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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Kenny Florian retires from MMA at age 36
Fans received a sad bit of news Thursday night after the weigh-ins for the Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale had concluded when UFC President Dana White announced TUF alumnus (and finalist on the inaugural season) Kenny Florian was retiring from MMA. Florian then took the stage, explaining his injured back had not healed as he?d hoped [...]
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James Wilks, TUF winner and UFC veteran, retires after warnings of possible paralysis
Wilks had a serious knee injury that kept him out of the Octagon. His last bout was a loss to Claude Patrick in October of 2010. When that healed, a neck injury from his rugby-playing days flared up and Wilks realized how serious previous warning signs were.
"I had problems in a couple of the fights that I didn't really talk about," he said. "In one of the fights, I got hit, and the whole left side of my body went numb, all the way down to the toes."
Even with the doctors' warnings, Wilks called the decision difficult, particularly because he went out on a loss. He went 1-2 in the UFC after beating DaMarques Johnson in the TUF finale. As more fighters age, they will be faced with the issue of retirement. Kudos to Wilks for being strong enough to walk away before he was damaged permanently.
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Strikeforce "Rockhold vs. Kennedy" tickets on sale this week; three new fights added to prelim card
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Strikeforce heads to Portland, Oregon this July with two title fights on Showtime, and on Tuesday they announced the official on-sale date for tickets, along with three new fights for the card on July 14.
Tickets for the card, coming to the Rose Garden in Portland, go on sale to the public this Friday, June 1, with prices ranging from $40-$125. UFC Fight Club members have access to tickets on Wednesday, May 30, while UFC and Strikeforce Newsletter subscribers have access on Thursday, May 31.
The main Showtime card for the event is headlined by a Middleweight Title bout between Luke Rockhold and Tim Kennedy, with a co-main event for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship between a debuting Nate Marquardt and Tyron Woodley. Rounding out the main card are middleweight bouts pitting Keith Jardine against Roger Gracie and Robbie Lawler against Lorenz Larkin.
"The Pacific Northwest is home to great MMA fans and we're excited to bring an incredible event to Portland this July," said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker in Tuesday's press release. "With Luke Rockhold versus Tim Kennedy for the middleweight title and undefeated Tyron Woodley against Nate Marquardt for the vacant welterweight crown, there's no doubt that we?re bringing something special to the Rose Garden Arena. Having Keith Jardine, Robbie Lawler and Roger Gracie also on the card makes this one of the most stacked cards of the summer!"
In addition to those four fights, the event will feature a number of preliminary card fights, which will air live on Showtime Extreme prior to the main card broadcast. Three of those fights are now official, as Pat Healy takes on Mizuto Hirota, Jordan Mein meets Tyler Stinson, and Jason High returns to action against Nate Moore.
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Tickets for the card, coming to the Rose Garden in Portland, go on sale to the public this Friday, June 1, with prices ranging from $40-$125. UFC Fight Club members have access to tickets on Wednesday, May 30, while UFC and Strikeforce Newsletter subscribers have access on Thursday, May 31.
The main Showtime card for the event is headlined by a Middleweight Title bout between Luke Rockhold and Tim Kennedy, with a co-main event for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship between a debuting Nate Marquardt and Tyron Woodley. Rounding out the main card are middleweight bouts pitting Keith Jardine against Roger Gracie and Robbie Lawler against Lorenz Larkin.
"The Pacific Northwest is home to great MMA fans and we're excited to bring an incredible event to Portland this July," said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker in Tuesday's press release. "With Luke Rockhold versus Tim Kennedy for the middleweight title and undefeated Tyron Woodley against Nate Marquardt for the vacant welterweight crown, there's no doubt that we?re bringing something special to the Rose Garden Arena. Having Keith Jardine, Robbie Lawler and Roger Gracie also on the card makes this one of the most stacked cards of the summer!"
In addition to those four fights, the event will feature a number of preliminary card fights, which will air live on Showtime Extreme prior to the main card broadcast. Three of those fights are now official, as Pat Healy takes on Mizuto Hirota, Jordan Mein meets Tyler Stinson, and Jason High returns to action against Nate Moore.
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Wanderlei Silva calls Vitor Belfort disrespectful for breaking hand, pulling out of UFC 147 bout
If you have a fight scheduled with Wanderlei Silva, you need to give your bones very stern instructions not to break. If they do go against your wishes and snap in two, that's disrespect.
Vitor Belfort is currently coaching against Silva on the Brazilian version of "The Ultimate Fighter" and was slated to fight him at UFC 147. A broken hand forced Belfort out of their bout. UFC president Dana White said Belfort needs surgery. Though training injuries are part of the game in MMA, Silva called it "amateurism" via his Twitter account.
"(Fighting me) with one hand (laughs)? We are professionals. It's a great irresponsibility not to be careful on training, a great disrespect towards the fans. I'm really sad. I'm ready to knock you out, you have nowhere to run. This fight is happening. I guess you got scared of me. Nobody trains so hard that breaks his hand. We use the best equipments, gloves, bandages.
"If you were scared, you shouldn't have accepted it. If you really got it broken, it's amateurism and if you didn't, you're scared. In both scenarios, it was irresponsible of you towards the fans. Pardon the word, but I'm pissed with your amateurism. A main event on the biggest event of the world and the guy shows up like that".
Strong words from Silva, especially considering that he has pulled out of fights with injuries. In 2010, cracked ribs kept him from the co-main event of UFC 116 against Yoshihiro Akiyama.
Ease up, Wand. As you well know, injuries are part of a sport that asks its competitors to hit each other as hard as possible. Hands and ribs break. Ligaments tear. Life goes on. Belfort has been in 30 professional MMA bouts, so it's hard to believe he's scared, or that he broke his hand on purpose to get out of this fight. And if he could have, wouldn't he have done that to get out of getting kicked in the face by Anderson Silva?
Thanks to Tatame for translation help.
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UFC 146 pictures, including Junior dos Santos? big win and Cain Velasquez?s bloody TKO
Check out UFC 146's pictures from Tracy Lee, including Junior dos Santos' celebration after defending the UFC heavyweight belt, Jamie Varner knocking Edson Barboza silly, and Cain Velasquez's bloody, bloody battle with Antonio Silva.
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Jason ?Mayhem? Miller done with the UFC, Dana White confirms
White wouldn't say what the incident was except to say it was nothing physical.
"Mayhem's done. He's gone," White said, adding that the incident was "just some bulls--t that I don't want to talk about. We're on a crazy string here of dumb bulls--t."
Miller fought in the UFC early in his career but then moved to Japanese promotions and to Strikeforce. He returned to the UFC with a coaching stint on "The Ultimate Fighter" that was followed by a bad loss to Michael Bisping.
White also was not happy with Miller's playful entrances for the weigh-in and his fight. Miller brought a pink boa and boom box to the weigh-in, and he wore a paper bag out to the Octagon on Saturday.
"When you get embarrassed the way he did against Michael Bisping, then you show up in that pink whatever that thing was, I'm not into that stuff," said White. "It's not my thing. I guess I don't really care if guys do it because you see it at weigh-ins all the time. Just take this thing serious. If you want to be a clown do that stuff on your reality show."
[Also: Junior dos Santos defends belt, celebrates with 9-year-old boy]
Miller is the host of MTV's "Bully Beatdown," a show that allows bullied teens to get their comeuppance against their tormentors via a trained fighter. He leaves the UFC with an overall record of 23-9, and no wins in the UFC.
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Patrick Cote returns to UFC, steps in to face Cung Le at UFC 148
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The injury to Vitor Belfort set off a shift in bouts that has opened the door for Patrick Cote to return to the UFC, as he'll step in to face Cung Le at UFC 148, according to a report from MMAJunkie.com.
