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Lyle Beerbohm Not Afraid of Shinya Aoki’s Ground Game

It wasn’t long ago that this coming Saturday’s Strikeforce card, would have been fodder for an exhaustive, roll your eyes debate as to whether or not the world’s #2 promotion could indeed compete with the UFC. Of course, Strikeforce was the latest property to be bought in the most recent round of Zuffa Monopoly, so […]

Lyle Beerbohm

It wasn’t long ago that this coming Saturday’s Strikeforce card, would have been fodder for an exhaustive, roll your eyes debate as to whether or not the world’s #2 promotion could indeed compete with the UFC. Of course, Strikeforce was the latest property to be bought in the most recent round of Zuffa Monopoly, so guess there won’t be any post-fight, ‘Dana should be worried’ discussion.

The latest Strikeforce offering is looking pretty damn sweet, as in addition to the main event between welterweight champ Nick Diaz and Paul ‘What Bell?’ Daley, there’s several great fights lined-up, including Lyle Beerbohm vs. Dream lightweight champ Shinya Aoki. Now, due to the systematic beatdown that Melendez delivered Aoki in his Strikeforce debut, the hype train surrounding the submission wiz has been somewhat derailed. That said, we are talking about a dude that has tapped out top ranked fighters like Tatsuya Kawajiri, Eddie Alvarez and Joachim Hansen (not to mention snapping Mizuto Hirota’s arm), so there’s still cause for concern right? Well, while speaking to MMA Fighting, the 15-1 Beerbohm offered the following:

“I like to go to the ground, and he’s one of the best grapplers in the world at lightweight. I think it should be an exciting fight, and I’m not afraid to go to the ground with him. I’m really not. He might think that no one wants to go there with him, but we’ll see what happens when we get there.”

Beerbohm also stated that he’s looking to “beat him up against the cage” or “get on top of him”; maybe staying away from the ground altogether here is the best idea. Guess we’ll see. To bet on the bouts head here.

Ben Saunders Says Matt Lee “Toughest SOB” After TKO Win

Bellator Fighting Championships demonstrated once again last night, that you don’t necessarily have to be part of the Zuffa Empire to put on some ‘hell yeah’ fights. If you didn’t catch the action on MTV 2 then you missed one of the nastiest KO’s of the year, courtesy a Patricky Freire flying knee on Toby […]

Bellator Fighting Championships demonstrated once again last night, that you don’t necessarily have to be part of the Zuffa Empire to put on some ‘hell yeah’ fights. If you didn’t catch the action on MTV 2 then you missed one of the nastiest KO’s of the year, courtesy a Patricky Freire flying knee on Toby Imada, the highly regarded Eddie Alvarez defending his lightweight belt against Pat Curran, and a ‘close your eyes kids’ slugfest between Ben Saunders and Matt Lee. Yup, that’s “Killa B” Saunders, formerly of the UFC.

The much bigger Saunders pounded away at his opponent with knees and punches that would have left most of us poor slobs sobbing and broken early in round one, but Lee kept returning fire and coming back for more. When a bloodied Lee (and we’re talking Rated R bloody, not just a trickle) came out for round three, Saunders saluted his foe before resuming the beat down. After the ATT fighter opened yet another cut on Lee moments in, the cageside physician put an end to the violence. Speaking on his Twitter account after, Saunders had this to say about the resilient Lee:

Sorry guys I did my best to get the KO but Matt Lee has to be the toughest SOB I have ever fought! Props to him and his camp!

Yes, hats off to Mr. Lee for the inspiring and ballsy performance. It will be interesting to see what Bellator has in store for Saunders next, who has now won 2 straight since being cut by the UFC.

Nick Diaz Says Fighting Friends “Disgusting Thought”

For some time now, it appeared as though the chances of two noteworthy teammates fighting was about as likely as Strikeforce being bought by the UFC…, and then, well, the friendship between training partners Rashad Evans and Jon Jones went right down the commode after the two agreed to fight. Nick “Don’t be Scared Homie” […]

For some time now, it appeared as though the chances of two noteworthy teammates fighting was about as likely as Strikeforce being bought by the UFC…, and then, well, the friendship between training partners Rashad Evans and Jon Jones went right down the commode after the two agreed to fight. Nick “Don’t be Scared Homie” Diaz was recently asked about the teammates fighting issue on a Strikeforce teleconference call, and the welterweight champ didn’t mince even one word, when Jones vs. Evans was raised as an example. (Thanks to MMA Weekly for the quotes)

“That’s what they’ve got them doing and they’re not focused on what’s important to them in life. I’ve got what works, and I’ve got what’s got me there and that’s my team. That’s a disgusting thought to have to fight my brother. I don’t even appreciate being asked about that,” Diaz said.

“They’re not real training partners though,” Diaz said about Jones and Evans. “You don’t understand, they’re like 10 years apart for one and they didn’t grow up training together…”

Now that Mr. Diaz is back in the Zuffa fold, Dana White and crew are no doubt looking forward to more ‘straight shooting’ from the Cesar Gracie star… In the meantime, if you’re not excited about Diaz facing Paul Daley next Saturday, you best keep that to yourself. To bet on the fight head here.

