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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
WTF?!?!? How could ANY judge call the Guida fight in favor of Maximus? A split my ass ... Guida owned all three rounds yet one of the judges gave it too Maximus.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
WTF?!?!? How could ANY judge call the Guida fight in favor of Maximus? A split my ass ... Guida owned all three rounds yet one of the judges gave it too Maximus.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Just finished watching ShoXC from over the weekend. Jesus Christ, if you complain about Goldberg, wait until you have to listen through one of these productions.
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
You Tivo it?
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Just finished watching ShoXC from over the weekend. Jesus Christ, if you complain about Goldberg, wait until you have to listen through one of these productions.
Quadros irks me. |
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
He did good with Bas in Pride events.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
He did good with Bas in Pride events.
In an unrelated clip Mirco talks to an announcer..
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
I think I like Bas and Mauro Ranallo better.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Heeeey .... welcome to the camp fufucious
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
If you keep checking Dailymotion they are popping back up as soon as old links die.
Just caught the Babalu fight. If you're quick you can catch it too. Video Renato Babalu Sobral vs David Heath UFC 74 - UFC, 74, Renato, Babalu, tyson - Dailymotion Share Your Videos |
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Originally Posted by fufu
ty, where did you dl the prelim fights?
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Torrent at fcz. Need an invite?
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Originally Posted by fufu
Nah, you already sent me one before. I always forget the name of that site.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
He did good with Bas in Pride events.
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
You Tivo it?
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
It's Tivo'ing again tonight at 8. Lemmie know if you want to watch it.
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Originally Posted by OddGirl
It won't be going on that Tivo if it means I'll be missing shows!
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Talking about ShoEXC, not UFC.
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
I'm still impressed with Koscheck. He really showed a ton of improvement in his game. No panic set in while he was on the bottom, survived 2 Kimura attempts and basically came out unscathed, more than Hughes, Trigg and Sherk can say that's for sure. Kos truly deserves to be mentioned amongst the top fighters in the WW division.
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Originally Posted by Pedigree
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
If you keep checking Dailymotion they are popping back up as soon as old links die.
Just caught the Babalu fight. If you're quick you can catch it too. Video Renato Babalu Sobral vs David Heath UFC 74 - UFC, 74, Renato, Babalu, tyson - Dailymotion Share Your Videos |
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Couture breaks arm in UFC 74 win over Gonzaga Gabriel Gonzaga’s nose was not the only thing that got broken during the heavyweight championship bout this weekend at UFC 74: “Respect.” Division titleholder Randy Couture sustained a “nightstick fracture” of his left forearm when blocking a “Napao” high kick, according to FightNetwork.com. Here’s the snip: “… Randy Couture was informed Sunday by doctors that he’d broken his arm during his third round TKO stoppage of Gabriel Gonzaga. Couture sustained the injury Saturday blocking a Gonzaga right high kick with his left forearm, cleanly separating the ulna bone…. The injury placed the UFC heavyweight champion’s arm in a splint for six weeks. The appendage will not need a cast.”Fortunately, the injury does not seem serious. Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise, providing the training and public relations workhorse with some much-need time off. Here’s a snip from “The Natural:” “It’s not displaced, so the doctors think it will reattach in about a week and a half.”Watching the fight it seems hard to believe that he was able to finish of the monstrous Brazilian with a bum wing. I guess it just adds more mystique to the legend that is Randy Couture. |
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
I take it you're amongst the Kos haters that think he doesn't even belong in the top 10?
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Originally Posted by Pedigree
Truthfully - I picked Koscheck to win that fight! In my mind, Kos comes out, takes GSP down right away and sucks the life out of GSP by dominating him on the ground. I was completely shocked when Georgie took Kos down early and dominated him! It was an impressive win for GSP, but I have a hard time finding anything impressive about a " 4-time D-1 Collegiate All-American Wrestler" being taken down at will and pounded on for 15 minutes. He could be in the top ten, but if he is, there is a huge gap between # 1-2 and #10.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Randy's arm being broken:
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Originally Posted by Pedigree
Truthfully - I picked Koscheck to win that fight! In my mind, Kos comes out, takes GSP down right away and sucks the life out of GSP by dominating him on the ground. I was completely shocked when Georgie took Kos down early and dominated him! It was an impressive win for GSP, but I have a hard time finding anything impressive about a " 4-time D-1 Collegiate All-American Wrestler" being taken down at will and pounded on for 15 minutes. He could be in the top ten, but if he is, there is a huge gap between # 1-2 and #10.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
That's fucked up ... lol. |
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Originally Posted by bigss75
I think it was the begining of round 3 like 10 seconds in
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
Yeah, I just rewatched it, it was the first kick of the 3rd round. He even grabs his a few times in the following seconds to check out what's hurting.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
I agree with you that was when it happened, but then he keeps throwing hard lefts. Wow.
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
Yeah, Randy is an animal. I'll never bet against him again.
All he has left IMO is Fedor. That's all I want to see. |
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
That's fucked up ... lol. |
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Knuckle Down: UFC 74 in the Books August 28, 2007 by Mike Fridley (Mike@sherdog.com) Apparently being a middle-aged fighter handicapped by a 25-pound disadvantage wasn't enough of a test for Randy Couture (Pictures). No, confirmed the UFC heavyweight champion, he had to fight his way past Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) with a broken left arm as well on Saturday. In the aftermath of his third-round stoppage, The Fight Network reported Monday that "The Natural" endured a broken forearm after blocking the same Gonzaga high hick that knocked Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) out cold in April. Couture won't be forced into a cast, and instead will wear a splint for six weeks. Throughout his two-plus-round fight, Couture battered Napao, at one point forcing a break of Gonzaga's nose after picking up and slamming the challenger to the canvas. "The Natural" looked at home in the clinch, connecting with solid punches and elbows on the inside. And in the third, after absorbing the bone-breaking kick, Couture put Gonzaga on the canvas where he wailed away until referee Herb Dean (Pictures) jumped in to stop the fight. Couture did not learn until Sunday that a bone was broken. Mind over matter After a dominating performance against Josh Koscheck (Pictures) Saturday night in Las Vegas at UFC 74, Georges St. Pierre (Pictures) reflected on the win and shared some insight into his pre-fight mindset with TJ De Santis and Josh Gross Monday afternoon, as heard on the Sherdog Radio Network. "My game plan was to put him on his back," stated St. Pierre, who took the bout on the strength of his takedowns and control. "I knew that he was not going to submit me, but my concern was if I would able to hold him, because it's very hard to hold a good wrestler on his back," said the former welterweight ace. With his impressive showing over Koscheck, St. Pierre has no doubt that the victory put him in contention for a chance to duel the winner of Matt Hughes (Pictures) versus 170-pound UFC king Matt Serra (Pictures). "I'm glad to be back for a title shot," he said. "You're going to see me be champion very soon." Though many consider "Rush" to be as skilled as any mixed martial artist on the planet, St. Pierre gave credit to an overlooked element to his recent triumph. "I was very well prepared," declared the Canadian, who spent time with sports psychologist Brian Cain following his shocking loss to Serra at UFC 69. "I thought people who were working with a sports psychologist is because they were crazy or they were weak," he said. "That's what I thought before. But I was wrong. "This guy really helped me. The mental part of the game. He changed the whole thing for me. He made me see things in a different way." St. Pierre continued: "Athletes spend so much time training their body, training their skill. The most important part is their mind, and some people forget about it. "If your mind is not there -- because of issues -- your body will not follow. Because your mind dictates your body." Yahya takes aim at Beebe Abu Dhabi champion Rani Yahya (Pictures) took time out of his busy training schedule to speak with Sherdog.com's Greg Savage, just two weeks out from his title clash with World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight ace Chase Beebe (Pictures) on Sept. 5's Zuffa-promoted WEC card. Yahya made quick work of featherweight Mark Hominick (Pictures) at WEC 28 back in June, so it's no surprise that the Rickson Gracie-mentored fighter lacks no confidence in dropping weight to face Beebe with a belt on the line. "I don't believe too much in underdog and this kind of thing," said the Brazilian challenger. "Anything can happen in a fight." "What I believe in is hard work and training," he continued. "That's what I've been doing my whole life." Though he has shown little but pure BJJ in his brief 13-bout professional mixed martial arts career, Yahya intends to offer a more diverse game against the decorated wrestler from Purdue University. "I will be comfortable anywhere the fight goes," he declared. "If my back's on the ground, on top or standing up, or wrestling, I will be happy to fight." Spike's Season six contestants announced UFC 170-pound champion Matt Serra (Pictures) and former welterweight king Matt Hughes (Pictures) will lead Spike TV's popular mixed martial arts reality show, which returns on Sept. 19 with a new cast of welterweights vying for a shot to be crowned the next "Ultimate Fighter." Notable contestants include former King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge lightweight champion Mac Danzig (Pictures), who took on a much heavier Hayato Sakurai (Pictures) in a losing effort at PRIDE 33; Hammer House Muay Thai coach Dorian Price (Pictures); and Sacramento native Billy Miles (Pictures), who for years has been a training partner for Capital City Fighting Alliance talent like James Irvin (Pictures) and Urijah Faber (Pictures). Rounding out the roster is: Matt Arroyo, Daniel Barrera, Blake Bowman, Paul Georgieff, Richie Hightower (Pictures), John Kolosci (Pictures), Troy Mandaloniz (Pictures), Billy Miles (Pictures), Roman Mitichyan, Jared Rollins (Pictures), Ben Saunders, Joe Scarola, George Sotiropoulos (Pictures), and Tom Speer (Pictures). Post-UFC 74 mailbag What's next for Gonzaga? - Ryan, Springfield, Mass. It will be several months before we hear anything, as the Brazilian was medically suspended for 60 days