Monday, October 31, 2011

2 Title Changes At TNA?s No Surrender PPV

Two title changes took place Sunday night at No Surrender as Winter regained the Women’s Knockout Championship from Mickie James while Austin Aries beat Brian Kendrick to capture the X Division Championship.
The title changes were forewarned prior to the event as a match line-up for the Sept. 23 TNA live event in Springfield, Illinois listed Aries as the X Division Champion and Winter as the Women’s Knockouts Champion. We reported both these title changes in our **SPOILER** report on Sunday afternoon.
Robert Roode defeated Bully Ray via pinfall to win the ...

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Video ? Countdown to UFC 137 Penn vs. Diaz

Get an inside look at BJ Penn and Nick Diaz as they prepare for their welterweight main event at UFC 137 on Saturday, October 29th. Video – Countdown to UFC 137 Penn vs. Diaz is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Video – Countdown to UFC 137 Penn vs. Diaz is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

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UFC 131 Weigh in Highlight: Florian v. Nunes - UFC 131

Tomorrow night, Kenny Florian will make his featherweight debut as he takes on Diego Nunes at UFC 131

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What is the most funny show on television?

I'd have to go with either tosh.0 or eastbound and down

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The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Brandon Vera

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UFC 137 results recap: A look back on another action-packed weekend in Las Vegas

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

WWE SmackDown! Taping Draws 1,600 Paying Customers

Last Tuesday’s SmackDown! taping in Toledo, Ohio was one of the worst attended WWE events in years as it drew 3,200 fans, with only 1,600 paid.
Following the event’s poor advance, WWE only sold tickets facing the camera so the Huntington Center would appear full on television. SLAM! Wrestling columnist Matt Bishop, who attended the event, described the venue’s appearance: “Tuesday’s tapings of WWE Smackdown, Superstars and NXT wasn’t notable because of what happened in the ring, but rather because of what was happening outside the ringside area. Or more appropriately, ...

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Matt Mitrione's Second Act Continues

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This has got to be the biggest crowd

@gunstore has EVER had! @roynelsonmma @danhardymma

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Donald Cerrone unapologetically authentic

UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone has never shied away from being himself, choosing to opt for his trademark black Stetson rather than the head attire typically worn by his peers and investing his winnings into a ranch where he raises animals (and a bit of hell as well with an assortment of motorcycles and ATVs). However, [...]

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Inside MMA - Ron Kruck goes to MMA Referee School {video}

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csLhSGRzFmY

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UFC 137 openers: Nijem, Carmont and Starks are early winners

UFC 137 openers: Nijem, Carmont and Starks are early winners

LAS VEGAS -Ramsey Nijem got caught at the Season 13 "Ultimate Fighter Finale." It happens, but that didn't take away from his status as a solid lightweight prospect.

He rebounded tonight to toy with Danny Downes on his way to a unanimous decision victory, 30-25, 30-26 and 30-27 in bout No. 3 at UFC 137 in the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Nijem landed pretty much everything he threw on the feet which led to control in the clinch. He scores seven takedowns and each time took Downes' back. Nijem worked 10-plus chokes throughout. Downes didn't provide much opposition overall, but he is nearly impossible to finish. Downes had the snot beat out of him against Jeremy Stephens at that TUF 13 Finale, but wouldn't give up.

[Related: UFC 137: Penn, 'Cro Cop' set to retire after losses]

Nijem was a bit impatient on most of his choke attempts. He tried many of them without securing Downes' body. Although he did secure a body lock late and Downes still wouldn't give up.

Vera escapes the third round to break losing streak

Brandon Vera is hanging on by a thread. He survived a difficult third round against Eliot Marshall to post a unanimous decision victory, 29-28 on all three cards, in the fourth bout at UFC 137.

Brandon Vera escaped the chopping block earlier this year when it was discovered that Thiago Silva had submitted a false urine sample. Vera was actually released from his contract, but then brought back when the Nevada State Athletic Commission settled the Silva case and put him on suspension.

Carmont rolls past one-dimensional Camozzi

Chris Camozzi's return to the UFC wasn't what he hoped for at UFC 137. An alum of Season 11 of "The Ultimate Fighter," Camozzi was outclassed by Francis Carmont. The Canadian beat up Camozzi on the feet and posted a dominant second round on his way to a unanimous decision victory, 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, in bout No. 2 of the night at UFC 137.

