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| Cub Swanson vs Hiroyuki Takaya WEC fight set for Dec. 3 Posted: 08 Nov 2008 09:05 PM CST
According to a recent post on Cub Swanson’s MySpace page, he has signed to fight Hiroyuki Takaya (9-5-1) on the undercard of WEC 37, which is set to take place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 3. Swanson (12-2) saw his 11-fight win streak come to a halt last December on the WEC 31 card when he was faced with the unenviable task of fighting Jens Pulver in what was the former UFC lightweight champion’s WEC debut. “Little Evil” submitted him 35 seconds into round one. The loss was certainly a step back for a fighter who was coming off back-to-back wins in the WEC against Tommy Lee and Micah Miller, respectively. He took a fight in a much smaller show against Donnie Walker (11-6) a little more than two months later and won by submission in the third round. By the time he faces Takaya on December 3, it will have been just two weeks shy of a year since he last competed on a WEC card. Takaya is coming off a loss in his last WEC fight as well. He ran into a Leonard Garcia punch in February at WEC 32 and got knocked out cold in only 1:31. He’s faced some tough competition in his career thus far, including JZ Cavalcante, Dida Amade, Gilbert Melendez and others. Coming into the bout with Garcia he was a highly regarded featherweight and considered a top prospect for the company. A lot of outlets, in fact, listed him among their top ten featherweights in the world. Zuffa has been known to put two guys against each other in a fight that are both coming off losses. Two guys that need a win badly usually makes for an action packed fight. This one should easily live up to expectations. |
| Manager: Paulo Filho to send Chael Sonnen WEC belt Posted: 08 Nov 2008 07:01 PM CST
Originally the bout was scheduled to be for Filho’s title anyway, but the Brazilian weighed in at a staggering seven pounds overweight, forcing officials to adjust the match to a three round non-title affair. After the weigh-in, representatives from Filho’s camp assured Matt Lindland — who trains Sonnen at Team Quest — that if Sonnen were to win the belt would be handed over in the ring as a sign of respect. It never happened. That could be because Filho seemed like he was on another planet during and after the fight. In fact, according to his manager Ed Soares via SI.com, Filho didn’t even know the fight was over when he returned to the locker room following the three round decision. He was incoherent, delirious and during his post-fight examination he had one pupil dilated much larger than the other, prompting doctors to order him to a local hospital. Even before he stepped in the cage, Filho was publicly battling depression issues as well as substance abuse problems, which actually led to the rematch getting postponed from March to November 5. It was believed that he had overcome his personal issues and that we’d be seeing the best Paulo Filho in the cage during the fight. Obviously that wasn’t that case. Filho was once considered by most to be a top 185-pound mixed martial artist in the world, but he’s clearly not the same man or fighter any longer. Just how far he has fallen is anyone’s gue — he resembles nothing at all close to the fighter or man who was at one time considered to be among the best in the business. Hopefully, Filho can get the help he needs to get himself together. Honoring his promise to Sonnen — who promised his father on his death bed before the fight the he would win a world title — is a step in the right direction. |
| Trainer: Georges St. Pierre has better MMA jiu-jitsu than BJ Penn (Video) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 10:38 AM CST |
| Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran: ‘I get off on the blood’ Posted: 08 Nov 2008 10:25 AM CST
– ESPN the Magazine has a great article this month on the best cut man in the business, Jacob “Stitch” Duran. It talks about how he made it to where he is today and how his unique approach to closing cuts has helped several fighters, including UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin, continue to compete after getting busted open “as wide as an elevator door.” Very cool article. Very different … go check it out. |
| UFC 92 videos trailer for ‘The Ultimate 2008′ Posted: 08 Nov 2008 09:00 AM CST |
| Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar on cover of FLEX magazine (Exclusive) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:54 AM CST
Props: Flex magazine Note that the edition will be on newstands next week … just in time for the UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" clash on November 15. |
| WEC medical suspensions and injuries for ‘Faber vs Brown’ Posted: 08 Nov 2008 08:47 AM CST
New featherweight champion Mike Brown has been suspended indefinitely because of some torn cartilage between in his ribs that he suffered during his main event win over Urijah “The California Kid” Faber. He’ll have to get clearance from a doctor before he can return to competition. Here's the complete list of injuries and their medical instructions:
Just a quick reminder: Fighters often return to action much quicker once doctors give them the green light. The lengthy suspensions are just a precaution in most cases. For complete WEC 36 results and coverage click here . |
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