by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for the damage he sustained to his nose against "The Natural." However, I wouldn't mind seeing UFC matchmaker Joe Silva pit Gonzaga against PRIDE vet Fabricio Werdum (Pictures) or former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) on the promotion's Dec. 29 card. Another possibility would be the loser of Brandon Vera (Pictures)-Tim Sylvia (Pictures), who square off on Oct. 20 in Cincinnati. I think the same way that Couture got an immediate rematch against Vitor Belfort (Pictures) in 2004 (due to an accidental cut in his eye), Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) should be given an immediate rematch against the champion. The broken nose completely changed the path that the fight was going. People were betting on whether or not Gonzaga would get tired in the championship rounds, not the opening period like we saw Saturday night. Anyone who watches that fight again will see that the fight was very even until the broken nose. After that it was lopsided. In my opinion, Gonzaga should have claimed he was in no condition to fight after the head butt. But as you saw the guy was a warrior and did not stop until the end. - Guilherme, Los Angeles, Calf. While I do agree that the injury sustained by Gonzaga played a major factor in the outcome of the match, it's hard to compare a 49 second bout stopped by a grazing punch to a one-sided contest that extended into the third frame. Couture was clearly superior that night, and I don't see a rematch unfolding much differently. I just re-watched the Randy and Gabriel fight this morning and contrary to what Randy said in the interview I think it was Gonzaga's own knee that broke his nose. If you watch the slam in slow motion, Randy's head was not near Gonzaga's nose on the take down or slam. His head was on Gonzaga's chest. Gonzaga's own knee came back and down and hit him in the face. I know Randy said he thought they head butted and he heard his nose crunch, but in reality he did hear Gonzaga's nose crunch, but it was Gonzaga's knee that did it. Please get this information out there after a little research so the truth will be known. - Daryle, Panama City, Florida Sorry, I'm not buying it. While Gonzaga's knee did come down and slap his own face on impact, the real carnage occurred a split second before when Couture's full body weight came crashing down directly on the Brazilian's beak. Upon further review of the footage, I suggest you forward your findings to Tim Millis, Executive Director of the National Football League Referees Association. I'm sure he could find use for another set of poor eyes on his staff. |
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08/27/2007 Shogun’s Quest - Conquer the UFC Light Heavyweight Division By Thomas Gerbasi Without question, it’s tough to be a professional fighter, to train for countless hours, sacrifice, suffer, and then be judged on how you perform for 15 minutes or so in front of thousands, when one second of lost focus could be the difference between victory and defeat. The perks aren’t so bad though. Just ask light heavyweight standout Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who recently spent some time with Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima during a photoshoot for Vanity Fair magazine. Now who among us red-blooded males wouldn’t mind taking a few punches to the face for that? “It was great,” Rua told UFC.com through translator Julio Heller when asked about the photo feature in the magazine’s September issue. “She’s very professional and beautiful, and all the staff gave me a lot of attention, including the photographer, Mario Testino. It was a very good opportunity to promote my country. Plus, I worked as a model a few years ago and I enjoyed the experience.” But the 25-year old Rua doesn’t have time for much posing these days, as he will not only be married this Saturday to his fiancée Renata, but he will also be coming back to the United States on September 22nd to begin the UFC chapter of his career against Forrest Griffin at UFC 76. And as usual, when it comes to fighting, Rua is all business. “I’m a very calm guy,” he admits. “Some of my friends told me that they don’t understand how I deal with some difficult situations in my career, and I know that I will soon face the biggest challenge in my life. The UFC is the main goal for all the fighters around the world and I understand my responsibility, but I can tell you: I don’t want to be one more on the line, I want to be the UFC champion.” First he will have to get by Griffin, who on paper – and given his past history – is the perfect debut opponent. He is a certified UFC star based on his win on season one of The Ultimate Fighter series and his subsequent fights in the Octagon, and maybe even more importantly, he has shown a tendency to get away from his gameplan in an attempt to slug it out with his opponents. Against Rua, a reckless slugfest could mean a quick trip back to the locker room. The Curitiba resident isn’t making the mistake of listening to the oddsmakers though. “In this sport it is very difficult to talk about being the favorite before the fights,” said Rua. “See the example of (Mirko) Cro Cop and (Gabriel) Gonzaga. So to be honest, I don’t spend my time thinking about that; I prefer to be focused in my training, and well prepared so I will always be confident for any fight.” That’s a good call, because Griffin showed in his last fight with Hector Ramirez in June that he could fight a disciplined and effective three rounder. Plus, he wasn’t thrown to the wolves for this fight – he asked for “Shogun”, which means he must see something he can take advantage of on fight night. Whatever it is though, it’s something most of us civilians haven’t seen, as Rua has been nearly perfect throughout an almost five-year career which has encompassed 18 fights and a stint in PRIDE that saw him win the organization’s Grand Prix title in 2005 by beating future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Alistair Overeem, and Ricardo Arona. In fact, to some observers and fans, Rua is the best 205-pounder in the world, a mythical title that will be put to the test in the Octagon in the coming months. “There are some tough guys in this division, a lot of people running for the belt,” said Rua. “But see how life is funny, the actual UFC Champion, Quinton Jackson, I beat him in the first round of the PRIDE Grand Prix two years ago, he lost twice to Wanderlei (Silva) and he got the UFC belt from Chuck (Liddell) in less than two minutes. As I told you, it is very difficult to make any kind of prediction about these fights. I know that on my way to the belt I will face Forrest, then maybe Quinton or (Dan) Henderson, and I’m ready to go. I respect them all, they are professionals like me and it’s time to prove that I can be the number one in this division.” It won’t be an easy road, as in addition to Jackson, Liddell, Henderson, and Griffin, there are a host of other 205 pounders near the top of the list, including Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans, along with up and comers like Lyoto Machida, Keith Jardine, Michael Bisping, Houston Alexander, and Alessio Sakara, who would also love to get their hands on Rua and add his high-profile name to their resumes. “Its part of the business,” said Rua, who is mature beyond his 25 years. “When I started, I had a lot of fighters that I wanted to beat, because the respect comes from your results. The important thing here is to keep your mind focused on your challenges. Every fight we must prove something, and knowing that there are a lot of fighters looking for my place is very good to keep me motivated.” And despite his success thus far, there are a lot of challenges for Rua come September. First, and most importantly, he must adjust to fighting in the Octagon. It may seem like a simple switch, as a fight’s a fight, but ask Mirko Cro Cop after his loss to Gabriel Gonzaga if he wished he had more time training and adjusting to the Octagon after years of fighting in a ring. Rua’s ready for the change of fighting real estate though. “I’m not concerned about the transition,” he said. “My training in the last two months is inside the Octagon, and a few years ago I fought twice in the Octagon. The main difference is in the rules, but my team is making the adjustments and from now my kicks can be replaced by the elbows.” That’s challenge number two, as Rua, a member of the famed Chute Boxe team, made a name for himself with the devastating soccer kicks that are outlawed here in the States. Take those away from most fighters, and you could be looking at a different fighter altogether. But Rua is not most fighters, and with his aggression, his acumen standing or on the ground, plus the elbows on the ground that he couldn’t use in Japan, and the danger factor is just as prevalent here in the States as it was in the Land of the Rising Sun. Plus, Rua didn’t look like he lost anything off his fastball when he fought here in the States under the unified MMA rules in PRIDE wins over Kevin Randleman and Alistair Overeem. The final challenge for Rua is to replicate his superstar status here in the States. Luckily, unlike some of his peers from PRIDE, he has fought here before – not only in PRIDE’s two US shows in 2006 and 2007, but back in 2003, when arrived in Denver as a 3-0 prospect looking to make a name for himself by fighting in an IFC tournament packed with fighters like Griffin, Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral, Jeremy Horn, Chael Sonnen, and Trevor Prangley. And while Rua impressed with a TKO win over Eric Wanderlei, in his next fight that night, “Shogun” was submitted in the third round by the eventual tournament winner, Sobral. “The first fight was very difficult,” remembered Rua. “It was my debut in an international event and I had a lot of pressure, but I won. In the second one I fought against Babalu, and at that time he had more experience than me. He used his Jiu-Jitsu skills and I was very tired from the first fight of the night. But I learned a lot with that defeat, the only one that I consider in my career.” He also learned that if you fight your heart out and put on an entertaining fight, US fans will do whatever it takes to see you fight again.That’s why the buzz is already considerable for his Octagon debut next month. “The crowd in the USA is fantastic,” said Rua. “The Japanese fans are great, but in America the excitement inside the arena is totally different. I felt very comfortable in the two PRIDE events in Las Vegas, all the fans were very friendly and I’m very motivated for my debut in UFC. I know that Forrest is very famous in USA because of the reality show, and probably the American fans will support him, so my challenge will be to give a wonderful show, a beautiful fight and a great victory to bring the American fans to my side.” Gaining fans won’t be a problem for Rua. After losing to Sobral in September of 2003, he would make his PRIDE debut less than a month later, knocking out Akira Shoji in the first round of the first Bushido show. Over the next three-plus years, he was unstoppable, with his lone loss in the organization coming when he suffered a freak elbow injury less than a minute into his match against Mark Coleman in February of 2006 and the bout was stopped. The biggest win, of course, was against Jackson in 2005. “Two years ago he was the star in PRIDE, and I was the new guy from Brazil,” said Rua of his first round win over “Rampage”. “I knew that the fight would be difficult, he beat Ninja (Rua’s brother Murilo) before in a very controversial result, and this was my opportunity to avenge my brother. At the end, the fight was easier than everyone could imagine. Now, the reality is totally different, he’s the champion, a star in UFC, and I’m still the new guy from Brazil. (Laughs) let’s see how this ends.” It’s a rematch anyone would want to see, including Jackson, along with a bout against the man “Rampage” beat for the title and the one sharing the spotlight with him on September 22nd – Liddell. “For sure, I want to fight with the top fighters of the division and Chuck is one of them,” said Rua. “He will probably be in my way for the belt. With the loss to “Rampage” he moved a step behind, but I know that he will be fighting in the UFC 76, so let’s see our results and talk there.” Are you excited yet? If you’re not, I’m