Carmont had to fight off a persistent Camozzi along the cage for most of the first and the beginning of the second. He changed the tone of the fight by landing a pair of flying knees with 2:15 left in the second. Carmont then executed a beautiful slam of Camozzi. With less than 25 seconds left in the round, Carmont landed a big uppercut followed by a left hook that floored Camozzi.

Starks win debut over fellow UFC rookie Jacoby

Clifford Starks came away with the win in his UFC intro, but it was hard to tell what sort of prospect the former Arizona State wrestler will turn out to be. Starks use his grappling skills to score takedowns in each round and rolled to a unanimous decision victory, 30-27 on all three cards.

Starks (8-0) has been fighting since 2009 and still has some work to do on his hands. His most effective punch was a right hand lead, but he looked uncomfortable throwing the jab. Jacoby (6-1) is still a mystery.

Starks deserves some major credit for taking this fight on just eight days notice.

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

manny pacquiao in a rock band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6WsmlPsFw0

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MMAjunkie.com Radio: Guillard, Hioki, Cruz, Celeste, Helwani, Garcia, Diaz, Gerbasi

The MMAjunkie.com Radio both is star-studded tonight with UFC 137's Hatsu Hioki, UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste, UFC's Melvin Guillard, MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani, comedian Joey "Coco" Diaz and "UFC Encyclopedia" author Thomas Gerbasi.

UFC champ Dominick Cruz and Leonard Garcia also call into the show.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs tonight from 8-10 p.m. ET (5-7 p.m. PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.


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Matt Mitrione's Second Act Continues

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Party on Halloween with Sonnen, Silva expected to dress as a ?duck or chicken?

Party on Halloween with Sonnen, Silva expected to dress as a ?duck or chicken?

Chael Sonnen is doing everything he can to get that rematch against Anderson Silva, so he'll be front and center in Las Vegas this weekend around UFC 137. That includes hosting a Halloween party at XS, one of Sin City's hottest clubs.

This comes on the heels of Sonnen hijacking ESPN's MMA Live to further promote his cause. The middleweight contender asked hosts Jon Anik and Kenny Florian what they thought Silva would dress as for Halloween.

"A or B: Will Anderson Silva go as a duck for Halloween or will he dress as a chicken? I'm gonna go B, I think he goes as chicken, he already has the costume," said Sonnen.

He also made an interesting point about Silva's manager Ed Soares.

"Apparently the Ed Soares excuse factory is open for business. A champion doesn't call somebody out. If you're the champion, you get called out. I think it's a little odd and unprecedented that Anderson Silva is now trying to pick a fight," Sonnen said. "He's doing the same thing I am, he's calling out Michael Bisping because it's an easy fight. Well, I want an easy fight too, which is why I'm calling him out, so I get it."

Watch UFC 137 right here on Yahoo! Sports

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Torrie Wilson? & ?Zeus? Sign On New Reality Series

– Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson and Tiny “Zeus” Lister have signed on for the first-ever reality series offering from the Reelz cable network, “The Z Team”. The show will feature Lorenzo Lamas and Rudy Reyes as a, “group, led by Lamas, contracted by law enforcement agencies and concerned citizens all across the country to confront real life and death situations on the streets of America. The Z Team, relying on years of experience fighting bad guys on the big screen, in the ring and in real life take on ...

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Hamman vs. Philippou Completes UFC 140 Card

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Friday, October 28, 2011

NSAC says UFC 137 headliner Nick Diaz passed required pre-fight drug test

The shuffling deck of UFC 137 squashed the Nevada State Athletic Commission's plans for out-of-competition testing of the headliners.

However, one competitor did not and could not escape a pre-fight drug test: Nick Diaz. And as it turned out, he took headliner status.

Thankfully, the NSAC received notice on Wednesday that Diaz passed a test for drugs of abuse and is cleared to fight, NSAC executive director Keith Kizer told MMAjunkie.com.


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Hard Hat in Hand, Scott Jorgensen gets ready to clock in

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Bellator 55 Live Results ? Bantamweight Semifinals

Bellator 55 features the semifinals of the Season 5 bantamweight tournament live from the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. Bellator 55 Preliminary Card Results Steve Steinbeiss defeats Dano Moore by rear-naked-choke submission at 4:52 of the first round. Jade Porter defeats Nick Piedmont by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Erin Beach defeats Roscoe [...]

