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Two young Russian boys take turns wrestling a bear. Reports that the taller child is MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov in his youth have been denied, so we’ll just have to accept that these are merely a few random Russian children looking for some exerci…
Two young Russian boys take turns wrestling a bear. Reports that the taller child is MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov in his youth have been denied, so we’ll just have to accept that these are merely a few random Russian children looking for some exercise and entertainment. Because Russia. (Video has some NSFW language.)
Hat tip to MiddleEasy.com for the find.
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Huge news coming out as Bellator president Bjorn Rebney just announced on Twitter that he will allow long-time welterweight champion Ben Askren to walk away from the promotion.
I’ve made the decision to release Ben Askren. After speaking with Be…
Huge news coming out as Bellator president Bjorn Rebney just announced on Twitter that he will allow long-time welterweight champion Ben Askren to walk away from the promotion.
I’ve made the decision to release Ben Askren. After speaking with Ben, it was clear it was a good time for both parties to move on.
— Bjorn Rebney (@BjornRebney) November 14, 2013
We’ve relinquished any right to match and Ben can sign with whoever he chooses to sign with. I wish Ben the best wherever he goes.
— Bjorn Rebney (@BjornRebney) November 14, 2013
Askren‘s contract with the promotion expired following his bout with Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97. However, Bellator has garnered a relatively bad reputation regarding its position when it comes to fighters leaving the promotion, courtesy of its handling of former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez.
Alvarez and Bellator entered into a lengthy, heated legal battle earlier this year after Alvarez attempted to leave the promotion to join the UFC. In the end, Viacom held all the cards and put Alvarez into a position where he either had to simply not fight for a year and forego income during that span, or buckle to their demands. He returned to the cage two weeks ago, defeating Michael Chandler in a rematch for the Bellator lightweight belt.
While Bellator held Alvarez’s earning potential hostage, as was detailed following Bellator 106, Askren has simply gone back to wrestling to put food on the table. He headlined the first pay-per-view event of Agon WC’s (a professional Olympic-style wrestling organization), and has been close with the promotion since. It is also important to keep in mind that Rebney has been consistently somewhat dismissive when it comes to Askren‘s actual skills, calling him “ridiculously one-dimensional” on numerous occasions.
For Askren, this opens the door for a much-hyped move to the UFC. Askren almost certainly won’t get the immediate title shot that both he and Rebney have called for, but he likely is only a fight or two away.
For Bellator, this ends the Askren era, but they already have a successor lined up. Season 8 tournament winner Douglas Lima will likely face off with the winner of Season 9, who will be determined at Bellator 109 in a matchup between Olympic judoka Rick Hawn and Strikeforce veteran Ron Keslar.
Update:
Ben Askren has made his intentions clear!
I am now free to go to the @UFC and beat whoever I want.
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) November 14, 2013
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In case you didn’t hear, Rony “Jason” Bezerra didn’t handle his first UFC loss very well.
Similar to former New York Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown (who famously broke his hand punching a wall following a loss to the Baltimore Orioles), the TUF: Brazil 1 …
In case you didn’t hear, Rony “Jason” Bezerra didn’t handle his first UFC loss very well.
Similar to former New York Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown (who famously broke his hand punching a wall following a loss to the Baltimore Orioles), the TUF: Brazil 1 featherweight winner freaked out and attacked the surrounding infrastructure when faced with defeat. Instead of breaking his hand, though, Bezerra ended up ripping his arm open, slicing himself so badly he required 22 stitches to put his limb back together.
Just like every other fighter, he felt compelled to tweet out pictures of his injury and really, who can resist taking a look? Check it out here:
ESSA MAI NAO E MINHA KD A MINHA TATUAGEM DA MAO ESQUERDA? minha mão NAO QUEBROU. pic.twitter.com/0DhvO6m7EF
— Rony Mariano Bezerra (@RonyJasonMMA) November 12, 2013
That, my friends, is ugly.
Bezerra was suspended twice following the fight, a 40-second knockout loss to Jeremy “L’il Heathen” Stephens. The first is the usual medical suspension, which will notch him 180 days out of the cage. He also earned himself a rare 30-day “unsportsmanlike conduct” penalty for his outburst, which will be added to the end of his medical suspension.
