UFC 136 is one of the most anticipated cards of the year and for good reason. To put it simply, it is flat out loaded with good fights. It is one of those rare events where two title fights will be on the line and it doesn’t stop there.Aside from…
UFC 136 is one of the most anticipated cards of the year and for good reason. To put it simply, it is flat out loaded with good fights. It is one of those rare events where two title fights will be on the line and it doesn’t stop there.
Aside from the two title fights of Edgar-Maynard and Aldo-Florian, there are appearances on the card by former WEC champs in Anthony Pettis and Brian Stann, whom are still chasing UFC gold.
The gangster from Oregon Chael Sonnen is also making his highly-anticipated return to the cage on this card, as he squares off against Brian Stann in what is likely a No. 1 contender bout.
It doesn’t stop there. Fast-rising lightweight Melvin Guillard is taking on Joe Lauzon. Keep your eyeballs on this one, because if Guillard wins he could very well get a crack at the Edgar-Maynard winner.
Like I said before, there are good fights all-around, but what has people looking forward to this card are not just the fights, but there are some intriguing story lines and implications to these fights as well.
What follows is a list of the top five reasons fight fans are looking forward to this card. Whether it is the actual fight or the story lines surrounding the fight, this event has people buzzing.
The battle between Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig was fought with the kind of fervor and inspiration to warrant itself one of the best wars of the year.This is a list of the some of the most exciting and back and forth battles that were waged all the way to…
The battle between Matt Wiman and Mac Danzig was fought with the kind of fervor and inspiration to warrant itself one of the best wars of the year.
This is a list of the some of the most exciting and back and forth battles that were waged all the way to a decision.
They are showcase fights.
Fights that exemplify the best of fortitude and skill of MMA fighters at the highest level.
These are the best WARS (gone on to decision) in 2011…
Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz have one thing in common and that is a fight with Urijah Faber in which both fighters won in impressive fashion.Cruz was once a featherweight before a title fight loss to Faber derailed him. Now ten wins later, Cruz avenged …
Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz have one thing in common and that is a fight with Urijah Faber in which both fighters won in impressive fashion.
Cruz was once a featherweight before a title fight loss to Faber derailed him. Now ten wins later, Cruz avenged that loss to Faber and seems nearly unstoppable at 135-pounds.
Aldo is the same way at featherweight. Dominating every opponent that is thrown at him and winning an impressive 12 fights in a row.
Only difference is Aldo has two more fighters to beat before he has effectively cleared out the division.
Aldo fights at UFC 136 against Kenny Florian and in my opinion will steamroll through Florian. Even after that Aldo still has a tough fight against Chad Mendes that could see the end to his reign as featherweight champion.
Mendes possesses the wrestling to take Aldo down and hold him there to squeak out a five round unanimous decision victory.
There is even one more name for Aldo to face. The No. 2 ranked featherweight in the world, Hatsu Hioki, has made his way to the United States and will begin competing in the UFC. So add yet another name to that list.
Cruz wouldn’t win this fight even if it were able to happen. Aldo is too good of a striker and too dangerous for Cruz. Not to say Cruz doesn’t possess the tools to beat Aldo with his wrestling and style of striking.
You can talk about the fight all you want, but it is still a pretty far off thought.
UFC on Versus 6: Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson weigh-in results: here. CagePotato pyschoanalyzes you based on your least favorite fighter: here. Chris Hominick talks about his upcoming bout with Chan Sung Jung and the.
UFC on Versus 6>: Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson weigh-in results: here.
CagePotato pyschoanalyzes you based on your least favorite fighter: here.
Chris Hominick talks about his upcoming bout with Chan Sung Jung and the loss of his mentor and coach, Shawn Tompkins: here.
Watch Jose Aldo cut weight in a bathtub for UFC 136: here.
When he left World Extreme Cagefighting as its final featherweight champion, many expected Jose Aldo (19-1) to be the first man not named Urijah Faber to come from the promotion and gain mainstream success in the UFC.His dynamic striking, engaging pers…
When he left World Extreme Cagefighting as its final featherweight champion, many expected Jose Aldo (19-1) to be the first man not named Urijah Faber to come from the promotion and gain mainstream success in the UFC.
