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Saturday
Finishing With Strikes: A Multiple Choice Question
A popular topic to bring up whenever Michael Bisping has a fight coming up ? or in this case, one just completed ? is the notion that the Brit is a pillow-fisted striker who couldn?t stop a taxi with a hundred dollar bill waving in the air. This is one of those half-truths that seem [...]
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TUF 14?s Johnny Bedford replaces Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FOX 2
When former 135-pound contender Demetrious Johnson was recently named as one of four men fighting for the UFC?s inaugural flyweight championship it left Eddie Wineland, whom he was scheduled to face at UFC on FOX 2, without an opponent. However, that problem has since been fixed with TUF 14 competitor Johnny Bedford stepping in to [...]
?Full Rules? Muay Thai headed to New York in January
This week marked a victory for fight-fans everywhere after it was revealed the Friday Night Fights Muay Thai promotion would be holding a ?full rules? event in New York next month, a move perhaps providing MMA enthusiasts with some hope as well given the allowance of elbows/knees rather than producing a watered-down version of the [...]
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Friday
Hockey Fight of the Day: Tyler Kennedy vs. Harry Zolnierczyk
Like most sports, the NHL has a number of interstate rivalries, and few are fiercer than that between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. Were there any doubt about the intensity involved, all someone needs to do is check out this fight from last night’s game featuring the Penguins’ Tyler Kennedy clashing with the Flyers’ [...]
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Hunting Violations Land Brock Lesnar In Canada?s Crosshairs
It looks like Brock Lesnar’s love for hunting has landed him in a little hot water with the law in Alberta, Canada. 102.1 CJCY-FM radio reported today that Lesnar is facing three violations of the�Alberta Fish and Wildlife Act after a recent hunting trip to Alberta. Fish and Wildlife officers confirmed the international celebrity has [...]
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Dana White responds to Twitter troll with prison rape joke
Remember how just last week, UFC president Dana White cut Miguel Torres for making a rape joke? And reprimanded Rashad Evans for using the Penn St. child abuse case in trash talk? White said at the time that Torres' remark about a rape van is not funny and disturbing.
Yesterday, White responded to a follower who was clearly trying to bait him by making a prison rape joke. (Click the link above for the uncensored tweet.)
"Dicker410" is inexcusable. He said that White's death would be great, which is a hair shy of a death threat. But in responding to this troll with a joke about prison rape, White lowered himself to Dicker410's level.
Anyone with a profile in MMA has been baited by someone hoping for an explosive response. I'm a lowly writer in the sport, and it happens to me daily. You have to learn not to take the bait and give the troll the response that he or she wants. You definitely have to learn not to respond with jokes about rape.
When asked about a code of conduct for his fighters, White said that sometimes he needs a code of conduct for his actions on Twitter. It's simple, Dana. Don't respond to trolls, and hold yourself to the same standards as your athletes.
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Strikeforce Giving Heavyweight Division the Heave-Ho
Thin is in, and that doesn’t only apply to supermodels. On Thursday, Strikeforce announced their heavyweight division will soon be a thing of the past. After the Heavyweight Grand Prix wraps, the tournament winner will then fight one more time against a top tier 265-pounder before Strikeforce eliminates the weight class from their lineup. “What [...]
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Thursday
FX to play host to entire lot of UFC 142 prelims
When it comes to the UFC’s January return to Rio de Janeiro the FX Network will play the host for the UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes preliminary bouts, broadcasting all six fights over a two-hour period rather than any bouts being given the Facebook treatment. The special will mark the first time an entire group [...]
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UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Extended Video Preview
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A Striking Difference: The Magic Mitts of Gil Martinez (3/3)
Despite his busy schedule, Gil took the time to talk about his personal life and who he is as an individual. He credits his upbringing and his early introduction to fatherhood with making him the man he is today. The strong work ethic that he exhibits and the determination to always give his all started [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/06/a-striking-difference-the-magic-mitts-of-gil-martinez-33
Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort named as coaches for TUF: Brasil
A rematch nearly fifteen years in the making will take center stage this spring when UFC middleweights Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort each take the reins of an Ultimate Fighter team as part of the recently announced TUF: Brasil, then face off against each other in June to settle the score stemming from their first [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/12/13/wanderlei-silva-vitor-belfort-named-as-coaches-for-tuf-brasil
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Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva to coach TUF Brazil
During a press conference for UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, UFC officials announced that Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva will serve as the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter Brazil. The long time rivals will once again square off at the conclusion of the show. Belfort needed just 44 seconds to score a technical knockout [...]
