Cop Filipović Luiz Buscapé Firmino

Vera -vs- Shogun: Winner Gets Another shot at JBJ {video}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_NoQTzWkXs

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78939-Vera-vs-Shogun-Winner-Gets-Another-shot-at-JBJ-video&goto=newpost

Dai Shuanghai  Mac Danzig  Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis 

HYDEN BLOG: Chris Weidman Title Talk and UFC On FOX 4 Title Eliminators

Staff08Hyden_Main_44.jpg
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor

Chris Weidman is getting a lot of talk about being the next challenger to Anderson Silva's UFC Middleweight title. I'm fine with that, mainly because it's not like anyone is head and shoulders above the rest in that division other than Silva. It seems as though Silva's camp doesn't want this fight, though. It's hard to find too much fault with that in the sense that Silva probably wants to cash in. He's only got so many fights left, and he wants to fight some big names.

Ask most people who Chris Weidman is and they'll probably think he's a lawn-care specialist. I do think that Weidman could possibly beat Silva, but you could say that about a lot of people. Silva's getting older and you never know what could happen in the cage, and upsets happen all the time in sports. However, I don't think Weidman can play the 'He's ducking me" card. To be clear, I'm not saying that Weidman is saying that, he's too savvy to make such an outlandish statement. Weidman is laying the groundwork for saying that in the future, though. It's true that he just destroyed Mark Munoz, but before that he had to go to a split decision to win over Demian Maia. Those are quality wins, for sure, but Weidman is in that group of guys who can lay claim to a title shot. He's not above that group, he's among that group.

Having said all that, though, I do think that Weidman should get the next title shot. It's just a process of elimination. Everyone else in the division who could possibly get a title shot is already locked into another fight. I don't like seeing fighters sit on the sidelines so I think Weidman should be the next man to fight Silva for the belt.

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


UFC on FOX 4 is Saturday, and a future Light Heavyweight Title shot hangs in the balance. Ryan Bader fights Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua fights Brandon Vera, and the most impressive fighter from these two fights will get to face the winner of Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Quite frankly, I don't see a good outcome to this. Assuming Jones beats Henderson, he'll have to fight a guy who he's already smashed in the past two years.

I understand that this is what happens when greatness emerges, but can't the UFC find someone else, anyone else? This isn't like when Chael Sonnen stayed on top of Anderson Silva for 4+ rounds (the issue of injury, failed drug tests, etc. aside), these guys all got crushed by Jones recently. How do you hype up a rematch? Going back to Sonnen vs. Silva, you could rely on glossing over some things and playing up that Sonnen held Silva down for so long. This isn't the case with Jones and any of these four.

The easiest sell would probably be Shogun getting a rematch, mainly because he's got an epic fight with Dan Henderson relatively fresh in people's minds. The one that makes no sense to me would be Brandon Vera getting the shot. The guy's got a record of 1-2, 1 No Contest in his last four fights. To be fair, though, Shogun is 1-2 in his last three fights, and 2-3 in his last five. Machida is 1-3 in his last four fights. Ryan Bader actually has the best recent record, though he is only 2-2 in his last four fights.

Bader and Shogun are both 2-2 in their last four respective bouts, but this is all pretty close. I'm ok with the UFC opening it up to whomever impresses the most in their fight Saturday, as long as there is an impressive victory. Of course, this could all be thrown out the window if Dan Henderson beats Jones. I don't see that happening myself, but Henderson is always one shot away from ending a fight.

Comments and suggestions can be e-mailed to me at hydenfrank@gmail.com

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/hydenstake/article_13983.shtml

Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio  Mikhail Avetisyan Luiz Azeredo 

Need a new Gi!

just a little background I've been training BJJ for just under 2 years and earned my blue belt about 6 months ago.

