Worst UFC Cake Ever… again! (The Fight Nerd)
“Created by Casa D’Cake, this abomination features a thin licorice fence with a three-dimensional logo, and most importantly, two fighters cuddling. I assume they are fighters, but this is just too homo-erotic not to mock.”
The Seven Most Insanely Dangerous Combat Sports Ever Invented (Cage Potato)
“[W]e thought we’d give the MMA critics some perspective by presenting a list of the most brutal and dangerous combat “sports” ever invented. From shock-fighting to bear-baiting, they defy logic, celebrate gratuitous violence and remind us just how far the human race has come.”
Hired Hero: An MMAmania interview exclusive with UFC 136 fighter Brian Stann (part one) (MMA Mania)
“Nobody can mess with my mind. I’m stronger than any fighter in the UFC mentally. I think that having spoken with Chael, literally two weeks before we were matched up to face each other, I think his feelings are genuine and I think when he does dislike a guy, he’s genuine about it. He’s simply the kind of guy who says things that are on his mind. he doesn’t hold back.”
UFC 136: By the Odds (MMA Fighting)
“With UFC 136 just a day away, oddsmakers have made their picks and more or less dared you to disagree with them. You going to stand for that? I didn’t think so.”
The Top Ten Alterations to MMA History That 100 Percent Occurred in a Parallel Universe (MiddleEasy)
“Bas gets drunk one night and stumbles into a Swedish night club. Nothing about that sentence should surprise you. Rutten is known to occasionally get down in random countries. The story goes, Bas was restrained by security guards and was told to leave the club because he was entirely too boisterous. Bas agreed, but wanted to find his friend who was still inside in the place. Apparently the bouncers were in the mood to pick a fight with El Guapo and began to shove him around the hallway.”
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Chael Sonnen: “They found me guilty for taking a legal substance (testosterone)” (Fight Opinion)
“It was an interview featuring two participants (Chael Sonnen and Mauro Ranallo) that you knew, at some point, would devolve into who knows what. It inevitably reached that point of absurdity… and more.”
Sonnen, Stann Play for Big Stakes (NBC Sports)
“Nobody wants to fight Brian, but somebody’s got to,” Sonnen said. “Our paths have to cross. We’re just in the same weight class. It’s not that big of a pool. And he keeps whipping everybody. If he quits beating everybody, then I wouldn’t have to fight him, but he decided to go out and become one of the top guys. So, I’ve done my part, put my time in and I’m up there too. So, our paths have to cross.”
Kajan Johnson: I’m the kind of guy that likes to push the pace and bring it every second (Low Kick)
“In order to be truly successful, you really do have to live like a ninja. You gotta be willing to put yourself though an incredible amount of hardship in order to get to where you want to go. The same thing can be said about the entertainment industry, but it’s nothing compared to what we endure. It’s even harder. The diet, the stress, the amount of money we get paid, the injuries. It’s very difficult; it’s not an easy life, but I love it. I know this is my destiny; I just can’t say no to that.”
Top 2011 MMA Television Ratings (So Far) (MMA Payout)
“It’s no surprise that the top rated MMA television shows all were broadcast on Spike TV, a network that’s in close to 100 million (99,947,000) households, which has 86% market coverage in the United States. The UFC’s other broadcast partner, Versus, is in approximately 76 million households (66% coverage). MMA programming on Versus only broke the 1 million viewer mark three times since 2008, UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs Jones, WEC 34 and WEC 41. It will be very interesting to see what happens in terms of ratings, when the UFC moves to FOX in just over a month.”
Dana White Issues Challenge to Kenny Florian (5th Round)
“I’m not gonna get into..everybody knows what I’ve said about Kenny in title fights. I want to see Kenny prove me wrong on this one.”
Phil Davis caught off-guard by mistaken announcement of match-up with Machida (Five Ounces of Pain)
“I would love to be in there putting on a good show and fighting, but my leg just does not agree with that. You put a timetable on it; it just may not work. You’ve just got to play it by ear. I don’t want to tell the fans I’m going to be back next week, and then that turns into two weeks from now or two months from now.”
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