Fight Champions: 7/7/13

Saturday

Video game choices for fight fans: Get in the UFC octagon or fight animal abusers

Two video games hit the MMA world on Monday for fight fans. One was the latest edition of the UFC EA Sports Game. UFC president Dana White and champions Benson Henderson and Jon Jones debuted it at a flashy press conference at E3.

The UFC game will apparently help you figure out what it feels like to fight in a cage without any of those pesky concussions or broken bones.

Want to play a fight game right? PETA is here to help you out.

That's right, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals want you to play their video game to knock out animal abuse. Aaron Simpson, Georgi Kharykhanian and Jake Shields are featured characters in the game "Cage Fight: Knock Out Animal Abuse." They each take on different challenges in animal cruelty. Simpson is a vegan and outspoken critic of animal abuse. Shields, who is fighting Tyron Woodley at UFC 161, has joined up with animal rights groups in the past.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/video-game-choices-fight-fans-ufc-octagon-fight-143859483.html

Yoji Anjo Ao Hailin Shinya Aoki Andrei Arlovski

Weigh-in Results for GWC?s British Invasion: U.S. VS. U.K.

The weigh-ins for Global Warrior Challenge’s “British Invasion: U.S. VS. U.K.” took place today in Kansas City with all 22 fighters successfully making weight. Headlining the action is a heavyweight clash featuring pro wrestler/mixed martial artist Bobby Lashley who takes on Matthew Larson. Lashley is fresh off a second round submission win over Kevin Asplund [...]

Weigh-in Results for GWC’s British Invasion: U.S. VS. U.K. is a post from: MMA Interplay

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/mma/weigh-in-results-for-gwcs-british-invasion-u-s-vs-u-k-67822/

Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

Cung Le: ?I think coaching would be pretty awesome.?

UFC middleweight Cung Le is in an interesting position where his career is concerned. At 41 years old, the oft injured Le only has a handful of fights left in him before calling it quits and focusing on interests outside of the Octagon. However, he?s also been teased as a likely coach on TUF: China [...]

The post Cung Le: ?I think coaching would be pretty awesome.? appeared first on Fighters.com.

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/12/cung-le-i-think-coaching-would-be-pretty-awesome?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cung-le-i-think-coaching-would-be-pretty-awesome

Jason Hollywood Chambers Ryo Piranha Chonan Dan The Sandman Christison Logan The Pink Pounder Clark

UFC 161 ? Jake Shields Wants A Top-5 Welterweight Next

Jake Shields talks to the media after his win against Tyron Woodley at UFC 161. Shields addresses Dana White's opinion of the fight and talks about his striking.

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/ufc-161-jake-shields-wants-a-top-5-welterweight-next/

Ian Freeman Don Frye Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita

Johny Hendricks says 'Heck ya!' to Georges St. Pierre's VADA challenge

Source: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/7/12/4519394/ufc-johny-hendricks-accepts-georges-st-pierres-vada-challenge-mma-news

Andrei Arlovski Ricardo Arona Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio

Friday

UFC 161 ? Dana White Post Fight Media Scrum Video

UFC president Dana White speaks to members of the media about UFC 161, what is next for Roy Nelson after his loss and the end of his UFC contract, White's feelings towards Steve Mazzagatti after the WSOF main event, a health update on Anthony Pettis and much more.

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/ufc-161-dana-white-post-fight-media-scrum-video/

Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge

?King Mo? wins while ?Babalu? retires at Bellator

One fighter got back on the winning track while another decided to end his career at Bellator's summer debut on Wednesday night.

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal was knocked out in his last Bellator fight, which was a surprising result for the onetime Strikeforce champ. Wednesday's fight with Seth Petruzelli was his first fight since then, and he came back with a memorable knockout.

Lawal wrestled Petruzelli to the ground, then finished the fight at 1:35 in the first round with a huge right hook. He needed just one punch to knock Petruzelli out. Lawal will move on in Bellator's light heavyweight tournament to fight Jacob Noe.

