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Chinese fans who will be viewing their first ever live UFC event are in for a treat, as brawlers Thiago Silva and Stanislav Nedkov are set to meet.Both men are known for their wild, powerful standup. However, both guys are also good ground fighters and…
Chinese fans who will be viewing their first ever live UFC event are in for a treat, as brawlers Thiago Silva and Stanislav Nedkov are set to meet.
Both men are known for their wild, powerful standup. However, both guys are also good ground fighters and can strike on the ground and use submissions.
Here is the head-to-toe breakdown of Silva-Nedkov.
After holding events everywhere from Sweden to Japan over the course of 2012, the UFC makes another first time stop this weekend, breaking into China for the UFC on Fuel TV 6 fight card. With the main card kicking off Saturday November 10th at 9 a.m. E…
After holding events everywhere from Sweden to Japan over the course of 2012, the UFC makes another first time stop this weekend, breaking into China for the UFC on Fuel TV 6 fight card.
With the main card kicking off Saturday November 10th at 9 a.m. ET, only the most committed of UFC fans will likely catch the card live, but those that do should find the missing hours of sleep worth it.
While the card isn’t exactly stacked from top to bottom, it features some particularly intriguing fights, especially on the main card, headlined by a middleweight clash between Rich Franklin and Cung Le.
With other notables such as Thiago Silva, Takanori Gomi and Mac Danzig competing on the card, this has the feel of one of those underrated events that will deliver in action what it lacks in big time bouts.
On a personal note, few things this year have been more interesting than the career of UFC bantamweight Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres.Some way or another, it seems like The Ultimate Fighter alumni is always on the verge of getting cut from Zuffa’s ro…
On a personal note, few things this year have been more interesting than the career of UFC bantamweight Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres.
Some way or another, it seems like The Ultimate Fighter alumni is always on the verge of getting cut from Zuffa’s roster.
And yet, Caceres keeps finding his way onto UFC events, this time even taking a main-card spot on the promotion’s first China event.
In fact, it’s probably fair to say that if Dana White hadn’t picked him out as a personal favorite during TUF, the gimmicky 24-year-old would be trying to scrape together a winning streak in Tachi Palace Fights, Titan Fighting Championship or (should he be so lucky) World Series of Fighting.
But is Caceres facing a pink slip if he loses this weekend at UFC on Fuel TV 6?
That’s tough to answer.
True, Caceres’ mediocre 7-5 record doesn’t look good on paper, but when you analyze further, it’s clear that he’s drowning in the deep end of the pool when he can barely dog paddle. To put it simply, the young lightweight-turned-bantamweight has had trouble adjusting to UFC-level competition.
In most cases, that’s a problem fixed by patient matchmaking, but Caceres is in a division where there just aren’t that many easy fights.
Even if you rationalize that Caceres should’ve won his February bout against Edwin Figueroa, the fact remains that he was just unable to finish the fight. Moreover, when you only have a dozen fights on your professional MMA record, 7-5 looks a lot worse than 8-4 (which would’ve carried a three-fight winning streak for Caceres).
Besides, Caceres’ last fight was a pretty blatant case of gift matchmaking from UFC fight card coordinator Joe Silva. “Bruce Leroy” desperately needed a win after losing to Figueroa on points, and Damacio Page was the perfect fall guy.
Prior to fighting on the UFC on Fuel TV 4 undercard, Page had seven career losses with six of them by submission—Caceres’ main specialty.
There wasn’t a more perfect opponent for the UFC to feed to Caceres, and he still had to fish for an extremely telegraphed triangle choke for two grueling rounds. If he fares that badly in a hand-fed matchup, what’s in store for Caceres when he faces Japanese journeyman Motonobu Tezuka—a last-minute replacement with over 27 fights’ worth of experience?
Caceres has had luck on his side until now. Dana White seems to see something in him, and the bantamweight division isn’t so crowded that the UFC president will cut one of his favorite young prospects if he doesn’t have to do so.
But eventually, “Bruce Leroy” needs to start living up to his adopted ring name and master his inner “Glow.” If he can’t manage that much against Tezuka—who comes into this fight on a week’s notice—there’s really no reason that Caceres should be fighting in the UFC anymore.
[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.]
