PRIDE 33 was unbelievable. HUGE upsets, a fighter holding belts in now two weight classes, and Henderson talking about fighting Fedor?!? If you didn't happen to catch it you really missed out on an amazing event. I'm still in shock as to the spectacle that I just witnessed.
Poor Wanderlei, he was once unbeatable now he has back-to-back KO's. I hope this gets a fire under his ass again and we get to see the 'Axe Murderer' again. Shogun looks unstoppable, but then again Dan Henderson just fucking knocked Wand out cold so who knows who would win that match up. Probably the biggest upset of all time, at least according to the betting odds, was Lil Nog getting knocked out cold against Sokoudjou.
Simply an amazing event, hopefully UFC 68 next Saturday won't disappoint. I know it can't be as good as this but I hope it comes close.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Fishman proposes Ultra-Mega-Super Fight
MMAweekly is reporting that Ed Fishman, President of PRIDE FC USA, has proposed the fight of fights to the UFC:
If this were to ever come to fruition I would shit a brick. Wand vs Chuck, Shogun vs Rampage, Fedor vs Tim Sylvia, Cro Cop vs Big Nog, etc.
As President of Pride USA, Fishman made a public challenge to the UFC to pit each organization’s #1 and #2 fighters in each of four weight classes against each other in a “Winner Take All” format with both companies putting up $20 million. The first organization to win 5 of the 8 bouts would take home the $40 million.
If this were to ever come to fruition I would shit a brick. Wand vs Chuck, Shogun vs Rampage, Fedor vs Tim Sylvia, Cro Cop vs Big Nog, etc.
Gimme a fuckin' break Chuck
I'm not a big fan of "The Iceman" at all, never have been, never will be. But this audio clip from "Bubba the love sponge" on Sirius Radio just makes laugh. Please excuse the fucking retards who are "Bubba the love sponge" because they obviously have only watched UFC highlights and don't really have a clue who any PRIDE fighers are.
Sorry to break it to you Chuck, and "Bubba the love sponge", but you (Chuck) won't get past Rampage. Remember last time when he stood with you? Maybe Dana White will throw down another Quarter Million dollar bet on you winning? Or maybe Dana will keep wanting you to do more leg kicks. We all know that when this fight gets to the ground Rampage will work your midsection again, and if given an opportunity he will powerslam you Arona style.
Sorry to break it to you Chuck, and "Bubba the love sponge", but you (Chuck) won't get past Rampage. Remember last time when he stood with you? Maybe Dana White will throw down another Quarter Million dollar bet on you winning? Or maybe Dana will keep wanting you to do more leg kicks. We all know that when this fight gets to the ground Rampage will work your midsection again, and if given an opportunity he will powerslam you Arona style.
It's official now...Werdum vs Arlovski at UFC 70
My god, the UFC has announced its fight card for UFC 70 and headlining the event is Cro Cop vs Gonzaga. But if you look a little deeper you will see then next big fight as Werdum vs Arlovski. It is insane that the UFC is getting all these great fighters from PRIDE, although I read that Werdum's contract may have been completed with PRIDE having the UFC sign him is still a HUGE deal.
Also on that same fight card we have the laughable matchup of Lyoto Machida vs Forrest Griffin. I like Forrest, I really do, he's a great personality and some of his fights are fun to watch because it seems he just likes to go out there and brawl. But I thought the UFC wasn't going to be throwing their Ultimate Fighter winners to the wolves. Machida will wreck Griffin, and after getting lit up by Keith Jardine I think Griffin will have some serious work to do. I guess they can always throw him in against so no name guy from The Ultimate Fighter 25 or have another punch-fest against Stephan Bonnar.
