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Shogun Rua & Anderson Silva React To Keyboard Warriors

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Mixed martial arts is an ever growing sport, and has evolved massively since the early days circa the 1990’s. With the introduction of the internet and social media, promotions like the UFC have learnt to harness the power of the web to help expand their product to never before seen levels of success. But with this widespread use of the internet comes a freedom of speech, a freedom that some abuse to often criminal extents. With their identity safely hidden behind a generic username, the keyboard warriors can be extremely spiteful, especially in MMA.

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Two prime examples of when the internet was used to bash UFC fighters recently? Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor. After experiencing their first UFC losses, the two top level stars were also served with a barrage of insulting memes and comments from internet tough guys. It seems that in mixed martial arts, more so than in any other genre, the fans can be extremely unforgiving. Of course you can argue that the UFC itself put these hard feelings in the back of the fan’s minds with their relentless promotion of ‘Rowdy’ and ‘The Notorious,’ but it still doesn’t justify the hate they received.

Two legends of the sport in Mauricio Shogun Rua and Anderson Silva have heard enough, and they blasted the keyboard warriors in recent interviews. Here was Rua’s take on the trolls, as per Combate and translated by BloodyElbow:

“It’s the price you pay when the sport starts to grow. There’s more criticism, more people bugging you. I’m going to give you a pornographic example. I don’t want to generalize, because only a few fans do that. Some people feel good when they go on the internet to criticize. They are like a virgin guy who watches porn all his life and thinks he knows everything about boning, but never had sex. It’s the same thing. Most fans support me. When someone is your fan, they like you as a person and an athlete. Brazilian are fans of results, though. This example goes to that small amount of fans. The virgin who thinks he knows how to bone. They are keyboard warriors.”

So what did former UFC middleweight Anderson Silva make of the criticism he’s received lately?

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Fabricio Werdum Calls Out Fedor Emelianenko For Potential UFC Fight

Reigning UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum has a huge test waiting for him, as he’s set to defend his title for the very first time against rising contender Stipe Miocic in the main event of May 14’s UFC 198 from Brazil. While he’s likely not looking past Miocic, Werdum also has his eyes

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While he’s likely not looking past Miocic, Werdum also has his eyes set on a potentially lucrative rematch in the future.

The Brazilian title holder recently took to his official Instagram account, voicing his desire to take on legendary heavyweight Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko in Chechenia if the UFC were to ever head there:

“I wish that, one day in the near future, Fedor and I can fight in the first UFC in Chechenia. I think this would be a glorious inaugural event in Chechenia, and I think the fans would love to see this competition between two legends. I know that Chechenia has a rich history in combative sports, and I also know that the president of Chechenia is a huge MMA Fan. He has his own team and he passionately invests and supports our sport. I would hope to make this dream come true someday.”

Emelianenko, a man many consider to be amongst the greatest heavyweights of all-time, recently returned to action after a three year hiatus, scoring a dominant victory over a rather unknown in Jaideep Singh last December at a Rizin event.

While he isn’t currently signed with the UFC, there have been rumors regarding a potential interest from Emelianenko in competing in the world’s largest MMA promotion.

Back in 2010, “The Last Emperor” infamously had his 28-fight unbeaten streak broken by Werdum when “Vai Cavalo” scored a monumental submission win at a Strikeforce event.

Would you like to see two of the sport’s most iconic big men run it back in the future?

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Quote: You’re Damn Right I Begged To Fight ‘Cyborg’

It was announced earlier this week that Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her UFC debut at May 14’s UFC 198 from Brazil where she’ll face off with Leslie Smith. While Smith may appear as a rather confusing choice of opponents for the massively hyped Justino’s debut, it turns out that

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While Smith may appear as a rather confusing choice of opponents for the massively hyped Justino’s debut, it turns out that multiple fighters, including former 135-pound champion Holly Holm, turned the fight down.

Smith, however, was relentless in campaigning for the chance:

“You’re damn right I begged,” she recently told MMA Junkie.

“This is the whole reason someone gets into martial arts, so they can find someone who’s the best in the world, challenge them and then come out on top. That’s the reason I’m doing this.”

Now that she has indeed been given the opportunity, “The Peacemaker” plans on making this bout a treat for the fans:

“I’m over here busting my ass to make this the most impressive fight,” she said. “Shoot, this is going to be ‘Fight of the Night.’ This is going to be the most exciting women’s fight of the decade.”

While “Cyborg” will likely emerge as quite a heavy favorite leading up to the fight, Smith assured us that the Brazilian slugger is ‘beatable’:

“‘Cyborg’ is beatable,” she reasoned. “She’s super beatable. She’s not a machine.”

“Any person that walks into a cage, there’s a way to beat them, Smith said. “That’s going to be my job for the next six weeks, to figure out the gameplan to beat her. These aren’t digs at all. It’s just saying there are openings for everybody. I’m going to find the openings.”

How do you see this contest playing out?

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Anderson Silva Says Vitor Belfort ‘Already Experienced His Smelly Feet’

Brazilian legends Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort faced off in an epic battle back at UFC 126, a battle that produced one of the most iconic finishes in UFC history. Early on in the fight, Silva blasted Belfort with a front kick to the face, dropping “The Phenom” and securing the

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Early on in the fight, Silva blasted Belfort with a front kick to the face, dropping “The Phenom” and securing the stoppage victory.

Five years later, both men are still competing, although both are obviously at different stages of their respective careers as opposed to when they faced off.

