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- Lightweight Ryan Couture, son of MMA legend Randy Couture, makes quick work of Lucas Stark, locking...
- PWP: 'War on the Mainland' results and LIVE fight coverage tonight (Aug. 14) for 'Sylvia vs Buentello!'
- Strikeforce Challengers 10 recap and post-fight discussion for 'Riggs vs Taylor'
- PWP: 'War on the Mainland' weigh in results for 'Sylvia vs Buentello' on Aug. 14
- Sean Sherk: 'I wanna make a real legitimate run for the UFC lightweight title' (Video)
- Fight Me MMA weigh in results for 'Neer vs Finney' on Aug. 14 in St. Louis
- Strikeforce Challengers 10 results and LIVE fight coverage tonight (Aug. 13) for 'Riggs vs Taylor!'
- UFC 118: James Toney doesn't care about David 'Gay' or Bernard Hopkins and his busted teeth
- 'Road to WEC 50' video featuring Joseph Benavidez (Episode 1)
- Hector Lombard to defend Bellator middleweight title against Alexander Shlemenko in October
- Matt Lindland: The 'salesman' in Chael Sonnen comes from his pro wrestling fandom
- WEC 51: Mike Brown vs Cole Province official for September 30
- Randy Couture in 'The Expendables' movie workout video for Aug. 13 release
- Arianny Celeste iPhone skins and laptop skins now available at missariannyceleste.com. Get 'em...
- UFC Quick Quote: Chael Sonnen responds to Michael Bisping's Twitter attack
- 'Rush' hour: Georges St. Pierre videos on future fights with Anderson Silva and Josh Koscheck
- Bellator 33: Eddie Alvarez vs Roger Huerta booked for Oct. 21 with Pat Curran hurt
- UFC 117 video review, Chael Sonnen, Roy Nelson and more on ESPN's 'MMA Live'
- Ben Saunders released from the UFC following Aug. 7 loss to Dennis Hallman
| Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:53 AM PDT  Lightweight Ryan Couture, son of MMA legend Randy Couture, makes quick work of Lucas Stark, locking in a "signature" triangle choke early in the first round at Strikeforce: "Challengers" 10 to earn his first career professional mixed martial arts win (Pic). |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:00 AM PDT
Powerhouse World Promotions: "War on the Mainland" is all set to air tonight (Aug. 14) live on pay-per-view from the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the PPV televised event, beginning with the main card telecast at 10 p.m. ET. The event costs $30 and will feature three PWP championship fights. Two-time UFC champion Tim Sylvia will trade leather with Paul Buentello for the heavyweight belt. Jason Lambert and Tony Lopez will square off for the light heavyweight gold. And Thales Leites will take on Matt Horwich for the middleweight title. Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver will also be in action, taking on Bellator veteran Diego Garijo in a lightweight contest. Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the pay-per-view telecast to share their thoughts on the action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 10) before you leave and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show -- it always turns out to be a great discussion. Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after the show. QUICK RESULTS FOR "WAR ON THE MAINLAND:" 265 lbs.: Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia vs. Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello "WAR ON THE MAINLAND" PLAY-BY-PLAY LIVE MAIN CARD COMMENTARY: James here! 265 lbs.: Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia vs. Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello Round one: Final Result: -end- 205 lbs.: Jason "The Punisher" Lambert vs. Tony "Kryptonite" Lopez Round one: Final result: -end- 185 lbs.: Thales Leites vs. Matt "The Fighting Hippie" Horwich Round one: Final result: -end- 155 lbs.: Jens "Little Evil" Pulver vs. Diego "El Nino" Garijo Round one: Final result: -end- 170 lbs.: Jorge "The Naked Man" Ortiz vs. Terry Martin Round one: Final result: -end- |
| Strikeforce Challengers 10 recap and post-fight discussion for 'Riggs vs Taylor' Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:34 PM PDT
