Brock Lesnar

It was announced on MMA weekly that former WWE star Brock Lesnar is joining K1 and Pro elite. Brock will be facing off with Hong Man Choi (Techno Goliath).

Hong is 7 ft 2 in and weighs 364 lb. Brock is 6 ft 2 and weighs around 300 lb.

Lesnar’s previous trainers included Martial Arts Academy’s Greg Nelson coach to UFC Lightweight champion Sean Sherk and with University of Minnesota Head Assistant wrestling coach Marty Morgan.

Currently Lesnar is training with Royce Gracie.

Diego Sanchez Cage Talk Interview

Very extensive interview with The Nightmare - Diego Sanchez.

Props to Cage Talk!



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In case you missed it, here is Diego Sanchez training with Oscar De La Hoya

Dana White Pride FC Press Conference

Dana White, UFC President speaks in Japan about the recent acquisition of Pride FC. Dana talks about matching up the best fighters in the world from Pride and the UFC.

Dana White declares that the UFC is coming to Japan to kick Pride's ass. So, the East Coast / West Coast battle continues while Zuffa collects on both sides of the fence.




Sakikabara, Pride FC and DSE President explains the reasons for the acquisition and answers quite a few questions that have been stirring in the minds of many MMA fans

Cro Cop Documentary

Here is a pearl for ya... Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic as subject matter for an upcoming fight against the living legend, Fedor Emelianenko. This behind the scenes documentary shows the average life of the number two heavyweight in the universe and also his training in preparation for the greatest MMA fight that has ever happened.

There are no subtitles in the documentary but then again, Cro Cop speaks more with his feet than with his mouth anyway so the 30 minute documentary is easy to follow along... except for the scene when Mirko was getting his ass massaged, that was unnecessary in my opinion... I mean to show it... not that I am against ass massages at all so let's be clear :)




Cro Cop lost the decision to Fabulous Fedor when they fought at Pride: Final Conflict 2005 on 8/28/2005.

“UFC ain’t shit” - Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Ok, it's bound to happen... professional athletes trash talking each other but to take a swing at a totally different sport and at fighters that would never, ever meet unless it was outside of a night club fighting over an ex-porn actress, well...

I understand what Floyd is doing. He's not stupid. He's trying to hype up his pay per view fight against Oscar De La Hoya on May 5th and also draw in some of the record breaking Pay Per View audience that Mixed Martial Arts currently has that Boxing is trying to regain.

Here are some gems that spewed out of the mouth of Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently in a conference call this past Wednesday.

Here are some notable quotes from "Pretty Boy Floyd":

“UFC ain’t shit,”

“It ain’t but a fad. Anyone can put a tattoo on their head and get in a street fight.”

“We should put Liddell against a good heavyweight, under Mayweather Promotions, and if Chuck wins, then I’ll give him a million dollars out of my own pocket.”

“These are guys who couldn’t make it in boxing, so they do (MMA). Boxing is the best sport in the world and it’s here to stay.”

You can read the rest of the swill from the mouth of PBF right here.

MMA is multi-dimensional and deserves more respect than what Floyd mentioned so for that, I hope De La Hoya punches him hard over 500 times in the face the night they fight and wins... sweet science? NOT!

Does MMA Need to be Off TV?

Apparently it does according to "The TOOL of the DAY", Nick Frost from The Gateway Online.

Nick Frost

For the past few years—with the re-emergence of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the Spike TV reality hit, The Ultimate Fighter—mixed martial arts have been steadily gaining popularity with their crossover into the mainstream, yet, I still don’t understand why. There isn’t any sort of appeal involved in watching two guys swing at each other—and miss most of the time—for 30 seconds, and then drop to the floor and hold the same grapple on each other for the remainder of the match.

And it’s not like I haven’t tried to catch the UFC craze, either. I sat through an entire fight once thinking that maybe, just maybe, it would lead to something absolutely spellbinding and satisfy my bloodlust. Instead, I kid you not, the two men involved in the fight locked each other into a grapevine maneuver and stayed frozen in that position for four fucking minutes. Spooning is permitted elsewhere, guys, not on my TV screen. Not to mention, this scenario repeated itself round after round until a panel of older, more out-of-shape men apparently decided that one guy did a better job of spooning than the other. What a joke.

Don’t think for a minute, though, that I don’t think that any of these guys could kick my ass, or that their different fighting techniques—in a perverse sort of way—can be considered as part of an art form, like Japanese martial arts. It’s just that, like some forms of art, it’s just not entertaining to watch at all.

Ok, I hear this kind of ignorant crap all the time from people who have not spent 5 to 10 minutes trying to seek to understand the strategy and technique of mixed martial arts. I usually then put them into a rear naked choke, put them to sleep for a while and when they awake from the abyss, they would have forgotten the drivel that spewed out of their meat head and given MMA another chance.

Let's collectively render people unconscious to change their minds about MMA. (This was said in jest however, it doesn't mean that I don't imagine following through in my mind as I listen to another ignoramus go on about "Ultimate Fighting" as they call it).

There needs to be more coverage of MMA on television not less.

Nick Frost deservedly earns MMA Fever's dishonorable distinction of being "The TOOL of the DAY"

Reggie Warren Jr. - The Lighter Side

There's nothing more romantic than a bottle of Jack Daniels and a heartfelt tune belted out over an electronic synthesizer trying to woo back yer chick. Priceless.

Reggie Rocks!

Pride Purchase Price

According to a post on Sherdog.com the price for Pride was 65 million. Not a bad price if you ask me. The Fertitas (Lorenzo J. Fertitta and Frank J. Fertitta, III) have obtained the valueable Pride Brand name and all assets.

The assets include the extensive Pride® fighting library, Pride® trademarks, copyrights, fighter contracts and other specified assets.

Tito Ortiz is a LOSER!

Could someone just be honest with Tito Ortiz and tell him that he is a loser. Really, Tito Ortiz is a loser. Not only is he a one-dimensional fighter, he is also a crybaby loser business person.

In a nutshell, Tito was the one who backed out of the boxing match with UFC President, Dana White. TITO ORTIZ BACKED OUT, NOT DANA WHITE!

Ortiz goes on to say that Dana said the fight was not to be televised and it would be for charity and no purse monies were to be offered for either fighter. So, the Huntington Beach loser DID NOT have a contract with Dana White to outline the particulars of the fight. NO CONTRACT!

Tito wouldn't have known to have a contract drawn if it wasn't for his business savvy girlfriend and former porn actress, Jenna Jameson. So, The former porn actress calls up the UFC President to finalize the details of the fight in the form of a legitimate, legal contract.

Image, you are Dana White, UFC President and you get a call from a former porn actress to start contract negotiations for a boxing match with the porn star's boyfriend. "CLICK", that's the sound Jenna would hear after I hung up the phone on her while burning Tito's UFC contract. Why, because Dana can.

Who trains for a fight, cancels promotional paid gigs while in training WITHOUT A CONTRACT? Looooooooooooooooser!!!!!!!

Tito Ortiz is set to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 72 on July 7th and Tito's fight record (minus the Shamrocked fights) is indication that Tito's time in the UFC is up when he is defeated by Rashad Evans. Bye, bye Tito, welcome to becoming the newest Vitor Belfort of the MMA world.

Hey Tito, your next move is to align yourself with Seymore Butts and get in 'the backdoor' of the porn industry 'cause you ain't a fighter anymore. You're too soft and too stupid for today's MMA. Listen to whatever Jenna Jameson says dude, seriously... don't hurt yourself anymore.

Here are absurd entries from the loser, Tito Ortiz on his MySpace blog:

03/26/2007

Only doing business!!!!!!!!!!!

So, everyone is giving me shit for the Dana fight... No one knows what really went on.

Let me tell my side of what really went on. Me and Dana had this argeement to box eachother. I told Dana we should put it on video and sell it. He said "yes that a good idea". So Spike came to Big Bear before the Chuck fight for two days. Used my time from training to shoot for the Spike special. I said that was fine.

I took two week off after the chuck fight. Then started my boxing training. You all have to understand that Dana was almost a pro boxer. I was going to take this fight serious. Jenna was helping me with the deal because I seen this as a big money maker. She asked if there was a contract for the fight? She made a call to dana to get the deal done. Craig from Spike called Jenna back to discuss the deal. She asked for executive producer rights for me, since it was my idea. Help to promote Punishment Athletics for the fight and other deal points. Craig said he would talk to Dana and get back to us.

After that I cancel a few appearances that I had to do. Alot of money was givin up. So I could train for the fight. I had to get all of my medicals done as a normal fight. I got my eyes done then we got a call from Craig. He said that Dana say that they are not going to shoot the fight or cover it in anyway. So this was a real lose,lose situation for me. I lost out on money for appearances. Now I was losing out on promotion and big dollars for the PPV.

He didn't want to cut me in on the deal. So as a business man I couldn't do the fight. I have a very big fight with Evans. Why would I risk my health and fight for free? I wasn't going to make anything for it? I was not going to get taken advantage of as a fighter or a business man. You tell me if I made the right decision? Hopefully this will get ironed out and will be done right the next time. Just trying to do business.....
Tito Ortiz

www.PUNISHMENT.COM

03/27/2007

More news!!

I just got off the phone with The Scott Ferrall show( Sirius radio). He said the fight with Dana was going to be for charity! That is the first time that has ever been brought to my attention that this fight was in any way shape or form going to be viewed by the public, or any proceeds made and given to a charity house. All of my fans know that I spend a huge amount of my time dedicated to charities. I help under priveleged childred, do bi-annual blood drives and many many other things that come from my heart.

This wasn't about charity. This is obviously about Dana White trying to save face. He did not want this fight to be viewed by you ( the public) for fear of being punked. I came up with the idea to box Dana, and he agreed wholeheartedly. and dealpoints were discussed. We came to the conclusion that the training would be filmed and shown on Spike TV and the fight would be aired for PPV on UFC's website and punishment.com. He then , a week before... pulled the plug, without an explaination. Well, to me THAT is punking out. And now he has the balls to try to lie and say it was initially for charity? That is LOW, VERY LOW.

I have been getting paid for fighting the last 10 years. Im not going to start fighting for free now. But I will box Dana's head for free if it goes to charity. Im trying to fight for what I believe in and I get held down on a consistent basis by Dana. Jealousy? I don't know. But it isn't right. I feel sorry for all the fighters that get taken advantage of, but I will not be that guy. I have gotten quite a few very negative comments by people here on my site, and it bothers me since I really go out of my way to do the right thing, not only for me, but for my family.

This is not a hobby for me, it"s my Career! PERIOD! If I don't look out for myself no one will. Love me or Hate me, I will still be fighting, kicking ass and taking names. I've been doing it for the last ten years.. and I will continue to dominate and be the best man I can be.

Tito Ortiz

www.PUNISHMENT.com

UFC scores TKO - Fox Sports

Must read article from Fox on the buyout.

"The UFC now oversees a staggering collection of talent, including nine fighters in FOXSports.com's world pound-for-pound Top 10 ratings. And their vision for the rules of the sport on a worldwide basis — or at least the Unified rules accepted by American state athletic commissions, with five-minute rounds and uniform weight classes — will be implemented in both groups effective immediately. "

"What the transaction does not do, despite what you may read elsewhere, is give the UFC anything close to a monopoly over the business.

This deal went down in large part because several other well-heeled players have gotten into the American mixed martial arts game, from Gareb Shamus' International Fight League (which airs on FOX Sports Net) to the Showtime-backed Elite Xtreme Combat to offshore gambling magnate Calvin Ayre's Bodog Fight promotion.

It was likely no coincidence the announcement of the purchase was held just hours before a press conference in Los Angeles announcing an ambitious Showtime-backed show in June at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum featuring MMA legend Royce Gracie.

Ayre's group has thrown around big money signing the likes of Pride star Fedor Emelianenko (to a one-fight deal) and American middleweight standout Matt Lindland. EXC reportedly offered UFC heavyweight Brandon Vera, who has one fight left on his deal, a $1.5 million signing bonus. Shoring up Pride's stable of fighters will slow down the contractual bedlam."

"In the short term, not much will change for the average viewer aside from rules changes, which means the foot stomps and kicks to the heads of downed opponents that distinguished Pride from the UFC are no more. Zuffa will continue to run the Japanese company as a separate entity, with its separate roster of fighters separate champions, and separate office staff. Pride will continue to air in America on FOX Sports Net, and Zuffa officials indicated they are working on getting the brand back on Japanese TV.

UFC - Pride Super Bowl?

Interesting commentary from NBC Sports on the merger comparing the merger to the AFL - NFL merger. Most importantly it speaks to the potential of future explosive growth.

"Well, the Pride deal is finally, officially done.

The Fertitta brothers will create a new company called Pride FC Worldwide Holdings LLC that will run the group independently of UFC. Lorenzo Fertitta told reporters and fans at the press conference that they will look to put on the dream fights fans have always wanted to see.
Speculation has surrounded this move for months now, and while many fans doubted that Pride would be sold to any US-based interest, it quickly became apparent that UFC would be the best match from both financial and business standpoints.

Perhaps another group could have offered more, but that would have meant handing over the keys to the company to someone who'd never put on a show at a similar level. Only UFC could promise to continue running the company at the same high level and show its experience as proof it wouldn't fail. Because this wasn't only about money; it was also about growing the sport.
Perhaps one day this will be looked back upon like the NFL-AFL merger, as Lorenzo Fertitta compared it to. Because what the Fertittas did in one fell swoop is position themselves to dominate both the U.S. and international markets.

While many fans rued the day such a thing would happen, history has shown that at least in sports, such a setup has resulted in explosive growth. Football, basketball and baseball at one time all featured more than one professional league. And the continued rise of mixed martial arts should help smaller leagues because of the interest. In fact, UFC and the new Pride FC Worldwide will have a vested interest in the health of such groups as feeder organizations.
This is a historic day in MMA. If one day it is to become a major sport alongside the NFL, MLB and NBA, today is the day it will begin."

UFC has bought Pride - Its official

Well MMA Fans,

its official Pride has been bought up by Lorenzo J. Fertitta and Frank J. Fertitta, III owners of the ratings whore UFC.

Here is a good article summing it up from our Friends at Review Journal DOT COM.

UFC acquires Pride Multimillion-dollar deal includes all assets. The owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship scooped up their primary rival Monday, reaching a multimillion-dollar deal to purchase the Japanese-based Pride Fighting Championship.