When I first started I brought a...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/gear-equipment/103960-need-new-gi.html

Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson Jaime Gutierrez Dave Gomez

Brandon Vera says fighting Shogun will bring out his best at UFC on FOX 4

UFC light heavyweight Brandon “The Truth” Vera discusses his upcoming main event clash with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC on FOX 4. Vera talks about the psychology of fighting Rua who he acknowledges is a fighter that he admires. He uses that as a motivating factor to push himself to be his best. An impressive [...]

Brandon Vera says fighting Shogun will bring out his best at UFC on FOX 4 is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/ufc-news/brandon-vera-says-fighting-shogun-will-bring-out-his-best-at-ufc-on-fox-4-59034/

José Aldo  John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida  Eddie Alvarez

UFC on FOX 4 open media workout photos gallery for 'Shogun vs Vera' in L.A.

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2012/8/1/3214189/ufc-fox-4-open-media-workout-photos-gallery-shogun-vs-vera-la-mma

Melvin Guillard Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson

Bellator 72 Fight Highlights - Bellator

"Travis Wiuff continues to amaze with another completely dominating performance, while Paul "Semtex" Daley did exactly what we thought he would in his Bellator debut by delivering another brutal knockout," said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. "My hats off to Karl Amoussou, who came out as his usual explosive self and had everyone on their feet with a slick submission win. Amoussou vs. Askren is something I'm looking forward to, and should happen in short order." For Bellator welterweights Bryan "The Beast" Baker and Karl "Psycho" Amoussou, a win Friday night would not only earn them the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Championship, but also $100,000 and a shot at Bellator Welterweight World Champion, Ben Askren. After briefly exchanging on the feet, Amoussou (16-4-2) swept the leg of Baker (18-4) and rather than taking the back, latched on to the leg of "The Beast." Baker immediately felt the pain of the inverted heel hook and tapped quickly to halt the bout at 0:56 of the first round. "I'm really happy right now," said an emotional Amoussou. "It's been a lot of hard work, and I'm so happy to be at this point right now."When asked about his next challenge, reigning Bellator Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren, Amoussou didn't hesitate."Lay and prayer, it's time for you to face the Psycho. I think Bellator needs a real exciting champion. Somebody is getting knocked out, and that somebody is going to be him."Entering the Bellator cage for the first time Friday night, vicious striker Paul "Semtex" Daley was looking to impress Bellator brass when he met 6-time Bellator veteran, Rudy Bears at the USF Sun Dome. While Bears (14-11) appeared to have some success early on, Daley (30-12-2) ultimately showed why he is considered one of the best knockout artists in MMA. After landing a series of brutal knees to the body of Bears, Daley unloaded with a barrage of punches until the referee was forced to stop the fight at 2:45 of the first round. "Anybody who trades with me is getting knocked out. Much respect to Rudy Bears for stepping in here with me," said Daley. "I'm looking to get in the tournament, and I'm going to win it."After choking out Zelg Galesic last month in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament, Attila Vegh was matched up with the toughest test of his career Friday night when he faced Emanuel Newton. Newton (18-7-1), was coming off a submission win of his own over Roy Boughton and looked to stop the momentum of "Pumukli." The story throughout the fight was the aggressiveness of Newton and the counter striking of Vegh (27-4-2). For three close rounds, both men went blow for blow until a decision was rendered by the judges. Two of the three judges scored the fight in favor of Attila Vegh, who will now move on to the finals of the Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament. "It was hard to train for the awkwardness he brings. The kicks were coming out of nowhere," said Vegh. "However, I was confident wherever the fight went. I trained for 15 minutes." After earning a decisive victory over Chris Davis in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament, Travis "Diesel" Wiuff undoubtedly wanted to impose his will on Tim Carpenter when the two met Friday night in a semifinal matchup. For three rounds, Wiuff (68-14) controlled Carpenter (9-2), utilizing his takedowns and landing devastating strikes from the guard. After dominating for the entire fight, Travis Wiuff was awarded the unanimous decision victory. After the fight, Wiuff had choice words for Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion, Christian M'Pumbu. "Christian, I'm coming for you," said Wiuff. "It's only a matter of time, Christian. Next time I beat you, I'm taking that belt." In the first fight of the evening, Bellator welterweights Waachiim Spiritwolf and Marius Zaromskis were looking to pick up where they left off in their previous contest and finally put a stamp on their epic trilogy. Throughout the fight, Zaromskis (18-6) was the aggressor, constantly moving forward and avoiding the power shots of Spiritwolf (9-11-1). Zaromskis also showed off his improved takedown defense every time Spiritwolf attempted to take the fight to the ground. After the completion of three rounds, two of the three judge's cageside scored the fight in favor of Marius Zaromskis.

