Despite the overwhelming majority of fight fans focusing on UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami, ProElite brought a solid card to Honolulu, Hawaii. It featured former UFC fighters Kendall Grove, Joe Riggs, Andrei Arlovski and Drew McFedries, in addition to the MM…
Despite the overwhelming majority of fight fans focusing on UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami, ProElite brought a solid card to Honolulu, Hawaii. It featured former UFC fighters Kendall Grove, Joe Riggs, Andrei Arlovski and Drew McFedries, in addition to the MMA debut of BJ Penn‘s brother, Reagan Penn.
Despite the awful announcing of Jens Pulver, there were some pretty decent fights. Here are the results of the main card if you missed Sherdog‘s live stream of the event.
Drew McFedries defeated Garrett Olson by TKO at 4:04 of round two.
Sara McMann defeated Raquel Pa’aluhi via submission at 2:52 of round three.
Jake Heun defeated Mark Ellis by submission at 2:29 of round two.
Reagan Penn defeated Paul Gardner by submission at 1:10 of round one.
Andrei Arlovski defeated Ray Lopez by TKO at 2:43 of round three.
Kendall Grove defeated Joe Riggs by submission at 0:59 of round one.
Luiz Cane was building a reputation as one of the most fearsome strikers and promising light heavyweights that the sport had seen in a while.After fighting UFC newcomer Stanislav Nedkov at UFC 134, however, Cane has now suffered three TKO defeats in fo…
Luiz Cane was building a reputation as one of the most fearsome strikers and promising light heavyweights that the sport had seen in a while.
After fighting UFC newcomer Stanislav Nedkov at UFC 134, however, Cane has now suffered three TKO defeats in four fights.
Starting off, Cane looking sharp. He was backing his Bulgarian opponent down, landing solid strikes and looking to close in on a finish.
Nedkov remained dangerous. One of his powerful counterstrikes clipped Cane’s temple, sending him reeling backwards. Cane tried to regain his wits, but Nedkov followed him with a barrage of unanswered strikes.
The upset came at 4:20 into the very first round.
The relatively unknown Stanislav Nedkov is now a name that will attract some interest in his next matchup, while Luiz Cane falls into a very precarious situation.
Does he get released and try to rebuild his confidence in smaller shows or can he turn things around with another chance in the big leagues?
At 29 and 30 years of age, it is far too soon to draw sweeping conclusions about the trajectory of the rest of their careers, but fans can certainly be happy that they came to fight and put on a hell of a show.
What a night of fights Bellator provided on Saturday.From the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Bellator had one hell of a card.Every one of the prelims was packed with action, and when the card went live on MTV2, nothing changed.Seth Petruzelli …
What a night of fights Bellator provided on Saturday.
From the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Bellator had one hell of a card.
Every one of the prelims was packed with action, and when the card went live on MTV2, nothing changed.
Seth Petruzelli knocked out Ricco Rodriguez in impressive fashion, Cole Konrad showed big improvements in his standup game, and Pat Curran delivered a knockout of the year candidate when he annihilated Marlon Sandro.
For a quick recap of the main card last night (and some pictures of the lovely Bellator ring girls), read on.
Donald Cerrone’s victory over Charles Oliveira was an impressive display of mixed martial arts that earned “The Cowboy” his third straight win. The bout saw Cerrone out-strike his opponent and constantly press forward with every intention of finis…
Donald Cerrone’s victory over Charles Oliveira was an impressive display of mixed martial arts that earned “The Cowboy” his third straight win.
The bout saw Cerrone out-strike his opponent and constantly press forward with every intention of finishing him. Cerrone was a lot more versatile than the Brazilian as he landed precise combinations and devastating leg kicks.
Eventually, the onslaught would take its toll on the Brazilian as Cerrone landed a hard body shot that hurt him, allowing him to swarm all over Oliveira to signal the end of the fight.
Cerrone’s third consecutive victory inside the UFC certainly moves him up the rankings, however, it isn’t enough to necessarily declare him a title contender. After Ben Henderson’s impressive victory over Jim Miller that would follow, it was clear Henderson is likely next in line for a title shot at 155 lbs.
And for Cerrone, a fight against Henderson would not intrigue many fans, especially after he has lost the two bouts to the former WEC Lightweight Champion. Therefore, Cerrone will likely need one or two more fights to earn a title shot himself.
A bout against Clay Guida would surely draw interest, along with an encounter against rising star Melvin Guillard.
Cerrone still proved he is one of the top competitors in the stacked lightweight division, but considering the overwhelming amount of talent that was acquired from the WEC, he will have to continue making a name for himself.
The fight that many labeled as Bad Blood took place on Saturday, July 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fought between former WEC Bantamweight, and current UFC Bantamweight Champion, Dominick Cruz, and former WEC Featherweig…
The fight that many labeled as Bad Blood took place on Saturday, July 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fought between former WEC Bantamweight, and current UFC Bantamweight Champion, Dominick Cruz, and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber, this fight was a rematch of their first from back in March of 2004 for the WEC Featherweight Championship—a fight that Faber, a Sacramento native, won by Guillotine choke a mere 1:38 into the first round.
