There’s not a lot of set-up necessary for this clip because, let’s face it, the viewer gets thrown into the fire right off the bat! All you need to know is this fight from a game in 1985 between the New York Rangers’ Steve Richmond and New Jersey Devils’ Kirk Muller shows exactly how fierce [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/13/hockey-fight-of-the-day-kirk-muller-vs-steve-richmond
Rodrigo Gracie Roger Gracie Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie Royler Gracie
Louis Gaudinot became known for his green hair while a castmember on “The Ultimate Fighter,” but it got a bit out of hand on Saturday night at UFC on Fox 3. He won his bout over John Lineker by submission and the Fight of the Night bonus, but his long, thick, green hair became the focus of the bout. Dana White even joked that is was time for a cut.
Gaudinot told MMA Junkie Radio that he’s thinking of cutting his hair, but he’ll still keep it green.
“I was thinking about cutting it before the fight,” Gaudinot said. “I’m kind of used to the long hair now, but I think I might have to cut it just for the next fight so it doesn’t get in my face.”
I can’t understand why he would want to do that.
It’s not like it got in his eyes.
Or made it easier for judges to tell when he got punched.
Yeah, on second thought, visiting a barbershop may not be such a bad idea, Louis.
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Bob “The Beast” Sapp vs Soa “The Hulk” Palelei Fight Video CFC 21. The bout was held at the Sydney Olympic Park in Sports Centre Friday May 18th, 2012.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/bob-sapp-vs-soa-palelei-fight-video-cfc-21/
Kit Cope Wesley Cabbage Correira Patrick The Predator Côté Randy The Natural Couture Dan Cramer
Occasionally a hockey fight will feature more than two players going at it on the ice with certain instances even seeing full squads duking it out. While today’s entry may not quite go that far, this 1995 meeting between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils does feature a nice tag-team tussle between Reid [...]
Luiz Azeredo Luciano Azevedo Ba Te er Ryan Bader Siyar Bahadurzada
Occasionally a hockey fight will feature more than two players going at it on the ice with certain instances even seeing full squads duking it out. While today’s entry may not quite go that far, this 1995 meeting between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils does feature a nice tag-team tussle between Reid [...]
Jai Bradney Ebenezer Fontes Braga Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito Rob BroughtonÂ
As the cage door shuts behind Jessica Aguilar and Megumi Fujii tonight at Bellator 69 it is the culmination of different roads traveled entwining to bring two of the sport’s greatest ambassadors together to battle. For Fujii, the chance at retribution inside a Bellator cage. Fujii’s only career loss came at her last Bellator appearance [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/18/jessica-aguilar-vs-megumi-fujii-different-roads-to-the-same-goal
Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen Chris Dolman Edson Drago Tomasz Drwal
Though Saturday’s UFC card on Fox was the best of the three cards that have aired on the network. Unfortunately, it was also the least-viewed of the three. Saturday’s fights pulled in 2.25 million viewers, less than the four million plus who watched UFC on Fox 1 and 2. The UFC won the key demographic of adults 18-49, but lost badly in overall ratings to CBS’ “48 Hours Mystery.”
There are several reasons for this drop-off in viewers:
– Lack of star power: The main card was not stocked with bankable stars, like in the past two events. There was no belt on the line, no outspoken promoter like Chael Sonnen, no well-known former champ like Rashad Evans. While Josh Koscheck has the reputation of being an MMA bad boy, it wasn’t anywhere near what Sonnen and Davis brought to the last card. The shame is that the performances were great and had nothing to do with the names written on a fight card.
– Mayweather/Cotto: Though the UFC did not go up directly against the marquee boxing match-up of the year, the Floyd Mayweather/Miguel Cotto bout did not help. Much of the week’s pre-fight coverage was devoted to the big boxing event instead of MMA bouts, and contributed to the lack of buzz around the UFC fights.
