UFC 146: Breakdown of Every Heavyweight Fight

UFC 146 is literally one of the biggest cards of the year, featuring four heavyweight bouts that will restructure the heavyweight division from top to bottom. Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Silva Cain Velasquez vs. Fr…

UFC 146 is literally one of the biggest cards of the year, featuring four heavyweight bouts that will restructure the heavyweight division from top to bottom.

Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Silva

Cain Velasquez vs. Frank Mir

Alistair Overeem vs. Junior dos Santos (c) for the Heavyweight Title 

UFC 146 will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Casion in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26th, 2012.

So let’s just cut to the chase and get the breaking down started!

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Head-to-Toe Breakdown: Cain Velasquez vs. Frank Mir

Cain Velasquez and Frank Mir will fight for the right to contend for the heavyweight title at UFC 146. The two men have taken different paths to this matchup.Velasquez was the champion until Junior dos Santos floored him in just over a minute into thei…

Cain Velasquez and Frank Mir will fight for the right to contend for the heavyweight title at UFC 146. The two men have taken different paths to this matchup.

Velasquez was the champion until Junior dos Santos floored him in just over a minute into their historic bout. Prior to that, Velasquez had ran through much of the heavyweight division.

Mir has been on a four-fight winning streak that saw him defeat two of MMA‘s legends in Mirko “Cro Cop” and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira along with heavyweight contenders like Roy Nelson and Cheick Kongo.

Both men bring their own strengths and weaknesses into this title eliminator so the question will be: who can take advantage of the other’s weaknesses?

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Cain Velasquez vs. Frank Mir Title Eliminator Set for UFC 146

Two former UFC heavyweight champions will clash at an already star-studded card set for May 26th, according to MMA Junkie. Submission specialist Frank Mir will take on heavy-handed wrestler Cain Velasquez in a bout that seems unlikely to go a full…

Two former UFC heavyweight champions will clash at an already star-studded card set for May 26th, according to MMA Junkie.

Submission specialist Frank Mir will take on heavy-handed wrestler Cain Velasquez in a bout that seems unlikely to go a full 15 minutes at UFC 146.

UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta said the bout would take place roughly a month ago in a question-and-answer session with fans via his Twitter account.

Additionally, UFC 146 will determine who either Mir or Velasquez will challenge for the belt, as the event is headlined by a heavyweight title clash between reigning title holder Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem.

Mir is currently riding a three-fight win streak, which includes a his fantastic kimura technical submission over fellow jiu-jitsu ace Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140 which many fans and analysts deemed the 2011 Submission of the Year.

Most recently, Velasquez, who was coming off of rotator cuff surgery, lost the UFC heavyweight title to JDS via devastating first-round knockout at the promotion’s inaugural FOX network debut this past November.

Prior to that bout, the former Arizona State Sun Devil won the coveted 12 pounds of gold from Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October of 2010.

This announcement comes on the heels of another heavyweight bout being confirmed by the UFC. 

Despite recently entertaining a drop to light heavyweight, Roy Nelson will welcome former Strikeforce heavyweight contender Antonio Silva to the Octagon.

The card, which will be hosted at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, has yet another showdown in a bout likely regulated to the undercard when Gabriel Gonzaga takes on undefeated former Strikeforce fighter Shane del Rosario.



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[VIDEO] Big Nog: Freak of Nature

It has barely been a fortnight since Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria had his arm snapped into a thousand pieces compliments of a first round Frank Mir kimura at UFC 140. Besides being perhaps the most shocking, or at least unpredictable, finish in UFC History, it was a loss that to many signaled the end of the road for the former UFC Interim Heavyweight champ and PRIDE star. But leave it to a man who was run over by a Mac truck as a child to prove us wrong once again.

Yes, the above video serves as undeniable proof that “Minotauro’s” bones are made from some form of otherwordly carbon based material, or possibly the liquid metal that flows through Wolverine’s veins. Where most of us would still be at home trying to figure out the reverse monkey grip, Big Nog has already resumed training, and looks to be coming along nicely in his rehabilitation. The question is, who should he face next?

DISCUSS.

-J. Jones

It has barely been a fortnight since Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria had his arm snapped into a thousand pieces compliments of a first round Frank Mir kimura at UFC 140. Besides being perhaps the most shocking, or at least unpredictable, finish in UFC History, it was a loss that to many signaled the end of the road for the former UFC Interim Heavyweight champ and PRIDE star. But leave it to a man who was run over by a Mac truck as a child to prove us wrong once again.

Yes, the above video serves as undeniable proof that “Minotauro’s” bones are made from some form of otherwordly carbon based material, or possibly the liquid metal that flows through Wolverine’s veins. Where most of us would still be at home trying to figure out the reverse monkey grip, Big Nog has already resumed training, and looks to be coming along nicely in his rehabilitation. The question is, who should he face next?

DISCUSS.

-J. Jones

UFC on FOX 4: 10 Fights We Want to See in Los Angeles

The fourth UFC card on FOX has just been set in California, but no fights have been made as of yet. While different matches could be made based off of events unaired, including UFC 144 which takes place this Saturday, it’s always fun to imagine.So…

The fourth UFC card on FOX has just been set in California, but no fights have been made as of yet. While different matches could be made based off of events unaired, including UFC 144 which takes place this Saturday, it’s always fun to imagine.

Some of these fights include Californians who could bring fans to the fights while others would do just as well anywhere in the world.

Each fight pits different styles against each other and carries varying implications for the fighters involved, but all of them would do well on TV. Whether it would be a main event or the first televised fight, these are 10 bouts worth seeing on the UFC on FOX 4 card in August.

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8 MMA Personalities and Their Rock Star Alter Ego

Believe it or not, music and MMA go hand and hand. While some fighters use music to describe themselves (think Roy Nelson using Weird Al’s “Fat”) to picking music that gets them hyped up for a fight, music says a lot about the fighters. Some&…

Believe it or not, music and MMA go hand and hand. 

While some fighters use music to describe themselves (think Roy Nelson using Weird Al’s “Fat”) to picking music that gets them hyped up for a fight, music says a lot about the fighters. 

Some musicians even have similarities to certain fighters. 

Here’s a look at eight fighters and their musical alter egos.

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