Video Timeline: MMA’s Greatest Techniques of the Year, 1993-2011 (Cage Potato)
“Over the last two decades, MMA has evolved so consistently that fighters are still finding new and unexpected ways to destroy their opponents—while causing fans to spit their beers in shock. We decided to take a lil’ spin through MMA history and identify the single most awe-inspiring technique from each year since the sport’s modern inception.”
Nine Ways of Looking at UFC 137 (MMA Fighting)
“Questions, concerns, comments, and even a little statistical analysis, sort of: UFC 137 gives us a chance to sort through it all, in no particular order. I don’t know about you, but to me it sounds like a perfect way to while away the hours on a Friday.”
Predictions for UFC 137 (NBC Sports)
Ariel Helwani: “UFC 137 is just a day away, so that means it’s time to finally put my predictions on paper, and in the process, probably make you all a boatload of cash.”
Roland Delorme Discusses His Disgusting Foot Infection (5th Round)
“The next morning I got up and I can’t even walk on it. I could feel my heartbeat in my foot and was pretty worried they were gonna send me home without fighting. That was a sad day for me. When I got to the hospital, they confirmed that it was an infection and gave me antibiotics right away from a IV drip.”
Chris Lytle talks about fighting Nick Diaz and nearly coming out of retirement for UFC 137 (Middle Easy)
“Every article ever composed about Chris Lytle was done so this past August. Aside from the end of this summer, there have been no Lytle mentions on MiddleEasy (besides when he fought Brian Ebersole at UFC 127) — and we apologize for it. I guess we didn’t care that Chris grabbed ten ‘Of the Night’ bonuses in his last twelve UFC fights prior to retirement or that he did something in his last fight against Dan Hardy that Georges St. Pierre couldn’t do in twenty-five minutes of fighting. LayzieTheSavage caught up with Chris Lytle yesterday at the UFC press conference and discovered that he nearly came out of retirement just to fight at UFC 137.”
Jim Genia on NY Underground MMA scene (The Fight Nerd)
“New York doesn’t allow MMA right now, so fighters have to go to New Jersey to fight where its sanctioned or they have to go underground in New York city… but the book isn’t just about the underground fight scene in New York, it’s also about the development of sanctioned MMA in the east coast… In New Jersey, tehre was a show called BAMA Fight Night run by Big Dan Miragliotta. His show was the only show for the longest time, there weren’t sanctioned events in the North East, so Big Dan would hold these shows and people like Matt Serra, Nick Serra, Phil Baroni, they had their first fights at these events.” – Author Jim Genia
Interview with Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren (MMA Mania)
“Yeah he was a national champion in junior college but Jay [Hieron] is significantly overrating his wrestling ability. What you have to realize is that people who win national junior college tournaments, I pin them in 30 seconds. That’s no big deal. I mean, even at the highest, highest level at the NCAA tournament my senior year, in five matches I probably got 40 takedowns and that’s against the best of the best of the best guys in the United States in wrestling and Jay was never on that level”
Akira Corassani – Behind The Screen (LowKick)
“Don’t believe the hype! (laughs) No, but it’s a house that is meant and perfectly structured to make people go crazy. And I like to have fun, so I’m pranking a lot. If you ask anybody in the house, they’ll tell you, “Hey, it made time go by faster..” We were having a lot of fun and I made great friends. But, they choose to show the things that they want to show, and the things they show, that’s what people see. And then it’s up to people to decide how much they want to believe and go into it. Me, I recommend that you just sit back, have some popcorn and soda and just laugh. Because that’s what it is. If you get to know me in real life, you will maybe have another opinion, but it’s TV.”
Cagehero Rebrands Itself (MMA Payout)
“MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with the owners of CageHero, Mark Mastrandrea and Ian Parker as it recently re-branded itself focusing its business to target kids. Once a sponsor of fighters in the octagon, it has a new web site, a new clothing line and its CageHero Kids Team.”
UFC 137 Breakdown: The Undercard (Five Ounces of Pain)
“Before B.J. Penn and Nick Diaz lock horns, the likes of Cheick Kongo, Matt Mitrione, Mirko “Cro Cop”, Roy Nelson, George Roop and the debuting Hatsu Hioki will take center stage.”
BJ Penn Wants To Stay Away From Hype The Rest Of His Career (MMA Convert)
“There’s nothing wrong with talking smack and backing it up. Muhammad Ali did it and I did it in my career, but honestly I feel like I am too old now for that. As you get older, have a family of your own, talking about opponents stops being something you want to do or be part of.”
Dave Meltzer: Piracy is a major factor in why UFC PPV buy rates are declining (Fight Opinion)
“With the estimated PPV buy rate numbers for UFC 136 (Houston) coming in at around 250,000 PPV buys, there is concern about the short-term and long-term future of UFC’s PPV business model. It’s only going to get tougher with increased sports & entertainment events happening on Saturday nights.”
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