– No football: Something that hurt the UFC that they had no control over is that there was no football to promote the events. For the UFC’s first two events on Fox, the NFL was in-season and gave considerable promotion to fights. Cain Velasquez appeared on set with the NFL on Fox crew, and ads were run throughout games. Without football and its broad audience and huge ratings, the UFC didn’t have as much of a promotional push to pull in casual fans.
Did you watch Saturday’s fights? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Edgar Garcia Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George
Check out the latest crop of bouts from the UFC yentes.
– Ryan Bader will fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC on Fox 4 in August in Los Angeles. Bader has wins over Quinton Jackson and Jason Brilz in his last two bouts. This will be Machida’s first bout since losing a title fight to Jon Jones at UFC 140 in December.
– After once holding the Strikeforce middleweight belt, Jake Shields will move back up to his old weight. He will be welcomed back to the division by Ed Herman at UFC 150 in August in Denver.
– After each earning fight night bonuses at UFC 145, heavyweights Travis Browne and Ben Rothwell will face off at UFC on Fox 4 in August. Browne is undefeated in 13 bouts, while Rothwell just took out Brendan Schaub with a knockout in 1:10.
– At UFC 149 in Calgary, Thiago Silva and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will match up. Silva’s last bout was a loss to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel 2, while Rua’s last bout was his Fight of the Year loss to Dan Henderson.
Allan Goes Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good
Let’s hear it for the old guys! 53-year-old Tim Karaker showed up at Fire Extreme in Bourbonnais, Ill. last week and was asked to fight. He said yes, and knocked out 21-year-old Brandon Frey. Watch his MMA debut here, and skip to the 2:30 mark for the KO. UFC fighter Stephan Bonnar narrates and lets a few NSFW words slip.
Apparently, the medical personnel who is supposed to be at that fight were out for a walk, because they weren’t too quick in responding to Frey on the ground. Nonetheless, congratulations to Karaker. You’re now the hero of Bonnar as well as every man over the age of 50 who wanted to throw some leather at a youngun but couldn’t actually get in a cage with him.
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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/53-old-knocks-opponent-half-age-124941961.html
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MMA:30 spoke with UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen about his upcoming fight with champion Anderson Silva. Sonnen talked about the entire UFC 148 card, his book and his frustrations with Silva.
Luke Cummo Jeff Big Frog Curran Dai Shuanghai Mac Danzig Karen Darabedyan
UFC 146 is changing again with Mark Hunt falling to injury and Lavar Johnson (pictured) filling in against Stefan Struve. UFC officials confirmed the change earlier today. The all heavyweight UFC 146 maincard takes place May 26 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28587/ufc-146-update-mark-hunt-out-lavar-johnson-in/
Luiz Cane Dos Caras Jr  Phil Cardella Roan Jucao Carneiro Shane The Engineer CarwinÂ
With a little more than a week remaining before UFC 146 unfolds from Las Vegas the UFC has been forced to make a last-second change to the show, inserting heavy-handed slugger Lavar Johnson into a recently available spot against Stefan Struve formerly held by fan-favorite Mark Hunt. Though no specifics are available on his condition, [...]
Joe Doerksen Chris Dolman Edson Drago Tomasz Drwal Joe Hybrid Duarte
Jim Miller made weight in front of his home crowd at the Izod Center in Newark, just a half hour from where he trains. His opponent, Nate Diaz, also made weight to make their five-round fight on Saturday official.
The rest of the weigh-ins were uneventful. Danny Castillo sported the best outfit, coming to the stage in what appeared to be a suit and tie, but tore off like track pants. John Dodson’s socks were the best accessory. John Lineker came in a pound heavy for his flyweight bout with Louis Gaudinot, and will hand over $1,200 to Gaudinot.