UFC president Dana White said he and partners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta formed a new company, Pride Worldwide, that purchased the assets of the Pride FC.White, who said the deal was completed about 1:30 p.m. PDT Monday, would not reveal the purchase price, but intimated it was an eight-figure deal.

"I don't like to talk about money, but it was a lot of money, I can tell you that," White said by telephone from Japan. "It was a hell of a lot more than Barry Bonds is making." Bonds, the second-leading home run hitter in baseball history, signed a $15.8 million, one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants in February.

The UFC deal transfers all Pride assets, including fighter contracts, fight video library and trademarks, to the new company. White said he would retain Pride's Japanese employees and that the company's planned April 7 show would go on as planned in Tokyo.

Pride has many of the sport's best fighters, including heavyweight champion Fedor Emialenenko, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Shogun Rua, Takanori Gomi and Hayato Sakurai, signed to promotional contracts.

White said Pride would adopt the same rules that are used in the United States and expressed a desire to use the so-called unified rules around the world. Soccer kicks and knees to the head were legal in Pride fights in Japan, but they were outlawed in two shows that were held at the Thomas & Mack Center. However, White said any fight held with the Pride banner would continue to be in a ring. UFC fights are in a cage.

"This is a sport and we're going to follow the unified rules that were established in New Jersey and then in Nevada," White said. "It's a sport -- mixed martial arts -- and the sport should have the same rules everywhere. As far as I'm concerned, if an organization doesn't follow these rules, it's not MMA. It's something else, but that's not MMA."

White said he will create a "Super Bowl" of MMA that will match the best fighters in Pride against the best in the UFC. White said he hadn't had time to think through the logistics, but said the concept could become the biggest annual event in the sport. He said he has the option to use Pride fighters in UFC shows if he chooses, but plans to run distinct brands.

"Pride is a powerful brand," White said. "The winners in this are the fans, because they're going to see the question answered. How many times have I heard someone say, 'Pride is better,' or 'UFC is better?' Well, wherever you come down on that, we'll answer the question because we'll make certain we put them in with each other and get an answer."

One of Pride's downfalls in the last year in Japan was the loss of its contract with Fuji TV. White said it was one of the new ownership group's leading priorities to negotiate a new television deal in Japan.

The Karate Kid & MMA

It's been almost 23 years since The Karate Kid exploded on to the silver screen and instantly became a martial arts movie cult classic in North America and around the world. The Karate Kid movie was an inspiration to young kids who were bullied and overcame that fear by kicking the bully's ass much the same as our good friend Daniel LaRusso.

Following the movie's release and immediate success, Karate dojo's started to fill up in droves which also saw an increase in other martial arts training centers receiving the spill over traffic. I am sure that some of our favorite MMA fighters of today were also inspired by The Karate Kid movie to commence with their martial arts training.

It was an exciting time for martial arts on the big screen with Chuck Norris, Steven Segal, Jean Claude Van Damme (who can forget Frank Dux from the movie Bloodsport), and a bunch of others that came and went with the slew of Ninja movies that excited martial arts fans and movie lovers alike.

Arguably, the most famous movie of all the classic 1980's martial arts movies has to be, The Karate Kid

Here is the final scene of The Karate Kid with Daniel up against Johnny of Cobra Kai:



Sad to say (and watch) but Sean "Smoked" Salmon used the crane kick (made famous by the character Daniel LaRusso of the Karate Kid) unsuccessfully against Rashad Evans. It was embarrassing to watch but who knew he'd get knocked the fuck out for it in the next round. Mr.Miyagi was not impressed with the fillet of Salmon.



So, we fast forward a few years to the present and we have a very clever music video that ties in not only the Karate Kid theme but also the original cast members such as Johnny, Daniel LaRusso and the whole Cobra Kai team - very cool



Here is a guilty pleasure of mine, Reggie Warren Jr. explaining what his experience was like at the tournament with Daniel LaRusso and that guy that said, "Get him a body bag" - Killer stuff

UFC Doesn't Want to Buy Pride FC...

In my opinion, they have to in order to get Fedor Emelianenko who is the greatest living legend MMA fighter EVER and would destroy any current Heavyweight in the UFC including Mirko Cro Cop. Yes, I said it because it had to be said and nobody has had the sack to say it up until now.

Nobody grounds and pounds like Fedor, nobody can block out pain like Fedor, nobody can beat Fedor!




Fedor is set to lay a serious beating on Matt "The Law" Lindland in a Bodog Fight event scheduled for APRIL 14, 2007 IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

Here is the status on the fight card:

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Lindland
Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Eric Pele
Eddie Alvarez vs. Nick Thompson
Roman Zentsov vs. Bobby Southworth
Mike Brown vs. Rodrigo Damm
Amanda Buckner vs. Hitomi Akano
Julie Kedzie vs. Julia Berezekova
Bill Mahood vs. Steve Steinbeiss
Dmitry Samoilov vs. Ray Steinbeiss
Andrei Semenov vs. Jorge Santiago
Derrick Noble vs. Eric Oganov
Daniel Puder vs. TBA

Nobody beats Fedor in his own backyard, NOBODY!

This ain't a Rocky IV movie ya know!

Rashad Evans: "I'm gonna put Tito out"

That was a quote that came from "Sugar" Rashad Evans on MMAWEEKLY radio talking about Tito Ortiz and their upcoming bout at UFC 72 - JULY 7, 2007.

Some notable Rashad Evans quotes captured by MMA fans that listened in to the podcast:

"I'm gonna beat Tito like he owed me money"

"I'm gonna put Tito out"

"I don't think Tito wants to win. Cuz if he wins, he's gonna have to fight Chuck again!"

"I got Dana on the win by verbal KO" (Talking about the Dana/Tito boxing match)

"I'm gonna show Tito what a real wrestler can do. I'm gonna take his soul. I'm gonna show him what a real wrestler can do."

"Tito doesn't wanna fight anymore. He wants to hang out with his girlfriend"

Rashad is coming off an impressive win over UFC newcomer Sean "Smoked" Salmon by way of right high kick that would be sure to impress the man, Mirko Cro Cop. Thankfully, Salmon is now fully recovered and ready to get taken out once again by Eric 'Red' Schafer at UFC 71 on July 7 in Vegas. I hope Sean's melon will be in tact to watch the Liddell/Rampage fight.

I think Rashad is an excellent developing fighter that has evolved with the sport of MMA and in my opinion is the better fighter than Tito Ortiz. Tito on the other hand has been livin' in the 1990's and needs to find another place to train and should stop being Big Poppa to up and comers at BrokeBack Mountain... err... I mean Big Bear so he can focus on his own development.

Then again, I am sure some people have tried to tell him that except the information couldn't get absorbed within his thick head... and he does have a very thick head.

I do hope that Dana White boxes the crap out of Tito Ortiz tomorrow in their publicity stunt exhibition boxing match and by the way, Spike will air the grudge match between UFC president and former Ortiz Manager, Dana White and the Huntington Beach Bad Boy, Tito Ortiz on Spike TV - April 14.

The Banana Split Submission

MMA veteran Bill Mahood surfaces in this fresh video as he demonstrates The Banana Split submission in ménage à trois fashion. Personally, I wouldn't want to see two dudes pulling that submission on each other however, this video shows you how creative you can be with submissions inside and outside of the octagon.

UFC 71 Presale Tickets

Tickets for UFC 71 go on sale to UFC Fight Club members on Monday, March 26 @ 10:00 am PT.

* Pre-sale tickets are not guaranteed. All pre-sale ticket purchases are subject to availability on a first come, first serve basis for select performances only. Limited to six (6) tickets per event, per membership.

All shows are subject to cancellation or postponement without notice. Please consult with the relevant venue for seating information prior to purchase and any changes to the show schedule.

UFC.com newsletter members will receive second crack at the tickets on Wednesday, March 28 @ 10:00 am PT.

Ticket sales to the general public will start Monday, March 30 @ 10:00 am PT.

UFC 71 will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas... what happens in Vegas on the night of May 26 will be known throughout the MMA world!

Here is the UFC 71 fight card in development:

• Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson
• Karo Parisyan vs. Josh Burkman
• Ivan Salaverry vs. Terry Martin
• Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes
• Eric Schafer vs. Sean Salmon
• Keith Jardine vs. TBA

UFC 69 Predictions by MMA Girls

MMA Fever presents MMA Girls' UFC 69 predictions. I have to say that I truly enjoyed the last part of the video that gave a very descriptive visual impression of Josh Koscheck's fighting style

Diego Sanchez Hits from the Bong!

I am not sure if Diego likes to take hits from the bong or roll up a sweet ass doobie or maybe a bucket or two however, he does like the spice that makes him feel nice according to Orange County's - OC Register

"UFC welterweight contender Diego Sanchez tested positive for marijuana after his first-round KO over Joe Riggs on Dec.13 at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station. Armando Garcia, the executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, said Sanchez paid a $500 fine and served a three-month suspension, so he has been cleared to fight Josh Koscheck at UFC 69 on April7 in Houston."

Recently, Nick Diaz also tested positive for the wacky tobaccy is his piss sample following his fight with Takanori Gomi at Pride 33.

Hmmmmm.... there's got to be Something About Mary...Jane

Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck UFC 69 Preview Video

This will be the premier fight of the UFC 69 event. Diego Sanchez and Josh Koscheck from The Ultimate Fighter 1 have bad blood with each other and they admit that they do NOT like each other so this fight could be the fight of the year. I predict another barn burner just the same as Diego and Karo Parisyan had in 2006 which was the fight of the year according to UFC.com

Matt Serra is No Chimp or Chump

When I saw this video I thought of 5'6" Matt "The Terror" Serra. If you look closely, it looks a lot like Matt's fighting style but let's be real here, there's no way that Matt would ever beat GSP at UFC 69 much less this Kung-Fu fightin' Chimpanzee.

I will probably go to a very warm place for posting this video and commentary however, if Matt Serra pulls off a win against Georges St.Pierre then I won't have to worry too much 'cause then I will know for sure that Hell has actually frozen over. Sorry Matt :)

Matt Serra & GSP UFC 69 Preview Video

Here is the UFC 69 Preview video clip of Matt Serra & Georges St.Pierre

The Mark & Matt Hughes Mullet

Here is a high school photo of the identical twins Hughes brothers sporting identical mullets - Reggie Warren Jr. would be very proud.

Pride Sold? "It's Bullshit"

Jerry Millen (also known as Gary Millen) announced recently that Pride was in fact, not sold.

Early unsubstantiated reports have the Fertitta brothers (majority owners of Zuffa LLC) purchasing Pride FC for 65 million including the fighter contracts, video library, and the name of the organization.

This rumour has buzzed through the MMA online community since it originated from Sherdog.com's "The Savage Dog Show" early Monday morning.

From Graciefighter.com:

In an exclusive interview, Pride USA Vice President, Jerry Millen, commented on the speculation that Pride has been bought by the Zuffa organization.

"It's bullshit. You can't beleive what you read on the internet and as a matter of fact I just got off the phone with Japan and unless I'm being lied to Pride has not been sold and is not being sold to anyone, especially to Zuffa. We are in the process of making some ground breaking deals that will be bringing in large sums of revenue to the company and making it stronger than ever."

Here is a recent article on the Fertitta brothers from CNN Money

Honestly, I cannot see Pride going tits up THAT easily. There is definitely more to this rumour and MMA Fever will be on top of the action as usual. Stay tuned!

*** That's Frank Fertitta on the left and Lorenzo Fertitta on the right in the photo above***

Rubber Guard Explained

Eddie Bravo, the author of "Mastering the Rubber Guard: Jiu-jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition" explains in this instructional video how to use the rubber guard to your advantage.

B.J. Penn uses the rubber guard technique quite often and demonstrated its effectiveness against Georges St.Pierre when they fought at UFC 58 as GSP almost lost the fight to Penn in the last few seconds of round three in Penn's rubber guard.

The rubber guard is often misunderstood by most MMA fighters today but it offers more opportunity to win on your back than any other style today in my opinion.

Let Eddie show you how:

WANTED: MMA Writer - Mad Squabbles

There's a line in the movie Hustle & Flow that goes, "It's hard out here for a Pimp" and the same is true for some of the best MMA writers and also, up and coming MMA writers of today.

It can be very challenging juggling one's time with personal and professional lives while staying on top of the pulse of the MMA scene and I for one can attest to that fact.

For the most part, I am a one-man show however, I do have two guest writers to back me up when I am not around. That is a luxury that most cannot afford to have and most, if not all noteworthy MMA sites have more than one writer to offer differing perspectives on the complex world of MMA to give the readers what they want - fresh, timely content.

With all that being said, there is an opportunity for a guest writer over at Mad Squabbles. Now, this site is on the verge of exploding just the same as MMA Fever is experiencing the same explosive growth so if you are interested in becoming an MMA writer for Mad Squabbles then click right here and let Luke know that Greg from MMA Fever sent you ;)

From one MMA writer to a future MMA writer, there's nothing like it!

I'll look forward to reading you someday...

Penn Vs. Pulver 1 - TUF 5 Coaches Square Off

As you are well aware, The Ultimate Fighter 5 is set to begin its new season at 11:00 pm EST on April 5th following the Ultimate Fight Night 9 event.

There is a reason why B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver were chosen as the TUF5 coaches for the up and coming lightweights... they have a history together!

Most argue that B.J. Penn is the best lightweight in the world today. Personally, I would challenge that claim however, it doesn't stop me from marvelling at Penn's flexibility in the ring and the awesome things he can do while in the rubber guard that would surely make Eddie Bravo proud.

Jens fought B.J. way back in 1/11/2002 at UFC 35 - Throwdown and was at that time, the undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion.

Here is a snippet from Jens Pulver's wiki page on his fight with Penn:

Pulver vs Penn

Pulver’s second title defense came against B.J. Penn.

Penn was the most highly decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner in America (he was the first non-Brazilian to win a world title at the Black Belt level in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu)at the time. Penn had burst onto the scene, already known for his grappling, he quickly stunned the MMA community by show casing incredible striking skills; quickly knocking out Din Thomas (a man who had submitted Pulver in 2000) then knocking out Caol Uno within eleven seconds of the first round. In fact, heading into the fight with Pulver, Penn had never fought longer than the first round. Penn was a 3:1 favorite at most sportsbooks, and most MMA experts were writing Pulver off as having no chance.

