When Good Submissions Go Bad: Six Fighters Who Ignored the Tap – (Cage Potato)
“A lot of people have asked me about me holding the choke on [Jens Pulver] and if I felt I held it too long, and my answer has been the same since day one: I didn’t hold it long enough.” — BJ Penn
Dan “Punkass” Caldwell from The TapouT Crew at NYCC 2011 – (The Fight Nerd)
“I think Kenny [Florian] is a really exciting fighter in his past matches, he just needs to fight the right people… me personally, I think the 155 lb. division looks a little more inviting again. I think he should go back to 155 and try his hand there. Some of those guys would match up better with his style.”
TUF Enough: MMAmania interview exclusive with UFC 137‘s Roy Nelson – (MMA Mania)
“I feel standing, like I think I’ve stood up with some of the best heavyweights in the world. I stood up with Junior [dos Santos] so like, I think I might regress for this fight and go back to my roots, go back to my first five or six wins were all submissions. Maybe I’ll regress in the chain of being an MMA fighter.”
The Lost Victims of the Injury Bug – (MMA Convert)
“Everyone groans and exclaims when the big names get injured—there’s still weeping to be heard over Georges St. Pierre’s forced exit from UFC 137, and sobs can be heard all around the world over the news that Shane Carwin and Rich Franklin are both on ice over back- and shoulder injuries. But the Dreaded Injury Bug has bitten others, too. And while they may be lesser-known victims, sidelined from their participation in organizations that receive only a modicum of exposure and don’t employ an Octagon as a field of battle, these injured fighters’ absences from promised competition are woes that do still reverberate, albeit on a much smaller scale. So let us acknowledge them, here and now, and recognize that their loss to their respective organizations’ rosters does have an impact on us. They are the lost victims of the injury bug.”
The Nick Diaz Phenomenon – (MMA Fighting)
“For years, Nick Diaz has been an enigma to many on the outside looking in. His friends and teammates say he is fiercely loyal, hard-working and yes, even kind-hearted. But we rarely see that side of him. The public face of Diaz is usually scowling, irritable and contemptuous.”
Chuck Zito talks about Joe Palooka, falling out with Charlie Sheen and everything MMA in this interview – (MIddle Easy)
“I’ve been doing mixed martial arts before MMA was even born. The UFC started in 1993, I went to the first UFC fight that was in Denver, Colorado and there was only 20 people in the audience. I’ve been following the UFC since the beginning. I tried to make all the fights, but now it’s so big, they’re all over the world…they’re in Abu Dhabi, they’re in England—at the end of the month I’ll see Georges St. Pierre fight Carlos Condit in the Mandalay Bay in Vegas.”
Update on Bellator-Desert Rage litigation – (MMA Payout)
Last week, we reported that Bellator had sued Arizona promotion Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting claiming the Arizona-based promotion interfered with contracted Bellator fighters for its upcoming event in Yuma on October 22nd as Desert Rage was set to hold its own event nearby on the same date.
With GSP vs. Carlos Condit postponed, a second look at BJ Penn/Nick Diaz – (Fight Opinion)
Nick Diaz fights BJ Penn at UFC 137 and, if he wins, Diaz will get to reclaim the title shot he lost just a few weeks ago; however, that is a huge if. BJ Penn is quite possibly the worst stylistic matchup imaginable for Diaz.
Paulo Filho calling it quits after next fight – (Five Ounces of Pain)
It appears one of the most star-crossed careers in MMA is coming to a close, as Paulo Filho has revealed he will be retiring from the sport after a final fight next month he’s only showing up for based on having already signed the contract.
Nelson Getting a Little Help From His Friends – (NBC Sports)
Roy Nelson has enlisted the help of Frank Mir, the man who most recently defeated Nelson at UFC 130, to help prepare him for his UFC 137 fight against Mirko Cro-Cop.
Not Shown on TUF 14: Josh Ferguson Took a Dump in Dustin Neace’s Cowboy Hat – (5th Round)
According to Roland Delorme (Pictured), The Ultimate Fighter 14 bantamweight contestant who has been blogging exclusively for 5thRound.com all season, Spike TV left some crap out of last night’s episode.
LowKick.com Everywhere Contest – (LowKick)
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