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- The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 12: Episode 3 recap and discussion
- WEC 51 weigh in results LIVE from Broomfield for 'Aldo vs Gamburyan'
- Miguel Torres pulls a 'Terry Tate' in the Ecko office (Video)
- UFC 125: Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard confirmed for January 1
- EA Sports MMA video game review for Xbox 360 demo
- Bellator 31 weigh-in results
- Strikeforce: Paul Daley vs Scott Smith set for December 4
- Collision Course: 'Diaz vs Noons II' video (Episode 1)
- UFC Poll: The future of Randy Couture is ...
- WEC 51 preview and quick picks for 'Aldo vs Gamburyan'
- Bellator 33: Ben Askren vs Lyman Good booked for Oct. 21 in Philadelphia
- UFC 120 weigh in results, information and details from London on Oct. 15
- Mike Tyson: James Toney was 'horrible' but 'respectful' boxers can win in MMA
- Manny Gamburyan ready for 'genocide in the cage' against Jose Aldo at WEC 51 (Video)
- Andrei Arlovski 'not participating' in planned K-1 debut on Oct. 2 in Seoul
| The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 12: Episode 3 recap and discussion Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:58 PM PDT
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 12, featuring welterweight coaches (and division rivals) Josh Koscheck and Georges St. Pierre, is back for Episode 3 with Team GSP out to an early 1-0 lead. Fresh off his elimination win last week, Alex Caceres celebrates with a giant stogie and a round of shots. He also takes center stage after obtaining a pretty good buzz and starts bragging about his win until his house mates can't stand the sound of his voice. Team GSP hits the training center and as expected it's very loosey-goosey. "Rush" brings in Gia Sissaouri, a world class wrestling champion to help school the new recruits in the art of mat work. Later in the day, Team Koscheck gets their turn in the gym and they look like the gang that couldn't shoot straight. Guys are taking rest breaks, bathroom breaks, basically any break they can think of to get out of training. "Kos" lays into his students to let them know that dogging it won't win you the show. They suck it up and give 110% to close out the session. Time for the fight picks and Team GSP has control. They choose Michael Johnson to face Aaron Wilkinson. St. Pierre may be looking for the path of least resistance as the general consensus is that Johnson is the heavy favorite. Just not to Wilkinson. Johnson gives us some background on his path to The Ultimate Fighter. Season 12 is the culmination of several auditions over the past few years and he looks hungry. Can he maintain his composure and not dump his load on fight night? GSP has faith in his top pick and thinks it will be a lopsided affair. Out in the parking lot, Koscheck has his boys park their cars on both sides of GSP's rental, blocking the doors so he can't get in. Unfortunately Rush is not rattled and shimmies his way in through the passenger side. Wilkinson is one of the Wolfslair boys, which means -- yep, he sounds like Britbing. Kos refers to him as "English" and drills him on striking. Wilks wants to break the stereotype that Brits can't wrestle and shows off some of his moves against the cage. Kos nods in approval -- then promises to motorboat St. Pierre's ass. TMI. Johnson and Wilkinson both weigh in without incident. Dana drops by to give a very ambiguous prediction and both camps make an argument for their fighter. Coach GSP asks Dana to make a call to Mike Tyson and bring him in to give his team a pep talk. "Iron" Mike obliges and makes a surprise walk-on that naturally leaves the cast starstruck. Rush makes a "Punch-Out" reference. War Nintendo! Elimination fight #2: Michael Johnson (8-4) vs. Aaron Wilkinson (6-3) Round 1: I check the clock and it's 10:35. This thing goes to the cards? Early feeling out process on the feet. A kick here, a punch there. They go to the cage and Johnson with a takedown. Wilkinson is up and they break away. Johnson has a kick caught but Wilkinson can't take him down. Center of the cage and a combo stumbles "English." He shakes it off and lands a low kick. Johnson answers with one of his own and secures a huge takedown. Wilkinson scrambles and eats a few in the clinch before changing levels and holding the legs. Wilkinson is patient and gets the takedown. Wilky is landing elbows and Team GSP is starting to panic. Johnson looks like a deer in the headlights. Wilkinson continues to drop elbows while not the most damaging, are scoring huge points. Round ends with English on top. 10-9 for the Brit on the unofficial Nostradumbass scorecard. Round 2: That creepy guy from Team GSP's coaching staff looks like Crispin Glover as George McFly. Quick exchange of hands and Johnson stuns Wilkinson before pushing him to the fence. They break away and bear hug before Johnson lands a big takedown. Wilkinson gets back to his feet and tries for a takedown of his own. He gets it and goes right back to the elbow barrage. This time Johnson shows some urgency and is able to reverse and drop some bombs of his own. Wilkinson stands and they throw leather. St. Pierre with his Canadian Fonzie: "Ehhhh!" The pace slows as both guys tire. Dana yells something semi-inspirational. Wilkinson tries for a takedown but can't get it. He shoots again to no avail. Time expires and hands are flying. 