Pulver’s performance in the fight is considered the high point of his career. Penn pressed the action early; taking Pulver to the mat numerous times, achieving a full mount on him twice in the second round, and securing a straight arm bar completely hyper-extending Pulver’s arm as the seconds ticked off the clock ending the second round.

Pulver battled back in the third round. Successfully defending Penn’s attempts to take him to the ground, and even scoring defensive takedowns on Penn. Pulver frustrated Penn with nothing more than sheer will power by not only winning the rounds but out grappling the world-renowned Penn in the third and fourth rounds. In the fifth round, Penn, frustrated and down on points, choose to stand and trade with Pulver. For the entire five minutes of the fifth round the two stood toe to toe exchanging lighting fast kicking boxing techniques. At one point a left hand from Pulver staggered Penn, but the round drew to a conclusion and the fight went into the judges hands.

Pulver would take a majority decision win. Breaking into tears during the post fight interview Pulver stated “I’ve been beat on my whole life, this is nothing.”

The TUF5 coaches will have a rubber match and fight each other again at The ULTIMATE FIGHTER 5 LIVE FINALE - JUNE 23, 2007 ON SPIKE TV at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

Here is a video clip of Penn and Pulver's first encounter in the octagon:

Bisping Talks Tough to Trolls

I was doing my rounds today and I stumbled upon a simple post titled, "Bisping" at Sherdog Forums. The thread starter noticed that Michael Bisping was online on the forum and wanted to say hello to The Count in a new thread to catch his attention.

"Was just cruising around the background of sherdog and noticed Bisping was online
Just thought I would drop a "what's up" and Can't wait to see you live Mike.(fighting live that is)

Never mind. gone now
Go ahead and Sh!t can this thread lol"

Well, if you've ever been to Sherdog Forums or even *gasp* participated in the forum then you'll know that this kind of post can leave someone open for attack and it did.

The corresponding post was, "Get laid in your own time princess."

Then Bisping chimed in and found the response to be amusing and wrote, "get laid in yout own time princess, lol.
how we doing guys?

Quickly, the pack of wolves gathered and a lead wolf opened with a question that was burning in the minds of Sherdog regulars:

"Lets get down to it. Why is the UFC feeding you a can? Don't you think you can beat better?"

Michael Bisping responded to the question about his upcoming fight with Elvis Sinosic at UFC 70 in the U.K. on April 21:

"hi, and thanks for all the support. For all the haters, oh well its to be expected.

There has been a lot of talk about elvis being a can and a silly match up for me. I think the poeple with this atitude are completely wrong. He is a tough well rounded experienced fighter who has faced some of the worlds best. Sure he hasnt got the best record but look at some of the guys he's fought.Also a little more respect for the guy as a long standing mma fighter wouldnt go a miss.

Training going well. Obviously one or two hiccups here and there but thats always the way. Looking forward to the fight and im sure you guys wont be dissapointed. Elvis always comes to fight and I sure as hell do so expect fireworks.

Also, all the guys bitching on sherdog constantly need to stop being so pety and look at all the positive developments that are happening in the ufc and mma in general. Its an exiting time for the fans and the fighters so just enjoy it and stop moaning for fuck sake.

the count."

Just so you know, many professional MMA fighters are well connected to the MMA online community and will from time to time participate in discussion with the real fans of mixed martial arts. I noticed this recently at the UnderGround Forum with Joe Lauzon jumping in on page 3 to support a post and also Jorge Gurgel popping in to UFCMania in defence of his friend and fellow fighter Joe Riggs.

Also, you can be sure that the fighters of the TUF5 series starting April 5th will also be active within The Ultimate Fighter Forum and you too can have the chance to chat with your favorite fighter or two.

MMA is a sport unlike most professional sports where you can actually talk with the fighters, hang out with them at MMA events and be treated with respect when you approach them. I have to tip my hat to the professional MMA fighters of today who are doing a valiant job of promoting MMA around the world the way is should be... with respect to the fans. Other professional sports could learn a thing or two about the honour these fighters give back to the fans and their sport.

Cheers!

Iceman Vs. Rampage 2 - It's On!

The rematch between Chuck Liddell and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will happen on May 26 at UFC 71 in Las Vegas, Nevada according to Juanito Ibarra, who is Rampage's Manager and Trainer.

This is the Iceman's only unavenged loss of his career and he is watering at the mouth for this one to happen to bring closure for himself in his MMA career. Chuck has lost only three times and successfully avenged those two previous losses with Jeremy Horn and Randy "The Natural" Couture.

Liddell lost to Rampage Jackson on 11/09/2003 at PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 by TKO due to corner stoppage (they literally threw in the towel, watch the referee pick it up when the fight was called).

Here is the video clip of Chuck Liddell's loss to Rampage



The UFC 71 fight card is shaping up quite nicely and here are the other unconfirmed but most likely matches that we will see at the end of May.

Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson
Karo Parisyan vs. Josh Burkman
Ivan Salaverry vs. Terry Martin
Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes
Eric Schafer vs. Sean Salmon
Keith Jardine vs. TBA

Don't go Drinking with Bas Rutten

Seriously, Bas will mess you up and have fun doing it too. This is a bar fighting instructional video by the one and only 'El Guapo' Bas Rutten, former mixed martial artist, MMA legend, former commentator of Pride FC and now the current commentator and new face for the International Fight League after stepping down just yesterday as the coach for the IFL's Los Angeles Anacondas.


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Touchless Knockout Video

I am not a believer of the Touchless Knockout. When I saw this I thought it was cool and a great carnival side show but certainly not worth raving about because one can only challenge the validity of the claims in the video. Funny that the touchless knockout only works on the students of the instructor who is performing the electrifying move. To me, touchless knockouts belong with touchles car washes and touchless titty bars (my girlfriend is gonna kill me for that one) :-)



Now, we move away from the absurd to what appears to be the possible with the modern day one-inch punch with a little psycho kinetic energy thrown in the mix. Still, I am a doubter of the touchless knockout sorry to say.



This is a cool documentary video illustrating the origins of the one-inch punch along with short distance striking from the Kung Fu martial art. This documentary of the one-inch punch includes the famous Bruce Lee video and some random clips from Kung Fu movies for nostalgia Sunday!

Matt Hamill the Sponsorship Scammer?

Here is a post from the Underground Forum that caught my attention. The thread starter opened the thread with the title, "Dont' worry, Matt Hamill is done". Apparently, Matt Hamill is an opportunist and a shady business partner... see for yourself:

Dont' worry, Matt Hamill is done

I just want to let everyone know on the UnderGround, especially possible sponsors, that Matt Hamill is probably the most dishonest, greedy, self-absorbed loser in the sport. Dealing with him first hand, I've realized that he has lied to sponsors, friends, and coaches to further his wallet size. Don't get me wrong, go where the cash is, but don't make a deal and then not honor it. I have been involved in the sport for the last 5 years and have made many friends and established good relationships with the MMA community.

That being said, Matt is probably the only one that has lied repeatedly to our business and those that were close to us. He is also not man enough to reply to anyone that he's screwed in the process. I want to add that our close team sponsor Streetwise Fightwear has also dealt with Matt. He has repeatedly try to screw his first real sponsor by making a deal with Ray Newkirk (President of Streetwise) and then turning around and not living up to the deal he made with his close friend and sponsor. The reason I'm posting is not because he was dishonest to us, but that he has shit on some close friends of mine. I want to end this message with the hope that Bisbing will KO him and end his career, so he cannot cheat anymore of the MMA community.

Ryan Ciotoli CNY MMA Team Bombsquad

I will give you some details, just so you don't think I am full of shit. When we (Bombsquad) started out we wanted to help Matt achieve his goal of making it to the UFC. They told him that he needed a couple of fights to get on the Ultimate Fighter. Knowing Matt from wrestling I wanted to help him out. I scheduled fights for him and he wanted me to manage his career for the time being. I agreed to help him out knowing full well that he might end up leaving and joining another team, which was fine because we weren't established at the time. He lived with me for about a month and trained with some of our fighters.

I took him to his first 2 fights which was about a 12hour drive each time. I also lent him some money and paid for a lot of his expenses, which he never gave back. I thought at the time we were friends, since we spent a lot of time together. I told him that he may get a lot of offers thrown his way, especially with the number of people that knew him from the Ultimate Fighter. I told him that I would let him know what the offers were and we would decide what the best situation was for him. He decided to speak with sponsors without my knowledge and then lie about not making deals with them. One such sponsor was Streetwise. He told me that he wasn't dealing with them and said they were bothering him.

Streetwise said they were sponsoring him and I thought they were taking advantage of him since they didn't go through us. Basically, what Matt was doing was playing both sides. I finally contacted Streetwise and we got our stories together and it made sense. When I confronted him, he played dumb and blaimed it on his disability like he did on the ultimate fighter. After that I was sick of the dishonesty and the hard work I was putting into him, and he never tried contacting me after that. All he had to do was let me know what was up and what he wanted to do. As a friend I would have supported whatever he decided. The one good thing that came out of this was that we developed a relationship with Streetwise and now are fortunate enough to deal with Ray Newkirk and his company.

I am not going to lie, it would have been nice to add someone like Matt Hamill to our team before I knew him. That being said, we are doing great without him. Having someone like him would be a headache and a cancer to anybodys team. I started the thread because of his interactions with certian sponsors that he has screwed.

I totally understand that point. He could of let me know, but again he was too much of a coward to let me know what his deal was. I really don't care anymore what Matt does, but I just heard the other day of how he tried fucking Streetwise. Streetwise is our team sponsor and it pissed me off. I just wanted to let the public know how dishonest and cowardly Matt was. You can take what you want from it.

It was a weird situation. At the time I ran a school sponsored club at Ithaca College that I did for free. I trained fighters for fun, and coached wrestling at Ithaca College. I enjoyed MMA and donated my time training, cornering, and driving athletes to shows. I heard Matt Hamill was interested in getting into MMA and I was willing to help him. His college coach was friends with me and he thought Matt would be good at this sport. As a fellow wrestler I wanted to help him out. I contacted him and he was interested in training with us. He stayed with me for about a month and I loaned him money to help him train. We became friends at that time and I really wasn't looking to gain anything from it.

I took him to his fights and he got on the ultimate fighter. In the meantime I met a striking coach and he wanted to get a school together, especially with the popularity of MMA on the rise. While Matt was on the show, we got a school up and running and thought having Matt as a teammate would be great for business. When are relationship started it was more friendship than a business opportunity. This is when we tried to sign him to a contract and manage his career. He agreed that we would manage him and start the process of getting him sponsors. Like I said, it was a weird situation. We asked him if he wanted to join someone else or stay with us. He wanted our help and we scheduled an appointment to sign a contract. In the meantime he started making deals without our knowledge.

We just wanted him to let us know what deals he made, so things didn't get screwed up on his end. That's when he made a deal with Streetwise and didn't let us know. Streetwise was advertising that Matt was sponsored by them and we asked Matt and he said no. I could care less who sponsored Matt. What he was doing was saying that he didn't have any sponsors so everyone (sponsors and friends) would pay him. He was playing both sides. I never said that this wasn't a good opportunity for us, but as his friend I was mad that he would do that. When I asked him about it he played dumb and didn't know how to answer any of our questions. He never contacted me after that and I never contacted him after our last exchange. Last week I heard that he pulled some shit with Streetwise and it angered me that he was doing the same bullshit. That's why I started the thread.

Mixed Martial Entertainment - MME

I was holding off on posting this story because it is absolutely ludicrous and I don't mean Ludacris. MMA is a sport that is above the rented bling bling and the crappy hip hop music swill. To top it all off, the only person mentioned that has ever thrown a punch is Kimbo (Kevin Ferguson) Slice, the Miami backyard bare knuckles street brawler who knows NOTHING about mixed martial arts. Sad, very, very sad.

From the Fight Network:

COMING TO A TV SCREEN NEAR YOU - KIMBO

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is the latest outlet to dive into the MMA fray, commencing auditions this week for a reality TV series entitled “The Iron Ring.” Under the New Jersey Athletic Control Board’s eye this past week, hopefuls sparred and grappled for the camera in the hopes of being selected. The hook is these fighters will be relegated under hip-hip celebrities who will oversee their training, culminating in a round-robin tournament.

In N.J., musical artist Ludacris attended auditions; while in Florida, Baltimore Ravens’ linebacker Ray Lewis and infamous Internet brawler Kimbo Slice will have a hand in the selection process. In Los Angeles, comedian/actor Eddie Griffin and musical artist Snoop Dog have been enlisted.

The project is being spearheaded by Zilo Network Co-Founders and Executive Producers David Isaacs and Campbell McLaren, who with Semaphore Entertainment Group, produced some of the Ultimate Fighting Championship events throughout the 1990s.

Here is Kimbo doin' it "All Day":

Six Degrees of Spratt & GSP

GSP fought Pete Spratt on 11/29/2003 at TKO 14 - Road Warriors in only his 5th professional MMA bout of his young career. Pete Spratt was a contender on The Ultimate Fighter 4 - The Comeback reality series along with Georges St.Pierre who was one of the coaches for Spratt and 15 others.

GSP is set to defend his Welterweight title against the TUF4 Welterweight winner, Matt Serra on April 7 in Houston, Texas for UFC 69. What is also interesting about UFC 69 is that Pete Spratt will be fighting on the preliminary card (not broadcast) up against the Irish Hand Grenade - Marcus Davis.

Georges St. Pierre Instructional Video

GSP shows and tells us how to strike, take down an opponent and also stay in tip top condition in various ways with training partner David "The Crow" Loiseau. Enjoy!

Really, I just get a kick out of hearing GSP talk :)

Happy St. Patricks Day!

For all of you Irish or soon to be Irish tonight, Spike has a special treat for you today starting at 3pm.

Spike TV will be replaying the back to back to back to back Ultimate Fight Night's today, that's right, four episodes of the 2-hour UFN's starting at 3pm for 8 hours of pure Irish goodness.

The events will include the following main cards:

UFC Fight Night 6
Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan
3 to 5 p.m.

Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock
5 to 7 p.m.

UFC Fight Night 7
Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs
8 to 10 p.m.

UFC Fight Night 8
Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon
10 p.m. to midnight

Go Fighting Irish!

Only on Spike TV...

TUF 5 Website Launched

As you may know already, The Ultimate Fighter 5 series begins on Thursday April 5 following the Ultimate Fight Night 9 event. TUF5 will showcase the world's best up and comping 155 Lb Lightweight fighters vying for a chance to break into the UFC.

