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Saturday, November 16, 2013
Will GSP retire after his fight with Johny Hendricks tonight at #UFC167?
Will GSP retire after his fight with Johny Hendricks tonight at #UFC167?
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Listen Live 6:30/5:30c Blog Talk Radio we talk about GSP vs Hendricks: The Power to Shock the World #UFC167
Don't forget to join us today at 6:30/5:30c as we talk about the event this Saturday, giving you guys our picks and Breakdowns!
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For this show we will be opening up with our first ever guest, Missouri fighter, TJ "Tombstone" Jones. Tj will talk a little about where he came from, as well as his next fight, and where he plans on going. Afterwards we will go through some MMA News, including the Feud that has ignited between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez, as well as the one between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz. Bellator: Rampages debut, and Finally, A breakdown and discussion of one of the most anticipated cards of the year, UFC 167 George St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks!
For this show we will be opening up with our first ever guest, Missouri fighter, TJ "Tombstone" Jones. Tj will talk a little about where he came from, as well as his next fight, and where he plans on going. Afterwards we will go through some MMA News, including the Feud that has ignited between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez, as well as the one between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz. Bellator: Rampages debut, and Finally, A breakdown and discussion of one of the most anticipated cards of the year, UFC 167 George St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks!
MMA Maniacs Live Listen Live here !!!!!!!!!!!
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For this show we will be opening up with our first ever guest, Missouri fighter, TJ "Tombstone" Jones. Tj will talk a little about where he came from, as well as his next fight, and where he plans on going. Afterwards we will go through some MMA News, including the Feud that has ignited between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez, as well as the one between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz. Bellator: Rampages debut, and Finally, A breakdown and discussion of one of the most anticipated cards of the year, UFC 167 George St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks!
For this show we will be opening up with our first ever guest, Missouri fighter, TJ "Tombstone" Jones. Tj will talk a little about where he came from, as well as his next fight, and where he plans on going. Afterwards we will go through some MMA News, including the Feud that has ignited between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez, as well as the one between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz. Bellator: Rampages debut, and Finally, A breakdown and discussion of one of the most anticipated cards of the year, UFC 167 George St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks!
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Dana White Says Close "delete" UFC 158 Main Event: Nick Diaz vs Georges St Pierre
Dana White Says He’s Close to ‘Scrapping’ UFC 158 Main Event: Nick Diaz vs Georges St Pierre.
UFC President Dana White doesn’t want to scrap the UFC 158 headliner of Georges St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) vs. Nick Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC), but on Saturday night he said if the challenger doesn’t change his ways, that may be exactly what happens..
Monday, October 31, 2011
Diaz would fight St. Pierre for the belt, likely in February on Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas?
– Nick Diaz was an angry, bitter and confused man in the waning hours of Saturday night, moments after he battered B.J. Penn and possibly sent the legendary Hawaiian into an early and unexpected retirement at UFC 137.
UFC 137 Post-Fight Press Conference: The Best of Nick Diaz
A month after seeming on the verge of leaving the UFC, Nick Diaz is suddenly the company's hottest property.
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Diaz captivated a crowd of 10,313 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center and a worldwide pay-per-view audience with a brilliant performance in defeating Penn. Diaz busted him up like he had never been before, winning a unanimous decision and establishing himself as a serious threat to the long title reign of UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.
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It was so overwhelming, and St. Pierre was so angry at the insults Diaz hurled toward him, that UFC officials switched plans and gave Diaz the fight he thought he had in the first place.
In a dramatic move, after walking off the dais of a post-fight news conference that began without Diaz, UFC president Dana White returned and announced that Diaz would fight St. Pierre for the belt, likely in February on Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas.
It figured to be one of the greatest moments of Diaz’s life, but the rail-thin welterweight from Stockton, Calif., who competes in triathlons in his spare time, was anything but happy when he finally arrived at the news conference.
Diaz proceeded to captivate an awestruck audience of media, fighters and UFC officials squeezed into a tiny room in the bowels of the massive hotel with a stream-of-consciousness rant in which he expressed disappointment with his performance, complained that he can’t find proper sparring, lamented that his sparring partners aren’t paid and moaned that he’s forced to act like a bad guy in order to get the fights he wants.
It was stunning, it was breathtaking and it’s why Diaz may now be challenging St. Pierre as the sport’s biggest star.
[ Related: Blog: Why Diaz-Penn fight was a classic ]
No matter whether you admire his superior conditioning and high-volume attack or loathe his rebelliousness and disdain for the rules, you can’t not have an opinion about Diaz.
For years, while Diaz was fighting in PRIDE, Elite XC and Strikeforce, White said he’d like to have Diaz back in the UFC if only Diaz would “play the game.”
Diaz wasn’t playing a game when he took Penn apart Saturday and he didn’t play the game that White wanted when he dominated the news conference to an even greater degree than he did his fight.
“I’ve never backed out of a fight in my life,” Diaz said angrily. “You show me someone else who hasn’t done that, pulled some [expletive] about an injury. I’ve been injured all these last fights, even this one. I didn’t pull out, you know? I had no reason to fight. I’m depressed about this whole not fighting [St. Pierre], not getting paid what I wanted to get paid. I could have pulled out with any of these injuries. My knee hurts. Oh, my hamstring. My hamstring … I’ve got the same issues, man. I go running all the time out of my neighborhood, out of the bad neighborhood into the good neighborhood where I like to run. I run by hundreds of these nice huge houses with these big yards, and fountains everywhere. They have their picnic-patio little side yards with a pool. All this stuff, right?
“Then I take a little circle around and go back into my neighborhood, where my car gets robbed, there’s a dude out in front of my house looking for cigarette butts, hoping some friend might have left some. It’s ridiculous.”
White tried to create some levity when he interrupted Diaz.
“Let me tell you,” White said from the podium to Diaz, “I don’t know how much houses cost up there in Stockton, but bro, let me tell you, you got enough money to move. I guarantee you that.”
Everyone in the room laughed except Diaz. He bit his lip and looked down.
He said he can’t do the things he wants to do because his training schedule is so intense. He wasn’t going to back down, and he spoke back to White.
“Not when I’m fighting every two months, every three months,” Diaz said. “I’m going to take a few fights off. My brother moved and you know, it’s like, phew. It’s a long story, man. You laugh, but I don’t know how to go buy a house in the middle of all this training. I didn’t go to school for that.”
Diaz may not express his emotions too well, but he is a star and he’s only going to get bigger.
The fight against St. Pierre, one of the biggest draws in the UFC, should be off the charts.
“He blew up out of nowhere,” White said. “People love real fighters and this kid is a real fighter.”
He’s also a real character. He was originally scheduled to fight St. Pierre for the belt Saturday, but when he missed press conferences in September in Toronto and Las Vegas, White first yanked him off the card entirely and replaced him in the main event with Carlos Condit. Then, a few days later, White paired Diaz against Penn in the co-main event after giving Diaz a big pay cut.
[ Yahoo! Sports Radio: St. Pierre on injury, Diaz]
Diaz wasn’t happy about fighting Penn, whom he considered a friend, and was exceptionally angry at St. Pierre. When St. Pierre was injured in training, the fight with Condit fell off the card and White moved Penn-Diaz to the main.
Diaz, though, was angry he was meeting Penn and not St. Pierre. He shouted to St. Pierre from the cage after the bout ended.
“I don’t think Georges was hurt,” Diaz said. “I think he was scared.”
St. Pierre approached White moments after the fight. The UFC’s ultimate good guy was angry that Diaz continually disrespected him and questioned his injury.
The champion requested that White make the fight with Diaz. White said Condit was gracious and agreed to step aside.
“This is what I wanted since the beginning,” St. Pierre said. “Let’s do what was supposed to be done originally. I’ve always wanted this fight. Now, I want it even more. I can’t wait for Super Bowl weekend.”
Diaz rattled on for nearly a half hour. At one point, he noted that boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. makes $25 million a fight and said, “He can’t stop the double leg.”
