During the UFC 140 post-fight press conference, the fighters available answered questions on a variety of different topics and events. The fighters on hand were Chan Sung Jung, Frank Mir, Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, Rogerio Nogueira and Brian Ebersole. M…
During the UFC 140 post-fight press conference, the fighters available answered questions on a variety of different topics and events. The fighters on hand were Chan Sung Jung, Frank Mir, Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, Rogerio Nogueira and Brian Ebersole.
Machida gave his breakdown of the fight, and it seemed spot-on as he felt the fight was even until Jones cut him with the elbow. Machida admitted the cut threw him off, and the next thing he knew it was nighty night.
Machida also talks about his future, saying he will simply wait for a call from the UFC to hear what’s next and that he will come back from this setback.
I was able to ask The Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung if this was the biggest knockout of his career, and his translated answer was, “Yes it was, I was supposed to lose this fight so I feel bad for the Canadian fans.”
Jung stunned the Canadian crowd by countering a sloppy left hook from local hero Mark Hominick with a straight right to the button. He knocked out Hominick in 0:07 seconds, tying a UFC record for the quickest knockout.
Jon Jones finally told the media where he went for his pre-fight meditation ritual—Balls Falls in the Niagara Peninsula. The conservation area has beautiful waterfalls, and Jones found one to do the job. He admitted it was too cold for him to stay his usual length of time.
Brian Ebersole talks about his slightly controversial decision win against Claude Patrick. I think the fight could have been called either way, but he is right when he says that he ended up on top of most of the exchanges with Patrick, and I don’t think the decision was that unjust.
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Last night UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones made history in defeating Lyoto Machida, joining the ranks of Rampage Jackson and Shogun Rua as one of the few Dragon Slayers.With the way “The Dragon” controlled the fight in the first round, Machida…
Last night UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones made history in defeating Lyoto Machida, joining the ranks of Rampage Jackson and Shogun Rua as one of the few Dragon Slayers.
With the way “The Dragon” controlled the fight in the first round, Machida showed that he does have what it takes to dethrone the champ. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to keep it up and, for the first time in his career, lost via submission.
At 33 years old, Machida’s career is far from over as he still has enough time and steam to make another run at the title. The road back to redemption will be long and difficult, but everyone loves a comeback.
So, here are the top five fights Machida can take, and if he wins enough of them to earn another title shot we may stop calling him “The Karate Kid” and instead refer to him as “The Comeback Kid”.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defend his title for the second time on Saturday, and the victory came over a former champion in Lyoto Machida, who many considered his toughest and trickiest test to date.After a rocky first round …
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones successfully defend his title for the second time on Saturday, and the victory came over a former champion in Lyoto Machida, who many considered his toughest and trickiest test to date.
After a rocky first round for Jones, many thought Machida would be on his way to figuring out the unsolved puzzle. That was until “The Dragon” was cut open and put to sleep with a standing guillotine in the second round. Jones casually walked away, leaving an unconscious opponent fall to the canvas.
Despite being almost perfect in his MMA career, Jones hasn’t been accepted by the majority of the fans.
It seems as if he is unsure of what fans expect from him, and that maybe he is trying to act like someone that he thinks they want him to be instead of being himself. It’s all part of constructing an image that most fans can accept, and it’s going to be hard to do considering the dominance and ease at which he is walking through fan-favorite fighters.
In this video, Jones’ trainer, Greg Jackson, is heard telling Jones to go check on his opponent and to “get some fans.” It might not be well-received, but it shows at how the people involved with Jones are trying to help build his image.
Both Jones and Jackson have been together for most of the 24-year-old’s career and through his biggest fights, including those with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton Jackson and Ryan Bader.
The champ takes plenty of heat for the way he carries himself. Whether you think he’s overly cocky or rightfully confident, you may not have appreciated the way that he dropped Machida to the ground like a sack of rocks. “Bones” has yet to taste defeat in mixed martial arts, which may be why he doesn’t seem to empathize with his fallen foes very well.
While the PPV microphones were cued in to Goldy and Rogan, the online stream gave access to a number of audio and video feeds. As it turns out, in addition to coaching Jones on takedowns and chokes, Greg Jackson is there to remind Jones on proper in-cage etiquette.
