Filed under: UFCOn The Ultimate Fighter 10, heavyweight Matt Mitrione tells the audience that the reason he fights MMA is to silence the voices in his head.
For his own well-being and others, it’s nice to know Mitrione wasn’t serious.
On The Ultimate Fighter 10, heavyweight Matt Mitrione tells the audience that the reason he fights MMA is to silence the voices in his head.
For his own well-being and others, it’s nice to know Mitrione wasn’t serious.
During an appearance on this past Monday’s The MMA Hour (full video below), host Ariel Helwani asked the former NFL player if his villainy was all an act.
On this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined in studio by Daniel Gracie. The former PRIDE FC and IFL fighter will talk about his MMA comeback and what he has been up to since he last competed in 2006.
We will then be joined by Nate Marquardt, who faces Rousimar Palhares at UFN 22 on Sept. 15.
Matt Mitrione, who is scheduled to face Joey Beltran, will also stop by to talk about that fight and his progression as an MMA fighter.
Kimbo Slice will also stop by to talk about his decision to enter the world of boxing and his MMA future.
Frankie Edgar, who defeated BJ Penn for the second time last Saturday, is also on tap as a late addition to the show.
Finally, we will recap UFC 118 with our own Mike Chiappetta and, of course, take your calls.
Download this show and previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.
On this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined in studio by Daniel Gracie. The former PRIDE FC and IFL fighter will talk about his MMA comeback and what he has been up to since he last competed in 2006.
We will then be joined by Nate Marquardt, who faces Rousimar Palhares at UFN 22 on Sept. 15.
Matt Mitrione, who is scheduled to face Joey Beltran, will also stop by to talk about that fight and his progression as an MMA fighter.
Kimbo Slice will also stop by to talk about his decision to enter the world of boxing and his MMA future.
Frankie Edgar, who defeated BJ Penn for the second time last Saturday, is also on tap as a late addition to the show.
Finally, we will recap UFC 118 with our own Mike Chiappetta and, of course, take your calls.
Download this show and previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosMonday’s live (and super-sized 90-minute) edition of The MMA Hour, features another packed lineup of guests from around the world of mixed martial arts.
Monday’s live (and super-sized 90-minute) edition of The MMA Hour, features another packed lineup of guests from around the world of mixed martial arts.
We will first be joined by Kenda Perez, the host of the Best of Pride Fighting Championships on Spike TV, who will tell you how you can win a chance to go on a date with her at UFC 118.
Later, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will stop by to discuss Saturday night’s UFC 118 and his upcoming main event against Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 119.
We will then be joined by MMA rookie and multiple-time BJJ world champion Robert Drysdale to talk about his budding fighting career.
And finally, MMA legend turned announcer Pat Miletich will make his first appearance on the show to weigh in on Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Houston event.
And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.
Frank Mir says the decline in Mirko Cro Cop‘s standing is not due to fading skills, but the improvement in his competition.
“I don’t know if he’s ever really lost his step. I just think the fighters now in the UFC are just a little bit more aggressive than the fighters in PRIDE,” Mir told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s installment of The MMA Hour. “Studying game on him, I noticed that guys that back away from him and give him that respect, it seems like they get unleashed on a little harder than the guys that come forward.”
Over the last couple of days we’ve been trying to determine Mirko “Cro Cop’s” thought process, in agreeing to fight Frank Mir on short notice, September 25th, at UFC 119. If you listen very carefully…you can still hear the disappointed cries of hardcore “Minotauro” Nogueira fans; sh-t’s rough. As we’ve said since the news of […]
Over the last couple of days we’ve been trying to determine Mirko “Cro Cop’s” thought process, in agreeing to fight Frank Mir on short notice, September 25th, at UFC 119. If you listen very carefully…you can still hear the disappointed cries of hardcore “Minotauro” Nogueira fans; sh-t’s rough. As we’ve said since the news of Nog’s unfortunate injury was announced, we’re happy Cro Cop has agreed to step up, but it was kind of surprising considering he was supposedly thinking about hanging them up.
Well, in a report today from MMA Bay, we’re getting some possible insights into Cro Cop’s decision. Now we have a hard time translating U.K. English into American English, much less any other language, so we’ll have to take MMA Bay’s ‘word’ on the following comments. According to a report from Index.hr, here is some of what the Croatian bomber had to say about his upcoming bout with Mir.
“It is certain that I will not be able to go full force. I was left with only five weeks to prepare. I would not agree to the madness of this fight if Lorenzo Fertitta didn’t beg me to step in. They were in a difficult situation because Minotauro could not fight, and this is my way to repay [the UFC].”…”This all, of course, does not mean that I am looking for an excuse, but I certainly will not be ready. However, it still means I can lay out Frank Mir in the first round.”
There’s some ‘straight shooting’ for you (Mirko was a Special Forces officer after all). The short notice is something to consider though if you’re considering betting. Should be interesting.
(Cain Velasquez’s new Lugz commercial. Yeah, he smashed that. Props: YouTube.com/MMAFightClub)
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