Where’s Robert Gardner when you need him? A matchup between Tank Abbott and Brock Lesnar sounds like it would make for a very interesting “Time-Warp Battle” discussion (don’t worry, I’ll take Tank).Seriously though…how c…
A matchup between Tank Abbott and Brock Lesnar sounds like it would make for a very interesting “Time-Warp Battle” discussion (don’t worry, I’ll take Tank).
Seriously though…how can you not love Abbott?
I mean, here’s a guy who not only speaks his mind without any fear of retribution, but he managed to turn himself into a household name with every MMA fan by consistently backing up every single word with an equivalent action—most of the time anyway.
In this particular case, however, I can’t help but to wonder if perhaps Abbott has finally bitten off more than he can chew, as he openly criticized the former UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar.
After all, at the tender age of 46, it’s not very likely that Abbott, a man who was once capable of bench pressing 600 pounds, has enough fight left in him to actually defeat a powerhouse athlete like Lesnar. But don’t tell that to Abbott.
With a professional MMA record of 10 wins and 14 losses, Abbott hasn’t actually competed in a professional bout since 2009, where he won by what else?
That’s right…you guessed it…
Knockout in the first round.
Prior to that however, Abbott lost 11 out of his previous 14 fights (damn these new “safer” rules!), which obviously makes me wonder if Abbott really believes what he is saying in this video.
Not only does Abbott accuse Lesnar of being a “little bitch, all steroided out,” but he even goes so far as to call Lesnar a “little girl” for running away after he gets punched in the face.
But what’s particularly funny, is what Abbott says that he would do to Lesnar AFTER he knocks him out.
Enjoy this instant classic, fight fans.
I know I did.
By the way, I was on HurtsBad Radio last night stirring up lots of controversy. Listen here.
UFC welterweight champion appears to be making a full recovery since suffering an eye injury in his title bout against Jake Shields at UFC 129. The champion complained about having blurred vision in between rounds during his bout, and although St-…
UFC welterweight champion appears to be making a full recovery since suffering an eye injury in his title bout against Jake Shields at UFC 129.
The champion complained about having blurred vision in between rounds during his bout, and although St-Pierre picked up the victory via unanimous decision, the injury affected his performance.
Since retaining his title, St-Pierre has kept a low profile and hasn’t conducted any interviews regarding his injury, but the French-Canadian seems to be in good spirits as he updated his fans on the status of his eye via Twitter.
“My medical condition is called Hyphema. My vision is still blurry and my eye sensitive but the blood in my eye has now been absorbed,” St-Pierre tweeted earlier today.
“My retina is [find] as well and my vision will come back to 100%!!! Can’t be more happy!!”
According to a medical website WebMD, a Hyphema is caused when there is bleeding in front of the eye between the cornea and iris.
As a result, St-Pierre will recuperate for the next week before he can resume training.
If you thought Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz was bluffing when he said he was considering making a move to boxing, you were dead wrong.Now Diaz has an opponent for his first boxing match. His opponent? Former IBF super-middleweight champi…
If you thought Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz was bluffing when he said he was considering making a move to boxing, you were dead wrong.
Now Diaz has an opponent for his first boxing match. His opponent? Former IBF super-middleweight champion and great knockout artist Jeff “Left-Hook” Lacy.
The two will square off in the ring sometime in the fall of 2011.
“This is a very dangerous fight for both men. Not only is this fight dangerous but stylistically it is very intriguing. I expected more resistance from fight fans and media in regards to this match-up but its amazing as to the hundreds of calls and e-mails I’ve received from fans on both sides wanting to see this match-up take place,” said promoter, Don Chargin in a press release.
“I’ve received more than a few inquiries from some other very high-profile boxers that want to step up and fight Nick. Its been a real whirlwind.”
Lacy could be the end to Diaz, as he possesses great ability and speed in both hands—enough to stop Diaz. The title for the fight is “Breaking History.”
“I’ve been around boxing for quite some time and I’ve seen a lot of great, tough fighters in my six decades within the sport. I believe that if Nick had been one of those kids who had picked up boxing from a youth, he’d undoubtedly be a world-champion today,” said Chargin.
“Sometime within the next 2 weeks I’ll be personally making the trek to Cesar Gracies gym to setup a private, closed door sparring session between Nick and a few nameless top-level contenders I have in mind.”
This fight has been allowed due to a clause in Diaz’s contract with Strikeforce where he can sign a contract to pursue boxing and still maintain his career as an MMA fighter.
Diaz’s training partner, Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, feels his buddy will do just fine in boxing.
“I know I can’t hang with [top level] pro boxers, I’m realistic, I know I’d get smashed. Nick Diaz goes [to] spar with Andre Ward and to me is the best 167 pounder in the world out there and he survives. He has bad days; he might even have good days and that’s the toughest guy in the world,” said Melendez on Inside MMA.
