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(Brad Blackburn is moving on up.)
The UFC has been busy this week. Between throwing together the July 19 Anti-Affliction show and preparing for the TUF 7 Finale on Saturday, someone in the Zuffa offices has definitely earned themselves a vacay (don’t worry, Anderson Silva will fill in for you while you’re gone).
For Saturday night’s show, Tim Credeur vs. Cale Yarbrough has been officially added, bringing the total number of scheduled bouts to eleven. They won’t all fit into the three-hour broadcast, but that might just mean we get spared having to sit through another Marvin Eastman joint.
For the July 19 show, former IFL fighter Brad Blackburn has reportedly been signed to take on fellow UFC newcomer James Giboo. As previously reported, another former IFL fighter, Reese Andy, will make his UFC debut as he welcomes Brandon Vera to the light heavyweight division.
While a lot of fans may not be familiar with Andy, he’s a former college wrestling standout at the University of Wyoming who could potentially give Vera some problems on the mat. He’s also competed at heavyweight before, so he probably won’t be giving up too much weight.
Also expected on this card — which is officially titled UFC Fight Night 14 — is Frankie Edgar squaring off with Hermes Franca, Jake O’Brien and Cain Velasquez, and Kevin Burns against Anthony Johnson.
Oh, and that Anderson Silva guy will be taking on James Irvin. If that sort of thing interests you.
Written by admin on June 19th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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UFC Fight Night, which I had to record and watch after the event aired.
Houston Alexander was victim of a quick knockout at the hands of James Irvin. In the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Houston says he was conscious the whole time, and said he gets hit harder by his children. Poor Houston Alexander, he [...]
Written by admin on April 3rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Houston “I’m Alright” Alexander. Sadly, he is not a force in the UFC’s Light Heavyweight division. Anyway, thanks James Irvin for winning me some quick money (real quick– I think they said his knockout of Houston Alexander was one of the fastest in UFC history. Now I have to leave the house for awhile and [...]
Written by admin on April 2nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Junior Assuncao (5-2, 1-1 UFC). The fight will most likely take place on the UFC Ultimate Fight Night 11 event on Sept. 19. at The Palms Las Vegas. This will be Nate Diaz’ first fight since winning the lightweight contract on The Ultimate Fighter television show. The event will be aired live on Spike TV and is expected to be the promotional lead-in for the new season of The Ultimate Fighter. The upcoming sixth season of the reality show will feature current UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and former champion Matt Hughes as the coaches. All competitors will be welterweights.
Written by admin on July 17th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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-Sam Stout got his ass kicked. He's a tough fighter , but going 1-2 in the UFC is a good way to get on the Bodog TV series, just ask Yves Edwards.
-A draw? I know Fisher was being nice, but was he being high too?
-Why didn't Fisher finish Stout on the ground? His team (Militech) was telling him too.
-Why don't fighters listen to there corner men? That is why they have them there!
-Wow, we saw some killer KO's
-Why didn't Jordan Radev, an Olympic wrestler, not shoot in on a dominant striker?
-Drew McFedries really looks like a contender. His only loss was a sick submission from Martin Kampmann (and he was winning the striking battle with the Dutch kickboxer).
-Jon Fitch showed he doesn't quit. After getting owned in the first round he came out undaunted.
-Thiago Taveres' triangle choke is one of the greatest I have ever seen. He even did it to a great grappler.
-Joe Rogan called it right, Jason Black looked like Skeletor.
-Jason Black needs to fight at 170lbs, he looked extremely tired and weak
-It's hard to be considered a grinder when you get KO'd in 13 seconds (Chad Reiner).
----I was pleasantly suprised by this show. I expected some unanimous decisions, but the fighters proved me wrong.
To sum it up: Spencer Fisher looked better (and more humble) than ever, Thiago Taveres looks like a beast, Jon Fitch is a one of the top contenders and Drew McFedries is for real.