10-9 Johnson. Round 3: Johnson comes out firing and Wilkinson crumbles against the fence. Johnson goes batshit with his hands forcing English to give up his back. From there it's elementary. Michael Johnson defeats Aaron Wilkinson via submission (rear naked choke) After the fight, Dana thinks the presence of Mike Tyson helped Johnson dig deep for round three. Wilkinson apologizes to his team for letting the fight get away. Coach Koscheck is proud of his performance and doesn't dwell on the loss which keeps the team out of a funk. Stay tuned next week as "Iron" Mike helps train Team GSP, Koscheck tries to rattle "Rush" by wearing speedos, Bruce Leroy runs his mouth into overdrive and of course, the next elimination fight. See you next week! |
| WEC 51 weigh in results LIVE from Broomfield for 'Aldo vs Gamburyan' Posted: 29 Sep 2010 02:49 PM PDT
The WEC 51: "Aldo vs. Gamburyan" weigh-in event is officially in the books. The last of the formalities before tomorrow night's fights took place earlier this evening from the 1STBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. MAIN CARD 145 lbs.: Jose Aldo (145) vs. Manny Gamburyan (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD 145 lbs.: Mike Brown (145) vs. Cole Province (146)
It's going to be a fun night of fights so don't miss it. And remember to check us out for all the post-fight coverage you can handle. |
| Miguel Torres pulls a 'Terry Tate' in the Ecko office (Video) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 02:42 PM PDT
If you don't know who Terry Tate is, I've saved you from further embarrassment after the jump.
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| UFC 125: Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard confirmed for January 1 Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:52 PM PDT
We knew it was coming. Now we know when. Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard 2 will take place at UFC 125 on January 1 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And this time it's for the title. MMA Fighting broke the news earlier today. Edgar is of course coming off of shocking the world, again, when he defeated BJ Penn for a second time this year at UFC 118 last month, asserting himself as the undisputed UFC lightweight champ. The New Jersey native has only one loss on his record, it just happens that it came to his new challenger to the 155-pound thrown, Gray Maynard. "The Bully" earned his title shot on the same night Frankie dominated "The Prodigy" at UFC 118 with a convincing decision win over Kenny Florian. Maynard to this day remains undefeated at 10-0. With a unanimous decision victory over the current champ at UFC Fight Night 13 back in 2008, you gotta think that confidence is something that Gray won't be lacking come New Year's Day. Will Maynard have the answer for Frankie one more time? MMAmania.com will keep you updated on the UFC 125 fight card as it develops. |
| EA Sports MMA video game review for Xbox 360 demo Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:22 PM PDT
Yesterday was the official demo-release of EA Sports MMA, the next modern day mixed martial arts video game that will look to take over where THQ and the UFC have recently found success. The demo allows players to fight in both the Strikeforce middleweight and heavyweight divisions, using four fighters – Jason Miller, Jake Shields, Alistair Overeem, and Bobby Lashley. The demo gives the player the option of either fighting in a standard three-round non-title fight, or a five-round championship bout, and is a breath of fresh air for fight-fans who have grown tired of UFC 2010. Alright, lets get cracking… First things first, this isn’t UFC 2010 as you obviously know already. It doesn’t play like UFC 2010, certainly doesn’t feel like it, and will probably turn avid fans of UFC 2010 away initially because of the drastic difference in gameplay. While I think UFC 2010 more accurately captures the "MMA simulator" feel, EA’s MMA certainly presents a fresh, new feeling that works just as well, if not better than its THQ rival. The fighters move with ease, and if you’ve played Fight Night Round 4, you should get a strong understanding of what I’m trying to say, considering it uses the exact same game engine.
