Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club

(Midwest snow storm, you just got served. Props: twitter.com/hypeordie)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– Unorthodox W…

(Midwest snow storm, you just got served. Props: twitter.com/hypeordie)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Unorthodox Ways Front and Center for Jon Jones (Versus MMA Beat)

– After Losing $3.2 Million Lawsuit, Another Former Employee Sues TapouT (MMA Convert)

– Why Vitor Belfort is Fighting Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Title this Weekend (LowKick)

– Four Fight Main Card Official for Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Hendo (FightMagazine)

– The Japanese Comic Book Version of Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez Is Far Cooler Than the Real Thing (MiddleEasy)

– Bellator Finalizes Featherweight Tournament Field With Addition of 19-0 Newcomer Malegariet (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Sengoku 17 Postponed in Response to Media Negativity (MMA Fighting)

– Outside the Ring: Fedor Emelianenko (MMA-Scraps)

– Boredom Overcomes American Kickboxing Academy (5thRound)

– Strikeforce Champion Nick Diaz Talks Contenders Daley, Woodley (SBNation.com/MMA)

Pat Barry Wearing His Tidy Whities in the Snow and Doing UFC Fighter Impressions (VIDEO)

UFC Heavyweight, Pat Barry tweeted this sexy video as most of the midwest is plagued with a snowy cold front that just came in.  Barry shows us there is more to do in the snow than build snowmen and throw balls.  Apparently, you can also run around in your underwear and impersonate your favorite fighters […]

UFC Heavyweight, Pat Barry tweeted this sexy video as most of the midwest is plagued with a snowy cold front that just came in.  Barry shows us there is more to do in the snow than build snowmen and throw balls.  Apparently, you can also run around in your underwear and impersonate your favorite fighters like Matt Mitrione or even use a tree to leverage your Anthony Pettis “Showtime Kick. Kids (and pretty much everyone else in the midwest right now), do not try this at home. See video below:

You can follow Pat Barry as @HypeOrDie: here.

Joey Beltran is Not Cool With His Loss to Pat Barry Saturday Night

("Take a deep breath, Joey. This will all be over soon.")
When Pat Barry left Joey Beltran laying in a heap barely able to get up at the end of their heavyweight scrap on Saturday night, choosing Beltran as the winner of the bout seemed like …


("Take a deep breath, Joey. This will all be over soon.")

When Pat Barry left Joey Beltran laying in a heap barely able to get up at the end of their heavyweight scrap on Saturday night, choosing Beltran as the winner of the bout seemed like an unlikelihood unless you were Cecil Peoples. 

It depends on who you ask, I guess.

According to Fight Metric, "The Mexecutioner" landed more punches in the bout even if they were ineffective for the most part. Beltran is of the opinion that he did enough to win and that besides the unintentional eye poke he took in the third round which led to a just stoppage, referee Mario Yamasaki all but cost him the fight by calling for breaks and restarts when the two fighters seemed to be stalling on the cage and by stopping the fight when Beltran had an advantageous position when Pat claimed to be kicked in the berries.

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Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC’s Fight for the Troops 2

Filed under: UFCOn Saturday night the troops at Ft. Hood got a show worthy of getting dressed up in camouflage for, and the UFC raised a considerable chunk of change for brain trauma survivors — a good night for all outside of the cage.

Inside the ca…

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On Saturday night the troops at Ft. Hood got a show worthy of getting dressed up in camouflage for, and the UFC raised a considerable chunk of change for brain trauma survivors — a good night for all outside of the cage.

Inside the cage, however, we saw some stars rise while others went plummeting down. Won’t you join me below for a look at the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the UFC’s Fight for the Troops 2 event?

UFC Fight for the Troops 2 Live Blog: Pat Barry vs. Joey Beltran Updates

Filed under: UFCThis is the UFC live blog for Pat Barry vs. Joey Beltran, a heavyweight bout on tonight’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event in Fort Hood, Texas.

In Barry (5-2)’s first fight back from a disappointing loss to Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 115 in …

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This is the UFC live blog for Pat Barry vs. Joey Beltran, a heavyweight bout on tonight’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event in Fort Hood, Texas.

In Barry (5-2)’s first fight back from a disappointing loss to Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 115 in June of last year, the former K-1 kickboxer will look to have his striking technique prevail against Beltran (12-4)’s brawling style.

The live blog is below.

Pat Barry Tops Joey Beltran at UFC Fight for the Troops 2

Filed under: UFC, NewsPat Barry fought Joey Beltran at the UFC Fight for the Troops 2 in a bout that started slowly but turned into a slugfest — if not a very technically sound fight — in the end. When 15 minutes of brawling was over, Barry had won a…

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Pat Barry fought Joey Beltran at the UFC Fight for the Troops 2 in a bout that started slowly but turned into a slugfest — if not a very technically sound fight — in the end. When 15 minutes of brawling was over, Barry had won a unanimous decision.

Barry, who tearfully dedicated the fight to his late father afterward, won 30-27 on one judge’s scorecard and 29-28 on the other two judges’ cards. His record improves to 6-2, while Beltran falls to 12-5.