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| Even more UFC 91 preliminary drug tests come back clean from NSAC Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:36 AM CST The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) yesterday confirmed that two additional fighters have passed initial screenings for drugs and illegal substances prior to their clash at UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" on Saturday, November 15. Middleweights Demian Maia and Nate Quarry join UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Nick Catone, Amir Sadollah, Aaron Riley, Jorge Gurgel, Mark Bocek and Alvin Robinson as competitors who have been tested several weeks out from fight night to eliminate the possibilities of "cycling off" performance enhancers such as steroids. At this point more than half the fighters on the card (and some no longer even on it anymore i.e. Sadollah and Catone) have already been tested. This is real good news, considering the spate of tests that have come back dirty in the past 12 months or so. Testing fighters so early before fight night is a proactive and unique measure — often referred to as the new "out of competition" testing policy — that the NSAC has adopted to curtail and prevent the use of banned substances. If a positive test is returned early, which would essentially devastate a major PPV event such as UFC 91, "the commissioners would decide" on a course of action based on the results, according to NSAC Executive Director, Keith Kizer. These fighters — along with other random participants slated to compete on the card — will likely be tested again right around showtime. It is merely an extra layer of protection to ensure good clean fights when it comes time to bang. For all the UFC 91-related information you can handle be sure to hit up the MMAmania.com archive right here. To check out the latest UFC 91 fight card and rumors click here. UFC 91 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will air on pay-per-view (PPV), beginning at 10 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com will provide LIVE results and coverage of all the action right HERE on Saturday. |
| Tee Hate Me: UFC 91 t-shirt contest from MMAmania.com Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:33 PM CST
MMAmania is giving away several funny t-shirts thanks in part to the good folks over at DeezTeez.com The lone requirement to win the free swag: Creativity. We’ve never done this before, but have done the “Motivator” contests … and you guys/gals always deliver. Now we're bringing something a little different back for the upcoming UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" on Saturday November 15. Here's how it works:
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This contest will run until Saturday to give you guys enough time to put some solid stuff together. We’ll sweeten the pot even more if the submissions get really good. Let us know if you have any questions. Look forward to seeing some hilarious/inspirational stuff. We can't wait to see what ya' got! Remember to also check DeezTeez.com for some funny t-shirts. Note: We’re still in the process of getting the Rachelle Leah-signed Playboy magazines to award the winners from our last UFC 90 contest. Hang tight and have some patience — we’ll provide an update as soon as possible. |
| UFC 91 video blog with Dana White (Day three) Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:28 PM CST |
| UFC Quick Quote: Frank Mir can ‘crush’ Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:26 PM CST
– Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir compares his athletic ability to that of Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira after losing the coaches challenge on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) on Spike TV. “Big Nog” scored more goals in a soccer challenge, winning his team members $1,000 each. Mir was clearly upset about the result. He’ll have his chance at redemption in the main event at UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008″ on December 27 when the two Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialists battle for the division title on New Year’s Eve weekend. |
| Amir Sadollah issues statement from hospital on UFC 91 withdrawal Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:14 PM CST
Props: Amir.SuckerPunchENT.com Quoteworthy:
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 season winner Amir Sadollah provides additional details about the injury that forced him out of his middleweight bout against Nick Catone at UFC 91: “Lesnar vs. Couture” on November 15. He was scratched from the card with just four days until fight night, leaving the promotion with no time to find a replacement. The bout has been scrapped and the welterweight match up between Dustin Hazellet and Tamdan McCrory was promoted to the televised portion of the pay-per-view (PPV) card. There is no timetable for Sadollah’s return, but the good news is that it appears it will be sooner rather than later. |