sure there’s a tennis match or some golf tournament going on near you. But if you’re a fight fan, the endless intriguing matchups with Rua’s name attached to them mean that the 205-pound division will be hot for a while. And the scary part is, Rua’s only 25 and he’s getting better. “It’s natural, I’m a little older now,” he laughs when asked what he owes his progress as a fighter to. “I try to learn with the all experiences that I had in my life - the good ones like the PRIDE Grand Prix title, and other difficult moments like the injury in the fight again Coleman. These kinds of situations help me to become a better person and a better fighter. And there is no progress without training, so I try to develop my skills in different martial arts and try to reach a high level, because to be the number one it is necessary to be a complete fighter.” And as a Muay Thai ace as well as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Rua is a well-rounded fighter who is dangerous wherever the fight takes him. He also has that extra something that all the hours in the gym couldn’t give him – natural talent. But what makes him special is that he trains harder than fighters with just a fraction of the gifts he was born with. “I started to train with my older brother Ninja when I was 17 years old,” he explains. “My background is in Muay Thai, and then came the Jiu-Jitsu and the mixed martial arts. I think that 50% is talent and the other 50% comes from the training. It is impossible to be someone in this sport only with natural talent; it is necessary to spend a lot of time inside the academy, training hard.” It doesn’t hurt to have your brother pushing you every day either. “Murilo is my hero, the guy that showed the way for me,” said Rua of his brother, a fellow PRIDE veteran who has settled into the middleweight division. “He is the guy that brought me to the Academy, and he was a good example inside the house, as an athlete and a person. I respect him a lot, he passed a lot of difficult moments in his career and now he’s very happy fighting in USA, so it motivates me a lot. The funny thing is that we have very different personalities - I’m a very calm guy and Murilo is very anxious, but the main thing is that we are both are running for our goals, he already has a belt in the USA, and now is my chance.” So how long does “Shogun” think it will take him to get his shot at the winner of UFC 75’s unification bout between Jackson and Henderson? “I don’t know, I think that you must ask Mr. Dana White, because he’s the guy to answer this question,” said Rua. “I can tell you that I’m ready to go; I will work hard and be prepared for the title shot, I’m just asking for the opportunity.” First, he has to get by a tough opponent in Forrest Griffin on September 22nd. After that, the possibilities are endless. But whoever Rua fights, expect plenty of fireworks. “I don’t like to promise victories but I can promise that I will try to do my best,” said Rua. “Let’s see how things go step by step. Now is my debut in the UFC, I’m training hard and I want to show an aggressive style inside the cage with a great victory. Then we can discuss the future, but you know that I want the belt.” |
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August 28, 2007 - Tuesday UFC Heavyweight title? Not in my eyes. Current mood: angry Let's get straight to it and say that Randy did a phenomenal job at UFC 74 in defending his title. As a fan and a fellow Washingtonian I was happy to see him win. But as for the title itself -- it still sits in my house. No one in UFC ever beat me for it, and as far as I am concerned, no one in the UFC can be the heavyweight champion until they take that belt off of me in the cage. At the post fight press conference, Dana White said "there isn't anyone in the world that can beat this guy" in reference to Randy. All this because Randy beat a guy that had less than ten fights and only one noteworthy win? That's not even a world championship level fight, let alone reason to proclaim the winner as "unbeatable". This comment was made even more ridiculous by the fact that I was standing right there, living proof that Randy Couture is definitely beatable. "Unbeatable", Dana says. If he actually believes that, I'm more than willing to step into the cage and prove him wrong. It wouldn't even have to be for the belt. I already got the real belt. They can keep their pile of brass they purport as the UFC Heavyweight Title and put it on their next paper champ. Josh |
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The next big thing to enter the UFC Former WWE champion Brock Lesnar, known to wrestling fans as “The Next Big Thing”, followed through on his promise to attend UFC 74. Lesnar said that he wanted to see the UFC Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture, up close and person, but that was not the only reason Lesnar was in attendance. Lesnar met with Dana White, who was very confident after his meeting with Lesnar. “I am pretty much going to guarantee you right here that the UFC will get him,” said White. “Lesnar should have started with us, but we’ll be happy to have him.” When may the former collegiate All-American start with the UFC? “We are all booked up through 2007, but we would like to have him start after the new year.” |
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- STEVENSON HAS BROKEN NOSE; NOT BROKEN JAW Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com  Joe Stevenson confirmed in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio on Monday night that he has a broken nose following his fight with Kurt Pellegrino at UFC 74, not a broken jaw as first reported by other media outlets. Stevenson won a unanimous decision over Pellegrino in Las Vegas last Saturday night. After the fight, rumors circulated that the fighter had a broken jaw. The former Ultimate Fighter winner explained the injury during the interview. “I thought my jaw was broke and it was sore, but it ended up being a broken nose,” said Stevenson. “I have a fracture on my nose. I had a pain in the upper part of my teeth and I thought that was my jaw for some reason. It was a broken nose, first one ever.” The fight was never stopped due to the injury and Stevenson is expected to make a full recovery, although his image in the mirror may take a slight hit. “And just when I thought I was becoming the best looking fighter in MMA, Kurt (Pellegrino) has to try to shoot me down,” Stevenson said laughing about the broken nose. Stevenson has been mentioned multiple times as a possible #1 contender for the UFC lightweight title and after his win over Pellegrino, he further strengthened that argument. A possible showdown with B.J. Penn may be on the horizon for the Las Vegas based fighter, depending on the outcome of current champion Sean Sherk’s appeal for his positive drug test suspension in California, which will be heard in October. The fighter will continue to rehab and train with his teammates at the Cobra Kai dojo in Las Vegas to prepare them for upcoming bouts. |
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Matt Hughes to start new gym in St. Louis August 29, 2007 By: Sam Caplan Category: Robbie Lawler, Jens Pulver, Matt Hughes I first came across the rumor that Matt Hughes has left MFS to start his own gym while reading Luke Thomas’ site, BloodyElbow.com. Luke first heard rumor on the Savage Dog Show. Since then this story has taken on a life of its own with a lot of people speculating over Hughes’ motives for starting his own gym. I was able to speak with Monte Cox, Hughes’ manager (and the manager for Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin, and a host of other big name fighters), and Jens Pulver, another client of Cox’s and a good friend of both Hughes’ and Robbie Lawler’s. What I can tell you is this: Cox has confirmed that Hughes will be starting his own gym in the St. Louis area and Lawler has accepted a lucrative offer to help Hughes run the gym. The gym location actually isn’t that far from where Hughes currently resides. Meanwhile, Lawler and his wife will be relocating. All the talk of insidious plots and bad blood appears to be erroneous though. I think Pulver said it best when he claimed that a lot of people on the Underground forum have “taken this whole thing six steps too far.” First, there was some rumor that Hughes slept with Pulver’s wife. This is comical because Jens isn’t married and never has been. He said he doesn’t even have a girlfriend right now. Second, Hughes doesn’t technically train full-time at MFS in Iowa. His family is based outside of Iowa and he primarily lives with them. He travels down to Iowa for training camps to get ready for upcoming fights. In fact, it hasn’t been established whether Matt has even left MFS. If Matt wants to continue to compete at a world class level he will need world class training partners. Lawler is a great guy to train with but Cox indicated that Matt will probably need more partners than just Lawler to get ready for Matt Serra on Dec. 29. It’s very possible that Matt is still in fact with MFS. According to Jens, there is no ill will. It’s a family atmosphere down there and he’s surprised by a lot of what he’s hearing because a lot of what’s being written simply isn’t the case. Jens likened Matt opening a gym in St. Louis to Jeremy Horn opening a gym in Salt Lake. It’s nothing personal, it was just business because all the guys who train in Iowa primarily come from other parts of the country. It’s always been joked down there that people will grow up and eventually “leave the nest.” I think that’s exactly what’s going on with Hughes’ gym in St. Louis, and nothing more. MMA is hot right now with more and more people looking to train at various levels. It makes sense for Hughes try to capitalize on the business potential out there and start up his own gym. I don’t think it’s much different than when Dan Henderson branched off from the Oregon location of Team Quest and set up shop in Temecula, Calif. Jens even mentioned that he’s looking to open a gym in Seattle and or Idaho after his career is over. When I asked him if I could quote him about that he said it was no big deal because he’s already talked about it with friends at MFS. So to clarify, FiveOuncesOfPain.com can confirm that Hughes is starting a gym in the St. Louis area but it’s still not certain whether he’s leaving MFS altogether. Also, virtually all of the conspiracy theories out there that have surfaced are false. |
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D-Day Coming for Fedor? Thursday, August 30, 2007 by Josh Gross (joshg@sherdog.com) Visiting the U.S. in hopes of finding a "final solution" regarding the fighting home of heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures), the Russian's management team, which includes Vadim Finkelstein and Apy Echteld, are scheduled to meet with UFC officials Thursday in Las Vegas to discuss a deal that would bring the PRIDE champion into the octagon for the first time. Having visited the City of Angels since Monday, Emelianenko's representatives will return to Europe Friday afternoon deal or not. Following negotiations with the International Fight League, Strikeforce, K-1 and UFC, it is the Zuffa-promoted UFC that has to this point made the best offer to secure Fedor's services, Echteld told Sherdog.com through e-mail. Reportedly several sticking points remain between the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures)'s management: the potential for Fedor's Red Devil teammates to join him in the octagon; the ability for Fedor to fight in Russian Sambo tournaments; and the desire to be involved in MMA events in his homeland. "Our trip is not to shop between the organizations but to come to a final solution," Echteld said. "Unless we go for the UFC, Fedor will be a free agent." Emelianenko, like many fighters under PRIDE contract when the Japanese company was purchased by Zuffa earlier this year, was forced into limbo as he searched for a new ring to call home. He last fought and won in April against Matt Lindland (Pictures) in St. Petersburg, Russia, on a BodogFight-promoted card. |
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
I really just plain like who he is as a person almost as much as I respect his MMA accomplishments.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
This will be one of the hardest fights to call in a long time.
