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The Fighters
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Monday, 16 January 2012 21:44 |
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Things aren’t going smoothly for Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. On the eve of the most important matchup of his career, Johnson made one critical error: he missed weight, again.
A day before his co-main event showdown against Vitor Belfort at UFC 142, the knockout reel fighter came in at an astonishing 197 pounds; the fight was set for middleweight (185 pounds, with the limit being 186 pounds). Coming in an extra eleven pounds heavy, “Rumble” has brought on the ire of Dana White, as posted on UFC.com:
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Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 21:47 |
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Strikeforce
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Sunday, 08 January 2012 21:31 |
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Strikeforce made its 2012 return, and the result was a mixed bag, as some fights delivered, while others fell flat. The bigger issue at hand seems to be how Strikeforce will perform after its acquisition by Zuffa (the UFC’s parent company). This outing shows one vital problem Strikeforce now faces: its lack of marquee fighters, which was more present now, as opposed to past Strikeforce event, where the main event fight pitted Keith Jardine against title holder Luck Rockhold. And all signs point to future cards lacking names and depth.
Rockholds Impresses
In his first title defense, Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold used superior standup to get the better of an always game Keith Jardine. Rockhold put Jardine’s chin to the test, and once again the chin failed to hold up. It also didn’t help that Jardine once again showed a lack of development in his defense, as his arms and fists hung wide and far between, with little in between Rockhold’s punches and Jardine’s face.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Written by Ryan Silva
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Friday, 09 December 2011 15:43 |
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The UFC has loaded up it’s November/December calendar with what would be a year full of events back in MMA’s early days. The growing roster of talent in the young sport means a lot more fights more often, and lost in that is the severity of certain big bouts, such as this weekend’s light-heavyweight title fight of Jon Jones against Lyoto Machida.
At UFC 140, Jon faces his third former light-heavyweight champion in a row in karate expert Machida. For Lyoto it’s a title shot that comes after one win following two losses. Backed by a stellat knockout over Randy Couture and another setback injury pushing Rashad Evans out of the picture. To some this opportunity at the belt seems a tad unfair, but it’s hard to argue Machida brings in a unique challenge for the phenom in Jon Jones.
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Bellator Fighting Championships
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Sunday, 20 November 2011 13:51 |
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Even the greatest of champions fall, and Eddie Alvarez is the latest to hit the floor. In a night of riveting MMA action, Bellator scored big with its lineup of hard hitters, as its lightweight belt changed hands, and its middleweight champ once again proved he is up there with the elites.
Chandler taps Alvarez
It wasn’t easy, but Michael Chandler came up huge in the biggest fight of his career. In one of the year’s best fights, Chandler gave lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez all he could handle. Things started off bad for Alvarez, who was dropped twice in the first round, as Chandler came out aggressive. It seemed that even though Chandler had the grappling edge, he also had the striking advantage, as his straights and jabs often beat Alvarez’s hooks in connecting. It was a steady stream of aggression and power that gave Chandler the first.
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Bellator Fighting Championships
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Monday, 14 November 2011 00:54 |
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Bellator 57 wrapped up two tournaments, both the welterweight and middleweight victors were crowned by the end of the event. And overall, it was a pretty solid night of fights.
Lima drops Saunders
In the night’s main event, Ben Saunders and Douglas Lima fought for the chance to challenge Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren. It was a fight that pit two strikers together, and things remained standing. Saunders was his usual aggressive self, as he tried to snare Lima in his patented clinch. However, Lima fended it off well, often causing the ref to separate the fighters as Saunders did very little with the position. It was pretty clear that Saunders didn’t want to stand and exchange with Lima, so throughout the first, Saunders pressed for the clinch and tried to attack with knees to Lima’s thighs. Lima, on the other hand, seemed to be timing a big shot. The round would end with Lima getting a takedown, only to be swept by Saunders who would end up on top of Lima, in mount.
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Strikeforce
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 22:02 |
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On January 6th, 2012, it was reported that Chistiane “Cyborg” Santos (a Strikeforce female champion) had tested positive for taking a banned substance. In a release by the California State Athletic Commission, posted and reported on by Bloodyelbow.com, the facts of the case were made very clear:
CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION SUSPENDS LICENSE OF FIGHTER CRISTIANE JUSTINO SANTOS - a.k.a. CRIS CYBORG
Mixed Martial Arts fighter tested positive for anabolic steroid in December 16, 2011 test
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 January 2012 22:04 |
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The Fighters
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 23 December 2011 18:12 |
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UFC 141 on December 30th from Las Vegas, Nevada will feature Brock Lesnar taking on Alistair Overeem. MMA odds list Overeem as about an 8-5 favorite against Lesnar.
