(You can tell he’s a serious artist because he has boobies in his paintings he’s examining sports combat themes and how they relate to the struggles in the lives of the average joe. Or something like that — look, he paints on linen and people pay 15 grand for his work, guy must be legit, right?)
We’re pleased to pass along the report that MMA-themed artwork continues to flourish, as evidenced by the increasing level of skill and creativity put into some of our favorites. Check out the updated collection of MMA Artwork That Doesn’t Suck after the jump.
He really manages to capture almost *all* of Diego’s crazy. And bodily fluid. ArtProps: “Reflex” by Jorg R. Dubin
(You can tell he’s a serious artist because he has boobies in his paintings he’s examining sports combat themes and how they relate to the struggles in the lives of the average joe. Or something like that — look, he paints on linen and people pay 15 grand for his work, guy must be legit, right?)
We’re pleased to pass along the report that MMA-themed artwork continues to flourish, as evidenced by the increasing level of skill and creativity put into some of our favorites. Check out the updated collection of MMA Artwork That Doesn’t Suck after the jump.
MMA Undercurrent Series
We stumbled onto Erena Shimoda’s photography completely by accident, and were blown away. Shimoda’s signature underwater photography simultaneously slows the action of MMA and smooths the rough edges of violence from the technique being displayed. We don’t really know what it means, but it’s beautiful.
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Art of the Dojo
Perhaps not quite so “high art”, portraiture is one of the most easily enjoyed art forms, since we all enjoy a pretty face. Of course, if you can make a mug like Sakuraba’s aesthetically pleasing, you have our attention. Much respect to Mr Smith for these kinetically-charged portraits; you can check out MOAR of his work at his website.
Brock Lesnar has a gut feeling. It’s a bad feeling.
Brock Lesnar is reportedly convalescing from his latest dust up with diverticulitis, after undergoing scheduled surgery Friday to deal with the chronic and debilitating intestinal disorder. According to the Baldfather, Lesnar had “about twelve inches” of his colon removed, and there’s perhaps a bit of irony that Mr “Write That Down In Your Little Notebook” is uncomfortable in the bunghole region. “He said he’s a little sore, but the operation was a huge success,” says Dana. Take it with a grain of salt, but Lesnar and the UFC are optimistic for a to return to the cage in early 2012.
Just in case you missed the important part in there, Brock Lesnar just lost about a foot of his large intestine. Also, how has no one mocked up the Trash Talking Kids “Eat Some Broccoli Lesnar” yet?
Brock Lesnar has a gut feeling. It’s a bad feeling.
Brock Lesnar is reportedly convalescing from his latest dust up with diverticulitis, after undergoing scheduled surgery Friday to deal with the chronic and debilitating intestinal disorder. According to the Baldfather, Lesnar had “about twelve inches” of his colon removed, and there’s perhaps a bit of irony that Mr “Write That Down In Your Little Notebook” is uncomfortable in the bunghole region. “He said he’s a little sore, but the operation was a huge success,” says Dana. Take it with a grain of salt, but Lesnar and the UFC are optimistic for a to return to the cage in early 2012.
Just in case you missed the important part in there, Brock Lesnar just lost about a foot of his large intestine. Also, how has no one mocked up the Trash Talking Kids “Eat Some Broccoli Lesnar” yet?
As you probably remember, Lesnar was first attacked by diverticulitis-weilding Canadians in the fall of 2009, which postponed Lesnar’s fight with Shane Carwin for six months and kept the entire MMA blogosphere on the edge of their seats. It is unclear how the Canadians managed to get at the big fella this time, but it is notable that Lesnar spends a good deal of time in Minnesota, an American state that is horrifyingly close to the land of socialist penguins and counterfeit bacon.
Lesnar had already pulled out of his scheduled matchup with Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131 in June, and was replaced in the main event by Carwin. While we realize we give Brock a hard time, we still wish him a speedy and complete recovery. Besides, it looks like Brock doesn’t really need any more shit to deal with right now.
While recovering, perhaps Brock should look into taking a role in a movie. As you’ll see in this video, Brock can totally pull off the “Intimidating Large Man” part with almost no preparation. We hear they’re casting a new Mad Max flick.
How does it seem like they could exchange outfits and still not look one bit weird?
