Filed under: FanHouse ExclusiveEvery photo tells a story and the best ones capture the complexities of the subject and situation in ways words can’t always depict.
Between our two lead photographers, Daniel Herbertson and Esther Lin, there were more …
Every photo tells a story and the best ones capture the complexities of the subject and situation in ways words can’t always depict.
Between our two lead photographers, Daniel Herbertson and Esther Lin, there were more than an handful of memorable imagery collected this past year on MMAFighting.com. Daniel captured all the great action in the Japanese MMA scene, while Esther was just as tireless, shooting nearly all the major U.S. events from cageside.
As we close out 2010, we asked Esther to narrow down her UFC favorites from her personal collection (Note: Daniel’s Japanese MMA favorites will be published next week). So without further ado, below are Esther’s 13 favorite shots accompanied by her observations.
(Well, it looks like the UFC just lost its anorexic hipster fanbase.)
Reports surfaced today that lightweight Dustin Hazelett has been released by the UFC and CagePotato.com has since been able to substantiate the story with sources close to the Cincin…
(Well, it looks like the UFC just lost its anorexic hipster fanbase.)
Reports surfaced today that lightweight Dustin Hazelett has been released by the UFC and CagePotato.com has since been able to substantiate the story with sources close to the Cincinnati-based fighter.
Although he is a respectable .500 in the Octagon, a third straight loss by Hazelett in the form of a first round submission to Canadian grappling standout Mark Bocek at UFC 124 earlier this month pretty much signed the release papers of the Louisa, Kentucky native.
Known for his seemingly impossible submissions — many of which earned him Submission of the Night honors, Hazelett will look to rack up a hand full of victories in regional promotions to earn himself another shot with the UFC in 2011. Competition next year will likely be greater considering the amalgamation of the WEC’s lightweight division with the UFC’s, so it may take more than a few wins over a few unseasoned opponents for McLovin to make it back to the Octagon.
(Video courtesy YouTube/GracieBreakdown) If you were blitzed out of your mind on Zima Saturday night at Dave and Buster’s and you couldn’t wrap your head around how two solid black belts like Dustin Hazelett and Charles Oliveira were seemingly eff…
(Video courtesy YouTube/GracieBreakdown)
If you were blitzed out of your mind on Zima Saturday night at Dave and Buster’s and you couldn’t wrap your head around how two solid black belts like Dustin Hazelett and Charles Oliveira were seemingly effortlessly submitted within the first three minutes of their respective UFC 124 lightweight bouts, the video above should shed some light on the subject for you.
As part of their ongoing "Gracie Breakdown" series, Rener and Ryron Gracie sat down and dissected how Mark Bocek set up the triangle-armlock he tapped Hazelett out with and the ankle lock-to-kneebar transition Jim Miller used to submit Oliveira with to hand the up-and-coming Brazilian his first MMA loss.
They also outline how both losers could have potentially defended and escaped the submissions.
(Pierson and Riddle’s three-round battle wasn’t enough to win FOTN, but Riddle did go home with the $100 Snot Rocket of the Night bonus. Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com.)
The performance bonus payouts for Saturday’s UFC 124 event were notable for s…
(Pierson and Riddle’s three-round battle wasn’t enough to win FOTN, but Riddle did go home with the $100 Snot Rocket of the Night bonus. Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com.)
The performance bonus payouts for Saturday’s UFC 124 event were notable for several reasons: For the first time ever, the UFC allowed fans to choose the "Fight of the Night" in an online vote. Update: The FOTN and Knockout bonuses were $100,000 apiece — the largest bumps since UFC 100 — and two separate [$50,000] Submission of the Night awards were handed out, which meant the total bonus money added up to $400,000, half of which arguably went to the wrong guys. Here’s how the UFC 124 bonuses shook out, in order of most deserving to least deserving…
Submission of the Night #1:Jim Miller, for surviving the relentless grappling offensive of Charles Oliveira, then ending the fight himself with a kneebar just shy of the two-minute mark. Submitting the young, formerly undefeated jiu-jitsu phenom is a major accomplishment for Miller, and should hopefully earn him a fight with a big name in his next outing.
Submission of the Night #2:Mark Bocek, for his first-round triangle choke of Dustin Hazelett (who’s no slouch on the ground either). The way that Bocek set up the triangle from the top then rolled underneath Hazelett to secure it was pretty freakin’ brilliant.
MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Mark Bocek following his UFC 124 submission win over Dustin Hazelett about his impression triangle choke, why he wants to fight George Sotiropoulos and his desire to also fight at UFC 131 in his hometown of Toronto.
MONTREAL — MMA Fighting spoke to Mark Bocek following his UFC 124 submission win over Dustin Hazelett about his impression triangle choke, why he wants to fight George Sotiropoulos and his desire to also fight at UFC 131 in his hometown of Toronto.
MONTREAL — This is the UFC 124 live blog for all the undercard bouts in support of tonight’s pay-per-view card at the Bell Centre.
The six-fight undercard features Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett, Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal, Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson, Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller, TJ Grant vs. Ricardo Almeida and Pat Audinwood vs. John Makdessi.
Every photo tells a story and the best ones capture the complexities of the subject and situation in ways words can’t always depict. 
MONTREAL — This is the