"It's kind of highly emotional for me to talk about this right now, but I think maybe I've been in the cage more than everybody in this room here," he said. "I lived the life. That's what I want to say. I have no regrets. I was happy to help this sport grow."

Noe earned his spot in the semifinals with a win over Strikeforce and UFC veteran Renato "Babalu" Sobral. "Babalu" lost in a third-round, standing TKO, then announced his retirement from MMA.

Sobral finished his career with a record of 37-11. He started fighting in 1997, and fought in Brazilians promotions and Rings before fighting at UFC 28. Sobral fought such fighters as Fedor Emelianenko and Chuck Liddell.

One of the more memorable moments of Sobral's career was at UFC 74 when submitted David Heath with an anaconda choke, but wouldn't break the hold when first instructed by the ref. He was later cut from the UFC and fined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his wrongdoing.

Sobral then went to Strikeforce and won the light heavyweight championship before losing it to Gegard Mousasi. He also fought in One FC, and then Bellator before he hung up his MMA gloves.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/king-mo-wins-while-babalu-retires-bellator-173628309.html

Wilson Gouveia Jason Grace Crosley Gracie Gregor Gracie

Thursday

Undefeated: The UFC's Perfect Fighters

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-by-the-numbers-perfect-records

Ebenezer Fontes Braga Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito Rob Broughton

Which UFC do you most look forward to

Which UFC event are you mostly looking forward to and why ?

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/135529-ufc-do-you-most-look-forward.html

Jose Aldo John Alessio Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida

Spike takes it on the chin with shaky ratings for Fight Master, Bellator

When Spike TV began its contract with Bellator in January, it continuously billed itself as the home of mixed martial arts.

That, though, is difficult to tell from the shockingly poor performance of the debut of its heavily promoted reality show, "Fight Master," on Wednesday. Bellator's live fight card, featuring a light heavyweight bout headlined by Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, also tanked.

Bellator's summer series, Bellator 96, kicked off in Thackerville, Okla., with Lawal scoring a devastating one-punch knockout of Seth Petruzelli. But the fight card attracted an average of just 480,000 viewers, several hundred thousand less than Spike was getting during the recently completed season. Bellator 95, which featured Pat Curran defending the featherweight title against Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev, averaged 901,000 viewers on April 4.

Worse from Spike's standpoint, Wednesday's live card was beaten head-to-head by the UFC's March show on Fuel, which did an average of 485,000 viewers. Spike is in 97.9 million homes and Fuel is in 36.8 million. The UFC fight card on June 8 from Brazil that was on Fuel averaged 313,000 viewers.

The 'Fight Master' reality show, featuring coaches Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Frank Shamrock and Joe Warren did even worse. Fight Master averaged 432,000 viewers for its debut. It reached 109,000 with viewers 18-34, and just 67,000 with men 18-34, which is the primary MMA demographic.

Compared to Season 14 of 'The Ultimate Fighter,' the final season of the UFC's reality series that aired on Spike, Fight Master was a major loser. It was down 92 percent in men 18-34, 91 percent with adults 18-34 and down 87 percent with adults 18-49.

Fight Master received wide critical acclaim, but the public, at least for the debut, didn't buy the hype.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/spike-takes-chin-shaky-ratings-fight-master-bellator-225342981.html

Justin Eilers Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund Jason Ellis

MMA Marketplace: UFC 162 walkout shirt battle

Let's break down the UFC 162 main event in the most important way possible -- the walkout shirts. Anderson Silva will put his belt on the line against Chris Weidman. Who has the better shirt?

