my-view-word-view: Athletes Gossip

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2012/5/20/3031498/strikeforce-results-recap-winners-and-losers-from-barnett-vs-cormier

Jaime Gutierrez Dave Gomez Keith Hackney Matt Hamill Volk Han

“The Ultimate Fighter” season nine winner James Wilks announced his retirement from MMA after doctors advised him he could become paralyzed if he continued to fight.

Wilks had a serious knee injury that kept him out of the Octagon. His last bout was a loss to Claude Patrick in October of 2010. When that healed, a neck injury from his rugby-playing days flared up and Wilks realized how serious previous warning signs were.

“I had problems in a couple of the fights that I didn’t really talk about,” he said. “In one of the fights, I got hit, and the whole left side of my body went numb, all the way down to the toes.”

Even with the doctors’ warnings, Wilks called the decision difficult, particularly because he went out on a loss. He went 1-2 in the UFC after beating DaMarques Johnson in the TUF finale. As more fighters age, they will be faced with the issue of retirement. Kudos to Wilks for being strong enough to walk away before he was damaged permanently.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/james-wilks-tuf-winner-ufc-veteran-retires-warns-212302734.html

Rodrigo Gracie Roger Gracie Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie Royler Gracie

Daniel Cormier can no longer be called an exciting prospect, as he showed he’s among the best heavyweights in MMA with a dominating unanimous decision win over Josh Barnett on Saturday night. Check out the video for one of the nastiest takedowns I’ve ever seen in an MMA bout as well as highlights from Gilbert Melendez’s close decision over Josh Thomson to hold onto the Strikeforce lightweight belt.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/daniel-cormier-takes-strikeforce-heavyweight-grand-prix-gilbert-125546596.html

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

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/strikeforce/2012/5/19/3029287/strikeforce-live-blog-gilbert-melendez-vs-josh-thomson

Vagam Bodjukyan Kotetsu Boku  Tony Bonello Stephan Bonnar Lorenzo Borgomeo 

UFC 146 is changing again with Mark Hunt falling to injury and Lavar Johnson (pictured) filling in against Stefan Struve. UFC officials confirmed the change earlier today. The all heavyweight UFC 146 maincard takes place May 26 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28587/ufc-146-update-mark-hunt-out-lavar-johnson-in/

Kyle Bradley  Jai Bradney  Ebenezer Fontes Braga Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito 

Just before weigh-ins, most fighters are cranky, to put it mildly. As they cut down to their fighting weight, they are hungry, often dehydrated, and eager to step on the scale and then go for a big meal with family and friends.

But not John Dodson. The flyweight who had cut all the way down to 126 lbs. couldn’t keep still in the line before weigh-ins.

Some days, you gotta dance, John. Totally understandable. Hopefully, this display will lead to an invitation on “Dancing with the Stars.” Who wouldn’t want to see Dodson whirl around the dance floor? He won his last four bouts. The mirror ball trophy could be his next big win.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/john-dodson-shows-off-dance-moves-ufc-fox-172950774.html

Vitor Belfort  Robert Berry David Bielkheden Michael Bisping  Dan Bobish

Bob “The Beast” Sapp vs Soa “The Hulk” Palelei Fight Video CFC 21. The bout was held at the Sydney Olympic Park in Sports Centre Friday May 18th, 2012.

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/bob-sapp-vs-soa-palelei-fight-video-cfc-21/

Junie Browning Paul Buentello  Josh Burkman  Mikey Burnett  Murilo Bustamante 

Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier Weigh Ins Video And Results. MAIN CARD (SHOWTIME) Daniel Cormier (238), Josh Barnett (248) Josh Thomson (153), Gilbert Melendez (153) Mike Kyle (203), Rafael Cavalcante (206) Nah-Shon Burrell (170), Chris Spang (169) PRELIMINARY CARD (SHOWTIME EXTREME) Isaac Vallie-Flagg (156), JZ Cavalcante (156) Guton Inocente (205), Virgil Zwicker (204) Derrick Mehmen (205), [...]

