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Cesar Gracie: Jake Shields is the man to beat Georges St. Pierre (Video)
NostraMaine-iac: Did Tim Sylvia predict Brock Lesnar's future back in 2007?
HeadBlade review: No tricks, just treats for the bald and the beautiful this Halloween
Junior dos Santos ready to take the belt from 'tough' Cain Velasquez (Video)
Tito Ortiz 'isn't even close' to calling it a career after UFC 121 loss to Matt Hamill
Does Jake Shields deserve a title shot with split decision win at UFC 121?
UFC 121 video recap with Dana White on Cain Velasquez, Brock Lesnar, Tito Ortiz and more (Video)

Cesar Gracie: Jake Shields is the man to beat Georges St. Pierre (Video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:05 PM PDT

NostraMaine-iac: Did Tim Sylvia predict Brock Lesnar's future back in 2007?

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 01:59 PM PDT

Sounds like he came pretty close based on his late 2007 interview with Steve Cofield on ESPN 1100:

"I don’t think he’s going to have a future in MMA ... He’s a baby. Don’t kick him [because] he doesn’t want to get hurt. He’s a helluva wrestler and he’s strong. But he can’t punch and doesn’t know how to kick. He can only go straight forward. He can’t survive as just a takedown guy."

After watching former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar turtle under the striking of both Shane Carwin at UFC 116 and more recently Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 last Saturday night (Oct. 23), serious questions remain about Lesnar's ability to survive as a title contender when paired with heavy-handed strikers who can stay off the mat. Was Sylvia, who spent some time training with Lesnar prior to his UFC 81 debut, accurate in his assessment of the former WWE star? Or was "The Maine-iac" just taking potshots to keep his fading career in the spotlight?

HeadBlade review: No tricks, just treats for the bald and the beautiful this Halloween

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 01:59 PM PDT

Who can believe it's that time of year already?

Yes, I'm talking about Halloween, which will soon be upon us, complete with all the usual scares we can attribute to October 31st. Ghosts and Goblins, Dracula and Frankenstein, and of course the most frightening thing any man would ever dare face.

Head shaving with a conventional razor.

If you or one of your fellow fight fans is a regular head shaver, you'll know there's more than just the leaves that are turning yellow this time of year. And that's because not even Michael Myers could wreak the kind of havoc that a traditional beard buster does when applied to the scalp.

Well, I'm here to offer the four most reassuring words in mixed martial arts history: Don't be scared, homie.

If you didn't know there was a hassle free way to shave your head without turning it into a kaleidoscope of scrapes and burns, then you better ask somebody. Or you can continue getting your girl's permission to shave with that pink razor she uses on her legs.

You know, the one with those gooey secretions that make your head look like a roll-on deodorant. That's a good look for a guy these days, right alongside the European shoulder bag and spandex gym shorts.

Personally, I prefer to leave no doubt in regards to my gender, which is why I finally wised up and took my plight to the experts at HeadBlade, who know a thing or two about the bald and the beautiful.

Like me.

HeadBlade razors are specifically designed for the scalp, including an adjustable finger ring and unique concave base that rolls or glides along your head with both precision and ease. No more giving my cranium sloppy seconds with a banged-up blade that just came from my face and neck.

I figure if HeadBlade is confident enough to use their product on a persnickety power puncher like UFC heavyweight contender Shane Carwin, then it's got to be good enough for a keyboard warrior like myself.

I'm just sorry I didn't start using it sooner.

Besides not having to Spackle my head with toilet paper after every shave, I can now fly through airport security as I jet off to MMA events using the HeadBlade Executive Sport Kit.

They even have you covered for Halloween.

Sooner or later that mask is coming off, and no matter how dimly lit the nightclub is during its masquerade ball, you can forget about any after-party tricks or treats if your dome is glazed over like an Easter ham.

No worries, one wipe with the HeadBlade HeadWipe and the runway is clear for takeoff. Of course you wouldn't be glowing like a ballpark floodlight if you had bothered to use HeadBlade's HeadLube Lotion Matte, which gives you the moisture without the shine.

Don't be a pumpkin head. Check out the HeadBlade inventory by clicking here and become a bona fide HeadBlader. The results are sweeter than a pillow case full of Halloween candy (minus the tooth decay).

Junior dos Santos ready to take the belt from 'tough' Cain Velasquez (Video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Tito Ortiz 'isn't even close' to calling it a career after UFC 121 loss to Matt Hamill

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Despite four consecutive defeats -- and winless since 2006 -- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" still sees his mixed martial arts glass half full:

"I'm not even close to the end of my career. The decision lies in Dana's hands, but I've gone through some surgeries that people don't come back (from). I feel great. Besides my face being a little sore, I feel fine. I need to get back to wrestling. I need to get back to my roots."

His boss, UFC President Dana White, sees it perhaps half empty:

"I don't know what it is, I think it's four in a row, and we know what happens when you lose four in a row in the UFC. This is the big leagues."

Is it possible that White and Ortiz will once again (and soon) part ways after a healthy Ortiz couldn't smash the "Hammer" last night at UFC 121? At this stage of his career, is Strikeforce perhaps a better option for the former light heavyweight champion? Let's hear it, Maniacs.

Does Jake Shields deserve a title shot with split decision win at UFC 121?

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

UFC President Dana White still seems to think so:

"How could you not be impressed with his performance? He had a tough guy in Martin Kampmann -- Martin Kampmann is no joke. When you come [into the UFC] -- and I don't care where you've been, who you've fought or what you've done -- the guys who you fight in the UFC fight the best in the world three times a year. These guys are no joke and he kept his composure. Yeah, you know, Jake's in the mix. I don't think any less of Jake Shields today than I did yesterday."

It’s not an all-out vote of confidence, but White appears to be sticking to his pre-UFC 121 guns, saying that former Strikeforce and Elite XC champion, Jake Shields, deserves a shot at UFC championship glory despite a not-so-dominant win in his Octagon debut over Martin Kampmann. In his defense, Shields — who has won an incredible 15 straight fights — indicated that a tough weight cut and debut jitters likely contributed to his performance against the "Hitman." But is that a good enough explanation? White made a similar promise to Jon Fitch before and after his most recent win over Thiago Alves, only to turnaround and promise the same prize to Shields. So now that the results are in will White book a true number one contender match between Shields and Fitch or will he really hand Shields the winner of division champion Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck just like that?

UFC 121 video recap with Dana White on Cain Velasquez, Brock Lesnar, Tito Ortiz and more (Video)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:19 AM PDT