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Monday, February 28, 2011
UFC 127: Ross Pearson Beats Spencer Fisher
by Michael David Smith
Ross Pearson earned a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Spencer Fisher at UFC 127.
The fight featured 15 minutes of back-and-forth action, and it was close enough (especially in the first two rounds) that the fight was in doubt until the judges' scorecards were announced. But Pearson deserved the decision he got, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
Pearson, the former Ultimate Fighter winner, fought evenly with Fisher in the stand-up in the first couple of rounds. But in the third Pearson really started to take control, finding his range in the striking and ending the fight on the ground on top of Fisher.
Ross Pearson earned a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Spencer Fisher at UFC 127.The fight featured 15 minutes of back-and-forth action, and it was close enough (especially in the first two rounds) that the fight was in doubt until the judges' scorecards were announced. But Pearson deserved the decision he got, 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
Pearson, the former Ultimate Fighter winner, fought evenly with Fisher in the stand-up in the first couple of rounds. But in the third Pearson really started to take control, finding his range in the striking and ending the fight on the ground on top of Fisher.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Bisping in Australia for two weeks, is fired up to respond to Rivera videos
Michael Bisping is an easy guy to target in a war of words, so Jorge Rivera has jumped into the fray feet first. The American released a series of videos on YouTube (NSFW) poking fun at the Brit. Apparently, the vids have struck a nerve. during his training videos shot in Australia, Bisping addresses the mocking a few times. Gareth Davies from the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph, who covers Bisping pretty regularly, said Rivera's videos have energized the Brit.
Bisping is privately fuming that Rivera has been conducting a mocking campaign, being rude about his wife and children. “Completely disrespected,” are the words directly from Bisping. Prior to the smack talk, there were those in Bisping’s camp concerned that he was not taking the threat of Rivera strongly enough. The plan may backfire on Rivera.
Davies comes to the defense of Bisping, suggesting he's been unfairly targeted by some American fans and it might be time to back off.
Bisping’s anger is genuine and I understand after initially wanting to be kept apart from the American in build-up week, he got over the hump – so to speak – and his team are delighted with the way he has channelled his ire in training. I’m told by camp insiders that Bisping is "completely focused".
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
UFC 127 Live Blog: Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda Updates
Filed under: UFC
This is the UFC 127 live blog for Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda, a middleweight bout on tonight's Spike TV portion of the card from the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.Ring (10-0) was a member of the TUF 11 cast but couldn't compete due to a knee injury. He's making his UFC debut. Fukuda (17-4) out of Japan is coming to the UFC after holding the DEEP middleweight championship.
The live blog is below.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/26/ufc-127-live-blog-nick-ring-vs-riki-fukuda-updates/
Spring back into Skydiving
With the weather warming up a touch I can’t help but think about Safety Day that’s just around the corner and finally getting back in the air! A few of my fellow jumpers in the Chicagoland area have asked me to talk about coming back to the sport after a long period off, like you [...]
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Can B.J. Penn pull a repeat performance?
In his last fight and his first fight at welterweight since losing the lightweight title, B.J. Penn quickly disposed of MMA legend Matt Hughes at UFC 123.
But though Hughes was one of the best welterweight fighters ever in the UFC, it's been a while since he was in his prime. This weekend, Penn will face a fighter in his prime: Jon Fitch.
Fitch uses his wrestling background to smother opponents. It's not the most exciting style, but it's effective. He hasn't lost since August of 2008, when he dropped a decision to champ Georges St. Pierre. Of Penn's recent losses, all three are in fights with opponents who used their wrestling skills to their advantage.
But as the video shows, that doesn't mean that Penn can't knock out a wrestler, as Hughes proudly touts wrestling as his base. What do you think will happen this weekend? Will Penn be able to stop Fitch's wrestling?
Friday, February 25, 2011
Can Andrei Arlovski stop his losing streak in the Strikeforce GP?
Andrei Arlovski's place in the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix will give him a shot to correct his downward spiral that started with a knockout by GP favorite Fedor Emelianenko, then was continued by Brett Rogers and Antonio Silva, who are also both in the GP.
To get back in the W column, Arlovski has to beat Sergei Kharitonov on Saturday. Kharitonov is fresh off a quick win at Dynamite!!! in Japan and is not discounting Arlovski.
"I don't think I'm getting Arlovski at a good time because of his losses. (His opponents) were some of the best fighters in the world. It's probably worse for me because he is hungry to win," Kharitonov said at the pre-fight press conference.
With his last win coming in 2008, Arlovski definitely is desperate to win.
"These three last guys who kicked my (butt) have motivated me. I'm determined. This tournament is a great opportunity," Arlovski said, sitting on the same stage as Emelianenko, Rogers and Silva.
Do you think that Arlovski can correct his ways and win?
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Can Andrei Arlovski stop his losing streak in the Strikeforce GP?
Andrei Arlovski's place in the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix will give him a shot to correct his downward spiral that started with a knockout by GP favorite Fedor Emelianenko, then was continued by Brett Rogers and Antonio Silva, who are also both in the GP.
To get back in the W column, Arlovski has to beat Sergei Kharitonov on Saturday. Kharitonov is fresh off a quick win at Dynamite!!! in Japan and is not discounting Arlovski.
"I don't think I'm getting Arlovski at a good time because of his losses. (His opponents) were some of the best fighters in the world. It's probably worse for me because he is hungry to win," Kharitonov said at the pre-fight press conference.
With his last win coming in 2008, Arlovski definitely is desperate to win.
