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It looks like back-to-back decision losses were enough to motivate Clay Guida to move down from lightweight, as the fan-favorite has announced he will be fighting at 145 pounds at some point in the foreseeable future. Guida is coming off a Split Decision stumble against Gray Maynard in June after falling short on the scorecards against current champion Benson Henderson in his previous outing.
“It will be nice to finally be one of the bigger guys in the cage. I don’t cut weight at 155, and making 145 will be no problem for me,” said Guida in a statement from his management team. “My fans will get to see ‘The Dude’ put some royal beatings on everyone in the division. I will not be satisfied until the featherweight belt is mine.”
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Guida was one of the UFC’s toughest draws at 155 pounds though he was never able to get over the hump and establish himself as a true title-contender. Among his numerous wins as a lightweight inside the Octagon are those against the likes of Takanori Gomi, Mac Danzig, and Nate Diaz.
No news was offered in terms of when Guida will make his featherweight debut other than to say it would not take place until 2013.
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When UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin went down with a knee injury earlier this week his management team was quick to let the public know he’d be back in time to train for a December duel against rival Roy Nelson. However, to hear Carwin tell the tale it seems the possibility of him having to pull out of the fight still exists.
Carwin recently detailed the knee injury in an interview with TapouT Radio where he admitted he still has a ways to go in terms of healing up but remains hopeful he’ll have a chance to take on Nelson on at the Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale.
“It happened during wrestling. A guy was in on a single and I went to throw my hips back and I heard ‘pop! pop! pop!’ So we stopped and he had to help me up,” explained Carwin, saying he’s already seen a doctor and gotten an MRI. “It’s down in size now. It was about the size of a watermelon, but now it’s the size of a cantaloupe. The good news is the doctor doesn’t think I need to have surgery, and we’re still going to push to stay in that fight on December 15th, and I think we’ll be good to go.”
Driving Carwin to fight Nelson come hell or high water is his intense dislike for “Big Country” based on the big-bellied brawler’s approach to life on both a personal and professional level.
“I don’t respect that guy. I don’t like him. I just think he’s disrespectful. He’ll talk all kinds of sh*t behind your back and stuff, but then when he’s at my face, all he wanted to do was talk about the UFC contracts to me. I’m like, ‘Who are you, man? Get out of my face.’ I’m just not up for that type of bullsh*t,” stated Carwin. “I hate people that when you turn around, they’re stabbing you in the back, and when you’re back at their face, they’re trying to be your best friend. That doesn’t work for me. There’s nobody else I want to fight more. I can’t wait to fight this guy. I’m excited that he’ll be the first guy I get to punch when I get back to action.”
The two can currently be seen on FX every Friday night serving as opposing coaches on TUF 16.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to hold a press conference on Thursday, September 27th to officially announce UFC 154 in Montreal. UFC 154 will feature the return of welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre following a 17 month layoff to recover from a knee injury. St-Pierre will take on interim champion Carlos Condit in the main event of the fight card.
St-Pierre, Condit and UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright will be present at the press conference which takes place from the Montreal Science Centre at 12:00pm ET. You can also watch the press conference live in the below video.
The press conference is free and open to the public.
Montreal Science Centre
Perspective Room
2 de la Commune Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Leading up to their much-hyped encounter at UFC 148 it seemed like Chael Sonnen couldn’t say enough bad things about middleweight champion Anderson Silva, though the stream of negativity was of course to be expected considering Sonnen’s behavior before the two talented 185ers fought in 2010. At one point or another during their rivalry Sonnen insulted Silva’s courage, pride, skill, intelligence, family, and homeland.
Now, after being finished a second straight time, Sonnen has been relatively quiet about Silva other than to offer praise. Needless to say, the behavior hasn’t been lost on “The Spider”.
“It was a satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment. Brazil was place where it really should be,” said Silva of beating Sonnen in an interview with TATAME. “Other athletes who are supposedly thinking about speaking ill of Brazilians and our culture, our people, will think twice. I think Chael has learned his lesson.”