The controls are obviously the games steepest learning curve. Default controls are much like FNR4, where the right thumbstick is how you throw your strikes. I hate that control setup, and thankfully, there is another control scheme titled "classic" that reverts to using the four right-side buttons to throw punches and kicks much like UFC 2010. Striking in EA’s MMA is simple and fun, and takes little to no effort to learn. Holding down the left trigger (on 360), and then throwing a punch or kick allows you to throw body shots, which are extremely effective in this game. Default kicks usually go to the head, and I still haven’t figured out how to throw a goddamn leg kick. Grappling is where the fun begins, and where most of your frustration will come from. The ground aspect of EA’s MMA has three "stages" to it. Stage one, is the takedown. Pushing the right thumb-stick towards your opponent when standing up, will allow you to shoot. Takedowns happen often in the demo, get used to it, especially when fighting Lashley and Shields. If you’re looking to sprawl, you need to be fast, and you need to move the right thumb-stick away from your opponent when they shoot in. Sprawling is very fluid in this game, and so far, after ever stuffed shot, the fight usually ends up back on the feet, unlike UFC 2010 where you or your opponent might spin around and end up in guard. Stage two takes place after you get taken down. After getting planted on your ass, you will end up either in half-guard or full (closed ) guard. Using the right thumb-stick, and flicking it to the left or right, makes you transition. I’ll break it down for you from a defensive stand-point:
Now, when being mounted, you can either transition out like I mentioned above, or you can try to get back to your feet and throw bombs. By pressing down on the left thumbstick, you will give your back to your opponent. Pressing the left thumbstick again will allow you to slip out the "back door" and get to your feet. All of these moves require stamina, and every time you fail to get out of a bad position, it’s probably because your stamina is drained. Not doing anything will quickly bring your stamina back up, and then you can try again, but watch out because when you rest, you’re open to take more damage from your opponent. Stage three, is the offensive side of the ground game. After shooting in, and getting a takedown, flicking the right thumb-stick, to your right, moves you into side control. From there, feel free to deliver punches, or knees to the body (which are extremely effective in breaking your opponent down), or, flick it again and move to mount. When you move to mount, you will instantly be pulled down by your opponent, who obviously doesn’t want to get murked by some mounted ground-and-pound. To break free from this, press down on the left thumb-stick. This will separate the two of you, and will allow you to either throw bombs, or go for a submission, which leads me into the next section. Submissions are easy as shit to attempt, and even easier to pull off. There are two types of subs in EA’s MMA demo, chokes and locks. Chokes are initiated when you’ve taken the back of your opponent (rear-naked choke), or when sprawling (guillotine). When you try to pull off a choke, a white circle appear in the middle of your screen, with a red (you) and blue (opponents) bar circling around it. Your goal is to rotate the left thumb-stick until you find the red bar (which will appear and disappear as to make it somewhat of a challenge. When you find the red bar, your controller will vibrate, and when it starts vibrating, you need to keep hold of that position until you force the tapout. Hopefully I explained it good enough, and if I didn’t, don’t worry, because once you do it you’ll see how easy it is to pull off. Submission locks (armbars), are a button-mashers wet dream. When you’re in full mount or side control, and you