Silva's shirt by Nike took as little imagination as possible. Weidman's Bad Boy shirt makes me think somebody's watching me. The price is only a $5 difference between the two. The result? A draw. Neither shirt jumps out as the clear-cut winner.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mma-marketplace-ufc-162-walkout-shirt-battle-131159151.html

Mac Danzig Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis

Wednesday

Can MMA help veterans with PTSD? (Video)

Veterans like Brian Stann and Tim Kennedy have found a home in MMA, and it turns out they're not the only ones. HBO's "Real Sports" took a look at how wounded veterans use MMA to deal with their traumatic injuries. For one veteran, the camaraderie of the gym does more to help him deal with his PTSD than "sitting around talking about his feelings."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mma-help-veterans-ptsd-video-135932622.html

Tony DeSouza Edwin Dewees Nick Diaz Tadhg Steamfist Dixon

UFC 165: Alexander Gustafsson ?Pumped? For Title Fight

Alexander Gustafsson was one unhappy Swede when he was removed from a planned encounter with Gegard Mousasi earlier this year. However, the cut ended up being a blessing in disguise, as Gustafsson will now face UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones for the belt this September at UFC 165. The two were on hand to [...]

The post UFC 165: Alexander Gustafsson ‘Pumped’ For Title Fight appeared first on MMA Convert.

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Stav Crazy Bear Economou Yves Edwards Justin Eilers Jon Olav Einemo

UFC 164: Henderson Vs Grant

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Venue: Bradley Center

The post UFC 164: Henderson Vs Grant appeared first on Fighters.com.

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/10/ufc-164-henderson-vs-grant?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ufc-164-henderson-vs-grant

Spencer Fisher Jon Fitch Kenny Florian Jesse Forbes

Invicta FC 6 ? Crys ?Cyborg? And Marloes Coenen Set To Headline July 13th Event

Press Release – HOBOKEN, N.J. (June 20, 2013) ? Two of the premier women mixed-martial-arts fighters in the world, Cris Cyborg (11-1) and Marloes Coenen (21-5), headline the July 13th Invicta Fighting Championships 6 pay-per-view event, airing live from Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Brazilian KO artist Cyborg, arguably the top pound-for-pound fighters [...]

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/invicta-fc-6-crys-cyborg-and-marloes-coenen-set-to-headline-july-13th-event/

Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Tom Big Cat Erickson Martinsh Egle

Cyborg-Coenen world title fight headlines Saturday night?s Invicta FC 6 PPV

HOBOKEN, N.J. (July 8, 2013) – The first all-women’s mixed-martial-arts event on pay per view, headlined by the mega-showdown between Brazilian KO artist Cris Cyborg (11-1) and Dutch submission specialist Marloes Coenen (21-5), is on tap this Saturday night (July 13) as Invicta Fighting Championships 6 airs live from Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, [...]

Cyborg-Coenen world title fight headlines Saturday night’s Invicta FC 6 PPV is a post from: MMA Interplay

Source: http://www.mmainterplay.com/invicta/cyborg-coenen-world-title-fight-headlines-saturday-nights-invicta-fc-6-ppv-67853/

Dan The Sandman Christison Logan The Pink Pounder Clark Steve The Snake Claveau Rich No Love Clementi

Tuesday

NFL: Tennessee vs Pittsburgh

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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/sports-vbookie/135329-nfl-tennessee-vs-pittsburgh.html

Gilbert Aldana Jose Aldo John Alessio Houston Alexander

Twenty Years Later, a New Gracie Arrives in the UFC

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/Twenty-Years-Later-a-New-Gracie-Arrives-in-the-UFC

Marcio Pe de Pano Cruz Luke Cummo Jeff Big Frog Curran Dai Shuanghai

UFC 164: Chad Mendes vs Clay Guida

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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc-vbookie-betting/135153-ufc-164-chad-mendes-vs-clay-guida.html

Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

How to Choose Proper Gear in MMA

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Source: http://www.ufcrundown.com/blog/how-to-choose-proper-gear-in-mma/

Yoji Anjo Ao Hailin Shinya Aoki Andrei Arlovski

UFC 162 injuries and medical suspensions: Silva, Herman and Siver sat for 45 days

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2013/7/8/4505146/ufc-162-results-injuries-medical-suspensions-silva-herman-siver-mma

Robert Berry David Bielkheden Michael Bisping Dan Bobish

Monday

Georges St-Pierre Surprised by Chris Weidman?s Win

UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre has trained with new middleweight title-holder Chris Weidman on a handful of occasions and knows first-hand how able the unbeaten 29-year old is. As such, he was quick to pick Weidman to win his UFC 162 fight against former champion Anderson Silva and was even bold enough to predict a [...]