| Kenny Florian vs Joe Stevenson video UFC 91 fight talk Posted: 12 Nov 2008 10:13 PM CST |
| The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8: Episode 9 recap and discussion Posted: 12 Nov 2008 09:00 PM CST
Episode nine of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 is now underway and the first few minutes are spent analyzing the recap of Kaplan vs. Nover, with special attention to the self-professed ‘idiotic’ gameplan of Dave Kaplan - which consisted of seeing how many Filipino fists it took to render him unconscious. As expected, no one from Team Mir is impressed with Kaplan’s performance, especially after the hype that was built up around his chin. Nover warns that any lightweights unfortunate enough to face him in the semifinals will feel the wrath of the ‘Filipino Assassin’. With only one light heavyweight fight remaining, attention turns to Krzysztof Soszynski as he prepares for his elimination fight against Team Red’s Kyle Kingsbury. Soszynski is nursing an injured thumb but vows to fight through the pain. Coach Mir hires a “hand expert” named Don House to evaluate the damaged goods. House gives him a prescription of ice and rest and even thinks Krzysztof could be the man to beat at 205lbs. Back at the (other) house, Dave Kaplan invites Tom Lawlor to his pity party and starts to drink away the pain of losing to a man who eats baby ducks. Several vodka shots later, Kaplan goes from promising UFC prospect to Hank the Angry Dwarf. He issues an open challenge to the rest of the house to try and knock him out. Anyone riveted by last week’s combination of sushi and nut butter will be thrilled to learn that more penis pranks are on the way. In fact, Kaplan is the first to whip it out and figures who needs a fruit platter when you can just piss in a shot glass and triple-dog-dare your friends. Dave Kaplan and Tom Lawlor take turns drinking each others urine. It was one of those moments where I wish I could have just pressed The Omni like Phineas Bogg and reappeared at another point in space and time. Thankfully the segment redeems itself when Kaplan begs Lawlor to try and knock him out. Being the good sport that he is, Lawlor lands one square on the jaw and Kaplan folds up like George Jetson’s car. After going limp and speaking in tongues, Kaplan later reveals in the confessional that he wasn’t really knocked out. Uh-huh. The producers tease us with some banter between Krzysztof and Kyle before going right back to the pranks. Ryan Bader (of all people) decides to lead the charge against Krzysztof as revenge for his role in previous pranks. The master plan is to move anything not nailed down into Krzysztof’s room. Doesn’t get any more controversial than that. Over at the gym, the one and only Dan “Hollywood” Henderson drops by to help Krzysztof prepare for his upcoming fight. Hendo speaks very highly of him and his presence seems to motivate the rest of Team Blue. Krzysztof gets back to the house and is fairly impressed with the prank. Fellow Team Blue members Junie Browning and Shane Nelson recognize the amount of work needed to reverse it and scatter like roaches in daylight. The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived and fortunately it doesn’t involve anyone whipping out their meat stick. Coaches’ Challenge! Coach Mir is convinced the challenge will involve swimming. Not to suggest he’s a bad swimmer, but I think his nickname on the high school swim team was ‘Titanic’. Coach Nogueira on the other hand is trying to stack the deck by practicing his skills in just about every major sport - except soccer, which just so happens to be the challenge for season eight. Ironically, Nog is the only guy from Brazil who can’t play soccer, and looks like the proverbial deer in headlights when confronted with the ball and net. The goal is to take turns doing penalty kicks until one person reaches a score of ten. Winning prize is $10,000 for the coach and $1,000 for each team member. During the competition, Kyle Kingsbury channels his inner-Mexican and screams GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL at Frank Mir every time he gets scored on. Mir responds later in the confessional by calling him and the rest of the Reds a bunch of losers who will never be studs. Despite his inexperience, Nog takes the Coaches’ Challenge through pure hustle. Mir may have had a shot but seemed to just mail it in when he was on defense. A bitter Mir knocks Nogueira’s athleticism and boasts about his dominance in anything between them that is evenly matched. Afterward, we start to get a closer look at Kyle Kingsbury and Krzysztof Soszynski. Kingsbury has fighting in his blood, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who had careers in boxing. Soszynski talks about growing up in communist Poland - all while