"These three last guys who kicked my (butt) have motivated me. I'm determined. This tournament is a great opportunity," Arlovski said, sitting on the same stage as Emelianenko, Rogers and Silva.
Do you think that Arlovski can correct his ways and win?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
WEC Vet Ian McCall Upsets Top Flyweight Jussier da Silva
by Michael David SmithThe flyweight division in mixed martial arts is easily overlooked, with none of the major American promotions putting 125-pounders in the cage. But the flyweights usually put on a show when they get the opportunity, and that was certainly the case on Friday night, when World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Ian McCall upset Jussier da Silva, the Brazilian who was generally recognized as the best flyweight in MMA heading into the fight.
McCall, who was cut by the WEC after losing to bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in 2009, put on an impressive performance to beat da Silva by unanimous decision on Friday night's Tachi Palace Fights card. McCall would now have to be considered one of the elite flyweights in the sport, and maybe the best flyweight in the world.
McCall, who was cut by the WEC after losing to bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in 2009, put on an impressive performance to beat da Silva by unanimous decision on Friday night's Tachi Palace Fights card. McCall would now have to be considered one of the elite flyweights in the sport, and maybe the best flyweight in the world.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Arrived on the Canaries
It�s so beautiful to sail in crystal waters at Sotavento with nice powerful wind in the sail. I really enjoyed my first session yesterday at the Center 1 of �Ren� Egli. The preparation for the 6 weeks trip, which will include short excursions to Lanzarote and Gran Canaria as well, were tough. I had to [...]
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Re-writing history: The ridiculous bashing of Fedor
All fighters get old. The game catches up with them and moves along. Combine those absolutes with the fact that we live in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately era and you get what Fedor Emelianenko has had to hear the last few days after his loss to Antonio Silva.
A guy goes without a loss for 10 years and now he was never really that good? Essentially a fraud?
We addressed the topic on ESPN1100 in Las Vegas, discussing the premise that most athletes from previous eras were never really that good because they wouldn't be able to compete with the modern-day athlete. Should they all be disrespected?
If that's the case, let's eliminate all pre-1980 NFL offensive linemen from the NFL Hall of Fame. After all, those 250 pounders would get destroyed today in an era of 300-pound behemoths. Frankly, 6-foot-6 power NBA Hall of Fame power forward Dave DeBusschere sucked and Joe Louis wasn't really a great heavyweight boxer. The guy fought most of his career between 195-205 pounds.
Ridiculous, right?
Not according to guys like Jim Rome, who teed up Fedor and smashed him out the park on Rome is Burning:
"Now it’s pretty obvious why he didn’t want to sign with the UFC. While Strikeforce does have competitive heavyweights, he didn’t want to fight the best of the best on the biggest stage, he knew better. He refused to take any chances; he milked it for all its worth and he got paid and then exposed and now it’s over."
Which company has a better heavyweight division is certainly up for debate. As far as "not taking chances and milking it," Rome is off base. Fedor wasn't afraid to face the UFC heavyweights and anyone who follows the story knows it's never been the fighter who's making the decision. If critics want to kill M-1, that's fine. But the fighter himself faced all comers and was a dominant forced from 2001-2006. Just like Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva and Matt Hughes, the other dominant fighters of the time deserve respect, so does Fedor.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Jon Jones post UFC 126 Talks Win Over Ryan Bader, Fighting Shogun Rua - Jon Jones
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UFC decides to throw Jon Jones into title fight, the kid is ready
Jon Jones won the biggest fight of his life last night against Ryan Bader and seconds later he had to put thrill of victory behind him as he was booked to face his next tough challenge, the UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on Mar. 19 at UFC 128.
Right before he spoke with UFC analyst Joe Rogan, the 23-year-old Jones was asked to accept the fight.
"I had no clue my title shot was coming. Would I have asked for it? Sure, you know my goal is to be considered the best fighter in the light heavyweight division," Jones said during the UFC 126 postfight press conference. "One of the reasons I look up to Jose Aldo (UFC featherweight champion) so much is because he’s a 23-year-old world champion."
Dana White found out Rashad Evans would be unable to go against Rua and booked his replacement main event cageside in Las Vegas.
"I was driving to the arena around 2:30 this afternoon when I found out Rashad was out," White said.
The idea for Jones to step in, was unhatched shortly after that.
"We did the deal literally (next to the Octagon). We told Shogun 'hey, listen if this kid wins, we want to put him in there for the fight.' Right before Jones and Bader walked out, (Rua) and his team accepted it," said White.
White was careful to make sure Jones knew nothing about the opportunity that was at stake.
White said, "This kid has enough pressure on him already, you don’t want to sit there and say ‘hey if you win this fight, how you’d like to face Shogun?’"
Once Jones submitted Bader, White walked into the Octagon and offered the fighting prodigy a chance at the world title. Without hesitation Jones, who only has seven UFC fights under his belt, accepted.
The fight is less than six weeks away, but that doesn't worry Jones.
"I feel as if it's my time. My confidence is very high. I'm already in shape and I've got six weeks to make myself even better," Jones (12-1, 6-1 UFC) said. "That’s what I'm excited about. It should be great."
That seems like a short turnaround to face a veteran champion who has 23 fights under his belt.
"Absolutely not," Jones said. "I usually spend my training camps getting in shape. I'm already in shape."
Jones has to make sure he dials it down and can then peak again in six weeks. He said his trainer Greg Jackson wants him to take some time off.
"I'm not going to take any time off. I've got a lot of studying to do. Physically, I'll probably take a little time off. Six weeks is more than enough time especially because I already have a six pack," joked Jones.