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Wednesday
If you don?t have Fuel TV, Dana White promises you will soon
CHICAGO -- Fuel TV, a station that's part of the Fox Family of networks, will soon turn into a UFC fan's paradise. According to UFC president Dana White, it will be a must have for any MMA fan. It will air live fights, MMA news, and pre-fight and post-fight coverage.
"Basically, you cannot be a UFC fan and not have Fuel. We're going to have so many live fights and content that MMA fans are going to want," White said at Wednesday's UFC on Fox 2 press conference.
It's fantastic ... if Fuel is part of your cable or satellite package. As soon as the UFC's deal with Fox was announced, I checked my cable guide, and found out that Comcast does not offer Fuel. According to people's complaints on Twitter and Facebook, I was not alone.
White says that will change soon.
"I think that was part of Fox's strategy in signing the UFC. They've gone up 11 percent since we signed the deal with Fox, and they're in 38 million homes."
While White is confident that more cable and satellite providers will add Fuel, it won't hurt for fans to call and politely ask for it.
"I think it's already happening. The announcements that we made have people [expletive] at their cable companies since we made the announcement."
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?TUF 14? title means Diego Brandao can fight with peace of mind and give his Brazilian mother a new life
Diego Brandao was fighting with a lot on his mind on Saturday night. The 24-year-old Brazilian knew a win at the Season 14 "Ultimate Fighter Finale" could change his mother's life.
Brandao scored a comeback victory of sorts with a surprising armbar to grab the TUF 14 featherweight title and guaranteed contract with the UFC.� He also earned an extra $80,000 for Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night. Now he can take care of his 43-year-old mother back in his hometown Manaus.
"My mission is over. I've been here for three years trying to get a better life for my family," Brandao said during the TUF 14 postfight press conference. "She doesn't know what's going on now. I hope she doesn't have a heart attack. I'm going to go slow (in telling her)."
Brandao said his mother rents a one room apartment and that she often has no food to eat. He will offer a chance to move to the U.S. with him or buy her a house in Manaus. To make ends meet, she cleans houses. Brandao wants to free her from that.
Training out of Albuquerque's Jackson's MMA, Brandao said the UFC contract and extra money will help his career too.
"I'm going to take care of myself from here. I'm going to be a better fighter too," Brandao said. "Sometimes when I've been training I've been thinking of (what's going on back in) Brazil, about the food problem down there. Now I'm going to be focused."
Brandao looks like a great prospect at featherweight. His overall record is a deceiving 14-7. He fought 11 times before the age of 21. With improved stamina and game-planning under the coaching of Greg Jackson, the kid has a chance to be a big star. He hits like a Mack truck.
Georges St-Pierre Undergoes Surgery to Repair Injured Knee
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will undergo surgery Tuesday to fix the damage to his injured right knee.The procedure will be done at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, a renowned facility for sports medicine among professional athletes. It will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the team physician of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, who is considered one of the most accomplished orthopedists in sports medicine.
Dr. ElAttrache has performed knee surgeries on top athletes including NBA star Blake Griffin, Major League all-star outfielder Andre Ethier and NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Tom Brady.
In a recent teleconference, St-Pierre's personal orthopedist Dr. Sebastien Simard said that the surgery would require a total reconstruction of St-Pierre's anterior cruciate ligament along with repairing damage in his meniscus.
Estimates for his return have ranged from between 6-10 months, depending on how he responds to physical rehabilitation.
St-Pierre (22-2) attributed the knee injury to overcompensation issues. Just prior to it, he had hurt his left knee, and believes the extra stress on his healthy knee led to the ACL tear. The major injury happened during a wrestling training session. At the time, St-Pierre heard a crack and felt pain but attempted to continue.
In the days afterward, St-Pierre suffered no swelling, so he was convinced it was only a minor setback, but the stability never improved, eventually leading him to a pair of MRIs that both confirmed extensive damage.
The injury of course, forced St-Pierre out of a planned February bout with Nick Diaz, and his spot was taken by Carlos Condit. The Diaz-Condit bout has now been designated as an interim welterweight title fight.
St-Pierre has reigned over the welterweight class for over 1,300 days since defeating Matt Serra at UFC 83 in April 2008. Upon his return, St-Pierre will fight the interim champion in hopes of re-staking his claim to No. 1.
