Alistair Overeem is an artful dodger at urine testing, receives Conditional License from NSAC. Dan Henderson may get title-shot over Phil Davis if Davis beats Rashad Evans. Big Nog may not require surgery after Kimura.
Alistair Overeem is an artful dodger at urine testing, receives Conditional License from NSAC.
Dan Hendersonmay get title-shot over Phil Davis if Davis beats Rashad Evans.
Big Nogmay not require surgery after Kimura arm break by Frank Mir at UFC 140.
Fedor Emelianenko to fight Satoshi Ishii in DREAM on NYE in Japan.
Ian McCall will face Demetrious Johnson in first round of UFC Flyweight Tournament.
TUF 14: Bisping vs. Millermakes $453, 000 at the gate with 1909 in attendance.
Get your UFC Japan tickets on sale now for February 26th event.
Okay, we know you spend your work days imagining this picture [above] only NAKEDER. But soon, you will no longer need to imagine those sugar plums dancing in your head as Christmas arrives early with.
Okay, we know you spend your work days imagining this picture [above] only NAKEDER. But soon, you will no longer need to imagine those sugar plums dancing in your head as Christmas arrives early with the news that Brittney Palmer will be the March 2012 issue of Playboy‘s cover girl. Palmer told MMAWeekly:
It’s so flattering. At the end of the day, I’m an Octagon girl, I hold the card and that’s what I thought. Then everyone kind of reached out and didn’t want me to go, and it was such a big reaction, it’s flattering.
Thanks for paying our kindness forward, Brittney. I love the giving spirit of the holidays.
UFC 140 was a phenomenal exposition of mad skills in the Octagon. Only one fight on the Main Card (Claude Patrick vs. Brian Ebersole) and 3 fights total of the entire card ended in decision. Jon Jones more than proved he is a sick champion miles ahead of the terrific talent pool that is the UFC Light Heavyweight division. I watched the fights with producers from The Ultimate Fighter series. We’ve been following the sport since the series began and consider ourselves pretty hardcore fans, yet after the main event, we all questioned who the hell is really a contender for Jones, completely forgetting about those UFC on Fox 2 headliners, Rashad Evans and Phil Davis, but that’s just how incredible Jones is… You cannot compare his talent to anyone in his division.
Yes, the card was fantastic and worth giving up yet another Saturday night, not that I had a date, but I digress. This event, though magnificent for several reasons, including the return of Brittney Palmer ringside, left me with a few lingering questions.
1) Do Brazilians not tap?
That was some great sh*t watching Frank Mir go from nearly knocked out to BREAKING THE ARM of Antonio “Big Nog” Nogueira (see below).
And it was equally impressive when Jon Jones finally let go of Lyoto Machida who limply fell to the ground like a dead body. I seriously thought he was dead for a few seconds.
But was it really a good for Big Nog to incur an injury that might lead to his retirement? It will definitely lay him up for many months. And didn’t Machida notice he was on the verge of losing consciousness in that guillotine choke? It’s perhaps possible since both former champions had never been submitted before Saturday night’s UFC 140, they may not have known when it is time to tap. But, there has to be a sort of pride that prevented each man to surrender and for that there is a respect these guys have earned that cannot be touched even in a time they may feel personal humiliation.
2) Was it necessary for Jon Jones to crouching-tiger-crawl toward Lyoto Machida in the opening of the first round?
It seemed pretentious and it annoyed me. Right here is what I’m talking about. But then he did what he did to Machida and I thought, “Wow, he can belly crawl, do the Rerun Shuffle, or the Thriller dance after touching gloves; he’s the f*cking Michael Jordan of MMA! Damn it.” It’s like Ben Fowlkes from MMAFighting said, “You know you’re good when it’s news that an opponent actually managed to hit you a few times.” Regardless of those huge hits he took, Jones proved he is ions ahead of his division. It’s been a long time since Rashad’s experienced training with him. This guy has new tricks every fight.
3) Did Mark Hominick sucker punch The Korean Zombie?
After replaying the pay-per-view a few times, it’s not far-fetched to conclude Mark Hominick tried to sucker punch Chan Sung Jung and paid for it super quickly. But knowing Hominick and his clean reputation it’s highly unlikely that was the case. This was Hominick’s first fight since losing the head coach who nurtured his entire career, Shawn Tompkins. Hominick had elevated emotions coming into this fight, maybe even feeling pressure to honor “The Coach.” He told Ariel Helwani “”I got a little too hyped up. I came out with a wild left hook. I just really wanted to get it done tonight.” I think that’s pretty accurate and a fair assessment. Hominick is not guilty.
4) Did Brittney Palmer‘s return get upstaged by all these spectacular fights?
