World Series of Fighting certainly had an interesting evening. Kicking the night off with Josh Burkman asking for his release, a spat between UFC veteran Vinny Magalhaes and WSOF Vice President and match maker Ali Abdel-Aziz quickly spiraled out of control into an uncomfortable and frankly embarrassing back and forth.
Chiming in on Burkman’s contract situation, Magalhaes pegged Abdel-Aziz as the impetus for the welterweight wanting out of the promotion. Once Abdel-Aziz responded the action really took off (Warning: Some language below is NSFW).
Thankfully, it seems cooler heads prevailed before things went further.
Just got a call from @VinnyMMA and it’s all good #squashed
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) April 4, 2014
5 MUST-READ STORIES
Oh my. Gina Carano says she’s taking a meeting with UFC president Dana White next week.
Trouble. WSOF welterweight Josh Burkman asks for promotional release via Twitter.
Fight journal. Spend a day with Holly Holm as she prepares for her bantamweight title fight tonight at Legacy FC 30.
DC-Hendo. Chuck Mindenhall explains why Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson won’t be a squash match.
Gracie-Bravo. Responding to claims from Eddie Bravo that the two were feuding, Ralek Gracie thinks it was all an act to promote his own upcoming grappling event. “This is where I started to lose respect for Eddie as a man, because he completely fabricated that.”
MEDIA STEW
Free fight: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang at UFC 105.
TTTHS.
Trailer for ‘Fight Church’
MMA Frame-by-Frame: The Counter Kicks of Marlon Moraes.
Gegard Mousasi talks Lyoto Machida and Mark Munoz.
Magnifique.
Long watches.
TWEETS
But was it Ali? Or his manager?
.@MuhammadAli U sir are the original EVERYTHING! Ur the reason combat sports is where it is 2day Greatest tweet ive ever recieved Im honored
— Dana White (@danawhite) April 3, 2014
‘Mostly good’
WSOF was mostly good 2 me n good 4 my career. I hope U continue 2 support them n there fighters. Many good people involved @MMAWorldSeries
— Joshua Burkman (@JoshBurkman) April 4, 2014
Make it happen.
I hope the mystery fighter is Clubber Lang @EASPORTSUFC 😁 pic.twitter.com/tu9gSCh9bA
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 3, 2014
Eddie might have a point here.
Thank you Gracie Mag for your incredible completely un-bias choice in action pics of my match at Metamoris!! pic.twitter.com/4DJB0HU3hi
— Eddie Bravo (@eddiebravo) April 3, 2014
Really?
Just finished up my Fist Ograph http://t.co/IEStYk2qcq
— TJ Dillashaw (@TJDillashaw) April 4, 2014
Too bad.
@DustinOrtizMMA @ufc lol i like the attitude my man. U ll get a bite. Don’t worry.
— Alptekin Ozkilic (@alpozkilicmma) April 4, 2014
Can’t sleep up thinking about Ross and how were gonna bang it out.
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) April 4, 2014
Man bang as in try and take each other out not tip tap for points
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) April 4, 2014
Ok you guys are all very sick …. Bang it out define, 2 fighters punch in the face very hard, looking to knock one another unconscious
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) April 4, 2014
Fight scene.
More @GeorgesStPierre vs. Captain America. http://t.co/vFhuUjJ05j #ufc pic.twitter.com/f3p5pRoUhL
— Hayabusa (@Hayabusa_MMA) April 3, 2014
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Apr. 3 2014)
Anthony Hamilton vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk at UFC Fight Night: San Antonio
Maximo Blanco vs. Andy Ogle at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
Ruslan Magomedov vs. Viktor Pesta at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
cancelled Dustin Ortiz vs. Alptekin Ozkilic at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
Sarah Kaufman vs. Amanda Nunes at TUF Nations Finale
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today’s Fanpost of the Day comes via friendoftheworld.
Poll: Will Rumble upset Mr. Wonderful?
Phil Davis, “Mr. Wonderful”, has been airing his grievance that he deserves a title shot. Victories over Machida, Lil Nog and Alexander Gustafsson support his argument. His defeat from Rashad Evans indicates that he may need some development before a title shot. Can Phil Davis wrestle with Jon Jones?
The fact that Davis compares Jon Jones to “gingerbread” shows that he may be overlooking a dangerous opponent in Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. In his last five wins, Johnson owns three impressive knockouts. Johnson has serious power at light heavyweight. Certainly, he has more striking power than “Mr. Wonderful”. Johnson was able to outstrike a fairly technical, yet chiny, Andrei Arlovski.
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