Bellator 55 Live Results – Bantamweight Semifinals is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

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UFC releases sneak peek at UFC on FOX Primetime

This Sunday the UFC will up its presence on FOX with an hour-long UFC Primetime special dedicated to the company?s November 12 debut on network television, a card headlined by heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez defending his title against Brazilian bomber Junior dos Santos. The feature rotating around UFC on FOX 1 is set to air [...]

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It's Not Over, Until It's ALL OVER. - UFC

This Saturday night, two of the most talented KO artists in UFC history meet in the Octagon. Don't miss UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Live on Pay-Per-View or www.UFC.tv at 6/9PM PT/ET

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Got bellator tickets for my Birthday!!

My wife got me tickets, what a surprise!!!!!
Bellator 57

Its the welterweight finals between Saunders and Douglas Lima
Gonna be a great night of fights and gambling!!!

Also got Dead Island...

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Rollercoaster thread.

Image: http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llencovQbq1qfodczo1_400.jpg


Superman at Six Flags New England. Awesome rollercoaster.
What are your...

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Monday morning(ish) KO: Kimbo Slice?s boxing win

Though most of the boxing world was focused on Bernard Hopkins this weekend, former UFC heavyweight Kimbo Slice had his second boxing match this weekend. It didn't take long.

In just 47 seconds, he took out Tay Bledsoe, a tall cruiserweight whose record is now 2-4. With two wins now under his belt in the ring, is Slice a full-fledged boxer, or is he still a former mixed martial artist who is now trying boxing? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

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Daniel Cormier Explains Why He Didn't Try to Take Down Jeff Monson - Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier Explains Why He Didn't Try to Take Down Jeff Monson Video by Daniel Cormier

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whats with all the shitty threads?

I dont fucking have time to come here and post amazing threads. Yall need to fucking quit being bitches and make some good posts. Lots of vets here keep this place going but all you new people are...

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Ramsey Nijem - Finishing Fights is the First Priority at 155

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Scott Jorgensen ready to outwork Jeff Curran in the cage at UFC 137

Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen is 1-0 since joining the UFC but it?s his final appearance under World Extreme Cagefighting‘s banner still lingering in his mind. A winner of five straight entering the bout, a championship clash with Dominick Cruz, Jorgensen felt supremely confident to the point of complacency in the affair and ultimately paid the price [...]

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Pretty huge rumor

My buddy at the MMA gym I go to was telling me today that apparently Monson is injured and can't fight Fedor in Nov. He also said that they have...

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Scott Coker Discusses Overeem vs. Werdum, Gina Carano's Health Status - Strikeforce

Scott Coker Discusses Overeem vs. Werdum, Gina Carano's Health Status Video by Strikeforce

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Junior dos Santos Looking to Exploit Shane Carwin's Lack of Cardio at UFC 131 - UFC 131

Junior dos Santos Looking to Exploit Shane Carwin's Lack of Cardio at UFC 131 Video by UFC 131

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Jacob Volkmann vs. TJ Grant Added to UFC 141 Fight Card on Dec. 30

Lightweights Jacob Volkmann and TJ Grant have agreed to square off on the undercard of "UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem" on December 30 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced today.

UFC 141 is headlined by heavyweight contenders Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem, while the rare Friday event also features Jon Fitch vs Johny Hendricks and Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexander Gustafsson.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Affliction In Rock Hard Magazine (Italy)

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Greg Valentine Posts Explanation For No-Showing Event

WWE Hall of Famer Greg “The Hammer” Valentine offered an explanation on his Facebook page for no-showing Great North Wrestling’s Randy Savage tribute show on Sept. 3 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada after the organization paid $2,000 for his services.
Here is my Official Statement on my Canada Booking. I hope this clears things up.
I was booked for the Macho Man Memorial Show in Canada. That’s true. I told the promoter I was coming. That’s true. I received my deposit from the promoter. That’s true. Now let me clear some things up…
A ...

