Source: http://www.ufcrundown.com/blog/cole-blooded-donald-cerrone-is-a-good-fighter-but-he-sucks-at-life-2/
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
"Strikeforce: Columbus" ticket pre-sale begins Tuesday
Tickets for Strikeforce's debut in Ohio and the accompanying championship doubleheader go on sale beginning Tuesday. That's when subscribers to the organization's free "Strikeforce Insider" e-newsletter can purchase tickets, beginning at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT).
The general public then can purchase tickets beginning on Friday.
MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: UFC 127 co-headliner Jorge Rivera on Michael Bisping and what his fighting future holds
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC middleweight Jorge Rivera was scheduled to return to action in 2010 on two separate occasions against Alessio Sakara, but due to injuries and illness, both fights fell through. Now, the Rivera finds himself in perhaps the highest profile bout of his career, as he takes on Michael Bisping in the co-main event of UFC 127 in Australia at the end of next month.
The 38-year-old Rivera is a decade-long veteran of the sport, and is riding a 4-1 mark over the last three years of competition. That mark includes a current three-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming last March against Nate Quarry. And though he admits he's lost a step or two over the years, he feels the best is still yet to come.
"I feel like I'm getting better," Rivera told MMATorch. "I'm getting sharper. I am getting older, and I might be a step behind where I was ten years ago, but my [knowledge] of the game is going to make up for that. So I feel like you've yet to see the best of me, and I'm looking forward to the next year or two."
Rivera has stood across the cage from a number of big name fighters throughout his career, including current middleweight king-pin Anderson Silva, former Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin, Ultimate Fighter winner Kendall Grove, TUF vet Chris Leben, UFC on Versus 3 headliner Martin Kampmann and more.
After losing Sakara as an opponent at UFC 122 in November on the day of the fight due to an illness, Rivera wanted to get into the cage against another name fighter, and he specifically called Bisping out for this fight. Now that it's coming on February 27, he's excited for what he knows will be a stiff challenge in the Brit.
"I'm looking forward to it, man. I got the fight that I asked for, and I think it's going to be a good fight," Rivera said. "He's fought some high caliber guys before me. I think it's going to be a real good fight."
"He's been fighting for awhile, he's got a reputable name, he's known worldwide. I feel like right now, where I want to be in my fighting career, I want to advance that. I think he's a good matchup for me and he'll allow that opportunity to come about. All I've got to do is go out there and perform, to do my job."
The majority of Rivera's 19 wins have come by way of TKO or knockout, and though Rivera believes his biggest advantage is on the feet, he says he feels equally comfortable taking this fight with Bisping to the ground.
"I think on the feet I'm definitely going to have the advantage," Rivera said. "He's going to be looking for the takedowns, [this fight's] going to be going up and down, up and down, so that's what I'm looking for. I feel like I can beat him on the ground, I can beat him standing, it doesn't really matter."
Though he remains very confident in his own skill set, Rivera knows Bisping will be doing the same. He expects that to bring out the best in both of them, and says one of them will leave Sydney very disappointed.
"I'm confident in this fight. I'm sure he is as well," Rivera said. "He didn't get where he's at by being unsure of his skills. That's going to make for an even better fight because we're both going in thinking we're going to win, and one of us is going to be really upset.
Rivera competes in a crowded weight class at 185 lbs., and while anyone with a decent winning streak eventually gets their name thrown into the mix in the title picture, Rivera isn't looking past Bisping, and is content to take the remaining years of his career a fight at a time.
"Right now I'm taking it fight by fight. I'm letting [my wins] add up right now, and once they add up eventually that title shot will come," Rivera said. "I'm not looking past the guy that I'm fighting now. I've got a tough fight in front of me, I'm not looking past him at all.
"After I get through with him, then I'll start thinking about my next step and how I should go about doing it. But I'm still focusing on February 27 and fighting Michael Bisping."
UFC 127 airs live in the U.S. on pay-per-view on Saturday, February 26 with the time difference from Sydney, Australia. The event begins at noon local time at the Acer Arena on Sunday, February 27, headlined by a welterweight fight between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch.
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The 38-year-old Rivera is a decade-long veteran of the sport, and is riding a 4-1 mark over the last three years of competition. That mark includes a current three-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming last March against Nate Quarry. And though he admits he's lost a step or two over the years, he feels the best is still yet to come.
"I feel like I'm getting better," Rivera told MMATorch. "I'm getting sharper. I am getting older, and I might be a step behind where I was ten years ago, but my [knowledge] of the game is going to make up for that. So I feel like you've yet to see the best of me, and I'm looking forward to the next year or two."
Rivera has stood across the cage from a number of big name fighters throughout his career, including current middleweight king-pin Anderson Silva, former Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin, Ultimate Fighter winner Kendall Grove, TUF vet Chris Leben, UFC on Versus 3 headliner Martin Kampmann and more.
After losing Sakara as an opponent at UFC 122 in November on the day of the fight due to an illness, Rivera wanted to get into the cage against another name fighter, and he specifically called Bisping out for this fight. Now that it's coming on February 27, he's excited for what he knows will be a stiff challenge in the Brit.
"I'm looking forward to it, man. I got the fight that I asked for, and I think it's going to be a good fight," Rivera said. "He's fought some high caliber guys before me. I think it's going to be a real good fight."
"He's been fighting for awhile, he's got a reputable name, he's known worldwide. I feel like right now, where I want to be in my fighting career, I want to advance that. I think he's a good matchup for me and he'll allow that opportunity to come about. All I've got to do is go out there and perform, to do my job."
The majority of Rivera's 19 wins have come by way of TKO or knockout, and though Rivera believes his biggest advantage is on the feet, he says he feels equally comfortable taking this fight with Bisping to the ground.
