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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus (Post 3969096)

Overreem post Shogun

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that chick is hot

Did anyone watch the boxing

Pretty much every fight was AWESOME

Soto Karass/Maidana, Martinez/Beltran and JCC/Martinez were fucking great

YESSIR! Love me some Sergio Martinez. If dude was American, spoke better English or promoted by a Don King/Dana White type instead of an old ass bastard like Bob Arum he would be just as big a star as Pacquiao. He's legit in the ring and a good guy out of it.

Imagine if Vince McMahon went into MMA instead of creating the XFL.

It would have been too corny and maybe overly produced. Especially with the inevitable storyline tie-ins that would come. J.R., since I know he's expressed interest in commentating MMA, would be obnoxious.

I think the UFC could borrow a few things from wrestling from a production value sense (e.g., a Zuffatron would be sick and maybe entrance videos tailored for each fighter on the main card), but I don't think Vince would connect with MMA fans as a promoter the same way Dana does.

UFC should do those face to face interviews like boxing with Kellerman. Have Rogan do it with big main events.

That would be sick as long as they limited it to big main events like you said. Can you imagine Silva and Sonnen face to face with just Joe Rogan (and probably Ed Soares) prior to their fight? The tension would be amazing.

Zuffa should definitely steal a little bit of HBO Boxing's promotional/presentation style.

Mir Out for Fight Against Cormier

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TORONTO -- Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir suffered an injury that has forced him to pull out of a Nov. 3 bout against Daniel Cormier, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

The nature of Mir's injury has not yet been revealed.

MMAJunkie.com reported the news earlier Wednesday.

Mir and Cormier were scheduled to meet on a Strikeforce-promoted card in Oklahoma City. It was to be Strikeforce's final heavyweight fight.

Strikeforce has not yet determined whether another opponent will be selected to face Cormier, who was slated to compete in UFC after facing Mir.

Mir was expected to become the first fighter on UFC's roster to compete in a Strikeforce event. UFC and Strikeforce are owned by Zuffa LLC.

During his most recent fight -- on May 26 -- Mir was knocked out in the second round by UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.

Mir has a professional record of 16-6.

Cormier (10-0) won the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament on May 19 with a lopsided unanimous decision over former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett.

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/84...-cormier-fight

The amount of injuries to fighters in marquee main events this year is insane.

yah, Werdum has said he wants it if the UFC say yes

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Originally Posted by Crimson (Post 3980157)

UFC should do those face to face interviews like boxing with Kellerman. Have Rogan do it with big main events.

Rogan does do the talking head interviews they just edit him out..

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Originally Posted by CSL (Post 3982814)

yah, Werdum has said he wants it if the UFC say yes

That would be an awesome fight..

If Pickett wins hes gotta get a shot at Barao surely

That fight was FUCKING HORRIBLE

I remember when Hathaway looked sick against Diego Sanchez and ever since hes been turd

November is pretty close. I need to get my GSP fix.

Batista wins his MMA debut via TKO in about 4 minutes. And lol Joe Lauzon playing Joe Rogan the post fight interviewer on the show

Lauzon is about as awkward on a mic as Batista is at punching people

His takedown looked dece I guess if I had to pick a positive, even if it was just a fat ass who offered no resistance

Strikeforce cancelled their November card. Ruh roh

Strikeforce is like a cockroach that won't die. They are promising a stacked card in January though. Hopefully, that means Cormier vs. Overeem with the winner being #1 contender for the HW title. Anything less would be uncivilized.

I'm going Silva by decision tonight btw...

Anderson's gonna stop him

although if you asked me while I'm watching the promos for the fight, I'd tell you Bonnar can pull the upset since they do a pretty good job of selling it but you snap out of it immediately as soon as it ends

Yea they keep pushing "the biggest upset ever" card so much it's been jinxed. I see it going a few rounds though..i'll say 3rd round ko. Silva will want it to go more than one round to entertain his home crowd. But im sure he'd love a KO.

That neck crank was nasty, Story started bleeding from his mouth and then the crowd were chanting ECW I think :lol:

Wow how'd Fitch get out of that

Glover Teixeira looking like a beast

fairly sure I'd have just got out the cage and gone home if I was Maldonado

lol shitttt the left hand Maldonado just landed

3rd straight loss for Maldonado but surely he doesn't get cut after that

lol ridiculous. Anderson decides to finish the fight, 3 seconds later finishes the fight

loved the Bonnar reaction to the knee

Good god I hope Maldonado isnt brain damaged after that

Awesome card. Fitch brought it, loved seeing Herman tap and Silva is without a doubt the G.O.A.T

Silva takes a moment to tell his corner to calm down, he hangs out for one more second and then unleashes the fucking fury to finish Bonanr = the most ridiculous perfomance I ever witnessed.

