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The UFC welterweight division just got a head kick of reality. Anthony Johnson’s win at UFC on Versus is just another example of the skill level that is in the 170 pound division.The leaders of the pack are almost the very same as awhile back, but it s…
The UFC welterweight division just got a head kick of reality. Anthony Johnson’s win at UFC on Versus is just another example of the skill level that is in the 170 pound division.
The leaders of the pack are almost the very same as awhile back, but it seems Johnson is slowly climbing the welterweight ladder.
UFC 137 will be a decisive factor on the top five in these standings, but for now, here are the top 10 welterweights in the UFC.
The site was Newark, New Jersey at UFC 128. Jon Jones was just offered this fight a month prior, following his win over Ryan Bader.Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was getting to defend the belt for the first time after he silenced his critics by defeating …
The site was Newark, New Jersey at UFC 128. Jon Jones was just offered this fight a month prior, following his win over Ryan Bader.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was getting to defend the belt for the first time after he silenced his critics by defeating Lyoto Machida at UFC 113.
Jones was only 23 years old at the time, and although this was a classic match of young against one of the most experienced fighters in history, Rua wasn’t quite prepared for the quickness that Jones brought that night.
The first round saw dominance by the challenger, with knees and a vicious ground-and-pound that brought the crowd into a frenzy and “USA” chants aplenty.
The second round exposed the creativity of Jones as he dealt a vicious spinning back elbow in the clinch. Jones dominated the last half of the second round on the ground, controlling Rua’s breathing and slowly gaining confidence. By the end of the round, Jones didn’t look winded at all, while Shogun was fighting off a leg lock and a back fist when the horn went.
The third round saw Shogun attempt a comeback that was stuffed and turned into a submission attempt by Jones. Jones showed incredible patience, controlling Shogun on the ground until he started to tee off. Shogun got to his feet, but the damage was done. He went to the cage; one punch and a kick later and Shogun was down and the fight was called.
“Jon Jones is the youngest UFC champion in history!” exclaimed UFC commentator Mike Goldberg as the fight wrapped up.
Want to relive this fight? UFC.com is offering it for free as a lead up for Jon Jones’ first title defense against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Here s the link to the video.
If Jones can dominate Rampage as he did Shogun, this could be an early night and a fast fight.
What do you think?
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Dan Henderson recently sat down with Spencer Lazara of MMAInterviews.tv, and after coming off a huge victory over Fedor Emelianenko, had plenty to say on what it meant to beat a legend in the sport.”It’s definitely up there, if not the top one, it’s de…
Dan Henderson recently sat down with Spencer Lazara of MMAInterviews.tv, and after coming off a huge victory over Fedor Emelianenko, had plenty to say on what it meant to beat a legend in the sport.
“It’s definitely up there, if not the top one, it’s definitely top two or three (most satisfying wins) just because I’ve been a fan of his: admire how he fights, like, how aggressive and dangerous he is and what he’s done in his career, it’s always sweeter to beat somebody like that.”
Henderson finished Emelianenko in 4:12 in their July bout. The finish was shocking as in a span of five seconds, Henderson went from on his back with Emelianenko dropping bombs to Henderson getting back position, during which, he landed a thunderous right that dropped Emelianenko to the canvas with Henderson following up with a flurry of fists that got him the victory.
The stoppage was criticized for being a little premature, but Henderson thought that “it was definitely a good stoppage from the get go.”
“I think (referee) Herb Dean feels bad because she really should’ve aggressively stopped it, when he first stepped in to stop it, when Fedor was out. He (Dean) kinda barely bumped into me, a little bit, pushing me off the side and I really didn’t know that’s what was going on.”
Henderson also offered comments on another recent performance, one by the UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Although Henderson didn’t get the chance to watch the event, he heard that Silva put on an impressive showing against Yushin Okami. Henderson was happy to hear that the exciting skill that Silva possesses is back in the Octagon.
“That’s the Anderson Silva that a lot of people like to see and are fans of, not when he runs around and doesn’t try to fight. It kind of wastes time throughout the whole fight and it really disrespects the guy he’s fighting and the fans when he does that.”
Henderson has expressed interest in coming back to the UFC and sees himself fighting best in the light-heavyweight division and unify the UFC and Strikeforce titles.
“I think I’m most comfortable at 205, and I think the biggest fight the UFC would make money on and the fans would want to see, I think would be me against the winner of (Jon) Jones and Rampage (Jackson) and that would be a fight to unify the titles.”
He mentioned his status with the UFC and commented on how quickly a deal could come together, possibly for the UFC on FOX card.
“I think (UFC on FOX has) been mentioned but who knows.” said Henderson, “We still have to come up with a deal, there’s only been one talk. Things like that could happen quickly (or) take a couple months.”
Henderson said he would like to fight “somewhere between November and December.”
