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Graphic Picture of Kevin Randleman's Staph Infection 2007-11-05 00:55:00 For those who don't know the story, former UFC and Pride fighter Kevin
"The Monster" Randleman has been battling a very serious staph infection. Here's a snippet from mmanews.com.Over the last two years, Kevin has been experiencing a number of issues. He spent some time in the hospital at the turn of the new year and just recently had a severe bout of staph infection and is still feeling the effects of it.Read the full article HEREUltimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Graphic
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Top 10 MMA Dream Matches- No Sequels Allowed 2007-11-04 22:40:00 Many MMA fans have their own personal fights that they would like to see, but might never happen. Hopefully the list I'm about write with come true and these fights will take place at some point in time. Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva is on for UFC 79, so that dream match has finally come true. Obviously there are many rematches that we would like to see, but I'll save that for another post.10. Forrest Griffin vs Quinton Rampage Jackson- Dana White is dreaming of the day this fight takes place, both hardcore and reletively new fans would pay to see this fight. Griffin is coming off an amazing victory over Mauricio Rua, a fighter that Jackson lost too badly. Rampage has been on a roll and is getting more and more popular because of his charisma and personality.9. BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk- This fight was planned and I was really excited about it, but unfortunately Sherk tested positive for steroids and now the lightweight belt is in limbo. Penn was recently quoted as telling Sherk Read more:Dream
Updated UFC 78 Fight Card- Terrell Forced Off Card 2007-11-04 22:15:00 It seems David Terrell
had to be replaced by Joe Doerksen due to an ankle injury, an mri revealed torn ligaments. Main Event- Rashad Evans vs Michael BispingHouston Alexander vs Thiago SilvaEd Herman vs Joe DoerksonKaro Parisyan vs Ryo ChonanFrankie Edgar vs Spencer FisherUndercardThiago Alves vs Chris Lytle Joe Lauzon vs Jason Reinhardt Marcus Aurelio vs Luke Caudillo Akihiro Gono vs Tamdan McCrory Obviously one of the worst cards I've seen in a long time, but the Fisher vs Edgar fight should be great and Alexander faces his toughest test yet in Chute Box product Thiago Silva who is undefeated.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure.
Top 5 Most Entertaining Fighters 2007-11-04 21:12:00 These are my top 5 fighters who are the most entertaining for me to watch.5. Antonio Minotauro Nogueira- Theres nothing like seeing a fighter who gets hit over and over again and takes every shot as if a 5-year old were hitting him. Big Nog has been in some of the most entertaining fights ive ever seen. If not for his ability to withstand punishment the Fedor fights may have been over very quickly and not nearly as entertaining. When Big Nog fights I will always watch because you know you might see something you've never seen before. Favorite fights- Nog vs Sapp, Nog vs Crocop, Nog vs Herring 1, Nog vs Fedor 1 and 3.4. Nick Diaz- Diaz is an animal when he steps into a fight, he has what any great fighter needs, relaxation when things aren't going your way. He never panics in a fight and he is always cocky and confident. You can just tell that he loves what he does, and he can also take some serious punishment. He throws so many punches that his opponents just dont have time to Read more:Entertaining
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Top 10 Things Ive Learned From Watching MMA the Last Year 2007-11-04 21:07:00 10. MMA is more addicting than cocaine and painkillers put together.9. Even though I don't know all the facts, I believe fighters are vastly underpaid.8. When I watch a Boxing match, I yell at the screen "He's open for a knee" or "Take him down".7. Dana White is that guy at a party that everyone wants to fight.6. Fedor Emelianenko is still the best fighter I have ever seen.5. Frank Shamrock should've never retired, the guy is a beast.4. Matt Hamill won a unaminous decision against Michael Bisping at UFC 75.(Thats what I saw).3. Forget the boogeyman, children around the world should be scared that Anderson Silva is hiding in their closet.2. The fighters that I would show to people looking to get into MMA is still Wanderlei Silva, BJ Penn and Fedor.1. I love blogging about MMA and I will never stop.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Learned
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Top 5 MMA Pound for Pound Rankings 2007-11-04 21:00:00 5. BJ Penn- Although the Prodigy hasn't fought in a while he still retains the fifth spot on this list. When I think of an all around P4P fighter, BJ always comes to mind. He just has incredible ability to dominate his opponents and something all great fighters need, the ability to relax when you get in a difficult position. If he wants to do it he could hold more than one belt.4. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto- Yamamoto has long been a stable on many P4P rankings. His only loss was due to a cut. Before a decision victory over Bibiano Fernandes in September, Yamamoto had won 7 straight fights by TKO/KO. He is known as a devastating striker, but also has the ability to submit his opponents. As Im writing this I realize I have not posted any of his fights, well look for some soon. Ill try to get the Japanese superfight against Genki Sudo on here soon. "Kid" is someone every MMA fan should get familar with.3. Anderson Silva- The Spider has completely taken over the UFC middleweight div Read more:Pound
