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On Saturday night in Saitama, Japan, Ryan Bader will continue his efforts to jump from prospect to contender when he takes on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the co-main event of UFC 144. However, even with some solid wins on his resume, people have quest…
On Saturday night in Saitama, Japan, Ryan Bader will continue his efforts to jump from prospect to contender when he takes on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the co-main event of UFC 144.
However, even with some solid wins on his resume, people have questions about the former Sun Devil, not the least of which include:
Imagine Lyoto Machida starring in the Karate Kid, or better yet imagine some of MMA’s finest fighters placed in the movie role of a lifetime.Since the UFC’s conception, fans have generally gravitated towards the fighters and put them high on pedestals….
Imagine Lyoto Machida starring in the Karate Kid, or better yet imagine some of MMA‘s finest fighters placed in the movie role of a lifetime.
Since the UFC’s conception, fans have generally gravitated towards the fighters and put them high on pedestals.
It’s almost as if the fighters were looked upon as superheroes or even characters in a fictional movie or comic book, so imagine if these fighters starred in legendary movie roles.
These are the movie roles that were perfect for these MMA fighters.
It was a quick return to action for Britain’s Cage Warriors this past weekend.After their recent trip to Lebanon, they returned to the HMV Forum in London for Cage Warriors 45, shown this past Wednesday night on Sky Sports in Britain. The show be…
It was a quick return to action for Britain’s Cage Warriors this past weekend.
After their recent trip to Lebanon, they returned to the HMV Forum in London for Cage Warriors 45, shown this past Wednesday night on Sky Sports in Britain.
The show began in the middleweight division as Brett Bassett went up against Brett Sizeland.
This proved to be a very good fight.
After a feeling-out period at the beginning of the first round, it went to the ground with some nice back-and-forth action.
Bassett went on to lock in a standing guillotine, which Sizeland slammed his way out of.
Later in the round, while Bassett was looking for a takedown near the cage, Sizeland connected with a series of short elbows that opened up a nasty cut in Bassett’s hairline.
The doctor quickly checked him out and allowed him to continue, although the amount of blood left on the ground at the end of the round left some of the fans gasping for a few seconds.
The good groundwork continued into the second, but as the blood began to pour from Bassett’s cut, the referee stopped the action.
Upon seeing his back covered in claret, he called an immediate halt to the proceedings, giving Sizeland the stoppage win.
It was up to the heavyweight division for the next fight, as Eddy Bengtsson faced Dave Keeley.
This was another encounter that featured some nice ground work. After testing the waters with a couple of blows, Bengtsson scored with the takedown, putting in some good work as he went for a neck crank, and later a kimura.
But Keeley was able to survive these attempts and get back to his feet, and when Bengtsson went for another takedown against the cage, Keeley connected with a couple of elbows.
The Swede fell to the ground, and after a brief check from the referee, the fight was stopped as Keeley took the TKO win.
Then it was down to the featherweight division, where Conor McGregor took on Steve O’Keeffe.
No feeling-out period in this one. McGregor came forward straight away, connecting with a series of blows and knees that rocked his man.
O’Keeffe soon countered with a takedown attempt, later moving on to a standing arm triangle until McGregor managed to escape.
It was all over seconds later.
As O’Keeffe went for another takedown, McGregor connected with a succession of elbows, and like in the previous fight, O’Keeffe slumped to the ground.
The referee, seeing that he was out of it, stopped the fight to give McGregor the TKO win.
Then it was on to the quarterfinals of the middleweight title tournament, where Chris Fields faced Jack Mason.
This was a quick one.
After a feeling-out period, Fields connected with a high left kick to Mason’s head. Mason slumped to the ground, with the referee stepping in after a brief moment of ground and pound to give Fields the TKO win after just 50 seconds.
Lightweight action followed as James Reese faced Brad Wheeler.
The pattern for this one was the same throughout. Wheeler would go for a punch or kick, and Reese would counter with an immediate takedown.
It proved to be an effective tactic for the American, who put in some good work while dealing with Wheeler’s attack from his back.
There were, however, numerous stand-ups from the referee because of a lack of action.
Wheeler’s only effective moment came when he went for a kimura on the ground. It wasn’t long before Reese escaped and re-established control.
So with the fight going the distance it went down to the judges. No real surprise here as they gave everything to Reese.
The main event featured heavyweight action as Rogent Lioret went up against Bobby Brents.
Lioret began his night’s work with a hard leg kick, but soon found himself on the receiving end of Brent’s big takedown.
It wasn’t long before they were back to their feet exchanging blows, with Brents getting the better of the exchanges.
However, when Brents scored with an overhand right, Lioret fell to the mat.
Brents followed him down, locking in an arm triangle choke. The Spaniard tried to fight it but it wasn’t long before he was tapping out, giving the American the impressive submission win.
