Tag: UFC 136

Joe Lauzon Makes Short Work of Title Contender Melvin Guillard

Frankie Edgar finally got the monkey off of his back and picked up a win over rival Gray Maynard. With Maynard out the way, Edgar must now wait on the UFC to decide who will be his next challenger. UFC 136 featured two other lightweight bouts that Edga…

Frankie Edgar finally got the monkey off of his back and picked up a win over rival Gray Maynard.

With Maynard out the way, Edgar must now wait on the UFC to decide who will be his next challenger.

UFC 136 featured two other lightweight bouts that Edgar should have paid close attention to.

In the first lightweight bout of the night, former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis out wrestled Jeremy Stephens earning a split decision victory.

Joe Lauzon earned a more impressive victory in the second lightweight match up of the night against Melvin Guillard.

Lauzon only needed 47 seconds to dispose of Guillard. The win not only earned Lauzon Submission of the Night honors, but moves him up the rankings of the lightweight division.

Lauzon, who is known for his submissions, was happy with his performance.

 “It was good to beat him, it was so much better to beat him the way he did.” Lauzon told MMAFighting.com. “I’m just happy that one, I dropped him, and two, I finished him quick.”

With his win over Guillard, Lauzon proved that he could be a dangerous fight for anybody in the 155 pound division.

Although Lauzon would love to make a run for Edgar’s title, it will be up to the UFC to determine where he goes from here.

“I don’t call people out. Bad things happen.” 

UFC 136 Video: Chael Sonnen Challenges Anderson Silva to a Loser-Leaves-Town Match

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Chael Sonnen might be the greatest pro-wrestler in MMA history. After his thrilling arm-triangle submission of Brian Stann at UFC 136 last night, Sonnen got on the mic, channeled his inner Ric Flair, and cut a promo directed at a single person — his arch-rival, Anderson Silva:

“Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck. Super Bowl weekend, the biggest rematch in the history of the business, I’m calling you out Silva, but we’re upping the stakes. I beat you, you leave the division. You beat me, I will leave the UFC forever.”

Gotta love the Charles Barkley cameo at the end. So will the Spider take the bait? And how did you feel about Sonnen’s WWE-style hype-routine?


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Chael Sonnen might be the greatest pro-wrestler in MMA history. After his thrilling arm-triangle submission of Brian Stann at UFC 136 last night, Sonnen got on the mic, channeled his inner Ric Flair, and cut a promo directed at a single person — his arch-rival, Anderson Silva:

“Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck. Super Bowl weekend, the biggest rematch in the history of the business, I’m calling you out Silva, but we’re upping the stakes. I beat you, you leave the division. You beat me, I will leave the UFC forever.”

Gotta love the Charles Barkley cameo at the end. So will the Spider take the bait? And how did you feel about Sonnen’s WWE-style hype-routine?

Kenny Florian Undecided on Future Fighting, Weighs Other Options

Unlike the clichéd saying, the third time wasn’t the charm for top featherweight contender Kenny Florian.At UFC 136, Florian lost a unanimous decision to UFC champion Jose Aldo. The 48-46 scorecards told the story of a tightly-contested bout tha…

Unlike the clichéd saying, the third time wasn’t the charm for top featherweight contender Kenny Florian.

At UFC 136, Florian lost a unanimous decision to UFC champion Jose Aldo. The 48-46 scorecards told the story of a tightly-contested bout that relied on octagon control versus damage and shots landed.

Aldo, who is still considered a top three pound-for-pound fighter in some rankings, seemed to find his rhythm as the fight wore on.

He was able to outpoint Florian in the standup exchanges and defend a multitude of takedown attempts.

“Obviously, I’m disappointed,” said Florian. “I fought very hard. I trained extremely hard. I wasn’t successful. That’s it.”

At 35 years of age, Florian has contended for three UFC titles.

He lost a unanimous decision to Sean Sherk in his first title shot at UFC 64 back in October 2006.

His next opportunity came against BJ Penn in August 2009 at UFC 101, where he was dominated throughout and stopped in the fourth round by a rear naked choke.

After yet another heartbreaking loss, the future is unclear for Florian at this point.

Will he stay at 145-pounds, or will he move back to lightweight? Is bantamweight a possibility? Could retirement be in the plans?

“The thing about Kenny is he’s smart. He’s talented. He’s got other options. He’s got things going on outside of fighting, too. It’s just one of those things he needs to sit down and really figure out on his own,” UFC President Dana White said at the post-fight presser.

“I’ve got nothing but respect for him, and Kenny Florian will be with us no matter what.”

Chael Sonnen May Be the Only Middleweight Able to Squash "The Spider"

Anderson Silva walks around with the UFC middleweight champion, but Chael Sonnen believes he’s the true champion.The former middleweight title contender returned in impressive fashion at UFC 136, where he dominated and submitted rising contender Brian …

Anderson Silva walks around with the UFC middleweight champion, but Chael Sonnen believes he’s the true champion.

