Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Belfort, Anderson and more: the state of MMA in Brazil today

It's been nearly 13 years since the UFC last visited Brazil, the cradle of the sport. At UFC: Brazil, held October 10, 1998 in Sao Paulo, Vitor Belfort TKOed Wanderlei Silva, in Belfort's first fight at 205 lbs. and Silva's UFC debut. Frank Shamrock submitted John Lober in the main event to defend the UFC middleweight belt, and Pedro Rizzo and Pat Miletich both walked away with wins.

Since then, the UFC has changed just a bit. The UFC was purchased by the Fertitta brothers and Dana White, a reality show widened its reach, and the sponsors upgraded from Mickey's Malt Liquor to Budweiser. Through it all, Brazil's crucial role as the birthplace of great fighters has not changed. From Royce Gracie to Anderson Silva, many of the UFC's best call Brazil home.

This Saturday at UFC 134, the UFC finally returns. What should American MMA fans know about the sport in Brazil these days? Fernando Zanchetta, the MMA blogger for Yahoo! Sports Brazil, answered Cagewriter's questions.

Cagewriter: What is the biggest sport in Brazil?
Fernando Zanchetta: Soccer continues as the biggest sport in the country, and this will not change anytime soon. The sport is an integral part of Brazilian culture with a huge advantage over all others. Second, currently, I'd say it's volleyball, especially after the results in the Olympic Games. The country has many sports other sports it goes crazy about, too, as happened with tennis and F1, but depends only on a few stars.

MMA in Brazil still suffers a lot of prejudice. But I can say that the amount of good fighters has increased gradually, and that it has potential to follow closely the other two (soccer and volleyball).

CW: Who is Brazil's most popular fighter?
FZ: Vitor Belfort (pictured) is still the most popular of the mainstream public. He's fighting since he was 19, married a supermodel (Joana Prado) and participated in a very successful reality show at the beginning of the decade.

Last year, Anderson Silva won many fans, signed important contracts with major brands and learned how to deal better with the press. The knockout against Belfort had a great impact to the world of combat sports in the country. This will increase absurdly after UFC 134, which will be the first broadcast on open television channel in Brazil.

CW: Is MMA big in certain cities, or all over the country?

FZ: The headquarters is still Rio de Janeiro. That's where most folks want to go to evolve technically. Curitiba no longer has the same force like it did at the beginning of the decade, but follows behind Rio. Sao Paulo is the largest city, but still has only a few fighters with international fame (like Demian Maia and Luiz Cane).

The north of Brazil also brings good surprises and becomes well known as a center of hard fighting at Bel�m do Par� and Natal,�land of brothers Patrick and Patricky Freire.

CW: Are fighters still learning from luta livre or just jiu-jitsu?
FZ: Luta livre haven't developed as much as jiu-jitsu, which was the major export product of its kind in the 1990s. Today is just a sport restricted to Rio and some gyms outside Brazil. Jiu-jitsu evolution continues around the world.

CW: Are there any young stars that MMA fans should watch for?
FZ: Erick Silva, Freire brothers, Marcelo Magr�o, John Lineker, and Francisco Massaranduba are among the best to watch.

CW: What else should American MMA fans know about MMA in Brazil?

FZ: Brazil is the birthplace of the sport and it will never change. But there are still remnants of the time when the Vale Tudo was marginalized by the media and society. Now people seem to understand that MMA is a professional sport. There are more specialized media and people are more interested in fights, fighters and all stuff related to it. The new generation of fighters are beginning to take their first -- and good -- steps too.

Obrigado to Fernando for his time. Read Casca Grossa, the Brazilian Yahoo! Sports MMA blog.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Belfort-Anderson-and-more-the-state-of-MMA-in-?urn=mma-wp6116

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A vicious head kick does the job as Curran takes featherweight tourney at Bellator 48

Pat Curran stood with one of the most feared knockout artists in the world at 145 pounds and beat Marlon Sandro in the race to land the first fight changing shot. Once he did, Sandro couldn't recover, and Curran took home another $100,000 check and another Bellator tournament title. Curran stopped Sandro with a brilliantly timed head kick to post the victory at the 4:00 mark of the second round at Bellator 48 in Uncasville, Ct.

