In a totally lopsided fight, Jon “Bones” Jones took it to the champion and never let up. Takedowns and control and unothodox striking finally yielded a referee stoppage in the third round. Complete and utter domination. Shogun looked like an amateur. Jon Jones becomes the youngest UFC champion in history at 23 years old! This [...]
ESPN’s Sports Science had the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, stop by their lab this week ahead of his UFC 128 showdown with Jon Jones to show off the power he possesses in his hands and feet. Host John Brenkus tested Rua’s punching power and kicking power. I saw this and was [...]
Damn. Another sub-par event for R. K. Menn. Yes, I’m going third person like LeBron James. Maybe that’ll help me succeed. I don’t know. What I do know is that 5-6 is unacceptable. Now I’m 29-27. Just barely holding on to the coveted .500 mark. But have no fear. I’ll figure it out. This fight [...]
1. Jason Miller still bashing Nick Diaz: Jason Miller appeared on “It’s Time! With Bruce Buffer” on the Sherdog Radio Network and ripped the Gracie camp for not letting Nick Diaz fight him at middleweight. “They’ve started spitting out, ‘Oh, 178.’ Meanwhile back at the ranch, Nick Diaz is saying, ‘I’ll fight middleweight. I’ll fight [...]
A lot has changed since the last time the rankings were out. Not so much with the top of the rankings, but the bottom half got jumbled up with the addition of a couple of newcomers. We have a couple of risers and a few fallers, one fighter falling as much as four spots. Yes, [...]
That’s right folks, MMAJunkie.com is reporting that sources close to the UFC are saying that former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has verbally agreed to meet former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida at UFC’s November 20th event, tentatively scheduled to be UFC 123. Rampage himself even hinted at the bout, posting on [...]
1. Shogun out until early 2011:Mauricio “Shogun” Rua won’t be able to make his first UFC Light Heavyweight title defense until early next year, according to Dana White. White also said Shogun’s knee is healing well, but he’ll be out of the Octagon for eight months, with his return likely coming in March. Not good [...]
1. Shogun undergoes surgery, title defense delayed: Maurico Rua recently underwent knee surgery to fix an injury he suffered while defeating Lyoto Machida. As a result, Rua’s first title defense will likely be delayed. “He just got out of the hospital; it was a successful surgery,” said UFC president Dana White. “He had the surgery [...]