The post Georges St-Pierre Surprised by Chris Weidman?s Win appeared first on Fighters.com.

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/08/georges-st-pierre-surprised-by-chris-weidmans-win?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=georges-st-pierre-surprised-by-chris-weidmans-win

Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge

Why I Believe Weidman Won't Hold the Title Long

Left me preface this by saying I am a HUGE Anderson Silva mark....well, maybe not quite huge right now, due to his shenanigans. However, I am basing...

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/135105-why-i-believe-weidman-wont-hold-title-long.html

Joe Hybrid Duarte Aldrin de Jesus Todd Duffee Marvin Eastman

MMA Marketplace: UFC 162 walkout shirt battle

Let's break down the UFC 162 main event in the most important way possible -- the walkout shirts. Anderson Silva will put his belt on the line against Chris Weidman. Who has the better shirt?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mma-marketplace-ufc-162-walkout-shirt-battle-131159151.html

Xavier Foupa Pokam Hermes Franca Rich Franklin Ian Freeman

Answer Man: Edgar Gets Back to His Winning Ways - UFC 162 Main Card Results

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/UFC-162-Main-Card-Results

Per Eklund Jason Ellis Aleksander Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko

Sunday

UFC 162: Mark Munoz Batters Tim Boetsch (Video Highlight)

Mark Munoz (pictured) returned to the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC 162 after taking a year-long hiatus. During that time, Munoz battled injury, obesity and depression. However, “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” came storming back with plenty to prove against a brutal opponent in Tim Boetsch. Munoz dominated most of the action, pulverizing Boetsch with [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/149496/ufc-162-mark-munoz-batters-tim-boetsch-video-highlight/

Wes Soldier Combs Ray Cooper Kit Cope Wesley Cabbage Correira

Young female Muay Thai fighter takes out boy (Video)

This kiddie Muay Thai bout comes to us from Thailand, and it features a mixed-gender match-up. It appears the young man -- and the crowd -- thinks he's going to get an easy win. What he -- and the crowd -- did not count on was this young lady coming ready for a fight. After she gets in several punches, taking the fight as seriously as anyone should take a fight, he retires.

Kudos to the young lady. She worked hard, went about her business, and got the win. It's a safe bet this is the last time the young man doesn't take a fight seriously -- no matter the opponent.

Thanks, Deadspin.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/young-muay-thai-female-fighter-takes-male-opponent-233439136.html

Dai Shuanghai Mac Danzig Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik

UFC Tonight Show Quotes ? Chael Sonnen Talks UFC 162

Press Release – LOS ANGELES, CA ? On this week’s UFC TONIGHT, Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian discuss the lightweight title-fight situation, discuss Roy Nelson’s future and look ahead to UFC 162, while Ariel Helwani sheds light on the featherweight title-fight controversy and much more. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: UFC TONIGHT’s Chael Sonnen on the [...]

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/ufc-tonight-show-quotes-chael-sonnen-talks-ufc-162/

Bao Ligao Josh Barnett David Baron Phil Baroni

Frankie Edgar: Finding The Answers Once Again

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/Frankie-Edgar-Finding-The-Answers-Once-Again

David Bielkheden Michael Bisping Dan Bobish Vagam Bodjukyan

Businessweek covers the issue of UFC fighter pay

Businessweek reports on the ongoing issue of fighter pay. �It looks at the fact that while fighters are beginning to voice their opinion, there is no real solution unless Zuffa decides to do something. The article paints a picture of the fighter discontent versus Dana White?s irritated response in his proposed elimination of fight night [...]

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Gary Goodridge Gerard Gordeau Jonathan Goulet Wilson Gouveia