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We’ve all seen the lovely staph infection of Kevin Randleman.
Now behold…
…the equally heinous staph of Drew McFedries.
Thanks to MMAMania for assisting in grossing us all out.
Written by admin on April 14th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Not too long ago former UFC heavyweight champion, Kevin Randleman, was the clear-cut winner when it came to the most gruesome-looking staph infection.
Well, I’m nauseated to report that “The Monster” could have some competition thanks to grapefruit-sized lesion that recently grew in the hamstring area of Drew McFedries.
Check out the gore after the jump if you dare. Both fighters, for what it’s worth, made full recoveries.
I, however, have not.
Note that McFedries is on the left and Randleman is on the right (it was located just under his armpit.)
Written by admin on April 14th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC Fight Night 12 from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the SpikeTV special event held on January 23 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 lightweight winner, Nate Diaz, was the top earner on the show, pocketing $30,000 for his first round stoppage of Alvin Robinson. Not far behind was Patrick Cote, who took home $28,000 for his win over Drew McFedries.
Here are all the UFC Fight Night 12 payouts:
Mike Swick — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Josh Burkman — $10,000
Swick defeated Burkman via majority decision
Patrick Cote — $28,000
Drew McFedries — $10,000
Cote defeated McFedries via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Thiago Tavares — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Michihiro Omigawa — $5,000
Tavares defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision
Nate Diaz — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Alvin Robinson — $7,000
Diaz defeated Robinson via submission (triangle choke) in round one
Kurt Pellegrino — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Alberto Crane — $4,000
Pellegrino defeated Crane via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Gray Maynard — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Dennis Siver — $7,000
Maynard defeated Siver via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Cole Miller — $8,000
Stephens defeated Miller via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Corey Hill — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Joe Veres — $3,000
Hill defeated Veres via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Matt Wiman — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Justin Buchholz — $4,000
Wiman defeated Buchholz via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night,” “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night.” We’ll pass along those figures as soon as possible. The total base fighter payroll for UFC 79 was $232,000.
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Written by admin on January 24th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Written by admin on January 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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UFC Fight Night 12 is set for tonight (January 23) from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two-hour event airs LIVE at 9 p.m. ET on SpikeTV.
Remember: MMAmania.com will provide LIVE updates and blow-by-blow, round-by-round commentary of the main card action throughout the telecast. As usual, it promises to be a great discussion during a decent line up of fights.
To get us pumped for the festivities MMAmania.com contributor Jesse Holland and site veteran “PW” went toe-to-toe below to try and predict the fighters who will leave the Octagon with their hands raised tomorrow during the featured fights of the evening.
It’s important to note for the predictions that while someone may be lauding a certain fighter, he isn’t necessarily the guy who he thinks is going to win. Basically, we never want this to come out sounding repetitive. At the end of each analysis, therefore, you will see the individual picks.
Let’s get to it:
Mike Swick (10-2) vs. Josh Burkman (9-4)
Jesse Holland: Mike Swick is back, and that’s bad news for welterweights not named Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck or Georges St. Pierre. While I’m not entirely behind his move to 170 pounds, there’s no question he can bang with the best. Aside from a flash KO at the hands of Chris Leben back in 2004, Swick’s only other loss was to the powerful Yushin Okami at UFC 69. Despite having rocked in the second round, Swick’s frustration got the better of him as the much larger Okami muscled his way to a unanimous decision. Prior to that Swick was on a 5-0 tear through the middleweight division, disposing of Joe Riggs with a guillotine at UFC 60 and dominating the durable David Loiseau at UFC 63. His nickname is “Quick” for a reason: he’s got blistering combos and can hustle on the ground. Burkman is tough but has yet to prove he can overcome a top five contender as seen in his losses to Jon Fitch at Fight Night 4 and Karo Parisyan at UFC 71. Swick may not be ready for GSP, but he’s certainly ready for Josh Burkman.
MMAmania.com reader “PW:” This fight is huge for both Josh Burkman and Mike Swick because the winner will force his way into welterweight title discussions. Swick used a definitive speed advantage to compile a 5-1 UFC record as a middleweight, before dropping to welterweight after getting out-muscled by Yushin Okami. Burkman should be better equipped to deal with Swick’s speed than the larger middleweights. He is also physically strong with good wrestling and grappling skills. While Swick is no slouch on the mat, as evidenced by two wins via “Swickotine,” as though he invented the move, the ground game gives Burkman his best chance to win. He needs to maintain top position and outwork Swick for 15 minutes. Otherwise Swick’s cleaner and more technical stand-up will decide the fight. Burkman’s last four fights have all gone the distance, and I don’t think this one will be any different.
Final predictions:
Jesse Holland — Swick via unanimous decision
PW — Swick via unanimous decision
Drew McFedries (6-2) vs. Patrick Cote (11-4)
Jesse Holland: Drew McFedries has very dangerous hands and considering he hasn’t gone to a decision in nearly eight years, he should be single-minded in his approach. To win he needs a first-round knockout. Cote is the type of fighter that can be content with letting McFedries swing away until he’s out of gas and then slap on a submission. Whether Cote is more apt to engage after his TKO wins over Jason Day and Kendall Grove remains to be seen, but knowing McFedries power I’m sure he’ll be in no hurry to stand and strike. McFedries has never been about technique and that’s surprising considering his affiliation with Pat Miletich. If McFedries can have confidence in his hands and stalk the more reserved Cote, he should be able to finish him in the first.
