Tag: Pat Barry

Rich Franklin Puts Chuck Liddell on Ice; Underdogs Have Their Day at UFC 115

Filed under: UFC, NewsNo matter the sport, the great ones always seem to hold on a bit too long. Emmitt Smith closed out his football career as a struggling tailback for the Arizona Cardinals, Babe Ruth hit .181 in his last year for the Boston Braves a…

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Rich Franklin knocks out Chuck Liddell at UFC 115.No matter the sport, the great ones always seem to hold on a bit too long. Emmitt Smith closed out his football career as a struggling tailback for the Arizona Cardinals, Babe Ruth hit .181 in his last year for the Boston Braves and Michael Jordan clanged jumpers off the iron for the lowly Washington Wizards.

The last memory of Chuck Liddell in the Octagon is also likely to be a sight that most fans would rather not remember. After a spirited round in which he showed more variety to his offense than he’s shown in years, it all came crashing down around the legend. Despite his newfound diet and his hard work, the lasting image of Liddell from UFC 115 was like the few that had come in the fights directly before it: Liddell falling backwards, his head bouncing backwards to the mat as he fell unconscious. This time the punch came from Rich Franklin, putting a close on the event, and likely Liddell’s career.

Asked if it was the end for the UFC Hall of Famer, UFC President Dana White answered directly.

Mirko Cro Cop Believes He Proved All His Doubters Wrong With UFC 115 Win

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, VideosVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mirko Cro Cop met with the media following his UFC 115 submission victory against Pat Barry.

The former PRIDE star talked about proving his doubters wrong who said he was too old and d…

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Mirko Cro CopVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mirko Cro Cop met with the media following his UFC 115 submission victory against Pat Barry.

The former PRIDE star talked about proving his doubters wrong who said he was too old and didn’t have much of a ground game. Cro Cop also discussed whether he thought Barry showed him too much respect in the fight, particularly in the first round.

Check out the video below.

Was Pat Barry Having a Little Too Much Fun in the Octagon Last Night?

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In MMA, we’re constantly being reminded that one of the many things that makes our sport great is the mutual respect and admiration between the athletes. As…


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In MMA, we’re constantly being reminded that one of the many things that makes our sport great is the mutual respect and admiration between the athletes. As fans, there’s something inspiring about seeing two guys pound each other for 15 minutes and then smile and shake hands afterward. It’s also fun to see guys fight when it seems like they’re really enjoying themselves. The sportsmanship, the camaraderie, the brotherhood; that stuff is great. But last night at UFC 115, all the smoking-and-joking and gripping-and-grinning might well have cost Pat Barry a win.

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Mirko Cro Cop Chokes Out Pat Barry

In my opinion, Pat Barry played the friendship tip too much in this fight. There was loads of respect given prefight and high fives annd hugs ensued during the fight after good exchanges.
It started out with Pat Barry really crushing CroCop with a few leg kicks and an excellent right hook that knocked CroCop down […]

In my opinion, Pat Barry played the friendship tip too much in this fight. There was loads of respect given prefight and high fives annd hugs ensued during the fight after good exchanges.

It started out with Pat Barry really crushing CroCop with a few leg kicks and an excellent right hook that knocked CroCop down and Barry didn’t follow up.

Barry won this round.

In the second round, Barry danced more taking the round off, while CroCop landed an axe kick of all things, as well as throwing 2 of his “cemetery” leg kicks that were blocked. Mirko got a takedown.

Mirko probably won this round on activity alone as Barry didn’t do much.

In the third round, Mirko was swinging with punches mostly, while Barry was winded, threw a few really weak leg kicks. Other than that, he didn’t do anything else for the rest of the round. Mirko took him down, Barry got up. Mirko dropped a very nice combination on Barry’s head that backed him up and crumpled him a little bit. Mirko took him down from there and eventually cinched a rear naked choke that most fighters would have been able to defend.

Barry needs to work on his conditioning big time and I think this was a fight he could’ve won easily had he focused.

UFC 115 Liveblog: Fight Night in Vancouver

 
Here we go with tonight’s liveblog for UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin, which will attempt to answer a plethora of burning questions. Do abs make you a better fighter? Does shaving off your porn stache give you a better chin? Will Tyson Griffin fi…

 
Here we go with tonight’s liveblog for UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin, which will attempt to answer a plethora of burning questions. Do abs make you a better fighter? Does shaving off your porn stache give you a better chin? Will Tyson Griffin finish his third UFC opponent? Will Pat Barry be able to reach Cro Cop’s melon with a head kick?

We’ll soon know the answers to these questions and many more. Remember to refresh often.

Let’s kick it.

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Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 115 Predictions

Filed under: UFCIn the first installment of Writer vs. Fighter, Cain Velasquez narrowly defeated me after we predicted almost exactly the same results for UFC 114. In an effort to distract attention from my loss, allow me to point out that we were both…

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In the first installment of Writer vs. Fighter, Cain Velasquez narrowly defeated me after we predicted almost exactly the same results for UFC 114. In an effort to distract attention from my loss, allow me to point out that we were both spot on when it came to the main event, even if we also both missed a few on the undercard (yeah, like you picked Mike Russow to knock out Todd Duffee, smart guy).

For UFC 115 this weekend, I challenged Army Ranger and Strikeforce middleweight Tim Kennedy to square off against me in one of the only MMA-related activities I actually stand somewhat of a chance at beating him in. And even though Tim has a real fight to worry about against Trevor Prangley at next Wednesday’s Strikeforce event in Los Angeles, he was gracious enough to accept.

Now I must put his kindness out of my mind and focus on destroying him. As they say in both prison and reality TV, I didn’t come here to make friends.