Carlos Condit Offers to Step in for Injured Jon Fitch

Recently we heaped “now that’s what’s up” praise on Rich Franklin, for saying he’s a wee bit curious about testing his skills again Jon “Bones” Jones. Well, Carlos Condit is the latest fighter to get his name on our props list, by stating on Twitter he’s willing to step in for the injured Jon Fitch […]

Recently we heaped “now that’s what’s up” praise on Rich Franklin, for saying he’s a wee bit curious about testing his skills again Jon “Bones” Jones. Well, Carlos Condit is the latest fighter to get his name on our props list, by stating on Twitter he’s willing to step in for the injured Jon Fitch at UFC 132. (Yeah, if you’ve been offline for a day or so, sorry to break it to you, the Fitch, Penn rematch is postponed…sh-t hurts, but we’ll get through this together).

“It would be an honor to fight a legend like BJ Penn, one of my favorite fighters ever. If the call comes, I would take the fight in a second.”

Nice. Condit has won three bouts in a row and is coming off a ‘holy eff’ KO of Dan Hardy in October, and while he found himself in trouble in his victories over Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald, there’s no denying that the former WEC champ is ridiculously tough. In other words, a bout between him and Penn could be pretty badass.

Will it happen though? It’s hard to say. Coming off what was a pretty memorable and impressive performance against Fitch (yeah, yeah, aside from the third round), Penn might be hesitant about taking on a guy that’s not knocking on the title shot door just yet. If Penn fights Condit and wins, he still needs to get through Fitch, if he loses to Condit, well….things won’t exactly be ‘rosy’ career wise. So does Penn wait for Fitch? Or help us fans out by taking on Condit?

At any rate, here’s hoping Fitch enjoys a speedy recovery.

Thiago Silva Admits to the Old Fake Piss Trick

Just a few weeks ago the MMA world was buzzing about Thiago Silva’s impressive beat down, nose smashing win over Brandon Vera at UFC 125. After Silva’s UD loss to Rashad Evans last January, one of the baddest looking dudes in the sport appeared to be back on track. Then, of course, the NSAC reported […]

Just a few weeks ago the MMA world was buzzing about Thiago Silva’s impressive beat down, nose smashing win over Brandon Vera at UFC 125. After Silva’s UD loss to Rashad Evans last January, one of the baddest looking dudes in the sport appeared to be back on track. Then, of course, the NSAC reported something might be funky with Silva’s drug tests, and yadda, yadda, yadda, it was confirmed this week by the commission that the pee-pee submitted by the light-heavyweight may not be human. Now that’s how you tarnish a win…

Well, apparently Silva won’t try to talk his way out of this by claiming some sort of grand conspiracy against him, or that he’s been eating nothing but discount hotdogs for months so no wonder his piss was off. In a statement posted by MMA Junkie today, Silva admitted to urine tampering, and he will now accept the NSAC’s wrath.

“I used a urine adulterant when giving a sample following my fight with Brandon Vera. I did so in an attempt to alter the results of the test and knowingly broke the rules of the Nevada (State) Athletic Commission. This was a terrible decision on my part for which I will be punished. I am prepared to accept this punishment, learn from it and move on. I apologize to the commission, the UFC, Brandon Vera and the MMA fans.”

Silva went on to say, and this is not an excuse rather a statement of what went down according to him, that he trashed his back heading into his bout with Evans, and then, reinjured it again while preparing for Vera. Thus, in order to fight on January 1st, he took “injections in my back”. Well, looks like Silva will be back on the bench anyhow.

Brock Lesnar Admits Cain Velasquez Delivered Ass Whooping

It was only a few months ago that speculation was rampant as to whether or not Brock Lesnar would ever fight again, following his ‘that’s it?’ defeat to Cain Velasquez in October. According to some, the UFC was about to lose one of, if not, its biggest draw.
Well, of course, not only is “The Minnesota […]

It was only a few months ago that speculation was rampant as to whether or not Brock Lesnar would ever fight again, following his ‘that’s it?’ defeat to Cain Velasquez in October. According to some, the UFC was about to lose one of, if not, its biggest draw.

Well, of course, not only is “The Minnesota Monster” not ready to hang up the 4 oz gloves, Lesnar has jumped square in the middle of the scalding spotlight, coaching the upcoming season of TUF, appearing on Jimmy Fallon, and writing a book. All this before the usually grumpy, ‘don’t talk to me’ former champ is set to fight Junior Dos Santos in June. People are talking lots of Brock again and Dana White couldn’t be happier.

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, Lesnar finally talked about the vicious pounding he received from Velasquez at UFC 121, and he didn’t sugar coat what happened .

“I just watched the fight a week ago, and I think it boils down to last year I had a lot going on in my life. I fought through diverticulitis; made my comeback and fought through Shane Carwin, and then fought Cain Velasquez. As I watched the fight I could see that there was probably, I wasn’t able to overcome Cain’s…I really don’t know what happened. He beat my ass; that’s what happened. If I put it that way. It’s one of those things; I don’t like to lose and you dust yourself off, get back on the horse and here I am.”

Things are always interesting when Brock’s around no? Lesnar also discussed that whole bit with The Undertaker and coaching TUF; check out the entire interview here.