In what was a complete reversal of fortune, it was Cruz who found himself on the winning end of the Unanimous Decision victory, and UFC President Dana White placing the UFC Bantamweight belt back around his more-than-deserving waist.
All the talk from both fighters leading up to the fight only promised fans a battle of epic proportions and with both fighters leaving it all in the octagon, as if to assure everyone who the dominant fighter was.
For five rounds, Dominick Cruz proved to be the better fighter as he confused Faber with his unorthodox fighting style, allowing him to land punches from every angle. Cruz kept a frenetic pace as he engaged Faber relentlessly.
Faber looked sharp, and while on two occasions was able to drop the Bantamweight Champion Cruz, Faber was never able to capitalize.
The most interesting aspect of the fight was that Faber was unable to land his signature takedowns to take the fight with Cruz to the ground. Faber was a perennial section wrestling champion from Lincoln High School and eventually earned a wrestling scholarship to U.C. Davis.
No, curiously enough it was Cruz who landed more takedowns and easily escaped several of Faber’s takedown attempts.
Both fighters would go home with Fight of the Night honors and bonuses to go along with it. Unfortunately, Faber will go home without the championship belt that he so covets and thinks that he deserves.
Cruz, on the other hand, will go home to San Diego with the belt still around his waist. But more than that, Cruz will walk away with the satisfaction of beating the last man to defeat him some four years ago.
The lasting questions from this epic fight will be: when will they fight again and who should challenge Cruz next? Cruz has looked completely dominant in each of his three title defenses.
With the ever growing stable of UFC Bantamweights, there is no shortage of fighters to step up and challenge the “Dominator.”
But the biggest question is, are any of them worthy?
Cruz owns two wins over highly ranked Joseph Benavidez, and now dominant wins over Faber, Scott Jorgenson and Brian Bowles. If Benavidez is able to beat Eddie Wineland in their upcoming fight, will he get his third shot at Cruz, or will Wineland be next in line if he beats Joey B?
What next for Cruz?
There is the possible rematch with former WEC champ Brian Bowles, who has won two in a row and beat Takeya Mizugaki Saturday night. A matchup with Brad Pickett or Demetrious Johnson doesn’t scream “Must Watch” for the PPV audience. Although both have winning streaks, Pickett at one and Johnson at four, that only leaves Masakatsu Ueda, and Ueda does not fight under the UFC banner.
That only leaves a possible matchup with Miguel Torres. A Torres fight would have been monumental several years ago when Torres held the WEC strap and owned the division, but now with Torres struggling to compete and win fights, that fight is unlikely to happen.
Unfortunately for Dominick Cruz, he seems to be his own worst enemy. He is just too good and holds wins over too many relevant fighters in the Top 10 of his respected division. This is the same problem that plagues UFC champions Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva.
The only thing that could work the MMA faithful into a frenzy would be a possible fight between Cruz and 145-pound king, UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo. Both fighters are exciting strikers and the matchup is intriguing. UFC President Dana White may have no choice but to have these champions fight.
The future for Dominick Cruz may be murky, but one thing is clear: after all the trash talk and bad blood boiled over, he was able to come out of his feud with Urijah Faber with the UFC Bantamweight belt around his waist, and his hand raised in the air victoriously.
Out of 27 career victories, 27-year-old Carlos Condit has finished 26 of them. Only one of his 27 victories did he go to a decision.I do not think there is anyone out there with that kind aggression and killer instinct to show for on their record.For m…
Out of 27 career victories, 27-year-old Carlos Condit has finished 26 of them. Only one of his 27 victories did he go to a decision.
I do not think there is anyone out there with that kind aggression and killer instinct to show for on their record.
For my money, Carlos Condit is the most dangerous fighter in the welterweight division.
That finishing ability was on full display as Condit knocked out the previously undefeated Dong Hyun Kim in the first round at UFC 132.
That marks two first-round knockouts in a row for Condit, where he is the only man to have ever KO’d his opponent.
Then, stop to consider that he has just as many wins by submission as he does by knockout.
Since joining the UFC and dropping a controversial split-decision to standout Martin Kampmann, Condit appears to just be getting better and better with each outing.
It is at the point now where it is more difficult making an argument as to why he shouldn’t be getting a title shot.
Yet despite his refinement and caliber, Condit proved against Dong Hyun Kim that he is very much still “The Natural Born Killer.”
If Kim and Hardy cannot last a round in the cage with Condit, then who is going to get in his way?
The only fighters left for Condit to fight are the durable and elite welterweight stalwarts that are notoriously hard to finish, and I bet Condit is just chomping at the bit.
Luiz Cane was building a reputation as one of the most fearsome strikers and promising light heavyweights that the sport had seen in a while.