* Bellator bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky will stop by the studio to talk about his Bellator 54 non-title fight against Ryan Roberts. He’ll also do a couple of T-shirt giveaways from his sponsor, Yoked Up apparel.
* And MMA Fighting’s Mike Chiapetta will look at all the storylines coming out of UFC 136.
Of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.
*** You can also stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.
Watch the replay below. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here.
* Bellator bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky will stop by the studio to talk about his Bellator 54 non-title fight against Ryan Roberts. He’ll also do a couple of T-shirt giveaways from his sponsor, Yoked Up apparel.
* And MMA Fighting’s Mike Chiapetta will look at all the storylines coming out of UFC 136.
Of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.
*** You can also stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.
Watch the replay below. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here.
At UFC 136, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar finally got the monkey named “Gray Maynard” off of his back.Maynard was the only fighter that Edgar had not been able to defeat in his professional fighting career. But that all changed in the fourth r…
At UFC 136, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar finally got the monkey named “Gray Maynard” off of his back.
Maynard was the only fighter that Edgar had not been able to defeat in his professional fighting career. But that all changed in the fourth round of their title fight when Edgar scored a TKO victory.
Also, featherweight champion Jose Aldo made the second successful defense of his title when he outpointed perennial contender Kenny Florian over the course of five rounds.
In other action, Chael Sonnen earned another chance at middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva when he scored a second round submission victory over Brian Stann, Joe Lauzon was able to submit potential lightweight contender Melvin Guillard in a mere 47 seconds and Nam Phan outpointed Leonard Garcia after a 15 minute war.
So despite whether each fighter won or loss, how did they perform?
It is once again time to hand out grades to the fighters on the main card portion of UFC 136.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo successfully defended his title last night against veteran fighter Kenny Florian. Though Florian put up a good performance and even arguably won a couple of rounds, the fight never really seemed like it was slipping…
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo successfully defended his title last night against veteran fighter Kenny Florian. Though Florian put up a good performance and even arguably won a couple of rounds, the fight never really seemed like it was slipping away from the champion.
Aldo has now made it five championship victories, though his actual winning streak extends 13 fights, all the way back to May 2006. The unbelievable streak has included victories over most of the top 145-pound fighters in the world, including previous WEC featherweight champions Urijah Faber and Mike Brown.
Some believe that Aldo has cleared out the 145-pound division so much that he should really consider making the move up to 155 pounds to give himself a bigger challenge. But on the contrary, there are still numerous exciting contenders remaining for Jose Aldo at 145 pounds. Here are the top five challengers remaining for Aldo right now in the UFC featherweight division.
Saturday night, the most fighters ever since I’ve been doing the pound-for-pound list were in action in a single night.Chael Sonnen, Jose Aldo, Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar were all fighting on Saturday, and they all had to move one way or another.So…
Saturday night, the most fighters ever since I’ve been doing the pound-for-pound list were in action in a single night.
Chael Sonnen, Jose Aldo, Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar were all fighting on Saturday, and they all had to move one way or another.
Sonnen scored a submission win over Brian Stann and a second shot at Anderson Silva.
Jose Aldo won a unanimous decision over Kenny Florian and defended his featherweight title.
In the main event, Frankie Edgar TKO’d Gray Maynard and defended his lightweight title, while avenging his only career loss.
Check out where each fighter is now in the pound-for-pound rankings.
Leonard Garcia and Nam Phan won Fight of the Night honors at UFC 136, a rematch from December of 2010 where Garcia was awarded a highly disputed split decision.This time the judges got it right and Garcia won the fight via unanimous decision; neverthel…
Leonard Garcia and Nam Phan won Fight of the Night honors at UFC 136, a rematch from December of 2010 where Garcia was awarded a highly disputed split decision.
This time the judges got it right and Garcia won the fight via unanimous decision; nevertheless, Garcia has nothing to be ashamed of as it was one of the best fights of 2011.
Garcia will always be criticized for winning highly disputed decisions, but fans can’t deny how appealing his let it all hang out brawling style is.
On a two-fight losing streak, here’s a few fighters who could give Garcia an enticing match up.
From top to bottom, UFC 136 featured some of the best talent the UFC has to offer, including two current champions in Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.Both champions were set to defend their UFC titles against their toughest opposition, and they both succes…
From top to bottom, UFC 136 featured some of the best talent the UFC has to offer, including two current champions in Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.
Both champions were set to defend their UFC titles against their toughest opposition, and they both successfully defended their belts with flying colors.
Edgar stopped Gray Maynard in their bout, which was the third in a series that left Edgar without a victory going into their third epic encounter. Aldo defeated Kenny Florian, a former lightweight title challenger who had a wealth of experience going into the most important fight of his career.
Also in action were Nam Phan, Leonard Garcia, Melvin Guillard, Joe Lauzon, Chael Sonnen and Brian Stann.
The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday for our 103rd episode. Here’s who will be stopping by.