The Ultimate Fighter 5 (homepage)

The Ultimate Fighter 5 (Fighter profiles)

There is also a forum to discuss the TUF series and pretty much anything else under the sun. It is a forced 'friendly' site with active moderators so you can feel free to post anything you want without some jerk kid living in his mommy's basement, using mommy's computer and Internet access trying to make fun of you for kicks. Very cool!

"Forum fan clubs are designated for positive feedback, encouragement and support to the fighters.

Positive Comments Only - Negative comments will be removed"


PREMIERE EPISODE

Thursday, April 5 at 11PM ET/PT
Following UFC® FIGHT NIGHT™

Sixteen of the best up-and-coming mixed martial artists in the lightweight division (155lbs) from around the world will be featured in Season 5 of Spike TV’s hit original series, “The Ultimate Fighter,” premiering Thursday, April 5 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT. Former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver and former UFC Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn will serve as coaches.

In the Ultimate Fighter competition, sixteen men endure a grueling regimen of jiu-jitsu, judo, muy thai, karate, boxing and wrestling. The intense competition between the fighters continued after they left the gym -- at The Ultimate Fighter House. These warriors were forced to live together, knowing that any day they might be forced to fight each other in the famed UFC Octagon™.

Diego Sanchez Training with Oscar de la Hoya

WOW!

I am a huge Diego Sanchez fan and now I am convinced that he will become the Rocky Marciano (undefeated boxing career - 49W,0L,0D, 43 KO's) of the MMA world. Diego currently has 19 wins with no losses in his MMA career and sets out to make that an even 20 wins with an unblemished record after fighting Josh Koscheck at UFC 69 on April 7.

I am convinced that Diego can achieve this undefeated record because of his intensity, intelligence in the fight and now and probably most important, the people he chooses to train with that can help him evolve as a bulletproof mixed martial artist.

Before Oscar de la Hoya, Diego Sanchez was set to train with Pride FC Heavyweight Champion and pound for pound toughest fighter in the world, Fedor Emilianenko before Diego went to battle with Karo Parisyan at Ultimate Fight Night 6.

Unfortunately, Diego did not get the chance to train with Fedor as Fedor himself stated in a recent interview for his fans at his website that he did not train with Sanchez:

Q - Young undefeated UFC fighter Diego Sanchez trained with you. What do you think of him and of George St. Pierre?

FE - We never trained together, but I saw his fights. I think he is a good, promising fighter.

Training with Oscar is sure to help Diego improve upon his stand-up skills and give him the added technical & psychological advantage going into his fight against Kos... as if he really need it anyway. It's great to see good fighters doing everything they can to become great by constantly striving to reach their own undiscovered MMA potential so expect Diego Sanchez to impress us once again and again, and again, and...

Here is a link to the video of Diego Sanchez training with Oscar de la Hoya

Don't Be Hatin' - On Tim Sylvia

The MMA fanscape is going through major MMA event withdrawl at the moment and most are snapping at the easiest target they can find and that huge target of the day is Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia.

Mad Squabbles captured most of the hatin' goin' on with their recent post titled, "Did Tim Sylvia fuck your mothers?"

Now, I admit to taking a shot or two at the big man when he deserved it and the only shot I took at him was when Tim told Joe Rogan that he was injured coming into the fight immediately following his loss to the new Champion, Randy Couture at UFC 68. I did it because he deserved it. Period!

Tim admitted it too in a recent interview with the Baltimore Sun:

Q. After the match, in your post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, you alluded to your back injury. Do you think it was a mistake to bring that up right after the fight?

TS. Yeah, not that it was a mistake … Randy beat me fair and square. Plain and simple. He was the better man that night. He beat me. So, I shouldn't have even brought it up.

That's about as far as I would go on Tim Sylvia who is also a favorite fighter of mine. I have given big Tim some really good press on this site and I also supported him to beat Randy at UFC 68. Yeah, I backed Tim Sylvia and I am not ashamed to say that I did... check that, I backed what I thought was a healthy Tim Sylvia... there is a difference.

Honestly, I feel cheated now that I discovered that Tim was withholding what he knew was an serious injury that he should not have gone into UFC 68 with against Couture. Do I blame Tim or the marketing machine that is the UFC? Well, I blame the UFC and Tim.

If the injury was that bad, bad enough that he could not fight up to his own potential then do the right thing and withdraw. Here's the dilemma... if Tim withdraws, UFC 68 goes down the tubes and so does Tim's payday and potentially his future with the UFC if he pisses off Dana White and makes him look bad.

I almost feel like Randy Couture's victory deserves and asterisk beside it just like Rogers Maris had beside his name for the longest time for beating Babe Ruth with the most home runs in one regular season. Then again, why penalize Randy after all, he owned Tim the whole 5 rounds.

According to Tim, Randy beat and already beaten Tim Sylvia. This places a huge dark cloud over Randy's win and to me, it would be best for Tim to keep his mouth shut and accept the loss because he had a chance to bow out of the event and CHOSE NOT TO!

Q. Did you consider pulling out of the match?

TS. Yeah, I did.

So does Tim deserve the hatin' that's been going on in all the MMA fan sites... well, yes and no. Tim does deserve what he gets as a professional fighter for casting a negative veil over Randy Couture's win however, Tim does not deserve the personal attacks that some have been writing about him on the MMA fan sites in my opinion.

Keep it above Tim's Heavyweight belt tan line please!

UFC 69: SHOOTOUT Main Card Line-up

This just in from UFC's recent Press Release. These are the bouts that you will see when you purchase UFC 69: Shootout. Of course, you may see a preliminary fight or two if the main card fights end quickly.

UFC 69: SHOOTOUT MAIN CARD LINE-UP

GEORGES ST-PIERRE vs. MATT SERRA
DIEGO SANCHEZ vs. JOSH KOSCHECK
ROGER HUERTA vs. LEONARD GARCIA
MIKE SWICK vs. YUSHIN OKAMI
ALAN BELCHER vs. KENDALL GROVE

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 LIVE FROM TOYOTA CENTER IN HOUSTON

Las Vegas, NV – In just a few weeks the Toyota Center in Houston will be a sight to see when Ultimate Fighting Championship® fans from all around the world pack the house to watch as UFC World Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre attempts his first title defense when he faces The Ultimate Fighter® 4 “The Comeback” winner Matt “The Terror” Serra in a heated battle for the welterweight crown. The UFC® organization will present UFC 69: SHOOTOUT live from Houston at the Toyota Center Saturday, April 7, 2007.

UFC 69: SHOOTOUT main card also features exciting match ups with Josh Koscheck vs. Diego Sanchez, Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia, Mike Swick vs. Yushin Okami, and Alan Belcher vs. Kendall Grove.

Georges “Rush” St-Pierre (13-1-0), fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada makes his first welterweight championship title defense against his former The Ultimate Fighter 4 team member Matt “The Terror” Serra. St-Pierre capitalized on his chance for a title at UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS when he obtained the title with a second round stoppage of welterweight champion Matt Hughes. St-Pierre aggressively fought to put himself back in line for the title, also defeating former champion BJ Penn, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Frank Trigg and Sean Sherk. This fight with Serra will be no different as they go head to head in the Octagon®. Serra, fighting out of Long Island, New York is a UFC veteran and winner of The Ultimate Fighter 4. He carries a 15-4-0 record including victories over the highly touted Yves Edwards and Ivan Menjivar. Serra reached The Ultimate Fighter 4 semifinals by defeating Pete Spratt via tapout due to strikes, and then avenged his previous loss to Shonie Carter by defeating him with a series of takedowns and scoring a unanimous decision with the judges. He faced Chris Lytle in The Ultimate Fighter 4 finale and defeated him by split-decision, thus earning a chance at a title shot in the process. Now he takes on the toughest fight of his career in an attempt to make a true comeback when he squares off against St-Pierre April 7.

To many fight fans, ground fighting ace Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez (19-0-0) is the future when it comes to the UFC’s 170-pound weight class, especially after his August win over Karo Parisyan in one of the most exciting fights of 2006. Undefeated, and the winner of bouts against John Alessio, Nick Diaz, Brian Gassaway and Kenny Florian, the 24-year-old has blitzed his competition thus far, and he and middleweight contender Mike Swick remain the only fighters from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series to retain an unbeaten UFC record once the show ended. In December, the Albuquerque, New Mexico native scored a stunning first round knockout over the always dangerous Joe Riggs to earn his 19th win without a loss. Josh “Kos” Koscheck (10-1-0) fighting out of Fresno, Calif. is one of the most athletically gifted fighters in the sport of MMA today. A former NCAA Division I National wrestling champion, Koscheck is rapidly developing the type of mixed martial arts game that will make him a force to be reckoned with in the years to come. Winner of ten pro MMA fights, with his only loss coming in the final seconds of a bout he was winning against Drew Fickett in 2005. Koscheck’s improvement was evident by his August clash with Jonathan Goulet, where he rocked the Canadian vet early with an overhand right and then finished him off with strikes at 4:10 of the first round. In his last bout, at UFC Fight Night™, Koscheck ran his UFC winning streak to four with a clear cut three round unanimous decision over Jeff Joslin.

Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia (13-1-0), fighting out of Lubbock, Texas is a UFC newcomer. Over the course of a seven year career, the “Bad Boy” has trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since he was 16, and he has used that experience to put together an eight fight winning streak leading up to this fight. Garcia knows that a win over Huerta would not only make it nine, but would herald the beginning of an exciting new chapter in his mixed martial arts story. Lightweight Roger “El Matador” Huerta survived a harrowing upbringing in Mexico, El Salvador, and Texas before finding wrestling in high school and setting his life on a positive path that would eventually lead him to the UFC. Now 2-0 in the Octagon, with a convincing decision victory over Jason Dent and a 19 second destruction of John Halverson, this Related News
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well-rounded protégé of former UFC middleweight champion Dave Menne is not only carving out a niche as one of the most exciting young lightweights in the sport; he has shown that with the right dedication and motivation, a less than ideal past doesn’t have to dictate someone’s future.

Mike “Quick” Swick (10-1-0), fighting out of San Jose, Calif. is a middleweight contender that has certainly lived up to his nickname ‘Quick.’ In his first four UFC bouts, it only took him a combined five minutes and 10 seconds to take out Alex Schoenauer, Gideon Ray, Steve Vigneault, and Joe Riggs. In bout number five, Swick also showed he had the right stuff to survive and thrive in a three round war of attrition as he pounded out a unanimous decision over former world title challenger David Loiseau. On the fast track to a shot at UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, Swick will be counting on the support of his hometown Houston fans when he squares off against Yushin Okami (20-3-0). Fighting out of Kanagawa, Japan, Okami is a patient warrior with a well-rounded attack that includes deceptively punishing power. Okami followed up a decision win over Alan Belcher at UFC 62 with clear cut third round stoppages of Kalib Starnes and Rory Singer, and with his stamina and late round ability to take opponents out, his bout against fast-starter Mike Swick is one of the most intriguing on the UFC 69 card. A win over the hometown hero may put the 25-year old Okami in line for a shot at a man he already holds a win over, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.

Alan “The Talent” Belcher (9-2-0) fighting out of Biloxi, Miss. is one to watch out for. With one swift and powerful kick to the head at UFC Fight Night, Belcher delivered one of the most stunning knockouts of 2006 and also earned his first Octagon win over tough Brazilian Jorge Santiago. The exciting 22-year old is far from a one-dimensional striker, as he recently received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Helio Soneca. Defeating a high-profile opponent like The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove, Belcher’s mission is clear to get the victory by any means necessary, whether taking it to the mat or banging it out while standing. Grove (9-3-0) on the other hand, has made a seamless transition from reality television star to the big league MMA of the UFC due to talent, size, and hard work. This 6”6” middleweight with the range to give anyone a rough night of work, followed up his memorable The Ultimate Fighter 3 finale win over Ed Herman last June with a just as memorable one-sided beat down of Chris ‘The Exorcist’ Price in October. With Grove’s charisma and talent, the future continues to look bright for this proud Hawaiian. “Da Spyder” looks to continue on his positive development as a fighter when he takes on Belcher,

Tickets for UFC 69: SHOOTOUT are on sale now for $450, $350, $250, $150 and $50 and will be available online at www.toyotacentertix.com, by phone at 1-866-4HOUTIX, at the Toyota Center Box Office or select Houston area Randall's locations. As of 1:00PM CST today, more than 6,400 tickets have already been sold for UFC 69.

UFC 69: SHOOTOUT is available live on pay-per-view in Standard or High-Definition (HD) where available at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw Communications and Viewer’s Choice Canada. The suggested retail price for Standard Definition is $39.95 ($39.99 CAD) and $49.95 for HD.

The undercard bouts for UFC 69: SHOOTOUT will be announced in the near future. All bouts are subject to change.

About The Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand is the world’s leading professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., the UFC® organization produces approximately twelve to fourteen live pay-per-view events annually that are distributed through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution, UFC fight programs are distributed throughout the world including broadcast on WOWOW, Inc. in Japan, Globosat in Brazil and Bravo in the United Kingdom. For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit www.ufc.com.

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Tim Sylvia Finally Speaks - Post UFC 68 Interview

Tim Sylvia recently spoke with a Baltimore Sun columnist about his fight with "The Natural" Randy Couture at UFC 68.

In this phone interview, big Tim Sylvia speaks about his back injury leading into the fight and his future with the UFC. Tim also reveals some personal information about his life in this very telling interview from the recently dethroned UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Here are a couple of notable quotes:

Q. First of all, how is your body feeling 10 days after your UFC 68 fight?

TS. I got injured during the fight and I had a doctor's appointment today. I have a herniated disc in my lower back.

Q. And this happened during the fight?

TS. Well, I was injured before the fight and we weren't sure exactly what happened but we had an idea that that's what it was. I just got diagnosed with it today -- [I've] got a herniated disc pinching my sciatic nerve.

So, I couldn't train. I trained my [butt] off for the fight cardio-wise. But I couldn't do a lot of stuff on the ground because my sciatic nerve wouldn't let me.

Q. After the match, in your post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, you alluded to your back injury. Do you think it was a mistake to bring that up right after the fight?

TS. Yeah, not that it was a mistake … Randy beat me fair and square. Plain and simple. He was the better man that night. He beat me. So, I shouldn't have even brought it up.