Rua doesn't back down from anybody. After a win at UFC 93, he was offered Chuck Liddell and accepted on the spot in the locker room. Taking the Jones fight is no different, especially since he's now the champ.
"I face it as motivation to train even harder. I'm a fighter and I've never picked my opponents. I have to fight everybody as a champion," Rua said through his translator Eduardo Alonso.
Rua said his training camp will remain the same.
"Jon Jones is a good striker. He has a good muay thai and wrestling base. It’s pretty much the same type of work I was training for Rashad Evans. I was training a lot of wrestling, a lot of muay thai. It doesn’t change that much," said Rua.
Rua was impressed with Jones' win over Bader and said he deserves the shot over everyone else in the division. There is one big difference between Evans and Jones, "Bones" is five inches taller. Rua said it'll be similar to facing past opponents like Alistair Overeem (6-foot-5) and Cyrille Diabate (6-6).
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'Rampage' now wants Hamill: 'I'm gonna knock him into tomorrow'
All it takes is a little trash talk or perceived disrespect to get the juices flowing for Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
Over the weekend on Twitter @rampage4real, the former UFC champ sounded disappointed that he was booked to fight Matt Hamill at UFC 130 in May.
Hamill is filling in for Thiago Silva. Initially there were rumors the fill-in would be Rashad Evans. That fight never came to fruition, so Hamill it is.
Jackson's manager Anthony McGann told Yahoo! Sports' that Hamill's been running his mouth and it's lit a fire under Rampage.
"We found out that Matt Hamill actually requested to fight Rampage. His camp pushed hard for it turning down other possible opponents. When Quinton found this out, his opinion rapidly changed on Matt Hamill," McGann said. "Matt's strategically aiming at Quinton with the words if he takes out the ex-champ then he's in the mix for a shot. Those are brave words considering Rampage just beat (Lyoto) Machida. So the fight is set for May 28, Rampage doesn't take lightly to being called out."
Jackson said bring it on.
"He wants me? Well, he can have me," Jackson told Yahoo! Sports. "I'm gonna knock him into tomorrow."
McGann also wanted to clear the air about what happened when Jackson was offered UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on short notice.
"We were signed to fight Thiago Silva on May 28 in Las Vegas. He had some problems and we were told straight away," McGann said. "Around the same time Rashad (Evans) got injured and we were offered Shogun on short notice."
Rumors had it that Jackson was walking around in the 250-pound neighborhood in .
"Quinton wanted the fight but he was too heavy and there wasn't enough time. Both Thiago and Shogun, are guys that will get into a fight with Quinton, something his last two opponents haven't. (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva gave (Jon) 'Bones' Jones the opportunity (to fight Rua), as he was good with the short time and we waited for our opponent."
McGann explained that the Hamill offer caught Team Rampage off guard.
"We were given Hamill on the May show and initially Quinton was disappointed. Matt just wasn't one of the guys he has been focusing on. He really wants Rashad again or Stephen Bonnar because both guys are disrespectful to him," McGann said. "He respects Matt as a tough opponent and he believes that Matt is someone who will put on a show which is what he loves to do. He just had never paid him no mind until Joe Silva offered him."
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Friday, February 18, 2011
My Reaction To Winning The Blog Contest (Blog #1)
On January 4th I woke up to a gloomy, snowy Colorado morning. Another gray day and my spirits seemed to match the color of the mountain. Sitting at my computer checking my e-mails and OMG…… it read “Blog Your Way Around The World Winner”. I went flying through the house screaming with excitement. After I [...]
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Fedor vs. Silva weigh-in: Biggest head size discrepancy in the history of MMA?
This truly is a new era in mixed martial arts. Fedor Emelianenko dominated the heavyweight class for the better part of 10 years during an unbeaten run that started back in 2001. At 230 pounds, the Russian isn't massive, but his skill set and mental game is off the charts. With so many MMA heavyweights cutting weight to 265 pounds, is that enough anymore
Antonio Silva (below right) is one of those guys. The 6-foot-4 Brazilian giant weighed in today at 264. His features are freakish. Check out the size of his dome as compared to the smaller Fedor.
Update: We forgot about Hong Man Choi (pictured on right)! That's a huge head too!
This is a big man's card. The other Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal features Andrei Arlovski against Sergei Kharitonov. They looked fit at a combined 492 pounds. Shane del Rosario and Lavar Johnson were imposing figures as well. The main card on Showtime features five heavyweight bouts.
SHOWTIME card weights (Courtesy MMAjunkie):
Fedor Emelianenko (230) vs. Antonio Silva (264) - heavyweight-tournament quarterfinals
Andrei Arlovski (242) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (250) - heavyweight-tournament quarterfinals
Shane Del Rosario (248) vs. Lavar Johnson (243) - heavyweight-tournament reserve fight
Chad Griggs (229) vs. Gian Villante (227) - heavyweight-tournament reserve fight
Valentijn Overeem (239) vs. Ray Sefo (249) - heavyweight-tournament reserve fight.
HDNet PRELIMINARY CARD
John Cholish (155.75) vs. Marc Stevens (156.5)^
Igor Gracie (170.75) vs. John Salgado (170)
Don Carlo-Clauss (170.4) vs. Sam Oropeza (169.75)
Josh LaBerge (145.75) vs. Anthony Leone (146.2)*
Jason McLean (145.5) vs. Kevin Roddy (145.75)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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The more you climb, the better you?ll climb
I have had a few days away from climbing - in fact, my last session was 3 weekends ago at Froggatt - and so I got back to the gym this week. My local gym has an auto-belay setup so I was able to do some indoor routes without company.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Alonso doubts more overtaking in 2011 | F1 Fanatic round-up
In today's round-up: Alonso's overtaking doubts and Kubica calls Barrichello from hospital.
