Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(UFC 129: The Battle to Not Screw Up the GSP/Silva Superfight.)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Fedor Emelianenko …

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(UFC 129: The Battle to Not Screw Up the GSP/Silva Superfight.)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Fedor Emelianenko Discusses Overeem, Respect, and Role Models (LowKick)

– The Shogun Rua vs. Jon Jones Pic That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine (MMA Convert)

– How MMA Helped Packers’ Clay Matthews Become a Super Bowl XLV Champion (5thRound)

– Forrest Griffin Possibly Sidelined For Six Months With Foot Injury (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Mike Brown on Recent UFC Losses: ‘My Heart Is Broken’ (MMA Fighting)

– Dan Henderson Nearly Accepted a Spot on the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix (MiddleEasy)

– Anthony Pettis ‘Mad’ He Has to Wait for Title Shot (Versus MMA Beat)

– Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva: How Great Would That Be For UFC? (SBNation.com/MMA

– UFC Vet Ben Saunders Signs With Bellator (FightMagazine)

– Snapshot of the Day: In Case You Were Wondering, Gina Carano is Still Pretty and Stuff (MMA-Scraps)

Rashad Evans Staying Positive in the Face of Tragedy, Tells Jon Jones to ‘Go Get That Belt’

("I just want y’all to know that this shit is not awkward whatsoever.")
Rashad Evans’s unexpected knee injury may be a career-altering nightmare scenario, but the former light-heavyweight champion is doing his best to put on a brave public…

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("I just want y’all to know that this shit is not awkward whatsoever.")

Rashad Evans‘s unexpected knee injury may be a career-altering nightmare scenario, but the former light-heavyweight champion is doing his best to put on a brave public face. After the bad news was dropped at UFC 126, Sugar posted the following on RashadEvans.tv:

"Hey my ppl! Last night most of u heard the news. If not here is the latest. I have 2 pull out of my Shogun fight because of injury. I severely sprained my MCL in practice. While in practice I got blindsided by another group of partners right into the side of my knee like football lineman style.. Since I’m hurt my teammate young phenom Bones Jones is gonna step in 4 me! I’m gonna recover & then see what happens next 4 me! Thank all u 4 the encouragement! I love my supports & my haters! Go get that belt brudda Jones!"

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Photos: Chuck Liddell Celebrates Packers Super Bowl Win With Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews

(Photos courtesy of DayLife via worldfightfan)
No, that’s not just some drunken Cheesehead with a green mohawk — it’s none other than UFC Hall of Famer/VP of Business Development Chuck Liddell, who rushed the field following&nbs…

Chuck Liddell Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl Packers MMA photos
Chuck Liddell Clay Matthews Super Bowl Packers MMA photos
(Photos courtesy of DayLife via worldfightfan)

No, that’s not just some drunken Cheesehead with a green mohawk — it’s none other than UFC Hall of Famer/VP of Business Development Chuck Liddell, who rushed the field following Super Bowl XLV last night in order to fist-pose with victorious Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and whoop it up with a dumbfounded Clay Matthews. More pics of Chuck’s Super Bowl adventure can be found here. If you’re a fan of the Pack, feel free to gloat in the comments section.

Breaking: Gina Carano Spotted Working the Pads in Las Vegas

 
With her long-awaited movie debut slated for an April release (pending re-shoots), could Gina Carano be preparing for a return to MMA competition? (Answer: Probably not.) Still, Xtreme Couture’s official blog posted these photos yesterday…

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Gina Carano Xtreme Couture training MMA Gil Martinez Gina Carano Xtreme Couture training MMA Gil Martinez

With her long-awaited movie debut slated for an April release (pending re-shoots), could Gina Carano be preparing for a return to MMA competition? (Answer: Probably not.) Still, Xtreme Couture’s official blog posted these photos yesterday, with the following message: "Xtreme Couture would like to welcome back Gina Carano. Gina spent the morning training with Gil Martinez, here are a couple of shots from todays practice. We expect to see a lot more of Gina here training in 2011."

Read into that what you like. Scott Coker is surely psyched to see his old star back in the gym, but Gina could just be blowing off some steam between film gigs. Who knows? Considering that her last update on Facebook or Twitter was this one three months ago, it’s hard to get a sense of where her head’s at, other than the fact that she likes Kabuki makeup and is content to be a mysterious recluse for the time being.

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(Midwest snow storm, you just got served. Props: twitter.com/hypeordie)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Unorthodox W…

(Midwest snow storm, you just got served. Props: twitter.com/hypeordie)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Unorthodox Ways Front and Center for Jon Jones (Versus MMA Beat)

– After Losing $3.2 Million Lawsuit, Another Former Employee Sues TapouT (MMA Convert)

– Why Vitor Belfort is Fighting Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title this Weekend (LowKick)

– Four Fight Main Card Official for Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Hendo (FightMagazine)

– The Japanese Comic Book Version of Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez Is Far Cooler Than the Real Thing (MiddleEasy)

– Bellator Finalizes Featherweight Tournament Field With Addition of 19-0 Newcomer Malegariet (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Sengoku 17 Postponed in Response to Media Negativity (MMA Fighting)

– Outside the Ring: Fedor Emelianenko (MMA-Scraps)

– Boredom Overcomes American Kickboxing Academy (5thRound)

– Strikeforce Champion Nick Diaz Talks Contenders Daley, Woodley (SBNation.com/MMA)