(Today’s required viewing: “Fight Factory” goes deep inside the world of American Kickboxing Academy. Props to nuvoTV via BloodyElbow. Skip to the 12:43 mark to see Phil Baroni’s infamous bodybuilding video get a different reaction than he was looking for.)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere…
– Daniel James Miller’s Kidney Transplant on Hold (MMA Fighting)
– It’s a Wonderful Life: Phil Davis UFC on FOX 2 Interview Exclusive (MMA Mania)
– Will the Real Chael Sonnen Please Stand Up: Inside the Contender’s Training Camp (BleacherReport.com/MMA)
– Demian Maia Talks Silva vs. Sonnen, Says Chris Weidman Is “The Real Deal” (Lowkick.Blitzcorner.com)
– The Karate Hottie Pulled Off a Slick Rear-Naked Choke Last Night and Here’s the Video (MiddleEasy)
– Jon Jones: “Rashad’s Chin Sucks” (Five Ounces of Pain)
– UFC Issues Statement Regarding UFC.com Hackers (5th Round)
– Great Wrestling Moments in MMA History (MMA Convert)
– Culinary Union Attacks UFC on Fox 2 Show With New Anti-MMA Website (The Fight Nerd)
– ESPN’s John Barr on UFC Pay Report Blowback: “It’s Not Our Charge to Do Your Public Relations” (Fight Opinion)
– Diego Sanchez Predicts All-Out War With Jake Ellenberger (FightLine)
– HDNet to Be Rebranded as AXS TV (MMA Payout)