Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 122 Predictions With Gerald Harris

Filed under: UFCWhen last we left the Fighter vs. Writer series, I came to what I choose to think of as a very respectable draw against Jason “Mayhem” Miller. You could point out that if I hadn’t felt the need to be contrary and pick Martin Kampmann ov…

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When last we left the Fighter vs. Writer series, I came to what I choose to think of as a very respectable draw against Jason “Mayhem” Miller. You could point out that if I hadn’t felt the need to be contrary and pick Martin Kampmann over Jake Shields, I would have won. To that I’d say, ‘You’re right, you jerk. I guess you just know everything, don’t you?’

But rather than dwell on hypothetical conversations that exist only in my head, we move forward to UFC 122 and a fight-picking showdown with former “Ultimate Fighter” contestant and recent Sportscenter highlight-maker Gerald Harris, who took some time out from training for his fight at UFC 123 next weekend to match wits with me.

Unlike Gerald, I haven’t slammed my way on to ESPN (yet), but I feel pretty good about my prognosticating powers this week. That is why I now turn awkwardly toward the “Hurricane” and utter the four most important words in the English language: You wanna do it?

‘Mayhem’ Miller Still Hoping to Fight Nick Diaz After Latest Run-In

Filed under: StrikeforceTo hear Jason “Mayhem” Miller tell it, he still isn’t entirely sure why he and Nick Diaz got into it again backstage after Strikeforce’s October 9 event in San Jose, Calif. One minute he was minding his own business, he told MMA…

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To hear Jason “Mayhem” Miller tell it, he still isn’t entirely sure why he and Nick Diaz got into it again backstage after Strikeforce’s October 9 event in San Jose, Calif. One minute he was minding his own business, he told MMA Fighting, and the next a water bottle went zipping past his face.

The weirdest part, according to Miller, is that it all happened just as he was on the verge of congratulating Diaz on his decision win over K.J. Noons.

“I had just finished doing interviews in the back room, and I was walking the same way that he was coming down, and I was actually going to be like, ‘Hey, good job, Nick.’ But he’s coming towards me and he starts mad-dogging me! I was like, really? You’re really going to mad-dog me right now? You just fought for 25 minutes!”

Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 121 Picks With ‘Mayhem’ Miller

Filed under: UFCJason “Mayhem” Miller appeared only briefly at Tuesday’s EA Sports MMA demo at Universal City Walk. He beat “King” Mo Lawal via first-round TKO in the game, talked a little smack, then suddenly disappeared.

When I tracked him down aft…

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller appeared only briefly at Tuesday’s EA Sports MMA demo at Universal City Walk. He beat “King” Mo Lawal via first-round TKO in the game, talked a little smack, then suddenly disappeared.

When I tracked him down after the event had wrapped up, he and his friends were just finishing up in a nearby skydiving simulator, during which one of his friends lost a tooth that had been superglued into his mouth after being knocked out. This was treated as a hilarious misadventure that everyone, including the loser of the tooth, seemed to enjoy.

Just another day in Mayhemland.

After he’d calmed down enough to form sentences, Miller agreed to go head-to-head with me in a prediction contest for UFC 121. Talk about an adrenaline rush.

Nick Diaz Continues to Act Like It’s Everybody Else Who has the Goddamn Problem

(“What the fuck did you just say?” PicProps: Showtime)
Looks like the intrepid journalists at Strikeforce Films had to go to the gym and pull a shirtless Nick Diaz out of a training session in order to actually get him on the record about…


(“What the fuck did you just say?” PicProps: Showtime)

Looks like the intrepid journalists at Strikeforce Films had to go to the gym and pull a shirtless Nick Diaz out of a training session in order to actually get him on the record about his upcoming rematch with KJ Noons. This after Diaz no-showed the company’s media conference call on Tuesday, leaving Noons to answer everybody’s questions all by his lonesome. Maybe that was for the best actually, since the last time Strikeforce tried to put Diaz onto a conference call he was so “sleepy” he didn’t really know what was going on. Or Maybe the Diaz Bros are finally starting to realize that talking to the media shouldn’t be their main thing, given how much stupid shit they constantly say whenever they get the chance. No wait, sorry, they’re still totally into doing that.

Anyway, the result of SF Films’ effort is after the jump, and it’s pretty much what you would expect: Diaz continues act like he thinks of himself as a normal, happy-go-lucky guy who just can’t believe that all these assholes keep fucking with him.

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Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller Submits Sakuraba at Dream 16

Filed under: DREAMJason “Mayhem” Miller said before the fight that he wanted to submit the Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba at Dream 16. He did just that.

Miller dominated the past-his-prime Sakuraba, beating him up with punches before finishing him w…

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller said before the fight that he wanted to submit the Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba at Dream 16. He did just that.

Miller dominated the past-his-prime Sakuraba, beating him up with punches before finishing him with an arm-triangle choke. It was the first time Sakuraba had tapped out since his first MMA fight, in 1996.

“This has been my dream my whole life,” Miller said afterward. “And I say to everyone, believe in yourself because you can live the dream.”

Dream.16 Results: Sakuraba vs. Mayhem, Mousasi vs. Mizuno, More

Filed under: DREAM, ResultsMMAFighting.com has Dream.16 results of the Sept. 25 event at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno battle in main event for first-ever DREAM light heavyweight championship.

Also, Jason …

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MMAFighting.com has Dream.16 results of the Sept. 25 event at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno battle in main event for first-ever DREAM light heavyweight championship.

Also, Jason “Mayhem” Miller meets Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba.

Results are below.