putting the kitchen and dining room outside on the patio as he returns fire from the earlier prank. The weigh-ins go off without a hitch and each guy talks up his game. Soszynski is the favorite (as expected) being the number one pick and Kingsbury thinks that the pressure of living up to expectations puts Krzysztof at a disadvantage. Team Mir's Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8-1) vs. Team Nogueira's Kyle Kingsbury (7-1-1) Round 1: Both fighters keep their distance and throw leather. Soszynski lands a nice body shot and they tie-up and go to the cage. Kingsbury using the knees and drops one in Soszynski’s crotch. Herb Dean separates them and issues a warning. They restart in the middle and Kingsbury eats an uppercut. Soszynski follows that with a nice right and pushes Kingsbury to the cage. Both guys working the knees until Kingsbury scoops him up and drops him on his back. Soszynski slowly brings his legs up, grabs an arm and proceeds to execute one of the slowest armbars in TUF history. Kingsbury does not defend and taps out. Krzysztof Soszynski defeats Kyle Kingsbury via submission (armbar). After the fight, Soszynski (known for his striking) parades around the cage screaming “I got jiu-jitsu too!” Kingsbury runs back to the locker room and tries to figure out where he went wrong. He stands up and asks the guys not to hang their heads because they still have one more elimination fight before the semis. Having said that, John Polakowski, who up until this point has served as the retarded wheel on the TUF shopping cart, must overcome the lanky George Roop in episode ten in order to keep things even between the teams. Stay tuned next week for Polakowski versus Roop and the announcement of the semifinal match-ups. See you in seven! |
| Bobby Lashley MMA debut vs Joshua Franklin at MFA on Dec. 13 Posted: 12 Nov 2008 08:57 PM CST
Today, we were able to confirm that the upstart promotion announced that fellow MMA newcomer Joshua Franklin will be his opponent. Lashley is a three-time national collegiate champion wrestler from Missouri Valley College. His sheer size and strength, along with his extensive wrestling background, have unsurprisingly drawn comparisons to UFC heavyweight title contender Brock Lesnar. He’s currently under contract with the American Fight Leauge (AFL), but is making his debut under the MFA banner on loan because the AFL has decided to hold off on its first event until the Spring of 2009. Not much is known about Lashley’s opponent, Joshua Franklin, other than he’s a 30-year-old fighter making his pro debut with a background in boxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu. The main event of MFA: “There Will Be Blood” will be a heavyweight rematch between former UFC champion Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez (34-9) and Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (26-8). The two men previously fought at UFC 35 almost seven years ago with Ricco winning by third round technical knockout. |
| UFC 91 video: Dana White on ESPNs ‘Rome is Burning’ with Jim Rome Posted: 12 Nov 2008 07:14 PM CST |
| Kim and Randy Couture get restraining order on Afflictions Todd Beard Posted: 12 Nov 2008 06:41 PM CST
Affliction manufactures and sells Randy’s clothing line, Xtreme Couture, which is operated by Kim. Apparently, Couture’s decision to return to the UFC to defend his belt against Brock Lesnar at UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” this weekend did not sit well with Beard. That’s more than likely because Couture fled the organization to pursue a fight with Fedor Emelianenko — Affliction’s crown jewel — in late 2007. It never materialized, however, because of a long and protracted legal dispute that appeared to have no immediate end. To add more fuel to the fire, a possibly inebriated Beard recently bashed Randy on Scott Ferrall’s Sirius Satellite Radio show, claiming he was getting set up to lose by the UFC. He also wasn’t shy about saying how he wanted the fight to go either. Here’s a snip:
Apparently, Beard’s vendetta reached the point to where he was threatening Kim to where she felt she needed to take legal action. MMAmania.com contacted Kim, asking her about the situation, but she didn’t have much to say about it. “Yeah, whatever is out there is accurate,” she said. “I don’t want to — and really can’t — comment on that right now.” Couture (0-1) will face Lina Kvokov (0-1) at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California on November 21 as part of the Strikeforce: “Destruction” event, and Randy will make his return to the UFC to defend his world heavyweight crown against the highly decorated collegiate wrestler and former WWE powerhouse Brock Lesnar this Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the main event of UFC 91. Beard will be legally prohibited from being in attendance at both events. |
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