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Saturday
?UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva? Fight Bonuses
After a night of freebie MMA action, UFC president Dana White awarded Brad Pickett (Pictured), Damacio Page, John Maguire and Siyar Bahadurzada each an additional $50,000 for their special performances Saturday at ?UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva.? Pickett and Page put on quite the show in their thrilling back-and-forth battle. Although both will [...]
Randy Couture?s Top 4 Pound-for-Pound UFC Fighters (Video)
Of all the people that discuss pound-for-pound rankings, there are few more qualified to present their opinions than former UFC champion Randy Couture. "The Natural" broke down his top four, in weight division order (lightest to heaviest). Couture, the first ever champion in two divisions, discusses why he feels these four particular fighters are the best in the world, and what differentiates them from other fighters.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28179/randy-coutures-top-4-pound-for-pound-ufc-fighters-video/
UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Open Workout Highlights
MMA H.E.A.T. was live on the scene at the ‘UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva’ open workouts. Headliners Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva, as well as co-headliners Alessio Sakara and Brian Stann, all took part in the event. For more clips from Karyn’s trip to Sweden, the UFC on FUEL TV 2 open workouts, [...] 
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Bellator 64 Main Card Recap and Highlight Video
Bellator welterweight champion Ben “Funky” Askren used his Olympic caliber wrestling to stifle challenger Douglas Lima in the main event of Bellator 64. Askren successfully defending his title with a dominate performance in which he swept the judges scorecards for all five rounds. Lima had no answer off of his back for the top control [...]
Bellator 64 Main Card Recap and Highlight Video is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News
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Friday
Randy Couture Unveils New Xtreme Couture Affiliate Program
Press Release – LAS VEGAS – Randy Couture has unveiled a new Xtreme Couture MMA Affiliate Program. The XC Affiliate Program is Randy Couture’s way to expand his proven MMA fighting style, coaching methodology, conditioning programs and nutritional philosophy to existing gyms and training centers. In turn these new affiliates will pass this on to [...]
Source: http://www.themmanews.com/randy-couture-unveils-new-xtreme-couture-affiliate-program/
Media had it all wrong: Commissioner wasn?t racist and Lawal got what he deserved
LAS VEGAS -- It's beyond stunning that anyone has tried to rationalize the behavior of former Strikeforce light heavyweight contender Muhammed Lawal and his manager, Mike Kogan, in light of their actions during and after Tuesday's disciplinary hearing in front of the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Lawal's situation is so vastly different from those of Miguel Torres, Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin and innumerable others who made, ahem, unwise public comments.
On Jan. 17, Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada commission, announced that Lawal had flunked a post-fight urinalysis following a Jan. 7 victory over Lorenz Larkin at the Hard Rock. Test results indicated he'd tested positive for the anabolic steroid Drostanolone.
On Tuesday, the commission heard from Lawal and Kogan and then suspended Lawal for nine months and fined him $39,000. Afterward, Lawal went to Twitter and ripped commissioner Pat Lundvall, calling her in a now-deleted tweet, "a racist [expletive]." Lundvall is white and Lawal is black. Lawal wrote:
I honestly feel like Lundvall was a racist [expletive] asking me if I can read or speak english
Not long after Lawal's tweet, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced the promotion had released Lawal.
Suddenly, it seemed, the MMA media was outraged. Specifically, many in the MMA media were apparently angered that Lawal was released by responding on Twitter to what he felt was an offensive question from Lundvall, who had asked him if he could read and understand English.
In a roundtable discussion on MMA Fighting, veteran journalist Mike Chiappetta said:
I can understand his anger for being asked such a degrading question.
Luke Thomas, who was doing the roundtable with Chiappetta, said Lundvall had been "patronizing" toward Lawal.
The very talented columnist Ben Fowlkes also took issue with Lundvall in his column on Sports Illustrated.com:
The old "Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth?" routine is not a rhetorical device one employs in respectful conversation with an equal. It's something you do only when you know the other person has to sit there and take it.
And my colleague at Cagewriter, Maggie Hendricks, attempted to compare Lawal's situation to that of Torres and Evans, among others. There were many others, but all missed the mark badly in their assessment of the situation.
