Tag: The Lineup

Ronda Rousey Beat Up Two Guys at the Movies

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey went on Jimmy Kimmel Live and told a story about the time she fought two men at a movie theater. She’ll fill you in on the details: 

The lesson here? If you see Ronda Rousey at the movies, …

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey went on Jimmy Kimmel Live and told a story about the time she fought two men at a movie theater. 

She’ll fill you in on the details: 

The lesson here? If you see Ronda Rousey at the movies, be nice, and keep your feet off her seat! 

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Watch Chinzo Machida’s Brutal Knockout of Brian Wood at RFA 11

After three years out of the cage, Chinzo Machida, brother of former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, returned in devastating fashion with a savage knockout of Brian Wood. You can check out a GIF of the hellacious flying knee that put Wood…

After three years out of the cage, Chinzo Machida, brother of former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, returned in devastating fashion with a savage knockout of Brian Wood. You can check out a GIF of the hellacious flying knee that put Wood on a stretcher here (courtesy of Bloody Elbow’s Zombie Prophet).

Machida has been a major part of his brother’s training camps, as well as a member of the major Brazilian MMA gym, Black House. While he has been training for over a decade, he has a limited professional fighting record, making his MMA debut at Jungle Fight 4 in 2005 but only fighting three times since. This win advances his record to 2-2.

As stated, the knockout was legitimately fearsome. However, it was so brutal that the fallout primarily focused on questions about the well-being of Wood.

Former UFC welterweight champion Pat Miletich, who was providing commentary for the event, chimed in as well.

While Machida is still in the early stages of his MMA career, chances are slim that he will be able to put enough fights in to achieve true relevance. He is currently 36 years old, and none of his fights (including his losses) have come over ranked opponents. 

His last fight came almost three years ago in December 2010, which ended in a decision loss, and left him with a badly broken hand. While he was planning on making a serious run in MMA, this put him on the sidelines for over a year. His obligations to his brother also helped keep him out of the cage, as Lyoto made two separate title runs during that time, losing to Jon Jones, and worked his way back into contention before being slapped back down by a controversial loss to Phil Davis.

Still, Chinzo has set his goals high, and is hoping the UFC is in his future.

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Dana White Goes off on UG Post Saying He Should Retire

Evidently longtime UFC president Dana White stumbled upon a thread that touched on a sensitive subject on The Underground Forum on Mixedmartialarts.com on Wednesday.
White fired back aggressively after reading a post from Youtube personality Reggi…

Evidently longtime UFC president Dana White stumbled upon a thread that touched on a sensitive subject on The Underground Forum on Mixedmartialarts.com on Wednesday.

White fired back aggressively after reading a post from Youtube personality Reggie Warren Jr. that concluded with “Step the f*** down and let someone who understands what these guys go through be the face of Zuffa. The fighters and fans deserve better.”

Warren Jr. vilified White for his comments of the UFC’s most prolific pay-per-view draw, Georges St-Pierre, following the welterweight champ’s controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 on Saturday.

The 44-year-old White didn’t stray from his typical never-back-down persona, posting the following in response to Warren Jr.’s assaults:

“Hey Reggie, Go f*** yourself. There is another bad word for all you P*****S on the UG!!”

White’s fun didn’t stop there, however, and when another fan chimed in to compare the money Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez made in their boxing match in October to typical UFC payouts, White erupted.

“STFU and go away. If you hate the UFC so bad then WTF are you doing here? go follow 1 Direction or something else! Bradley wished he makes what GSP makes, so the fact that you have no clue what you are talking about and you hate me and the UFC just GET THE F*** OUTTA HERE,” White posted.

White continued to defend himself, and later pointed out that St-Pierre competes significantly more than Bradley or Marquez. The UFC’s figurehead then insinuated that Bradley, who in October made $4.1 million to Marquez’s $6 million, would envy the type of money Hendricks rakes in.

“Yes dip****, GSP makes big f****** $$$$! You didnt know that because its none of your f****** business. Y ou also have no clue what JH makes. Bradley wishes he made what Johnny made too. … and GSP fights 3 times a year!! They do not,” White posted.

Another fan needled White by reminding him that St-Pierre fought only twice in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013 and only once in 2011 and 2012. The nitpicking seemingly pushed the UFC’s linchpin into a corner where he continued to scrap to defend his name.

“D***head, you will know what a certain fighter makes if HE wants to say it. I on the other hand will say whatever the f*** i want beacuse i DO know what they make,” White posted.

Third-ranked flyweight Ian McCall momentarily joined the thread to come to White’s defense, claiming essentially that the company’s brass compensates its fighters more than the public perceives it to. 

In his last bout, and on top of his fight purse, McCall pocketed a $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for his enthralling scrap with Iliarde Santos at UFC 163 in August. 