The 23-year-old Curran has won 7-of-8. His resume of includes wins over Ronnie Mann, Roger Huerta, Toby Imada and Sandro. His only recent loss came via decision at lightweight against Eddie Alvarez, the No. 5 ranked 155-pounder in the world. Along with the big payday, Curran earns himself a future shot at the Bellator featherweight champ Joe Warren.

When it started back in June, Sandro (19-3) was a sizable favorite to win the tournament. The Brazilian entered last night's fight ranked No. 5 at featherweight while Curran (16-4) was way down at No. 19.

It was far from an easy night for Curran. Sandro, 34, was outpacing him and landing the more effective shots on the feet. The first round was close, but Cagewriter gave a slight edge to Sandro. In the second, Curran's output dipped and a Sandro overhand right with 3;30 left ripped open a nasty gash over the American's eye. Curran simply wasn't throwing enough shots to score. When he got a little more active, it quickly changed the direction of the fight.

Curran flicked out a double jab, Sandro ducked to his left to avoid the punches and that's when the American unleashed the head kick. It was perfect. Sandro's momentum took him right into Curran's right shin. Sandro went down in a heap and his arms fell to the side. Curran jumped on top and unloaded three more punches on the defenseless Brazilian. Referee Keith Peterson launched himself through the air to push Curran away and save Sandro.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/A-vicious-head-kick-does-the-job-as-Curran-takes?urn=mma-wp6106

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Rossi, Ducati, the MP12 and the iPad

Manufacturers in MotoGP are there for one reason only: brand awareness. Being able to show the skills of your organisation and have these associated with winning and success are huge benefits to brands. No team is more conscious of this than Ducati. Racing is just one part of the Ducati brand marketing plan, a plan [...]

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Scuba Diving in Lloret de Mar

Scuba Diving in Lloret de Mar Often times when people think of Spain bull fighting, tasty paella, tinto de verano and lots of sun and beaches comes to mind but the Iberian Peninsula also offers a plethora of diving locations that are worth checking out. Take Lloret de mar for instance. This Mediterranean coastal town [...]

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Quick Hits: Rampage Accuses Jones of Spying, Overeem Nears UFC Deal, Jake Shields Father Passes Away, and More

MMAFrenzy.com's latest Quick Hits includes Quinton "Rampage" Jackson accusing UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones of spying ahead of their UFC 135 fight, Shane Carwin claiming Alistair Overeem is close to a deal with the UFC, and Jake Shields dealing with the passing of his father ahead of the UFC Fight NIght 25 main event on Sept. 17.

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Pre-Trip Anticipation

My daughter Jenn has a birthday this month and she always wanted to kayak/raft in the Salmon River area…..especially the Middle Fork Salmon. So it seemed natural to take her on this trip. Little did I know that this birthday present for her would be scaring me half to death. Making plans for the O.A.R.S. [...]

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2011 Indianapolis Moto2 Warm Up Result: Marquez Edges Espargaro And Rabat

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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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Inside MMA video: A touching tribute to Shawn Tompkins

HDNet's "Inside MMA" aired a great piece to honor Shawn Tompkins. The 37-year-old passed away last week in Canada. The emotional video features many of his former fighters and co-workers from Xtreme Couture and TapouT Training Center.

HDNet also spoke with members of Team Tompkins - Mark Hominick, Sam Stout and Chris Horodecki. Stout's sister Emilie, Shawn's wife, also appears in the video.

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Nedkov shows off scary power in UFC 134 slugfest against Cane

In his UFC debut, Stanislav Nedkov delivered some clear messages tonight. He's one tough dude and future opponents better look out for that right hand.

The Bulgarian UFC newcomer was getting drilled on the feet by Luiz Cane until he landed a great left hook and followed it up with an thunderous overhand right that changed everything. Cane was finished on his feet as he retreated. Twenty unanswered shots later, the Brazilian was upset on his home turf by Nedkov at the 4:13 mark of the first round at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro.

