Fans of UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua were hoping for a quick recovery from his most recent knee injury but it looks like it’s going to be at least the middle of spring before we see him return. Dana White spoke on ESPN’s Sports Center and said that while they were looking […]
Fans of UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua were hoping for a quick recovery from his most recent knee injury but it looks like it’s going to be at least the middle of spring before we see him return. Dana White spoke on ESPN’s Sports Center and said that while they were looking at spring or early summer that the surgery was different than the other two previous surgeries in that Shogun had this one done in the United States by the “best doctor in the country.”
After a horrendous start in the UFC, losing to Forrest Griffin, Rua proved himself king of the light heavyweight heap with a convincing KO victory over previously undefeated Lyoto Machida. Look for Rua’s first fight to still be against Rashad Evans, though the UFC may pull Evans into active action sooner.
If it didn’t come from UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s own mouth, most MMA fans wouldn’t believe that the takedown king doesn’t do any strength and conditioning but its true. Fighters Only recently talked to the champ:
I don’t do strength and conditioning. The reason I lift weights is to make me […]
If it didn’t come from UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s own mouth, most MMA fans wouldn’t believe that the takedown king doesn’t do any strength and conditioning but its true. Fighters Only recently talked to the champ:
I don’t do strength and conditioning. The reason I lift weights is to make me more marketable, to make my shape more symmetric. I don’t life weights to have an effect on my performance, I don’t believe in it.
I believe sometimes you can do some exercises that help the nervous system. Like Olympic lifting, it makes you more explosive. Olympic lifters are the most explosive athletes in the world. Also gymnastics, I like gymnastics, I think it makes me more athletic.
GSP is certainly going against the mold with his training, but you can’t deny the results as his 21-2 record clearly shows. St. Pierre is currently riding a seven fight win streak which he’ll look to improve on when he rematches Josh Koscheck at the end of the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II is only a day away and while the main event title matchup is a rematch that many fans are hyped to see, there’s just as much interest in the potential side show matchup between Randy “The Natural” Couture and James Toney. Oddsmakers are making Couture a huge […]
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II is only a day away and while the main event title matchup is a rematch that many fans are hyped to see, there’s just as much interest in the potential side show matchup between Randy “The Natural” Couture and James Toney. Oddsmakers are making Couture a huge favorite, but Toney has a punchers chance. The MMA News will have complete pre, post and live coverage of UFC 118.
Gray Maynard is one win away from a UFC lightweight title shot, a shot that many fans thought he already deserved. Maynard has a tough test ahead of him when he faces Boston local Kenny “KenFlo” Florian at this weekend’s UFC 118. Showdown Joe Ferraro does a great job with the interview, and […]
Gray Maynard is one win away from a UFC lightweight title shot, a shot that many fans thought he already deserved. Maynard has a tough test ahead of him when he faces Boston local Kenny “KenFlo” Florian at this weekend’s UFC 118. Showdown Joe Ferraro does a great job with the interview, and we can’t wait for this one!!
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II is set for tommorow, August 28 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachuesetts and will air live on pay-per-view at 10PM ET/7PM PT and will feature current lightweight champion Frankie Edgar taking on former champion BJ Penn and will also showcase Randy “The Natural” Couture taking on boxing champion […]
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn II is set for tommorow, August 28 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachuesetts and will air live on pay-per-view at 10PM ET/7PM PT and will feature current lightweight champion Frankie Edgar taking on former champion BJ Penn and will also showcase Randy “The Natural” Couture taking on boxing champion James Toney. The weigh ins are all said and done, and there were no big surprises. Fans went crazy for Penn and Couture as you’d expect while Edgar was showered with boos.
UFC 118 Weigh In Results:
Main Card
Lightweight championship bout: Frankie Edgar (154) vs. B.J. Penn (154)
Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture (220) vs. James Toney (237)
Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian (156) vs. Gray Maynard (156)
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis (170) vs. Nate Diaz (171)
Middleweight bout: Demian Maia (184) vs. Mario Miranda (185)
Spike TV Preliminary Bouts
Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Gabe Ruediger (155)
Lightweight bout: Nik Lentz (155) vs. Andre Winner (154)
Preliminary Bouts
Middleweight bout: Dan Miller (185) vs. John Salter (185)
Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak (171) vs. Greg Soto (170)
Welterweight bout: Mike Pierce (171) vs. Amilcar Alves (171)
If there’s one man that knows what the hell he’s talking about in regards to the whole ‘boxing vs. MMA’ debate, it’s gotta be Marcus Davis. After all, before transitioning into the Octagon, the welterweight went 17-1 as a pro-boxer—that probably qualifies him as an expert no? (Although we’ve learned a thing or two from […]
If there’s one man that knows what the hell he’s talking about in regards to the whole ‘boxing vs. MMA’ debate, it’s gotta be Marcus Davis. After all, before transitioning into the Octagon, the welterweight went 17-1 as a pro-boxer—that probably qualifies him as an expert no? (Although we’ve learned a thing or two from playing UFC Undisputed immediately following EA Sport’s Fight Night…)
Of course, unless you’ve been having a spat with the internet, TV, and or any other form of communication, you know that renowned boxing champ James “Light Out” Toney is making his MMA debut Saturday against Randy “The Natural” Couture. It’s a pretty, pretty, pretty big deal in terms of settling the aforementioned, yet tired, debate, and while speaking to MMA Fighting, Davis had this to say about how he thinks Toney will fair at UFC 118.
“He ain’t doing nothing. He’s not going to do anything,” Davis said when asked about Toney’s chances. “Just like everybody who’s a journalist of MMA, a practitioner, a coach, or a fan, they’ll tell you, it’s got to be a one-punch victory and that’s it. If he gets pushed up against the cage, he’s going down on the ground. If they go down, he ain’t getting back up. Randy’s not going to let that happen.”
It’s hard to disagree with you Mr. Davis, and thank you for including the rest of us, non-bad-asses in your comments. Of course Davis will swap leather with Nate Diaz in Boston, Saturday, which in addition to several other bouts scheduled for UFC 118, could be wicked awesome. To bet, head here.
