Tag: Bellator 55

Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook

Cesar Gracie confirms Gilbert Melendez‘s final Strikeforce fight is the upcoming headlining bout against Jorge Masvidal on December 17th. Diego Sanchez‘s cast was removed and he is ready to begin training. Caros Fodor vs. Justin.

Cesar Gracie confirms Gilbert Melendez‘s final Strikeforce fight is the upcoming headlining bout against Jorge Masvidal on December 17th.

Diego Sanchez‘s cast was removed and he is ready to begin training.

Caros Fodor vs. Justin Wilcox booked for Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal.

UFC Primetime on Fox airs this Sunday October 30th.

Even less people watched Bellator 55 which reportedly had 168,000 viewers.

Bobby Lashley will face David Huckaba at Shark Fights 21.

Nick Diaz highlights from press interviews today: regrets having not gone with original plan to go pro in boxing and make more money before signing again with UFC, would never have signed first to fight friend, BJ Penn and plans to train the rest of the week, but has not been invited to any gyms in Vegas yet. Diaz has been very misunderstood and spoke courteously and at length with media today. Diaz appreciates the support of his fans and Stockton, CA and says, “don’t hate BJ Penn”. *More to come from the Diaz scrum interview, as well as open workout photos on MMA Fix today.

Bellator 55 Recap: Dantas to meet Vila, Controversy Ensues

Vila vs. Galvao, part one. Part two is after the jump. All videos in this post via YouTube.com/BFCLUB

Last night’s Bellator 55 in Yuma, Arizona, didn’t have the quick finishes of last week’s card, but still left fans in attendance with some interesting, if not controversial, fights. In case you couldn’t tell by the headline, the bantamweight tournament semifinals gave us Eduardo Dantas vs. Alexis Vila as the bantamweight tournament finale. Yet both fights seemed to involve controversial decisions made by the judges.

In the main event of the evening, WEC veteran Marcos Galvao took on Alexis Vila, who you may remember as the guy that practically zombified Joe Warren in the bantamweight quarterfinals. In an extremely fast paced fight, Galvao seemed to land more strikes, and as the fight went on, stuff Vila’s takedown attempts. However, the strikes that Vila landed seemed much harder. The judges gave the fight to Alexis Vila, which warranted boos from those in attendance. Watch the fight and judge for yourself whether or not the boos were justifiable.


Vila vs. Galvao, part one. Part two is after the jump. All videos in this post via YouTube.com/BFCLUB

Last night’s Bellator 55 in Yuma, Arizona, didn’t have the quick finishes of last week’s card, but still left fans in attendance with some interesting, if not controversial, fights. In case you couldn’t tell by the headline, the bantamweight tournament semifinals gave us Eduardo Dantas vs. Alexis Vila as the bantamweight tournament finale. Yet both fights seemed to involve controversial decisions made by the judges.

In the main event of the evening, WEC veteran Marcos Galvao took on Alexis Vila, who you may remember as the guy that practically zombified Joe Warren in the bantamweight quarterfinals. In an extremely fast paced fight, Galvao seemed to land more strikes, and as the fight went on, stuff Vila’s takedown attempts. However, the strikes that Vila landed seemed much harder. The judges gave the fight to Alexis Vila, which warranted boos from those in attendance. Watch the fight and judge for yourself whether or not the boos were justifiable.


Vila vs. Galvao, part two.

Likewise, Eduardo Dundas stayed very active, pushing the pace for the entire fight during his bout with season three bantamweight tournament finalist Ed West. Dundas ended up getting the decision, but one judge saw the fight for West. We have yet to confirm whether or not that judge confused West with Dundas. And yes, we have videos below so you can judge for yourself.

Also of note, Bellator Light-heavyweight Champion Christian M’Pumbu was involved in a non-title fight with YAMMA Pit Fighting champion Travis Wiuff. M’Pumbu, who doesn’t cut weight for his fights, spent the first two rounds on his back, being overpowered by the much larger Wiuff. While M’Pumbu managed to almost finish Wiuff in the third round, it wasn’t enough, as Wiuff defeated M’Pumbu. While Travis Wiuff doesn’t get the title for his efforts, it’s safe to say the man has earned a spot in next season’s light-heavyweight tournament. This marks the first non-title superfight in Bellator where the champion has lost to the challenger. Also, lightweight prospect RicardoTirloni earned the main card’s only finish by quickly choking out Steve Gable. Tirloni improves to 14-1 with the victory.