Le was left without an opponent when Rich Franklin was moved up yesterday into the bout with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147 in Brazil. Silva was set to face Belfort prior to the hand injury.
Cote hasn't appeared in the UFC since suffering two losses in 2010. Those compounded on a loss to Anderson Silva in a title fight in 2008, a fight in which he blew out his knee, which kept him out for a year and a half.
Since being released, however, Cote has won four straight fights, including first round TKO wins in his last two bouts.
Le hopes to notch his first UFC win in this bout after being knocked out by Wanderlei Silva last November. He fared well in the first round, but Silva turned things around in the second and stopped him with seconds remaining in the round.
UFC 148 takes place on July 7 from Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen.
Penick's Analysis: This is a great opportunity for Cote and a chance for a new run in the UFC. He drew Alan Belcher in his first fight back from injury in 2010, and Belcher has emerged as one of the best fighters in the division. Then Tom Lawlor was able to surprise him with a better wrestling game en route to a decision, but he was still trying to get back to full strength after that serious knee injury. He's gotten on track with four straight wins, and if he can come back and defeat Le it will be huge for him. For Le, it's still a very solid fight against a fighter who did challenge for the UFC Middleweight Title. It's not as high of a name as Franklin, but it's still a good fight and a chance for him to stay on this card in July.
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Le was left without an opponent when Rich Franklin was moved up yesterday into the bout with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147 in Brazil. Silva was set to face Belfort prior to the hand injury.
Cote hasn't appeared in the UFC since suffering two losses in 2010. Those compounded on a loss to Anderson Silva in a title fight in 2008, a fight in which he blew out his knee, which kept him out for a year and a half.
Since being released, however, Cote has won four straight fights, including first round TKO wins in his last two bouts.
Le hopes to notch his first UFC win in this bout after being knocked out by Wanderlei Silva last November. He fared well in the first round, but Silva turned things around in the second and stopped him with seconds remaining in the round.
UFC 148 takes place on July 7 from Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen.
Penick's Analysis: This is a great opportunity for Cote and a chance for a new run in the UFC. He drew Alan Belcher in his first fight back from injury in 2010, and Belcher has emerged as one of the best fighters in the division. Then Tom Lawlor was able to surprise him with a better wrestling game en route to a decision, but he was still trying to get back to full strength after that serious knee injury. He's gotten on track with four straight wins, and if he can come back and defeat Le it will be huge for him. For Le, it's still a very solid fight against a fighter who did challenge for the UFC Middleweight Title. It's not as high of a name as Franklin, but it's still a good fight and a chance for him to stay on this card in July.
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Mark Hunt injured, so Lavar Johnson jumps at chance to fight Stefan Struve at UFC 146
He chose to take only a few days off, however, before returning to the gym on Monday. It paid off for him big-time on Thursday when he was offered, and quickly accepted, a contract to fight Stefan Struve on May 26 on the main card of UFC 146 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.
Mark Hunt injured a knee in training and had to withdraw from the fight with Struve on the all-heavyweight card next week. The UFC offered the bout to Johnson, who came out of his first-round win over Barry unscathed.
He said he never hesitated in accepting the offer.
"This is what we do and it's my job to fight," Johnson told Cagewriter. "They called me up and I'm still in good shape. A fight is a fight, no matter who it is, or what. My job is to take the fight. I jumped right on it."
Johnson said he weighs 250, so he won't even have to worry about cutting weight to make the 265-pound limit for his fight against Struve.
At 6-11, Struve will have a seven-inch height advantage over the 6-4 Johnson, but Johnson insisted it won't matter.
"His reach is 83 and mine is 81 or 82," Johnson said. "I'm faster and I hit harder. I'm aggressive and I'll be right there in his face."
He was aggressive against both Barry and Joey Beltran, whom he knocked out on Jan. 28 at UFC on Fox 2. He took a few hellacious leg kicks from Barry in the early moments of the May 5 fight, but said he didn't feel them.
When friends brought it up to them, he acted surprised, saying he checked the kicks. But when he looked at the film, he realized he was hit full bore by Barry, one of the hardest kickers in the sport. But Johnson had prepared for Barry by training with kick boxer Carter Williams, himself a great kicker.
"That's what happens when you train with Carter," Johnson said, chuckling. "Eventually, you don't feel a thing."
He was a virtual unknown to UFC fans as 2012 began, known primarily as the fighter who was shot in the abdomen during a Fourth of July family reunion a few years ago. But if he beats Struve, he'll be 3-for-3 in 2012 with seven months still to go.
He hasn't heard much from UFC president Dana White, but said it didn't matter.
"My bonus check said enough for me," he said.
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Alan Belcher survived a Rousimar Palhares leg lock and wants to help you do the same
But Belcher solved his the Palhares puzzle and wants to help you (yes, you!) do it, too. After being approached by several people for tips, the jiu-jitsu black belt is going to teach how he gameplanned for Palhares, and how he executed it while in the fight.
On Thurs., May 24, at 8:30 E.T., Belcher will hold a free webinar complete with drills, defenses, and conditioning moves. If you want to learn from Belcher, sign up here. Seminars with fighters of Belcher's caliber will often cost you hundreds, so anyone training should take part.
Athletes will often guard their game plans like nuclear missile launch codes. It says a ton about both Belcher's character and his confidence in his game that he'll share his secrets to anyone who asks.
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Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva II announced as new UFC 147 main event in Brazil
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC 147 has its third scheduled main event following the injury to Vitor Belfort this week, as the UFC announced on Wednesday that Rich Franklin will move up two weeks to meet Wanderlei Silva in Brazil.
Franklin was originally scheduled to take on Cung Le at UFC 148 on July 7, but will now face Silva for a second time in this bout. The two squared off in the main event of UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin earning a unanimous decision win after three rounds of action.
This fight will be contested as a five-round main event, and will be a 190 lb. catchweight fight. Franklin will return to action for the first time in 16 months after injuries sidelined him in the last year. His last appearance was a decision loss to Forrest Griffin in February of 2011.
Silva last fought in November, knocking out Cung Le in the second round at UFC 139. The win was a rebound from a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 last July.
The fight will headline a card from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 23.
Penick's Analysis: They sacrificed a vastly more interesting fight between Franklin and Le at UFC 148 in order to put on a rematch no one asked for on this card. This event has just been cursed by bad luck, and it's the least interesting main event fight the UFC has had on a numbered event in a really long time. The first fight was fine, but no one has been clamoring for No. 2, and with interest already waned for the Silva-Belfort rematch as a headliner, this is just a poor replacement, especially since it takes away the Franklin-Le fight. If this is still a pay-per-view event, it will be the least watched pay-per-view card in some time.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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Franklin was originally scheduled to take on Cung Le at UFC 148 on July 7, but will now face Silva for a second time in this bout. The two squared off in the main event of UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin earning a unanimous decision win after three rounds of action.
This fight will be contested as a five-round main event, and will be a 190 lb. catchweight fight. Franklin will return to action for the first time in 16 months after injuries sidelined him in the last year. His last appearance was a decision loss to Forrest Griffin in February of 2011.
Silva last fought in November, knocking out Cung Le in the second round at UFC 139. The win was a rebound from a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 last July.
The fight will headline a card from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 23.
Penick's Analysis: They sacrificed a vastly more interesting fight between Franklin and Le at UFC 148 in order to put on a rematch no one asked for on this card. This event has just been cursed by bad luck, and it's the least interesting main event fight the UFC has had on a numbered event in a really long time. The first fight was fine, but no one has been clamoring for No. 2, and with interest already waned for the Silva-Belfort rematch as a headliner, this is just a poor replacement, especially since it takes away the Franklin-Le fight. If this is still a pay-per-view event, it will be the least watched pay-per-view card in some time.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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Jason "Mayhem" Miller retires after UFC 146 loss, explains "backstage incident" from event
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Jason "Mayhem" Miller's time in the UFC has come to an end following Saturday's UFC 146 event, and his time as an MMA fighter may be as well. Prior to the event, he said that if he lost to C.B. Dollaway, he would retire, and that's a statement he's planning on following through with.
