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Saturday
Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Krys Barch
One of the remarkable things about high-level hockey is the ability of players to remain graceful despite the constant movement brought on by the playing surface’s lack of friction. Such a skill is not only useful when it comes to playing offense or defense but also during fights as displayed by the Anaheim Ducks’ George [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/20/hockey-fight-of-the-day-george-parros-vs-krys-barch
Four fighters handed down medical suspensions from UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
The Nebraska State Athletic Commission had an easy time determining medical suspensions for those fighters who competed on the UFC on Fuel: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger card recently with only four being issued a mandatory break from competition. Ronny Markes, who said he suffered a broken right hand during his fight with Aaron Simpson, was handed [...]
Trifecta of Fights Announced for UFC 146, Including del Rosario vs. Gonzaga
UFC 146 is quickly filling up, with three more bouts announced for the Memorial Day weekend card in Las Vegas on May 26th. Recently announced bouts for the card include The Ultimate Fighter season 14 winner Diego Brandao taking on fellow featherweight Darren Elkins, along with Shane del Rosario making his UFC debut against former title contender Gabriel Gonzaga.
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Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva trade advice
With Chael Sonnen expected to take on Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight belt in June, you would think they wouldn't want to help each other out. Even the fighters who are friends before their bout usually cut off communication in the months leading up to their fight. But Silva and Sonnen are so kind that they actually are trading advice.
In an interview with Fuel TV, Silva gave Sonnen training tips.
"Chael talks too much," Silva said. "Chael needs to train. No more talk, train. Going to Brazil? Big problem."
See? So helpful of Silva to not only help Sonnen with his training, but to do it in Sonnen's native language even though Silva usually only speaks Portuguese.
Sonnen, wanting to return the favor, offered Silva some advice on how to relax and who to hang out with.
How sweet! Perhaps Sonnen is forgetting how he lost to Silva in the final round of their bout. With this sort of collegiality, they may want to just have a chess match instead of a cage fight come June.
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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-anderson-silva-trade-advice-155846735.html
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Friday
Quinton Jackson: ?I never claimed to be a martial artist?I?m a street fighter.?
Fan-favorite light heavyweight Quinton Jackson may compete as a professional Mixed Martial Artist but the 33-year old UFC star is quick to distance himself from the label based on his mental approach to the sport. While his peers continually look for competitive advantages by studying countless hours of tape and refining their abilities in every [...]
Switching camps: Gray Maynard?s move from Xtreme Couture to AKA
With the massive growth of MMA, the stakes have gone through the roof for fighters in the UFC. Between improved salaries, discretionary bonuses, appearance fees and marketing deals, the difference between a champion and a contender can be staggering.
"These guys are making millions of dollar in every fight. If Gray Maynard was the champion right now, he'd be a millionaire. [...] He's not. He lost a lot of money by losing that fight," Frank Trigg said on "The MMA Insiders Show" on Las Vegas' ESPNRadio1100/98.9 FM.
Following a loss to Frank Edgar at UFC 136, Maynard felt that sting. He'd come so close, but in the end, Edgar has the belt and the big assignments.
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Maynard, faced with climbing back up the ladder, felt it was time for a change. A Las Vegas mainstay since 2006, he left Xtreme Couture and moved to American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Ca. But it wasn't simply about freshening things up.
"Gray just was not prepared. It was really one of those deals where a coach within his staff just would not pay attention any other coaches. He was getting really upset if any other coach tried to explain to him 'hey, this is how hard I'm going to push Gray in my session. You need to back off in your session so he can recover," said Trigg, a former trainer partner of Maynard's at Xtreme Couture. "[Maynard] wasn't prepared. It's ultimately up to one coach that didn't pay attention."
John Gunderson, another former teammate of Maynard's in Sin City, echoed the same sentiment about Maynard being less than prepped for the biggest fight of his life."The last fight Gray wasn't mentally prepared or physically prepared for that fight. I don't think he trained hard enough and he knows that. I think if Gray really put the time in and the work in, Gray could finish him," Gunderson said.