Does it make him any less of an incredible fighter? No. Does it make you dislike him a little more? Probably.
The champ takes plenty of heat for the way he carries himself. Whether you think he’s overly cocky or rightfully confident, you may not have appreciated the way that he dropped Machida to the ground like a sack of rocks. “Bones” has yet to taste defeat in mixed martial arts, which may be why he doesn’t seem to empathize with his fallen foes very well.
While the PPV microphones were cued in to Goldy and Rogan, the online stream gave access to a number of audio and video feeds. As it turns out, in addition to coaching Jones on takedowns and chokes, Greg Jackson is there to remind Jones on proper in-cage etiquette.
Does it make him any less of an incredible fighter? No. Does it make you dislike him a little more? Probably.
Frank Mir submitted Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on Saturday night with a textbook kimura arm lock that showed people the extreme dangers of jiu-jitsu in the process. After being rocked with an early right to the temple, Mir calmly gathered his wits a…
Frank Mir submitted Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on Saturday night with a textbook kimura arm lock that showed people the extreme dangers of jiu-jitsu in the process.
After being rocked with an early right to the temple, Mir calmly gathered his wits and grabbed hold of a leg for survival. He then defended a choke from Big Nog and the two landed right in a beautiful jiu-jitsu battle.
Many people love seeing to men swing for the fences toward a knockout. For the pure martial arts fan, though, watching these two experts roll was certainly no different.
Mir ended up in dominant position and went for Nog’s arm without hesitation, locking in the beginnings of a kimura. Nog defended and the two rolled for the Canadian crowd which roared as two of the best heavyweight jiu-jitsu players were in a chess battle.
It became clear quickly that Mir’s hold was pretty much locked in. My eyes shifted from the lock to Nog’s other hand, waiting for him to tap. The lock was getting deeper and Mir was relentless, but the Brazilian refused to give.
What happened next is the very real extreme of mixed martial arts, as Mir locked it in even harder and Nog’s arm ripped from the socket to the gasp and the horror of the crowd.
The room was stunned as the referee grabbed Mir off and Nog’s arm went limp. People have to understand that nobody inside or outside that cage wants to see an injury like that—no way no how. Rodrigo knows that he has to tap out in that situation or risk suffering the ultimate consequences.
Mir is now on a three-fight winning streak and must be considered in the top five of the heavyweight division. There were rumours swirling after the fight that Alistair Overeem may have to pull out against Brock Lesnar and Mir made it clear what he thought of that in the post-fight interview.
“If the rumours you are hearing happen to be true I wouldn’t mind stepping in for Overeem and taking on Brock,” Mir said. “I’m pretty healthy, three weeks isn’t a bad turnaround.”
“I only fought a three minute fight so I’m feeling pretty good.”
Check out the full video for Mir’s post-fight comments
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There’s a time for fightin’, and a time for dancin’! Nog breaks out “The Robot“, Mir shows off the “Smooth Criminal“. (Photo: UFC.com)
I’m not sure what sort of pre-fight pep talk was given to the fighters in their locker rooms last night, but I hope somebody recorded it to play at all future events. “Never leave it in the hands of the judges” doesn’t begin to capture the sentiment that most of the fighters carried with them to the Octagon. Last night’s finishes were emphatic and extraordinary. Knocking your opponent out wouldn’t do—it would have to tie for the quickest KO in UFC history. Subbing the previously untapped wasn’t enough—you had to break them or render them unconcious.
There’s a time for fightin’, and a time for dancin’! Nog breaks out “The Robot“, Mir shows off the “Smooth Criminal“. (Photo: UFC.com)
I’m not sure what sort of pre-fight pep talk was given to the fighters in their locker rooms last night, but I hope somebody recorded it to play at all future events. “Never leave it in the hands of the judges” doesn’t begin to capture the sentiment that most of the fighters carried with them to the Octagon. Last night’s finishes were emphatic and extraordinary. Knocking your opponent out wouldn’t do—it would have to tie for the quickest KO in UFC history. Subbing the previously untapped wasn’t enough—you had to break them or render them unconcious.