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/strikeforce-barnett-vs-cormier-weigh-ins-video-and-results/

Dan The Sandman Christison  Logan The Pink Pounder Clark  Steve The Snake Claveau  Rich No Love Clementi  Mark The Hammer Coleman

Karo Parisyan talks to HyeFighters.com about his MMA fight in Canada against Ryan Ford. He talks about everything from how he felt, before, during and after his fight. He even challenges Ford and calls him out for a rematch.

Source: http://mmalice.com/karo-parisyan/karo-parisyan-vs-ryan-ford-post-fight-interview-video_2d7bdddd1.html

Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio  Mikhail Avetisyan

For the second week in a row, Bellator had a last minute change on their MTV2 televised card as heavyweight Ron Sparks had to be removed from the card due to medical reasons.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28597/bellator-69-update-ron-sparks-off-card-for-medical-reasons/

Pat Barry  Vitor Belfort  Robert Berry David Bielkheden Michael Bisping 

UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos stopped by on Thursday to answer your questions. He shared his thoughts on his UFC 146 opponent Frank Mir, Jon Jones, music, Chael Sonnen, and much more.

On where Mir is most dangerous, but not the most dangerous in the UFC:

His biggest threat is if he can use his jiu-jitsu to take me to me to the ground. That’s his big strength. I think he’s good. Maybe among the best ground games in the heavyweight division, but there are plenty others in the other division that are better.

On Mir’s trash talk:

I don’t really like that style. When you prefer talk rather than fighting, it’s not good. I’d rather let my fighting do the talking.

On Saturday’s Strikeforce grand prix fighter Josh Barnett:

He’s very experienced and has a great ground game. As far as whether I want to fight him, it’s not up to me. If the UFC wants to make Josh Barnett my next opponent, then so be it. I think the fight with Daniel Cormier is an exciting matchup and I’m looking forward to it.

On the possibility of fighting UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones:

No, I don’t think so. Jon Jones is a cool guy. Extremely talented. If one day he wants to fight as a heavyweight, then I’m sure he’d have a fight or two before he gets a shot at the title.

Mir’s last win was against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, a good friend of dos Santos. Will that play into this fight psychologically?

I’m a positive person and a confident fighter. What happened between them is just part of the sport. It’s just a natural part of our sport. In my opinion, Big Nog was winning that fight and just made a mistake. Frank Mir took advantage of that as good fighter would do. It won’t impact what I do.

On sticking with “Gonna Fly Now,” a.k.a. the Rocky song, as his walkout song:

For sure I’ll be walking out to the rocky song. It motivates me a lot so I agree with Christian. Back story: Dana White didn’t want me to come out to that song and said it’s overused. I told him ‘Man, my hands shake when I hear that song’. When he heard how powerful it was for me, he told me I could keep it as my walkout song.

On what he thinks of Mir’s chin:

Everybody’s chin is their weak spot. If you land a shot on somebody’s chin, they’re down. Fight over. So yeah, that’s where I’m going to try to hit him. And that’s where I’m going to be hitting him.

On his love of singing:

I don’t need karaoke. I sing a cappella. I like singing. I sing in the shower and all the time. When we’re happy people, music’s just part of our day.

On his prediction for Silva/Sonnen II:

I’ve got to take Anderson. Sonnen-Silva I, Sonnen was caught taking performance-enhancers and Anderson had broken ribs. It wasn’t a fair fight. This time he’ll beat him easily.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/junior-dos-santos-shares-thoughts-frank-mir-why-145910707.html

Martinsh Egle Eric Butterbean Esch Efrain Escudero Rashad Evans Urijah Faber

Kiss your title shot goodbye Faber.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/28766/renan-barao-to-fight-urijah-faber-at-ufc-148-for-interim-bantamweight-title.mma

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/102087-faber-vs-barao-confirmed.html

Mac Danzig  Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis  Tony DeSouza 

Daniel Cormier Explains Why He Didn’t Try to Take Down Jeff Monson Video by Daniel Cormier

Source: http://mmalice.com/daniel-cormier/daniel-cormier-explains-why-he-didnt-try-to-take-down-jeff-monson-video_57bb88322.html

