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| Strikeforce weigh-in results for ‘Destruction’ Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:50 AM CST
The field of Strikeforce fighters scheduled to compete at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on November 21 recently tipped the scales at the Palm Court in the lobby area of Hotel DeAnza for the official "Destruction" weigh-ins. MMA veterans Yves Edwards and Duane "Bang" Ludwig will face off at a catch weight of 164 pounds after lightweight champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson was forced to bow out of the match due to a foot injury. In addition, Kim Couture had already agreed to fight Lina Kvokov prior to the weigh-ins after being informed that Kvokov would not be able to hit the 130lb mark. All other fighters on the card made their respective weights. Here are the official results:
*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights. HP Pavilion doors will open for Strikeforce: "Destruction" at 5:30 p.m. MT and the preliminary card will begin at 6:00 p.m. MST. The main card will commence at 7:30 p.m. MT, which will air on HDNet live at this time. Remember MMAmania.com will be your spot for all your "Destruction" news and results. Check in often. |
| Tito Ortiz talks back surgery, EliteXC and being better than everyone else (video) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:55 AM CST |
| Meet BJ Penn, Georges St. Pierre and Dana White today live in Honolulu Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:50 AM CST
Props: UFC.com and BJPenn.com Quoteworthy:
The public relations media blitz for UFC 94: "St. Pierre vs. Penn 2," which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 31 contiunues in Honolulu with doors opening at 4 p.m. local time. Fans are invited to attend at no cost and will receive free t-shirts while supplies last, as well as will be able to get some autographs. Sounds awesome. ***Please note the event has been moved indoors to the Blaisdell Concert Hall due to the threat of inclement weather*** |
| Wanderlei Silva training pics for Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson 3 fight at UFC 92 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:00 PM CST
Props: CombatLifestyle.com (Click the link above for more pics of “The Axe Murder” preparing for his 205-pound showdown against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008″ on December 27.) |
| Jon Fitch back in the UFC and will fight at UFC 94 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 05:52 PM CST
MMAmania.com spoke to Fitch, who described the conversation as, “good, really good.” He also added this via MMARated.com shortly after getting the good news:
White and the management team at Zinkin Entertainment, which represents several of the fighters who train at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) where Fitch is stationed, had an explosive falling out over business-related agreements just yesterday. In short, White made it clear that the fighters at AKA needed to sign a video game agreement that would give the promotion exclusive lifetime rights to their likenesses or risk losing their jobs. It was the “your either with us or your not approach.” So when Fitch’s management team attempted to negotiate the terms, which were nonnegotiable, White escalated the situation and cut ties with the camp, terminating the promotional contracts of Fitch and stablemate, Christian Wellisch, shortly thereafter. The move sent shockwaves through the entire mixed martial arts community, which was made more alarming when the president of the company indicated that others could be next who did not want to be “partners.” He indicated that the AKA contingent was historically the most troublesome when it came to the business side of things and that, essentially, he no longer wanted to work with them … and their fighters. That included Fitch, who is tied with Royce Gracie and Anderson Silva for the most consecutive wins in UFC history (eight). He even just recently lost a gutsy unanimous decision to welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 87: "Seek and Destroy" on August 9. The message was clear: No one (at AKA, anyway) was safe. Fitch today took to the airwaves to please his side of the story, saying that his management team, in fact, eventually encouraged him to sign the the deal. But based on the way he was treated and the way the situation was handled, Fitch stood his ground and worked to find a solution to a situation that probably should have never happened. That solution, of course, was Lorenzo Fertitta. He spoke with Feritta directly (he never spoke to White throughout the ordeal) to hammer out a resolution. He signed the video game agreement and was reinstated shortly thereafter. In fact, he is once again scheduled to fight Akihiro Gono at UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs Penn 2″ on January 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. So in the end, cooler heads did indeed prevail. Now the focus can hopefully shift to what is really important, which is fighting … inside the Octagon. THQ — the acclaimed video game development company — is scheduled to release “Undisputed” sometime in early 2009. |
| ‘MMA Live’ video episode 28 on UFC 91 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:25 PM CST |
| UFC 91 medical suspensions and injuries from NSAC Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:03 PM CST
The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC 91: "Couture vs Lesnar," which took place on Saturday, November 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Surprisingly, welterweight fighter Tamdan McCrory was slapped with the stiffest medical sentence - but not for his arm or shoulder, which both took a wrong turn down submission street in his scrap with Dustin Hazelett. "The Barn Cat" is out until May 15 of 2009 pending an X-ray on his right foot and ankle to rule out any possible fractures. Jorge Gurgel, too, appears to be a little worse for the wear after his war with Aaron Riley, which also earned him a spot on the sidelines until late spring pending a shoulder MRI and ankle X-ray. Other notables on the report include Randy Couture for eating multiple ham hocks as well as his opponent, Brock Lesnar, who’s out until December 16 with an eye laceration. Here's the complete list of UFC 91 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 results and coverage of the UFC 91: "Couture vs Lesnar" click here . |
| Ultimate Fighter 8: Assistant coach James Horne sounds off on episode 10 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:44 PM CST
James Horne is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. He currently serves as an assistant coach under Frank on season eight of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 on Spike TV. He will provide a behind the scenes perspective as we head head into the homestretch of the series. This column is sponsored by Kill It Clothing. Everyone needs a hug … at least that’s how John Polakowski feels and he let’s everyone know it every chance he gets. Last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 may have seemed a bit weird to those watching the clips of John’s frequent big hugs while in the fighter house. To be honest, at first, it was a little weird having a dude you don’t know real well hugging everyone from both teams every day. That’s right, he actually hugged EVERY PERSON from both teams EVERY TIME he saw them EVERY DAY. And we’re not talking about brief embraces … John brings you in for the real thing. Always. Regardless, John is genuinely a real nice person — he definitely won’t be getting into any street fights anytime soon. It was good to see that the latest episode took the time to capture that … even if it does come off a little kooky. Because he’s such a laid back and friendly guy it was definitely odd to see him get so upset about someone removing all the marshmallows from his Lucky Charms. He definitely appeared to overreact, but perhaps that was his way of getting pumped up for the fight … who knows.
