There are fights we as fans would like to see but never will. Either for cross-promotional reasons or because of Father Time, these fights are forever relegated to being “what ifs” discussed at the water cooler (or dinner table if you’…
There are fights we as fans would like to see but never will. Either for cross-promotional reasons or because of Father Time, these fights are forever relegated to being “what ifs” discussed at the water cooler (or dinner table if you’re fortunate enough to have a wife/family into MMA). So which fights that transcend promotional […]
Over the years, one of the most exciting things about each new season of The Ultimate Fighter is who the coaches for the season are. Many times the coaches’ fight is used to determine who the number one contender is, other times the fight is for …
Over the years, one of the most exciting things about each new season of The Ultimate Fighter is who the coaches for the season are. Many times the coaches’ fight is used to determine who the number one contender is, other times the fight is for a title; either way the fights have had major […]
Jon Jones systematically destroyed Rampage Jackson at UFC 135 and added another top-tier fighter to his impressively growing resume. After dominating both Jackson and Shogun Rua in his last couple fights, the remaining potential opponents for the curre…
Jon Jones systematically destroyed Rampage Jackson at UFC 135 and added another top-tier fighter to his impressively growing resume. After dominating both Jackson and Shogun Rua in his last couple fights, the remaining potential opponents for the current light heavyweight champion are looking more and more like a list of future victims. Luckily, Jones still […]
Breaking news just released that Nate Marquardt has been released by the UFC.According to UFC President Dana White, Marquardt not only failed his medicals, he (adding insult to injury), “is out of this fight, and out of the main event on Versus, (and) …
Breaking news just released that Nate Marquardt has been released by the UFC.
It’s an extremely dire career ending consequence for Marquardt’s failure to make the 170-pound weight ceiling. More news will be released as to the exact details regarding the release of the former “King of Pancrase.”
As more information is released regarding Marquardt’s future as a mixed martial artist, the future of Rick Story is also affected by Dana White’s decision.
Rick “The Horror” Story has been riding a tremendous wave of momentum. With victories in six of his last seven fights, the expectation by Story’s camp with a victory over Marquardt would have been a future title shot against UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre.
UFC 130 in May of 2011 introduced “The Horror” to the masses of fight fans as Story dominated the very popular and extremely talented Thiago Alves.
Utilizing his wrestling background, dirty boxing skills, and a solid chin, Story captured a unanimous decision victory over the one-time Brazilian championship title contender.
With Marquardt’s release, Story will now face Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman.
Brenneman, a career 13-2 fighter, debuted in the UFC in 2010.
A solid fighter with an exceptional wrestling pedigree, “The Spaniard” is working diligently to balance out his skill-set inside the Octagon.
No disrespect to Charlie Brenneman, but a victory over “The Spaniard” does not carry the same leverage as a victory over Nate Marquardt.
Additionally, the development of Rick Story’s overall fight game will not be on stage tomorrow evening.
The necessary talent to defeat the experience, skill-set, and overall talent of a Nate Marquardt may not be equally necessary to defeat a Charlie Brenneman.
In short, the skills portrayed by Story in his fight with Thiago Alves should defeat Brenneman.
His game plan will be similar to that during his victory over Alves. Successful takedowns, dirty boxing, and an aggressive pace should secure a victory for Story.
I commend Brenneman for accepting this fight on late notice. And I also commend Story for fulfilling his expectations for this main event matchup at UFC Live 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In the end, however, the inability of Nate Marquardt to make the necessary weight has not only cost “The Great” his career with the UFC, a victory by Story in tomorrow’s main event will not catapult “The Horror’s” career into the upper echelon of the UFC welterweight division.
Hello fight fans and welcome to the first annual Fighters Creed MMA Awards, presented by Fighters Creed! Here is a list of the eight fights that earned prestigious titles and will go down in MMA history!Each moment has been recapped in stunning detail …
Hello fight fans and welcome to the first annual Fighters Creed MMA Awards, presented by Fighters Creed! Here is a list of the eight fights that earned prestigious titles and will go down in MMA history!
Each moment has been recapped in stunning detail and listed below! Be sure to vote for “Best in Show” in our poll!
*This is purely a fictitious account of fights. All have been made up for comedic and entertainment purposes only and in no way represent any personal or general negative implications of the fighters or persons named. This list is in no affiliation with other awards.
Enjoy!
Award for “Best Closing of the Distance”
Winner: Stefan Struve vs. Demetrious Johnson
This fight was nearly three rounds of intense cat-and-mouse chasing, except the mouse was chasing the cat.
Demetrious continued battering at the shins of the “Skyscraper” in the second round. Near the end of the that round, Johnson went in for a single-leg takedown. Struve held his ground while Johnson went for an inverted kneebar, but the round ended seconds later.
In the third round, Struve used his reach advantage to place his hand on top of Johnson’s head and keep his distance, but Demetrious ran up Struve’s arm, took his back, slapped on a rear naked choke, and tapped out the Skyscraper.
“Mighty Mouse” wins Submission of the Night.
Award for “Most Referee Timeouts in One Fight”
Winner: Clay Guida vs. Urijah Faber
The first round starts and both fighters touch gloves. Clay immediately goes for a clinch and starts to dirty box.
Urijah Faber’s cornrows become undone, and his full mane is now down. Clay Guida goes in for another close exchange, but his hair gets tangled with Faber’s. Referee Herb Dean stops the fight and fixes the hair.
Thirty seconds later, it happens again, this time on the ground. Herb Dean stands them up, and fixes it again. This continues in the second round.
