Stefan Struve: I’ll Talk to McCorkle on Saturday, and It Won’t Take Long

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveThe last time Dutch heavyweight Stefan Struve was in the Octagon, things got off to a pretty terrible start. Even before he stepped in the cage at UFC 117 back in August, he already knew it was going to be a rough ni…

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Stefan StruveThe last time Dutch heavyweight Stefan Struve was in the Octagon, things got off to a pretty terrible start. Even before he stepped in the cage at UFC 117 back in August, he already knew it was going to be a rough night.

It started with a light-headed feeling, then a little dizziness, and then some vomiting, all within a couple hours of fight time. This was all due to a bad case of nerves, the 22-year-old Struve said. After getting knocked out in his previous effort against Roy Nelson, he knew he needed to win this one. He let the pressure get to him, and it left him in a weakened state by the time he stepped in against Christian Morecraft in Oakland, Calif.

“The first few minutes of the fight were okay, and then all my energy was gone,” Struve told MMA Fighting. “I just thought, this is not going to be good.”

The MMA Hour With Fitch, Phan, Barry, Sadollah and Palaszewski

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosAnother Monday, another live two-hour edition of The MMA Hour for you viewing pleasure. Here’s who will be stopping by this week.

* UFC welterweight star Jon Fitch will preview …

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Another Monday, another live two-hour edition of The MMA Hour for you viewing pleasure. Here’s who will be stopping by this week.

* UFC welterweight star Jon Fitch will preview Saturday’s title fight between Josh Koscheck and Georges St-Pierre, as well as his upcoming fight against BJ Penn at UFC 127.

* Nam Phan will talk about his controversial decision loss to Leonard Garcia on Saturday night.

* Heavyweight Pat Barry will discuss his upcoming fight against Joey Beltran on Jan. 22.

* Amir Sadollah will look back on his win at UFC 122 and discuss what’s next.

* Lightweight Bart Palaszewski will talk about his fight on the final card in WEC history against Kamal Shalorus at WEC 53.

Plus, we’ll look back on this weekend’s Strikeforce and UFC cards and ahead to UFC 124 in Montreal.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Josh Thomson vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri Signed for Dynamite!!

Filed under: DREAM, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsFans won’t get a chance to see Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki at Dynamite!!, but there will be an important lightweight DREAM vs. Strikeforce fight on the card after all.

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Fans won’t get a chance to see Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki at Dynamite!!, but there will be an important lightweight DREAM vs. Strikeforce fight on the card after all.

Josh Thomson vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri has been signed for the Dec. 31 event, MMA Fighting has learned from sources. The bout will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Leonard Garcia Talks Decision Win, Responds to Joe Rogan’s Criticism

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveShortly after winning a controversial split decision victory over Nam Phan at the TUF 12 Finale, Leonard Garcia sat down with Phan to watch the fight at the 24/7 Café inside the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. It w…

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Shortly after winning a controversial split decision victory over Nam Phan at the TUF 12 Finale, Leonard Garcia sat down with Phan to watch the fight at the 24/7 Café inside the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. It was an amicable, if unlikely little viewing party, but afterward Garcia said he arrived at a firm conclusion about the scoring in the fight.

He’s watched the bout approximately 15 times since then, he told MMA Fighting, and his thoughts on it are the same each time.

“I think I outscored him in the first and third rounds,” said Garcia. “I think that in the third round, I was dead tired, but I kept firing and kept pressing the action, and I was able to get a takedown as well.”

Though judges Adelaide Byrd and Tony Weeks agreed, giving Garcia the first and third rounds even as judge Junichiro Kamijo gave every round to Phan, the fans in attendance at the Pearl at the Palms voiced their displeasure loudly and thoroughly. Even UFC color commentator Joe Rogan went to great lengths to express his disapproval, which bothered Garcia more than he initially let on.

Antonio Silva Admits Mike Kyle Was Tougher Than Expected

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva following his win over Mike Kyle Saturday night about rebounding after getting dropped in the first round, the finish, Kyle performance and his place in the Strikeforce heavyweight division.

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to Antonio Silva following his win over Mike Kyle Saturday night about rebounding after getting dropped in the first round, the finish, Kyle performance and his place in the Strikeforce heavyweight division.

Ovince St. Preux Surprised Referee Didn’t Stop Fight in First Round

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux about his unanimous decision win over Benji Radach Saturday night. The former University of Tennessee linebacker talked about being surprised the fight wasn’t finished in the first round, the way the fight played out and going 6-0 in 2010.

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ST. LOUIS — MMA Fighting spoke to light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux about his unanimous decision win over Benji Radach Saturday night. The former University of Tennessee linebacker talked about being surprised the fight wasn’t finished in the first round, the way the fight played out and going 6-0 in 2010.