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(Bruce Lee is “the father of mixed martial arts” — which more than qualifies him for a spot on the next UFC event poster. Video via LancasterLTD)
As we enter the first full week of Movember, your moustache-in-progress may be looking thin, patchy, and unattractive — more befitting a McPoyle than an alpha male. Stay strong and stick with it, because you have greatness in your future.
Thanks so much to the folks who have already contributed cash to our Movember team, the Mo’tato Nation; your money will help fund awareness efforts, research, and other critical support for men’s health issues. Last year, the Break and Friends network (which we’re a part of) raised over $40,000. If you want to help us smash that mark this year, please register and donate.
Onto the business at hand. Our good friends at Lancaster LTD — who are also celebrating Movember with a series of limited edition t-shirts — have pledged us a couple of their new Movember Bruce Lee tees for the Mo’tato Nation. To win one, simply guess the exact outcome of this Saturday’s main event fight between Rich Franklin and Cung Le at UFC on FUEL 6 in Macao, along with which bonus(es) the fight will earn, if any. Your entry should be in this format…
(Bruce Lee is “the father of mixed martial arts” — which more than qualifies him for a spot on the next UFC event poster. Video via LancasterLTD)
As we enter the first full week of Movember, your moustache-in-progress may be looking thin, patchy, and unattractive — more befitting a McPoyle than an alpha male. Stay strong and stick with it, because you have greatness in your future.
Thanks so much to the folks who have already contributed cash to our Movember team, the Mo’tato Nation; your money will help fund awareness efforts, research, and other critical support for men’s health issues. Last year, the Break and Friends network (which we’re a part of) raised over $40,000. If you want to help us smash that mark this year, please register and donate.
Onto the business at hand. Our good friends at Lancaster LTD — who are also celebrating Movember with a series of limited edition t-shirts — have pledged us a couple of their new Movember Bruce Lee tees for the Mo’tato Nation. To win one, simply guess the exact outcome of this Saturday’s main event fight between Rich Franklin and Cung Le at UFC on FUEL 6 in Macao, along with which bonus(es) the fight will earn, if any. Your entry should be in this format…
Franklin def. Le via TKO, 3:02 of round 3, Knockout of the Night
or
Le def. Franklin via spilt-decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29), Fight of the Night
or
Franklin def. Le via armbar, 4:08 of round 2, no bonus
Submit your predictions in the comments section by Friday at midnight ET. The two closest guesses will win the shirts, and we’ll announce the winners on Monday. Good luck, and keep growing them Mo’s!
(The Movember Bruce Lee T, via Lancaster/Roots of Fight)
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– Must-See Infographic: UFC History, Facts, and Figures (Havocstore.co.uk)
– Vitor Belfort: Forrest Griffin Declined A Fight With Me (Fightline)
– Bellator Debuts in Michigan on Nov 30, Good-Koreshkov Tournament Final Headlines (BleacherReport)
– UFC 154 Judo Chop: GSP and Smashing Past the Guard (BloodyElbow)
– Dan Henderson Says He’ll Help Chael Sonnen on TUF and Corner Him Against Jones if His Schedule Allows (MMAFighting)
– Kyung Ho Kang out, Motonobu Tezuka meets Alex Caceres at UFC on FUEL TV 6 (MMAJunkie)
– UFC Confirms “Minotauro” Nogueira-Fabricio Werdum as ‘TUF Brazil 2’ Coaches (MMAScraps)
– Top 5 MMA Fights Remaining in 2012 (HeavyMMA)
– 10 Moustache Styles for Movember (MensFitness)
– Honest Trailers: The Amazing Spider-Man (ScreenJunkies)
– Is Jeremy Lin Overrated? The 2012-13 NBA Point Guard Rankings (Complex)
– Hey Nostalgia Buffs – The 1990s Really Weren’t Very Good [20 PICS] (EgoTV)
– The Funniest Signs From ‘The Simpsons’ [PHOTOS] (WorldWideInterweb)
– Razor Tales #1: The Barber Shop Club (MadeMan)
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Like and Share this post on our Facebook page for a chance to win the killer Optical Panacea poster shown above, signed by Urijah Faber himself. Five winners will be selected at random by Monday. Thanks to Torque Sports and Performance for the hookup, and stay tuned for more Torque gear giveaways coming soon! Now, onto today’s links…