Overeem has a record of 35-11-1 while Lesnar is 5-2. Overeem will be making his UFC debut after dominating Pride, Strikeforce and K1 while Lesnar will be fighting for the first time since losing his title to Cain Velasquez last year. It is somewhat surprising to see Lesnar as an underdog in MMA odds considering he is the former UFC heavyweight champion but Overeem is getting a lot of respect from the oddsmakers as a former Strikeforce heavyweight champion. UFC 141 will be held on a Friday night this time and the start time will be at 10 pm Eastern.
Exciting, but Short Fight Expected
Both Lesnar and Overeem are expecting a fight that has a lot of action but doesn’t last very long. "We're not the type of guys who back up.” Overeem said, “We're the type of guys who finish fights. … I don't see it going past the first or second round." Lesnar pretty much said the same thing as he doesn’t expect it to last long. "I feel the same. This is a heavyweight fight.” Lesnar said, “We're both going in there to finish the fight, I don't foresee it going five rounds." The winner of this bout between Lesnar and Overeem is expected to get a shot at Junior dos Santos for the UFC Heavyweight title.
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 December 2011 18:15 |
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Bellator Fighting Championships
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Monday, 28 November 2011 13:37 |
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The fifth season of Bellator delivered in every way possible. The season unleashed masterful knockouts, tricky submissions, and some captivating storylines/matchups. However, the final card of the season did little by way of maintaining the solid trend that had been paved before it. The season ended with a strong sense of ‘ugh’, as controversy, a quick stoppage, and a no contest did much in the way of halting much of the momentum built from last week’s epic main event (Alvarez vs. Chandler).
No Contest
It was suppose to be a clash of giants, as Eric Prindle was set to take on Thiago Santos in this season’s heavyweight finals. Things started off well, with Santos capitalizing on two takedowns and landing some heavy ground and pound. Prindle was fighting off his back, but was never in any real danger. And then things went very wrong.
As Prindle was still on his back, Santos was standing over him, and then it happened. Santos kicked Prindle between the legs, unloading a heavy hit to Prindle’s groin. Game over. That was it. Prindle used the allotted five minutes to try and regain his composure, but it was pretty clear from his agonizing gestures, the dry heaves, and the red face, that Prindle was done. It seemed that the hit was thrown with no malice behind it, although it seemed somewhat intentional.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2011 13:38 |
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Written by Ryan Silva
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Monday, 14 November 2011 00:56 |
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This weekend’s upcoming UFC 139 poses a main event that looks much like a key fight that could’ve been made in 2005. This speaks much to the longevity of Dan Henderson who was deep into a career back then, just as Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua was getting his going. Now both fighters have presented notable careers and are looking to pour on the legacy, matched up against each other in a fight that would pin the victor into that talks of title town.
Henderson is in his first UFC fight since leaving after his historic UFC 100 knockout win over Michael Bisping. After dropping a middleweight title fight in a unanimous decision upset to Jake Shields at Strikeforce. What followed was a triple knockout run for the former Pride champion as he took out Renato Sobral, Rafael Cavalcante, and the infamous Fedor Emelianenko proving his powerful right hand has far from deserted Dan.
Meanwhile, ‘Shogun’ Rua is returning since avenging a 2007 loss to Forrest Griffin with a first round knockout in his native counry of Brazil. The win put Rua back on track since losing his title to Jon Jones after getting thoroughly dominated for three rounds. This is the first time the injury plagued Mauricio has foughten three times in one year since coming over from Pride FC.
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Latest News
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Written by Keith Mondaca
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 20:10 |
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Sometimes mixed martial arts brings more to the table than entertainment. There are times when there is more than winning or losing, and that was apparently the case on February 2nd, 2011. A day where MMA was put on display, as two skilled practitioners of the art took part in foiling the robbery attempt of a gun wielding assailant.
As reported by Dennis Romero of laweekly.com, Brent Alvarez, 33, and Bill Denney, 28, were in town for the World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in Long Beach, California, south of Hollywood. As the pair, originally from Oregon, were coming down the elevator from their motel room, the duo unsuspectingly came across a man armed with a 9mm handgun holding up the motel clerk.
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UFC 143 Results