Though Silva didn’t get a chance to fight Sonnen in Brazil, he’ll still have a chance to entertain his countrymen in 2012 after stepping up on short notice to face Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro. Meanwhile, Sonnen has set his sights on light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and will undoubtedly ramp up his verbal assault if successful in a scrap with Forrest Griffin this December.
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All the fighters slated to compete in tomorrow night’s “Bellator 74” event tipped the scale Thursday in Atlantic City.
Friday’s show features all four quarterfinal welterweight matchups. Lyman Good (Pictured) and Jim Wallhead headline the show.
Caesars Atlantic City in New Jersey hosts the festivities.
SpikeTV.com will stream the night’s prelims live beginning at 7PM ET/4PM PT. MTV2 broadcasts the featured fights at 8PM ET/PT.
However, fight fans can also stream the entire show live right here on 5thRound.com.
Here are the results from today’s weigh-ins:
Preliminary Card:
Derrick Kennington (154.2) vs. Phillipe Nover (156)
Brylan Van Artsdalen (145.4) vs. Jay Haas (145.6)
Munah Holland (125.8) vs. Michelle Ould (123.8)
Casey Johnson (145.6) vs. Will Martinez (144.6)
Claudio Ledesma (134.8) vs. Kenny Foster (135.8)
Main Card:
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinals:
Tim Welch (170.4) vs. Michail Tsarev (171)
Andrey Koreshkov (170.8) vs. Jordan Smith (169.8)
Nordine Taleb (170.8) vs. Marius Zaromskis (170.8)
Jim Wallhead (169.8) vs. Lyman Good (170.2)
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In February, UFC president Dana White proclaimed all Octagon main events would begin to be of the five round variety – regardless if there was a championship belt on the line or not. Stefan Struve (Pictured) headlines his first show since the rule change when he battles Stipe Miocic in Nottingham.
While it is possible Struve’s workload could increase by 40 percent on Saturday, he certainly isn’t looking to go the whole 25 minutes.
“Five round fight? It’s not a five round fight. This isn’t going five,” Struve stated during Wednesday’s media workouts. “It is a one or two round fight, depending on when I finish him. I am not worried about going five rounds.
“If it happens, I hit pads for an hour at a time and every Thursday at my gym it is pretty much fight night where we do 15, five-minute rounds. I’ve changed nothing in my training. If it goes longer, okay, but I think this is a quick fight.”
The “Skyscraper” hasn’t allowed the judges to determine his fate since beating Paul Buentello via majority decision in December 2009. It’s clear he’s not looking to buck that trend now, especially since Struve believes a devastating victory over the undefeated Croatian will catapult him up the heavyweight totem pole.
“A win here puts me in the top five in the world,” Struve expressed. “There’s a lot of hype on [Miocic] and he’s also coming off a big win. I’m only 24, but this is my 12th fight in the UFC. I am going to do my business on Saturday night.
“I’ve been in the UFC for five years and I am really putting it together now as a mixed martial artist. I think this fight is a great showcase of what I can now do as a fighter.”
Struve will be riding a three-fight winning streak into the 265-pound affair. He has rattled off victories in five of his last six scraps, with his most recent W coming in May’s submission over Lavar Johnson.
Capital FM Arena in England hosts Saturday’s festivities.
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UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre has teased the idea of moving up to 185 pounds for a fight with divisional king Anderson Silva a number of times in the past. However, he has remained adamant the will only truly entertain the notion if the increase in weight is permanent based on the effect it would have on his physique.
If GSP does ever decide to give middleweight a go, it looks like he may already have a second opponent lined up in the form of another Brazilian with championship connections, as former light heavyweight title-holder Lyoto Machida has come out to express his interest in the idea of a fight with the fan-favorite.
“It would be an interesting karate duel but I don’t know at what weight we would do it,” said Machida to Globo Esporte (as translated by Fighters Only Magazine) when asked about the possibility of fighting St-Pierre. “If it is at 185 pounds, I will go for it.”
