Showing posts with label UFC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UFC. Show all posts
Sunday, July 5, 2015
#UFC #MMA Salary compared to other sports ! Thoughts ? #picture #RT #share
#UFC #MMA Salary compared to other sports ! Thoughts ? #picture #RT #share
Sunday, May 25, 2014
UFC champions are:
UFC champions are:
Ronda Rousey.
Dematrious Johnson.
T.J Dillishaw.
Jose Aldo.
Anthoney Pettis.
Johnny Hendricks.
Chris Weidman.
Jon Jones.
Cain Velasquez.
Ronda Rousey.
Dematrious Johnson.
T.J Dillishaw.
Jose Aldo.
Anthoney Pettis.
Johnny Hendricks.
Chris Weidman.
Jon Jones.
Cain Velasquez.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
UFC 169 will move to Sunday if Super Bowl XLVIII moves to Saturday Snow Storm ?
UFC 169 will move to Sunday if SuperBowl moves to Saturday
If you are reading this from the Northeast of the US, the weather outside is cold at best. As worst, you are snowed in.
Normally bad weather in the Northeasst doesn't have much of an effect on worldwide MMA, but this time it might. Super Bowl XLVIII is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 2 in East Rutherford, NJ. However, if the weather is as bad as predicted, NFL officials may move it to Saturday night, putting it head to head with UFC 169, which takes place in Newark, NJ.
"I've been seeing that," said UFC president Dana White. "I didn't know, I don't keep on that stuff, but I was getting some tweets from people saying, 'What are you going to do if the game gets moved to Saturday?'. Wow, wouldn't that be a f---er? Yeah that would hurt."
Fox Sports' Mike Chiappetta reports that White plans to move UFC 179 to Sunday if the SuperBowl moves to Saturday:
Mike Chiappetta MMA @MikeChiappetta
UFC says they will move UFC 169 to Sunday if the Super Bowl is moved to Saturday due to bad weather. Right now, snow is in forecast. #UFC
The remarks were confirmed by UFC Senior Director of Public Relations Dave Sholler.
"If, and only if, they move the Super Bowl to Saturday, we will move UFC 169 to Sunday," said Sholler said at the UFC on FOX 10 post-fight press con.
Luckily, Weather.com is predicting a wintry mix on Sunday, and not a fullblown, SuperBowl-and-UFC PPV-shifting blizzard
If you are reading this from the Northeast of the US, the weather outside is cold at best. As worst, you are snowed in.
Normally bad weather in the Northeasst doesn't have much of an effect on worldwide MMA, but this time it might. Super Bowl XLVIII is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 2 in East Rutherford, NJ. However, if the weather is as bad as predicted, NFL officials may move it to Saturday night, putting it head to head with UFC 169, which takes place in Newark, NJ.
"I've been seeing that," said UFC president Dana White. "I didn't know, I don't keep on that stuff, but I was getting some tweets from people saying, 'What are you going to do if the game gets moved to Saturday?'. Wow, wouldn't that be a f---er? Yeah that would hurt."
Fox Sports' Mike Chiappetta reports that White plans to move UFC 179 to Sunday if the SuperBowl moves to Saturday:
Mike Chiappetta MMA @MikeChiappetta
UFC says they will move UFC 169 to Sunday if the Super Bowl is moved to Saturday due to bad weather. Right now, snow is in forecast. #UFC
The remarks were confirmed by UFC Senior Director of Public Relations Dave Sholler.
"If, and only if, they move the Super Bowl to Saturday, we will move UFC 169 to Sunday," said Sholler said at the UFC on FOX 10 post-fight press con.
Luckily, Weather.com is predicting a wintry mix on Sunday, and not a fullblown, SuperBowl-and-UFC PPV-shifting blizzard
Friday, November 15, 2013
#UFC Top 20 WTF moments in UFC history Top 20 List
In a sport once referred to by Republican Presidential nominee John McCain as “human cock fighting”, it’s an easy assumption that there have been a lot of wild, bewildering, and downright weird moments in the past 20 years. The UFC has had its fair share of situations which have left those watching saying, “WTF”. There have been strange fights, strange entrances, and more than enough strange people involved in the UFC’s history. Here are the top 20 WTF moments.
#20: It’s “Championship” not “Challenge”
Doomed from the start. It’s absolutely incredible in every way imaginable that the UFC has lasted this long and grown this big. For all those watching 20 years ago or who rented the VHS tape from the “special interest” section of a local video store or who are catching up on the history via the internet, the very first words ever uttered at UFC 1 were an enormous mistake.
“Hello, ladies and gentlemen, you’re about to see something you have never seen before - the Ultimate Fighting Challenge.”
It’s championship! IT’S CHAMPIONSHIP! Unbelievable. The first pay-per-view event of its kind was introduced and hosted by karate and kickboxing champion Bill “Superfoot” Wallace who was in rare form on November 12th, 1993. Moments after screwing up the company’s name in his first breath, Wallace burped while mentioning the McNichols Sports Arena. Actually, “Superfoot” belched the word arena, which he did politely excuse himself for.
That was only the beginning. The very beginning of a night of fights, which would feature a tooth getting kicked out of sumo wrestler’s head and the watershed moment for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The entire event’s conception was a giant commercial for a brand of submission wrestling taught by the Gracie family and it was wildly successful as that martial art has become bigger by the day. Subsequently, the sport of MMA has become pretty big too, but a lot of that came years later in events far different than the original.
#19: The era of nipple pinching
There was definitely a time when some of the best and most famous fighters in the UFC started all of their fights by pinching their nipples. Yep. It was all thanks to current UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and something he read in a book. Supposedly, St-Pierre learned that Roman soldiers would pinch their nipples for good luck prior to going into battle. Sure, GSP, sure.
Either way, the UFC fighters who comprised Team Jackson’s began doing it in the Octagon. From the Canadian-born champ himself to The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner and former UFC light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans, and just about everyone else who was a member of the Albuquerque, New Mexico gym was pinching their nipples live on pay-per-view or on free TV.
You just haven’t lived until you’ve seen Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine, with that face/goatee that only a mother could love, pinching a nipple or two before getting bloody in a caged-brawl. Of course, guys like St-Pierre and Evans tried to play it off like it wasn’t weird, but good ole’ Jardine would give a little smile to the camera when tweaking.
#18: BJ Penn gets kissed by a dude during entrance
At UFC 94, it was champion vs. champion as multi-division talent and future UFC Hall of Famer “The Prodigy” B.J. Penn was stepping up in weight to rematch Georges St-Pierre for his welterweight title. It was a superfight; it was the superfight. The 155 pound champ fighting the 170 pound champ who roughly 3 years earlier fought to a controversial split-decision.
With Penn heading to face the toughest opponent he could ever ask for and to do it at a higher weight, probably the last thing the fighting Hawaiian needed was to be kissed on the cheek on his way to the Octagon by a known former male prostitute slash heroin addict. Yep. If you paused or rewound when that long haired, tattooed, stringbean of a man pops his head out of the crowd to plant a wet one on the then UFC lightweight champ’s cheek, you may - emphasis on “may” - have recognized turbulent semi-famous rapper Mickey Avalon’s face.
UFC President Dana White has said over and over again throughout the years, that he likes to keep his distance from fighters during fight week and, especially, fight day because he doesn’t want to mess with their mindset. That’s the UFC boss saying that he gives one speech to all the fighters to get them jazzed up, but besides that he doesn’t talk or really interact with any of the fighters because White worries it may mess with their tuned in fighting mentality.
Meanwhile, seconds away from the biggest and most difficult fight of his life, Penn’s got Avalon’s unwanted lips pressed against his face. The MGM Grand’s security failed that night.
#17: Forrest Griffin can cry if he wants to
Not once, but twice. The Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner and former UFC light-heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer and huge fan favorite Forrest Griffin has cried inside the Octagon. Not tears of joy, but bawling in defeat. Honestly, many fighters - male fighters - have cried in and out of the cage, watch any episode of The Ultimate Fighter ever. But, it was simply shocking seeing that raw emotion streaming down Griffin’s face after seeing him in several bloody bouts.
At UFC 66, Griffin lost inside the Octagon for the first time in a really real way. Two fights earlier, Griffin lost a split-decision to Tito Ortiz, but that back-and-forth battle was nothing like this. Team Jackson product Keith Jardine tore apart Griffin in less than a round by dropping Griffin and then blasting him with vicious ground and pound, which brought a quick close to the bout. Whether it was the TKO or losing a fight he was the favorite to win, when the cameras spun around to see Griffin’s reaction - he was sitting against the cage sobbing.
Obviously, Griffin received and still does receive a lot of flack for that unflattering moment, so when Griffin found himself in a similar situation a few years later getting flattened by then UFC middleweight king Anderson Silva - Griffin took action. That “action” was running out of the Octagon to shed any tears in the locker room instead of in front of an entire arena of jeering and very unforgiving Philadelphia fight fans. While, he got additional flack for that, it was the right decision.
Seriously though, Griffin’s a tough SOB. The man is a 5x Fight of the Night winner and 3x Fight of the Year winner and was in the most famous fight in company history, which he won. Also, Griffin is a solid humanitarian. But, he cried a couple times and that was memorable too.
#16: Lyoto Machida drinks urine
Almost always, his own. There was that one time, just a few months ago, he drank a sexy lady Brazilian TV reporter’s pee and she drank his, which really makes American television seem quite tame. But we digress…
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida pisses excellence and then drinks it every morning. Or at least his Shotokan karate master dad, Yoshizo Machida, does and Lyoto does it most mornings. Either way, the 19-4 striking specialist does drink his own urine as a part of “urine therapy”, which is based in the idea that one’s first pee of the day contains nutrients. Talk about bad morning breath!
The Machidas’ practice of this odd, ancient, and still medically unfounded idea was revealed in a truly TMI episode of UFC’s Countdown show previewing Machida’s rematch title defense against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 113. With all the incredibly skillful knockouts Machida has recorded inside the Octagon including the Knockout of the Year crane kick on Randy Couture, there will always be the truly unforgettable detail of this enigmatic fighter’s life that he wakes up, pees in a cup, and then drinks it.
#15: Rousimar Palhares celebrates win while fight is still going on
As many have learned recently, Rousimar Palhares might not be all there in the head. Actually, what has gotten “Toquinho” (translates to “tree stump”) in trouble is stopping his attacks too late, but one of the more confusing moments was when Palhares stopped too early at UFC 134.
In the first UFC event held in Brazil in 13 years, Palhares was picked to fight in front of his home country fans against the New Jersey tough Dan Miller. While many expected the two Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelts to engage on the ground, “Toquinho” began the bout winging his massive gorilla arms at Miller and caught him with so big shots. With around 30 seconds left in the first round, Palhares dropped Miller and administered some ground and pound. Referee Herb Dean got awfully close to examine how Miller was defending these punches, but he never signaled Palhares to stop.
Nevertheless, Palhares did stop - prematurely. The muscular middleweight walked away triumphantly with arms raised in the air then he hopped onto the top of the cage to see the Brazilian crowd more clearly as he celebrated his win. Things became a bit awkward as Dean then had to inform Palhares the bout did not end and he needed to go back to roughing up Miller if he truly wanted to be the winner.
So, Miller and Palhares shared a moment wear body language can break the language barrier as the two recognized they needed to go back to punching each other in the face. That’s when, Miller nailed Palhares with a punch that nearly KOed the guy who was on top of the cage only seconds ago.
Eventually, Palhares did go on to pick up a unanimous decision.
#14: Nick Diaz and UFC 137
Did you know that UFC 137 was originally supposed to be in Liverpool, England? Crazy, right? There were some scheduling issues and the event was moved to Las Vegas. Pretty wild and weird stuff.
