Tag: Urijah Faber

Dana White Names Possibilities for Ultimate Fighter Coaching Jobs

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsUpon returning to his Las Vegas office on Monday morning after a hugely successful UFC 124 event, company president Dana White has several items that will require fairly immediate attention. Among the most pres…

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Upon returning to his Las Vegas office on Monday morning after a hugely successful UFC 124 event, company president Dana White has several items that will require fairly immediate attention. Among the most pressing is selecting coaches for the upcoming season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter.

The series is scheduled to begin taping in just a few weeks, and White admits he’s late in picking the men who will lead two teams in competition and later battle it out themselves.

Though he says the decision is far from made, he shared with MMA Fighting some possibilities for the job.

‘Locked Down’ Caption Contest: The Winners!

(Images courtesy of AllElbows/Versus, Lionsgate.)
After wading through 178 entries for Friday’s caption contest, one thing is certain: You guys really love The Human Centipede. Not sure what’s up with that. Anyway, we’re psyched to give awa…

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(Images courtesy of AllElbows/Versus, Lionsgate.)

After wading through 178 entries for Friday’s caption contest, one thing is certain: You guys really love The Human Centipede. Not sure what’s up with that. Anyway, we’re psyched to give away some DVD/Blu-Ray combo packs for the new beat-’em-up flick Locked Down — a film that thankfully does not feature three people who have their gastrointestinal tracts sewn together by an insane German doctor. But first, we feel obligated to print a few captions that just fell short of the glory. Y’know, just to ratchet up the suspense…

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Urijah Faber Not Promised Title Shot After Divisional Debut, but It’s Coming

Filed under: UFC, WEC, NewsUrijah Faber might not intentionally seek out the spotlight, but he never seems to be too far from it, either. For the final time, the most valuable athlete in World Extreme Cagefighting history strapped on his blue leather g…

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Urijah Faber might not intentionally seek out the spotlight, but he never seems to be too far from it, either. For the final time, the most valuable athlete in World Extreme Cagefighting history strapped on his blue leather gloves, and for the final time, he emerged with a dominant win.

This one was a little different than all those that have come before it though. It came during his first try at bantamweight, and it came just a month and a half before the WEC officially merges with the UFC. The combination of the two perfectly sets up Faber’s entry into the world’s biggest promotion.

Whether or not Faber will get an immediate bantamweight title shot remains at least officially a question mark. But given his performance and the circumstances, you have to assume he’s probably leapfrogged to that top slot.

“I think I’m the best guy in the division,” Faber said on Versus’ WEC 52 post-fight show just after defeating Takeya Mizugaki. “I don’t care when I get to prove that. I’m just going to keep fighting and beating people up.”

Falling Action: Best and Worst of WEC 52

Filed under: WECWhen the WEC disappears from the series of tubes and dishes that comprise cable TV at the end of this year, there’s some stuff I certainly won’t miss. The local news quality graphics, the budget-saver production values, the pint-sized p…

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When the WEC disappears from the series of tubes and dishes that comprise cable TV at the end of this year, there’s some stuff I certainly won’t miss. The local news quality graphics, the budget-saver production values, the pint-sized paychecks – all that can be easily forgotten.

But, as WEC 52 showed on Thursday night, the loss of this guaranteed night of action-packed fights on free TV is something that’s going to leave a void in our lives. Once again the little fighters delivered, bringing us several entertaining scraps for 145 pounds or less. For consistent quality of performances over the years, no organization has delivered like the WEC.

Getting the call to move up to the big show is good for the fighters and their bank accounts, as well as the sport in general, but it’s still bittersweet for those of us who are only now realizing how much we took for granted over the years.

But enough brooding, on to the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between from WEC 52.

Caption Contest: Win a ‘Locked Down’ DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Pack!

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As we mentioned in last week’s Most Bizarre Submissions list, the prison-MMA flick Locked Down was just released on DVD and Blu-Ray, and we’d like to give away some copies. (Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the movie yet,…


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As we mentioned in last week’s Most Bizarre Submissions list, the prison-MMA flick Locked Down was just released on DVD and Blu-Ray, and we’d like to give away some copies. (Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the movie yet, but there’s already Oscar buzz around Rashad Evans’s performance. Plus, Kimbo Slice threatens to smush somebody’s shit in at one point.)

Speaking of "locked down," Takeya Mizugaki got LOCKED, THE EFF, DOWN last night at WEC 52 when Urijah Faber caught him in a rear-naked choke, putting him to sleep for an uncomfortably long period of time. A killer photo from the stoppage is after the jump, courtesy of AllElbows/Versus. Come up with a clever caption to the photo, and post it in the comments section below by Sunday night at midnight ET. We’ll post our four favorites on Monday; the winners will receive a Locked Down DVD/Blu-Ray combo pack. Props to LionsGate for making this possible, and good luck to all of you…

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Arianny Celeste in Her Birthday Suit Brings You the Fix Friday Link Dump

Urijah Faber made an impressive move back to Bantamweight last night at WEC 52 by choking out Takeya Mizugaki with 10 seconds to spare in the first round. You can get the main card recap: here.
Tito Ortiz is given a third chance (since he signed back with the UFC) to prove he’s a viable […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIANNY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIANNY!

Urijah Faber made an impressive move back to Bantamweight last night at WEC 52 by choking out Takeya Mizugaki with 10 seconds to spare in the first round. You can get the main card recap: here.

Tito Ortiz is given a third chance (since he signed back with the UFC) to prove he’s a viable fighter with a scheduled March UFC 128 bout against Lil’ Nog. You can get the full story: here.

UFC 122: Marquardt Vs. Okami weigh-ins took place earlier today in Oberhausen, Germany. You can find the results: here.

WEC 52 salaries released: here.

Watch Quinton “Rampage” Jackson talk about his UFC 123 main event fight with Lyoto Machida on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: here.

Wish the lovely Arianny Celeste (who recently got naked in Playboy just for YOU) a Happy Birthday on her Facebook fan page: here.