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Written by admin on May 18th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Written by admin on May 17th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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As many of you are probably unaware, there’s an IFL event going down tonight in Uncasville, CT, which will feature Roy Nelson defending his heavyweight title against Brad Imes, and Ryan Schultz defending his lightweight belt against Deividas Taurosevicius. (You can watch the action live on HDNet beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.) And here’s something you might not know about the IFL: They require all their fighters to get shitty tattoos on their shoulders. Honestly — the photos from the weigh-ins prove it. My favorite is Matt Horwich’s (above left), which is a screaming pencil with musical notes coming out of its eraser. More insane ink after the jump.
Written by admin on May 16th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Written by admin on May 10th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Written by admin on May 9th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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(Rodriguez/Monson 2 is slated for 5/17 in Newcastle.)
A horde of UFC vets will invade Newcastle, England, on May 17th, as the Combat Fighting Championships organization is hosting its first U.K. show at the Metro Radio Arena. The main event is a heavyweight brawl between former UFC heavyweight champ and Celebrity Rehab alum Ricco Rodriguez and Jeff “The Snowman” Monson; the two fighters previously met at UFC 35 (1/11/02), where Rodriguez scored a TKO victory in the third round. The co-headining bout will feature middleweights David “The Crow” Loiseau (who was 4-3 in the UFC) and Terry Martin, who was recently rumored to have been released from his UFC contract after his decision loss to Marvin Eastman at UFC 81 brought his Octagon record to 2-4; at the very least, this confirms that he’ll be working up his record in other clubs for a while. Featured on the rest of the impressively stacked card are Melvin Guillard (who will be facing Cage Rage featherweight Jean “White Bear” Silva), Brad Imes, Melvin Manhoef, Xavier Foupa-Pokam, and a bout between Travis Wiuff (who will be fighting in YAMMA’s heavyweight GP next month) and Cyrille Diabate.
It’s unclear how the CFC — which had previously only hosted shows in Orlando, Florida, and without any significant stars — has managed to generate enough juice to book a card in a British arena with so many recognizable MMA names, but this may be the first direct example of the UFC’s international expansion efforts leading the way for other American promotions to hold non-domestic events; the Metro Radio Arena previously hosted UFC 80. If you’ll be on the other side of the pond you can watch the action on Sky Sports or buy tickets here.
Written by admin on March 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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That big Texan from the 2nd season of TUF, Brad Imes, won his second bout in a row by gogoplata. That is ridiculous considering the first fight that ended by gogo’ was in 2006 by Shinya Aoki at PRIDE Shockwave.
Imes took out Bo Cantrell in 55 seconds at King of the Cage “Arch Rivals” this past weekend. This was Imes fourth straight victory via submission.
In case you have no idea what this move is or why this is a unique way to end a fight, read on…
The gogoplata is executed from a guard. Specifically, it is usually executed from a “rubber guard,” where the legs are held very high, against the opponent’s upper back. The fighter then slips one foot in front of the opponent’s head and under his chin, locks his hands behind the opponent’s head, and chokes the opponent by pressing his shin or instep against the opponent’s trachea. (definition from wikipedia)
Written by admin on October 30th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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“I’ll be honest, I haven’t heard anything about it. I called my manager today, but he’s on a plane right now. And unless they’ve spoken and he hasn’t told me about it, I don’t know anything about it. I’d love to fight Lesnar though. I think it’d be a good match up for me, but it’s not anything that anyones talked to me about…. I trained with him, and I know a little bit about him. I haven’t trained with him for about eight to ten months. He came up to Miletich to train with us when he was first getting into the sport.”
– Heavyweight finalist on season two of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Brad Imes, refutes recent speculation via MMAFightLine.com that he has been selected as the first opponent to face recent free agent acquisition, Brock Lesnar, in his Octagon debut. Word on the street is that Lesnar already has an opponent lined up and will appear at UFC 81 on the SuperBowl weekend card in February. UFC has indicated that a match up will soon be made a official. Don’t hold your breath.
Written by admin on October 25th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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