Strikeforce Challengers X has come to a close from the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona and there is a new number one contender in the 135-pound female division. Her name is Miesha Tate. But first things first. In the headliner, Joe Riggs and knockout artist Louis Taylor locked up in a 182 pound catchweight bout, and the veteran Riggs surprisingly had a hard time settling in against the up-and-coming prospect. Both men were tentative to exchange early on, but Taylor was successful in other areas, using timely takedowns to clearly win the second round and possibly even the first. However, Riggs turned up the pressure in the third frame and stunned "Handgunz" with a perfectly placed counter left hook. That was the beginning of the end for Taylor as he never fully recovered from the punch. "Diesel" took him right to the mat where he was able to secure a crucifix position and pound him into submission. It was a slow start for the UFC veteran, but Riggs did what he needed to do to get the victory. Afterward he was asked about who he'd like to face next, and he wasted no time calling out champion Nick Diaz, saying, "I already beat his ass once and I'll do it again." Now, on to Tate and how she made her way through the four-women, single elimination, number one contender eliminator tournament for the women's welterweight division. She kicked off the Showtime telecast by grinding out a two-round unanimous decision win over Finnish striker Maiju Kujala in the first semifinal bout. She used her trademark takedowns to secure the victory over "Maki," who proved to be a very game opponent. Miesha appeared to expend a lot of energy in the fight because Kujala's takedown defense was pretty solid and they spent a lot of time in the clinch. It certainly wasn't a pretty win, but she earned her spot in the final nonetheless. Her opponent in that final was decided when Japanese judo specialist and grappling wizard Hitomi Akano overcame a slow start and an aggressive Carina Damm to score a submission win midway through the second round of the other semifinal fight. The "Girlfight Monster" proved once again that she can absorb punishment and still remain competitive in a fight. Akano wasn't mistaking Damm for "Cyborg" Santos or anything, but the Brazilian was definitely in control of the fight early on after landing several punches and kicks, including at least one brutal spinning backfist. Akano's ground skills were super impressive, though, and in the end she handed Damm, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, the third submission loss of her career. In the final, neither fighter looked to really having any sort of hangover effects from their first fights. Both women actually fought with good energy for the entire three rounds. Tate basically just did more of what she does best to bring home this decision, too, which means takedowns and ground control. She spent the majority of the second and third rounds latched onto Akano's back on the ground. She was unable to secure the choke, but nobody has ever submitted Akano in an MMA fight, so there's no shame there. Akano stayed tough and tried to pick her spots for reversals and submission attempts, but Miesha's wrestling and ground control was too good. With the win Tate earned a well deserved spot in a future title fight against the winner between Sarah Kaufman and Marloes Coenen. In non-tournament action, Ryan Couture, son of UFC hall of famer Randy Couture, made his professional mixed martial arts debut a successful one when he strapped a slick triangle choke on fellow up and comer Lucas Stark just over a minute into the first round. Ryan has a long way to go to live up to his father's household name, but he's certainly off to a good start. Don't be surprised to see Strikeforce place him on more Challenger cards in the very near future. That's a wrap from the Dodge Theater in Phoenix. If you missed any of the live action you can get up to speed with out blow-by-blow coverage here. Next up for Strikeforce is a trip to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on August 21 for another Showtime televised event. Two of the promotion's world titles will be on the line as light heavyweight champion King Mo Lawal defends his gold against top Brazilian contender Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante in the featured main event while Tim Kennedy and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza square off for the vacant middleweight strap in the co-headliner. A lightweight battle between KJ Noons and Jorge Gurgel is also slated for the main card, as well as a heavyweight affair between Bobby Lashley and Chad Griggs. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on Strikeforce: "Houston." |
| PWP: 'War on the Mainland' weigh in results for 'Sylvia vs Buentello' on Aug. 14 Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:33 PM PDT