If Frank Mir was watching the main event back stage, his heart must have dropped along with Machida’s unconcious body. After all, there are only so many “Submission of the Night” bonuses to go around. Mir has now notched two Nogueira “firsts” on his belt. In their bout at UFC 92, Mir battered Big Nog in the standup, dropping him multiple times before following him to the ground with strikes and becoming the first man to finish the durable Brazilian. Last night, Nogueira nearly flipped the script, rattling Mir with a combination that sent him to the canvas. The writing was on the wall as Nog dropped hammerfists on a dazed Mir, but the black belt switched his attack from bludgeoning to Brazilian jiu jitsu as he attempted a D’arce choke. Mir worked free from the hold and swept the Brazilian with a Kimura. Nogueira rolled to escape, but Mir ended up on top and still in control of the arm. Nogueira would tap for the first time, but not before significant, grimace-inducing damage had been done. A post-fight x-ray revealed a very broken arm which will be repaired with surgery this week. Despite the main event, Mir’s merciless cranking earned him the evening’s $75k “Submission of the Night” bonus.
The smaller of the Nogueira brothers faired much better in his equally short bout. As expected, Rogerio’s hands were superior to Tito Ortiz’s. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy People’s Champion” failed with an early single leg takedown, forcing him to trade with Little Nog. “Minotoro” caught him with a left hand before dropping him with a knee to the body eerily similar the knees that folded him in his fights with Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida. From there Nogueira went to work on Ortiz’s body from the guard, targeting hard punches and elbows on a single spot along his rib cage. Tito turtled up, obviously in pain, and Yves Lavigne waived the Brazilian off. Tito remained on the writhing on ground and clutching his mid-section. Dana White was unsure of Tito’s future following this second loss since his win over Ryan Bader. For Nogueira, it was a bounce back from two consecutive losses and a questionable decision victory over Jason Brilz.
“The Korean Zombie” set the tone for the evening early on. Mark Hominick came out aggressively, swinging away and looking to make short work of Chan Sung Jung, but that door swings both ways. Jung avoided Hominick’s haymaker and landed a beautiful counter that sent “The Machine” careening backwards to the mat. A few blistering follow-up shots on the ground prompted Herb Dean to step in to protect the defenseless Hominick. With his seven-second win, Jung picked up the “Knock Out of the Night” bonus and tied for the fastest ever UFC knock out, though Dana White promised to look into Duane Ludwig’s rightful claim to that record.
Jung wasn’t alone in making quick work of his opponent. Igor Pokrajac drove Krzysztov Soszynski across the cage with brutal punches that knocked him out cold in just 35 seconds.
Constantinos Philippou lit up Jarrad Hamman, dropping him multiple times throughout their fight. Hamman was mostly-unconscious for the duration of their three minute, eleven second bout, before Philippou flipped his switch for good.
Whether motivated by his exposing loss to Ebersole or a tough weight cut that left him low on energy, Dennis Hallman stormed after John Makdessi, quickly dragging him to the canvas. From there he unleashed some heavy blows before sinking in a rear naked choke just shy of three minutes into the bout.
Not all of the evening’s battles fit so neatly in the “Who Won” box, however. Brian Ebersole emerged victorious in a close contest with Claude Patrick. Boos poured out when the split-decision went against the hometown fighter. We also had the bout scored for Patrick, but if anything this bout highlighted the inconsistency in MMA judging criteria rather than outright incompetence.
Main Bouts (on Pay-Per-View): -Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:26, R2
-Frank Mir def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by submission (kimura) at 3:38, R1
-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Tito Ortiz by TKO at 3:15, R1
-Brian Ebersole def. Claude Patrick by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Chan Sung Jung def. Mark Hominick by TKO at :07, R1
Preliminary Bouts (on ION Television): -Igor Pokrajac def. Krzysztof Soszynski by KO at :35, R1
-Constantinos Philippou def. Jared Hamman by KO at 3:11, R1
-Dennis Hallman def. John Makdessi by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:58, R1
-Yves Jabouin def. Walel Watson by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Preliminary Bouts (on Facebook):
-Mark Bocek def. Nik Lentz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Jake Hecht def. Rich Attonito by TKO at 1:10, R2
-John Cholish def. Mitch Clarke by TKO at 4:36, R2
During the UFC 140 post-fight press conference, the fighters available answered questions on a variety of different topics and events. The fighters on hand were Chan Sung Jung, Frank Mir, Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, Rogerio Nogueira and Brian Ebersole.
