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Anderson Silva Is Big Pimpin’ in His New Customized Camaro SS

“It’s good to be king”—Tom PettyWhen you’re sporting a new sled like UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva is, it sure is good to be the king.Silva has joined UFC hall of fame member Randy Couture by purchasing a new Camaro SS. But this isn’t j…

“It’s good to be king”—Tom Petty

When you’re sporting a new sled like UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva is, it sure is good to be the king.

Silva has joined UFC hall of fame member Randy Couture by purchasing a new Camaro SS. But this isn’t just any normal Camaro—this baby is tricked out like none other.

All the customizations done to this car are far too many to list. Thankfully, someone from the Camaro5.com forums took the time to break down everything West Coast Customs did to make the Camaro a one-of-a-kind for the “Spider.”

“The customization of Silva’s Camaro is extensive and to our eyes includes: custom paint, black stripes running from hood to tail, widened rear quarter fenders/shoulders with functional open rear quarter fender openings, Silva Bee grill emblem, Silva Bee embroidered headrest, back seats, trunk lid liner, and floormats, custom black spoke / yellow lip wheels, custom functional Transformers 2 style bumper air inlets, custom cowl ram air hood, custom, custom rear diffuser with exhaust outlet, black painted rear light bezel, SILVA door sills, alcantara headliner and door paneling, custom dashboard including driver facing gauges, dual colored seats, steering wheel, shift knob, contrasting stitching, in-dash screen, custom trunk subwoofer system and pop-up screens on rear quarter shoulders.”

Just reading everything that was done to the car isn’t enough to do it any justice. You can check out a bounty of pictures of this incredible ride by clicking here.

After eyeballing a similar Camaro at a local dealership for months, and getting financing all lined up, second thoughts must be sitting in. After seeing that incredible car, having something less sitting in your garage would put a frown on your face.

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UFC 131 Fight Card: Will Junior Dos Santos Be Exposed On The Ground?

UFC 131 will feature a main event between heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos, to solidify a No. 1 contender for the UFC heavyweight title.   Dos Santos has steamrolled through every opponent in the Octagon thus far, earning four …

UFC 131 will feature a main event between heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos, to solidify a No. 1 contender for the UFC heavyweight title.   

Dos Santos has steamrolled through every opponent in the Octagon thus far, earning four knockouts, one submission and a decision victory. His superior stand-up game is arguably the best in the heavyweight division and he possesses knockout power in both of his hands. 

However none of his opponents carry the size and athleticism that Lesnar holds, making the 265 lb behemoth a much more difficult test for the Brazilian than anyone he has faced.

Lesnar’s sheer size and athleticism is something to behold. 

But despite his athleticism, one of Lesnar’s flaws just happens to be Dos Santos’ biggest strength: striking. Obviously, Dos Santos’ intention will be to keep the fight on the feet and expose Lesnar, but ultimately it will be Lesnar dictating where the fight goes, and considering he holds a sixty percent take down success rate, it is possible to see this bout contested on the ground before anywhere else. 

And if this bout takes place on the ground, will Dos Santos be the fighter who becomes exposed? 

The Brazilian has claimed in past interviews that he holds good Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills under the tutelage of his mentor, Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, and while he might have not shown his ground skills yet, he did show good scrambling technique in his bout vs. Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Versus. Gonzaga also happens to hold some of the best ground game in mixed martial arts.

It is been said that Dos Santos displays very good technique and movement in his hips, providing him with more torque in extending his striking and to help him maneuver off of the ground. But given Lesnar’s strength and size, one cannot help but wonder if Dos Santos has enough strength to prevent the former heavyweight champion from taking him to the canvas, and if he does take Dos Santos down repeatedly, will Lesnar’s imposing figure and superior grappling skills overwhelm and tire him out?

Now standing at 6’3″ and weighing at 240 lbs, Dos Santos will not be a push over against the former NCAA Division 1 wrestler, but it’s evident in Lesnar’s bout against Frank Mir at UFC 100, that his physical stature is overwhelming and difficult to compete against. Lesnar controlled Mir and imposed his size, along with his positional dominance, frustrating his opponent en route to a second-round TKO victory. 