The injury allegedly happened due to elbowing a door. This is nowhere near the first example of this kind of outburst from a TUF-related fighter.
Perhaps the most infamous incident of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights was when coach Quinton “Rampage” Jackson elbowed, kicked and headbutted holes into a door before tearing it off the hinges. In Season 11, Tito Ortiz took a page from ‘Page’s book and smacked a door off its frame.
Bezerra‘s UFC career exploded out of the gate, as he beat Godofredo Castro to take the season, then followed it up with back-to-back stoppage victories over Sam Sicilia and Mike Wilkinson. In spite of the loss, “Jason” still has a bright future ahead of him.
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The original date on their light heavyweight showdown may have been scrapped, but it looks like Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira finally have a dance card to prepare for at UFC 170.
As announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight, the battle for the 20…
The original date on their light heavyweight showdown may have been scrapped, but it looks like Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira finally have a dance card to prepare for at UFC 170.
As announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight, the battle for the 205-pound title will headline a card that is set to take place on February 22 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
While the tilt was originally slated to go down on the UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend card at UFC 169 in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 1, the light heavyweight title bout has been pushed back to later in the month when the organization returns to Las Vegas for the first time in 2014.
Pound-for-pound great Jones is coming off of the closest contest battle of his career after he edged out Swedish striker Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in September. The back-and-forth affair has been deemed an “instant classic” and marked the sixth consecutive successful title defense of the 26-year-old champion’s reign, making him the most dominant champion in the history of the light heavyweight division.
The Brazilian powerhouse will be looking to end that run when he gets his long-awaited shot at the 205-pound strap at UFC 170. Since joining the UFC in 2012, Teixeira has collected five consecutive victories, with four of his five wins coming by way of stoppage. He looked lights-out in his last showing as he knocked out former TUF winner Ryan Bader in the first round of their tilt at Fight Night 28 back in September.
The victory over Bader marked Teixeira’s place as the official No. 1 contender to the light heavyweight crown, and after jumping over a few scheduling hurdles, he finally has a set date for his showdown with Jones.
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Georges St-Pierre will attempt to make history at UFC 167, an event that is already inherently celebrating 20 years of UFC history.
With a win over Johny Hendricks on Saturday, St-Pierre would break the record for career wins in UFC title fights….
Georges St-Pierre will attempt to make history at UFC 167, an event that is already inherently celebrating 20 years of UFC history.
With a win over Johny Hendricks on Saturday, St-Pierre would break the record for career wins in UFC title fights. Currently, St-Pierre is tied with Anderson Silva at 11 championship bout victories.
In recent years, Silva became almost unanimously recognized as the best fighter in UFC history. By separating himself from Silva in an important category, St-Pierre may start getting more recognition in debates regarding the best fighter to ever grace the Octagon now that “The Spider” has been dethroned.
The UFC 167 fight card will also feature a potential title-shot eliminator between St-Pierre teammate Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler.
On Thursday, several fighters will join UFC president Dana White for a UFC 167 pre-fight press conference. Once the media event starts at around 4 p.m. ET, it can be viewed live on the above video player.
Below is the entire UFC 167 fight card.
UFC 167 Main Card (10 p.m. EST on pay-per-view)
UFC 167 Fox Sports 1 Prelims (8 p.m EST on Fox Sports 1)
UFC 167 Online Prelims (6:30 p.m EST on UFC.com)
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Welcome to the TUF 18 live blog. On tonight’s episode, the first women’s semifinal will take place as Team Tate comrades Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena will square off.
If you are unaware, these women fought professionally not long ago. …
Welcome to the TUF 18 live blog. On tonight’s episode, the first women’s semifinal will take place as Team Tate comrades Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena will square off.
If you are unaware, these women fought professionally not long ago. In that bout, Moras secured an armbar and broke Pena’s arm, guaranteeing a doctor’s stopage from the injury.
Stick around with Bleacher Report as the show beings at 10 pm EST. We will cover all the shenanigans and the fight starting then.
For now, follow me on Twitter: @RileyKontekMMA
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