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An Interview With Terry Martin — A UFCjunkie.com Exclusive Posted by UFC Junkie on August 30, 2007 at 8:22 pm ET  In three weeks, rising middleweight contender Terry Martin (16-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will take on fellow slugger Chris Leben (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in front of a live national audience at UFC Fight Night 11. Martin’s main-card bout takes place Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. on Spike TV. Since dropping his first two fights in the UFC, the Chicago fighter has rattled off four straight wins, including first-round knockouts of Jorge Rivera (UFC 67) and Ivan Salaverry (UFC 71). Once on the outs with the UFC, the outspoken fighter recently inked a new four-fight deal and now has his sights set on a middleweight title. UFCjunkie.com (UFC news, MMA news, UFC rumors, UFC gossip, fighter interviews and event previews and recaps - UFCjunkie.com) caught up with Martin today to discuss Leben, the thrill of fighting in front of a national audience, a new feud with Patrick Cote, steroid suspicions and his plans for life after fighting. UFCjunkie.com: Can you explain how the fight with Chris Leben came about? He was originally expected to face Mike Swick. Terry Martin: I just got the call from my manager, and he said you’re fighting Chris Leben. I thought that it was perfect. What a great match. His style matches up with mine perfectly. He’ll sit there and bang, and I want to hurt him bad. UFCjunkie.com: Leben’s obviously a guy who likes to stand and trade. Can we expect the same from you? Terry Martin: Trade? He trades? (Laughs) I don’t know what was on his mind. Maybe he thought he would get in there and it’d be like Optimus Prime versus Megatron or something. It’s not going to be anything like that. Everyone says this kid has a jaw of steel. That’s just because he’s never been hit right. He’s getting knocked out. I guarantee you that. UFCjunkie.com: For whatever reason, if the fight goes to the ground, do you feel you have the advantage? Terry Martin: It all depends. I know I have the advantage because I’ve been training years in jiu-jitsu and wrestled all my life. It all depends on what my coaches want, though. They haven’t decided how we’re going to go in there for this fight. But my preference is to stand. UFCjunkie.com: What are your thoughts on competing for a national TV audience rather than a pay-per-view crowd? Terry Martin: This is national TV. This is perfect. I thank the UFC. This is big, man. This is it — against an opponent like him. This is it. People can’t afford $39.95 or $49.95 or whatever it is all the time, but everyone has free cable. I get to pull out the goodies for this event for people who haven’t seen me before. Leben is headed to total destruction. He has no idea what he’s in for. I’m for real. UFCjunkie.com: At what point do you think you’re ready for a title? Terry Martin: I’m ready now, but it’s up to my managers and the UFC. I don’t make the calls. (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva and Dana White decide. Maybe I’ll fight Patrick Cote next. UFCjunkie.com: That was going to be my next question. If not Anderson Silva or Rich Franklin, what opponent would you want next? Cote? Terry Martin: Yeah, I heard he called m out. Once he sees what I do to Leben, he’ll think twice about it. I’ll make him another victim. UFCjunkie.com: So he called you out at UFC 74 after his win over Kendall Grove? Terry Martin: He said something this past weekend about how he’s going to shut my mouth and that I talk too much. That’s funny. Here’s a guy who can’t defend a takedown. You got submitted by Travis Lutter? Lutter, man? Come on, now. How’s he going to call me out when he can’t defend himself against Travis Lutter? I’m going to hurt that dude for real. He barked up the wrong tree. He better watch what he says. Look at his facts. He’s never been knocked out? Woo, there’s goes another one. Another one bites the dust. That bitch is getting knocked out. He doesn’t have the slightest idea how bad I’m going to mess him up. UFCjunkie.com: So you actually prefer fighting a guy you don’t like? Terry Martin: I would love to go after (Cote) since he said he’s going to shut my mouth. Like this fight here. Everyone talks about Leben and all this and that. They think he’s something special. People are going to see a different fighter. I’m not going to ignore him like a mature fighter might. I’m going to throw fuel on the fire. I feed off that. And then for Cote, wait until he sees this fight. Let’s see how bad he wants to fight me after what I do to Leben. UFCjunkie.com: How do you think you match up with Anderson Silva? Terry Martin: Anderson Silva would be a perfect fight for me for the simple fact that the UFC has never seen all I can offer. I would have to display all my skills. There’d be no holding back. Silva keeps knocking these guys off because they don’t fight smart. How’s a 6-foot-2 guy going to try to fight him from the outside? Look at his style. He’s a southpaw. These guys feed into his strengths. Someone like Silva, I’ll fight him however he wants — standing or on the ground. I think I’d be a bad matchup for him. I’d give him problems. I’ll be smarter about preparing for him. UFCjunkie.com: In your first UFC fight, you suffered a legendary KO via knee to James Irvin early in the second round. Has it been difficult to shake that image from the fans’ minds? Terry Martin: It’s part of my history. I’d love to go against him again and redeem myself, but I’m at 185 (pounds) now. Some people have forgotten about it, but some people are always going to point it out. That’s how people are. Take any fighter. Take Mike Tyson. It’s hard to remember the first guys he beat, but everyone remembers who beat him. 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Randy Couture May Headline SuperBowl Weekend Card; If Signed, “Fedor” a Possible Opponent Posted by UFC Junkie on August 30, 2007 at 4:20 pm ET  UFC President Dana White today confirmed in a media conference call that UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture’s broken arm will probably keep him out of action until early 2008. Additionally, White said it’s possible that Couture could headline a SuperBowl Weekend card in February upon his return.UFCjunkie.com (UFC news, MMA news, UFC rumors, UFC gossip, fighter interviews and event previews and recaps - UFCjunkie.com) recently confirmed with Couture’s camp that the 44-year-old fighter and UFC Hall of Famer broke his ulna bone, which is the smaller of the two forearm bones, while checking a head kick from his UFC 74 opponent, Gabriel Gonzaga. Couture will wear a splint for six weeks before he returns to training. Sean O’Heir, Xtreme Couture spokesperson, told UFCjunkie that the injury won’t interfere with the filming of “The Scorpion King: The Akkadian,” a major motion picture from Universal Studios that will star Couture. As for Couture’s opponent, White mentioned a few possibilities. He said that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who made a successful UFC debut with a win over Heath Herring at UFC 71, will likely fight before the end of the year. If successful, White said, he’d be the division’s top contender. He also said that if Nogueira loses, his opponent could instead earn the title shot. (With that said, it seems likely that Nogueira will face one of the division’s elite. Perhaps former champ Andrei Arlovski will get the call if the two sides get a contract extension inked.) Additionally, if the organization can sign PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, a top-ranked Russian fighter who’s been in negotiations with the UFC for months, he could also be an opponent for Couture. “If he’s signed, he’s probably get a title shot immediately,” White said. However, despite reports of a meeting between the UFC and Emelianenko’s management taking place today, White was noncommittal and reiterated that he’s been working to get the fighter in the UFC ever since PRIDE was acquired by the UFC. “Put in a good word for us,” White joked. |
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
So yesterday Dana shitcanned Babalu, told Barnett that he can go fuck himself, and won't sign Denis Kang because he doesn't think he's top tier.
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Renato “Babalu” Sobral Cut From UFC Contract Posted by UFC Junkie on August 30, 2007 at 2:20 pm ET  As UFCjunkie.com (UFC news, MMA news, UFC rumors, UFC gossip, fighter interviews and event previews and recaps - UFCjunkie.com) reported in an earlier UFC 75 conference call recap, Renato “Babalu” Sobral has been dropped from the UFC following his actions at this past Saturday’s UFC 74 event.UFC President Dana White confirmed that the fighter has been cut from his contract after initially refusing to break a chokehold on opponent David Heath and then admitting it during a post-fight interview. Sobral told the sold-out crowd in the Mandalay Bay Events Center that he wanted to “teach (Heath) a lesson” for disrespecting him during the previous day’s weigh-ins. After dominating much of the fight — and opening a gash along the fighter’s forehead — Sobral secured a fight-ending anaconda choke in the second round. However, after Heath tapped, Sobral refused to break the hold, even as referee Steve Mazzagatti tugged on his arm. At least three to four seconds ticked by before Sobral broke the hold. By then, Heath had gone unconscious. Half of Sobral’s $50,000 payday has been withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission pending a review by executive director Keith Kizer. He recently stated that a suspension could also be in order. While White said that Sobral is now gone from the organization, he didn’t rule out the possibility of the light heavyweight returning some day. “I never say never,” White said. Before this past weekend’s undercard fight, Sobral lost to Jason Lambert at UFC 68 in one of the night’s biggest upsets. Prior to that, he lost to then-UFC light heavyweight Chuck Liddell in UFC 62’s main event one year ago. That loss ended Sobral’s 10-fight winning streak, which began after a previous loss to Liddell at UFC 40. * * * * In other UFC news, UFCjunkie.com has confirmed that all 10 fighters who were tested for performance-enhancing drugs were found to be clean.The NSAC tested Randy Couture, Gabriel Gonzaga, Frank Mir, Antoni Hardonk, Patrick Cote, Kendall Grove, Georges St. Pierre, Josh Koscheck, Alberto Crane and Roger Huerta. The NSAC will soon announce if any of the fighters tested positive for recreational/other drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin. |
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- BARNETT CHALLENGES ZUFFA, WHITE RESPONDS Thursday, August 30, 2007 - by Jeff Cain - MMAWeekly.com  Josh Barnett, the number four ranked heavyweight in the world by MMAWeekly's worldwide rankings, took offense to UFC president Dana White's comments during the UFC 74 post-fight press conference that no one in the world can beat Randy Couture. Barnett issued a challenge to the UFC to make him a legitimate offer, and he'd prove White's statements false. "At the press conference Randy didn't have anything particularly to say that was inflammatory, but Dana, on the other hand, had to putwords in his mouth and sort of write checks on Randy's behalf by saying, 'there isn't anybody in the world that can beat this guy.' And I'm standing right there, and he's already seen me. It's just bull crap. I already beat him within two [rounds], not to mention, nobody is invincible." “That just goes without saying. Two of the absolute best heavyweights in the world aren't even in the UFC, and he claims they're going to get them all. I asked him when, and he said, 'soon.' B.S.," said the twenty-nine year old heavyweight contender. Barnett doesn't think the UFC is trying or wants to sign certain highly ranked fighters. He commented, “They're not really making efforts to get them all, and that's because to get someone like myself or Fedor [Emelianenko] in there would ruin their entire propaganda that they've been trying to build up for so long that only what's within the UFC is really what counts, and is only the real truth of MMA. It's not MMA anymore, it's Ultimate Fighting, and that's crap." He continued, "It's more of their whole UFC propaganda notion in that things that happened before the Spike TV explosion didn't really happen. I beat him. I took him out by TKO in under two rounds, and that's the truth of the matter. It wasn't that Randy was a bad fighter, or anything like that. I was the better person that night, and I know if we were to fight again I strongly believe that I'm still the better fighter." Asked if the UFC has made him a serious offer, Barnett replied, "Not in my opinion, certainly not in my opinion. It's ignorant to think that someone like myself, or another high level heavyweight doesn't have an idea of what kind of figures, and contracts, and sorts of things that are offered to the top guys and top fighters in the world. So don't come at somebody with something less than that. Don't insult them by making a very patronizing offer and act like we're all that there is and you need us. I'm not down for that. If they want to be serious, I've already said before I'd fight in the UFC. I have no problem doing that. And besides the fact that Randy's got the title, whatever, even if he didn't have the belt, to say somebody is unbeatable, someone is going to say something about it." He added, "They've got the money and ability to make what they want happen to have happen.... They say they want the best in the world, well, they actually have to have them. Even right now, if you ask me, their champ, he's not ranked any higher than five. There's already people out there ranked higher than him that they don't even have." "I've been here from the beginning, not to mention, they have a