For those who are unfamiliar with the sport of mixed martial arts or the UFC, fans will no longer feel left out, as UFC.com has recently launched an in-depth, interactive page where anyone can browse and become educated in MMA. It is called “UFC D…
For those who are unfamiliar with the sport of mixed martial arts or the UFC, fans will no longer feel left out, as UFC.com has recently launched an in-depth, interactive page where anyone can browse and become educated in MMA. It is called “UFC Discover.”
The page is categorized into four sections: Discover the Fighter, Discover the Sport, Discover The UFC and Discover the Fan. Each section features artifacts, information and content all in detail regarding your favourite events, fighters and signature moves.
Obviously, this a great opportunity for fans to learn more about the sport and participate in such an interactive way. More so, it is an even greater opportunity for the UFC to allow itself to become more involved and open to the mainstream media.
While browsing through countless pages and sections, the interactive page allows fans to become more aware and knowledgeable about the UFC and it’s regulations, thus creating a more healthier perspective on the sport entirely.
Now fans will have the chance to browse onto UFC.com in a new, interactive way and allow them to truly discover the UFC as a sport, a brand and a culture.
Many people not from the United Kingdom may have a disdain for Michael Bisping. In fact, most fighters do too.You can’t go and write any piece about Bisping and not get negative feedback. It ranges from the nice, negative commentary, to the vulgar. The…
Many people not from the United Kingdom may have a disdain for Michael Bisping. In fact, most fighters do too.
You can’t go and write any piece about Bisping and not get negative feedback. It ranges from the nice, negative commentary, to the vulgar. Then there are some of those Bisping fans who come out of the woodwork and get attacked by everyone in favor of cutting Bisping.
Well, one fighter says that Bisping versus Anderson Silva would be competitive.
“Bisping has gotten really effective at that transition and that happens to be Anderson Silva’s Achilles Heel, the takedown, so it could be a competitive fight,” said Rashad Evans to Fighters Only. “And another thing that Bisping does is, sometimes he just doesn’t care, you know? He just doesn’t care, he just goes for it. So for people to say it wouldn’t be a fight or it wouldn’t be close? I wouldn’t say that about someone like Michael Bisping.”
Evans would know best, holding a split decision victory over Bisping.
“And I am not like some huge Bisping fan, I just think he can scrap and he is very competitive. Put him in with anyone and he will give it a competitive fight,” said Evans. “But then Anderson is something else… put it this way, put Bisping in with Anderson and it would be interesting.”
So does Bisping deserve the title shot at pound-for-pound kingpin, Silva?
Let’s all face facts, Bisping is climbing up the middleweight ladder. But to give Bisping a title shot would be a pretty bad decision.
Bisping’s record speaks for itself; 21-3 with 13 wins by knockout. Sure, Bisping might be able to take down Silva, but might is the keyword there.
Silva’s got incredible striking and could pick apart Bisping. Silva is unmatched in the middleweight division. The only person who could beat him is Chael Sonnen. And last time I checked, Bisping is no Sonnen.
Bisping needs to fight a top five middleweight before making any claims to fight for the title. Maybe, just maybe, Bisping can beat Sonnen but, for right now, the thought of Bisping fighting Silva is a little out of grasp.
Last Saturday, when Lyoto Machida used a real life version of Mortal Kombat and the “Crane Kick” all rolled into one, actor Steven Seagal took little time to take credit for teaching Machida the move.
In actuality though, Machida didn’t meet up with Se…
Last Saturday, when Lyoto Machida used a real life version of Mortal Kombat and the “Crane Kick” all rolled into one, actor Steven Seagal took little time to take credit for teaching Machida the move.
In actuality though, Machida didn’t meet up with Seagal until the night of UFC 129, and in fact, learned the kick from his father, not Seagal.
“There is this kick in Karate, ‘Kanku Dai’. When I started preparing, soon after hernia surgery, my preparation was a bit limited, so my dad [Yoshizo] gave me some kicks to train and told me to use it in sparring at times, but always very carefully because this is a shot that hurts, it’s like a poke,” Machida told Tatame.
Machida told Tatame the news that he did not meet with Seagal until the night of the fight and Seagal was the person who told him it would work.
“When I came to Canada I met with Steven Seagal and he said ‘Machida, this kick will work.’ But I was not worried about doing it or not, only if a chance came up. I was relaxed… and dropped the kick into place. There was nothing ‘out of nothing,” said Machida.
