Archive for January, 2011

Main event: 170 lbs.: Nick Diaz (169.5) vs. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (169.5) Main card (Televised): 185 lbs.: Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (184.25) vs. Robbie Lawler (184) 265 lbs.: Herschel Walker (220.75) vs. Scott Carson (214) 205 lbs.: Roger Gracie (206) vs. Trevor Prangley (205.25) Preliminary card (May not be broadcast): 170 lbs.: Nate Coy (171.25) vs. Nate Moore (171) 155 lbs.: Isaiah Hill (155.5) vs. Bobby Stack (154.75) 185 lbs.: Ron Keslar (179.5) vs. Eric Lawson (180) 135 lbs.: Germaine de Randamie (135.5) vs. Stephanie Webber (135.75) 170 lbs.: Lucas Gamaza (171) vs. James Terry (170.5) 120 lbs.: Jenna Castillo (121.5) [...]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia was riding a four fight win streak, but that was abruptly ended at Titan FC when The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights alum Abe Wagner disposed of him in only 32 seconds. It was an ugly performance for the former champ who looks like it is time for him to hang it up. Sylvia just couldn’t hang with Wagner’s speed. Below are some GIF’s and a video of the fight.

UFC’s Fight For The Troops was by no means a high-profile card.  It wasn’t supposed to be.  It was supposed to raise money for a charity and provide free entertainment for the troops and those of us watching on Spike.  I would’ve liked another relevant fight, but the UFC likes to have an extremely wide disparity between PPV events and free ones.  Always the dollars.  Always the f***in’ dollars. I’m not interested in Mark Hominick or Matt Wiman, so those fights didn’t do much for me.  The main event was compelling on paper and in actuality.  But what really drew me [...]

On Saturday, George Roop will face off against his teammate Mark Hominick on the main card of UFC Fight Night 22: Fight For The Troops 2. Roop will be looking to derail the title hopes of his friend. With a win, Hominick will get the next shot at UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s belt. Continuing an inside look at Fight For The Troops 2, here is a look at George Roop’s fight banner for the event (CLICK HERE to see Pat Barry’s):

This Friday night, UFC heavyweight Pat “HD” Barry will face off against Joey Beltran on the main card of UFC Fight Night 22: Fight For The Troops II. The event features a headline bout between lightweights Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard. The winner will vault himself into top contender status for the 155-pound title. Here is a look at Barry’s corner banner for the upcoming event that is sure to include fireworks:

A middleweight bout between Tim Kennedy (12-3 MMA, 3-1 SF) and Jason “Mayhem” Miller (24-7 MMA, 1-1 SF) is expected to part of March’s “Strikeforce: Columbus” event. A source close to one of the fighters told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) bout agreements are being finalized for the potential co-headliner. The March 5 event takes place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus as part of Strikeforce’s Ohio debut. The night’s main card, including an expected championship headliner between light-heavyweight titleholder Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Dan Henderson, airs on Showtime. Clipped from: mmajunkie.com (share this clip)

Clipped from: mmajunkie.com (share this clip) Over the past couple months, many UFC veterans had been rumored for potential “TUF 13″ coaching slots, including Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard, Frank Mir, Shane Carwin, Wanderlei Silva, Chael Sonnen, Chris Leben, Brian Stann, Dominick Cruz, Urijah Faber, Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo and others. Ultimately, though, officials went with the big men, Lesnar and Dos Santos. White said Velasquez’s recent shoulder surgery and long layoff opened the door for Lesnar and Dos Santos, which then “made all the sense in the world.” However, no interim title will be on the line when the coaches [...]

UFC 125 was a spectacular card full of great fights.  Unfortunately, it was also an MMA graveyard.  Marcus Davis, Antonio McKee, Brandon Vera and Phil Baroni were all cut following their losses.  Most of these moves weren’t that surprising, but still, damn.  Those are a bunch of fighters we all know, and in most cases, have watched for years.  But this is the new, post-merger UFC.  I’m not sure I like it.  I’m not trying to say all these guys deserved to stick around.  Baroni is cooked, and Davis is probably heading down that road as well.  Vera might not [...]

The folks at UFC Brazil got an all access look into the home of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. It’s worth checking out if you want to check out how a MMA star is living and you can always fall back on the attractive reporter if all else fails. Here it is:

Strikeforce officials did what we all thought possible. No, that’s not making Fedor fight more than once a year — even though he will have to for this event — but it is put together some of the top heavyweights in the world for a World Grand Prix beginning February 12th. The tournament will kick off at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey with Andre Arlovski taking on Sergei Kharitono and Fedor returning to action against Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. There will also be two reserve bouts for the tournament: Shane Del Rosario vs. Lavar Johnson and Valentijn [...]