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10 Reasons You Should Never Have a Religion

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/05/10-reasons-you-should-never-have-a-religion/

10 Reasons You Should Never Have a Religion
May 27th, 2008 by Steve Pavlina

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Injury bug has hit every UFC champ this year

Check out the injury curse list as it stands today below:

Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz: Currently rehabbing a broken hand that required surgery following his main event win over Demetrious...

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Kid Nate asks "Where's the heat between B.J. Penn and Nick Diaz?" at MMA Nation.

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As MMA continues global growth, veteran manager Alex Davis warns of ego's ugly side

As a lifelong practitioner of judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, not to mention a founding member of MMA's famed American Top Team academy, noted MMA manager Alex Davis has seen the sport grow from the beaches and jungles of his native Brazil to a global phenomenon.

And while Davis believes there are still plenty of opportunities for growth in the sport, he's also bothered by a growing enemy within the sport: ego.

"Time and time again, I find myself staring ego in the face," Davis recently told MMAjunkie.com. "A lot of money has been spent, events have been created, fights have been accepted, enemies have been made and big decisions taken - all based on ego."


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Monday, October 24, 2011

Lego Gears of War video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ua5qh40x4KA

Pretty cool video.

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Dana White UFC 137 Video Blog (Day One)

“Fight week, blog week” – magical words to every fanboys ears. UFC president Dana White (Pictured) has released a new video blog to promote this Saturday’s “UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz” pay-per-view broadcast. His latest footage offers exclusive backstage access to UFC 136. Watch as fighters receive medical treatment, express disappointment, joy and appreciation after [...]

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Darrill Schoonover out at Shark Fights 21, Bobby Lashley awaits new opponent

A shoulder injury has forced Shark Fights heavyweight champ Darrill Schoonover to withdraw from a fight with Bobby Lashley in the headliner of Shark Fights 21.

Sources close to the event today broke the news to MMAjunkie.com and said the search for a replacement is underway. Additionally, a source said the headliner is expected to remain a title fight, though details on the bout's status could not be confirmed.

Shark Fights 21 takes place Nov. 11 at Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas. The event airs via delay on FUEL TV on Dec. 23.


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Kimbo Finds More Boxing Success With Big KO Win

<B>By MATT MOLGAARD<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>

Kevin ?Kimbo Slice? Ferguson looks like he?s going to make the best of his boxing career while he still can. At 37 years old the clock is winding down for the famed street brawler turned mixed martial artist? turned professional boxer. That however isn?t stopping the Florida representative from taking any fight possible.<BR><BR>

Kimbo took to the ring once more on Saturday night at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Colliding with Ferguson was the vulnerable Tay Bledsoe, who entered the bout with an unimpressive 2-3 record.<BR><BR>

The bout didn?t last long, as Kimbo landed a crushing right hook that ended the fight just south of the two minute mark. Slice improves his professional boxing career to 2-0, with both wins coming via brutal knockout.<BR><BR>

Check out the fight ending shot right here: <A HREF="http://youtu.be/1tHXA2cvMLQ" target="_Blank">http://youtu.be/1tHXA2cvMLQ</A><BR><BR>

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Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran Moved to UFC 137 Main Card with Brad Tavares Injured

With an injury to Brad Tavares scrapping his bout with newcomer Dustin Jacoby from the UFC 137 fight card, a matchup between bantamweight contender Scott Jorgensen and returning veteran Jeff Curran has been promoted to the UFC 137 pay-per-view main card.

UFC 137 is now headlined by welterweights BJ Penn and Nick Diaz and also includes Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo and Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson.

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Bellator Women's Champ Zoila Gurgel suffers ACL tear, out of Bellator 57 bout with Carina Damm

Bellator women's Champion Zoila Gurgel has been forced out of her non-title bout with Carina Damm at Bellator 57 due to a knee injury. She revealed the issue in a series of posts on Twitter:

"I just took an MRI of my knee yesterday and results came back; I completely tore my ACL. If it was up to me, I still was planning on fighting. I am able to still move forward and box, and I am very confident in that and my cardio, but doctor and coaches say 'No way in hell!' So it's off to surgery hopefully soon and back to the training ASAP."

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Tonight, like every Sunday, MMA Nation Senior Editor Luke Thomas hosts his weekly radio show of the...

