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Above is a picture of Evan Tanner’s poor sunken boat. If not removed within 30 days, the Mission Bay lifeguards will legally remove it. At this point, I doubt Tanner cares anymore. Poor guy. Nothing is going right for him right now.
HT: Bloody Elbow
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If you watched last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, you know that Team Serra fighter, John Kolosci, woke up sick on the morning of his fight and said he was having trouble taking deep breaths. Turns out he had a bronchial infection. From his TUF 6 diary at the Chicago Sun-Times:
The bad news is that I came down with a bronchial infection. I didn’t know that’s what it was until after the fight and I went to the doctor. I was a bit worried about my cardio, as I could not take deep breaths. I was hoping the adrenaline rush that comes with fighting would quell the symptoms for the duration of the fight. It did…
This makes his victory over Billy Miles even more impressive. He thought it was just a chest cold or a flu the morning of the fight, but a bronchial infection? That’s damn serious. John’s proving himself to be one of the real warriors of the season so far.
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“I know about my mistakes in the fight against Forrest. I will never use this surgery as an excuse for my lost [sic]. I have all the responsibility for the bad result, now I just want to look for the future. I would like to thank all my fans that are supporting me in this difficult moment and I promise you all that I will be back better than ever. I know that I lost the first battle but not the ‘war’ for the UFC belt.”
– Mauricio “Shogun” Rua talks via FightNetwork.com about his loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 76: “Knockout” in a recent article that details his successful knee surgery. He is expected to return to the Octagon sometime in early 2008.
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After proposed bouts against Frank Trigg and Antonio McKee fell through for an Oct. 20 card promoted by “Brawl for it All” at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that Jake Shields’ next fight will be for EliteXC on November 10.
According to his trainer, Cesar Gracie, Shields has signed a bout agreement to fight on EliteXC’s next card against an opponent that has yet to be confirmed. However, Gracie did indicate that Shields’ opponent could end up being someone that is already on the EliteXC roster and currently trains out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.
According to prior interviews by Shields, he has just one fight remaining on his current contract with EliteXC. Unless he has already signed extension, he could become a true free agent following the event on Nov. 10.
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Welterweight Anthony Torres tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone following his first round technical knockout loss to Jess Liaudin at UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” on September 8, according to Yahoo!Sports.
The former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) has since been released from his contract.
This news is a bit delayed because UFC 75 took place in London, England, where there is no athletic commission to administer screening for banned substances in mixed martial arts competitions.
In fact, UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Mark Ratner, was charged with the task of testing the fighters on the card.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Dan Henderson, Dennis Siver, Michael Bisping, Terry Etim, Houston Alexander and Gleison Tibau were also among those who were tested prior to the event at the O2 Arena. Torres is the only who came up dirty.
More recently Kazuhiro Nakamura tested positive for marijuana after his loss to Ryoto Machida at UFC 76: “Knockout.” The Japanese fighter plans to appeal the finding before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).
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Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans will square off on Nov. 17 as the main event of UFC 78 in New Jersey, the organization announced yesterday. This news made me glad that I didn’t decide to buy tickets to this event, even though it’s the closest the UFC has come to New York City since I’ve lived here.
First of all, the event is in Newark, which is probably the worst city in America. It combines the squalor of a heavily industrialized town with the rampant crime and violence of an economically depressed one, making for one giant cesspool of unpleasantness.
Second, Bisping-Evans doesn’t seem like a main event. Not for a big time pay-per-view, anyway. If this were a UFC Fight Night or some other free TV broadcast, I wouldn’t complain. But if you want my $39.95 you have to give me a real main event, and some other bouts that are better than the likes of Hector Lombard vs. Karo Parysian wouldn’t hurt either.
For the purposes of this discussion, it may be helpful to determine what makes a fight a main event. Contrary to what the UFC seems to believe, there’s more to it than just calling it one. As far as I’m concerned, a main event has to meet at least one of three criteria:
1) A championship title is at stake
2) If no title is at stake, it should be a fight to determine number one contender status
3) It is a grudge match of some kind with special personal significance for both fighters
Granted, I’m sure I could think of some exceptions if I really tried hard enough, but I think those criteria are pretty fair. If it isn’t a title fight and it isn’t a fight to see who gets the next title fight, I have to ask why it deserves to be the headlining bout. If it’s because both guys hate each other or have something to prove against one another (a rematch maybe, if the first meeting was great) then I’m all for it.
