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HECTOR LOMBARD VS BRIAN STANN CONFIRMED FOR AUGUST 4TH IN LOS ANGELES

Hector Lombard now has an opponent for his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut — none other than the “All American” war hero himself, Brian Stann. The bout was confirmed on Twitter by promotion President Dana.

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Hector Lombard now has an opponent for his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut — none other than the “All American” war hero himself, Brian Stann.

The bout was confirmed on Twitter by promotion President Dana White today and rumors have it that the contest will take place at UFC on Fox 4 on Sat., Aug. 4, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Lombard’s only two losses have come by unanimous decision to Gegard Mousasi and Akihiro Gono in fights that took place nearly six years ago. He has  24 finishes, including 17 (T)KO stoppages in 31 wins.

He’s been called  everything from professional can-crusher to top five middleweight in the  world. Now we get to find out first hand if he can really swim with the sharks.

Stann, one of many names floated for “Shango’s” Octagon debut, is one of the very best 185-pound fighters the world’s largest fight promotion has to offer. He was last seen destroying Alessio Sakara via first round, ground-n-pound knockout in Stockholm, Sweden, at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 event this past April 14.

Prior to that he was 3-1 in his last four. His only defeat came at the hands of top middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen.

Really, this is about as tough a test as the company could find for Lombard. Anyone think he’s in for a long night? Or will he shock the world and send the super soldier back to the loser’s line?

UFC on Fox 4 is set for the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., and goes down on Sat., Aug. 4, 2012. Lombard vs. Stann has yet to be officially confirmed and as of yet is the only bout rumored for the card at this time.

Dan Henderson is a Good Wing Man (VIDEO)

Dan Henderson was seen leaving a nightclub with two no-doubt-classy-ladies hiding their faces from the paparazzi. Detroit Tiger’s pitcher, Brad Penny is seen leaving the club first to get into the car that waits for.

Dan Henderson was seen leaving a nightclub with two no-doubt-classy-ladies hiding their faces from the paparazzi. Detroit Tiger’s pitcher, Brad Penny is seen leaving the club first to get into the car that waits for Henderson and his lady friends. Penny has been engaged to Dancing With the Stars professional dancer, Karina Smirnoff, so either A) the rumor is true and their engagement is broken. B) Penny was trying to be slick and leave on his own first so as not to be caught with any women. Or C) Dan Henderson and his two girlfriends simply caught a ride home from Penny. I personally think it’s C. I saw the way Dan handled “Shogun” Rua in the Octagon, so I have no doubts of his abilities to entertain these two fine young women all on his own.

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Chael Sonnen is Keyser Söze!

Well there was much hype about Chael Sonnen going to Rio to corner training partner, Yushin Okami at UFC 134. Especially, since he said he was going here: But then there was a Brazilian Facebook.

Well there was much hype about Chael Sonnen going to Rio to corner training partner, Yushin Okami at UFC 134. Especially, since he said he was going here:

But then there was a Brazilian Facebook page created calling for the lynching of Chael Sonnen, which has since been taken down but not before Chael could comment via Twitter:

Now, it was reported yesterday in SPORTV that Chael Sonnen never boarded a plane for Rio nor arrived in the city eagerly awaiting him. Instead Okami’s camp flew out there this Saturday sans Sonnen. Okami’s training camp says Sonnen was never expected in Rio, therefore it is uncertain the impending lynch mob had any impact on Sonnen’s decision not to corner Yushin Okami. So perhaps we may consider the possibility that he is simply too busy training for his upcoming fight against Brian Stann at UFC 136 this October 8th to flee the country (no pun intended on the probationed Sonnen).

*Props to Bloody Elbow for translating the article below:

If the threat of lynching has changed the mind of Chael Sonnen, it is not known. The fact is that the American will no longer be coming to Rio according to the coaches of Japan’s Yushin Okami, who arrived on Saturday. Sonnen will not be in the country for the event.

Disliked by most Brazilian fighters like Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira brothers, Sonnen said in several interviews that he would come to Brazil for UFC 134. Yushin Okami, his teammate, will face Anderson in the main event of the night and Sonnen was expected in his corner. The American even said during the week he would come to Rio on Friday.

However, the coaches of Team Quest denied that the Sonnen has or will come to Brazil. According to a post by the official UFC Brazil twitter, Sonnen was just “trolling” and will not be in Rio for the fight. Sonnen has a fight scheduled for Oct. 8 at UFC 136 against Brian Stann, and will be focused on training for the occasion.

Sonnen just “trolling” they say… But as always, the last word will go to Chael who teased again by tweeting this famous line uttered by Keyser Söze in The Usual Suspects:

The cool thing about Keyser Söze is he was lurking right in front of our eyes without us even knowing. Where will Sonnen be this Saturday?

Xtreme Couture Coach Neil Melanson Cuts Off Toe (Photo)

According to this tasty photo from the folks at ESPN, Head Grappling Coach, Neil Melanson from Xtreme Couture opted to have his toe removed rather than go through surgery to straighten the toe. Melanson explains:.

According to this tasty photo from the folks at ESPN, Head Grappling Coach, Neil Melanson from Xtreme Couture opted to have his toe removed rather than go through surgery to straighten the toe. Melanson explains:

“The only thing they could try, is put screws in it to straighten it out, but that would be up to a year of downtime,” he said. “The doctor thought I was a little nuts because he was like, ‘Well, don’t you want to keep that thing?’ I just said, ‘I can’t take a year off.’ He didn’t cut through any bone. They cut into the foot at the lowest joint possible and then sow all the webbing between the toes. So, it looks like a Ninja Turtle foot or something.”

Wow…gotta admire the crazy dedicated guy.

*Source: Cagewriter

Ariel Helwani and Alistair Overeem Doing the “Dougie” Dance (VIDEO)

I don’t know what’s up with the MMA industry getting all into the “Teach Me How to Dougie” song recently when it was released over a year ago but Urijah Faber and Jon Jones recently.

I don’t know what’s up with the MMA industry getting all into the “Teach Me How to Dougie” song recently when it was released over a year ago but Urijah Faber and Jon Jones recently put out this fun video doing the dance and now Ariel Helwani invited Alistair Overeem to the MMA Hour studio and asked him to Dougie. It looks like Ariel was attempting to cheer up Overeem who is disappointed in his lackluster performance against Fabricio Werdum at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Ariel thinks Overeem needs to incorporate some swagger into his fights. Ariel is also (surprisingly) a pretty good dancer.