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• BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian UFC 101 video hype
• Jim Rome burns on Brock Lesnar UFC 100 post-fight meltdown …
• Wanderlei Silva honored with the key to the City of Pensacola, Florida (Pic and video)
• UFC 100 drug test results come back clean from the NSAC for ‘Lesnar vs Mir’
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Mixed martial arts is for beer drinkers; Not even on his level
• Dana White: People are calling Brock Lesnar the Mike Tyson of MMA
• JAKKS reveals upcoming series of figures and collectibles at UFC Fan Expo
• Sengoku 10: World Victory Road adds Silva, Doerksen and Schultz to Sept. 23 fight card
• Ribbit! BJ Penn becomes ‘third person in the world’ to jump three feet out of a pool (Video)
• UFC Quick Quote: Tito Ortiz ‘came to amends’ with Dana White (Update)

BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian UFC 101 video hype Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:54 PM PDT Best one yet:

Jim Rome burns on Brock Lesnar UFC 100 post-fight meltdown … Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:50 PM PDT … during his radio show today: “It's been a week since Brock Lesnar opened up Frank Mir's face and then went WWE after the fight. And the debate rages on! Is Lesnar good or bad for the sport? WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown says Lesnar is bringing the one thing the sport probably doesn't need … hillbillies: ‘normal sports fans or MMA fans, I don't think they're into this type of thing. But the pro-wrestling fans, that's what they're into. I've never been a pro-wrestling fan, but I could imagine, I know there's a lot of them, how they got really into that. They love the heel, the bad guy, the jerk who talks a lot of smack. So maybe it's going to attract some hillbilly fans.’ Maybe it'll attract some hillbilly fans? Right! And maybe the new Harry Potter movie will attract lames in capes and costumes with broomsticks. I'm with Brown … I've never been a pro wrestling fan either. Or a fan of laying a beatdown on a guy and getting in his grill to remind him of it while he's getting medical attention! Or, of ‘flipping off’ the fans! Or, telling them what you're going to do your wife later that night. Or hillbillies! All that said … don't tell me this guy isn't good for the UFC, because he is! Either you love him or you hate him, but you will pay to see him. You know the guy is the ‘Next Big Thing,’ the biggest pub hound ever! Shaq is trying to hitch his gravy train to him saying he wants to fight him. Shaq … check it …. you know how I be — you won't last five minutes in the C-A-G-E. Check it … you know how I be — you can't hang with that hill-bill-ee!” That’s an interesting take to say the least. Let’s hear yours … even though we may have heard it already.

Wanderlei Silva honored with the key to the City of Pensacola, Florida (Pic and video) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:37 PM PDT For more background click here. The “Axe Murderer” was also in town to sponsor the start of Alex Silva Ruas’ — a fourth degree blackbelt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu — MMA gym. One more pic and a video of the ceremony after the jump.

UFC 100 drug test results come back clean from the NSAC for ‘Lesnar vs Mir’ Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:21 PM PDT Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today confirmed that 13 of the 22 competitors who were tested for illegal/banned substances after competing at UFC 100 have all passed with flying colors. UFC main event participants Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, as well as Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, joined a line up of fighters that included Shannon Gugerty, Jon Fitch, Dan Henderson, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Mark Coleman, Tom Lawlor, Jon Jones, Dong Hyun Kim and Jim Miller, who were all screened for performance enhancers such as steroids and drugs of abuse like cocaine and marijuana, among others. Results from these battery of tests all returned negative. The fighters mentioned above were randomly selected. However, athletic commissions typically test the main event participants and fight night winners, as well as those who have failed tests in the past. The UFC dished out $1,790,000 in fighter salaries for the pay-per-view (PPV) event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Nevada and another $400,000 in additional bonus money for the four participants who delivered outstanding performances. Brock Lesnar unified the UFC Heavyweight Championship with a second round mutilation of Frank Mir in the UFC 100 main event. Current Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre solidified his place among the pound-for-pound best with a dominating five round victory over Thiago Alves in the co-featured fight of the night. And who could forget Dan Henderson’s knockout of the night (and perhaps century) when he air-mailed Michael Bisping back to the UK with a crushing overhand right. In fact, Bisping should arrive in Liverpool sometime around the middle of next week. For complete UFC 100 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Mixed martial arts is for beer drinkers; Not even on his level Posted: 17 Jul 2009 11:27 AM PDT Note that “Pretty Boy” is slated to go head-to-head with Juan Manuel Marquez inside the ring and UFC 103 outside of it on Sept. 19 … ding-ding:

Dana White: People are calling Brock Lesnar the Mike Tyson of MMA Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:54 AM PDT Props: Cagewriter Quoteworthy: “I was on Opie and Anthony a couple of nights ago and those guys were like you know what? [Brock Lesnar is] your Mike Tyson. This is the guy where people are gonna tune in and say ‘Oh My God what’s this guy gonna do next?’ You know what the crazy part is? I just flew up there a couple weeks ago and we hung out and went to dinner. [Lesnar’s] such a good guy, but I’ll give you this: The week of the event I have a hard time dealing with him. He gets miserable, he’s a grouchy guy who can snap at any time. That’s for real.” UFC President Dana White does not condone but at the same time understands the behavior of Brock Lesnar before, during and after UFC 100. White gave Lesnar a verbal lashing following his meltdown against Frank Mir in the main event of their July 11 super-show, but also admits that (aside from the unprovoked sponsor bashing) he might have reacted in a similar fashion following the months of trash talk coming out of the Mir camp. Lesnar — who already claims he’s built like a black man may indeed have that same aura surrounding him that Tyson did. We can only hope that his career ends on more favorable terms. Not just for him, but for the sake of mixed martial arts as well.

