Friday Link Dump

(Someone’s nervous. Photo courtesy of MMA Weekly.)

- Kim Couture’s opponent misses weight, looks scared. (Xtreme Couture)

- That UFC ad campaign trashing other sports? Yeah, it was bullshit. (Fightlinker)

- “Ninja” Rua says his bro is fixing to mess Mark Coleman up. (Tatame)

- “Human Weapon” arrested for rape, but D.A. won’t file charges. (TMZ)

- “Babalu” Sobral will break his hand on Southworth’s face if need be. (NBC Sports)

- Strikeforce betting odds. Feel like putting a fin on “Bang” Ludwig? (BestFightOdds)

- Joe Riggs only regrets that he didn’t get to smash Kimbo first. (MMA Rated)

- Men 18-34 are stupid, apparently. Bummer. (Holy Taco)

- Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler.” Count me in. (Screen Junkies)

- Wal-Mart’s new CEO shakes things up. (Wall Street Fighter)

- The rare ‘party girl parking garage beatdown’ caught on tape. (Nothing Toxic)

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The World’s Worst MMA Camps

(Battle of the Teams Who Only Win About 60% of the Time.)

After doing a little bit of digging on Sherdog’s Fight Statistics section, MMA Madness posted a list of the ten most successful MMA camps (with at least 100 combined fights):

1. Arizona Combat Sports, 116-27, .81
1. Jackson’s Submission Fighting, 124-30, .81
3. Minnesota Martial Arts, 243-64, .79
4. Team Curran, 108-42, .77
4. American Jiu-Jitsu, 92-28, .77
4. American Kickboxing Academy, 174-53, .77
7. HIT Squad, 80-25, .76
7. Capital City Fighting Alliance, 78-25, .76
7. Southwest MMA, 78-25, .76
7. Miletich Martial Arts, 457-148, .76

Falling just out of the top ten were ATT, Xtreme Couture, Team Punishment, and The Pit.

In the interest of fairness, we compiled the ten least successful MMA camps. If you were thinking about joining up with these guys, think twice.

10. Wajyutsu Keisyukai A3, 78-58, 0.574 (Notable fighter: Hidetaka Monma)
9. Primal Tribe Fighting Club, 60-46, 0.566 (Notable fighter: Kyacey Uscola)
8. PUREBRED Omiya, 86-66, 0.566 (Notable fighters: Enson Inoue, George Sotiropoulos)
7. C-4 MMA, 133-104, 0.561 (Notable fighters: Dave “Pee Wee” Herman, UG troll Sean McCorkle)
6. Cobra Kai MMA Dojo, 70-56, 0.556 (Notable fighter: Dokonjonosuke Mishima)
5. PANCRASEism, 387-311, 0.554 (Notable fighters: Yuki Kondo, Ryo Kawamura)
4. Alliance-Square, 57-46, 0.553 (I’ve never heard of any of these people.)
3. Abe Ani Combat Club, 68-55, 0.553 (Notable fighters: Hiroyuki Abe, Megumi Fujii)
2. Team Schrijber, 186-152, 0.550 (Doesn’t ring a bell.)
1. American Martial Arts Center, 69-58, 0.543 (???)

So, mostly randoms, half of which are based in Japan. But lying just outside the bottom ten are:

— Team Wildman Vale Tudo, 73-51, 0.589 (Thomas Denny’s crew)
— Hammer House, 79-55, 0.590 (Mark Coleman, Phil Baroni, Kevin Randleman, and friends)
— Team Jorge Gurgel, 75-51, 0.595 (Dustin Hazelett, Matt Brown, Dorian Price…interestingly, not Jorge Gurgel)

And then slightly further out:

— City Boxing, 54-31, 0.635 (Brandon Vera, KJ Noons, Dean Lister)
— Chute Boxe, 154-87, 0.639 (Fabricio Werdum, Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, Jean Silva)
— Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, 55-31, 0.640 (Renzo, Ricardo Almeida, Dante Rivera)

We could go on and on. But if you’re curious and feel like killing some time, check out Sherdog’s Fight Stats to learn about the fighters with the worst win/loss ratios, the fighters who fought in the most promotions, and something called the Gracie and Severn Effect.