"I think on the feet I'm definitely going to have the advantage," Rivera said. "He's going to be looking for the takedowns, [this fight's] going to be going up and down, up and down, so that's what I'm looking for. I feel like I can beat him on the ground, I can beat him standing, it doesn't really matter."
Though he remains very confident in his own skill set, Rivera knows Bisping will be doing the same. He expects that to bring out the best in both of them, and says one of them will leave Sydney very disappointed.
"I'm confident in this fight. I'm sure he is as well," Rivera said. "He didn't get where he's at by being unsure of his skills. That's going to make for an even better fight because we're both going in thinking we're going to win, and one of us is going to be really upset.
Rivera competes in a crowded weight class at 185 lbs., and while anyone with a decent winning streak eventually gets their name thrown into the mix in the title picture, Rivera isn't looking past Bisping, and is content to take the remaining years of his career a fight at a time.
"Right now I'm taking it fight by fight. I'm letting [my wins] add up right now, and once they add up eventually that title shot will come," Rivera said. "I'm not looking past the guy that I'm fighting now. I've got a tough fight in front of me, I'm not looking past him at all.
"After I get through with him, then I'll start thinking about my next step and how I should go about doing it. But I'm still focusing on February 27 and fighting Michael Bisping."
UFC 127 airs live in the U.S. on pay-per-view on Saturday, February 26 with the time difference from Sydney, Australia. The event begins at noon local time at the Acer Arena on Sunday, February 27, headlined by a welterweight fight between B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8323.shtml
UFC NEWS: Brown vs. Yahya, Lowe vs. Freire added to Facebook.com prelims for UFC Fight for the Troops 2
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The UFC is upping the ante with tonight's first ever preliminary card live stream on Facebook. In addition to the already announced bouts between Cody McKenzie and Yves Edwards as well as DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Guymon, the UFC has added two more bouts.
The organization announced today that they will air the Mike Brown vs. Rani Yahya bout as well as the bout between Waylon Lowe and the debuting Willamy Freire.
The Facebook.com live stream can be accessed by "liking" the UFC's page at Facebook.com/UFC, and now begins at 7PM ET. The five-fight main card broadcast then airs live on Spike TV beginning at 9PM ET, headlined by the lightweight bout between Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard.
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The organization announced today that they will air the Mike Brown vs. Rani Yahya bout as well as the bout between Waylon Lowe and the debuting Willamy Freire.
The Facebook.com live stream can be accessed by "liking" the UFC's page at Facebook.com/UFC, and now begins at 7PM ET. The five-fight main card broadcast then airs live on Spike TV beginning at 9PM ET, headlined by the lightweight bout between Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8240.shtml
UFC middleweight Alan Belcher is back
For Alan Belcher, the last eight-months of his life have been long and arduous.
Recently, Alan just got the OK to go back to training following a slew of surgeries to repair a detached retina which was the cause of trauma to the eye. In his last outing, the ufc veteran submitted former title challenger [...]
Recently, Alan just got the OK to go back to training following a slew of surgeries to repair a detached retina which was the cause of trauma to the eye. In his last outing, the ufc veteran submitted former title challenger [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/02/01/ufc-middleweight-alan-belcher-is-back
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Some MMA fans don't get it, Herschel Walker is great for the sport
What Herschel Walker is doing is simply incredible. The 48-year-old has two pro MMA fights under his belt and plans on marching forward. On Saturday, He manhandled Scott Carson. While most fans realize Walker is bringing more eyes to the sport, some hardcore fans and MMA bloggers rip him, calling his competition a joke.
Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow disagrees:
Strikeforce is handling Walker's MMA career exactly as they should be. The idea that only fighters of certain caliber belong in elite organizations is now a rule of thumb, not a sacred edict. If exceptions to the rule make sense - particularly for a number two promotion looking for a unique leg up - then make them.
[...] Walker is taking a path no different than any other MMA fighter with commensurate experience. The pushback on Walker is as much pushback against Walker's participation in the sport as it is a lack of familiarity with low-level professional MMA.
Fight promotions are part competition, part making money and part building the business. That fact seems to be lost on some observers of MMA.
I often wonder how many of those who decry Walker's participation have ever attended a regional MMA event. Those fights lack the superstar power of Walker, but look no different. They're nasty, brutish and often very short. Perhaps this is part of the reason why local or regional MMA promoters often struggle: not even MMA fans are paying attention to their shows.
During a weekend light on big-time sporting events, Walker caught the eye of the non-MMA fan and general sports media.
Several journalists and fans noted on Twitter last night that many if not all of the main card participants in last night's show were trending on Twitter. Who do you think is responsible for that, Jacare? The mic skills of Robbie Lawler? Roger Gracie's massive pre-fight hype? That credit belongs to Herschel Walker and likely Herschel Walker alone. No one else to my knowledge had a write-up in the Associated Press heading into the bout or the sporting talk radio hype or the curiosity of casual sporting fans. [...] Critics often say it's the "real fighters" who deserve the shine. I don't disagree, but much of the attention paid to last night's "real fighters" is a direct result of a fighter participating in only his second MMA bout.
Well said. The sport is still in the growth process. As long as Walker isn't promoted as a title contender, his MMA journey is well worth chronicling on Showtime.
Vitor Belfort Asked If He Gets Some Fight Week
Vitor Belfort Asked If He Gets Some Fight Week.
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Source: http://www.mmatko.com/vitor-belfort-asked-if-he-gets-some-fight-week/
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Are you mods ever going to do anything about the multi account users?
Anyone posting with two different accounts from the same IP should be permabanned forever. Not only when they already have an account banned. Amy...
Source: http://forums.ufc.production.sparkart.net/showthread.php?t=74870&goto=newpost
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