There is no doubt Lesnar is a dominant figure and his superior strength, size and athleticism certainly provides difficulty for his opponents to deal with, but if Dos Santos is able to avoid the ground as much as possible, then he is likely to expose Lesnar on the feet. 

However Dos Santos’ ground game and cardio is questionable, and against a formidable opponent like Lesnar, this bout could expose some holes in the Brazilian’s arsenal as well. 

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Rashad Evans Talks Twitter Feud with Bones, Fighting Phil Davis at UFC 133

“Suga” Rashad Evans spoke to MMADigest about a variety of subjects leading up to his fight vs. Phil Davis in August at UFC 133. The fight has recently been scheduled to replace his title fight against the now-injured champ Jon Jones.
On similarities be…

“Suga” Rashad Evans spoke to MMADigest about a variety of subjects leading up to his fight vs. Phil Davis in August at UFC 133. The fight has recently been scheduled to replace his title fight against the now-injured champ Jon Jones.

On similarities between champ Jones and replacement opponent Davis

“They are both athletic, pretty good wrestlers and both have a ranginess to them. That’s probably where it ends right there.”

On the twitter war with Jones and how it started

“Just speaking the truth man, just speaking the truth. He had made a comment about beating me in practice and I was like, if you beat me in practice it was DESIGNED for you to beat me in practice because I was trying to help you get ready for Bryan Bader so.” he told MMA Digest.

No doubt he meant Ryan Bader, or was he taking a shot at Bader? 

When asked if the training sessions with Jones were one sided, he also went on to explain the training relationship and the purpose of it.

“When you have a training relationship, it’s not about winning, it’s about making each other better and helping each other. As the fight comes closer, you peak at the right time. I was trying to get him ready, but whatever.”

On Rashad’s Milli Vanilli comment towards Jones and if he thought it bothered Bones

“I don’t know if it bothered him or not and it doesn’t matter. He is fake. When you fake you fake.”

On where Rashad is training these days

“Not at ATT. I’m at Imperial.” He said he is training day to day with the likes of the Villefort’s, Jorge Santiago, Big Foot and Calvacante among others.

On how the fight with Phil Davis at UFC 133 is going to go down

“I’m gonna put on a good show, and the result will be my hand being raised. Phil Davis is a tough guy so I’m gonna have to train hard and fight hard.” 

I was looking forward to Evans vs. Jones but the Davis fight is very interesting as well. I look forward to seeing it!

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UFC 129 Results: Farewell to Randy Couture

Randy Couture left Saturday’s night fight a loser by one of the best knockouts so far this year. A “Crane Kick” from the Karate Kid himself, Lyoto Machida, sent him into early retirement and left many with a bad image of Couture in his final fight. For…

Randy Couture left Saturday’s night fight a loser by one of the best knockouts so far this year. A “Crane Kick” from the Karate Kid himself, Lyoto Machida, sent him into early retirement and left many with a bad image of Couture in his final fight.

For anyone who saw Couture for the first time on Saturday night, you have missed out on one of the most storied careers in MMA history. Couture stands as a symbol for longevity in the sport of MMA. He proved that, no matter the age, you could still contend for a title and beat big name fighters.

Couture defied Father Time and led a great career until he was 47 years old (almost 48 as his birthday is in June). Couture even started his career at a time when most fighters today start thinking about retirement.

Couture started at age 34 at UFC 13. Since then, he has brought forth some of the best moments in UFC.

First, there’s Couture’s huge upset over Tim Sylvia who out-sized Couture and was battling for the UFC heavyweight crown.

Of course Captain America pulled off the huge upset over Sylvia. Couture came out and beat Sylvia all over with his striking. Not to mention, this was Couture’s first fight at heavyweight in almost five years. On top of that, he was returning from a yearlong retirement.