I'm not fond of these soccer type crowds for fights. It messes with the dynamic. I like the normal crowds when they go crazy with anticipation of a knock-out instead of being in awe.

I hate crowds that chant boring when it isn't really boring.

Jon Jones and Sonnen are the coaches of TUF 17 and will fight April 17th according to LA Times

Dunno if Sonnen/Griffin is still goin ahead or what

TUF ratings blow so I guess they're going to try to up it with Jones and Sonnen. Not really mad as I think both guys bring a refreshing dynamic as coaches and personalities. It's the actual TUF competitors that I don't give a shit about. The talent pool is so watered down at this point and I can only watch a bunch of dudes who will never amount to anything in the UFC live in a house, train and fight for so long.

The actual fight is kind of a joke though. Sonnen is going to get knocked the fuck out and I don't care about how good his takedowns are. Jones is too big, long and strong for Chael to dominate him like he did Silva in their first fight.

I feel like the UFC has stretched itself to the point where it's gone from logical matchmaking and clear cut contenders to WWE style matchmaking and squash matches. Vitor gave it a good try, but had no business fighting Jones. Bonnar had no business fighting Silva. If Sonnen didn't have a mouth, no one would be happy seeing this fight based on Sonnen's record and style. Even his trash talk is pretty much the same old ish repeated.

All true but I don't see a problem with it right now. Sonnen and Jones are 2 of their top drawers in the company..people will pay for the fight..and the rating for TUF will increase . Really a win win.

Only letdown for me is the hype for a Bones/Silva matchup now taking a backseat. Come to think of it what if they would have done a Sonnen/Hendo coaching season and the winner would be #1 contender? That might've been good too

Dan Henderson ‏@danhendo
I guess I should just quit training to win fights and to be exciting for the fans and just go to shit talking school. @danawhite

I thought Hendo and Sonnen were bezzies?

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Originally Posted by MoFo (Post 4006555)

I thought Hendo and Sonnen were bezzies?

So was Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. 13 pounds of Gold can make the worst enemies out of the closest of teammates.

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Originally Posted by MoFo (Post 4006555)

I thought Hendo and Sonnen were bezzies?

That's what's interesting and confusing now. Sonnen fights under the "Team Quest" banner, which Hendo started with Couture, but there are actually two incarnations of Team Quest. One is Hendo's, the other is Matt Lindland's. They even have two separate websites and rosters.

Chael fights under Matt Lindland's brand and Hendo is actually suing Lindland over the name and trademark because although Lindland joined them shortly after Couture and Hendo started the team and opened a gym with their blessing, he apparently trademarked the name without their knowledge or approval.

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Originally Posted by Krimzon7 (Post 4006571)

So was Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. 13 pounds of Gold can make the worst enemies out of the closest of teammates.

In hindsight, were they really that tight? Now Jones is pretty much saying the same ish about fighting Anderson that he said about fighting Rashad and they don't even train in the same city or live in the same country most of the time!

I can understand 38 year old Anderson Silva not wanting to fight a bigger, faster, stronger and younger version of himself (especially when he's only got two fights left on his current deal and could potentially slay one more Middleweight and GSP before retiring or sticking Dana up for more money), but Jones can't seriously call himself a business man and not want to take on the Greatest of All Time.

Imagine the paycheck and the publicity/hype that Nike would give to him if that fight were to take place in Texas Stadium. It would be one of the most profitable events in the history of all combat sports and probably end up second only to Pacquiao/Mayweather.

By the way, notice how you don't get this kind of insight or knowledge dropped on you by csl.

I don't want to expound any further on Suga/JBJ. I'll let them demons rest right where they are.

As far as CSL...pfft. Comparing the two of you is like comparing a match to a volcano. and he's not the volcano!

Bellator starts doing live shows on Spike in 3 months..

WOO

New UFC ring card girl Jessica Cambensly

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danhendo Knee felt pretty good today. No pain, but starting back slow. Felt good to get punched in the face again. Lol
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also Bisping/Vitor confirmed for Brazil in January

vitor/bisping??? Jesus Christ, Bisping gets absolutely no love. This dude is just a grinder. give him his fucking shot already.

