Chael Sonnen Conference Call Comments

Middleeasy.com has been kind enough to put all the conference comments from number one contender Chael Sonnen onto a single audio clip. Sonnen has been trying to hype the fight, and he’s been pushing the trash talk to the highest levels. Enjoy these gems.

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Middleeasy.com has been kind enough to put all the conference comments from number one contender Chael Sonnen onto a single audio clip. Sonnen has been trying to hype the fight, and he’s been pushing the trash talk to the highest levels. Enjoy these gems.

Paul Kelly Not A Fan Of Lay And Pray Tactics.

Current UFC lightweight fighter Paul Kelly certainly isn’t a fan of his upcoming opponent, Jacob Volkmann, disliking his trash talking and his style of fighting. The two are set to get it on at UFC Live on Versus: Jones Vs. Matyushenko which will take place on August 1 from San Diego California, though […]

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Current UFC lightweight fighter Paul Kelly certainly isn’t a fan of his upcoming opponent, Jacob Volkmann, disliking his trash talking and his style of fighting. The two are set to get it on at UFC Live on Versus: Jones Vs. Matyushenko which will take place on August 1 from San Diego California, though the bout was originally scheduled for the UFC 116 prelims. Kelly, a british fighter, had visa issues, and so the fight was rescheduled for the free Versus show. Kelly recently let fans know his thoughts on wrestling tactics such as lay and pray:




Volkmann is the sort of fighter that is content to scrape through and get the ‘W’. He’s not that interested in putting on entertaining fights or taking a risk and finishing somebody. I’d sooner lose and be exciting than just grind a boring win out. Even when I have gone the distance and squeaked wins out, the fights have always been exciting wars and I haven’t looked to lay-and-pray at any time. I refuse to lay-and-pray against any man.

Mark Munoz Says His Striking Has Improved And Tells Us What To Expect When He Fights Okami.

UFC on Versus 2 will feature a co-main event bout between Mark Munoz and Yushin Okami, and Munoz recently spent time training with Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva which should help his striking considerably. Munoz started his UFC career as a light heavyweight, but a KO loss to Matt Hamill forced him to rethink his […]

UFC on Versus 2 will feature a co-main event bout between Mark Munoz and Yushin Okami, and Munoz recently spent time training with Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva which should help his striking considerably. Munoz started his UFC career as a light heavyweight, but a KO loss to Matt Hamill forced him to rethink his options, and so he has since fought three times as a middleweight, winning each of those bouts. Okami will be the biggest test at Munoz’s new weight, and August 1 will show us which of the two fighters will move up the middleweight ladder.

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva Training For Chael Sonnen?

Not only is UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva a great mixed martial artist, he’s got the moves that make the ladies go crazy. Check out Anderson “training” for number one contender Chael Sonnen at UFC 117.

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Not only is UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva a great mixed martial artist, he’s got the moves that make the ladies go crazy. Check out Anderson “training” for number one contender Chael Sonnen at UFC 117.

Update: Phil Baroni Out Of UFC 118 Due To Injury.

“The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni has withdrawn from his bout against John Salter which had been scheduled for UFC 118: Edgar Vs. Penn 2 due to injury. Baroni damaged his collar bone during training, and used twitter to express his frustration:
I cant take it anymore. Im freaking out. anxiety im shot. […]

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“The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni has withdrawn from his bout against John Salter which had been scheduled for UFC 118: Edgar Vs. Penn 2 due to injury. Baroni damaged his collar bone during training, and used twitter to express his frustration:

I cant take it anymore. Im freaking out. anxiety im shot. beaten.

While Baroni has a name that many MMA fans recognize there’s considerable doubt as to whether his talent level is good enough to keep him in the UFC. A loss to Salter would have, more than likely, forced the UFC to drop the axe and remove him from the roster. There’s no word on a replacement at this time, but we’ll bring you word as it comes out.

Update: An update from MMA Diehards has 11-4 Dan Miller replacing Baroni against John Salter at UFC 118. Miller is 3-3 in the UFC and has been given one more shot at keeping his job with the promotion after having lost his last three fights. He last appeared at UFC 114 in May, losing a unanimous decision to Michael Bisping on the main card.

No official word has been released on the fight and where it may place on the nights card.

Update: Thiago Silva Out, Likely Todd Brown In Against Tim Boetsch

Thiago Silva wil not be fighting on the UFC 117 card against Tim Boetsch as he has suffered a back injury while training for the bout. Instead, Sherdog is reporting that he will be replaced by Octagon newbie Todd Brown. Brown is bringing an 11-1 record into the bout, but has never faced […]

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Thiago Silva wil not be fighting on the UFC 117 card against Tim Boetsch as he has suffered a back injury while training for the bout. Instead, Sherdog is reporting that he will be replaced by Octagon newbie Todd Brown. Brown is bringing an 11-1 record into the bout, but has never faced UFC calibre fighters.

Boetsch has fought four times for the promotion, and is an even two and two but is coming off three straight wins outside the UFC. The MMA News will update this story as information comes out.

Update: MMAWeekly.com is confirming that Todd Brown (11-1) will replace Thiago Silva on the UFC 117 card against Tim Boetsch. The bout will stay on the preliminary card of the event.

Brown comes into the fight being undefeated in 8 bouts, which includes on no contest, with his last win in November of 2009 against Rodney Sleepers at a XXX Extreme Fighting – Proving Ground event.