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B.J. Penn open to five round bout with Nick Diaz at UFC 137, says UFC hasn't approached him about it yet

Nick Diaz's manager Cesar Gracie laid out a challenge to B.J. Penn on Tuesday to turn their now-main event bout at UFC 137 into a five round non-title fight. He said that it was on Penn to accept the terms after he said Dana White and the UFC were willing to make that change.

On Wednesday, Penn responded during a conference call for the event, and said he'd be more than willing to go five rounds with Diaz. However, he said that it's a job for him and he'd like to be paid accordingly for making that change. Penn also said he had not gotten a call from the UFC or Dana White or anyone about changing the fight to a five round bout, so as far as he knows the fight is still as originally scheduled.

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Georges St. Pierre is hoping for a Super Bowl weekend return

Georges St. Pierre is hoping for a Super Bowl weekend return

When Georges St. Pierre realized that his knee was too injured for him to fight at UFC 137, he was shaken up. He admitted that he let some emotion show when he had to pull out of the bout with Carlos Condit.

"I'm not going to lie, I cried yesterday," St-Pierre told SportsNets. "I had a ton of pressure falling off my shoulders, because for the last few days I was in the mindset that I was nervous for the fight. I was excited for the fight but I was also nervous to know if I was going to be able to fight."

He sprained his MCL while training on Tuesday afternoon. Though it was an injury serious enough to pull him from the fight, it won't keep him out for too long. He is hoping to be able to fight on the UFC's Super Bowl weekend card, normally one of the bigger events on their calendar.

"I would say maybe end of January, possibly the beginning of February [for my return]?Super Bowl, around this time," St-Pierre said.

Condit told Cagewriter that he was hoping to fight GSP for the belt by the end of the year, but with GSP's timetable, Condit will have to wait a bit longer.

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Kimbo Slice wins 2nd pro boxing fight with another brutal KO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tHXA2cvMLQ&feature=player_embedded


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Chad Griggs Wants a 'Real Big Name' Opponent Next - Chad Griggs

Chad Griggs Wants a 'Real Big Name' Opponent Next Video by Chad Griggs

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Aldo has much to prove before he?s mentioned with the elite

Aldo has much to prove before he?s mentioned with the elite

HOUSTON - Featherweight champ Jose Aldo was an unstoppable force on his way up through the WEC. Now that Aldo has arrived in the UFC, and he isn't running through opponents anymore, you have to ask - did many in the media and some fans push Aldo into MMA's top five pound-for-pound rankings too quickly? It looks like it.

With the addition of new fighters from around the world and some former lightweights dropping down to featherweight, Aldo (20-1-1, 2-0 UFC) has a lot to get done before he should be legitimately mentioned amongst the elite of the elite.

"No way (has he cleaned out the division). That's why when they talk about him being top three pound-for-pound ... it's like, he's got a lot of work to do," Dana White said.

Kenny Florian made that obvious on Saturday night. Aldo was far from his super-aggressive self. He won the fight, but Florian made him battle for 25 minutes to get a unanimous decision, 49-46 on all three cards. Yahoo! Sports' lead MMA Writer Kevin Iole actually scored the fight 48-47 for Florian. Several others along press row in Houston had it 48-47 for Aldo.

"When you get into a fight with a guy like Kenny, a big, strong guy who's pushing you against the cage, you're in there trying to get out. It's one thing if you're in there going guns-a-blazing like when Urijah Faber and Aldo fought ... they went at it. That's not what you saw tonight," said Dana White, sounding less than impressed.

Aldo has much to prove before he?s mentioned with the elite

Aldo admitted that he fought with a conservative approach.

"I had to pace it a little bit in this fight. I knew if I was too explosive that Kenny could end up beating me. So I had to pace it. I couldn't really be as explosive as I wanted to be. And everybody was kind of telling me to hold back so I just kept it cool and studied the fight," Aldo said, not looking overly pleased with the W.

The champ defended take down attempts extremely well, thwarting 19-of-20 tries (Compustrike said it was 12-of-14) from Florian. But the Brazilian's lethal kicking game never got going and according to FightMetric, he was actually outlanded 69-66 over the course of five rounds. Those are hardly the numbers you'd expect from a guy being mentioned with the likes of Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre.