Oh yeah, and then there was all that other stuff where Nick Diaz was supposed to fight UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for the title in the main event, but Diaz was kicked off the card for skipping a press conference. And then it was revealed at said press conference that GSP was going to defend his title against fellow Team Jackson-Winkeljohn member Carlos Condit who was set to fight B.J. Penn in the co-main event. But that fight didn’t materialize because St-Pierre tore his ACL not long later and was out for a year, and Condit decided he would wait to tangle with the champ. So, the UFC settled with re-instituting Diaz to UFC 137 to have him face his idol, Penn, in the main event. Wait, what?!
For those wondering, that situation had never happened before in the UFC. Diaz missed three separate flights to be at that press conference and, apparently, had been ducking the camera crew following him around for the UFC 137 preview show. Getting pulled from a headlining title fight like that was unprecedented and, in the end, Diaz still was the main event, which is hilarious.
The fight with Penn was one for the ages too. It was all the mean mugging and boxing one can expect and gets delivered each and every time from the Stockton slugger. Easily, the best moment of the fight was something only the elder Diaz would ever do, he headbutted Penn’s pawing jab. Who headbutts their opponent’s fists?!
#13: Paul Daley suckerpunches Josh Koscheck
Ardent critics of the sport and/or the MMA ignorant, probably assume that these blood-thirsty cagefighters have to pulled off each other after every fight with chain lassos. Meanwhile, by far the majority of fights end with handshakes and hugs. In many regards, it’s a very gentlemanly competition with five-minute breaks for accidental kicks to the cup and congratulatory words between opposing coaches regardless of the outcome. But…
There’s always the exception that proves the rule. And for the UFC, it’s British brawler Paul “Semtex” Daley and his post-fight cheap shot against veteran villain Josh Koscheck.
At UFC 113 in a title eliminator for the welterweight belt, Koscheck took a rather boring takedown-heavy decision. The lead-up to the bout was classic Kos with tons of trash talk and promises of knockouts, which Daley and fight fans ate up with a spoon. Of course come fight night, the former NCAA Division I National Champion wrestler from Edinboro University did hit Daley with something, but it wasn’t a punch - it was a blast double-leg takedown. From there, Koscheck rode Daley on the ground and never allowed the KO artist a second to throw hands.
When the clock ran out, Koscheck began his victory lap, but was quickly met by Daley with a left hook that caught Kos on the kisser. Referee “Big” Dan Miragliotta jumped into action and bear hugged Daley while giving him a tongue lashing on proper post-fight etiquette. Later that evening, UFC Prez Dana White revealed that he had banned Daley from the UFC, which has stood to this day.
Daley’s admitted since then that the emotions of the trash talk plus the way the bout played out lead him to the regrettable rash decision. Not to mention, there was that part in the fight where Koscheck pretended he got kneed in the head, which a slow-mo replay revealed that the knee merely grazed the accomplished wrestler/actor’s blonde afro.
#12: Keith Hackney at UFC 3
If there was one fight to show new fans or never-watchers the wild west-like early days of the UFC, Keith Hackney vs. Emmanuel Yarborough is it.
At UFC’s third event, David fought Goliath in the Octagon and won. On one side of the cage, the 5’11” Kenpo karate blackbelt with a semi-mullet; on the other, the 6’8” and 600+ pounds of former sumo wrestler from Rahway, NJ. They say size matters, but not to Hackney who struck first with a open palm uppercut, which dropped Yarborough. Hackney tried to pounce on the felled mammoth, but Yaborough regained his wits and turned the tables on Hackney by getting his back and delivering some wallops of his own. Hackney fought back in a frenzy with Yarborough gripping and ripping Hackney’s black tanktop.
Then the bout had a cartoonish and pro-wrestling intermission as Yarborough shoved Hackney into the cage door, which burst open and sent Hackney out of the Octagon. Hackney ran back into cage, ran to his side, and, with a fire in his eyes, nodded to referee “Big” John McCarthy that he was ready for one more go around. The clash of body types resumed, Hackney hopping around looking poised to strike, itching to strike, and then - he struck.
Like a white tiger, Hackney swung his claws at Yarborough’s head; more human like, Hackney sidekicked Yarborough’s knees. The end came when Yarborough caught Hackney’s kick and reeled his opponent into, but Hackney began to blast Yarborough to the side of the head, which brought the big man to his knees. From there, a bevy of punches were delivered to the giant’s head until McCarthy had seen enough and called the mythical match-up to a close.
All told, it took Hackney a second shy of two minutes to earn the immortal nickname “The Giant Killer”.
#11: Keith Hackney at UFC 4
To the right people, the guy is an American legend. Let’s be honest, Keith Hackney’s name should be yelled from the rooftops every July 4th. Did you read the previous entry, Hackney defeated a literal giant in 1994! Three months later, Hackney scored the most devastating submission finish of them all: repeated punches to the genitals.
Technically speaking, Hackney won by a one handed choke over Joe Son, but we all know why Random Task from “Austin Powers” really tapped.
It was a different ball(s) game in the mid-90’s. Hair pulling was legal, the rounds had no time limits, actually there were no rounds, and, as mentioned, groin strikes were a-okay inside the Octagon. First thing first, how was every fight not decided by groin strikes, right? If it’s legal, wouldn’t that be everyone’s go to move? Apparently not. No one took advantage of the flimsy rulebook better than Hackney did at UFC 4.
The bout quickly went to the ground as Son tried to take the seasoned striker Hackney out of his element with an early takedown attempt. Hackney ended up on top with Son holding Hackney in a headlock. To loosen his opponent’s hold, Hackney began delivering knuckle-sandwiches to Son’s private parts. Initially, Son tried to blindly block them with his knee while trying to maintain through the pain, but after a couple cleanly landed on the family jewels, Son was pretty much done.
The legendary Hackney wasn’t done in the UFC and fought two more bouts (both losses) with one featuring a glorious flowing mullet and a wondrous failed somersault kick.
#10: Tim Sylvia s**ts his pants during a fight
It’s an incredibly unfamiliar term, an obsolete one to be exact, but it’s absolutely the most appropriate word given the WTF situation. Before the revealing the mystery, let’s take a quote from the man himself on the story’s authenticity.
“If you look at the fight you’ll see that when my shorts came down, you’ll see the wet mark in my underwear," revealed former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia to the horror of everyone forever.
To befoul one’s trousers or, in this case, one’s sponsored fight shorts. Live on free television in the main event at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3, the world saw something horribly historic, but most likely didn’t realize it at time. The opportunity to see the infamous brownish wet stain, specifically, appeared as the 6’8” Sylvia pressed his unlucky opponent Assuerio Silva against the cage as Silva clung to Sylvia like a cat in a tree.
The seemingly unembarrassable Sylvia explained that he had been feeling ill all day and been battling a case of the “runs”. And that battle manifested itself again in the cage. While it was a fairly mundane fight that went the distance, Sylvia did take home the unanimous decision despite dueling with two very different opponents.
#9: Nate Quarry vs. Kalib Starnes
It takes two to tango and Kalib Starnes was in no mood to dance.
At UFC 83 in Montreal, the reasonable thing to do may have been for Starnes to tell his opponent Nate Quarry that he more or less had no intention of fighting that evening. Or, at least, that’s taking Starnes at his word that his lack of fight in front of his countrymen was a silent protest against the unfairness of the UFC.
There’s the other option, Quarry was too much for Starnes, frustrated him early, and when the fight was nearing a close - Starnes was more than ready for it to be over. In the first round, Quarry outstruck Starnes by landing 30 significant strikes to 2. In the second, the numbers were nearly identical with Starnes landing a grand total of 3 significant strikes to Quarry’s 29, plus “The Rock” defended a few takedown attempts. The third and final round is where Starnes and Quarry’s bout went from forgettable to phenomenal.
In the final minute or so of the bout, Starnes put his bike in reverse and began backpedaling away from Quarry with no interest in engaging. Quarry chased and chased until he saw the absurdity and decided to exploit it. At first, Quarry play-acted a running man as to poke fun at Starnes running away from him. The Canadian crowd laughed and cheered Quarry with no punch or kick from Starnes in revolt.
With no threat, Quarry finished the bout with his left hand covering his face and his right arm blindly flailing from behind it. If you’re a “Saved by the Bell” fan, it was Screech’s self-defense. Adding to the absurdity, the judges gave the decision to Quarry, but only Sensei Cecil Peoples got it right giving the bout 30-24 in favor of Quarry.
#8: Anthony Pettis wins title and no one knew it
The final fight in WEC history was a five round lightweight title fight between then champion Benson Henderson and challenger Anthony Pettis. It was 25 minutes of back and forth action exhibiting the best that this evolving combat sport has to offer and was punctuated with a last minute, gravity-defying kick affectionately known as the “Showtime Kick”. In the end, Pettis took the bout and the belt as the WEC roster was folded into the almighty UFC’s roster.
Just shy of three years later, the UFC had itself a rematch of one of the best title collisions MMA has ever known. Again, Henderson had the belt and Pettis was looking to claim it. The major difference, the first meeting was in Glendale, Arizona where Henderson lives/trains and the second meeting was set for UFC 164 in Pettis’ hometown and current residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The hype was quite high as the first fight was so great and Henderson had yet to taste defeat since Pettis.
As the two took to the Octagon, the highlight reel striker Pettis was greeted like he was already the champion and Henderson’s aura of invincibility was unmistakable. It was only natural to assume another 5 round war before it started, but the bout ended so suddenly the crowd didn’t have a chance to react.
After a few exchanges, Pettis got into a rhythm with some strong kicks to the body. “Showtime” went for a Capoeira cartwheel kick, which Henderson countered with a takedown and it appeared like the first round would end on the floor right there. But Pettis shot his legs up for an armbar attempt and Henderson appeared to counter it. Then Pettis let go, ran to the cage, jumped onto the cage, and celebrated while a confused crowd tried to understand that their hometown hero just won the UFC lightweight title. Even referee Herb Dean didn’t know exactly what happened.
No controversy at all, just strange. Henderson didn’t shoot up in protest. Apparently, Henderson verbally submitted and Pettis heard/felt Henderson’s arm pop.
#7: Georges St-Pierre is not easily impressed
It was either the UFC’s greatest bit of trash talk ever or the worst or the best.
At UFC 63, the boss of the Octagon’s welterweights Matt Hughes took on the only man to defeat him in five years, B.J. Penn. It was set to be a rematch of their January 2004 title fight, which Penn won via armbar. Cut to the 2006 showdown, Penn nabbed the first two rounds with the waning moments of the second stanza showing Hughes defending Penn’s submission attempt(s). Entering the third, Penn was visibly gassed or injured or something. Meanwhile, Hughes was poised to pounce and did with a takedown into side-mount with relentless punches that brought an end to another successful title defense for Hughes.
While Hughes was busy celebrating with his team and his gold belt, the UFC decided to bring Hughes’ next title rematch into the cage, Georges St-Pierre. After a quick hug between past and future opponents, Joe Rogan gave the mic to St-Pierre and that’s when he told Hughes, “I was not impressed by your performance.” DRAMA!
So benign and, yet, so cutting. Who would have ever guessed GSP would dis Hughes or dis anybody and do it like that to his face. It was a character breaking moment for St-Pierre, but his monotone, robotic delivery made it more hilarious than hurtful.
#6: Diego Sanchez’s cross
“The Dream” more like “Vampire Hunter”.
It seemed to be just your average entrance as Diego Sanchez walked to the Octagon for his main event match-up with Jake Ellenberger. The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner had an intense look on his face chugging through the bowels of the Omaha Civic Auditorium, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary until Sanchez came through the curtain and into the seated arena.
BOOM! Sanchez has a cross!
From out of nowhere, Sanchez was armed with a shiny crucifix in his extended right hand and was ready to wield it like he was Van Helsing. Add to that, Sanchez was mumbling or talking to himself or reciting a vampire curse.
#5: Bad Blood: Dana White vs. Tito Ortiz
When talking about “the” fight that never happened, many will point to Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko, but there’s an argument to be made for UFC President Dana White vs. former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz.
In all seriousness, in 2007, an exhibition boxing bout was billed between the unlikely pairing. Supposedly, it was all Ortiz’s idea and was written into his UFC contract that he would get to live out the “Fight Club” fantasy of punching his boss in the face. IN THE FACE! What may have been dreamed as a hard sparring session in the UFC’s gym during office hours became a possibly pay-per-view with a behind-the-scenes special when the Nevada State Athletic Commission said it wanted to sanction it.
That odd 90 minute countdown following around White as he worked out, lost weight, trained, and then some at 37 years old is the only testament to this unfought fight. The bout’s unfortunate end came with Ortiz no-showing the weigh-ins with no plans of it being rescheduled.
Why didn’t the boxing match happen? Maybe Ortiz realized beating up his boss isn’t the best idea or maybe the prospect of White having any success in the bout would make Ortiz lose a ton of integrity as a former champ and potential future Hall of Famer.
#4: Team Nogueira and Team Mir eating each other’s bodily fluids
The 8th season of The Ultimate Fighter took the usual prank war to an unbelievable disgusting and cringe-inducing level. Most seasons, there are a guys messing with each other’s clothes or beds or their sleep, but messing with a man’s food was verboten. That was until Team Nogueira and Team Mir entered the house.
The first team to strike was Mir’s. Apparently, Tom Lawlor had been ordering fruit platters and would often come home to find them partially eaten. The platters were the kind where the fruit are packaged in water. Lawlor and some of his degenerate teammates decided to set a trap by removing the water and replacing with their piss. And by “piss”, I’m talking about a cocktail of several men’s urine.
Spoiler alert, we watched several members from Team Nogueira eat fruit that had marinated in the other team’s pee. Later, Team Mir reveals the horrible truth to Team Nogueira.
To retaliate, Phillipe Nover mentioned that someone on Team Mir was eating the sushi roll platters he had been ordering. The degenerates on Nogueira’s team decide that someone should put a different bodily fluid on the sushi for that Mir teammate to unknowingly eat.
Spoiler alert, we watched Dave Kaplan from Team Mir eat sushi that had been laced with Kyle Kingsbury’s ejaculate. Later, they all laughed at Kaplan while UFC fans wondered, where’s the cagefighting?
#3: Wanderlei Silva wants to do what to Chuck Liddell?
Give the guy a break, it’s not his first language.
In the greatest English as a second language moment ever, “The Axe-Murderer” Wanderlei Silva told the world that he had plans of doing something a lot more lurid than trying to knockout Chuck Liddell inside the Octagon. And I quote, “I want to f*** … I want to fight with Chuck.”
GLORIOUS!
If the Freudian slip wasn’t amazing enough on its own, at the time, a lot (maybe most) of UFC fans had no idea who was the bald man with the accent was, what his Pride t-shirt was really referencing, and they definitely didn’t know why he was allowed to talk about such sexual depravities with their UFC light-heavyweight champ in the holy Octagon. So many questions for fans watching UFC 61, which Liddell didn’t even fight at.
In 2006, Silva was incredibly popular in Japan fighting for Pride and was their middleweight champ with a fan-friendly frenzied striking style, but Silva was just some random guy to those in attendance who paid to see Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz II. And not only did they not get why he had the pleasure of fighting Liddell, they certainly had a WTF moment when Silva said he wanted to F the champ.
To top it off, Silva didn’t fight Liddell when they said he would, so Silva wouldn’t be seen in the UFC for over a year as if the fateful words from UFC 61 were just a weird dream.
#2: The Upset
Frankly, there’s only one underdog Cinderella story that ever needs to be mentioned in UFC history: Matt Serra over Georges St-Pierre. No one believed it could happen and unless your name is Matt Serra or Ray Longo, you’re lying through your teeth.
At the onset of The Ultimate Fighter season 4 labeled “The Comeback”, it was explained that these former UFC fighters were getting a chance to not only win the show’s tournament and the contract, but they were also winning a shot at their division’s UFC title. The two weightclasses were welter and middle with respective champions St-Pierre and Anderson Silva waiting for the show winners.
The first winner turned title fight match-up was Travis Lutter vs. Silva at UFC 67. Weirdly enough, Lutter showed up to those weigh-ins with a shaved head and a couple pounds overweight. The extra LBs nullified the bout for the belt and it turned into your average shot at Silva. Actually, Lutter did quite well and got mount on Silva, but, soon enough in the second round, Lutter was finished by elbows while stuck in a triangle choke.
The second winner turned title fight match-up was undersized Serra vs. the then pound-for-pound best in the company, St-Pierre, at UFC 69. It was a million to one shot that the predominantly BJJ oriented Serra would be able to take the much bigger GSP down and submit him, which seemed like Serra’s only hope to analysts and fans everywhere. Strangely enough, it didn’t take long at all for Serra to walk into the Octagon and put a few fists upside the champ’s head in the most shocking knockout in the sport ever.
With the referee attending to the then former champ, Serra calmly walked away from the felled St-Pierre and did a one-armed cartwheel and proceeded to celebrate with a phenomenal amount of “oh, I guess you doubted that the little guy from Long Island could do it” faces.
#1: The man with one boxing glove
His name was Art Jimmerson.
He was a professional boxer and he was worried about protecting his jab hand. That’s the simple answer to “why?” that everyone had and will continue having each and every time they view that UFC 1 bout between Jimmerson and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. But there’s so much more to it than that because they say a picture is worth a thousand words. For Jimmerson, that picture is him with a big red boxing glove about to fight a gi-wearing soon-to-be martial arts revolutionary.
Gracie is a legend and it all started with the 6th degree Gracie jiu-jitsu blackbelt taking on Jimmerson in the quarter-finals of the UFC 1 tournament. Gracie went on to win the tournament with three submission wins that night and, funnily enough, the man with one boxing glove lasted the longest, was finished by the least, and never once threw a punch with that one glove.
Jimmerson didn’t know what he was getting himself into. It was a bare-knuckle match and that made him worry about protecting his money making lead hand for his boxing career. The right hand he left free with just some tape around the wrist because Jimmerson did understand that there could be grappling. But “One Glove” didn’t know any grappling and that showed immediately.
Gracie got the fight to the ground fairly quickly with some probing front kicks followed by a tackle takedown. Gracie went right into side control, which no doubt Jimmerson didn’t know the name of let alone how to escape from it. Gracie moved to mount, Jimmerson tried to get up, he couldn’t, Gracie hit him with a couple palm strikes, Jimmerson tried to get up again and couldn’t, so Jimmerson tapped.
End of fight, but the beginning of countless conversations about the UFC starting with, “Remember that guy who had one boxing glove? What the eff was that about?”
#20: It’s “Championship” not “Challenge”
Doomed from the start. It’s absolutely incredible in every way imaginable that the UFC has lasted this long and grown this big. For all those watching 20 years ago or who rented the VHS tape from the “special interest” section of a local video store or who are catching up on the history via the internet, the very first words ever uttered at UFC 1 were an enormous mistake.
“Hello, ladies and gentlemen, you’re about to see something you have never seen before - the Ultimate Fighting Challenge.”
It’s championship! IT’S CHAMPIONSHIP! Unbelievable. The first pay-per-view event of its kind was introduced and hosted by karate and kickboxing champion Bill “Superfoot” Wallace who was in rare form on November 12th, 1993. Moments after screwing up the company’s name in his first breath, Wallace burped while mentioning the McNichols Sports Arena. Actually, “Superfoot” belched the word arena, which he did politely excuse himself for.
That was only the beginning. The very beginning of a night of fights, which would feature a tooth getting kicked out of sumo wrestler’s head and the watershed moment for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The entire event’s conception was a giant commercial for a brand of submission wrestling taught by the Gracie family and it was wildly successful as that martial art has become bigger by the day. Subsequently, the sport of MMA has become pretty big too, but a lot of that came years later in events far different than the original.
#19: The era of nipple pinching
There was definitely a time when some of the best and most famous fighters in the UFC started all of their fights by pinching their nipples. Yep. It was all thanks to current UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and something he read in a book. Supposedly, St-Pierre learned that Roman soldiers would pinch their nipples for good luck prior to going into battle. Sure, GSP, sure.
Either way, the UFC fighters who comprised Team Jackson’s began doing it in the Octagon. From the Canadian-born champ himself to The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner and former UFC light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans, and just about everyone else who was a member of the Albuquerque, New Mexico gym was pinching their nipples live on pay-per-view or on free TV.
You just haven’t lived until you’ve seen Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine, with that face/goatee that only a mother could love, pinching a nipple or two before getting bloody in a caged-brawl. Of course, guys like St-Pierre and Evans tried to play it off like it wasn’t weird, but good ole’ Jardine would give a little smile to the camera when tweaking.
#18: BJ Penn gets kissed by a dude during entrance
At UFC 94, it was champion vs. champion as multi-division talent and future UFC Hall of Famer “The Prodigy” B.J. Penn was stepping up in weight to rematch Georges St-Pierre for his welterweight title. It was a superfight; it was the superfight. The 155 pound champ fighting the 170 pound champ who roughly 3 years earlier fought to a controversial split-decision.
With Penn heading to face the toughest opponent he could ever ask for and to do it at a higher weight, probably the last thing the fighting Hawaiian needed was to be kissed on the cheek on his way to the Octagon by a known former male prostitute slash heroin addict. Yep. If you paused or rewound when that long haired, tattooed, stringbean of a man pops his head out of the crowd to plant a wet one on the then UFC lightweight champ’s cheek, you may - emphasis on “may” - have recognized turbulent semi-famous rapper Mickey Avalon’s face.
UFC President Dana White has said over and over again throughout the years, that he likes to keep his distance from fighters during fight week and, especially, fight day because he doesn’t want to mess with their mindset. That’s the UFC boss saying that he gives one speech to all the fighters to get them jazzed up, but besides that he doesn’t talk or really interact with any of the fighters because White worries it may mess with their tuned in fighting mentality.
Meanwhile, seconds away from the biggest and most difficult fight of his life, Penn’s got Avalon’s unwanted lips pressed against his face. The MGM Grand’s security failed that night.
#17: Forrest Griffin can cry if he wants to
Not once, but twice. The Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner and former UFC light-heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer and huge fan favorite Forrest Griffin has cried inside the Octagon. Not tears of joy, but bawling in defeat. Honestly, many fighters - male fighters - have cried in and out of the cage, watch any episode of The Ultimate Fighter ever. But, it was simply shocking seeing that raw emotion streaming down Griffin’s face after seeing him in several bloody bouts.
At UFC 66, Griffin lost inside the Octagon for the first time in a really real way. Two fights earlier, Griffin lost a split-decision to Tito Ortiz, but that back-and-forth battle was nothing like this. Team Jackson product Keith Jardine tore apart Griffin in less than a round by dropping Griffin and then blasting him with vicious ground and pound, which brought a quick close to the bout. Whether it was the TKO or losing a fight he was the favorite to win, when the cameras spun around to see Griffin’s reaction - he was sitting against the cage sobbing.
Obviously, Griffin received and still does receive a lot of flack for that unflattering moment, so when Griffin found himself in a similar situation a few years later getting flattened by then UFC middleweight king Anderson Silva - Griffin took action. That “action” was running out of the Octagon to shed any tears in the locker room instead of in front of an entire arena of jeering and very unforgiving Philadelphia fight fans. While, he got additional flack for that, it was the right decision.
Seriously though, Griffin’s a tough SOB. The man is a 5x Fight of the Night winner and 3x Fight of the Year winner and was in the most famous fight in company history, which he won. Also, Griffin is a solid humanitarian. But, he cried a couple times and that was memorable too.
#16: Lyoto Machida drinks urine
Almost always, his own. There was that one time, just a few months ago, he drank a sexy lady Brazilian TV reporter’s pee and she drank his, which really makes American television seem quite tame. But we digress…
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida pisses excellence and then drinks it every morning. Or at least his Shotokan karate master dad, Yoshizo Machida, does and Lyoto does it most mornings. Either way, the 19-4 striking specialist does drink his own urine as a part of “urine therapy”, which is based in the idea that one’s first pee of the day contains nutrients. Talk about bad morning breath!
The Machidas’ practice of this odd, ancient, and still medically unfounded idea was revealed in a truly TMI episode of UFC’s Countdown show previewing Machida’s rematch title defense against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 113. With all the incredibly skillful knockouts Machida has recorded inside the Octagon including the Knockout of the Year crane kick on Randy Couture, there will always be the truly unforgettable detail of this enigmatic fighter’s life that he wakes up, pees in a cup, and then drinks it.
#15: Rousimar Palhares celebrates win while fight is still going on
As many have learned recently, Rousimar Palhares might not be all there in the head. Actually, what has gotten “Toquinho” (translates to “tree stump”) in trouble is stopping his attacks too late, but one of the more confusing moments was when Palhares stopped too early at UFC 134.
In the first UFC event held in Brazil in 13 years, Palhares was picked to fight in front of his home country fans against the New Jersey tough Dan Miller. While many expected the two Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelts to engage on the ground, “Toquinho” began the bout winging his massive gorilla arms at Miller and caught him with so big shots. With around 30 seconds left in the first round, Palhares dropped Miller and administered some ground and pound. Referee Herb Dean got awfully close to examine how Miller was defending these punches, but he never signaled Palhares to stop.
Nevertheless, Palhares did stop - prematurely. The muscular middleweight walked away triumphantly with arms raised in the air then he hopped onto the top of the cage to see the Brazilian crowd more clearly as he celebrated his win. Things became a bit awkward as Dean then had to inform Palhares the bout did not end and he needed to go back to roughing up Miller if he truly wanted to be the winner.
So, Miller and Palhares shared a moment wear body language can break the language barrier as the two recognized they needed to go back to punching each other in the face. That’s when, Miller nailed Palhares with a punch that nearly KOed the guy who was on top of the cage only seconds ago.
Eventually, Palhares did go on to pick up a unanimous decision.
#14: Nick Diaz and UFC 137
Did you know that UFC 137 was originally supposed to be in Liverpool, England? Crazy, right? There were some scheduling issues and the event was moved to Las Vegas. Pretty wild and weird stuff.
Oh yeah, and then there was all that other stuff where Nick Diaz was supposed to fight UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for the title in the main event, but Diaz was kicked off the card for skipping a press conference. And then it was revealed at said press conference that GSP was going to defend his title against fellow Team Jackson-Winkeljohn member Carlos Condit who was set to fight B.J. Penn in the co-main event. But that fight didn’t materialize because St-Pierre tore his ACL not long later and was out for a year, and Condit decided he would wait to tangle with the champ. So, the UFC settled with re-instituting Diaz to UFC 137 to have him face his idol, Penn, in the main event. Wait, what?!
For those wondering, that situation had never happened before in the UFC. Diaz missed three separate flights to be at that press conference and, apparently, had been ducking the camera crew following him around for the UFC 137 preview show. Getting pulled from a headlining title fight like that was unprecedented and, in the end, Diaz still was the main event, which is hilarious.
The fight with Penn was one for the ages too. It was all the mean mugging and boxing one can expect and gets delivered each and every time from the Stockton slugger. Easily, the best moment of the fight was something only the elder Diaz would ever do, he headbutted Penn’s pawing jab. Who headbutts their opponent’s fists?!
#13: Paul Daley suckerpunches Josh Koscheck
Ardent critics of the sport and/or the MMA ignorant, probably assume that these blood-thirsty cagefighters have to pulled off each other after every fight with chain lassos. Meanwhile, by far the majority of fights end with handshakes and hugs. In many regards, it’s a very gentlemanly competition with five-minute breaks for accidental kicks to the cup and congratulatory words between opposing coaches regardless of the outcome. But…
There’s always the exception that proves the rule. And for the UFC, it’s British brawler Paul “Semtex” Daley and his post-fight cheap shot against veteran villain Josh Koscheck.
At UFC 113 in a title eliminator for the welterweight belt, Koscheck took a rather boring takedown-heavy decision. The lead-up to the bout was classic Kos with tons of trash talk and promises of knockouts, which Daley and fight fans ate up with a spoon. Of course come fight night, the former NCAA Division I National Champion wrestler from Edinboro University did hit Daley with something, but it wasn’t a punch - it was a blast double-leg takedown. From there, Koscheck rode Daley on the ground and never allowed the KO artist a second to throw hands.
When the clock ran out, Koscheck began his victory lap, but was quickly met by Daley with a left hook that caught Kos on the kisser. Referee “Big” Dan Miragliotta jumped into action and bear hugged Daley while giving him a tongue lashing on proper post-fight etiquette. Later that evening, UFC Prez Dana White revealed that he had banned Daley from the UFC, which has stood to this day.
Daley’s admitted since then that the emotions of the trash talk plus the way the bout played out lead him to the regrettable rash decision. Not to mention, there was that part in the fight where Koscheck pretended he got kneed in the head, which a slow-mo replay revealed that the knee merely grazed the accomplished wrestler/actor’s blonde afro.
#12: Keith Hackney at UFC 3
If there was one fight to show new fans or never-watchers the wild west-like early days of the UFC, Keith Hackney vs. Emmanuel Yarborough is it.
At UFC’s third event, David fought Goliath in the Octagon and won. On one side of the cage, the 5’11” Kenpo karate blackbelt with a semi-mullet; on the other, the 6’8” and 600+ pounds of former sumo wrestler from Rahway, NJ. They say size matters, but not to Hackney who struck first with a open palm uppercut, which dropped Yarborough. Hackney tried to pounce on the felled mammoth, but Yaborough regained his wits and turned the tables on Hackney by getting his back and delivering some wallops of his own. Hackney fought back in a frenzy with Yarborough gripping and ripping Hackney’s black tanktop.
Then the bout had a cartoonish and pro-wrestling intermission as Yarborough shoved Hackney into the cage door, which burst open and sent Hackney out of the Octagon. Hackney ran back into cage, ran to his side, and, with a fire in his eyes, nodded to referee “Big” John McCarthy that he was ready for one more go around. The clash of body types resumed, Hackney hopping around looking poised to strike, itching to strike, and then - he struck.
Like a white tiger, Hackney swung his claws at Yarborough’s head; more human like, Hackney sidekicked Yarborough’s knees. The end came when Yarborough caught Hackney’s kick and reeled his opponent into, but Hackney began to blast Yarborough to the side of the head, which brought the big man to his knees. From there, a bevy of punches were delivered to the giant’s head until McCarthy had seen enough and called the mythical match-up to a close.
All told, it took Hackney a second shy of two minutes to earn the immortal nickname “The Giant Killer”.
#11: Keith Hackney at UFC 4
To the right people, the guy is an American legend. Let’s be honest, Keith Hackney’s name should be yelled from the rooftops every July 4th. Did you read the previous entry, Hackney defeated a literal giant in 1994! Three months later, Hackney scored the most devastating submission finish of them all: repeated punches to the genitals.
Technically speaking, Hackney won by a one handed choke over Joe Son, but we all know why Random Task from “Austin Powers” really tapped.
It was a different ball(s) game in the mid-90’s. Hair pulling was legal, the rounds had no time limits, actually there were no rounds, and, as mentioned, groin strikes were a-okay inside the Octagon. First thing first, how was every fight not decided by groin strikes, right? If it’s legal, wouldn’t that be everyone’s go to move? Apparently not. No one took advantage of the flimsy rulebook better than Hackney did at UFC 4.
The bout quickly went to the ground as Son tried to take the seasoned striker Hackney out of his element with an early takedown attempt. Hackney ended up on top with Son holding Hackney in a headlock. To loosen his opponent’s hold, Hackney began delivering knuckle-sandwiches to Son’s private parts. Initially, Son tried to blindly block them with his knee while trying to maintain through the pain, but after a couple cleanly landed on the family jewels, Son was pretty much done.
The legendary Hackney wasn’t done in the UFC and fought two more bouts (both losses) with one featuring a glorious flowing mullet and a wondrous failed somersault kick.
#10: Tim Sylvia s**ts his pants during a fight
It’s an incredibly unfamiliar term, an obsolete one to be exact, but it’s absolutely the most appropriate word given the WTF situation. Before the revealing the mystery, let’s take a quote from the man himself on the story’s authenticity.
“If you look at the fight you’ll see that when my shorts came down, you’ll see the wet mark in my underwear," revealed former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia to the horror of everyone forever.
To befoul one’s trousers or, in this case, one’s sponsored fight shorts. Live on free television in the main event at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3, the world saw something horribly historic, but most likely didn’t realize it at time. The opportunity to see the infamous brownish wet stain, specifically, appeared as the 6’8” Sylvia pressed his unlucky opponent Assuerio Silva against the cage as Silva clung to Sylvia like a cat in a tree.
The seemingly unembarrassable Sylvia explained that he had been feeling ill all day and been battling a case of the “runs”. And that battle manifested itself again in the cage. While it was a fairly mundane fight that went the distance, Sylvia did take home the unanimous decision despite dueling with two very different opponents.
#9: Nate Quarry vs. Kalib Starnes
It takes two to tango and Kalib Starnes was in no mood to dance.
At UFC 83 in Montreal, the reasonable thing to do may have been for Starnes to tell his opponent Nate Quarry that he more or less had no intention of fighting that evening. Or, at least, that’s taking Starnes at his word that his lack of fight in front of his countrymen was a silent protest against the unfairness of the UFC.
There’s the other option, Quarry was too much for Starnes, frustrated him early, and when the fight was nearing a close - Starnes was more than ready for it to be over. In the first round, Quarry outstruck Starnes by landing 30 significant strikes to 2. In the second, the numbers were nearly identical with Starnes landing a grand total of 3 significant strikes to Quarry’s 29, plus “The Rock” defended a few takedown attempts. The third and final round is where Starnes and Quarry’s bout went from forgettable to phenomenal.
In the final minute or so of the bout, Starnes put his bike in reverse and began backpedaling away from Quarry with no interest in engaging. Quarry chased and chased until he saw the absurdity and decided to exploit it. At first, Quarry play-acted a running man as to poke fun at Starnes running away from him. The Canadian crowd laughed and cheered Quarry with no punch or kick from Starnes in revolt.
With no threat, Quarry finished the bout with his left hand covering his face and his right arm blindly flailing from behind it. If you’re a “Saved by the Bell” fan, it was Screech’s self-defense. Adding to the absurdity, the judges gave the decision to Quarry, but only Sensei Cecil Peoples got it right giving the bout 30-24 in favor of Quarry.
#8: Anthony Pettis wins title and no one knew it
The final fight in WEC history was a five round lightweight title fight between then champion Benson Henderson and challenger Anthony Pettis. It was 25 minutes of back and forth action exhibiting the best that this evolving combat sport has to offer and was punctuated with a last minute, gravity-defying kick affectionately known as the “Showtime Kick”. In the end, Pettis took the bout and the belt as the WEC roster was folded into the almighty UFC’s roster.
Just shy of three years later, the UFC had itself a rematch of one of the best title collisions MMA has ever known. Again, Henderson had the belt and Pettis was looking to claim it. The major difference, the first meeting was in Glendale, Arizona where Henderson lives/trains and the second meeting was set for UFC 164 in Pettis’ hometown and current residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The hype was quite high as the first fight was so great and Henderson had yet to taste defeat since Pettis.
As the two took to the Octagon, the highlight reel striker Pettis was greeted like he was already the champion and Henderson’s aura of invincibility was unmistakable. It was only natural to assume another 5 round war before it started, but the bout ended so suddenly the crowd didn’t have a chance to react.
After a few exchanges, Pettis got into a rhythm with some strong kicks to the body. “Showtime” went for a Capoeira cartwheel kick, which Henderson countered with a takedown and it appeared like the first round would end on the floor right there. But Pettis shot his legs up for an armbar attempt and Henderson appeared to counter it. Then Pettis let go, ran to the cage, jumped onto the cage, and celebrated while a confused crowd tried to understand that their hometown hero just won the UFC lightweight title. Even referee Herb Dean didn’t know exactly what happened.