Nedkov looked tiny compared to the 6-foot-2 Cane and was giving up six inches of reach. The problem was, Cane kept his left hand too low. It was a matter of time before the Nedkov overhand right landed on the button.

Nedkov showed some gumption too. In the middle of the first round, it appeared that he suffered a nose injury. For about a minute before the stoppage, Nedkov's output slowed down as he kept grabbing at the nose. Then came the big punches.

Cane was so out of it, he turned his back and unleashed an odd kicking motion at the cage. When he bounced off the fence and turned around, Nedkov was there to unload with some massive lefts. A right hook dropped Cane and he was unable to defend himself as referee Mario Yamasaki stepped in to save him.

Cane (11-4, 4-4 UFC) is a skilled striker, but got sloppy in this one. "Bahna" has now lost three of his last four with the promotion. This was Nedkov's first fight in the UFC. He's a perfect 12-0 overall.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Nedkov-shows-off-scary-power-in-UFC-134-slugfest?urn=mma-wp6299

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Facepalms of the week: ?Mayhem? and Bellator prospect arrested

It's been a while since Cagewriter has awarded the facepalm of the week award, but it's time to give it out for two fighters who were arrested recently.

The first one goes to Jason "Mayhem" Miller, the fighter who also hosts "Bully Beatdown" and will be featured as a coach on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter." TMZ reports that he was arrested in North Carolina for false imprisonment and simple assault after he reportedly put his sister in a headlock and wouldn't let her leave a party.

The second, heartbreaking facepalm goes out to Rasul Mirzaev, a Russian fighter who was expected to make his American debut in Bellator this fall. He was reportedly arrested and charged in the death of a student in Moscow. Mirzaev allegedly was in a verbal altercation with the student and threw a single punch, which knocked the student out. He died four days later, and Mirzaev faces up to 15 years in jail.

In both cases, fighters used their physical skills outside of the cage against people who weren't equipped to defend themselves. A facepalm isn't strong enough to show disgust in these cases.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Facepalms-of-the-week-Mayhem-and-Bellator-pro?urn=mma-wp6088

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New Zealand Throw Away


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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

UFC 134 picks, Vegas style: Okami is a huge underdog

The UFC stocked its Rio de Janeiro card with lots of Brazilian fighters, but according to the sports books and bettors that doesn't mean there's a ton of tight match ups at the top of card.

Yushin Okami is in the main event against Anderson Silva. He's got a 2006 win via disqualification over Silva, but he's still a massive underdog against the UFC middleweight champ.

This is also a big swing fight amongst sports books in Las Vegas and off-shore. Make sure you shop the odds. Some books have Silva as high as minus-625 and others have him at minus-450.

Okami is certainly intriguing as an underdog. The question is whether the Japanese grappling specialist can get the fight to the ground. Larry Pepe (ProMMARadio.com) and Damon Martin (MMAWeekly.com) on RawVegas.tv don't have a ton of confidence in the challenger.

UFC 134 betting odds (Courtesy Palazzo Sports Book Las Vegas):

Yushin Okami (+375) vs. Anderson Silva (-550) - UFC middleweight title

Forrest Griffin (+180) vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (-220) - Light heavyweight

Antonio "Rodrigo" Nogueira (+190) vs. Brendan Schaub (-240) - Heavyweight

Ross Pearson (+220) vs. Edson Barboza (-300) - Lightweight

Stanislav Nedkov (+170) vs. Luiz Cane (-200) - Light heavyweight

Spencer Fisher (+170) vs. Thiago Tavares (-200) - Lightweight

Dan Miller (+200) vs. Rousimar Palhares (-250) - Middleweight

David Mitchell (+300) vs. Paulo Thiago (-400) - Welterweight

Luis Ramos (+220) vs. Erick Silva (-300) - Welterweight

Yves Jabouin (+150) vs. Ian Loveland (-180) -Bantamweight

Felipe Arantes (+300) vs. Yuri Alcantara (-400) - Featherweight

Johnny Eduardo (+140)� vs. Raphael Assuncao (-170) - Featherweight

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-134-picks-Vegas-style-Okami-is-a-huge-unde?urn=mma-wp6217

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Tensions easing, Overeem could be back soon

The UFC wanted to send a message and it appears it worked. That's a great thing for fight fans concerning the dismissal of Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem.

