Dave Sholler, UFC – Karo Parisyan couldn’t put a finger on it, but he knew something was wrong in the months leading up to his bout with Thiago Alves last April. Despite coming off a unanimous decision victory over Ryo Chonan at UFC 78 in November, Parisyan was struggling to maintain his focus while preparing for his next fight. If waning focus wasn’t enough to raise concerns, Parisyan couldn’t sleep. And even though he was in training mode, he barely had an appetite.
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Maynard-Clementi Slated for UFC 90
Promising lightweight contender Gray Maynard (Pictures) has verbally agreed to meet Rich Clementi (Pictures) in a lightweight bout at UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” on Oct. 25
Don't Forget About Sherk
It’s been all BJ all the time the last couple of weeks here, as we ramped up to UFC 84 with a few detailed reports of his fights. Today marks the release of the career TPR Report for BJ Penn and we have an article up at Yahoo Sports with some really interesting information about BJ’s jiu-jitsu and the way he passes guard.
But don’t think we forgot about Sherk. While the majority of his fights have been in smaller organizations, and thus, do not have readily accessible video, we are doing the best we can to learn what we can about Sherk’s time in the UFC. The first product of that study is released today, a detailed report on his fight with Nick Diaz. This is one of those odd fights where all three judges agree precisely on the scoring, but the fan community is up in arms. As the stats show, the fight was extremely close, nearly a draw. What are the chances that Penn-Sherk is that close?
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Radio: Beatdown
TJ De Santis and Jack Encarnacao were live Friday for Beatdown on the Sherdog Radio Network.
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Thomson Back to Mansion Against Bowman
Josh Thomson (Pictures) may have struck a good balance of business and pleasure for his forthcoming trip to the Playboy Mansion
Gomi, Bang Discuss Sengoku Clash
Sherdog.com’s Tony Loiseleur and several members of the Japanese press sat down with Takanori Gomi (Pictures) and Seung Hwan Bang (Pictures) to discuss their bout at Sengoku 4 on Sunday