"Yeah, I said I would [retire] and so I am," Miller said on Monday's MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (transcribed by Brian Hemminger at MMAMania.com). "I didn't get the job done and that's what I'm saying. I'm done for right now. Who knows what the future holds but at the same time, what's the point?"
A poor performance against Dollaway, along with what UFC President Dana White described as a "backstage incident," led to his release from the UFC. White wouldn't go into what happened when he mentioned it after Saturday's event, but Miller explained what happened from his side of things.
"It was my mask [from my walkout]," Miller revealed. "Burt [Watson] suddenly started yelling about my mask. I had a gas mask for the troops underneath my paper bag, and Burt started telling me right as I'm walking out for the fight. I'm trying to get focused instead of arguing about a paper bag. Maybe it was my fault. I thought we had an understanding once I start walking out to the cage and then now I'm working, but obviously we're not on a playing field of mutual respect."
"I wish I would have heard about it before so it would be easier to deal with. But here I am walking to the cage, and suddenly I started getting yelled at. I'm like 'what, I'm trying to focus here.' Whatever. Things don't always go the way you want. That's life and you have to deal with it."
Despite the disappointment in his performance and how things went down on Saturday night, Miller is taking this retirement as a positive, and is excited for what the future holds.
"I feel free in a weird way," he said. "Like in the strangest way, I feel free and I know that sounds strange when I've devoted my entire life to fighting, but I feel like my life is unlocked for a whole other set of adventures. I don't feel the need to super-impress one person in particular, make them happy. I can focus on making myself happy and I don't have the pressures of a commissioner chasing me around with a piss cup or the pressures of everyone verbally abusing me for my missteps via social media. I feel like a weight is lifted."
Penick's Analysis: Miller's walkout wasn't shown on Saturday night, so I'm not entirely sure what it entailed or how the gas mask played into things, but however he reacted backstage didn't go over well. For Miller personally, hopefully walking away does give him a new outlook on the rest of his world. He's already had some outside exposure with "Bully Beatdown" on MTV, and he may make a better television personality than he was a fighter anyway. His performances in the Octagon didn't hold up with his contemporaries, and walking away at this point may end up being the best decision for him. Whether it sticks or not is anyone's guess - retirements in MMA rarely do - but for now, at least, he'll be stepping aside.
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"Yeah, I said I would [retire] and so I am," Miller said on Monday's MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (transcribed by Brian Hemminger at MMAMania.com). "I didn't get the job done and that's what I'm saying. I'm done for right now. Who knows what the future holds but at the same time, what's the point?"
A poor performance against Dollaway, along with what UFC President Dana White described as a "backstage incident," led to his release from the UFC. White wouldn't go into what happened when he mentioned it after Saturday's event, but Miller explained what happened from his side of things.
"It was my mask [from my walkout]," Miller revealed. "Burt [Watson] suddenly started yelling about my mask. I had a gas mask for the troops underneath my paper bag, and Burt started telling me right as I'm walking out for the fight. I'm trying to get focused instead of arguing about a paper bag. Maybe it was my fault. I thought we had an understanding once I start walking out to the cage and then now I'm working, but obviously we're not on a playing field of mutual respect."
"I wish I would have heard about it before so it would be easier to deal with. But here I am walking to the cage, and suddenly I started getting yelled at. I'm like 'what, I'm trying to focus here.' Whatever. Things don't always go the way you want. That's life and you have to deal with it."
Despite the disappointment in his performance and how things went down on Saturday night, Miller is taking this retirement as a positive, and is excited for what the future holds.
"I feel free in a weird way," he said. "Like in the strangest way, I feel free and I know that sounds strange when I've devoted my entire life to fighting, but I feel like my life is unlocked for a whole other set of adventures. I don't feel the need to super-impress one person in particular, make them happy. I can focus on making myself happy and I don't have the pressures of a commissioner chasing me around with a piss cup or the pressures of everyone verbally abusing me for my missteps via social media. I feel like a weight is lifted."
Penick's Analysis: Miller's walkout wasn't shown on Saturday night, so I'm not entirely sure what it entailed or how the gas mask played into things, but however he reacted backstage didn't go over well. For Miller personally, hopefully walking away does give him a new outlook on the rest of his world. He's already had some outside exposure with "Bully Beatdown" on MTV, and he may make a better television personality than he was a fighter anyway. His performances in the Octagon didn't hold up with his contemporaries, and walking away at this point may end up being the best decision for him. Whether it sticks or not is anyone's guess - retirements in MMA rarely do - but for now, at least, he'll be stepping aside.
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Don?t forget to give us your UFC 146 picks
UFC 146 is this Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Check out the retro promo the UFC cut for this weekend's all-heavyweight main card, and give us your picks with reasons why you're picking each fight at the Cagewriter Facebook page. Also note that the video above was cut before Mark Hunt pulled out of his bout and was replaced by Lavar Johnson.
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Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva II announced as new UFC 147 main event in Brazil
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC 147 has its third scheduled main event following the injury to Vitor Belfort this week, as the UFC announced on Wednesday that Rich Franklin will move up two weeks to meet Wanderlei Silva in Brazil.
Franklin was originally scheduled to take on Cung Le at UFC 148 on July 7, but will now face Silva for a second time in this bout. The two squared off in the main event of UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin earning a unanimous decision win after three rounds of action.
This fight will be contested as a five-round main event, and will be a 190 lb. catchweight fight. Franklin will return to action for the first time in 16 months after injuries sidelined him in the last year. His last appearance was a decision loss to Forrest Griffin in February of 2011.
Silva last fought in November, knocking out Cung Le in the second round at UFC 139. The win was a rebound from a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 last July.
The fight will headline a card from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 23.
Penick's Analysis: They sacrificed a vastly more interesting fight between Franklin and Le at UFC 148 in order to put on a rematch no one asked for on this card. This event has just been cursed by bad luck, and it's the least interesting main event fight the UFC has had on a numbered event in a really long time. The first fight was fine, but no one has been clamoring for No. 2, and with interest already waned for the Silva-Belfort rematch as a headliner, this is just a poor replacement, especially since it takes away the Franklin-Le fight. If this is still a pay-per-view event, it will be the least watched pay-per-view card in some time.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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Franklin was originally scheduled to take on Cung Le at UFC 148 on July 7, but will now face Silva for a second time in this bout. The two squared off in the main event of UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin earning a unanimous decision win after three rounds of action.
This fight will be contested as a five-round main event, and will be a 190 lb. catchweight fight. Franklin will return to action for the first time in 16 months after injuries sidelined him in the last year. His last appearance was a decision loss to Forrest Griffin in February of 2011.
Silva last fought in November, knocking out Cung Le in the second round at UFC 139. The win was a rebound from a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 last July.
The fight will headline a card from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 23.
Penick's Analysis: They sacrificed a vastly more interesting fight between Franklin and Le at UFC 148 in order to put on a rematch no one asked for on this card. This event has just been cursed by bad luck, and it's the least interesting main event fight the UFC has had on a numbered event in a really long time. The first fight was fine, but no one has been clamoring for No. 2, and with interest already waned for the Silva-Belfort rematch as a headliner, this is just a poor replacement, especially since it takes away the Franklin-Le fight. If this is still a pay-per-view event, it will be the least watched pay-per-view card in some time.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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UFC 146 picks cover the biggest UFC card ever
Champion Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir for the UFC heavyweight title
Kevin Iole: Junior dos Santos KO1 Frank Mir ? This could just as easily be Mir by first-round submission, but since all fights begin on the feet, I will go with dos Santos by KO.
