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Burger King On Anderson Silva’s Diet Plan For UFC 153

UFC middleweight champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva (32-4) will make his third foray into the light heavyweight division inside the Octagon this Saturday when he takes on Stephan Bonnar in the main event of UFC 153. Silva took the fight with Bonnar, saving the main event of UFC 153 following an injury to UFC featherweight […]

UFC middleweight champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva (32-4) will make his third foray into the light heavyweight division inside the Octagon this Saturday when he takes on Stephan Bonnar in the main event of UFC 153.

Silva took the fight with Bonnar, saving the main event of UFC 153 following an injury to UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo.

‘The Spider’ posted some thoughts on taking the fight in a blog for ESPN.com on Thursday, noting that a title fight for UFC 153 was out of the question, and that fighting at light heavyweight lets him enjoy things like Burger King before a match.

I feel good not to have to cut weight to middleweight. I’ve been able to eat some Burger King and some good food. But this is a tricky night for me Saturday. If I have the chance, I will finish this fight in one round. Bonnar always fights so hard. I will have more speed, more agility than him, but I don’t know about the power. That is what makes it tricky. So if I see the chance, I will finish this quickly.

Fighting in Brazil brings its own challenges. I want to be at my best and to perform for my fans and friends, but to be at my best — to be creative in the Octagon — I have to first clear my mind of all distractions. That is a little harder when you want to perform at your best, but these are the pressures of fighting at home. It is a different challenge, to be mentally prepared.

UFC 153 is scheduled to take place this Saturday (Oct. 13, 2012) at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“It Was A Pretty Easy Decision To Retire,” Shane Roller

This past Friday night in Minneapolis, Minnesota lightweight fighter Shane Roller (11-7) opted to hang up his 4oz gloves following a first round submission loss to Jacob Volkmann at UFC on FX 5. It was Roller’s fourth loss in his last five bouts, dropping matches to Michael Johnson, TJ Grant and Melvin Guillard, while winning […]

Shane Roller

This past Friday night in Minneapolis, Minnesota lightweight fighter Shane Roller (11-7) opted to hang up his 4oz gloves following a first round submission loss to Jacob Volkmann at UFC on FX 5.

It was Roller’s fourth loss in his last five bouts, dropping matches to Michael Johnson, TJ Grant and Melvin Guillard, while winning a decision over John Alessio this past July.

Deciding to retire was “a pretty easy decision” for Roller as the 33-year old explains his reasons for hanging up his gloves on “The MMA Show with Maruo Ranallo” podcast on Wednesday.

“It was a pretty easy decision to retire at this time in my career. The UFC phoned me and told me they needed to let me go after losing to Jacob Volkmann. I felt like I gave MMA a shot and went after it. I always said I wanted to try it. I told my family I wasn’t going to be doing MMA for a long time and I gave it a shot. I wanted to be a top fighter and it wasn’t going in that direction. So when they told me they wanted to let me go, I didn’t want to get back into the UFC through the local scene, so I decided to announce my retirement.”

Also featured on the podcast were UFC lightweight Cristiano Marcello and lightweight fighter Steve Magdaleno.

Jon Fitch Had A 2nd-Degree MCL Tear In UFC 141 Loss, Healthy For Brazil

Former welterweight contender Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 1NC) returns to action this weekend when he takes on Erick Silva in Brazil as part of the pay-per-view card of UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar. Fitch is hoping to make a second title run with a victory over Silva and is looking to bounce back from a knockout […]

Jon Fitch

Former welterweight contender Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 1NC) returns to action this weekend when he takes on Erick Silva in Brazil as part of the pay-per-view card of UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar.

Fitch is hoping to make a second title run with a victory over Silva and is looking to bounce back from a knockout loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC 141 last December.

The defeat came at the twelve-second mark of the first round, in a fight that Fitch wouldn’t have taken because of a second-degree MCL tear but he reveals to ESPN.com that he needed the money.

“I should have pulled out of the fight; I should have tried to postpone the fight. But I wasn’t in a financial position to do that. I had a pregnant wife, two mortgages and we were living in pretty much rubble from the remodeling we were trying to do to our house. I couldn’t afford to not fight that night.

“So I rolled the dice to see if I could somehow pull out a victory with an injury — fighting with one leg.”

“My body is healthy for the first time in a long time,” Fitch said. “I haven’t felt this good training and getting ready for a fight in … I can’t remember when. I’ve been feeling so many crappy injuries over the years; I’m finally healthy and ready to do work.”

Fitch earned his last victory in August 2010 following a 171.5-lbs catchweight bout with Thiago Alves at UFC 117. The unanimous decision win was Fitch’s fifth straight following a loss to 170-lbs division champ Georges St-Pierre.

Following the Alves victory, Fitch faced BJ Penn in Australia at UFC 127 ending in a majority draw. The two fighters were to rematch but the bout failed to solidify.

Fitch then lost to Hendricks, and was then associated with a match versus Aaron Simpson this summer at UFC on FUEL TV 4 but withdrew due to a knee injury.