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Tuesday
UFC, FUEL Still Negotiating Deal for International Editions of TUF
Early Tuesday at a press conference in Rio, UFC president Dana White announced Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva as coaches on the first-ever international edition of The Ultimate Fighter, which will take place in Brazil.In the past, White said that international editions of TUF would likely air on FUEL as part of their new wide-ranging deal with FOX-owned networks, but on a Tuesday afternoon teleconference, FUEL executive vice president and general manager George Greenberg said that as of right now, the two sides are still in negotiations to bring the new editions of TUF to air in the U.S.
"Right now, any international edition of The Ultimate Fighter is something we are in discussions with the UFC," he said. "We have no firm deal for TUF Australia or TUF Brazil, or any other TUF show right now.
"We'd love to do this," he added. "I don't think it's going to be an obstacle to get through negotiations."
Greenberg said that he believed the channel, which is already planning 2,000 hours of UFC programming in 2012, still has room to add the international editions of TUF.
Asked to describe the negotiations for the TV properties, he said that the relationship has made for easy communications between the two sides thus far, and that they speak four to five times a day.
"For us, negotiations are sort of easy," he said. "Specifically we're in talks, but I can't tell you what stage. Everything we do with the UFC always will turn out with a healthy ending for both parties. If it's good for the sport, it will be good for the UFC, and it will be great for the FOX Sports media group. I can promise you that."
FUEL will kick off its commitment to its new partner with 24 hours of UFC programming on Jan. 1. On Jan. 3, its weekly news show UFC Tonight premieres at 10 pm, hosted by former WEC announcer Todd Harris and featuring our own Ariel Helwani.
Other UFC on FUEL programming notes:
- Live weigh-in shows begin airing on FUEL on Jan. 13, with UFC 142.
- Live event post-fight coverage will feature one-hour shows hosted by Jay Glazer, beginning on Jan. 14 with UFC 142
- FUEL begins televising UFC preliminary fights on Jan. 20, with the undercard of an FX event.
- FUEL will have the right to air the U.S. editions of The Ultimate Fighter 24 hours after original episodes air on FX.
- There will be quarterly "Champion's Roundtable" specials, with past and current titleholders discussing a wide range of MMA topics
FUEL is currently available in about 38 million households, but Greenberg said the channel's goal is to house so much UFC programming that fans will demand and receive it from their cable and satellite providers.
"I can guarantee you we're going to become the most wanted channel in the television landscape," he said.
Fertitta and White listed in SBJ?s 50 most influential
The latest edition of the Sports Business Journal lists Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White in its annual ?50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.? It is the first time that either Fertitta or White have been listed. Other notable individuals on the list include Fox Sports Media Group?s David Hill and Eric Shanks who were [...]
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TUF 14 Finale postfight: Bonuses, a special Christmas and complaints of an early stoppage
LAS VEGAS - It was a short and frustrating night for TJ Dillashaw at the Season 14 "Ultimate Fighter Finale." It's one thing to lose. It's another when a fighter feels like he wasn't given the opportunity to push through hard times.
TJ Dillashaw was drilled with two left hands and three hammerfists on the ground and it was over in a matter of seconds as referee Herb Dean decided to stop the fight.
"I wish I could've got to show what I can do and let the fight go on. Usually in fights you see in the UFC ... Frankie Edgar gets the chance to fight through it," Dillashaw said during the TUF 14 postfight press conference. "I'm in good shape. I can push through those things. Obviously, I was coming through a single-leg. They stopped the fight a little early in my opinion. I didn't agree with the stoppage but what are you going to do? You can't argue your way out of it."
Dodson disagreed. He thought it was a valid stoppage. Frankly, he was surprised the whole scenario developed so quickly.
"When I hit him. I felt like I hit him with an open palm. I thought I bitch-slapped him," Dodson said, then apologized for using the terminology. "I thought I slapped him and didn't think I hit him with any real power until I saw him crumble. When I saw him hit the ground I just wanted to jump on him as fast as I could."
- It was a fabulous night for Diego Brandao. Not only did the young Brazilian gain a guaranteed UFC contract, he also banked an extra $80,000 for Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night. The latter was pretty amazing considering the fight against Dennis Bermudez lasted less than one round. Brandao said he wanted to use a significant portion of tonight's winnings to treat kids back in his hometown of Manaus to a special Christmas.
- Dodson got Knockout of the Night and $40,000.
- Dodson addressed himself as a flyweight during the press conference, but quickly added that he wants to fight at both weights. Then he grabbed Brandao's shoulder and said if they need to fight for a title at 145, he'll do that too.