The former middleweight title contender returned in impressive fashion at UFC 136, where he dominated and submitted rising contender Brian Stann with a second round arm triangle.

Always one to speak his mind, Sonnen had some rather harsh words for Silva after the bout.

“Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck,” Sonnen said in his post-fight interview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan. “Super Bowl weekend…the biggest rematch in the history of the sport. I’m calling you out, Silva. It’s time to up the stakes. I beat you, you leave the division. I lose, I will leave the UFC forever.”

While other challengers like Dan Henderson and Vitor Belfort seek another shot at Silva, Sonnen may have the best chance out of any fighter at 185-pounds of dethroning the pound-for-pound king.

Silva has always struggled against strong wrestlers with suffocating top control. While Sonnen saw the most success in his near routing of Silva at UFC 117, Henderson had his moments early out against Silva at UFC 82.

Sonnen differed from Henderson in his ability to stick to his grappling strengths and make Silva uncomfortable.

People may laugh at some of Sonnen’s remark, but they shouldn’t underestimate his ability to get the job done. Stylistically, it doesn’t get any tougher at middleweight for Silva than Sonnen.

If this is the fight UFC President Dana White goes with, Silva and his camp will have to make some major adjustments. Silva may have defeated Sonnen at UFC 117, but it was far from a competitive bout.

Sonnen pushed the action and had his way with Silva for four and a half rounds.

The world had better get ready. Uncle Chael is coming for “his” middleweight title.

Chael Sonnen Claims He Is the "True" Middleweight Champion and Anderson Silva Won’t Fight Him

He’s Back!Chael Sonnen made a huge impact last night at UFC 136. After defeating All American Brian Stann with an arm triangle, Sonnen sent out an open challenge to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Sonnen told MMAweekly that he is the “t…

He’s Back!

Chael Sonnen made a huge impact last night at UFC 136.

After defeating All American Brian Stann with an arm triangle, Sonnen sent out an open challenge to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

Sonnen told MMAweekly that he is the “true champion, linear champion, people’s champion, and the best damn middleweight there’s ever been!”

In their first fight Sonnen dominated Silva for nearly the entire fight until he got caught in a triangle/armbar.

To this day Sonnen has claimed he beat up Silva and is the “true champion”.

Sonnen also believes that Silva will try to duck the fight.

“I understand what his skill set is, I understand that he’s got what I want.” Sonnen said.  “I’m not crazy. I get it that he’s a good skilled guy. At the same time he’s a chicken, he’s a coward and he won’t fight me.”

If the UFC middleweight title is not enough, Sonnen raised the stakes after his match with Stann.

If Sonnen wins his rematch with Silva, Silva has to leave the middleweight division. If Silva wins though, Sonnen will leave the UFC forever.

Neither a match up nor the terms for the match have been announced as of yet. But it’s pretty much going to happen.

Sonnen is the only man to even come close to defeating Silva inside the Octagon. Had Sonnen not have gotten caught in a triangle choke, he could have very well had won against Silva.

Only time will tell if the rematch or the bet actually takes place. It will be a must see match up if it indeed does take place.

Frankie Edgar Says Title Bout with Gilbert Melendez Makes Sense

Frankie Edgar has finally wrapped up his exciting rivalry with Gray Maynard.He stood up to “The Bully” on Saturday night at UFC 136 in stunning fashion, picking up the fourth round TKO stoppage over his longtime rival.With the Edgar and Maynard trilogy…

Frankie Edgar has finally wrapped up his exciting rivalry with Gray Maynard.

He stood up to “The Bully” on Saturday night at UFC 136 in stunning fashion, picking up the fourth round TKO stoppage over his longtime rival.

With the Edgar and Maynard trilogy in the books, there is one question on the mind of fans and every UFC lightweight.

What’s next?

UFC President Dana White has listed Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez as a potential contender for the UFC title.

In a post-fight interview at UFC on Versus 6, White stated that the UFC is looking to bring Melendez over “ASAP.” Could a champion versus champion bout be on tap in the lightweight division?

“I’m down with anything man, I’ll fight anybody. I think [a bout with Gilbert] definitely makes a lot of sense. Ben [Henderson] and Clay [Guida] make a lot of sense too. I’ll fight whoever they want me to,” Maynard said at the post-fight press conference for UFC 136.

Melendez is slated to defend his title against Jorge Masvidal on Strikeforce’s December 17 card, but there is always a possibility he signs with the UFC and vacates his belt.

While Melendez should be at the top of the list for a shot, top lightweight contenders Henderson and Guida are also in line. The two are scheduled to do battle on the UFC’s first show on Fox, which is set to go down on November 12.

White has yet to commit to any particular contender as the surefire No. 1 contender to Edgar’s UFC title.