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Anderson Silva’s Manager Ed Soares Tells GSP They’ll Be “Waiting”

Now, depending on your personality you may have had a few different reactions to the above headline, varying from uncontrolled ‘OMG please let it be true’ ecstasy, to the more cynical (and often we’d say more realistic attitude) ‘I’ll believe it when I see it.’ Of course if you didn’t read the headline you may […]

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For some time now fans and pundits alike, have hoped that someday the UFC would put together a ‘super fight’ between current middleweight champ Anderson Silva and welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. In the past, UFC boss man Dana White hasn’t exactly gone out of his way to hype up the fight, arguing that St. Pierre is likely too small to compete at 185 , while Silva is probably too big for 170. Lately, however, White has acknowledged that the fans demand for such a P4P, all-star bout, may just be too hard to pass up (yeah no sh-t).

In a recent interview with MMA Weekly, Silva’s manager Ed Soares talked about the prospect of his fighter facing GSP; here is some of what he had to say:

“First of all, I think to protect both champions, I think it’s smarter to do it at a catchweight possibly, but who knows? Anderson… I don’t think he could. Maybe he could, I’m not sure, make it down to 170. I think it’s much easier and more likely that Georges goes up to 185.”… “Tell GSP to make weight, we’ll be waiting,” Soares said simply.

Yes, it’s completely okay to giggle with excited glee, however, first things first, namely two wrestling studs with the names Josh Koscheck and Chael Sonnen. After that…?

Lyoto Machida Would Welcome “Test” Against “Rampage” Jackson

Yesterday we passed along the word from MMA Junkie, who reported that “Rampage” Jackson has apparently verbally agreed to fight Lyoto Machida, November 20th. In addition to that report, which cited “sources close to the organization”, a recent ‘tweet’ from Rampage stating he’s ready to fight some dude whose name he can’t spell (another zinger […]

Yesterday we passed along the word from MMA Junkie, who reported that “Rampage” Jackson has apparently verbally agreed to fight Lyoto Machida, November 20^th. In addition to that report, which cited “sources close to the organization”, a recent ‘tweet’ from Rampage stating he’s ready to fight some dude whose name he can’t spell (another zinger from Jackson’s ‘am I illiterate?’ material), certainly seemed to jive with the story.

Well, here’s move evidence to toss onto the ‘looks like this is really happening’ pile; in a video interview posted on Sherdog today, which was apparently taken earlier this month, Machida talked about a variety of things including his recent KTFO loss to “Shogun” Rua and helping Anderson Silva prepare for Chael ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Sonnen. Machida conceded that although he would love to fight Rua for a third time, he understood that the UFC wasn’t likely to go in that direction for his next bout (also because Shogun is on the DL). When asked who would be his second choice- the former champion said this:

“I think Quinton Jackson would be the ideal guy for me; a guy who was champ and among the best. He is a great opponent; a very tough guy. I have a respect for him as does everyone else, but I’d like to test my technique against him.”…“I’m sure it would be a tough fight. He is a fighter who has been champion but I believe a lot in my work.”

Looks like the MMA gods are probably blessing us with another great tilt huh?

Report: “Rampage” Jackson Verbally Agrees to Fight Lyoto Machida Nov. 20th

After “Rampage” Jackson lost to Rashad Evans in May, we immediately celebrated with childish joy, when Dana White stated afterwardS that B.A. Baracus 2.0 may face Lyoto Machida next. It’s a match-up that makes total sense- two former champs coming off a loss- it should sell a ton of PPV’s; let’s do it up right? […]

After “Rampage” Jackson lost to Rashad Evans in May, we immediately celebrated with childish joy, when Dana White stated afterwardS that B.A. Baracus 2.0 may face Lyoto Machida next. It’s a match-up that makes total sense- two former champs coming off a loss- it should sell a ton of PPV’s; let’s do it up right? Now, when Jackson was quoted saying recently he was hoping to do a rematch with Forrest Griffin that also sounded pretty sweet, but maybe because we haven’t seen Machida vs. Jackson before, that bout remained as our starting QB (having a fine back-up ready to go is one of life’s most valuable lessons…)

Well, in a story this AM from MMA Junkie, the outlet is reporting that “sources close to the organization” have informed the outlet that Jackson has verbally agreed to fight Machida, November 20^th. The charismatic former champion also posted this on his Twitter yesterday:

“almost ready 2 sign the bout agreement! i would tell yall who im gonna get down with,but i cant spell his name….hahaha”

Now, Rampage’s usual bit about his linguistic skills aside, we’re thinking that joke can’t be referring to the word Griffin. So, it would appear that a bout between Jackson and Machida is a couple of pen strokes away. It’s a huge fight that will say a lot about where each guy sits in the division.