Source: http://mmalice.com/bellator/bellator-72-fight-highlights-video_fc25edec4.html

Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo  John Alessio 

ONE FC: ?Pride of A Nation? Gets Folayang-Enomoto & Chilson-Wiratchai

ONE FC’s fifth promotional offering has seen a pair of promising bouts added to it as lightweights Eduard Folayang and Felipe Enomoto, and featherweights Mitch Chilson and Shannon�Wiratchai have been penciled in to face one another in the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines on August 31. Folayang (11-2) comes into the cage after his [...]

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/29692/one-fc-pride-of-a-nation-gets-folayang-enomoto-chilson-wiratchai/

Efrain Escudero Rashad Evans Urijah Faber Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson

Dream Fight Brought BJ Penn Out of Retirement

Source: http://mmasportsreport.com/1458/dream-fight-brought-bj-penn-out-of-retirement

Karen Grigoryan Kendall Grove Clay Guida Jason Guida Melvin Guillard

Josh Koscheck hopes AKA "burns to the ground"; Javier Mendez responds

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

JoshKoscheck_150_10.jpg
Josh Koscheck split off from his longtime home at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif. earlier this year to start a new gym in Fresno, but also to get away from AKA coach Javier Mendez. He's made it clear since discussing the split that his only issues were with Mendez, and no one else at the gym, and his personal feelings went to another level recently.

AKA, its fighters, and its coaches will be featured in a new series on NUVO TV called Fight Factory, which begins this month, and in advance of the show's August 18 debut, a clip featuring Koscheck and Jon Fitch was released. It's the two friends sitting around Fitch's house conversing, and the topic of Koscheck's split from Mendez and the gym led to a rather harsh declaration.

"The bridge over in San Jose is pretty much burnt," Koscheck told Fitch. "And it's nothing to do with anybody over there, there's only one person, and we all know that person is Javier [Mendez]. I just wasn't happy and it wasn't the place for me anymore... I hope the gym burns. To the ground. Is that bad? Hopefully nobody's in it... well maybe one person. But if it burns down I'm cool, we'll be good."

Koscheck's harsh personal feelings stem from comments made by Mendes, but he also discussed with Fitch what he felt was a major change in Mendez over his time spent at the gym.

"I'm done with this f***ing guy," Koscheck made clear. "Does the guy not know how much I've done for him and his gym? Fighting for eight years under that name. Eight years. Not once did he ever come up to me and say, "Kos, you know what, thank you for fighting under the gym.' He never really truly cared about coming to your fights until you were on TV. He never truly cared about coming to my fights until I was fighting in the big fights. Because he wanted to build his own name off of us."

"Too much fame, too much TV, people change. I can say truly, Fitch, I've been the same from day one. Total D-I-C-K. From day one. I say what I feel, and if you don't like it, tough s***. He changed."

The comments didn't really come as a surprise to Mendez, who reacted in an interview with Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com on Wednesday. In Los Angeles for AKA fighter Mike Swick's return to action this Saturday at UFC on Fox 4, Mendez was nonetheless willing to address Koscheck.

"When you've spent eight years with an individual like Josh, I think that nothing is going to surprise you with him," Mendez said. "Actually he really hates me, so, it didn't shock me. That's him, that's who he is. I just wish, if it does burn down, that I'm not in it. Other than that, that's who he is, that's the type of person he is. I don't know what else to say other than that's who he is."