No. Look at her. All that beauty held its own in that ugly business that occurred Saturday night. And it’s a good thing we had that eye candy relief. I never want to see that arm break or Machida’s body falling limp again. We are thankful we had this to look at:
5) Will Roy Nelson ever get a title-shot?
I dont’ want to say never, but Roy Nelson asked for his shot after retiring Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 137. He said he was getting too old and wanted his turn. But it seems that Frank Mir’s Submission of the Night win, which brings him to a tally of 2 arm-breaking victories in his fight career, that Nelson will be shut out of contention for longer than he can try to hold onto being near contention. But I never say never. He unexpectedly, heeded big career advice and lost necessary weight for his last fight, which made him look pretty darn good out there, especially after he shaved. And the best thing I’ve learned having given up repeated Saturday nights to watch these fight cards is that anything can happen. UFC is a promotion that offers no season off, but is proving worth our year round time, I think…unless some great guy asks me out. I need a life, people.
Well if you’re disappointed ’cause you want to see naked pictures of the extremely well-adjusted actress celebrity young lady, Lindsay Lohan, I apologize we cannot show you the pictures on our site, because we would.
Well if you’re disappointed ’cause you want to see naked pictures of the extremely well-adjusted actresscelebrity young lady, Lindsay Lohan, I apologize we cannot show you the pictures on our site, because we would be ordered to cease and desist the leaked pictures, so instead here are some brave links that will show you: here and here. Meanwhile, if you want to find the latest MMA-related link dumps, keep reading below:
Mike Pierce to face Josh Koscheck at UFC 143.
Why Dana White released Miguel Torres from the UFC and not Forrest Griffin or Rashad Evans: here.
Miguel Torres apologizes for controversial tweet, will take the opportunity to better himself: here.
Scott Jorgenson vs. Renen Barao added to UFC 143 card.
Antonio Rodrigo “Big Nog” Nogueira is not exactly eager for a title-shot: here.
Frank Mir picks Brock Lesnar to beat Alistair Overeem: here.
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida weigh-in results: here.
Kendall Grove vs. Ikuhisa Minowa at ProElite: Da Spyder vs. The Punk on January 21st.
The effects of concussions on Mixed Martial Artists: here.
Miguel Torres must have thought he was cleverly supporting the FX network by tweeting out this line from the hit show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: “”If a rape van was called a surprise van.
Miguel Torres must have thought he was cleverly supporting the FX network by tweeting out this line from the hit show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: “”If a rape van was called a surprise van more women wouldn’t mind going for rides in them.” Torres later deleted the direct quote and posted a more politically correct revision: “If a windowless van was called a surprise van more people wouldn’t mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises.”
But by then the Twitter damage was done and Dana White immediately released Torres from the UFC telling SI.com:
“There’s no explanation for that. There’s absolutely nothing I could say to make any sense of that. And the fact that he even thinks that’s funny or that’s a joke, it disturbs me. It bothers me.
Is this fair? Well, for an organization handing out Twitter bonuses for most creative tweets, maybe the UFC earns the right to punish you for tweets, as well. But it sure is a shame Torres made a stupid mistake. It was probably the absolute worst line he could have tweeted in the wake of the Forrest Griffin backlash to his misunderstood rape tweet and Rashad Evans‘ reference to Jerry Sandusky which was in awfully poor taste, though at the time, he believed it to be a witty insult against Penn State alum, Phil Davis. And all these ridiculous rape comments are coming at the worst possible time, when the UFC is just entering the world of mainstream television. Granted, Torres was quoting a Fox related network show; but the quote was unnecessary to even tweet out. And damn it, if he’d only initially posted the “window less van” version, he might still have a job.
Bottom line, our fighters are going to need PR teams checking their 140 characters or less before they hit the tweet button. Should White reconsider and relent on his decision to let go of Torres? I hope he does. I am a female with a pretty open sense of humor and I thought it was super super stupid that Torres tweeted that line. The context just wasn’t there to support him like it is when you see it spoken in the episode, “The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis”. But, I think his reputation precedes him. Regardless, these fighters need to shelve their burgeoning rape comments and remember they are role models, whether they like it or not. It’s part of the athlete’s job when he/she is publicly representing an organization that pays his/her bills. Nobody cares what the Average Joe writes, but a professional athlete is no longer anonymous or average, so people take notice.
At the very least these fighters should consider, when it comes to tweets, if you have to explain yourself past the allotted 140 characters, there’s a chance someone may not get it, so don’t tweet it. This is our sports’ time to shine and when you’re paid to be in the public eye, you have a responsibility for the sh*t you say. Leave the offensive lines to those brave keyboard warriors out there.
