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- UFC 102 results from last night and post-fight discussion
- UFC 102 results and coverage LIVE tonight (Aug. 29)!
- UFC 102 video blog with Randy Couture (Episodes four and five)
- Frank Mir would rip Anderson Silva’s ’shoulder out of his socket’ …
- Gina Carano: ‘I am a better fighter than the way I performed’ against Cyborg Santos
- Follow MMAmania on Twitter!
- UFC 106: Kenny Florian vs Clay Guida in the works for Nov. 21
- ‘Fireside chat’ with UFC President Dana White at pre-’Couture vs Noguiera’ press conference (Video)
- WEC 43: San Antonio, Texas, targeted for ‘Cerrone vs Henderson’ on Oct. 10
- M-1 ‘Breakthrough’ results: Lawal crumbles Kerr; Emelianenko submits Mousasi
| UFC 102 results from last night and post-fight discussion Posted: 29 Aug 2009 09:35 PM PDT
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just put a ribbon on its first-ever trip to Portland, Ore., tonight (Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009) from the Rose Garden Arena. The UFC 102 main event between "legendary" participants Randy "The Natural" Couture and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira was billed as a “battle for the ages.” Couldn’t have said it better myself — what an epic battle! Couture, 46-years-young, survived an early knockdown and submission scare to throw leather with his Brazilian counterpart for basically three straight minutes. It was a thrilling exchange. And it was more of the same to start the second, but Couture short-circuited the action with a takedown, followed up by ground and pound. Nogueira, however, switched things up fast with a quick reversal into full mount. From that point on it appeared that “Big Nog” began to takeover … much to the chagrin of Couture’s hometown crowd. In the third round, Nogueira scored an early knockdown and appeared to be on his way toward victory by dominating “The Natural” with strikes. The referee in charge of the action had to be itching to stop the bout. But then then “Captain America” pulled another trick out of his timeless playbook and reversed Nogueira, giving everyone hope that he would once again claim victory from the clutches of defeat. Not this time. Nogueira went on to win a unanimous decision; however, it was one hell of an exciting fight. It certainly made the case once again for five-round non-title fights. One for the ages, indeed. Two more rounds would have made this an instant classic … if it isn’t already.
Keith Jardine and Thiago Silva hooked ‘em up in a 205-pound slugfest that bother fighters promised would not last long. They kept that promise. “The Dean of Mean” came out swinging, landing a heavy leg kick in the opening seconds of the first frame. He appeared to be the aggressor and set a powerful pace. But Silva stayed calm and waiting for an opening. He found it with a left hook as he retreated, which put Jardine on his butt. Silva followed it up with a serious of strikes from the top that eventually had Jardine twitching on the canvas. It was a mirror image of the knockout loss to another Silva, Wanderlei. Jardine awoke from his early slumber shortly thereafter; however, not before Silva had claimed brutal victory — trademark throat slash and all. Silva is on his way back toward re-establishing himself as a top contender in the division. Meanwhile, Jardine has to somehow figure out a way to win … and keep winning. Heavy-handed Chris Leben returned from a nine-month suspension to take on world-class collegiate wrestling sensation Jake Rosholt in a middleweight affair. “The Crippler” expressed his disdain for “lay and pray” fighter, preferring instead to keep things upright and bang it out. So it came as quite a surprise when Leben scored the first takedown of the night. The trend did not continue for the rest of the fight — it was up and down up all the way to the third round. Rosholt — who has demonstrated terrible stand up in the past — was able to hold his own in all facets of the game, including submission defense, until that time. Losing on the unofficial MMAmania scorecard, he needed to a strong performance in the final frame to register his first win inside the Octagon. And he did just that, locking-in a surprising arm triangle choke that put Leben to sleep … literally. Leben wanted to tap, but appeared to have second thoughts midway through his journey out and instead took a nap. It was typical Leben and atypical Rosholt. Solid fight with a nice twist. In a middleweight match up that had potential number one contender implications on the line, Nate Marquardt left little room for controversy when he flattened undefeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist Demian Maia with a fight-ending punch square on button just 22 seconds into the first round. It was clear before the fight even started that Marquardt wanted to keep the fight standing and Maia didn’t. He made sure it never got that far. Marquardt — who already has a loss on his record to reigning champion Anderson Silva on his record — certainly made a statement tonight that he’s on his way back for another bite at the Brazilian apple. However, with Dan Henderson waiting in the wings, he’ll either have to fight another eliminator match against him or keep busy while “Hollywood” gets a crack at Silva first. We’ll see soon enough. In the meantime, Maia might want to think about testing the waters at welterweight — he’s a small 185-pound fighter. If tonight is any indication, perhaps too small. Krzysztof “Kimura” Soszynski stepped up on short notice to take a very dangerous fight against former heavyweight Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight attraction in the opening fight of the main card. He was riding high on a six-fight win streak. It all came to an end tonight. “The Truth” — a Muay Thai and kickboxing specialist — kept the action just where he