Maggie Hendricks: JDS KO1 Mir ? Mir's only hope is to get this fight to the ground to avoid Junior's powerful stand-up. But as Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez learned, getting JDS to the ground is not an easy feat, and Mir won't succeed.
Cagereader's take: Frank Mir is an outstanding, decorated mixed martial artist. He can be dangerous on his feet and clearly on the ground as well if you look at his past submissions. His best bet is to figure out how he can get Junior dos Santos to the mat. The unfortunate part for Mir is that dos Santos possesses some of the best standup in the heavyweight division and I think Mir will struggle with those heavy-hitting fists Junior is going to throw. I love them both as fighters but my guess is dos Santos will win this one and retain his belt via TKO. ? Roberto Garza
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva
Iole: Cain Velasquez TKO2 Antonio Silva ? I think Velasquez is the best heavyweight in the world and will prove it against Big Foot. Velasquez is a better version of Daniel Cormier and Cormier had his way with Silva.
Hendricks: Velasquez TKO1 Silva ? Velasquez has had to deal with competitors bigger than him since he was was Division I wrestler at Arizona State. He's learned how to use his speed, takedowns and striking to handle the size disadvantage, and he'll do it again on Saturday.
Cagereader's take: Cain Velasquez by TKO. Cain will rebound nicely in this bout. We'll see him return to his stalking/aggressive fight style which will eventually lead to some ground and pound against Silva. Silva is a top heavyweight but he's not very quick. He won't have a quick enough reaction to keep Cain away. ? Eddie Ledezma
Dave Herman vs. Roy Nelson
Hendricks: Nelson W3 Dave Herman ? Not to just copy Kev, but I don't see a way this fight will end early. This fight will be the bout it IS OK to blink while it's happening.
Cagereader's take: Roy Nelson will win against Herman. He is all wrong for Herman. Iron chin, BJJ blackbelt, better striking. Standup or ground game, Nelson is clearly better. ? Daniel Natividad
Stipe Miocic vs. Shane del Rosario
Iole: Shane del Rosario W3 Stipe Miocic ? This is more of a hunch because I don't know which del Rosario will show up. He's been off for a year since an auto accident. Del Rosario is a budding star and if he's healthy, I like him to make a statement against Miocic.
Hendricks: Miocic W3 del Rosario ? My heart says del Rosario because after the year he's had, he deserves a win. He was in a car accident with a drunk driver and even contemplated retirement during his trip back to the cage. However, Miocic's wrestling and striking will be too much.
Cagereader's take: I pick Miocic to win by decision. Del Rosario is the better and more experienced striker, but Miocic's wrestling ability will carry him to a decision victory. Miocic is confident in his hands, but he will eventually resort back to his bread and butter once he realizes the gap in striking ability between him and Del Rosario. Del Rosario has lacked in the takedown defense department before, and I expect him to have similar issues against the former NCAA Division I wrestler. Once on the mat, Miocic will land consistently from the top position, controlling the action and landing often enough to earn a decision win. ? Robert MacDonald
Stefan Struve vs. Lavar Johnson
Iole: Struve SUB2 Johnson ? Struve is susceptible to good strikers, but Johnson has a great vulnerability on the ground. I think Johnson has his moments, but look for Struve to take advantage of a mistake and end it with a submission.
Hendricks: Johnson KO2 Struve ? Though Struve does have a dangerous ground game, he opens himself up to getting punched in the face too often. Johnson is really, really good at punching people in the face.
Cagereader's take: Johnson ? I wanted to see Mark Hunt in this fight, but I actually see it going remarkably similar to how I would predict that one. Johnson has the style to wade in, get close, and do damage. That's enough to beat Struve. Struve's best option will be to pull guard and see if he can slap on a sub with his long limbs. I doubt he gets that chance, though. ? John Wilcox
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Tom Lawlor?s greatest entrances (VIDEO)
Tom Lawlor brings flair and a touch of MMA history to every one of his weigh-ins and walk outs. For his UFC on Fuel 3 bout with Jason MacDonald, Lawlor has promised the "most obscure reference yet."
Any guesses on the weigh-in shtick Lawlor will use this afternoon? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter, and watch weigh-ins here.
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?King Mo? Lawal signs one-of-a-kind deal with TNA wrestling and Bellator (VIDEO)
"This deal is a dream come true for me," Lawal said. "Bjorn [Rebney, Bellator CEO] and Dixie [Carter, TNA president] have given me the opportunity to engage in my two great loves, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, at the same time.� And, to have it all on Spike TV is really Buttercream icing on a big ole cake ? not that whipped cream stuff either!"
He will begin appearing with TNA Impact this summer. When Bellator moves from MTV2 to Spike in 2013, Lawal will return to mixed martial arts.
It's a perfect fit for Lawal, who has world-class amateur wrestling credentials and enough showmanship to fit in well among the pro wrestling world. His fight entrances often used props and dancers, and he wore a crown and a cape to the cage. Lawal also showed off his pro wrestling chops with Strikeforce heavyweight Daniel Cormier in November of 2009.
This contract is a bright spot for what had been a turbulent 2012 for Lawal. He contracted a life-threatening staph infection after knee surgery. His victory over Lorenz Larkin was overturned by the Nevada Athletic Commission for a positive drug test, and he was suspended from MMA for nine months. After the hearing to appeal his suspension, Lawal called a commissioner a racist [expletive], and was cut from Strikeforce. Though he apologized personally to the commissioner, he was still not invited back to the Zuffa-owned promotion.
He doesn't see a scenario where he will return to Zuffa through Strikeforce or the UFC:
"I'm not going to wait for nobody. If somebody comes to me with something that is good and a great deal, I'm going to take the best deal. And right now, the Bellator deal is the best deal you can possibly get. With Bellator and Impact Wrestling, that's the best deal you can possibly get, and I took it."
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Jason ?Mayhem? Miller done with the UFC, Dana White confirms
White wouldn't say what the incident was except to say it was nothing physical.
"Mayhem's done. He's gone," White said, adding that the incident was "just some bulls--t that I don't want to talk about. We're on a crazy string here of dumb bulls--t."
Miller fought in the UFC early in his career but then moved to Japanese promotions and to Strikeforce. He returned to the UFC with a coaching stint on "The Ultimate Fighter" that was followed by a bad loss to Michael Bisping.
White also was not happy with Miller's playful entrances for the weigh-in and his fight. Miller brought a pink boa and boom box to the weigh-in, and he wore a paper bag out to the Octagon on Saturday.
"When you get embarrassed the way he did against Michael Bisping, then you show up in that pink whatever that thing was, I'm not into that stuff," said White. "It's not my thing. I guess I don't really care if guys do it because you see it at weigh-ins all the time. Just take this thing serious. If you want to be a clown do that stuff on your reality show."
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Amateur MMA fighter dies following unregulated event in South Dakota
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The UFC has never had a fighter suffer a serious injury outside of broken bones or ligament damage from their bouts, and have never had a competitor die from fighting in the Octagon. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the lowest dregs of the sport, with unregulated shows in both South Carolina and Texas seeing fighters pass away following fights.
Now, an amateur fighter in South Dakota has died following a bout at an unregulated show in the state, according to a report from the Rapid City Journal. However, this death may or may not have been caused by anything that happened in the fight itself.
26-year-old Dustin Jensen, fighting in his fifth amateur fight since starting in the sport a year ago, was submitted at a "RingWars" event on May 18 in what was described as a typical MMA fight, with no over the top violence or anything out of the ordinary.
