Demian Maia Over Initial Disappointment of Opponent Switch

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CHICAGO — Watch below as Demian Maia talks about his upcoming fight against Chris Weidman at UFC on FOX 2, getting over the initial disappointment of not fighting Michael Bisping, his thoughts on Weidman, and his improvement as a striker.

 

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CHICAGO — Watch below as Demian Maia talks about his upcoming fight against Chris Weidman at UFC on FOX 2, getting over the initial disappointment of not fighting Michael Bisping, his thoughts on Weidman, and his improvement as a striker.

 

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John-Olav Einemo Talks About Getting Caught in Zuffa-Golden Glory Crossfire

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CHICAGO — MMAFighting.com spoke to Jon Olav Einemo on Wednesday about his UFC on FOX 2 fight against Mike Russow, returning to the UFC after getting released over the summer, his thoughts on Alistair Overeem‘s divorce from Golden Glory, his thoughts on Golden Glory, fighting Mike Russow in his adopted hometown and more.

 

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CHICAGO — MMAFighting.com spoke to Jon Olav Einemo on Wednesday about his UFC on FOX 2 fight against Mike Russow, returning to the UFC after getting released over the summer, his thoughts on Alistair Overeem‘s divorce from Golden Glory, his thoughts on Golden Glory, fighting Mike Russow in his adopted hometown and more.

 

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Joey Beltran Content Being UFC Gatekeeper

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CHICAGO — Watch below as Joey Beltran talks about his new mustache, welcoming Lavar Johnson to the UFC from Strikeforce, why he is content being a UFC gatekeeper, his new diet, and more.

 

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CHICAGO — Watch below as Joey Beltran talks about his new mustache, welcoming Lavar Johnson to the UFC from Strikeforce, why he is content being a UFC gatekeeper, his new diet, and more.

 

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Confirmed: Anderson Silva Responds to Losses by Cursing, Crying [VIDEOS]

(Anderson’s naughty language begins at 3:54.)

Props to MiddleEasy for turning us on to the SAMURAIFIGHTSPIRITS channel on YouTube, which specializes in post-fight footage from the PRIDE era. Seriuously, this is already my favorite time-suck of the week. Here’s Chuck Liddell predicting that this Alistair Overeem kid is gonna be good. Here’s Kevin Randleman screaming “I SUCK!” after getting caught in a guillotine by Mirko Cro Cop. Here’s Rulon Gardner chillin’ with Dan Henderson. So much awesome.

Maybe the most fascinating bits of footage are the clips of Anderson Silva reacting to his pair of submission losses to Daiju Takase and Ryo Chonan, which ended the Spider’s PRIDE stint on an unsatisfying note. Above, the Takase loss makes Silva fire off a string of Portugeuse expletives that would make a marinheiro blush. After the jump, an obviously-in-pain Silva can barely keep his emotions together after his freak upset loss to Chonan via flying-scissor-leg-takedown/heel-hook. So remember: Before Anderson was an unbeatable UFC champion, he was a crier, just like you.


(Anderson’s naughty language begins at 3:54.)

Props to MiddleEasy for turning us on to the SAMURAIFIGHTSPIRITS channel on YouTube, which specializes in post-fight footage from the PRIDE era. Seriuously, this is already my favorite time-suck of the week. Here’s Chuck Liddell predicting that this Alistair Overeem kid is gonna be good. Here’s Kevin Randleman screaming “I SUCK!” after getting caught in a guillotine by Mirko Cro Cop. Here’s Rulon Gardner chillin’ with Dan Henderson. So much awesome.

Maybe the most fascinating bits of footage are the clips of Anderson Silva reacting to his pair of submission losses to Daiju Takase and Ryo Chonan, which ended the Spider’s PRIDE stint on an unsatisfying note. Above, the Takase loss makes Silva fire off a string of Portugeuse expletives that would make a marinheiro blush. After the jump, an obviously-in-pain Silva can barely keep his emotions together after his freak upset loss to Chonan via flying-scissor-leg-takedown/heel-hook. So remember: Before Anderson was an unbeatable UFC champion, he was a crier, just like you.


(The Anderson footage starts at 1:13.)

‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine’ Videos: The Knockouts

(Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine full fight video via mmanewsdog)

In case you missed the show on Saturday night, take a look at the main card’s three knockouts. More after the jump…

Related:
‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine’ — Live Results + Commentary
‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine’ Aftermath: Going through the Motions, as Usual


(Luke Rockhold vs. Keith Jardine full fight video via mmanewsdog)

In case you missed the show on Saturday night, take a look at the main card’s three knockouts. More after the jump…

Related:
‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine’ — Live Results + Commentary
‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine’ Aftermath: Going through the Motions, as Usual


(Robbie Lawler vs. Adlan Amagov)


(Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal vs. Lorenz Larkin)

Best MMA Photos of 2011

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MMA Fighting photographer Esther Lin selects her top photos from the past year, and tells the tales behind them, in the video below.

 

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MMA Fighting photographer Esther Lin selects her top photos from the past year, and tells the tales behind them, in the video below.

 

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