Complete weigh-in results from our friends at MMA Junkie:
MAIN CARD (FOX)
Nate Diaz (156) vs. Jim Miller (156)
Johny Hendricks (170.5) vs. Josh Koscheck (170.5)
Alan Belcher (186) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
Pat Barry (244) vs. Lavar Johnson (253)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FUEL TV)
Tony Ferguson (154.5) vs. Michael Johnson (156)
John Dodson (126) vs. Tim Elliott (125)
John Hathaway (169) vs. Pascal Krauss (169)
Louis Gaudinot (126) vs. John Lineker (127)
Danny Castillo (155) vs. John Cholish (155.5)
Dennis Bermudez (145.5) vs. Pablo Garza (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Roland Delorme (135) vs. Nick Denis (135)
Mike Massenzio (184) vs. Karlos Vemola (185)
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/nate-diaz-jim-miller-weight-ufc-fox-3-211308372.html
Don Barr Pat Barry Vitor Belfort Robert Berry David Bielkheden
After a spectacular main event, Fuel TV has released video of highlights from last night’s main event. Announcer Jon Anik and analyst Kenny Florian discuss the action in last night’s “Fight of the Year” candidate.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28575/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-korean-zombie-vs-poirier-main-event-highlights-video/
Delson Heleno Dan Henderson Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring
For today’s look back at some of the beautiful brawls of NHL-yesteryear the time machine is only set to 2006. In this clip, the New York Rangers’ Colton Orr and Ottawa Senators’ Brian McGrattan mix it up. However, in the sequence, Orr is actually the aggressor while McGrattan doesn’t seem to want to drop his [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/10/hockey-fight-of-the-day-colton-orr-vs-brian-mcgrattan-2
Lyman Good Gary Goodridge Gerard Gordeau Jonathan Goulet Wilson Gouveia
Alistair Overeem in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) talking about testosterone and steroids. After he failed a pre drug test for UFC 146 with elevated testosterone levels (16:1).
Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Tom Big Cat Erickson Martinsh Egle Eric Butterbean Esch
Just before weigh-ins, most fighters are cranky, to put it mildly. As they cut down to their fighting weight, they are hungry, often dehydrated, and eager to step on the scale and then go for a big meal with family and friends.
But not John Dodson. The flyweight who had cut all the way down to 126 lbs. couldn’t keep still in the line before weigh-ins.
Some days, you gotta dance, John. Totally understandable. Hopefully, this display will lead to an invitation on “Dancing with the Stars.” Who wouldn’t want to see Dodson whirl around the dance floor? He won his last four bouts. The mirror ball trophy could be his next big win.
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When a fighter dominates a weight class like Georges St-Pierre has done at welterweight, Anderson Silva has done at middleweight and now Jon Jones is doing at light heavyweight, the question always seems to come up when will the move weight classes?What happened to the days of just being great at one weight class? Well, UFC President Dana White agrees with that ideology especially when talking about their UFC light heavyweight champion pursuing a title at heavyweight.Looking at the monsters that walk around in the heavyweight division, White knows that Jones would already be at a disadvantage, and he’s hoping that if it ever does happen that he’s more than prepared for a big move like that.Check out what White had to say about Jones potential move to heavyweight and if it’s a smart move or not:
Source: http://mmalice.com/dana-white/talks-jon-jones-moving-to-heavyweight-video_460b1c28e.html
Gesias JZ Calvancante Luiz Cane Dos Caras Jr  Phil Cardella Roan Jucao Carneiro
Strikeforce middleweight contender is waiting on a date, time, and place for his expected fight with champion Luke Rockhold. While he has the time, he’s working on his acting chops. Is it just me, or does he make a convincing “Black Swan?” He already did a great job as Katy Perry, so what else do we want to see Kennedy try? He seems to be a fan of costumes, so Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind?” Capt. Willard from “Apocalypse Now” could bring in both his military background and love of make-up. If Strikeforce keeps him (inexplicably) on ice much longer, Kennedy will be up for an Academy Award soon.
Mikhail Avetisyan Luiz Azeredo Luciano Azevedo Ba Te er Ryan BaderÂ
Chad Griggs‘ debut in the UFC didn’t go so well when he ran into Travis Browne last month in his first fight since coming over from Strikeforce. Griggs started out strong but only lasted half a round, suffering a submission loss midway through the opening frame. If Phil Davis has anything to say about it, [...]