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Intoductory Post- Ultimate MMA News and Articles 2007-11-04 20:46:00 Hello mixed martial arts fans, I love to write about MMA and I already run a blog dedicated to fight videos- Ultimate
MMA Videos, but this blog will be all about breaking MMA news, opinionated articles, and live play-by-play of pay per views. Anyways Ill get the posts started right away.Ultimate MMA News and Articles
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MMA Internet Slang for Noobs- Part 1 2007-11-08 13:58:00 I've been blogging about MMA for a while and I get alot of emails from people just getting into MMA wondering what some of the things I say mean. Well for those people I'm gonna make a list, a reference for newbs, so when they sign up for forums and discussion boards they know what more experienced users are saying. For the MMA die-hards, feel free to let me know what Im missing. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. If you know someone who is just starting out in MMA, make them read these articles before posting in forums. By the way MMA means Mixed Martial Arts!*UFC- Refers to the American promotion, Ultimate Fighting Championships, considered the top promotion in the world.*Pride- Refers to the now defunct Japanese promotion Pride Fighting Championships, which was bought by UFC owners Zuffa LLC.*Wandy or Wand- Refers to Wanderlei Silva, one of the most popular fighters ever, known for his legendary staredowns and aggressive style, his nickname is "The Axe Murderer". Fought in P Read more:Internet
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The Axe Murderer vs The Iceman, Who Wins? 2007-11-06 21:21:00 With the recent announcement of Wanderlei Silva vs Chuck Liddell at UFC 79 a match that is long overdue, I want to give my prediction on who I think wins this superfight. Both fighters are coming off two losses and both fighters lost their belts in the process. Silva was knocked out by heavyweight Mirko Crocop and then knocked out by Dan Henderson, while Liddell was knocked out by Quinton Jackson and then lost a split decision to Keith Jardine. Its fair to say both fighters are hungry to get back in the ring and prove themselves, but this is not just another fight, this is a fight that the MMA world has been eagerly anticipating for years. The stage was set at Pride Final Conflict 2003, but Rampage Jackson spoiled the party by forcing Liddell's corner to throw in the towel after Liddell was taking a viscious beating on the ground. Wanderlei ended up winning that tournament with a stoppage of Jackson later that night, thus cementing his place as the best 205 pounder in the world a Read more:Murderer
Q & A with UFC Star Houston Alexander 2007-11-05 21:44:00 Gary Herman over at cbs sportsline just had an exellent interview with up and comer UFC fighter HoustonAlexander
about his upcoming fight with the undefeated Thiago Silva. Heres a snippet.Q: What are your thoughts on the upcoming fight with Thiago Silva? A: It's going to be a very exciting fight. Thiago likes to come out just like I do. He wants to come right at you. Q: How long do you think the fight will go? Will it be a quick one? A: I'm not sure. It can go a minute, or it can go three rounds. It all depends on the type of fighter he wants to be. If he wants to go down quick, we can do it quick. If he wants to go down slow, we can do that also. Q: One of the questions most people have had about your style is: What is your ground game like? A: A lot of people have asked me that. I have two words for anyone asking -- Bob Shermer. Shermer has one of the top jiu-jitsu teams in the world, and I just happen to be working with him. I also have one of the best wrestling coaches in the M
Brock Lesner to Face Frank Mir 2007-11-05 21:26:00 Former pro wrestler turned mixed martial arts fighter Brock
Lesner recently signed with the UFC. His first match was announced, Lesner will face former UFC heavyweight champion Frank
Mir. Here's a snippet from sherdog.The UFC on Monday announced that Lesnar (1-0) will fight former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (Pictures) (10-3) Feb. 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read the full article HEREMy Take- Frank Mir is obviously not what he once was, but he is still a very tough opponent for someone with only 1 mma fight under his belt. Lesner is obviously the stronger of the 2, but I would predict its gonna be a hard for Lesner to win this match against someone with alot of experience in the octagon.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure.