Then they both go for a violent takedown simultaneously and get tangled again. Herb Dean assesses the situation and calls in Stitch to cut the hair apart.
The third round starts and it happens again. Herb Dean rushes in again, but gets his own hair stuck. Doctors stop the fight, and judges call it a three-way draw. Herb Dean is awarded Fight of the Night.
Award for “Overcoming Adversity”
Winner: Frankie Edgar vs. Roy Nelson
Frankie starts off his fight with some quick jabs. Roy Nelson takes the punches, but eats them only to setup a takedown.
He quickly grabs a double-leg using his right arm only and slams Edgar to the ground. Edgar is rocked by the slam, and while dazed, Nelson scrambles and puts Edgar into a crucifix.
Edgar manages to squirm enough to dodge Nelson’s attacks from above. He then gets Roy into side control, but loses it again.
The second round starts and Roy Nelson takes Frankie down. This time he goes immediately to the north-south position. Edgar starts making a waving motion and loses his mouth guard, so referee Herb Dean calls a timeout. He stands both of them up, returns the mouth guard to Frankie, and then tells him to go back down to the position they were just in. Frankie clearly begs Herb Dean to just stand them up, but the ref refuses and places them back the way they were.
Frankie has now endured this torture for almost two rounds, but miraculously he lifts Roy Nelson off of himself. He then proceeds to suplex Nelson and knock him out for KO of the Night and Fight of the Night.
Edgar later says that his adrenaline boost came as a result of Nelson talking trash about the Jersey Shore while he had Edgar pinned.
Award for “Quickest Knockout”
Winner: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Wanderlei Silva
The bout starts and both opponents rush toward each other, meeting in the middle.
Mirko Cro Cop throws a jumping, 360 roundhouse and knocks out “The Axe Murderer” in six seconds.
After the fight doctors attempt to reattach Silva’s nose. Meanwhile Cro Cop is interviewed by Joe Rogan, where he reveals that he has been training with Steven Seagal.
Award for “Fewest Number of Takedowns in a Single Fight”
Winner: Fabricio Werdum vs. Thales Leites
The fight starts and both men touch gloves. They then square off and circle each other for about 20 seconds.
All of sudden, they both fake charge at each other, and in unison, they fall on their backs.
As if tanning under the lights of Mandalay Bay Arena, the fighters refuse to move. They bait each other by kicking at each other’s in-steps from time to time before Herb Dean stands them up.
The second and third rounds continue in the same manner as the first.
Judges call it a draw, and a rematch is setup immediately by Joe Silva. The fight will be the main event, and GSP vs. Silva is its co-main.
The fighters start the fight off by trading blows over and over. Lewis throws a head kick and lands flush to Hominick’s forehead. Hominick responds with a quick superman punch to the eye of Lewis.
Jabs and elbows are exchanged until hematomas have fully formed on both fighters.
In the second round, both fighters go for a quick takedown at the exact same time, causing their faces to smash together.
Joe Rogan’s commentary is briefly interrupted by a loud popping sound. Referee Herb Dean calls a stop to the fight, and corner and cut men rushed in to fix their fighters and the mess.
During the panic, six full bags of ice are spilled. Arianny Celeste slips on the ice that had been swept to the sides, which leads to her falling on her head rendering herself unconscious.
Both fighters are awarded KO of the Night, and Joe Rogan receives an Emmy for his commentary.
Award for “Most Artistic Fight”
Winner: Jason Miller vs. Hermes Franca
The fight starts, and it immediately goes to the ground.
The two fighters scramble for positions, reversing each other and exchanging ground and pound. The sweat and Vaseline converge into their hair, and the dye begins to bleed out by the start of the second round.
The canvas is becoming a rainbow of current and past colors, rendering the sponsors unreadable.
By the end, the mat looks like the insides of a kaleidoscope. Dan Hardy jumps the cage and makes some final touchups.
Award for “Most Memorable Entrance”
Winner: Georges St. Pierre vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
Entrance music starts and Souza comes into “Welcome to the Jungle.”
Lights dim again and “O Canada” starts to play. Suddenly, a spotlight hits St. Pierre, and he is coming to the cage riding a gigantic moose.
He parks the moose at the prep station, while they apply Maple Syrup Vaseline to Rush’s face. He then enters the cage.
The fight starts, and GSP starts to jab. Souza, being frustrated with the quickness of GSP, lunges all out for a superman punch. He lands flush, and GSP gets rocked. Seeing his companion in trouble, GSP’s moose decides to jump the cage.
In the wake of excitement, Brock Lesnar, who was lazily spectating, perks up. He reaches for his hunting rifle, grabs the ammo under his chair, and takes aim.
He lands a shot dead center of the moose’s head, killing it on the spot. Lesnar, too, jumps the cage and starts to tend to his recent kill.
Confused and thinking GSP would be disqualified, Souza believes he has won the fight and starts to do his signature crawl.
Lesnar turns around and sees this, panics, and shoots Souza, thinking he was a caiman.
GSP is awarded a win, due to Souza being unable to continue.
Fans and critics rejoice…GSP has finally broken his decision streak.
Let’s not kid ourselves: Anyone who saw how Jon Jones dominated Mauricio Rua en route to winning the UFC light heavyweight title has wondered how the youngster would fair against the current middleweight champ. Silva currently holds the UFC recor…
Let’s not kid ourselves: Anyone who saw how Jon Jones dominated Mauricio Rua en route to winning the UFC light heavyweight title has wondered how the youngster would fair against the current middleweight champ. Silva currently holds the UFC record for consecutive title defenses (eight) and wins (14) and, for the most part, is considered […]