Overeem could be on his way back to Strikeforce or welcomed into the UFC.

"We're talking to Overeem. When everything fell apart, you guys heard me come out and say, 'We can't do business with these guys the way these guys want to do business,' meaning his management. Well they've changed their opinions on how they can do business with us, so now we can," Dana White told 790 the Ticket in Miami (1:54:00 mark).

Zuffa's issue was with Golden Glory. The management group was asking all fighter checks to be sent its way and then it would pay the fighters. Zuffa refused to do it and Overeem, his brother Valentijn, Marloes Coenen and Jon Olav Einemo were released from their Zuffa deals. Fight fans were also facing the possibility of seeing another GG fighter Sergei Kharitonov, win the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix only to be cut following the tourney.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Tensions-easing-Overeem-could-be-back-soon?urn=mma-wp6236

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Watercolors from Hawaii by Ron Croci

We're proud to announce an exclusive illustrated story by one of our favourite surf artists; Ron Croci… We were alarmed to hear that Ron nearly 'met his end', due to a serious (and sudden) illness on his recent vacation to Hawaii! But we're happy to say he came through it and has shared his story with us in a series of annotated watercolor paintings documenting his near death experience, the unusual effects of morphine and the beautiful Hawaiian islands he enjoyed and surfed up until falling ill…

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Rossi, Ducati, the MP12 and the iPad

Manufacturers in MotoGP are there for one reason only: brand awareness. Being able to show the skills of your organisation and have these associated with winning and success are huge benefits to brands. No team is more conscious of this than Ducati. Racing is just one part of the Ducati brand marketing plan, a plan [...]

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Sunday at Indianapolis with Scott Jones

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MMA Marketplace: A non-eye-searing MMA shirt

Ben Fowlkes from MMA Fighting assisted Cagewriter in our ongoing campaign to find MMA apparel that does not involve, gargoyles, angel wings, fire, feathers, illegible text or gold foil accents. He passed on this shirt from Commit Threads, a company that works with independent designers on limited edition shirts.

This image depicts an act that goes on thousands of times every day at dojos, gyms and training centers worldwide: A fighter wrapping his hands. It's so simple, but instantly identifiable with fighting. Buy the limited-edition shirt for just $20.

Do you have a suggestion for MMA Marketplace? Use email, Twitter or Facebook to send it in.

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You tell us: Guida or a title shot for Ben Henderson?

Ben Henderson's dominating win over Jim Miller gave the UFC a conundrum. With a win, Miller was expected to take on the winner of Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar's October title bout. Henderson threw a gigantic wrench in those plans.

Now, what to do with Henderson? Though he was non-committal immediately after his fight, Henderson has since said he is open to either a title shot or a bout with Clay Guida, who has been on an impressive run since losing to Kenny Florian late in 2009.

Clay Guida for the Battle of Crazy Hair and a title shot: Henderson's one recent loss is to Anthony Pettis, a fighter that Guida beat in June. Guida has four wins in a row, with three ending in submissions. With both Guida and Henderson coming off big wins, it would make the most sense to match them up, with the winner getting a shot at the UFC lightweight title.

Give 'Smooth' the title shot now: The beating he gave Miller (who was on a seven-fight win streak), the win over Mark Bocek (in Henderson's UFC debut), and the close (until the Showtime kick) loss to Anthony Pettis mean that Henderson is ready for a title shot. He has been in title fights before and has delivered. Give him a chance to show that readiness in the UFC.

Now, it's your turn to try some UFC matchmaking. What would you do with Henderson?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/You-tell-us-Guida-or-a-title-shot-for-Ben-Hende?urn=mma-wp6031

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MotoGP: Lap Record Falls During Qualifying for Indy GP

Lapping under perhaps the best conditions Indianapolis has to offer in late-August, MotoGP took to The Brickyard for the 2011 Red Bull Indianapolis GP. Though Indy’s newly paved track failed to impress riders with its first impression, as more rubber was put down on the racing line during the weekend’s sessions, the pavement increased its grip, making for some impressive lap times in the later practice sessions. With Casey Stoner breaking Indy’s outright best lap ...