Following the fight, he watched two more bouts before going into the locker room, where he was found after suffering a seizure. No medical personnel were on site, so an EMT was called and he was rushed to the hospital. At Rapid City Regional Hospital, it was determined he had increased pressure on his brain, and he was put into a medically induced coma to undergo surgery to relieve said pressure. Unfortunately, the surgery could not save Jensen's life.
"He did not wake up after the surgery and was declared brain dead at 10:23 a.m.," Jensen's mother-in-law, Violet Schieman, said. ?He remained on life support until his organs were donated."
"Doctors have watched the video and said it shouldn't have happened," she continued. "They said the fight may have triggered a brain aneurysm, but it was not overly violent."
The lack of a regulating body in South Dakota is a cause of concern for those participating in these events. Josh Usera, lead MMA trainer at Dynamic Martial Arts in Rapid City, commented on the necessity of regulation.
"In most states there is usually some kind of governing body, like the athletic commission or the boxing commission for that state, and what I understand is its job is to oversee the operations of the event from the ground all the way up," he said. "Safety of the fighter is the No. 1 concern, so most states that have some kind of governing body require some kind of blood work or something that shows the individual is healthy."
Penick's Analysis: This is why states like New York need to lift the ban on the sport and take it under regulation. There needs to be medical personnel on site for fighters, there needs to be oversight on their medical health before and after fights with blood tests, CT scans, MRIs for those that suffer knockout losses, etc. This death, while tragic, is far from an indictment of the sport. It's a freak thing that may have happened whether Jensen fought or not; aneurysm's can happen out of the blue, unfortunately. But it does raise the need to have regulation in place wherever the sport is going to be taking place.
Article updated as event was mistakenly listed as in Iowa. The event took place in South Dakota
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Now, an amateur fighter in South Dakota has died following a bout at an unregulated show in the state, according to a report from the Rapid City Journal. However, this death may or may not have been caused by anything that happened in the fight itself.
26-year-old Dustin Jensen, fighting in his fifth amateur fight since starting in the sport a year ago, was submitted at a "RingWars" event on May 18 in what was described as a typical MMA fight, with no over the top violence or anything out of the ordinary.
Following the fight, he watched two more bouts before going into the locker room, where he was found after suffering a seizure. No medical personnel were on site, so an EMT was called and he was rushed to the hospital. At Rapid City Regional Hospital, it was determined he had increased pressure on his brain, and he was put into a medically induced coma to undergo surgery to relieve said pressure. Unfortunately, the surgery could not save Jensen's life.
"He did not wake up after the surgery and was declared brain dead at 10:23 a.m.," Jensen's mother-in-law, Violet Schieman, said. ?He remained on life support until his organs were donated."
"Doctors have watched the video and said it shouldn't have happened," she continued. "They said the fight may have triggered a brain aneurysm, but it was not overly violent."
The lack of a regulating body in South Dakota is a cause of concern for those participating in these events. Josh Usera, lead MMA trainer at Dynamic Martial Arts in Rapid City, commented on the necessity of regulation.
"In most states there is usually some kind of governing body, like the athletic commission or the boxing commission for that state, and what I understand is its job is to oversee the operations of the event from the ground all the way up," he said. "Safety of the fighter is the No. 1 concern, so most states that have some kind of governing body require some kind of blood work or something that shows the individual is healthy."
Penick's Analysis: This is why states like New York need to lift the ban on the sport and take it under regulation. There needs to be medical personnel on site for fighters, there needs to be oversight on their medical health before and after fights with blood tests, CT scans, MRIs for those that suffer knockout losses, etc. This death, while tragic, is far from an indictment of the sport. It's a freak thing that may have happened whether Jensen fought or not; aneurysm's can happen out of the blue, unfortunately. But it does raise the need to have regulation in place wherever the sport is going to be taking place.
Article updated as event was mistakenly listed as in Iowa. The event took place in South Dakota
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?Broke? Tom Lawlor gets $40,000 Knockout of the Night bonus at UFC on Fuel 3
Lawlor, who is known for his flamboyant entrances and joking mood, became serious in a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani. When Helwani asked about the pressure to win after coming off a loss at UFC 139, Lawlor admitted that the pressures were financial.
"I'll be honest. I'm broke. I have no money. This money that I got today, it's going to be the first time I've deposited a check in over a year. A year and a half. This is like a big deal to me. I had to borrow money from friends and family just in order to go into this fight. I want to thank them, obviously. This means a lot to me mentally, it means a lot to my bank account."
He recently switched training camps and moved to Massachusetts to be closer to family. The cost of living and fighting just once in 2011 -- a loss to Chris Weidman at UFC 139 -- caught up with him.
"I think I miscalculated the cost of living in the Northeast," Lawlor said. "I basically took all my money, bought a house and blew through my money ? just living costs, traveling, price of gas, multiple training locations."
Unlike in the four major sports leagues, fighters pay for their own training expenses. The win plus $40,000 in bonus money should help Lawlor pay back those friends and family who were kind enough to help him.
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Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva II announced as new UFC 147 main event in Brazil
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC 147 has its third scheduled main event following the injury to Vitor Belfort this week, as the UFC announced on Wednesday that Rich Franklin will move up two weeks to meet Wanderlei Silva in Brazil.
Franklin was originally scheduled to take on Cung Le at UFC 148 on July 7, but will now face Silva for a second time in this bout. The two squared off in the main event of UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin earning a unanimous decision win after three rounds of action.
This fight will be contested as a five-round main event, and will be a 190 lb. catchweight fight. Franklin will return to action for the first time in 16 months after injuries sidelined him in the last year. His last appearance was a decision loss to Forrest Griffin in February of 2011.
Silva last fought in November, knocking out Cung Le in the second round at UFC 139. The win was a rebound from a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 last July.
The fight will headline a card from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 23.
Penick's Analysis: They sacrificed a vastly more interesting fight between Franklin and Le at UFC 148 in order to put on a rematch no one asked for on this card. This event has just been cursed by bad luck, and it's the least interesting main event fight the UFC has had on a numbered event in a really long time. The first fight was fine, but no one has been clamoring for No. 2, and with interest already waned for the Silva-Belfort rematch as a headliner, this is just a poor replacement, especially since it takes away the Franklin-Le fight. If this is still a pay-per-view event, it will be the least watched pay-per-view card in some time.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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Franklin was originally scheduled to take on Cung Le at UFC 148 on July 7, but will now face Silva for a second time in this bout. The two squared off in the main event of UFC 99 in Germany, with Franklin earning a unanimous decision win after three rounds of action.
This fight will be contested as a five-round main event, and will be a 190 lb. catchweight fight. Franklin will return to action for the first time in 16 months after injuries sidelined him in the last year. His last appearance was a decision loss to Forrest Griffin in February of 2011.
Silva last fought in November, knocking out Cung Le in the second round at UFC 139. The win was a rebound from a knockout loss to Chris Leben at UFC 132 last July.
The fight will headline a card from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil on June 23.
Penick's Analysis: They sacrificed a vastly more interesting fight between Franklin and Le at UFC 148 in order to put on a rematch no one asked for on this card. This event has just been cursed by bad luck, and it's the least interesting main event fight the UFC has had on a numbered event in a really long time. The first fight was fine, but no one has been clamoring for No. 2, and with interest already waned for the Silva-Belfort rematch as a headliner, this is just a poor replacement, especially since it takes away the Franklin-Le fight. If this is still a pay-per-view event, it will be the least watched pay-per-view card in some time.
[Rich Franklin art by Cory Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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UFC 146 picks cover the biggest UFC card ever
Champion Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir for the UFC heavyweight title
Kevin Iole: Junior dos Santos KO1 Frank Mir ? This could just as easily be Mir by first-round submission, but since all fights begin on the feet, I will go with dos Santos by KO.
