It’s that time of year again! The World MMA Awards 2011 nominees are out and this time it’s a pretty legit group all the way around, starting of course with the Ring Girl nominees. Let’s.
It’s that time of year again! The World MMA Awards 2011 nominees are out and this time it’s a pretty legit group all the way around, starting of course with the Ring Girl nominees. Let’s take a look at who is most deserving of your vote:
Um… she didn’t do much. And why should she? Screw you!
She gave you a Maxim spread. And she may have given your girlfriend an eating disorder, but whatever she needs to lose a few.
Um… she is rounding out the nominees. But skinny with a big chest should never be overlooked.
You may cast your vote now through November 25th for your favorite ring girl and all other categories: here. The World MMA 2011 Awards show will take place November 30th at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
First off, we the MMA media would like to thank one, Nick Diaz for screwing up his shot at the title just so we could enjoy a nice breakfast with Carlos Condit this morning and.
First off, we the MMA media would like to thank one, Nick Diaz for screwing up his shot at the title just so we could enjoy a nice breakfast with Carlos Condit this morning and discuss his newly bestowed honor to face Georges St. Pierre,October 29th at UFC 137 for the Welterweight Champion belt. Yesterday, we learned from Dana White in a press conference that Condit was so overcome with emotion and tears that he could barely speak when offered the title-shot. Condit hung up the phone and called back 15 minutes later.
Today, we were surrounded by a calm collected very focused Carlos Condit who unlike the guy he’s replaced on the card, was very clear on his appreciation for this opportunity… not that he isn’t absolutely sure he deserves it. Condit says he was after that title once he defeated Don Hyun Kim (at UFC 132) and he expressed that he definitely has earned his shot.
Not much was said about Nick Diaz though he agreed with Georges St. Pierre that filling press tour obligations is a part of the job description of being a fighter. I asked UFC’s Director of Communications, Dave Sholler if he’d seen Nick Diaz ‘s You Tubevideo with Diaz saying he was on his way to the airport to fly to Vegas then learned he was pulled from the fight. Sholler said he had seen the video and the UFC has no comment. Ah but, I bet privately they have plenty.
Condit’s first phone call after hearing the news was to his father, who has been his life long supporter. Condit then called his wife, and what followed was a succession of phone calls to all his friends that have been there for him since the start of his career, the ones that travel to every fight and sleep in bathtubs in hotel rooms, make financial sacrifices, just to be able to see him and cheer him on. It was something that echoed Georges St. Pierre’s sentiments yesterday when he was baffled by Diaz’s behavior. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for your family and the people that stand by you.
No trash-talk will be tossed around in the weeks ahead leading to this title fight. These are just two very talented men that respectfully cannot wait to face each other. Though both fighters have trained with Greg Jackson under his camp, neither are expecting to work with him. Condit will instead be training with Mike Winkeljohn who had been preparing Jon Jones to defend his title against Rashad Evans when Jackson refused to train either fighter for that bout. [Jones had injured his thumb and pulled out of that fight.] Though Condit acknowledges the significance of having Jackson in your corner, he is confident with his trainers, who he was already working with to face BJ Penn.
And what about BJ? Condit hasn’t heard from him and no word has yet to be released on who Penn will face as his replacement for the UFC 137 co-main event. But Dana says he is in the works to try to give Penn a great match up.
As for Nick Diaz, who at least said, “sorry I didn’t make it to the beauty pageant”… Well, actually we should all thank you, Diaz… I thank you not just for breakfast this morning, but for reminding me that it shouldn’t be about the most controversial match-ups, but it should be about two people who esteem all apects of their career as fighters, meeting one another in the cage to fulfill their biggest dreams.
Nick Diaz took to his YouTube Channel to explain how he was on his way to take a flight to Vegas but now he hears he’s not fighting Georges St. Pierre anymore. Then he says.
Nick Diaz took to his YouTube Channel to explain how he was on his way to take a flight to Vegas but now he hears he’s not fighting Georges St. Pierre anymore. Then he says he’s locked in a contract and not getting paid. He does apologize for not making it to the “beauty pageant” but he’s never not showed up to a fight or backed out of a fight in his life. Oh yeah, except I think he forgot about this one. Watch him put other drivers at danger while he drives and talks into his video camera.