He was angry that he felt White would make him fight his friends and he complained about that.
He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Everyone, including White, was riveted by his every word.
No one knows what his long-term future holds.
At the moment, though, there’s no question what he is:
He’s the hottest fighter in MMA. With the tickets, pay-per-views and merchandise he’s going to sell for the St. Pierre fight, he’s not just going to be able to afford to buy a house in Stockton. The guy is going to be able to buy the entire neighborhood.
UFC 137 Post-Fight Press Conference: The Best of Nick Diaz
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Diaz captivated a crowd of 10,313 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center and a worldwide pay-per-view audience with a brilliant performance in defeating Penn. Diaz busted him up like he had never been before, winning a unanimous decision and establishing himself as a serious threat to the long title reign of UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.
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It was so overwhelming, and St. Pierre was so angry at the insults Diaz hurled toward him, that UFC officials switched plans and gave Diaz the fight he thought he had in the first place.
In a dramatic move, after walking off the dais of a post-fight news conference that began without Diaz, UFC president Dana White returned and announced that Diaz would fight St. Pierre for the belt, likely in February on Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas.
It figured to be one of the greatest moments of Diaz’s life, but the rail-thin welterweight from Stockton, Calif., who competes in triathlons in his spare time, was anything but happy when he finally arrived at the news conference.
Diaz proceeded to captivate an awestruck audience of media, fighters and UFC officials squeezed into a tiny room in the bowels of the massive hotel with a stream-of-consciousness rant in which he expressed disappointment with his performance, complained that he can’t find proper sparring, lamented that his sparring partners aren’t paid and moaned that he’s forced to act like a bad guy in order to get the fights he wants.
It was stunning, it was breathtaking and it’s why Diaz may now be challenging St. Pierre as the sport’s biggest star.
[ Related: Blog: Why Diaz-Penn fight was a classic ]
No matter whether you admire his superior conditioning and high-volume attack or loathe his rebelliousness and disdain for the rules, you can’t not have an opinion about Diaz.
For years, while Diaz was fighting in PRIDE, Elite XC and Strikeforce, White said he’d like to have Diaz back in the UFC if only Diaz would “play the game.”
Diaz wasn’t playing a game when he took Penn apart Saturday and he didn’t play the game that White wanted when he dominated the news conference to an even greater degree than he did his fight.
“I’ve never backed out of a fight in my life,” Diaz said angrily. “You show me someone else who hasn’t done that, pulled some [expletive] about an injury. I’ve been injured all these last fights, even this one. I didn’t pull out, you know? I had no reason to fight. I’m depressed about this whole not fighting [St. Pierre], not getting paid what I wanted to get paid. I could have pulled out with any of these injuries. My knee hurts. Oh, my hamstring. My hamstring … I’ve got the same issues, man. I go running all the time out of my neighborhood, out of the bad neighborhood into the good neighborhood where I like to run. I run by hundreds of these nice huge houses with these big yards, and fountains everywhere. They have their picnic-patio little side yards with a pool. All this stuff, right?
“Then I take a little circle around and go back into my neighborhood, where my car gets robbed, there’s a dude out in front of my house looking for cigarette butts, hoping some friend might have left some. It’s ridiculous.”
White tried to create some levity when he interrupted Diaz.
“Let me tell you,” White said from the podium to Diaz, “I don’t know how much houses cost up there in Stockton, but bro, let me tell you, you got enough money to move. I guarantee you that.”
Everyone in the room laughed except Diaz. He bit his lip and looked down.
He said he can’t do the things he wants to do because his training schedule is so intense. He wasn’t going to back down, and he spoke back to White.
“Not when I’m fighting every two months, every three months,” Diaz said. “I’m going to take a few fights off. My brother moved and you know, it’s like, phew. It’s a long story, man. You laugh, but I don’t know how to go buy a house in the middle of all this training. I didn’t go to school for that.”
Diaz may not express his emotions too well, but he is a star and he’s only going to get bigger.
The fight against St. Pierre, one of the biggest draws in the UFC, should be off the charts.
“He blew up out of nowhere,” White said. “People love real fighters and this kid is a real fighter.”
He’s also a real character. He was originally scheduled to fight St. Pierre for the belt Saturday, but when he missed press conferences in September in Toronto and Las Vegas, White first yanked him off the card entirely and replaced him in the main event with Carlos Condit. Then, a few days later, White paired Diaz against Penn in the co-main event after giving Diaz a big pay cut.
[ Yahoo! Sports Radio: St. Pierre on injury, Diaz]
Diaz wasn’t happy about fighting Penn, whom he considered a friend, and was exceptionally angry at St. Pierre. When St. Pierre was injured in training, the fight with Condit fell off the card and White moved Penn-Diaz to the main.
Diaz, though, was angry he was meeting Penn and not St. Pierre. He shouted to St. Pierre from the cage after the bout ended.
“I don’t think Georges was hurt,” Diaz said. “I think he was scared.”
St. Pierre approached White moments after the fight. The UFC’s ultimate good guy was angry that Diaz continually disrespected him and questioned his injury.
The champion requested that White make the fight with Diaz. White said Condit was gracious and agreed to step aside.
“This is what I wanted since the beginning,” St. Pierre said. “Let’s do what was supposed to be done originally. I’ve always wanted this fight. Now, I want it even more. I can’t wait for Super Bowl weekend.”
Diaz rattled on for nearly a half hour. At one point, he noted that boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. makes $25 million a fight and said, “He can’t stop the double leg.”
He was angry that he felt White would make him fight his friends and he complained about that.
He had the audience in the palm of his hand. Everyone, including White, was riveted by his every word.
No one knows what his long-term future holds.
At the moment, though, there’s no question what he is:
He’s the hottest fighter in MMA. With the tickets, pay-per-views and merchandise he’s going to sell for the St. Pierre fight, he’s not just going to be able to afford to buy a house in Stockton. The guy is going to be able to buy the entire neighborhood.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
ufc 137 Diaz impressive win over BJ Penn retires ?
the word on the street is after Diaz impressive win over BJ Penn, and the comments of Nick "i am a poor ambassador of the sport of MMA in every way" Diaz toward GSP and him being afraid and not injured, GSP requested that Condit step aside so that HE could show Diaz he is not afraid and let h...im fight Diaz next and Condit agreed. so with that said, WAR GSP!!! beat some respect into that little punk! No disrespect to Hioki, he fought his fight and much love to him for that, but in no way shape or form did George Roop lose that fight, at all! 2 out of 3 rounds to Roop, solid! something has to be done about the judging in MMA, the community off MMA and its fans should be outraged. Tucson native George Roop just dismantled, dominated a top 5 fighter and lost, this is unexcitable. The UFC will not cut Roop for this and he will be given another shot to redeem himself im sure, but he shouldn't have to...Roop, your home town and fans are proud of you. WAR ROOP!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
UFC 137 Weigh-In Results: BJ Penn, Nick Diaz fight After Making Weight
UFC 137 Weigh-In Results: BJ Penn, Nick Diaz Scuffle After Making Weight
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Oct 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm ET7 Comments.The UFC 137 main event is official for Saturday night in Las Vegas, as welterweight contenders BJ Penn and Nick Diaz weighed in at 169 and 170 pounds respectively at Friday’s UFC 137 weigh-ins.
Penn and Diaz then had to be separated after Penn moved close to Diaz for their staredown and Diaz pushed Penn away with his head.
The rest of the pay-per-view main card also made weight, including Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo and Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Cro Cop, while the preliminary card also hit their marks with the exception of Tyson Griffin, who was three pounds overweight.
