Coming off a disappointing loss to Sean Strickland back at UFC Fight Night Berlin at the end of May, Barnatt, originally from Cambridge, will be looking to get back to winning ways as he faces Roger Narvaez in Austin. Speaking plainly just a few hours …
Coming off a disappointing loss to Sean Strickland back at UFC Fight Night Berlin at the end of May, Barnatt, originally from Cambridge, will be looking to get back to winning ways as he faces Roger Narvaez in Austin. Speaking plainly just a few hours after his last loss in Berlin, Barnatt admitted getting frustrated by Strickland’s counter-fighting style, and found himself chasing his opponent to get the fight going. He has a very analytical mind when assessing his performances and should have no problem taking his first defeat in his lengthy stride. His height advantage is something … Read the Full Article Here
Conor McGregor, with his silver tongue and gold pocket watches, has taken the MMA world by storm. He’s a can’t-miss fighter looking to leapfrog past some of the best, most qualified title contenders on the planet in hopes of wrapping Jose Aldo’s feathe…
Conor McGregor, with his silver tongue and gold pocket watches, has taken the MMA world by storm. He’s a can’t-miss fighter looking to leapfrog past some of the best, most qualified title contenders on the planet in hopes of wrapping Jose Aldo’s featherweight title around his waist to complete his wardrobe.
But let’s not forget who authored the textbook on talking one’s way into a title fight—that honor belongs to Chael Sonnen. The gangster from West Linn, Oregon, proved that you didn’t need to be the best or flashiest fighter in the world to get people to watch.
Sonnen was always on the hunt to be the greatest, no matter the cost. But being granted an opportunity to do so wouldn’t come without some offensive (but woefully entertaining) soundbites from the pound-for-pound best trash-talker the sport has ever seen.
Scroll on to see which of Sonnen’s soundbites made the cut on our list.
Brad Pickett has been around a while, he knows the sport inside out. He is coming to his last charge, got married in the last year, and will probably start a family fairly soon.
He has already shown a great ability to instruct, and break down fig…
Brad Pickett has been around a while, he knows the sport inside out. He is coming to his last charge, got married in the last year, and will probably start a family fairly soon.
He has already shown a great ability to instruct, and break down fights, and fighters. But right now, he’d like to break down fighters, literally, four to five more times, and get the title belt around his waist.
In an ideal world, Pickett believes fellow fighters should feel a duty to “stand and deliver” for the fans, but is realistic enough to know that it not always going to be the case.
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UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman isn’t known for talking a lot of trash before his fights and for the most part has been amicable with his opponents. Ahead of his UFC 184 title defense against Vitor Belfort, Weidman has been much more voca…
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidmanisn’t known for talking a lot of trash before his fights and for the most part has been amicable with his opponents. Ahead of his UFC 184 title defense against VitorBelfort, Weidman has been much more vocal with his criticism of his opponent.
Both Weidman and Belfort were present for the UFC’s “The Time is Now” press conference on Monday, and the champion once again made it very clear that he is not a fan of Belfort’s past use of testosterone.
Speaking with Fox Sports’ Marc Raimondi, Weidman gave his reaction to the news that Belfort had recently been randomly drug tested by the Nevada Athletic Commission, saying: “I’m worried. I want him to get drug tested and when I found out he did, I’m crapping my pants for two weeks hoping that he’s still fighting me. He’s the guy I want to fight.”
Weidman has been much more critical publicly about Belfort, which he says is partly due to some statements made by Belfort questioning the legitimacy of Weidman’s hand injury that caused the fight to be postponed.
Belfort told Combate (transcribed by MMAMania) a few months ago that if UFC champions get injured more than once an interim champion should be crowned, and he said this about Weidman’s injury:
“Injuries are part of the sport, because we have to train at a high-level pace. But hurting himself twice in a row with such little time in his career? Are you kidding me? To me, he wanted to keep his belt during Christmas and that was the only way.”
At the Monday press conference, Belfort said that he wouldn’t be engaging in trash talk with Weidman ahead of the fight. Weidman told Fox Sports that Belfort was the one who initiated the ill will in the first place, saying, “He was the one, when I got injured he said, ‘He just wants to keep his belt for Christmas and spend time with his family,’ basically calling me a liar and that I’m faking an injury.”
Even though this will be Belfort’s first fight since having to end his TRT regimen after the practice was banned by the NAC, Weidman is still preparing for an extremely capable and dangerous Belfort, telling Fox Sports:
I expect an even better VitorBelfort,” Weidman said. “Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise he’s off this stuff. Maybe he doesn’t have to worry about getting tired. I’m preparing for a Vitor we haven’t seen yet, a guy who isn‘t afraid to go hard as he can right away and doesn‘t have to worry about getting tired.
Weidman says that the fact that Belfort has used testosterone in the past is added motivation to put Belfort away as quick and as devastatingly as possible. The middleweight champion absolutely despises the fact that Belfort has had positive drug tests in the past and wants to “smoke” Belfort at UFC 184.
“He’s been caught cheating and I’m not going to let a cheating juicehead take my belt.”
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is ready to make a deal with the devil. The one he knows, anyway. It’s been almost two years since Jackson left the UFC for Bellator, and now it seems as though he’s interested in returning to the Octagon.
His run in Bel…
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is ready to make a deal with the devil. The one he knows, anyway. It’s been almost two years since Jackson left the UFC for Bellator, and now it seems as though he’s interested in returning to the Octagon.
His run in BellatorMMA has given the former UFC champion three straight victories, but after the departure of former CEO Bjorn Rebney from the organization earlier this year, we haven’t seen or heard much from Rampage.
Jackson sent out a tweet on Monday expressing his thoughts now that he has fought for both promotions:
Jackson initially expressed a general disinterest with the fight game earlier this year when it was announced that Rebney would no longer serve as Bellator‘s CEO, saying the following in an Instagram post:
The first time Chuck and I fought was in Japan. PRIDE reps asked me to give him a good beating even though I had two fights that night. I lost my second fight that night cause I did what they asked, and they stood up the fight with Wanderlei too soon, in my opinion. MMA hasn’t had my back the way I had its back. Time for me to think about retirement. Or fighting for myself.
Jackson has lashed out publicly at the UFC numerous times since the split, and though crazier things have happened, it will be interesting to see if the UFC makes an effort to bring him back.
San Francisco, CA– UFC GYM®, known for its TRAIN DIFFERENT® approach that combines the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) and fitness, will celebrate the opening of its newest gym in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 22nd. Located a…
San Francisco, CA– UFC GYM®, known for its TRAIN DIFFERENT® approach that combines the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) and fitness, will celebrate the opening of its newest gym in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 22nd. Located at 733 S Wolfe Rd Sunnyvale CA 94086. Sunnyvale joins more than 100 UFC GYM clubs and 100,000 members worldwide.
UFC GYM Sunnyvale will open for workouts with a New Member Day full of activities for members and the entire community. New Member Day festivities will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will include private tours, live demonstratio … Read the Full Article Here
UFC middleweight champion Chris