No controversy at all, just strange. Henderson didn’t shoot up in protest. Apparently, Henderson verbally submitted and Pettis heard/felt Henderson’s arm pop.
#7: Georges St-Pierre is not easily impressed
It was either the UFC’s greatest bit of trash talk ever or the worst or the best.
At UFC 63, the boss of the Octagon’s welterweights Matt Hughes took on the only man to defeat him in five years, B.J. Penn. It was set to be a rematch of their January 2004 title fight, which Penn won via armbar. Cut to the 2006 showdown, Penn nabbed the first two rounds with the waning moments of the second stanza showing Hughes defending Penn’s submission attempt(s). Entering the third, Penn was visibly gassed or injured or something. Meanwhile, Hughes was poised to pounce and did with a takedown into side-mount with relentless punches that brought an end to another successful title defense for Hughes.
While Hughes was busy celebrating with his team and his gold belt, the UFC decided to bring Hughes’ next title rematch into the cage, Georges St-Pierre. After a quick hug between past and future opponents, Joe Rogan gave the mic to St-Pierre and that’s when he told Hughes, “I was not impressed by your performance.” DRAMA!
So benign and, yet, so cutting. Who would have ever guessed GSP would dis Hughes or dis anybody and do it like that to his face. It was a character breaking moment for St-Pierre, but his monotone, robotic delivery made it more hilarious than hurtful.
#6: Diego Sanchez’s cross
“The Dream” more like “Vampire Hunter”.
It seemed to be just your average entrance as Diego Sanchez walked to the Octagon for his main event match-up with Jake Ellenberger. The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner had an intense look on his face chugging through the bowels of the Omaha Civic Auditorium, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary until Sanchez came through the curtain and into the seated arena.
BOOM! Sanchez has a cross!
From out of nowhere, Sanchez was armed with a shiny crucifix in his extended right hand and was ready to wield it like he was Van Helsing. Add to that, Sanchez was mumbling or talking to himself or reciting a vampire curse.
#5: Bad Blood: Dana White vs. Tito Ortiz
When talking about “the” fight that never happened, many will point to Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko, but there’s an argument to be made for UFC President Dana White vs. former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz.
In all seriousness, in 2007, an exhibition boxing bout was billed between the unlikely pairing. Supposedly, it was all Ortiz’s idea and was written into his UFC contract that he would get to live out the “Fight Club” fantasy of punching his boss in the face. IN THE FACE! What may have been dreamed as a hard sparring session in the UFC’s gym during office hours became a possibly pay-per-view with a behind-the-scenes special when the Nevada State Athletic Commission said it wanted to sanction it.
That odd 90 minute countdown following around White as he worked out, lost weight, trained, and then some at 37 years old is the only testament to this unfought fight. The bout’s unfortunate end came with Ortiz no-showing the weigh-ins with no plans of it being rescheduled.
Why didn’t the boxing match happen? Maybe Ortiz realized beating up his boss isn’t the best idea or maybe the prospect of White having any success in the bout would make Ortiz lose a ton of integrity as a former champ and potential future Hall of Famer.
#4: Team Nogueira and Team Mir eating each other’s bodily fluids
The 8th season of The Ultimate Fighter took the usual prank war to an unbelievable disgusting and cringe-inducing level. Most seasons, there are a guys messing with each other’s clothes or beds or their sleep, but messing with a man’s food was verboten. That was until Team Nogueira and Team Mir entered the house.
The first team to strike was Mir’s. Apparently, Tom Lawlor had been ordering fruit platters and would often come home to find them partially eaten. The platters were the kind where the fruit are packaged in water. Lawlor and some of his degenerate teammates decided to set a trap by removing the water and replacing with their piss. And by “piss”, I’m talking about a cocktail of several men’s urine.
Spoiler alert, we watched several members from Team Nogueira eat fruit that had marinated in the other team’s pee. Later, Team Mir reveals the horrible truth to Team Nogueira.
To retaliate, Phillipe Nover mentioned that someone on Team Mir was eating the sushi roll platters he had been ordering. The degenerates on Nogueira’s team decide that someone should put a different bodily fluid on the sushi for that Mir teammate to unknowingly eat.
Spoiler alert, we watched Dave Kaplan from Team Mir eat sushi that had been laced with Kyle Kingsbury’s ejaculate. Later, they all laughed at Kaplan while UFC fans wondered, where’s the cagefighting?
#3: Wanderlei Silva wants to do what to Chuck Liddell?
Give the guy a break, it’s not his first language.
In the greatest English as a second language moment ever, “The Axe-Murderer” Wanderlei Silva told the world that he had plans of doing something a lot more lurid than trying to knockout Chuck Liddell inside the Octagon. And I quote, “I want to f*** … I want to fight with Chuck.”
GLORIOUS!
If the Freudian slip wasn’t amazing enough on its own, at the time, a lot (maybe most) of UFC fans had no idea who was the bald man with the accent was, what his Pride t-shirt was really referencing, and they definitely didn’t know why he was allowed to talk about such sexual depravities with their UFC light-heavyweight champ in the holy Octagon. So many questions for fans watching UFC 61, which Liddell didn’t even fight at.
In 2006, Silva was incredibly popular in Japan fighting for Pride and was their middleweight champ with a fan-friendly frenzied striking style, but Silva was just some random guy to those in attendance who paid to see Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz II. And not only did they not get why he had the pleasure of fighting Liddell, they certainly had a WTF moment when Silva said he wanted to F the champ.
To top it off, Silva didn’t fight Liddell when they said he would, so Silva wouldn’t be seen in the UFC for over a year as if the fateful words from UFC 61 were just a weird dream.
#2: The Upset
Frankly, there’s only one underdog Cinderella story that ever needs to be mentioned in UFC history: Matt Serra over Georges St-Pierre. No one believed it could happen and unless your name is Matt Serra or Ray Longo, you’re lying through your teeth.
At the onset of The Ultimate Fighter season 4 labeled “The Comeback”, it was explained that these former UFC fighters were getting a chance to not only win the show’s tournament and the contract, but they were also winning a shot at their division’s UFC title. The two weightclasses were welter and middle with respective champions St-Pierre and Anderson Silva waiting for the show winners.
The first winner turned title fight match-up was Travis Lutter vs. Silva at UFC 67. Weirdly enough, Lutter showed up to those weigh-ins with a shaved head and a couple pounds overweight. The extra LBs nullified the bout for the belt and it turned into your average shot at Silva. Actually, Lutter did quite well and got mount on Silva, but, soon enough in the second round, Lutter was finished by elbows while stuck in a triangle choke.
The second winner turned title fight match-up was undersized Serra vs. the then pound-for-pound best in the company, St-Pierre, at UFC 69. It was a million to one shot that the predominantly BJJ oriented Serra would be able to take the much bigger GSP down and submit him, which seemed like Serra’s only hope to analysts and fans everywhere. Strangely enough, it didn’t take long at all for Serra to walk into the Octagon and put a few fists upside the champ’s head in the most shocking knockout in the sport ever.
With the referee attending to the then former champ, Serra calmly walked away from the felled St-Pierre and did a one-armed cartwheel and proceeded to celebrate with a phenomenal amount of “oh, I guess you doubted that the little guy from Long Island could do it” faces.
#1: The man with one boxing glove
His name was Art Jimmerson.
He was a professional boxer and he was worried about protecting his jab hand. That’s the simple answer to “why?” that everyone had and will continue having each and every time they view that UFC 1 bout between Jimmerson and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. But there’s so much more to it than that because they say a picture is worth a thousand words. For Jimmerson, that picture is him with a big red boxing glove about to fight a gi-wearing soon-to-be martial arts revolutionary.
Gracie is a legend and it all started with the 6th degree Gracie jiu-jitsu blackbelt taking on Jimmerson in the quarter-finals of the UFC 1 tournament. Gracie went on to win the tournament with three submission wins that night and, funnily enough, the man with one boxing glove lasted the longest, was finished by the least, and never once threw a punch with that one glove.
Jimmerson didn’t know what he was getting himself into. It was a bare-knuckle match and that made him worry about protecting his money making lead hand for his boxing career. The right hand he left free with just some tape around the wrist because Jimmerson did understand that there could be grappling. But “One Glove” didn’t know any grappling and that showed immediately.
Gracie got the fight to the ground fairly quickly with some probing front kicks followed by a tackle takedown. Gracie went right into side control, which no doubt Jimmerson didn’t know the name of let alone how to escape from it. Gracie moved to mount, Jimmerson tried to get up, he couldn’t, Gracie hit him with a couple palm strikes, Jimmerson tried to get up again and couldn’t, so Jimmerson tapped.
End of fight, but the beginning of countless conversations about the UFC starting with, “Remember that guy who had one boxing glove? What the eff was that about?”
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Top 20 submissions in UFC history #UFC
Top 20 submissions in UFC history
To promote the UFC 167: "St-Pierre vs. Hendricks" 20th anniversary show on Nov. 16, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, FoxSports compiled a list of the 20 greatest submissions in the league's history. A properly applied submission will famously lead to a tap, snap, or nap, and this list has all three of them.
#20: Jason Von Flue's Von Flue choke to finish Alex Karalexis
#19: CB Dollaway with the rare Peruvian necktie submission to finish Jesse Taylor
#18: Jeremy Horn submits Chuck Liddell with head and arm choke from the bottom
#17: Mark Coleman uses a neck crank to finish Dan Severn
#16: Pablo Garza hits a flying triangle to finish Yves Jabouin
#15: Matt Hughes employs a 'Dave Schultz choke' to finish Ricardo Almeida
#14: Carlos Newton uses a bulldog choke to finish Pat Miletich
#13: Nate Diaz gives Kurt Pellegrino the two finger salute before submitting him
#12: Frank Shamrock catches Jeremy Horn in a kneebar to win in overtime
#11: Dustin Hazelett slips from wizzer to armbar to finish Josh Burkman
#10: BJ Penn chokes out Matt Hughes to win the welterweight title
#9: Murilo Bustamante submits Matt Lindland twice in one fight
#8: Frank Mir snaps Tim Sylvia's arm at UFC 48
#7: Korean Zombie hits a Twister on Leonard Garcia at Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
#6: Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin by head and arm choke at UFC 116
#5: Royce Gracie finishes Gerard Gordeau to win UFC 1
#4: Matt Hughes defeats Frank Trigg by rear naked choke at UFC 52
#3: Jon Jones finishes Lyoto Machida by standing guillotine choke at UFC 140
#2: Frank Mir submits Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by kimura at UFC 140
#1: Anderson Silva submits Chael Sonnen via triangle choke at UFC 117
What would you add to the list, what would you remove, and what would you reorder?
By #FB - Lior Amsalem's
To promote the UFC 167: "St-Pierre vs. Hendricks" 20th anniversary show on Nov. 16, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, FoxSports compiled a list of the 20 greatest submissions in the league's history. A properly applied submission will famously lead to a tap, snap, or nap, and this list has all three of them.