Top 10 MMA Dream Matches- Sequels 2007-11-05 16:15:00 Yesterday I wrote the top 10 mma dream matches with no sequels, today its all about the second, third or fourth matches between fighters who already fought each other.10. Fedor Emelianenko vs Mirko Crocop 2- The first fight between these was our Ali-Frazier as far as MMA goes. Although Crocop has lost 2 back to back fights in the UFC, many fans would love to see this rematch. 9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Mirko Crocop 2- The first fight is one of my favorite fights of all-time. Crocop was destroying Nog through the whole first round, landing numorous kicks and punches and stuffing every takedown attempt. Then as the second round started Nog shot in, got the takedown and secured the armbar. Would Crocop be able to finish him this time?8. Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Shogun Rua 2- The big question would be, would the real Shogun show up. For whatever reasons in the first fight Shogun did not look like himself, most notably gassing, when he is known for tremendous cardio. Forrest i Read more:Dream
Ken Shamrock vs Frank Shamrock a Possibility? 2007-11-05 15:50:00 The president of the ElieXC is reportedly very interested in promoting a brother vs brother event. There's no blood relation between the 2, they were both adopted. Ken is 44 and Frank
is 34. Heres a snippet from Gary Shaw courtesy of thefightnetwork.com.“I talked to my team about it,” Shaw said. “I would love to do brother versus brother. It would be a great promotion.”Read the rest HEREIn my opinion this is defenitely a PPV I would pay to see, Im not sure how close the brothers are, but it could sell some PPV's for sure. Frank looked great in his return to the ring against Phil Baroni, while Ken hasn't fought in a year with his last fight being his third loss to Tito Ortiz. Ken is a competitor though and this could be a very interesting fight if it were to happen.By the way I don't if everybody knows but Frank Shamrock
has a blog, check it out.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure.
Exclusive Video Interview with Fedor Emelianenko 2007-11-14 21:40:00 The fight network recently caught up with Fedor after winning the Sambo championship. Check this out Fedor says some seriously interesting things about the UFC.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Exclusive
Top 5 MMA Submissions of the Last Year 2007-11-14 19:23:00 There is nothing I love more than a good submission to end a fight. Its one of the most exciting moments in MMA, you see a fighter caught in a submission and you wonder can he escape it, is he gonna tap, will he go unconscious or will his arm/leg be broken. These are my top 5 submissions of the last year in MMA.5. Frank Shamrock Rear Naked Chokes Phil Baroni Unconscious with Baroni's eyes still open- First time I've ever seen someone choked out with their eyes open. These 2 guys hated each other and after the fight Shamrock even admitted to holding the choke a little longer to punish Baroni for talking so much trash. If you watch the video it looks like Baroni is a corpse, its great! WATCH HERE4. BJ Penn Rear Naked Chockes Jens Pulver at the TUF 5 Finale- The transitions that set up this choke were amazing. Pulver puts his arm up while BJ has his back for a split second, then in an instant secures that arm with his leg while grabbing his neck. Penn admitted later on to holding
Fedor Wins Combat Sambo World Championship, Again 2007-11-13 01:14:00 We all know that the main reason Fedor Emelianenko didn't sign with the UFC is that Zuffa, and Dana White wouldn't let him compete in Russian Sambo. Now this is something that he has done for years and has a deep passion for. Anyways I'll save my opinion of that for another time, here's a snippet of the story.Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures) won the open-weight division of the 31st Combat Sambo World
Championship on Nov. 10 in Prague. With the win, the 31-year-old Russian, widely regarded as the No. 1 heavyweight fighter in the world, defended the title he won two years ago in the Czech Republic capital.Read the whole article HEREFedor is so far above the competition of Russian Sambo, probably even more so than mixed martial arts. Make sure you check my VIDEOS SITE in the coming weeks, I'll see if I can get a video of this.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Again
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UFC Announces Dan Henderson vs Anderson Silva 2007-11-18 20:49:00 The UFC announced at the post fight press conference that Middleweight Champion AndersonSilva
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in March next year.Heres the FULL ARTICLE from MMAweekly.My Take- Man I'm counting the days for this fight to happen, what a war this should be. Both have ridiculous chins so a knockout is not likely, but both have serious power so you never know. The big question I think would be is if the wrestler Hendo will want to take Anderson down and hold him there or will Anderson's muay thai be too much. In any case there is plenty of time to dissect every angle of this fight, so for now I'm just really excited because this will one of the best main events in UFC history.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure.
