Nik Lentz: I submitted a ‘sweaty’ Brock Lesnar – then got launched across the room: MMAMania
“I did roll with him one time and number one, it was really gross because the dude sweats like a ridiculous amount so I was just covered in Brock Lesnar sweat, like just dripping in his own sweat but then he was kinda messing around and I jumped on a guillotine and I wound up eventually tapping him out and then he actually got kinda angry and the next time that we started, he just picked me up above his head WWE-style and like threw me across the room so that was the end of my training with Brock. I got him one time. I jumped on the guillotine because he wasn’t ready for it and I choked him out and then after that I got thrown across the room.”
Check out this original UFC 1 ad from 1993!: TheFightNerd
“Check out this classic ad from the December 1993 issue of ‘Black Belt Magazine’, which featured this full-page ad for the premiere event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship! ‘Who will be the Ultimate
Fighter?’ this ad asks, which is practically the same ad campaign used today for the UFC’s reality show, ‘The Ultimate Fighter.'”
MMA Video Tribute: Jim Norton’s Nine Most Painful Interviews: CagePotato
“As co-host of the Opie & Anthony radio show on SiriusXM, comedian Jim Norton has become the designated punching bag for visiting MMA stars. He’s been choked, he’s been kicked, he’s had his foot twisted 180 degrees by Brock Lesnar. And considering what a sick, depraved bastard Norton is, you have to wonder if he enjoys it on some level.”
Jimi Manuwa: Three years from now I will have the UFC Belt: LowKick
“With eight of his 10 victories coming by way of first-round knockout, undefeated Light Heavyweight Jimi Manuwa fights like a man that’s in a hurry. However, when the UFC came calling earlier this year, “The Poster Boy” chose not to rush success. Though the world’s most prominent mixed martial arts organization is where he aspires to be, Manuwa knew it wasn’t the right time.”
TUF 14 Finale Shows Just How Badly UFC Needs the Little Guys: MMAFighting
“For anyone with a little bit of sense and decent vision, the takeaways from the TUF 14 Finale were like a flashing neon billboard on the Vegas strip. You couldn’t miss it if you tried. Not when a phalanx of bantamweights and featherweights puts on one great fight after another, while the main event features one middleweight who gasses early and another who simply gets tired of beating on him.”
The 2011 MiddleEasy Awards are here! Vote NOW!: MiddleEasy
“The 2011 MiddleEasy Awards are here and we fully expect you to tell all of your friends, including your functional alcoholic neighbor that knocks on your door every weekend. Right now, you have the power to control MMA history as we know it. The future of the MMA universe is in your hands, use your powers wisely!”
Survey: UFC has growth potential but some still skeptical: MMAPayout
“According to the industry publication, of the 1,158 respondents to the question: “If you were a chief marketing officer, would you align your brand with the UFC?” 55 percent of the readers said it would not align its brand with the UFC. 28 percent of the respondent believed it would fit its demo while the other 16 percent had no opinion.”
Torn ACLs & volatile UFC PPV buyrates: FightOpinon
“Losing your No. 2 PPV draw in Georges St. Pierre at a time when you’re preparing to run 34 shows in 2012 is a big deal. ACL injuries also take a lot longer to recover from both mentally & physically.”
Top Five Game-Changing Injuries in MMA: MMAConvert
“The notion of an injury altering the course of a group of fighters’ trajectories is something we’ve had to deal with since almost the very beginning of mixed martial arts here in the States. So here, without further ado, are the top five instances of when a fighter’s unexpected injury screwed up not just himself, but a whole mess of other people as well. Holy game-changers, Batman!”
UFC 140 Breakdown: The Undercard: FiveOuncesofPain
Carlos Condit Focused on Nick Diaz, Still Wants Georges St-Pierre: 5th Round
“Another change of opponents.It’s been kind of a crazy ride the last couple of months, but you just kind of got to roll with it.”
Knee Surgery Goes Well For UFC Champ Junior Dos Santos: FightLine
“UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos went under the knife Wednesday for a knee injury, and reports from the fighter’s trainer have everything looking good. Luiz Carlos Dorea posted on his Twitter account that the operation was a success for dos Santos.”
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