News broke today that Anderson Silva’s next fight is expected to be a rematch against Chael Sonnen. The fight is expected to take place in late 2010 or the beginning of 2011.
To this date, Sonnen has been the most successful UFC fi…
News broke today that Anderson Silva’s next fight is expected to be a rematch against Chael Sonnen. The fight is expected to take place in late 2010 or the beginning of 2011.
To this date, Sonnen has been the most successful UFC fighter that has faced Silva. He talked a bunch of trash, and in a scary way he […]
One of the interesting storylines heading into UFC 118 is the Octagon return of Gabe Ruediger; if that name doesn’t immediately jump out at you, think “Ultimate Fighter,” ice cream, cake, colonics and…yup, he’s the dude on TUF 5 that got booted for failing to make weight. Ruediger agreed to step in (on short notice) […]
One of the interesting storylines heading into UFC 118 is the Octagon return of Gabe Ruediger; if that name doesn’t immediately jump out at you, think “Ultimate Fighter,” ice cream, cake, colonics and…yup, he’s the dude on TUF 5 that got booted for failing to make weight. Ruediger agreed to step in (on short notice) for the injured Terry Etim, who was supposed to fight Joe Lauzon.
Now, of course, Ruediger wouldn’t be making his UFC return if he had been losing on the minor circuit, and heading into Saturday’s bout he’s won 6 straight. The fight, which will be broadcast on Spike, gives Ruediger a fantastic opportunity to at least, slightly muzzle, the thousands of critics that have been on him ever since TUF 5. What makes the bout even more interesting is that Lauzon was one of Ruediger’s cast mates during the show, and as the veteran recently discussed on BJ.Penn.com, it sounds like there’s a little bit of ‘dislike’ going on there. In terms of Lauzon as an opponent? Here is some of what Ruediger said in the interview:
“Joe’s overrated; you know, he’s had some success in the UFC, but who’s he fought? When everything is said and done; Jason Reinhardt? I don’t care. I mean look at his record. Kyle Bradley’s tough but is he that tough? When he fought tough dudes he lost. When he fought Sammy Stout he lost. I’m not impressed with him and I know I’m going to smash him.”
Not sure Jeremy Stephens would agree with the above analysis, but hey, that’s just like…our opinion. To bet on Saturday’s festivities head here.
Due to James Toney ‘WTF did he say now?’ antics regarding Saturday’s tilt with Randy Couture, plus the understandable speculation about how Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn II will play out, the fact that Kenny Florian is also fighting Gray Maynard at UFC 118 has kind of gotten lost in the mix. Not that we […]
Due to James Toney ‘WTF did he say now?’ antics regarding Saturday’s tilt with Randy Couture, plus the understandable speculation about how Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn II will play out, the fact that Kenny Florian is also fighting Gray Maynard at UFC 118 has kind of gotten lost in the mix. Not that we should talk of course, as we’ve been drawn to the Toney pre-fight sh-t show just as much as the next guy, but when you think about it, Florian vs. Maynard is huge. Both guys are top contenders; both have taken out some notable fighters, and a win for either dude is crucial. If Maynard wins, he’s gotta be a lock for a title shot; if Florian wins, then things could get really, really, complicated (depending on what happens with Edgar vs. Penn II).
It will be interesting to see how Florian handles Maynard’s size, power and wrestling, especially since “KenFlo” has improved leaps and bounds since he was grounded and pounded to a UD loss by Sean Sherk. Speaking to Heavy.com about this Saturday’s tilt, here is some of what Florian had to say:
“This is the biggest challenge of my career, my way of proving to myself how far I’ve come,” Florian said. “My striking is at higher level. My jiu-jitsu, conditioning, and even wrestling are all better. I’m going to play the same game I always play. I’m going to be aggressive, go forward and wait for a mistake. Hopefully that mistake will come at some point and hopefully I’ll be there to capitalize on it.”