wanted it (standing) for most of the bout. In fact, despite Soszynski’s intermittent efforts, it was Vera who registered the only real takedown during the 15-minute bout. Vera kept his distance and, for the most part, picked Soszynski apart, switching stances and avoiding the looping punches of the “Polish Experiment.” He appeared to be the superior fighter and the judges agreed, awarding him with a unanimous decision win. Perhaps it was just too much too soon for Soszynski — it was his third fight in five months. Or, he was simply outclassed by a much more talented Vera. Regardless, Vera continues his rise up the 205-pound ladder and Soszynski heads back to the drawing board. Only time will tell how long he stays there. That's enough from us — now it's your turn to discuss "Couture vs. Nogueira" in the comments section below. Sound off, Maniacs. Let's hear what you have to say. For complete UFC 102 results and detailed blow-by-blow commentary of the televised main card fights click here. |
| UFC 102 results and coverage LIVE tonight (Aug. 29)! Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:52 AM PDT
Click the banner above or right here for up-to-the-minute results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 102: “Couture vs. Nogueira.” If you're going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC 102 results post and not this one. Enjoy the show, Maniacs! |
| UFC 102 video blog with Randy Couture (Episodes four and five) Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:22 AM PDT Check out episode five of Couture’s UFC 102 video blog after the jump.
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| Frank Mir would rip Anderson Silva’s ’shoulder out of his socket’ … Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:20 AM PDT
… if the pair ever fought and if the special heavyweight match up hit the floor, according to Sherdog.com:
Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir accepts middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s recent challenge to one day get busy inside the Octagon. “The Spider” — a 185-pound champion — has recently gone up in weight to test himself against light heavyweight competition after cleaning out the middleweight division. A move up to heavyweight would be unprecedented, but more than likely wouldn’t happen anytime soon — company president Dana White, naturally, isn’t to keen on the idea. But, we can still chat about the possibility, right? Let’s hear it in the comments section below. |
| Gina Carano: ‘I am a better fighter than the way I performed’ against Cyborg Santos Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:05 AM PDT
Props: Gina Carano.YardBarker.com Quoteworthy:
Gina Carano, the previously undefeated face of female mixed martial arts, issues her first public remarks after suffering a first round technical knockout at the hands of Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos in the Strikeforce main event on Aug. 15. It was a high-profile match with the first-ever female 145-pound title up for grabs. Carano, however, could not handle the early blitzkrieg from the Brazilian and eventually succumbed to strikes with literally one second remaining in the opening frame. So where does Carano go from here — immediate rematch or does she build up her record, and confidence, in a handful of other match ups before getting a rematch? |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2009 07:52 AM PDT
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| UFC 106: Kenny Florian vs Clay Guida in the works for Nov. 21 Posted: 29 Aug 2009 07:37 AM PDT
Lightweights Kenny “Ken Flo” Florian (11-4) and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (25-10) are in talks to square off at UFC 106 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21, adding more pop to an already powerful-looking fight card. Michael David Smith was the first to float the possible 155-pound match up, and MMAmania.com has since been able to confirm that it is indeed under consideration. Bout agreements, however, have not been signed at this time. “Ken Flo” recenly took lightweight champion BJ Penn into the championship rounds earlier this month in the main event of UFC 101: “Declaration” before getting submitted for the first time in his career by the jiu-jitsu “master” late in the fourth round. However, during that fight, Florian continued to demonstrate the reason he is — and has been — one of the most improved 155-pound fighters in the world over the last three years. He hung right there with the champ — who is the top lightweight fighters in the sport today — for much of the contest. The 33-year old previously fought for the UFC title one other time, falling to Sean Sherk by unanimous decision in a battle for the vacant strap back at UFC 64: “Unstoppable” in late 2006. Between those two title fight appearances, the Boston-area native put together an impressive six-fight win streak over many of the toughest fighters in the division, including Joe Lauzon, Din Thomas, Roger Huerta and Joe Stevenson. Earlier this week, the finalist from the inaugural season of “The Ultimate Fighter” had this to say to the Boston Herald following the loss to Penn:
Ask and you shall receive — they don’t come much tougher than Clay Guida. “The Carpenter” has only compiled a record of (5-4) since joining the UFC at the beginning of 2007, but that includes four action-packed split decisions and an opponent list with names like Tyson Griffin (split decision loss), Roger Huerta (late round technical knockout after being ahead on the scorecards), Marcus Aurelio (split decision win), Mac Danzig (unanimous decision win), Nate Diaz (split decision win), Diego Sanchez (split decision loss) and Din Thomas (controversial unanimous decision loss). Basically, he’s fought and performed well against a good number of the division’s best competition, including current number one contender Diego Sanchez at TUF 9 Finale, which is certainly a candidate for “Fight of the Year” in 2009 Like Florian, Guida seems to get better with every fight. And he never backs down from an opponent. Both guys coming off big time losses, so there’s going to be a lot on the line when these two face off in late November. It, too, has all the makings for another “Fight of the Year” candidate. UFC 106 will feature a main event heavyweight title bout between two absolute monsters as champion Brock Lesnar will look to defend his gold for the second time against his newest challenger, Shane Carwin. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz is also set to make his return to the Octagon against UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman, after spending nearly a year and a half on the sidelines. For more on the developing UFC fight card and rumors click here. |
| ‘Fireside chat’ with UFC President Dana White at pre-’Couture vs Noguiera’ press conference (Video) Posted: 29 Aug 2009 06:55 AM PDT We’ve covered most of this already, but this is your chance to hear it straight from the source: |
| WEC 43: San Antonio, Texas, targeted for ‘Cerrone vs Henderson’ on Oct. 10 Posted: 29 Aug 2009 06:32 AM PDT
WEC 43: “Cerrone vs. Henderson” has been rescheduled for the The AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 10. The promotion recently made the move official with a statement on its official Web site. “Cerrone vs. Henderson” was originally booked for the Covelli Center in Youngstown, Ohio, on Sept. 2. Four former world champion fighters (Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, Frank Mir, Jens “Little Evil” Pulver, and Urijah “The California Kid” Faber) were expected to be on hand for the festivities during fight week to promote the promotion’s first-ever trip to the “Buckeye State.” However, all that fell through because of what the promotion referred to as a “minor injury” to main event fighter, Ben “Smooth” Henderson, less than two weeks out from the original fight night. With Henderson and Greg Jackson pupil Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone set to square off for the WEC interim lightweight title (current champion Jamie Varner is on the sidelines with a hand injury), the promotion certainly didn’t want to scrap the fight all together, opting instead to postpone the event until Oct. 10. Perhaps there were problems re-booking the Covelli Center, or maybe there was another reason, but either way, the show has been relocated to San Antonio. In addition to the showdown between Cerrone and Henderson, former lightweight number one contender Rich “Cleat” Crunkilton — who will make his first appearance in the WEC cage in more than a year and a half because of various injuries — will take on undefeated Midwest prospect Dave Jansen. For more on WEC 43 and the “Cerrone vs. Henderson” fight card click here. |
| M-1 ‘Breakthrough’ results: Lawal crumbles Kerr; Emelianenko submits Mousasi Posted: 29 Aug 2009 06:08 AM PDT
M-1: “Breakthrough” from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., is officially in the book. Fedor Emelianenko — the man widely regarded as the best heavyweight mixed martial artist on the planet — was on hand for the festivities, participating in a special “sparring exhibition” with his Red Devil teammate, new Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and last year’s DREAM middleweight grand prix winner, Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi. It turned out to be a lot of fun for the fans in attendance and the viewers at home. The two world class athletes danced around and lightly traded strikes for a while with “The Last Emporer” showing off his Judo and Sambo background by mixing in numerous throws and takedowns. Mousasi showed his impressive talent level, too, scoring a few takedowns and attempting a submission or two for good measure. Of course, those attempts got him nowhere with Emelianenko, and the Russian brought an end to the fun by securing a trademark armbar submission of his own rather easily. The two joked around afterward and both sides were all smiles leaving the ring. The main event of the evening featured a heavyweight contest between undefeated fan favorite Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and former Pride FC and UFC standout Mark "The Smashing Machine" Kerr - a late replacement for MMA legend Don “The Master” Frye. Kerr came into the bout out-weighing Lawal by a ridiculous 44 pounds. But that didn’t stop the former Oklahoma State University division I All-American wrestler from improving his record to 5-0 … in devastating fashion.
Lawal immediately shot for a single-leg takedown, slamming the big man to the mat, rolling him over and proceeding to pound away until the referee was forced to intervene. It took just 25 seconds. It was certainly a lot more impressive and a lot more “King Mo”-like than his last performance. Hopefully, there’s more of that in store for Lawal in the future … just against much better competition. Also on the card was the man Wanderlei Silva once referred to as the “future of mixed martial arts” — Karl "Psycho" Amoussou. He pulled off a slick reversal to overcome an early takedown by "The Iron Bull" John Doyle, and from there it didn’t take him long to pull off a first round rear naked choke finish. Here’s the full results from M-1: “Breakthrough:”
That’s a wrap from Kansas City. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com in the days and weeks ahead as we’ll keep you updated on the status of free agent Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, as well as continue to get you ready for Fedor Emelianenko’s debut in the Strikeforce cage this Fall when he’ll go toe to toe with undefeated knockout machine Brett “The Grim” Rogers.
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