McCall’s sentiments apparently calmed his boss down, and White ended his tirade with a pair of more lighthearted posts, the first of which read: 

OK, I popped in to say hi to the UG. Always fun boys, Dont get butthurt and take s*** personal. This is the way i talk and i love talking to fight fans. You know me by now i have been here for 13 years and if you don’t like me or the way i talk then you probbably shouldnt talk to me. There are plenty of other personallities and cool people to talk to in the sport. See you on Dec 28th.

 

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Johny Hendricks: Thin Hand Wraps Had Me Punching at Only 70% Power at UFC 167

Recent UFC welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks, whom many are praising as the uncrowned champion at 170 pounds, believes there is a simple reason why Georges St-Pierre lasted 25 minutes with him: thin hand wraps. 
“Bigg Rigg” explained t…

Recent UFC welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks, whom many are praising as the uncrowned champion at 170 pounds, believes there is a simple reason why Georges St-Pierre lasted 25 minutes with him: thin hand wraps. 

“Bigg Rigg” explained to the Dallas Morning-News that thinner hand wraps than he is normally accustomed to had him punching at just 70 percent total power at UFC 167 last weekend. 

“I usually get a thick wrap and this time I didn’t do that. Instead of me asking for a thicker wrap, I kept my mouth shut. It’s my fault. That’s on me. It means I hit hard enough that I can punch through the 4 oz gloves. So that’s what made my hands get bruised. I couldn’t punch as hard as I could (have). The more injured I get, the less I get to use it, the more he gets comfortable, so I had to tone down my power. I was still hurting at 70 percent. Wait till I get a full hand wrap.  That only builds confidence, because I beat the pound for pound best fighter in the world. I will be back, and I will be stronger than before.”

While most fans, fighters and analysts alike, as well as UFC President Dana White, all believed the challenger did enough to dethrone St-Pierre on Saturday, two of the three judges in Las Vegas disagreed and awarded the champion the fight via split decision. 

As St-Pierre appears to be mulling over retirement in the midst of dealing with some undisclosed personal issues, White insists that GSP vs. Hendricks II will be booked “within a couple weeks,” per MMA Mania.  

Controversial or not, “Rush” has now won 12 fights in a row, including nine successful title defenses.

On the other hand, Hendricks saw a six-fight win streak snapped, which included quick knockouts over then-perennial contenders Jon Fitch and Martin Kampmann. 

The UFC welterweight title picture remains a bit cloudy at the moment, as it seems pretty obvious that Hendricks will be the next man fighting for the welterweight strap, but will it be a rematch against GSP or not?

 

John Heinis is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA Editor for eDraft.com.

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Croatian MMA Fighter Ends Match in 15 Seconds with Insane Head-Kick Knockout

An MMA fight in Slovenia was brought to a sudden, jaw-smashing end when Croatian fighter Ivica Truscek leveled a devastating knockout kick to the face of his opponent (skip to the 5:10 mark for the kick).
The ridiculous knockout was spotted by the good…

An MMA fight in Slovenia was brought to a sudden, jaw-smashing end when Croatian fighter Ivica Truscek leveled a devastating knockout kick to the face of his opponent (skip to the 5:10 mark for the kick).

The ridiculous knockout was spotted by the good people at MiddleEasy.com (h/t Stephen Douglas of The Big Lead). 

According to MiddleEasy’s account, the kick occurred at Final Fight Championship 9 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, last Friday. Like all kicks to the head, it resulted in zero percent fun for the victim, Italian fighter Leonardo Zecchi.

The fight was over before either combatant could land a punch. The men bobbed back and forth, sizing each other up and circling. A pair of low kicks were traded, and then Truscek let fly the calamitous head kick.

His foot found Zecchi’s jaw a mere 15 seconds into the first round, and the Italian was left drifting through darkness on the canvas.

There’s no understating the brutality of a head kick delivered by a guy nicknamed “Terror” Truscek.

GIF via The Big Lead

Ugh. Crunchy.

One can only marvel at the durability of the human body after seeing Zecchi take this kick, get up and then wryly mutter what appears to be congratulations to Truscek. 

I don’t know what the Italian said, but I can imagine it was something along the lines of “Bro, I did not see that coming. Bravo.”

Even more ridiculous than the head kick was Truscek’s reaction to pulping Zecchi’s mandible. He didn’t even blink. The Croatian stepped back and watched calmly as the referee tended to the fallen fighter.

Considering that 14 of Truscek’s 24 victories as an MMA fighter have come by KO or TKO, he’s probably landed that kick before and knows the results are no joking matter. 

Both men hugged it out, and one of the shortest and most violent MMA matches in recent memory came to a close. 

This is why you have to love mixed martial arts. It’s the only sport where someone can get kicked in the face and still exchange pleasantries when the match ends.

 

In the face? In the faaaaace.

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