– How likely is it that Edgar will become the third UFC fighter in history (after Randy Couture and BJ Penn) to become a UFC champion in a second weight division?
– Is anybody buying the idea that Bigfoot’s size and power will be a challenge for Overeem?
– What would Rashad Evans need to do, hypothetically, to convince you that he deserves another crack at Jon Jones?
– The UFC injury curse has been eerily quiet lately, with very few withdrawals of marquee fighters over the past two months. So, were Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta justified in throwing those virgins into the volcano?
And now that we have your attention, you might as well watch this stuff too…
– How likely is it that Edgar will become the third UFC fighter in history (after Randy Couture and BJ Penn) to become a UFC champion in a second weight division?
– Is anybody buying the idea that Bigfoot’s size and power will be a challenge for Overeem?
– What would Rashad Evans need to do, hypothetically, to convince you that he deserves another crack at Jon Jones?
– The UFC injury curse has been eerily quiet lately, with very few withdrawals of marquee fighters over the past two months. So, were Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta justified in throwing those virgins into the volcano?
And now that we have your attention, you might as well watch this stuff too…
Here’s the trailer for Bobby Razak‘s upcoming documentary on MMA fighter Amanda Lucas, including some choice quotes from her father, Star Wars creator George Lucas.
And finally: The Diaz brothers get pulled over by officer Steven Seagal, and Ariel Helwani teleports into Johny Hendricks‘s living room. Thanks, prebek.
There’s a temptation to say that Amanda Lucas wants to fight so much, she’d take a bout on Tatooine.
Though Lucas certainly must be growing tired of the constant “Star Wars” references, she at least suffers them with a smile. The adopted daughter of George Lucas, creator of the biggest movie franchise in history, knows the mentions of her ultra-famous father and his uber-famous space saga are inevitable.
But what Amanda Lucas wants more than anything is to reach a point in her mixed martial arts career when “Star Wars” and her father are but mere footnotes, not the lead.
“it doesn’t bother me – I’m proud of my family,” Lucas said last week on “The MMA Hour” with host Ariel Helwani. “I hope to do my best on my own and prove I’m not just George’s daughter. I work just as hard as my training partners and I don’t want any special treatment. (But “Star Wars” is) going to get mentioned – it’s nothing I can hide.”
Lucas, 30, even had parts in the latter three films in the “Star Wars” saga, Episodes I, II and III, which helped fulfill a childhood fantasy of performing, even though she said acting is not where her talents lie.
“I’m not an actress,” Lucas said. “It was fun, and it was something I can say that I did. I always wanted to be a performer. I liked the idea of acting, but it wasn’t really my thing. I wanted to be Madonna or Janet Jackson, but I can’t sing very well.”
Instead, Lucas (2-1) now focuses her performance ambitions on fighting. After losing her MMA debut in May 2008, Lucas has won two straight, including a first-round submission win at Deep 55 in Japan two months ago. She’ll next fight at Deep 56 on Oct. 29, her second fight in two months, but just her fourth in three and a half years.
Lucas, who trains at Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez‘s new gym, said though the women’s MMA market is much tougher to crack than the men’s, she wants to find a way to keep getting fights.
“My feeling is, I want to get in as much as I can and do this now,” Lucas said. “I’m 30 years old, so now is the time. I can’t be waiting every two years to fight.”
Lucas will fight in Japan for the second time after her Deep debut in August. And this time, she’s hopeful that she can avoid a certain highly iconic entrance theme. Lucas said she would never walk out to the theme from “Star Wars,” but at Deep 55, it was played anyway.
For a while, Lucas will have to get used to the “Star Wars” comments. But she believes as long as she keeps training, fighting and building a name for herself. And famous father or not, her motivation is pretty simple.
There’s a temptation to say that Amanda Lucas wants to fight so much, she’d take a bout on Tatooine.
Though Lucas certainly must be growing tired of the constant “Star Wars” references, she at least suffers them with a smile. The adopted daughter of George Lucas, creator of the biggest movie franchise in history, knows the mentions of her ultra-famous father and his uber-famous space saga are inevitable.
But what Amanda Lucas wants more than anything is to reach a point in her mixed martial arts career when “Star Wars” and her father are but mere footnotes, not the lead.