Also on that same fight card we have the laughable matchup of Lyoto Machida vs Forrest Griffin. I like Forrest, I really do, he's a great personality and some of his fights are fun to watch because it seems he just likes to go out there and brawl. But I thought the UFC wasn't going to be throwing their Ultimate Fighter winners to the wolves. Machida will wreck Griffin, and after getting lit up by Keith Jardine I think Griffin will have some serious work to do. I guess they can always throw him in against so no name guy from The Ultimate Fighter 25 or have another punch-fest against Stephan Bonnar.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Vera vs "Irish" Jake O'Brien; Cro Cop vs Gonzaga
Josh Gross at Sherdog mentioned that Brandon Vera's last fight under contract with the UFC will most likely be against "Irish" Jake O'Brien, the 'Lay and Pray' expert who "dominated" Heath Herring at Ultimate Fight Night on January 25th 2007.
What a slap in the face to Vera, the guy was being built up to be the next heavyweight champion and then a contract dispute happens, along with the signing of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, and now he gets to fight a chump as his UFC farewell present. Hopefully Vera signs with PRIDE.
In other news it looks like Cro Cop will be fighting Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70 in England on April 21. Gonzaga is decent but come on, he's no Minotauro. This fight will last about as long as the Sanchez bout.
What a slap in the face to Vera, the guy was being built up to be the next heavyweight champion and then a contract dispute happens, along with the signing of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, and now he gets to fight a chump as his UFC farewell present. Hopefully Vera signs with PRIDE.
In other news it looks like Cro Cop will be fighting Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70 in England on April 21. Gonzaga is decent but come on, he's no Minotauro. This fight will last about as long as the Sanchez bout.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Werdum to UFC?
I've been reading a lot lately that Arndei Arlovski's opponent for UFC 70 might be Fabricio Werdum. If it is then the heavyweight division in the UFC just got another hired gun away from PRIDE.
Werdum isn't a top 5 heavyweight but he is probably top 10 in the world and would be able to handle just about any heavyweight in the UFC right now outside of Cro Cop.
Werdum isn't a top 5 heavyweight but he is probably top 10 in the world and would be able to handle just about any heavyweight in the UFC right now outside of Cro Cop.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
I love Gina Carano
After watching the EliteXC event on Showtime tonight I am now making it my personal quest to have Gina Carano as my wife. What a babe.
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The entire event was good, the womens fight really stole the show but Krazy Horse was Krazy, Cabbage got beat up, The Crow is officially washed up, and Frank Shamrock is still a huge faggot. I can't wait to watch more Gina.
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I posted this at SomethingAwful but thought I'd add it here too. Just a few things to make the EliteXC even better than it already is:
1. Get rid of the Dragon
2. Have less dead air time
3. Hire Bas
4. Don't do the "UFC: Walk us through the Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor Replay"
Mauro made this broadcast what it is. I really wish the UFC would get rid of Mike "IT IS ALL OVER!!!!!" Goldberg and hire Mauro.
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The entire event was good, the womens fight really stole the show but Krazy Horse was Krazy, Cabbage got beat up, The Crow is officially washed up, and Frank Shamrock is still a huge faggot. I can't wait to watch more Gina.
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I posted this at SomethingAwful but thought I'd add it here too. Just a few things to make the EliteXC even better than it already is:
1. Get rid of the Dragon
2. Have less dead air time
3. Hire Bas
4. Don't do the "UFC: Walk us through the Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor Replay"
Mauro made this broadcast what it is. I really wish the UFC would get rid of Mike "IT IS ALL OVER!!!!!" Goldberg and hire Mauro.
Cage Rage 20 and EliteXC Weigh Ins
Both events are on for tonight and here are the weigh in results, first Cage Rage 20:
And now the EliteXC results:
*Kedzie allowed Carano .5 lbs
I'm really looking forward to this on Showtime tonight. Not only do we get to see Shamrock and Renzo go at it, but we get Krazy Horse, The Crow, and two pretty hot chicks as well. Thanks to Sherdog.com for the results.