Everyone in the world has learned (save for maybe Nick Diaz) that Dana White has replaced Diaz with Carlos Condit as the title-shot contender against Georges St. Pierre for UFC 137 due to Diaz’s no.
Everyone in the world has learned (save for maybe Nick Diaz) that Dana White has replaced Diaz with Carlos Condit as the title-shot contender against Georges St. Pierre for UFC 137 due to Diaz’s no call no show to the Las Vegas press conference and after failing to make it to the Toronto press conference yesterday.
In a UFC 137 press conference today, there was Georges St. Pierre sitting in a chair, Dana White standing next to him and an empty chair on Dana’s left hand side where Nick Diaz should.
In a UFC 137press conference today, there was Georges St. Pierre sitting in a chair, Dana White standing next to him and an empty chair on Dana’s left hand side where Nick Diaz should have been sitting. But Dana caught news early this morning that Nick Diaz wasn’t going to make his flight. He did not show up to the Toronto presser yesterday but White was assured it was due to Diaz accidentally missing his flight and he would definitely make it to the Las Vegas press conference in Mandalay Bay today. But, as it turns out, though Diaz was on lock down last night in trainer, Cesar Gracie‘s home so he could be driven first thing in the morning to the airport to fly to Vegas, he apparently snuck out the back door and has been MIA.
Dana White felt forced to make the call and offer the title-shot to a seemingly much more deserving opponent and one who he is sure will show up to the fight on October 29th, Carlos Condit. The most shocking part of this news was that Diaz was unaware until the time of the conference that he’d been pulled from the fight with Georges St. Pierre. Also, BJ Penn who was scheduled to fight Carlos Condit in the co-main event that evening is now currently without an opponent. Penn had not been informed of the match-up change either, prior to the press conference.
The conference was filled with highlights, including Cesar Gracie’s cell phone call to Dana, who answered the call mid-presser and let us know that Gracie apologized, agreed with White’s decision and expressed their team’s embarrassment with the situation.
No one can offer any reasons for Nick Diaz to disappear. Yet, Dana asked a poignant question in the presser, “are any of you surprised?” There were moments of comedy in the conference in regard to Diaz’s behavior, twice even GSP bent his head to the table, laughing, especially upon hearing Diaz’s last stint in the UFC had ended with him in a fist fight at the hospital. But this really is no laughing matter for UFC who have already spent a pretty penny promoting the fight, and even in just flight costs alone for Diaz. It’s also no laughing matter for Nick Diaz who seems to have choked on the most important opportunity he could ever have in his career. Dana was quite clear Diaz would have received a huge monetary payoff for this fight. Though Dana has not commit to cutting Diaz from the UFC promotion, one wonders where Diaz goes from here. And for now, that’s all we can do, wait and wonder.
Of course, the show must go on. Congratulations, Carlos Condit.
UFC has announced their return to Japan this February 26, 2012. Dana White proudly spoke of the event: “This February, the wait is finally over – the UFC is coming back to Japan. For fans.
UFC has announced their return to Japan this February 26, 2012. Dana White proudly spoke of the event:
“This February, the wait is finally over – the UFC is coming back to Japan. For fans in Japan who’ve never witnessed a UFC event live, this is going to be an incredible experience and one you won’t want to miss. It’s been over 10 years since a UFC event was held in Japan and we’re pumped to bring the fastest-growing sport in the world there once again.
Japan has played a huge role in helping get the sport of mixed martial arts to where it is today. UFC stars such as Rampage Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Minotauro Nogueira and Mirko Cro Cop all made names for themselves fighting in PRIDE and dozens more fought in front of the passionate Japanese fans at some point in their careers.
Japan has also produced world-class fighters such as Yoshihiro Akiyama, Takanori Gomi and Yushin Okami, all of whom have represented their country well in the Octagon, headlining major UFC events all over the globe.”
Japan played host to four UFC events from 1997 to 2000 with the last event held being UFC 29. More information on the event to come.