- Brandao was surprised that Bermudez decided to box with him. He expected the former college wrestler to try and get the fight to the ground. Brandao said with 14 years of jiu-jitsu training under his black belt, he was more than comfortable on his back.
- Although he's being compared by some to fellow Manaus-native Jose Aldo Jr., Brandao quickly shot down talk that he's already in contention for the UFC featherweight title. He called himself a kid and pointed out that he just got his job with the UFC. Dodson answered in similar fashion and said he wants to fight as often as possible. He'd even take a fight on the Dec. 30 card back here in Las Vegas.
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Michael Bisping doesn?t want to hear about Jason Miller?s stamina, ?Mayhem? just needs work on his game
Michael Bisping just wanted a little more credit following his win over Jason "Mayhem" Miller, so he scolded the media who were saying the American ran out of steam early in the fight.
"Did you see the pace of the fight? Did you see how many punches I was throwing? Any time I stop someone it's because they gassed. I guarantee Jason didn't gas. I guarantee Jason could've gone five rounds," said Bisping.
The Brit said he was the reason Miller was physically and mentally sapped by the middle of the third round.
"Guess what? You might have cardio but when someone's landing big body shots like I was ... kneeing you in the stomach and punching you repeatedly in the face, your cardio gets affected," Bisping said. "Even the best runner would gas. You get Lindford Christie in there and beat the [expletive] out of him, see how fast he runs the 100 meters."
Bisping believes Miller can compete in the UFC, but the 30-year-old MMA veteran needs a lot of work.
"I've got good takedown defense and he took me down. Against someone less experienced, he could've gotten a submission. He gave me a tough first round," Bisping said. "If I were him, I'd go train striking, keep his shape a little bit more when he's standing up and be a little more orthodox."
Because Miller was launching his head each time he threw an overhand right, it almost became a short night for Bisping. He got drilled in the first when the fighter's clashed heads.
"He was throwing it and really committing with his head. I could feel it instantly and a big lump on my head," Bisping said. "When I'm sparring I prefer a really good, high-level boxer. Someone who's really good and technical. I do great against those guys. Someone who's unorthodox, a beginner if you will ... they catch you with shots because they do stupid things that they're not supposed to do. They don't follow the guidelines."
Miller has survived solely on his grappling by fighting in Japan, Strikeforce and some of the minor leagues around the U.S. He definitely needs to dedicate himself to the stand-up game or his stay in the UFC could be very brief.
Monday
UFC announces flyweight division and four-man tournament
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially announced the addition of the 125-pound flyweight division. There will be a four-man tournament to determine the division’s first champion beginning on the March 3rd UFC on FX 2 event. Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious ?Mighty Mouse? Johnson will drop down to flyweight after more holding their own in the [...]
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Check out pictures from ?The Ultimate Fighter? finale
Tracy Lee shared her pictures from Saturday night's finale of "The Ultimate Fighter." See John Dodson's celebration, Michael Bisping's domination, and a whole new crop of featherweights and bantamweights make their way into the UFC.
Jonathan Chaimberg Discusses Georges St-Pierre's Injury, Road to Recovery
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Watch below as Georges St-Pierre's strength and conditioning coach Jonathan Chaimberg discusses Georges St-Pierre recent knee injury, what happened, his road to recovery, and when he will return.
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UFC 140 Press Pass: Notes on Strikeforce, Flyweights, and More from Toronto
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If only Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira could have gotten himself caught in a choke. As long as he was going to be obstinate about refusing to tap, at least a choke would have allowed him the dignity of his choice without demanding that he pay for it with bone. Alas, he had to go and get himself kimura'd by Frank Mir at UFC 140, which resulted in him lying on his back, looking at his ruined arm like it belonged to someone else. It was hard enough to watch when it happened live. It only got more stomach-churning as the snap replayed over and over on the big screen afterward.
One person who definitely did not have a problem with the gruesome ending was Mir. In the post-fight press conference he explained that he had a little experience with this sort of thing (by the way, you think Tim Sylvia's arm still aches on cold mornings?), though he declined to explain what it felt like to snap another man's appendage because, "I'll probably get in trouble if I describe it too much; you'll probably think I'm disturbed."