Eric Esch (397) vs. James Thompson (264.5)
Mark Kerr (275.5) vs. Mustafa Al-Turk (245)
Tengiz Tedoradze (236) vs. Rob Broughton (282)
Dan Severn (264.5) vs. Dave Legeno (236)
Daijiro Matsui (184) vs. Tom Watson (183)
Mark Buchanan (236) vs. Buzz Berry (247)
Tom Howard (247) vs. Tom Blackledge (242)
Mazakazu Imanari (145) vs. Robbie Olivier (145)
Marios Zaromskis (166) vs. Damien Riccio (169)
Ronnie Mann (145) vs. Ashley Grimshaw (145)
Jack Toczyelowski (169) vs. Jason Barrett (167.5)
Francis Heagney (165) vs. Lee Doski (170)
And now the EliteXC results:
Frank Shamrock (185) vs. Renzo Gracie (180)
Antonio Silva (298) vs. Wesley Correira (275)
Joey Villasenor (186) vs. David Loiseau (184)
Karl James Noons (154.5) vs. Charles Bennett (155)
Gina Carano (141.5*) vs. Julie Kedzie (139)
Bo Cantrell (233) vs. Tim Persey (259)
Chris Gates (185) vs. Riki Fukuda (184)
Adriano Pereira (155) vs. Javier Vazquez (155)
Mike Pyle (169) vs. Ross Ebanez (171)
John Shackelford (155.5) vs. James Edson Berto (154)
*Kedzie allowed Carano .5 lbs
I'm really looking forward to this on Showtime tonight. Not only do we get to see Shamrock and Renzo go at it, but we get Krazy Horse, The Crow, and two pretty hot chicks as well. Thanks to Sherdog.com for the results.
Friday, February 9, 2007
UFC 68 Card Finalized
Tim Sylvia Vs. Randy Couture
Chris Lytle Vs. Matt Hughes
Drew McFedries Vs. Martin Kampmann
Rich Franklin Vs. Jason MacDonald
Jason Lambert Vs. Renato Sobral
UNDERCARD
Rex Holman Vs. Matt Hamill
Jon Fitch Vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Gleison Tibau Vs. Jason Dent
Jason Gilliam Vs. Jamie Varner
Looks decent, nice to see that Babalu will be shown. I'd like to see Couture win but then we probably wouldn't get to see Cro Cop kill Sylvia.
Chris Lytle Vs. Matt Hughes
Drew McFedries Vs. Martin Kampmann
Rich Franklin Vs. Jason MacDonald
Jason Lambert Vs. Renato Sobral
UNDERCARD
Rex Holman Vs. Matt Hamill
Jon Fitch Vs. Luigi Fioravanti
Gleison Tibau Vs. Jason Dent
Jason Gilliam Vs. Jamie Varner
Looks decent, nice to see that Babalu will be shown. I'd like to see Couture win but then we probably wouldn't get to see Cro Cop kill Sylvia.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Mauro and Jay Glazer to announce Elite XC
MMAWeekly is reporting that Mauro Ranallo and Jay Glazer will be the team at this weekends EliteXC event on Showtime.
This is some good news, hopefully HBO will follow suit and hire a good team (ie not Lennox Lewis) for their UFC events they will be showing later this year.
This is some good news, hopefully HBO will follow suit and hire a good team (ie not Lennox Lewis) for their UFC events they will be showing later this year.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
No more tape delay for PRIDE
MMAweekly
is reporting that as of the April 8th PRIDE FC event US viewers will be able to see the events without tape delay, of course they will still be available that way but you won't be forced to watch them like that. Pretty awesome not having to wait 18 hours.
is reporting that as of the April 8th PRIDE FC event US viewers will be able to see the events without tape delay, of course they will still be available that way but you won't be forced to watch them like that. Pretty awesome not having to wait 18 hours.
Awesome Shogun Video
This video was just brought to my attention and is a great video portraying the tough battle Shogun faced when he was becoming the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion.
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