“If he can hang with him and have good days against him, I think Nick Diaz will do just fine with someone like Fernando Vargas and a lot of guys out there. (Diaz) spars a lot of tough guys. He’s already doing it, he’s already there. He’s also not naive about stuff, so I think it’ll be great for him.”
Diaz will now be officially making the trek over to boxing as both fighters have signed on the dotted line. Diaz’s signature was confirmed by his coach, Cesar Gracie via Twitter:
If Diaz does make the jump to boxing, he already has the tools in place to succeed. Maybe Diaz will end up like James Toney when he made the move to MMA. Diaz will definitely take this a lot more seriously and training with a fighter like Ward is really a great step in the right direction.
Diaz could be using this foray into boxing as an excuse for the UFC to sign him and create the matchup against current UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre—a fight that many MMA fans have been clamoring for since GSP’s lackluster performance against Diaz’s training partner, Jake Shields, last week at UFC 129.
UFC president Dana White is supposed to fly to Stockton to talk both Diaz and Gracie out of making the switch to boxing. Perhaps that GSP fight is his offer to keep Diaz in MMA.
Update
According to ESPN’s Josh Gross, Diaz could back out and take the GSP fight:
“RT @Ty_Hicks @JoshGrossESPN If he’s signed the contract can he just back out to take the GSP fight?”
Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard will meet at UFC 131 on May 28. The fight will mark the third time that these two competitors have met. It will be the second time they will do battle for Edgar’s UFC lightweight title.The first time the two fought, in…
Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard will meet at UFC 131 on May 28. The fight will mark the third time that these two competitors have met. It will be the second time they will do battle for Edgar’s UFC lightweight title.
The first time the two fought, in 2008, Maynard (10-0-1-1) handed Edgar (13-1-1) his first and still only loss of his career, taking the fight by unanimous decision. The two had a rematch on January 1, 2011 to fight for the title that Edgar captured from BJ Penn. The rematch ended with a majority draw and Edgar retained his title.
In the first round of the rematch, Maynard dropped Edgar, “I’m thinking this is done, I’ve reached my goal,” Maynard said. However, he could not finish the champion. The final score cards read 48-46, 46-48, 47-47 for the draw.
One thing will be certain going into the title-fight rematch: These two will not be looking to let this fight go to the judges’ scorecards.
At UFC 129 last Saturday, underrated welterweight Jake Ellenberger stepped in on two weeks notice to fight Sean Pierson. Ellenberger showed that taking a fight on short notice was no problem for him, as he knocked Pierson out in the first round. He sho…
At UFC 129 last Saturday, underrated welterweight Jake Ellenberger stepped in on two weeks notice to fight Sean Pierson.
Ellenberger showed that taking a fight on short notice was no problem for him, as he knocked Pierson out in the first round. He showed how his striking has improved since his last fight as he caught Pierson with a beautiful counter left hand that ended the Canadian’s night early.
However, the punch that gained Ellenberger the victory would bring about some down time as he broke the fourth metacarpal in his left hand that required him to get surgery this week.
Ellenberger stated that the surgery went well and he should be back to training in six to eight weeks.
With the victory, Ellenberger has now won four consecutive fights over top fighters such as John Howard and Mike Pyle. Ellenberger finds himself close to breaking into the top 10 in the welterweight division and has said that he wants to fight the biggest and the best the division has to offer.
Although Ellenberger cannot immediately get back to work, according to MMAWeekly, he already knows who he wants to be his next opponent, recently defeated No. 1 contender Jake Shields.
“I would love it. I would still love that fight,” Ellenberger said about Shields. “It’s definitely up to the UFC, you know Joe (Silva) and Dana (White), what they want to do, but yeah if I could pick who I fight it would definitely be (Jake Shields).”
Shields, like Ellenberger, also fought at UFC 129, but received a different result than Ellenberger.
Shields was dominated by welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in route to a decision loss where Shields was not able to utilize his strength, his jiu-jitsu.
GSP stuffed all of Shields take down attempts and forced the American to beat him in a stand-up brawl, which Shields could not.
Ellenberger has known to be critical of Jake Shields in the past, however, he knows that the former Strikeforce Middleweight champion is still very dangerous, which is why he wants to fight him.
“I definitely still think Shields is on that level; he’s a top guy.” he said.
“Fighting a guy like GSP, that’s a tough feat in it’s own, but Shields is still a top ten guy in the division. I’m ready, I really feel I’m ready.” Ellenberger said.
As “The Juggernaut” recovers from his recent injury, he will await the call on who his next opponent will be. Whether it is Shields, or another top welterweight, Ellenberger will be ready.
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