Shinya Aoki  Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio 

For the second week in a row, Bellator had a last minute change on their MTV2 televised card as heavyweight Ron Sparks had to be removed from the card due to medical reasons.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28597/bellator-69-update-ron-sparks-off-card-for-medical-reasons/

Luke Cummo  Jeff Big Frog Curran Dai Shuanghai  Mac Danzig  Karen Darabedyan

Mark Hunt Discusses Pulling Out Of UFC 146 Fight With Stefan Struve On The MMA Hour. Amazon.com Widgets

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/mark-hunt-discusses-pulling-out-of-ufc-146/

Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone got back in the win column last night in a big way, putting on one of the best performances of his career by absolutely dominating Jeremy Stephens from the first bell to the last. Instead of an opponent, the 29-year-old lightweight is calling out a city for his next fight: his hometown of Denver, Colorado.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28573/cowboy-cerrone-looking-for-a-fight-in-denver/

Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill Allan Goes Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi

UFC on FOX 3 Nate Diaz and Jim Miller field questions from the media.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-on-fox/ufc-on-fox-3-media-conference-call-video_cf9e64d87.html

Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie Royler Gracie Ryan Gracie Peter Graham

Brad Tavares vs Dongi Yang Fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 3.

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/brad-tavares-vs-dongi-yang-fight-video-ufc-on-fuel-tv-3/

José Aldo  John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida  Eddie Alvarez

All of the fighters competing on the card tipped the scales today at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia and all made weight for their respective bouts without issue. The fights take place tomorrow night at the Patriot Center and will begin at 5:30PM ET; the preliminary card will air on Facebook, with the main card set to air on Fuel TV at 8PM ET.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28542/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-weigh-in-results-main-event-official/

Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi  Daniel Acacio

Just when it appeared they were in the clear the UFC has been forced to make another adjustment to Memorial Day Weekend’s UFC 146 lineup. After Alistair Overeem‘s suspension already caused changes from the top of the card down, an injury to Mark Hunt has forced another replacement to be made, allowing Lavar Johnson to [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/17/mark-hunt-out-lavar-johnson-in-for-ufc-146-bout-with-stefan-struve/

Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson Jaime Gutierrez Dave Gomez

After a spectacular main event, Fuel TV has released video of highlights from last night’s main event. Announcer Jon Anik and analyst Kenny Florian discuss the action in last night’s “Fight of the Year” candidate.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28575/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-korean-zombie-vs-poirier-main-event-highlights-video/

Joachim Hansen Antoni Hardonk Dan Hardy Lee Hasdell Musse Hasselvall

MMA fighters Cain Velasquez and Kyle Kingsbury prepare for their upcoming fights at UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir on Saturday, May 26th. UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir Date: May 26, 2012 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena Broadcast: Pay-per-view and FX MAIN CARD (pay-per-view) Champ Junior Dos Santos vs. Frank [...]

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/team-aka-ufc-148-fighter-diary-for-cain-velasquez-and-kyle-kingsbury/

Thiago Alves  Andre Amade  Dean Amasinger  Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen 

The MMA world continued to turn as you were off celebrating Mother’s Day, so here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know from the weekend.

As you can see from the video highlights, at Bellator Daniel Straus took the featherweight tournament final in a unanimous decision over Marlon Sandro. With that win, Straus will get to vie for the Bellator featherweight belt, which is currently held by Pat Curran. Patricky Freire will fight for it next.

Bellator was also marred by controversy as Waachiim Spiritwolf was winning his bout with Marius Zaromskis. However, Spiritwolf sustained a cut too severe to go on. For if the stoppage was justified, let’s turn to veteran MMA journalist Jim Genia:

Tough break for Waachim Spiritwolf on that cut-stoppage, as he was wrecking Marius Zaromskis.  However, in no way, shape or form do I question that stoppage.  Dr. Sherry Wulkan was the one who waved the bout off, and she’s been a ringside physician for more MMA bouts than 99.9% of the world has even read about on the Internet.