The Internet yet again took storm after learning that Seagal had taught yet another fighter a knockout inducing, epic “Knockout of the Night” kick. Seagal takes credit for Anderson Silva‘s front kick to the face of Vitor Belfort at UFC 126.
Rumors have it that Seagal working with the members of Team Black House is a PR stunt and a marketing exercise.
Seagal though says that he is working with the members on some awesome—legal—kicks.
“There are some real different entrances that I’m working on with the guys. There are some other things that I don’t want to talk about that you guys just haven’t seen at all yet. You haven’t seen it, but it’s legal,” Seagal said.
Success is not measured by the longevity of a career, but how much productivity one’s career is able to amount. And Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko certainly adds some truth to that statement. Following his knockout victory over Jason Brillz at…
Success is not measured by the longevity of a career, but how much productivity one’s career is able to amount. And Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko certainly adds some truth to that statement.
Following his knockout victory over Jason Brillz at UFC 129, the Belarusian told Ron Kruck of Inside MMA that he feels accomplished to still be competing in mixed martial arts at 40 years old.
“Well it’s a big, big acheivement. For me, myself and for all the industry, for MMA, UFC and for all the fans, I am just glad it happened.”
Holding a professional record of 26-5-0, the UFC veteran has seen it all in MMA, competing in multiple organizations including, UFC, IFL, IFC and Affliction Entertainment.
And despite all the experience that he holds, Matyushenko admits that times have changed.
“It was pretty much fighting in a backyard or the parking lot, and now it ended up being this big in such a short period of time, even I’m surprised,” Matyushenko said.
After collecting a victory over Brillz, Matyushenko has now won five of his last six bouts inside the Octagon, and while he isn’t too savvy on hand picking opponents, there are two competitors who come to mind regarding his next bout.
“I have lost in the UFC to Tito Ortiz, and I have lost to ‘Lil Nog’ (Rogerio Nogueira) and I’d like to take those losses back.”
While the idea of witnessing a rematch between either legend is worth the price of admission, currently both Ortiz and Nogueira are scheduled to square off against Ryan Bader and Rich Franklin at UFC 132 and UFC 133 respectively.
In the meantime, Matyushenko will look to enjoy some time off after his most recent win while he waits for his next challenger to emerge.
Bleacher Report’s James Ryan:They say that three times is a charm, although I’m not exactly sure who “they” are… Perhaps they are gypsies? Or fortune tellers? Or Bas Rutten in the flesh?I don’t really know, but I do know that the current UFC…
Bleacher Report’s James Ryan:
They say that three times is a charm, although I’m not exactly sure who “they” are…
Perhaps they are gypsies? Or fortune tellers? Or Bas Rutten in the flesh?
I don’t really know, but I do know that the current UFC Lightweight Champion, Frankie “the Answer” Edgar, had better hope that luck is on his side on the 28th of May, when he is set to face-off for the third time in his professional MMA career (second time consecutively) against his old nemesis, Gray “the Bully” Maynard, at UFC 130 in Las Vegas.
After two previous meetings, it is apparent that Maynard holds the advantage against Edgar, despite fighting to what was a very exciting draw at UFC 125. The first encounter between these two warriors was approximately three years ago at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon, which saw Maynard win via unanimous decision (hence the edge).
Edgar has yet to redeem that loss, and like any competitive athlete, I would have to think that it weighs heavily on his mind from time to time (yeah…that’s an understatement).
If Edgar plans to retain his belt for a third successive title defense, he had better hope for a better game plan than simply surviving the first round. As impressive as Edgar was for weathering the storm, I wouldn’t think that he would be so lucky a second time around.
If he finds himself in trouble again like the last time, I don’t see this fight going the full distance—a rarity for both fighters.
They say that three times is a charm, although I’m not exactly sure who “they” are…
Perhaps they are gypsies? Or fortune tellers? Or Bas Rutten in the flesh?
I don’t really know, but I do know that the current UFC Lightweight …
They say that three times is a charm, although I’m not exactly sure who “they” are…
Perhaps they are gypsies? Or fortune tellers? Or Bas Rutten in the flesh?