"It's who he is, I'm not going to let it affect me. Hey, we're not friends. He doesn't want to be my friend, he made it very obvious, so I've just moved on. I've got a team to focus on, and we've got a great team."

Still, Mendez wouldn't say Koscheck's feelings were unwarranted. He admitted at least some fault for the deterioration of their relationship, though he was somewhat cryptic on just what he did, saying you'll need to watch the show when it debuts on August 15.

"I'm at fault only because, like a person who is in charge, who knows if you do certain things - you know your children type of thing, and you know what they'll do - I did something that I knew could cause a bad reaction, and if I had to do it all over again I probably wouldn't. But I've gotta accept... my responsibility for it."

"Yeah, I do [regret it]. Because you know what? I don't like hate, and I created legit hate. So I do regret it, but you'll have to watch the show to hear what it is."

Penick's Analysis: People are focusing a lot on the "I hope the gym burns down" comment, without going into any of the context behind his feelings towards Mendez. Indeed, Helwani was seemingly attempting to instigate a negative response from Mendez by asking if it was getting too personal with a comment like that, but it came off as a throw-away, jokingly frustrated comment. That's not to defend Koscheck, who described himself as a dick in that very same clip. There are a lot of sore feelings still there, and though wishing death and destruction on any individual and their business isn't exactly a kind thought, it's not as if he's heading down to San Jose with a can full of gas and a handful of matches.

[Josh Koscheck art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_13995.shtml

Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton  Mike Brown  Junie Browning

Mike Van Arsdale Out, Mario Sperry in As Blackzilian Head Coach

A burgeoning MMA powerhouse has undergone a major change as head coach Mike Van Arsdale has left the Blackzilian camp, opening the door for Mario Sperry to step in and take over. Van Arsdale's departure comes to be due to the former Iowa wrestler moving to Arizona to be closer to his family. Sperry, a grappling legend has been a coach for the Boca Raton-based team for much of the year. The Brazilian now steps up to the position of head coach.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/29656/mike-van-arsdale-out-mario-sperry-in-as-blackzilian-head-coach/

Musse Hasselvall Daiki DJ taiki Hata He Peng David Heath Delson Heleno

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 � July 24, 2012)

I thought Hemsley died before Weezy and she died in 2004.

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78915-Sherman-Alexander-Hemsley-(February-1-1938-�-July-24-2012)&goto=newpost

Fedor Emelianenko Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Tom Big Cat Erickson Martinsh Egle

Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman fighting for a title shot at UFC on Fuel 4

In Monday's discussion of middleweights looking to inch closer to a shot at Anderson Silva and the championship, two names were not discussed: Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman. Since they already have a fight, they don't need to lobby for the right fight, like Michael Bisping, Alan Belcher and Brian Stann do.

They'll face each other on Wednesday night at UFC on Fuel 4. For Munoz, a win means a shot at Silva.

"With a win over Chris Weidman, I'm going to prove that I should have the title shot," Munoz told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

Weidman told MMA Fighting he is also seeking a title shot. After a lackluster win over Demian Maia in January, he wants to make it crystal clear he deserves the next shot at the belt.

"I'm fighting to make a statement in this fight," he said. "It would be my fifth win in the UFC in a row, I've fought a lot of tough guys, veterans in this sport. I really didn't have any easy fights, so I want to make a statement. I would love a chance against Anderson Silva, I think I really match up good against him, and I mean, I would love a shot, so we'll see. I really just want to make a statement in this fight. I want to make it blatantly obvious that I should be the one fighting Anderson Silva. That's the goal."

Both men have NCAA Division I wrestling backgrounds, though Munoz was a national champion for Oklahoma State while Weidman wrestled for less-acclaimed Hofstra. They are also coming in riding win streaks: four in a row for Munoz and five in a row for Weidman.

