Ross Pearson has an extra incentive to beat Gray Maynard when they face off at the UFC Fight Night on Sunday, 17 August – he is getting married next month. The Sunderland-born UFC lightweight will wed fiancée Kristie-Jane McKeon on the Australian Gold Coast in September but for now the focus is on the fight, not the wedding.”She’s out in Australia at the moment organising it all,” Pearson told BBC Sport.”We get married at the Great Barrier Reef, and hopefully I’ll get a nice big pay-cheque [against Maynard] to pay for it all.Read the Full Article. Read the Full Article Here
Ross Pearson has an extra incentive to beat Gray Maynard when they face off at the UFC Fight Night on Sunday, 17 August – he is getting married next month. The Sunderland-born UFC lightweight will wed fiancée Kristie-Jane McKeon on the Australian Gold Coast in September but for now the focus is on the fight, not the wedding.”She’s out in Australia at the moment organising it all,” Pearson told BBC Sport.”We get married at the Great Barrier Reef, and hopefully I’ll get a nice big pay-cheque [against Maynard] to pay for it all.Read the Full Article. Read the Full Article Here
The Octagon touches down for the first time in the state of Maine on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 47 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
In the night’s main event, surging light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux looks to remain undefeated in the …
The Octagon touches down for the first time in the state of Maine on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 47 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
In the night’s main event, surging light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux looks to remain undefeated in the UFC when he takes on The Ultimate Fighter season eight winner Ryan Bader. The event also features a lightweight clash between Ross Pearson and Gray Maynard, as well as the UFC debuts of the MFC middleweight champion Sam Alvey and the Invicta FC bantamweight champion Lauren Murphy.
Here are five reasons why you should check out UFC Fight Night 47.
The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind, is one of those series that leaves you always wanting more. You become immersed in the world that Terry Goodkind creates instantly in the first book. The characters seem real, and you immediately become invested in them. The theme behind all of the books is the age …
The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind, is one of those series that leaves you always wanting more. You become immersed in the world that Terry Goodkind creates instantly in the first book. The characters seem real, and you immediately become invested in them.
The theme behind all of the books is the age old tale of Good vs. Evil.
The list of books, in the order that I read them:
Wizard’s First Rule
Stone of Tears
Blood of the Fold
Temple of the Winds
Soul of the Fire
Faith of the Fallen
The Pillars of Creation
Naked Empire
Chainfire
Phantom
Confessor
The Omen Machine
The Third Kingdom
Severed Souls
Also, worth reading when you get the chance, as it takes place 3,000 years before the first book, and explains a lot about certain background events from the above books, and how things came to be. It should be read after the above books.
The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus
Another book within the same universe, but in present day:
The UFC featherweight division is one of the most talent-rich in all of mixed martial arts. One fighter whose skills may be flying under the radar a bit is Dennis Bermudez, who holds the third-longest active winning streak in the UFC right now, behind …
The UFC featherweight division is one of the most talent-rich in all of mixed martial arts. One fighter whose skills may be flying under the radar a bit is Dennis Bermudez, who holds the third-longest active winning streak in the UFC right now, behind only Jon Jones and Chris Weidman.
Despite his impressive resume, Bermudez sits at the No. 7 spot in the UFC.com rankings and isn‘t being mentioned as a viable contender for a title fight.
But that doesn’t mean he isn’t ready for one.
Bermudez made his UFC debut in the finals of the 14th season of The Ultimate Fighter, losing by a first-round armbar to Diego Brandao. Brandao has gone 3-3 since the victory, and Bermudez has won all seven of his subsequent contests, proving that he is deserving of a title fight.
When you look at the list of contenders currently “in the mix” for a title shot, you’ll see names like Cub Swanson, Frankie Edgar and the current No. 1 contender, Chad Mendes. ConorMcGregor has recently forced his way into the conversation with his skills on the mic and three victories inside the Octagon.
Swanson has more than earned a title fight against the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes at UFC 179. He’s currently on a six-fight streak with wins over Dustin Poirier, Ross Pearson, Dennis Siver and, most recently, Jeremy Stephens.
Edgar has been on the shelf due to his coaching stint onTUF 19 opposite BJ Penn, and he dominated the former two-division champion on his way to a third-round TKO over “The Prodigy” at the season’s finale. His only other win at 145 pounds was against Charles Oliveira in July of last year.
Though he’s a former champion who is still an elite fighter, Edgar doesn’t have the multitude of victories that Swanson and Bermudez have.
McGregor is the fighter who may end up with the fastest track to a title shot. He’s the Pride of Ireland and is on his way to becoming perhaps the UFC’s biggest star below 170 pounds. He talks the talk and walks the walk, but his three wins don’t measure up against the resume of Dennis Bermudez either.
Bermudez put his name on the map with his “Fight of the Year” candidate against Matt Grice at UFC 157 in March of 2013. It was a back-and-forth battle where both men got dropped and came back swinging.
After that, he racked up wins against very durable and skilled fighters in Max Hollaway, Steven Siler and JimyHettes. His most recent victory is by far his most impressive and proved that he is an elite fighter at featherweight.
At UFC on Fox 12 last month, Bermudez choked out Clay Guida in the second round. Guida is a 46-fight and 11-year veteran of the sport and has faced the best fighters in the world for most of his career.
There is a bit of a backlog at the top of the division, but Bermudez has been quietly scooping up the wins he needs to insert his name in the conversation.
He’s done just that and has shown that he is ready for a title shot. His win over Guida vaulted him up five spots in the official rankings and put him in the Top 10.
Bermudez will most likely need to knock off a few more contenders before he gets his shot at Aldo, or whomever the champion may be when the time comes. He’s well on his way with his impressive winning streak, and hopefully he’ll get his championship opportunity sooner rather than later.
Mixed martial arts is one of the most grueling sports in the world.
At its worst, it forces the best fighters on the planet to train for a potentially unpredictable 25-minute war. Planning against both a fighter and the unknown, competitors …
Mixed martial arts is one of the most grueling sports in the world.
At its worst, it forces the best fighters on the planet to train for a potentially unpredictable 25-minute war. Planning against both a fighter and the unknown, competitors must push themselves beyond the cusp of comfort in all aspects of the game.
Wrestlers must learn to strike. Strikers must learn to wrestle.
Accomplishing such tough tasks won’t come without peril—injuries plague this sport far too often. However, for every unfortunate injury any fighter faces in their professional career lies a proverbial silver lining.
The comeback.
Keep reading to see which injured fighters are poised to make immediate impacts upon their return to the cage. Don’t expect Anderson Silva, Anthony Pettis, Dominick Cruz or Cat Zingano to make this list—only fighters who are still on the mend without a scheduled fight on their horizon will be considered.
British lightweight Ross Pearson was made up this week when he learnt that his opponent Abel Trujillo had withdrawn through injury and had been offered No 12-ranked 155lbs fighter Gray Maynard in his place, at UFC Fight Night Ban…
British lightweight Ross Pearson was made up this week when he learnt that his opponent Abel Trujillo had withdrawn through injury and had been offered No 12-ranked 155lbs fighter Gray Maynard in his place, at UFC Fight Night Bangor, a week on Saturday.
It is a switch from a tough banger with KO power to a name, in Maynard (11-3-1-1), who has wrestling and KO power. Pearson, in the chief support fight to the headline contest between Ryan Bader against Ovince St Preux at light-heavyweight, can genuinely make a case for himself entering the division’s top 15 w … Read the Full Article Here