Maynard made to decision to extricate himself from the drama well before the Edgar fight took place.
"We knew six weeks before the fight," Trigg said. "Gray said 'look win, lose or draw, this is my last fight. I'm out of here. I gotta leave Xtreme Couture."
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Randy Couture, who was away from the gym for much of the early part of 2011, returned to find a big mess and one of his top fighters leaving. Couture cleaned house with coaches Gil Martinez and Ron Frazier moving elsewhere.
Martinez, with a boxing background, was Maynard's main coach. Whether it was his fault or not that Maynard underachieved, it's pretty clear that the former Michigan State wrestler was way too boxing-centric in his fights against Edgar.
It sounds like Maynard is never going to make the mistake of putting his eggs all in one basket.
"He's not officially joining AKA, he's going up there to train. We've all come to the realization that you can't be in one spot anymore," Trigg said. "If you want to be a great MMA fighter, you have to go down and train with Jose Aldo in Brazil. [...] You've got to go to different places. That's why GSP got so good so quickly. He didn't stay in Montreal. Gray has realized that's what he has to do."
Listen to the rest of the conversation as Trigg talks about whether fighters who bounce around to different camps need a head coach to pull everything together.
Here's hoping the change allows Maynard to take things to the next level. He may still be the best guy in the world at lightweight, but with all the competition out there at 155 pounds, he's probably got a long climb back up the ladder.
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Glover Teixeira poised to make his UFC debut in May against Kyle Kingsbury
Glover Teixeira finally has a date for his UFC debut and it happens to be on one of the company’s biggest shows annually.� According to the UFC, the light heavyweight prospect will face Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 146. The card is expected to take place May 26 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Teixeira (17-2) has long [...]
Thursday
Ask and you shall receive: Lorenzo Fertitta?s late night Twitter scrum
As far as breaking news from the press conference dais, Dana White plays it close to the vest. Immediately after the pressers, it's a different story. His boss Lorenzo Fertitta prefers Twitter. He was a news breaker last night in a late night chat with his followers.
According to Michael David Smith from MMAFighting, he revealed some important matchups on the horizon.
Alistair Overeem will challenge UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santoson May 26 in Las Vegas. The winner of that is likely to face the winner of a Frank Mir-Cain Velasquez bout confirmed Fertitta.
Fertitta also said Tito Ortiz's wish has been granted, he'll be getting Forrest Griffin for a third time. With Griffin's desire to always fight in Las Vegas and it being Ortiz's swan song, the fight is a lock for Sin City. Whether it's on May 26 or July 7 is unknown. Fertitta said the July 7 card will be headlined by Dominick Cruz-Urijah Faber III.
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Angry Melvin Guillard calls out Joe Lauzon
It appears Anthony Pettis is not the only UFC lightweight with Joe Lauzon on his mind. While Pettis locks horns with Lauzon this weekend at UFC 144, Melvin Guillard has set his sights back on the Massachusetts? fighter stemming from what he feels is gross disrespect on the part of ?J-Lau?. The two faced off [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/23/angry-melvin-guillard-calls-out-joe-lauzon
UFC 144 Preliminary Card: Things to Watch
UFC 144 kicks off this Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. MMAFrenzy begins its coverage of UFC 144 with writers Chris Leslie and Bryan Robison taking a look at the preliminary card.
The preliminary card begins with a one fight Facebook card around 7:30pm ET and the rest of the prelims taking place on FX at 8pm ET.
The preliminary card begins with a one fight Facebook card around 7:30pm ET and the rest of the prelims taking place on FX at 8pm ET.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27643/ufc-144-preliminary-card-things-to-watch/
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey Real Time Conference Call Highlights
The biggest bout in recent years featuring a pair of female fighters is less than two weeks from taking place and both participants have been on fire as of late, taking shots at each other through the media while showing a level of intensity/desire unmatched by many of their peers. With March 3 looming, Strikeforce [...]