Q. Could you give us more details about the injury, for example when it occurred and how it occurred?

TS. It happened about four weeks ago during training for the fight, defending takedowns and stuff like that. Wrestling with big guys you get hurt. I kept training, and [the injury] got worse and worse.

Q. So you're saying it happened about three weeks before the fight itself?

TS. Yes, that's exactly when it happened.

Q. Did you consider pulling out of the match?

TS. Yeah, I did.

For the full phone interview, visit the Baltimore Sun as they go One-on-one with UFC's Tim Sylvia

Forrest Griffin Out, David Heath In

Forrest Griffin was recently diagnosed with a Staph infection and has been removed from the UFC 70 fight card in the U.K. Forrest was set to fight Ryoto "Lyoto" Machida and now Lyoto will go head to head with David Heath according to the Fight Network's Loretta Hunt.

David Heath sports an undefeated MMA record of 9-0-0 as Machida also has an unblemished MMA record of 9-0-0. This appears to be a suitable replacement and we anticipate a great deal of action in this fight on April 21.

Heath has prior UFC experience in the undercards of UFC 62 with a submission win against Cory Walmsley and at Ultimate Fight Night 7 in December of 2006 against Victor Valimaki by split decision. Prior to those fights, Heath submitted Sean Salmon at FightFest on July 16, 2006 to snap Sean's undefeated record at the time.

For David Heath's fight record, check out his Sherdog profile.

New Addition to MMA Fever

I have been a fan of this site since its inception and I really enjoy Luke's writing and unique coverage of MMA. The site is Mad Squabbles and it has found its RSS feed a new home on MMA Fever just below our Blog Archive down the page. I feel it will add to your MMA experience as it does mine so please take some time to check out Luke's Mad Squabbles site today.

UFC's U.K. Domain Shock

I just made a mistake with free typing in what I thought was UFC's UK website at http://www.ufc.co.uk/ and was shocked to see what I found. I studied the page to see if by chance it had been hijacked or some hacker decided to have some fun with the UFC's page and much to my chagrin, it wasn't a joke or even a mistake. It was exactly what it was...

Top level domains such as .com .net & .org are common to most people as are top level country specific domains such as .ca (Canada), .us (United States) and .co.uk (United Kingdom) so it was logical for me to type in ufc.co.uk as I am sure the same logic applied to many new UFC fanatics sprouting up in the U.K. that don't think twice about applying the .co.uk domain after the 'UFC'.


Here is the Whois data:

Domain name:
ufc.co.uk

Registrant:
UFC

Registrant type:
UK Individual

Administrative contact's address:
No address listed.

Registrant's agent:
Fibranet Services Ltd [Tag = FIBRANET]

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 08-May-1998
Renewal date: 08-May-2008
Last updated: 28-Apr-2006

Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.

It is important to note that the Ultimate Fighting Championship a la Zuffa is in no way affiliated with the UFC.co.uk site.

I had to Google the UFC UK (careful with the dyslexia like me or else you'll type in 'U FUCK') and I found the rightful domain belonging to the UFC's UK page - http://uk.ufc.com/

The UFC didn't own UFC.com for the longest time as it belonged to "User Friendly Consulting" from August 1994 - December 2005 then the UFC we all know and love launched its first page using that domain name December 24th 2005.

Before UFC.com, UFC.tv was used as I am sure most people remember it plastered on the middle of the top rails of the Octagon in previous matches.

Here is the proof that UFC bought UFC.com based on the domain creation date:

Registrant: Make this info private
Zuffa, LLC
2960 West Sahara Avenue
Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89102
US

Domain Name: UFC.COM

Administrative Contact :
Hill, Joe
jhill@ufcinc.com
67200 51st St.
Lawrence, MI 49064
US
Phone: 269-674-4276
Fax: 269-674-3301

Technical Contact :
Network Solutions, LLC.
customerservice@networksolutions.com
13861 Sunrise Valley Drive
Herndon, VA 20171
US
Phone: 1-888-642-9675
Fax: 571-434-4620

Record expires on 21-Aug-2008
Record created on 22-Aug-1994
Database last updated on 06-Oct-2006

So, it would be in the UFC's best interest to approach the fascist site that dawns the UFC brand name and buy them out. It makes sense because the UFC intends to continue to promote itself in the U.K. and have more matches there as previously mentioned by UFC President, Dana White.

There are still a couple of international domains available to cyber squat until Zuffa comes knockin' on yer door with a bag full of cash to buy your domain and set up another UFC shop internationally.

Pssst.... ufc.me.uk is available and also ufc.fm (great for a podcasting site)

I predict that UFC will have its own international franchises that develop and promote up and coming international fighters which will act as a feeder group for the premier UFC league... just wait!

Tito Ortiz Has Not Evolved as an MMA Fighter

I swear I didn't write this... when I saw it I thought Sam Caplan took the words right out of my brain and planted them on CBS' website. Caplan uses the word 'evolve' as I have with regard to Matt Hughes and I often use the word evolve in reference to fighters and their fighting styles as I cannot agree with Caplan more when it comes to the modern day Mixed Martial Artist, Tito Ortiz.

From CBS Sportsline:

"Tito Ortiz could be in store for his second consecutive loss if he ends up fighting Rashad Evans at UFC 71 in May. Evans, while being less experienced than Ortiz, is a superior standup fighter. Ortiz is noted for his ability to take down fighters and beat them with his superb ground and pound game. But he did a poor job of setting up his takedowns against Chuck Liddell at UFC 66 and could struggle to get Evans, a former amateur wrestler at the collegiate level, to the ground. This could be the beginning of the end for Ortiz, who has failed to evolve as a fighter or earn a notable win since 2002.

One could counter and say that Ortiz's split-decision victory against Forrest Griffin last April at UFC 59 qualifies as a "notable" win, but many felt Griffin was the true winner of that fight and Griffin was TKO'd by Keith Jardine at UFC 66. Few fighters are more dangerous than Ortiz when it comes to striking from someone's closed guard, but his standup is still suspect and his submission ability is questionable, at best."

There has been a trend with 'balls against the wall' MMA writing as recent as the CBS article and also the Sherdog piece by Jake Rossen which 'outs' what Jake believes to be 9 tired and washed-up MMA fighters.

I love it. I've taken heat for writing with passion and honestly, I don't give a shit. When you are a fan of MMA and expect to see the top fighters in the world (ready for this one..) fighting the top fighters in the world and not fighting against some marketing tool fighter just to bring in PPV buys then AMEN!!!

As a fan, I want to read the real shit and not some reworded piece of crap article that I read three times prior. Give me passion, intensity and a desire to let it all hang out just like the attributes us fans expect from the fighters we pay to see fight.

We aren't writing about Lawn Bowling ya know!

Pride 34 Preview Video

The Pride 34 event begins April 8th following UFC 69 on April 7.





Fighters to be on the card:

-Mark Hunt
-Sergei Kharitonov
-Josh Barnett
-Wanderlei Silva
-Kazuyuki Fujita
-Denis Kang
-Ikuhisa Minowa
-Makoto Takimoto
-Zulu, Jr.
-Eric “Butterbean” Esch

Got Spike?

If you do then you are in store for a dandy 2-hour UFC Unleashed show on tonight at 8pm EST on Spike TV. Be sure to remind other MMA fans of the kick ass show tonight which highlights some of the best fights that the UFC has produced over the past few years.

Here is the impressive scheduled line-up for tonight's two hour extravaganza of UFC Unleashed on Spike TV:


Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre (from UFC 65)
Chuck Liddell vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (from UFC 62)
Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie (from UFC 60)
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia (from UFC 51)
B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno (UFC 34)
Jens Pulver vs. John Lewis (from UFC 28)
B.J. Penn vs. Din Thomas (from UFC 32)
Melvin Guillard vs. Gave Ruediger (from UFC 63)
Luigi Fioravanti vs. Dave Menne (from UFC Fight Night 7)

There is a new MMA Fever fan born every minute of every day and this Spike TV show should crank out quite a few more and also generate more water cooler chats about MMA and the UFC tomorrow at work.

Of course, you could also call into work tomorrow to report that you are not coming in because you are down with the sickness due to recently contracting the highly contagious MMA Fever!

Got Spike, get MMA Fever!

UFC 69: Shootout Official Site

The UFC just launched its UFC 69: Shootout Official Site. The UFC creates a series of mini-sites to promote its events and I have to say that they do a terrific job at it as they have done with this one too.

I recently posted the UFC 69 preview video and also the confirmed UFC 69 fight card.


Get ready for the return of GSP!



Here is the confirmed UFC 69 fight card:

Main Card Bouts:

Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra
Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck
Mike Swick vs. Yushin Okami
Kendall Grove vs. Alan Belcher
Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:

Heath Herring vs. Brad Imes
Thales Leites vs. Pete Sell
Luke Cummo vs. Josh Haynes
Pete Spratt vs. Marcus Davis

Which recent MMA event was your favorite?

I placed this poll up on March 4 following the UFC 68 March 3rd event. At first I thought it was too soon to poll MMA Fever fans considering the fact that UFC 68 euphoria was still at very high levels however, I reconsidered and felt that it was the best time for the poll due in part to the Pride 33 event that wrapped up just a week prior.

Yeah, I know, so much thought placed into a simple poll but I just wanted to capture the MMA Fever most people were feeling at the height of the sickness and I think I was successful.

The poll results asked a very simple question: Which recent MMA event was your favorite?

With simple answers: UFC 68, Pride 33, UFC 67, UFN8, UFC 66

I have to admit that I was bit surprised by the results with Pride 33 winning by a landslide with 54% of the popular opinion votes. UFC 68 was a distant second at 38% of the votes and the others were negligible in comparison.

What does this mean? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Well, it means what you want the numbers to convey I suppose. I didn't want to impose my opinion during the time of the poll but I have to admit that Pride 33 offered the most exciting fights than any of the rest and that was my favorite recent MMA event. This of course has nothing to do with whether UFC or Pride FC are better than each other as both events followed the same unified MMA rules.

A simple conclusion to draw is that MMA Fever fans want to see exciting fight cards with lots of action AND... to see ALL of the fights on the fight card and not just 5 fights out of 9 that the UFC offers. Let's not forget about that!

Either way you voted or would have voted, this year has been a very exciting one so far and it looks like it will continue on with the same excitement and dare I say it... drama as the previous events.

If you're a fan of MMA like me then there really isn't a loser in the poll, it's a huge win for MMA and great for MMA fans and new MMA Fever fans alike.

If you missed the last two huge events in UFC 68 and Pride 33:

Check out the UFC 68 videos

Check out the Pride 33 videos

Ultimate Fight Night starts April 5 and UFC 69 starts April 7 then UFC 70 in the U.K. on April 21 for free on Spike TV!

Be sure to catch all of the MMA action right here!

P.S. Check out the latest poll about UFC 69 below and cast your vote...

Peace

Reggie Warren Jr. Episode 4

It's been a slow few days for the MMA world from a news perspective and I'm not into the soap opera of whether Chuck Liddell is too sick or too healthy to fight at UFC 71 or whether Rampage will be fighting him or not or fight cards changes... YAWN!

Also, Frank Mir is not fighting at Ultimate Fight Night 9 on April 5th due to injury. What a boring UFN card without Frankie... well, at least we still have Melvin Guillard and that's about it.

Tim Sylvia admitted that he had a back injury going into UFC 68 against Randy Couture. Funny isn't it? Tim was able to bridge effectively while he was on the ground and on his back for 4 of the 5 rounds. Back injury? O.K. Tim, we believe you and hope you get better but I am sure your ego will take longer to heal from the damage it suffered not to mention your reputation... if that could even take a worse beating than it had prior to your fight with The Natural. Hey Tim, you're still a tool.

All boring lay and pray news over the past few days.

So, instead, I have another special treat for you MMA Fever fans with the 4th installment of the saga that lives inside the mind of Reggie Warren Jr. the street fighter extraordinaire.

Well, Reggie is up to his usual big fish stories that are absolutely hilarious and this time he targets Karo "The Heat" Parisyan.

Leaked TUF 5 Group Photo

From Left to Right:

Gray Maynard, Matt Wiman, Robert Emerson, Nate Diaz, Noah Thomas, Marlon Sims, Cole Miller, Jens Pulver, Gabe Ruediger, Brian Geraghty, BJ Penn, Brandon Melendez, Andy Wang, Manvel Gambaryan, Corey Hill, Wayne Weems, Alan Berubie and Joe Lauzon.

***Jens Pulver (Gold & purple trunks) & B.J. Penn (Blue trunks) are the Lightweight coaches***

The Ultimate Fighter 5 is set to begin immediately following the SPIKE TV Premiere of the Ultimate Fight Night Live at The Palms Hotel and Casino's brand-new arena "The Pearl", Thursday, April 5th. Featuring Joe "Daddy" Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard, Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima and more.

TUF5 will showcase some of the top 155 pound, up and coming fighters in the world. Catch it 04/05 11:00PM ET on SPIKE TV.

UFC 69 will follow on April 7th with the return of GSP and UFC 70 will air for free on SPIKE TV on April 21st and.... whew!

From Inside Fights:

Cast of TUF 5

The Coaches
Jens "Little Evil" Pulver - A former UFC Lightweight champion known for his punching power, a left hook in particular. His return to the Octagon did not go according to plan, losing in 48 seconds to Joe Lauzon. More on that in a bit.

"The Prodigy" B.J. Penn - A former UFC Welterweight champion, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter known for his sick level of flexibility. Similar to another Hawaiian, Joe Riggs, Penn has fought in several weight classes, moving up as high as Light-Heavyweight.

As is tradition, the coaches will fight one another, possibly to determine an opponent for current Lightweight champion Sean Sherk, who should be returning from medical suspension around now. Pulver and Penn have fought before, way back in early 2002, when Pulver retained the Lightweight championship by decision. Five years is a long time, and it'll be interesting to see how these two have changed since then.

The Fighters
Fighter names were listed on DeathValleyDriver.com and then cross-checked with Sherdog.

Allan Berube - There's apparently about 100 different ways to spell this guy's name - it's even inconsistent on the official records of his two fights. Berubie won both fights by submission in the first round, so this tells us... nothing, really.

Nathan Diaz - Nathan is the younger brother of Nick "Gomi killer" Diaz, and like his brother, practices Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Unlike his brother, Nathan (who is 4" shorter) has won the majority of his fights by tapout and seems to prefer the ground game.