Marcus Davis Tony DeSouza Edwin Dewees Nick Diaz Tadhg Steamfist Dixon
There’s not a lot of set-up necessary for this clip because, let’s face it, the viewer gets thrown into the fire right off the bat! All you need to know is this fight from a game in 1985 between the New York Rangers’ Steve Richmond and New Jersey Devils’ Kirk Muller shows exactly how fierce [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/13/hockey-fight-of-the-day-kirk-muller-vs-steve-richmond
Marvin Eastman Stav Crazy Bear Economou Yves Edwards Justin Eilers Jon Olav Einemo
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald Fight Video UFC on FUEL TV 3.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/tom-lawlor-vs-jason-macdonald-fight-video-ufc-on-fuel-tv-3/
Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito Rob Broughton Mike Brown Junie Browning
Do you want to see what UFC on Fox 3′s Josh Koscheck looks like sitting on a tractor? Obviously, yes.
Sure, Koscheck has talked about his fancy home and fast cars while on “UFC Insider,” but he seems at home right here, too. We’ll see Saturday if his game is as diverse as his love of vehicles! OK, that was a reach. Sorry about that.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/josh-koscheck-tractor-photo-171118760.html
Aleksander Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Tom Big Cat Erickson
Ford defeats Goodall ref stoppage 3:37 of RD1 due to unanswered blows (TKO – Elbows) @ Aggression MMA9 (MAIN EVENT) in Edmonton, AB CANADA Sat.Feb 11/2012. Ford improves record to 17-4.Filmed and edited by Steve Mayer
Source: http://mmalice.com/ryan-ford/ryan-ford-16-4-vs-ricky-goodall-9-4-feb-11-2012-video_d157c747f.html
Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril AbidiÂ
Though MMA earned a victory when Vermont decided to legalize the sport last week, it suffered a defeat when a bill to legalize the sport was stopped before it could reach the floor. Assembly leader Sheldon Silver decided the bill didn’t have enough votes to pass.
After years of lobbying and hoping to have an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the UFC is disappointed that they will have to fight on another year. Zuffa vice president of government and regulatory affairs Marc Ratner was unhappy that the bill didn’t even come to a vote.
“I feel 150% if we had a vote on the floor of the Assembly, we would win,” Ratner said. “Not to get a vote is un-American.”
Earlier this year, UFC president Dana White “guaranteed” that MMA would be in New York this year. He said the UFC wanted to bring fights not just to NYC, but to Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, too.
Losing the chance to get MMA in the third largest state is particularly hard to swallow considering the UFC just brought an event to the NYC-area over the weekend. Though the UFC on Fox 3 fights and weigh-ins were in East Rutherford, N.J., other pre-fight events were in Manhattan. They showed how an event can bring money to the area, but still were spurned by the legislature.
Will MMA make it to the Empire State? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mma-york-bill-fails-again-202614337.html
Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill Allan Goes
Source: http://mmasportsreport.com/1366/bj-penn-renzo-gracie-share-a-moment-on-mma-hour
Keith Hackney Matt Hamill Volk Han Joachim Hansen Antoni Hardonk
Jorge Masvidal Makes the Case for Title Shot Video by Strikeforce
Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/jorge-masvidal-makes-the-case-for-title-shot-video_817181133.html
Rodrigo Gracie Roger Gracie Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie Royler Gracie
A few years back welterweight James Wilks followed in the footsteps of fellow Brit Michael Bisping by winning the Ultimate Fighter. Unfortunately, fast-forward to today and it appears Wilks will never have a chance to emulate his countryman’s success let alone compete inside the cage again. The 34-year old recently took to Twitter to announce [...]