The UFC 137 weigh-in results were:
MAIN CARD (PPV)
■BJ Penn (169) vs. Nick Diaz (170)
■Cheick Kongo (234) vs. Matt Mitrione (255)
■Mirko Cro Cop (235) vs. Roy Nelson (252)
■Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Jeff Curran (134)
■Hatsu Hioki (145) vs. George Roop (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
■Dennis Siver (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (156)
■Tyson Griffin (149)* vs. Bart Palaszewski (146)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
■Brandon Vera (205) vs. Eliot Marshall (204)
■Danny Downes (155) vs. Ramsey Nijem (155)
■Chris Camozzi (185) vs. Francis Carmont (185)
■Dustin Jacoby (185) vs. Clifford Starks (186)
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Oct 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm ET7 Comments.The UFC 137 main event is official for Saturday night in Las Vegas, as welterweight contenders BJ Penn and Nick Diaz weighed in at 169 and 170 pounds respectively at Friday’s UFC 137 weigh-ins.
Penn and Diaz then had to be separated after Penn moved close to Diaz for their staredown and Diaz pushed Penn away with his head.
The rest of the pay-per-view main card also made weight, including Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo and Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Cro Cop, while the preliminary card also hit their marks with the exception of Tyson Griffin, who was three pounds overweight.
The UFC 137 weigh-in results were:
MAIN CARD (PPV)
■BJ Penn (169) vs. Nick Diaz (170)
■Cheick Kongo (234) vs. Matt Mitrione (255)
■Mirko Cro Cop (235) vs. Roy Nelson (252)
■Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Jeff Curran (134)
■Hatsu Hioki (145) vs. George Roop (145)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
■Dennis Siver (155) vs. Donald Cerrone (156)
■Tyson Griffin (149)* vs. Bart Palaszewski (146)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
■Brandon Vera (205) vs. Eliot Marshall (204)
■Danny Downes (155) vs. Ramsey Nijem (155)
■Chris Camozzi (185) vs. Francis Carmont (185)
■Dustin Jacoby (185) vs. Clifford Starks (186)
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
ufc 129 weigh in results
Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday night’s UFC 129 event. UFC 129, which is headlined by the welterweight championship bout between Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields and the featherweight championship bout between Jose Aldo and Mark Hominick, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at a new time of 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to see live UFC 129 preliminary bouts, and those who “like” the UFC on Facebook can view the rest of the undercard bouts beginning at 6:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm PT.
Main Event – UFC Welterweight Championship
Georges St-Pierre (169.5) vs. Jake Shields (169)
Co-Main Event - UFC Featherweight Championship
Jose Aldo (145) vs. Mark Hominick (145)
PPV
Randy Couture (203.5) vs. Lyoto Machida (204.5)
Vladimir Matyushenko (205.5) vs. Jason Brilz (204.5)
Mark Bocek (155) vs. Ben Henderson (156*)
SPIKE TV PRELIMS
Nate Diaz (171) vs. Rory MacDonald (170.5)
Sean Pierson (170) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170)
FACEBOOK PRELIMS
Claude Patrick (169.5) vs. Daniel Roberts (170.5)
Ivan Menjivar (136) vs. Charlie Valencia (135.5)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Ryan Jensen (185)
John Makdessi (155.5) vs. Kyle Watson (155)
Yves Jabouin (146) vs. Pablo Garza (145)
* Henderson made 156 on his second attempt after initially weighing in at 156.5
Main Event – UFC Welterweight Championship
Georges St-Pierre (169.5) vs. Jake Shields (169)
Co-Main Event - UFC Featherweight Championship
Jose Aldo (145) vs. Mark Hominick (145)
PPV
Randy Couture (203.5) vs. Lyoto Machida (204.5)
Vladimir Matyushenko (205.5) vs. Jason Brilz (204.5)
Mark Bocek (155) vs. Ben Henderson (156*)
SPIKE TV PRELIMS
Nate Diaz (171) vs. Rory MacDonald (170.5)
Sean Pierson (170) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170)
FACEBOOK PRELIMS
Claude Patrick (169.5) vs. Daniel Roberts (170.5)
Ivan Menjivar (136) vs. Charlie Valencia (135.5)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Ryan Jensen (185)
John Makdessi (155.5) vs. Kyle Watson (155)
Yves Jabouin (146) vs. Pablo Garza (145)
* Henderson made 156 on his second attempt after initially weighing in at 156.5
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.
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.
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, December 12, 2010
UFC 124 results
One of the UFC's biggest pay-per-view events of the year, UFC 124 takes place Saturday night in Montreal. The event is headlined by Georges St. Pierre defending his UFC welterweight title against challenger Josh Koscheck.
Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett
Both of these fighters are highly respected for their jiu jitsu skills. Hazelett is moving down to 155 pounds following a poor outing in a stoppage loss to Rick Story. Bocek is one of the lightweight division's most underrated talents.
Round 1. Boceck closes the distance and takes Hazelett down. Hazelett defends with rubber guard but Bocek passes into side control. They grapple for positioning while Bocek throws down elbows. Bocek locks up a triangle choke from top position and rolls to bottom. He has a really tight triangle and is throwing elbows. Hazelett taps. Dustin Hazelett, once a hot rising prospect in UFC, may find himself out of the organization after being dominated two straight fights. It's a nice win for Bocek, though. After the fight he says he has the best jiu jitsu in the lightweight division and wants to fight George Sotiropoulos in Toronto next year.
Winner: Mark Bocek, triangle choke submission, round 1.
Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller
Doerksen is a well traveled veteran of the sport who has fought on and off for the UFC many years. Miller is half of one of MMA's top brother combinations. His brother Jim will fight later on the show.
Round 1. Doerksen connects with a pair of nice right overhand punches. Miller takes him down. Miller works some ground and pound from inside Doerksen's guard. Kind of a slow round. 10-9 Miller.
Round 2. Doerksen connects again with nice punches. Miller takes him down 30 seconds into the round, but Doerksen immediately executes a nice sweep to gain top position. Doerksen then opens up with much harder ground and pound than Miller was using in round 1. Miller looks for a triangle. Doerksen avoids it, but as he postures up Miller springs forward and takes him down. Doerksen looks for a sweep and then cranks a kimura. Miller gets his arm out of danger. Miller uses a little ground and pound at the end of the round. The judges are very likely going to give this round to Miller because he had a longer riding time but I give it to Doerksen on the basis of more effective offense. 10-9 Doerksen, 19-19.
Round 3. Miller gains top position. Miller uses ground and pound from the top and Doerksen is bleeding from the nose. Doerksen throws elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Miller, 29-28 Miller.
Winner: Dan Miller, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
Alves is one of the most feared muay thai fighters in MMA, while Howard has demonstrated tremendous knockout power of his own.
Round 1. Alves is swinging big early. He connects with some solid punches and a hard leg kick. He then takes Howard down and fire some punches from top. Howard goes for a heel hook but Alves avoids that and gets up. On the feet, Alves opens up. He lands a nice right/left punch combination. He follows with some brutal leg kicks and a pair of vicious knees. Alves continues with leg kicks that stagger Howard. Howard has shown a tremendous ability to take punishment in the first round but if Alves keeps this up Howard won't last the full 15 minutes. Alves 10-8.
Round 2. Alves starts with punches. A low kick accidentally hits Howard's groin. Howard retaliates with stiff leg kicks of his own. Alves answers with another hard leg kick. Alves shoots for a takedown and slams Howard down. Alves uses some ground and pound and looks to pass guard unsuccessfully. Alves throws some elbows as the round comes to a close. Alves 10-9.
Round 3. Alves starts out with some more leg kicks and trades jabs with Howard. Howard shoots in for a takedown. Alves defends well and they return to the standup. The pace has slowed slightly. Howard lands a nice leg kick but gets dropped with a right cross. Alves lands a pair of nice hooks. Alves follows with a hard leg kick and hard body kick. They brawl wildly as the fight comes to a close. Tremendous performance by Alves and Howard showed great toughness. Alves 10-8, Alves 30-25.
Winner: Thiago Alves, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
Both of these men won the Ultimate Fighter but have struggled in recent bouts.
Round 1. Stevenson lands a right hook as they feel each other out. Danzig throws a few jabs and a knee from close quarters. As Stevenson lunges in, Danzig catches him with a short counter left hook that knocks Stevenson out. That's a huge win for Danzig. Stevenson is out cold.