Robert Emerson - Emerson is a Vale Tudo fighter who spent the early part of his career losing a lot of decisions, including one to Jens Pulver. Other notable losses came at the hands of Dokonjonosuke Mishima and Melvin Guillard.

Manvel Gamburyan - Manvel apparently hasn't fought professionally since early 2004, and as Mikey Burnett showed, not fighting for a long time isn't necessarily a good thing. His last three opponents, at least, have some name recognition to UFC fans - Sam Morgan (W), Jorge Santiago (W) and Sean Sherk (L).

Brian Geraghty - What are the odds of there being two Brian Geraghtys? One's an actor who had a part in Jarhead, the other has a 17-9-1 record as a fighter. It's probably a good thing that this guy is the fighter.

Corey Hill - Corey has had all of one (ONE!) fight as a mixed martial artist. Not a lot of information on this guy. (He's the tall dude in the photo - MMA Fever)

Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon - Yep, this is the guy who was last seen handing target=new>Pulver a TKO loss. If I were to guess, Lauzon was brought in to spice up the "reality" element of the show, but given that TKO, I'd say that he's no pushover.

Gray Maynard - Oh, hey, another guy with a 2-0 record. At this point I'm wondering where the Sam Stouts, Mark Hominicks and Ivan Menjivars are (even though the latter two are flyweights). Hell, they could've thrown Florian or Danny Abaddi back in there. OK... maybe not Abaddi.

Brandon "The Murderer" Melendez - Gotta love that nickname. Melendez fights under Jeremy Horn, and recently suffered a four-match losing streak before rolling over a couple of tomato cans in 2006.

Cole Miller - Cole has a nice 11-2 record (8 by submission) and fights with American Top Team. The most surprising thing? His manager is listed as "Captain Miserable", Charles McCarthy.

Gabe Ruediger - Gabe is a former WEC champion who had the misfortune of meeting the heavy hands of Melvin Guillard, getting knocked out via a body punch that looked even more painful in slow motion. Gabe's most recent losses have come against Guillard and Hermes Franca, so there's no shame there.

"Mr. Indestructible" Marlon Sims - Sims is a former Muay Thai fighter, and at 33 is a bit older than many of the fighters in the house. With a nickname like Mr. Indestructible, I'm expecting Sims to get a lot of focus in the "reality" portion of the show. If he has a "Mr. I" costume (yes, I know the I in that case stands for Immortal) he'll instantly become my favourite fighter ever.

Noah "The Red" Thomas - Sporting a 10-4 record, Noah Thomas has fought mainly in the Colorado area. His most recent fights have ended up in submission victories, and hopefully the Tapout/KO bonus will encourage him to go for more of those during the show.

Andy Wang - Sherdog only has one Andy Wang listed, and he's a 5-6 Middleweight from Hawaii. If this is the right guy, then 10 of 11 fights going the distance says that I'm not gonna like watching him fight.

Wayne "The Wayneiac" Weems - Weems immediately earns my dislike thanks to a nickname similar to Tim Sylvia. Maybe Randy Couture could smack him around for five rounds as well. He's got a 12-2 record fighting in the Midwest, and with his boxing/wrestling background, I could see him becoming a pet project for Pulver.

"Handsome" Matt Wiman - Matt Wiman was last seen on the receiving end of a flying knee by Spencer Fisher. He made the mistake of letting his guard down and paid for it by becoming highlight reel fodder. He'll be looking for redemption.

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One last thing, Nick Diaz's brother, Nate Diaz is alive and well despite reports from Reggie Warren Jr. admitting responsibility for his death at a Mexican restaurant. (To those without humor as a part of their lives, this part is a joke, funny ha ha, get it?) Reggie kills, check him out here as well for Episode 3.
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UFC 69 Preview Video

UFC.com just released the UFC 69 preview video for the upcoming bout in Houston, Texas on April 7, 2007.

Take note of the serious bad blood between Diego Sanchez and Josh Koscheck in the video. For me, the Nightmare and Kos fight will be the highlight of the UFC 69 fight card.

The UFC 69 Fight Card:

Main Card Bouts:

Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra
Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck
Mike Swick vs. Yushin Okami
Kendall Grove vs. Alan Belcher
Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:

Heath Herring vs. Brad Imes
Thales Leites vs. Pete Sell
Luke Cummo vs. Josh Haynes
Pete Spratt vs. Marcus Davis

Most Intense Match Ever?

I was reading a few posts over at Sherdog and one of the posts captured my attention immediately. Someone asked what everyone thought the most intense match ever was. As I went through the posts, I noticed an emerging trend and found the following fights that qualified as the most intense match ever based on public opinion.

Don Frye Vs. Takayama

Don Frye Vs. Kenneth Shamrock

Fedor Emilianenko Vs. Mirko Cro Cop (30 minutes runtime)

Shogun Rua Vs. Lil Nog - Round 2 & 3

Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez Vs. Karo Parisyan

Nick Diaz Vs. Takanori Gomi - Pride 33

Wanderlei Silva Vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs Mark Hunt

Dana White Sounds Off Again

Dana White was recently interviewed by CBS SportsLine.com correspondent, Sam Caplan about what UFC and MMA fans alike will expect in the months to come from this explosive and emerging sport around the globe.

A Quick point - Dana White confirmed that the Mirko Cro Cop headlining UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE will be televised for free in North America on Spike TV.

Here are a few of my favorite excerpts...

On the next opponent for Anderson Silva:

Q: Who is next in line for a shot at Anderson Silva's middleweight title?

DW: Anderson Silva will probably fight Nate Marquardt next.

Q: After the Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra welterweight title fight at UFC 69, is Matt Hughes next in line for a title shot?

DW: I would have to say yes.

On Brandon Vera:

Q: Can you comment on the rumors that Brandon Vera recently turned down an offer that would have paid him a guaranteed $200,000 per fight?

DW: No, I don't think that is true.

Q: Has the final fight on Vera's contract been scheduled?

DW: No, I don't think we have. I like Brandon Vera. I like him. I like him, he's a nice kid. You know, he's young and he's cocky and he's talented. And I think there's a lot of things going on in his head right now, this is just typical stuff, it isn't anything unusual. Everybody wants more money. Everybody wants to make more money. Everybody wants to do this, everybody wants to do that. There's a time progression; when you're a young, up-and-coming fighter, it takes time. You know what I mean? We've proven over the last six years we know how to build stars. So, you know, you just got to get the kid's head on right and we'll get it worked out. Brandon Vera is a good kid and we like him. We'll figure it out.

Q: Do you think maybe he's just grandstanding, or is there a real fear that he might go somewhere else?

DW: I don't ever have a fear of anybody going anywhere else. Anybody who would walk away from the UFC machine is out of their minds. They'd be hurting themselves. They'd totally be hurting themselves. Let me tell you what, man, there's a lot of Internet rumors and bulls--- out there, we treat fighters very well and the guys that are with us do very well. So, any guy that would walk from the UFC right now, especially someone we like and we're really focused on, it would be career suicide.

On picking off Pride's prized fighters:

Q: There have been rumors that the Nogueira brothers' contracts with Pride are going to be up soon and that they might be going to the UFC. Has the UFC had any talks with them?

DW: (Laughs). If their contract is almost up, then I'm probably talking to them.

Q: Outside of Fedor, who is the one fighter not currently on the UFC roster that you'd like to have?

DW: From Pride? Or, from anywhere?

Q: Anywhere.

DW: I mean I'd love to have Wanderlei. I'd love to have Fedor (Emelianenko), Dan Henderson, all of them, I want them all.

On giving pay-per-view-purchasers what they paid for - 9 bouts!!!

Q: Are there any plans to televise preliminary bouts in the future and offer UFC fans all nine bouts on a fight card?

DW: The nine fights aren't for all -- we advertise, on our pay-per-view advertisement, exactly what fights are going to be on pay-per-view and what you're paying $39 for. If we have time, then yeah, we throw a couple of extra fights in there. But no, the prelim fights, and it's been that way forever, are for the people who come and buy tickets. If someone pays for tickets, anywhere from $100 to $750, you get to see nine fights. The people who pay $40 get to see the fights that we advertise on the pay-per-view. These people act like they're getting screwed out of fights; we never advertise that any of those fights would be on the pay-per-view.

On Dana White's upcoming Boxing match with Tito Ortiz:

Q: What's the latest on your boxing match with Tito?

DW: (Laughs.) I've been training hard every day and it's kicking the s--- out of me. This was the dumbest thing I've ever done. But yes, I'm following it through, and I'm giving it 100 percent.

Q: Will the match be televised?

DW: It will. It will definitely be televised, it won't be live.

Q: Is it going to be on Spike?

DW: There's going to be a show about the fight on Spike and then the actual fight itself will be on UFC.com.

On Tito Ortiz's opponent at UFC 71:

Q: Has an opponent for Tito at UFC 71 been decided?

DW: We are. We are talking about Rashad Evans right now.

On Quinton "Rampage" Jackson:

Q: It was reported that Quinton "Rampage" Jackson only signed a two-fight deal. What was the thinking behind signing him to only two fights, and are there any negotiations taking place in regards to an extension?

DW: We didn't sign him for a two-fight deal, we bought the WFA, and he was already under contract. We own his contract from the WFA.

Q: So how long is he under contract for?

DW: Off the top of my head, I don't know. I couldn't give you the exact specifics on it.

Q: So that was basically an erroneous report that he had only signed for two fights?

DW: Yeah, exactly. People like to talk like they know what they're talking about, but they have no idea.

Q: Will Rampage fight Chuck for the title in May?

DW: Most likely.

Q: How close is that to being a done deal?

DW: I don't know. I don't like announcing deals before they're done, so I can just say it's not a done deal but that's the fight I'd like to see happen.

On Travis Lutter's future with the UFC:

Q: Will Travis Lutter continue to fight for the UFC?

DW: That's a good question. I don't know. You know, I'm pretty mad at Travis. I'm pretty upset with him. It's very unprofessional and very irresponsible to come in the way that he came in. It's crazy.

On Forrest Griffin crying and running like a little bitch out of the arena at UFC 66:

Q: Forrest Griffin lost his composure after losing to Keith Jardine at UFC 66. Did Forrest's post-fight behavior hurt his stock with the UFC?

DW: No, not at all. Forrest Griffin, let me tell you what about Forrest Griffin, what I love about this kid, this kid works harder than anybody I've ever met before. He cares. He cares about winning and losing. I couldn't say enough good things about him. It would very hard for Forrest Griffin to hurt his stock with the UFC. I still to this day, and will to the day I die, credit him and Stephan Bonnar and their war at the end of The Ultimate Fighter season one for helping us get to where we are today. Those kids came out and let it all hang out, they're the kind of fighters that I admire, respect and would do anything for.

On Sean Sherk's return to the UFC:

Q: What's the latest on Sean Sherk's status?

DW: He's recovering well, and we should see him back soon.

Q: June or July, around that time?

DW: Yeah.

To read the full CBS Sportsline interview, click here

Friday, March 9, 2007

The Count silences the thud of The Hammer

Following Matt "The Hammer" Hamill's fight, he called out Michael "The Count" Bisping and said in no uncertain terms that he was ready to take him on.

This week, UFC fighter and UFC columnist Michael Bisping responds to Matt's comments in the following excerpt from The Count's UFC article:

THE MATT FINISH

"You may have heard that a certain TUF 3 dropout was calling me out last week.

To be honest, I really didn’t want to respond because that plays right into his hands by whipping up interest in a fight that I believe is a big step backwards for me.

However, at the same time I don’t want anyone thinking I was afraid of this guy, either.

The fighter in question - I forget his name - is a good wrestler but has no BJJ and couldn’t strike a match. He’s the one who produced the most embarrassingly amateurish performance of the entire season, where even though he won he couldn’t continue in the competition as he was so bashed up.

Do you know who I’m on about? I can picture his face but still can’t remember his name but I remember personally sending this novice to the hospital with a busted arm and my mate Kendall Grove - a middleweight - knocked him silly with a high kick in sparring.

I also recall that he went to the hospital three times during TUF 3 and each time came back to the TUF house with his tail between his legs. He spent more time in bandages than King Tut.

But, now, he’s shouting my name in an obvious attempt to leap frog from his preliminary bout status to genuine PPV level.

Sorry, pal, I won the TUF 3 three-year contract, thank you very much, so I don’t need a part time job running your PR office on the side.

I’ve got a long way to go and a lot to prove in the UFC but - in terms of what I did during my TUF 3 run - I don’t think I’m being big-headed when I say my run to the TUF 3 title was pretty damn conclusive.

I scored three consecutive knockouts without a scratch on me while this guy calling me out had one fight that looked like two drunks scrapping outside a kebab shop on a Friday night.

For him to claim I’ve yet to prove I’m the real TUF 3 winner is pathetic.

Until next week - the Count."

If you are interested in reading the full article, click here

Thursday, March 8, 2007

ESPN: Chat with Randy Couture Transcript

Yes, that's right, you guys didn't think I abandoned you did you?

Sorry, I've been crazy busy the past couple of days however, I have another treat for y'all in a transcript following today's ESPN Sportsnation Randy Couture Chat with the fans!

Special thanks goes to MMA Fever fan Michel Dubuc for reminding me about this chat session.

Here it is without the required credit card to access the chat session:

Just for MMA Fever fans....

Christina, NY: Congratulations! The fight was incredible. How much of an impact do you think Tim's supposed "injury" made on his fight, if any? And how do you feel about him making a remark like that?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:38 PM ET ) Well I don't know anything about his injury, and I don't know about any athlete who doesn't always have to deal with injuries. I think it was hard for Tim, and I don't think he helped himself with the fans with what looked like an excuse.

Dan- Omaha, NE: In your opinion who would be a tougher opponent Mirko CroCop or Fedor?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:38 PM ET ) Both are very tough, Fedor is a much more well-rounded fighter so he would be a tougher fight.

Eric (Charlotte): Randy, how do you continue to stay in such great shape? What is your eating/training routine that allows you to continue to beat guys younger than you?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:40 PM ET ) I think I have been very fortunate as far as not getting major injuries. I don't know if there is any explanation . As far as diet I stay away from dairy and eat a lot of raw greens.

Diego, CA: Do you think the UFC has more talent than Pride FC at this moment now?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:41 PM ET ) Well it is hard top say. Everyone is asking this question. And it is a little bit like comparing the NFL and CFL so it is hard to estimate. We won't be able to tell until we get some crossovers, but there are great fighters on both sides.