Marcin Held won with a quick heel hook, and Marcus Galvao took a decision to earn a spot in the bantamweight tournament finals.

Quarterfinals were underway at set of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Before the bouts, Dana White broke the news about Dominick Cruz’s torn ACL to both teams before confirming that Cruz will stay on to coach for the rest of the season.

In the first quarterfinal, James Vick pressured Joe Proctor and avoided his submissions to take the two-round decision. Michael Chiesa moved on to the semifinals by scoring a TKO over Justin Lawrence in the third round. Lawrence was considered the favorite coming into the show, so Chiesa’s win was an upset.

This Friday, Team Cruz’s Vinc Pichel will fight Team Faber’s Chris Saunders and a bout between teammates, as Team Faber’s Al Iaquinta faces Andy Ogle.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/weekend-warriors-daniel-straus-takes-tournament-michael-chiesa-122652627.html

Ian Freeman Don Frye Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki

UFC President Dana White has used social media to interact with fans on a level never seen before by someone in his position. At the same time, White also likes to take advantage of those tools to get his personal points across as well. This week, White hammered home just how successful UFC on FOX [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/15/dana-white-unleashes-verbal-tirade-concerning-recent-ufc-on-fox-ratings-reports/

Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Ao Hailin 

At the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP in Dallas, TC Inside MMA correspondent Ron Kruck caught up with Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva. The Reem spoke about his victory over Fabricio Werdum and the challange that lies ahead in Silva. Bigfoot spoke about how to do the impossible and beat Overeem

Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/alistair-overeem-and-antonio-silva-breakdown-their-upcoming-fight-video_54151b1ca.html

Shinya Aoki  Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio 

With a little more than a week remaining before UFC 146 unfolds from Las Vegas the UFC has been forced to make a last-second change to the show, inserting heavy-handed slugger Lavar Johnson into a recently available spot against Stefan Struve formerly held by fan-favorite Mark Hunt. Though no specifics are available on his condition, [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/17/injured-mark-hunt-out-of-fight-with-stefan-struve-replaced-by-lavar-johnson

Crosley Gracie Gregor Gracie Ralek Gracie Renzo Gracie Rickson Gracie

There’s not a lot of set-up necessary for this clip because, let’s face it, the viewer gets thrown into the fire right off the bat! All you need to know is this fight from a game in 1985 between the New York Rangers’ Steve Richmond and New Jersey Devils’ Kirk Muller shows exactly how fierce [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/13/hockey-fight-of-the-day-kirk-muller-vs-steve-richmond

Kenny Florian Jesse Forbes Xavier Foupa Pokam Hermes Franca Rich Franklin

Louis Gaudinot became known for his green hair while a castmember on “The Ultimate Fighter,” but it got a bit out of hand on Saturday night at UFC on Fox 3. He won his bout over John Lineker by submission and the Fight of the Night bonus, but his long, thick, green hair became the focus of the bout. Dana White even joked that is was time for a cut.

Gaudinot told MMA Junkie Radio that he’s thinking of cutting his hair, but he’ll still keep it green.

“I was thinking about cutting it before the fight,” Gaudinot said. “I’m kind of used to the long hair now, but I think I might have to cut it just for the next fight so it doesn’t get in my face.”

I can’t understand why he would want to do that.

It’s not like it got in his eyes.

Or made it easier for judges to tell when he got punched.

Yeah, on second thought, visiting a barbershop may not be such a bad idea, Louis.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/louis-gaudinot-considering-losing-green-mop-hair-ufc-213714337.html

Grant Campbell  Gesias JZ Calvancante  Luiz Cane  Dos Caras Jr   Phil Cardella

UFC on Fuel TV 3 Post-Fight Press Conference Live.

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-post-fight-press-conference-live/

Justin Eilers  Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund Jason Ellis Aleksander Emelianenko

Today’s fight might be half as long as those normally found on these pages but rest assured it contains twice the action! Watch as the New Jersey Devils’ Ken Daneyko and New York Rangers’ Kris King go at it in a game from 1990, reminding all exactly how little these two teams like each other [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/15/hockey-fight-of-the-day-kris-king-vs-ken-daneyko

Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi  Daniel Acacio

Here’s the latest fights to be made, just for you:

– Erik Koch and UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo put on their best Member’s Only jackets and headed to the mountains to officially announce their bout at UFC 149 in Calgary.

