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MMA Girls in Sexy Halloween Costumes Bring You the Fix Friday Link Dump

The very powerful Kenda “Cleopatra” Perez pictured [above]. Dana White urges gay fighters to “come out”: here. Bellator 56: Askren vs. Hieron weigh-in results: here. Chuck Liddell‘s appearance on NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation: here..

The very powerful Kenda “Cleopatra” Perez pictured [above].

Dana White urges gay fighters to “come out”: here.

Bellator 56: Askren vs. Hieron weigh-in results: here.

Chuck Liddell‘s appearance on NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation: here.

Dana White believes signing Jon Anik was key to bringing the sport mainstream: here.

UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz live and official weigh-in results at 7pm ET (4pm PT): here.

Bellator will cover medical expenses including surgery for their women’s champion, Zoila Frausto Gurgel: here.

It was announced that a stuntman died on the set of the Expendables 2, which will again feature Randy Couture: here.

Enjoy our favorite MMA girls confusing us by being sexy and scary below: (Actually, now they sound more like your girlfriend than you realized.)

Kenda Perez:

Arianny Celeste:

Stephanie Ann Cook:

Natasha Wicks:

Jon Anik to Take Over From Arianny Celeste as Host of ‘Ultimate Insider’ Show

(Video courtesy of YouTube/HeavyMMA)

How could he do this to that poor girl?

It looks like Jon Anik’s role with the UFC won’t be limited to just play-by-play broadcasting. The former ESPN host and broadcasting veteran told Heavy.com’s Megan Olivi yesterday following the UFC 137 press conference that he will also be taking the reins from Arianny Celeste as the host of the Ultimate Insider show and will also possibly be hosting a UFC radio program.


(Video courtesy of YouTube/HeavyMMA)

How could he do this to that poor girl?

It looks like Jon Anik’s role with the UFC won’t be limited to just play-by-play broadcasting. The former ESPN host and broadcasting veteran told Heavy.com’s Megan Olivi yesterday following the UFC 137 press conference that he will also be taking the reins from Arianny Celeste as the host of the Ultimate Insider show and will also possibly be hosting a UFC radio program.

Anik, who told Olivi that his gig with ESPN only saw him work about 20% of the time on MMA-related content said that he would only have left ESPN for a role with the UFC and was happy to have gotten the call. At the risk of receiving an angry phone call tomorrow afternoon, we will just say that Anik should add some credibility to the show.

Let’s just hope for our sake Jon doesn’t take us behind the scenes on the set of one of his lingerie photo shoots or we may be eating our words.

UFC Signs ‘MMA Live’ Host Jon Anik as Newest Member of Broadcasting Team

Filed under: UFC, NewsLAS VEGAS — For years, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg have been the UFC’s official broadcast pairing, but with the promotion’s growth and exploding events schedule, they will no longer be the only ones.

On Thursday, the promotion a…

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LAS VEGAS — For years, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg have been the UFC‘s official broadcast pairing, but with the promotion’s growth and exploding events schedule, they will no longer be the only ones.

On Thursday, the promotion announced that they have signed ESPN’s Jon Anik to a deal to make him a part of the company’s upcoming schedule of shows on FOX networks.

The UFC recently signed a seven-year deal with FOX, and White said Anik would be the play-by-play man for events that air on FX, and he’ll also have a to-be-determined role on the upcoming, revamped Ultimate Fighter.

There has been no decision on Anik’s broadcast partner, though according to White, a search is underway.

“Believe me when I tell you, our schedule over the next couple years, Jon’s going to be very busy here in the UFC,” White said. “He’s going to wish he was still on ESPN.”

Anik, who has been the host of ESPN’s “MMA Live” show since its inception in 2008, said it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.

“This is where I wanted to be,” he said. “If I was leaving ESPN, there was one destination, it was the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It’s a dream come true.”

Anik is expected to host one more edition of “MMA Live” before he begins his new role with the UFC.

 

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Helwani Interviews Marquardt, Twitter Asplodes

“Doc comes back and says, ‘Nate, you have the testosterone levels of a 35 year old man,’ and I just broke down. ‘Doc,’ I told him, ‘I’m only 32! Is there anything you can do to help me?’”

You have to hand it to the team at MMAFighting for nailing down the exclusive with Nate Marquardt yesterday. Everybody wanted to talk to him, but it was Ariel Helwani who welcomed Marquardt and manager Lex McMahon to the microphone for a heart to heart. Mike Chiappetta provided the Cliff’s Notes version of the interview to get the ball rolling on Twitter, and the discussion quickly took off.

The short interview was dissected and commented upon in real time on Twitter, and the reactions continued throughout the evening. What follows is only a *small* sampling of Twitter’s response to Nate’s release and the subject of Hormone Replacement in MMA. Keep in mind that Marquardt already has a Twitter dedicated to getting him back in the UFC, and a matching hashtag #BringNateBack that saw plenty of use yesterday as well.

It was also interesting to note that a lot of Zuffa fighters were unwilling to touch the subject. Usual Tweeting suspects were strangely silent on the hot topic; take from that what you will. On the other hand, there were a few fighters who had some choice words on the subject, and they did not beat around the bush.

Go ahead and wade through this collection of Tweets from yesterday, and then share your expert analysis and vital opinion in the comments. Is Nate a good guy that has made some bad choices? Is he a nefarious schemer looking to get any advantage he can? What about the larger issue of HRT/TRT/PEDs in MMA? Should Dana continue to clean house until fighters learn to stay away from anything questionable? Should athletic commissions just legalize everything from horse steroids to heroin?

After all, PRIDE was awesome, right?

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“Doc comes back and says, ‘Nate, you have the testosterone levels of a 35 year old man,’ and I just broke down.  ‘Doc,’ I told him, ‘I’m only 32!  Is there anything you can do to help me?’”

You have to hand it to the team at MMAFighting for nailing down the exclusive with Nate Marquardt yesterday. Everybody wanted to talk to him, but it was Ariel Helwani who welcomed Marquardt and manager Lex McMahon to the microphone for a heart to heart. Mike Chiappetta provided the Cliff’s Notes version of the interview to get the ball rolling on Twitter, and the discussion quickly took off.

The short interview was dissected and commented upon in real time on Twitter, and the reactions continued throughout the evening. What follows is only a *small* sampling of Twitter’s response to Nate’s release and the subject of Hormone Replacement in MMA. Keep in mind that Marquardt already has a Twitter dedicated to getting him back in the UFC, and a matching hashtag #BringNateBack that saw plenty of use yesterday as well.

It was also interesting to note that a lot of Zuffa fighters were unwilling to touch the subject.  Usual Tweeting suspects were strangely silent on the hot topic; take from that what you will.  On the other hand, there were a few fighters who had some choice words on the subject, and they did not beat around the bush.

Go ahead and wade through this collection of Tweets from yesterday, and then share your expert analysis and vital opinion in the comments.  Is Nate a good guy that has made some bad choices?  Is he a nefarious schemer looking to get any advantage he can?   What about the larger issue of HRT/TRT/PEDs in MMA?  Should Dana continue to clean house until fighters learn to stay away from anything questionable?  Should athletic commissions just legalize everything from horse steroids to heroin?

After all, PRIDE was awesome, right?

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