#20: Jason Von Flue's Von Flue choke to finish Alex Karalexis
#19: CB Dollaway with the rare Peruvian necktie submission to finish Jesse Taylor
#18: Jeremy Horn submits Chuck Liddell with head and arm choke from the bottom
#17: Mark Coleman uses a neck crank to finish Dan Severn
#16: Pablo Garza hits a flying triangle to finish Yves Jabouin
#15: Matt Hughes employs a 'Dave Schultz choke' to finish Ricardo Almeida
#14: Carlos Newton uses a bulldog choke to finish Pat Miletich
#13: Nate Diaz gives Kurt Pellegrino the two finger salute before submitting him
#12: Frank Shamrock catches Jeremy Horn in a kneebar to win in overtime
#11: Dustin Hazelett slips from wizzer to armbar to finish Josh Burkman
#10: BJ Penn chokes out Matt Hughes to win the welterweight title
#9: Murilo Bustamante submits Matt Lindland twice in one fight
#8: Frank Mir snaps Tim Sylvia's arm at UFC 48
#7: Korean Zombie hits a Twister on Leonard Garcia at Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
#6: Brock Lesnar defeats Shane Carwin by head and arm choke at UFC 116
#5: Royce Gracie finishes Gerard Gordeau to win UFC 1
#4: Matt Hughes defeats Frank Trigg by rear naked choke at UFC 52
#3: Jon Jones finishes Lyoto Machida by standing guillotine choke at UFC 140
#2: Frank Mir submits Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by kimura at UFC 140
#1: Anderson Silva submits Chael Sonnen via triangle choke at UFC 117
What would you add to the list, what would you remove, and what would you reorder?
By #FB - Lior Amsalem's
Thursday, December 20, 2012
UFC: Warning, Fighter BREAKS His Penis During Sex! RT Share
Graphic Details* UFC: Warning For The Fellas!!! Fighter BREAKS His Penis During Sex!!!
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I don’t know how the fellas are going to react to this story, but I’m a woman and even cringed at this!!! Yes, yes you can break your penis!!! Read on to find out what happened & how it turned out…
According to TMZ:
MMA fighter Ray Elbe – who competed on “Ultimate Fighter 9″ — had to be rushed to a hospital in Malaysia earlier this month and required 10 stitches … after he BROKE HIS PENIS during sex.
Elbe told the whole story — in painfully graphic detail — on an MMA website … explaining how he was having sex with his GF, who was “on top” … when she bounced a little too high, and crunched Ray’s erect penis.
According to Ray, his penis “fractured” … and “blood was everywhere.” Ray says he immediately passed out from the pain. Ray says he was rushed to a nearby hospital … and underwent emergency surgery to close the wound and repair a “slight tear” in his urinary tube.
Elbe says the pain was so severe after the surgery, his johnson was “throbbing with each heart beat.” Elbe says he expects to make a full recovery — and was ordered to take “anti-erection pills” for two weeks.
The fighter says he learned a hard lesson from the experience — and will never let his GF be “on top” ever again. Elbe also explained, “In an attempt to make it up to me … [my GF] has promised me a threesome of my choice when we get to the Philippines … which usually has some solid talent.”
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
UFC top 125-Pound Tournament
Team Alpha Male’s Joseph Benavidez and AMC Pankration’s Demetrious Johnson have punched their tickets to the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight tournament. They will face one another later this year in a bout to crown the promotion’s first-ever champion at 125 pounds.
Benavidez waltzed into the final in March, as he stopped Japanese veteran Yasuhiro Urushitani on second-round punches at UFC on FX 2. The 27-year-old has recorded four wins in a row, the second-longest streak of his career. Wins over former WEC bantamweight champions Eddie Wineland and Miguel Torres, onetime International Fight League featherweight titleholder Wagnney Fabiano and 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Rani Yahyadot a stellar Benavidez resume.
Johnson took a decidedly different route to the final, having endured two three-round battles with the top-ranked Ian McCall. Their first encounter in March ended in a controversial majority draw. “Mighty Mouse” emerged victorious from the rematch atUFC on FX 3 on Friday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., earning a unanimous decision over McCall.
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Benavidez waltzed into the final in March, as he stopped Japanese veteran Yasuhiro Urushitani on second-round punches at UFC on FX 2. The 27-year-old has recorded four wins in a row, the second-longest streak of his career. Wins over former WEC bantamweight champions Eddie Wineland and Miguel Torres, onetime International Fight League featherweight titleholder Wagnney Fabiano and 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Rani Yahyadot a stellar Benavidez resume.
Johnson took a decidedly different route to the final, having endured two three-round battles with the top-ranked Ian McCall. Their first encounter in March ended in a controversial majority draw. “Mighty Mouse” emerged victorious from the rematch atUFC on FX 3 on Friday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., earning a unanimous decision over McCall.
Data courtesy
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Jon Jones UFC was arrested Saturday for a DUI
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested early Saturday morning for a DUI after getting into an accident in Broome County in New York state. The accident was first reported by TMZ who said Jones crashed his Bentley into a pole and was arrested at the scene. Ariel Helwani reports Jones walked away from the accident uninjured.
Malki Kawa, Jones' manager, released a statement on the arrest.
"I can confirm that Jon Jones was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI. While the facts of this situation are still being gathered and situated, First Round Management fully supports Jon and we are asking for fans and media to respect the privacy of Jon and his family during this time."
Jones recently defended his championship with a five-round decision win over Rashad Evans. He is scheduled to fight Dan Henderson in September.
"I can confirm that Jon Jones was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI. While the facts of this situation are still being gathered and situated, First Round Management fully supports Jon and we are asking for fans and media to respect the privacy of Jon and his family during this time."
Jones recently defended his championship with a five-round decision win over Rashad Evans. He is scheduled to fight Dan Henderson in September.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Dana White is done with Strikeforce ? or will be minor league for MMA fighters ?
Dana White is done with Strikeforce
Submitted by fightlinker on March 5, 2012 - 8:58am
Dana White has been talking about 'fixing Strikeforce' since that terrible Rockhold vs Jardine event and recently it sounded like Showtime had finally given him the mysterious control he was demanding. But when it was finally time for the things White asked for to be incorporated into last Saturday's Tate vs Rousey event, Showtime suddenly decided they'd rather keep things the way they've always been. Now Dana's pissed:
"I almost missed the first UFC fight in 11 years, and then I get the phone call from Pete Dropick when I'm in Japan," White said. "'Yeah, listen, they're not going to change pretty much any of the stuff you wanted.' So I said, '[Expletive] them.'
"You flew out to Las Vegas and wasted my time. Go talk your boxing [expletive] to somebody else."
White declined to specifically address what changes were proposed and/or nixed beyond "a few minor tweaks that we thought would make the live show better."
However, he did make it clear he thinks Showtime is making a very poor decision.
"These guys are letting a D-level producer run their organization, and that's exactly what I told Espinoza," White said. "You want to let a D-level producer run your organization? Go for it brother. Knock yourself out. I've got [expletive] to do. I've got another job."
While Strikeforce is usually pretty solid in the fights department, the production side of things is consistently terrible. Cringe-worthy interviews and detracting commentary are two big problems that stand out the most. Add in the dozen or so other problems with the broadcast and you have a product that ends up being unpleasant to watch in spite of the enjoyable matches it's providing. Considering this nearly universal opinion, it seems pretty silly that Showtime would reject suggestions from the slightly more experienced and successful UFC on how to run events properly.
This situation goes much further than a couple of tweaks that may or may not have helped Strikeforce do something something. MMA Caesar has decided he's not going to bother with the promotion any more. Remember how long PRIDE lasted after that happened? While Zuffa will still provide the services they're contractually obligated to provide, there's a world of difference between trying to make sh*t work and doing the bare minimum. If this is more than a tiff between partners and more like the beginning of a serious rift, it could easily turn the future of Strikeforce on it's head ... and the women's divisions it contains. Which would suck.
http://www.fightlinker.com/dana-white-is-done-with-strikeforce
Submitted by fightlinker on March 5, 2012 - 8:58am
Dana White has been talking about 'fixing Strikeforce' since that terrible Rockhold vs Jardine event and recently it sounded like Showtime had finally given him the mysterious control he was demanding. But when it was finally time for the things White asked for to be incorporated into last Saturday's Tate vs Rousey event, Showtime suddenly decided they'd rather keep things the way they've always been. Now Dana's pissed:
"I almost missed the first UFC fight in 11 years, and then I get the phone call from Pete Dropick when I'm in Japan," White said. "'Yeah, listen, they're not going to change pretty much any of the stuff you wanted.' So I said, '[Expletive] them.'
"You flew out to Las Vegas and wasted my time. Go talk your boxing [expletive] to somebody else."
White declined to specifically address what changes were proposed and/or nixed beyond "a few minor tweaks that we thought would make the live show better."
However, he did make it clear he thinks Showtime is making a very poor decision.
"These guys are letting a D-level producer run their organization, and that's exactly what I told Espinoza," White said. "You want to let a D-level producer run your organization? Go for it brother. Knock yourself out. I've got [expletive] to do. I've got another job."
While Strikeforce is usually pretty solid in the fights department, the production side of things is consistently terrible. Cringe-worthy interviews and detracting commentary are two big problems that stand out the most. Add in the dozen or so other problems with the broadcast and you have a product that ends up being unpleasant to watch in spite of the enjoyable matches it's providing. Considering this nearly universal opinion, it seems pretty silly that Showtime would reject suggestions from the slightly more experienced and successful UFC on how to run events properly.
This situation goes much further than a couple of tweaks that may or may not have helped Strikeforce do something something. MMA Caesar has decided he's not going to bother with the promotion any more. Remember how long PRIDE lasted after that happened? While Zuffa will still provide the services they're contractually obligated to provide, there's a world of difference between trying to make sh*t work and doing the bare minimum. If this is more than a tiff between partners and more like the beginning of a serious rift, it could easily turn the future of Strikeforce on it's head ... and the women's divisions it contains. Which would suck.
http://www.fightlinker.com/dana-white-is-done-with-strikeforce
Monday, September 19, 2011
UFC Fight Night 25 bonuses
Jake Ellenberger, T.J. Waldburger, Lance Benoist, Matt Riddle each earned $55,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 25 event.
Ellenberger earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Waldburger picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Benoist and Riddle took home "Fight of the Night" honors.
MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC Fight Night 25's post-fight press conference.
UFC Fight Night 25 took place at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The night's main card aired on Spike TV while the prelims streamed on Facebook.
Ellenberger received his award for a quick, 53-second TKO destruction of Jake Shields in the night's main event. Ellenberger unloaded a knee to the body and one to the head before a series of follow-up punches forced the referee's intervention.
Waldburger used a slick transition to submit promotional newcomer Mike Stumpf on the night's preliminary card. Although he looked to secure a tight armbar, Stumpf freed himself, and Waldburger then smoothly transitioned to a triangle choke to force the first-round tap-out.
Newcomer Benoist and Riddle also competed on the prelims in a competitive fight. Riddle rallied strong in the third round, but Benoist had built a lead and earned the judges' nod via 29-28 scores across the board
Ellenberger earned the night's "Knockout of the Night" award, Waldburger picked up the "Submission of the Night" bonus, and Benoist and Riddle took home "Fight of the Night" honors.
MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) learned of the bonus winners and award amounts at UFC Fight Night 25's post-fight press conference.
UFC Fight Night 25 took place at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The night's main card aired on Spike TV while the prelims streamed on Facebook.
Ellenberger received his award for a quick, 53-second TKO destruction of Jake Shields in the night's main event. Ellenberger unloaded a knee to the body and one to the head before a series of follow-up punches forced the referee's intervention.
Waldburger used a slick transition to submit promotional newcomer Mike Stumpf on the night's preliminary card. Although he looked to secure a tight armbar, Stumpf freed himself, and Waldburger then smoothly transitioned to a triangle choke to force the first-round tap-out.
Newcomer Benoist and Riddle also competed on the prelims in a competitive fight. Riddle rallied strong in the third round, but Benoist had built a lead and earned the judges' nod via 29-28 scores across the board
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem fights on Dec. 30 ?
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UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem set for Dec. 30
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Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC octagon in a five-round main event Dec. 30 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, facing newly signed former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
"Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup," Overeem told The Times on Tuesday, just after signing a standard UFC fight contract in the office of Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta. "Brock's a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.
"I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I'm a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course."
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Overeem, 31, is a former K-1 kickboxing champion too, He most recently defended his Strikeforce belt in June with a unanimous decision over takedown specialist Fabrio Werdum, who had previously defeated Fedor Emelianenko.
Lesnar has been out of action since losing his UFC heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October at Anaheim's Honda Center, suffering a return episode of the intestinal ailment diverticulitis.
