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With a stellar, action-packed UFC on Fuel event in the books, it’s time to turn our eyes toward the future. What’s next for the stars of Fuel 3? Where they do go from here? Some of them inched closer to relevance, and at least one turned himself i…
With a stellar, action-packed UFC on Fuel event in the books, it’s time to turn our eyes toward the future.
What’s next for the stars of Fuel 3? Where they do go from here? Some of them inched closer to relevance, and at least one turned himself into a bona-fide pay-per-view attraction in a single fight.
Let’s take a look at five fights I’d like to see coming out of Tuesday’s show in Virginia.
Before the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung showed fans once again that he’s the new Diego Sanchez, the UFC’s third show on FUEL TV was floundering. Filled mostly with unfamiliar names and tepid action, the show seemed like a complete bust, especially af…
Before the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung showed fans once again that he’s the new Diego Sanchez, the UFC’s third show on FUEL TV was floundering. Filled mostly with unfamiliar names and tepid action, the show seemed like a complete bust, especially after former The Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah ground the action to a halt with an abysmal co-main event.
Funny how a thrilling final tilt can change all of that in the blink of an eye.
Jung showed diverse technique, a complete inability to protect himself from damage, and the mental fortitude to not give a damn about what happens to his body— all the hallmarks of a great action fighter.
Jung wasn’t the only one to wow the crowd. There were entertaining moments throughout. Here are five of the best.
UFC on Fuel cards don’t get as much attention as their pay-per-view or FOX brethren, but that doesn’t mean they don’t provide several hours worth of top-shelf entertainment.Tuesday night’s card from Fairfax, VA was no different. From the opening-fight …
UFC on Fuel cards don’t get as much attention as their pay-per-view or FOX brethren, but that doesn’t mean they don’t provide several hours worth of top-shelf entertainment.
Tuesday night’s card from Fairfax, VA was no different. From the opening-fight knockout by Tom Lawlor all the way to the action-packed main event with a breakout performance by “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, the show delivered in spades.
If you missed it, well, that’s your fault. But let’s take a look at the biggest winners and losers from the show anyway.
The UFC returns to the lesser-known airwaves of Fuel TV for tonight’s fight card from Fairfax, Virginia.Previous outings on the network have not been successful in the ratings department, but that is because the vast majority of American homes still do…
The UFC returns to the lesser-known airwaves of Fuel TV for tonight’s fight card from Fairfax, Virginia.
Previous outings on the network have not been successful in the ratings department, but that is because the vast majority of American homes still do not have access to Fuel. Fans who were actually able to tune in, however, were treated to fight cards chock-full of exciting bouts and coming-out parties for potential superstars like Alexander Gustafsson and Brian Stann.
Tonight’s event promises more of the same, with the potential crowning of a new featherweight title-contender in the main event between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung.
With this slideshow, we are taking a different look at the Fuel card. You can think of these rankings as a sort of pound-for-pound ranking, featuring only the guys on the Fuel main card. Make sense? The goal is to get a sense of the best and worst fighters on the show, regardless of the weight class they are fighting in.
With six main-card fights, we have got a lot to get through. Let’s get started.
For all the talk of Chael Sonnen being the best in the world at building up fights—and rightly so, because Sonnen certainly is awesome at that aspect of the business—there’s one guy who often gets overlooked when it comes to the ability to …
For all the talk of Chael Sonnen being the best in the world at building up fights—and rightly so, because Sonnen certainly is awesome at that aspect of the business—there’s one guy who often gets overlooked when it comes to the ability to talk up fights.
If we ranked the top 10 guys in the world when it comes to the ability to create interest in fights, Frank Mir would be near the top of the list. He’s a highly intelligent and well-read fighter, and that gives him a different kind of vibe.
Witness his second bout with Brock Lesnar. Lesnar, ever the WWE-style showman, did a lot of red-faced promos discussing his desire to hurt Mir and get revenge for Mir beating him in his UFC debut. Mir, by contrast, was quiet and thoughtful, giving intelligent responses to everything Lesnar had to say.
