Tag: Shogun Rua

MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: Silva Back on Top, Jones Gets a Spot

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Now that was the Anderson Silva we’ve been wanting to see.

After four straight lackluster defenses of his middleweight title, Silva knocked out Vitor Belfort with a front kick to the chin that has to go down as one …

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Now that was the Anderson Silva we’ve been wanting to see.

After four straight lackluster defenses of his middleweight title, Silva knocked out Vitor Belfort with a front kick to the chin that has to go down as one of the most incredible knockouts we’ve seen in the sport. But part of what makes Silva amazing is that it might not have even been the most incredible knockout of his career: I’m still partial to the stunning elbow he used to knock out Tony Fryklund in 2006.

When you know Silva is capable of such highlight-reel heroics, it’s easy to grow disappointed in him when he delivers sub-par performances, as he did against Patrick Cote, Thales Leites, Demian Maia and Chael Sonnen. But when Silva is on his game, he’s the best in the world, and he’s now back on top of my pound-for-pound rankings.

Jon Jones on Title Shot: ‘I’m Not Afraid of This Moment’

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Jon Jones about his UFC 126 win over Ryan Bader, whether he knew a title shot was at stake and his thoughts on fighting Shogun Rua at UFC 128.

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Jon Jones about his UFC 126 win over Ryan Bader, whether he knew a title shot was at stake and his thoughts on fighting Shogun Rua at UFC 128.

UFC 128 Fight Card: Shogun Rua vs. Rashad Evans

Filed under: UFCThe UFC 128 fight card will feature a light heavyweight title bout between champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and challenger Rashad Evans as well as the UFC debuts of former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber taking on former bantamwei…

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The UFC 128 fight card will feature a light heavyweight title bout between champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and challenger Rashad Evans as well as the UFC debuts of former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber taking on former bantamweight titleholder Eddie Wineland.

UFC 128 takes place from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

The fight card is below.

Our Top UFC Photos of 2010

Filed under: FanHouse ExclusiveEvery photo tells a story and the best ones capture the complexities of the subject and situation in ways words can’t always depict.

Between our two lead photographers, Daniel Herbertson and Esther Lin, there were more …

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Every photo tells a story and the best ones capture the complexities of the subject and situation in ways words can’t always depict.

Between our two lead photographers, Daniel Herbertson and Esther Lin, there were more than an handful of memorable imagery collected this past year on MMAFighting.com. Daniel captured all the great action in the Japanese MMA scene, while Esther was just as tireless, shooting nearly all the major U.S. events from cageside.

As we close out 2010, we asked Esther to narrow down her UFC favorites from her personal collection (Note: Daniel’s Japanese MMA favorites will be published next week). So without further ado, below are Esther’s 13 favorite shots accompanied by her observations.

MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound: GSP Stays on Top

Filed under: UFC, Rankings, OverallGeorges St. Pierre remains the best fighter in all of mixed martial arts, regardless of weight class.

There are arguments, to be sure, for other fighters, namely middleweight champ Anderson Silva or featherweight cha…

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Georges St. Pierre remains the best fighter in all of mixed martial arts, regardless of weight class.

There are arguments, to be sure, for other fighters, namely middleweight champ Anderson Silva or featherweight champ Jose Aldo, getting the No. 1 spot. Most of those arguments center around the fact that Silva and Aldo are finishers, while St. Pierre tends to win decisions.

I’m sympathetic to those arguments, but what St. Pierre does in his decision victories is amazing: In his four decisions as the UFC welterweight champion, the 12 judges have turned in scorecards of 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, 50-43, 50-44, 50-45, 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, 50-44, 50-44 and 50-43. It doesn’t get more dominant than that.

So St. Pierre remains on top. Find out the rest of the Top 10 below.

Rashad Evans Confirms March 19 Title Fight with Shogun Rua

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC light-heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will defend his title belt against Rashad Evans at a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey on March 19, 2011.

Evans confirmed the booking on Thursday night’s edition of MMA Live on E…

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Rashad EvansUFC light-heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will defend his title belt against Rashad Evans at a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey on March 19, 2011.

Evans confirmed the booking on Thursday night’s edition of MMA Live on ESPN2.