initiate one of these submissions, it simply becomes a battle of who presses the "X" or "B" buttons more effectively. Button-mashing drains stamina, so make sure you pay attention to the stamina gauge, which can be seen in the top left corner of your screen. If you’re out of gas and going for a sub, you’ll either get reversed, or brought back to your feet. The flow of EA’s MMA is good, and after learning the control layout, and playing twenty or so matches, you will see what I mean. One downside I initially saw was the fact that each round takes five minutes real time, unlike UFC 2010 where five minutes in game equaled a little over two minutes in real time (I think). They are long rounds, but I think it adds a certain level of immersion that UFC 2010 doesn’t necessarily grant. Flash knockouts in the demo have so far been non-existant, but they’re possible according to the in-game tutorial. What I do like about the demo, and where I think this game will get some serious props, is the "killer instinct" mentality it carries. I was playing a heavyweight match as Overeem, and after landing some big shots to Lashley’s dome, I sent the "Dominator" to the canvas, pounced on him, did a vintage Wanderlei Silva rape-choke and pounded him out in a few seconds. It was pretty brutal, and is in my opinion more appealing than the finishes in UFC 2010. Graphics are great, I think they look much better than the character models in UFC 2010. One downside to this game, which isn’t really a big deal to me personally, is the fact that unlike UFC 2010, the fighters in EA’s MMA don’t have their own unique styles. Again, this is why I think UFC 2010 is a more effective MMA simulator, but nonetheless, this minor negative doesn’t hinder the potential of the game. I believe that EA’s MMA is going to do much better than UFC 2010 in terms of reception and sales. The diversity the game offers in terms of locations, venues, rules, and downloadable/online features will force THQ, and the UFC, to drastically re-vamp and improve the way they make their next game. Fans of fighting, regardless of what type of fighting it is, want diversion. UFC 2010, although offering more intimate and realistic fighting styles that stay loyal to the fighters in-game, doesn’t do much more than that. Needless to say, I will be playing the shit out of this demo up until the full game comes out on October 19th, and I’m pretty sure EA’s MMA will get my complete attention after that. The only problem I find myself facing is this – When I go to Gamestop to pick up EA’s MMA, should I bring UFC 2010 and trade it in, using whatever I get for it to pay off my pre-order? |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:20 PM PDT
The weigh-ins for Bellator 31, which is set to take place tomorrow night (September 30) in Lake Charles, Louisiana, went down today and produced the not-so-hard-to-look-at photo featured above of Ms. Zoila Frausto, though she did come in just over the weight limit. The Bellator Women's Tournament moves into the semifinals when the world's top pound-for-pound female fighter Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii (21-0) squares off against veteran submission specialist Lisa Ward (14-5-1) in a highly anticipated rematch for one of the two spots in the World Championship fight. The Women's Tournament continues with explosive knockout artist Zoila "Warrior Princess" Frausto (8-1) taking on dangerous submission finisher Jessica "Jag" Aguilar (9-3) for the second spot in the women's final. And a Bellator Welterweight Qualifying match rounds out the main card as highly regarded undefeated prospect Chris "The Assassin" Lozano (5-0) meets dangerous UFC veteran Yoshiyuki "Zenko" Yoshida (11-5). Lozano looks to keep his impressive knockout streak intact, as the Cleveland native has recorded every victory via KO or TKO. Check out the complete Bellator 31 weigh-in results after the jump.