But Mir did it all with a slight smirk, as if he knew something the world couldn’t fathom. That smirk did one of two things to MMA fans: It infuriated them, or it made them fall even more in Mir’s corner. In the end, the rematch with Lesnar was the biggest fight in the history of the UFC, and by a significant margin.
Mir is making the media rounds to hype his UFC 146 title fight with champion Junior dos Santos, and he’s doing what he does best: saying things that don’t make a ton of sense, but make you all the more interested in seeing his upcoming fight unfold.
Do you have to get dos Santos to the ground or can you stand up with him?
I’m going to go ahead and strike with him, probably more than Carwin wanted to and some of these other guys and try to lull him into lowering his striking defense. If I get him into a rhythm where it’s a boxing match, it will be easier to shoot or take him down. If you are shooting right off the bat and are grabbing a leg and that person’s waiting for it, it’s like any combat tactic. It’s very easy to stop what you are expecting.
See what I mean? That’s nonsense. And the beauty of the comment is that we all realize Frank is a very intelligent fighter. He’s one of the smartest guys on the UFC roster.
So of course, it’s nonsense, because Mir knows and understands that every single person who tries to stand up with Dos Santos ends up being punished in a bad way. Mir’s best path to victory goes through the grappling game, and standing around trading strikes with Dos Santos is a sure way to get yourself knocked out, even if you’re only planning on doing it to set up a takedown.
I guarantee you that no part of Mir’s game plan involves him testing Junior’s striking game. It just won’t happen. But that’s the cool thing about Frank: He’ll say things like this to keep Junior on his toes, to keep him guessing when they’re finally in the cage together.
And more importantly, he’ll create more interest in the fight for those fans who were wanted to see Alistair Overeem get the title shot. That’s the genius of Frank Mir: He sticks around, always near the top, and always has a hook to keep you interested in seeing him fight.
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Nick Diaz had quite the weekend. By this point, nothing Diaz does should surprise us in the least. As Ben Fowlkes over at MMAFighting.com pointed out, you’ve only got yourself to blame if you were upset by Diaz no-showing his Saturday night jiu-ji…
Nick Diaz had quite the weekend.
By this point, nothing Diaz does should surprise us in the least. As Ben Fowlkes over at MMAFighting.com pointed out, you’ve only got yourself to blame if you were upset by Diaz no-showing his Saturday night jiu-jitsu superfight against Braulio Estima.
That’s not entirely true. I was, in fact, just a little bit surprised. After all, this was jiu-jitsu, one of Nick’s great loves. He was doing it for the love of the art and for charity. Surely everything would go according to plan, right?
I guess not. I’m sure we’ll get an explanation from the Diaz camp today that makes sense on a certain level. And you can be sure his followers will buy into it, because that’s what they do. I really enjoy following Nick’s career as it unfolds—even through times like Saturday night, when he makes it increasingly difficult to be a fan—but dealing with his most hardcore of fans? That’s a different story entirely.
But in truth, Diaz shouldn’t be worried about what transpired on Saturday night. Not today, anyway. Because today is the day Diaz takes his marijuana failure case from February in front of a Las Vegas judge.
Team Diaz is attempting to score an injunction that would put an end to the temporary and indefinite suspension handed down by the Las Vegas commission after Diaz tested positive for marijuana metabolites after the loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143.
This is a date Diaz simply cannot afford to no-show. If the judge on today’s case rules in his favor, Diaz will surely be free to come out of his faux retirement and take a fight immediately. A title rematch between Diaz and interim champion Condit could finally be booked, perhaps as the main event of UFC on FOX 4 in August. And Nick’s career—which came to a crashing and emotional halt after he lost to Condit—would suddenly be revitalized.
Nick might wake up this morning and decide he doesn’t really feel like going to Vegas, that he’d rather stay home and do whatever it is he does before triathlon training later in the day. He might just decide that his career and future aren’t worth taking the few hours he’d need to travel to Las Vegas and appear in front of a judge before returning home.
But I hope he gets out of Stockton today. I hope he goes to court. He’s got a very real chance to beat the Nevada commission and return to the cage, and that’s the one place he shines.
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