Written by admin on August 3rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Friday Link Dump

- Bet you didn’t know that “the majority of fights/attacks last less than three seconds.” That’s a fact if we ever heard one. (Google)

- Takanori Gomi will fight at Sengoku 4, but not in the lightweight Grand Prix. (Nightmare of Battle)

- A Dana White announcement that suspiciously coincides with a competitor’s event? Get outta town. (Pro MMA)

- Rory Singer says MMA ain’t for everyone. And he should know. (Times Herold-Record)

- Fighters you love to hate. (411mania)

- Mark Coleman and “Shogun” Rua to have injury-riddled rematch? (Fightlinker)

- Bob Arum taking cheap shots at Dana White over Affliction card. (Steve Cofield)

- Jay Hieron patiently waiting for a fight. Some time this year would be just great. (MMA Junkie)

- Local TV reporter, please stop saying ‘glory hole’. (Holy Taco)

- Mark Cuban wants them Cubs, and Cuban gets what Cuban wants. (Wall Street Fighter)

Written by admin on July 25th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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UFC® ANNOUNCES WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

ST-PIERRE vs. FITCH @ UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY AUGUST 9 LIVE FROM TARGET CENTER Tickets On Sale Now! Las Vegas, NV (USA) — The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s initial trip to Minnesota on August 9th just got bigger with today’s signing of the UFC® Welterweight Title bout between Champion Georges St. Pierre and number one contender Jon Fitch, which [...]

Written by admin on May 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Heath Herring To Face Lesnar at UFC 87

(Get used to this look.)

MMAWeekly has confirmed that Heath Herring has agreed to face Brock Lesnar at UFC 87 (August 9th, Minneapolis), filling in for Mark Coleman, who dropped out of the event after tearing a knee ligament during a sparring session last Friday.

Most MMA fans believed that Coleman was being set up for a steamrollin’ — and this video sure didn’t help — but Herring isn’t nearly the underdog that Coleman would have been. One of the most experienced heavyweights currently active, Herring holds notable victories over Mark Kerr, Igor Vonchanchyn, and most recently Cheick Kongo at UFC 82, and has had the honor of being beaten by Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Filipovic, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (three times!). Though he’s good with submissions and wouldn’t be giving up a size advantage to Lesnar, Herring’s questionable takedown defense could make this a favorable matchup for the ex-WWE star.

As for Coleman, he’s pretty bummed about his injury, although he’ll only be out of action for six weeks and won’t need surgery. Check out this short video interview from MMARated to watch Coleman try to stay positive in the face of Ariel Helwani’s probing questions.

Written by admin on May 24th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Herring to take on Lesnar at UFC 87?

MMAMania.com is reporting that PRIDE and UFC veteran Heath Herring has agreed to step in and replace the injured UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in his bout against Brock Lesnar.  Lesnar is coming off of a first-round submission loss to former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir.  Most saw this upcoming fight with Coleman as a great [...]

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Mark Coleman Injured, Won’t Be Fighting Brock Lesnar — Also, Georges St. Pierre Defends His Title Against Jon Fitch

According to the UFC, Mark Coleman injured his knee and has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled August 9th fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 87. A replacement to fight Lesnar will be announced soon. Also on the UFC 87 card will be Georges St. Pierre defending his welterweight championship against Jon Fitch. This fight [...]

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UFC 87: Lesnar vs. Coleman off; Fitch vs. St. Pierre on

Well, the hits just keep on coming for the UFC as competitors continue to fall off cards. According to UFC.com, the fight between Brock Lesnar and Mark Coleman that was scheduled for UFC 87 is now off due to a knee injury sustained by Coleman. The UFC is keeping Lesnar on the card, however, and [...]

Written by admin on May 22nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Mark Coleman Is Terrified of Brock Lesnar

Or at least he was, back in February. This newly unearthed clip from RawVegas.tv catches Coleman saying he’d drop to 205 to avoid fighting the Big Les. Damn…the promise of a big payday will make a person do crazy things. Good luck, buddy!

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UFC 87: Seek and Destroy officially announced

This past weekend the UFC officially announced the scheduling of UFC 87: Seek and Destroy in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center on August 9. In addition to the event announcement, the UFC also made it official that Brock Lesnar will be taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman in a featured match. Lesnar [...]

Written by admin on May 19th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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