“it doesn’t bother me – I’m proud of my family,” Lucas said last week on “The MMA Hour” with host Ariel Helwani. “I hope to do my best on my own and prove I’m not just George’s daughter. I work just as hard as my training partners and I don’t want any special treatment. (But “Star Wars” is) going to get mentioned – it’s nothing I can hide.”
Lucas, 30, even had parts in the latter three films in the “Star Wars” saga, Episodes I, II and III, which helped fulfill a childhood fantasy of performing, even though she said acting is not where her talents lie.
“I’m not an actress,” Lucas said. “It was fun, and it was something I can say that I did. I always wanted to be a performer. I liked the idea of acting, but it wasn’t really my thing. I wanted to be Madonna or Janet Jackson, but I can’t sing very well.”
Instead, Lucas (2-1) now focuses her performance ambitions on fighting. After losing her MMA debut in May 2008, Lucas has won two straight, including a first-round submission win at Deep 55 in Japan two months ago. She’ll next fight at Deep 56 on Oct. 29, her second fight in two months, but just her fourth in three and a half years.
Lucas, who trains at Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez‘s new gym, said though the women’s MMA market is much tougher to crack than the men’s, she wants to find a way to keep getting fights.
“My feeling is, I want to get in as much as I can and do this now,” Lucas said. “I’m 30 years old, so now is the time. I can’t be waiting every two years to fight.”
Lucas will fight in Japan for the second time after her Deep debut in August. And this time, she’s hopeful that she can avoid a certain highly iconic entrance theme. Lucas said she would never walk out to the theme from “Star Wars,” but at Deep 55, it was played anyway.
For a while, Lucas will have to get used to the “Star Wars” comments. But she believes as long as she keeps training, fighting and building a name for herself. And famous father or not, her motivation is pretty simple.
Filed under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, News, VideosThe MMA Hour is back in your life for the 102nd time on Monday, and this time we’ll be joined in studio by a UFC champion.
* Lightweight king Frankie Edgar will stop by to discuss his title defense…
The MMA Hour is back in your life for the 102nd time on Monday, and this time we’ll be joined in studio by a UFC champion.
* Lightweight king Frankie Edgar will stop by to discuss his title defense on Saturday night against Gray Maynard at UFC 136 in Houston.
* Melvin Guillard will discuss his UFC 136 lightweight fight against Joe Lauzon and his place in the 155-pound division.
* Heavyweight Bobby Lashley will reveal where and when his next fight will take place.
* Women’s MMA fighter Amanda Lucas, the daughter of Star Wars creator Georges Lucas, will discuss her budding MMA career.
* MMA Fighting’s Ben Fowlkes will look back at UFC on Versus 6 and ahead to UFC 136.
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Filed under: NewsAfter taking time off MMA competition for marriage and later to recover from an injury, Amanda Lucas, daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas, will have to wait a little longer for her return to the cage.
After taking time off MMA competition for marriage and later to recover from an injury, Amanda Lucas, daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas, will have to wait a little longer for her return to the cage.
Lucas, who was scheduled to fight Saturday at Freestyle Cage Fighting 46 in Shawnee, Okla., did not agree Friday to fight after her opponent Heather Martin failed to make the contracted weight of 165 pounds.
“While she was willing to fight tomorrow, she was in no condition to,” Lucas informed MMAFighting.com. “I came to fight at 165 pounds and fighting at 180 pounds or whatever amount she ended up at was not what I came to do. For five months I did everything in my power to make weight and show up in fight shape.”
Filed under: NewsAmanda Lucas, the eldest daughter of Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas, will make her return to the cage this Saturday at Freestyle Cage Fighting 46 in Shawnee, Okla.
Lucas, who has cameos in all three Star Wars preque…
Amanda Lucas, the eldest daughter of Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas, will make her return to the cage this Saturday at Freestyle Cage Fighting 46 in Shawnee, Okla.
Lucas, who has cameos in all three Star Wars prequels, holds a 1-1 professional MMA record and last competed in November 2009, earning a three-round unanimous decision over Christen Bedwell at FCF 37.
“Although I didn’t fight in 2010 I was actively training, competing in grappling tournaments and earning my purple belt in Brazillian jiu-jitsu,” Lucas tells MMAFighting.com. “The main reasons I didn’t fight was first, I got married and I assured everyone that I wouldn’t walk down the aisle looking like a battered woman. Second, I wanted to focus on getting technically better in all areas of MMA.”
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