Meine Damen und Herren, Es ist Zeit für eine neue deutche Downes Side! While I can’t promise you that it will be as efficient as a Volkswagen, I can say that it will leave a far better taste in your mouth than Schwarzsauer.The fighters will have a different type of blood soup on their minds as they file into Berlin, Germany this weekend. The main event of the night features two prominent middleweights as Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz takes on Gegard Mousasi. A technical wrestler with KO power in his hands, Munoz’ recent setbacks have knocked him down to #7 in the middleweigh … Read the Full Article Here
Meine Damen und Herren, Es ist Zeit für eine neue deutche Downes Side! While I can’t promise you that it will be as efficient as a Volkswagen, I can say that it will leave a far better taste in your mouth than Schwarzsauer.The fighters will have a different type of blood soup on their minds as they file into Berlin, Germany this weekend. The main event of the night features two prominent middleweights as Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz takes on Gegard Mousasi. A technical wrestler with KO power in his hands, Munoz’ recent setbacks have knocked him down to #7 in the middleweigh … Read the Full Article Here
After Roger Zapata’s controversial win last week over Ian Stephens, the tension inside the house is at it’s peak. We open inside the kitchen and the awkwardness is palpable even through the television set. Besides the loss itself, Team Edgar’s anger with Team Penn derives from the fact that the Prodigy’s fighters act like they deserved the victory. Team Penn stands by their fighter and thinks that the judges made the right call. They invoke the unified Stockton rules and resort to the “Look at Ian’s face!” argument as proof of Roger’s deservedness. While last week’s result still stings, w … Read the Full Article Here
After Roger Zapata’s controversial win last week over Ian Stephens, the tension inside the house is at it’s peak. We open inside the kitchen and the awkwardness is palpable even through the television set. Besides the loss itself, Team Edgar’s anger with Team Penn derives from the fact that the Prodigy’s fighters act like they deserved the victory. Team Penn stands by their fighter and thinks that the judges made the right call. They invoke the unified Stockton rules and resort to the “Look at Ian’s face!” argument as proof of Roger’s deservedness. While last week’s result still stings, w … Read the Full Article Here
This week’s episode opens with the second middleweight semifinal between Team Sonnen’s Lyoto and Team Wanderlei’s Demente. Erick Albarracin is still with Team Sonnen and continues to show them new wrestling techniques. Lyoto is especially grateful for his presence because he knows how important takedown defense will be for victory. He plans on using his footwork and karate to get the knockout. As far as Demente is concerned, he calls Lyoto a “dangerous man” on the feet, but he’ll take this fight anywhere because game plans go out the window once the bell rings. We don’t have to wait long to se … Read the Full Article Here
This week’s episode opens with the second middleweight semifinal between Team Sonnen’s Lyoto and Team Wanderlei’s Demente. Erick Albarracin is still with Team Sonnen and continues to show them new wrestling techniques. Lyoto is especially grateful for his presence because he knows how important takedown defense will be for victory. He plans on using his footwork and karate to get the knockout. As far as Demente is concerned, he calls Lyoto a “dangerous man” on the feet, but he’ll take this fight anywhere because game plans go out the window once the bell rings. We don’t have to wait long to se … Read the Full Article Here
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Memorial Day edition of the Downes Side! Over here in the United States of America, Memorial Day is seen as the unofficial beginning of summer. The official beginning is determined by the moon or a groundhog or something like that. Much like magnets, there’s no possible way to determine how they work. Some among us may not be able to notice miracles, but anyone can recognize that UFC 173 will be an amazing event. Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Renan Barao puts his bantamweight title on the line against Team Alpha Ma … Read the Full Article Here
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Memorial Day edition of the Downes Side! Over here in the United States of America, Memorial Day is seen as the unofficial beginning of summer. The official beginning is determined by the moon or a groundhog or something like that. Much like magnets, there’s no possible way to determine how they work. Some among us may not be able to notice miracles, but anyone can recognize that UFC 173 will be an amazing event. Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Renan Barao puts his bantamweight title on the line against Team Alpha Ma … Read the Full Article Here
This week’s episode gets right to business setting up the fight between Ian Stephens and Roger Zapata. Team Edgar’s first pick, Ian Stephens is a strong wrestler and heavy favorite. On the other side, team Penn’s Roger Zapata was the last pick and not too many people are giving him a chance. Even his own coach BJ Penn admits that the deck is stacked against Roger. The Prodigy isn’t willing to just lay down, though, and we later see that he brings in a special guest to help.
Back at the house, we learn a little more about Ian’s path to The Ultimate Fighter. Sitting around the fire at the house … Read the Full Article Here
This week’s episode gets right to business setting up the fight between Ian Stephens and Roger Zapata. Team Edgar’s first pick, Ian Stephens is a strong wrestler and heavy favorite. On the other side, team Penn’s Roger Zapata was the last pick and not too many people are giving him a chance. Even his own coach BJ Penn admits that the deck is stacked against Roger. The Prodigy isn’t willing to just lay down, though, and we later see that he brings in a special guest to help.
Back at the house, we learn a little more about Ian’s path to The Ultimate Fighter. Sitting around the fire at the house … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens with the fighters deliberating about which two finalists they’ll choose for the “TUF Muse” competition. Like true scholars of the game, they review all the pertinent film. After judiciously breaking down the footage, the fighters choose Ana Cecilia and Fernanda HernandesFrom there we move directly to the first semifinal fight between Warlley and Wagnao. On the team Sonnen side, Coach Chael starts to tone down the intensity and gives a speech to his remaining fighters. He speaks about how there will be a lot of emotions flowing through them, but, “not one of those emotions wil … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens with the fighters deliberating about which two finalists they’ll choose for the “TUF Muse” competition. Like true scholars of the game, they review all the pertinent film. After judiciously breaking down the footage, the fighters choose Ana Cecilia and Fernanda HernandesFrom there we move directly to the first semifinal fight between Warlley and Wagnao. On the team Sonnen side, Coach Chael starts to tone down the intensity and gives a speech to his remaining fighters. He speaks about how there will be a lot of emotions flowing through them, but, “not one of those emotions wil … Read the Full Article Here