Shane Carwin, the 6′2″, 265 pound contender for the UFC heavyweight championship, has gone undefeated in 12 MMA fights. As most MMA fans know, these wins have all come about by way of finish in the first round, whether by submission, TKO, o…
Shane Carwin, the 6′2″, 265 pound contender for the UFC heavyweight championship, has gone undefeated in 12 MMA fights. As most MMA fans know, these wins have all come about by way of finish in the first round, whether by submission, TKO, or KO.
In fact, nobody has lasted even four minutes against Carwin, Frank Mir […]
Yesterday, a press release was put out by Spike TV officials saying that a strong-standing 2.4 million viewers tuned in to the 11th Ultimate Fighter season finale.
Many a story came out of this season’s Ultimate Finale, but the one that has captu…
Yesterday, a press release was put out by Spike TV officials saying that a strong-standing 2.4 million viewers tuned in to the 11th Ultimate Fighter season finale.
Many a story came out of this season’s Ultimate Finale, but the one that has captured the hearts of the millions and millions of MMA fans worldwide was the […]
Yesterday, a press release was put out by Spike TV officials saying that a strong-standing 2.4 million viewers tuned in to the 11th Ultimate Fighter season finale.
Many a story came out of this season’s Ultimate Finale, but the one that has captu…
Yesterday, a press release was put out by Spike TV officials saying that a strong-standing 2.4 million viewers tuned in to the 11th Ultimate Fighter season finale.
Many a story came out of this season’s Ultimate Finale, but the one that has captured the hearts of the millions and millions of MMA fans worldwide was the […]
Earlier today we passed along the unfortunate news (we’ll get through this together) that Wanderlei Silva will no longer fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116, due to reports that the legendary fighter had sustained a rib injury while training. Well, in a follow up report from Fighters Only Magazine, Silva informed the publication that in […]
Earlier today we passed along the unfortunate news (we’ll get through this together) that Wanderlei Silva will no longer fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116, due to reports that the legendary fighter had sustained a rib injury while training. Well, in a follow up report from Fighters Only Magazine, Silva informed the publication that in fact, prior to breaking three of his ribs, he suffered a serious knee injury.
“I am here to talk about my last few days. I went through a very tense and difficult weekend and had a very hard decision. Two weeks ago I felt pain in my knee while I was training wrestling. I had an MRI of my knee and three doctors told me my knee was torn. I took medicine to help with the pain, and although my knee felt loose, I said “no,” this date is very important to me and I continued training,” Silva says.
“The Axe Murderer” goes on to say in the interview that he tried to push through the knee injury, but that “Last Friday, during sparring, I injured my rib. It was very painful and the next day I had an x-ray and an MRI. I discovered I had three broken ribs.” Considering that Akiyama has spent years tossing human bodies around on a judo mat like they were bean bags, in addition to possessing a pretty solid punch (see bout with Denis Kang), we’re siding with Wanderlei on this one.
Silva will likely be on the shelf for a little while as the former Pride champ revealed his knee will require surgery. To wager a lil something, something on how his replacement Chris Leben will fair against Akiyama, head here.
Coming off a career revitilizing win at The Ultimate Fighter Finale 11 over Aaron Simpson and taking home KO of the night bonus honors, UFC middleweight Chris Leben is stepping into the gap left by the injured Wanderlei Silva and will fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116. Leben will have basically two weeks to […]
Coming off a career revitilizing win at The Ultimate Fighter Finale 11 over Aaron Simpson and taking home KO of the night bonus honors, UFC middleweight Chris Leben is stepping into the gap left by the injured Wanderlei Silva and will fight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116. Leben will have basically two weeks to prepare, but should still be in fight condition for Akiyama who should be a solid test, though Leben doesn’t seem to think so. Leben recently talked to FiveKnuckles.com about his upcoming fight, and he doesn’t seem too worried:
“I don’t know a ton about Akiyama. My coach knows a bunch, but we haven’t even had a chance to talk much about our game plan. I saw him fight Alan Belcher and to be honest with you, I thought he lost that fight. He’s a good Judo guy, he’s got great Judo, fast kicks, maybe not the most power in the world. He’s a little bit shorter than me but he’s a good strong guy. I think that utilizing my skills, keeping it on the feet and clubbing him in the head with my left shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”
UFC 116 is set for July 3 and will feature a collossal heavyweight matchup between champions Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. While the star power has dropped with the loss of The Axe Murderer the card still looks to be quite entertaining and The MMA News will carry complete coverage of UFC 116.
This weekend the guys at Zuffa gave MMA fans a 21-fight weekend doubleheader.
It was a weekend filled with great finishes, quick knockouts, and slick submissions. Let’s also not forget the usually wacky judges’ decisions that make everyone …
This weekend the guys at Zuffa gave MMA fans a 21-fight weekend doubleheader.
It was a weekend filled with great finishes, quick knockouts, and slick submissions. Let’s also not forget the usually wacky judges’ decisions that make everyone scratch their heads.
With the Ultimate Fighter season 11 finale on Saturday being filled with hungry fighters looking to […]