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Wednesday
Not the most romantic bunch, MMA stars give out Valentine?s Day advice
The big day - for women - is just a few days away. Guys know it's get the job done or else on Valentine's Day.
Dave Farra did a nice job of rounding up several stars from both the female and male sides of the mixed martial arts world to get their takes on Feb. 14. This is refreshing to watch as we find out that some of the ladies aren't big fans of V-Day either.
Miesha Tate doesn't the like pressure of having to choose the right gift. Forrest Griffin says "his boyfriend is too picky" but that he's easy to please.
Ronda Rousey says she's generally let down and she usually loses out because her birthday and Valentine's Day are too close together. Natasha Wicks sounds like a dream girl as she complains about the cost of everything. The thrifty Wicks likes to celebrate after the official day has passed.
Urijah Faber admits he just gives himself some loving on the big day while Martin Kampmann uses the Danish card to escape from buying gifts.
Brittney Palmer gives advice to women saying the best gift for your man is a BP calendar or the March issue of Playboy magazine.
Anyone trying to steal Tate away from her fighter boyfriend Bryan Caraway, start off with peanut butter and chocolate.
Love is in the air. Most certainly with our readers. Happy Valentine's Day from the Cagewriter crew.
Ask and you shall receive: Lorenzo Fertitta?s late night Twitter scrum
As far as breaking news from the press conference dais, Dana White plays it close to the vest. Immediately after the pressers, it's a different story. His boss Lorenzo Fertitta prefers Twitter. He was a news breaker last night in a late night chat with his followers.
According to Michael David Smith from MMAFighting, he revealed some important matchups on the horizon.
Alistair Overeem will challenge UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santoson May 26 in Las Vegas. The winner of that is likely to face the winner of a Frank Mir-Cain Velasquez bout confirmed Fertitta.
Fertitta also said Tito Ortiz's wish has been granted, he'll be getting Forrest Griffin for a third time. With Griffin's desire to always fight in Las Vegas and it being Ortiz's swan song, the fight is a lock for Sin City. Whether it's on May 26 or July 7 is unknown. Fertitta said the July 7 card will be headlined by Dominick Cruz-Urijah Faber III.
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KSW XVIII: Unfinished Sympathy
Promotion: Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date: February 25, 2012
Venue: Orlen Arena
City: Płock, Poland
Fight Card-
Heavyweight bout: Marcin R�żalski vs....
Date: February 25, 2012
Venue: Orlen Arena
City: Płock, Poland
Fight Card-
Heavyweight bout: Marcin R�żalski vs....
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/general-mma-discussion/100068-ksw-xviii-unfinished-sympathy.html
Quinton Jackson: ?I plan on knocking his ass out in front of my Japanese fans.?
When Quinton Jackson steps into the Octagon at UFC 144 he?ll do so in front of a Japanese audience almost six years to the day since he last entertained a crowd in the fight-friendly nation. While that bout may have involved a forgettable outpointing of Dong Sik Yoon, this time around ?Rampage? has designs on [...]
Tuesday
Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Eric Boulton
Today’s entry may not be the most technical or lengthy of fights but it’s definitely one of the bloodier affairs you’re likely to see go down on the ice. The scrap occurred last night between the New Jersey Devils’ Eric Boulton and Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros where evidence is offered of how much more dangerous [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/18/hockey-fight-of-the-day-george-parros-vs-eric-boulton
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Joe Schilling promises trouble for Simon Marcus this weekend at Battle in the Desert 5
Joe Schilling has built a tidy reputation for himself as both a striker and fighter who has no problem sharing his opinion on any topic.� The outspoken Muay Thai fighter is also the current interim WBC Light Heavyweight Champion and will take on the undefeated Simon Marcus this weekend in a fight with an unusual [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/21/joe-schilling-promises-trouble-for-simon-marcus
Quick strikes: Why Condit-Diaz 2 makes sense, Barao?s rankings, and Alvarez?s smart choice
*Dana White tweeted on Tuesday night that a Carlos Condit-Nick Diaz rematch will in fact take place. Wednesday, rumors abounded that the fight won't happen after all; as of the time of this posting, things remain murky.