He then erupted into a super-villain laugh that made us all think that anyway. But hey, if you have to be the creepy dude at the post-fight presser, it's better to be the creepy dude with two working arms. Other notes and news from fight night in Toronto:
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- Dana White is pretty sure he made his point about rape tweets. Though the UFC prez said he was "happy with the statement" Miguel Torres released, apologizing for the ill-advised tweet that got him fired, he said "nothing's changed" regarding the UFC's attitude to the newly unemployed bantamweight. It doesn't sound like he's totally ruled out a potential reconciliation, and White acknowledged that the decision to fire Torres was unpopular with many fans, saying, "I've been getting my head kicked in for two days on Twitter, but the bottom line is, nobody has any business making jokes about rape." Asked if he might consider some sort of official policy that would help maintain consistency when it comes to fighter punishment in the future, White said, "You want to see consistency? Let's see if anybody does that again. Let's see if anybody does it again. I double-dare you. I double-dare you to send another tweet like that again."
- Dennis Hallman's weight cut was an issue that he should have, and probably did see coming. I know because I tried to schedule an interview with Hallman on Thursday morning and was told he'd be cutting weight then, which struck me as a little odd. If you're doing it right, Thursday morning usually isn't the time for actively shedding a bunch of pounds for a Friday afternoon weigh-in, especially if you're an undercard fighter who doesn't have to attend open workouts or the press conference. Basically, your only job that week is to make weight, and Hallman didn't do it. He didn't even come all that close, which makes you wonder if he really has a future at lightweight. Good thing for him he won so convincingly, and did so in a pair of modest shorts rather than speedos. At least now he'll get another chance to make 155 pounds.
- Joe Rogan might appear to have the perfect gig now, but there was a time when he was working pro bono. White told members of the media that when he first approached Rogan about being a color commentator for UFC broadcasts, the comedian was the host of network TV hit Fear Factor. While White didn't say what kind of deal Rogan had with NBC for that show, it had to be better than what the UFC offered him right off the bat: nothing. "He did the first 15 UFCs for free," White said. "We didn't pay Joe Rogan a dime for the first 15 UFC's. So, Joe Rogan gets paid now."
- Remember the fan from our preview video who made his own 'Tito Ortiz Blocked Me on Twitter' t-shirt? Well, seems like he bought a family pack of those white t-shirts, and he's using them all to promote his MMA agenda with the help of a black sharpie. Our friend was spotted at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night, this time with a shirt that read, 'I Hacked Miguel Torres's Twitter.' As you can see, he put about as much time into making this t-shirt as most of us put into folding one, but at least it's an MMA-themed t-shirt that doesn't feature skulls or chains. We're moving in the right direction, people.- For a man who has this Strikeforce stuff all figured out now, White doesn't seem all that enthusiastic about it. He kept teasing an announcement, and said he'd hoped to get something done in time to make it official at the post-fight presser, but instead White had to settle for assuring us once again that "Strikeforce lives," and the fighters under contract to the organization will stay there. Guys like lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez might not be happy to hear that, but White insisted, "Gilbert Melendez and all the guys that are in the Strikeforce show and with Showtime, I will make this right, they will be happy to be there. Believe me. I've got this thing worked out. It's going to be good for everybody." Asked if White's involvement in negotiating the deal would also mean he'd take a more hands-on role in running the organization, the boss man let out a beleaguered sigh and said simply, "Yes." You could practically hear the added travel fatigue piling up on him.
- Excited about the flyweight tournament? Thank Joe Silva and Sean Shelby. Zuffa's dueling matchmakers were behind the four-man throwdown to crown a 125-pound champ in 2012, according to White, who might have botched the announcement just a tad by not specifying that it was an actual tournament, which he's historically stayed away from. "I had nothing to do with it," he said later. "That's why I got yelled at for screwing it up. Joe and Sean put that together." White didn't even seem totally comfortable branding it a tournament, insisting that having four guys fight on the same card, then pitting the winners against one another for the title is something the UFC has done before. "I guess that's a tournament," he added. It is. And it's a great idea, courtesy of Shelby and Silva.
- Speaking of Silva, there was an awful lot of grinning and whispering between the UFC matchmaker and White at the post-fight presser. They went back and forth several times as other people were answering questions, and at one point they even shook hands as if congratulating one another, and then White stood smiling to himself at the podium for several seconds. Our own Ariel Helwani asked White to let us in on the secret, but White wouldn't spill it. Whatever it is, the UFC brass seemed very pleased.
Unsolicited travel tip of the week: No trip to Canada is complete without stocking up on those delicious, though sometimes bizarrely named candy bars they have up there. My favorite is Coffee Crisp, but I've been know to buy a Big Turk just to give one to a baffled friend back home.