I don’t really know, but I do know that the current UFC Lightweight Champion, Frankie “the Answer” Edgar, had better hope that luck is on his side on the 28th of May, when he is set to face-off for the third time in his professional MMA career (second time consecutively) against his old nemesis, Gray “the Bully” Maynard, at UFC 130 in Las Vegas.
After two previous meetings, it is apparent that Maynard holds the advantage against Edgar, despite fighting to what was a very exciting draw at UFC 125. The first encounter between these two warriors was approximately three years ago at UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon, which saw Maynard win via unanimous decision (hence the edge).
Edgar has yet to redeem that loss, and like any competitive athlete, I would have to think that it weighs heavily on his mind from time to time (yeah…that’s an understatement).
If Edgar plans to retain his belt for a third successive title defense, he had better hope for a better game plan than simply surviving the first round. As impressive as Edgar was for weathering the storm, I wouldn’t think that he would be so lucky a second time around.
If he finds himself in trouble again like the last time, I don’t see this fight going the full distance—a rarity for both fighters.
UFC 130 Main Card
Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson
Preliminary Card (Facebook?)
Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Tim Boetsch
Lightweight bout: Cody McKenzie vs. Bart Palaszewski
Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão vs. Cole Escovedo
Bantamweight bout: Chris Cariaso vs. Michael McDonald
*All fights are subject to change.
Frankie Edgar: The Breakdown
Edgar has a record of 13 wins, one loss and one draw. As previously stated, both of those blemishes came at the hands and tremendous wrestling prowess of Gray Maynard.
Edgar is on a five fight win streak, which includes back-to-back wins against former Lightweight Champion, BJ Penn.
Despite fighting to a draw in his last bout against Maynard, Edgar (along with Maynard) was awarded with “Fight of the Night” honours, and proved once and for all to fight fans everywhere that he absolutely deserves to wear the Lightweight crown.
After a massive beating in the first round that saw Edgar get knocked down on more than one occasion, he not only survived the round, but he also managed to battle back to take the advantage in the overall fight.
If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest you watch this fight.
It should also be noted that Edgar has gone the full distance in 10 out of his last 12 fights.
Gray Maynard: The Breakdown
Maynard is undefeated with a record of 10 wins, one draw and one no contest—no losses to date.
Maynard’s last eight fights have also all gone the full distance, which might suggest that both of these men have obvious difficulty in finishing fights.
The no contest happened in Maynard’s fight against Rob Emerson due to the fact that he knocked himself out, after slamming Emerson onto the mat.
If memory serves correctly, Maynard disputed the referee’s decision at the time, claiming that he was conscious throughout the ordeal, but after watching the replay several times, it was apparent that the “Bully” was out cold.
Despite having an undefeated professional record, Maynard did lose to Nate Diaz by way of guillotine choke in the semi-finals of The Ultimate Fighter 5, but I think it’s safe to say that he has evolved quite a bit as a fighter since then.
The Prediction
No guillotine chokes here.
After my brutal predictions for UFC 129, where I officially scored 0 out of 5 correct in the main card (what can I say? I love the underdog!), I’ll be looking to play it a little bit safer this time around—the problem with that is, with these two amazing competitors, just about anything can happen.
Well…almost anything.
Give Maynard credit—he almost knocked Edgar out in the first round on their last meeting. The operative word there is “almost.”
I don’t expect that Edgar will be approaching this fight the same way, and no doubt, the adjustments that he made in the later rounds taught him a thing or two about how to actually defeat Maynard.
I’m sticking with the trend on this one, and I’m choosing Frankie Edgar to win by decision.
I’ll save my crazy pick for the Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson match-up.
These are my opinions. If you don’t like them…I have others. Check them out at www.mrjamesryan.com
Tonight (May 5) on HurtsBad Radio, Todd Jackson will be talking to Mr. James Ryan about the release of his new book Desolate Warrior. It’s a book about the triumphs and struggles of Will Ribiero. And speaking of triumphs and struggles, amputee MMA fighter, Matt Betzold, will also be on the show to talk about his contributions to the Desolate Warrior project, as well as, his commitment to the fight game.
For those who are unfamiliar with the sport of mixed martial arts or the UFC, fans will no longer feel left out, as UFC.com has recently launched an in-depth, interactive page where anyone can browse and become educated in MMA. It is called “UFC Discover.”
They say that three times is a charm, although I’m not exactly sure who “they” are…