Winner: Mac Danzig, knockout, round 1.
Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
Miller is a tough, durable lightweight with five straight wins in the UFC. Oliveira is a Brazilian prodigy with elite athleticism and excellent skills standing and on the ground.
Round 1. Oliveira throws a head kick and then shoots for a takedown. Miller defends easily and then takes Oliveira down. Oliveira looks for a guillotine from half guard but Miller avoids trouble. Oliveira releases the guillotine and looks for a kimura and then an armbar. He doesn't come close to either. After a scramble Miller applies a beautiful kneebar and Oliveira has to tap. Big win for Miller and Oliveira looks dejected. Miller threatened with a heel hook to set up the knee bar.
Winner: Jim Miller, knee bar submission, round 1.
Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson
This is an undercard bout that took place earlier in the evening.
Round 1. Pierson lands a bunch of punches on Riddle early. He is dominating the standup. They clinch and Pierson throws some knees. As they break, Pierson lands some more nice punch combinations. As Riddle moves in, he gets caught with a counter hook and drops. Pierson follows Riddle to the ground with more punches and knees to the body. Riddle tries to get up but Pierson slams him back down. Pierson works to get Riddle's back and looks for an RNC. Riddle gets out. Pierson again takes over with punches. 10-8 Pierson.
Round 2. Pierson again is picking Riddle apart. Riddle goes for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pierson continues to dominate the standup and is consistently connecting with Riddle. Riddle calls for more and Pierson obliges with further jabs. Riddle connects with a punch and looks for a choke but Pierson ducks out and runs away to the other side of the ring. Riddle connects again and Pierson runs away again. Riddle looks for a guillotine, doesn't get it, but gets the takedown. Nice comeback by Riddle but Pierson still takes the round. 10-9 Pierson.
Round 3. Pierson throws some leg kicks and jabs. Riddle moves forward with punches and they're literally all missing. It's a bizarre spectacle. It's like he doesn't want them to connect. He's doing tae bo or something. Pierson answers with punches to the head. Riddle's connect rate this round has to be some sort of all time low. Riddle connects with a few punches and opens up a cut under Pierson's eye. Riddle shoots for a takedown but Pierson defends well. Riddle may not have been that effective, but he did connect some and was much more active this round. 10-9 Riddle, 29-27 Pierson.
Winner: Sean Pierson, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Sean McCorkle vs. Stefan Struve
McCorkle has talked a lot of trash and gotten under Struve's skin. They're both very tall. This is way on the low end of UFC co-main events.
Round 1. Struve is very worked up. Struve fires some big punches that don't connect and McCorkle slams him to the mat. McCorkle looks for a kimura but Struve avoids it. McCorkle ends up back in Struve's guard. Struve looks for an armbar from the bottom but McCorkle gets out. Struve begins throwing punches from the bottom. Struve sweeps and takes top position. He then opens up with tons of punches from the top and McCorkle is just covering up. The referee stops the bout. McCorkle appeared to gas in just a manner of minutes.
Winner: Stefan Struve, TKO, round 1.
UFC welterweight title: Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
St. Pierre and Koscheck coached the most recent season of the Ultimate Fighter and have developed a rivalry. They fought previously in a competitive bout at UFC 74. St. Pierre got the better of the wrestling on balance against the former collegiate national champion Koscheck, but Koscheck spent little time working on his wrestling leading into the bout. St. Pierre is the huge crowd favorite and Koscheck the villain in Montreal.
Round 1. They don't touch gloves to start the fight. St. Pierre peppers a few jabs and takes Koscheck down 25 seconds in. Koscheck gets right back up. GSP lands a nice straight right. GSP shoots for a takedown but Koscheck defends very well and GSP doesn't come close. GSP lands a nice jab but Koscheck stuffs the takedown. Koscheck has a mouse under one of his eyes as GSP keeps firing the jab. GSP lands another nice straight punch and high kick. Koscheck moves forward with a few jabs of his own. Koscheck shoots for a takedown from way outside. GSP defends for a while but Koscheck finally get it with 15 seconds left. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 2. Koscheck's right eye is a mess. It's completely swollen up. GSP with a superman punch early and throws in some leg kicks with the jabs. Koscheck throws back a few hooks but GSP is the much more active fighter. There are profane chants directed at Koscheck in the building. GSP is picking Koscheck apart with the jab and leg kicks. Koscheck lands his best punching combination of the fight including a good uppercut. Surprisingly Koscheck made little effort to try to get a takedown this round. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 3. GSP lands some more jabs and a nice overhand right. He throws a low kick and then a high kick. St. Pierre shoots for a takedown but Koscheck defends well. His takedown defense has been excellent but he has lost the standup big. GSP goes back to the jab-oriented standup. He then closes the distance, clinches, and looks for the takedown on Koscheck again. Koscheck defends. St. Pierre throws some more leg kicks and jabs. Koscheck throws back with wild looping punches that don't come close to GSP. Koscheck's eye appears to be causing him huge problems. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 4. The doctor looks at Koscheck's eye very closely but allows the fight to continue. GSP shoots for a takedown and gets it, but Koscheck immediately gets up. They scramble and Koscheck looks for a leglock unsuccessfully. In the standup, GSP goes back to the jab. He is fighting very conservatively against an outmatched opponent who can't see. GSP lands a nice left hook. GSP connects with a further series of jabs. He opens up with hooks and midrange kicks. Koscheck misses a head kick by a mile. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 5. St. Pierre lands a nice straight counter as Koscheck moves in. Koscheck lands an overhand right. GSP goes back to the jab. He just throws jabs over and over again with the occasional leg kick while Koscheck throws big haymakers that miss. Crowd sings "Hey hey goodbye" to Koscheck. GSP looks for a takedown with two minutes left. GSP gets it with a minute and a half left. Koscheck stands back up in a hurry. Koscheck is bleeding under the eye. They hug at the end of the fight. 10-9 St. Pierre, 50-45 St. Pierre.
Winner: Georges St. Pierre, unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).
Koscheck congratulates St. Pierre after the fight and says it was a pleasure to fight in Montreal even if he would have liked to have put on a better show
Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett
Both of these fighters are highly respected for their jiu jitsu skills. Hazelett is moving down to 155 pounds following a poor outing in a stoppage loss to Rick Story. Bocek is one of the lightweight division's most underrated talents.
Round 1. Boceck closes the distance and takes Hazelett down. Hazelett defends with rubber guard but Bocek passes into side control. They grapple for positioning while Bocek throws down elbows. Bocek locks up a triangle choke from top position and rolls to bottom. He has a really tight triangle and is throwing elbows. Hazelett taps. Dustin Hazelett, once a hot rising prospect in UFC, may find himself out of the organization after being dominated two straight fights. It's a nice win for Bocek, though. After the fight he says he has the best jiu jitsu in the lightweight division and wants to fight George Sotiropoulos in Toronto next year.
Winner: Mark Bocek, triangle choke submission, round 1.
Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller
Doerksen is a well traveled veteran of the sport who has fought on and off for the UFC many years. Miller is half of one of MMA's top brother combinations. His brother Jim will fight later on the show.
Round 1. Doerksen connects with a pair of nice right overhand punches. Miller takes him down. Miller works some ground and pound from inside Doerksen's guard. Kind of a slow round. 10-9 Miller.
Round 2. Doerksen connects again with nice punches. Miller takes him down 30 seconds into the round, but Doerksen immediately executes a nice sweep to gain top position. Doerksen then opens up with much harder ground and pound than Miller was using in round 1. Miller looks for a triangle. Doerksen avoids it, but as he postures up Miller springs forward and takes him down. Doerksen looks for a sweep and then cranks a kimura. Miller gets his arm out of danger. Miller uses a little ground and pound at the end of the round. The judges are very likely going to give this round to Miller because he had a longer riding time but I give it to Doerksen on the basis of more effective offense. 10-9 Doerksen, 19-19.
