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(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)
Written by admin on November 21st, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Former IFL welterweight champ Jay Hieron has reportedly verbally agreed to face Drew Fickett at the next Affliction event in Las Vegas on October 11. The real question is, will Fickett find some clever new way to screw it up? Fickett’s manager, Alexander Oxendine, seems open to that possibility:
“We’re in discussion with a few organizations and Affliction is one of them,” said Oxendine. “They are at the top of our list. As far as Drew is concerned, he’s made a great turnaround with his life and training. He is ready to move forward.”
If you don’t know, Fickett is the same guy who managed to get himself fired from MFC and booted off a Strikeforce card in one glorious weekend when he tried to breach his contract in the apparent hopes that no one would figure it out. They did, chaos ensued, and Fickett went on to lose via questionable stoppage in a Rage in the Cage event.
So now one of MMA’s favorite troublemakers is being offered a spot in Affliction against one of the tougher welterweights outside of the UFC, and he’s not sure if he wants to take it? Affliction should not only be at the top of his list, it should be the entire list. He should run down there and sign the contract in his own blood before they have a chance to change their minds. Let’s hope this is just a negotiating ploy by his agent. If Fickett ends up turning this down to fight in some small show at a fairground somewhere, we’ll know it’s time for new management. No, not Mark Dion, either.
Written by admin on August 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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(Mike Ciesnolevicz covers his nipples for the sake of decency.)
All the talk about Drew Fickett’s MFC/Strikeforce debacle raises the issue of whether fighters should be free to take bouts that are close together but in different organizations. Of course, breach of contract is a separate issue, but Mike Ciesnolevicz recently tested his durability by fighting twice in one weekend, in two different weight classes and in two different states.
Initially, that sounds impressive. Ciesnolevicz must be a very tough bastard or a very poor bastard to agree to that. First he beat Andrew Force in Decatur, Ill. in the Courage Fighting Championship on Friday night, then went up to heavyweight to beat Matt Anderson in Extreme Challenge 100 in Iowa on Saturday.
But check out what Ciesnolevicz had to say about his strategy after Friday night:
“I was trying to throw no punches, because I didn’t want to hurt my hands for (Saturday’s fight). (Saturday) I can go all out.â€
Now, I don’t want to pick on Ciesnolevicz for doing something that few fighters would even attempt, but maybe he’s unwittingly hit upon the reason people don’t normally fight twice in two days. By saying he was saving himself for Saturday, when he could go all out, he’s essentially saying that the people who paid to see him fight on Friday got less than their money’s worth.
It’s not so much that you can’t have an exciting fight if one guy is trying not to throw punches. Ciesnolevicz won by submission, so he must have known what he was doing. It’s just that when fans pay for a ticket they expect to see each fighter giving it everything he’s got. Whether they’re skilled or not, that’s the baseline requirement that fans typically show up with.
If Ciesnolevicz was trying to “fight safe” as he put it, that means he wasn’t giving the fans what they had paid for. It’s not that this is necessarily wrong, it’s just not a good idea.
It illustrates one of the many reasons why fighters don’t usually attempt this and why promoters try to keep them from even thinking about it. There are just so many things that can go wrong, and even when it goes right it’s not a recipe for a great show.
Written by admin on July 1st, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Entering the fight as a 2-1 underdog didn’t bother Josh Thompson. He even wore a mouthpiece that said “CHAMP” to the fight. It was a decisive victory for Thompson, as he controlled all 5 rounds of the championship fight. Josh Thompson totally controlled the fight, especially the striking. Watchers saw no sign of Thompson’s past [...]
Written by admin on June 28th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Josh Thompson overwhelmed Gilbert Melendez for all five rounds last night to become the new Strikeforce lightweight champion, despite entering the bout as a 2-1 underdog. Strikeforce reportedly packed in almost 7,500 fans into San Jose’s HP Pavilion to see the show. Too bad fans don’t care about MMA outside the UFC.
Full results from last night’s show:
Josh Thompson def. Gilbert Melendez via decision, 5
Billy Evangelista def. Nam Phan via decision, 3
Bobby Southworth def. Anthony Ruiz via decision, 3
Eric Lawson def. Jesse Gillespie via submission (RNC), 1
Miesha Tate def. Elaina Maxwell via decision, 3
Jeremiah Metcalf def. Raymond Daniels via submission (RNC), 2
Chris Cariaso def. Anthony Figueroa via submission (RNC), 2
Bobby Stack def. Jose Palacios via decision, 3
Brian Caraway def. Alvin Cacdac via submission (RNC), 1
Cyrillo Padhillo def. Jesse Jones via decision, 3
Jorge Interiano def. Travis Johnson via TKO (doctor stoppage), 2
Alexandre Trevino def. Eric Jacob via submission (armbar), 1
Written by admin on June 28th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Josh Thomson came out and didn’t care if he was fighting a friend and training partner. Thomson won all five rounds with his accurate striking that most fans have never seen. Melendez was unable to counter the relentless left body kicks, straight right kicks, punch combos and seven takedowns that Thomson featured!
Here are the quick [...]
Written by admin on June 28th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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— Luke Thomas weighs in (heavily) on our “Broken Jaws and Double Standards” article. (BloodyElbow)
— A first-hand account of Jesse Taylor’s Palace Station rampage, courtesy of Matt Riddle. (MMA Junkie)
— Brazilian PRIDE/Cage Rage vet (and Thiago Silva’s roommate) Edson Draggo just wrecked himself in a motorcycle accident. (Sherdog)
— The next Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion event will go down September 19th, and will feature Kazuo Misaki, Renato “Babalu” Sobral, the winner of Thomson/Melendez, and (hopefully) Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. (MMARated)
— Ironically, the Shamrocks are the unluckiest clan in MMA. But that didn’t stop 18-year-old Lion’s Den product Jeff Shamrock (Ken’s nephew) from signing a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce. (FiveOuncesofPain)
— “Lay and Pray” vs. “Hit and Run” (Fightlinker)
— Joachim “Hellboy” Hansen is looking for a sponsor. (Japan MMA)
— 8 countries with weak pesos but hot women. (WallStreetFighter)
— Pictures of the chick that Mini-Me banged on that sex tape. OMFG, little Verne in his U of M onesie is presh! (Holy Taco)
Written by admin on June 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Miesha Tate, who will be taking on Elaina Maxwell at “Melendez vs. Thomson,” and who is pretty damn attractive, as fighters go. Tate’s only previous pro experience was the November 2007 HOOKnSHOOT tournament that Kaitlin Young famously cruised through with three consecutive first-round knockouts; Tate defeated Jan Finney in a decision, but was put down by Young in the semi-finals. The live main card of tonight’s Strikeforce event begins at 10:30 p.m. ET on HDNet. The Tate/Maxwell bout isn’t guaranteed to be on the broadcast, but we’ll cross our fingers. Props to Sherdog and “Card” on the UG for the images.
Written by admin on June 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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MMA Rated recently conducted an interview with Scott Coker, the CEO of Strikeforce, regarding what’s ahead for the promotion. Coker had some very interesting things to say in the interview. Here are some highlights:
* There have been preliminary talks between Strikeforce and NBC to air a live event sometime in the future
* The next Strikeforce […]
Written by admin on June 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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