Finally, Kogan railed against Lundvall's line of questioning in a piece on MMA Junkie on Wednesday. Kogan told reporter Steven Marrocco that Lundvall's manner of questioning was inappropriate.
There are ways to establish if a fighter understands what's going on or not. It was already done before the hearing even started. The very first thing they asked him was, 'Do you understand what's going on? Do you understand the charges against you? Do you understand you can be represented by [counsel]?' And he said yes. So to come back 20 minutes later and ask the man if he speaks and understands English is very offensive.
Lundvall is a very prominent litigator in Nevada, a highly respected attorney at one of the state's top firms. She's hardly the "idiot" that she was made out to be by many of my media brethren who were all too quick to try to run to Lawal's rescue without considering what happened.
First, Lundvall was doing what any legal questioner does. She was laying a foundation. She believed that Lawal had been dishonest. On a questionnaire he filled out at the weigh-in on Jan. 6, Lawal denied he had been injured or had taken any prescription or over-the-counter medications in the last two weeks. To the question that asked, "Have you had any injury to your knees, ankles, or feet that needed special evaluation/exam," Lawal checked no.
Kogan had told Christopher Eccles, the Nevada deputy attorney general who represents the athletic commission, on Jan. 18 that Lawal took no supplements. In an email to Eccles the next day, Kogan reversed course and said Lawal had taken supplements.
In his email to Eccles on Jan. 19, Kogan wrote:
I guess I misspoke on the supplements that Mo takes my bad on that, I never seen him take any so I assumed he does not. We made a list of all the supplements and meds that he has taken some of them on regular bases as supplement, some temporality or intermittently and some were administered by the doctor that was taking care of his knee.
Lundvall's reason for asking Lawal if he read and understood English is what lawyers do when they're building a case during questioning. She was boxing him in and leaving him no room. When he said yes, she asked about why he didn't disclose the knee injury on the questionnaire he filled out at the weigh-in and why he didn't mention he was taking something for it.
It had zero racist intent. She was trying to expose that Lawal hadn't been forthcoming with the commission until he was forced to do so.
It's also interesting to note that Lundvall uses the line of questioning frequently with fighters. On March 23, �2011, boxer Michael Shane Steele tested positive for an anabolic steroid. Steele, who is white, appeared before the commission on May 20, 2011, and underwent rigorous questioning from Lundvall.
According to a commission transcript, the following exchange took place between Lundvall and Steele:
Lundvall: Do you have any other information that you are willing to share with the Commission to explain why you tested positive for banned substances?
Steele: None. Only the supplements I took and what I was trying to accomplish in taking them.
Lundvall: Do you read English?
Steele: Yes, ma'am.
Lundvall: Do you understand the written word?
Steele: Yes, I believe so.
Lundvall used nearly identical language in speaking to Steele, who is white, as she did to Lawal, who is black. The point is, Lundvall wasn't talking down to Lawal or taunting him because of his race. She was trying to establish why he hadn't answered the questions truthfully.
Lawal's case is different from the others because the others, such as Torres, Evans, Griffin and, yes, UFC president Dana White, only said or wrote something stupid.
Lawal scored a hat trick of errors:
? He flunked a drug test, which Torres, Evans and Griffin did not do.
? He was untruthful on his questionnaire.
? He made an outrageous and ill-advised comment on social media, attacking a prominent regulator. The move could come back to haunt the company.
Lawal, I believe, is a good guy. He's quick with a quip and extraordinarily accessible to the media, which is why he's so beloved.
But it doesn't matter if you're a good guy or not. The facts are the facts. Lundvall was only doing her job and White and the folks at Zuffa were only doing theirs when they cut Lawal.
Hopefully, he'll be brought back at some point, like has happened to Torres, Nate Marquardt and so many others in the past.
Let's get over this Mo was mistreated nonsense, though. He got what he deserved.
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Nick Diaz to face world champion BJJ player Braulio Estima in grappling superbout
Nick Diaz has never been submitted in an MMA bout. While that streak may be safe as he sits out a suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned substance after his loss to Carlos Condit, his BJJ will be tested soon. Diaz will participate in a bout with Braulio Estima. (Since it's not an MMA bout, he doesn't need a license so he's not violating the suspension.)