Round 3. Miller gains top position. Miller uses ground and pound from the top and Doerksen is bleeding from the nose. Doerksen throws elbows from the bottom. 10-9 Miller, 29-28 Miller.
Winner: Dan Miller, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
Alves is one of the most feared muay thai fighters in MMA, while Howard has demonstrated tremendous knockout power of his own.
Round 1. Alves is swinging big early. He connects with some solid punches and a hard leg kick. He then takes Howard down and fire some punches from top. Howard goes for a heel hook but Alves avoids that and gets up. On the feet, Alves opens up. He lands a nice right/left punch combination. He follows with some brutal leg kicks and a pair of vicious knees. Alves continues with leg kicks that stagger Howard. Howard has shown a tremendous ability to take punishment in the first round but if Alves keeps this up Howard won't last the full 15 minutes. Alves 10-8.
Round 2. Alves starts with punches. A low kick accidentally hits Howard's groin. Howard retaliates with stiff leg kicks of his own. Alves answers with another hard leg kick. Alves shoots for a takedown and slams Howard down. Alves uses some ground and pound and looks to pass guard unsuccessfully. Alves throws some elbows as the round comes to a close. Alves 10-9.
Round 3. Alves starts out with some more leg kicks and trades jabs with Howard. Howard shoots in for a takedown. Alves defends well and they return to the standup. The pace has slowed slightly. Howard lands a nice leg kick but gets dropped with a right cross. Alves lands a pair of nice hooks. Alves follows with a hard leg kick and hard body kick. They brawl wildly as the fight comes to a close. Tremendous performance by Alves and Howard showed great toughness. Alves 10-8, Alves 30-25.
Winner: Thiago Alves, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
Both of these men won the Ultimate Fighter but have struggled in recent bouts.
Round 1. Stevenson lands a right hook as they feel each other out. Danzig throws a few jabs and a knee from close quarters. As Stevenson lunges in, Danzig catches him with a short counter left hook that knocks Stevenson out. That's a huge win for Danzig. Stevenson is out cold.
Winner: Mac Danzig, knockout, round 1.
Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
Miller is a tough, durable lightweight with five straight wins in the UFC. Oliveira is a Brazilian prodigy with elite athleticism and excellent skills standing and on the ground.
Round 1. Oliveira throws a head kick and then shoots for a takedown. Miller defends easily and then takes Oliveira down. Oliveira looks for a guillotine from half guard but Miller avoids trouble. Oliveira releases the guillotine and looks for a kimura and then an armbar. He doesn't come close to either. After a scramble Miller applies a beautiful kneebar and Oliveira has to tap. Big win for Miller and Oliveira looks dejected. Miller threatened with a heel hook to set up the knee bar.
Winner: Jim Miller, knee bar submission, round 1.
Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson
This is an undercard bout that took place earlier in the evening.
Round 1. Pierson lands a bunch of punches on Riddle early. He is dominating the standup. They clinch and Pierson throws some knees. As they break, Pierson lands some more nice punch combinations. As Riddle moves in, he gets caught with a counter hook and drops. Pierson follows Riddle to the ground with more punches and knees to the body. Riddle tries to get up but Pierson slams him back down. Pierson works to get Riddle's back and looks for an RNC. Riddle gets out. Pierson again takes over with punches. 10-8 Pierson.
Round 2. Pierson again is picking Riddle apart. Riddle goes for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pierson continues to dominate the standup and is consistently connecting with Riddle. Riddle calls for more and Pierson obliges with further jabs. Riddle connects with a punch and looks for a choke but Pierson ducks out and runs away to the other side of the ring. Riddle connects again and Pierson runs away again. Riddle looks for a guillotine, doesn't get it, but gets the takedown. Nice comeback by Riddle but Pierson still takes the round. 10-9 Pierson.
Round 3. Pierson throws some leg kicks and jabs. Riddle moves forward with punches and they're literally all missing. It's a bizarre spectacle. It's like he doesn't want them to connect. He's doing tae bo or something. Pierson answers with punches to the head. Riddle's connect rate this round has to be some sort of all time low. Riddle connects with a few punches and opens up a cut under Pierson's eye. Riddle shoots for a takedown but Pierson defends well. Riddle may not have been that effective, but he did connect some and was much more active this round. 10-9 Riddle, 29-27 Pierson.
Winner: Sean Pierson, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Sean McCorkle vs. Stefan Struve
McCorkle has talked a lot of trash and gotten under Struve's skin. They're both very tall. This is way on the low end of UFC co-main events.
Round 1. Struve is very worked up. Struve fires some big punches that don't connect and McCorkle slams him to the mat. McCorkle looks for a kimura but Struve avoids it. McCorkle ends up back in Struve's guard. Struve looks for an armbar from the bottom but McCorkle gets out. Struve begins throwing punches from the bottom. Struve sweeps and takes top position. He then opens up with tons of punches from the top and McCorkle is just covering up. The referee stops the bout. McCorkle appeared to gas in just a manner of minutes.
Winner: Stefan Struve, TKO, round 1.
UFC welterweight title: Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
St. Pierre and Koscheck coached the most recent season of the Ultimate Fighter and have developed a rivalry. They fought previously in a competitive bout at UFC 74. St. Pierre got the better of the wrestling on balance against the former collegiate national champion Koscheck, but Koscheck spent little time working on his wrestling leading into the bout. St. Pierre is the huge crowd favorite and Koscheck the villain in Montreal.
Round 1. They don't touch gloves to start the fight. St. Pierre peppers a few jabs and takes Koscheck down 25 seconds in. Koscheck gets right back up. GSP lands a nice straight right. GSP shoots for a takedown but Koscheck defends very well and GSP doesn't come close. GSP lands a nice jab but Koscheck stuffs the takedown. Koscheck has a mouse under one of his eyes as GSP keeps firing the jab. GSP lands another nice straight punch and high kick. Koscheck moves forward with a few jabs of his own. Koscheck shoots for a takedown from way outside. GSP defends for a while but Koscheck finally get it with 15 seconds left. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 2. Koscheck's right eye is a mess. It's completely swollen up. GSP with a superman punch early and throws in some leg kicks with the jabs. Koscheck throws back a few hooks but GSP is the much more active fighter. There are profane chants directed at Koscheck in the building. GSP is picking Koscheck apart with the jab and leg kicks. Koscheck lands his best punching combination of the fight including a good uppercut. Surprisingly Koscheck made little effort to try to get a takedown this round. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 3. GSP lands some more jabs and a nice overhand right. He throws a low kick and then a high kick. St. Pierre shoots for a takedown but Koscheck defends well. His takedown defense has been excellent but he has lost the standup big. GSP goes back to the jab-oriented standup. He then closes the distance, clinches, and looks for the takedown on Koscheck again. Koscheck defends. St. Pierre throws some more leg kicks and jabs. Koscheck throws back with wild looping punches that don't come close to GSP. Koscheck's eye appears to be causing him huge problems. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 4. The doctor looks at Koscheck's eye very closely but allows the fight to continue. GSP shoots for a takedown and gets it, but Koscheck immediately gets up. They scramble and Koscheck looks for a leglock unsuccessfully. In the standup, GSP goes back to the jab. He is fighting very conservatively against an outmatched opponent who can't see. GSP lands a nice left hook. GSP connects with a further series of jabs. He opens up with hooks and midrange kicks. Koscheck misses a head kick by a mile. 10-9 St. Pierre.
Round 5. St. Pierre lands a nice straight counter as Koscheck moves in. Koscheck lands an overhand right. GSP goes back to the jab. He just throws jabs over and over again with the occasional leg kick while Koscheck throws big haymakers that miss. Crowd sings "Hey hey goodbye" to Koscheck. GSP looks for a takedown with two minutes left. GSP gets it with a minute and a half left. Koscheck stands back up in a hurry. Koscheck is bleeding under the eye. They hug at the end of the fight. 10-9 St. Pierre, 50-45 St. Pierre.
Winner: Georges St. Pierre, unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).