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/14/ultimate-fighter-9-winner-james-wilks-retires/
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UFC on Fuel TV 3 Post-Fight Press Conference Live.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-post-fight-press-conference-live/
Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio Mikhail Avetisyan Luiz Azeredo Luciano AzevedoÂ
Alistair Overeem Post fight vs Werdum Apologizes for Boring Fight Video by Alistair Overeem
Dennis George Kultar Gill Allan Goes Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono
Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2012/5/15/3022928/awesome
Daiki DJ taiki Hata He Peng David Heath Delson Heleno Dan Henderson
Better late than never. Ninety-five days after marijuana metabolites were discovered in Nick Diaz’s (Pictured) system and 82 days after the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued him a temporary suspension, the controversial UFC welterweight will finally get the opportunity to plead his case before the board. On Monday, Nevada District Court judge Rob Bare denied [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/115437/nick-diaz-finally-gets-to-address-nsac-regarding-drug-suspension/
Antoni Hardonk Dan Hardy Lee Hasdell Musse Hasselvall Daiki DJ taiki Hata
UFC lightweight Jeremy Stephens (20-7) is out to make history on Tuesday night when he mixes it up with Donald Cerrone (17-4) in a co-headlining clash at UFC on Fuel 3. Stephens has earned himself a reputation as a dangerous draw for any foe over the past five years inside the Octagon with heavy-hands and [...]
Alex Andrade Jermaine Andrè Yoji Anjo Ao Hailin Shinya AokiÂ
Source: http://mmasportsreport.com/1360/brimage-and-blanco-tumble-at-ufc-145
Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge
As the number of games remaining in the 2011-2012 NHL season wind down the intensity has amped up as evident in a brawl last night between the Phoenix Coyotes’ Kyle Chipchura and Nashville Predators’ Paul Gaustad. While a solid scrap is nothing new for either man, the thing separating their fight from last night’s game [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/05/hockey-fight-of-the-day-kyle-chipchura-vs-paul-gaustad
Joe Hybrid Duarte Aldrin de Jesus Todd Duffee Marvin Eastman Stav Crazy Bear EconomouÂ
A few years back welterweight James Wilks followed in the footsteps of fellow Brit Michael Bisping by winning the Ultimate Fighter. Unfortunately, fast-forward to today and it appears Wilks will never have a chance to emulate his countryman’s success let alone compete inside the cage again. The 34-year old recently took to Twitter to announce [...]
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/14/ultimate-fighter-9-winner-james-wilks-retires/
Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill
The three main MMA organizations will come together this Sunday night when fighters from Bellator, Strikeforce, and the UFC grace the Rebellion MMA Radio airwaves! Catch Rebellion MMA Radio live on Sunday at 6:30 PM EST where the guys will offer their own unique takes on all-things MMA.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28525/rebellion-radio-duane-ludwig-ike-vallie-flagg-and-josh-quayhagen/
Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott
JZ Cavalcante Post Fight vs Wilcox Wants to Return to Action Soon Video by JZ Cavalcante
Stav Crazy Bear Economou Yves Edwards Justin Eilers Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund
Showtime 56 Kickboxing fight video of Daniel Ghita (40-7) vs Brian Douwes (28-18). The bout took place on May 12th, 2012 in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/daniel-ghita-vs-brian-douwes-fight-video-showtime-56/
Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida Eddie Alvarez Thiago Alves Andre AmadeÂ
Marius Zaromskis vs Waachiim Spiritwolf Fight Video Bellator 68.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/marius-zaromskis-vs-waachiim-spiritwolf-fight-video-bellator-68/
Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott
Check out the latest batch of pictures from UFC on Fox 3 by Tracy Lee. You will see the best from Nate Diaz’s win over Jim Miller, Johny Hendricks’ close win over Josh Koscheck and the rest of the bouts from the most entertaining card on Fox yet.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-fox-3-photos-cartwheels-chokes-more-165424381.html
Dave Gomez Keith Hackney Matt Hamill Volk Han Joachim Hansen
Though the weekend was dominated by some title fight in Atlanta, Friday night’s Bellator and “The Ultimate Fighter” bouts brought plenty of excitement, both during and after the fights.
At Bellator, Eddie Alvarez made quick work of Shinya Aoki in their rematch, as Aoki had no answer for Alvarez’s striking. Aoki’s corner threw in the towel seconds before the match was stopped two minutes into the first round.