– After UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and pulled out of their July 7 bout, Urijah Faber will still fight at UFC 148. His opponent is still to be determined, and interim title belt will be on the line.

– Ronda Rousey has a date for her first championship defense, kinda. She will fight Sarah Kauffman in August, but an exact date and location has not yet been announced.

– In what is already my favorite match-up of the summer, Siyar Bahadurzada is stepping in to face Thiago Alves at UFC 149. Yoshihiro Akiyama had to pull out of the bout with Alves after an undisclosed injury.

– Days after UFC on Fox 3, heavyweight bouts were added to UFC on Fox 4 in Los Angeles. Matt Mitrione will fight Rob Broughton and Oli Thompson will fight Phil De Fries.

Care to make predictions on any of these bouts? Go for it in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/matchmaker-matchmaker-news-urijah-faber-ronda-rousey-matt-211346861.html

David Bielkheden Michael Bisping  Dan Bobish Vagam Bodjukyan Kotetsu Boku 

Source: http://mmasportsreport.com/1360/brimage-and-blanco-tumble-at-ufc-145

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

Talented striker Heather Jo Clark will face off against Sophia Bagherdai in a feature bout for XFC 18. XFC informed MMAFrenzy of the bout earlier today. The bout will be a catchweight fight at 120lbs. and will be featured on the HDNet televised card. XFC 18 takes place June 22 at the Nashville Municiple Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28539/heather-jo-clark-to-face-sophia-bagherdai-at-xfc-18/

Ralek Gracie Renzo Gracie Rickson Gracie Rodrigo Gracie Roger Gracie

Welcome to another edition of By the Numbers.  Today, we’ll be taking a look at the mid-week UFC event headlined by Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung.  It was no less than 18 months ago Jung was looking like a mid-card fighter following a knockout loss to George Roop and Poirier appeared a stepping stone [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/14/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-by-the-numbers

Jason Guida Melvin Guillard Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao

All of the fighters competing on the card tipped the scales today at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia and all made weight for their respective bouts without issue. The fights take place tomorrow night at the Patriot Center and will begin at 5:30PM ET; the preliminary card will air on Facebook, with the main card set to air on Fuel TV at 8PM ET.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28542/ufc-on-fuel-tv-3-weigh-in-results-main-event-official/

Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge Gerard Gordeau

“The Ultimate Fighter” season nine winner James Wilks announced his retirement from MMA after doctors advised him he could become paralyzed if he continued to fight.

Wilks had a serious knee injury that kept him out of the Octagon. His last bout was a loss to Claude Patrick in October of 2010. When that healed, a neck injury from his rugby-playing days flared up and Wilks realized how serious previous warning signs were.

“I had problems in a couple of the fights that I didn’t really talk about,” he said. “In one of the fights, I got hit, and the whole left side of my body went numb, all the way down to the toes.”

Even with the doctor’s warnings, Wilks called the decision difficult, particularly because he went out on a loss. He went 1-2 in the UFC after beating DaMarques Johnson in the TUF finale. As more fighters age, they will be faced with the issue of retirement. Kudos to Wilks for being strong enough to walk away before he was damaged permanently.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/james-wilks-tuf-winner-ufc-veteran-retires-warns-212302734.html

Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis  Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz 

Donald Cerrone is used to walking away from fights with fight night bonuses. Stretching back to his days in the WEC, “Cowboy” has picked up nine Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night, or Knockout of the Night bonuses.

For tonight’s UFC on Fuel 3 fight against Jeremy Stephens, it’s not surprising that Cerrone already has plans for the next bonus he will try to win.

“You name it, the post-fight bonuses, I’m going for it,” Cerrone declared through his informal drawl. “I’ve got [expletive] to buy. I’m thinking (of getting) 10 or 12 girls to come out on a pontoon boat.”

