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Revelation of the Day: Dan Hardy Concedes Having “Big Mouth”

We here at Fix are the first to admit that we’re drawn to trash talking fighters like the masses are to ‘cute kitten’ Youtube clips. Look at the amount of coverage Chael “He Said That?” Sonnen received heading into his memorable bout with Anderson Silva, and clearly we’re not the only ones.
Of course, another of […]

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We here at Fix are the first to admit that we’re drawn to trash talking fighters like the masses are to ‘cute kitten’ Youtube clips. Look at the amount of coverage Chael “He Said That?” Sonnen received heading into his memorable bout with Anderson Silva, and clearly we’re not the only ones.

Of course, another of the UFC’s leading mouths in the trash talking department is Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, who since arriving in the promotion, has captured plenty of headlines with both his words and fists. It’s a nice combination to have going for you in the sports business, and while speaking to the official UFC site, Hardy acknowledged his personality hasn’t held back his career.

“It’s been pretty wild, to be honest,” he said. “I didn’t think that it would be like this. I knew I always had a big mouth and I think that’s contributed to a lot of the attention I’ve been getting. (Laughs) But my main focus is always to work hard and to win fights and enjoy myself as I’m doing it, and I think that the fans appreciate that and I think that’s the reason why things have moved so fast for me. If you would have told me two years ago that I would be in this position now, I would have been quite surprised. But it’s awesome and I wouldn’t change it for the world.”

Unless you’ve been far removed from civilization recently, you know Hardy is set to take on Carlos Condit this weekend at UFC 120, who naturally, Hardy has been giving the pre-fight gears. FOTN potential all over it.To bet on the tilt head here.

Chael Sonnen’s Trainer Comments on Positive PEDs Test (VIDEO)

Neil Melanson Comments on Chael Sonnen’s Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs
The man who trained Chael Sonnen for his Anderson Silva fight–Neil Melanson–gave us some really good insight into the latest positive PEDs test to rock the sport.
Melanson noted that positive tests in MMA ususally occur in California, and that Sonnen told him it was “B.S.” […]

Neil Melanson Comments on Chael Sonnen’s Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs

The man who trained Chael Sonnen for his Anderson Silva fight–Neil Melanson–gave us some really good insight into the latest positive PEDs test to rock the sport.

Melanson noted that positive tests in MMA ususally occur in California, and that Sonnen told him it was “B.S.” that he used PEDs.

Watch the full interview above for Melanson’s thoughts on Sonnen, the legitimacy of Mixed Martial Arts in light of PEDs scandals, and what fair punishment for using PEDs should be.

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Favorites Pull Out Victories at UFC 119

For the most part, favorites ruled the day at UFC 119.
In the headliner, all of the money movement the week leading up to the fight was on Frank Mir. Shaking of two lack luster rounds, Mir caught Mirko “Cro Crop” Filipovic with a knee and then knockout with :58 seconds remaining in the fight. We […]

For the most part, favorites ruled the day at UFC 119.

In the headliner, all of the money movement the week leading up to the fight was on Frank Mir. Shaking of two lack luster rounds, Mir caught Mirko “Cro Crop” Filipovic with a knee and then knockout with :58 seconds remaining in the fight. We liked Mir at -220, and still liked him even as the line climbed as high as -280. But, we’ll admit, this one was closer than we thought it’d be.

The co-headliner had undefeated Ryan Bader winning a decision against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via decision (30-27). Similarly, the money movement on this fight was on Bader, as most lines shifted from -160 to -175/-180 by the opening bell.

Oddsmakers had Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle pretty evenly matched, and rightfully so, as this one was determined via decision as well, with Lytle avenging his 2006 loss (30-27 on judges scorecards).

The one dog who pulled through did so on a controversial decision. Previously unbeaten Evan Dunham was listed as a -240 favorite pre-fight. While many (including the crowd) felt like Dunham won the second and third rounds, Sean Sherk pulled through with a 29-28 victory on two of the judge’s scorecards.

Look for a slew of new MMA Fix videos in the coming two days and UFC 120 early lines early this week.

Ross Pearson Heaps Praise on Frankie Edgar

Since Frankie Edgar cruised to another Unanimous Decision victory over long-time, lightweight king, BJ Penn last month, a collective ‘he IS that effin good’ has fired throughout the MMA world. Of course, after Frankie took out BJ the first time, many observers of the sport remained somewhat unconvinced of Edgar’s standing, but now the Jersey […]

Since Frankie Edgar cruised to another Unanimous Decision victory over long-time, lightweight king, BJ Penn last month, a collective ‘he IS that effin good’ has fired throughout the MMA world. Of course, after Frankie took out BJ the first time, many observers of the sport remained somewhat unconvinced of Edgar’s standing, but now the Jersey fighter’s bandwagon is filling up with plenty of hop-ons and deservedly so.