As shown in the video above, Andreas Spang took out Brian Rogers with a left hook in the second round after Rogers had been winning the bout. Afterwards, Spang gave the crowd in Cleveland two middle fingers and got in a scrap with Maiquel Falcao. Though he expects to be disciplined by the Ohio Athletic Commission, his spot in the middleweight tourney is safe.
He’ll face Falcao there after Falcao earned his spot by outlasting Vyacheslav Vasilevsky to a split decision. In the lightweight tournament, Rick Hawn took just a round and 10 seconds to knock out Lloyd Woodard, while Brent Weedman took a split decision from Thiago Michel.
On TUF, Vinc Pichel and John Cofer turned in a three-round decision that was one of the best fights of the season. The first round featured stand-up which could have gone to either fighter, while Pichel’s grappling gave him the second. In the third, Pichel got a quick takedown and arm triangle choke to get the win for Team Cruz. On Friday, Sam Sicilia from Team Cruz will fight Team Faber’s Chris Saunders.
Justin Eilers Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund Jason Ellis Aleksander Emelianenko
Nick Diaz (Pictured) was slated to face Braulio Estima at the World Jiu Jitsu Expo Saturday at the Hilton Long Beach Hotel in California. Unfortunately for everyone in attendance and those who paid $9.95 to watch from home, Diaz was nowhere to be found. Estima came in 9 pounds over the weight limit at Friday’s [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/115314/nick-diaz-pulls-another-no-show-this-time-at-world-jiu-jitsu-expo/
Mauro Galvao Arman Gambaryan Manvel Gamburyan Sean Gannon Edgar Garcia
Check out the latest crop of bouts from the UFC yentes.
– Ryan Bader will fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC on Fox 4 in August in Los Angeles. Bader has wins over Quinton Jackson and Jason Brilz in his last two bouts. This will be Machida’s first bout since losing a title fight to Jon Jones at UFC 140 in December.
– After once holding the Strikeforce middleweight belt, Jake Shields will move back up to his old weight. He will be welcomed back to the division by Ed Herman at UFC 150 in August in Denver.
– After each earning fight night bonuses at UFC 145, heavyweights Travis Browne and Ben Rothwell will face off at UFC on Fox 4 in August. Browne is undefeated in 13 bouts, while Rothwell just took out Brendan Schaub with a knockout in 1:10.
– At UFC 149 in Calgary, Thiago Silva and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will match up. Silva’s last bout was a loss to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel 2, while Rua’s last bout was his Fight of the Year loss to Dan Henderson.
Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson Jaime Gutierrez
JZ Cavalcante Post Fight vs Wilcox Wants to Return to Action Soon Video by JZ Cavalcante
Peter Graham Forrest Griffin Tyson Griffin Karn Grigorian Karen Grigoryan
We’re back to classics today, this time going back more than 30 years to check out a clash involving the Washington Capitals’ Yvon Labre locked up with the New York Rangers’ Mario Marois. The quality of the video may not be HD but the action definitely holds up to anything fans see on their screens [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/06/hockey-fight-of-the-day-yvon-labre-vs-mario-marois
Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge
The first four fights for ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors, a show taking place in Kuala Lumpur on June 23, were announce this week; Renato Sobral vs. Tatsuya Mizuno, Masakazu Imanari vs. Leandro Issa, Arnaud Lepont vs. Eddie Ng, and Adam Kayoom vs. Gregor Gracie. Sobral is a former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and fought [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/11/renato-sobral-others-announced-for-one-fc-4-destiny-of-warriors
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The UFC’s marquee sponsor is not happy with the actions of some their athletes, and they spoke up about it in Advertising Age. Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of the Bud Light brands that are featured prominently in the Octagon, talked about their displeasure.
“We’ve communicated to the UFC our displeasure with certain remarks made by some of its fighters, and they have promised to address this. If the incidents continue, we will act,” the brewer said in a statement. A-B, which did not elaborate on potential actions, also stated that it “embraces diversity and does not condone insensitive and derogatory comments rooted in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, etc.”