Since he has picked up so many bonus checks, perhaps the UFC needs to think of different ways to motivate Cerrone. Much as Lincoln Hawk arm-wrestled for a new tractor/trailer in “Over the Top,” Cerrone could fight for a boat, or a new horse for his ranch, or a lifetime supply of cowboy hats. It’s not too much to ask for.

For coverage of UFC on Fuel 3 tonight, follow Cagewriter on Facebook and Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/donald-cerrone-hoping-win-ufc-fuel-3-bonus-174608815.html

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

Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley is a WBO welterweight battle set for June 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bradley’s undefeated record needs a marquee victory. He is currently ranked No. 1 at 140 pounds, and is currently the world’s No. 10 pound-for-pound fighter.

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/manny-pacquiao-vs-timothy-bradley-face-off-interview/

Ryan Bader  Siyar Bahadurzada Bao Ligao  Josh Barnett  David Baron 

The official video of Karo Parisyan and Ryan Ford’s main event bout from MMA Live 1 May 19, 2011 in London, Ontario, Canada.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ryan-ford/karo-parisyan-vs-ryan-ford-may-19-2011-video_039373c39.html

Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton  Mike Brown  Junie Browning Paul Buentello 

In a bit of unsurprising news, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been listed as a big favorite to defeat Erik Koch early on by MMA oddsmakers. The champ comes in as an almost 4-to-1 favorite over Koch, who’s riding a four-fight winning streak. The two will meet in the main event of UFC 149 this July 21 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28521/jose-aldo-picked-as-nearly-4-to-1-favorite-to-beat-erik-koch/

Joachim Hansen Antoni Hardonk Dan Hardy Lee Hasdell Musse Hasselvall

Two weeks before making his Fox debut against Josh Koscheck, Johny Hendricks stopped by the track to check in with NASCAR’s finest. Here he is showing a beard that awesome cannot be contained in a helmet while talking to Tony Stewart. Do you think Stewart, a well-known problem child on the racing circuit, gave Hendricks some trash-talking tips? Tell us what he said in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/johny-hendricks-pals-around-nascar-bad-boy-tony-142647233.html

Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson Jaime Gutierrez Dave Gomez

The pattern is clear by now as the roles into which each of WWE‘s main shows have settled. There are a few last desperate grasps at keeping up a brand separation, but the roster has mostly dispersed throughout the two shows by now, and the differences are more a matter of style and logistics. RAW, [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/09/more-smackdown-news-and-notes-sheamuss-shoulder-ricardos-awesome-top-rope-jump-laylas-got-me-on-my-knees

Ao Hailin  Shinya Aoki  Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi

Jorge Masvidal Makes the Case for Title Shot Video by Strikeforce

Source: http://mmalice.com/strikeforce/jorge-masvidal-makes-the-case-for-title-shot-video_817181133.html

Marcus Aurelio  Mikhail Avetisyan Luiz Azeredo  Luciano Azevedo  Ba Te er 

Source: http://mmasportsreport.com/1360/brimage-and-blanco-tumble-at-ufc-145

Kit Cope  Wesley Cabbage Correira  Patrick The Predator Côté  Randy The Natural Couture  Dan Cramer

You’re likely not in Atlantic City right now, but if you are, RUN, not walk, to the Caesars Hotel and Casino to score some tickets for tonight’s Bellator 68. You will not be disappointed… or maybe you will, I don’t know, I don’t even know you. Regardless, it’s time for another Bellator event, and with [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/11/breaking-it-down-bellator-68/

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

Chael Sonnen Getting Help From Stone Cold Steve Austin For Anderson Silva UFC 148 Fight.