Couture defied the odds throughout his entire career. He had numerous upsets, displays of toughness and just flat out brilliant performances that just seemed to make everyone love him and want to watch the great Randy Couture even more.

Even more recently, in a fight against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Couture was able to survive and escape a choke from Big Nog and give him everything he could muster to make Big Nog’s victory only that more well earned. Even in this unanimous decision loss, Couture proved you can’t count him out no matter what—even at the age of 46.

Couture will now be walking out of the Octagon as one of the most beloved fighters in UFC history. One of two fighters to ever hold a belt in two different weight classes in the UFC. The man who showed James Toney that MMA is a tough sport like boxing.

The man, the myth, the legend walks away from the UFC as one of the all-time legends for the promotion. 

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UFC 129 Video: Watch Georges St-Pierre Handle the Creepiest Fan Question Ever

Anyone who has ever attended or watched a UFC event press conference can tell you stories of pointless, uneducated, disrespectful or downright offensive questions that have been asked.But during the UFC 129 press conference, a new bar has officially be…

Anyone who has ever attended or watched a UFC event press conference can tell you stories of pointless, uneducated, disrespectful or downright offensive questions that have been asked.

But during the UFC 129 press conference, a new bar has officially been set for awkwardness.

A woman in the audience who was asking a question was also holding a UFC action figure (which she referred to as a “doll”) of the welterweight champ. The question started off normal until it veered off into unfamiliar territory.

“What’s the most offensive thing you’ve ever heard of a woman doing to one of your dolls?”

Laughing as he tried to sidestep this obviously ridiculous question, St-Pierre asked to see the figure. That’s when things got even weirder.

“I’ve done things to it, Georges…”

Still no word on why no one stepped in to save the champion from this unbelievable creep, but it definitely showed that the UFC does not screen their questions.

Anything can happen in the UFC cage, and apparently at the press conferences as well!

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Georges St-Pierre: Trainer Talks About Moving Up to Face Anderson Silva at 185

The big question that has been circulating through the MMA world as of late is this: will there ever be a “superfight” between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva?St-Pierre has often deflected the qu…

The big question that has been circulating through the MMA world as of late is this: will there ever be a “superfight” between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva?

St-Pierre has often deflected the question by stating the leap from the 170-pound division to the 185-pound division would require a complete reorientation of his career.

Following his win over Jake Shields at UFC 129, St-Pierre was once again asked if the fight with Silva was going to happen, “We’ll see,” he told UFC commentator Joe Rogan. “I just finished my fight. I haven’t considered that yet. Going up in weight class is a lot to consider. Maybe there are other ways. We’ll talk.”

While St-Pierre’s responses have seemed a bit evasive, his camp has pondered how they would prepare their fighter to make the jump to the middleweight division.

Firas Zahabi, St-Pierre’s trainer, recently spoke to ESPN regarding how the camp would accomplish the move. Surprisingly, Zahabi would not recommend adding size to St-Pierre’s frame, “If he goes up, I would recommend he stay the same size,” said Zahabi. “You don’t want Georges to go in there bulked up and unable to perform in the mechanical way that he does.”

“He’ll be very small for a middleweight,” Zahabi continued. “If I balloon him up to over 200 pounds, it won’t do any good. There’s a point where you can have too much muscle, and it’s not a good thing. I think he’s got the maximum amount you can put on his body without it starting to be detrimental.”

“I’d probably push him up to 200 pounds for that fight,” Zahabi said. “He still wouldn’t be as big as Anderson and it wouldn’t be natural, but it would be better. If you do get on Anderson Silva, having an extra pounds on you is good.”

Zahabi revealed that the target weight for a re-hydrated St-Pierre in his bout with Shields was between 192 and 193 pounds.

The fight between St-Pierre and Silva remains a “fantasy fight,” according to UFC president Dana White. Silva’s next opponent will be Yushin Okami at UFC 134 in Rio on August 27. If Silva gets past Okami and St-Pierre’s scheduled remains open, the “superfight” talk will most likely reach a fever pitch.

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