Who will walk out of the main event closer to the title shot? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mark-munoz-chris-weidman-fighting-title-shot-ufc-141001181--mma.html

Mark The Hammer Coleman Wes Soldier Combs  Ray Cooper  Kit Cope  Wesley Cabbage Correira 

Minneapolis Fight Card Bulks Up

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-on-fx-5-fight-card-updates

Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill

Should Hector Lombard drop to welterweight after debut loss at UFC 149?

Hector Lombard came into UFC 149 riding a long win streak and an unstoppable hype train. He walked out of UFC 149 with a decision loss and a disappointed boss.

"It wasn't the fight I was expecting," UFC president Dana White admitted. "It just wasn't what I thought it was going to be. Whether it was Boetsch or Lombard winning, I was expecting a real war. I thought this thing was going to be a war."

It was far from an exciting bout, as Lombard, known for his aggression and knockouts, showed little aggressiveness in the bout. White wondered if Octagon jitters got the best of Lombard, and also threw out the idea that middleweight is too big of a weight class.

"Lombard maybe should fight at 170," White said. "He made 185 easily. He's short and wide, but I think he could make 170."

In a Q and A before the UFC 149 weigh-ins, middleweight Michael Bisping made jokes about Lombard's height.

"I bumped into Hector Lombard in the elevator, and I thought someone was playing a practical joke. I was like, 'Who is this dwarf?' I think he's in the wrong weight class. I think he's in the 125 weight class."

At 5-foot-9, Lombard is one of the shortest middleweights in the division. Most 185ers in the UFC are at least six-foot. Champion Anderson Silva is 6-foot-2. Though fighters have overcome height and reach differences in bouts -- think Travis Browne knocking out Stefan Struve -- there is no reason for Lombard to come into the fight at a disadvantage if he is comfortable dropping down.

Should he drop down? Tell us your thoughts in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter.

Other popular content on the Yahoo! network:
? Tim Tebow working with former MLB pitcher on his throwing mechanics
? Ernie Els comes from six shots back to win British Open in dramatic fashion
? Ronda Rousey calls out Michael Phelps for diva behavior in Beijing
? Y! Screen: Watch as a kitten attacks a doberman

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/hector-lombard-drop-welterweight-debut-loss-ufc-149-135354108--mma.html

Gregor Gracie Ralek Gracie Renzo Gracie Rickson Gracie Rodrigo Gracie

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some advice...

Hello everyone, I'm excited to be a part of this forum!

I am a fan of MMA and I am interested in getting into shape and learning real MMA...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/introductions-greets/103936-hey-everyone-im-looking-some-advice.html

Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis  Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees 

Floyd Mayweather Leaves Jail Friday, Could Be Part Of 50 Cent's Plan To Make Boxing More Like The UFC

Source: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/1/3213990/floyd-mayeather-jail-release-TMT-promotions-boxing-news

Rich No Love Clementi  Mark The Hammer Coleman Wes Soldier Combs  Ray Cooper  Kit Cope 

Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman fighting for a title shot at UFC on Fuel 4

In Monday's discussion of middleweights looking to inch closer to a shot at Anderson Silva and the championship, two names were not discussed: Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman. Since they already have a fight, they don't need to lobby for the right fight, like Michael Bisping, Alan Belcher and Brian Stann do.

They'll face each other on Wednesday night at UFC on Fuel 4. For Munoz, a win means a shot at Silva.

"With a win over Chris Weidman, I'm going to prove that I should have the title shot," Munoz told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

Weidman told MMA Fighting he is also seeking a title shot. After a lackluster win over Demian Maia in January, he wants to make it crystal clear he deserves the next shot at the belt.

"I'm fighting to make a statement in this fight," he said. "It would be my fifth win in the UFC in a row, I've fought a lot of tough guys, veterans in this sport. I really didn't have any easy fights, so I want to make a statement. I would love a chance against Anderson Silva, I think I really match up good against him, and I mean, I would love a shot, so we'll see. I really just want to make a statement in this fight. I want to make it blatantly obvious that I should be the one fighting Anderson Silva. That's the goal."

