The UFC 135 card just lost a second fight due to injury.On the heels of Manny Gamburyan and Diego Nunes pulling out of their fight, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto and Damacio Page are forced to pull out of theirs.According to MMAjunkie, both fighters have suf…
The UFC 135 card just lost a second fight due to injury.
On the heels of Manny Gamburyan and Diego Nunes pulling out of their fight, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto and Damacio Page are forced to pull out of theirs.
According to MMAjunkie, both fighters have suffered injuries in preparations for the upcoming bout.
The fight was expected to be a part of the Facebook preliminary card, but obviously will not be now.
Kid Yamamoto made his UFC debut back in February, at UFC 126, where he dropped a unanimous decision loss to current No.1 bantamweight contender, Demetrious Johnson.
Yamamoto was then set to face off against Chris Cariaso at UFC 130, but had to pull out of that fight due to injury as well.
Damacio Page is riding a two fight losing streak, and could have been fighting for his job. Page’s first loss in the streak came in his final WEC appearance at WEC 52, where he lost by a third round guillotine choke to Demetrious Johnson.
His second loss was a guillotine choke loss to Brian Bowles, which was notable for being the same method, and time, as the first loss to Bowles.
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The MMA Hour returns on Thursday for a special live episode, and we’re bringing out the big guns for this one. The show will air at its usual 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT time slot right here on MMAFighting.com.
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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and his next opponent Quinton “Rampage” Jackson have been firing back and forth at each other, verbally, because of Rampage’s claim that Jones has a spy in his camp.The quarreling seems to have reached a boiling…
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and his next opponent Quinton “Rampage” Jackson have been firing back and forth at each other, verbally, because of Rampage’s claim that Jones has a spy in his camp.
The quarreling seems to have reached a boiling point, with Rampage posting this tweet late last night:
“@Jonnybones yeah I keep it real,I fight 4 $ cause I hate training,but I love giving ass whoopins,and ill b giving 1 on the 24th,btw grow up!”
Within this tweet, Rampage has made the promise that he will give Jones an “ass whoopin” when they meet at UFC 135, which takes place on September 24.
However, one has to wonder if there is any bite behind Rampage’s bark.
It’s been a while since he has looked really good against a top-level opponent and earlier this year he defeated Matt Hamill, but his victory came via decision.
In Hamill’s next fight, he was finished in the first round by Alexander Gustafsson, who isn’t even a top-10 light heavyweight.
So, if a barely-known fighter was able to finish a fighter that he couldn’t, does Rampage stand a realistic chance of defeating the No. 1 light heavyweight in the world today?
Probably not.
Rampage seems motivated for this fight, which is something we haven’t seen in a while, but I doubt that motivation will be enough to carry him through to victory.
Jones is arguably the most well-rounded fighter in the light heavyweight division and Rampage isn’t much more than a boxer these days.
Rampage also had a hard time dealing with the wrestling of Rashad Evans, and from what we’ve seen, Jones has more dominant takedowns than Evans does.
Apart from the wrestling advantage, Jones also has a significant reach advantage and a more complete arsenal of strikes.
Realistically, the only things Rampage has going for him are his punching power and maybe superior boxing technique.
The way things are looking, Jones seems to be the future of MMA and Rampage is one of few old-school fighters still surviving on a one-dimensional skill set.
There is always the chance that Rampage could land a solid punch and win this fight, but the smart money would bet on Jones being the one distributing an “ass-whoopin” on September 24.
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If there wasn’t any feud between Quinton Jackson and Jon Jones prior to their upcoming title bout at UFC 135, there is one now. Following Jackson’s accusations of his opponent’s camp allegedly spying on him, Jones immediately responded back with s…
If there wasn’t any feud between Quinton Jackson and Jon Jones prior to their upcoming title bout at UFC 135, there is one now.
Following Jackson’s accusations of his opponent’s camp allegedly spying on him, Jones immediately responded back with some less than kind words for “Rampage” via Twitter.