----------I will be putting up the new Rankings for June after this weekends PPV!If you are interested in trading links or just want to contact me feel free to throw me a line: ufcfightblog@yahoo.com
Written by admin on June 13th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Ultimate Fight Nights are looking more and more like a, "whose contract is almost up," night. I love any MMA, and Stout vs. Fisher is a very entertaining and worthy main event, but the supporting cast isn't going to win any awards. Either way, here's my picks:
#6 Spencer Fisher (19-3) (4-2) vs. Sam Stout (11-2-1) (1-1)
I
want to see Stout win this one, but I can't say he will. Fisher is an ass, but he's a damn good MMA fighter. Spencer is also revenging a loss and coming off a loss so it doen;t look good for Sam "no ground" Stout. I got Fisher by TKO/KO in 2.
#4 Jon Fitch (13-2) (5-0) vs. Roan Carneiro (11-5) (1-0)
Jon Fitch is an animal. I have yet to see him struggle with an opponent and I don't think this will be the one. On the other hand, Roan Carneiro seems to have a good BJJ, so I got Fitch by unanimous.
Drew McFedries (5-2) (1-1) vs.
Jordan Radev (11-1) (0-0)I have no idea. There, I said it. McFedries is an underrated striker, but I gotta think Radev is going to take it to the ground. I take Radev, but this one could bite me in the ass.
Nate Mohr (7-4) (0-1) vs.
Luke Caudillo (12-6) (0-0)Another, "who knows," fight. I got Caudillo by KO in one.
Jason Black (21-2-1) (0-0) vs.
Thiago Taveres (12-0) (1-0)Jason Black looks like Spencer Fisher's older brother (
here), but I don't think that is going to help against Taveres. I got Taveres by unanimous.
Luigi Fioravanti (10-2) (2-2) vs. Forrest Petz (12-4) (1-2)
Yuck. This match sucks, but I got Luigi.
Pete Spratt (15-7) (3-2) vs.
Tamdan McCrory (7-0) (0-0)Think Dana is regreting putting Spratt on TUF yet? He sucks so bad that I'm taking McCrory. McCrory, of course, is incredibly awesome that his nickname is, "The Barn Cat."
Gleison Tibau (12-4) (1-1) vs. Jeff Cox (8-3) (0-0)
Chad Reiner (13-2) (0-1) vs.
Anthony Johnson (3-0) (0-0)UPDATE: 6-3, I knew McFedries would come back and bite me in the ass. Hell of a show though.If you are interested in trading links or just want to contact me feel free to throw me a line: ufcfightblog@yahoo.com
Written by admin on June 12th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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(Why you so mad, Nate? By Stockton standards, you rich!)
Official salaries for last week’s Ultimate Fight Night 15 were released today by the Nebraska State Athletic Commission, and not surprisingly it was Nate Diaz who made off with the most cheddar (that’s what the kids call money these days, right?). Here’s the full breakdown. Each winning fighter’s salary represents a doubling of his base pay:
Nate Diaz: $40,000
Josh Neer: $9,000
Clay Guida: $26,000
Mac Danzig: $15,000
Alan Belcher: $26,000
Ed Herman: $16,000
Eric Schafer: $12,000
Houston Alexander: $13,000
Alessio Sakara: $34,000
Joe Vedepo: $3,000
Wilson Gouveia: $36,000
Ryan Jensen: $4,000
Joe Lauzon: $20,000
Kyle Bradley: $4,000
Jason Brilz: $6,000
Brad Morris: $4,000
Mike Massenzio: $6,000
Drew McFedries: $16,000
Dan Miller: $10,000
Rob Kimmons: $5,000
Some quick thoughts…
Bonuses: as previously reported, Diaz and Neer also pocketed an extra $30,000 each for “Fight of the Night,” as did Alessio Sakara for “KO of the Night” and Wilson Gouveia for “Submission of the Night.”
Overpaid: Houston Alexander. Not that thirteen grand is all that much money, but it’s too much for someone who hasn’t bothered to learn the ground game. There are guys fighting for $500 all over America who at least know one or two basic escapes from the mount. Those guys also probably know the difference between legal and illegal knee strikes.
Underpaid: Joe Vedepo. Yes, he was a UFC newcomer and yes, he lost. But dude went to Omaha and got kicked in his head all for three grand? There has got to be an easier way to make a buck.
(Props: MMA Weekly)
Written by admin on November 29th, 1999 with comments disabled.
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