But Bisping-Evans doesn’t meet any of those definitions. Bisping is coming off a lackluster win with his questionable decision over Matt Hamill. Evans is coming off a fairly exciting draw with Tito Ortiz. It makes sense to have both Bisping and Evans on this card, but why against each other?
This brings up a possible fourth criteria for a main event: if you can’t provide quality, settle for quantity.
I’d be perfectly fine with this card if both Bisping-Hamill II and Evans-Ortiz II were on it, perhaps as co-main events. That way, when I consider whether to spend my money on the pay-per-view (or whether to actually get out in the world on Saturday night), I’m comforted by the thought that with two potentially big rematches on the card, at least one of them will probably deliver.
Plus, you have to wonder why Evans isn’t matched with Ortiz here, and if maybe it has something to do with the UFC holding Ortiz out so they can put him against Wanderlei Silva (in place of Chuck Liddell) in December.
What concerns me most about the UFC simply labeling Bisping-Evans as the main event (which is what they did, after they announced the match would take place) is that it seems a little lazy, as if they’re taking me and my pay-per-view cash for granted.
One of the good things about the rise of so many other MMA promotions is that the competition for viewers should bring better events. But right now the UFC knows they’re the biggest show in town, and they might be starting to feel like whatever they put out there will sell.
As much as people are complaining about the UFC 77 lineup (which I think is pretty solid), at least there’s a title fight. Maybe one of the reasons there isn’t one for UFC 78 is because the welterweight title has been languishing in reality TV land instead of being up for grabs in the open market.
I’m not saying I can’t understand this decision. Every card can’t have the fight of the decade, and that’s fine. But I’m also not saying that I’m automatically going to pay to see a fight just because the UFC tells me it’s a main event. Sorry.
I’m also not going to stick around on Spike TV and watch Manswers just because it comes on after The Ultimate Fighter, but that’s a topic for another day. A very sad day, which most likely ends with me in tears, waiting hopefully for the apocalypse.
Ben Fowlkes is the editor of the IFL’s official website and is a special contributor to CBSSports.com. He also maintains his own blog, The Fighting Life.
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Houston Alexander (8-1) and Thiago Silva (11-0) will clash in a hard-hitting light heavyweight bout at UFC 78: “Validation” on November 17 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., according to UFC.com.
This latest announcement comes on the heels of breaking news last night that Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping would meet in the main event of the evening.
We first passed along a report along earlier this week that Alexander and Silva would tangle. And now that it is confirmed it also almost finalizes the UFC 78 fight card.
“The Assassin” has wiped the floor in his first two appearances inside the Octagon, flooring Keith Jardine at UFC 71 with punches and crushing Alessio Sakara at UFC 75 with knees and punches. Both fights combined have not lasted longer than two minutes.
Silva is an undefeated ChuteBoxe-trained fighter who most recently snuffed out the very tough Polish product, Tomasz Drwal, via second round technical knockout at UFC 75. He, too, will be making his third appearance inside the Octagon. His other win came against James Irvin, which was stopped because the “Sandman” sustained a fight-ending knee injury in the first round.
This should be an explosive bout, as well as provide some real answers as to where these guys fit in a stacked light heavyweight division. It’s been hard to gauge thus far because both of these fighters have made it their business to end fights very early.
Then again, we will more than likely see that happen again — Alexander and Silva are beasts who love to bang.
To check out the latest UFC 78 fight card click here.
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According to Dave Meltzer in his latest FoxSports.com column, a rumored match between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cheick Kongo may not take place at UFC 79 on Dec. 29 as had been previously reported. It now appears that Nogueira vs. Kongo could take place in either January or February.
Meltzer also indicates that a deal to bring the UFC to Montreal in January has yet to be finalized.
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Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com is reporting that the UFC has designated the match between undefeated light heavyweights Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans as the main event of UFC 78 on Nov. 17 in Newark, NJ.
Gerbasi also revealed that Houston Alexander will be back in action at UFC 78 and will be taking on Thiago Silva. Silva is 11-0 and considered one of the most promising young light heavyweights in the division. Meanwhile, despite being 35, Alexander is viewed by many as a breakout star coming off the heels of two devastating first round TKOs in his first two UFC fights.
According to the website, the televised portion of the card will be comprised of Bisping vs. Evans, Alexander vs. Silva, Hector Lombard vs. Karo Parisyan, Spencer Fisher vs. Frankie Edgar, and David Terrell vs. Ed Herman.
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