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Ask and you shall receive: Nogueira gets UFC 134 KO bonus

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira pulled a big upset on Saturday night, knocking out Brendan Schaub in Rio de Janeiro, just miles from his home and gym. Understandably, he was elated after the fight.

That $100,000 that he's asking for is the super-sized knockout of the night bonus. Good news for Nogueira is that UFC president Dana White agreed and awarded the bonus to Nog. Edson Barboza and Ross Pearson's bout won Fight of the Night. Even though the fights were in Brazil and chock-full of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners, there were no submissions, so a submission of the night was not awarded.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

UFC 134 Bonuses: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Leads $100,000 Winners

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In what may have been the biggest international showcase for the UFC in its history, the promotion handed out some of its biggest bonuses, as well.

Fight night bonus awards in the amount of $100,000 each were given to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Edson Barboza and Ross Pearson after the historic UFC 134 card in Rio de Janeiro. It was the UFC's first trip to Brazil since 1998.

There was no submission in the 12 fights on the card at HSBC Arena in Rio, so UFC president Dana White said at Saturday's post-fight press conference he got to save a little money. Previous six-figure bonuses have been awarded at UFC 129 in Toronto, where fighters got $129,000 bonuses after fights in front of a UFC record of more than 55,000 fans. And at UFC 100, bonus winners also got $100,000 each.



Nogueira won Knockout of the Night for his first-round stoppage of surging heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub. Nogueira, fighting for the first time in front of his home country after more than 40 career fights, and just a mile from his gym and three miles from his home, returned after an 18-month layoff to record the upset. Schaub had won four straight fights.

Nogueira had to beat out several other candidates for the KO award, including debuting Brazilian Erick Silva, who stopped fellow countryman Luis Ramos just 40 seconds into the first round. And on the main card, Stanislav Nedkov upset Luiz Cane with a first-round TKO and Shogun Rua beat Forrest Griffin with a first-round finish, as well.

In the main event, Nogueira's Blackhouse teammate Anderson Silva defended his middleweight title for the ninth straight time with a TKO of Yushin Okami. And that, too, could have vied for the knockout bonus.

Barboza and Pearson each won $100,000 for Fight of the Night for a close bout that saw Barboza, from Brazil, win a split decision. Pearson seemed to win much of the standup battle, though Barboza scored a knockdown early in the second round. Barboza improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the UFC. The Fight of the Night bonus was his second straight.

 

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Scott Jones At IMS: Race Day Photos From Indy


Colin Edwards showed he still has it at Indy


On a roll. And no "Rolling Stoner" puns please.

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Jon Olav Einemo Discusses Five-Year Hiatus From MMA - UFC 131

Jon Olav Einemo Discusses Five-Year Hiatus From MMA Video by UFC 131

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What I wish I knew

So I’ve been asked to write about what I wish I knew when I got my A-license – “transition from student to fun jumper” as it was so eloquently put. Honestly, that’s a big task because I still see myself as a student. I’m by no means proficient in any area of skydiving and dabbling [...]

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Snowboard Rental ? Walk before you run

Many people, when first starting out snowboarding, go out and purchase expensive snowboarding equipment only to discover that snowboarding is not for them afterall – it’s not always the case, but it does happen. Until you decide that snowboarding is the sport you wish to pursue, it may actually be best that you don’t buy [...]

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Back to Birdman

This season has been a slow one for me in terms of frequency of skydiving. Between an early season injury and the ensuing rehab, along with starting a new job, traveling and enjoying the summer in Chicago, I haven’t been in the air nearly as much as past seasons. Though, I can’t complain, I’ve got [...]

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Scott Jones At IMS: Saturday Photos From Indy


After his podium at Brno, Indy has not been kind to Marco Simoncelli


The tale of qualifying: An early crash wrecked any chance of a good grid slot for Valentino Rossi

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Toro Rosso: Race over in six laps after crashes | 2011 Belgian GP team review

Both Toro Rosso drivers blamed rival for crashing into them at Spa.