Maggie Hendricks: JDS KO1 Mir ? Mir's only hope is to get this fight to the ground to avoid Junior's powerful stand-up. But as Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez learned, getting JDS to the ground is not an easy feat, and Mir won't succeed.
Cagereader's take: Frank Mir is an outstanding, decorated mixed martial artist. He can be dangerous on his feet and clearly on the ground as well if you look at his past submissions. His best bet is to figure out how he can get Junior dos Santos to the mat. The unfortunate part for Mir is that dos Santos possesses some of the best standup in the heavyweight division and I think Mir will struggle with those heavy-hitting fists Junior is going to throw. I love them both as fighters but my guess is dos Santos will win this one and retain his belt via TKO. ? Roberto Garza
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva
Iole: Cain Velasquez TKO2 Antonio Silva ? I think Velasquez is the best heavyweight in the world and will prove it against Big Foot. Velasquez is a better version of Daniel Cormier and Cormier had his way with Silva.
Hendricks: Velasquez TKO1 Silva ? Velasquez has had to deal with competitors bigger than him since he was was Division I wrestler at Arizona State. He's learned how to use his speed, takedowns and striking to handle the size disadvantage, and he'll do it again on Saturday.
Cagereader's take: Cain Velasquez by TKO. Cain will rebound nicely in this bout. We'll see him return to his stalking/aggressive fight style which will eventually lead to some ground and pound against Silva. Silva is a top heavyweight but he's not very quick. He won't have a quick enough reaction to keep Cain away. ? Eddie Ledezma
Dave Herman vs. Roy Nelson
Hendricks: Nelson W3 Dave Herman ? Not to just copy Kev, but I don't see a way this fight will end early. This fight will be the bout it IS OK to blink while it's happening.
Cagereader's take: Roy Nelson will win against Herman. He is all wrong for Herman. Iron chin, BJJ blackbelt, better striking. Standup or ground game, Nelson is clearly better. ? Daniel Natividad
Stipe Miocic vs. Shane del Rosario
Iole: Shane del Rosario W3 Stipe Miocic ? This is more of a hunch because I don't know which del Rosario will show up. He's been off for a year since an auto accident. Del Rosario is a budding star and if he's healthy, I like him to make a statement against Miocic.
Hendricks: Miocic W3 del Rosario ? My heart says del Rosario because after the year he's had, he deserves a win. He was in a car accident with a drunk driver and even contemplated retirement during his trip back to the cage. However, Miocic's wrestling and striking will be too much.
Cagereader's take: I pick Miocic to win by decision. Del Rosario is the better and more experienced striker, but Miocic's wrestling ability will carry him to a decision victory. Miocic is confident in his hands, but he will eventually resort back to his bread and butter once he realizes the gap in striking ability between him and Del Rosario. Del Rosario has lacked in the takedown defense department before, and I expect him to have similar issues against the former NCAA Division I wrestler. Once on the mat, Miocic will land consistently from the top position, controlling the action and landing often enough to earn a decision win. ? Robert MacDonald
Stefan Struve vs. Lavar Johnson
Iole: Struve SUB2 Johnson ? Struve is susceptible to good strikers, but Johnson has a great vulnerability on the ground. I think Johnson has his moments, but look for Struve to take advantage of a mistake and end it with a submission.
Hendricks: Johnson KO2 Struve ? Though Struve does have a dangerous ground game, he opens himself up to getting punched in the face too often. Johnson is really, really good at punching people in the face.
Cagereader's take: Johnson ? I wanted to see Mark Hunt in this fight, but I actually see it going remarkably similar to how I would predict that one. Johnson has the style to wade in, get close, and do damage. That's enough to beat Struve. Struve's best option will be to pull guard and see if he can slap on a sub with his long limbs. I doubt he gets that chance, though. ? John Wilcox
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Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett both broke their hands in the first round of their Strikeforce bout
Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett fought most of their five-round bout with broken hands at Strikeforce on Saturday night. Cormier broke his right hand, the same one he broke in knocking out Antonio Silva in September. Barnett broke his left hand and headed straight to the hospital after losing the decision in the final of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix.
Both men are planning to see surgeons after their grueling bout. Cormier wants to make sure this injury isn't recurring.
"I think this time I'm going to take a different approach," Cormier said. "I think I'm going to have surgery on it and get it fixed, because I don't want it to be recurring and then end up costing me later and later on down the line."
Barnett's manager said the fighter will see an orthopedist to find out how serious the injury is.
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UFC announces trio of changes to UFC on FX 4; Rick Story now meets newcomer Brock Jardine
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The UFC on Wednesday announced a trio of changes to the UFC on FX 4 card, coming on June 22 to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Two of the announced changes were confirmations of previous reports, but once more Rick Story also has a new opponent for the card.
Previously reported injuries to both Jimy Hettes and Matt Riddle brought in newcomer Joey Gambino and Matt Riddle in replacement roles. Gambino will take on Steven Siler, while Brown steps in to face Luis Ramos.
The new change is an injury to Papy Abedi, who himself stepped up as an injury replacement for Rich Attonito just three weeks ago. Now, Rick Story has his third opponent for this card, and it will be UFC newcomer Brock Jardine. Jardine is 9-1 as a professional, with his only loss coming to UFC vet and Ultimate Fighter winner Tony Ferguson.
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Previously reported injuries to both Jimy Hettes and Matt Riddle brought in newcomer Joey Gambino and Matt Riddle in replacement roles. Gambino will take on Steven Siler, while Brown steps in to face Luis Ramos.
The new change is an injury to Papy Abedi, who himself stepped up as an injury replacement for Rich Attonito just three weeks ago. Now, Rick Story has his third opponent for this card, and it will be UFC newcomer Brock Jardine. Jardine is 9-1 as a professional, with his only loss coming to UFC vet and Ultimate Fighter winner Tony Ferguson.
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Junior dos Santos wants to break UFC records as Champ, says "let's do it" to Cain Velasquez rematch
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
In the history of the UFC Heavyweight Championship, no fighter has defended the belt more than twice in a row, with Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, and Brock Lesnar tying for that mark.
After notching his first successful defense of the belt this past Saturday night at UFC 146, Junior dos Santos is hell-bent on beating that record.
"One more and I'll [tie] their record," dos Santos commented in an interview with Tatame.com. "I'll try to, God bless me. I want to hold this title for a long time and I will do it alright. I'm working hard."
First up to tie that record will likely be the man he took the title from, Cain Velasquez. For dos Santos, that's not a problem at all, and he's ready for whatever obstacle the UFC throws in front of him.
"Let's do it," he responded when asked about the Velasquez matchup. "I don't care who my next opponent is. It depends on UFC and, whoever it is, I'll be ready to do my best and keep this title for a long time."
The conversation turned to Alistair Overeem, as it often does with dos Santos these days, and he once again made his feelings on the potential for that bout clear.
"I don't think about fighting anybody," dos Santos said. "Overeem is paying the price to do drugs. If he keeps on doing it, I hope they keep him far away from me. If he stops doing it and come to fight a fair fight for us who don't use it, he will be welcomed. If UFC wants to match me up against him someday, I'll do my best to beat him."
Penick's Analysis: With big strikers swinging four ounce gloves in the heavyweight division, the reality is that anything can happen, and that has led to very few fighters having really long winning streaks in the division. Dos Santos has been the exception to this point, and there is no reason to believe he's going to be beaten anytime soon, but again, anything can, has, and will happen in the UFC's heavyweight division. If he can avoid the upsets, he may yet go down as the best Champ the UFC's seen at heavyweight. He's only got a short way to go to break that record, but he could definitely be the man to set an entirely new bar for heavyweights in the future.