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Friday, November 2, 2012
Source: Stephan Bonnar fails test
By Franklin McNeil
ESPN.com

Recently retired light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar and heavyweight Dave Herman failed their respective UFC 153 postfight drug tests, a source told ESPN.com on Friday.
The source said that Bonnar tested positive for drostanolone, an anabolic steroid. Herman tested positive for marijuana metabolites.
UFC 153 took place in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 13.
The failed postfight drug test was Bonnar's second. He tested positive for boldenone after a unanimous decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 62 in August 2006.
Griffin defeated Bonnar by unanimous decision in April 2005, during "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 1 finale. That fight is often credited with being most responsible for attracting casual fight fans to mixed martial arts.
Marc Ratner, the UFC vice president of regulatory affairs, confirmed to ESPN.com that two fighters did fail their 153 postfight drug tests. But he would not say whether Bonnar and Herman were those fighters.
"When we go to these different countries, in order to grow the sport, without athletic commissions supervising, we self-regulate," Ratner said. "That's because of the experience we have in our company with regulators.
"There were 12 fights (at UFC 153) and we tested all 24 fighters for performance-enhancing drugs as well as recreational street drugs. Twenty-two fighters tested negative and two fighters tested positive."
Bonnar suffered a first-round TKO to middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event. They competed at light heavyweight.
A little more than two weeks after the loss, Bonnar, 35, announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. He finished his career with a record of 15-8.
Herman was submitted via armbar in the second round by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. It was the first time in his professional career that Herman (21-5) had been submitted.
The setback to Nogueira, a former UFC interim heavyweight titleholder, was Herman's third in a row.

Way to go Bonnar. That's how you end your career on top.

Cheating and getting smashed..

:wavesad:

Hope Herman gets cut just to put the cherry on the cake, guy was a moron in the Nog fight

4 of Andersons last 10 opponents failed a drug test after fighting him btw, #statto

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Originally Posted by MoFo (Post 4022633)

4 of Andersons last 10 opponents failed a drug test after fighting him btw, #statto

Sonnen
Bonnar
Leban (failed for pain killers like 5 years after they fought??)

Who else??

Forrest and James Irvin apparently

When did Forrest fail a piss test??

he mentioned it on some Youtube clip but it only "came out" recently, don't remember what for

I was assuming Iving but didn't remember hearing that..

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Originally Posted by MoFo (Post 4022689)

Nate Marquardt

That fight was in 07, he got popped for TRT in 2011..

I stole my faulty stats from Luke Thomas on MMA Fighting btw

Statto with the incorrect info...

Can you imagine the carnage Anderson Silva would leave if he found his own shady doctor to tell him he has "low testosterone" and got on TRT? In Anderson's case it's more plausible that he'd need it since he's pushing 40 anyways.

Ronda officially in the UFC, the womens SF 135 title is now the UFC womens title (I assume at 135) SF is also folding after their January show apparently

I was hoping for pictures of Ronda or Gina..

Or Cyborg..

:shifty:

Huge. Good riddence to Strike Force.

Can't wait to see some guys come from Strikeforce and fight.

Rousey, Cormier, Melendez, Rockhold, and Cyborg. Should be fun.

Melendez vs Bendo
Cyborg/Rousey
Rockhold/Anderson (:lol:)

Brilliant news

Marquardt looks solid again as well..

Thank God. The 135 pound women's division is a good get as well as the usual suspects like Cormier, Melendez, Rockhold and hopefully Josh Barnett.

There's also some quality underrated talent & personalities like Roger Gracie, Jacare Souza and Larenz Larkin. They'll definitely enhance some of the shitty UFC cards we've gotten lately.

Wanted a Barnett vs Mir fight for years, hopefully they do that shit ASAP.

Cormier vs Velasquez

:drool:

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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus (Post 4026770)

Cormier vs Velasquez

:drool:

Don't think that's gonna happen.

Don't they train at the same gym?

Yes but I think on paper it's an amazing fight..

I'm watching this UFC 148 Unrestricted show and they just showed Chael backstage practicing like 10 spinning back fists in a row..

LOL:'(

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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus (Post 4026770)

Cormier vs Velasquez

:drool:

Speaking of dream match ups between training partners, how dope would it be if Nate beat Bendo and we got a title unification bout between Gilbert Melendez and Nate Diaz. Shit would be epic!

Werdum and Big Nog are coaches on the Ultimate Fighter Brazil. That's a good fight.

Don't like Werdum. It's kind of dirty when you stick your fingers in the other guy's butthole during a match as a tactic.

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It isn’t often that the booking of an undercard fight can cause controversy, but Bellator recently found itself in hot water when they booked Dan McGuane on the undercard of this week’s Bellator 81. Bellator booked a fight between McGuane and 3-0 Light-Heavyweight Mike Mucitelli, ignoring the fact that Dan McGuane was convicted of manslaughter in 2005. No big deal, it was just self-defense, right? Unfortunately, no. Not even close.

