While I was watching Strikeforce: Houston on Saturday night, I noticed something peculiar going on in two bouts. The first was in between Round 1 and Round 2 of the Noons/Gurgel bout. I thought for a second that Noons was just getting water from one of his corner men, but on second glance, it sure [...]
1. Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 2 in the works: During Saturday night’s post-fight press conference, Dana White was asked if the UFC were going to put on Silva vs. Sonnen 2. “It’s definitely a rematch I think people are going to want to see,” White said of Silva vs. Sonnen II. “Looking at Twitter, [...]
In probably the craziest fight I’ve ever seen, Anderson Silva came from BEHIND to defeat Chael Sonnen via triangle choke in the closing minutes of the 5th round!! Chael Sonnen used superior wrestling throughout the first four rounds. Silva won the exchanges in all the rounds, save for the first, which saw Sonnen rocking Silva [...]
The Wall Street Journal had some interesting trivia, especially in light of all the free agent craziness that’s been going on this offseason. From trades to huge contracts to the Three Kings/Miami Thrice.. So, I’m curious if anyone knows the answer to this question: Among the 14 players who’ve signed a maximum or near-max contract [...]
I gotta feel for Brock. Not only has he just survived vs Carwin in what has to be one of the best heavyweight comebacks in MMA history- and facing a guy who won’t gas in Cain next- after that he could be facing a heavyweight boxing champion next. At least that’s what James Toney wants. [...]
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 [...]
Yes, before anyone says anything, yes, I’m a little sad that my boy Arlovski lost. He was very rusty being out 11 months and paid for that. He did silence the “glass chin” remarks though. More on his fight down the page. Now that that’s out of the way, I went 7-5 this time. Still [...]
If/when Fedor Emilianenko gets past Fabricio Werdum on Strikeforce’s June 26 card, there’s no guarantee that he will get a shot at heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem later on. “To be very honest, the situation with Fedor, who’s fighting on June 26, of course we have to wait and see what happens,” said Strikeforce CEO Scott [...]