[Junior dos Santos art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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After notching his first successful defense of the belt this past Saturday night at UFC 146, Junior dos Santos is hell-bent on beating that record.
"One more and I'll [tie] their record," dos Santos commented in an interview with Tatame.com. "I'll try to, God bless me. I want to hold this title for a long time and I will do it alright. I'm working hard."
First up to tie that record will likely be the man he took the title from, Cain Velasquez. For dos Santos, that's not a problem at all, and he's ready for whatever obstacle the UFC throws in front of him.
"Let's do it," he responded when asked about the Velasquez matchup. "I don't care who my next opponent is. It depends on UFC and, whoever it is, I'll be ready to do my best and keep this title for a long time."
The conversation turned to Alistair Overeem, as it often does with dos Santos these days, and he once again made his feelings on the potential for that bout clear.
"I don't think about fighting anybody," dos Santos said. "Overeem is paying the price to do drugs. If he keeps on doing it, I hope they keep him far away from me. If he stops doing it and come to fight a fair fight for us who don't use it, he will be welcomed. If UFC wants to match me up against him someday, I'll do my best to beat him."
Penick's Analysis: With big strikers swinging four ounce gloves in the heavyweight division, the reality is that anything can happen, and that has led to very few fighters having really long winning streaks in the division. Dos Santos has been the exception to this point, and there is no reason to believe he's going to be beaten anytime soon, but again, anything can, has, and will happen in the UFC's heavyweight division. If he can avoid the upsets, he may yet go down as the best Champ the UFC's seen at heavyweight. He's only got a short way to go to break that record, but he could definitely be the man to set an entirely new bar for heavyweights in the future.
[Junior dos Santos art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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Dan Hardy?s KO, Glover Teixeira?s submission and Jamie Varner?s upset highlight UFC 146 undercard
UFC 146's main card is about heavyweights, but the smaller weights made their mark on the preliminary card in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Jamie Varner scored an early upset with a TKO of previously unbeaten Edson Barboza. Taking the fight on short notice, Varner fought in the UFC for the first time since 2007. He gave Barboza trouble early with a takedown. Later in the first round, he pressured him against the fence, and peppered him with punches until Barboza fell to the ground. The bout was stopped at 3:23 in the first round.
"I can't believe it's me. It's so surreal. I just knocked out Edson Barboza, who was this monster in my mind," Varner said after the fight.
Dan Hardy broke his losing streak impressively. After losing four straight bouts, Hardy knocked Duane Ludwig out with a nasty left hook and followed with three elbows to end the fight at 3:51 in the first round.
"It felt great out there. You can put all the work in and if it goes wrong for 15 minutes then none of it matters. I've had a bad run. I took some time off and then I changed everything - new team, new training. It feels great. When you connect with the right shot you know its over. I put my arms up in celebration a little prematurely but when he looked back up I wasn't going to let it slip away so I went in and got the finish," Hardy said after the bout.
C.B. Dollaway used takedowns and ground control to get a unanimous decision win over Jason "Mayhem" Miller, 29-28, 30-26, 29-28. Miller had strong stand-up early but couldn't keep Dollaway's takedowns at bay. This is Miller's second loss in a row.
Diego Brandao and Darren Elkins fought a bruising, bloody fight to end the preliminary card with a 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 decision win for Elkins.� In the grappling-filled bout, Brandao was strong in the first round, but the momentum swung in Elkins' favor in the second round. With a bloody ear, Elkins controlled the final round.
Glover Teixeira had plenty of pre-fight hype going into the UFC 146 prelims, and he lived up to it with a dismantling of Kyle Kingsbury. He used nasty ground and pound to beat up Kingsbury before finishing him with an arm-triangle choke at 1:53 in the first round.
"I'm really happy a debut in the UFC feels like my debut in MMA. It was that exciting to me. I'm just so happy to be here and after Dana's speech last night I just went out there and decided to go for it. I wanted him to remember my fight, and me," Teixeira said.
Paul Sass got in on the submission game with a slick armbar/triangle choke combination over Jacob Volkmann in the first round. Former WEC champ Mike Brown returned to vintage form with a unanimous decision over Daniel Pineda.
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Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson set for Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas
For Henderson, the September date means he will have had nearly 10 months off between fights. His last bout was the Fight of the Year with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, which Henderson won in five bloody rounds. He opted for the long layoff for the chance to win a UFC belt. Though he won a UFC tournament early in his career and has held belts in Strikeforce and Pride, Henderson has never been a UFC champion.
This will be just the second time Jones fights in 2012, a slowdown from the torrid pace he kept in 2011. He won a chance to fight for the belt, won the belt, and then defended the title twice last year. With little time off between bouts, it's completely understandable that he wouldn't want to fight as often this year.
With this fight booking, the UFC will be putting every belt except welterweight on the line between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. However, with Dominick Cruz's injury, Urijah Faber will be competing for an interim belt.
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Dana White teases Brock Lesnar?s return to MMA
Astute viewers no doubt took note of the fact former UFC champion Brock Lesnar was in attendance last night at UFC 146, sitting cageside to take in the all-heavyweight PPV where he basked in the sight of rival Frank Mir getting mauled by Junior dos Santos in the evening?s headliner. The moment marked the first [...]
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Daniel Cormier takes Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix and Gilbert Melendez defends belt (VIDEO)
Daniel Cormier can no longer be called an exciting prospect, as he showed he's among the best heavyweights in MMA with a dominating unanimous decision win over Josh Barnett on Saturday night. Check out the video for one of the nastiest takedowns I've ever seen in an MMA bout as well as highlights from Gilbert Melendez's close decision over Josh Thomson to hold on to the Strikeforce lightweight belt.
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AMADI: Why UFC's Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez title rematch could be a repeat
By: Jason Amadi, MMATorch Columnist
Barring injury or some other unforeseen circumstance, it appears as though UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos will rematch Cain Velasquez sometime in the near future. While I won't go as far as to say that Velasquez "deserves" another fight with "Cigano" this soon, it certainly makes sense at this point in time. With Alistair Overeem unlicensed until December (at the earliest) and Daniel Cormier owing Strikeforce one last fight, a JDS-Velasquez matchup is really the only play the UFC can make right now.
Frankly, given the ease in which he dispatched Antonio Silva last Saturday night at UFC 146, matching Cain Velasquez up with anyone else would probably end up feeling like a perfunctory exercise anyway.
While I have no real objection to the rematch itself, I do however take umbrage with the idea going around that their first encounter should somehow be stricken from the record.
Admittedly, quick knockouts in and of themselves often end up proving very little in mixed martial arts. Although I don't acknowledge the existence of "lucky punches," I do recognize that improbable outcomes are bound to occur in a sport as volatile as MMA.
However, the problem with applying that line of thinking to the 64 second knockout Junior dos Santos scored against Cain Velasquez last November is that dos Santos making short work of his opponents is anything but an improbable outcome.
In sixteen professional fights, Junior dos Santos has been victorious fifteen times. Out of those fifteen victories, he's rendered his opponent unable to continue through strikes twelve times. To date, only four men have been able to last more than a single round with the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. In fact, dos Santos' knockout of Frank Mir last Saturday night was his ninth straight victory in the Octagon; that puts him even with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre for the second longest winning streak in UFC history (both men of course trailing UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva).
Sure, the image of an unperturbed Cain Velasquez soaked in giant blood is probably burned into the minds of UFC fans across the globe after UFC 146. But the fact is nothing happened in that fight to suggest Velasquez is any better suited to handle JDS now than he was late last year.
