Filed under: WECWhen the action in the cage is finished at WEC 51 on Thursday night, the fighters will meet the press, and you can watch the WEC 51 post-fight press conference here at MMAFighting.com.
The post-fight press conference is the first place…
When the action in the cage is finished at WEC 51 on Thursday night, the fighters will meet the press, and you can watch the WEC 51 post-fight press conference here at MMAFighting.com.
The post-fight press conference is the first place to see how the athletes look after their fights, and the place where the Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night bonuses are announced.
The press conference will begin about half an hour after the main event ends (likely around 12:15 AM ET) and the video is below.
Filed under: UFC, WEC, Rankings, OverallHeading into Jose Aldo’s Thursday night fight with Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51, the most interesting question was not whether Aldo would win — just about everyone who follows MMA agreed that he would — but whethe…
Heading into Jose Aldo‘s Thursday night fight with Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51, the most interesting question was not whether Aldo would win — just about everyone who follows MMA agreed that he would — but whether he would put on the kind of performance that had everyone talking about him as the single best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
Aldo delivered a great performance, one that certainly has him in the conversation for greatest in the world status, along with Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva. Whether you have Aldo, St. Pierre or Silva at the top of your list is as much about personal preference as anything else.
What I love about Aldo is his killer instinct: After he landed a one-two combination that appeared to stun Gamburyan, he knew exactly what he had to do to finish the fight: From there Aldo threw a hard uppercut that connected to Gamburyan’s chin and knocked him down (a great punch to throw against a shorter opponent who’s been dazed), and then finished him with 10 punches in a row on the ground, picking his spots beautifully to avoid Gamburyan’s arms and connect to his head.
See where Aldo fits in with the best of the best in MMA below.
Filed under: WEC, NewsDonald Cerrone got the revenge he wanted against Jamie Varner at WEC 51, winning a lopsided unanimous decision in a grudge match between two guys who have been itching for a second fight since Varner won a controversial technical …
Donald Cerrone got the revenge he wanted against Jamie Varner at WEC 51, winning a lopsided unanimous decision in a grudge match between two guys who have been itching for a second fight since Varner won a controversial technical split decision a year and a half ago.
There was no touch of gloves at the start of the fight, which was no surprise — these two guys have made clear, over and over again, that they despise each other. When the fighting started it was Cerrone landing most of the hard strikes, hurting Varner with a knee at the outset and generally controlling the first round.
The featherweight king of mixed martial arts has retained his crown, and done it easily.
World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo landed a huge uppercut and a few more punches on the ground to beat Manny Gamburyan by technical knockout in the second round of their main-event bout at WEC 51.
“In the first round I was just studying to see what I could do, and then in the second round I put all the work that we’ve done in the gym into the cage, and I was able to knock him out,” the Brazilian Aldo said in the cage afterward, through his translator. “If it’s up to me my reign will last forever.”
Filed under: UFCMichael Johnson submitted Aaron Wilkinson in the third round of their fight on Episode 3 of Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter, but he didn’t have an easy time: He admits that he was disappointed with the way he fought in the first round…
Michael Johnson submitted Aaron Wilkinson in the third round of their fight on Episode 3 of Season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter, but he didn’t have an easy time: He admits that he was disappointed with the way he fought in the first round and had to come on hard late in the fight to earn a tough victory.
Johnson also said in an interview with MMAFighting.com that his meeting with Mike Tyson on the show was one of the greatest thrills of his life. The interview is below.
Filed under: WECAll the fighters participating in WEC 51 on Thursday night will step on the scale at Wednesday’s weigh-ins, and if you can’t be there to watch in person, you can watch live right here at MMAFighting.com.
All the fighters participating in WEC 51 on Thursday night will step on the scale at Wednesday’s weigh-ins, and if you can’t be there to watch in person, you can watch live right here at MMAFighting.com.
In the main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and Manny Gamburyan will have to make the 145-pound limit.
Prior to the weigh-in, the WEC’s Urijah Faber will host a question-and-answer session with fans, which will also stream live. The Q&A starts at 6 PM ET, the weigh-in starts at 7 and the video is below.
When the action in the cage is finished at WEC 51 on Thursday night, the fighters will meet the press, and you can watch the WEC 51 post-fight press conference here at MMAFighting.com.
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