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You Are Designed To Move

The Longer You Sit, the Shorter Your Life The American Cancer Society studied the health of 123,216 people health for 14 years. They found that women who sit more than six hours a day were about 40% more likely to die during the course of the study than those who sat fewer than three hours [...]

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Indy tipping contest scores

In another lean week top scorers, two names shot ahead from the pack to challenge the leaders – @tailzer and @harleymac1. Pulling off an impressive Brit-centric Minella to gain 6 points, @tailzer took second place in the overall standings. Well done sir! @harleymac1 also made impressive gains with his 6 point Minella. Honorable mention goes [...]

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UFC 134: Shogun Rua Knocks Out Forrest Griffin

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Shogun Rua knocks out Forrest Griffin at UFC Rio.In his first fight since losing the UFC light heavyweight title, Shogun Rua showed that he's still a force inside the Octagon, knocking out Forrest Griffin in the first round at UFC 134.

A hard right hand had Griffin stumbling toward the ground, and Rua went on the attack, knocking Griffin down and jumping on top of him. From there Rua rained down punches from the top, and the dazed Griffin could do nothing but flail in his attempts to block Rua's punches. As Rua began to land hammer fists Griffin couldn't do anything, and the referee eventually stepped in to stop it after it was clear Griffin was out of it.



Although Rua was brutalized by Jon Jones at UFC 128 in March, no one should take that result as evidence that Rua is done: He improved his professional record to 20-5 and showed against Griffin that he has plenty of fight left in him.

Griffin, who fell to 18-7, will always be one of the UFC's most popular fighters, and he'll have a lot more big fights ahead of him. But this bout showed that while Rua is among the truly elite fighters in the light heavyweight division, Griffin is not.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/08/27/ufc-134-shogun-rua-knocks-out-forrest-griffin/

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Erick Silva with KO and other UFC 134 results

Paulo Thiago, Rafael Assuncao and Erick Silva all won in front of their home crowd, winning their bouts at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night.

Thiago wins, pleases crowd

Paulo Thiago took a decision over David Mitchell, winning the bout 30-27 on all three judges' cards.

Thiago, a member of Brazil's special forces, got a raucous reception from the Rio crowd. Thiago controlled the first round with takedowns, including a throw that made the crowd erupt into chants. Though Mitchell was a bit better in the second round on his feet, Thiago again used his takedowns to control the bout. He threatened with a choke, but couldn't finish it.

Thiago seemed gassed by the third round, but was able to create some offense that made the crowd erupt in the final seconds. He threw a barrage of strikes, then was able to take Mitchell's back as the clock ran out.

This win stopped a two-fight losing skid for Thiago. This was Mitchell's second fight in the UFC and his second loss.

Silva with a quick knockout

After two decisions, Erick Silva jumpstarted UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro with a jab followed by a monster right hand in the first minute of the their bout. Silva jumped on top of Rams to finish, but it was unnecessary. Referee Herb Dean jumped in to stop the 0:40 into the first round.

It was both fighters' UFC debut, and was a match-up between two of Brazil's most well-known fight camps. Silva trains under the Nogueira brothers, while Ramos is a part of Nova Uniao, the camp that produced UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo.

Assuncao takes decision

WEC vet Rafael Assuncao got his first UFC victory, taking a decision over Johnny Eduardo. The judges saw it 30-27 on all three cards.

Assuncao owned Eduardo in the first two rounds with better grappling and clinch work. Eduardo found his range in the second round, landing more jabs and kicks. Assuncao stopped by ending the round with a takedown and a body triangle. He couldn't quite finish the rear naked choke, but his ability to take over the round was impressive.

Eduardo knew he was behind in the final round, and tried to finish things with a leg lock and some big haymakers, but it was too late.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Erick-Silva-with-KO-and-other-UFC-134-results?urn=mma-wp6283

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Rider Media Training Wins The Day

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Banner night for WEC studs: Cerrone is ready to go in six weeks in Denver

Well, that answers those questions. Anyone who still had doubts about how good some of lightweights were in World Extreme Cagefighting, can stop wondering. Yes, former WEC stars Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson are right there with some of the best 155ers in the world.