On top of that, Aldo (20-1-1, 2-0 UFC) wasn't exactly facing a young gun or a guy on the upswing. Frankly, Florian is probably on the other side as far his career goes. He spends an awful lot of time with his side gig, as a television analyst with ESPN and he's now 35 years old. Following the loss, there were even rumors swirling that he was going to announce his retirement.

At UFC 129, Mark Hominick was beat up early against Aldo, but came on strong later in the fight to take the champ the distance as well. There were also moments where Hominick clearly outstruck the champ.

A closer examination of Aldo's previous victims in the WEC and you start to question the quality of his victories. He took the WEC title from Mike Brown in 2009. Brown is just 3-3 since.

Faber lost Aldo as well at 145, but now he's down at 135, his natural weight. Aldo's victories before that were against pretty non-descript fighters in the WEC.

This isn't a hatchet job on Aldo, but he is just 25 years old and needs to accomplish a lot to reach GSP and Silva heights. St-Pierre has won nine straight fights since 2007. Over that time, he's also won roughly 34-of-36 rounds. Silva's been even more impressive with 15 straight wins, 13 of them via some sort of finish.

Aldo's going to get Chad Mendes next and then a whole new wave of contenders from inside and otuside the promotion. Maybe these two decision victories will launch him to new level of dedication and Aldo can legitimately take the pound-for-pound crown from GSP and Silva, just give him a few years.

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

In a surprising battle of takedowns, Pettis outlasts Stephens at UFC 136

In a surprising battle of takedowns, Pettis outlasts Stephens at UFC 136

HOUSTON - Jeremy Stephens and Anthony Pettis are dangerous on the feet so it was expected that the young lightweights would produce something spectacular. It never happened.

Stephens turned to wrestling in the first and Pettis (14-2, 1-1 UFC) reacted by using his grappling to grind out the next two rounds. It worked. He got a split decision victory, 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28, in the UFC 136 opener on Spike.

This was a huge fight for Pettis, who was expected to challenge for the UFC lightweight title in 2012. He won the WEC 155-pound title to close out 2011, which was supposed to earn him a shot against the winner of the Frank Edgar-Gray Maynard fight in January.

Unfortunately for Pettis, the champ and challenger fought to a draw at UFC 125. Dana White decided that it was only fair for the Edgar and Maynard to fight again, so Pettis took a fight instead of waiting. He lost that June fight against Clay Guida, and was facing a massive tumble down the lightweight ladder if he lost to Stephens tonight.

The first round didn't go well for Pettis. Stephens (20-7, 7-6 UFC) shocked him by grappling in the middle of the round and eventually scoring two takedowns.

In the second and third, Pettis turned the tables. He scored five takedowns over the final 10 minutes. Pettis threatened to slap on a rear-naked choke at the end of second, but beyond that, he didn't do much damage.

Pettis controlled the pace of the fight enough to win in judges' eyes. On the feet, it was a wash with Pettis outlanding Stephens 65-61.

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Kimbo Finds More Boxing Success With Big KO Win

<B>By MATT MOLGAARD<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>

Kevin ?Kimbo Slice? Ferguson looks like he?s going to make the best of his boxing career while he still can. At 37 years old the clock is winding down for the famed street brawler turned mixed martial artist? turned professional boxer. That however isn?t stopping the Florida representative from taking any fight possible.<BR><BR>

Kimbo took to the ring once more on Saturday night at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Colliding with Ferguson was the vulnerable Tay Bledsoe, who entered the bout with an unimpressive 2-3 record.<BR><BR>

The bout didn?t last long, as Kimbo landed a crushing right hook that ended the fight just south of the two minute mark. Slice improves his professional boxing career to 2-0, with both wins coming via brutal knockout.<BR><BR>

Check out the fight ending shot right here: <A HREF="http://youtu.be/1tHXA2cvMLQ" target="_Blank">http://youtu.be/1tHXA2cvMLQ</A><BR><BR>

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Video URL: http://www.nbc.com/fear-factor/video/Fear-Factor-is-Back/1363277

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He's hootin' and hollerin'.

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Fans invited to next week's UFC 137 press conference in Las Vegas

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With the event rapidly approaching, UFC officials recently announced that fans are invited to next Thursday's UFC 137 pre-event press conference.

The fan and media event takes place Thursday, Oct. 27, in Las Vegas. A venue has yet to be determined but is expected to be announced as soon as Friday.


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