Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club: Luke Rockhold Breaks Hand, Ronda Rousey Bashes Cyborg, UFC Returns to Atlanta + More

(Alistair Overeem vs. Junior Dos Santos fan-made trailer via TheAzyunyh4)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere…

Anthony Johnson Finds New Life at New Weight, Thanks in Part to ‘Blackzilians’ (MMA Fighting)

Strikeforce Champ Luke Rockhold Suffers Broken Hand in Win Over Keith Jardine (MMA Mania)

50 Random MMA Facts You Never Knew (BleacherReport.com/MMA)

Ronda Rousey on Cyborg: ‘I Always Knew She Was a Cheater’ (FightLine)

Review: ‘Haywire’, Starring Gina Carano (MMA Convert)

Atlanta to Host UFC 146 on April 21st (5th Round)

A Running Journal of MTV’s ‘Caged’ (Five Ounces of Pain)

Chael Sonnen: My MMA Career Will Be a Colossal Failure Without That 12 Pounds of Gold (Lowkick.Blitzcorner.com)

Here’s Video of Keith Jardine’s Mom Confronting Luke Rockhold’s Brother After Strikeforce (MiddleEasy)

Rampage and King Mo Still Want to Fight Each Other — Can the UFC Make It Happen? (The Fight Nerd)

Is the Pro-Wrestling Influence in UFC Unattractive to Female Sports Fans? (Fight Opinion)

Update on Zuffa vs. New York: NY Files Motion (MMA Payout)


(Alistair Overeem vs. Junior Dos Santos fan-made trailer via TheAzyunyh4)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere…

Anthony Johnson Finds New Life at New Weight, Thanks in Part to ‘Blackzilians’ (MMA Fighting)

Strikeforce Champ Luke Rockhold Suffers Broken Hand in Win Over Keith Jardine (MMA Mania)

50 Random MMA Facts You Never Knew (BleacherReport.com/MMA)

Ronda Rousey on Cyborg: ‘I Always Knew She Was a Cheater’ (FightLine)

Review: ‘Haywire’, Starring Gina Carano (MMA Convert)

Atlanta to Host UFC 146 on April 21st (5th Round)

A Running Journal of MTV’s ‘Caged’ (Five Ounces of Pain)

Chael Sonnen: My MMA Career Will Be a Colossal Failure Without That 12 Pounds of Gold (Lowkick.Blitzcorner.com)

Here’s Video of Keith Jardine’s Mom Confronting Luke Rockhold’s Brother After Strikeforce (MiddleEasy)

Rampage and King Mo Still Want to Fight Each Other — Can the UFC Make It Happen? (The Fight Nerd)

Is the Pro-Wrestling Influence in UFC Unattractive to Female Sports Fans? (Fight Opinion)

Update on Zuffa vs. New York: NY Files Motion (MMA Payout)

MTV Caged: Youth Movement in MMA Should Have UFC Thinking Farm System

UFC is one of the biggest companies in the world and by far the biggest MMA business in the United States. With that said, the lack of a farm system keeps the sport from reaching new heights. While there is still a steady stream of fighters coming into…

UFC is one of the biggest companies in the world and by far the biggest MMA business in the United States. With that said, the lack of a farm system keeps the sport from reaching new heights. While there is still a steady stream of fighters coming into the sport of MMA, the real development […]

Video: MTV Puts The Ultimate Fighter on Notice with New MMA Reality Show

(Video courtesy of MTV)

In an attempt to appeal to a wider breadth of demographic than The Ultimate Fighter, MTV has created a new reality show that is loosely based around the MMA aspirations of a group of small town Louisiana kids.

The show is basically 16 and Pregnant and the “babies” they are expecting are their upcoming fights. Truth be told, the concept is a good one since it’s more “reality” TV than TUF has become and most of us will likely be able to convince our spouses and girlfriends to watch a show like this one strictly for the train wreck factor. The fact that it will air immediately after Jersey Shore on Mondays and prior to the JS rebroadcast will mean big numbers for the show — maybe even more than TUF 15 on Fox.


(Video courtesy of MTV)

In an attempt to appeal to a wider breadth of demographic than The Ultimate Fighter, MTV has created a new reality show that is loosely based around the MMA aspirations of a group of small town Louisiana kids.

The show is basically 16 and Pregnant and the “babies” they are expecting are their upcoming fights. Truth be told, the concept is a good one since it’s more “reality” TV than TUF has become and most of us will likely be able to convince our spouses and girlfriends to watch a show like this one strictly for the train wreck factor. The fact that it will air immediately after Jersey Shore on Mondays and prior to the JS rebroadcast will mean big numbers for the show — maybe even more than TUF 15 on Fox.

The demos the show will undoubtedly resonate with include:

• Fans of redneck reality shows like 16 and Pregnant or Swamp People

• MMA fans who need something to watch on Monday nights

• Average Joes who think that because they once got in a fight at a Sonic, they could be in the UFC

• Affliction-wearing fans of Jersey Shore who think “The Situation” and Vinny are tough SOBs

Bob Reilly and the rest of the MMA opposers who will use clips of the show to demonstrate what kind of idiots compete in the sport

I’m crossing my fingers that they actually train in their back yards Kimbo Slice-style like the preview suggests.

If you’re Canadian and MTV has cock-blocked the preview, you can watch it HERE.

Caged premieres Monday at 10:00 pm ET.

Video: MTV Puts The Ultimate Fighter on Notice with New MMA Reality Show

(Video courtesy of MTV)

In an attempt to appeal to a wider breadth of demographic than The Ultimate Fighter, MTV has created a new reality show that is loosely based around the MMA aspirations of a group of small town Louisiana kids.

The show is basically 16 and Pregnant and the “babies” they are expecting are their upcoming fights. Truth be told, the concept is a good one since it’s more “reality” TV than TUF has become and most of us will likely be able to convince our spouses and girlfriends to watch a show like this one strictly for the train wreck factor. The fact that it will air immediately after Jersey Shore on Mondays and prior to the JS rebroadcast will mean big numbers for the show — maybe even more than TUF 15 on Fox.


(Video courtesy of MTV)

In an attempt to appeal to a wider breadth of demographic than The Ultimate Fighter, MTV has created a new reality show that is loosely based around the MMA aspirations of a group of small town Louisiana kids.

The show is basically 16 and Pregnant and the “babies” they are expecting are their upcoming fights. Truth be told, the concept is a good one since it’s more “reality” TV than TUF has become and most of us will likely be able to convince our spouses and girlfriends to watch a show like this one strictly for the train wreck factor. The fact that it will air immediately after Jersey Shore on Mondays and prior to the JS rebroadcast will mean big numbers for the show — maybe even more than TUF 15 on Fox.

The demos the show will undoubtedly resonate with include:

• Fans of redneck reality shows like 16 and Pregnant or Swamp People

• MMA fans who need something to watch on Monday nights

• Average Joes who think that because they once got in a fight at a Sonic, they could be in the UFC

• Affliction-wearing fans of Jersey Shore who think “The Situation” and Vinny are tough SOBs

Bob Reilly and the rest of the MMA opposers who will use clips of the show to demonstrate what kind of idiots compete in the sport

I’m crossing my fingers that they actually train in their back yards Kimbo Slice-style like the preview suggests.

If you’re Canadian and MTV has cock-blocked the preview, you can watch it HERE.

Caged premieres Monday at 10:00 pm ET.