A chipper Tito Ortiz (Pictures) said he’s still very much a free agent on Friday’s episode of “Inside MMA” on HDNet
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GSP’s Manager Confirms Rematch in Works
All signs point to a rematch between UFC champions Georges St. Pierre (Pictures) and B.J. Penn (Pictures) on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas
'Page Fought "The Law" and "The Law" Won
Or at least that’s the conclusion one could draw from the report released today with stats from the fight between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Matt Lindland. The FightMetric system gives the fight to Lindland 29-28 for winning rounds one and three.
But that’s only half the story. The overall scores for the fight are 159-163, which falls within FightMetric’s four-point margin for error. That means the fight overall is a draw, which sounds more than reasonable. While Rampage landed more effective strikes, Lindland stayed busy on the ground and attempted five submissions.
What we’re learning over the course of the FightMetric project is that there probably should be many more draws in MMA than are actually called. In many cases, a controversial decision is controversial because the fight really was too close to call. But the ten-point must system makes fools of us all when judges refuse to call 10-10 rounds. Calling a round even carries the stigma of indecision, as if a better judge should have been able to spot the victor, even when there fairly shouldn’t be one.
Will this change anytime soon? Probably not. The reason seems clear: A close decision disappoints only the fans that thought the losing fighter won; a draw disappoints almost everyone.
Kang Stomps Kim, Again
SEOUL, South Korea — In his first Spirit MC title defense in nearly 17 months, Denis Kang (Pictures) stopped Jae Young Kim (Pictures) in convincing fashion on Sunday just 1:31 into the first round.
Kim, who was coming off six consecutive wins, had scored quick knockouts
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Liddell and Evans Gear Up for Sept. 6 Showdown
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Rashad Evans can’t elude Chuck Liddell. Even more than a week away from their UFC 88 main event on September 6th in Atlanta, Evans, looking to get away from it all for a night at the movies, is followed by the specter of ‘The Iceman’.
Overeem: Cro Cop Bout 'Definitely Happening'
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (Pictures) confirmed to Sherdog.com that he will meet former Pride Open Weight Grand Prix winner Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Pictures) at Dream 6 on Sept. 23 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan