The episode opens with an introduction to this season’s format. There will be 32 fighters (mix of middleweights and heavyweights) fighting for 16 spots in The Ultimate Fighter house. split between the heavyweight and middleweight division. The coaches this season will be Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Dana White calls it, “The biggest rivalry in the history of The Ultimate Fighter.” Wanderlei says that he’s Chael has insulted him and his country and that, “He messed with the wrong person.” Ever the gentleman, West Linn’s bad boy describes Wanderlei as “very peculiar,” and that … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens with an introduction to this season’s format. There will be 32 fighters (mix of middleweights and heavyweights) fighting for 16 spots in The Ultimate Fighter house. split between the heavyweight and middleweight division. The coaches this season will be Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Dana White calls it, “The biggest rivalry in the history of The Ultimate Fighter.” Wanderlei says that he’s Chael has insulted him and his country and that, “He messed with the wrong person.” Ever the gentleman, West Linn’s bad boy describes Wanderlei as “very peculiar,” and that … Read the Full Article Here
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another British edition of the Downes Side! Similar to the British Empire, the sun never sets upon the Nostradamus of MMA. Why? Because I spend most of my time indoors.Regardless of your exposure to the sun’s rays, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the O2 Arena in London, England for a fight card that would impress even the 1st Viscount Horatio Nelson. The main event of the evening features a light heavyweight battle as Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson takes on Jimi Manuwa in his own London backyard. Coming off an impressive, although uns … Read the Full Article Here
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another British edition of the Downes Side! Similar to the British Empire, the sun never sets upon the Nostradamus of MMA. Why? Because I spend most of my time indoors.Regardless of your exposure to the sun’s rays, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the O2 Arena in London, England for a fight card that would impress even the 1st Viscount Horatio Nelson. The main event of the evening features a light heavyweight battle as Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson takes on Jimi Manuwa in his own London backyard. Coming off an impressive, although uns … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens at the house in the aftermath of the Olivier and Jake’s fights last week. As the victorious Olivier celebrates with poutine (how French Canadian of him) Jake is upstairs in his bed. He may be only 19 years old with a bright future ahead of him, but he’s taking the loss hard. His teammates come to cheer him up, but it doesn’t seem like their words are having much effect. The focus then transitions to this week’s matchup between Team Australia’s Vik Grujic and Team Canada’s Luke Harris. Vik knows that he has the biggest fight of his life ahead of h … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens at the house in the aftermath of the Olivier and Jake’s fights last week. As the victorious Olivier celebrates with poutine (how French Canadian of him) Jake is upstairs in his bed. He may be only 19 years old with a bright future ahead of him, but he’s taking the loss hard. His teammates come to cheer him up, but it doesn’t seem like their words are having much effect. The focus then transitions to this week’s matchup between Team Australia’s Vik Grujic and Team Canada’s Luke Harris. Vik knows that he has the biggest fight of his life ahead of h … Read the Full Article Here
UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann” title=”UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann” style=”width: 300px;” src=”http://media.ufc.tv/photo_galleries/ufc170_pc_2/ufc170_pc_019.jpg” align=”left”>That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Olympic caliber edition of the Downes Side! I can’t guarantee that it will be as exciting as pairs ice dancing (too many twizzles for me to compete with), but it will be a close second.Despite an unfortunate lack of sequins, UFC 170 promises to be as historic as the moment when Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov stepped onto the ice in Innsbruck. Live from the Mandalay … Read the Full Article Here
UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann” title=”UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann” style=”width: 300px;” src=”http://media.ufc.tv/photo_galleries/ufc170_pc_2/ufc170_pc_019.jpg” align=”left”>That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Olympic caliber edition of the Downes Side! I can’t guarantee that it will be as exciting as pairs ice dancing (too many twizzles for me to compete with), but it will be a close second.Despite an unfortunate lack of sequins, UFC 170 promises to be as historic as the moment when Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov stepped onto the ice in Innsbruck. Live from the Mandalay … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens up with Richard Walsh and Matt DesRoches talking about their fight from last week. Matt calls it an honor to get in the Octagon with a guy like Richard and Walsh is similarly complimentary of his Canadian counterpart. The international diplomacy gets interrupted by loud noises outside. Is Elias having a hair crisis? Nope, just a couple Australians running naked in the snow. One person was still wearing their team baseball cap, though. I assume it was for national pride. Chad Laprise has no real interest in nude running. Instead, he’s plotting his semi-final fight. He’s s … Read the Full Article Here
The episode opens up with Richard Walsh and Matt DesRoches talking about their fight from last week. Matt calls it an honor to get in the Octagon with a guy like Richard and Walsh is similarly complimentary of his Canadian counterpart. The international diplomacy gets interrupted by loud noises outside. Is Elias having a hair crisis? Nope, just a couple Australians running naked in the snow. One person was still wearing their team baseball cap, though. I assume it was for national pride. Chad Laprise has no real interest in nude running. Instead, he’s plotting his semi-final fight. He’s s … Read the Full Article Here
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another geographical edition of the Downes Side! This week we’re taking a journey to Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1876 by Brazilian Army colonel Emilio Carlos Jourdan, it’s annual average temperature is 21° degrees celsius (that’s about 70° F for our American friends).While the weather outside may be mild, the heat will be turned up for Fight Night this weekend live from Arena Jaragua. The main event of the evening has title implications, as a newly refreshed Lyoto Machida tries to keep the momentum going after a brilliant middleweight debut in … Read the Full Article Here
That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another geographical edition of the Downes Side! This week we’re taking a journey to Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1876 by Brazilian Army colonel Emilio Carlos Jourdan, it’s annual average temperature is 21° degrees celsius (that’s about 70° F for our American friends).While the weather outside may be mild, the heat will be turned up for Fight Night this weekend live from Arena Jaragua. The main event of the evening has title implications, as a newly refreshed Lyoto Machida tries to keep the momentum going after a brilliant middleweight debut in … Read the Full Article Here