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/chael-sonnen-geting-help-from-stone-cold-steve-austin-for-anderson-silva-ufc-148-fight/

Spencer Fisher Jon Fitch Kenny Florian Jesse Forbes Xavier Foupa Pokam

Image: http://media.ufc.tv/generated_images_sorted/Fighter/Francisco-Rivera/Francisco-Rivera_105019_left30.png Image:…

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc-vbookie-betting/101980-ufc-fuel-tv-3-francisco-rivera-vs-alex-soto.html

Siyar Bahadurzada Bao Ligao  Josh Barnett  David Baron  Phil Baroni

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After logistical problems put UFC 147 in Rio de Janeiro in question, UFC president Dana White confirmed today Chael Sonnen’s title rematch with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be moved to UFC 148 in Las Vegas on July 7.

“I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that Chael and Anderson will be fighting, but the bad news is that we can’t do it here,” White told a room full of reporters in Rio.

A United Nations convention causing logistical issues and difficulty finding a venue forced the change.

UFC 147, which will feature “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” finals as well as coaches Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva facing off, still does not have a venue. The fights are still expected to take place on June 23 in Brazil.

White said Anderson Silva was not happy about the fight moving from his home country.

“He was upset about not fighting in Brazil. It took a lot of talking, and I finally convinced Anderson to take this fight in Las Vegas,” White said.

Silva said that he does have fans all over the world, so he is comfortable fighting in Las Vegas.

“I’m a UFC athlete and I don’t have fans just in Brazil but all over the world. Nothing will change. But I will do my job as always,” Silva said.

Sonnen was disappointed that he wouldn’t get a chance to break the UFC’s attendance record of 55,000 set in Toronto at UFC 129.

“It was disappointing. I was hoping to be a part of breaking that record. But Las Vegas is the fight capital of the world and this is the biggest fight in the history of combat. My plan was to come here, take your money and my new belt and go back to America, but now I have to wait and stomp him on July 7. That’s exactly what I’m going to do.”

Adding Sonnen vs. Silva II as the main event at UFC 148 strengthens what was already a blockbuster card. At UFC 148, Urijah Faber will fight Dominick Cruz for the bantamweight belt, Rich Franklin will face Cung Le, Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin will fight for the third time, and Michael Bisping will fight Tim Boetsch.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-vs-anderson-silva-ii-moved-ufc-153643968.html

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UFC veteran Chris Lytle lost his bid to win the Republican state Senate nomination in Indiana on Tuesday. He came in second with 30 percent of the vote behind Mike Crider who had 41 percent. After the results came in, he made a concession tweet.

Almost. I finished 2nd. It was a good fight.

Lytle’s last MMA bout was a win over Dan Hardy in August. He announced his retirement just before the bout, then won by a submission. His campaign started less than a month after the bout.

His campaign drew support from the MMA community, as fighters Matt Mitrione, Chael Sonnen and Patrick Cote encouraged the Lytle’s district to get out and vote for him. Both fighters and fight fans liked Lytle because of his style in the cage. He earned a record of 31-18-5 and picked up $515,000 in fight night bonuses during his 12-year fight career.

Chin up, Chris. Be comforted by the fact that you can knock out anyone who didn’t vote for you.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chris-lytle-comes-short-senate-bid-122130110.html

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Retired UFC fan favorite Chris Lytle (Rep.) came up short in his run for the Indiana Senate. Lytle lost out to Mike Crider by 11% of the vote.

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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28480/chris-lytle-comes-up-short-in-indiana-senate-bid/

Daniel Acacio Bernard Ackah  Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana 

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Shinya Aoki  Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio 

Join us, peons, for a look at the onscreen debut of the Enlightened One, Damien Sandow. As we all know, the ancient Greek master philosopher Aristotle once said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Make it your excellent habit to stick with Fighters.com for ongoing coverage [...]

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During today’s Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Cormier media conference call, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker revealed that the promotion’s middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will be making his next title defense against Tim Kennedy at the next Strikeforce event, which will take place this summer at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.

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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28496/rockhold-to-defend-title-against-tim-kennedy-at-july-strikeforce-event/

Mike Brown  Junie Browning Paul Buentello  Josh Burkman  Mikey Burnett 

Join us, peons, for a look at the onscreen debut of the Enlightened One, Damien Sandow. As we all know, the ancient Greek master philosopher Aristotle once said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Make it your excellent habit to stick with Fighters.com for ongoing coverage [...]

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