JAKKS reveals upcoming series of figures and collectibles at UFC Fan Expo Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:53 AM PDT Fans who attended the first ever UFC Fan Expo got a chance to see their favorite fighters enshrined in plastic as JAKKS Pacific debuted its first two waves of action figures during the UFC 100 fan extravaganza at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on July 10 and 11. JAKKS unveiled to the public Wave 0 and Wave 1 UFC action figures along with two separate UFC Octagon Playsets and new UFC Championship Belts. A Limited Edition 1:500 Chuck Liddell Platinum Edition figurine was also available at the booth for fans to purchase. Included in the series is current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, middleweight champion Anderson Silva, former UFC light heavyweight champions Forrest Griffin and Rampage Jackson as well as the man who started it all, Royce Gracie. Several of the fighters were in attendance to check out the new figures before they hit retail shelves this Fall and took the time to meet and greet with fans at the JAKKS expo booth. Among those in attendance were Randy “The Natural” Couture, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Mike Thomas Brown and Miguel Torres. JAKKS plans on shipping new waves every other month, featuring at least eight different fighters along with exclusive figures and assortments available for a suggested Retail Price $9.99. The 14.5″ UFC Octagon playset will be on sale for a suggested retail price of $19.99. Also available for the true collector is the Official Scale Deluxe UFC Octagon playset, a huge, 30″ authentic playset in 1:1 scale with the Deluxe UFC action figures featuring more than 50 pieces, padded posts, foam-polymer mat and removable cage walls for battle access. The suggested retail price will be $99.99. You can also own your very own collection of UFC Championship Belts from the UFC, Pride, and WEC for a suggested retail price of $11.99. For more on the JAKKS line of UFC figures and collectibles click here.

Sengoku 10: World Victory Road adds Silva, Doerksen and Schultz to Sept. 23 fight card Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:07 AM PDT World Victory Road (WVR) recently announced the first handful of participants for it's Sengoku 10 event, which takes place at the Saitama Community Arena in Saitama, Japan, on September 23. The first (and last) Elite XC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva (12-1), UFC veteran Joe Doerksen (41-12) and former IFC lightweight champion Ryan Schultz (20-11-1) are the participants scheduled for Sengoku 10, though all pending opponents are to be announced at a later date. Silva last competed at Sengoku "Rebellion" this January, where he picked up a quick and easy win over Yoshihiro Nakao who came up lame with a knee injury just one minute into the bout and had to forfeit. "Bigfoot" has been targeted as one of the focal points (along with Josh Barnett) for a yet to be announced mini-heavyweight tournament, so a good outing at Sengoku 10 should keep him in the running for that while a loss may not. Since washing out of the UFC in April of 2008 after a loss to Jason McDonald at UFC 83: "St. Pierre vs. Serra 2", middleweight Joe "El Dirte" Doerksen has gone on to win three straight, including picking up a victory in his debut for WVR at Sengoku 6 last November, where he pummeled Izuru Takeuchi late into the third round, winning by technical knockout (TKO). IFC veteran Ryan Schultz will be looking to turn his luck around after a disappointing succession of losses within the promotion. In his debut he was knocked out by Mizuto Hirota who managed to land a devastating superman punch on Schultz at Sengoku 4 last August. Then just one moth after that in his second outing for WVR he was disposed of quickly by Jorge Masdival after he landed a barrage of strikes to claim victory at Sengoku 5. Schultz has not competed since than, which will equal a one year layoff come September. First up though for the promotion will Sengoku 9 which takes place from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on August 2. For more on Sengoku click here.

Ribbit! BJ Penn becomes ‘third person in the world’ to jump three feet out of a pool (Video) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 09:35 AM PDT Pool … not hit back … (Thanks to MMAmaniac “Kevin” for the tip)

UFC Quick Quote: Tito Ortiz ‘came to amends’ with Dana White (Update) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 09:29 AM PDT “UFC is not out of the picture…. There’s a possibility — I don’t know. I had a conversation with Dana last week, me and him spoke … we were really, really good friends at a point, best friends at a point, and everything got mucked up because of the fight game…. I wanted to be a man and squash things between me and him and wish him luck in his journeys and he did the same to me. So we kind of amended and squashed things, which is great. Dana showed the kind of person he is by apologizing to me and vice versa…. I’m very thankful for Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta from the UFC and I’m glad that me and Dana (White) kind of got to brush each other off. We may not still like each other or whatever but we came to amends — which is awesome. I gotta thank Strikeforce for giving me an opportunity and I want to thank Affliction for giving me an opportunity.” –Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and current Zuffa exile Tito Ortiz tells TapouT Radio that while he still won’t be exchanging Christmas cards with the UFC President, he and Dana White have patched things up after many years of back-and-forth squabbling. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” has always had a amicable relationship with the Fertittas — is it possible that Lorenzo flew to Huntington Beach to reclaim the surgically repaired 205-pound star like his did last month with Mirko Cro Cop? And with UFC 103 still needing an opponent for rumored headliner Rich “Ace” Franklin, could they shock the world of MMA by pairing him up with a new and improved Ortiz? Opinions please. UPDATE: White confirms that he and Ortiz did indeed recently smooth things over via Twitter.com: “Yes tito and I made up. Doesn’t mean he’s back it means we aren’t smashing each other anymore and we don’t hate each other.” Let’s see how long that lasts … the soap opera continues. Stay tuned.

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