Koscheck congratulates St. Pierre after the fight and says it was a pleasure to fight in Montreal even if he would have liked to have put on a better show
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving _ Topp MMA Ranking - Best Pound For Pound Fighter
10. Jon Fitch
Points: 23
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class:Welterweight
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
Record: 23-3, 1 no-contest (won past five)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: Def. Thiago Alves, unanimous decision, Aug. 7
Analysis:Would a finish here and there instead of one decision win after another help perception of Fitch? Sure. But there’s no denying his results.
Shields
9. Jake Shields
Points: 35
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (never lost Strikeforce middleweight title)
Hometown: San Francisco
Record: 26-4-1 (has won past 15)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: Def. Martin Kampmann, split decision, Oct. 23
Analysis: Didn’t help himself with a listless performance in his UFC debut.
Emelianenko
8. Fedor Emelianenko
Points: 51
Affiliation: Strikeforce/M-1
Weight class: Heavyweight
Hometown: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 31-2, one no-contest (lost last one)
Last month’s ranking: T-6
Most recent result: Lost to Fabricio Werdum, R1 submission, June 26
Analysis: Emelianenko is a year removed from his most recent victory and has no next fight in sight.
Velasquez
7. Cain Velasquez
Points: 64
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Heavyweight (UFC heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Record: 9-0 (won past nine)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Brock Lesnar, R1 TKO, Oct. 23
Analysis: Has passed every test with flying colors. Next up: Junior dos Santos and his nasty striking.
Cruz
6. Dominick Cruz
Points: 73
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Bantamweight (WEC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: San Diego
Record: 16-1 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: T-6
Most recent result: Def. Joseph Benavidez, split decision, Aug. 18
Analysis:Has to get past the underrated Scott Jorgensen on Dec. 16 before he can officially become the first UFC 135-pound champ.
Edgar
5. Frank Edgar
Points: 111
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight (UFC lightweight champion)
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
Record: 13-1 (has won past five)
Last month’s ranking: 5
Most recent result: Def. B.J. Penn, unanimous decision, Aug. 28
Analysis: Has the chance to avenge the only blemish on his record when he meets Gray Maynard on New Year’s evening.
Rua
4. Mauricio Rua
Points: 118
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 19-4 (won previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: Def. Lyoto Machida, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: Most recent rumors have his return from knee surgery pegged for a Match Abu Dhabi date with Rashad Evans.
Aldo
3. Jose Aldo
Points: 156
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Featherweight (WEC featherweight champion)
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 17-1 (has won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 3
Most recent result: Def. Manny Gamburyan, R2 TKO, Sept. 20
Analysis:Had to pull out of Jan. 1 fight with Josh Grispi due to a compressed vertebrae.
Silva
2. Anderson Silva
Points: 186 (9 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 27-4 (has won past 12)
Last month’s ranking: 2
Most recent result: Def. Chael Sonnen, R5 submission, Aug. 7
Analysis:Super Bowl weekend showdown with Vitor Belfort looms.
St. Pierre
1. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 191 (11 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 20-2 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 1
Most recent result: Def. Dan Hardy, unanimous decision, March 27
Analysis: Some fighters look to avenge losses. St. Pierre’s bar is set so high, he’ll be looking to avenge the guy who last won a round against him three years ago in Josh Koscheck.
Thoughts ???
Points: 23
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class:Welterweight
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
Record: 23-3, 1 no-contest (won past five)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: Def. Thiago Alves, unanimous decision, Aug. 7
Analysis:Would a finish here and there instead of one decision win after another help perception of Fitch? Sure. But there’s no denying his results.
Shields
9. Jake Shields
Points: 35
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (never lost Strikeforce middleweight title)
Hometown: San Francisco
Record: 26-4-1 (has won past 15)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: Def. Martin Kampmann, split decision, Oct. 23
Analysis: Didn’t help himself with a listless performance in his UFC debut.
Emelianenko
8. Fedor Emelianenko
Points: 51
Affiliation: Strikeforce/M-1
Weight class: Heavyweight
Hometown: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 31-2, one no-contest (lost last one)
Last month’s ranking: T-6
Most recent result: Lost to Fabricio Werdum, R1 submission, June 26
Analysis: Emelianenko is a year removed from his most recent victory and has no next fight in sight.
Velasquez
7. Cain Velasquez
Points: 64
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Heavyweight (UFC heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Record: 9-0 (won past nine)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Brock Lesnar, R1 TKO, Oct. 23
Analysis: Has passed every test with flying colors. Next up: Junior dos Santos and his nasty striking.
Cruz
6. Dominick Cruz
Points: 73
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Bantamweight (WEC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: San Diego
Record: 16-1 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: T-6
Most recent result: Def. Joseph Benavidez, split decision, Aug. 18
Analysis:Has to get past the underrated Scott Jorgensen on Dec. 16 before he can officially become the first UFC 135-pound champ.
Edgar
5. Frank Edgar
Points: 111
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight (UFC lightweight champion)
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
Record: 13-1 (has won past five)
Last month’s ranking: 5
Most recent result: Def. B.J. Penn, unanimous decision, Aug. 28
Analysis: Has the chance to avenge the only blemish on his record when he meets Gray Maynard on New Year’s evening.
Rua
4. Mauricio Rua
Points: 118
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 19-4 (won previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: Def. Lyoto Machida, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: Most recent rumors have his return from knee surgery pegged for a Match Abu Dhabi date with Rashad Evans.
Aldo
3. Jose Aldo
Points: 156
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Featherweight (WEC featherweight champion)
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 17-1 (has won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 3
Most recent result: Def. Manny Gamburyan, R2 TKO, Sept. 20
Analysis:Had to pull out of Jan. 1 fight with Josh Grispi due to a compressed vertebrae.
Silva
2. Anderson Silva
Points: 186 (9 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 27-4 (has won past 12)
Last month’s ranking: 2
Most recent result: Def. Chael Sonnen, R5 submission, Aug. 7
Analysis:Super Bowl weekend showdown with Vitor Belfort looms.
St. Pierre
1. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 191 (11 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 20-2 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 1
Most recent result: Def. Dan Hardy, unanimous decision, March 27
Analysis: Some fighters look to avenge losses. St. Pierre’s bar is set so high, he’ll be looking to avenge the guy who last won a round against him three years ago in Josh Koscheck.
Thoughts ???
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Josh Koscheck vs George St. Pierre watch video The Ultimate Fighter 12 Team GSP vs Team Koscheck
Josh Koscheck vs George St. Pierre
The Ultimate Fighter 12
Team GSP vs Team Koscheck
Monday, August 16, 2010
Top 10 pound for pound MMA fighters
Scoring: 10 points for a first-place vote, nine points for second, etc., down to 1 point for a 10th-place vote. Fighters who are under suspension for usage of performance-enhancing substances or drugs of abuse are ineligible to be considered for the duration of their suspensions; fighters who have been inactive for more than 12 months are ineligible for consideration until after the completion of their next fight.
Cruz
10. Dominick Cruz
Points: 46
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: WEC (WEC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: San Diego
Record: 15-1 (has won past six)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Brian Bowles, R2 TKO, March 6
Analysis:No one has been able to solve Cruz since he dropped to 135 pounds.
Shields
9. Jake Shields
Points: 46
Affiliation: Free agent
Weight class: Welterweight (never lost Strikeforce middleweight title)
Hometown: San Francisco
Record: 25-4-1 (has won past 14)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: def. Dan Henderson, unanimous decision, April 17
Analysis:An intriguing UFC debut against Martin Kampmann should determine his spot in the UFC welterweight pecking order.
Machida
8. Lyoto Machida
Points: 50
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Hometown: Belem, Brazil
Record: 16-1 (lost previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 7
Most recent result: lost to Mauricio Rua, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: A November matchup against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will go a long way toward determining the light heavyweight title scene in 2011.
Penn
7. B.J. Penn
Points: 62
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Record: 15-6-1 (lost previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 6
Most recent result: lost to Frank Edgar, unanimous decision, April 10
Analysis:Has his chance to prove razor-thin loss to Edgar was a fluke.