– Must-See Infographic: UFC History, Facts, and Figures (Havocstore.co.uk)
– Vitor Belfort: Forrest Griffin Declined A Fight With Me (Fightline)
– Bellator Debuts in Michigan on Nov 30, Good-Koreshkov Tournament Final Headlines (BleacherReport)
– UFC 154 Judo Chop: GSP and Smashing Past the Guard (BloodyElbow)
– Dan Henderson Says He’ll Help Chael Sonnen on TUF and Corner Him Against Jones if His Schedule Allows (MMAFighting)
– Kyung Ho Kang out, Motonobu Tezuka meets Alex Caceres at UFC on FUEL TV 6 (MMAJunkie)
– UFC Confirms “Minotauro” Nogueira-Fabricio Werdum as ‘TUF Brazil 2′ Coaches (MMAScraps)
– Top 5 MMA Fights Remaining in 2012 (HeavyMMA)
– 10 Moustache Styles for Movember (MensFitness)
– Honest Trailers: The Amazing Spider-Man (ScreenJunkies)
– Is Jeremy Lin Overrated? The 2012-13 NBA Point Guard Rankings (Complex)
– Hey Nostalgia Buffs – The 1990s Really Weren’t Very Good [20 PICS] (EgoTV)
– The Funniest Signs From ‘The Simpsons’ [PHOTOS] (WorldWideInterweb)
– Razor Tales #1: The Barber Shop Club (MadeMan)
(“Whoa, tiger-claws, huh? Alright! Well, see ya later.”)
Despite regular treatments of…ugh…bloodletting?…Cung Le‘s right foot is still not fully recovered from the injury he received during his victory over Patrick Cote at UFC 148. That’s a problem, considering that his main event bout against Rich Franklin at UFC Macau (aka UFC China aka UFC on FUEL 6) is only nine days away. But as he told Ariel Helwani recently on The MMA Hour, the importance of competing in China is worth the danger of fighting hurt. Or at least that’s what he’d like us to believe:
“I would say [my foot is] 80% now. I’ve kicked a couple of my training partners in the head, [and] it still hurt a little bit, but I’m hoping by the time the fight comes on it’ll be 100 percent…whether I’m 80 or 100, I’m gonna fight…if [this fight] wasn’t in Macau, China, I’d give myself the right amount of time so my foot could really heal…I feel like martial arts basically started from China and my roots are the Chinese martial arts, and of course the UFC needed me to fight…I was not even cleared yet, [and Dana White] was like, ‘Cung’s gonna fight.’ So, a little bit of pressure, but pressure’s good.”
(“Whoa, tiger-claws, huh? Alright! Well, see ya later.”)
Despite regular treatments of…ugh…bloodletting?…Cung Le‘s right foot is still not fully recovered from the injury he received during his victory over Patrick Cote at UFC 148. That’s a problem, considering that his main event bout against Rich Franklin at UFC Macau (aka UFC China aka UFC on FUEL 6) is only nine days away. But as he told Ariel Helwani recently on The MMA Hour, the importance of competing in China is worth the danger of fighting hurt. Or at least that’s what he’d like us to believe:
“I would say [my foot is] 80% now. I’ve kicked a couple of my training partners in the head, [and] it still hurt a little bit, but I’m hoping by the time the fight comes on it’ll be 100 percent…whether I’m 80 or 100, I’m gonna fight…if [this fight] wasn’t in Macau, China, I’d give myself the right amount of time so my foot could really heal…I feel like martial arts basically started from China and my roots are the Chinese martial arts, and of course the UFC needed me to fight…I was not even cleared yet, [and Dana White] was like, ‘Cung’s gonna fight.’ So, a little bit of pressure, but pressure’s good.”
Injured foot or not, Le was the most credible option to have an Asian (preferably non-Japanese) face headline the UFC’s first show in China, so he kind of had to go through with it. But in light of his difficult recovery, the danger is that he’ll put on a lackluster performance which could turn off local fans. We touched on this a little yesterday — the UFC’s emphasis on “hometown heroes” headlining international events sounds perfectly logical, but the strategy might not be as effective as simply putting on a badass fight between exciting (and healthy) stars in the main event, no matter what part of the world they’re from.
Side note: When a fighter admits that a part of their body is “80%” before a fight, you can automatically downgrade that to like 50%, at best. If you haven’t put cash on Ace yet, you might want to consider it.