Powerhouse World Promotions: "War on the Mainland" is all set to air tonight live on pay-per-view from the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The event costs $30 and will feature three PWP championship fights. Two-time UFC champion Tim Sylvia will trade leather with Paul Buentello for the heavyweight belt. Jason Lambert and Tony Lopez will square off for the light heavyweight gold. And Thales Leites will take on Matt Horwich for the middlweight title. Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver will also be in action, taking on Bellator veteran Diego Garijo in a lightweight contest. Here are the complete weigh-in results for "War on the Mainland:"
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the card, beginning with the pay-per-view telecast at 10 p.m. ET tonight. So check back early and often. It's going to be a fun night of fights! |
| Sean Sherk: 'I wanna make a real legitimate run for the UFC lightweight title' (Video) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:33 PM PDT But has the division already passed "The Muscle Shark" by? |
| Fight Me MMA weigh in results for 'Neer vs Finney' on Aug. 14 in St. Louis Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:28 PM PDT
ST. LOUIS, MO (August 13, 2010) - A heated staredown between main event fighters Jesse Finney and Josh Neer highlighted the weigh-ins on Friday in preparation for "Fight Me 1: The Battle Begins! Finney vs. Neer." Before a raucous crowd at the Sheraton Westport hotel in St. Louis, Neer and Finney traded barbs after both made weight for the 175-pound catchweight fight. That main event highlights the debut for Fight Me, which is expected to draw a standing-room only crowd of more than 11,000 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO on Saturday. The verbal exchange started immediately after Neer gave his prediction for the fight. "My prediction is first-round knockout. That's it," Neer bluntly said. The duo went back and forth after that, but will wait to settle their differences on Saturday. After a busy promotional week, the hometown Finney is ready to step into the cage with the UFC veteran. "I'm just excited now," said Finney, who weighed in at 174 pounds. "At this point, I'm ready to fight. I've worked my whole game. I'll probably be close to 200 pounds when I get in there and I'm going to use that to my advantage." Finney also expects to feel a surge from a crowd that will fill Family Arena to capacity. "It's going to be a huge adrenaline rush," Finney said. "My adrenaline's going to go through the roof." All 20 fighters made weight for the 10-bout Fight Me debut, including co-main event fighters Lucas Lopes and Brendan Seguin. For the middleweight fight, Seguin weighed in at exactly 185 pounds, while Lopes checked in at 183. Another fight of interest is a bout between former "Ultimate Fighter" contestant Cale Yarbrough (7-1) and Strikeforce veteran Kiko France (5-1). Despite taking the fight with less than a week's notice, Yarbrough checked in at 202 pounds and appeared to be in good shape. "I'm confident what I can do on short notice," Yarbrough said. "I'm in shape and I feel fine. When I'm always training like this, I can take a fight at any time." "I want a first-round submission and to show him how we do it in Brazil," France said. Fight Me President and CEO Kenny Nowling also laid out a set of enticing bonuses for each fighter: The first fight is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
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| Strikeforce Challengers 10 results and LIVE fight coverage tonight (Aug. 13) for 'Riggs vs Taylor!' Posted: 13 Aug 2010 05:51 PM PDT
The tenth installment of Strikeforce Challengers is set for tonight (August 13) at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. "Riggs vs. Taylor" will air live on the premium cable channel Showtime beginning at 11 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the Showtime televised event, beginning with the main card telecast at 11 p.m. ET. Joe "Diesel" Riggs and Louis "Handgunz" Taylor will meet in a 182-pound catchweight bout in the night's main event. Miesha "Takedown" Tate, Carina "Beauty But The Beast" Damm, Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano, and Maiju "Maki" Kujala will also collide in a one-night, four-women welterweight tournament to decide the promotion's next number one contender. Also on the card will be the professional debut of Ryan Couture, son of UFC hall of famer Randy "The Natural" Couture. He'll square off against Lucas Stark in a lightweight contest. Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the Showtime telecast to share their thoughts on the action. Therefore, feel free to leave a comment (or 10) before you leave and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show -- it always turns out to be a great discussion. Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after the show. STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS X QUICK RESULTS: Joe "Diesel" Riggs defeats Louis "Handgunz" Taylor via submission (strikes) at 2:07 of round three STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS X PLAY-BY-PLAY LIVE MAIN CARD COMMENTARY: James here! 182 lbs.: Joe "Diesel" Riggs vs. Louis "Handgunz" Taylor Round one: After a feeling out process Taylor walks Riggs down and lands a body kick. Riggs tries to answer with a high kick but misses. Leg kick misses from Taylor. Riggs catches a kick now and he's looking for the takedown. Taylor does well to avoid it and pins Riggs against the fence. Knees from Riggs and now it's Taylor with a takedown. Riggs has full guard and he's doing a nice job controlling Taylor's hands. Taylor has had enough of that and he stands up and tells Riggs to follow him. Riggs misses on a superman punch then a body kick. Left hand lands fro Riggs as Taylor fires a leg kick. Taylor lands a right hand and Riggs just misses on the counter. Leg kick from Riggs. Spinning back elbow misses from Taylor. Riggs ties him up and delivers a nice knee to the body. The round ends shortly thereafter. Not a ton of action, but Taylor might have stole it with the takedown. The standup was basically a wash, even though Riggs seemed to get more comfortable and Taylor seemed to get less comfortable as the round went on. Round two: Riggs goes to touch gloves but Taylor doesn't oblige. The referee calls for a stop as Taylor forgot his mouthpiece. Back underway and both guys are still tentative to exchange. Shot to the body from Taylor. Riggs misses with a body kick. Leg kick lands for him, though. Another. Superman punch lands for Riggs. Taylor shakes it off and fires a right hand of his own that gets blocked. Nice counter left lands for Taylor. Now a nice uppercut from Taylor after a brief clinch. Taylor shoots for a takedown and Riggs stuffs it easily. Nice left hand from Riggs lands. Taylor fakes a spinning backfist and misses with a body kick. Taylor charges forward with a flurry of wild punches now, but Riggs does a nice job to avoid them with his head movement. Taylor looking for another takedown, but Riggs isn't having it. Taylor tries for another takedown. Riggs trying to defend it, but Taylor works hard and finally gets it. Into half guard and he works some elbows to the body. Punches to the head now from Taylor. Riggs trying to power out from the bottom, but Taylor is doing a nice job of controlling him here from the top. The round ends in that position. 10-9 Taylor. Round three: Taylor firing with leg kicks, but not connecting. Now Riggs lands one. Taylor is walking him down but not throwing much. Riggs misses with a leg kick. Sidekick to the body lands from Taylor. Riggs now connects with a big left hand that sends Taylor stumbling backwards. Taylor tries to clinch up and Riggs gets him to the mat. Ground and pound now from Riggs. Riggs traps his arm now in a crucifix and he begins to rain down the punches. Taylor has no defense for the punishment and taps out to avoid anymore. Excellent finish from Joe Riggs after a slow start. Final Result: Joe "Diesel" Riggs defeats Louis "Handgunz" Taylor via submission (strikes) at 2:07 of round three -end- 135 lbs.: Miesha Tate vs. Hitomi Akano Round one: Gloves touch and we're underway with the championship fight of this one-night tournament. Akano gets a body kick blocked. She's walking Miesha down here. Now Miesha lands a left hand. Push kick from Tate lands. Now she's flashing her jab. High kick misses from Miesha. Akano with a body kick. She closes the distance and they clinch. Miesha looking for the takedown right away, but Akano is defending it well. Tate takes her back and finally scores the takedown from there. Akano is trying to get out of the bad position on the ground, but Tate is glued onto her back. Akano grabs a leg and is looking for the submission. It looks pretty bad here for Tate, but she escapes and unloads with some ground strikes before the round ends. Close round. Tate with the takedown and control and Akano with the submission attempt. Round two: Akano coming forward right away to start the second. Miesha with a leg kick then a high kick. Nice body kick from Akano now. Miesha with another hard leg kick. Nice right hand now from Miesha. Into the clinch and Miesha takes Akano's back again and again uses that position to score