Estima is a highly-credentialed blackbelt in jiu-jitsu. He has won a world championship and numerous titles in BJJ and has two gold medals and a silver from the respected Abu Dhabi grappling tournament. In other words, he's one of the best around at groundwork.
Diaz and Estima will not wear gis (the traditional garment for BJJ) in their bout, making it more like an MMA bout. Diaz has eight wins by submission, but few opponents have the grappling skill of Estima. Will Diaz be able to win this bout? Tell us in the comments, on Twitter or on Facebook.
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Tito Ortiz: Athletes Who Need TRT Shouldn?t be Fighting
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson may have discovered the fountain of youth after his doctor prescribed him Testosterone Replacement Therapy, but fellow former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz (Pictured) claims any mixed martial artist that requires the controversial treatment shouldn’t be fighting for a living. “I have been fighting for 15 years and there have been [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/111611/tito-ortiz-athletes-who-need-trt-shouldnt-be-fighting/
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Thursday
Mo Lawal?s dismissal emphasizes need for Zuffa policy on Twitter
"King" Mo Lawal was cut from Strikeforce yesterday. He received a suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission for testing positive for a banned substance after his January win over Lorenz Larkin. Shortly after his hearing with the NAC, Lawal called a commissioner a racist b**** over Twitter. According to Strikeforce's Scott Coker, Lawal's reaction was to blame for the dismissal.
Calling a woman the b-word is wrong, no matter the circumstances, which is exactly what I told Lawal yesterday. He's been a friend of mine since long before either of us were involved in MMA, so I told him what I would tell any friend of mine. If you don't want it said about your mother, you shouldn't say it about any woman. Though I don't know if I influenced his decision, he deleted the tweet not long after.
What he tweeted was wrong, but he should not have lost his job, just like Miguel Torres should not have lost his job late last year. I didn't think Torres should have lost his job then, nor did I think Forrest Griffin should have lost his job over a tweet about rape, or Rashad Evans over his comment about child abuse, or Joe Rogan for calling me the c-word, or White for calling MMA reporter Loretta Hunt the b-word.
What every one of these cases called for is punitive action. Some combination of a reprimand, a fine that will benefit the aggrieved parties, a public apology, a suspension, and corrective action like sensitivity training would be more appropriate than being fired. The offender would be more likely to learn something from their offenses than if they suddenly have to look for a job, or if there had been little done about the offense.
The problem, once again, is that Zuffa has no policy on fighter (and commentator) behavior. A fighter doesn't know if he's crossed the line until he's crossed it. Fighters can't even learn from each other's actions because there is no consistency on how incidents are treated. Considering how White called Hunt the same word that Lawal to describe the commissioner and then never apologized for it (he only apologized for using a slur against homosexuals), how could Lawal know Zuffa would have a problem with it?
The UFC usually holds their fighters' summit in June. It's the end of March. They have a few months to formulate a policy that is clear and fair to fighters.
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James Head balancing fighting and engineering heading into UFC on Fuel 2
In an average day, UFC welterweight James Head will walk his dogs, work for hours for a major gas and oil company, get in a strength and conditioning workout, go back to the desk job, train for several hours, and then cheer on his St. Louis Cardinals before doing it all over again the next day.
Just reading through that schedule is exhausting, but Head, who is facing Papy Abedi at UFC on Fuel 2 Saturday in Sweden, told Cagewriter it's perfect because he never gets bored.
"It's mentally challenging and I like that. That's why I fight, because it's a mental and physical challenge. It keeps me sharp. I'm always learning things about my industry and fighting. That's how I was brought up. If I get bored with something, it's not really worth my time. I haven't gotten bored with any of the aspects of my life."
The industry is petroleum engineering, where it is Head's job to design and implement oil wells that will produce oil and natural gas. He started fighting when he was studying engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla (now called the Missouri University of Science and Technology.) When boredom hit, he tried fighting.