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MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Jon Jones Moves to No. 2
by Michael David Smith
The last time I ranked the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts, I wrestled with the question of who's the No. 2 fighter in the weight class: Lyoto Machida, Rampage Jackson or Rashad Evans?
Now I have the answer: None of the above.
Jon Jones put on his fourth consecutive spectacular performance in beating Ryan Bader at UFC 126, and I can no longer put Jones below anyone other than champion Shogun Rua. With just about any other fighter of Jones' age and experience I'd say the UFC is rushing him into a title shot in this situation, but with Jones I can't argue: He has proven that he deserves to be considered the second-best light heavyweight in the sport.
So I've got Shogun and Jones, who will meet in the main event at UFC 128, at 1-2 in our light heavyweight rankings. Find out where the rest of the division stacks up below.
The last time I ranked the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts, I wrestled with the question of who's the No. 2 fighter in the weight class: Lyoto Machida, Rampage Jackson or Rashad Evans?Now I have the answer: None of the above.
Jon Jones put on his fourth consecutive spectacular performance in beating Ryan Bader at UFC 126, and I can no longer put Jones below anyone other than champion Shogun Rua. With just about any other fighter of Jones' age and experience I'd say the UFC is rushing him into a title shot in this situation, but with Jones I can't argue: He has proven that he deserves to be considered the second-best light heavyweight in the sport.
So I've got Shogun and Jones, who will meet in the main event at UFC 128, at 1-2 in our light heavyweight rankings. Find out where the rest of the division stacks up below.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/10/mma-top-10-light-heavyweights-jon-jones-moves-to-no-2/
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We're on Facebook
I just created a Facebook fan page for Mostly Skateboarding. I am working on importing all the Blogger, Twitter, and Tumblr posts so you can get all the goods in one place. Bare with me as I figure this all out.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Steven Seagal helped Anderson Silva with KO front kick
Action film star Steven Seagal accompanied UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to the Octagon at UFC 126 on Saturday night before Silva knocked Vitor Belfort out with a highlight-reel front kick. Seagal was not just there for star power. According to Silva, he learned the kick from Seagal.
"Steven Seagal helped me perfect that kick. That was a kick we were working on before I stepped in," Silva said through a translator at the post-fight press conference. "This was a kick that I trained a lot."
Seagal is known for the movies "Above the Law" and "Out for Justice," but he's also an accomplished martial artist, holding a black belt in aikido, a Japanese martial art, that he earned in Japan. His prowess has helped Silva become Yahoo! Sports' second-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in MMA.
He trains at the elite Black House gym with Silva, UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo and several other high-level fighters, and is seen in this Brazilian video teaching Silva and other Blackhouse fighters.
This wasn't his first time at a fight with Silva, as he accompanied him to the cage before Silva's comeback victory at UFC 117. Now, Seagal can add two-time winning corner man to his resume.
Nice guys finish fights: Marquardt, sick kids, Lawlor and troops
Fighters may spend their days punching people in the face and trying to rip limbs off of their opponents, but that doesn't mean they're not nice people. Plenty of fighters give their time to charity without hope of publicity or adulation. Here, we aim to give them both publicity and adulation.
First up: hanging out with sick kids:
Nate Marquardt and his team from Grudge Training Center took a break from training for Yoshihiro Akiyama to visit the Children's Hospital in Colorado.
Next up, Tom Lawlor and the troops:
Tom Lawlor led a delegation that included Seth Petruzelli and Nate Quarry to visit and train with troops stationed around the Pacific.
Do you know about fighters doing good? Let us know. Email us, or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Videoportrait about me by Kevin Pritchard
Kevin Pritchard is one of the guys on tour, who gives me a lot of inspiration and support as well. He tought me how to circle jibes towards the marks and helped me out with several trainingsessions. While the last years event at Jinha beach, South Korea, he filmed me while sailing and took an [...]
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Dana White Discusses UFC 126, Strikeforce GP and Japanese MMA - Dana White
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Video: Masao Furusawa Interviews Valentino Rossi About Yamaha
At the end of 2010, Yamaha lost two of the driving forces behind their MotoGP program. Valentino Rossi left to try his luck at Ducati, and Masao Furusawa, head of Yamaha's engineering operations, reached the age of 60, when senior figures in Japanese firms are expected to retire. Valentino Rossi has repeatedly said that these two departures were linked: the loss of Furusawa - the engineering genius behind Yamaha's M1 MotoGP bike, and the man who turned it into arguably the best machine on the MotoGP grid - left a hole at Yamaha, and one that Rossi could not see being filled easily.
Before the two men departed, Yamaha organized a remarkable interview. In it, Rossi and Furusawa quiz each other on their time together at Yamaha, about why Rossi came to Yamaha, about how the pair developed the M1, about the successes and the failures, of which there were far, far more of the former than of the latter. It is a fascinating document, having the two key figures behind Yamaha interview each other, and well worth hearing.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Sylt 2010
It�s my 5th time up here in Sylt. 2005, 2007 till 2010. This time we see a very calm Sylt. So far the wind never picked up above 20 knots and no big onshore waves crashed on the shore of Westerland. 6 days of the event are over and 4 days more are to go. [...]