a takedown. She still has Akano's back on the ground here, but Akano has her wrists and arms controlled nicely from there. Tate is trying to free her arm and get her hooks in. She gets her hooks finally, but still can't free her hands up. The referee strangely looks like he wants to step in for another stand up. He balks at it, but does nothing. Miesha finally gets her hands free and unloads some punches to Akano's head. She's looking for the rear naked choke now, but Akano is defending well and there is only 15 seconds remaining. Akano with a nice reversal here, but the round ends before she can capitalize. Tate's round 10-9. Round three: Hard body kick lands for Akano, who looks lively to start round three. High kick now from Akano. Tate answers with a body kick and then another takedown. She has Akano's back again in an identical position to where they were in round two. Akano has Miesha's right arm trapped to avoid the choke, but Miesha has both hooks in and a lot of time to work. Punches now from Tate with her free hand. Akano trying to roll out here and she rolls right into a keylock from Tate. Tate lets go and goes to work with punches to Akano's head. Big flurry from Tate as the bell sounds and she is going to win this fight. Final result: Miesha Tate defeats Hitomi Akano via unanimous decision -end- 155 lbs.: Ryan Couture vs. Lucas Stark Round one: Stark takes the center as Couture circles him. Leg kick from Stark misses. Now a high kick. Jabs from both fighters. Stark misses with a wild right. Now he connects on one as Couture tries a leg kick. Couture clinches up and works some knees before scoring a nice takedown. Couture looking for a submission right away from the north-south position, but Stark stands, escapes and scores on a very nice takedown of his own. Couture immediately looking for a triangle and he has it sunk in deep. Stark has no choice but to tapout. Very impressive performance from Ryan Couture. Final result: Ryan Couture defeats Lucas Stark via submission (triangle choke) at 1:15 of round one -end- 135 lbs.: Miesha "Takedown" Tate vs. Maiju "Maki" Kujala Round one: Gloves touch and we're underway with the first semifinal bout of the night. Tate opens up the action with a left hook. Right into the clinch now and Miesha pins Kujala against the cage. Knees from Tate. Nice maneuvering from Kujala and she turns and puts Miesha's back into the fence. Tate reverses again and goes back to working the knees. Now Miesha is looking for the takedown and Kujala is looking for a guillotine. Miesha makes her pay and gets the takedown. Right into side control but Kujala refuses to let go of the headlock. She gets half guard back as the referee warms both women to get busy. Now he calls for the standup. Tate unloads with a few punches as the bell rings. 10-9 Tate. Round two: Kujala lands a nice jab. Miesha responds with a hard push kick to the gut. Kujala comes forward with punches and Miesha makes her pay with some nice counter striking. Into the clinch and Kujala lands some nice dirty boxing. Tate with some knees as she pins Kujala against the fence looking for the takedown. Knee from Kujala now. Tate fires back with one of her own just as they separate. High kick from Miesha just skims her opponent's head. Kujala stuffs a takedown and goes back to work with her boxing. Tate with another lazy takedown attempt that gets nowhere. Kujala with punches from the clinch while Miesha throws more knees. They separate again and now Miesha scores on a huge takedown with just over 30 seconds remaining. That may end up being the difference in this fight. Miesha is firing ground strikes in Kujala's half guard as the bell rings. Tate is going to win this fight. Final result: Miesha "Takedown" Tate defeats Maiju "Maki" Kujala via unanimous decision -end- 135 lbs.: Carina "Beauty But The Beast" Damm vs. Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano Round one: Both women exchange straight kicks to start the first round. Damm comes right back with a high kick that just misses. Body kick lands now for Damm as Akano comes forward with punches. Akano loses her balance and Damm slams her to the mat. She pops right back up but Damm is latched onto her back. Damm takes it back to the floor. Akano with a beautiful transition, and she gets full guard. Ground strikes from Damm. Akano with some of her own from the bottom. Damm isn't doing much from the top and the referee calls for a stand up. Body kick from Damm on the restart. Now a spinning backfist lands! Very nice. Akano eats it and gets a nice takedown