Cung Le is widely recognized as a pure martial artist that has transitioned his game to MMA. He’s a blue belt in jiu-jistu and a black belt in Taekwondo. Cung Le has competed in quite a few different martial arts competitions to hone his skills. H…
Cung Le is widely recognized as a pure martial artist that has transitioned his game to MMA. He’s a blue belt in jiu-jistu and a black belt in Taekwondo.
Cung Le has competed in quite a few different martial arts competitions to hone his skills. He competed in kickboxing tournaments, as well as karate and wushu competitions.
His taekwondo striking base have given us highlight reel knockouts and the idea that he is a pure martial artist.
Obviously, the idea of a pure martial artist is based on opinion, so feel free to offer yours. Let’s take a look at few that come to mind…
Following his impressive victory over Clay Guida, Benson Henderson has now positioned himself into a title bout with current champion Frankie Edgar. It was confirmed that Henderson and Edgar would meet in the main event at UFC 144 in February 2012…
Following his impressive victory over Clay Guida, Benson Henderson has now positioned himself into a title bout with current champion Frankie Edgar.
It was confirmed that Henderson and Edgar would meet in the main event at UFC 144 in February 2012, when the UFC returns to Japan. When asked about the potential matchup, Henderson said he is excited to face the champion and he is confident in his abilities to walk away with the victory, and the UFC lightweight title.
“I think it’s a great matchup,” Henderson told reporters during the post-fight press conference. “With Frankie, I think I match up very well, I just have to stick to the gameplan, do a little bit better job of that. But, I’m very excited for that, Frankie and I are going to put on a great show.”
Henderson’s bout with Guida turned out to be a fast-paced, competitive bout that has earned “Fight of the Year” honours. The victory over Guida has given Henderson his third consecutive win and he remains undefeated inside the Octagon.
Henderson will challenge Edgar at UFC 144, which will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
It was an historic night for the Ultimate Fighting Championship as they presented their first ever show on the Fox network in the States as Junior Dos Santos challenged Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight title, a fight that was shown live in the early …
It was an historic night for the Ultimate Fighting Championship as they presented their first ever show on the Fox network in the States as Junior Dos Santos challenged Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight title, a fight that was shown live in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on Premier Sports here in Britain.
The broadcast began with lightweight action as Clay Guida faced Benson Henderson.
This proved to be a great way to start the show, a tremendous back-and-forth encounter fought at a frantic place for the entire 15 minutes.
Henderson had some success early when he rocked Guida, but a takedown attempt gave Guida time to recover.
From there, the fight seemed to go into overdrive, with both fighters going for submissions and Henderson putting in a great performance, especially with his takedown defence.
Towards the end of the fight, Guida took Henderson down and immediately went for a guillotine. Once again Henderson put on some great defensive work, eventually escaping and delivering a few shots as the fight came to an end.
Then it was down to the judges to decide, and the unanimous decision went in favour of Henderson, who surely secured a title shot against Frankie Edgar with this performance.
The main event saw Junior Dos Santos challenging Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight title.
Both men began by testing the waters with kicks and strikes, but as the fight neared the one minute mark Dos Santos connected with a big overhand right.
Velasquez went down like the proverbial sack of spuds, with JDS following him down for some ground and pound. Seconds later it was all over, with the referee stepping in to give Dos Santos the TKO win, crowning a new champion.
The show rounded out with welterweight action as Damarques Johnson took on Clay Harvison.
Another brief encounter saw more testing of the waters, with a Harvison kick straying into unwanted territory.
As both men looked to gain the upper hand, Johnson connected with a big left that sent Harvison crashing. He then celebrated his punch before delivering some ground and pound, the referee stepping in to give Johnson the TKO win.
In conclusion, I think you can say that the UFC’s debut on American network television was a success.
It needed a great fight to begin the show, to draw in those who had either never seen or had only a passing interest in MMA. Guida and Henderson certainly gave us that, while the Dos Santos and Johnson TKO wins were also great examples of an MMA fighter’s punching power.
But I find myself asking the following question: Why were they only given an hour? Hopefully next time Fox will give the UFC a little more time to show what they can do.