title reign that has never been taken off of me. I left the UFC. No matter what, [Andrei] Arlovski never beat me for that belt, neither did Ricco [Rodriguez], neither did [Tim] Sylvia, for sure, and then Randy just comes out of retirement and steps in and gets an automatic title shot. Fine. If that's the way they want to do it, but from my perspective I don't need a title shot. All I need is, just put me in the ring. If you say he's unbeatable, let his arm heal, and we'll go out there and see how unbeatable he is." Barnett would like to fight before the end of the year, but said it's not in his hands. Questioned how frustrating it is for him to be on the sidelines watching rather than competing, Josh responded, "It's incredibly frustrating because it's not a matter of anything that I am doing. It's just a matter of not, in my opinion, getting legitimate offers, simply put." “Sitting back watching almost a decade's worth of MMA being re-written by some guys, and that's just a slap in the face of everybody who ever got into this in the beginning that didn't even make a dime when we first started fighting, and didn't even have promotions, and traveled the world to try to do everything we could to become mixed martial artists as we have today. It's just completely disrespectful." “Not to mention, we're not retired. We're still friggen here, and training hard, and proving our mettle amongst the best in the world. Putting us on a back burner trying to act like we don't exist, that's either because they're scared, they're cowards and they don't want us to ruin their sand castle, or they're just spiteful." Josh went on to say, "If Dana wants to make such a bold statement about the champ I've already beaten, then put his money where he mouth is. If he really believes he's unbeatable, and they don't want to lose their token belt they have right now, fine. Go ahead, make a deal. I'll go out and fight him. I don't need that belt. I've already got my own. I'm completely happy with it. Randy's a competitor and I know he'll fight anybody, so there's not going to be any issue on his side." "Basically what it comes down to is if Dana wants to run his mouth, don't say something that you're not going to back up. You challenged all the boxing guys. You challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr. You make all these challenges, well, here, you said something; I'm putting a challenge to him. Step up. You claimed that they were all cowards and they didn't have the balls to step up and laughed about it. Well, now I'm saying, look, you're a coward. You're not stepping up, and you made this statement, and I'm willing to prove you wrong." “Most people know that's an erroneous statement to make in the first place, so I wouldn't be completely surprised if he completely avoided it, backed away form it and tried to ignore it, and just forgot it ever happened because it's not something he wants and he knows it's something he can't win." Barnett made it clear he has nothing personally against Randy Couture. His issue is with Dana White's statements. About Couture, Barnett said, "It was cool to see Randy go out there and prove that to be a champion you've got to have a bunch of fights under your belt, put under the pressure cooker, and have worked your way to the top. One big win does not make a title contention. ... He's a Washingtonian, and I've been a fan of his for a long time. We've trained together." Asked if he thought a rematch with Couture would play out any differently now than their first bout at UFC 36 back in March of 2002, Barnett said, "No, I don't. I think I can still finish him in either the first or second round, submission or stoppage. When he fights me, it's not the best person for him to fight. He can beat other people, but I'm not one of them." When contacted for comment, UFC president Dana White responded, "Nobody gives a sh*t about Josh Barnett, especially me." Assassin isn't in his "Baby Faced Assassin" moniker for nothing. It equally applies to Barnett's straight-forward nature as it does to his fighting ability. He says what he means and means what he says. Love him or hate him, believe him or not, what fan wouldn't want to see Josh Barnett back in the UFC? |
| Renato “Babalu” Sobral has been released from his UFC contract after his behavior in the recent fight with David Heath as confirmed by UFC president Dana White during a media conference call earlier today. |
| When contacted for comment, UFC president Dana White responded, "Nobody gives a sh*t about Josh Barnett, especially me." |
| -Dana says Shogun is a contender for the title right now. Says they have "everyone" from Pride. When asked about Denis Kang, Dana says Denis isn't one of the big stars from Pride. |
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Originally Posted by bigss75
Word on the street is Fedor is gonna sign with UFC 4 fights 2 million a fight.
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
Anything, please get Fedor in the UFC.
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Originally Posted by bigss75
I don't think he is gonna be as dominate as everyone thinks
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
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Originally Posted by PreMier
Thats laughable.. he is the best fighter for a reason, and PRIDE was more hardcore than ufc. Headstomps, knee while on the mat, kicking in the face etc. He will definately have to adjust, but IMO he will claim the belt with ease.
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Originally Posted by PreMier
Thats laughable.. he is the best fighter for a reason, and PRIDE was more hardcore than ufc. Headstomps, knee while on the mat, kicking in the face etc. He will definately have to adjust, but IMO he will claim the belt with ease.
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BABALU ISSUES STATEMENT FOLLOWING NSAC HEARING Saturday, September 01, 2007 - by MMAWeekly.com  Renato "Babalu" Sobral issued the following statement after his initial hearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Friday regarding his actions in a bout with David Heath at UFC 74. In the days after the fight, Sobral was released from his UFC contract. To My Family, Friends, Fans and Sponsors: Since UFC 74, I have wanted to speak publicly about my fight with David Heath. I waited to do so, however, out of respect for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Zuffa, Inc. and Dana White. After all, it is their efforts that have legitimized Mixed Martial Arts in the sports world and I realize that my conduct has unintentionally hindered those efforts. For that, among other things, I am deeply sorry. I have been fighting professionally since 1998. Prior to my fight with David Heath, my professional record was twenty-seven wins with seven losses. Fourteen of my victories came by way of submission. Not once was I ever accused of holding a choke or submission too long. If anything, there has always been and continues to be a great camaraderie between my opponents and I after the fight. Being a professional mixed martial artist is more than a career to me. It is my livelihood and my way of life. Consequently, I am deeply sorry for any embarrassment that has been brought upon the sport, other mixed martial artists (especially David Heath), my Academy and most importantly, my family. As if the embarrassment were not enough, my actions during the fight with David and my comments afterwards, have already resulted in severe financial loss to my family because as you know, in addition to my win bonus still being withheld, yesterday I was released from my contract with the UFC. There has been much talk about things that may have been said to me by David Heath at the weigh-in. What David said to me at the weigh-in didn’t matter then and doesn’t matter now. What matters are my comments after the fight. And, regardless of what you may read by so called MMA experts on the internet, I never said that I purposefully choked-out David Heath. In short, my post-fight comments, while inappropriate, were not intended to be comments about the choke. Rather, they were intended to be comments about the aggressive performance that I put in. I did not intentionally choke out David Heath. The first that I realized that David had tapped was when people told me that he did after the fight. When I finally had the chance to view the tape, I see that he did. When David tapped, I did not feel it. I wish I did for I would have let it go. Instead, I continued to hold it. Not because I was upset or wanted him to lose consciousness. I held it because I didn’t know he tapped and I was intent on winning the fight. Holding on to a choke a little long is not an uncommon mistake made in training, and never in my career have I witnessed or heard of an injury resulting from it. When I had the choke, I was not looking the referee in the eyes as one commentator erroneously observed. Nor did I hear the referee issue any verbal command to release the hold. Instead, my head was down to strengthen the move and my eyes closed with focus. As a result, I did not feel the referee tap me the first time either. It was not until he put his hands on my right shoulder that I felt him trying to separate us. When I felt this, I immediately released the choke. After [Friday's] hearing [with the Nevada State Athletic Commission] I traveled to the UFC’s office to meet with Dana White. Contrary to recent reports in the media, this meeting was not to discuss my being released from the UFC. In fact, this meeting was arranged prior to my even being released from the contract. The purpose of the meeting was for me to personally apologize to Dana while at the same time thank him for all the opportunities that the UFC has given to my family and I. Unfortunately, I was unable to meet with Dana due to a calendaring error Nevertheless, thanks Dana and my apologies. I am a professional fighter. This is what I do for a living. I do not hold a day job and then train at night to fight. I know nothing else but how to fight. This is how I support my family. On behalf of my family and friends, I appreciate the support that you have given me over the years, not to mention in the recent week, and I am hopeful that I will have the opportunity to fight again in the State of Nevada. Thank you. RENATO 'BABALU' SOBRAL |
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Originally Posted by FatCatMC
Yes Mark Hunt had the mount for a brief moment, had side control for a majority of the first round, he even secured an Americana for a moment and he's a kickboxer. Someone with the skills, size and strength/speed combination of Gonzaga has a very real chance of beating Fedor. Especially as easily as Fedor cuts and elbows being in play.
When Coleman fought Fedor the 2nd time, really the only defense Fedor had against his takedown was draping his elbow over the top rope. When Coleman had him in the center of the ring, he got the takedown and this was without his beloved wrestling shoes on. Fedor is far from unbeatable. I pray to god the UFC can get this deal done because I'm sick of the speculating. It's now 2 years since Fedor has fought anyone in the top 10, and his only 2 wins over top 10 fighters were over guys that have performed poorly in the UFC thus far. I'm growing impatient Fedor. |
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Bad link bro. Opens to the main IM forum index.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Art Of War 3 was a kick ass event. Torrent on ISOHUNT
Jason Maxwell vs Thomas Schulte Anthony Njokuani vs Keyon Mike Jackson Lana Stefanac vs Franita Gathings James Stelly vs Luis Arthur Cane Alex Andrade vs Fabiano capoani Hector Munoz vs Cristiano Marcello Ron Waterman vs Mario Rinaldi Keith Wisniewski vs Carlo Prater Jeremy Horn vs Jorge Santiago Jeff Monson vs Pedro Rizzo |
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
I saw the Monson vs. Rizzo fight. I was pretty shocked.
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Originally Posted by fufu
That decision going to Bispin was bullSHIT.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
I agree completely. He got pounded and made like one real contact power punch.
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
I disagree. Hamil was stong in the beginning, but Bisping clearly took that fight back. How it was a "unanimous decision" was beyond me.
All in all, I thought the entire night's fights were boring. The main event's was actually the least worst, making the viewing that much better. I didnt end up watching this at a bar, so it was me by my lonesome. I was one on one with the fights and I was a few times.Cro Cop...jesus, what, did the UFC cage just totally rob him of his spark? Anyone that watched UFC and never watched Pride wouldnt think twice about Mirko. Konga(o) fought a good fight though, but damn, this is "cro cop." |
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
I disagree. Hamil was stong in the beginning, but Bisping clearly took that fight back. How it was a "unanimous decision" was beyond me.
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Originally Posted by fufu
The first couple fights were good. I thought the Marcus Davis win was very impressive.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
It wasn't unanimous. One judge scored it 30-27, giving all 3 rounds to Hamill.
How anyone in their right mind could see that fight going to Bisping is beyond me. Hamill got fucking robbed by the UFC promotion machine and it stinks to high heaven. |
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Originally Posted by fufu
^ yep, that was a ridic decision. I'd be so dissapointed. In a way, if that happened to me, I'd rather lose legit than like that. Knowing you won and losing is a spirit breaker.
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
All in all, had I missed these fights I wouldnt be too upset. I just didnt think they were all that great.