AKA Head Trainer Javier Mendez Wants To See Daniel Cormier vs. Fabricio Werdum

A heavyweight match, which had the possibility of happening last year as part of the Strikeforce Grand Prix Tournament, is now a bout that American Kickboxing Academy head trainer Javier Mendez would like to see put together for his fighter Daniel Cormier (10-0). Cormier had been scheduled to face former UFC champ Frank Mir on […]

Daniel Cormier with the Strikeforce Grand Prix title – Photo via Strikeforce.com

A heavyweight match, which had the possibility of happening last year as part of the Strikeforce Grand Prix Tournament, is now a bout that American Kickboxing Academy head trainer Javier Mendez would like to see put together for his fighter Daniel Cormier (10-0).

Cormier had been scheduled to face former UFC champ Frank Mir on November 3 on Showtime, but Mir was forced to withdraw from the match due to injury.

Since then, matchmakers with the UFC and Strikeforce have seemingly failed to find a new opponent for the undefeated Olympian.

Mendez talked about the matchup on Tuesday as a guest on “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo“.

“I would like for Daniel to face Fabricio Werdum or Frank Mir [injured], or maybe Shane Carwin [booked]. I want Daniel to fight someone who is going to challenge him, who is going to motivate him to train. Werdum is that guy who is up there, so for me that’s the guy I want. Werdum will test him in the standup and on the ground, but Daniel has great wrestling. The standup could be the area that decides the fight and I kinda give that edge to Daniel.”

Also featured on the podcast were Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp to talk about her promotions third event, and MMAMania.com reporter Brian Hemminger.

Cormier was last in action this past May when he claimed the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix title by defeating Josh Barnett via unanimous decision.

Werdum fought this pats May, stopping former undefeated fighter Mike Russow at UFC 147 in Brazil. Werdum participated in the Grand Prix tournament and was eliminated by Alistair Overeem in June 2011.

Cormier replaced Overeem after the Dutch fighter failed to agree on his next bout due to injury. Cormier went on to stop Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and then Barnett to claim the tournament, while Overeem joined the UFC by retiring Brock Lesnar at UFC 141.

“It’s An Honor To Be In The Main Event (Of UFC on FX 5),” Travis Browne

Undefeated heavyweight Travis ‘Hapa’ Browne (13-0-1) is about to take a big step in his UFC career when he headlines this Friday’s (Oct. 5) UFC on FX 5 event versus Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva. For Browne, “it’s an honor to be in the main event and have the UFC believe in me.” ‘Hapa’ was a guest […]

UFC president Dana White (Middle) comes between Travis Browne (L) and Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva (R) – Photo via Facebook.com/UFC

Undefeated heavyweight Travis ‘Hapa’ Browne (13-0-1) is about to take a big step in his UFC career when he headlines this Friday’s (Oct. 5) UFC on FX 5 event versus Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva.

For Browne, “it’s an honor to be in the main event and have the UFC believe in me.”

‘Hapa’ was a guest on “The MMA Hour with Mauro Ranallo” on Thursday, mere hours before the official weigh-ins for the Minneapolis, Minnesota event.

Speaking to Ranallo, Browne expressed his thanks to the UFC as well as his thoughts on why they have given him an opportunity to headline his first event.

“I think at this point in my career I’ve really matured as a fighter. And mentally, I’m just ready to take that step to headline a show. There’s a little bit of extra pressure that comes with it but I’ve been able to deal with it pretty well and use that nervous energy to my advantage. The little bit of added pressure just comes from the UFC believing in me to put on a show. I mean they’re basing the whole card around me. It’s an honour to be in the main event and have the UFC believe in me”

Also featured on the podcast were UFC lightweight Danny Downs and Invicta FC’s Tara LaRosa who is set to face Vanessa Porto this weekend in the promotions third event.

“Nick’s Doing Good But He Knows He Got Shafted By The NSAC,” Cesar Gracie

Head coach Cesar Gracie spoke to Mauro Ranallo recently about some of the fighters in his camp, including brothers Nick and Nate Diaz. Nate is currently preparing for a UFC lightweight title fight with defending champion Benson Henderson this December in the main event of UFC on FOX 5. While brother Nick, is stuck on […]

Head coach Cesar Gracie spoke to Mauro Ranallo recently about some of the fighters in his camp, including brothers Nick and Nate Diaz.

Nate is currently preparing for a UFC lightweight title fight with defending champion Benson Henderson this December in the main event of UFC on FOX 5.

While brother Nick, is stuck on the sidelines having received a one year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive for marijuana metabolites following a loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143 for the interim UFC welterweight title.

On “The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo” Gracie tells the Canadian media personality that “Nick’s doing good but he knows he got shafted by the NSAC and he’s not happy about it.”

“You get older and mature as a person. I think he needed a little time off — not a year off — but he’s been fighting quite regularly for some time. He likes to do his triathlons, swimming, running, he’s sparring, he’s helping his brother Nate get ready for his fight coming up against Benson Henderson. Nick’s doing good but he knows he got shafted by the NAC and he’s not happy about it. We’re letting the legal team handle it but the biggest thing is getting the awareness out there so people understand it.”

Also featured on the podcast were soon to be TNA star and Bellator fighter, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, and MMAjunkie.com’s Dann Stupp.