A-Team Movie Reviews Pretty Solid

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As you are painfully aware at this point, the A-Team (pretty badass clip above), starring our man Rampage Jackson, opens today.
Not a lot of buzz surrounding the flick, so we were anticipating brutal A-Team movie reviews.
Not so much the case.
On Rottentomatoes.com, the flick has so far earned an almost “fresh” 53% […]

As you are painfully aware at this point, the A-Team (pretty badass clip above), starring our man Rampage Jackson, opens today.

Not a lot of buzz surrounding the flick, so we were anticipating brutal A-Team movie reviews.

Not so much the case.

On Rottentomatoes.com, the flick has so far earned an almost “fresh” 53% rating. And Ew.com gives it a B+, with it’s critical mass rating of an overall B score.

If you catch it, let us know what you think.

Dana White Insists UFC Working Towards Events in China and India

With the tremendous growth of MMA over the last few years and the seemingly, ever increasing popularity of the UFC, the promotion’s chief Dana White has consistently stated that the company’s vision is to take the Octagon worldwide. Obviously the UFC has had huge success in nations like Canada, the U.K., Australia, and places like […]

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With the tremendous growth of MMA over the last few years and the seemingly, ever increasing popularity of the UFC, the promotion’s chief Dana White has consistently stated that the company’s vision is to take the Octagon worldwide. Obviously the UFC has had huge success in nations like Canada, the U.K., Australia, and places like Abu Dhabi, among others, but still, how far can the promotion go? Is White serious when he states the UFC is heading into places like China or India? Or are those comments more, you know, of the spouting off variety, like when half-tanked buddy at your favorite ‘watering hole’ tells you he’s an expert in JKP and would fight in the UFC, if not for his torn DCL.

Well in a recent interview with Fighters Only Magazine, White continued to insist that the UFC is indeed working hard at bringing the promotion to those tiny, billion plus person markets of China and India.

“No we’re working hardcore to go to those places right now. Those are right here, right now places. Just like when I said we were going to the Middle East”….”We already have several meetings and done deals in China and now we are working on India. Probably what’s going to happen first is we’re going to get on television there and also the internet, the internet is very popular in China. Then we are talking about doing The Ultimate Fighter China, which would feature Chinese fighters.”

Better start adding more to your UFC PPV fund now….

Tito Ortiz Still Wants Third Bout With Liddell

The fact that Chuck Liddell had zero sympathy for Tito Ortiz when news surfaced that the former champ was undergoing neck / back surgery again, was less surprising than hearing Dana White using the f-bomb in an interview.  In fact, not only was Liddell really pissed about their third fight being cancelled, “The Iceman” has […]

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The fact that Chuck Liddell had zero sympathy for Tito Ortiz when news surfaced that the former champ was undergoing neck / back surgery again, was less surprising than hearing Dana White using the f-bomb in an interview.  In fact, not only was Liddell really pissed about their third fight being cancelled, “The Iceman” has made it clear that in his not-so-unbiased-opinion, Ortiz never intended to fight.

Well, now Ortiz is in full rebuttal mode, defending his decision to undergo his second major back surgery in 18 months. In fact, in the most recent episode of Spike’s Inside the Ultimate Fighter podcast, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” had this to say about Liddell insisting Ortiz is just ducking him (thanks to MMA Fighting for the quote).

“I think we should still fight, just because of the s— he’s been saying. Saying that I’m afraid of him and I’m a p—-, this and that. Go f— yourself man. Are you kidding me? Has he ever defended his world title longer than me? No. Has any light-heavyweight ever defended the world title longer than me? No. I’m only 35 years old. I’ll be back in the cage again, and I’ll be dominating.”

Ortiz reportedly went on to say that he’s even cheering for Liddell against Rich Franklin this weekend, just so the door remains open to a third fight. Wow. Hoping your foe doesn’t get hurt in a fight just so you can personally hurt him later…now that’s some hatred. To bet on UFC 115 head here.

Mirko “Cro Cop” Ready for Pat Barry at UFC 115

It wasn’t too long ago that MMA nerds around the world tirelessly debated ‘whose  fighters are better? UFC or Pride?’ Well, Zuffa ended up purchasing Pride, and yadda, yadda, yadda, vets from the now deceased Japanese promotion like “Rampage” Jackson,  “Shogun” Rua, “Minotauro” Nogueira and Anderson Silva have all gone on to win UFC gold […]

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It wasn’t too long ago that MMA nerds around the world tirelessly debated ‘whose  fighters are better? UFC or Pride?’ Well, Zuffa ended up purchasing Pride, and yadda, yadda, yadda, vets from the now deceased Japanese promotion like “Rampage” Jackson“Shogun” Rua, “Minotauro” Nogueira and Anderson Silva have all gone on to win UFC gold (in other words, they’ve hung in there just fine…)

Of course, one of Pride’s biggest stars, who has yet to truly deliver in the UFC is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic;  a dude that because of his ability to violently disturb vital body functions with his kicks, arrived in the Octagon with a ton of hype. The Croatian has gone just 3-3 in the UFC, however, and hasn’t really looked like his old brutalizing self. Well, in a recent interview with UFC.com, Cro Cop stated that part of the reason for this, was a serious knee injury he had that required three surgeries.

“I had a very bad injury two years ago and of course it reflected on my kicking,” he said. “I was afraid to kick, especially because the wound was still fresh. It was suicide according to the doctor, but I decided to take a fight (at UFC 99 against Mostapha Al Turk) and I decided to take another fight with (Junior) Dos Santos (At UFC 103), which wasn’t a smart idea in that condition, but I’m a fighter. I like the sport, I like fighting, I like competition, but obviously you need to make decisions with your head and not with your heart. Now, the leg is finally completely recovered.”

Well, here’s hoping Cro Cop is healthy so his bout this weekend with fellow bomber Pat Barry, is as good as everyone hopes. To bet on UFC 115 head here.

Reminder, UFC 115 Press Conference 3 PM Today

Just a reminder to all of our readers that they can watch today’s “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” press conference live at UFC.com.
The promotion will be streaming the conference live from GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT).
Fans can expect UFC president Dana White, headliners Chuck Liddell […]

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Just a reminder to all of our readers that they can watch today’s “UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin” press conference live at UFC.com.

The promotion will be streaming the conference live from GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT).

Fans can expect UFC president Dana White, headliners Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin, as well as the co-main event fighters Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Pat Barry to take part.

Click either LINK to watch the streaming video.