Full results, courtesy of Pro MMA Now:

MAIN CARD (MTV2):
Alexis Vila def. Marcos Galvao by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Eduardo Dantas def. Ed West by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Travis Wiuff def. Christian M’Pumbu by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ricardo Tirloni def. Steve Gable by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 2 (3:54)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com):

Richard Hale def. Carlos Flores by knockout (punch) Rd 1 (:18)
Kobe Ortiz def. Edgar Garcia by knockout (punch) Rd 1 (4:06)
Erin Beach def. Roscoe Jackson by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 1 (3:52)
Jade Porter def. Nick Piedmont by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Steve Steinbeiss def. Dano Moore by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 1 (4:52)

Dantas vs West, parts one and two

 

 

Bad Idea of the Day: Edgar Garcia Encourages Jacob Ortiz to Knock Him The F*ck Out

(Video props: YouTube.com/BFCLUB)

If our past pleas to him are any indication, God pretty much lets this MMA stuff sort itself out without much interference. That’s not to say that The Fates don’t follow the sport, and they had front row seats for the prelims at last night’s Bellator 55 event.

If there’s ever a good time to showboat, it’s when you’re pretty much dominating your opponent. From that standpoint, Edgar Garcia‘s timing was impeccable. With the sounds of the opening bell still reverberating through the air, Jacob Ortiz was crouched low and looking for the takedown, but with his first few attempts stuffed before they even really got started, he had little option but to duke it out with the former UFC competitor and look for an opening. And so Ortiz circled away throughout the first round with awkward footwork and hands down around his waist, getting tagged in the exchanges and eating a score of brutal leg kicks. When he did finally get to uncork a big right to Garcia’s jaw, his opponent seemed unfazed, tapping his own chin and inviting more blows. As Garcia would soon learn, Karma doesn’t care for such bravado.


(Video props: YouTube.com/BFCLUB)

If our past pleas to him are any indication, God pretty much lets this MMA stuff sort itself out without much interference.  That’s not to say that The Fates don’t follow the sport, and they had front row seats for the prelims at last night’s Bellator 55 event.

If there’s ever a good time to showboat, it’s when you’re pretty much dominating your opponent. From that standpoint, Edgar Garcia‘s timing was impeccable. With the sounds of the opening bell still reverberating through the air, Jacob Ortiz was crouched low and looking for the takedown, but with his first few attempts stuffed before they even really got started, he had little option but to duke it out with the former UFC competitor and look for an opening. And so Ortiz circled away throughout the first round with awkward footwork and hands down around his waist, getting tagged in the exchanges and eating a score of brutal leg kicks. When he did finally get to uncork a big right to Garcia’s jaw, his opponent seemed unfazed, tapping his own chin and inviting more blows. As Garcia would soon learn, Karma doesn’t care for such bravado.

After absorbing a few more solid leg kicks, Ortiz lunged in with a massive overhand right, connecting squarely on Garcia’s jaw. Whatever power may have been lacking in his earlier punch was clearly being saved for this one, as Garcia dropped face first to the canvas. Ortiz managed to rattle off a couple of follow-up shots for good measure before being dispatched by the referee. Not that further proof was needed, but this solidifies the theory that taunting your opponent before knocking him out is awesome for you, while taunting your opponent before getting knocked out is awesome for us.

Previously:

– Joe Warren serves Joe Soto some humble pie

– Takeo Shiina doesn’t care for Jung Hyun Lee’s antics

 

 

MMA Monday Headlines with UFC Girls Taking Sexy Photos of Themselves!

The new UFC 137 promo trailer featuring Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit is out. Anderson Silva manager, Ed Soares says Chael Sonnen “should be in jail; he shouldn’t be fighting” and is unsure when.

Rachelle Leah – this is her doing-chores-around-the-house outfit

The new UFC 137 promo trailer featuring Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit is out.

Anderson Silva manager, Ed Soares says Chael Sonnen “should be in jail; he shouldn’t be fighting” and is unsure when Anderson will be healed enough to fight.

Kenny Florian to take time off and assess what is next in his future after UFC 136 Featherweight title loss to Jose Aldo.

Bellator 55‘s Bantamweight Tournament set for Yuma, Arizona on October 22nd.

Brock Lesnar will appear in WWE 12 video game.

Enjoy the sexy UFC girls taking pictures of themselves for YOU because they know they’re hot: Rachelle Leah [above], Kenda Perez, and Arianny Celeste.