after a brief clinch. Akano is on top, but she has her back turned to Damm. She can't do much and the round ends there. Damm takes the early lead. Round two: Jabs from Damm. Now a leg kick. Spinning backfist again from Damm, but she misses this time. Into the clinch and Akano is looking for another hiptoss. She gets it and has the top position in half guard. Ground strikes from Akano as she works to pass to side control. Nice sweep from Damm and she takes the top position now. Akano is looking to take advantage with an umaplata, but Damm defends it easily and is now in Akano's full guard with about a minute and a half remaining. Akano now with a reversal and she sweeps right into a triangle. It's deep and Damm taps right away! Wow! Beautiful ground work from the Japanese fighter. She'll face off against Miesha Tate in the final. Final result: Hitomi "Girlfight Monster" Akano defeats Carina "Beauty But The Beast" Damm via submission (triangle choke) at 1:48 of round two -end- |
| UFC 118: James Toney doesn't care about David 'Gay' or Bernard Hopkins and his busted teeth Posted: 13 Aug 2010 02:10 PM PDT
Props: ESPN.co.uk Quoteworthy:
James Toney is unfazed by criticism directed towards his decision to enter the Octagon against five time UFC champion Randy Couture at UFC 118 on Aug. 28 in Boston. Bernard Hopkins is convinced it will be "Lights Out" for the aging pugilist and David Haye called Toney "delusional" for trying to make it as an MMA fighter. Anyone think the boxing community will be eating crow the morning after? |
| 'Road to WEC 50' video featuring Joseph Benavidez (Episode 1) Posted: 13 Aug 2010 01:34 PM PDT |
| Hector Lombard to defend Bellator middleweight title against Alexander Shlemenko in October Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:02 PM PDT
Fresh off his drubbing of yet another lackluster opponent, Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard has been asked to put his 185-pound strap on the line against ruthless Russian Alexander Shlemenko later this year. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney made the announcement at last night's Bellator 24 post-fight press conference.
Lombard's 38-second knockout of "Whisper" Goodman on Aug. 12 ran his unbeaten streak to 20, an impressive feat no matter the level of competition, which has recently come under some scrutiny. The 27-2-1 fighter has now finished 15 of his victims via KO. "Hektor's" middleweight title defense, likely for October 28 at Bellator 34, will see him take a step up in competition, albeit a minor one, as he faces the 26-year old Shlemenko. "Storm" has been on an impressive run of his own, suffering defeat only once in his last 16 contests. Alexander has gone 5-0 in 2010, most recently finishing Bryan Baker in the first round back at Bellator 23 in June. With a career mark of 30-4, the 5'11" kickboxing ace has a chance to make a huge statement against the Mike Tyson-esque Lombard this fall. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more information on Bellator 34 as it becomes available. |
| Matt Lindland: The 'salesman' in Chael Sonnen comes from his pro wrestling fandom Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT Props: Bloody Elbow Quoteworthy:
The show that Chael Sonnen put on in the lead up to UFC 117 was as polarizing as any fighter's hype job in recent memory. Dude said some crazy stuff. And though it appeared that Sonnen believed most, if not all, of what was coming out of his mouth, his coach and fellow Team Quest representative Matt Lindland says it was all part of his brilliant plan. "The Law" claims that Chael reverted back to his days of being a pro wrestling fan to do the best he could in selling the UFC 117 main event. And boy did it work. Early reports have the pay-per-view buy number at right around one million. So, my question to you is this: Are you for or against fighters blending the lines between professional wrestling and professional mixed martial arts when it comes to selling a fight? Sound off, Maniacs. |
| WEC 51: Mike Brown vs Cole Province official for September 30 Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:18 AM PDT
