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Imagine this.You’re at the club in Las Vegas on a Saturday night. A UFC event has just finished up, and a few prominent MMA figures start to roll in.Maybe you see Joe Rogan. Maybe Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste show up next.What about the fighters…
Imagine this.
You’re at the club in Las Vegas on a Saturday night. A UFC event has just finished up, and a few prominent MMA figures start to roll in.
Maybe you see Joe Rogan. Maybe Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste show up next.
What about the fighters?
Here are GSP and nine other fighters we’d love to party with.
We’ve heard it a hundred times before, but its significance cannot be overlooked. Octagon jitters are a real thing, and they have affected numerous fighters making their promotional debut. Top-level fighters such as Shogun Rua, Jake Shields and T…
We’ve heard it a hundred times before, but its significance cannot be overlooked.
Octagon jitters are a real thing, and they have affected numerous fighters making their promotional debut.
Top-level fighters such as Shogun Rua, Jake Shields and Takanori Gomi have all had rough Octagon debuts over the past five years or so, and while some chalk up those performances to injury, age or a variety of other reasons, you can’t count out the effect that stepping into the world’s premier organization has had on fighters in the past.
Later this month former Strikeforce champion and current top-ranked heavyweight Alistair Overeem will step into the UFC for the first time in his career, and while many fans have been looking forward to an exciting bout against Brock Lesnar, they may be disappointed if Overeem is unable to get over the rush that comes with fighting inside the Octagon.
Lesnar is actually a great example of how the dreaded “Octagon jitters” can ruin a UFC debut.
Back at UFC 81, Lesnar came out and started to dominate Frank Mir, but his adrenaline got the best of him and he became sloppy, allowing Mir to lock in a fight ending leg lock early in the bout.
While some fans point to a step up in competition as a better reason as to why these fighters seem to come out flat and underperform in their promotional debut, fighters like Shogun and Lesnar have proven that they were able to come back strong after their initial setbacks.
Overeem is a force of nature, but with his current issues with the athletic commission lingering over his head and the inevitable pressure of stepping into the UFC cage for a massive PPV main event may cause him to put on a weak performance, and Lesnar will end up benefiting from it.
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Disaster was averted earlier in the week as the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed to conditionally license heavyweight Alistair Overeem for his headlining bout at UFC 141 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas.Fresh off announcing the addition of the 125-pound …
Disaster was averted earlier in the week as the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed to conditionally license heavyweight Alistair Overeem for his headlining bout at UFC 141 on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas.
Fresh off announcing the addition of the 125-pound flyweight division, the UFC has revealed the participants in its initial tournament, which will determine the first champion of the new weight class.
Former Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will return to action on New Year’s Eve against Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii under the DREAM banner.
The first international version of The Ultimate Fighter will take place in Brazil, and the coaches will be middleweights Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort.
All this and more in this week’s recap of the biggest news in MMA.
How would some of the old legends of MMA fare against today’s top-notch fighters?It’s fun to think about whether a prime Royce Gracie could to handle a Demian Maia or a Ronaldo Souza on the ground, or whether Bas Rutten would have been able to hang wit…
How would some of the old legends of MMA fare against today’s top-notch fighters?
It’s fun to think about whether a prime Royce Gracie could to handle a Demian Maia or a Ronaldo Souza on the ground, or whether Bas Rutten would have been able to hang with Junior dos Santos.
The old-school MMA fighters were some of the most entertaining to watch, so let’s take a look at 10 old-school fighters we wish were still competing today.
One of the biggest misconceptions in MMA revolves around the collapse of Fedor Emelianenko.
As we know, at one time in his career, Fedor was considered the most dangerous fighter on the planet.
Even with his recent drought, Fedor remains arguably …
One of the biggest misconceptions in MMA revolves around the collapse of Fedor Emelianenko.
As we know, at one time in his career, Fedor was considered the most dangerous fighter on the planet.
Even with his recent drought, Fedor remains arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all-time, as he spent 10 years fighting without ever suffering a loss.
But, the sunshine and rainbows end there as Fedor’s lost three of his last four bouts.
Fortunately for Fedor, he still has time to become that once-dominating force that we all remember.
Over the years, there have been many fighters who have relit the fire under their careers.
And if anyone can do it, it’s Fedor.
After losing his first fight in nearly a decade to Fabricio Werdum, it was almost as if Fedor lost the edge that made him a fearful fighter to begin with.
Instead of entering the Octagon with the killer instinct, Fedor appeared to be fighting not to lose.
And, both fights after his defeat to Werdum, Fedor was defeated by technical knockout.
It’s becoming an obvious theme that Fedor is no longer the stand-up striker he once was.
However, that doesn’t mean he can no longer be a legitimate and dominant force in mixed martial arts today.
Throughout his career, Fedor’s bread and butter has been a focus on the submission game as he’s totaled half of his wins by way of tapout.
In order for Fedor to evolve back into the man we once knew, he’ll have to stick with what got him there.
If Fedor can dispose of his current mindset and return to his main focus of the submission game, he can return to the world’s most dangerous fighter.
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For Duane Ludwig, the decision to rescue Orinja, a young canine with a troubled past, was a no-brainer. “I’ve always been a huge animal-lover, for one, but seeing this dog in that state of condition was heartbreaking,” Ludwig recently expla…
For Duane Ludwig, the decision to rescue Orinja, a young canine with a troubled past, was a no-brainer.
“I’ve always been a huge animal-lover, for one, but seeing this dog in that state of condition was heartbreaking,” Ludwig recently explained to Bleacher Report.
“She has lived her entire three to five-year life on the end of a chain, going without food and water for days at a time in San Antonio, Texas—where it can get very hot. We suspect she was a breeding-machine for pit-bull fighters.”
Since leaving Texas for Colorado, Orinja has adjusted nicely to the Ludwig household—which includes Duane, his wife, two children and a number of Jack Russell terriers. It didn’t take too long, however, for Orinja’s troubled past to catch up to her—with a bill in tow.
“She has a good amount of arthritis in her back, and after having her for two months, one of her discs ruptured and her back legs would not work,” Ludwig explained.
“(Her) injury was a ruptured disc between her L1 and L2, which was pinching her spinal cords and not allowing her to use her back legs. It’s all repaired and she is expected to make a full recovery, but the surgery alone was $6,800.00.”
In an effort to pay for the unexpected expense—which, when coupled with travelling costs and other procedures, Ludwig pegged at $7,400.00—the man they call “Bang” decided to make fans—and fellow-animal-lovers—an offer that they’d be hard-pressed to refuse.
For the foreseeable future, Ludwig is offering fans—although that is by no-means a prerequisite—an autographed Topps trading card for a minimum $10.00 donation to Orinja’s cause.
“(The idea) just came to me,” Ludwig explained. “I don’t want to just ask people to help her and people are always hitting me up for autographed items. I’m going to do what Bas Rutten does and donate all the money. But I’ll help animals with mine.”
Although Ludwig, who can be reached at [email protected], is hoping his efforts will cover Orinja’s procedure, the Colorado-native has his sights set on raising funds for similar causes in the coming years.
“I’m going to continue to donate my store-item profits on www.duanebang.com to the New York Bully Crew,” said Ludwig, who is to return to the UFC’s Octagon against Josh Neer at UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller in January. “And continue to (sell) signed eight-by-tens and cards to help out the animals.”
“I’m going to wear (the New York Bully Crew’s) logo on my fight gear for Jan 20th and hopefully drive some attention towards them because they help those who can’t help themselves. I support those who help animals.”
For those not interested in an autographed card, but still want to help out, please check out: http://tinyneedshelp.chipin.com/orinjas-surgery
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