Edgar
6. Frank Edgar
Points: 65
Affiliation: UFC (UFC lightweight champion)
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
Record: 12-1 (has won past four)
Last month’s ranking: 5
Most recent result: def. B.J. Penn, unanimous decision, April 10
Analysis:Has his loss to prove razor-thin win over Penn wasn’t a fluke.
Emelianenko
5. Fedor Emelianenko
Points: 67
Affiliation: Strikeforce/M-1
Weight class: Heavyweight
Hometown: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 31-2, one no-contest (lost past 1)
Last month’s ranking: 8
Most recent result: lost to Fabricio Werdum, R1 submission, June 26
Analysis:Dropped to eighth last month after just one loss. Clearly some voters re-evaluated and felt the greatest heavyweight of all time fell too far.
Rua
4. Mauricio Rua
Points: 117
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 19-4 (won previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Lyoto Machida, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: Knee surgery is expected to keep the new champ out until at least March.
Aldo
3. Jose Aldo
Points: 145
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Featherweight (WEC featherweight champion)
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 17-1 (has won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Urijah Faber, unanimous decision, April 24
Analysis:With Silva’s narrow escape, one could argue Aldo has the most definitive unbeatable aura of any weight-class champ.
Silva
2. Anderson Silva
Points: 192 (12 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 27-4 (has won past 12)
Last month’s ranking: 1
Most recent result: def. Chael Sonnen, R5 submission, Aug. 7
Analysis: Was Silva’s struggle against Sonnen the product of a rib injury, or is he finally slowing down at 35? Time will tell.
St. Pierre
1. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 182 (11 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 20-2 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 2
Most recent result: def. Dan Hardy, unanimous decision, March 27
Analysis:On hold until “The Ultimate Fighter” runs its course.
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• Votes for others: Brock Lesnar 28, Jon Fitch 26, Rashad Evans 12, Gilbert Melendez 8, Chael Sonnen 7, Jon Jones 4, Cain Velasquez 3; Joe Benavidez, Kenny Florian, Nick Diaz 2.
• Upcoming matches for Top 10 fighters: No. 10 Dominick Cruz vs. Joe Benavidez, Aug. 18, Las Vegas; No. 6 Frank Edgar vs. No. 7 B.J. Penn, Aug. 28, Boston.
Cruz
10. Dominick Cruz
Points: 46
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: WEC (WEC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: San Diego
Record: 15-1 (has won past six)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Brian Bowles, R2 TKO, March 6
Analysis:No one has been able to solve Cruz since he dropped to 135 pounds.
Shields
9. Jake Shields
Points: 46
Affiliation: Free agent
Weight class: Welterweight (never lost Strikeforce middleweight title)
Hometown: San Francisco
Record: 25-4-1 (has won past 14)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: def. Dan Henderson, unanimous decision, April 17
Analysis:An intriguing UFC debut against Martin Kampmann should determine his spot in the UFC welterweight pecking order.
Machida
8. Lyoto Machida
Points: 50
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Hometown: Belem, Brazil
Record: 16-1 (lost previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 7
Most recent result: lost to Mauricio Rua, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: A November matchup against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will go a long way toward determining the light heavyweight title scene in 2011.
Penn
7. B.J. Penn
Points: 62
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Record: 15-6-1 (lost previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 6
Most recent result: lost to Frank Edgar, unanimous decision, April 10
Analysis:Has his chance to prove razor-thin loss to Edgar was a fluke.
Edgar
6. Frank Edgar
Points: 65
Affiliation: UFC (UFC lightweight champion)
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
Record: 12-1 (has won past four)
Last month’s ranking: 5
Most recent result: def. B.J. Penn, unanimous decision, April 10
Analysis:Has his loss to prove razor-thin win over Penn wasn’t a fluke.
Emelianenko
5. Fedor Emelianenko
Points: 67
Affiliation: Strikeforce/M-1
Weight class: Heavyweight
Hometown: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 31-2, one no-contest (lost past 1)
Last month’s ranking: 8
Most recent result: lost to Fabricio Werdum, R1 submission, June 26
Analysis:Dropped to eighth last month after just one loss. Clearly some voters re-evaluated and felt the greatest heavyweight of all time fell too far.
Rua
4. Mauricio Rua
Points: 117
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 19-4 (won previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Lyoto Machida, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: Knee surgery is expected to keep the new champ out until at least March.
Aldo
3. Jose Aldo
Points: 145
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Featherweight (WEC featherweight champion)
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 17-1 (has won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Urijah Faber, unanimous decision, April 24
Analysis:With Silva’s narrow escape, one could argue Aldo has the most definitive unbeatable aura of any weight-class champ.
Silva
2. Anderson Silva
Points: 192 (12 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 27-4 (has won past 12)
Last month’s ranking: 1
Most recent result: def. Chael Sonnen, R5 submission, Aug. 7
Analysis: Was Silva’s struggle against Sonnen the product of a rib injury, or is he finally slowing down at 35? Time will tell.
St. Pierre
1. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 182 (11 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 20-2 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 2
Most recent result: def. Dan Hardy, unanimous decision, March 27
Analysis:On hold until “The Ultimate Fighter” runs its course.
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• Votes for others: Brock Lesnar 28, Jon Fitch 26, Rashad Evans 12, Gilbert Melendez 8, Chael Sonnen 7, Jon Jones 4, Cain Velasquez 3; Joe Benavidez, Kenny Florian, Nick Diaz 2.
• Upcoming matches for Top 10 fighters: No. 10 Dominick Cruz vs. Joe Benavidez, Aug. 18, Las Vegas; No. 6 Frank Edgar vs. No. 7 B.J. Penn, Aug. 28, Boston.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
UFC 111 Results, Highlights and Video of the fights ......
Frank Mir: I MADE A MISTAKE I LET A SMALLER GUY THAT KNOCKS PEOPLE OUT PUNCH ME I NEED TO GET SMALLER NOW TO WIN IN THE REMATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Full UFC 111 results are below.
Pay-Per-View Bouts
Georges St-Pierre def. Dan Hardy by unanimous decision (live blog)
Shane Carwin def. Frank Mir via first-round TKO (live blog)
Kurt Pellegrino def. Fabricio Camoes by submission (rear-naked choke) (live blog)
Jon Fitch def. Ben Saunders by unanimous decision (live blog)
Jim Miller def. Mark Bocek by unanimous decision (live blog)
Preliminary Bouts
Nate Diaz def. Rory Markham via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 2:47 (live blog)
Ricardo Almeida def. Matt Brown via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 3:30 (live blog)
Rousimar Palhares def. Tomasz Drwal via submission (heel hook) - Round 1, 0:45 (live blog)
Jared Hamman def. Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (live blog)
Matt Riddle def. Greg Soto via DQ (illegal upkick) -- Round 3, 1:30 (live blog)
Matthew Riddle d. Greg Soto via DQ
After Riddle won the first two rounds, but in the third, Soto kicked Riddle with an up kick while Riddle was down which is an illegal blow. The doctor stopped the match, because the side of Riddle's face swelled up to Elephant Man proportions.
Jared Hamann d. Rodney Wallace via decision
Boring fight, with the show off to a sluggish start with a DQ and this fight. All three judges scored it 29-28 for for Hamann. All three judges gave Wallace the first round.
Rousimar Palhares d. Tomasz Drwal via submission to a heel hook
It looked like Drwal slipped throwing a kick about a minute into the first round and Palhares slapped on the heel hook immediately. Drwal tapped right away, but Palhares kept it on even after the ref tried to pry him off. Another spot that makes the sport look bad. Palhares apologized after the match.
Ricardo Almeida d. Matt Brown via submission to a triangle
Brown just danced around and didn't seem to want to do anything, as we get another boring fight. Almeida trapped him in a body triangle in the second round, got the choke and Brown tapped out.