The Dec. 30 winner will be first in line to fight the winner of a Nov. 12 fight between Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.
"This is the fight the fans want," UFC President Dana White said. "Both of these guys are monsters. Can Lesnar take Overeem down?"
Fertitta said the Strikeforce belt won't be part of the promotion. The UFC has purchased Strikeforce.
"Our thinking when we bought Strikeforce was to give fans the fights they want," Fertitta said. "Obviously, Alistair's one of the best heavyweights in the world, but he also has that 'it' factor -- the tremendous look, he's huge. It's a star factor."
Overeem said he's exploring setting up training headquarters in Los Angeles.
ALSO:
Bill Plaschke: Jim Tressel's suspension a good move by NFL
USC tailback Marc Tyler will play against Utah
U.S. Open day and night sessions canceled
-- L. Pugmire
Photo: Brock Lesnar, top, pummels Frank Mir during a match at UFC 81 in February 2008. Credit: Ronda Churchill / Associated Press
Thoughts ???
UFC: Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem set for Dec. 30
September 6, 2011 | 12:16pm
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Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC octagon in a five-round main event Dec. 30 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, facing newly signed former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
"Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup," Overeem told The Times on Tuesday, just after signing a standard UFC fight contract in the office of Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta. "Brock's a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.
"I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I'm a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course."
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Overeem, 31, is a former K-1 kickboxing champion too, He most recently defended his Strikeforce belt in June with a unanimous decision over takedown specialist Fabrio Werdum, who had previously defeated Fedor Emelianenko.
Lesnar has been out of action since losing his UFC heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October at Anaheim's Honda Center, suffering a return episode of the intestinal ailment diverticulitis.
The Dec. 30 winner will be first in line to fight the winner of a Nov. 12 fight between Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.
"This is the fight the fans want," UFC President Dana White said. "Both of these guys are monsters. Can Lesnar take Overeem down?"
Fertitta said the Strikeforce belt won't be part of the promotion. The UFC has purchased Strikeforce.
"Our thinking when we bought Strikeforce was to give fans the fights they want," Fertitta said. "Obviously, Alistair's one of the best heavyweights in the world, but he also has that 'it' factor -- the tremendous look, he's huge. It's a star factor."
Overeem said he's exploring setting up training headquarters in Los Angeles.
ALSO:
Bill Plaschke: Jim Tressel's suspension a good move by NFL
USC tailback Marc Tyler will play against Utah
U.S. Open day and night sessions canceled
-- L. Pugmire
Photo: Brock Lesnar, top, pummels Frank Mir during a match at UFC 81 in February 2008. Credit: Ronda Churchill / Associated Press
Thoughts ???
Sunday, August 7, 2011
UFC History UFC 1 - UFC 110
UFC 21-30 DVD Box Set - vols. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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 B.J. Penn became the second fighter to hold championships in two weight classes, joining Randy Couture. |
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Zuffa’s Former WEC Staff Takes Over Strikeforce
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Zuffa’s Former WEC Staff Takes Over Strikeforce
All it took was two events after the Strikeforce purchase was announced for Zuffa to take over the Strikeforce promotion and replace the staff, quickly disproving the “business as usual” motto tied to the acquisition two months ago
According to MMAPayout sources, May 9th, 2011 was the last day Strikeforce was an MMA promotion under Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, their previous owners who sold the budding promotion to Zuffa, LLC. A few days after 5/9, Scott Coker and Peter Dropick met with the old Strikeforce staff individually to inform them that their services would no longer be required to avoid operational overlap and inefficiencies. A couple of staff members were offered positions to join Zuffa, but accepting the job would required a move to Las Vegas, which was not seen as a desirable move for those that were already established in Northern California. Those few opted to stay in the Bay Area instead. Those that were willing to relocate and accept an offer from Zuffa were not offered a position.
As MMAPayout reported last month, Strikeforce employees were aware that after the April 9 event, staff changes were going to be made by early May and Zuffa would complete the process around early July, when most Strikeforce staff is expected to have worked their last days under the promotion. Rich Chou was let go a few weeks ago and was replaced by former WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby. Former WEC VP Peter Dropick will now do most of the heavy lifting for Strikeforce, as he was assigned to help run the promotion shortly after it was purchased.
It is still unclear what Scott Coker’s role will be going forward, but he will still be the figurehead of the promotion as long as they are up and running. It’s said that part of Scott Coker’s contract, besides a guaranteed job with Zuffa, included a clause that states he does not need to relocate to Las Vegas and could continue to work from his San Jose office, though that could not be confirmed upon publishing this article. Former WEC PR director Dave Sholler has been traveling with the Strikeforce staff helping promote their events since the purchase was announced, and will continue to spearhead the PR efforts for upcoming events. He flies to Dallas this week to meet up with Scott Coker, Herschel Walker, and Josh Barnett for a press tour in order to promote the second leg of the Heavyweight Grand Prix event in June.
Payout Perspective:
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In post mergers and acquisitions, these type of layoffs are expected and it’s no difference in this case. In fact, considering the situation regarding the Strikeforce TV deal with Showtime – which will be up around February/March of 2012 – it makes perfect sense. During that time, Showtime will have the option of extending the TV deal, which would keep Strikeforce alive for the span of that deal. Without an extension, many in the MMA industry believe the promotion could be folded as early as second quarter of 2012. Negotiations between Zuffa and Showtime should heat up in the upcoming months leading up to the expiration date of the current TV contract.
Behind the scenes, Strikeforce is continuing to sign young prospects (Yuri Villefort, Maximo Blanco) and popular veterans (Keith Jardine, Jeff Monson) to fill up their cards, since they have a heavy schedule planned with Showtime for the remainder of the year. During recent contract negotiations, fighters have stated that they only spoke to Zuffa personnel (no one from Strikeforce) and that everything ran a bit smoother behind the scenes since the takeover. Fighter manager Monte Cox told Sherdog.com that Zuffa wasted no time in making changes:
“We didn’t get per diem [money]. We didn’t get mileage [money]. They just didn’t pay those things for the undercard…. Now there’s per diem. Now there’s travel. Now there’s three nights for a hotel. Instantly that all changed. For those guys, it’s a homerun.”
Along with increasing incentives for undercard fighters, Zuffa has done away with amateur fighters in the prelim slots, which will in fact help many in the Strikeforce roster who complained that they weren’t getting enough fights. The extra room will allow to book more fighters already under contract, though Showtime will continue their policy not to air the prelims. As a result, the UFC was looking to package those fights into another outlet for the fans, and although Facebook is a likely destination, nothing has been officially announced or confirmed yet.
No matter what type of outcome the Showtime TV negotiations produce, it appears that Zuffa has their personnel ready to either keep the promotion running or start the merge process, a move similar to what the WEC experienced just a year ago. Luckily for the former WEC staff, they are on the other side of the merger talks this time around
Zuffa’s Former WEC Staff Takes Over Strikeforce All it took was two events after the Strikeforce purchase was announced for Zuffa to take over the Strikeforce promotion and replace the staff, quickly disproving the “business as usual” motto tied to the acquisition two months ago
According to MMAPayout sources, May 9th, 2011 was the last day Strikeforce was an MMA promotion under Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, their previous owners who sold the budding promotion to Zuffa, LLC. A few days after 5/9, Scott Coker and Peter Dropick met with the old Strikeforce staff individually to inform them that their services would no longer be required to avoid operational overlap and inefficiencies. A couple of staff members were offered positions to join Zuffa, but accepting the job would required a move to Las Vegas, which was not seen as a desirable move for those that were already established in Northern California. Those few opted to stay in the Bay Area instead. Those that were willing to relocate and accept an offer from Zuffa were not offered a position.
As MMAPayout reported last month, Strikeforce employees were aware that after the April 9 event, staff changes were going to be made by early May and Zuffa would complete the process around early July, when most Strikeforce staff is expected to have worked their last days under the promotion. Rich Chou was let go a few weeks ago and was replaced by former WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby. Former WEC VP Peter Dropick will now do most of the heavy lifting for Strikeforce, as he was assigned to help run the promotion shortly after it was purchased.
It is still unclear what Scott Coker’s role will be going forward, but he will still be the figurehead of the promotion as long as they are up and running. It’s said that part of Scott Coker’s contract, besides a guaranteed job with Zuffa, included a clause that states he does not need to relocate to Las Vegas and could continue to work from his San Jose office, though that could not be confirmed upon publishing this article. Former WEC PR director Dave Sholler has been traveling with the Strikeforce staff helping promote their events since the purchase was announced, and will continue to spearhead the PR efforts for upcoming events. He flies to Dallas this week to meet up with Scott Coker, Herschel Walker, and Josh Barnett for a press tour in order to promote the second leg of the Heavyweight Grand Prix event in June.
Payout Perspective:
The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Explicit] [+digital booklet]
In post mergers and acquisitions, these type of layoffs are expected and it’s no difference in this case. In fact, considering the situation regarding the Strikeforce TV deal with Showtime – which will be up around February/March of 2012 – it makes perfect sense. During that time, Showtime will have the option of extending the TV deal, which would keep Strikeforce alive for the span of that deal. Without an extension, many in the MMA industry believe the promotion could be folded as early as second quarter of 2012. Negotiations between Zuffa and Showtime should heat up in the upcoming months leading up to the expiration date of the current TV contract.
Behind the scenes, Strikeforce is continuing to sign young prospects (Yuri Villefort, Maximo Blanco) and popular veterans (Keith Jardine, Jeff Monson) to fill up their cards, since they have a heavy schedule planned with Showtime for the remainder of the year. During recent contract negotiations, fighters have stated that they only spoke to Zuffa personnel (no one from Strikeforce) and that everything ran a bit smoother behind the scenes since the takeover. Fighter manager Monte Cox told Sherdog.com that Zuffa wasted no time in making changes:
“We didn’t get per diem [money]. We didn’t get mileage [money]. They just didn’t pay those things for the undercard…. Now there’s per diem. Now there’s travel. Now there’s three nights for a hotel. Instantly that all changed. For those guys, it’s a homerun.”
Along with increasing incentives for undercard fighters, Zuffa has done away with amateur fighters in the prelim slots, which will in fact help many in the Strikeforce roster who complained that they weren’t getting enough fights. The extra room will allow to book more fighters already under contract, though Showtime will continue their policy not to air the prelims. As a result, the UFC was looking to package those fights into another outlet for the fans, and although Facebook is a likely destination, nothing has been officially announced or confirmed yet.
No matter what type of outcome the Showtime TV negotiations produce, it appears that Zuffa has their personnel ready to either keep the promotion running or start the merge process, a move similar to what the WEC experienced just a year ago. Luckily for the former WEC staff, they are on the other side of the merger talks this time around
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Jason “Mayhem” Miller has signed a new multi-fight deal with the UFC?
Mayhem is coming to the UFC.
One of the most colorful and creative fighters in the sport, Jason “Mayhem” Miller has signed a new multi-fight deal with the UFC.
The news was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Friday by his manager, Dr. Ryan Parsons, who stated Miller had signed a standard multi-fight deal with the promotion. MMAFighting.com initially reported the signing.
Miller signs with the UFC after biding his time on the sidelines in Strikeforce over the last few months. The California based fighter hasn’t fought since defeating iconic Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba last September.
Miller had been rumored to return in March in a rematch with Tim Kennedy, but the fight never came to fruition, and Mayhem continued to wait for a fight.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker spoke to MMAWeekly Radio just last week about Miller, but didn’t have any details about when he might be returning to action. Now that he’s with the UFC, the cat is out of the bag.
Parsons didn’t have any details about Miller’s return to action with the UFC, but did state they are in the process of figuring out when he will make his second appearance in the Octagon.
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Miller did have one previous fight in the UFC back in 2005, losing a unanimous decision to Georges St-Pierre. Soon after that bout, Miller moved up to middleweight and has competed there ever since.
One of the most colorful and creative fighters in the sport, Jason “Mayhem” Miller has signed a new multi-fight deal with the UFC.
