There is a UFC super fight this weekend with featherweight champion Jose Aldo taking on recent former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 in Las Vegas.Aldo and Edgar are both at the very top of the mixed martial arts game and Edgar is st…
There is a UFC super fight this weekend with featherweight champion Jose Aldo taking on recent former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 in Las Vegas.
Aldo and Edgar are both at the very top of the mixed martial arts game and Edgar is stepping right into the fire in his new division by taking on Aldo. Man fans and media believe that this is where Edgar truly belongs and only time will tell if he can match his success and longevity he enjoyed at 155 pounds.
Both of these men have battled long and hard to get to this fight and here is a look at their respective career paths to UFC 156.
In preparation for UFC 156, Rashad Evans has been profiled by filmmaker Ryan Loco. The short film, titled “Imperfect” features an up-close look at the sparring sessions of the former light heavyweight champion as he readies himself for a battle with PR…
In preparation for UFC 156, Rashad Evans has been profiled by filmmaker Ryan Loco. The short film, titled “Imperfect” features an up-close look at the sparring sessions of the former light heavyweight champion as he readies himself for a battle with PRIDE superstar Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
While you might mistake this video as an extended Jaco commercial (their logo appears more than 100 times throughout the Blackzilian gym and on Evans’ training apparel), the video shows “Suga” focusing on two areas: close quarter boxing and takedowns.
Something notable from this video is that Evans looked to finish most of his combinations with leg or body kicks. This is a strategy that is smart to employ against a non-wrestler like Nogueira, however, the Ultimate Fighter winner may have tipped his hand by allowing this video to surface one week before the fight.
This will be the first fight back for Rashad since a failed attempt to dethrone Jon Jones at UFC 145. Despite toying with the idea of a move to middleweight, the polarizing star ultimately decided to stick to his 205-pound home.
Nogueira competes for the first time since December 2011 after the injury plague of 2012 kept him out of a scheduled bout with Alexander Gustafsson.
Evans vs. Nogueira serves as the co-main event of UFC 156, which takes place on Saturday, Feb. 2. The headlining fight is a UFC featherweight championship bout between Jose Aldo and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
Stay tuned to Bleacher Report MMA for all things UFC 156, including previews, live coverage and post-fight analysis.
We’re just four days away from the UFC 156 featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, and as usual, we’d like to get your opinion on the matter. But we’re going to try something a little different this time: Our new bros at Squabbler have set up that nifty little “CagePotato Debate Zone” widget you see above. Click on my face* to hear my super-brief prediction for Aldo vs. Edgar, and if you disagree, you can record a response by clicking the orange “Let’s Squabble” button. One we get a few solid entries in the mix, you’ll be able to vote on the best one. Just keep in mind that if anybody out-votes my entry, I will shut down this entire goddamned website. Some ground-rules…
– You only have 15 seconds to make your argument, so maybe give it some thought before you start babbling. Fortunately, you can re-record your response as many times as you want before submitting it.
– The widget will be live until Saturday at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The best entry before then will score a CagePotato t-shirt.
– Please, no male nudity. Or at the very least, tasteful male nudity.
Let us know what you think, and follow Squabbler on Twitter @Squabbler!
* Jesus, couldn’t they have picked a better screen-shot? Honestly, I don’t always look like I’ve just huffed a bag of paint. And do I really sound like that? Ugggggghhh.
We’re just four days away from the UFC 156 featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, and as usual, we’d like to get your opinion on the matter. But we’re going to try something a little different this time: Our new bros at Squabbler have set up that nifty little “CagePotato Debate Zone” widget you see above. Click on my face* to hear my super-brief prediction for Aldo vs. Edgar, and if you disagree, you can record a response by clicking the orange “Let’s Squabble” button. One we get a few solid entries in the mix, you’ll be able to vote on the best one. Just keep in mind that if anybody out-votes my entry, I will shut down this entire goddamned website. Some ground-rules…
– You only have 15 seconds to make your argument, so maybe give it some thought before you start babbling. Fortunately, you can re-record your response as many times as you want before submitting it.
– The widget will be live until Saturday at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The best entry before then will score a CagePotato t-shirt.
– Please, no male nudity. Or at the very least, tasteful male nudity.
Let us know what you think, and follow Squabbler on Twitter @Squabbler!
* Jesus, couldn’t they have picked a better screen-shot? Honestly, I don’t always look like I’ve just huffed a bag of paint. And do I really sound like that? Ugggggghhh.
On Saturday night, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar return to Las Vegas for a superfight that will headline UFC 156. It is a blockbuster main event that will either elevate Aldo into a new level of superstardom or will crown Edgar as the third dual-division…
On Saturday night, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar return to Las Vegas for a superfight that will headline UFC 156. It is a blockbuster main event that will either elevate Aldo into a new level of superstardom or will crown Edgar as the third dual-division champion in UFC history and guarantee his spot in the UFC Hall of Fame.