His dynamic striking, engaging personality and seeming invincibility in the 145lbs. realm provided the fuel, all he had to do was put it together.
Booked to fight on New Year’s Day 2011, Aldo had to pull out of his first defense of the newly-created UFC featherweight title due to injury. He was re-booked to defend against Mark Hominick at UFC 129 in Toronto, where the biggest crowd in North American MMA history saw what he was all about.
A five round war against the home favourite Hominick ensued, a memorable scrap that had Rogers Centre bouncing and made both combatants $129,000 richer as a result of matching ‘Fight of the Night’ bonuses.
“It couldn’t have been a much better night. Fighting in the UFC for the first time and defending my title for the first time was great.”
Now, in his second defense—another that was rescheduled due to injury—Aldo will see veteran contender Kenny Florian across the cage. Florian, a longtime staple of the UFC, dropped to featherweight after two failed attempts to win gold at lightweight.
Aldo has great respect for the challenger, and doesn’t take offense to a notion many have that Florian is moving down solely to take his title away.
“It’s a natural transition for Kenny, a lot of guys move up and down in weight. I’m focused on my training, I respect Kenny, I don’t take it personally.”
For Florian, the fight is a chance at cementing his legacy as a champion, instead of the best bridesmaid the UFC has ever seen. Aldo has a legacy of his own to protect, seen by many as a top pound-for-pounder and a man who could reign atop the division for as long as he sees fit.
However, after a video of Aldo’s battle with cutting weight for the Hominick fight recently surfaced online, the possibility that he may elect to compete at a higher weight class seems to be growing more realistic.
“Since I started training martial arts, going back to my jiu-jitsu days, I’ve always been cutting a lot of weight. I’m comfortable now at 25 years old cutting that weight, but there may come a time when I’m older that I have to look at going to lightweight. Right now though, I’m okay cutting the weight. Before [UFC 129] we were working on putting on muscle mass, that might have been why that weight cut was a little bit more.”
Regardless of where his future lies and what his plans are, the violent Brazilian has one task at hand at the moment, that of a very crafty, very talented veteran on October 8. Kenny Florian is no joke for anyone, and Aldo knows what he’s up against.
“I’ve fought taller guys, guys with longer reach. All I can do is expect to impose my gameplan and win the fight.”
The talking is done. All that’s left is to lock the cage door and see which man is better. The champion believes it’s him, and he’ll look to prove it at UFC 136.
Add this to the list of explanations as to why Jose Aldo nearly fell apart in the last round of his title defense against Mark Hominick. As the above video illustrates, the UFC featherweight champ suffered through the worst weight cut of his career before UFC 129 in April. Aldo’s coach Andre “Dede” Pederneiras explains that Junior had packed on more muscle than he had in the past, and was forced to cut 6.6 more pounds on the day of weigh-ins. Aldo’s training partner Marlon Sandro guides us through the weight cut process, which involves a lot of weight loss cream and a hot bath (“it feels like your skin is melting”).
With 1.1 pounds to go, Aldo mentally breaks down, refusing to cut any more, damn the consequences. The video leaves us hanging for part 2 for some reason, but look, we all know what happened; Aldo made the weight, and showed obvious signs of fatigue in his fight the next day. No matter what happens in his title defense against Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on October 8th, Aldo’s days in the 145-pound division may be numbered.
Add this to the list of explanations as to why Jose Aldo nearly fell apart in the last round of his title defense against Mark Hominick. As the above video illustrates, the UFC featherweight champ suffered through the worst weight cut of his career before UFC 129 in April. Aldo’s coach Andre “Dede” Pederneiras explains that Junior had packed on more muscle than he had in the past, and was forced to cut 6.6 more pounds on the day of weigh-ins. Aldo’s training partner Marlon Sandro guides us through the weight cut process, which involves a lot of weight loss cream and a hot bath (“it feels like your skin is melting”).
With 1.1 pounds to go, Aldo mentally breaks down, refusing to cut any more, damn the consequences. The video leaves us hanging for part 2 for some reason, but look, we all know what happened; Aldo made the weight, and showed obvious signs of fatigue in his fight the next day. No matter what happens in his title defense against Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on October 8th, Aldo’s days in the 145-pound division may be numbered.
