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Filed under: UFC, NewsA mild knee injury has knocked Carlos Condit out of his scheduled UFC 127 fight with Chris Lytle, MMA FIghting has confirmed.
Sportsnet.ca first reported the possibility of his withdrawal.
The injury is likely to keep Condit out…
A mild knee injury has knocked Carlos Condit out of his scheduled UFC 127 fight with Chris Lytle, MMA FIghting has confirmed.
Sportsnet.ca first reported the possibility of his withdrawal.
The injury is likely to keep Condit out of serious training for 5-6 weeks, his manager Malki Kawa told MMA Fighting.
Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceNick Diaz is one of the hardest fighters to rank in mixed martial arts.
Some folks argue that Diaz is a Top 5 welterweight, and maybe even the guy with the best combination of skills to dethrone the consensus No. 1, George…
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce
Nick Diaz is one of the hardest fighters to rank in mixed martial arts.
Some folks argue that Diaz is a Top 5 welterweight, and maybe even the guy with the best combination of skills to dethrone the consensus No. 1, Georges St. Pierre. His win over Evangelista Cyborg Santos was Diaz’s ninth straight victory, and he’s finished eight of those nine opponents. It’s been a long time since Diaz stepped into the cage and turned in an unimpressive performance.
But others argue that Diaz isn’t even a Top 10 welterweight because the quality of his opposition has been less than stellar. None of those nine wins has come against anyone who’s even close to a Top 10 opponent himself. And Strikeforce has matched Diaz up with opponents who play to his strengths, while never testing what may be Diaz’s greatest weakness by putting him in the cage with a wrestler.
So where do we rank Diaz? I have my answer below. Your answer may differ.
UFC Ultimate Insider: Best of Unguarded – Watch more Funny VideosIf you want to see the best segment of the UFC’s Ultimate Insider series, you fast forward to the "Unguarded" portion of the show which features fighter interviews conducted by…
UFC Ultimate Insider: Best of Unguarded – Watch more Funny Videos
If you want to see the best segment of the UFC’s Ultimate Insider series, you fast forward to the "Unguarded" portion of the show which features fighter interviews conducted by the UFC’s best kept secret, a behind-the scenes interviewer named Elizabeth who’s putting Ariel Helwani on notice.
Fortunately for those of you who don’t want to have to go through each episode they missed, the fine folks at the UFC took the time to splice together the highlights from the season in the 13-minute video above that includes Randy Couture retelling the story of his first ass-kicking, Josh Koscheck recalling how he "became" a dick, Carlos Condit talking about why he became a fighter and Dan Hardy explaining that he doesn’t like getting punched in the face.
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, WelterweightsGeorges St. Pierre whipped Josh Koscheck for five rounds at UFC 124, bringing to 30 his streak of consecutive rounds won. Think about that: St. Pierre has fought the best of the best in the welterwe…
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, Welterweights
Georges St. Pierre whipped Josh Koscheck for five rounds at UFC 124, bringing to 30 his streak of consecutive rounds won. Think about that: St. Pierre has fought the best of the best in the welterweight division, and although you can knock him for not finishing most of his recent fights, even the wildly inconsistent judges we have in MMA these days couldn’t find a reason to score a single round against him over 30 rounds of action.
So when does that change? Jake Shields has dominated a whole lot of opponents himself recently, winning 15 straight fights including eight by stoppage and five by unanimous decision. But while Shields is certainly worthy of his title shot, it’s extremely difficult to envision him actually beating St. Pierre, who does just about everything better than Shields. I could very easily see St. Pierre beating Shields by yet another unanimous decision, 50-45 all the way around.
And so as we rank the Top 10 welterweights in MMA, we’re left wondering if any of them have what it takes to end GSP’s reign.
Dana White recently targeted beloved coach, Greg Jackson of Jackson’s MMA as a contributor to boring fights in the UFC. Though Jackson holds prestige as the trainer to names like Georges St. Pierre, Jon “Bones” Jones, Rashad Evans, Clay Guida and Carlos Condit to name a few, White believes that Jackson’s lead-with-caution approach is […]
Dana White recently targeted beloved coach, Greg Jackson of Jackson’s MMA as a contributor to boring fights in the UFC. Though Jackson holds prestige as the trainer to names like Georges St. Pierre, Jon “Bones” Jones, Rashad Evans, Clay Guida and Carlos Condit to name a few, White believes that Jackson’s lead-with-caution approach is hindering the excitement that the fighters should be bringing into the octagon that helps the viewers feel their $49.95 pay-per-view was money well spent. White had a mouthful to say in regard to Greg Jackson’s training methods including that he has respect for Jackson yet his game plans and corner work are “weird”. White summed up his thoughts by saying:
You’ll see guys who are traditionally exciting fighters, but when they go to the Greg Jackson camp they become safety first fighters. Why wouldn’t you tell him ‘go for broke in this third round? This is a close fight.
Greg Jackson had an opportunity to fire back to White’s criticisms earlier today via a phone interview with MMAFighting’s Ben Fowlkes:
Here’s a quick stat for you. So there’s been 22 [UFC events] this year? We had 12 bonuses so far this year, so one out of every two, one of my fighters got Submission of the Night, Knockout of the Night, or Fight of the Night.
Jackson went on to list that Jon Jones had finished every single fight under the Jackson training camp save for a Disqualification against Matt Hamill for an illegal elbow. He also mention’s Carlos Condit’s recent Knockout of the Night and Fight of the Night honors with his victory over Dan Hardy at UFC 120.
The comments made by White were after a disappointing performance by Nate Marquardt who lost via Unanimous Decision to Yushin Okami earlier this month at UFC 122. White felt Marquardt had ample opportunity to try and finish Okami in the 3rd round but didn’t feel his corner was urging Marquardt to go for it.
Despite criticism, Greg Jackson remains a favorite MMA coach and is up for Coach of the Year at the 2010 World MMA Awards this Wednesday night. Jackson took top honors last year, so it doesn’t look like you, the fans would have agreed with White in 2009. We’ll see if you’ve had a change of heart this year.
Filed under: UFC, NewsJust one week ago, Chris Lytle told MMA Fighting that he was hoping to face Carlos Condit in his next bout. The possibility is moving closer to reality.
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the UFC is working tow…
Just one week ago, Chris Lytle told MMA Fighting that he was hoping to face Carlos Condit in his next bout. The possibility is moving closer to reality.
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the UFC is working towards putting together a Condit-Lytle bout, but a date has not yet been determined for the possible fight.
Reports that the fight would take place at UFC 126 on Feb. 5 are incorrect, according to the sources, and would likely take place at a later date.