"The school was pretty male-dominant, so I didn't have a lot of distractions in the small town of Rolla. That's what led me to mixed martial arts. I went into a gym. It was a boxing gym, and my grandfather was a boxer. I was bought up around it. Walked into the gym, and that's where it all started."
Since then, his life has been about engineering and training MMA. For nine years, he has balanced the two demanding jobs. He likes that both challenge his mind.
"I'm cerebral in all aspects of my life, or I try to be. When it comes to training, I'm always seeking out the best training partners, the best dietitian, the best coaches. You can't be the expert in everything, you just have to have faith in the people who surround you. One of my main strengths is the mind God blessed me with."
Now he will try to take that style to Saturday's bout with Abedi. Since Abedi is from Sweden, Head will be in enemy territory. But no matter how many supporters Abedi has outside the cage, Head is confident all the fans in the world won't matter when the Octagon door closes.
"It doesn't really matter if you have all the king's horses and all the king's men on the outside of the cage. At the end of the day, it's just me and him. I'm looking forward to it."
UFC Primetime: Jones vs. Evans Episode One (Video)
With the highly anticipated grudge match between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Rashad Evans just weeks away, the UFC has rebooted its immensely popular series 'Primetime' to feature the two as they prepare for their championship fight at UFC 145 on April 21st in Atlanta, Georgia.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28166/ufc-primetime-jones-vs-evans-episode-one-video/
Wednesday
Bellator welterweights, Myles Jury and more: Welcome to the Friday talkback thread
Welcome to your weekend talkback thread, where you are welcome to hang out, enjoy the atmosphere and discuss the weekend's fights.
On "The Ultimate Fighter," Al Iaquinta will try to break the Team Faber losing streak against Myles Jury. According to Dana White, this fight is even on the board in a Las Vegas sportsbook. "FYI, TUF Live on FX 2 morrow nite Al iaquantia +200 Myles Jury -250 you can bet it on line or at the The Las Vegas Hilton!!" White tweeted. TUF airs on FX at 10 p.m. ET.
Bellator's welterweight tourney will kick off on MTV2. Karl Amoussou and Chris Lozano had to be separated during Thursday's weigh-in. Raul Amaya will face UFC vet Ben Saunders, David Rickels will take on Jordan Smith, and Bryan Baker will fight Carlos Pereira.
If you're in Chicago, you can also tune in to CSN Chicago and see me on "Chicago Tribune Live" 5:30 p.m. CT. As always, thank you for reading Cagewriter, follow on Facebook and Twitter, and have a fantastic weekend.
CSAC upholds Cristiane Santos? twelve-month suspension
Though the public?s attention may be currently directed at Alistair Overeem pertaining to his recently failed drug test, the status surrounding another former Strikeforce champion with PED-related problems was addressed earlier today when Cristiane Santos failed to have her yearlong suspension reduced to six months after appealing the CSAC’s mandated punishment. As such she will [...]
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/04/09/csac-upholds-cristiane-santos-twelve-month-suspension/
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CSAC Passes Amendment Allowing For TRT and Marijuana Exemptions
The California State Athletic Commission has passed an amendment that would allow for therapeutic use exemptions for marijuana and TRT, according to an article on SI.com. Both marijuana and testosterone are currently banned by the CSAC. In order to bec...
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Tuesday
A Look at Leaf Metal MMA 2012
Leaf Trading Cards have released their second entry into the Mixed Martial Arts market in the form of Leaf Metal MMA, out at your local hobby stores and featuring some of MMA’s biggest/brightest superstars. Unlike Leaf’s original set from 2010, this group features no base cards.� You simply purchase a box and there are eight [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/03/a-look-at-leaf-metal-mma-2012
Georges St-Pierre to try his hand at poker
As Georges St-Pierre continues to rehabilitate his torn ACL, he needs somewhere to put his competitive energy. The man didn't get to the top of the welterweight division and near the top of the Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound rankings without a good amount of competitiveness, so now he'll use it at the poker table.
He signed a sponsorship deal with 888, an online gaming company. Through that sponsorship, he'll play in the 2012 World Series of Poker. He will also play in online special games that will benefit his anti-bullying charity.