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| Strikeforce: Paul Daley vs Scott Smith set for December 4 Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT
"Semtex" vs. "Hands of Steel." That has a nice ring to it. After Scott Smith had apparently signed on the dotted line to face Jesse Finney on December 4 in St. Louis at Strikeforce: "Henderson vs. Babalu," the powers that be have had a change of heart and matched up the free-swinging fighter with another slugger, Paul Daley. Can't say I blame them. The promotion confirmed the match up earlier today. "Semtex" recently defeated Jorge Masvidal at Shark Fights 13 by unanimous decision and Daniel Acacio via submission at Impact FC 2, making it back-to-back wins for the Brit since falling to Josh Koscheck at UFC 113 earlier this year. The match with "Kos" was also his last inside the Octagon -- thanks to a cheap shot he unloaded on the AKA wrestler out of frustration from losing in their number one contender bout. Smith (17-7) recently split a pair of fights with former Strikeforce 185-pound Champion Cung Le. After a "miracle in San Jose," one that saw "Hands of Steel" pull of yet another patented comeback stoppage, Smith was finished early by the San Shou striker in their June 26 rematch. The former UFC middleweight now stands at 3-2 since being acquired in the Elite XC rummage sale and appears to be making good on his promise to drop to 170-pounds. Hands are sure to fly, and a body is sure to drop. Keep it locked to MMAmania.com for more news on this card as it breaks. |
| Collision Course: 'Diaz vs Noons II' video (Episode 1) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:29 AM PDT
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| UFC Poll: The future of Randy Couture is ... Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT
... pretty much up in the air, according to his attorney's comments over at MMA Fighting:
While he's tossing it up, I'll toss it over. Anyone think now's the perfect time for "The Natural" to call it a career? |
| WEC 51 preview and quick picks for 'Aldo vs Gamburyan' Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:29 AM PDT
WEC 51: "Aldo vs. Gamburyan" is all set for this Thursday night (Sept. 30) at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main card will air live on the Versus network beginning at 9 p.m. ET on fight night. Feared featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his title for the second time in the night's featured main event against former UFC fighter and TUF finalist Manny Gamburyan. Former lightweight and bantamweight champions Jamie Varner and Miguel Torres will also be in action on the Versus telecast, taking on longtime rival Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Charlie Valencia, respectively. To help get you better prepared for the festivities, we've given some analysis and predictions for the five main card bouts set to hit the Versus airwaves on Thursday night. Check it out. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo vs. Manny Gamburyan If Jose Aldo is the 145 pound version of Anderson Silva, then Manny Gamburyan needs to be the featherweight Chael Sonnen to win this fight. Manny has some power in his hands, but he's fooling himself if he thinks he can trade strikes with the champ. His best chance to win is to try and wrestle the Brazilian to the mat and smother him with ground and pound. Of course, that's easier said than done. We haven't seen anybody have any real success taking Aldo down, much less hold him there and be productive. So is Manny the guy that's finally going to test the champ's bottom game and give him a run for his money? I doubt it. Aldo is a lot bigger and stronger than he gets credit for, and his takedown defense is stellar. The challenger is going to be surprised by his strength when they lock up. This is going to be a pick your poison type of deal for Gamburyan. If he comes at the champ with a one dimensional takedown or bust attack, then Aldo is going to have his arsenal of knees and kicks cocked and loaded. If he can't take the champ down and he's forced into trading strikes, Aldo will pick him apart from the outside until an opening presents itself to put him away. Either way if he can't put the champ on his back and keep him there then this fight is going to end badly for him. It looks closer than it actually is. I think Aldo cruises. Final prediction: Jose Aldo via knockout Donald Cerrone vs. Jamie Varner I don't like this fight for a couple of reasons for Cerrone. For one, he doesn't have a good track record against talented wrestlers, and for another, I believe a three round fight favors Varner. "Cowboy" is somewhat of a slow starter, and if it takes him a minute or two to get going in this fight, Varner will take advantage of it with a takedown and jump out to an early lead on the cards. "Cowboy" is usually very good fighting off his back, but he does not want to get taken down early with a fresh Jamie Varner on top of him. Once Varner knows he's ahead on the cards he'll look even more for the takedowns, and I think he'll end up spending the majority of this fight on top of the Greg Jackson trainee, which should be enough to take the decision. The key for Varner is to jump out early and take that first round, though. Cerrone will be harder and harder to get to the ground as the fight wears on, and that's where Varner's best chance to score points is. That's not to say Varner can't hang with "Cowboy" on his feet. It's actually pretty even in the stand up, but with Cerrone's reach advantage and style, Varner has to work that much harder to impress the judges on his feet than he does on the ground or with takedowns. The best approach for Varner is to use his wrestling to ground and pound his way to a win. It worked for him before, and I don't think Cerrone can stop it. I've got Varner by decision. Final prediction: Jamie Varner via decision. Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia If Miguel Torres loses this fight then all the pound for pound best in the world talk that was taking place a couple of years ago will officially be for nothing. He's dropped two straight fights, but Brian Bowles and Joseph Benavidez are top division contenders. And even though Torres looked bad in both fights, anything can happen when you step in the cage with fighters of that caliber. But if you're name is being mentioned as one of the best in the world, you need to be able to beat guys like Charlie Valencia, no disrespect to Valencia. If the real Miguel Torres shows up on Thursday night, his talent should prevail. With that said, Valencia is an eight fight WEC veteran. He won't be blinded by any lights, and he's going to come ready to fight. This is a huge opportunity for him, and he is still very dangerous. But, this is Miguel Torres coming off two straight losses for the first time in his forty fight career. I have to believe he's been training like a madman to get his game back on track, and I think he's going to make a statement with a dominating win. Final prediction: Miguel Torres via submission Chan Sung Jung vs. George Roop Jung's memorable debut fight in the WEC against Leonard Garcia is going to be hard to live up to, but he'll face another game opponent in his sophomore effort as well in George Roop. Roop is also coming off a grueling three round decision against Garcia, which makes this match up even that much more interesting. These guys fight like they have something to prove every time out, and there is no reason to believe they won't continue to put on great performances. They're both very tough guys who can take and dish out a ton of punishment, and they both have underrated ground games and deep gas tanks. All in all this is basically a toss up fight that should be great for the fans. The one area where I can see an advantage is Roop's size. He's got about 4 inches on Jung, and that could be hard for Jung to deal with in the stand up and in clinch situations. It was an issue for Garcia and it could become an issue for Jung as well. This fight could go either way, but I like Roop's size to be the difference. Final prediction: George Roop via decision Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick I'm going with Hominick. He's won both of his 2010 fights in impressive fashion over two solid names (Yves Jabouin and Bryan Caraway,) while Garcia has gone to war in both of his 2010 fights, escaping with a split decision win over Jung and a draw against Roop that he would have lost had it not been for a point deduction. Garcia hasn't looked like much more than a power puncher over the last couple of years, and well rounded fighters with takedown ability have had success against him. Hominick fits that bill, and I think he's going to match up well against Garcia. Of course, with Garcia there is always a puncher's chance, but my money is on "The Machine." Final prediction: Mark Hominick via decision That's a wrap. Sound off with your predictions in the comments section below. |
| Bellator 33: Ben Askren vs Lyman Good booked for Oct. 21 in Philadelphia Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:59 AM PDT
CHICAGO, Ill. (September 27, 2010) - Bellator Fighting Championships today made the welterweight title fight between Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman "Cyborg" Good and Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Champion Ben "Funky" Askren official for Bellator 33 taking place at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Oct. 21. "Lyman dominated Season #1 and Ben dominated Season #2. This is a great Welterweight Championship fight between two world-class undefeated Welterweights," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. The fight marks Good's first title defense since racking up consecutive stoppage victories in the quarter and semifinal rounds of the Season 1 Welterweight World Championship Tournament that preceded a first round TKO of Omar De La Cruz in the finals at Bellator 11 in June of 2009. The impressive run through the tournament established Good as the first Bellator Welterweight Champion and catapulted the undefeated star into the MMA spotlight. Growing up in Spanish Harlem, NY and surrounded by adversity early in life, Good felt the need to establish himself as a fighter-both mentally and physically-to survive. Realizing this, his mother decided to enroll Good in martial arts at the famed Tiger Schulmann Gym as a healthy and disciplined outlet for his aggression. Good fell in love with martial arts, eventually going pro in 2005 and becoming an instructor/sensei himself at Tiger Schulmann. Ben "Funky" Askren overcame a different type of adversity to become the Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Champion. The 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion silenced many critics who doubted his ability to transition from collegiate wrestling to MMA. Needless