The UFC has released a 10-minute preview of Saturday night’s supercard, and it is a must-see program for anyone excited about this card.
Also on the card are important divisional matchups between Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, plus Alistair Overeem vs. Bigfoot Silva. Both fights feature a member of the Blackzilians as a heavy betting favorite and have title implications.
Featuring never-before-seen commentary from the card’s top-six fighters, as well as analysis from esteemed commentators Joe Rogan and Kenny Florian, this clip is essentially a truncated version of the UFC’s popular Countdown show.
What does Frankie think about the champion’s claim that he will knock out the New Jersey native? How does Rashad Evans respond to being told that Nogueira is going to beat him? Both of these questions are answered during this extended preview as well as much more.
Stay tuned to Bleacher Report MMA for all things UFC 156. The event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 2 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Whenever people look at the ridiculous build of UFC heavyweight star Alistair Overeem, there’s usually a few things that cross most fans’ minds.”I need to go back to the gym.””What does he bench press?””Good lord, that doesn’t look real.”In the world o…
Whenever people look at the ridiculous build of UFC heavyweight star Alistair Overeem, there’s usually a few things that cross most fans’ minds.
“I need to go back to the gym.”
“What does he bench press?”
“Good lord, that doesn’t look real.”
In the world of MMA, that last one can typically be the biggest problem.
Boxing, professional wrestling and MMA athletes can get away with a lot by using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) and banned substances, but it’s substantially harder when you look like Overeem.
His recent positive test for high testosterone levels doesn’t really help, either.
That’s why “The Reem” isn’t helping himself when he tells the press (via Bloody Elbow) that he’s “probably not” going to do any more voluntary drug testing than is absolutely necessary.
From a cynical point of view, that’s expected for someone who’s under suspicion of using testosterone-related drugs and/or steroids. Or to be fair, maybe Overeem simply doesn’t want the distractions during his fight camps.
Either way, not doing the voluntary drug tests is a bad PR move.
Like it or not, the Blackzilians camp in Florida already has a bad reputation of recruiting past, present and suspected drug users.
Matt Mitrioneinfamously denied VADA blood testing (via MMA Junkie) prior to his loss against Roy Nelson at the Ultimate Fighter 16 finale. Thiago Silva has been popped for marijuana and a false urine sample. Melvin Guillard has a past history of cocaine use on his record.
And most recently, VitorBelfort was put under public scrutiny for fumbling his way through a question from ESPN about whether or not he uses testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), a controversial, but legal, method of turning back your physical clock.
If there’s smoke, there’s usually fire.
And judging by the smell in the air whenever Overeem enters a room, something’s definitely burning.
Maybe he doesn’t care if the MMA media and fanbase suspect him of being on PEDs, but as long as Overeem and the Blackzilians fail to spearhead rumors and doubts, that smoke’s going to linger for a long, long time.
McKinley Noble is an MMA conspiracy theorist and FightFans Radio writer. His work has appeared in GamePro, Macworld and PC World. Talk with him on Twitter.
“Been going through a lot on a personal note. It’ll all unfold sooner or later, but at least I have the gym, that’s my happy place at the moment. So as much drama as I’ve been dealing with at the moment, I have this place to make me happy, and at least I’m focused here…It’s all home stuff. I don’t live at home anymore, I’m separated, probably getting a divorce. Just stuff like that…I just want to get this [fight] over with, and be free and just be happy, finally — that’s how I look at it, get in there and I can be happy — and get it over with so I can fix my life.”
A man’s upper lip is one of the clearest signifiers of his emotional state, and as I see it, McCall’s lopsided moustache in the video is itself a symbol of the opposing forces that are pulling him off the straight path towards success; it’s a sign that he’s neglecting what’s important, not just in his grooming habits, but in his life. Or maybe, his moustache is a psychological anchor, tethering him to the old ways that have blocked him in the past. Indeed, you guys. Indeed.
“Been going through a lot on a personal note. It’ll all unfold sooner or later, but at least I have the gym, that’s my happy place at the moment. So as much drama as I’ve been dealing with at the moment, I have this place to make me happy, and at least I’m focused here…It’s all home stuff. I don’t live at home anymore, I’m separated, probably getting a divorce. Just stuff like that…I just want to get this [fight] over with, and be free and just be happy, finally — that’s how I look at it, get in there and I can be happy — and get it over with so I can fix my life.”
A man’s upper lip is one of the clearest signifiers of his emotional state, and as I see it, McCall’s lopsided moustache in the video is itself a symbol of the opposing forces that are pulling him off the straight path towards success; it’s a sign that he’s neglecting what’s important, not just in his grooming habits, but in his life. Or maybe, his moustache is a psychological anchor, tethering him to the old ways that have blocked him in the past. Indeed, you guys. Indeed.
Whenever people look at the ridiculous build of UFC heavyweight star