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| Natural Born Killer Carlos Condit prepares for Hiromitsu Miura WEC showdown (Part I) Posted: 03 Jul 2008 02:45 PM CDT
Training is going well — no injuries to report other than some minor stuff, but that’s normal. Even though this training camp has not been ideal because of so much traveling, I’m in great shape and feeling pretty sharp. I’ve been waking up earlier than usual. I’m a bit of a night owl and tend to sleep fairly late in the day, but I guess I’m still on Afghan time. It’s actually been really good for training, giving me time to run in the mountains before it gets too hot. Yesterday I went way up there! Farther than I’ve ever gone. I thoroughly enjoy running in the New Mexico foothills. Well, maybe not thoroughly … the air is very thin and the terrain is crazy steep and rocky. Actually, running up there is a bitch! It’s an absolute blessing, however, for an endurance athlete. It’s a daunting obstacle that tests the mind and pushes the body to its breaking point. Not to mention the spiritual aspect of reaching an immense peak, literally and figuratively. Looking out over such intense natural beauty is a highlight for me during a day of grueling, tedious training. The opponent I’ve been preparing to fight, Hiromitsu Miura, at WEC 35 on August 3 is not very well known. That being said, I believe he is a very tough and dangerous fighter. Some people may not be super excited for this match-up. That’s because most fans probably don’t know much about Miura or they expect me to roll right over him. Hopefully they’re right, but from my perspective this is great style match-up. He definitely likes to stand and bang and is a dangerous striker as he showed against Blas Avena. Sure, Blas isn’t known for his stand up skills, but Miura demonstrated his willingness to exchange. I’m looking too exhibit some of my striking skills and Miura is definitely a formidable target. Until next time. Carlos Condit (22-4) is the WEC welterweight champion and has bested several tough opponents throughout his six-year professional mixed martial arts career, including Frank Trigg, Brock Larson, Carlo Prater, Renato Verissimo, John Alessio and many others. The 24-year-old fighter out of Albuquerque, N.M., is widely considered to be among the top 170-pound fighters in the world and has not dropped a bout in more than two years. He will put his skills to the test and his title on the line next against the very dangerous Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35 on August 3. Condit will check-in here at MMAMania.com between now and then with frequent updates from his training camp to give our readers and his fans a behind-the-scenes look as “The Natural Born Killer” prepares to claim another victim. |
| UFC Quick Quote: Jon Fitch earns jiu-jitsu black belt Posted: 03 Jul 2008 01:50 PM CDT
– Number one welterweight contender Jon Fitch reveals that he has earned his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Dave Camarillo — the head instructor at American Kickboxing Academy. Camarillo — also an experienced judo player — is a Ralph Gracie protege who has awarded just a handful of black belts as an instructor (six). Fitch will put his new status to the test against welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” on August 9. |
| ‘Big’ John McCarthy Affliction ringside announcer Posted: 03 Jul 2008 11:01 AM CDT
That was a quote from perhaps the most well known referee in the history of mixed martial arts — “Big” John McCarthy — this past December announcing his retirement from officiating and his plans to continue his career in the sport through other ventures. Since that time, McCarthy has been working for The Fight Network, doing the commentary for its coverage of UFC events. Today, Affliction MMA finally made it official through a press release that “Big” John would also be the color commentator on its broadcast team for Affliction: “Banned” on July 19. He’ll be teamed up beside Mauro Ranallo once again to call the action for one of the most stacked cards ever put together. There’s no doubt that McCarthy brings a wealth of knowledge to the announcer’s booth. Not only has he refereed 585 fights dating back to UFC: 2 in 1994, but he’s also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. His credentials, along with being one of the most recognized faces in the sport’s young history,speak for themselves. As long as “Big” John doesn’t all of a sudden go camera shy on us, this should be a winning combination for Affliction. Affliction: ‘Banned’ will begin at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on FSN and The Fight Network. The broadcast will run for one hour on those networks before moving directly to PPV. The event will air live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and feature the inaugural WAMMA heavyweight championship fight between Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) and Tim “The Main-iac” Sylvia (24-4). |
| Dana White on UFC 87 video and much more Posted: 03 Jul 2008 09:20 AM CDT
Props: FOX9.com Dana talks a lot in this video about competition and global expansion. In fact, UFC 87 is only about the last minute of the segment. Still worth checking out. |
| Josh Koscheck vs Chris Lytle UFC 86 fight talk (Video) Posted: 03 Jul 2008 09:11 AM CDT |
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