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UFC 129 Toronto Press Conference Video
Filed under: UFC
Two UFC champions will meet the media in Toronto Tuesday to promote their upcoming fight at the Rogers Centre, and we'll carry their press conference live right here at MMAFighting.com.UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will both be in attendance, as will UFC President Dana White. April's UFC 129 will be the promotion's first event in Toronto, and it's expected to draw upwards of 40,000 people and break the UFC attendance record.
Tuesday's press conference begins at 1 PM ET and will stream live below.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/08/ufc-129-toronto-press-conference-video/
Surf Artist - Dominique Amendola
Introducing French artist (now living in India, which is a new location for COTW's artist base); Dominique Amendola. Dominique paints a vast array of subject matter, but her 'surf art' is particularly interesting and something 'new'… She takes famous paintings from great artists (e.g. Van Gogh) and gives them a surfing twist! She calls this the "Amadeus series" and she tells us there are more on the way, so watch this space…
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Artist's rendition of The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
A Different Kind of Destination: Ice Diving
When I was asked to write an article about a dive destination it put me in a bit of a quandary. I will admit that even though I?ve been to Bonaire, Jamaica, Monterey California, the Florida Keys, and dived on wrecks in Lake Erie and in the St. Lawrence River, I have not traveled as [...]
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My Reaction To Winning The Blog Contest (Blog #1)
On January 4th I woke up to a gloomy, snowy Colorado morning. Another gray day and my spirits seemed to match the color of the mountain. Sitting at my computer checking my e-mails and OMG…… it read “Blog Your Way Around The World Winner”. I went flying through the house screaming with excitement. After I [...]
Source: http://whitewaterraftingblog.oars.com/post/my-reaction-to-winning-the-blog-contest-blog-1
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Jon Jones Submits Ryan Bader at UFC 126, Earns Title Shot
by Michael David Smith
Jon Jones has proven that he's the best young light heavyweight in mixed martial arts. Now he'll get a chance to prove that he's the best light heavyweight of any age.
In a battle of the UFC's two best light heavyweight prospects, Jones dominated Ryan Bader at UFC 126, thoroughly controlling him in the first round and then forcing him to tap out with a guillotine choke in the second. Then, after the fight, UFC announcer Joe Rogan revealed that Jones will get the next shot at light heavyweight champion Shogun Rua, replacing the injured Rashad Evans.
"It's my time, I'm hungry and I'm going for it," Jones said after the fight.
Jon Jones has proven that he's the best young light heavyweight in mixed martial arts. Now he'll get a chance to prove that he's the best light heavyweight of any age.In a battle of the UFC's two best light heavyweight prospects, Jones dominated Ryan Bader at UFC 126, thoroughly controlling him in the first round and then forcing him to tap out with a guillotine choke in the second. Then, after the fight, UFC announcer Joe Rogan revealed that Jones will get the next shot at light heavyweight champion Shogun Rua, replacing the injured Rashad Evans.
"It's my time, I'm hungry and I'm going for it," Jones said after the fight.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/05/jon-jones-submits-ryan-bader-at-ufc-126-earns-title-shot/
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Jim Miller and Charlie Brenneman Sign Four-Fight Extensions with UFC
Lightweight contender Jim Miller and welterweight Charlie Brenneman have signed new four-fight contracts to remain with the UFC.
Miller submitted Charles Oliveira in December for his sixth-straight win, while Brenneman topped Amilcar Alves in January.
Miller submitted Charles Oliveira in December for his sixth-straight win, while Brenneman topped Amilcar Alves in January.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/17496/jim-miller-and-charlie-brenneman-sign-four-fight-extensions-with-ufc/
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Snowvereem: The most disturbing video of Pat Barry you'll ever see
UFC heavyweight Pat Barry is a New Orleans native who lives in Milwaukee to train with Duke Roufus, so forgive him for not knowing how to handle the epic snowstorm that is hitting the Midwest. True Midwesterners know that it's generally a good idea to wear clothes while playing in the snow.
Hopefully, Barry learned a lesson about proper snow wear, or he will soon be streaking the streets of Milwaukee. Considering that he's tweeted pictures from the men's room, would anyone be surprised?
For the Cagewriter readers who are contending with this storm, please, be careful.
Thanks to Bloody Elbow for the heads up.
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Stunning photos by Ray Collins
Surfline do a great feature called "Portfolio Series", which is an audio/visual exhibit of surf photographers work, whereby you navigate through photos with an audio commentary from the photographer. We just came across a feature on COTW featured Aussie photographer Ray Collins, his work is awesome, great to hear his insight into his work, check [...]
Source: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/blog/stunning-photos-by-ray-collins/
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Nick Diaz Submits Evangelista Cyborg Santos in a Strikeforce Brawl
by Michael David Smith
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz got a tougher challenge than expected from Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos Saturday night in San Jose, but after brawling for nearly 10 minutes, Diaz submitted Cyborg with a textbook arm bar with just seconds remaining in the second round.
Diaz improved his record to 24-7, and he's now on a nine-fight winning streak. Diaz isn't the best welterweight in the world (that honor belongs to Georges St. Pierre), but he's unquestionably the best welterweight outside the UFC.
"I respect the way he fights," Diaz said of Cyborg. "He don't play around. He came out here and fought me."
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz got a tougher challenge than expected from Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos Saturday night in San Jose, but after brawling for nearly 10 minutes, Diaz submitted Cyborg with a textbook arm bar with just seconds remaining in the second round.Diaz improved his record to 24-7, and he's now on a nine-fight winning streak. Diaz isn't the best welterweight in the world (that honor belongs to Georges St. Pierre), but he's unquestionably the best welterweight outside the UFC.
