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UFC on Fox 4 Aftermath

After an over hyped UFC 149 that did not deliver to fan’s expectations, the UFC got right back on track with a heavily action packed card on Fox. UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera.

After an over hyped UFC 149 that did not deliver to fan’s expectations, the UFC got right back on track with a heavily action packed card on Fox. UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera was one of the most exciting events of the year, an event that saw four knockouts and three submissions. The question now, where does this put Saturday’s competitors now that every fight has come to its conclusion?

After being absent for over two years, Mike Swick returned to the octagon to knockout DaMarques Johnson in the second round. Although Johnson was knocked out in devastating fashion, he most likely won the first round, and made it an extremely competitive fight. As for his next fight, Matt “The Immortal” Brown would be ideal for a competitive fight for Johnson. Having such an impressive knockout after being absent for so long, is proof that Swick is still a force to be reckoned with at welterweight and he should fight another dangerous opponent such as Yoshihiro Akiyama or Siyar Bahadurzada.

Fight of the night award winners, Joe Lauzon and Jamie Varner, not only put on the performance of the entire event, but are being considered for fight of the year. Going into the third round, it was still either man’s fight to take. Lauzon didn’t take any chances and refused to let the fight go to a decision when he slapped a triangle on Varner that forced him to tap. Just like DaMarques Johnson with his loss to Mike Swick, Jamie Varner won the first round and made the fight extremely competitive. Varner should draw a quality opponent in his next fight, perhaps Khabib Nurmagomedov or Rafael dos Anjos. Lauzon is ready for another big name, and should fight his original opponent, Terry Etim.

Lyoto Machida not only scored what was arguably the most impressive knockout of the night, but did so without so much as being touched by his opponent, Ryan Bader. There is no shame in getting knocked out by the dragon, and Bader is still among the elite in the light heavyweight division, but after Brandon Vera’s performance against Shogun, it would be interesting to see Bader vs. Vera. As for Machida, he should no doubt get the next shot at the light heavyweight title, whether it’s against Jon Jones or Dan Henderson.

Brandon Vera shocked everyone when he gave Shogun a run for his money in the main event. Though he was on the loosing end of the fight, he arguably gained more fans than any other fighter that night. Dana White said it best about Vera by saying “You can’t Rank a fighter’s heart. Heavily favored Shogun did pull off the victory, but with much more difficulty than anticipated. Nonetheless, a win is a win and now is the perfect time for the UFC to match Shogun against Rashad Evans, a fight that was supposed to happen a year and a half ago.

The list of possible match ups after this event is endless. Regardless of what future fights the UFC puts together, bottom line, UFC on Fox 4 was a great event and raised the bar to events to come.

Written by : Ryan “Fight Freek” Poli
@fightfreek

Dan Henderson Looking Forward to Possible Title Clash with Lyoto Machida

By all intents and purposes, Dan Henderson is by no means looking past his UFC 151 encounter with current 205-pound king Jon Jones, but the thought of a potential throwdown with Lyoto Machida is a mouth-watering prospect that looms ever so large at the…

He’s a guy that I’ve always watched over the years. He’s gotten to grow on me a little bit. Early on he was pretty boring, never engaged and just waited and waited and waited and waited until it was time to catch a guy with one punch. It’s also a guy that would be fun to figure out. It’s a different type of guy with a different style that you usually don’t find. Those fights change it up for me and make it a little funner. He’s a guy you got to stay in his face.

UFC on FOX 4 saw “The Dragon” elevate himself into title contention once more following his second-round knockout of Ryan Bader. As things stand, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Machida’s third shot at UFC gold is etched in stone.

Prior to the aforementioned bout, UFC President Dana White had confirmed that the most impressive victor between headline acts Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera and co-main eventers Machida and Bader would be given the next title tilt.

Although Rua won his match via fourth-round technical knockout, the spoils went to Machida.

Heading into his match with Bader, the Brazilian denizen had amassed one win in his last four outings, and even worse was the fact that he’d lost his last fight. So for Machida, his win must’ve been a godsend.