The UFC responded to Ad Age:
“Unlike most other sports leagues, we encourage our athletes to engage online. It is part of our company culture, and whenever you are at the forefront of a trend or initiative, it comes with its own pitfalls. We will continue to embrace social media while looking for better ways to stay in front of the issues. This includes a mandate for our athletes to attend sensitivity training and a seminar on proper use of social media.”
The problem is not that the UFC has athletes who say and do stupid things. Every organization — from a small family-run business to the largest multi-national conglomerates — has people who do and say stupid things. The problem is with how the UFC has (or hasn’t) dealt with the issues.
There is little consistency with how the UFC has dealt with the dumb things said by their athletes. Some, like Miguel Torres, were cut. Some, like Rashad Evans, were rebuked privately. Some, like Quinton Jackson, were ignored.
A comprehensive code of conduct for athletes, including clear examples of crossing the line and fair punishments for such actions, would not just be the fair thing for UFC fighters, but would also prevent them from getting a public rebuke from their biggest sponsor. It’s just good business.
Do you agree with Anheuser-Busch? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Ricardo Almeida Eddie Alvarez Thiago Alves Andre Amade Dean AmasingerÂ
The official video of Karo Parisyan and Ryan Ford’s main event bout from MMA Live 1 May 19, 2011 in London, Ontario, Canada.
Source: http://mmalice.com/ryan-ford/karo-parisyan-vs-ryan-ford-may-19-2011-video_039373c39.html
Delson Heleno Dan Henderson Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring
Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson at SFC 2 (May 5th, 2012)
Jeff Big Frog Curran Dai Shuanghai Mac Danzig Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik
Leandro Issa is 9-2 and riding a six-fight winning streak but the Brazilian has had to bide his time since defeating Soo Chul Kim last September. That wait came to an abrupt end this week when it was announced that he would be facing the legendary Masakazu Imanari in a co-headlining clash at ONE FC: [...]
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It’s time to check in with Cagereaders on their opinions on the latest in MMA news. We hear your thoughts on Quinton Jackson, which belts will change hands, and most importantly, Louis Gaudinot’s hair. Want your thoughts included in a future reader rants? Like Cagewriter on Facebook and comment on the stories that show up in your timeline.
How do you solve a problem like “Rampage?” Some Cagereaders have ideas.
There are a lot of people that make the UFC money, but once you start losing, your marketability dwindles. Add in the general consensus that Quinton doesn’t care anymore and seemingly doesn’t want to evolve his game; you’ll see that this is not a benefit for anyone involved. Have him fight the final time on his contract and let him go. Throw him in against a mid-tier fighter on the undercard (like they did with Arlovski years ago) and move on. — Ryan Wahl
Although I used to be a huge fan of Rampage and am less so these days, reading Quinton’s words makes me consider if what he wants is the same thing I think certain other fighters want: Big fights with no title implications. I think there are a handfull of fighter who just want to hammer checks and generally not worry about rank or title. In other words fighters may be hunting for financial security for what they do and not a title shot where some of their limitations could be exposed. I say the UFC should have Quinton fight guys with great stand up, let him makes some money, put on some great stand up fights and everyone wins. Sometimes you just give the baby his bottle until he grows out of it. — Mark Jimerson
With nearly every UFC belt on the line this summer, will any change hands?
I love this current batch of champions. I think it’s good for the sport to have dominant champs. That being said, I think the one most likely to lose in his next fight is Benson Henderson, but I think that JDS has less of a gap on the field in his weight class (Mir is a mismatch.) But Ben Henderson became somewhat of a superhuman to me after his last fight when he told his corner man he could go another five rounds, and seemed perfectly able to do so. In a way, that was one of the most impressive things I’ve seen watching years of MMA. — John Wilcox
Cagereaders tuned into Invicta FC’s all-female card.
Shows there are a lot of different weight classes that are competitive. Not just the Strikeforce 135! Great show, lots of heart by the women warriors! — David Feinblatt
And onto the most important point of discussion: Should Louis Gaudinot cut his hair?
God yes. Every second that a fighter has to spend getting hair out of his eyes is a second in which he is losing the fight. — Bruce Garrison
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