Apart from that somewhat minor gripe, this show gets the big thumbs up, as does Premier Sports for once again stepping in to give British fans their slice of regular UFC action when ESPN are reluctant to do so.
The UFC Heavyweight Championship once again changed hands as the world watched Junior dos Santos need only slightly over a minute to dethrone former champion Cain Velasquez with one of his patented thunderous right hands. While there are still plenty o…
The UFC Heavyweight Championship once again changed hands as the world watched Junior dos Santos need only slightly over a minute to dethrone former champion Cain Velasquez with one of his patented thunderous right hands. While there are still plenty of great fights to be seen in 2011, the UFC’s seven different championships appear to be at rest for the duration of the year.
Junior dos Santos became the fourth man to claim a UFC belt in the year of 2011 along with Jon Jones and the champions of the UFC’s two newest divisions, Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz. With the nature of MMA scheduling, when a belt changes hands it is big deal.
With many title pictures looking clear and some very deserving challengers lined up for the current champions, there is sure to be some change among the sport’s elite. 2012 could very well see many title changes, but three divisions stand out as ones that will see a shakeup at the top.
It’s not everyday that we’re treated to “the biggest fight in the history of the sport”, and even rarer that a single gif covers the pre-fight warm up, the bout, the post-fight celebration, and the after party at Ghost Bar. That calls for a GIF party. Though the sole focus of last night’s UFC on FOX event yielded precious little in terms of motion-picture awesomeness, the fighters relegated to the dark corners of social media came through in spades.
Join us after the jump for an incredible collection of throws, slams, submissions, knock outs, spinning everythings, and even some good old fashioned mid-fight showboating.
It’s not everyday that we’re treated to “the biggest fight in the history of the sport”, and even rarer that a single gif covers the pre-fight warm up, the bout, the post-fight celebration, and the after party at Ghost Bar. That calls for a GIF party. Though the sole focus of last night’s UFC on FOX event yielded precious little in terms of motion-picture awesomeness, the fighters relegated to the dark corners of social media came through in spades.
Join us after the jump for an incredible collection of throws, slams, submissions, knock outs, spinning everythings, and even some good old fashioned mid-fight showboating.
Confirmation comes at the 12:35 mark of the press conference highlights. Props to MMAFighting.com for the video.
Leading up to last night’s historic UFC on Fox broadcast, there were rumors that the winner of Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida would be fighting Frankie Edgar in Japan for the UFC lightweight title. As you know, Ben Henderson went on to defeat Clay Guida by unanimous decision in a Fight of the Night winning performance. Now, it has been confirmed that Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar will be the main event of the UFC’s return to Japan.
Since losing to Anthony Pettis back at WEC 53, Ben Henderson has gone 3-0 in the UFC. Even though all three victories have come by unanimous decision, Henderson has proven that he is incapable of being involved in a boring fight. Likewise, Frankie Edgar is coming off of a come from behind fourth round TKO over Gray Maynard at UFC 136 in October.
Confirmation comes at the 12:35 mark of the press conference highlights. Props to MMAFighting.com for the video.
Leading up to last night’s historic UFC on Fox broadcast, there were rumors that the winner of Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida would be fighting Frankie Edgar in Japan for the UFC lightweight title. As you know, Ben Henderson went on to defeat Clay Guida by unanimous decision in a Fight of the Night winning performance. Now, it has been confirmed that Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar will be the main event of the UFC’s return to Japan.
Since losing to Anthony Pettis back at WEC 53, Ben Henderson has gone 3-0 in the UFC. Even though all three victories have come by unanimous decision, Henderson has proven that he is incapable of being involved in a boring fight. Likewise, Frankie Edgar is coming off of a come from behind fourth round TKO over Gray Maynard at UFC 136 in October.
UFC Japan is set to take place on February 26, 2012. In order to accommodate the fact that no one in North America wants to wake up at 9 AM for a PPV card, the show is set to start at 10 AM in Japan. Waking up before noon on a weekend? That’s a level of dedication that our Gaijin asses just can’t understand.
We’ll keep you posted as more fights get confirmed for this card.
Following his impressive victory over Clay Guida, Benson Henderson has now positioned himself into a title bout with current champion 