"I have wanted to play poker for a while now as it is a great game of skill. It is not just your cards versus my cards; it is you versus your opponent. However, the most important aspect of my partnership with 888poker is that we are going to generate a great deal of money for my foundation that dedicates its efforts towards anti-bullying causes.
GSP has shown an incredibly icy stare when squaring off when his opponents. He may need to employ that at the poker table. For tips, he can turn to fellow fighter Mike Swick, who finished 10th of more than 2,000 in a WSOP event� in 2010. UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer is also a poker aficionado. He has his own poker room at the Luxor in Las Vegas.
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Reader Rants: Mo Lawal?s dismissal, the Anderson Silva/Chael Sonnen rematch, and an overweight fighter
Welcome to another edition of Reader Rants, where Cagereaders get their say. This week, though we're still in a Zuffa drought, you all had plenty of opinions to share.
On King Mo's release from Strikeforce after calling a commissioner a bad name on Twitter:
It was kind of ignorant for her to ask him if he knew how to read or write. Instead of being "funny" or "racist" she could have just plainly asked him if he read through the application----in particular the part with the question of taking different meds/steroids/drugs. -- David Feinblatt
He should have not lost his job. There have been a lot of worse things said on Twitter by Dana White and other UFC fighters. He'll get his job back. -- Angel D. Gutierrez-Ruiz
Nothing was commented on more than the Anderson Silva/Chael Sonnen rematch:
I believe the rematch will allow Sonnen to back up what he said about the first fight. Win it and give Silva the beating hes never experienced in the cage before. -- Larry Conley
I think just because of what happened in the last fight, Silva is coming very prepared. I don't see him losing any fight anytime soon. At least not to someone that he almost lost to in the past. Best believe is going be a war but Silva will be victorious. -- Ernesto Aguilera
I think Silva will win based on a couple of different reasons:
1. Silva was injured last time he fought Sonnen and probably should not have been fighting at all yet he still won after getting hammered for 4 rounds
2. Sonnen was on performance enhancing drugs (which got him banned from fighting for a year)
3. Silva has beaten down some of the best ground and pound guys in the world, some of whom Sonnen can't hold a candle to.
4. Silva has the best record in the UFC, which is not something that just happens... its earned through hard work and extreme talent
In the end, anything can happen in MMA. A slip, a swollen eye, even cutting weight all takes its toll. If I had to bet though, I would put my money on Anderson Silva. -- David Fish
Thiago Santos coming in 12 lbs. overweight for his Bellator title fight lost him a chance to win the tournament. What did readers think?
That's the right call. I initially read that the whole tournament was going to be scrapped. I'm glad that they didn't mess over Prindle because Santos couldn't make weight. Besides, he wasn't even close to making weight. -- Michael Stull
Guess that extra week wait was spent at the buffet. -- Jim Hammar
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Bellator 63 Results: Ben Saunders advances to welterweight semifinal with solid performance
Bellator welterweight Ben Saunders did a fine job washing the taste of defeat out of his mouth last night at Bellator 63 after having previously fallen in the Season 5 Welterweight Tournament final. ?Killa B? implemented his unique combination of Muay Thai striking and aggressive BJJ in fine fashion, taking out tougher-than-expected Raul Amaya by [...]
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Hockey Fight of the Day: Gregory Campbell vs. Micheal Haley
You can count on there being fireworks anytime a team from Boston meets one from New York. Last night’s game between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins was no different with a number of tense moments and instances on-ice action unrelated to the actual game being played. One such example came in this throwdown [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/04/01/hockey-fight-of-the-day-gregory-campbell-vs-michel-haley
Monday
Bellator 69 adds Jessica Aguilar vs. Megumi Fujii, Ron Sparks vs. Kevin Asplund
The Bellator Fighting Championship will head to the L’Auberge du Lac Resort Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana on May 19th for Bellator 69. Bellator officials announced two bouts for the card on Monday. Jessica “Jag” Aguilar will square off against submission specialist Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii and Ron “The Monster” Sparks battles Kevin “Concrete” Asplund. [...]