But the bout makes sense on several levels. For one, the most optimistic scenario for Georges St-Pierre's return to the cage is November. In addition to GSP, Condit and Diaz, the welterweight division has vets like Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch hanging around and up-and-comers like Jake Ellenberger and Johny Hendricks knocking on the door. A nine-month gap between Condit winning the interim title and challenging St-Pierre, which, again, is a best-case scenario, is a long time to have both guys with title belts on the sidelines when so many solid fighters are looking for their opportunity.
For another, as much as both Condit and Diaz's fans want to claim their guy won in a convincing manner, the margin of victory in their UFC 143 bout was razor-thin. The fact the decision is still the lead topic of conversation in MMA days later shows there's plenty of interest. Which leads to our final reason to make the match: Business. Condit-Diaz 2 is a surefire hit in a year in which the UFC has already had to scrap a planned Montreal date because of a lack of viable headlining bouts. Whether the rematch is a pay-per-view or UFC on Fox headliner, the match will attract attention along the lines of the biggest bouts of the year.
*Renan Barao moved up to No. 4 in MMAWeekly's bantamweight rankings after his UFC 143 win over Scott Jorgensen. Gaudy 28-fight win streak notwithstanding, I'm not convinced Barao is the next big thing at bantamweight. An inability to finish Jorgensen, in and of itself, is nothing to be ashamed of, as Jorgensen has only been stopped once in his career.
But Barao's pace slowed considerably starting around the midpoint of the fight, and that's not going to cut it if he's in the cage with Dominick Cruz for five rounds, or with Urijah Faber, for that matter. A matchup with Joe Benavidez, assuming Benavidez gets the win over Yasuhiro Urushitani on March 3, would be an interesting gauge of where Barao reallly stands among the bantamweight elite. (Update: I straight-up forgot Benavidez is going into the flyweight tourney. I still think he'd be a good match for Barao, though).
*Kudos to Eddie Alvarez for turning down entry into Bellator's next lightweight tournament and taking a date with Shinya Aoki instead. The bout takes place April 20 at a location yet to be announced. Alvarez's decision puts the spotlight on what's going to be a kink in Bellator's tourney system going forward: Why should Alvarez have to fight his way through three opponents just to get another crack at the championship?
Tourneys are a great way for an up-and-coming fighter to gain exposure, but when you've already made a name for yourself, as Alvarez has, there's little to gain and tons to lose. Alvarez needs to stay sharp in the wake of his title loss. He'll have a far bigger test of his skills fighting someone the caliber of Aoki, and will have more motivation in attempting to avenge his 2008 submission loss, than he would in slogging his way through another tournament.
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?UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson? Commercial (Video)
With “UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson” set to jump off in just five days, the planet’s premier mixed martial arts promotion released a Godzilla-themed commercial to hype the pay-per-view broadcast. It wasn’t us, but the first YouTube comment posted reads, “Why? is Tito flying over Japan?” December of 2000 was the last time the UFC [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/106857/ufc-144-edgar-vs-henderson-commercial-video/
Monday
Brian Stann Scores New Job with UFC
If you thought UFC middleweight Brian Stann (Pictured) did an extraordinary job as an analyst during Wednesday’s “UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger” broadcast, you aren’t the only one. Stann’s concise and knowledgeable input was so phenomenal that it has landed him a gig on the organization’s future cards on FOX. “Huge thanks to [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/106714/brian-stann-scores-new-job-with-ufc/
UFC on FUEL TV 1 Weigh-in Results and Video
Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger successfully made weight and are set for their welterweight main event at UFC on FUEL TV 1. Taking place from the Omaha Civic Auditorium, the card kicks off at 6:20pm ET with four preliminary bouts which can be seen on the UFC’s Facebook page while the main card begins at [...]
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Sunday
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