(“When I find the fool that stole my chain, I’m gonna whoop his ass.”)
Dana White’s latest video blog is chocked full of cool behind-the-scenes moments from UFC 144 in Japan, UFC on FX 2 in Australia and last week’s TUF Live premiere from Las Vegas.
Dana starts out by explaining why they went with single round eliminator bouts at to decide which fighters made it into the house on TUF and breaking down the format the show will follow from here on out. It will be interesting to see what shenanigans make it on the show and what will happen during the weekly live fight segments.
Rampage makes a brief appearance to explain that he was hurt training and that’s why he didn’t beat that “boring-ass wrestler” Ryan Bader.
(“When I find the fool that stole my chain, I’m gonna whoop his ass.”)
Dana White’s latest video blog is chocked full of cool behind-the-scenes moments from UFC 144 in Japan, UFC on FX 2 in Australia and last week’s TUF Live premiere from Las Vegas.
Dana starts out by explaining why they went with single round eliminator bouts at to decide which fighters made it into the house on TUF and breaking down the format the show will follow from here on out. It will be interesting to see what shenanigans make it on the show and what will happen during the weekly live fight segments.
Rampage makes a brief appearance to explain that he was hurt training and that’s why he didn’t beat that “boring-ass wrestler” Ryan Bader.
One of the most interesting scenes in the video came when White took UFC newcomer Ian McCall aside after his debatable decision loss to Demetrious Johnson to tell him he would be getting an immediate rematch and that MMA officiating is shit. In case you missed it, the fight was actually scored a draw and there should have been a sudden victory round, but because of a scoring error by one of the dudes from the Aussie commission, the fight was given to Johnson at first. As a result of the mistake, the UFC paid “Uncle Creepy” and “Mighty Mouse” both their show and win money on top of their Fight of the Night bonuses — and rightly so.
Dana also stopped to tell Martin Kampmann that he was uber impressed by his hail Mary come-from-behind submission over Thiago Alves. That’s why we love this sport.
(“When people started asking me if I was going to fight someone other than Georges, I was like…”)
(“…and then I was like…”)
UFC interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit made a stop by HDNet’s Inside MMA last night and revealed his intention to wait on his Team Jackson stablemate Georges St-Pierre to return from knee surgery, instead of taking a bout in the interim.
“The bottom line is, I have my heart set on fighting Georges St-Pierre. If George is back this year, even if it’s…later…even if it’s November, which is what’s being thrown out there, I’m waiting for Georges and that would be my next opponent,” Condit told hosts Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice. If, perhaps he’s not ready to fight this year — not ready to fight until 2013, I will entertain the idea of taking on somebody else.”
(“When people started asking me if I was going to fight someone other than Georges, I was like…”)
(“…and then I was like…”)
UFC interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit made a stop by HDNet’s Inside MMA last night and revealed his intention to wait on his Team Jackson stablemate Georges St-Pierre to return from knee surgery, instead of taking a bout in the interim.
“The bottom line is, I have my heart set on fighting Georges St-Pierre. If George is back this year, even if it’s…later…even if it’s November, which is what’s being thrown out there, I’m waiting for Georges and that would be my next opponent,” Condit told hosts Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice. If, perhaps he’s not ready to fight this year — not ready to fight until 2013, I will entertain the idea of taking on somebody else.”
“The Natural Born Killer” say that he hasn’t been pressured into taking a fight in the meantime, even though there are a few opponents he has his eye on.
“The UFC I think is looking at it from a business standpoint. They want to see the bigger fight, and basically the biggest fight is me versus Georges St-Pierre. That’s basically the sentiment I’ve gotten from Dana and some of the other UFC brass. I would love to fight some of these guys,” Condit explained. “There are some great contenders. Jake Ellenberger’s had a phenomenal run. Martin Kampmann just had a great fight and I would love to avenge that loss, but Georges St-Pierre is one of the top stars in the sport and a win over him would catapult me to a different level.”
If you bought a ticket to see Kimbo Slice attempt to extend his professional boxing record to 4-0 with a win over Mike Glenn on March 24, you might want to get yourself a refund — that is unless you want to watch him fight a lesser opponent instead.
CagePotato.com has learned from a source close to Glenn who contacted us Tuesday afternoon that Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, has bowed out of the bout. According to the source the former UFC fighter allegedly told the promoter that he would still participate in the event if they found him another opponent, but explicably stated that he did not want to fight Glenn.
(U mad?)
If you bought a ticket to see Kimbo Slice attempt to extend his professional boxing record to 4-0 with a win over Mike Glenn on March 24, you might want to get yourself a refund — that is unless you want to watch him fight a lesser opponent instead.
CagePotato.com has learned from a source close to Glenn who contacted us Tuesday afternoon that Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, has bowed out of the bout. According to the source the former UFC fighter allegedly told the promoter that he would still participate in the event if they found him another opponent, but explicably stated that he did not want to fight Glenn.
Now the promoter is scrambling to find an opponent for Glenn, a Strikeforce vet who holds a 5-6 record in MMA, who was to make his boxing debut against Slice in the main event of the show in front of his hometown crowd at the O’Reilly Center in Springfield, Missouri in less than two weeks. FYI, the only stoppage on Glenn’s MMA record was a doctor stoppage due to a cut, so maybe Kimbo didn’t like the odds of knocking him out.
Glenn posted the following statement on his Facebook page moments ago:
“Just [want] to tell everybody that bought tixs to see me fight kimbo that he has back[ed] out of the fight… Uh, don’t know why but he has pulled out. He is still on the card, but he wants to fight someone else… Huh, weird!!! To all the people that bought tix to see me I’m sorry, it’s not my doing. Just thought I would let u all know.”