Bellator 69 adds Jessica Aguilar vs. Megumi Fujii, Ron Sparks vs. Kevin Asplund is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News
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Friday night talkback thread: Bellator and two TUFs
Another Friday night means more live fights on basic cable for your enjoyment. On MTV2, Bellator 62 will feature the opening round of the lightweight tournament. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire will take on Lloyd Woodard and his awesome mustache, J.J. Ambrose will fight Brent Weedman, Olympian Rick Hawn faces off with Ricardo Tirloni and Thiago Michel will fight Rene Nazare. They are all hoping to win the tournament to get a shot at Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler.
On "The Ultimate Fighter," Justin Lawrence will fight Cristiano Marcello in a battle of two highly-touted fighters. Tune into FX for the live fight.
This weekend, fight fans can also tune into the debut of the Brazilian version of "The Ultimate Fighter." The show will stream online at Br.TUF.tv at midnight ET.
Use this post to talk about the weekend's MMA happenings, or go to Cagewriter's Facebook and Twitter page.
Bellator 64 Results: Askren Dominates Lima, Sandro, Marx, and Nakamura All Notch Victories
Bellator 64 took place tonight live from Windsor, Ontario. In the card's main event, Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren dominated Douglas Lima for five rounds to retain the belt. The card's co-main event was the first featherweight semifinal with Marlon Sandro edging Alexandre Bezerra by split decision.
In the first two bantamweight quarterfinals, Travis Marx and Hiroshi Nakamura secured their spots in the semifinals with victories.
In the first two bantamweight quarterfinals, Travis Marx and Hiroshi Nakamura secured their spots in the semifinals with victories.
Brock Lesnar, Mark Hunt dominate Reader Rants
Brock Lesnar dominated Cagewriter's Facebook page this week, as many, many, many people had opinions on the big man's return to professional wrestling. You also shared your thoughts on who Junior dos Santos should face in place of Alistair Overeem, autograph encounters and opinions on a certain freak show fight. If you want to join in on Reader Rants, like Cagewriter on Facebook and comment on our posts.
Readers thought the planned bout between Bob Sapp and Mariusz Pudzianowski would be interesting to watch.
Neither one can actually fight. Whoever runs outta gas first loses! -- Leslie Stapleton
See Bob Sapp either A) tap out due to strikes before 1 min. or B) have him claim injury after 1 min ....ALL DAY! :P -- Sohrob Kohistani
Most readers thought that Rashad Evans handled the fan asking for an autograph of his KOed picture well.
Rashad handled it alright, I mean he could have just told him to go away but in the moment that is just disrespectful. I've gotten a bunch and everyone is cool but nicest guys had to be Bisping and Pulver. They're just great to their fans. -- Gabriel Martinez
A fan or someone trying to get a reaction out of him while being recorded? Hmmmmm. -- Nate Bear
With Alistair Overeem likely out of UFC 146, several fans started a campaign to get Mark Hunt the title shot. Some Cagereaders agreed on Hunt, while others wanted to see Frank Mir or Cain Velasquez.
As fun of a story as Hunt would be, it doesn't make sense from a competition or business standpoint. Mir is the only real logical choice to move up. -- Ryan Wahl
Frank Mir is the only one highly enough rated to do it, who didn't fight him last time. It will be Mir, though I would like to see Mark Hunt win one more big fight to get a shot. -- Andrew Conner
The last thing Dana and us UFC fans want is a 30 sec KO like JDS did to Cain, make a co-main event. Hell, if you don't want to get all political, put Mir vs. Cain as co-main event with Hunt vs. JDS (non-belt) that way win or lose JDS will fight winner of Mir vs. Cain, and when Hunt KO's JDS, Hunt will fight the winner of JDS vs. MIr or Cain. This I know for sure, Hunt vs. JDS will sell. -- Amosa Wes
Either give Velasquez a shot to redeem himself, or let Mir get hits wits knocked in... Either way, I'm going to be sitting on the edge of my seat! Hunt is good by all means, but Co-Main Event is his spot for sure. dos Santos will have a war on his hands with the likes of Velasquez and Mir, which will give the fans a better Main Event. Still got love for Hunt though, don't get me wrong. But I wouldn't mind seeing another bloody face Mir get pulverised. -- Nathan Kight
Both fighters will make a goood event I think, but then again it would be 2 different fights. With Hunt it will be more of a slug fest, pound for pound as for Mir it would be more of a strategical fight. I think Mir should have to win his fight against Cain to prove he is ready for another title shot -- Torrey Romanko
And now, for the big man. Lesnar has inspired strong opinions from the second he stepped foot in the cage. That didn't stop this week as hundreds of comments were made on Facebook and in the comment section.
