(Pat Barry lets a seven-year-old haul off on his face for four minutes. This is basically what I imagine Pat’s sparring sessions with Brock Lesnar looked like. Props: LIAM_B)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere…
– Tito Ortiz Says His Final MMA Fight Will Take Place in July, Possibly Against Forrest Griffin (MiddleEasy)
– Lyoto Machida Undergoes Successful Surgery, Calls Out Chael Sonnen (MMA Fighting)
– Jim Ross: Brock Lesnar Returning to the WWE Simply Isn’t Happening (MMA Mania)
– Top 10 Best Fights From the UFC in 2011 (The Fight Nerd)
– Luke Rockhold: Keith Jardine Does Not Deserve a Title Shot (Lowkick.Blitzcorner.com)
– FightLine Exclusive Interview With Karo Parisyan (FightLine)
– Michael Schiavello Rips Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 Global for ‘Diva’ Behavior (5th Round)
– UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Gets UFC Primetime Treatment (Five Ounces of Pain)
– Strikeforce: Robbie Lawler’s 10 Greatest Fights (BleacherReport.com/MMA)
– Five Big Items of Fallout From MMA’s Two NYE Shows (Fight Opinion)
– UFC for XBox Live a Dud in Debut (MMA Payout)
– A Viking Send-Off for Brock Lesnar (MMA Convert)