"I respect the way he fights," Diaz said of Cyborg. "He don't play around. He came out here and fought me."
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Grosso Triva Answers and Winner
Brad Jackson of Austin, Texas comes correct and wins a free pick from the Grosso Legends Pack. Jeff Grosso turned pro in 1986 for Schmitt Stix. His nickname is Mothra and he made his first 540 at age 31 at The Block vert ramp.
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/austin-mayer/2011/02/04/grosso-triva-answers-and-winner/
Abe Wagner KOs Tim Sylvia in 32 Seconds at Titan FC
by Michael David Smith
Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is done as a relevant mixed martial artist.
In a result reminiscent of his embarrassing knockout loss to the boxer Ray Mercer, Sylvia showed up overweight and out of shape on Friday night for his bout with Abe Wagner on the Titan FC 16 card in Kansas City, and the result was Wagner battering him around the cage for 32 seconds before Sylvia fell face-first to the canvas, and the referee waved off the fight, awarding Wagner a quick TKO.
It was an indecisive stoppage by ref Jason Herzog, but not a bad stoppage: Sylvia didn't seem to know where he was when he crumpled to the canvas, and he wasn't intelligently defending himself.
Sylvia, who weighed in at 311 pounds on Friday, falls to 28-7. He was once among the sport's truly elite fighters, but that was a long time ago. Sylvia no longer takes his conditioning seriously, and although he did enter Friday night on a four-fight winning streak, he's just never been the same fighter since losing three straight fights to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Fedor Emelianenko and Mercer in 2008 and 2009.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is done as a relevant mixed martial artist.
In a result reminiscent of his embarrassing knockout loss to the boxer Ray Mercer, Sylvia showed up overweight and out of shape on Friday night for his bout with Abe Wagner on the Titan FC 16 card in Kansas City, and the result was Wagner battering him around the cage for 32 seconds before Sylvia fell face-first to the canvas, and the referee waved off the fight, awarding Wagner a quick TKO.
It was an indecisive stoppage by ref Jason Herzog, but not a bad stoppage: Sylvia didn't seem to know where he was when he crumpled to the canvas, and he wasn't intelligently defending himself.
Sylvia, who weighed in at 311 pounds on Friday, falls to 28-7. He was once among the sport's truly elite fighters, but that was a long time ago. Sylvia no longer takes his conditioning seriously, and although he did enter Friday night on a four-fight winning streak, he's just never been the same fighter since losing three straight fights to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Fedor Emelianenko and Mercer in 2008 and 2009.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/01/29/abe-wagner-kos-tim-sylvia-at-titan-fc/
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Fight for the Troops 2 weigh-in: Mitrione and Hague get to know each other
All the UFC fighters on the Fight for the Troops 2 card are ready to go, but it looked like Matt Mitrione and Tim Hague were ready to thrown down on the stage during the weigh-in Ft. Hood in Killeen, Tx. (video).
After weighing in at a combined 516 pounds, the big boys got nose-to-nose (18:15 mark).
Mitrone, who generally fights around 253, was at a UFC career-high 260 while Hague was slimmer than normal at 256.5.
It was also worth keeping an eye on the condition of the fighters in the other heavyweight bout.
Joey Beltran, a blown up light heavyweight, looked doughy as usual. He's survived fighting at 230 with a little extra meat around his midsection, but his opponent Pat Barry has shown that if he blows up too much it can hurt his cause.
Barry weighed a UFC career-high 248 before his loss at UFC 115 to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. He was between 233-237 during his first three UFC fights. Today, he weighed in at a more manageable 240.
The main event fighters, Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard both arrived on weight as did the remaining 18 fighters.
Mike Guymon and DaMarques Johnson produced one of the goofiest weigh-in staredowns in the history of fighting, as both fighters smiled for the camera (9:10 mark).
Yves Edwards was also in a relaxed mood. He made weight while eating potato chips on the scale and was even nice enough to offer Cody McKenzie a few chips (10:45 mark).
Let's not leave out the Octagon girls. Those camouflage numbers were pretty nice.
MAIN CARD
Evan Dunham (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Tim Hague (256.5) vs. Matt Mitrione (260)
Mark Hominick (145.5) vs. George Roop (145)
Pat Barry (240) vs. Joey Beltran (230)
Cole Miller (155.5) vs. Matt Wiman (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Yves Edwards (155) vs. Cody McKenzie (155)
Mike Guymon (170.5) vs. DaMarques Johnson (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Mike Brown (146) vs. Rani Yahya (145)
Willamy Freire (155) vs. Waylon Lowe (156)
Amilcar Alves (171) vs. Charlie Brenneman (171)
Chris Cariaso (135) vs. Will Campuzano (135)
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Barry responds to Browne's nasty Fight for the Troops Twitter rant
Somewhere along the line, Pat Barry rubbed Travis Browne the wrong way. Browne had some pent up anger he wanted to vent and chose an odd time to do so. After Barry made an impassioned speech following his victory at Fort Hood over Joey Beltran, Browne unloaded on the former kickboxer suggesting his speech was a bit phony.
Browne was attacked by several followers and tried to clarify his comments, but it's clear he'd like a fight down the road with the loquacious Barry.
Shortly after the fight, Barry had no idea why he was under attack.
"He wants to know why am I now talking about my Dad's dog tags versus any other fight? It's because my Dad was in the Army and I'm on an Army base. Kind of makes sense. Seems like an opportune time to actually bring it up," Barry told Hector Castro from MMADieHards.
Barry was totally confused.
"I don't why he's mad at me. I didn't do anything wrong to him. I don't even think we've ever met. Travis Browne says a lot of ugly things," said Barry.
