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Seven Bloody Awesome MMA Blood Baths

7. Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

The headlining fight from UFC 74: Respect won’t be placed on anyone’s “most exciting list” since it was pretty much just Gonzaga leaning against and bleeding on Randy Couture for 2 1/2 rounds. But Gonzo’s nose geyser made for a memorably crimson octagon.

6. Pat Smith vs. Scott Morris

During UFC 2, Scott Morris dove in and attached himself to Pat Smith’s torso — in prime position to get the shit pounded out of him. We lost count at the amount of elbows Morris ate, but did notice the pieces of bloody pulp flying from his face before Big John called it. This was Morris’s first and only professional MMA event.

5. Jon Koppenhaver vs. Jared Rollins

In the TUF 6 finale’s Fight of the Night, War Machine and J-Roc beat and bled on one other, painting the canvas Jackson Pollack-style along the way. It looked like J-Rock would take it after he staggered Koppenhaver with a knee, preceded by a barrage of power elbows. But somehow an exhausted War Machine found enough in his tank to reverse it and have Steve Mazzagatti stop the fight.

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Written by admin on March 7th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Weekend Bits: Anderson Silva, Ortiz/Machida, Liddell/Rua, & More


(Would he also dominate at light heavyweight?)

—MMA News posted some quotes from Ed Suarez, the handler of superstar middleweight Anderson Silva and the UFC’s Interim Heavyweight Champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The statements were made on “The Lights Out Show”, broadcast by TAGG Radio. Suarez had this to say about Anderson Silva:

“We would consider going up in weight…I don’t think there’s a middleweight in the world that could beat him…You’d have a hard time having a light heavyweight in the world that could beat him.”

And about his heavyweight, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria, possibly fighting Fedor again:

“He (Fedor) hasn’t fought any top opponents over the past couple years…we would love to fight Fedor.”

[Note to Suarez: See Randy Couture’s attempts to fight Fedor while contracted by the UFC.]

—Even more quotes were dropped recently, and if Renato “Babalu” Sobral is to be believed Tito Ortiz and Lyoto Machida won’t be battling afterall. The controversial fighter had this to say to Punch Drunk Gamer:

“I heard that Tito is not going to fight him anymore, so they are going to have to find another opponent for Machida. I got the news a couple of days ago that he was fighting someone else. I don’t know about Tito man……he is a celebrity. He makes a lot of money outside of fighting so I don’t know if he really wants to fight.”

—Chuck Liddell has confirmed he is officially signed to fight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on June 7th. Although the event details have not been officially announced by Dana & Co., the Iceman has pinpointed the date. The fight is expected to be the main event.
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Written by admin on February 17th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Mark Kerr and Renato Babalu Sobral: INTERVIEWS

Mark Kerr and Babalu interviewed in the video below.

The interviewer asks Babalu why he isn’t fighting in an up-and-coming organization instead of a larger organization. I was waiting for Babalu to say “because the UFC fired me.”




Written by admin on November 12th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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