MMAmania.com reader “PW:” After a 0-4 start to his UFC career, Cote was given new life with a spot in The Ultimate Fighter 4. He scored wins over Jorge Rivera and Edwin deWees before losing to Travis Lutter in the final. He has since scored a lackluster unanimous decision win over Scott Smith and an impressive first-round KO of TUF 3 winner Kendall Grove. Cote has knock-out power, although he is a cautious fighter and averse to taking big risks. Drew McFedries earned first round knock-outs in his two UFC fights that stayed on the feet but got choked out the one time he went to the ground. Cote would be wise to take this to the ground and use his superior submission skills, but McFedries’ friends at Miletich FS surely have him prepared for this.
Final predictions:
Jesse Holland — Cote via submission
PW — McFedries via technical knockout
Nate Diaz (7-2) vs. Alvin Robinson (9-2)
Jesse Holland: Nate Diaz may be known for his slick jiu-jitsu, but Alvin “Kid” Robinson actually holds a higher submission ratio with eight of his nine wins coming by way of tapout. Alvin hit a bump in the road with his loss to Kenny Florian at UFC 73, but that’s nothing to be ashamed of considering the kind of performance KenFlo has turned in since graduating from The Ultimate Fighter. To overcome Diaz he’s going to have to fight fire with fire. His submissions are what got him this far and they are clearly his best weapon. He needs to take it right to Diaz and while there is always a risk when you start mixing it up on the mat, it should be known that Diaz can be submitted. Nate was armbarred by Hermes Franca at WEC 24 so it’s not unheard of to make him tap. Robinson shouldn’t waste any time fooling around on his feet where he’s at a disadvantage. If they both bring their grappling A-game, expect a very evenly matched, fight-of-the-night contender.
MMAmania.com reader “PW:” This fight will help either Nate Diaz or Alvin Robinson make a move up the incredibly stacked lightweight division. With both fighters being extremely well versed in jiu-jitsu this has Fight of the Night potential. In fact, it makes me wish Frank Mir was calling the action instead of Joe Rogan. Diaz defeated Manny Gamburyan in the TUF 5 finale due to an injury and got a first round submission win over Junior Assuncao. After getting completely overwhelmed by Kenny Florian in his octagon debut, Robinson rebounded with a dominant ground and pound win over BJJ specialist Jorge Gurgel. Robinson will try to do the same to Diaz, but Diaz is much better than Gurgel.
Final predictions:
Jesse Holland — Diaz via split decision
PW — Diaz via submission
Thiago Tavares (12-1) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (4-5)
Jesse Holland: Michihiro Omigawa is going to face the 12-1 Thiago Tavares, whose only loss was a decision to lightweight phenom Tyson Griffin. I’m trying hard to build a case for the 4-5 Judo practitioner but against Tavares I find myself grasping at straws. On the plus side he does train with PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura, who if nothing else can show him how to at least make it to the judge’s scorecards. To his credit Omigawa has two TKO wins in 2007, but looked a bit flat against TUF graduate Matt Wiman. In order to win Omigawa needs to be flawless and hope that Tavares has some kind of undisclosed injury prior to the fight.
MMAmania.com reader “PW:” After opening his career 16 straight wins (12 if you believe the Sherdog site over the UFC site) Thiago Tavares suffered his first setback, dropping a decision to Tyson Griffin. Michihiro Omigawa also lost a decision to Matt Wiman in his first and only visit to the octagon. Tavares has a significant striking advantage with his Muay Thai. Omigawa is a judo specialist, so even if he manages to avoid Tavares’ knees and elbows and throw the larger and stronger Tavares, he will then have to deal with Tavares’ BJJ. Tavares is the younger, stronger, fitter and better fighter and will have the advantage on the feet and on the ground.
Final predictions:
Jesse Holland — Tavares via anything he wants
PW — Tavares via technical knockout
That’s a wrap, folks.
For the complete UFC Fight Night 12 fight card click here.
Remember to come check us out after the show for all the latest results, recaps and thoughts on the second major UFC event of 2008.
What do you think? Now it’s your turn … let us have it in the comments section and share your thoughts and picks for UFC Fight Night 12.
Written by admin on January 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Believe it or not (based on the lack of collective enthusiasm) UFC Fight Night 12 takes place about 24 hours from now and the fighters all tipped the scales this afternoon at the the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the official weigh-in.
Former middleweight contender, Mike Swick, had no apparent problems making weight for his welterweight debut against Josh Burkman in the main event of the evening.
In fact, the entire field of all 18 fighters made their respective weight limits with apparent ease.