Overheard on the road: From a woman boarding a plane while holding an infant and talking to her husband on a cell phone.
"What am I going to read? I don't know. How about the angry expressions on other people's faces?"
Score one for self-awareness.
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Sunday
Michael Bisping doesn?t want to hear about Jason Miller?s stamina, ?Mayhem? just needs work on his game
Michael Bisping just wanted a little more credit following his win over Jason "Mayhem" Miller, so he scolded the media who were saying the American ran out of steam early in the fight.
"Did you see the pace of the fight? Did you see how many punches I was throwing? Any time I stop someone it's because they gassed. I guarantee Jason didn't gas. I guarantee Jason could've gone five rounds," said Bisping.
The Brit said he was the reason Miller was physically and mentally sapped by the middle of the third round.
"Guess what? You might have cardio but when someone's landing big body shots like I was ... kneeing you in the stomach and punching you repeatedly in the face, your cardio gets affected," Bisping said. "Even the best runner would gas. You get Lindford Christie in there and beat the [expletive] out of him, see how fast he runs the 100 meters."
Bisping believes Miller can compete in the UFC, but the 30-year-old MMA veteran needs a lot of work.
"I've got good takedown defense and he took me down. Against someone less experienced, he could've gotten a submission. He gave me a tough first round," Bisping said. "If I were him, I'd go train striking, keep his shape a little bit more when he's standing up and be a little more orthodox."
Because Miller was launching his head each time he threw an overhand right, it almost became a short night for Bisping. He got drilled in the first when the fighter's clashed heads.
"He was throwing it and really committing with his head. I could feel it instantly and a big lump on my head," Bisping said. "When I'm sparring I prefer a really good, high-level boxer. Someone who's really good and technical. I do great against those guys. Someone who's unorthodox, a beginner if you will ... they catch you with shots because they do stupid things that they're not supposed to do. They don't follow the guidelines."
Miller has survived solely on his grappling by fighting in Japan, Strikeforce and some of the minor leagues around the U.S. He definitely needs to dedicate himself to the stand-up game or his stay in the UFC could be very brief.
Brian Ebersole takes tight decision win at UFC 140
Brian Ebersole halted Claude Patrick's win streak by winning a razor-close split decision at UFC 140 in Toronto on Saturday. The judges saw it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 for Ebersole.
After the last two fights on the card ended in under a minute, this one started a bit more slowly. Ebersole pushed Patrick back to the fence to work a takedown. Ebersole got Patrick to the ground, but Patrick grabbed a guillotine. Ebersole survived, and the two returned to their feet. The first round finished with more clinching, but no serious damage for either fighter.
The pair returned to the clinch in the second round. Neither man could get get an advantage as they pushed into each other until the final 20 seconds of the round. Patrick landed four big strikes, which constituted most of the offense for the round.
After showing good takedown defense for much of the fight, Patrick was finally taken down by Ebersole. He held onto Patrick's back, landing strikes the whole time. The even match continued as Patrick maneuvered Ebersole into a choke, and then Ebersole rolled out. They returned to their feet, and Patrick landed more strikes. As the round came to an end, Patrick stuffed a takedown, then tried for one more choke, but couldn't hold on. The horn to end the round sounded with Ebersole on top of Patrick.
Ebersole, who has been fighting since 2000, said that the guillotine wasn't close to taking him out. "In my experience, the guillotine is a myth," Ebersole said after the bout of a submission that is quite effective.
He now has a record of 49-14-1. Patrick, who was fighting in front of a home crowd, lost for just the second time in his career. He is now 14-2.
Title fight set as Jones and Machida make weight, Hallman off the mark at UFC 140 weigh ins
UFC is back in Toronto this weekend and they’re bringing a stacked card that features five former UFC champions. Headlining UFC 140 will be Jon Jones defending his UFC light heavyweight title against former champion and top contender Lyoto Machida. Also on the card is a rematch between former heavyweight champions as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira [...]
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/12/09/ufc-140-weigh-in-results/
Eric Butterbean Esch Efrain Escudero Rashad Evans Urijah Faber
UFC 140 Breakdown: The Main Event
“Welcome to the Machida Era”, were the words uttered by UFC color commentator Joe Rogan as Lyoto Machida turned in one of the most jaw-dropping Octagon performances to dispose of then champion Rashad Evans and capture the UFC light heavyweight title. Machida was the epitome of an unsolved riddle in MMA: a man with an [...]
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/12/10/ufc-140-breakdown-the-main-event/
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