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Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to Defend Strikeforce Title Against Luke Rockhold (5thRound)
– UFC 131 Tickets ‘Cannibalized’ by Vancouver Canucks NHL Finals Run and More (MMA Mania)
– Shane Carwin on Dos Santos: I’m Going to Knock Him Out or Tap Him Out and Feel No Remorse For It (LowKick)
– Downes, Cope, and Kingsbury Top TUF 13 Finale Medical Suspensions (Five Ounces of Pain)
– Fight Journal: ‘Mayhem’ Miller Edition (MMA Fighting)
– Now You Can Watch Hector Lombard Give Joe Doerksen a Harry Potter Scar (MiddleEasy)
– “Combate Extremo” CEO Michael Shoffner talks about MMA in Mexico (TheFightNerd)
(Legal Disclaimer: Actual Bud Light contest winners will not be nearly as attractive as the people featured in this commercial. Props: officialbudlight)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to Defend Strikeforce Title Against Luke Rockhold (5thRound)
– UFC 131 Tickets ‘Cannibalized’ by Vancouver Canucks NHL Finals Run and More (MMA Mania)
– Shane Carwin on Dos Santos: I’m Going to Knock Him Out or Tap Him Out and Feel No Remorse For It (LowKick)
You may know Kurt Pellegrino as the wacky-ass UFC fighter who will fart and shake-weight for your amusement, but listening to his new interview for MMA Diehards, it’s clear that his decision to walk away from the sport was something he took very seriously. As he explains, he didn’t want to be away from his new son in the same way that he missed spending time with his daughter due to the demands of training, and retirement has been on his mind since his fight against Rob Emerson back in February 2009. He also claims that he would still be retiring even if he won his last fight against Gleison Tibau. As he says at the 2:44 mark:
You may know Kurt Pellegrino as the wacky-ass UFC fighter who will fart and shake-weight for your amusement, but listening to his new interview for MMA Diehards, it’s clear that his decision to walk away from the sport was something he took very seriously. As he explains, he didn’t want to be away from his new son in the same way that he missed spending time with his daughter due to the demands of training, and retirement has been on his mind since his fight against Rob Emerson back in February 2009. He also claims that he would still be retiring even if he won his last fight against Gleison Tibau. As he says at the 2:44 mark:
“I did not want to fight no more when I fought George Sotiropoulos. I had three leg surgeries. I shattered my hand. I got kicked in the face by Alberto Crane to where the right side of my brain hurt for a month…I have a hard time boxing because my hands hurt. And then when I fought George, I didn’t think I wanted to do it no more. Even when I fought Fabricio [Camoes], I just didn’t want to do it. It’s not fair for me or the UFC for me to be in their organization and not give a shit. So I think the most noble thing to do is to step away and give someone else an opportunity.”
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Miguel Torres on Thursday about his UFC 130 fight against Demetrious Johnson, how he expects to fight Johnson, his evolution as a fighter and his plan to form MMA’s version of “Super Friends.” Torres also discussed his mental state heading into to Saturday night’s fight.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Miguel Torres on Thursday about his UFC 130 fight against Demetrious Johnson, how he expects to fight Johnson, his evolution as a fighter and his plan to form MMA’s version of “Super Friends.” Torres also discussed his mental state heading into to Saturday night’s fight.
LAS VEGAS — Watch below as welterweight Rick Story discusses his UFC 130 bout against Thiago Alves, why he called out “The Pitbull,” what he believes is Alves’ biggest weakness and what he learned from his UFC 99 loss to John Hathaway, which happens to be the last time he lost a fight.
LAS VEGAS — Watch below as welterweight Rick Story discusses his UFC 130 bout against Thiago Alves, why he called out “The Pitbull,” what he believes is Alves’ biggest weakness and what he learned from his UFC 99 loss to John Hathaway, which happens to be the last time he lost a fight.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke bantamweight Michael McDonald about fighting Chris Cariaso at UFC 130 on short notice, fighting in the UFC at age 20, his place in the 135-pound division and what he used the money from his recent Fight of the Night bonus on.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke bantamweight Michael McDonald about fighting Chris Cariaso at UFC 130 on short notice, fighting in the UFC at age 20, his place in the 135-pound division and what he used the money from his recent Fight of the Night bonus on.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to trainer Firas Zahabi on Thursday about the Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson fight at UFC 130 and Torres evolution as a fighter since joining Tristar. Zahabi also talked about the possibility of seeing Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz in the near future.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to trainer Firas Zahabi on Thursday about the Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson fight at UFC 130 and Torres evolution as a fighter since joining Tristar. Zahabi also talked about the possibility of seeing Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz in the near future.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Miguel Torres on Thursday about his 
LAS VEGAS — Watch below as welterweight 
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke bantamweight 
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to trainer