The news was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Friday by his manager, Dr. Ryan Parsons, who stated Miller had signed a standard multi-fight deal with the promotion. MMAFighting.com initially reported the signing.
Miller signs with the UFC after biding his time on the sidelines in Strikeforce over the last few months. The California based fighter hasn’t fought since defeating iconic Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba last September.
Miller had been rumored to return in March in a rematch with Tim Kennedy, but the fight never came to fruition, and Mayhem continued to wait for a fight.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker spoke to MMAWeekly Radio just last week about Miller, but didn’t have any details about when he might be returning to action. Now that he’s with the UFC, the cat is out of the bag.
Parsons didn’t have any details about Miller’s return to action with the UFC, but did state they are in the process of figuring out when he will make his second appearance in the Octagon.
2007 Topps 52 (1952 Rookie Edition) # 99 Jason Miller (RC - Rookie Card) - Minnesota Twins - MLB Baseball Trading Card - Shipped in a Protective Display Case!
Miller did have one previous fight in the UFC back in 2005, losing a unanimous decision to Georges St-Pierre. Soon after that bout, Miller moved up to middleweight and has competed there ever since.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Watch UFC Fight For The Troops Evan Dunham vs Melvin Guillard
Guillard's amazing and unexpected win over the heavily favored Dunham by saying Guillard's three illegal knees. Correction coming your way; The reason Guillard was not penalized for the final knee that landed as Dunham was collapsing to the ground is because Guillard was already in full motion before Dunham hit the ground. No ill intent, just finishing the fight. He corrected to punches as soon as he realized that Dunham was down.
UFC Fight For The Troops Cole Miller vs Matt Wiman
Friday, July 9, 2010
Fedor fallout with StrikeForce & UFC .....
The triangle submission that Fabricio Werdum clamped on Fedor Emelianenko on June 26 has taken some of the bargaining leverage away from the Russian and his M-1 Global handlers in negotiating his next contract.
Emelianenko can no longer walk into the UFC and get huge guaranteed money and an immediate title shot against champion Brock Lesnar, as was offered last year.
But the Russian, who has one fight left on his Strikeforce contract, retains value in the big picture.
The single most important key for Strikeforce to establish itself long-term as a strong No. 2 organization is building a consistent relationship with CBS. Showtime may pay some bills, but because of its limited market penetration, the premium cable network is difficult to use as a vehicle to establish new stars, the lifeblood for any promotion. A big event on CBS can draw more than four million viewers; the same quality event on Showtime would be lucky to draw 600,000.
Drawing a competitive, network prime-time audience has been difficult thus far. Putting together good fighters and promoting what looks to be “on paper” as solid, competitive fights have failed – such as the April 17 three-title fight on CBS that tanked in the ratings.
The difference between CBS’ success and failure has been the inclusion of a headliner with star power. With Gina Carano on an extended break, only Emelianenko has the same track record of success among Strikeforce’s current roster. And right now, there doesn’t appear to be anyone else who can take his place.
Emelianenko was clearly the company’s most popular fighter before his loss. The next most-popular fighter, Dan Henderson, was in the main event on the disastrous April card but hasn’t proven he can deliver the audience needed to headline a network prime-time show.
Worse, not only is Henderson coming off a loss to Jake Shields – who appears to be leaving for the UFC without losing the middleweight title – but also there isn’t anyone in the light heavyweight or middleweight divisions who could be matched with Henderson who would capture the casual fan.
For that reason alone, given UFC president Dana White’s ruthlessness against opposing promoters, I don’t believe White for a second when he said last week that he has no interest in the Russian. There wasn’t much pressure from the public, outside of the vocal hardcore fan base who comprise a tiny percentage of people who actually spend money on the product, on White to sign Emelianenko. But there were relentless questions from the media about who was the world’s best heavyweight, so White clearly put pressure on himself for the past three years to make the deal.
With Emelianenko’s loss, however, his real value to UFC is simply that by getting him on its roster, it could derail Strikeforce’s most valuable key to growth: the potential to do well on CBS.
The 33-year-old Emelianenko issued a challenge to Werdum for a rematch immediately after Werdum’s victory in San Jose. Since then, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has discussed all three possible matches among his star heavyweights: champion Alistair Overeem, logical top contender Werdum and the Russian, who desperately needs a high-profile win over one of the other two in his next fight to stay relevant in top-tier discussions.
The match Coker has seemed to favor in recent days is giving Emelianenko a title shot with Overeem. It doesn’t appear to make sense on the surface for a fighter who lost cleanly in 1:09 to then get a championship fight. But that’s where Coker has leverage. Emelianenko needs a high-profile win over either Werdum or Overeem to regain his elite status. Such a title match would, if CBS comes to the table, allow Strikeforce to promote a heavyweight championship fight, give its title visibility and potentially establish Overeem, with his physically impressive look, charisma and exciting offensive game, as a legitimate player on the North American scene.
Without CBS, Overeem vs. Werdum would be logical for Showtime. The June 26 Emelianenko-Werdum fight was in fact billed as a match where the winner would get the next title shot. CBS changes the picture because Strikeforce would be in a must-deliver ratings situation. At this point, though, neither Overeem nor Werdum have enough name recognition to draw significant network ratings. A Emelianenko-Werdum rematch would have the most public interest at this point. It’s also the fight that both fighters say they want. Emelianenko obviously needs to erase the blemish to have a shot at regaining his former stature. Werdum realizes a second win over Emelianenko means more for his career than a championship belt.
Success on CBS is more important than the logical progression of the heavyweight title chase. Strikeforce already came up short in gambling on Henderson beating Shields, and the last thing it needs right now is for Emelianenko to knock off its only real heavyweight contender and then leave the promotion to pick up the pieces.
Clouding the picture is the so-called “champion’s clause,” which binds a champion to their contract as long as they hold a company title. UFC binds all its champions under such a clause – UFC won its dispute with Randy Couture three years ago by refusing to drop recognition of his title – but Strikeforce hasn’t, and the company was embarrassed when Sheilds left with the middleweight belt. Strikeforce is insisting Emelianenko agree to such a clause before signing on for a title bout, which could complicate matters.
If CBS doesn’t participate, and it’s still unclear whether or not it will, Emelianenko and M-1’s leverage in this country will all but vanish. Strikeforce can put on quality, Showtime-caliber events and draw nearly the same audience without him. Emelianenko’s value is no longer worth breaking the bank. Strikeforce can lose him, and in the big picture, it won’t make a great deal of difference. But don’t count out Emelianenko’s UFC value after the loss, as plenty of name fighters have shown over and over that one loss doesn’t kill interest in stars. But his side has certainly lost plenty of leverage.
The game isn’t about determining who is the world’s top heavyweight anymore. It’s a UFC vs. Strikeforce branding battle, with UFC – established as the Coca-Cola of the industry – clashing with Strikeforce, which is attempting to establish itself as the Pepsi of mixed martial arts
yahoo.com
by,
D, Meltzer
Emelianenko can no longer walk into the UFC and get huge guaranteed money and an immediate title shot against champion Brock Lesnar, as was offered last year.
But the Russian, who has one fight left on his Strikeforce contract, retains value in the big picture.
The single most important key for Strikeforce to establish itself long-term as a strong No. 2 organization is building a consistent relationship with CBS. Showtime may pay some bills, but because of its limited market penetration, the premium cable network is difficult to use as a vehicle to establish new stars, the lifeblood for any promotion. A big event on CBS can draw more than four million viewers; the same quality event on Showtime would be lucky to draw 600,000.
Drawing a competitive, network prime-time audience has been difficult thus far. Putting together good fighters and promoting what looks to be “on paper” as solid, competitive fights have failed – such as the April 17 three-title fight on CBS that tanked in the ratings.
The difference between CBS’ success and failure has been the inclusion of a headliner with star power. With Gina Carano on an extended break, only Emelianenko has the same track record of success among Strikeforce’s current roster. And right now, there doesn’t appear to be anyone else who can take his place.
Emelianenko was clearly the company’s most popular fighter before his loss. The next most-popular fighter, Dan Henderson, was in the main event on the disastrous April card but hasn’t proven he can deliver the audience needed to headline a network prime-time show.
Worse, not only is Henderson coming off a loss to Jake Shields – who appears to be leaving for the UFC without losing the middleweight title – but also there isn’t anyone in the light heavyweight or middleweight divisions who could be matched with Henderson who would capture the casual fan.
For that reason alone, given UFC president Dana White’s ruthlessness against opposing promoters, I don’t believe White for a second when he said last week that he has no interest in the Russian. There wasn’t much pressure from the public, outside of the vocal hardcore fan base who comprise a tiny percentage of people who actually spend money on the product, on White to sign Emelianenko. But there were relentless questions from the media about who was the world’s best heavyweight, so White clearly put pressure on himself for the past three years to make the deal.
With Emelianenko’s loss, however, his real value to UFC is simply that by getting him on its roster, it could derail Strikeforce’s most valuable key to growth: the potential to do well on CBS.
The 33-year-old Emelianenko issued a challenge to Werdum for a rematch immediately after Werdum’s victory in San Jose. Since then, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has discussed all three possible matches among his star heavyweights: champion Alistair Overeem, logical top contender Werdum and the Russian, who desperately needs a high-profile win over one of the other two in his next fight to stay relevant in top-tier discussions.
The match Coker has seemed to favor in recent days is giving Emelianenko a title shot with Overeem. It doesn’t appear to make sense on the surface for a fighter who lost cleanly in 1:09 to then get a championship fight. But that’s where Coker has leverage. Emelianenko needs a high-profile win over either Werdum or Overeem to regain his elite status. Such a title match would, if CBS comes to the table, allow Strikeforce to promote a heavyweight championship fight, give its title visibility and potentially establish Overeem, with his physically impressive look, charisma and exciting offensive game, as a legitimate player on the North American scene.
Without CBS, Overeem vs. Werdum would be logical for Showtime. The June 26 Emelianenko-Werdum fight was in fact billed as a match where the winner would get the next title shot. CBS changes the picture because Strikeforce would be in a must-deliver ratings situation. At this point, though, neither Overeem nor Werdum have enough name recognition to draw significant network ratings. A Emelianenko-Werdum rematch would have the most public interest at this point. It’s also the fight that both fighters say they want. Emelianenko obviously needs to erase the blemish to have a shot at regaining his former stature. Werdum realizes a second win over Emelianenko means more for his career than a championship belt.
Success on CBS is more important than the logical progression of the heavyweight title chase. Strikeforce already came up short in gambling on Henderson beating Shields, and the last thing it needs right now is for Emelianenko to knock off its only real heavyweight contender and then leave the promotion to pick up the pieces.
Clouding the picture is the so-called “champion’s clause,” which binds a champion to their contract as long as they hold a company title. UFC binds all its champions under such a clause – UFC won its dispute with Randy Couture three years ago by refusing to drop recognition of his title – but Strikeforce hasn’t, and the company was embarrassed when Sheilds left with the middleweight belt. Strikeforce is insisting Emelianenko agree to such a clause before signing on for a title bout, which could complicate matters.
If CBS doesn’t participate, and it’s still unclear whether or not it will, Emelianenko and M-1’s leverage in this country will all but vanish. Strikeforce can put on quality, Showtime-caliber events and draw nearly the same audience without him. Emelianenko’s value is no longer worth breaking the bank. Strikeforce can lose him, and in the big picture, it won’t make a great deal of difference. But don’t count out Emelianenko’s UFC value after the loss, as plenty of name fighters have shown over and over that one loss doesn’t kill interest in stars. But his side has certainly lost plenty of leverage.
The game isn’t about determining who is the world’s top heavyweight anymore. It’s a UFC vs. Strikeforce branding battle, with UFC – established as the Coca-Cola of the industry – clashing with Strikeforce, which is attempting to establish itself as the Pepsi of mixed martial arts
yahoo.com
by,
D, Meltzer
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