Christian - Los Angeles: Hey Champ, I understand you signed a 4 fight deal with UFC. Will you call it quits after the deal is played out or are you leaning towards signing another deal? And on the scoring of the fight...Why wasn't the first round considered a 10 - 8 round after you landed the big right hand and knocked Sylvia down to start the onslaught? Thanks Randy, that was one sweet PPV special. WOW!

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:43 PM ET ) I don't know , it is way too early to make that call right now. I may not even finish all four fights I have on the contract right now. As far a the 10-8, I think there was a case there, but it is different from boxing so there is room for debate there, but it is hard to say what the judges think.

Scott Edmonotn Alberta: Why is there no talk of a rematch with Tim Sylvia?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:44 PM ET ) Well the fight just happened, and it was a dominating performance, so I think Tim would have to go fight someone else and reach contender status again.

Chuck (Burbank, IL): Do you ever think you'll move down a class again to challenge Liddell for a fourth time?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:45 PM ET ) I mean it is more likely that Chuck will move up to heavyweight to challenge me and I am not opposed to it as long as people want to see it.

Matt Roswell NM: What is the most difficult part of your training? Great win Sat night against the Maineiac.....

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:46 PM ET ) Thank you very much Matt. I don't know what is harder, because all of it is hard. But you get used to it, and I actually love it. The hardest part I guess was having to go up against all those heavyweights at the start of training who came into to help me prepare for this fight.

dave - Montreal : tito is fighting UFC president dana white in a boxing match, would you also love the opportunity to punch dana white ?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:47 PM ET ) No I am not really interested in fighting Dana. I think this whole thing stems from a rumor that Dana and Tito had boxed and Dana had beat Tito, so I think this is a chance for Tito to set the record straight. I think it is pretty interesting I hope I get the chance to attend.

JAMES NY: hey randy big fan. just wondering which fight was a more satisfying win for you...beating tito for the lightheavy belt or this win against sylvia to regain the heavyweight belt?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:49 PM ET ) well both were very satisfying. Obviously Tito with the persona that he has and the whole spanking thing, was definetaly one of the top performqances of my life. But this was special too, being a three to one underdog and coming back and all.

David Kuepper : Long Beach, CA: You said that at your age, everytime you come into a bout now you're looked at as an underdog. Does it bother you and does if fuel you more mentally than if you weren't looked at as an underdog?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:50 PM ET ) It does not bother me at all. I have come to expect it at this point. So this situation is no different, and I seem to thrive in that underdog spot.

Pete Nelson (Irvine, CA.): First off congratulations on Saturday's win. Simply amazing. During your fight with Tim you wore a black knee protector, with your stance leaving your left leg as your lead. How will you change that style against Mirko Cro Cop, since he will undoubtedly be kicking more to your legs than Tim did?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:52 PM ET ) Well I wore the knee protector because I have a very sore left knee, I'm not sure if anything is torn or sprained. I won't change my stance for CroCop, but I will change my footwork. It will be interesting to see how this plays out since he knows I have good take down skills, and if he will be willing to pick his feet up.

Samantha (Cobourg, ON, Canada): What made you want to come out of retirement and go straight for the championship?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:53 PM ET ) It wasn't so much about the championship as much as it was the match-up. The championship was somethign extra. I liked the match-up with Tim, and thought it was an interesting challenge and that is what it came down to.

bill simmons (IL): Let's say you're in charge of the fight card. What two fighters would be in your main event? Who would win?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:55 PM ET ) Well I think the thing that makes our events interesting is you are not sure who would win. I don't know who I would pick, or what weight class, there are a lot of great fighters out there...that is a tough question. I can't really say right now.

Ty Demaree Versailles, Indiana: Randy, I know you were in great shape for your comeback fight against Tim silvia, How can you compare the training now, in comparison to when you were, say, 25 years old? Is it alot harder to get into fighting shape at your current age? thanks.

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:57 PM ET ) Well it was this time because I had been out for a year, not that I was not doing anything, but I usually keep my fitness regiment pretty high so it is not too hard. But at 43 I am afraid that if I stopped training it could be a big problem. It also helps being a little older in that I am wiser.

Nathan Chatsworth, Georgia: Randy, Fedor says you are his hero, is there any chance that Fedor and yourself will ever face off? I know the fans would love to see that.

SportsNation Randy Couture: (1:58 PM ET ) I don't know if that will ever happen, since he has a contract with Pride, and that would keep him from coming to UFC. But I am pretty excited to see him fight in April.

Jeremy R Ohio: Randy - First off its great to see ESPN finally begin to recognize the UFC. I've always said that the UFC could take over boxing as American's new "sweet science." Also congrats on the title, I was there and loved it! Onto my question, are you worried at all that this stint as champ may be shorter than your other reigns considering that this one was won after you had retired? In other words, do you think you will be able to remain as focused as you were for the Sylvia match (total butt kicking) for the rest of your upcoming Title Defenses?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (2:00 PM ET ) I treat every fight the same, so I don't think my mental preparation will change.

Mark (Des Moines, IA): First of all, congrats on a great performance! I really enjoy you as a commentator, will you be commentating again?

SportsNation Randy Couture: (2:01 PM ET ) Yes, as long as I am not fighting on the card I will be commentating, so I will be commentating in Houston and all the other PPV I am not in, and Thanks!

Mark ((New Brunswick, NJ)): Do you think Matt Lindland has a chance to beat Fedor? I think it's awesome that you, Matt, and Dan Henderson all are having great success moving up in weight. Greco guys!

SportsNation Randy Couture: (2:02 PM ET ) Well I absolutely think Matt has a chance. So people may count him out, but not me. He is a junk yard dog and has no fear. He brings it everytime he fights.

SportsNation Randy Couture: (2:05 PM ET ) That is all the time I have for today. But thank you for all your support and I look forward to getting back into the Octagon this summer.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman UFC 68 Video

What a treat!

I'm not sure how long this video will stay up so enjoy it while you can. this was an under card fight that was not televised for the UFC 68 pay per view event. Seriously, the UFC should get its act together and show ALL the fights on the card instead of a measly 5 bouts.

Click Here for the rest of the UFC 68 videos

Tim Sylvia Target of Photoshop Fun

I was over at the Underground forum and stumbled upon a thread that had me rolling on the floor with laughter. The title of the thread is Photoshop This!!!

Most, if not all of the Photoshopped pictures were very creative and well done. The main idea here is that one person presents a 'real' picture and the rest is left up to the demented minds of the individuals reading the thread to create their own version with Photoshop and upload their masterpiece.

Anyway, a picture is worth a thousand words so I'll keep this brief and let you enjoy the fun too.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

UFC 68 Wrap Up

Well, it's time to put UFC 68 to bed and unfortunately for big Tim Sylvia, he'll have to sleep tonight without his Heavyweight belt again for another night. Congratulations to Randy Couture for defying the odds and the non-believers (that includes me ;) only to turn all of the MMA pundits around to respect what he did in the face of adversity.

That my friends is the sign of a true champion and I am pleased that Randy represents the very best that the UFC Heavyweight division was lacking for quite a while... a fighter with a huge heart!

I have included a few links on this page to organize the UFC 68 coverage a bit better so feel free to enjoy the content, pass a few links on to some friends that may be naysayers of the sport of MMA to give them a chance to feel the excitement we all do as I am sure they will "Get Stung" and develop the MMA Fever like the rest of us. Please also feel free to leave a comment or two if you wish. Enjoy!

UFC 68 Weigh-In Results with video

UFC 68 Betting Lines

UFC 68 Event Results

UFC 68 Videos

Randy Couture UFC 68 Post Fight Interview

Dana White Post UFC 68 Interview (This one is special as it reveals the REAL Dana White)

UFC 68 Payouts (Matt Hughes was grossly overpaid in my opinion)

Congratulations again to Captain America!

Reggie Warren Jr. - Street Brawler Phenom

In Episode 3, Reggie just kicked the crap out of 7 UFC fighters in one week. Among the wasted are Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes & Tim Sylvia.



If you liked this one, check out the first two right here

Monday, March 5, 2007

Tito Ortiz & Dana White will Fight

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada regulators on Monday approved an unusual grudge match between Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White and the "bad boy" of Huntington Beach, Calif., Tito Ortiz.

White, is the 37-year-old president of the mixed martial arts promotion company that has become a heavyweight in the pay-per-view business. Ortiz (15-5-0) is one of its toughest, most popular combatants.

Ortiz made the three-round match - in which both fighters will box only, no grappling - a condition of his recent contract negotiations.

White was once Ortiz’ manager, but the two "had a real bad falling out" in 2003, White said.

"The last time Tito and I boxed was six years ago and he’s a lot better than he was six years ago," White said after a hearing at the Nevada Athletic Commission, which approved the fight 3-1. "I’m a lot older than I was six years ago, so we’ll see."

Regulators expressed concern that White would be seriously hurt by Ortiz, 32.

But most commissioners were reassured by sparring tapes showing White in the ring against another heavyweight from two months ago. White said he’s been training since last July.

"I’ve seen Tito as a boxer, and he’s probably not as good as you are," commission chair Dr. Tony Alamo told White.

Ortiz will weigh in at 205 pounds, while White weighs 196 pounds, both the boxing equivalent of heavyweight fighters.

The fight March 24 will likely take place at the UFC training center in Las Vegas and be broadcast later on the company’s Web site, http://www.ufc.com , the company said.

Nick Diaz Tests Positive for Ganja!

Ire Mon!

Diaz likes to spark a blunt or two up according to the drug test results from the sample he gave following the Pride 33 win against Takanori Gomi.

I can tell you from personal experience that Mary Jane is not a performance enhancing drug unless you are a professional couch surfer.

Nick, we still think you're great and don't worry about that six month suspension that NSAC will most likely hand (also 'refer'-ed to as passing) over to ya 'cause Pride isn't gonna show up in the United States for a very, very long time so smoke up brah!

Read the rest of the hazy details from MMA Weekly.

Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, fight Gomi, kick his ass, go home, inhale, exhale... sleep and repeat!

See you back in Japan... exhale.

The Arm Triangle Revisited

Not sure if anyone noticed the impressive Jiu-Jitsu skills of Martin Kampmann when he applied an arm triangle on Drew McFedries at UFC 68. To me, this was the most impressive fight technically of the night. Lambert knocking the fuck out of Babalu was sweet too but Kampmann's arm triangle was the submission of the night.

Here you'll have a chance to check out Joe Rogan apply the arm triangle but first, let's have a look at how it's done under the bright lights of the UFC PPV event:

Now let Joe Rogan show you how...

PSST.... if you missed the UFC 68 Videos, click here

UFC 68 Payouts

UFC 68 - March 3, 2007 - Columbus, Ohio

Title Match & Main Event Fighters

Randy Couture: $250,000 ( defeated Tim Sylvia)

Tim Sylvia: $100,000 ( lost to Randy Couture)


Main Card Fighters

Matt Hughes: $150,000 ( defeated Chris Lytle)

Rich Franklin: $42,000 ( defeated Jason MacDonald)

Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $21,000 ( lost to Jason Lambert)

Martin Kampmann: $20,000 ( defeated Drew McFedries)

Jason Lambert: $18,000 ( defeated Renato "Babalu" Sobral)

Jason MacDonald: $14,000 ( lost to Rich Franklin)

Chris Lytle: $10,000 ( lost to Matt Hughes)

Drew McFedries: $5,000 ( lost to Martin Kampmann)

Preliminary Match Fighters

Jon Fitch: $28,000 ( defeated Luigi Fioravanti)

Matt Hamill: $10,000 ( defeated Rex Holman)

Luigi Fioravanti: $8,000 ( lost to Jon Fitch)

Jamie Varner: $6,000 ( defeated Jason Gilliam)

Gleison Tibau: $6,000 ( defeated Jason Dent)

Rex Holman: $3,000 ( lost to Matt Hamill)

Jason Gilliam: $3,000 ( lost to Jamie Varner)

Jason Dent: $3,000 ( lost to Gleison Tibau)

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $697,000

Remember that the UFC 68 reported payouts just involve the base pay inclusive of money earned to show, and money earned to win. In no way do the payout figures represent any Pay-per-view incentive bonuses that the fighters may have earned.

Is Jesus the new Xyience?

I don't outwardly intend to offend anyone as I wanted to bring forward an observation that I had when I reviewed UFC 68: The Uprising for a second and third time on my cable company's digital video recorder after I bought and recorded the pay per view event. Yes sir, I am a UFC PPV statistic!

I noticed an unusual amount of fighters giving praise to Jesus for their victories in UFC 68 when in the past and most recent events before this one, the fighters would thank their sponsors, in particular - Xyience.

First of all, I think it's cool to believe in anything so all the power to the fighters for giving thanks and praise to their beliefs however, it did feel as though something was missing like a fighter holding a can of Xyience drink held front and center for the camera or a Xyience shirt draped over the shoulder of the winning fighter.

Product placement in television, movies and now the UFC is commonplace so when it did not happen, I felt the absence of UFC approved product placement and promotion in the octagon in the post fight interviews with Mr.Rogan.

I wonder if the absence of the fighters mentioning Xyience had anything to do with Randy Couture's competing product line and if this is part of the package for Randy's return (pure unfounded speculation on my part - don't be hatin').

The real Heavyweight product promotion and marketing championship deal hasn't happened yet but I am sure it will and we may see other fighters promoting Randy's line of nutritional supplements in the not so distant future.

Besides, if you were a fighter, wouldn't you want to be backed, supported and sponsored by a true champion?

Just a thought...

Xyience Vs. Couture Nutrition for the Heavyweight Nutritional Supplements Championship of the World!

I for one would promote Toyo Tires and Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor with one of the tires raised high above my head as I shotgun a Mickey's brew to "Get Stung!" in front of a very jealous and thirsty Joe Rogan :->

Pride Cancels April 28 U.S. Show

Just in from MMA Weekly:

"MMAWeekly has confirmed that Pride’s April 28th show in the U.S. has been canceled. The event listing has been removed from the schedule on Pride’s official website.

The cancellation follows news of President of Pride USA Ed Fishman’s potential lawsuit with Dream Stage Entertainment, parent company of Pride Fighting Championships. Following Pride 33, Fishman and Pride had a falling out due to disagreements over several issues. Part of the rift stems from differing views on business agreements in the United States, and part of the rift stems from Fishman’s public push to buy Pride outright.