Machida has flirted with the idea of slimming down before but has remained hesitant out of respect for his friendship with Silva.
Given the number of “ifs” involved in the St-Pierre scrap, Machida’s focus will obviously remain on his current weight-class where he hopes to reclaim the belt he once wore at some point in 2013. On that front, “The Dragon” confirmed he will resume training in coming weeks and expects to fight in December.
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UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre makes his long awaited return to the octagon following a long recovery from injuries. St-Pierre will take on interim champion Carlos Condit in the main event at UFC 154. The event promo poster was revealed today in advance of the tickets going on sale this week. UFC 154 takes place on November 17th from the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Jose Aldo was in a motorcycle accident in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend, and walked away. The UFC featherweight champ and main event star of upcoming UFC 153 had no issues after his motorcycle ran into a car.
According to Tatame and MMA Fighting, he suffered a swollen foot and some scratches, but that's not different from what he would encounter while training for his October bout with former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar. To be on the safe side, his coach in Brazil ruled out any more motorcycle riding.
Perhaps this is a sign that the UFC's summer of bad luck is over. The UFC's champions and main eventers have had a hard time holding on to their fights. UFC 146's Alistair Overeem couldn't get licensed. Vitor Belfort pulled out for injury from UFC 147. Bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz was injured before UFC 148. Dan Henderson's injury and Jon Jones' refusal to fight Chael Sonnen led to the UFC canceling UFC 151.
Former UFC champ Ken Shamrock is nicknamed the "World's Most Dangerous Man," and he proved this title while in a mall in California. TMZ reports Shamrock reportedly hit a woman while trying to break up a fight.
While sitting at a mall in Modesto, Calif., he saw two women involved in a fight. He jumped in to try to separate them, when another person jumped on his back. He threw the back-jumper to the ground and threw a knockout punch, earning his first knockout since 2004.
It wasn't until she was out that Shamrock and the crowd yelled at him that he saw he had knocked out a woman. Though a report was taken, the police told TMZ they most likely won't press charges because Shamrock was acting in self-defense.
Shamrock's rep notes, "Outside the ring, Ken is not a violent man ... and was only trying to do the right thing."
Inside the ring, Shamrock's last fight was in November of 2010. He lost in a TKO due to leg injury. His last UFC fight was a 2006 loss to Tito Ortiz, an ending to their longstanding rivalry. Shamrock's career spanned 17 years and included wins in PRIDE, Pancrase and the UFC.
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With the stand-up skill-set of UFC 152 headliners Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort it seemed likely their rumble would result in a stoppage, though one of the strike-based variety rather than related to BJJ. However, when things were said and done it was Jones who emerged with his hand raised after locking in a beautiful Americana on the overmatched Belfort.
Jones’ success marked his fourth consecutive defense of the light heavyweight belt and also netted him Submission of the Night honors (as well as an extra $65,000 for the distinction).
“Bones” Says He Still Has A Lot of Room to Improve
Knockout of the Night, and an equally large check, went to Cub Swanson after he dropped highly-touted youngster Charles Oliveira in the opening round of their main card clash. The win was Swanson’s third straight TKO.
Meanwhile, Evan Dunham and TJ Grant both brought home $65,000 more than expected after their preliminary pairing was named Fight of the Night. The 155ers fought valiantly throughout the tilt, exchanging stiff blows from start to finish with a bit of BJJ in the mix to boot.
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Not much has been heard from UFC welterweight Nick Diaz since being handed a yearlong suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission when the Stockton scrapper tested positive for marijuana metabolites after a February fight with Carlos Condit. While Diaz is known being a private person preferring to stick to the gym rather than the spotlight, his legal team has been extremely active as of late including an appearance yesterday inside a Las Vegas courtroom.
According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Diaz’ attorney has filed a motion requesting the “first available court date for a review of the NAC’s decision with the goal of getting back in the cage before the end of 2012.”
The point of contention between the sides involves Diaz having marijuana metabolites in his system rather than active THC. Such metabolites are not considered a “banned substance” according to NAC policy, though the regulatory board has argued Diaz’s admission of having smoked pot is a violation in itself.