Shout out to CagePotato blood brothers Heavy.com and Jeremy Botter, who snapped this shot of 5’3″ Demetrious “Might Mouse” Johnson and 6’11” Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve brohugging in the lead up for UFC 130.
Oh shit, we just totally gave them an idea, didn’t we?
[RX]
How does it seem like they could exchange outfits and still not look one bit weird?
Shout out to CagePotato blood brothers Heavy.com and Jeremy Botter James Law, who snapped this shot of 5’3″ Demetrious “Might Mouse” Johnson and 6’11” Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve brohugging in the lead up for UFC 130.
“…and I saw his knee looked like it was getting bigger and bigger … and then it hit me.” (VidProps: Karyn Bryant)
Karyn Bryant caught up with Ricky Story after UFC 130, and he wasn’t getting his jaw wired up. After determining that he wasn’t suffering from a concussion, Bryant asks him about the fight, and reminds him that he absorbed some damaging shots in the process. Story allows that, yes, he was hit with some fearsome blows, and he even wound up taking a bite out of his mouthguard (!!!). Sounds like maybe you don’t want to order from that mouthguard manufacturer any more?
Story seems a little sheepish, saying his performance “was definitely good enough for the win,” except he doesn’t seem so definite. Awww, cheer up, big guy. MMA crowds boo, it’s their thing. It’s like Red Wings fans throwing octopi on the rink, or Philidelphia Eagles fans being turbo douches and needing a jail in the stadium.
“…and I saw his knee looked like it was getting bigger and bigger … and then it hit me.” (VidProps: Karyn Bryant)
Karyn Bryant caught up with Ricky Story after UFC 130, and he wasn’t getting his jaw wired up. After determining that he wasn’t suffering from a concussion, Bryant asks him about the fight, and reminds him that he absorbed some damaging shots in the process. Story allows that, yes, he was hit with some fearsome blows, and he even wound up taking a bite out of his mouthguard (!!!). Sounds like maybe you don’t want to order from that mouthguard manufacturer any more?
Story seems a little sheepish, saying his performance “was definitely good enough for the win,” except he doesn’t seem so definite. Awww, cheer up, big guy. MMA crowds boo, it’s their thing. It’s like Red Wings fans throwing octopi on the rink, or Philidelphia Eagles fans being turbo douches and needing a jail in the stadium.
The decision win over Alves is Story’s sixth straight since his loss to John Hathaway two years ago, and those haven’t been creampuffs. Story now finds himself in the company of elite welterweights like Shields, Koscheck, Hardy, Fitch… pretty much everyone who’s challenged Georges St Pierre and come away empty-handed.
Unfortunately, there’s lots of other dudes being talked about for top 10 in the 170: Carlos Condit, Jake Ellenberger, Mike Pyle, Anthony Johnson, Nate Marquardt…who does a guy need to physically dominate to get ahead around here? With this much talent clustered at the top and still no one seeming like a decent match for GSP, how does a fighter make himself stand out?
Don’t worry, I’m sure BG will do some armchair matchmaking. Go ahead and discuss amongst yourselves who should be moving up the welterweight rankings. And somebody send this man a decent mouthguard.
Picture is unrelated. Do your worst, Nation. (PicProps: MMTKO)
After a long absence, we decided to solicit questions from our readers to find out what was on your minds, so that we may enlighten and amuse you in an engaging way. Also to keep you jerks occupied, because you get all crazy when you’re bored and that’s why we can’t have nice things.
As always, you can submit questions in the CagePotato Forums (which actually exist behind that button up top labeled “Forums”), or you can submit your queries via email to [email protected]. If The Great And Powerful Potato deigns to answer your question, you agree to buy us beers at the next meet and greet. Those are the rules.
Let’s get to it.
[The All Knowing Potato]
Picture is unrelated. Do your worst, Nation. (PicProps: MMTKO)
After a long absence, we decided to solicit questions from our readers to find out what was on your minds, so that we may enlighten and amuse you in an engaging way. Also to keep you jerks occupied, because you get all crazy when you’re bored and that’s why we can’t have nice things.
As always, you can submit questions in the CagePotato Forums (which actually exist behind that button up top labeled “Forums”), or you can submit your queries via email to [email protected]. If The Great And Powerful Potato deigns to answer your question, you agree to buy us beers at the next meet and greet. Those are the rules.
Let’s get to it.