Sources close to MMAWeekly have reported that DSE offered to buy Ed Fishman out of his contract and relieve him of his duties as President of Pride USA, but that there is a dispute over the dollar amount that would be owed to Fishman if a buyout were to take place. Fishman is apparently prepared to pursue legal action on the matter.

All of this has come to a head recently due to Pride’s heavily rumored financial troubles. Pride has received multiple offers for the company’s purchase, with the two most prominent coming from Zuffa (the UFC’s parent company) and Fishman. DSE has consistently denied that Pride is for sale."

Reggie Warren Jr. - Baddest Fighter in the World...

Well, if you ask him. Every now and again I like to mix things up with a little comedy and Reggie definitely fits the bill for that, just don't say it to his face. Reggie is a cross between Joe Dirt and Chuck Liddell with a passion for fighting anyone, anytime and anywhere. Whoever this guy is, he deserves his own prime time show because he is just too funny and on point with his MMA references.

Reggie talks about kicking Nick Diaz's ass at a Mexican restaurant



If you remember "The Karate Kid" movie then you'll piss yourself laughing at this one.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

UFC 68 Post Fight Press Conference

Congratulations Captain America!

"Captain America" Randy "The Natural" Couture is a Super Hero fo show!

Dana White Post UFC 68 Interview

Dana White says about Randy Couture, "He is a fucking freak of nature!"

Tim Sylvia - Tool of the Day!

WHAT A TOOL!

Tim Sylvia deservedly earned the dishonorable distinction of becoming MMA Fever's "TOOL OF THE DAY"

After Tim Sylvia lost to Randy Couture last night at UFC 68, during the post fight interview in the octagon, Tim Sylvia said to Joe Rogan that he came into the fight with an injury. As soon as big Tim said that, the crowd booed the Maine-iac err... idiot then Tim came to his senses and realized that he was acting like a piss poor cry baby loser then quickly added, "Randy beat me fair and square. He's a stud." Tim said Randy is a stud not once but twice yet the crowd still booed ferociously.

Tim's outburst of his injury as an excuse came just after Rogan commended Tim on being a fighter with class. Tim knew what he said, he's an ass clown who tried to steal the thunder away from The Natural but the fans wouldn't let him.

Tim Sylvia, you ARE the TOOL OF THE DAY!

You are an idiot, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Randy Couture UFC Heavyweight Champion

Congratulations Randy!

Randy Couture dominated all 5 rounds against Tim Sylvia to earn the well deserved UFC Heavyweight Championship. Below is a post fight interview video of Randy Couture talking us through his own experience at UFC 68. There is a brief commercial at the beginning of the video then the interview will begin.

UFC 68 Video - Catch it while you can!

Zuffa will do its rounds and blow the UFC 68 videos down soon so catch these while you can! Zuffa tends to back off after a couple of days so I'll add the videos back as they get removed from their hosted sites.

Enjoy ;)

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture - Final Round




Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald



Jason Lambert vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral

Searching for video!!!

Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries




Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle




Matt Hamill Vs. Rex Holman

Saturday, March 3, 2007

UFC 68 Main Event Live Results

Jason Lambert vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral

Jason Lambert knocks out Renato “Babalu” Sobral in 2nd round (ground 'n' pound).

Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle

Matt Hughes by unanimous decision. New referee who allowed the human blanket for more than 3 minutes in the third round... the crowd was booing and the referee did nothing! Thank you UFC for disappointing MMA fans... AGAIN!

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald

Rich Franklin wins after MacDonald's corner throws in the towel after the 2nd Round following Franklin's ground 'n' pound. MacDonald was too wobbly to continue.

Franklin says rematch with Anderson Silva will happen in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries

Martin Kampmann chokes out McFedries by arm triangle in first round.

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture

Couture knocked down Sylvia and the round goes to Couture after a lengthy grappling match. Round 2 coming up...

Couture wins second round... third round coming up!

Couture wins third round... stand up the whole round with Couture as the aggressor. Round 4 coming up!

Couture wins fourth round... Sylvia needs a knockout or submission to win or else history will be made in less than 5 minutes!

Randy Couture WINS by unanimous decision!

Randy Couture is the new Heavyweight Champion of the UFC!!!!

UFC 68 Early Results

Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam

Jamie Varner wins by way of rear naked choke at 1:34 of round 1

Gleison Tibau Vs. Jason Dent

Gleison Tibau wins by decision (30-27) unanimous decision victory

Jon Fitch Vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Jon Fitch wins with a Rear Naked Choke at 3:05 in the second round.

Rex Holman Vs. Matt Hamill

Matt Hamill wins by TKO at 4:00 in the first round.

The televised card is set to begin just after 10:00 p.m. when the UFC 68 pay per view event begins... stay tuned!

I am 4 for 4 with my UFC 68 Picks so far!

UFC 68 Championship Poll

UFC 68 Heavyweight Championship Poll Results:

The most votes in a single category in our poll goes to Tim Sylvia as MMA Fever fans feel that Tim Sylvia will win by knock out against Randy Couture tonight at UFC 68.

Randy Couture earned the most collective votes with 251 against Sylvia with a collective 186 votes.

MMA Fever fans don't think big Tim can pull off a submission win yet Randy Couture earned 104 votes to win by submission. Do MMA Fever fans know something other sites don't know?

29 folks don't really care if either wins.

So, judging by the voting, Randy Couture should win tonight by earning the popular MMA Fever vote.

Personally, I chose Sylvia by knockout because he needs a KO to be a headlining fighter at the next UFC event Tim fights at IF Tim Sylvia wins tonight.

What the poll tells us is that MMA Fever fans are looking forward to an historic UFC event that will not disappoint MMA & UFC fans alike.

Either way it goes, fans of the UFC should enjoy the match up and the rest of the under card including Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin's return after their Championship losses.

Check back soon for post fight goodness :)

UFC 68 Betting Lines

UFC 68 betting lines:

Fighters with minus values mean that they are the favorites by the odds makers. If you were betting on Tim Sylvia (-350) to win then you would have to pay $350 to win $100 if the Maine-iac wins. Conversely, if Randy Couture (280) wins then you would bet $100 to win $380 thereby netting $280 if The Natural pulls off the upset.

Rex Holman 230
Matt Hamill -300

Jon Fitch -380
Luigi Fioravanti 300

Gleison Tibau -200
Jason Dent 170

Jason Gilliam 260
Jamie Varner -320

Rich Franklin -500
Jason McDonald 400

Drew McFedries 220
Martin Kampmann -280

Jason Lambert 300
Renato Sobral -380

Tim Sylvia -350
Randy Couture 280

Matt Hughes -500
Chris Lytle 400

So you wanna be an MMA fighter?

This is the after glow to Nick Diaz's face following his non-title win by submission against current Pride FC Lightweight Champion, Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi at Pride 33 last Saturday.

I saw this picture on the front of Nick Diaz's MySpace page.

If you missed the incredible battle between the two 160 pounders, check it out right here to wet your MMA appetite before UFC 68: The Uprising starts tonight.

It's a tough way to make a living 'fo show' so I'll stay back behind my monitor, keyboard and big screen TV to buy the pay per view events and marvel in the awesome techniques these professional athletes demonstrate with precision execution in every fight.

Nick Diaz gave a post fight interview and spoke about the injuries to his face immediately following the fight.

Don't get too 'Chucked Up' Tonight

Seriously folks, UFC 68 will be an exciting event and I want to remind you to not get too "Chucked Up" when you get yer party on tonight if you are out driving on the streets.

If you want to know where the sports bars are in your area that will be viewing The Uprising, click right here.

If you intend to stay home and party like Chuck Liddell on a morning show then by all means, get Chucked Up!

Friday, March 2, 2007

UFC 68 Weigh-In Results

UFC 68 Weigh-In results

Tim Sylvia – 263
Randy Couture – 222.5

Rich Franklin – 185
Jason MacDonald – 183.5

Matt Hughes – 171
Chris Lytle – 169

Renato “Babalu” Sobral – 204
Jason Lambert – 204

Martin Kampmann – 185.5
Drew McFedries – 185

Rex Holman – 205
Matt Hamill – 202.5

Luigi Fioravanti – 171
Jon Fitch – 171

Gleison Thibau – 155.5
Jason Dent – 156

Jason Gilliam – 155.5
Jamie Varner – 155.5

Dana White Interview

Dana White spills for the beans for FOX News Fight Game about some of the most pressing unanswered topics on every UFC and MMA fan's mind.

UFC 68 Videos

Be sure to stay tuned to MMA Fever as we will search the farthest corners of the Internet universe to find UFC 68 video coverage for you. I love the challenge of tracking down videos after Zuffa knocked 'em offline. The fans are bigger than the UFC, we made the UFC, its our house! (Sorry Royce, I had to borrow your line for a moment)

So, if you missed a killer event in Pride 33 that happened last Saturday, be sure to check out my video coverage of the most exciting event of the year to date. That's not just my opinion, it's also the opinion of many now converted UFC fans with a new found craving for Pride FC fighting. After all, it's all about fighting so "can't we all just get along?" (insert punch to the face here).

We have a lot of fans from countries around the world that do not have the opportunity to obtain the UFC event so please stay tuned to MMA Fever for UFC video coverage following the "would be, could be" historical event and be sure to tell a few friends too!

Check out the UFC 68 Videos right here

UFC 68 Sports Bars in U.S. and Canada

Just a reminder that the UFC will be showing its UFC 68: The Uprising event tomorrow at your local licenced establishment. Licenced to broadcast UFC pay per view I mean... I wouldn't promote drinkin', no way ;)

Sports bar locations in the U.S. *scroll down a bit to view.*

Sports bar locations in Canada

UFC 68 Fight Predictions by an Ass Clown

This guy is the "Tool of the Day"

UFC 68 Picks

UFC 68 Picks for the UFC event taking place in Columbus, Ohio on March 3rd:


Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture

Pick: Tim Sylvia

Why are people even considering Randy Couture as a threat to Sylvia in this fight? Randy is a better wrestler than Tim but, that's about it. Randy comes from the past and not the present. Sure Randy trains with other fighters on a daily basis however, he is not on top of "The Game" as he is on top of "His Game". His game is as old as he is and the only strategy Randy has to win in this bout is by decision through racking up a higher number of takedowns than Sylvia does. Exciting stuff huh? Not! Even if Randy was working on his submissions to surprise big Tim, don't you think it's a little late in the game for Randy to try something new? Jeff Monson couldn't submit Sylvia so why do we think Couture can? Not gonna happen.

Tim Sylvia will fight smart again and force Randy to bring the fight to him just like Chuck Liddell does with his fights. Neither of those two are as nuts as Cro Cop stalking an opponent but then again, Mirko is one in a million. I like to draw comparisons with Tim and Chuck because both are sprawl and brawl fighters which are not easy to defeat when a wrestler comes at them. It's a styles make fights, rock, paper, scissors thing and Tim's style and execution of said style is enough to win this fight.

I am sorry to say this but Tim Sylvia needs to knock out Randy Couture to increase his stock as a future pay per view draw. The UFC fans don't like big Tim as well noted on the UFC 68 fight poll page by giving Randy Couture a 68.5% chance of beating Sylvia. I think most people bought into the negative press about Tim and never really dug deeper into what Tim was doing in his fights. Maybe it's because Tim wears his belt to bed with him at night or that he sports a 90's boy-band- beard. Whatever the outside the octagon nonsense exists, Tim knows that he must knock out Randy Couture or else, Dana is gonna sick Cro Cop on his ass and Tim isn't quite ready for that just yet in my opinion.

Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle

Pick: Matt Hughes

Lytle has all the tools in his toolbox to win this fight yet he never really opens up the toolbox when he fights. Dana White said in the UFC 68 preview that the only problem with Chris is that he just needs to bring it when he steps in the octagon. I concur.

On the flip side, Hughes is coming off a devastating loss of his Welterweight Championship crown and also the realization the God isn't always on his side when he fights. Matt is still an arrogant prick who believes he is the greatest fighter of all time so expect to see the same Matt Hughes with the same abundance of confidence coming into this fight with a winning attitude.

Lytle has an MMA career built on taking a high percentage of his fights to a decision so we can expect this one going the full three rounds IF, Lytle has the conditioning to do so. If Lytle brings it to Hughes, possible split decision in Hughes' favor after the three rounds are done but I have a stronger feeling that the decision will go unanimous for Matt Hughes.

Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald

Pick: Jason MacDonald

Yeah, I know... you must have thought this was a mistake on my part for choosing MacDonald over Franklin. Well, I did choose Jason 'The Athlete' MacDonald over Franklin because I am still not convinced that Franklin is all that and a bag of chips. Franklin has gone on record to say that he'll knock out MacDonald in the first round then he tells NBC Sports that it will not be an easy first round knockout kind of fight.

Let's face it, Rich Franklin is damaged goods. Rich couldn't defeat David Loiseau and was fortunate to walk away from his 5 round decision win with his Middleweight belt and a crushed left hand that required surgery, including a metal plate and screws. The next fight for Rich was against Anderson Silva which resulted in surgery due to a nasal fracture and loss of his Middleweight belt. Rich is a beaten man and I'm not talkin' about his body, I'm talkin' about his psychological fighting state of mind. What do you think Rich will think of first when he passes through the Octagon door to enter the ring in front of a packed house in Columbus, Ohio? Anderson Silva's knees and the fact that he was beaten like an egg at breakfast.

MacDonald is an up and comer who has impressive submission wins over TUF 3 fighter, Ed Herman and TUF1 fighter Chris Leben. MacDonald is a tough fighter who can take a shot. Here is what it says for his UFC strengths profile: Conditioning, clinch, submissions, and standup. Well, Rich Franklin only has two of those four as he lacks in submissions and of course, the clinch. Expect the fight to stand up for most of the first round and watch to see how Franklin reacts to punches thrown toward his nose which is going to throw Rich off his game. I am sure we will see the fight on the ground at some point with Rich losing by way of rear naked choke. Jason MacDonald is very quick with this transitions on the ground and he is a force to be reckoned with in the middleweight ranks.

Expect to see MacDonald fighting Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title for his next fight.

Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries

Pick: Martin Kampmann

Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Jason Lambert

Pick: Renato Sobral

Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman

Pick: Matt Hamill

Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Pick: Jon Fitch

Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent

Pick: Gleison Tibau

Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam

Pick: Jamie Varner

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