The 26-8 Diaz has been a longtime advocate of the benefits of marijuana and never shied away from acknowledging his own use of the substance. He has a prescription for medicinal marijuana in California, admitting he smoked it leading up to his fight against Condit but stopped eight days out as he has in other instances he was not penalized for.
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Two heavyweights with a propensity for putting opponents away have been paired up for a meeting at the inaugural World Series of Fighting event, as a bout between Andrei Arlovski and Devin Cole has been announced for the November 3 lineup. Both men will enter the bout with back-to-back wins in the rear-view mirror and double-digit TKOs to their credit.
WSoF officials confirmed the clash earlier today in a press release.
“We are thrilled to welcome both Andrei and Devin to the World Series of Fighting roster and to have them headline our first live event,” said promotional president Ray Sefo. “Both of these heavyweights have delivered some incredibly memorable highlights during their careers and their matchup should be a barnburner.”
Arlovski was last seen scrapping with Tim Sylvia under the ONE FC banner where he saw a win dissolve into a No Contest based on some confusion relating to the organization’s rules on kicks to a downed opponent. Prior to the fight he’d scored consecutive TKOs, improving his number of strike-based stoppages to 13 in 17 total wins.
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The 20-9-1 Cole emerged as a force in Strikeforce where he went the distance against Daniel Cormier and defeated Shawn Jordan. Thirteen of his victories have involved some form of finish including ten TKOs.
The November event is expected to feature a number of other notable competitors on the card including Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante, Gerald Harris, and Miguel Torres.
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Three years ago Brett Rogers was seen as perhaps the hottest prospect in the heavyweight division. Today he’s simply trying to claw his way back into relevance after suffering a string of professional and personal stumbles including a serious domestic violence charge.
With his life seemingly turned around, Rogers has found a new home to help him get his career back on track as well – American Top Team. “Da Grim” has joined the widely respected gym to help prepare for his run in Bellator’s upcoming heavyweight tournament.
“I’ve found a new home here at American Top Team and owe a lot of thanks to them. Coming here has changed my outlook on my career and life, in general, and I’m going to show the world that,” explained Rogers in a press release. “When I get in the cage on October 5, people are going to see a different Brett Rogers – better skilled and more confident than ever.”
Rogers is scheduled to face 16-3 Alexander Volkov at Bellator 75. With heavyweight title-holder Cole Konrad recently retiring, the bout has even more significance than it did before as it’s likely the eventual tournament winner will be crowned champion. The 31-year old slugger understands what’s at hand and plans on delivering to honor the belief many maintained in his ability to succeed despite the troubles he’s dealt with.
“A few people stuck by me when the chips were down and helped me get through a terrible period in my life. It’s because of their support that I have a second chance to shine and become something great,” Rogers admitted.
The 12-4 Rogers has finished eleven of the opponents he’s taken out including ten by way of knockout. He holds past victories over the likes of James Thompson and Andrei Arlovski.
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Good news, middleweight king Anderson Silva (Pictured) is returning to the Octagon sooner than expected. Bad news, it’s in a non-title light heavyweight affair against Stephan Bonnar. So, what’s your level of interest in shelling out $54.95 to order “UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar” on pay-per-view?
Well, the planet’s most prestigious mixed martial arts promotion has released a promo video for the October 13th event to help whet your appetite.
Heavyweights Dave Herman and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira serve as the card’s co-featured attraction.
HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hosts the fiesta.