If you woke up on the ‘wrong side of the bed’ today (which depending on what you consumed last night could mean various things), you may be happy to find out that reports are firing around the internet, saying that Chael Sonnen will receive an immediate rematch with Anderson Silva sometime this winter. According to […]
If you woke up on the ‘wrong side of the bed’ today (which depending on what you consumed last night could mean various things), you may be happy to find out that reports are firing around the internet, saying that Chael Sonnen will receive an immediate rematch with Anderson Silva sometime this winter. According to a report on MMA Junkie, UFC top dawg Dana White confirmed on ESPN’s SportsCenter that Silva will indeed fight Sonnen when he returns from his rib injury, although no date is apparently fixed. In addition, a ‘tweet’ from the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire (thanks to Cage Potato for the heads up), stated:
UFC will stage Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen rematch on New Year’s Eve or Super Bowl card, depending on Silva’s hurt ribs.
Pretty exciting stuff no? If you’re a Sonnen ‘booster’ then you know your boy is getting another (and really, well deserved) crack at Silva, and if you’re more about “The Spider”, then you get to see how a healthy champ fairs in the rematch (we’ll leave aside the whole ‘everyone’s injured when they fight, blah, blah, blah’ debate for another time).
So where does this leave Vitor Belfort? Who, as you likely know, has been the focus of speculation as to whether he might face Sonnen next while Silva is sidelined, well, yesterday he tweeted that he’s fighting in November. Why not see how “The Phenom” does against Yushin Okami?
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (20-2) doesn’t include any sort of strength and conditioning programs as part of his preparations for an upcoming fight. The French-Canadian fighter doesn’t “believe in it,” but does lift weights so his physique is more marketable to the public.
GSP recently spoke with Fighters Only Magazine and revealed that bit […]
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (20-2) doesn’t include any sort of strength and conditioning programs as part of his preparations for an upcoming fight. The French-Canadian fighter doesn’t “believe in it,” but does lift weights so his physique is more marketable to the public.
GSP recently spoke with Fighters Only Magazine and revealed that bit of news while talking about his time coaching on the upcoming twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter”.
Is training the nervous system for explosiveness the next big thing in mixed martial arts? I don’t do strength and conditioning. The reason I lift weights is to make me more marketable, to make my shape more symmetric. I don’t life weights to have an effect on my performance, I don’t believe in it.
I believe sometimes you can do some exercises that help the nervous system. Like Olympic lifting, it makes you more explosive. Olympic lifters are the most explosive athletes in the world. Also gymnastics, I like gymnastics, I think it makes me more athletic.
FO: So why are people still training with strength and conditioning coaches rather than doing things your way? I am the only one who does it that way, I don’t say that I have the right answer I don’t know, but for me it is very good and it works so far. But I have been doing this pretty recently, so we’ll see.
Shooting for “TUF” 12 began in early June and will air on Sept. 15 on Spike TV. GSP is coaching opposite Josh Koscheck, both men will tentatively meet at UFC 124 on Dec. 11 for the UFC welterweight title.
UFC middleweight Michael “The Count” Bisping (19-3) is preparing to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama in the main event of UFC 120 in London, England on October 16.
In his latest video blog, Bisping talks about his upcoming fight as well as some of the trash talk between himself and Chael Sonnen.
“I want to thank the UFC for […]
UFC middleweight Michael “The Count” Bisping (19-3) is preparing to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama in the main event of UFC 120 in London, England on October 16.
In his latest video blog, Bisping talks about his upcoming fight as well as some of the trash talk between himself and Chael Sonnen.
“I want to thank the UFC for letting me fight in the main event in London, it means a great deal to me….Akiyama is a very tough opponent. He’s got two fights in the UFC, both of those fights have been “Fight of the Night”. He comes out, he likes to brawl. That fight against Chris Leben was an absolute war. I’m expecting nothing different from this fight…Prediction, a second round TKO, slash KO, slash submission.
“Chael Sonnen’s been talking a bit of sh*t lately. That’s alright, that’s all he ever does. As I said on Twitter, Chael Sonnen talking sh*t, is like saying day follows night. Say’s he’s going to bury me where I stand. Those are big words Chael.”