As referenced to earlier, Henderson isn’t counting his chickens, as he’s well aware of the task that lies ahead regarding “Bones” Jones.

It’s definitely a big fight, but my last few have been big. My conditioning feels great and obviously tactically in this one as it’s a little different because he’s a little longer and my game plan changes with each opponent. I’ve got a couple of real long, tall guys to train with, so I feel good now.

Come fight night, if “Hendo” is triumphant, he’ll add the UFC light heavyweight crown to his other trio of titles which include the Strikeforce 205-pound belt, PRIDE middleweight and welterweight titles.

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UFC on Fox: So Who Is the 3rd-Best Light Heavyweight in the World?

It’s time to step into the octagon once again as we take a look at Dana White’s quest to find out who is the third-best light heavyweight in the world with the latest UFC on Fox show, shown in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on …

It’s time to step into the octagon once again as we take a look at Dana White’s quest to find out who is the third-best light heavyweight in the world with the latest UFC on Fox show, shown in the early hours of this past Sunday morning on ESPN here in Britain.

The broadcast began with action from the welterweight division as Mike Swick took on Damarques Johnson.

This was a great way to start the show. Swick began his night’s work quickly, connecting with a big right that rocked Johnson. It was the same punch he’d go to again later in the round, with the self-same result.

In between, Johnson took control on the ground. He almost took Swick’s back completely a few times, delivering some solid ground-and-pound shots while always looking to get into a position so he could apply a choke. He went for the d’arce variety a couple of times but nothing came of it.

So what looked an interesting fight became an explosive one early in the second. Swick caught Johnson’s kick attempt and pushed him down to the mat. One big right-hand later and Johnson was out of it, the referee quickly stepping in to give Swick the knockout win.

Then it was down to lightweight as Joe Lauzon faced Jamie Varner.

This was a tremendous contest. Varner put on a great striking display, but as the fight went on, particularly in the first round, he began to visibly tire.

Lauzon, for his part, put in an excellent showing on the ground. There were times when Varner seemed powerless, unable to prevent Lauzon from going back to the mount, and back to the back again.

It was the same story throughout the rest of the fight, and the end proved to be just as exciting. Varner went for a takedown, which Lauzon defended. Lauzon then showed tremendous skill as he moved into a position where he could apply a leg triangle for the highly-impressive submission win.

The first of the light heavyweight battles saw Lyoto Machida taking on Ryan Bader.

Machida went into this fight with the perfect game plan, his unique stance making it difficult for Bader to gauge the distance. Machida connected with a couple of hard kicks to the body. We also saw a couple of clinches in the middle of the cage, but nothing really came of these.

Bader finally decided to go for broke in the second, as he attempted to get near his opponent. Big mistake. As soon as he got within range, Machida connected with a big right that sent him crashing. It wasn’t long before the referee stepped in and Machida took the knockout win.

The main event featured the second light heavyweight battle as Shogun Rua went up against Brandon Vera.

This was a veritable war of attrition. For nearly four complete rounds these two put on a fight where the guts and determination of both men were apparent for all to see.

Both men put on fine performances in all aspects of the MMA game. It was brutal at times, but also quite compelling.

Vera did an excellent job in the striking department, as he put Shogun on the defensive on numerous occasions. It was by far the best performance I’ve ever seen from him, and it showed that he could hang with the best.

Shogun’s striking was more than a match for his man. The Brazilian managed to ally this with some sound grappling, and although Vera showed some nice defensive skills at times, as the fight went on Shogun began to win the war on the ground.

The end came late in round four. With both fighters running on empty, Shogun connected with a big left that rocked his man. As Vera tried to put his mouthpiece back into place, Shogun connected with a combination that sent Vera down to the mat, with the referee quickly stepping in to give Rua the TKO win.

Neither man did enough to get the big title shot, though, as Dana White announced that Lyoto Machida’s performance had earned him another crack at Jon Jones.