He also told Browne to worry about his next fight against Stefan Struve. Browne and Struve square off at UFC 130 in May. Barry closed the interview by saying he would fight Browne if offered the chance.
A rock climbing training blog - why?
If you are hoping to improve your ability or learn more about training techniques and tools, then this blog will give you some of the answers - because that’s what I’m going to do too!
I’ve been climbing for about three years and have developed enough basic ability to get me up 6a routes. I’ve set [...]
I’ve been climbing for about three years and have developed enough basic ability to get me up 6a routes. I’ve set [...]
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Will UFC 129 break attendance records?
The UFC announced that tickets will go on sale on Feb. 12 for their first Toronto event, UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre. Tickets will range from $50-800, and approximately 42,000 tickets will be available for sale. That's nearly double the attendance that the UFC has ever gotten for an event.
The deck is stacked for a big event. Canada's favorite son, Georges St. Pierre will fight Jake Shields on the main event. Jose Aldo will put his belt on the line against Mark Hominick, and Randy Couture, always a draw, will fight Lyoto Machida. Plus, it's the first time the UFC willl be in Toronto.
Canada is traditionally a boon for the UFC. Most recently, UFC 124 in Montreal broke the North American attendance record. With GSP as the main event fighter, they pulled in 23,152 attendees.
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Fight for the Troops 2 weigh-in: Mitrione and Hague get to know each other
All the UFC fighters on the Fight for the Troops 2 card are ready to go, but it looked like Matt Mitrione and Tim Hague were ready to thrown down on the stage during the weigh-in Ft. Hood in Killeen, Tx. (video).
After weighing in at a combined 516 pounds, the big boys got nose-to-nose (18:15 mark).
Mitrone, who generally fights around 253, was at a UFC career-high 260 while Hague was slimmer than normal at 256.5.
It was also worth keeping an eye on the condition of the fighters in the other heavyweight bout.
Joey Beltran, a blown up light heavyweight, looked doughy as usual. He's survived fighting at 230 with a little extra meat around his midsection, but his opponent Pat Barry has shown that if he blows up too much it can hurt his cause.
Barry weighed a UFC career-high 248 before his loss at UFC 115 to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. He was between 233-237 during his first three UFC fights. Today, he weighed in at a more manageable 240.
The main event fighters, Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard both arrived on weight as did the remaining 18 fighters.
Mike Guymon and DaMarques Johnson produced one of the goofiest weigh-in staredowns in the history of fighting, as both fighters smiled for the camera (9:10 mark).
Yves Edwards was also in a relaxed mood. He made weight while eating potato chips on the scale and was even nice enough to offer Cody McKenzie a few chips (10:45 mark).
Let's not leave out the Octagon girls. Those camouflage numbers were pretty nice.
MAIN CARD
Evan Dunham (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Tim Hague (256.5) vs. Matt Mitrione (260)
Mark Hominick (145.5) vs. George Roop (145)
Pat Barry (240) vs. Joey Beltran (230)
Cole Miller (155.5) vs. Matt Wiman (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Yves Edwards (155) vs. Cody McKenzie (155)
Mike Guymon (170.5) vs. DaMarques Johnson (170)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Mike Brown (146) vs. Rani Yahya (145)
Willamy Freire (155) vs. Waylon Lowe (156)
Amilcar Alves (171) vs. Charlie Brenneman (171)
Chris Cariaso (135) vs. Will Campuzano (135)
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Borderline insane Nick Diaz isn't the only reason to watch Strikeforce tomorrow night
The main event at tomorrow night's Strikeforce is guaranteed to deliver a dramatic finish. Nick Diaz brings a classic volume boxing style to the cage against Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos. Santos is your typical brawler, who swings from the hip. Someone is losing via KO or TKO. But as Cage Potato notes, the Diaz fight isn't the only thing that makes Strikeforce's latest offering intriguing. CP lists the other reasons to tune in:
Herschel Walker, Genetic Freak
[...] Did I mention he’s 48? Now, in MMA that may not seem special as we have our own version of a 48-year old wonder in Randy Couture, but Couture looks every year of 48. Walker, on the other hand, could pass for a man in his early 30s and has the physique that men in their athletic primes dream to attain. Herschel Walker, at 48, might be the greatest physical specimen to step foot in an MMA ring or cage…ever.
Roger Gracie, Ground Wizard
The Gracie name is synonymous with the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Their legacy extends back to the inaugural UFC some 17 years ago. [...] Fans of BJJ should take notice of his skills, especially when it gets to the ground…and if Gracie wants it to, it will. Gracie is only 28 years of age and still has a future in MMA and potential matchups at 205 with Dan Henderson, “King Mo” Lawal, and the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Rafael Cavalcante.
Momentum
Strikeforce has been able to pick up some much needed momentum after a subpar 2010. It began with the December 4th show that went up head-to-head with the UFC. Though the UFC show won the ratings war, Strikeforce had overwhelming shown itself as the better show that night. Then an announcement of a Heavyweight Tournament with 8 of the top 25 heavyweights in the world was made. [...] There’s a lot of momentum behind the Strikeforce brand, the question is, can they keep it up?
There's one more we'd like to add, regardless of a win or loss, Nick Diaz's postfight press conference comments are a must listen. He's been unbelievable in the lead up to the fight.
Diaz is tired of hearing about a possible against middleweight Jason Miller.