“Just so you know, I’m not a person who looks for shortcuts in life. Unlike you, MMA is not something I do because of money,” Jones said.
Judging by his comments, it’s no surprise that Jackson would respond with some choice words of his own.
“Yeah I keep it real, I fight 4 $ cause I hate training, but I love giving ass whoopins, and ill b giving 1 on the 24th, btw grow up!,” he posted.
While the war of words continues to escalate between the two light heavyweights, it is promising to be one of the most anticipated fights of the year. Jones has been making some enemies as of late, and it is interesting to note how he is able to verbally spar with both Jackson and Rashad Evans.
Evans, who will meet the winner between Jones and Jackson, has done his best to stay out of the spotlight while Jones prepares for his first title defense, however, it is Jones who is the one seemingly finding time to multi-task.
Whether it is a good thing or not, it surely makes for some intriguing rivalries along the way and gives Jones the proverbial target on his back in the light heavyweight division.
Matt Brown replaces injured Pascal Krauss to face John Hathaway at UFC 138. Former Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Aframowitz explains in a detailed interview the purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa, the catch 22 of.
Matt Brown replaces injured Pascal Krauss to face John Hathaway at UFC 138.
Former Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Aframowitzexplains in a detailed interview the purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa, the catch 22 of signing Fedor Emelianenko and the Jason “Mayhem” Miler–Jake Shields–Gilbert Melendez–Diaz Bros brawl that brought down the promotion.
UFC 133 announces medical suspensions with Forrest Griffin, Stanislav Nedkov, Raphael Assuncao and Ian Loveland getting 180 days.
UFN 25 has two competitors pull out. Welterweight, DaMarques Johnson will no longer face Clay Harvision. Seth Baczynski will take Johnson’s place. Featherweight, Mackens Semerzier also withdrew from his fight against Mike Lullo with no replacement yet set. UFN 25 takes place in New Orleans on September 17th.
Lester Caslow vs. James “Binky” Jones set for Bellator 49 on September 10th.
Eddie Yagin vs. Junior Assuncao booked for UFC 135 on September 24th.
Dana White and pro-wrestler Kurt Angle are in disagreement over Angle’s claims he almost signed with the UFC but at the time they underpaid their fighters in comparison with the WWE. White simply responded to the claims via Twitter: “love Kurt, but not true.”
“The only person who can beat Jon Jones at this point in time is Jon Jones.”Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin spoke very highly of current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones when asked if he thought there was anyone who could dethron…
“The only person who can beat Jon Jones at this point in time is Jon Jones.”
Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin spoke very highly of current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones when asked if he thought there was anyone who could dethrone the UFC’s youngest ever champion.
Franklin seems to feel that, given Jones’ physical gifts and his natural talent, there is no one in the light heavyweight division right now who could take him out as long as he stays focused.
“He’s a young guy. The world is coming at him fast and I think his game is going to be whether or not he can maintain focus,” Franklin said.
From there, Franklin went on to talk about Jones’ size, communicating how unusual it is for a light heavyweight to be that big.
“I remember the first time that I met Jon in person. I was down in Miami doing some Super Bowl promotions for the UFC. There were a group of fighters standing in a group and I was walking up to the group and Jon’s back was to me. As I walked up to him, I was looking at him and I thought, ‘Who is this heavyweight?’. I kept walking around and then I was like, ‘Oh my word, he’s enormous’.”
To give fans a better idea of just how big Jones is, Franklin compared him to former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia.
“He [Jones] has an 84-inch reach. Tim Sylvia, who is four inches taller than him, has an 80-inch reach and I’ve sparred with Tim many times and to deal with that kind of reach is just insane, so I think if he can keep his head straight, he’ll be able to run that division for a while.”
We’ll find out how accurate Franklin’s forecast for Jones’ career is on September 24, when Jones defends his light heavyweight championship for the first time against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
The UFC 135 card just lost a second fight due to injury.