Both combatants will also be competing at May 14’s UFC 198 from Brazil, as Silva takes on Uriah Hall, and Belfort clashes with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

At a recent press conference for the event, Silva was asked for his thoughts on a potential rematch, in which he elected to decline the idea, and send a shot Belfort’s way:

“That’s too much for my 41-year-old heart,” he said. “Let me stay quiet here. You guys want me to fight for the belt and fight Vitor … He already experienced the bad smell of my foot, so forget about it.”

Belfort also didn’t seem too interested in the proposition, voicing his desire to simply focus on the title.

Silva, however, doesn’t see “The Phenom” making another run at gold. In fact, “The Spider” seems somewhat disappointed in the status of Brazilian MMA, noting that he only sees Souza and former featherweight king Jose Aldo as possible title challengers:

“I’m the only veteran here. I believe we have lost that drive and willpower to go in there and better ourselves. I had the opportunity to fight in a time when this sport had great names, and I used them as role models to get where I am today. It’s not because Jacare is here that I say I bet all my chips on him. Besides him and Jose Aldo, I don’t see anyone who can become a champion in the near future. There was a time we had almost all UFC belts. Now we only have two.” Silva told Combate.

Do you agree with Silva’s opinions?

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All 45,000 UFC 198 Tickets Have Already Been Sold

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Earlier this week, tickets went on sale for May’s UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil.

A few days later, no more remain, according to a report by MMAFighting.com.

The event, set for Ma…

Earlier this week, tickets went on sale for May’s UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil.

A few days later, no more remain, according to a report by MMAFighting.com.

The event, set for May 14 from the Arena da Baixada, will feature a main event between heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic. It marks the third stadium event for the UFC, joining ones that took place in Sweden and Canada previously.

Along with Werdum-Miocic, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Vitor Belfort collide in a likely title-eliminator at middleweight, while former UFC 185-pound champion Anderson Silva battles Uriah Hall. Former champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is also slated for action, along with the Octagon debut of Cris “Cyborg” Justino.

The reigning Invicta FC featherweight titleholder will meet Leslie Smith at a catchweight of 140 pounds.

Tickets for the event went on sale Tuesday for members of the Atletico Paranaense fan club and 16,000 were sold in a matter of hours. Another 16,000 sold Wednesday in less than 90 minutes, leaving only a handful to go on Thursday.

Only VIP packages remain for the event.

UFC Fight Roundup: Several Bouts Fill Packed Upcoming Schedule

It’s been quite an eventful week for the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion in terms of breaking news, but the UFC has also been quite busy in booking fights for its upcoming spring and summer cards. Clearly the biggest news came in the blockbuster formation of the quickly shaping-up-to-be epic UFC 200 from the

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Clearly the biggest news came in the blockbuster formation of the quickly shaping-up-to-be epic UFC 200 from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 9, 2016. The event got its rumored Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor main event, but another massive bout was added last night when news arrived that Jose Aldo would meet Frankie Edgar for the interim title belt on the card.

Today, after UFC president Dana White teased a big fight for women’s bantamweight champ Miesha Tate, we found out that former title contender (and Tate beater) Cat Zingano will potentially meet the champion’s good friend Julianna Pena at the developing super card. After Zingano recently teased an ‘epic’ summer return, this could be the top-ranked opponent she’s looking for.

Going with that theme, ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt was also slated for a return against debuting Enrique Marin.

Former welterweight champion Johny “Big Rigg” Hendricks will also return. He finds himself fighting former The Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum. Hendricks will look to bounce back after suffering a disappointing defeat to Stephen Thompson last February.

A highly intriguing clash between veteran warriors Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon was also added to action-packed schedule. If this bout doesn’t just scream blood and excitement, I’m not quite sure what does.

Also this week was the confirmation that Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino would finally be making her Octagon debut against Leslie Smith at May 14’s UFC 198 from Brazil.

Sticking with the females, it was also reported that former 115-pound title holder Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza would be making her return to action to replace Jessica Aguilar on short notice against Julianna Lima at April 23’s UFC 197 in Las Vegas.

Esparza has been sidelined since suffering a one-sided loss to reigning champion Joanna Jedrzeczyk at UFC 185 last March while Lima has won two straight.

Boosting an already packed card at May 29’s UFC Fight Night 88 from Las Vegas, a top bantamweight bout No. 4 Aljamain Sterling and No. 8 Bryan Caraway joined the Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt main event at 135.

Following UFC 197 and UFC 198 will be June 4’s UFC 199 from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The promotion recently added a welterweight bout between Tom Breese and Sean Strickland to this card.

Piggy-backing off of these announcements, the UFC went to town on June 18’s UFC Fight Night 89 from Ottawa, Canada, rounding out the card with seven new bouts.

Steve Bosse, who is coming off of a knockout victory over James Te Huna, will meet Sean O’Connell, who is coming off of a first round stoppage defeat at the hands of Ilir Latifi, in a light heavyweight bout. Canadian middleweight Elias Theodorou will clash with the electrifying “Smilin’” Sam Alvey.

In addition, Jason Saggo has been scheduled to scrap with Leandro Silva, while Misha Cirkunov will welcome Ion Cutelaba to the UFC in a 205-pound contest.

The famed Tristar Gym in Canada will showcase a few more of its combatants as well, as Olivier Aubin-Mercier gets Thibault Gouti, and Alex Garcia signed on the dotted line to meet Colby Covington. Rounding out the madness at UFC Fight Night 89 will be a bout showcasing recent returnee and Bellator veteran Tamdan McCrory, who will meet Krzysztof Jotko.

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