[The All Knowing Potato]
A quick two-parter here for you:
Do you not realize that Wanderlei is a fan-favorite fighter who once seemed almost unbeatable? Have you not considered the fact that current fighters might think that Wandy is past his prime, has lost his aura, and is, therefore, the most vulnerable opponent that can skyrocket their own career?
Edit: Let’s make it a three-parter. Who should they be calling out?
Dear Potato,
As we all know, eating horses gives you super-strength, but horses are very expensive and hard to catch. What animal can the average Joe like me catch and eat for similar results?
-El Famous Burrito
If this is research for a new special ingredient, Burrito, do not tell us.
According to a registered dietitian we’ve been seeing, mind where your protein comes from only in regards to its fat content. Leaner (poultry) and healthier (fish) meats are preferable. Horse meat is leaner, along with game meats like bison, buffalo, and moose.
For things you can actually catch, may we suggest eggs?
-The Mighty Potato
PS: Steroids.
Do you see the UFC buying out Bellator anytime soon??
Also, what current BFC fighters do you think would perform the best in the UFC?
-rokabee
To hear Bjorn Rebney tell it, Bellator ain’t for sale, and we tend to believe him. MTV2 has seen an increase in viewership in its first season broadcasting the promotion, and it will likely continue to increase this fall when season five starts. After suffering through lean times, it looks like Bellator could start raking in a little dough.
Rather than acquire them, we kind of wonder if Zuffa won’t attempt to counterprogram Bellator to death, perhaps with the Strikeforce brand. Zuffa could conceivably deliver a weekly SF broadcast on Spike or one of the networks, providing a farm league for the UFC while directly attacking what is, in effect, their only competition. If Bellator went under, Zuffa could then pick up their video library and contracts for peanuts.
In our opinion, the first contracts they would be interested in would be Bellator’s current champs, particularly Eddie Alvarez and Hector Lombard. You may remember that we mentioned both of those guys when we talked about our top fives. Alvarez is prehaps the most likely to make a dent in the rankings, while adding Lombard would at least give the 185ers someone else to call out.
-The Sage Potato
What ever happened to the Reem answering our questions we posted on the front page? Liars! -Nicer
First of all, Nicer, The Potato does not appreciate your tone.
When we asked if any of you had a question for Ubereem, we don’t know what the hell we were thinking. Some of you bastards are downright creepy. Still, we picked out a nice selection, and we slipped the list to a guy we met who says he was headed to Amsterdam for a “spiritual journey”. We assume he was headed there to train with Golden Glory, so he should be able to find Overeem no problem, right?
Connection issues aside, we expect answers back after this weekend, so stay tuned.
Sure, we know that Wanderlei Silva is a high level BJJ black belt, but his last submission win was a decade ago. When Wandy tapped out Bob Schrijber in the opening round of the 2000 Pride Grand Prix with an RNC, Jon Jones was snitching on playground kids for doling out Pixy Stix, and Rory MacDonald was still watching SpongeBob.
Actually, some of us are still watching SpongeBob, so perhaps that wasn’t a great illustration. Whatever.
Point is, Wanderlei’s submission game is talked about, but you never expect to see him wrap someone up in his guard. It’s sort of like being told that Paris Hilton has a sister who is both intelligent and uninterested in chasing fame. You could believe it, but you really want to see some proof to make sure.
Anywho, check out this video of everyone’s favorite fighter and some other dude practicing some arcane martial art known as “Brazilian Jui Jitsu” in what appear to be pajamas.
[RX]
Sure, we know that Wanderlei Silva is a high level BJJ black belt, but his last submission win was a decade ago. When Wandy tapped out Bob Schrijber in the opening round of the 2000 Pride Grand Prix with an RNC, Jon Jones was snitching on playground kids for doling out Pixy Stix, and Rory MacDonald was still watching SpongeBob.
Actually, some of us are still watching SpongeBob, so perhaps that wasn’t a great illustration. Whatever.
Point is, Wanderlei’s submission game is talked about, but you never expect to see him wrap someone up in his guard. It’s sort of like being told that Paris Hilton has a sister who is both intelligent and uninterested in chasing fame. You could believe it, but you really want to see some proof to make sure.
Anywho, check out this video of everyone’s favorite fighter and some other dude practicing some arcane martial art known as “Brazilian Jui Jitsu” in what appear to be pajamas.