The lightweights with Zuffa's smaller promoter always had to deal with the questions about why they weren't with the big boys in the UFC. When Zuffa folded the WEC into the UFC back in December, the fighters got a chance to control their own destiny. So far it's been a good run for most of the WEC veterans in the UFC and it continued last night as Henderson crushed Jim Miller and Cerrone was lights out against super prospect Charles Oliveira.

Cerrone (18-3, 3-0 UFC) won so quickly, he said he's ready to go in his home state of Colorado when the UFC lands there on Sept. 24.

"I want the Denver card coming up very soon. Hopefully nobody get hurt, but then I hope somebody gets hurt," joked Cerrone. "I told [UFC matchmaker] Joe [Silva], I'm the guy to call. I'll fight anybody, anywhere. I have to back that up."

Back to his WEC days, Cerrone has always been very self-critical following fights, even the wins. For once, he said he attacked like he wanted to.

"This is finally the first one that I actually [expletive] and bit. In training, I go hard. I get in a fight and I just ... I don't know," said Cerrone, who's an impressive 5-1 in his last six fights. "I think I kind of changed my training a little bit. I kind of warmed up a little bit differently. I think we're finally getting it. We're figuring out the secret recipe on how to get 'Cowboy' going."

Currently, there's only one lightweight fight scheduled for UFC 124 in Denver and that's Nate Diaz against Takanori Gomi. A week earlier in New Orleans, Shamar Bailey faces Evan Dunham.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Banner-night-for-WEC-studs-Cerrone-is-ready-to-?urn=mma-wp5936

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A Sunny Sunday Afternoon

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FOX and UFC announce official partnership; Four UFC fight cards on FOX and 32 live fight nights on FX each year

This was the day Dana White dreamed about from the beginning. The UFC president's brainchild has finally reached a big deal with network television.

Joined by FOX Sports Media Group Chairman David Hill and FOX Sports President Eric Shanks, White along with UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta announced a seven-year agreement between the fight promotion and the television network during a Los Angeles press conference.

Beginning on Nov. 12, FOX will air four major UFC fight cards each year. The UFC's reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" will be moving from Spike to FX. The format will change from a taped show to airing live fights each Friday night.

During the two seasons each year, FX will air every "Ultimate Fighter" fight live. There will also be six UFC Fight Nights each year on FX.

"We will own Friday nights," said Shanks. "There will be 32 total fight nights each year on FX.

Hill credited super agent Ari Emmanuel (the real life Ari Gold from HBO's "Entourage") with pushing the for the UFC on FOX behind the scenes and Fertitta/White convinced him over the years.

"There's no yesterday in TV. TV is about the next big thing. We first started talking 10 years ago. Lorenzo said something then. He said what boxing was to my generation is what UFC will be and is to the next generation," said Hill. "TV can't make a sport. The people have to speak. What Dana, Frank and Lorenzo have done is taken a little niche sport, and in 10 years have made it into a mainstream sport. The key was recognizing what the people wanted. It's the ultimate democratic thing."

Before the press conference, Spike, the home of the first 13 TUFs and the final season this fall, made this statement:

"'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 14 in September will be our last. We are increasing our commitment to distinctive, original series that we own such as "Auction Hunters" and "Bar Rescue" which are delivering on our goal to reach a broader audience,"� said Spike's VP of Communications David Schwarz. "Our 6-year partnership with the UFC has been incredibly beneficial in building both our brands, and we wish them all the best in the future."

The UFC will also have programming on FUEL. When asked about discussion for a UFC channel Fertitta it might be a little too soon for the fight promotion to run a network.

Fertitta, along with his brother Frank, bought the struggling promotion back in 2001 for just two million dollars. The company struggled through 2005 and was nearly put on the block for sale. Multiple reports claim the new deal with FOX is worth $90 million a year.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/FOX-and-UFC-announce-official-partnership-Four-?urn=mma-wp6046

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