Recently, a website BanDanMcGuane.com popped up after the webmaster had learned that Bellator had signed the fighter. According to reports, McGuane and his twin brother beat an eighteen year old, one hundred and fifty-five pound man named Kelly Proctor to death after Dan’s brother thought he heard Kelly say something. I wish I were exaggerating, but I’m not. After the jump, the grisly details, courtesy of the website (they’ve since been removed):

At the time of the incident that led to his death, the victim was five feet, eight inches tall and weighed approximately 155 pounds. Each defendant was approximately six feet, four inches tall and weighed nearly 200 pounds.

On the evening of Saturday, July 2, 2005, the victim and his girlfriend, Jayme Rotondi, watched part of the town of Ayer’s annual Independence Day fireworks at Pirone Park, but left early to avoid the crowds at the end of the display. As they left the park, the victim and Rotondi passed a group of at least six people walking toward the park. The group consisted of the defendants, Greg Shultz, an exchange student from Denmark, who was approximately the same size as the defendants, Brandi Livingston, Mary Papalucas and Sara Jones. Rotondi noticed one of the defendants staring at her; she smiled, then heard someone laugh. The victim stopped and asked Rotondi, “What are they laughing at?” Peter left the group and walked back toward the victim and asked, “Did you say something? Do you want me to beat your ass in front of your girl?” Papalucas positioned herself between Peter and the victim and said to Peter, “Don’t do this, let’s go.” At that point, Peter reached over Papalucas’s head and, with an open hand, slapped the victim across the face, knocking from his mouth a straw on which he had been chewing. After Peter slapped the victim, Daniel joined in the attack. Both defendants punched the victim several times. The victim began crawling, trying to escape the assault.

The fight gradually moved from the street to the curb, then onto the sidewalk, where the defendants forced the victim back up against a sport utility vehicle (SUV). Rotondi, in an attempt to break up the fight, jumped onto Daniel’s back and scratched him, tearing his blue polo shirt. She was pulled off Daniel by Papalucas, who also tried unsuccessfully to break up the fight. One of the defendants shoved Papalucas and Rotondi aside, then Daniel kicked the victim in the chest. The victim fell to the ground and ended up under the SUV. The defendants walked away, leaving the victim under the SUV. As he left the scene, Peter said, “What do you have to say now?”

The victim remained under the SUV, lying on his chest, with blood coming from his nose. His breathing was labored. Papalucas told the victim it was okay to come out from under the SUV, but he was not responsive. She and some of the defendants’ friends, who remained at the scene, pulled the victim from under the SUV. The victim was unconscious and his eyes were open but rolled back in his head.

Long story short, Dan and his equally deplorable brother beat a younger, smaller Kelly Proctor to death because they heard him ask his girlfriend a question. I’d compare them to the lunkhead pieces of shit who wear Affliction, but I have – and I can’t believe I’m typing this – more respect for those people than I do for the McGuanes.

Before we go any further, I understand that everyone has a right to make a living. At the same token, not everyone has a right to make a living as a professional fighter. There are plenty of other ways to make a living besides fighting.

It’s bad enough that certain politicians still compare our sport to cock-fighting and dog-fighting; we don’t need to give those comparisons legitimacy by glorifying a despicable human being like Dan McGuane. Beating a younger, smaller person to death with your twin brother isn’t “brave” or “athletic,” it’s something that only a completely sick, deranged individual would do.

If someone is unable to separate the person in the cage from the person outside of it, they simply aren’t mentally stable enough to deserve the right to represent out sport. If you disagree, that’s fine, as long as you don’t complain about the mainstream media representing MMA fighters as douchebag high school dropouts who are too stupid to work at Burger King. At least be consistent with your beliefs.

For the record, I also wouldn’t want current Bellator fighters Brett Rogers and War Machine representing my brand due to their – ahem – “character issues.” Unlike McGuane, though, not only did those two never kill anybody, but they’re also both names that hardcore fans are familiar with who have demonstrated that they have at least some talent. I’m not saying I agree with either man being on Bellator’s payroll, but at least I understand why they were signed. There were literally never any such advantages to signing Dan McGuane.

Within hours of BloodyElbow running with the story yesterday, Bellator tweeted that Dan McGuane had been removed from their card and that they would begin looking for a replacement fight. We applaud Bellator for doing the right thing and cutting their ties with Dan McGuane.

@SethFalvo

wow

Carwin blew his knee out, Nelson needs a new opponent for the TUF finale

FUCK

I was so looking forward to Carwin smashing him..

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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus (Post 4031617)

Barnett??

I know it's probably a pipe dream, but Cormier makes sense. Whether they do it on the TUF finale or save it for the Strikeforce card in January. No one wants to see Cormier fight Dion Staring and Roy Nelson is a credible name capable of challenging Cormier. It would be a waste to give either guy curtain jerkers to fight when the perfect opportunity just presented itself.

I wanted to say DC but he is already supposed to fight on the January SF card..

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Chael's boys come to help with training on TUF 17..