Why MMA Will Overtake Boxing 2007-11-22 00:46:00 Hey guys here's an article I wrote awile back about why I think Mixed Martial Arts will overtake boxing. Below is the article in its entirety.Boxing has long been the king of the pay-per-view airways, and that still holds true, just barely. Although the recent superfight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. grossed a record breaking $120 million, this was not the fight to save boxing. This was not even a great fight. The fight sold well on massive hype and the fighters names, but a fight you tell your grandkids about it was absolutely not."This puts to bed this theory of boxing being in trouble, or being dead or dying," said Ross Greenburg, head of HBO Sports. "This fight would have never materialized if boxing was dying." Sorry Ross, but he knows whats going on and he knows exactly why his sport is struggling so much. It has become tradition for HBO boxing announcer Jim Lampley to say something derogatory about Mixed Martial Arts, saying after the De La Hoya vs Mayweath
The Rise of Mixed Martial Arts 2007-11-21 21:31:00 Hey everyone, this is an article I wrote a while back for a website, obviously alot of things have changed since then(like some people thinking Fedor isn't number 1 anymore), but its an educational article for someone who may be new to MMA.In the early days of mixed martial arts the concept was simple. Fighters used their specific fighting discipline against an opponent with a different fighting discipline. To prove their style was better they simply got in the ring and used the only style they had trained in for years. This mix of styles often resulted in boring matches. In November of 1993 the first event was held by entrepreneur Art Davie and son of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu creator Helio Gracie's son Rorion Gracie. They named their event Ultimate Fighting Championship now known as the UFC.The only rules in these fights were no eye-gouging and no biting, but other than that anything else was allowed including groin shots and head butts. The event became popular as people were drawn to t Read more:Martial
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Modern MMA's First Death Occurs 2007-12-02 10:50:00 MMA fighter Sam Vasquez has passed away after complications from an MMA bout on October 20th he was 35. Heres a snippet from sherdog.The Harris County Medical Examiner, which confirmed Vasquez passed at 8:15 p.m. CT, has not yet released the cause of death, the report said. After enduring separate surgeries to remove blood clots from his brain as well as a massive stroke, Vasquez was discharged from downtown Houston's Saint Joseph Medical Center Critical Care Unit and transferred to an area hospice on Nov. 26. On Wednesday Sandra Vasquez, the fighter's wife, told Sherdog.com, "He's about to go." Two days later, Vasquez, the father of a 7-year-old boy, lost his battle with the apparent affects of a regulated mixed martial arts fight. Read the rest HEREUltimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:First
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First M-1 Global Pay Per View Possibly Fedor vs Barnett 2007-11-30 20:02:00 Sam Caplan has reported that M-1 Global
could hold their first Pay Per View in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The report below.ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) has learned through multiple sources that M-1 Global is leaning towards holding their first pay-per-view event in the U.S. in Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center, the same venue that hosted UFC 78 earlier this month. Officials from M-1 recently visited the Prudential Center and were impressed with the venue and are looking at booking a possible date in February or March. Chicago had been receiving serious consideration for the event but logistical issues are likely to prevent it from being the first host city for M-1. However, logistical issues could be a factor in Newark as well because it is believed there are no available dates on Saturday in February in March. If the Prudential Center is booked, M-1 Global may have to consider holding an event on a Friday. Matchups for the first show are already being dis Read more:Barnett
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New Interview With Dan Henderson 2007-11-30 17:03:00 Hey guys here is an interview with Hendo from mmahawaii.com, pretty good interview except for the first couple minutes all they talk about is supplements?Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Henderson
Sean Sherk Will Not Be Stripped of His Title 2007-12-07 20:19:00 ****UPDATE, Apparently Sherk is now being stripped! Here's a LINK to the story****UFC Lighweight Champion Sean Sherk will remain the champion, despite testing positive for steroids. Here's the meat of the article from mmafightline.UFC president Dana White has gone back and forth on whether he would strip Sherk of his title were he to lose his appeal to the NSAC. First, White told Yahoo!Sports' Kevin Iole that Sherk would keep the title regardless of the outcome of his appeal, then a few days later, White backpedelled on those comments stating during a conference call that Sherk would probably be stripped of his title if he were to lose his appeal. Read the rest HERESherk has denied the positive test from the beginning and some in the MMA community would question the way CSAC has handled the whole situation. In any case Sherk and B.J. Penn need to get in the cage and fight. Until that happens many fans will still consider the lightweight belt in limbo.Ultimate MMA News and Article Read more:Stripped
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Dana White Video Interview, Talks Shamrock vs Shamrock and Kimbo 2008-03-11 19:03:00 This interview was before UFC 81, but its a good interview and the first time I've seen it on the net. Apparently, Dana is not too fond of the Shamrock
vs Shamrock idea, whatever, I'll be watching if it happens.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Video Interview
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Randy Couture on Bubba the Love Sponge Full Audio 2008-03-10 19:13:00 Big props to Last Emperor from Sherdog. Yesterday I reported about this interview and Couture
's comments on his willingness to come back to the UFC if they sign Fedor. Here is the full interview from that show thanks to Last Emperor from Sherdog forums.CLICK HERE FOR FULL AUDIO INTERVIEWUltimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure. Read more:Audio
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