Former WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown will try to right the ship on September 30 in Broomfield, Colorado at WEC 51 as he takes on Cole Province. The promotion deemed the match up official earlier today. "MTB" had a rough go of it last time out at WEC 48 as he succumbed to the power of Manvel Gamburyan via a first round knockout. That fight propelled Manny to a title shot against Jose Aldo, which is also set for WEC 51, and sent Brown back to the drawing board. Again. After reeling off ten straight wins from 2006 to 2009, Mike has tasted defeat in two of his last three bouts. The American Top Team stalwart will be eagerly awaiting a chance to prove he still remains in the discussion of the best 145-pounders in the world. The 29-year old Province last fought in the WEC back in August of 2009 at WEC 42 where he had his split decision victory over Fredson Paixao overturned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after he tested positive for banned substances in a post-fight drug test. Cole rebounded at Bricktown Brawl 5 in June of this year where he finished Nick Masters via submission not even a full minute into round one. His only other fight in the WEC resulted in a loss against Diego Nunes at WEC 37. The 6-1 Delaware product most assuredly has his work cut out for him. For more on the WEC 51 fight card, click here. |
| Randy Couture in 'The Expendables' movie workout video for Aug. 13 release Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:07 AM PDT Training tips from "Toll Road?" Thanks to BodyBuilding.com for the vid. |
| Arianny Celeste iPhone skins and laptop skins now available at missariannyceleste.com. Get 'em... Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:06 AM PDT  Arianny Celeste iPhone skins and laptop skins now available at missariannyceleste.com. Get 'em while they're hot! Which just happens to be every single day. |
| UFC Quick Quote: Chael Sonnen responds to Michael Bisping's Twitter attack Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT |
| 'Rush' hour: Georges St. Pierre videos on future fights with Anderson Silva and Josh Koscheck Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:15 AM PDT
Part 2 with "Rush" after the jump. And does the current UFC Welterweight Champion use Twitter?
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| Bellator 33: Eddie Alvarez vs Roger Huerta booked for Oct. 21 with Pat Curran hurt Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:03 AM PDT
Former UFC lightweight contender and Bellator special attraction Roger Huerta (21-4-1) will need to take a hiatus from his role as avenging angel and go from stomping misogynists to battling division standout Eddie Alvarez (20-2) on Oct. 21. The promotion yesterday announced that "El Matador" would step in for Pat Curran, who upset Huerta back in May en route to capturing the 2010 Bellator Lightweight Tournament by defeating Toby Imada on June 10. Curran was forced to withdraw from the upcoming contest due to an undisclosed injury. After staying perfect through 17 consecutive appearances, Huerta dropped back-to-back fights to Kenny Florian and Gray Maynard under the Zuffa banner. Acting, modeling and the pursuit of greener pastures kept the former Sports Illustrated cover model from inking a new UFC deal. A submission win over Chad Hinton marked his much-ballyhooed Bellator debut, but he would get beaten to the punch by a busier Curran to bow out of the lightweight tournament and what initially seemed like a date with destiny against Alvarez. Now he gets to fight the Philadelphia native after all; however, it won't be for the promotion's lightweight title and is instead being billed as a three round "Super Fight." Those were the same circumstances for his last fight in Bellator, when Alvarez took on UFC castaway Josh Neer. The part-time DREAM competitor made a mockery of "The Dentist's" takedown defense before cruising to a third round submission win, his fifth straight in as many attempts. Curran remains the division's number one contender and is expected to challenge Alvarez for the 155-pound strap at some point in 2011. A Huerta win, naturally, would only serve to complicate matters. Bellator 33 is expected to take place on Oct. 21 at the Kansas City Power & Light District in Missouri and air live via Fox Sports Net. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more information on this still-developing fight card. |
| UFC 117 video review, Chael Sonnen, Roy Nelson and more on ESPN's 'MMA Live' Posted: 13 Aug 2010 06:29 AM PDT |
| Ben Saunders released from the UFC following Aug. 7 loss to Dennis Hallman Posted: 12 Aug 2010 10:12 PM PDT
"Killa B" announces the unfortunate news via his official Facebook page:
Saunders had heart, stepping up for the Fitch fight at UFC 111. There's still a number of fights I'd like to see him in like Anthony Johnson, Dan Hardy and Phil Baroni. Anyone else sorry to see him go? |
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