Nate Diaz d. Rory Markham via ref stoppage
Midway through the first round, Diaz started connecting with punches. Markham got knocked down by a knee and Diaz just wailed away on him until the ref stopped it. Diaz looked like a star here, because Markham outweighed him by 30 pounds.
Jim Miller d. Mark Bocek via decision
This fight could have gone either way. A great back-and-forth fight. All three judges scored it 29-28 for Miller.
Jon Fitch d. Ben Saunders via decision
Wow, this may have been the most boring fight of the year. They both should try out for Dancing with the Stars. Yawn. All three judges scored it 30-27 for Fitch.
Kurt Pellgrino d. Fabricio Comoes via submission to a choke
In the second round, Pellegrino took Comoes down and got him in a choke. Comoes tapped.
Shane Carwin d. Frank Mir for the Interim heavyweight title
Carwin forced Mir against the cage midway through round one and just unloaded on him with punches. It was just vicious. Mir went down and Carwin didn't let up. The ref had to stop it before someone got killed. And guess who comes to the cage? Brock Lesnar. Lesnar takes the microphone and says that Carwin is wearing a phony belt and that his (Lesnar's) belt was the real title belt. Carwin actually agreed with him. It's on for July 3.
Georges St-Pierre d. Dan Hardy via unanimous decision
Judges scored it 50-43, 50-44 and 50-45.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Dan Hardy Is ready to take the title away from George St. Pierre ? & FC 111 Weigh Ins Results - Georges St-Pierre GSP RUSH (from Canada) vs Dan Hardy (from the UK). Watch Video - UFC Welterweight Championship Bout (Fight).
Hardy faces Georges St. Pierre, arguably the most complete MMA fighter on the planet, on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. It’s the headline event of UFC 111, which is expected to be the biggest MMA event in several months.
Most give Hardy about the same chance of winning the title as they did his recent coach, Matt Serra, when Serra earned a title shot as a stipulation for winning a tournament on The Ultimate Fighter season four reality show.
But Serra is living proof of the axiom a punchers’ chance, or that on any given day in this sport, anything can happen. In the last five years, St. Pierre has physically dominated everyone he’s been in the cage with, a run unprecedented in the promotion’s history.
In his 12 wins in his last 13 fights, he won 31 of 33 rounds, including his current string of 19 straight, a UFC record.
But in the middle of some of the most talented fighters in the world, from Jon Fitch to Thiago Alves to Matt Hughes (twice) to Penn to Josh Koscheck, not even putting him in any danger, there was one loss.
On April 7, 2007, Serra, an 8-1 underdog, caught St. Pierre with a hard right behind the ear, and stayed on him, keeping St. Pierre from regaining his bearings before finishing him with punches on the ground in the first round.
“You can’t put muscles here (pointing to his face),” Hardy said during the “Primetime” series on Spike TV that is hyping the event. “And that’s all I’m aiming for…He can jump higher than me. He can lift trucks. It makes no difference to me. When I connect on his chin, he can lift all he wants… he’s still going down.”
But it’s easy to look at film of that one night and come up with the strategy of cracking St. Pierre with the perfect punch. It’s a lot harder to do it from your back, which is where every one of St. Pierre’s opponents since the Serra loss have spent the majority of the match.
Hardy has punching power, he’s 23-6 with one no contest, with 11 of those wins via knockout. But Alves was supposed to be almost impossible to take down and a better striker than St. Pierre, and once the match started, neither ended up being the case. B.J. Penn and Serra in the rematch talked a similar tone, to the point St. Pierre has talked of his opponents being like comedians who have run out of material.
Hardy himself thought Alves would do a lot better.
“I think the problem is Alves was so afraid of being taken down that he didn’t show his best stuff standing,” he said. “With me, I know that I’m going to be taken down at some point. And I’m not afraid of being on my back.”
“I have a lot of guys in England working on my takedown defense,” he said. “I have a guy in Los Angeles who was a Division I wrestler, a guy on the British Olympic team. It’s not because I’m fighting Georges, but it’s an area of my game I want to work on.
At the Serra Jiu Jitsu Academy on Long Island, one of the main aspects of Hardy’s training the past few weeks has been fighting from his back with training partners who are 200 pounds and more, bigger than St. Pierre, and working on ways to get back to his feet, figuring he’s got 25 minutes to connect with a punch.
Obviously that’s easier said than done. Serra himself had little luck getting back to his feet after being taken down in their rematch in Montreal. That aspect may be the key factor in the fight, whether he can get off his back on a regular basis. There is no guarantee Hardy wins if it becomes a striking battle, but his game plan is no secret, to try to make it as much of one as possible.
“Matt’s been in there twice with Georges, won one and lost one,” said Hardy. “Some of the mistakes he made in his second fight, he can relate to me so I don’t make those mistakes. My situation is the exact situation he was in in his first fight.”
“Not a lot of guys give Dan a chance,” said Serra. “I know what that feels like. I know what it’s like to prove people wrong. There are a lot of people you are going to give a big F.U. to when you win this fight.”
Hardy said he’s not mad about the odds makers and many fans giving him little respect, noting that it’s a conclusion you can come to when looking at the fight on paper.
“If I was looking at if from a fan perspective or a bettors’ perspective, that’s what it would look like,” he said. “When people doubt me, it gets me more excited for the fight. I think people are ready for a change in the division. I think people are more excited about what can happen in the division if I win the belt. I know a lot of people are doubting me, but that will change after the fight on the 27th.”
While St. Pierre has tried to paint a picture that it’s a martial artist, himself, against a brawler, and that once the fight starts, the difference in skill level will be obvious, Hardy, 27, is hardly a stranger to traditional martial arts.
Hardy started in taekwondo at the age of six. When he was 19, he ventured to northern China to train with Shaolin monks. For two months, his life consisted of all-day training at a level he said was the toughest thing he’s ever done in his life. It would be six days a week, and the seventh day he had no energy to do anything but rest. When he returned, he decided to become a fighter, and a traveler, noting after that experience he gained confidence to go places to learn, including frequent trips to the U.S., gaining a wide variety of training that has shaped him into the fighter he’s become.
A lot of people expected Hardy to play the villain role to hype the fight. Billed as “The Outlaw,” stemming from growing up in Nottingham, the home of Robin Hood, Hardy made his first impression almost as much with his mouth as his fists, particularly in building up a June 13, 2009, win over Marcus Davis, where he called Davis, who lives in Maine but is of Irish ancestry and had become a fixture on UFC shows in the U.K., a “fake Irishman.” Hardy never let up, and the talking may have gotten to Davis, who to this day still seems upset when Hardy’s name is mentioned.
But aside from remarks questioning St. Pierre’s chin, the same thing every opponent does since you can’t question is athletic ability, conditioning or wrestling game, Hardy has in recent weeks come across almost as a likeable Rocky Balboa.
He’s somewhat unknown as compared to most UFC main eventers. He’s being given little chance, but he’s trained hard his entire life for a title shot against a champion who will go down as an all-time great.
Hardy is coming off four straight UFC wins in the 19 months since he debuted at UFC 89 in Birmingham, U.K., with a close decision win over Akihiro Gono. He was quickly pushed by the UFC’s U.K. promotional office as a local star, both due to his color, his red Mohawk haircut and gift of gab, along with his knockout power. A quick knockout of Rory Markham was the match that established him as more than just hype. He got the title shot with an upset of Mike Swick on Nov. 14., in Manchester, U.K.
Hardy, whose fight Saturday will be his first in the U.S. in four years, outstruck Swick for three rounds, hurting him in the first. He was able to keep Swick from taking him down, and handily took the decision. But St. Pierre’s takedowns and ground control are at a different level.
The Prudential Center sold out for UFC 111 well in advance, and it will be the first UFC event that airs not only on pay-per-view, but also in 300 movie theaters across North America. It will almost assuredly be the biggest UFC pay-per-view event since December, when stars B.J. Penn and Frank Mir co-headlined UFC 107 and perhaps since August, with the loaded Penn-Ken Florian and Anderson Silva-Forrest Griffin double bill.yahoo.com
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