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| Randy Couture as Santa Clause … Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:16 PM CST … albeit a green one:
Check out Gina Carano decked out as some type of babish blue goblin after the jump.
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| Shane Carwin next fight against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 96 possible March 7 Posted: 20 Dec 2008 12:14 PM CST
Carwin — who gives current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar a run for his money in terms of sheer size and athleticism — is among the promotion’s brightest young stars (even though he’s almost 34 years old). In fact, mixed martial arts legend Randy Couture secured his services as a training partner leading in to his fight against Lesnar at UFC 91 last month. He is a three-time All-American in wrestling and a two-time All-American in football out of Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Carwin has thus far lived up to the tremendous hype since his inaugural appearance for the promotion, during which he finished Christian Wellisch with a punch just 44 seconds into their encounter at UFC 84: "Ill Will" in May. The enormous Ron Waterman disciple has not made it into the second round of any (10) of his professional mixed martial arts fights. In fact, Carwin fights have AVERAGED just one minute each. Insanity. He is coming off a 91-second destruction of the previously unbeaten Neil Wain at UFC 89 back in October. Gonzaga is currently on a two-fight win streak after enduring back-to-back losses to top division players Couture and Fabricio Werdum. He submitted Justin McCully with a first round kimura at UFC 86: "Jackson vs. Griffin" in July and then crushed an overmatched Josh Hendricks at UFC 91 with a first round knockout. With four straight wins to begin his career inside the Octagon, including a sensational (and at the time unlikely) knockout of Mirko Cro Cop with a headkick, “Napao” appears to be once again relevant in heavyweight title contender picture. The Brazilian will now look to string together three straight wins to secure a place near the top in 2009. And a win over a highly touted prospect like Shane Carwin would do just that. The same goes for Carwin — defeating a veteran and former number one contender like Gonzaga would serve as springboard to launch him into the next phase of his promising career. For more information on UFC 96 click here. |
| Andrei Arlovski 360: ‘On the Road to Reckoning’ episode one video Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:45 AM CST For more information on this seven-part online series leading up the “Pitbull’s” colossal clash against Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” on January 24 click here. |
| Nate Marquardt vs Wilson Gouveia UFC 95 fight planned Posted: 20 Dec 2008 10:55 AM CST
Marquardt is fresh of a brutal first round domination of Martin Kampmann at UFC 88: "Breakthrough" back in September. Prior to the win the former King of Pancrase suffered a minor setback in his bid to earn a title rematch against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. “The Great” dropped a bizarre split decision loss to Thales Leites at UFC 85: "Bedlam" back in June in which he was deducted two points for fouls. It was a competitive fight that he clearly could have won if the infractions — one of which was questionable — were not enforced. He’s now back in the win column and will look to make it two in a row against the surging American Top Team (ATT) standout. Gouveia smashed Jason MacDonald with vicious elbows at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 Finale earlier this month to score an impressive first round technical knockout. Unfortunately, the win was overshadowed by the former light heavyweight’s inability to make the 185-pound division limit, coming in at an alarming four pounds over. This will mark just the third fight for Gouveia at middleweight. He notched a submission win (armbar) over late replacement Ryan Jensen at UFC Fight Night 15 in his divisional debut back in September. Despite being relatively new to the division, however, he could find himself right in the title hunt with a win over a guy like Marquardt. Great match up, which should make for an exciting fight. UFC 95 features the highly anticipated lightweight debut of Diego Sanchez against Joe Stevenson in the main event of the evening. For more on the UFC 95 fight card and rumors click here. |
| Chuck Liddell wants to rematch Keith Jardine at UFC 96 on March 7 Posted: 20 Dec 2008 10:31 AM CST
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"The Dean of Mean" upset the "Iceman" at UFC 76: "Knockout" in September 2007. He beat the 38-year-old to the punch and strafed him with leg kicks en route to a unanimous decision win. Liddell rebounded to defeat Wanderlei Silva in a thrilling three-round war at UFC 79: "Nemesis" in December 2007. However, he could not capitalize on the momentum and was most recently on the wrong end of a vicious knockout at UFC 88: "Breakthrough" courtesy of Rashad Evans. His rumored fourth match up with Randy Couture appears to be all but dead. And another speculative showdown against UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva also appears to have been sunk. If he gets his wish to rematch Jardine it would be a great opportunity to avenge a loss and get back on track in 2009 before putting a ribbon on his illustrious career. Jardine most recently locked horns with Brandon Vera at UFC 89: "Leben vs. Bisping" on October 18, winning an underwhelming unanimous decision. He rebounded from a crushing knockout loss to Wanderlei Silva at UFC 84: "Ill Will" back in May. The "Dean of Mean" also boasts recent wins over Liddell and Forrest Griffin. At this point a rematch with Liddell could be dangerous one for his career — Liddell has lost three of his last four fights and he's no longer the same fighter who dominated the division for two years up until 2007. Nonetheless, he still possesses the ability to win fights with just one punch. Liddell is still a huge draw and a very popular fighter who is very capable of putting on a great show. It has the potential to be a big money match for both fighters, which could override any reservations from the Jardine camp. UFC 96 is currently officially unannounced and does not have a main event. It will once again coincide with the Arnold EXPO — the largest health and fitness expo in the nation — for its annual convention. |
| Mauricio Shogun Rua video sparring with Junior Dos Santos for UFC 93 fight Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:09 AM CST |
| UFC Quick Quote: B.J. Penn is the best striker in MMA Posted: 20 Dec 2008 07:12 AM CST
– Kevin Iole recently relays the thoughts of famed professional boxing trainer Freddie Roach via “FOX News Fight Game” on the stand up skills of UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn. Roach has recently worked with middleweight champion and aspiring boxer, Anderson Silva, who is widely regarded as the most dangerous all-around striker (not just boxing) in the sport. In addition, he often trains former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski on the finer points of boxing. He, too, is eager to also supplement his mixed martial arts career in the sweet science. In short, Roach’s assessment of Penn — a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt — should be considered high praise. We’ll see what Penn can do on his feet against St. Pierre at UFC 94 on January 31 and how the Canadian will counter the striking of the Hawaiian. |
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