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I thought the very first fight was a good one, and the rampage fight was great
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Let Bisping drop to 185 and then feed him to Terry Martin.
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Originally Posted by PreMier
^^ just like rampage too.. right? heh
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Originally Posted by IainDaniel
Bisping is a cocky fuck, for a shitty fight. Hamil should have got the W.
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Originally Posted by PreMier
^^ just like rampage too.. right? heh
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Originally Posted by PreMier
i was being sarcastic. i dont think that fedor will lose coming into the ufc.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
My prognosticating skills have taken a beating lately, but I'd still put Randy at 60/40 over Fedor right now.
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UFC 75 Judge Jeff Mullen Explains Bisping-Hamill Score Posted by MMA Junkie on September 10, 2007 at 12:14 pm ET  Longtime MMA judge Jeff Mullen, one of the two officials who scored Saturday’s UFC 75 fight between Michael Bisping and Matt Hamill as a victory for the U.K fighter, says that the angle in which he was watched the fight played a major role in his final decision. The Bisping-Hamill fight took place Saturday at the 02 Arena in London, England. The final verdict was a controversial split-decision victory for Bisping, “The Ultimate Fighter 3” light-heavyweight winner. Mullen, who says he first started judging UFC contests in 1996 (and has been doing it twice as long as any other current judge), recently posted a message on The Underground Forum, where he’s been a member since 2001. Mullen argues that he had a clear view of Bisping early in the second round — a view that the television camera and the UFC broadcasters didn’t have — and that the local fighter “was landing the jab again and again and not getting hit.” Additionally, he argues that Bipsing was “using an active guard trying to turn for armbars and sweeps” in the second round while Hamill was “doing very little on top.“ Both Jeff Mullen and Cecil Peoples scored the fight 29-28 (awarding Bisping the second and third rounds) while British judge Chris Watts gave all three rounds to Hamill. In the end, it was a controversial split-decision for Bisping. “By the way, Mario Yamasaki thought Bisping won rounds two and three,” Mullen wrote. “Mario was the ref and had a better view than any of us. Because England has no athletic commission, the UFC was responsible for regulating the event. UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner was charged with the tasks of drug testing the fighters and choosing officials — including Mullen — to judge Saturday’s fights. |
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- MARCUS DAVIS FIGHTING FOR THE FIGHT Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - by Jeff Cain - MMAWeekly.com  Fresh off a victory over Paul Taylor at UFC 75 Saturday night, "The Irish Hand Grenade," Marcus Davis, spoke with MMAWeekly about the fight, the high kick that nearly finished him, and what he wants his legacy as a fighter to be. Marcus Davis has come a long way since his appearance on The Ultimate Fighter's second season. Since losing to Melvin Guillard in the season's finale, Davis has strung together a ten fight win streak with the last five amassed in the UFC. Saturday night, at UFC 75, Davis continued to look impressive defeating the tough Brit, Paul Taylor, by arm bar late in the opening round, but he found himself in a lot of trouble after being kicked in the neck by Taylor and sent crashing to the canvas. Questioned about the kick, Davis responded, "I don't think it was how hard the kick was. It was just where it was placed. If the kick actually hit me in the head, I don't think it would have hurt me since I'm used to taking a baseball bat to the head. It pretty much caught me right in the neck, and what it did, if you watch the tape you can see my legs just go out from underneath me. As soon as I hit the ground my head was clear, even when he was hitting me with shots, and that's why I think Yves Lavigne never stopped him." Davis added, "He hit me in my neck, and what happened was my legs just came out from underneath me. I don't know if anybody has caught you in the Jugular vein before, but it immediately paralyzes that side of your leg, or the leg on that side. It just took my legs out from underneath me. When I first hit the ground, I swear I was lying there thinking to myself, I can't believe I just got caught with a high kick. I haven't been hit with a high kick in about four years. I was actually in shock." Marcus was grateful that Yves Lavigne was the referee. He said, "I'm so happy that I did have Yves Lavigne that night and not some of the other guys that have been criticized for stopping fights early." He continued, "When he did stand over me he got to see my face and saw that I was fine. He saw Paul Taylor put his arm across my throat and was hitting me with his other hand with hammer strikes. I wasn't able to move my head, but he wasn't getting any power into those hammer strikes. I think that's why he didn't stop it immediately. Marcus was able to improve his position and reverse Taylor which eventually led to the arm bar submission that ended the fight. Davis doesn't care about titles or rankings. He fights because he enjoys fighting, and he wants to compete against competitors that are going to present a difficult challenge and produce epic bouts. "I tell people all the time, and I don't know if they believe me when I say this, I only fight because I love it. If I only fought because I thought I was going to be UFC champion, if I wanted anything I would have quit a long time ago. After the miserable performance I had on TUF, and all that stuff, no where in my head did I think, wow, I could easily jump into title contention. I lived in reality at the time, and I knew that either A: I can either quit fighting and hang it up, or B: I can just keep doing it because I love it. I like to fight, and I love that challenge." "I'm striving to have one fight that solidifies my name in MMA history like people talk about [Marvin] Hagler and [Thomas] Hearns. I want to have that fight before I get out of mixed martial arts. I don't need the belt. I don't need people to say he was the best fighter in the world. I want people to say did you ever see that fight that Marcus Davis was in with so and so? It was probably the best fight that I ever saw. That's what I want. That's where I want my legacy to be as a fighter." We can only hope a matchmaker can find that "so and so" for Marcus Davis. |
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Matt Hamill's Post Fight Comments MMANEWS.COM From Matt's Myspace: “I wanted to thank you for all your support following UFC 75. I put a lot of heart into that fight and I feel good about my performance. I am still improving and getting better with more training and to become a well-rounded fighter. I am looking forward to more fights in the near future. PS I want to thank you all for the emails. I have thousands and its hard to respond to all of them but I do try to read them when I have free time and it lifts my spirit. So thank you.” I have to be honest about this one. Matt Hamill is one of the most humble guys in the sport. I like the guy and hope that he goes far. He's an inspiration and that, no one can take away from him. Win or lose he came out looking like the better fighter in the Bisping fight and I think he has gained many fans because of his attitude after the fact. |
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 by Sherdog.com Staff UFC 75 was the most watched mixed martial arts event ever in North America, drawing 4.7 million viewers, Spike TV officials said in a news release Tuesday. The Sept. 8 event from the O2 Arena in London, England, featured UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (Pictures)'s win over PRIDE champ Dan Henderson (Pictures) in a title unification bout. Airing delayed on Spike, the telecast peaked at 5.6 million viewers during Jackson's battle against Henderson. The show's ratings were particularly strong among men age 18-34 and men 18-49. For those audiences, UFC 75 beat everything on television, Spike officials said, including ABC's NASCAR race and Michigan vs. Oregon college football game, as well as ESPN's Virginia Tech vs. LSU and Notre Dame vs. Penn St. games. "The ratings are further proof that the tide in American sports is changing," said Kevin Kay, Spike TV general manager. "Young men, who constitute the Spike TV core audience, prefer the incredible action and athleticism of the UFC to more traditional sports." "Champion vs. Champion" outpaced the previous record -- Tito Ortiz (Pictures) vs. Ken Shamrock (Pictures) III, also broadcast on SpikeTV -- by half a million viewers. Spike TV said its telecast of UFC 75 had an overall rating of 3.1 (3.0 million homes), including a 5.7 rating for men 18-34 (1.6 million), 4.5 for men 18-49 (2.5 million) and 6.2 for men 25-34 (1.0 million). The event also had a record-breaking audience at the 02 Arena in London, UFC President Dana White said. |
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Originally Posted by PreMier
the crowd at that arena was only 20k or so. nothing compared to prodes 60k+ that usually attended. it is growing though, and im glad they have gone intl
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- MMA MAGAZINE SHOW PREMIERES TONIGHT ON HDNET Friday, September 14, 2007 - by MMAWeekly.com  HDNet on Thursday announced the premier episode of its new weekly mixed martial arts magazine-format television series “Inside MMA.” Inside MMA airs on Friday nights beginning tonight, Sept. 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET on HDNet. The program is hosted by broadcaster Kenny Rice and veteran fighter Bas Rutten. Each episode of Inside MMA will also include in-depth features by HDNet’s Ron Kruck. Tonight’s premier episode includes former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell, actor/comedian Kevin James, and HDNet FiGHTS Commissioner Guy Mezger. Also expect coverage of the latest news, rankings, stats and highlights from the world of mixed martial arts. "Inside MMA is the only program of its kind," said Mark Cuban, president and co-founder of HDNet. "It will be THE destination for MMA fans looking for the latest news and information on this exciting sport." HDNet has also announced the new HDNet FiGHTS series that will premiere on the network on Oct. 19. |
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- MMAD LIBS II: WRITING AN MMA HATCHET PIECE Sunday, September 02, 2007 - Editorial by Rami Genauer for MMAWeekly.com  Dear Op/Ed Writer Who Has Just Discovered This Ultimate Fighting Thing and is Currently on Deadline, You need a column pronto and no op/ed writer ever got syndicated by speaking softly. You need to condemn something and Mixed Martial Arts seems as good a target as any. Maybe you’re morally opposed to the idea of hand-to-hand combat as sport, or maybe you’re a boxing fan with an inferiority complex. Perhaps you’re a cantankerous coot predisposed to hating anything invented after Eisenhower left office, when this country up and went to hell, dadgummit. Whatever you are, you’re in a hurry and are probably too busy to be bothered with facts. Luckily, you’re an op/ed columnist, so that shouldn’t be a problem. All you need is 600 words of vitriol and you’re good until next week. But what – besides righteous indignation – to put in those 600 words? Your exposure to this sport is probably limited to what someone once told you their 18-34 year old nephew was watching these days. If you tuned into a UFC program on Spike, it was probably only long enough to see something you could label barbaric in the second or third paragraph. So if thoughtful and well-researched critique is out, you’ll need to sound absolutely outraged if people are going to believe you have a worthy opinion. But getting that worked up can be stressful and there’s no reason to angry up the blood, especially at your age. I’m here to help. I’ve already done the job of your colleagues in the newsroom in my Cautiously Optimistic MMA Trend Piece Template and now I’m here to make your life a little easier. Critiquing MMA has become something of a rote exercise; every columnist makes the same arguments, most of them using the same idioms and comparisons. Admit it, you were going to use a dog fighting analogy and pass it off as cogent analysis, weren’t you? You and everyone else, pal. So sit back, relax, and let me do the heavy lifting for you. I’m sure some journalists would feel uncomfortable profiting off the work of others and taking credit for someone else’s ideas. Luckily, you’re an op/ed columnist, so that shouldn’t be a problem. And to make sure the article sounds like you wrote it, I’ll even use those one-word and one-sentence paragraphs you love so much. Here’s the template for an MMA hatchet job. Just fill in the blanks, submit to