Here are the official results via UFC.com:
170 lbs.: Mike Swick (170) vs. Josh Burkman (170)
185 lbs.: Patrick Cote (184) vs. Drew McFedries (185)
155 lbs.: Thiago Tavares (155) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (154)
155 lbs.: Nate Diaz (155) vs. Alvin Robinson (155)
155 lbs.: Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Alberto Crane (155)
155 lbs.: Gray Maynard (155) vs. Dennis Siver (154)
155 lbs.: Cole Miller (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)
155 lbs.: Corey Hill (154) vs. Joe Veres (155)
155 lbs.: Matt Wiman (155) vs. Justin Buchholz (155)
*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.
There should be a video highlight package of the UFC Fight Night 12 weigh-in available soon, which we include in this post as soon as possible.
Reminder: The televised portion of the SpikeTV special begins Wednesday, January 23, at 9 p.m. ET. We will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action at this time when the event begins to air from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
UFC Fight Night 12 quick results, however, will begin to flow earlier than that here at MMAmania.com at about 7:30 p.m. ET with the prelim fights.
Feel free to hit us up before, during and after the show for some good discussion and coverage — it should be a nice night of FREE mixed martial arts (MMA) action.
See you all tomorrow right here at showtime.
Written by admin on January 22nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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“I do what I have to do and I don’t really change anything. I don’t really care; I do my own thing. I’m a fighter that shows that. Some fighters say, ‘Oh, I want to end it in the second,’ but not me. I’m gonna lay it out there in the first three minutes. People come to see a fight and I’ll give them a fight. I train hard and hopefully when I go out there and fight it shows I trained hard enough.”
– Middleweight Drew McFedries tells MMAmadness.com about his upcoming fight with Patrick Cote at UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23. He also talks about how he landed in mixed marital arts, training with Pat Miletich and the reason Matt Hughes will defeat Georges St. Pierre. There’s more … check it out if you have some time.
Written by admin on November 29th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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After four losses in his first four fights inside the Octagon Canadian middleweight Patrick Cote (11-4) will look to make it three in a row when he battles Drew McFedries (6-2) at UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23.
It’s a 185-pound clash that pits two hard-hitting bangers up against one another — both have knockouts to their credit in their most recent performances.
Cote took out Kendall Grove in an upset at UFC 74: “Respect” back in August and McFedries stopped Jordan Radev at UFC Fight Night 11 in devastating (and scary) fashion in June.
London Free Press recently caught up with Cote and he had this to say about the match up:
“He [McFedries] is very explosive for two minutes of the fight and then he gasses. He always tries to land the bombs and knock the guy out. Everyone knows I’m ready to take a punch and I’m ready to stand up with anyone in my weight class. He has heavy hands, but so do I. If I have any problems on my feet I’m just going to take him down and put him to sleep.”
The Miletich-trained McFedries was submitted earlier this year when Martin Kampmann caught him in an arm triangle that left him unconscious on the canvas at UFC 68: “Uprising.” He’s also returning from as serious staph infection that kept him off the October card in Cincinnati, Ohio.
This could be an exciting fight depending on which Cote shows up — the one who was cautious against Scott Smith or the one who threw caution to the wind against Grove.
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Written by admin on November 24th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Tonight’s UFC WiRED is a must watch. On the show tonight:
Fight of the year candidate from UFC 67: Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin. You’re now seeing both of these 155-ers on pay per views and this fight is a major reason. Back and forth wrestling and punching throughout, and at the very end of the 3rd round, Griffin almost snaps Edgar’s knee in half, but Frankie refuses to tap. Balls to the wall MMA.
Drew McFedries vs. Alessio Sakara from UFC 65. This was McFedries octagon debut and he laid the leather all over Sakara’s face.
Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fiorivanti from UFC 68. Witness Fitch’s 5th win in a row in the UFC. Fight has good pace and Fitch finishes Fiorivanti in the 2nd by RNC.
Check HERE to find which station in your city is airing UFC WiRED.
Written by admin on October 27th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Rising middleweight talent Drew McFedries will be out for six to eight months because of a severe staph infection on the back of his leg that required recent surgery, according to MMAonTap.com.
Here’s the snip:
“McFedries got hit the worst, suffering from an infection which grew to the size of a football on the back of his leg. The infection required surgery and McFedries had a good amount of skin removed from the back his leg which will now require graphs.”
Yikes.
Last week we passed along news that two other UFC fighters from the Miletich camp in addition to McFedries were infected with the skin-eating bacteria — former heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and lightweight Spencer Fisher. In fact, Fisher had to withdraw from his main event fight with Din Thomas at UFC Fight Night 11 on September 19.
Based on this report, the earliest McFedries can return to action would be early in 2008. That’s a tough blow for the 185-pound prospect who was looking to ride the momentum of a devastating first round knockout of Jordan Radev at UFC Fight Night 10 back in June.
He has two other appearances inside the Octagon — a technical knockout win over Alessio Sakara and a submission loss to Martin Kampmann.
McFedries was penciled in to appear at UFC 77 on October 20 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Clearly, he will not be ready in time for that event.
Naturally, we’ll keep you posted on the recovery of McFedries and any match ups that emerge for him in the relatively distant future.
Written by admin on August 14th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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