"I’d be happy to move up, I’d like to get paid for it you know? I don’t like how people try to say that I didn’t accept the fight with (Mayhem) Miller because I was too small. I never said anything about that," Diaz said. "I said if I’m going to go off track and screw with my whole season, it’s going to screw with my whole year, it’s going to screw with my capabilities of fighting at 170lbs. If I’m going to do that I’d like to get paid in full. I would like to have a reason for doing that. Not just do it at everybody else’s convenience.”
Diaz isn't making a ton of money for these fights and he's had enough.
“I’d like to get paid something extra. Double, triple, something crazy for me to do something extra that would screw up my weight to fight at that weight," Diaz said. "[...] “(Manny) Pacquaio’s making 40 [expletive] million dollars, GSP’s making a couple million dollars. I’m over here [expletive] driving a Honda and my [expletive] breaking down? [expletive] all you mother[expletive]."
Diaz is also tired of hearing about Georges St. Pierre's dominance.
"That’s what I’m saying. They’ve made easy fights for those guys. These guys have got like six or seven fights. Like all easy fights. I’ve never got to fight a guy like (Paul Daley) they brought into fight Josh Koscheck," Diaz said during the Strikeforce teleconference. "So when you bring up fighters like that and tell me they are the best fighters in the world it’s a [expletive] joke. Those guys are all ranked now but I was here first. So let’s fight then. Let’s make it happen, you know?"
According to Diaz, the UFC is propping up phony contenders for GSP.
“People think this guy is better than me and it’s [expletive]. He went five rounds with Josh Koscheck," Diaz said. "I just told you about Josh Koscheck, right? Why shouldn’t I get to fight him? Why are you saying he’s unavailable? Because we fight for different companies?”
We know Diaz is nutty, but this is where he has completely off his rocker. The fighter should be well aware of the fact that the UFC will never co-promote a fight with another organization. He was with the UFC in the past and is fully familiar with the ways of the powerful promotion. If his goal is to push for change, fine, but stop acting like this is boxing with promoters like Gary Shaw, Lou DiBella, Golden Boy, Top Rank and Don King working together on fights.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Watch Jens Pulver win his first fight since 2007
Jens Pulver once was the UFC lightweight champion, but his last win was in 2007 against Cub Swanson in the WEC. Since then, he has lost six times, including two losses to Urijah Faber. He righted the ship on Saturday night at XFO 38 outside Chicago, winning by rear naked choke over Mike Lindquist. The fight starts at about two minutes in.
Lindquist was on a losing streak of his own, with the Pulver fight his fifth loss in a row.
Thanks to Chicago's MMA for the video.
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Barry emotionally wins unanimous decision at Fight for the Troops 2
Pat Barry leg kicked his way to a unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 over Joey Beltran at Fight for the Troops 2 in Texas on Saturday night.
Beltran controlled Barry throughout the round using the clinch, and even landed a few shots to the groin before the two were separated and Barry was given time to recover. Beltran stayed close enough to keep Barry from throwing many damaging kicks, which clearly frustrated Barry.
In the second round, Beltran started with a series of punches and completed a takedown, but also absorbed several punishing leg kicks from Barry. By the end of the round, Beltran was limping, but still ended the round with a flurry of strikes and knees.
Beltran continued to use the clinch in the third round, battering Barry's face for the beginning of the round, but Barry didn't let Beltran stick around too long. He continued to use leg kicks, and at one point, pushed off Beltran's face to throw a kick. He inadvertently poked Beltran in the eye, stopping the fight for the doctor to come in.
When the bout was re-started, Barry found a second wind, landing kick after kick on Beltran's already wary leg. Beltran tried for a takedown to avoid the kicks, but Barry used his position on the ground to hammerfist Beltran's tenderized leg. Barry returned to his feet and landed several more kicks as the final horn sounded. Beltran collapsed to the ground, his leg clearly in pain.
Barry was emotional after the fight, speaking of his father, a solider who died 25 years ago. Several of Barry's family members served in the military, giving his bout at Ft. Hood extra meaning. He said that he was surprised that Beltran contnued to come forward.
"That dude is a zombie. I hit him in the face 300 times, and he kept coming forward," Barry said of Beltran.
This win was Barry's first time back in the Octagon since breaking his hand and foot in a loss to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. Beltran has now suffered his second loss in a row, after dropping a unanimous decision to Matt Mitrione at UFC 119.
Dana White on MMA in NY, Sonnen & Barnett, and frogurt - Dana White
The Fight Nerd met UFC President Dana White at their UFC in NY press conference last week, and had a chance to grab a one on one with the man. After a short technical difficulty, White tells us about their plans to get MMA in NY, and also talks about his reaction to Chael Sonnen's current problems, as well as if he thinks Josh Barnett will be licensed to fight in the US due to his trio positive drug tests, which Scott Coker told us he thinks there will be no problems getting things resolved.After fumbling through some questions, I finally pop the big question -- what flavor of frozen yogurt does Dana White like? Why did I ask that, you may ask. Because it was the perfect set-up to my ballsiest move ever -- asking Dana White for a press pass to UFC 128 in Jersey. What does Dana have to say to that? Better check out the video to find out!speed skiing scootering street luge BASE jumping bungee jumping
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
HUF, GORF LIFE and Skatetalk Live!
HUF Footwear just put up a new commercial featuring Matt Gottwig. Wiskate put up a new GORF LIFE clip of Danny Stemper. Skatetalk Live! is no longer searching craigslist for places to shoot every tuesday and will now be featured on The Berrics site. Check out the first show tonight at 8p.m. with special guests Eric Koston and Steve Berra.
Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/tom-carter/2011/02/01/huf-gorf-life-and-skatetalk-live/
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