your editor, and wait for the melodramatic letters-to-the-editor to come rolling in: “I was minding my own business (choose one: flipping channels/having a drink in the local sports bar/reading the sport section) when I caught wind of the newest fad catering to American youth’s (choose one: bloodlust/baser instincts/descent into the gutter), this so-called “Ultimate Fighting.” If you haven’t seen this (choose one: disgusting/nauseating/horrific) display of violence, consider yourself lucky. The fact that the barbaric spectacle of drunken slobs beating each other senseless is even sanctioned should (choose one: concern/give pause to/chill the blood of) any sensible person. The rules of Ultimate Fighting are simple: (choose one: anything goes/there are no rules/kill or be killed). Perhaps it’s this simplicity that makes Ultimate Fighting so appealing to the (choose one: slack-jawed/illiterate/sadistic) savages that make up its fan base. By appealing to the lowest common denominator of society, Ultimate Fighting has brought (choose one: street fighting/bar-room brawling/unskilled mayhem) to the masses in order to turn a profit. (choose one: Disgusting/Pathetic/There ought to be a law). Not one of the untrained (choose one: punks/thugs/brutes) who compete in this farce has an iota of the (choose two: grace/class/skill/athleticism/honor) of a (name of dead boxer) or a (choose one: Muhammad Ali). Trying to inflict as much damage as possible is not honorable. Kicking a man when he’s down used to be the benchmark for unsportsmanlike conduct; in Ultimate Fighting it’s (choose one: applauded/just part of the game/par for the course). What is worse, would you believe people have the audacity to call this barbarism a “sport?” Trust me, (name of stick and ball sport) is a sport. (Name of different stick and ball sport) is a sport. Even (name of less popular, non-stick and ball sport) is a sport. Punching a man in the groin is not a sport. Ultimate Fighting’s (choose one: Neanderthal/Troglodyte/Homuncular) fans will have a ready excuse for all of this, calling it pure, honorable, or “real.” (choose one: Please/Spare me/Come on). This is nothing more than human cockfighting. If Michael Vick is going to jail for subjecting dogs to this sort of caged mayhem, the owners of Ultimate Fighting (choose one: should get a good lawyer/should go with him/deserve worse). At least Vick’s dog fighting operation was witnessed by only a few cruel individuals. Ultimate Fighting regularly draws more viewers in the advertiser-coveted demographic of males age 18-34 than (name of any sports league besides the NFL) games. As frightening a thought as that is, remember that our children are watching too. It’s no wonder, after desensitizing them to violence through (choose two: violent video games/the WWE/heavy metal music/splatter films like “Saw”), that they would turn to Ultimate Fighting as the next big thing. Should we be surprised that after watching these bare-knuckle brawls that kids emulate this activity (choose one: on the playground/in their backyards/in amateur “fight clubs”)? Our children need to know that violence is wrong and that (choose one: absurd/antiquated/hyper-masculine) notions of bloodshed as acceptable spectacle have no place in the 21st century. What’s next, televised (choose one: knife fighting/fights to the death/executions)? Let’s end this (choose one: coarsening of our culture/threat to our children’s well-being/pockmark on the sporting landscape). We’ve advanced as a civilization from the days of gladiators fighting in the Coliseum. The time for action is now. These barbarians are not at the gates, they’re already in your (choose one: house/living room/neighborhood). |
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Originally Posted by BigDyl
I'm going to get some private MMA lessons for Gina Carano........
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Tito Ortiz Has Re-Signed With The UFC UFC Fans have commented Posted: Sep 16th, 2007 This is new from IronLife.com . I know alot of people that will be happy! “I’ll be re-signing with the UFC and they gave me what I want. I know a lot of other companies that are asking about me and I can’t count how many phone calls I’ve said ‘I can’t talk to you guys anymore,’ because it’s against my contract’…. It’s just one of those things. I think if you look at the history of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and you look at a person or a fighter who’s made more money for the company than any other fighter in the world, my name’s going to be right on top of all those names, way past Liddell, way past Couture because I’ve had a huge draw and a huge fan base that still support me 100 percent, win, lose, or draw.” |
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A&E Biography Series Set To Feature Randy Couture MMANEWS.COM The following is an excerpt from an article on TheFightNetwork.com: UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture will be featured on an upcoming installment of A&E’s “Biography,” the Emmy-award winning series that has profiled some of the world’s most influential people, from statesmen and Supreme Court justices to activists and pop-culture icons. Soon, Couture’s name will placed alongside those of Princess Diana, Oprah Winfrey and Christopher Columbus. “Biography” is the longest-running single-topic documentary series on television and has twice been awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Series by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Originally produced in 1962 under longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Mike Wallace, “Biography” profiled enough figures by 1999 that A&E spun the program off into an entire network" The Biography Channel. Filming on Couture’s episode will begin next week and will include interviews with Couture’s two oldest children, his mother, referee “Big” John McCarthy and a host of others closest to the only five-time champion in UFC history. The list includes The Fight Network’s Loretta Hunt, the collaborator on Couture’s pending memoirs, set to be released through Simon and Schuster Inc. in June. |
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
Anyone watch tonight's UFC Fight Night Live? I am a little glad Din Thomas got choked out. The town hes from shined through his arrogance and BAM...reality held on tight.
I know I am from the same town, but dont show the town's attitude and LOSE. |
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
I swear to christ you went to college and got dumber.
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Originally Posted by Doublebase
lawl
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Originally Posted by IainDaniel
What are you laughing at. At least he had the opportunity to get dumber, you on the other hand, well you can't get much more stupid
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
I swear to christ you went to college and got dumber.
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Hah! I guess I did get dumber cuz what the fuck are you talking about?
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
Hah! I guess I did get dumber cuz what the fuck are you talking about?He did a good job, but when he 'jogged' away from him for humor, he got his ass handed to him. Sorry, but that looked like a port st. lucie attitude to me and it was put to the test. Speaking of that test, who won that fight? |
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
Speaking of that test, who won that fight?
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
Din blew out his knee and had to be carried from the ring. That's why he lost the way he did.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Heh? We didn't see anything from either guy. Florian won by freak accident.
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
I agree, but it doesnt change anything. All that is is an excuse as to why he won.
Remember, I never said "i dont know how Din lossed." I knew why he lossed and I say he deserved it. Shoot me. |
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Originally Posted by OddGirl
The only thing I would like to shoot you over is thinking that "lossed" is a word.
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
Holy shit, youre right! I always used "lost," but wondered if it only had one meaning...and I dont mean the show. Kinda like gray vs. grey.
In any case, thanks for chiming in for a vocab lesson and not taking part of the discussion. |
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
In any case, thanks for chiming in for a vocab lesson and not taking part of the discussion.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
AKIRA? Are you on that 8 Redbull a day nutrition plan? You are goin' like 90 mph.
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What do you mean, cuz of all the posts? I am on ephedra with allergies and I didnt have to go to work for 4 hours, so I have nothing to do with all this energy! 
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Originally Posted by AKIRA
What do you mean, cuz of all the posts? I am on ephedra with allergies and I didnt have to go to work for 4 hours, so I have nothing to do with all this energy! I am hoping that you not only saw all my posts here, but on another forum. |
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UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC Fight Night 11 from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the event held on September 19 at The Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The big money winner? Luke Cummo. Good for him — put some of that scratch on the side for diapers for your soon-to-be child … you’re gonna need it. Nate Diaz — The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 5 winner — brought home the next highest purse with $30,000. And Thiago Alves banked $28,000 after a nine-month layoff from competition. Not too shabby. Here are all the UFC Fight Night 11 payouts: Kenny Florian — $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win) Din Thomas — $16,000 Florian defeated Thomas via submission (rear naked choke) in round one Chris Leben — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) Terry Martin — $12,000 Leben defeated Martin via knockout in round three Nate Diaz — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win) Junior Assuncao — $6,000 Diaz defeated Assuncao via submission (guillotine choke) in round one Nate Quarry — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) Pete Sell — $10,000 Quarry defeated Sell via technical knockout in round three Luke Cummo — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win) Edilberto “Crocota” de Oliveira — $4,000 Cummo defeated “Crocota” via technical knockout in round one Cole Miller — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Leonard Garcia — $6,000 Miller defeated Garcia via unanimous decision Gray Maynard — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Joe Veres — $3,000 Maynard defeated Veres via knockout in round one Thiago Alves — $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win) Kuniyoshi Hironaka — $10,000 Alves defeated Hironaka via verbal submission (strikes) in round two Dustin Hazelett — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Jonathan Goulet — $6,500 Hazelett defeats Goulet via submission (armbar) in round one Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. For example, fighters receive bonuses for “Submission of the Night,” “Fight of the Night,” and others. The total fighter payroll for the UFC Fight Night 11 was $273,500. |
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Welcome back reprostranger ... we was about to send out the stalker
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Originally Posted by fufu
If Rua loses to Griffin I will stop watching MMA for eternity.
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
IDK, the closer it gets to fight time, the more I can't help to think Forrest actually has a chance. I think the Pride > UFC stigma has been erased and while Rua is a badass, I really don't think he'll be that dominant in the cage.
Plus all the Pride guys that have come over with new haircuts have lost, and Rua is sporting a new 'do. |
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Originally Posted by fufu
If Rua loses to Griffin I will stop watching MMA for eternity.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
I was wondering how you were beating me at the prognastycations l8ly
But uhhh about that Pride > greater than UFC thing? Jackson was a Pride fighter mostly. Well Gomi getting beat by the Bitch Diez was pretty fucked up, but other than that we got Cro Cop and uhhh ??? |
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Ninja just got dismantled by Lawler at XC, Herrings' been a giant dud, Big Nog didn't look good at all, Werdum was unimpressive, etc.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
I guess what I'm saying here is that the Pride elite are not getting beat up by the UFC elite yet. Just the almosts and coulda beens.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
Aside from Mirko, who have seen from the "elite?"