Way to screw the promoter, fans and the friends and family of your opponent who were all excited for this fight, Mr. Slice. Looks like Gary Shaw was right about him.
Can’t wait to hear what $kala has to say about this one.
(We may look odd, but at least we know a little bit about MMA.)
In our ongoing effort to provide the Potato Nation with the best interactive reader experience in the MMA blogosphere, we’re happy to announce a new addition to the site.
Starting this Thursday, we’ll be streaming a weekly live video edition of “Ask the Potato” and we’d love for you guys to get involved. If it catches on, we may even start doing “Ask the Potato Live” shows on a regular basis with actual guests. No promises though. We know how disappointed kids are when their parents let them down.
More details after the jump.
(We may look odd, but at least we know a little bit about MMA.)
In our ongoing effort to provide the Potato Nation with the best interactive reader experience in the MMA blogosphere, we’re happy to announce a new addition to the site.
Starting this Thursday, we’ll be streaming a weekly live video edition of ”Ask the Potato” and we’d love for you guys to get involved. If it catches on, we may even start doing “Ask the Potato Live” shows on a regular basis with actual guests. No promises though. We know how disappointed kids are when their parents let them down.
Here’s how you can join in:
1. Check out the site Thursday for a post with an embedded streaming player that will allow you to watch live.
2. If you want to join us on the show to ask a question, debate a topic, or just to tell us how much we suck, sign up for a free Spreecast account and click on the show link we provide when it’s live on Thursday. Pretty simple.
3. If you’re too gun shy to show your face on the air for fear of revealing that you’re really Sean McCorkle (I’m looking at you, Xenophon) you can chat with us on the show page and pose your questions there as long as you have a Spreecast account.
We hope to see some familiar faces and look forward to the inevitable glut of insults hurled our way about how we all have faces for radio.
Like with most other major sports, fantasy games are becoming integral to the MMA fan experience. Fantasy MMA adds to the enjoyment experienced while watching MMA events by enabling fans to compare their knowledge against others — either for bragging rights or for cash prizes. In addition to adding more enjoyment to the fan experience, fantasy games promote the sport in general by engaging fans with fighters they may otherwise ignore.
As a coach on season one of The Ultimate Fighter, Randy Couture recognized the similar multi-faceted promotional value that the show had, which prompted him to partner with Kountermove, the newest fantasy MMA website on the block that has grown immensely in popularity since going live four months ago.
“The great thing about The Ultimate Fighter is that it drives fan interest to lesser-known fighters,” Couture explains. “I got involved in Kountermove for that reason.”
Kountermove boasts more than 5,000 players, has paid out over $50,000 in cash prizes thus far and has steadily increased its prize pools to keep up with its membership boon. Since launching in November of last year, Kountermove has quickly become one of the most popular of the MMA fantasy sites and one of a select few that allows play for cash prizes. The site is neither a “pick ‘em game,” nor a “betting simulation,” unlike the other major fantasy sites, as it uses actual fight data, such as strikes landed and takedowns, to determine the winner.
Find out how the Kountermove is hooking up the Potato Nation after the jump.
Like with most other major sports, fantasy games are becoming integral to the MMA fan experience. Fantasy MMA adds to the enjoyment experienced while watching MMA events by enabling fans to compare their knowledge against others — either for bragging rights or for cash prizes. In addition to adding more enjoyment to the fan experience, fantasy games promote the sport in general by engaging fans with fighters they may otherwise ignore.
As a coach on season one of The Ultimate Fighter, Randy Couture recognized the similar multi-faceted promotional value that the show had, which prompted him to partner with Kountermove, the newest fantasy MMA website on the block that has grown immensely in popularity since going live four months ago.
“The great thing about The Ultimate Fighter is that it drives fan interest to lesser-known fighters,” Couture explains. “I got involved in Kountermove for that reason.”
Kountermove boasts more than 5,000 players, has paid out over $50,000 in cash prizes thus far and has steadily increased its prize pools to keep up with its membership boon. Since launching in November of last year, Kountermove has quickly become one of the most popular of the MMA fantasy sites and one of a select few that allows play for cash prizes. The site is neither a “pick ‘em game,” nor a “betting simulation,” unlike the other major fantasy sites, as it uses actual fight data, such as strikes landed and takedowns, to determine the winner.
Another unique aspect of Kountermove is that the scoring data from the fights flows into the site in real-time, so players can track their fantasy game progress as they watch bouts live. Prior to the event, players purchase 5 fighters of those fighting on the card using a $25,000 artificial salary cap. A winner is determined by which player’s five fighters scored more strikes, takedowns, submissions, and so on than the opposition. The data used in calculating a fighter’s score is provided by an independent third party, and is verifiable and transparent, which is important for fantasy sites that offer cash play.
Couture is especially excited about MMA fantasy game for TUF Live.
“Fans that play will have a vested interest in fights and fighters that may not be the focus of the show,” Couture points out.
You’re probably asking: “So how does the Potato Nation benefit from this?”
We know how much you miss playing our FightPicker (RIP) game. We all do. That’s why Kountermove created a free UFC 145 tournament specifically for us with an actual cash payout for the winner so we can relive the glory days of rubbing in our MMA picks and having bragging rights for picking some of the correct outcomes of fights.
To play, all you have to do is sign up HERE and then head on over to our tournament page and make your picks.
As an additional bonus, everyone who signs up for an account on the site and emails us their Kountermove user name by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday at [email protected] will be entered into a draw to win one of three prizes: UFC Undisputed 3 for Xbox 360, UFC Undisputed 3 for PS3 or a $100 credit to use towards any of the KM cash tournaments. Just specify which draw you want to be entered into in your email.
While you’re checking out the site, have a look at the TUF Live and UFC 145 games, which offer substantial payouts.