The Antonio Silva fight pretty much consisted of Velasquez catching a kick, taking Silva down and ground and pounding "Big Foot" until blood leaked into his eyes, ears, nose and throat. It was impressive and that kind of bloodbath is only going to help the UFC sell pay-per-views, but we really learned nothing new.
By no means am I suggesting that a JDS-Velasquez rematch is guaranteed to play out the same way; if I were truly prescient, I would have bet every dollar I've ever made on Jamie Varner this past weekend and cleaned up.
Rather, I'm merely pointing out the fact that Junior dos Santos knocks people out, and usually very quickly. To act as though a rematch now guarantees us the five round war that we thought we were getting last November would be just as obtuse as acting as though we're guaranteed another quick knockout. Big guys, small gloves; you know the rest.
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Frankly, given the ease in which he dispatched Antonio Silva last Saturday night at UFC 146, matching Cain Velasquez up with anyone else would probably end up feeling like a perfunctory exercise anyway.
While I have no real objection to the rematch itself, I do however take umbrage with the idea going around that their first encounter should somehow be stricken from the record.
Admittedly, quick knockouts in and of themselves often end up proving very little in mixed martial arts. Although I don't acknowledge the existence of "lucky punches," I do recognize that improbable outcomes are bound to occur in a sport as volatile as MMA.
However, the problem with applying that line of thinking to the 64 second knockout Junior dos Santos scored against Cain Velasquez last November is that dos Santos making short work of his opponents is anything but an improbable outcome.
In sixteen professional fights, Junior dos Santos has been victorious fifteen times. Out of those fifteen victories, he's rendered his opponent unable to continue through strikes twelve times. To date, only four men have been able to last more than a single round with the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. In fact, dos Santos' knockout of Frank Mir last Saturday night was his ninth straight victory in the Octagon; that puts him even with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre for the second longest winning streak in UFC history (both men of course trailing UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva).
Sure, the image of an unperturbed Cain Velasquez soaked in giant blood is probably burned into the minds of UFC fans across the globe after UFC 146. But the fact is nothing happened in that fight to suggest Velasquez is any better suited to handle JDS now than he was late last year.
The Antonio Silva fight pretty much consisted of Velasquez catching a kick, taking Silva down and ground and pounding "Big Foot" until blood leaked into his eyes, ears, nose and throat. It was impressive and that kind of bloodbath is only going to help the UFC sell pay-per-views, but we really learned nothing new.
By no means am I suggesting that a JDS-Velasquez rematch is guaranteed to play out the same way; if I were truly prescient, I would have bet every dollar I've ever made on Jamie Varner this past weekend and cleaned up.
Rather, I'm merely pointing out the fact that Junior dos Santos knocks people out, and usually very quickly. To act as though a rematch now guarantees us the five round war that we thought we were getting last November would be just as obtuse as acting as though we're guaranteed another quick knockout. Big guys, small gloves; you know the rest.
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?Broke? Tom Lawlor gets $40,000 Knockout of the Night bonus at UFC on Fuel 3
Lawlor, who is known for his flamboyant entrances and joking mood, became serious in a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani. When Helwani asked about the pressure to win after coming off a loss at UFC 139, Lawlor admitted that the pressures were financial.
"I'll be honest. I'm broke. I have no money. This money that I got today, it's going to be the first time I've deposited a check in over a year. A year and a half. This is like a big deal to me. I had to borrow money from friends and family just in order to go into this fight. I want to thank them, obviously. This means a lot to me mentally, it means a lot to my bank account."
He recently switched training camps and moved to Massachusetts to be closer to family. The cost of living and fighting just once in 2011 -- a loss to Chris Weidman at UFC 139 -- caught up with him.
"I think I miscalculated the cost of living in the Northeast," Lawlor said. "I basically took all my money, bought a house and blew through my money ? just living costs, traveling, price of gas, multiple training locations."
Unlike in the four major sports leagues, fighters pay for their own training expenses. The win plus $40,000 in bonus money should help Lawlor pay back those friends and family who were kind enough to help him.
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Alan Belcher survived a Rousimar Palhares leg lock and wants to help you do the same
But Belcher solved his the Palhares puzzle and wants to help you (yes, you!) do it, too. After being approached by several people for tips, the jiu-jitsu black belt is going to teach how he gameplanned for Palhares, and how he executed it while in the fight.
On Thurs., May 24, at 8:30 E.T., Belcher will hold a free webinar complete with drills, defenses, and conditioning moves. If you want to learn from Belcher, sign up here. Seminars with fighters of Belcher's caliber will often cost you hundreds, so anyone training should take part.
Athletes will often guard their game plans like nuclear missile launch codes. It says a ton about both Belcher's character and his confidence in his game that he'll share his secrets to anyone who asks.
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UFC 146 Results: Stipe Miocic stays undefeated with second round finish of Shane Del Rosario
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
In a battle of unbeaten prospects on Saturday night at UFC 146, Stipe Miocic kept his unblemished record intact and scored an impressive second round TKO over Shane Del Rosario.
Del Rosario won the first round with a solid striking attack, landing kick after kick to Miocic's body. However, Miocic's wrestling game came into play in the second round.
After scoring a takedown, Miocic proceeded to work patiently from top control, eventually getting into position to unleash some brutal elbows and forearms to the face. The blows were immensely damaging, and the ref finally had to step in.
Del Rosario's undefeated streak was brought to an end after 11 wins, while Miocic is now 9-0.
In a battle of unbeaten prospects on Saturday night at UFC 146, Stipe Miocic kept his unblemished record intact and scored an impressive second round TKO over Shane Del Rosario.
Del Rosario won the first round with a solid striking attack, landing kick after kick to Miocic's body. However, Miocic's wrestling game came into play in the second round.
After scoring a takedown, Miocic proceeded to work patiently from top control, eventually getting into position to unleash some brutal elbows and forearms to the face. The blows were immensely damaging, and the ref finally had to step in.
Del Rosario's undefeated streak was brought to an end after 11 wins, while Miocic is now 9-0.
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Jason ?Mayhem? Miller retires from fighting at UFC 146 loss and dismissal from UFC
The now-unemployed fighter said before his bout with C.B. Dollaway that if he'd lost, he'd retire. He dropped a decision at UFC 146 on Saturday, then was cut from the UFC.
On Monday's "MMA Hour," he said he's walking away from fighting after winning 23 bouts and losing nine.
"Every fighter gives the same answer when they say they're retired. Pretty much every fighter says 'I'm retired until I need money.' I'm a pretty smart dude, I have other avenues open to me."
Miller hosts MTV's "Bully Beatdown," and is, as he puts it, a smart dude. He gets business and selling his own brand, which is why he uses the flamboyant entrances that Dana White blasted.
He also shed light on the "backstage incident" White referred to when discussing Miller's dismissal at the UFC 146 post-fight press conference.
"It was my mask," Miller said. "Burt suddenly started yelling about my mask. I had a gas mask for the troops underneath my paper bag, and Burt started telling me right as I'm walking out for the fight. I'm trying to get focused instead of arguing about a paper bag. Maybe it was my fault for, I don't know, I thought we had an understanding once I start walking out to the cage that now I'm working, but obviously we're not on a playing field of mutual respect."
He is referring to UFC backstage director and jack of all trades Burt Watson. UFC events being the well-run events they are has much to do with Watson and the respect fighters afford him. If there is just one rule that supersedes every other in the UFC, it's listen to Burt. Fighters, employees, media and anyone doing business with the UFC knows this. Whether Miller is right or wrong is not important.
Now, Miller will have both the time and freedom to figure out his next move. He tweeted on Tuesday:
Don't worry. I'm not dead. Just analyzing it all so I can share my human experience with you.
Though his next move won't be in a cage, it will still be interesting to see what Miller does with his post-fighting life
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