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Roy Nelson’s Thoughts On What Will Happen If Either Lesnar Or Velasquez Try To Stand With Junior.

Big Country Roy Nelson put on a courageous losing effort against future title contender Junior dos Santos, and he’s thoroughly convinced that neither the current champion Brock Lesnar nor the number one contender Cain Velasquez would survive a standing war with the Brazilian fighter. Here’s his thoughts, via Fightline:
“I think if any of the […]

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Big Country Roy Nelson put on a courageous losing effort against future title contender Junior dos Santos, and he’s thoroughly convinced that neither the current champion Brock Lesnar nor the number one contender Cain Velasquez would survive a standing war with the Brazilian fighter. Here’s his thoughts, via Fightline:

“I think if any of the two, Brock or Velasquez, try to stand with him, they’ll probably get knocked out.”

Nelson is straight to the point, and he’s probably correct; however it’s hard to believe that either of these two wrestlers will want to keep the fight standing.

CSAC Confirms Anderson Silva’s Rib Injury

Announcing after a fight (that you just got beat down in) that you were injured heading into it, is kind of like telling your buddy you think his girl is banging your other friend; yes, people need to hear the truth, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to like hearing it. Okay, maybe those two […]

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Announcing after a fight (that you just got beat down in) that you were injured heading into it, is kind of like telling your buddy you think his girl is banging your other friend; yes, people need to hear the truth, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to like hearing it. Okay, maybe those two things aren’t at all similar, (and here’s hoping you don’t have experience in either scenario) but if you were one of the people screaming “B.S.” when Anderson Silva said he had injured his rib prior to his bout with Chael Sonnen, an apology might be in order.

According to the California State Athletic Commission, who released their medical suspensions from UFC 117 yesterday, Silva is suspected of having a fractured rib and is suspended from fighting for 6 months (unless cleared by a doctor prior). Now yes, the rib injury could have been sustained during the fight while Sonnen continually beat on the champ, but the normally fleet of foot Silva did seem a little off from the opening bell no? It’s not like the CSAC said he didn’t hurt his rib; that would have looked sketchy.

The confirmation doesn’t change much in the sense that we all knew Silva would be on the sidelines for a while, and although Sonnen certainly deserves another crack based off his performance, the door does seem wide open for a Sonnen vs. Vitor Belfort tilt in the meantime? Joe, Dana, the Fertitta fellas, we doing this?

UFC Confirms Mirko “Cro Cop” vs. Frank Mir for UFC 119

Yesterday we passed along news that Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira would reportedly not fight Frank Mir as scheduled September 25th, due to a rib injury, and that Mirko “Cro Cop” had agreed to step in as Nog’s replacement. Injuries happen, so that’s not too surprising, but we probably weren’t the only ones who had their eyebrows […]

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Yesterday we passed along news that Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira would reportedly not fight Frank Mir as scheduled September 25th, due to a rib injury, and that Mirko “Cro Cop” had agreed to step in as Nog’s replacement. Injuries happen, so that’s not too surprising, but we probably weren’t the only ones who had their eyebrows rise upon reading “Cro Cop” was taking the fight. Could it be that “Cro Cop” had reconsidered previous statements he made about getting “too old” for all this ultimate fighting stuff? (Or just as probable—that those comments were taken out of context or inaccurate?)

Well, apparently we kicked into ‘over thinking’ mode way too early on this one (which isn’t a habit here as any regular reader knows), as the UFC has confirmed today that “Cro Cop” will in fact face Mir at UFC 119 in Indianapolis. If you’re a big time Nog fan, and were hoping for some redemption in the rematch with Mir, sorry about your loss. There’s lots riding on “Cro Cop” vs. Mir as well though; should be sweet.

If you’re having trouble keeping track of the bazillion cards being promoted these days (not that we’re complaining), UFC will also feature Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader, Chris Lytle vs. Matt Serra II, Evan Dunham vs. Sean Sherk and Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens on the main card. To bet on any of the upcoming cards head here.

UFC 121 Poster And Card Information.

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez will take place on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States and will feature a title defense by current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar as he takes on hungry number one contender Cain Velasquez. Also on the card will be the debut of former […]

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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez will take place on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States and will feature a title defense by current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar as he takes on hungry number one contender Cain Velasquez. Also on the card will be the debut of former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields as well as an interesting bout between Tito Ortiz and Matt Hamill.

UFC 119 Promo Video For Mir Vs. Crocop.

UFC 119: Mir vs. CroCop will take place on September 25, 2010 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and will feature a newly minted main event matchup between heavyweight fighters Frank Mir And Mirko “Crocop” Filipovic. This will be the first time that the UFC has gone to Indiana, here’s the card as it […]

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UFC 119: Mir vs. CroCop will take place on September 25, 2010 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and will feature a newly minted main event matchup between heavyweight fighters Frank Mir And Mirko “Crocop” Filipovic. This will be the first time that the UFC has gone to Indiana, here’s the card as it currently stands:



Frank Mir vs. Mirko Filipovi?
Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle
Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen
Matt Mitrione vs. Joey Beltran

Preliminary card

Steve Lopez vs. Waylon Lowe
TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino
Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle

Anderson Silva Has Nothing But Respect For Steven Seagal.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva barely survived a five round battle against Chael Sonnen as the main event bout for UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen and many MMA fans were quick to point out that Steven Seagal may have helped both mentally and physically. Seagal was seen in videos helping Silva with his […]

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UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva barely survived a five round battle against Chael Sonnen as the main event bout for UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen and many MMA fans were quick to point out that Steven Seagal may have helped both mentally and physically. Seagal was seen in videos helping Silva with his fight game, and fans have been quick to laugh at the champion using Seagal to improve his fight game. Silva though, sees it differently, as he recently pointed out to Tatame:



It’s a bad joke, he’s a great master and a great coach who was there with me, helped me all the time a lot. On the beginning of my trainings, we showed me some techniques which worked out and he deserves the respect of all of us. He’s a great master and a good person. I believe people have to respect him.

It’s a pretty interesting take on Seagal and a huge endorsement for the traditional martial arts movie star. Will we Seagal continuing his training with Anderson Silva or perhaps even with other mixed martial artists. You can never tell in the crazy world of MMA.