For example, in a recent interview with Fighters Only Magazine, Ross Pearson talked in length about recent training sessions he’s had with the lightweight champ, and the British lightweight was obviously pretty damn impressed with Edgar’s game.

“I think Frankie is the kind of guy who is very scrappy, he has great wrestling, great foot speed, I think he can hold it for a while,”…“We did a good eight rounds and I enjoyed it. Like I say to everyone, you have to find [your opponent’s] weaknesses and exploit them but it was hard to find a weakness with Frankie. He had good stand-up, good footwork and his takedowns are unbelievable.”

Yeah, we’re thinking BJ would probably agree with the summary above, after all, until Penn ran into Edgar, we were all debating about when would be the appropriate time to officially unveil the ‘Congrats on Cleaning Out the Division’ banner. How the times have changed…Pearson is of course taking on Cole Miller at next week’s UFC Fight Night, which should be a fantastic bout—to bet head here.

Forrest Griffin Hoping to Fight Before 2010 is Up

You have to admit, if we end up going through 2010 without seeing Forrest Griffin throw down, this year’s MMA campaign will be somewhat incomplete no? After all, whether it’s been through getting his ass handed to him by Anderson Silva, shocking the world by tapping out “Shogun” Rua, or thrilling fans in his classic tilts […]

You have to admit, if we end up going through 2010 without seeing Forrest Griffin throw down, this year’s MMA campaign will be somewhat incomplete no? After all, whether it’s been through getting his ass handed to him by Anderson Silva, shocking the world by tapping out “Shogun” Rua, or thrilling fans in his classic tilts with Stephen Bonnar, Griffin ranks right up there on the ‘got your money’s worth’ index. Plus it doesn’t hurt that the former TUF winner is extremely gifted in the fine art of sarcasm…which is something we’ve always enjoyed (no…seriously).

Of course, Griffin has been on the shelf since earlier this year, due to a shoulder injury which prevented him from fighting Antonio Rogerio Noegueira at UFC 114 on May 29^th. With September well underway and no bouts yet announced, the light-heavyweight is running out of time to fight in 2010. Well, speaking on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani recently, Griffin confirmed that his shoulder is at “70ish” percent , and that “My goal right now is to win a fight before the end of the year.” So maybe in December then?

When asked about the possibility of facing Jon Jones, a name which has consistently come up in the ‘who’s next for Forrest’ online discussion, Griffin stated:

“That’s a great fight to take a year layoff with injury fighting a guy coming off like a hot three-fight win streak.”

See—there’s that sarcasm—nicely done. It would be a damn entertaining fight, but yeah; Jones is not exactly an ideal opponent to get back into the swing of things with….

Chuck Liddell Likely to Decide Future in Fighting this Month

Things have been relatively quiet on the Chuck Liddell retirement watch—perhaps this is due to the fact that most people can’t really imagine the legendary fighter returning, after being unofficially retired by UFC President Dana White for a second time in June. After all, even “The Iceman’s” biggest admirers have to be asking themselves if […]

Things have been relatively quiet on the Chuck Liddell retirement watch—perhaps this is due to the fact that most people can’t really imagine the legendary fighter returning, after being unofficially retired by UFC President Dana White for a second time in June. After all, even “The Iceman’s” biggest admirers have to be asking themselves if it’s not time for Chuck to focus on other “Dancing with the Stars” like endeavours from here on out; dude’s been violently stopped three fights in a row.

Despite his KO loss to Rich Franklin at UFC 115, Liddell has still not made “it official”, making a lot of people like us here at Fix conclude Chuck’s seriously thinking about fighting again. In a recent interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune, the former light-heavyweight champ was quoted saying:

“It’s about how I feel and if I want to go back and make a run at a title and how far away that would be. And whatever I think is left in the tank. I’ve been doing PR stuff for the last couple months, and I’ll finally be home for the month. I’ll probably decide sometime in September, when I have time to relax.”

“I don’t feel like there’s anything left to prove. I still love fighting, but there’s a lot that goes into it. Maybe it might be time. I’m just not sure yet.”

Now, we could be and often are wrong, but if you put on your read between the lines glasses for a second, don’t you think the sentence ‘if Dana lets me I’ll fight’ is visible?