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LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Tony Ferguson talks about his upcoming fight against Yves Edwards, how this weight cut compares to his first cut to 155, why he decided to stay closer to home for this fight camp, and his advice for the future TUF winners.
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LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Tony Ferguson talks about his upcoming fight against Yves Edwards, how this weight cut compares to his first cut to 155, why he decided to stay closer to home for this fight camp, and his advice for the future TUF winners.
(Will justice be served to Rogers by Sylvia?)
Well, our hunch about Brett Rogers fighting on DREAM’s New Year’s Eve card was right.
According to a report by Heavy.com, the former Strikeforce heavyweight and convicted wife abuser will travel to the Land of the Rising Sun to take on former UFC heavyweight champ and current part-time Illinois police officer Tim Sylvia.
(Will justice be served to Rogers by Sylvia?)
Well, our hunch about Brett Rogers fighting on DREAM’s New Year’s Eve card was right.
According to a report by Heavy.com, the former Strikeforce heavyweight and convicted wife abuser will travel to the Land of the Rising Sun to take on former UFC heavyweight champ and current part-time Illinois police officer Tim Sylvia.
Rogers, who was sentenced yesterday to 60 days in jail for his highly publicized June 28 attack on his wife Tiuana, will be looking to improve on his 1-4 slide in his past five fights. Besides a questionable decision win over Ruben “Warpath” Villareal last October under the W-1 banner, Rogers was finished by Josh Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko, and Alistair Overeem and lost by decision to UFC cast-off Eddie Sanchez in that span. Prior to that, he was a perfect 10-0 including a shocking win over Andrei Arlovski.
The Chicago native, who now lives in Apple Valley, Minnesota, will be released 17 days prior to the bout. He spent 26 days in pre-trial custody, including a 10-day stint for a breach of a court order, and is only required to serve 2/3 of his 60-day sentence.
“The Maine-iac” has done slightly better than “Da Grim” in his recent outings, racking up a respectable 6-1 record his past seven fights to rebound from a three-fight losing streak that saw him dropped by the UFC, knocked out by Emelianenko and embarrassed by Ray Mercer. The only win of note in his current stretch, however, came against Paul Buentello at War on the Mainland in August 2010. Other than a win over Marius Pudzianowski, he really hasn’t beaten anyone to write Joe Silva about since Zuffa released him. He lost to somewhat unknown regional fighter Abe Wagner January 28, making his plan to make it back to the Octagon an unlikely aspiration unless he racks up a few wins over UFC-level opponents.
The event, dubbed “Fight for Japan: How are you! New Year! 2011,” which will be broadcast live on HDNet, will also feature a lightweight title fight between champion Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka, a featherweight title bout between champ Hiroyuki Takaya and Takeshi Inoue and a heavyweight bout between Emelianenko and a yet-to-be-determined opponent. Our guess is Todd Duffee, Tim Hague or Sean McCorkle.
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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Yves Edwards on Thursday to discuss Saturday night’s fight against Tony Ferguson, his mindset going into this fight as opposed to his last fight, his thoughts on Ferguson, the evolution of MMA, not getting to enjoy Thanksgiving, and much more.
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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting caught up with Yves Edwards on Thursday to discuss Saturday night’s fight against Tony Ferguson, his mindset going into this fight as opposed to his last fight, his thoughts on Ferguson, the evolution of MMA, not getting to enjoy Thanksgiving, and much more.
Filed under: UFC, NewsThree years ago, Frank Mir defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92 in a one-sided beating that many of Nogueira’s supporters blamed on a staph infection that had plagued Nogueira during his training camp.
After three years of…
Three years ago, Frank Mir defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92 in a one-sided beating that many of Nogueira’s supporters blamed on a staph infection that had plagued Nogueira during his training camp.
After three years of hearing people suggest that he only beat Nogueira because of that staph infection, Mir has heard enough.
In comments to the media Thursday during a promotional call for his UFC 140 rematch with Nogueira, Mir said he thinks fighters who blame a sluggish performance on illnesses or injuries are doing a disservice to their opponents, and that he’s tired of all the talk that the staph infection had something to do with Mir’s second-round technical knockout victory in December of 2008.
“There were a lot of words, circumstances surrounding the last victory how legitimate it could possibly be because of the illness of Nogueira,” Mir said of what he’s heard about his victory over Nogueira.
Mir then added, “No excuses afterward.”
Although Mir said he realizes that health problems can affect a fighter, he thinks that if you agree to take a fight, it’s disrespectful to your opponent to bring up those health issues after the fact.
“As fighters, any time you say you lost because of injury, that’s a strike against your opponent,” Mir said. “No, the guy in front of you beat you.”
In his last two fights, Mir beat Roy Nelson and Mirko Cro Cop, and he said he believes he’s getting close to heavyweight title contention if he makes it three in a row against Nogueira. But Mir said he’s expecting to see an even better version of Nogueira at UFC 140, considering how impressive Nogueira looked in his victory over Brendan Schaub in August.
“His confidence has to be up higher,” Mir said. “You see it in all sports, when people’s confidence is high that can be the difference between them being successful and not.”
And if he is able to beat a Nogueira who’s riding high after beating Schaub, Mir won’t want to hear any excuses.
Filed under: UFC, NewsThe Ultimate Fighter season 14 finale is set after Wednesday night’s episode determined the divisional championship pairings to take place at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas on Saturday.
In the bantamweight class, John Dodson…
The Ultimate Fighter season 14 finale is set after Wednesday night’s episode determined the divisional championship pairings to take place at The Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas on Saturday.
In the bantamweight class, John Dodson advanced to the final and will face TJ Dillashaw, while Diego Brandao navigated his way through the featherweight brackets to meet Dennis Bermudez.
Those were two of the eight pairings announced by the UFC following completion of the series.
Dodson faced heat from his Team Miller group all season long for leaking inside information to the opposition, and fellow semifinalist Johnny Bedford vowed revenge, but Dodson had the last laugh with a spectacular second-round KO.
He’ll face Dillashaw in the finals. Dillashaw had previously defeated Dustin Pague to advance.
Brandao notched his third straight first-round knockout victory in advancing to the final, where he’ll be matched up against Dennis Bermudez. Interestingly, Bermudez also finished all three of his TUF fights thus far, two by TKO and one by submission.
Also taking place on the main card, televised on Spike, is a bantamweight bout pitting the colorful Louis Gaudinot and Johnny Bedford. All three of those bouts, along with a lightweight fight with veteran Yves Edwards against season 13 winner Tony Ferguson will support the main event bout between coaches Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller. The full card is below.
Main Card
Michael Bisping vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller
Diego Brandao vs. Dennis Bermudez
John Dodson vs. T.J. Dillashaw
Yves Edwards vs. Tony Ferguson
Louis Gaudinot vs. Johnny Bedford
Preliminary Card
Stephan Bass vs. Marcus Brimage
John Albert vs. Dustin Pague
Roland Delorme vs. Josh Ferguson
Steven Siler vs. Josh Clopton
Bryan Caraway vs. Dustin Neace
(Classy son-of-a-bitch Anderson Silva has been named Brazilian GQ’s “Man of the Year” in the Sports category. If you can read Portuguese, you can learn more about it here.)
Some selected highlights from our eBros around the MMA blogosphere…
– Carlos Condit vs. Josh Koscheck CONFIRMED for UFC 143 (5th Round)
– Video: Who’s the Best Trash Talker In MMA? (FightLine)
– Would a Confidential Drug Testing Program Help Out UFC Fighters? (Fight Opinion)
– Diego Brandao: I Came in Here to Destroy Everyone (MMAFighting)
– Ultimate Fighter 14 Finalist TJ Dillashaw Felt Like a Prisoner in TUF House, Brands Michael Bisping a Hypocrite (MMA Mania)
– Building the 2011 MMA All-Star Team (BleacherReport.com/MMA)
– Holiday Shopping Guide for MMA Fans (The Fight Nerd)
– Jeff Monson Shares Unsettling Details About His Trip to a Russian Hospital (Lowkick.Blitzcorner.com)
– The Mayhem Miller Primer (MMA Convert)
– Georges St. Pierre Not Fazed by Nick Diaz’s Trash-Talking (Five Ounces of Pain)
– So It’s Official, ONE FC and DREAM Join Forces Like Voltron (MiddleEasy)
– ION Television to Air UFC 140 Prelims (MMA Payout)
(Classy son-of-a-bitch Anderson Silva has been named Brazilian GQ’s “Man of the Year” in the Sports category. If you can read Portuguese, you can learn more about it here.)
Some selected highlights from our eBros around the MMA blogosphere…
– Carlos Condit vs. Josh Koscheck CONFIRMED for UFC 143 (5th Round)
– Video: Who’s the Best Trash Talker In MMA? (FightLine)
– Would a Confidential Drug Testing Program Help Out UFC Fighters? (Fight Opinion)
– Diego Brandao: I Came in Here to Destroy Everyone (MMAFighting)
– Ultimate Fighter 14 Finalist TJ Dillashaw Felt Like a Prisoner in TUF House, Brands Michael Bisping a Hypocrite (MMA Mania)
– Building the 2011 MMA All-Star Team (BleacherReport.com/MMA)
– Holiday Shopping Guide for MMA Fans (The Fight Nerd)
– Jeff Monson Shares Unsettling Details About His Trip to a Russian Hospital (Lowkick.Blitzcorner.com)
– The Mayhem Miller Primer (MMA Convert)
– Georges St. Pierre Not Fazed by Nick Diaz’s Trash-Talking (Five Ounces of Pain)
– So It’s Official, ONE FC and DREAM Join Forces Like Voltron (MiddleEasy)
– ION Television to Air UFC 140 Prelims (MMA Payout)