Both men have NCAA Division I wrestling backgrounds, though Munoz was a national champion for Oklahoma State while Weidman wrestled for less-acclaimed Hofstra. They are also coming in riding win streaks: four in a row for Munoz and five in a row for Weidman.

Who will walk out of the main event closer to the title shot? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mark-munoz-chris-weidman-fighting-title-shot-ufc-141001181--mma.html

Edgar Garcia Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George

* ATTN : THE FIRE *

Attachment 1627 (http://ninjashoes.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1627)

I LOVE YOU

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78909-*-ATTN-THE-FIRE-*&goto=newpost

Yves Edwards  Justin Eilers  Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund Jason Ellis

Randy Couture talks TRT (Testosterone) - Randy Couture

The Natural tells us why he always stayed 'natural" and never used Testosterone Replacement Therapy. Keith Kizer the executive of the Nevada Sports Athletic Commission also weighs in on the use of TRT in MMA

Source: http://mmalice.com/randy-couture/randy-couture-talks-trt-testosterone-video_f9e155386.html

Hermes Franca Rich Franklin Ian Freeman Don Frye Tony Fryklund

IMMAF representatives take part in International Olympic Committee seminars

MMA is still years away from serious consideration as an Olympic sport, but the recently formed IMMAF is already beginning to make its presence known with the International Olympic Committee.

IMMAF officials today took part in the first of several planned seminars aimed at studying martial arts and sports not currently included in the Olympics, and the group hopes to educate IOC officials during the meetings.

"We are very grateful for this opportunity to promote MMA in front of the IOC and other fellow sports federations," IMMAF official Erika Mattsson told MMAjunkie.com.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/GPmA52HfTLs/immaf-representatives-take-part-in-international-olympic-committee-seminars.mma

Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott

UFC in China

on November 10th the UFC is heading to Macau, China for a Fuel card. I'm thinking of going. Always fancied China and it'll be good to tie the UFC...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103932-ufc-china.html

Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Ao Hailin 

HYDEN BLOG: Chris Weidman Title Talk and UFC On FOX 4 Title Eliminators

Staff08Hyden_Main_44.jpg
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor

Chris Weidman is getting a lot of talk about being the next challenger to Anderson Silva's UFC Middleweight title. I'm fine with that, mainly because it's not like anyone is head and shoulders above the rest in that division other than Silva. It seems as though Silva's camp doesn't want this fight, though. It's hard to find too much fault with that in the sense that Silva probably wants to cash in. He's only got so many fights left, and he wants to fight some big names.

Ask most people who Chris Weidman is and they'll probably think he's a lawn-care specialist. I do think that Weidman could possibly beat Silva, but you could say that about a lot of people. Silva's getting older and you never know what could happen in the cage, and upsets happen all the time in sports. However, I don't think Weidman can play the 'He's ducking me" card. To be clear, I'm not saying that Weidman is saying that, he's too savvy to make such an outlandish statement. Weidman is laying the groundwork for saying that in the future, though. It's true that he just destroyed Mark Munoz, but before that he had to go to a split decision to win over Demian Maia. Those are quality wins, for sure, but Weidman is in that group of guys who can lay claim to a title shot. He's not above that group, he's among that group.

Having said all that, though, I do think that Weidman should get the next title shot. It's just a process of elimination. Everyone else in the division who could possibly get a title shot is already locked into another fight. I don't like seeing fighters sit on the sidelines so I think Weidman should be the next man to fight Silva for the belt.

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


UFC on FOX 4 is Saturday, and a future Light Heavyweight Title shot hangs in the balance. Ryan Bader fights Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua fights Brandon Vera, and the most impressive fighter from these two fights will get to face the winner of Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Quite frankly, I don't see a good outcome to this. Assuming Jones beats Henderson, he'll have to fight a guy who he's already smashed in the past two years.