Some fans don't want to see him in WWE because they wanted him to stay in MMA. Others thought he "failed" at MMA. If winning and defending the UFC heavyweight belt while also battling a debilitating gastrointestinal condition is failing, I hope to be a failure like Lesnar one day.
What is WWE doing? Is there NOT enough CURRENT WWE superstars? First let's bring back the Rock and now Lesnar. WHY! ? Like Cena said in one his many speeches to the Rock he has been performing for over 10 years & NEVER left. Why are these former WWE performers returning? -- Terasia J. Conigliaro- Allensworth
I love how Lesnar is back in WWE. I was gonna stop watching it until he showed up. he started in WWE and will end in WWE. Okay if he started his career in UFC when he was younger it would be different. but now that hes back i cant wait to watch next weeks raw!! I'm a fan of both WWE and UFC. -- Curtis Kelly
He is the stereotypical bully. As long as things are going his way its all good, but let him get his butt kicked and he tucks his tail and runs. He thought he was too good for the WWE in the past and now that hes no longer the big man in UFC he returns to WWE. He should just crawl under a rock somewhere and hide. -- Glenda Cannon Pamplin
I'd like to see any one of you haters talk smack to Brock Lesnar's face! ll you haters too watched everyone of of his UFC fights because he was an amazing fighter! He's 265 pounds of muscle and was as fast as a middle weight, as soon as the bell rung he gave one hundred and ten percent. That's why you know Brock Lesnar's name and that's why we have no idea who you haters are. -- JJ Anhorn
Sunday
Stephen Thompson ?A Dazzling Debut? (Video)
Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson's debut at UFC 143 was nothing short of an amazing display of striking. The UFC has released a video detailing the impressive striker's debut ahead of his UFC 145 matchup with Matt Brown.
UFC 145 takes place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. The event will be headlined by a light-heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and training partner turned nemesis, Rashad Evans.
UFC 145 takes place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. The event will be headlined by a light-heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and training partner turned nemesis, Rashad Evans.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28124/stephen-thompson-a-dazzling-debut-video/
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Several Bouts Added to ?The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale? Roster
A trio of featherweight scraps have been added to “The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale” lineup. The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada hosts the June 1st festivities. Charles Oliveira (Pictured) will battle Jonathan Brookins, Max Holloway will meet Pat Schilling and John Albert will face Byron Bloodworth in the event. Depending upon [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/111280/several-bouts-added-to-the-ultimate-fighter-live-finale-roster/
Phil Cardella Roan Jucao Carneiro Shane The Engineer Carwin Jason Hollywood Chambers
Hockey Fight of the Day: George Parros vs. Brad Winchester
Not every hockey fight needs to be an all-out war to be entertaining. For example, take this scuffle between the Anaheim Ducks’ George Parros and San Jose Sharks’ Brad Winchester. Though the fight lasts less than a minute plenty of punches are landed including one that puts one of the two players on his backside. [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/31/hockey-fight-of-the-day-george-parros-vs-brad-winchester
Zelg Benkei Galesic Mauro Galvao Arman Gambaryan Manvel Gamburyan
ONE FC 3: War of the Lions Live Results
ONE FC 3: War of the Lions takes place this morning, Saturday March 31st at 8:00 AM EssT on the ONE FC YouTube page. In the main event, Zorobabel Moreira takes on Felipe Enomoto, Tatsuya Kawajiri makes his ONE FC debut against Donald Sanchez and Melvin Manhoef looks to score a big knockout against Yoshiyuki [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/31/one-fc-3-war-of-the-lions-live-results
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