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Kenny “KenFlo” Florian will be fighting in yet another division at UFC 131, as he makes his Featherweight debut against Diego Nunes.Florian has shown that he’s a world-class fighter, and that he can do it in four weight classes.We all remember when Flo…
Kenny “KenFlo” Florian will be fighting in yet another division at UFC 131, as he makes his Featherweight debut against Diego Nunes.
Florian has shown that he’s a world-class fighter, and that he can do it in four weight classes.
We all remember when Florian was part of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting as a middleweight, but he went on to lose to Diego Sanchez in the finale.
The drop from middleweight to welterweight was a given, middleweight wasn’t his ideal class and he only fought there in order to join the show.
At welterweight, Florian looked impressive, defeating Alex Karalexis and Kit Cope before the lightweight division was reinstated into the UFC.
Florian handily beat Sam Stout in the first round of their fight with a rear-naked choke, which earned him a shot at the then-vacant UFC Lightweight title.
He lost that bout to Sean Sherk, and was forced to start over from scratch. Florian eventually clawed his way back to earn another title shot, never losing his outspoken identity.
Florian’s comments usually revolved around the manner in which he finished his fights. Few of his fights ever went to the scorecard, and he finished five of six (four by submission) during his climb back into contention. Florian finally earned a shot at then-Lightweight champion B.J. Penn at UFC 101.
Florian’s climb back up ended in disappointment, as he was choked out in the fourth round by Penn. Florian, yet again, came out disappointed after a title fight.
After two straight wins over Clay Guida and Takanori Gomi, Florian came up against Gray Maynard at UFC 118. In the time leading up to this bout, Frankie Edgar became the new Lightweight Champion, and Maynard was poised for a rematch with the champion, a man he had already defeated.
That motivation, it seemed, propelled Maynard to push the pace a bit more, and it worked. Florian fell in yet another lightweight bout, and Maynard became the new No. 1 contender.
UFC 131 will mark another new beginning for Florian, and with UFC President Dana White claiming he has a title shot against Jose Aldo in his future (if he can beat Nunes) Florian may have found a new home in the UFC’s Featherweight division.
Florian has fought almost all the contenders at lightweight, so this change may be a good thing.
He can fight his way up to the Featherweight belt and hold on to it for dear life, and he’ll have plenty of top contenders to fight in the coming years with all the fighters coming over from the WEC.
Guys like Mark Hominick, The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 champion Joe Stevenson, The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 finalist Manny Gamburyan, Chad Mendes, Josh Grispi and a host of others provide plenty of talent in the division, and with Florian in the mix, the Featherweight division should be must-see TV for years to come.
What do you think?
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There is no arguing that Brock Lesnar is one of the most imposing forces to ever fight in the UFC.He has, however, had to battle just as hard outside the Octagon as he does in it.Rewind to a couple years ago when he was coming off of his victory over F…
There is no arguing that Brock Lesnar is one of the most imposing forces to ever fight in the UFC.
He has, however, had to battle just as hard outside the Octagon as he does in it.
Rewind to a couple years ago when he was coming off of his victory over Frank Mir at UFC 100. Lesnar was set to face new No. 1 contender Shane Carwin at UFC 106. In late October 2009, Lesnar withdrew from the fight, citing an undisclosed illness.
Lesnar claimed he had never been as sick as he was then, and the fight was rescheduled for early 2010.
It was later revealed that Lesnar was suffering from mononucleosis, and the rescheduled fight was scrapped. Lesnar was also suffering from a disease known as diverticulitis, an intestinal disease that Lesnar had surgery for in mid-November 2009.
Lesnar recovered, and in January 2010, he announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter that he was ready to return to the Octagon as early as that summer.
Carwin beat Mir for the interim heavyweight title and set up a fight with Lesnar that took place at UFC 116 in July 2010.
Lesnar beat Carwin via an arm-triangle choke in the second round and unified the belts.
This win showed that Lesnar could come back from almost anything and that he was still as dominant as he claimed to be.
He was, however, promptly defeated in his next title defense by Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 last October.
The news only became worse for Lesnar.
After coaching against Junior Dos Santos on the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter, Lesnar had to pull out from the No. 1 contenders’ bout he had set up with Dos Santos for UFC 131 because of another bout with diverticulitis.
Lesnar had another surgery on May 27 and could return in 2012.
For a dominant champion, he has had his fair share of illness and setbacks, so the question I pose is this:
How long can Lesnar keep it up?
The surgeries, the battles and comebacks, fighting what seems to be once a year (he has had four fights since November 2008, in a world where a UFC champion should fight at least three times a year) … could Lesnar be at the end, or will he comeback stronger than ever?
I would love to say he won’t suffer and have another long layoff, but that’s up to Lesnar and how his body reacts.
I would like to finish this article by citing a quote from an interview Lesnar did with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole in October. He talked about keeping private life separate from his professional life, but the quote that really spoke to me was at the end.
“I came from nothing, and, at any moment, you can go back to having nothing.” said Lesnar.
Only time will tell what Lesnar’s future holds.
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