I understand that this is what happens when greatness emerges, but can't the UFC find someone else, anyone else? This isn't like when Chael Sonnen stayed on top of Anderson Silva for 4+ rounds (the issue of injury, failed drug tests, etc. aside), these guys all got crushed by Jones recently. How do you hype up a rematch? Going back to Sonnen vs. Silva, you could rely on glossing over some things and playing up that Sonnen held Silva down for so long. This isn't the case with Jones and any of these four.

The easiest sell would probably be Shogun getting a rematch, mainly because he's got an epic fight with Dan Henderson relatively fresh in people's minds. The one that makes no sense to me would be Brandon Vera getting the shot. The guy's got a record of 1-2, 1 No Contest in his last four fights. To be fair, though, Shogun is 1-2 in his last three fights, and 2-3 in his last five. Machida is 1-3 in his last four fights. Ryan Bader actually has the best recent record, though he is only 2-2 in his last four fights.

Bader and Shogun are both 2-2 in their last four respective bouts, but this is all pretty close. I'm ok with the UFC opening it up to whomever impresses the most in their fight Saturday, as long as there is an impressive victory. Of course, this could all be thrown out the window if Dan Henderson beats Jones. I don't see that happening myself, but Henderson is always one shot away from ending a fight.

Comments and suggestions can be e-mailed to me at hydenfrank@gmail.com

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/hydenstake/article_13983.shtml

Ray Cooper  Kit Cope  Wesley Cabbage Correira  Patrick The Predator Côté  Randy The Natural Couture 

Eddie Alvarez draws Patricky Pitbull for October outing

This Fall may mark the final appearance for Eddie Alvarez in the Bellator cage, as the former lightweight champion?s contract is set to expire and open the door for him to possibly sign with the UFC. However, Alvarez won?t be taking an easy out for his potential curtain call, as Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/30/eddie-alvarez-draws-patricky-pitbull-for-october-outing

Shane The Engineer Carwin  Jason Hollywood Chambers Ryo Piranha Chonan  Dan The Sandman Christison  Logan The Pink Pounder Clark 

Aisha Taylor interviews Dana White

My apologies if this has been posted. The interview takes place during the week of Silva Vs Sonnen. I thought it was a fantastic interview. It's...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/103925-aisha-taylor-interviews-dana-white.html

Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Ao Hailin  Shinya Aoki 

The Gracies Get Matched Up as ONE FC Announces Opponents for Rolles, Igor and Gregor

No fewer than three Gracies will be on the card at ONE FC: Pride of a Nation next month and none of them will be in for an easy ride. Rolles Gracie is facing the much more experienced Tony Bonello, a 16-1 King of the Cage champion, Igor Gracie is taking on tough Korean Jung [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/26/the-gracies-get-matched-up-one-fc-announces-opponents-for-rolles-igor-and-gregor

Daniel Acacio Bernard Ackah  Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana 

Bellator announces Eddie Alvarez vs. Patricky ?Pitbull? Freire for October

Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney announced via Twitter that former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will take on Patricky “Pitbull” Freire on October 12th. The event, which is expected to be Bellator 76, will take place at Caesars Windsor in Ontario. It will be televised live on MTV2 and streamed free on Spike.com. Alvarez (23-3) [...]

Bellator announces Eddie Alvarez vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire for October is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/bellator-news/bellator-announces-eddie-alvarez-vs-patricky-pitbull-freire-for-october-59001/

Logan The Pink Pounder Clark  Steve The Snake Claveau  Rich No Love Clementi  Mark The Hammer Coleman Wes Soldier Combs 

A Fond Farewell

Source: http://www.watchkalibrun.com/2011/1/14/1936251/a-fond-farewell

Aleksander Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Tom Big Cat Erickson

&#12468;&#12523;&#12501;&#25171;&#25731;