On a side note, the constant pranks throughout this season were beginning to get a little irritating as time wore on for the coaches … and we weren’t even living in the house. It seems like this group of guys, including their ring leader Krzysztof Soszynski, has taken it to an alarming level this season. So when Krzysztof — who is apparently always bored in the house — once again decided to stir the pot it was not a positive thing. Throwing pork chops and raw eggs off a balcony onto a group of fighters below is never a wise move … even if he may be able to beat up most of them. Of course, of all people to hit, Krzysztof got Junie Browning — the dude with the shortest temper — not once but twice. Naturally, he didn’t just brush it aside, charging up the steps to confront Krzysztof. Fortunately, Junie never made it through the door and it basically ended there. I was actually surprised it didn’t escalate further, considering Krzysztof and Junie were never on good terms after the first night in the house. In short, Junie was actually better able to control his temper as the show progressed. Too bad Krzysztof controlled his number of pranks. Anyway, back to the fight between Georges and John. John had a very big edge heading into that fight — George Roop really hurt his hand bad in training. We called in Don House — one of the best boxing trainers and hand experts in the business — and Dr. Jon Petrick – and ART (active release therapy) practitioner — from Pain Relief Center in Las Vegas to assess the situation. It wasn’t good. But Don and Dr. Patrick worked some crazy magic and were a big factor in him being able to fight John so soon after damaging his hand. Roop’s toughness, too, should not be underestimated. It definitely shows that he has incredible physical and mental fortitude to take the fight with his hand essentially mangled. The Team Mir plan going in to the fight against John was to try and preserve the hand and only use it if totally necessary. Roop did a great job sticking to the plan and using his kicks to score nice points in that first round. In fact, according to the judges, he did better in the opening frame without the hand than using it in the second round. Go figure. Injury or not it was a close fight and more than likely should have gone to sudden victory. But it didn’t and Roop got the decision. That injury was by no means a “parachute” or a built-in excuse if he lost. It was legit and he is unbelievably tough for throwing his right hand the way he did to get the win. Congrats, George. The semifinal match up between George and Phillipe Nover, which was determined shortly after the bout, will be interesting because his hand is more messed up then the last fight. He also took a little bit of a beating courtesy of John in the fight. He’s certainly banged up, which is not how you want to be heading into a fight against a guy like Phillipe. The other semifinal pairings are also pretty intriguing. Ryan Bader and Eliot Marshall are scheduled to collide in a light heavyweight showdown. Both fighters are ground guys — Bader is a wrestler and Marshall is a jiu-jitsu guy. The funny thing is they talked about keeping the fight standing and having a standup war. Let’s see how that turns out. In a great lightweight match up, Junie Browning and Efrain Escudero will finally get to settle their score. This is a great grudge match — it’s time to let their fists do the talking. I really can’t wait for this one. And finally, former Team Quest training partners Krzysztof Soszynski and Vinny Magalhaes will battle for the final spot in the 205-pound final. It’s a bit strange, considering Krzysztof and Vinny used to train at the same camp and are both on Team Mir. But the truth is they have only trained with each other a hand full of times so they don’t know each others games very well. It wouldn’t matter much anyway because both guys do two very different things — Krzysztof is a stand up guy and Vinny is a ground guy. Not much to figure out there. Anyway, at the end of the day Team Mir ends with a solid record (5-3) over Team Nogueira. It was a great battle, but now it’s time to get down to the serious business as we get closer to crowning two new TUF champions. May the best men win. |
| Dana White elaborates on Jon Fitch release and stance on AKA … Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:28 AM CST
Check out the full article from USA Today right here. Draw your own conclusions in the comments section below. |
| UFCs Goran Reljic saves two men from drowning in Croatia Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:00 AM CST
Props: SlobodnaDalmacija.hr via MMA Fan House Quoteworthy:
Well he should because it sounds heroic and something that could be ripped from a Hollywood script. Reljic recently sustained a back injury while training for his upcoming 185-pound fight against Thales Leites (14-1) at UFC 90: "Silva vs. Cote" at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on October 25, and was forced out of the bout. He is a 23-year-old undefeated Croatian fighter who stopped Wilson Gouveia via technical knockout in his debut performance for the promotion at UFC 84: “Ill Will” back in May. He trains with the Roger Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in London, England, where he is a purple belt. Hopefully we see him healthy and back in the Octagon real soon. |
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