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Anderson Silva Says Chael Sonnen “Disrespecting” His Previous Opponents

Anyone who’s been following Chael Sonnen’s pre-fight, smack talking fest as he heads into his August 7th bout with Anderson Silva, shouldn’t be surprised to find out that the champion seems to be getting a little tired of Sonnen’s verbal assault. We’ve gone on plenty a time about Sonnen’s gift for controversial gab, and as the […]

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Anyone who’s been following Chael Sonnen’s pre-fight, smack talking fest as he heads into his August 7th bout with Anderson Silva, shouldn’t be surprised to find out that the champion seems to be getting a little tired of Sonnen’s verbal assault. We’ve gone on plenty a time about Sonnen’s gift for controversial gab, and as the fight draws nearer, his trash talking seems to be getting more attention (belittling one of, if not the world’s best fighter tends to get noticed…)

What’s the latest newsworthy ‘Sonnen’ from Sonnen? Well in a clip from the upcoming UFC 117 preview, the punishing wrestler once again let the insults fly in Silva’s direction, stating, amongst other things:

“He fought a one-legged Canadian, he fought a math teacher from Ohio and he fought a bunch of guys who weren’t even good enough to hold their spot in the company…His running is done, his 15 minutes of fame are up and I’m gonna bring it to an abrupt halt.”

Pssst; Patrick Cote and Rich Franklin, we think he’s talking about you….And far as Silva’s opinion on having his resume criticized, one that most observers seem to think has entrenched Silva in the world’s best P4P position? Speaking to Tatame.com recently the middleweight champ said this:

“What he’s saying is disrespecting me; he’s disrespecting me and all opponents I’ve faced. Dan Henderson, in my opinion, is the best Wrestler that there is out there on MMA”.

August 7th here we come. To bet on the fight head here.

UFC Confirms Demian Maia vs. Alan Belcher for September 15th

While some believe Anderson Silva has or is quickly running out of opposition in the UFC middleweight division (of course Chael ‘Let Me Tell You Something’ Sonnen vehemently disagrees), the promotion continues to churn out sweet match-ups at 185. Today the UFC confirmed that, as expected for some time, Demian Maia will take on Alan […]

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While some believe Anderson Silva has or is quickly running out of opposition in the UFC middleweight division (of course Chael ‘Let Me Tell You Something’ Sonnen vehemently disagrees), the promotion continues to churn out sweet match-ups at 185. Today the UFC confirmed that, as expected for some time, Demian Maia will take on Alan Belcher, September 15th, in Austin, Texas. Even better, you’ll be able to catch the fight for (somewhat) free, as the tilt will headline a UFC Fight Night card on Spike.

Now of course the fight will be Maia’s first since UFC 112 in April, when he dropped a Unanimous Decision loss to Silva, in a bout that many have tried desperately to erase from their memory (no; sniffing felt markers doesn’t work…). Belcher is coming off a slam-em-choke-em victory over Patrick Cote in May, to essentially extend his winning streak to 5 (we don’t have to agree with the official ruling that he lost by Split Decision to Yoshihiro Akiyama if we don’t want to).

So, there you have it. Another no-brainer, ‘what’s-the-game-plan?’ bout with a lot riding on the outcome for both dudes. In addition to the Maia / Belcher fight, the UFC has also announced that Mac Danzig will get an opportunity to right the ridiculous wrong he was handed at UFC 115, as he’ll face Matt Wiman again on September 15th. You likely recall that Wiman was awarded the technical submission win over Danzig last month, despite the fact that the former TUF winner was probably more conscious and aware of his surroundings than some of the people in attendance.

Report: Michael Bisping vs. Vitor Belfort in the Works for UFC 120?

It’s been an up-and-down ride for Michael “The Count” Bisping since he decided to drop down from light-heavyweight to compete at 185lbs. The ups, important wins over notable dudes like Denis Kang, Chris Leben and most recently Dan Miller; the downs, a UD loss to Wanderlei Silva, and of course, most horrifically, his ‘close your […]

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It’s been an up-and-down ride for Michael “The Count” Bisping since he decided to drop down from light-heavyweight to compete at 185lbs. The ups, important wins over notable dudes like Denis Kang, Chris Leben and most recently Dan Miller; the downs, a UD loss to Wanderlei Silva, and of course, most horrifically, his ‘close your eyes kids’ KO loss to Dan Henderson last July. While Bisping seems to be somewhat of a polarizing figure in terms of the fans, it’s hard to deny that he’s been involved in some pretty memorable and entertaining tilts.

So, with his recent win over Miller, it remains to be seen what the UFC will do next with one of Britain’s biggest MMA names. According to a report from MMA Bay, “A source close to the situation” (so take that for what it’s worth) has informed the British outlet the UFC is looking at matching Bisping up against Vitor Belfort, October 16th, at UFC 120. The story states that a “verbal agreement” for the fight has been obtained by “at least one fighter.”