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Posted by MMA Junkie on September 20, 2007 at 7:43 pm ET  The Nevada State Athletic Commission has issued a slew of medical suspensions following last night’s UFC Fight Night 11 event, which took place at The Palms Las Vegas and aired on Spike TV. MMAjunkie.com (UFC news, MMA news, UFC rumors, UFC gossip, fighter interviews and event previews and recaps - MMAjunkie.com (formerly UFCjunkie.com)) received the paperwork directly from the NSAC. The full list of suspensions includes: Din Thomas (first-round loss via rear-naked choke to Kenny Florian): minimum suspension until Oct. 20 with no contact in training until Oct. 11. Additionally, Thomas will need to have an MRI of his right knee and receive clearance from an orthopedic doctor; otherwise, his suspension will run until March 18, 2008. Chris Leben (third-round TKO of Terry Martin): Suspended until Oct. 20 with no contact until Oct. 11. Terry Martin (third-round TKO loss to Leben): Suspended until Nov. 19 with no contact until Nov. 4. Junior Assuncao (first-round loss via guillotine choke to Nate Diaz): Suspended until Oct. 20 with no contact until Oct. 11. Assuncao must have his right foot X-rayed and cleared by a doctor; otherwise, his suspension will run until March 18, 2008. Nate Quarry (third-round TKO of Pete Sell): Suspended until Oct. 20 with no contact until Oct. 11. Pete Sell (third-round TKO loss to Quarry): Suspended until Nov. 19 with no contact until Nov. 4. Sell must have his thumb cleared by a doctor; otherwise, his suspension will run until March 18, 2008. Edilberto Crocota (first-round TKO loss to Luke Cummo): Suspended until Nov. 4 with no contact until Oct. 20. Joe Veres (first-round TKO loss to Gray Maynard): Suspended until Oct. 20 with no contact until Oct. 11. Kuniyoshi Hironaka(second-round TKO loss to Thiago Alves): Suspended until Nov. 4 with no contact until Oct. 20. Jonathan Goulet (first-round loss via verbal tapout to Dustin Hazelett): Suspended until Oct. 20 with no contact until Oct. 11. Goulet must have his elbow X-rayed and cleared by an orthopedic doctor; otherwise, his suspension will run until March 18, 2008. |
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Originally Posted by ReproMan
UFC 76: Knockout
Date: Sept. 22, 2007 Location: Anaheim, Calif. Venue: Honda Center Broadcast: Pay-Per-View MAIN CARD
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Hehehe ... this will be interesting.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
I find it hard to pick Chuck since I haven't seen him sober in 6 months. They had him on Sportscenter last night before the Miami game and he was so tweaked. I don't know how Dana or his handlers can let him appear in public like that.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
It's hillarious to see him like that but yet be so focused in a fight. The beer or whatever he's into is giving him a gut too. Ever see him in his older fight clips? When he's ripped he looks freaky.
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Originally Posted by IainDaniel
Possible Growth Hormone use?
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
I kinda thought that too but he really doesn't have that kind of muscle development.
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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
Could be. I just thought he'd be a lot bigger to see that kind of gut from HGH was why I had my doubts, but you could be right.
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
I find it hard to pick Chuck since I haven't seen him sober in 6 months. They had him on Sportscenter last night before the Miami game and he was so tweaked. I don't know how Dana or his handlers can let him appear in public like that.
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Originally Posted by fufu
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- UFC RATINGS REPORT: TUF & UFC FIGHT NIGHT Saturday, September 22, 2007 - by Ivan Trembow - MMAWeekly.com  The season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter and the newest live installment of UFC Fight Night both drew overall ratings of 1.5 on Wednesday, September 19. The general pattern over the course of the three-hour block of original programming on Spike TV was that the ratings gradually increased over the course of the two-hour UFC Fight Night broadcast, and then gradually decreased over the course of the one-hour Ultimate Fighter broadcast. The overall rating for any given TV broadcast is rounded to the nearest tenth of a ratings point. The exact average rating of the TUF broadcast was 1.4675, which rounds to 1.5; and the exact average rating of the UFC Fight Night broadcast was 1.545, which also rounds to 1.5 even though it is slightly higher than TUF's average. In the case of UFC Fight Night 11, the broadcast out-drew a regular season baseball game on ESPN by impressive margins of 74% in total viewership, 224% in the advertiser-coveted demographic of 18-to-34-year-old males, and 233% in the 18-to-49-year-old male demographic. UFN 11 Ratings vs. UFC's Average Ratings; Plus Ratings for Each Individual Fight The ratings for UFC Fight Night 11 were below the UFC's average-to-date for live event premieres on Spike TV. Since April 2005, the UFC had 18 live event premieres on Spike TV prior to UFC Fight Night 11, and those 18 broadcasts averaged a 1.8 overall rating, compared to 1.5 for UFN 11. In the 18-to-34-year-old male demographic, the UFC's average rating for its first 18 live event premieres on Spike TV was 2.9, compared to 1.9 for UFC Fight Night 11. In the 18-to-49-year-old male demographic, the UFC's average rating for its first 18 live event premieres on Spike TV was 2.3, compared to 1.7 for UFC Fight Night 11. The opening fight on the UFC Fight Night 11 broadcast was Nate Quarry's comeback victory over Pete Sell, which drew a 1.3 rating. Sell's previous fight on Spike TV was against Scott Smith in November 2006, and that fight drew a 1.1 rating. The next fight on the broadcast was Nate Diaz' victory over Junior Assuncao, which drew a 1.5 rating. Diaz' previous fight on Spike TV, which was against Manny Gamburyan in June 2007, drew a 2.3 rating. The next fight was Chris Leben's win over Terry Martin, which drew a 1.7 rating. Leben's previous fight on Spike TV was against Jorge Santiago in August 2007, and that fight drew a 1.4 rating. The main event match-up, featuring Kenny Florian's win over Din Thomas, maintained the same 1.7 rating that the Leben-Martin fight drew. Florian's previous fight on Spike TV was against Dokonjonosuke Mishima in April 2007, and that fight drew a 1.1 rating. Thomas' previous fight on Spike TV was against Rich Clementi in November 2006, and that fight drew a 1.2 rating. TUF Premiere Ratings vs. Previous TUF Premiere Ratings The viewership level for The Ultimate Fighter's season premiere decreased slightly from a 1.6 rating at the beginning of the show to a 1.4 rating at the end of the show, as Mac Danzig's submission victory over Joe Scarola drew a 1.4 rating. The overall ratings for the Season Six premiere were up slightly from the Season Five premiere, and down slightly from the Season Four premiere. The fourth season premiere of TUF drew a 1.7 overall rating in August 2006; the fifth season premiere drew a 1.4 overall rating in April 2007; and the sixth season premiere drew a 1.5 overall rating on Wednesday night. In the 18-to-34-year-old male demographic, the fourth season premiere of TUF drew a 2.8 rating; the fifth season premiere drew a 1.9 rating; and the sixth season premiere also drew a 1.9 rating. In the 18-to-49-year-old male demographic, the fourth season premiere of TUF drew a 2.2 rating; the fifth season premiere drew a 1.8 rating; and the sixth season premiere drew a 1.7 rating. Even with the slight decreases from the previous two season premieres, TUF 6 was still the second most-watched show of the day on cable television in the 18-to-49-year-old male demographic. Other UFC & Spike TV Ratings Immediately prior to the live broadcast of UFC Fight Night on Wednesday, September 19, a new episode of UFC Unleashed aired on Spike TV and drew an overall rating of 0.8. Airing immediately after the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV was the series premiere of "Manswers," which drew an overall rating of 0.9. On Thursday night, September 20, a replay of The Ultimate Fighter drew an overall rating of 0.6, and the second airing of "Countdown to UFC 76" drew an overall rating of 0.5. The first airing of "Countdown to UFC 76" on Monday night, September 17, drew an overall rating of 0.2. |
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- LOISEAU AND CLAVEAU PROMOTE RING EXTREME Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - by MMAWeekly.com  UFC veteran David Loiseau and TKO veteran Steve Claveau, two of Canada’s best known mixed martial artists, have now entered the promotional realm. The two held their first MMA event, Ring Extreme, this past weekend in Quebec City. The fight card consisted primarily of up-and-coming Canadians competing before a sold-out crowd of 2,000 at the Centre des Congre. There were fighters representing Team Tompkins, Team Legion, BTT Canada, Team Union and others. "We are starting small, but the show is definitely going to get much bigger,” said Loiseau. “I’m very happy with the turn out." Plans for a second show from Ring Extreme are currently in the works for sometime in early November. RING EXTREME RESULTS: Tim Wadsworth def. David Savard by TKO at 2:28, R1 Derek Gauthier def. Joseph Paquet by KO at 2:34, R1 Tommy Pariseau def. James Fineus by TKO at 1:20, R2 Sylvain Cloutier def. Mathieu Boncoeur by Submission (Armbar) at 3:12, R2 Jacob MacDonald def. Stephane Pinet by Submission (Armbar) at 4:39, R3 Aaron Tregear def. Dany Laflamme by TKO at 2:00, R1 Sébastien Gauthier def. Jaques Dubé by DQ (Illegal kick out of the ring) Mike Dizak def. Dave Parizeau by Submission (Kimura) at 1:50, R1 |
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UFC 76 Official Weigh-In Results; Jon Fitch Weighs in Heavy Posted by MMA Junkie on September 21, 2007 at 7:05 pm ET  UFC 76 weigh-ins took place today at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the same venue that will play host to tomorrow’s pay-per-view event. Welterweight Jon Fitch was the only fighter not to make weight. The American Kickboxing Academy’s rising contender, who weighed in at 172 pounds, has one hour to get down to 171 pounds to avoid any penalties/fines from the California State Athletic Commission. Tomorrow’s show features a main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and Keith Jardine. Additionally, top welterweight contenders Diego Sanchez and Fitch square off, while Forrest Griffin battles UFC newcomer Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. MMAjunkie.com (UFC news, MMA news, UFC rumors, UFC gossip, fighter interviews and event previews and recaps - MMAjunkie.com (formerly UFCjunkie.com)) has a special correspondent on the scene in Anaheim this weekend, so we’ll have live, round-by-round updates of both the main-card and preliminary fights tomorrow night. Today’s full weigh-in results included: MAIN CARD
** — The Clementi-Johnson fight is at a catchweight of 177.5 pounds |
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Originally Posted by PreMier
i would do them all
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Originally Posted by A Black Guy
I'm going for broke on this bitch.
* Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Forrest Griffin * Keith Jardine vs. Chuck Liddell * Jon Fitch vs. Diego Sanchez * Lyoto Machida vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura * Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Tavares * Rich Clementi vs. Anthony Johnson * Michihiro Omigawa vs. Matt Wiman * Scott Junk vs. Christian Wellisch * Diego Saraiva vs. Jeremy Stephens |
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