Videos: Randy Couture, Phil Baroni, Gray Maynard Ham It Up for the ‘World MMA Awards’

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Remember when we told you that the Fighters Only World MMA Awards were last Wednesday on Versus? Well, what we meant was that the live online broadcast was happening on Versus.com, and the actual Versus television broadcast…

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Remember when we told you that the Fighters Only World MMA Awards were last Wednesday on Versus? Well, what we meant was that the live online broadcast was happening on Versus.com, and the actual Versus television broadcast is this Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. (I know, we’ve done a great job of promoting it so far.) Even if you have no intention of tuning in, you may want to check out these sort-of-funny promo skits starring MMA fighters, which has become an annual tradition for the show. In the above clip, Randy Couture visits the Pawn Stars gang to get rid of some used property. Yeah, it’s kind of awkward when he sells Natasha Wicks into white slavery at the end, but come on, "eight year abs" is a good one. Ah, what do you know from funny, ya bastards.

After the jump: Find out what happens when a guy known for a hilariously thick New York accent tries to play a Texan. Plus: Amber Nichole Miller‘s heaving chest saves a "Shake Weight" parody from total failure, and Wanderlei Silva gets in touch with his warm-hearted bow-tied side.

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25 Days to Christmas AND 1 Month ’till Brittney Palmer is in the UFC. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…

Ahhh…time to begin the one month countdown to UFC 125 and the debut of WEC Ring Girl, Brittney Palmer as a UFC Octagon Girl. Will Arianny Celeste be able to handle a second raven-haired beauty in her presence? Oh wait, damn it…Chandella Powell has dark-hair too…Um, we mean a third raven-haired beauty… […]

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Ahhh…time to begin the one month countdown to UFC 125 and the debut of WEC Ring Girl, Brittney Palmer as a UFC Octagon Girl. Will Arianny Celeste be able to handle a second raven-haired beauty in her presence? Oh wait, damn it…Chandella Powell has dark-hair too…Um, we mean a third raven-haired beauty… Will Chandella Powell sink further into the abyss of the unnoticed? Will Frankie Edgar defend his Lightweight title against Gray Maynard? (Yes, we at MMAFix care about more than just the hot girls)… So these are all very important questions to be answered in just one month. Meanwhile, check out Brittney’s perfectly round ornament.

Gray Maynard Defends Arianny Celeste: “It’s Playboy Not Swank!”

On this installment of MMA Fix, RawVegas.tv catches up with UFC Lightweight Champion Contender, Gray Maynard as he prepares for his UFC 125 Main Event bout against Champion, Frankie Edgar. Maynard gives choice comments on fellow teammate, Ryan Couture’s staph infection and his views on Arianny Celeste’s Playboy spread. Maynard also states […]

On this installment of MMA Fix, RawVegas.tv catches up with UFC Lightweight Champion Contender, Gray Maynard as he prepares for his UFC 125 Main Event bout against Champion, Frankie Edgar. Maynard gives choice comments on fellow teammate, Ryan Couture’s staph infection and his views on Arianny Celeste’s Playboy spread. Maynard also states that the Lightweight Division is the best division in the UFC and welcomes the WEC Lightweights into the promotion. Watch the full video below:

Watch GRAY MAYNARD TALKS CELESTE, WEC/UFC MERGER AND HIS TITLE SHOT AGAINST EDGAR on RawVegas.tv

Eight MMA Fighters Who Desperately Need a Stoppage Victory

By CagePotato contributor Dan “siksik6” Teague
#8: Gray Maynard When fans and fighters complain about wrestlers in MMA, they’re talking about Gray Maynard. He takes fighters down because that’s what he’s good at. In Maynard’s nine-figh…

By CagePotato contributor Dan “siksik6” Teague

#8: Gray Maynard
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When fans and fighters complain about wrestlers in MMA, they’re talking about Gray Maynard. He takes fighters down because that’s what he’s good at. In Maynard’s nine-fight UFC career, he has just one stoppage, a KO of Joe Veres over three years ago. He’s earned his title shot not because of his performances, but rather because what the hell else do you do with a guy who’s undefeated and has won eight straight fights, including one over the current champ? Cole Miller said it best: Taking people down should be a means to an end. Gray needs to start having some refs pull him off of people if he’s ever going to have any drawing power.

#7: Ben Askren
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Ben Askren is just starting to make his way into mainstream MMA discussions. However, it’s not exactly a heralded arrival. The kid makes picking strawberries look like it belongs in the X Games. His last “stoppage” was a controversial sub over Ryan Thomas, who promptly and correctly displayed his best WTFIYP face. Before that it was a north-south choke over some guy you’ve never heard of in some organization you’ve never heard of back in August of ’09. For his last fight, in which he won the Bellator welterweight strap, he came about as close to finishing Lyman Good as I did. I was on the couch eating Mayfield Butter Pecan ice cream. It was delicious. As a title holder for an up-and-coming organization, Askren needs to show more of a killer instinct if he ever wants his fights to be broadcast by anyone other than Fox Sports South.

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UFC 125 Fight Card: Edgar vs. Maynard, Carwin vs. Nelson

Filed under: UFCThe UFC 125 fight card is shaping up with a total of six bouts confirmed as of Oct. 18 for the Jan. 1 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Helping the UFC kick off the New Year is a lightweight title bout between champion …

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The UFC 125 fight card is shaping up with a total of six bouts confirmed as of Oct. 18 for the Jan. 1 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Helping the UFC kick off the New Year is a lightweight title bout between champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Gray Maynard as well as a heavyweight showdown pitting former interim champ Shane Carwin and TUF 10 winner Roy Nelson.

And for the first time since UFC 112 “Invincible” in April, UFC 125 has a name: “Resolution.”

Edgar vs. Maynard, Carwin vs. Nelson, Guida vs. Gomi Set for UFC 125

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC 125 is now official for Jan. 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, Shane Carwin vs. Roy Nelson and Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi, says the UFC Ultimate Insider vodcast.

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UFC 125 is now official for Jan. 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, Shane Carwin vs. Roy Nelson and Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi, says the UFC Ultimate Insider vodcast.

Brian Stann vs. Chris Leben and Dong-Hyun Kim vs. Nate Diaz are also expected for the main card, but have not yet been announced.