What to make of this? Well, clearly a bout between the two noted strikers (with an asterisk by Belfort’s name for his KTFO power) would likely be pretty damn sweet, but it’s somewhat surprising considering Belfort was reportedly in line to fight the winner of Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva. You may recall that the middleweight was supposed to fight the champion Silva in April, before Belfort trashed his shoulder and hit the DL. In other words, Belfort fans shouldn’t start whining just yet about not receiving an immediate title shot.

James Toney Says “”MMA Ain’t No Different Than Boxing”

For years now the debate as to how a ‘high level’ boxer would do competing in MMA has raged (even more than the old ‘how would Bruce Lee have done in the Octagon?’ discussion). Of course, some boxers / kickboxers have transitioned into the sport and done rather (hello Mr. Marcus Davis), but the key […]

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For years now the debate as to how a ‘high level’ boxer would do competing in MMA has raged (even more than the old ‘how would Bruce Lee have done in the Octagon?’ discussion). Of course, some boxers / kickboxers have transitioned into the sport and done rather (hello Mr. Marcus Davis), but the key component here is that they trained in various disciplines, you know, to follow up on the ‘mixed’ part of MMA.

James Toney signing with the UFC was such big news, because even though he’s past his prime at 41, he’s still a heavyweight champion. Now, since the news blazed across the internet that Toney would indeed fight Randy Couture August 28th, there’s been a ton of speculation as to how and what the boxer is doing in preparation for his MMA debut. According to some reports, Toney’s been pretty slick on the mats, even tapping out “King Mo” Lawal. So, while keeping this in mind, consider the following comments Toney made at a recent presser to hype UFC 118 (thanks to MMA Junkie for the quote)

“Why should I be scared of an MMA fighter?” Toney asked. “What’s different? MMA ain’t no different than boxing. Boxing is much tougher because you’re in there constantly punching and pounding.  Right here, you’ve got Randy Couture who’s going to be scared and constantly try to hug me like a little girl, and I’m going to make him pay for that.”

Toney also stated that he will knock Randy out, wait for it…even from his back. We’ll let you decide if the ‘charismatic’ fighter is just taking utter sh-t.  To read more from James ‘I Got This’ Toney head here.

Dan Hardy Doesn’t Think Koscheck Can Beat GSP

Watch Wanderlei Says Chuck Shouldn’t Retire Hardy Says Kos Can’t Beat GSP on RawVegas.tvAnd for what it’s worth, neither do we.
We caught up with Wanderlei Silva and Dan Hardy at the UFC 116 after-party in Las Vegas. Wanderlei discussed Chris Leben calling him out and told us that he doesn’t think Chuck Liddell should retire […]

Watch Wanderlei Says Chuck Shouldn’t Retire Hardy Says Kos Can’t Beat GSP on RawVegas.tv

And for what it’s worth, neither do we.

We caught up with Wanderlei Silva and Dan Hardy at the UFC 116 after-party in Las Vegas. Wanderlei discussed Chris Leben calling him out and told us that he doesn’t think Chuck Liddell should retire (disagree there, unless he just hates Chuck and wants to see him in a vegetable state in 10 years).

Hardy commented on his next fight at UFC 120 as well as addressedg Josh Koscheck’s chances against GSP.

Shane Carwin Says Body Seized Up; Credits Brock Lesnar for Performance

The word ‘holy’ was immediately followed by millions of ‘expletives’ Saturday night , when Shane Carwin caught Brock Lesnar in the early going of their UFC 116 tilt, and proceeded to pound away at the champion for what seemed like days. Of course, Mr. Lesnar survived the rated ‘M- for Mature’ beat down, only to […]

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The word ‘holy’ was immediately followed by millions of ‘expletives’ Saturday night , when Shane Carwin caught Brock Lesnar in the early going of their UFC 116 tilt, and proceeded to pound away at the champion for what seemed like days. Of course, Mr. Lesnar survived the rated ‘M- for Mature’ beat down, only to sub Carwin in round two.

Although Lesnar had the piss beat out of him in round 1 (and thankfully for clean-up crews afterwards that wasn’t literally the case), as round two began he seemed relatively okay, while Carwin didn’t exactly appear to be fresh. Well, speaking on his official blog, the imposing heavyweight explained why that was the case.

“When I had him in trouble the ref keep saying he was going to stop it and then towards the end of the 1st my body began to seize up. In between rounds I could not move my legs and had what felt like a whole body cramp. My cardio was fine but my body was not. What can you do? You have to stand up and face your opponent.”…“Heading into the second I knew I need to finish the fight or I was going to be in trouble. Much like the Champion he is I am sure Brock was thinking the same thing. I had zero take down defense as my legs were dead to me and the rest is as they say history.”

So there you have it. It should be interesting to see who the UFC matches Carwin up against next. Somehow we’re thinking Carwin won’t be much fun to fight…