In conclusion—after the disappointment of UFC 149, this was just what the doctor ordered.

Every fight delivered, and then some. There were some tremendous performances here, and none of them can be faulted. This made my Fight of the Night decision somewhat difficult, but eventually I decided on the Shogun/Vera battle.

So with that being said, let’s wrap this thing up by giving UFC’s latest show on Fox the big thumbs up.

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5 Things Boxing Must Learn from UFC on FOX 4

Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the UFC on FOX 4 fight card at Staples Center in Los Angeles.As a big fight fan, and a person who has trained in both the sport of boxing and in MMA, I am one of those rare, all around fight fans, that has…

Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the UFC on FOX 4 fight card at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

As a big fight fan, and a person who has trained in both the sport of boxing and in MMA, I am one of those rare, all around fight fans, that has love for both the sport of boxing and MMA, in a world where it seems you have to only love one or the other.

The main reason why I had an interest in attending the UFC on FOX 4 fight card was because I was a big fan of both the main event and co-main event fighters, Shogun and Machida.

From the pre-fight promotions, to the actual fight atmosphere, and post fight activities, I took notice to the reasons why the UFC is so successful and growing stronger to the mainstream as opposed to my personal favorite sport, boxing.

For those of you who have never been to a UFC fight, it is a bit of everything from a fight, to a rock concert, to even a DJ club party.

There is constant entertainment from the laser light shows, to the DJ constantly spinning good mash ups of rock and rap songs together between fights and down time, the UFC understands that they must keep the audience entertained at all times.

Many boxing fans may be also haters of the UFC, but there are definitely many things that boxing can and should learn from the UFC in order to win over new fans to their sport.

Here is a list of five things that boxing must learn from UFC on FOX 4.

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GIF of the Day: “The Girl in the White Dress” From UFC on FOX 4

(Praises be to The UG for this bonerific gif.)

Mamma Mia. It isn’t often that one of the UFC’s crowd shots really causes that much of a stir in the MMA world — sure, there is the “Just Bleed” guy, Diego Sanchez’s spiritual life partner, and Mickey Rourke’s frigid girlfriend — but suffice it to say, we may have found the crowd gif to end all crowd gifs in the mysterious “girl in the white dress” that was spotted at UFC on FOX 4. Say what you want about women’s beach volleyball, but this girl packs more power than all of Team Brazil and Team Spain combined.

Just look at that little jump she throws in at the end. Not unlike the pink tank top girl on those Shake Weight DVD’s, you can tell that she’s totally in on it.

If you’re reading this, girl in the white dress, please send all of your standard information (name, address, phone number, bra size, turn-ons, list of fears) to [email protected] so we can send you a conveniently altered CagePotato shirt and our congratulations on this historic achievement in UFC fan hotness immediately.

Now let’s just hope that Tom Lawlor doesn’t impersonate her at his next weigh-in.

–J. Jones

(Praises be to The UG for this bonerific gif.)

Just look at that little jump she throws in at the end. Not unlike the pink tank top girl on those Shake Weight DVD’s, you can tell that she’s totally in on it.

Now let’s just hope that Tom Lawlor doesn’t impersonate her at his next weigh-in.

–J. Jones

UFC on Fox 4 Results: Post-Fight Matchmaking for the Entire Fight Card

Overlooked by many who were unimpressed with the fight card’s main event, UFC on Fox 4 delivered four extremely entertaining contests and the next light heavyweight title challenger in Lyoto Machida.According to UFC president Dana White, Machida will n…

According to UFC president Dana White, Machida will now await the winner of a September title bout between champion Jon Jones and Dan Henderson. This could mean a rematch between Machida and Jones, who put the Brazilian to sleep with a standing guillotine less than one year ago.

Machida’s promised title shot means main event winner Mauricio Rua will have to wait for his chance to reclaim the 205-pound strap. In the meantime, let’s take a look at who should be next for Rua and the rest of the UFC on Fox competitors.

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