Randy Couture Advised EA Sports on New MMA Game

Back in the day when mainstream culture believed the only rule in MMA was that you couldn’t wrap your hands in shards of glass, no one would have dreamed that a decade later thousands of people would be throwing down $50 to buy video game versions of the sport (yes…we also cry with joy that […]

Now, we’ve gone on about THQ’s UFC Undisputed series before, and there is little doubt that the game has been a massive success for Zuffa. Of course, where there is money to be made people will follow, and gaming / MMA nerds are now anxiously waiting for the release of EA Sport’s MMA game later this year. According to a recent report from MMA Fighting, in the interest of making the game as good as possible, EA brought in Randy Couture several times to get his feedback on it. The company’s Randy Chase was quoted saying:

“Randy has been to our studio five or six times and has spent a lot of time with our developers and even though he’s not really a gamer, he has shared so much about the fights, and about how he trains for specific opponents,” Chase said. “One of the things he talked about is that when you’re training, if you’re training to fight a wrestler, you want wrestlers in your camp. And that’s something that we really put into our career mode.”

Nice job Randy. And isn’t it nice to know that you’re involvement with the game won’t result in your UFC banishment after all…

Yoshihiro Akiyama Thrilled to be Fighting Michael Bisping

It wasn’t long ago that reports were firing around the internet stating that Yoshihiro Akiyama had taken his gloves and gone home, after finding out that he’d fight Chris Leben at UFC 113, instead of the injured Wanderlei Silva. Of course, despite his despair about the fact he would no longer be fighting “a big […]

It wasn’t long ago that reports were firing around the internet stating that Yoshihiro Akiyama had taken his gloves and gone home, after finding out that he’d fight Chris Leben at UFC 113, instead of the injured Wanderlei Silva. Of course, despite his despair about the fact he would no longer be fighting “a big name” like “The Axe Murderer”, Akiyama showed up and threw down, only to lose by submission in what was one hell of a thrilling fight (as we predicted no?)

Recently it was announced that Akiyama will once again partake in what should be another entertaining fight, as it was confirmed that the judo star would face Michael Bisping, October 16^th at UFC 120. Now, we know what you’re wondering; does Bisping qualify as a big enough star for Akiyama? Well, according to a report from MMA Bay, the answer is yes and then some…

“I am very excited to fight Michael Bisping on his home ground, from what I understand Bisping is popular like David Beckham there, and I am honored. I want to show to the world that Asian fighters can stand toe-to-toe with the world’s best, and I hope to see Asian fans at the fight in London.”

Wow. Beckham huh? (Insert “Bend it like Beckham” joke here). No wonder Akiyama is so thrilled…maybe Posh Spice will be in attendance to really get “Sexyama” amped for the bout. Talk about the star factor aside, this should be a doozy.

Anthony Johnson to Return in Fall- Possibly at Middleweight

If you’re new to the sport of MMA you may be thinking right now ‘Anthony Johnson…why does that name sound so familiar?’ Well, although Johnson hasn’t fought since last November due to a knee injury, if you tune into Spike regularly you’ve probably seen more than a few highlights of him leaving dudes in an […]

If you’re new to the sport of MMA you may be thinking right now ‘Anthony Johnson…why does that name sound so familiar?’ Well, although Johnson hasn’t fought since last November due to a knee injury, if you tune into Spike regularly you’ve probably seen more than a few highlights of him leaving dudes in an unconscious heap. Well, according to a report from MMA Weekly, due to Johnson’s aforementioned knee injury and subsequent surgery, the already massive welterweight has just a wee bit of weight to lose before returning to action this fall. Source? Johnson’s agent Ken Pavia recently said this on MMA Weekly Radio:

“Anthony Johnson at one point weighed the same as Ricco Rodriguez, which is kind of scary. He weighed the same as Ricco Rodriguez, except he had abs,” …”He had a knee injury. He had surgery, took some time off to let it heal, it was giving him some problems, but now he’s in rehab and doing rehab for his knee.”

Now, if you’re a long time observer of the sport you may be thinking ‘dear God, which Ricco are we talking about?’ As let’s face it, the former UFC champ’s weight hasn’t exactly been static over the last few years…Well, the report clarified that Johnson got up to 230 at one point… So, due to being on the DL for quite some time and the need to shed a lil weight, Pavia also told MMA Weekly that they are looking at October / November for Johnson’s return. And yes, middleweight is an option.

Things are always more violent when Johnson’s around- it will be good to see him back.