Please click the media player below to watch the promo:
Here is the event’s official lineup:
Preliminary Card:
(Facebook 6:45PM ET/3:45PM PT)
Cristiano Marcello vs. Reza Madadi
Luiz Cane vs. Chris Camozzi
Sergio Moraes vs. Renee Forte
(FX 8PM/5PM)
Joey Gambino vs. Diego Brandao
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Gleison Tibau
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Geronimo dos Santos
Rony “Jason” Bezerra vs. Sam Sicilia
Main Card:
(Pay-Per-View 10PM ET/7PM PT)
Demian Maia vs. Rick Story
Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado
Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva
Glover Teixeira vs. Fabio Maldonado
Dave Herman vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Stephan Bonnar vs. Anderson Silva (Three-round light heavyweight fight)
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/128541/ufc-153-silva-vs-bonnar-official-trailer/
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In MMA’s relatively short life span the sport has missed some intriguing bouts due to promotional shake-ups, retirement, injuries, or simply bad timing. Here’s a look at ten possible pairings most fans would kill to see…
Brother versus brother? What family members would agree to that? Though perhaps not today based on age, if a contract had been set in front of the Shamrock brothers between 2005 and 2008, chances are they both would’ve signed it in a heartbeat. Ken even stated the fight wouldn’t have been about respect but rather putting his adopted brother where he belongs. Talk about sibling rivalry!
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During Demetrious Johnson’s win over Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152 it became apparent Johnson had a speed advantage over his adversary. In fact, even commentator Joe Rogan mentioned the story of the fight was the speed of Johnson, a notion “Mighty Mouse was quick to agree with as well when asked about the co-headlining clash.
“When Joseph starts to duck his head a little bit at me, I can tell that he’s about to throw that overhand right. There were a couple of times where I actually stayed in the pocket, and I blocked it just by raising my hand up because it’s such a wild punch,” Johnson told Sherdog. “It’s not coming straight down the pipe, so you can get away with having your arms wide out. It worked out to my advantage. You could see them coming because Joseph likes to bury his feet and duck his head when he throws.”
Johnson continued by saying the Benavidez fight went exactly the way he thought it would, explaining, “Joseph Benavidez is a tough competitor. He likes to throw those big haymakers, and when I watched the fight, I thought I did a great job making him miss a whole lot. I wish I could have stayed in the pocket a little more to make him pay for missing. He missed a lot of shots and he got away with just missing.”
The Split Decision win over Benavidez resulted in the 26-year old becoming the UFC’s first flyweight champion. Despite the closeness of the scorecards, one of the few times Johnson was really in trouble came in the fourth round when Benavidez mounted him with a Guillotine Choke sunk in. Still, Johnson said he never panicked and felt comfortable the entire time.
“It was nowhere near close,” revealed Johnson. “The choke was a good application around my neck, but other than that, I was nowhere near close to going out. We trained that a lot at AMC. I mean, for 10 weeks straight. There’s been a couple of times during training camp where I almost bit through my lip because guys were trying to crank on it.”
Johnson concluded by saying he was unsure how the judges were going to score it before Bruce Buffer announced the results, but he personally felt like he’d won the fight. Upon second review he still feels the same way.
“When you look at mixed martial arts, you look at every aspect of the game. I felt that I won every aspect. The stand-up, I felt that I had the cleaner strikes, the better counterattacks. Takedown defense, I think I defended the majority of his takedowns. He dropped me once, but I recovered. I defended all of his submission attempts. I took him down multiple times, had a couple of good slams in there,” said the proud member of UFC history. “When you look on paper, I felt that I won that fight. It looks like the judges got it right.”
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A few observations and notes as you decompress from UFC 152:
-- Did you gasp when Vitor Belfort hit the armbar early in his loss to Jon Jones? Because I did, and I'm still amazed Jones was not injured. It's one of the few times he's been in danger, and his ability to get out of the submission was impressive.
-- Jones' fourth-round Americana submission earned him the $65,000 submission of the night bonus. The other bonuses went to Cub Swanson for his knockout of Charles Oliveira, and T.J. Grant and Evan Dunham for their bloody fight of the night.
-- At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White said a fight between Michael Bisping and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva could be interesting. Nothing in Bisping's win over Stann would indicate that to be so.
-- Demetrious Johnson winning the flyweight championship will go down in the record books because he's the first-ever 125-lb champ. But it should also be remembered for the fantastic speed shown by Johnson as he picked apart the very tough Joseph Benavidez.
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