In conclusion, while I enjoyed last week’s Fight Night show in Beirut, I have to admit that I enjoyed this show even more.
None of the fights here disappointed as we got to see the full range of skills, with the main event battle between Lioret and Brents the fight of the night for me.
So once again, I’m going to give a Cage Warriors show the thumbs up, and once again I find myself looking forward to their next television appearance, which is less than a week away.
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One day, I’d like to see a series of pie graphs of every pro sport’s athletes by nationality. I know basketball would look pretty good. Soccer would look great. Golf, surprisingly, might look OK. Hockey would look like a Merced…
One day, I’d like to see a series of pie graphs of every pro sport’s athletes by nationality. I know basketball would look pretty good. Soccer would look great. Golf, surprisingly, might look OK. Hockey would look like a Mercedes-Benz hood ornament. American football would look, you know, like a circle, with a tiny sliver carved out for Samoa. Someone a lot less lazy than me should really get on that.
I bet MMA would rank right up there with the most diverse. For evidence, one need look no further than UFC 144, coming to you Saturday night from Saitama Super Arena in Japan and featuring fighters from seven different countries on its 12-fight card.
For further evidence, just take a look at this list, which ticks off the best fighters from 25 of the planet’s most MMA-happy nations.
Now, of course, I realize there are more than 25 countries that can claim pro fighters or an interest in fighting. So please save comments like”BROWHATABOUTSOANDSOFROMNORTHERNBRAMBLEFRAGHESTHETEATSBRO.” If you want to make those sorts of observations, fine. But they must be delivered by carrier pigeon.
But really, how did I narrow it down. I picked countries with more than one fighter currently aligned with a major promotion (UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, DREAM, BAMMA, ONE FC, Shooto and M-1 Global) or that generally appear to incorporate combat sports and similar pursuits into their sporting cultures. Or both.
Just try to relax and enjoy it. It’s what a true global citizen would do. Fighters appear in alphabetical order by country.
UFC 144 could end up being the most stacked card of the year by the end of 2012, and with so many promising fights on the card, it makes sense that the UFC would up the ante and throw down seven high-profile fights on the main card. With the organizati…
UFC 144 could end up being the most stacked card of the year by the end of 2012, and with so many promising fights on the card, it makes sense that the UFC would up the ante and throw down seven high-profile fights on the main card.
With the organization returning to Japan for the first time in over a decade, there is a lot of Japanese talent on the card and a huge main event between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson for the lightweight title, making the card a must-see for both hardcore and casual fans.
Throw in Rampage Jackson’s return to Japan and a number of fights that have some serious title implications, and this card could easily become one of the best of all time.
When the winner of the Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung bout emerges from the third UFC on Fuel TV card on May 15, they will have earned the right to face Jose Aldo for the featherweight title.The two men are exciting to watch and they both have been …
When the winner of the Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung bout emerges from the third UFC on Fuel TV card on May 15, they will have earned the right to face Jose Aldo for the featherweight title.
The two men are exciting to watch and they both have been defeating competition in highlight reel fashion. The only thing that could stop them is if there was someone else who had a larger following than they did or had been on a roll.
There isn’t. Aldo has run through every popular fighter and veteran that has competed at featherweight and lay claim to being the top contender. Whoever wins the fight between Jung and Poirier would be the best bet at giving him a tough fight or at the very least intriguing fans with the matchup.
The biggest potential selling point for a fight between Aldo and the victor boils down to how the fight between Jung and Poirier plays out. If both men have an unconventionally “boring” match which is technically sound, but short on fireworks, then the UFC may look somewhere else.
For someone like Chan Sung Jung who has earned the nickname “the Korean Zombie,” that doesn’t seem likely. In his last fight he was able to knock out former challenger Mark Hominick in seven seconds and the fight before that saw him face Leonard Garcia in a rematch from their 2009 Fight of the Year bout.
It ended with Jung getting the first ever twister submission in MMA history.
Poirier may not have those accolades on his resume, but he did win Submission of the Night in his last fight by getting an armbar from the mount position against Max Holloway. While he doesn’t have any other prizes to his credit, he has always made memorable matches that left fans cheering.
If both men can put on a fight that gets fans talking, the winner will be at the top of the list to face Aldo.
While neither man is as fast or technically sharp as the champion, they make thrilling fights and generate interest in their bouts.
Poirier and Jung are also both unpredictable. From Jung’s twister to Poirier’s armbar from the mount, both men are willing to come up with variations to the norm and take the risks needed to perform them. In MMA that can be the deciding factor between getting beaten and winning.
It will also get fans wondering if Jung or Poirier have what it takes to beat the champ.
After both men face each other, fans will get to know who the better risk-taker is and who will give Aldo the tougher fight.
After that, it’s up to the UFC to make the fight.
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