Tag: UFC 129

Mark Hominick Hopes to Become UFC Champ, First-Time Father in Same Week

Filed under: UFCMark Hominick was not one of those fighters that seemed destined for greatness from the beginning. After nine fights in his pro MMA career, he was a fairly pedestrian 5-4, though most of those fights took place in Canada’s biggest promo…

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Mark Hominick was not one of those fighters that seemed destined for greatness from the beginning. After nine fights in his pro MMA career, he was a fairly pedestrian 5-4, though most of those fights took place in Canada’s biggest promotion at the time. Hominick had debuted in the sport at age 19 and grew up in it, yet for most of his career, he had never truly been thought of as a guy who might one day be considered the best featherweight in the world.

Yet in just over a week, he’ll have the opportunity to unseat the universally regarded world No. 1 Jose Aldo and capture the championship in the co-main event of UFC 129.

The match will be just the beginning of a whirlwind stretch for the 28-year-old. He’ll be fighting in front of 55,000 fans in Toronto, just two hours away from the Ontario city in which he grew up. He’ll have the chance to pull off what might be the title upset of the year. And to cap it all off, he and his wife are expecting their first child, a daughter, within a week of the event.

Changed Lyoto Machida Honored to be Fighting Retiring Randy Couture

Yes friends, if you haven’t heard, it appears as though the legendary career of Randy “The Natural”  Couture is coming to a halt, as the former champ announced this week that his upcoming April 30th bout with Lyoto Machida is likely going to be his last. Really, everyone knew that day would finally arrive for […]

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Yes friends, if you haven’t heard, it appears as though the legendary career of Randy “The Natural”  Couture is coming to a halt, as the former champ announced this week that his upcoming April 30th bout with Lyoto Machida is likely going to be his last. Really, everyone knew that day would finally arrive for the 47 year-old-phenomenon, and fittingly Couture’s final fight has all the makings of a good one.

Why? Aside from the whole ‘one of the greatest fighters of all time bit,’ as we mentioned earlier in the week, it wasn’t long ago people did a mental bow in their head every time they mentioned the name Machida. Of course, Machida didn’t look so mythical in his first tilt with “Shogun” Rua, got KTFO in the rematch, and then didn’t look very impressive in his split decision loss to “Rampage” Jackson. So what’s “The Dragon” learned from all this? (Thanks to MMA Bay for the quote)

“The biggest thing I learned is you constantly need to be changing and you constantly need to be evolving. At that moment, a lot of people think, ‘Oh, if it’s working, don’t change anything.’ But I realize now when you’re winning, when you’re the champion, that’s when you constantly have to be evolving because everybody’s gunning for you. Whether you’re winning or losing, you’ve constantly got to be changing.”

Yup, clearly guys were starting to figure out Machida’s shtick. The former champ also noted that he’s extremely honored to be fighting Couture, and is thrilled to get that fight down on his resume. Now it just remains to be seen if it will be recorded as a win. To bet on the bout head here.

Randy Couture Says He’ll Go Out on His Own Terms, Retire after UFC 129

Filed under: UFC, News We knew this day would come eventually, but Randy Couture has gone on so far past the normal limits of human athletic performance that maybe we started to believe it would never happen. Just two months shy of his 48th birthday, C…

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Randy Couture will face Lyoto Machida at UFC 129. We knew this day would come eventually, but Randy Couture has gone on so far past the normal limits of human athletic performance that maybe we started to believe it would never happen. Just two months shy of his 48th birthday, Couture says he sees the end of his mixed martial arts career racing towards him. He will fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 on April 30 in front of 55,000 fans, and win, lose or draw, he will call it quits right afterward to focus on acting and other interests.

It’s a decision he made once before. He retired in 2006 after losing to Chuck Liddell in the third fight of their trilogy, but with the benefit of hindsight, Couture says now that he knows that was simply a break necessary due to other trying events in his life. But this one, he says will stick.

Next weekend in Toronto will be the last time we see “The Natural” in his natural environment.

“I kind of want to go out on my own terms and decide when enough is enough, and I think that time has come,” Couture said during a Tuesday teleconference.

Georges St. Pierre Works on Striking, Gymnastics to Prepare for Jake Shields

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With just a week and a half to go before UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre puts his title on the line against Jake Shields at UFC 129, the Official GSP YouTube channel is offering up some inside looks at St. Pierre’s prepa…

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With just a week and a half to go before UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre puts his title on the line against Jake Shields at UFC 129, the Official GSP YouTube channel is offering up some inside looks at St. Pierre’s preparation.

Some of the videos, like the one above of St. Pierre working on his striking, are about what you’d expect from any MMA fighter. But a few of the videos show how unique GSP is when it comes to his strength and conditioning work.

The MMA Hour With Joe Rogan, Junior dos Santos, Tom Wright, Matt Mitrione

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with another loaded two-hour show. Guests stopping by will include:

* UFC color analyst and comedian Joe Rogan.

* UFC heavyweight contender Junior dos Santos.

* Tom Wright, U…

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The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another loaded two-hour show. Guests stopping by will include:

* UFC color analyst and comedian Joe Rogan.

* UFC heavyweight contender Junior dos Santos.

* Tom Wright, UFC director of Canadian Operations, will discuss next week’s UFC 129 in Toronto.

* Matt Mitrione, who will stop by for the popular “Mitrione Minute” segment.

* MMA Fighting’s Mike Chiappetta will discuss all the news making headlines in MMA these days.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here.

GSP is Really F*@king Strong! (VIDEO)

Thanks to Cagewriter for posting this video of Georges St. Pierre doing pull ups on hanging rings. I’m not sure how impressed I am because I only see him do like three… But who am I to judge? I fell off my bed trying to get up this morning.

Thanks to Cagewriter for posting this video of Georges St. Pierre doing pull ups on hanging rings. I’m not sure how impressed I am because I only see him do like three… But who am I to judge? I fell off my bed trying to get up this morning.