Tag: UFC 116

Brendan Schaub: I’m Going to Be a Problem for Anyone Out There

Filed under: UFCBrendan Schaub believes he sent a message to the UFC brass with his first-round trouncing of fellow heavyweight Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 116. The gist of that message? It’s time to give him a big name opponent, because the “up-and-comer…

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Brendan Schaub believes he sent a message to the UFC brass with his first-round trouncing of fellow heavyweight Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 116. The gist of that message? It’s time to give him a big name opponent, because the “up-and-comers” don’t stand much of a chance.

Since his lone defeat at the hands of Roy Nelson during the “Ultimate Fighter” season ten finale last December, Schaub has racked up consecutive knockout victories, dispatching Chase Gormley in March, then Tuchscherer earlier this month. What’s more, he put away both opponents in a hurry, spending a combined total of 1:54 in the cage in his last two outings.

Now, Schaub says, it’s time to step up to the next level.

Shane Carwin Blames Referee Josh Rosenthal for Setting Off Chain of Events that Led to Loss to Brock Lesnar

(Rosenthal, WTF? You made me dump my adrenaline with your sweet talk.)
When Shane Carwin went from the being on the brink of dominantly beating UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar in the first round of their title tilt last Saturday night to feebly su…


(Rosenthal, WTF? You made me dump my adrenaline with your sweet talk.)

When Shane Carwin went from the being on the brink of dominantly beating UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar in the first round of their title tilt last Saturday night to feebly succumbing to an arm triangle choke in the second frame, many people were left wondering,"What the hell happened?"

Carwin, who originally claimed that his body locked up as a result of lactic acidosis, now says that his lack of energy to finish Lesnar was a result of a massive adrenaline dump, caused by the instruction of referee Josh Rosenthal. 

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(This girl is on the podcast too. They kicked me off before I got a chance to talk to her. It’s probably for the best.)
Our new friends at HammerFisted.com were kind enough to invite me onto their podcast last night, where we ran down UFC 116’s …

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(This girl is on the podcast too. They kicked me off before I got a chance to talk to her. It’s probably for the best.)

Our new friends at HammerFisted.com were kind enough to invite me onto their podcast last night, where we ran down UFC 116‘s highlights and lowlights — including referee Josh Rosenthal’s performance in the Lesnar/Carwin match, Stephan Bonnar’s weird celebratory pose, and Chris Lytle getting screwed out of bonus money. Plus, I reveal whose life I would save if I found Mike Russell and Ben Fowlkes hanging off a cliff. The answer may surprise you! After my segment, foxy writer Hunter Jones comes on to talk dating advice, douchebags, and MMA. You can listen to the whole shebang right here. Don’t forget to come back to CagePotato.com tomorrow to listen to episode three of The Bum Rush, in which Mike and I cover many of the same topics, in a nearly identical format.

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Full UFC 116 Fighter Salaries

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe Nevada athletic commission recently released the UFC 116 payroll for not just the four headliners, but for the entire roster competing on the card.

The disclosed salaries are below, but as always, they are not complete as fig…

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The Nevada athletic commission recently released the UFC 116 payroll for not just the four headliners, but for the entire roster competing on the card.

The disclosed salaries are below, but as always, they are not complete as fighters have other sources of income including sponsorships and locker room bonuses, that are reported to the IRS, but not the media. That night specifically, which UFC president Dana White called the “greatest night of fights I’ve ever seen,” should have an even wider discrepancy than usual.

“We’re writing some [expletive] checks tonight. We’re writing checks – more than what you heard here tonight,” White told reporters following the event. “Guys are going to get very well taken care of tonight.”

Shane Carwin: No Regrets, No Blaming Ref, Just Work Towards Rematch

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, interviewYou would probably understand if Shane Carwin had some regrets about his UFC 116 title match loss to Brock Lesnar. After all, he was so close to victory. One big punch here or one little tweak there might …

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You would probably understand if Shane Carwin had some regrets about his UFC 116 title match loss to Brock Lesnar. After all, he was so close to victory. One big punch here or one little tweak there might have made all the difference. He might still be undefeated, with 13 straight first-round finishes and the undisputed UFC heavyweight championship belt in his possession.

But that’s not the type of fighter Carwin is, nor the type of man he is. In his mind, there’s nothing to regret since he followed his gut. When Carwin had Lesnar in trouble, he went for the finish. And though the energy expenditure ultimately factored into the physical problem that made him vulnerable for Lesnar’s second-round comeback, Carwin said there’s no second-guessing his aggressive attitude.

“That’s me, it’s instinctually who I am,” Carwin told MMA Fighting. “I get somebody wounded and I go in for the kill. That’s how I fight. I don’t know if there’s anything that changes that. I don’t know if I want to change that. I think it’s an exciting style, and it’s who I am as a person. I don’t have any regrets with what happened, but I do have things to work on and figure out. Now it’s time to move forward.”

Rubber Match Not Likely in Bonnar-Soszynski Rivalry Anytime Soon

Filed under: UFC, NewsStephan Bonnar’s spent much of the last three years in search of a win, and much of the last year focusing on one man: Krzysztof Soszynski.

After splitting two fights with Soszynski in the last five months, though, it appears th…

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Stephan Bonnar‘s spent much of the last three years in search of a win, and much of the last year focusing on one man: Krzysztof Soszynski.

After splitting two fights with Soszynski in the last five months, though, it appears that a rubber match to their series is not likely to happen in the near future, according to UFC president Dana White.

“Anything can happen, but not right now I wouldn’t say that,” he said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt Stephan won the fight. Stephan clearly won the fight. It was a fun, entertaining, exciting fight, but when isn’t Stephan Bonnar fun and entertaining?”