Tag: Jason Mayhem Miller

Mayhem Miller Moves Past Nick Diaz Feud, Hopes to Face UFC Fighters Soon

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, NewsNearly a year since his last fight in Strikeforce, Jason “Mayhem” Miller still has no follow-up bout scheduled, though the popular middleweight hopes the recent Zuffa-Strikeforce deal has opened up to the possibilit…

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Nearly a year since his last fight in Strikeforce, Jason “Mayhem” Miller still has no follow-up bout scheduled, though the popular middleweight hopes the recent Zuffa-Strikeforce deal has opened up to the possibilities of facing some UFC stars.

Miller is currently training as well as filming a role on Kevin James’ upcoming MMA-themed film “Here Comes the Boom,” but on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, he said he’s looking forward to getting back in the cage as soon as he gets an offer.

One of his hopes is that he gets a chance to fight against some of the sport’s biggest names.

“I will beat the brakes off most of the guys in the middleweight divisions in the UFC,” he said. “I guaran-damn-tee it.”

Tim Kennedy Eager to Make a Statement in Battle with Melvin Manhoef

Filed under: StrikeforceWhen Tim Kennedy steps in against Melvin Manhoef in Strikeforce this Saturday night, it will have been nearly seven months since his last fight — a narrow decision loss against Strikeforce middleweight champ Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ So…

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Tim KennedyWhen Tim Kennedy steps in against Melvin Manhoef in Strikeforce this Saturday night, it will have been nearly seven months since his last fight — a narrow decision loss against Strikeforce middleweight champ Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza.

If you ask Kennedy, seven months is much too long without somebody to punch in the face on live TV. And it’s just possible, he’s willing to admit now, that maybe he didn’t handle the layoff all that well.

“I don’t mean to use an inappropriate metaphor, but you know that guy who really wants to go home with a girl, and it’s two o’clock in the morning and the bar’s closing down and he’s just going after everybody? He doesn’t care what they look like or what they weigh, he’s just up for anything? That’s how I’ve been feeling about a fight,” Kennedy told MMA Fighting. “Like, how about you? How about you? Just anybody.”

Take Him for Granted Now, but You’ll Miss Nick Diaz When He’s Gone

Filed under: StrikeforceHere’s a depressing thought: some day Nick Diaz will stop fighting.

Some day, either from the ravages of age, the allure of outside interests, or maybe just a growing distaste for the sport and all its inhabitants, Diaz will t…

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Here’s a depressing thought: some day Nick Diaz will stop fighting.

Some day, either from the ravages of age, the allure of outside interests, or maybe just a growing distaste for the sport and all its inhabitants, Diaz will take his defiant sneer and his expletive-laden sound bytes and leave us behind.

Whether we realize it yet or not, that’s going to be a sad day for MMA. Maybe a better way to put it is, it’s going to lead to a bunch of boring days thereafter. Because when you stop and think about it, there may be no more original — between his interviews, antics, and actual athletic performances — or more entertaining fighter in the entire sport.

Nick Diaz Wants ‘A Couple F*cking Million’ to Fight Mayhem, Says There’s No Reason Fight With GSP Can’t Happen

(A milion bucks would buy a wicked PC, a shit ton of weed and a pretty wicked bulletin board.)Strikeforce held a conference call today ahead of its January 29 Diaz vs. Cyborg event in San Jose, and as expected Diaz proved to be the main of interest.
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(A milion bucks would buy a wicked PC, a shit ton of weed and a pretty wicked bulletin board.)

Strikeforce held a conference call today ahead of its January 29 Diaz vs. Cyborg event in San Jose, and as expected Diaz proved to be the main of interest.

Overshadowing his upcoming fight with Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos were Nick Diaz’s incendiary replies to the media’s questions about him turning down a fight with longtime nemesis Jason "Mayhem" Miller and his thoughts on the UFC’s welterweight class.

According to the Strikeforce welterweight champ, he feels that for the fight with Miller to happen, he would have to be offered at least seven figures and that highly-touted UFC fighters like Georges St-Pierre (who he thinks will be destroyed by his training partner Jake Shields at UFC 129) and Josh Koscheck are over-hyped and protected by the promotion.

Surprisingly, not one reporter thought to ask Diaz if he was high during the call.

Check out some of the highlights of Diaz’s diatribes after the jump.

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Nick Diaz Rips Mayhem Miller Rumors, Welterweight Rankings

Filed under: Strikeforce, News Nick Diaz has apparently had all he can take when it comes to questions about the bout that never was against Jason “Mayhem” Miller. Nine months after a post-fight melee in Nashville ignited a bitter and ongoing rivalry b…

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Nick Diaz has apparently had all he can take when it comes to questions about the bout that never was against Jason “Mayhem” Miller. Nine months after a post-fight melee in Nashville ignited a bitter and ongoing rivalry between the pair, the sides are no closer to getting into a cage and settling it the old-fashioned way.

And during a conference call to hype up his upcoming Jan. 29 title defense against Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, Diaz made his feelings very clear on the matter, saying that given the weight disparity, it’s not a fight he’ll agree to unless the cash is right.

The Truth About Trading Tomorrow for Today

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveFor 15 years, Frank Shamrock suffered through the bumps, bruises, and breaks that come along with being a pro fighter, and he never had to wonder whether it was worth it.

Not until one afternoon when h…

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For 15 years, Frank Shamrock suffered through the bumps, bruises, and breaks that come along with being a pro fighter, and he never had to wonder whether it was worth it.

Not until one afternoon when he was on his living room floor, trying to help his baby daughter learn to walk. A sudden back spasm struck him – one of many in a career plagued with lower back problems – and briefly paralyzed him on the floor.

“My daughter was around one [year old] at the time, so she didn’t know what was going on,” Shamrock said. “But I was like, I can’t even get up to help her, so I’m not sure how much more of this I should be doing. That’s about when I decided to stop.”