to say, the transition was seamless. The Mizzou grad, known for his unconventional wrestling style, took out Ryan Thomas in both the quarterfinals and semis before completely dominating top welterweight Dan Hornbuckle with a non-stop barrage of takedowns and ground-and-pound in the finals to become the tournament champ, handing Hornbuckle his first loss in six fights and two years. While Good is widely respected for his ability to push the pace and out-hustle his opponents, Askren, who wrestled in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is hardly intimidated by his opponent's strength. "He's never really knocked anyone out. I don't know what people keep talking his power for; he might have a little bit of strength but that's going to go away after the first round," said Askren. "I'm going into this fight with the same strategy as my previous fights, just a lot more devastating," said Askren. "I want to submit him and quickly, but if that doesn't happen, I'm prepared for five rounds. I can go all day long." Tickets for the event - which will also be broadcast LIVE nationwide on FOX Sports Net along with action-packed highlight shows that will air on NBC Saturday nights - are on sale now at ComcastTix.com For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator |
| UFC 120 weigh in results, information and details from London on Oct. 15 Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:47 AM PDT
The official weigh-in event for UFC 120: "Bisping vs. Akiyama" is set to go down on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, from the the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England. It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as several other online destinations via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 4 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET). As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the UFC 120 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude. UFC 120 will feature a hard-hitting middleweight battle between Michael "The Count" Bisping and Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama in the main event of the evening. Joining them will be Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy as he tries to fight his way back into 170-pound title contention against Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit in the co-featured fight of the night. Another exciting welterweight showdown between John Hathaway and Mike Pyle has also been made official. Here is the current UFC 120 fight card:
For those fortunate enough to be across the pond for the promotion's highly-anticipated return to the O2 Arena, remember that the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. In addition, UFC Fight Club members (and UFC Fan Expo ticket holders) will be able to attend an exclusive Q&A session with UFC President Dana White at 2 p.m. local time. It's going to be a fun night of fights so don't miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC 120 coverage you can handle. |
| Mike Tyson: James Toney was 'horrible' but 'respectful' boxers can win in MMA Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:01 AM PDT
Props: CanadianPress.com Quoteworthy:
Legendary heavyweight boxing champion -- and unabashed mixed martial arts fan -- Mike Tyson weighs in on the James Toney freak show, saying "Lights Out" did himself and the "Sweet Science" a disservice by thinking he could go in and just knockout Randy Couture at UFC 118 back in August. Toney ended up taking an early nap, succumbing to a choke midway through the first round after looking like a fish out of water. UFC President Dana White cut him shortly thereafter, indicating that he had proven his point: World class boxers just can't walk into a cage and steamroll a well-trained MMA fighter. Tyson, meanwhile, feels that it is possible for a boxer to transition to the sport, but he needs to be athletic and take it seriously. Care to disagree with "Iron?" Be sure to catch Tyson on tonight's episode of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) on Spike TV. He'll be sitting ringside and making a special appearance as a guest of White and presumably the network. |
| Manny Gamburyan ready for 'genocide in the cage' against Jose Aldo at WEC 51 (Video) Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:50 AM PDT |
| Andrei Arlovski 'not participating' in planned K-1 debut on Oct. 2 in Seoul Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:10 PM PDT
Sorry "Pitbull" fans, but the former UFC Heavyweight Champion is no longer participating in the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 from Olympic Park on Oct. 2 in Seoul. Arlovski was expected to face Romanian kickboxer Raul Catinas on the HDNet televised event. While the Belarusian didn't provide any details into the reason behind his withdrawal, Head Kick Legend is hearing that a possible broken nose may be the culprit:
Then again, it should be noted that reports have surfaced that point to K-1's refusal to shell out the neccessary green to secure a fighter as widely recognized as Arlovski -- even in spite of hsi recent shortcomings inside the cage. From MMA Fighting:
Salary? Injury? No one can say for sure at this time, but the fans (and ultimately Arlovski) miss out on a chance to see what kind of impact he can make overseas in the world's top striking organization. At least for now. |
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