ゴルフ打撃


http://translation.babylon.com/japanese/to-english/

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?78920-?????&goto=newpost

Ba Te er  Ryan Bader  Siyar Bahadurzada Bao Ligao  Josh Barnett 

Dana White Makes Change, Adds Ryan Bader-Lyoto Machida To UFC Title Mix

Last week, UFC president Dana White made mention of the most impressive winner from Saturday’s UFC on FOX 4 event earning a future shot at the UFC light heavyweight title. On Monday, White stated that the winner of the main event between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera would be the No. 1 contender. Well, [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmaconvert/~3/9Sr6CBnh2RY/

Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge Gerard Gordeau Jonathan Goulet

Hockey Fight of the Day: Mike Comrie vs. Ilya Kovalchuk

Every so often fans will see a hockey fight where the smaller man comes out triumphant against a larger opponent. This clip from 2002 between Mike Comrie (David) and Ilya Kovalchuk (Goliath) is not one of those times, as Comrie not only ends up eating at on of shots but also loses his jersey as [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/29/hockey-fight-of-the-day-mike-comrie-vs-ilya-kovalchuk

Rickson Gracie Rodrigo Gracie Roger Gracie Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie

UFC 149 Results ? Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao

The interim bantamweight championship is up for grabs when Urijah Faber battles Renan Barao in the main event of UFC 149. Also on tap is the highly anticipated UFC debut of Hector Lombard who takes on Tim Boetsch a high profile middleweight bout. UFC 149 takes place from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada [...]

UFC 149 Results – Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/ufc-news/ufc-149-results-urijah-faber-vs-renan-barao-58953/

Luiz Cane  Dos Caras Jr   Phil Cardella Roan Jucao Carneiro Shane The Engineer Carwin 

Matt Riddle wants Dan Hardy for his next bout, but Hardy is not interested

Matt Riddle made a statement both during and after his win over Chris Clements at UFC 149. During the fight, he showed he was ready for tougher competition by countering Clements' spinning backfist with an arm triangle choke that started standing and moved to the ground. At the post-fight press conference, he named that tougher competition: Dan Hardy.

It turns out Riddle had a bad experience when he fought at UFC 105 in Manchester, and he wants to take it out on Hardy.

"I will be completely honest," Riddle said. "When I fought in Manchester, England, (for UFC 105), they were very cruel to me. One fan actually spit directly in my face, and he was lucky enough where it hit my mouth. To be disrespected like that ... for some butter-toothed Brit to spit in my mouth, that was some bull. And honestly it's never been the same."

Though he also said he doesn't have anything against Brits, he does want to take out Hardy. Unfortunately, Hardy already has a fight scheduled with Amir Sadollah at UFC on Fuel 5 in September.

The other hindrance? Hardy doesn't want the bout.

Considering the run of injuries the UFC has experienced, a back-up fight is never a bad idea. Hardy won his last bout after a four-fight losing streak. Riddle won his last two fights. Should this fight happen? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/matt-riddle-wants-dan-hardy-next-bout-hardy-173515218--mma.html

Zelg Benkei Galesić Mauro Galvao Arman Gambaryan Manvel Gamburyan Sean Gannon

MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): UFC on FOX 4 breakdown

MMAjunkie.com Radio today hosts our breakdown of Saturday's UFC on FOX 4 event, including the night's Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Brandon Vera headliner.

Trainer and matchmaker Joey Varner joins us in studio for the event preview and a recap of the latest MMA news.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/8iITxALPmks/mmajunkie-com-radio-noon-et-ufc-on-fox-4-breakdown.mma

Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen 

UFC 150 Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar ? Extended Preview Video

UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson looks to defend his title for the first time when he takes on former champion Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 150. Henderson defeated Edgar by unanimous decision at UFC 144 to become champion. Also previewed is a middleweight clash between Jake Shields and Ed Herman. Shields, the [...]

UFC 150 Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar – Extended Preview Video is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/ufc-news/ufc-150-ben-henderson-vs-frankie-edgar-extended-preview-video-58969/

Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Tom Big Cat Erickson Martinsh Egle Eric Butterbean Esch