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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show broadcaster Michael Schiavello, who joins us an in-studio guest host.
In an exciting battle of former light heavyweight champions that ended up with a shocking split decision, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated Lyoto Machida in the main event at UFC 123.
DETROIT -- One year ago, Gerald Harris made a call that changed his life. He called into MMA Junkie Radio while UFC president Dana White was a guest. Harris, an alumnus of the seventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter," pranked White but then had a good conversation about getting back to the UFC. By January, he was TKOing John Salter at Ultimate Fight Night 20.
But the middleweight insists that he's the same guy.
"All this stuff doesn't define me," Harris told Cagewriter. "I'm trying to build a legacy, become a legend in the UFC. A lot of guys get caught up in the hype and forget who they are as a person."
He has tweaked his preparation a bit recently, as he worked at Grudge Training Center with Trevor Wittman as well as with his home gym, Ghost Dog in Oklahoma.
In 2010, he has TKO or KO wins over Salter, Mario Miranda and David Branch. This weekend, he is facing Maiquel Falcao, a newcomer to the UFC. This is the fourth time that he is fighting a UFC newbie, but he says not to underestimate the Brazilian.
"This guy's tough. Anyone with 25 wins, he's tough. People will say, who has he fought? I don't care. He's been better than 25 other guys," Harris said. "A lot of people are underestimating the new guys and thinking that I'm getting guys with UFC jitters, but if you saw the last guy I fought, David Branch, there was nothing nervous about him. He was trying to beat my head in."
Harris said that one of the best parts of fighting at UFC 123 is that he is sharing the card with his former TUF coach, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
"My biggest thing is being on the same card as my Rampage. He was my coach on TUF, then I lost, got cut, but now here I am on the same card as him."
Harris called Jackson a friend, and said that the two remained close well after the taping for TUF had ended. He always knew he could get to this level and is enjoying the little things about being there.
"I knew I was capable of it, but to be here is amazing. I'm signing posters, looking at Machida thinking, "I always want to be you on the video game."
And whether he is co-main eventing with his mentor or fighting the first preliminary bout, Harris does not intend to change everything that has gotten him to this point in his career.
"Even when I'm fighting for the title or I am the champion, I'm going to keep the same attitude. Stay humble and stay hungry. A fight is a fight."
Everyone wants a piece of the MMA game. That includes a former hoops star who made $66.7 million during his time in the NBA. Glen Rice is an MMA convert and he's got a card coming up Thursday night in South Florida.
"They're conditioned athletes. Their workouts are extremely difficult," Rice said. "Me as being an ex-professional basketball player, we worked hard but we didn't work as hard as these guys do."
Rice's G-Force promotions has also booked Trick Daddy to perform at the Bank United Center. The card has a mix of male and female fights. Rice and fighters Jessica Aguilar and Mike Vallejo appeared on WQAM in Miami to push Bad Blood 4.
Aguilar, a 2010 Bellator featherweight tournament semifinalist, is on the card. She talked about her passion for fighting and said Mexican pride fuels her when she's getting battered. WQAM host Joe Rose got into the great history of Mexican fighters.
"But don't compare me to the Mexican who fought this weekend," Aguilar said referencing Antonio Margarito. "I don't like to talk. I like to do. I guess I think he deserved it for talking so bad."
Margarito suffered a unanimous-decision defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao. By the end of the fight, Margarito's eyes were closed and he had suffered a broken orbital bone. Aguilar said she doesn't believe Margarito's excuses about his illegal hand wrap before the Shane Mosley fight.
The main event of Bad Blood 4 features Dhafir Harris. In Florida, "Da Da 5000" is being talked about as Kimbo Slice 2.0.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/gary-goodridge-vs-catalin-morosanu-2-fight-video-rumble-of-the-kings/
Source: http://www.ufc-video.co.cc/2010/11/ten-dead-men-cage-rage-special/
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DETROIT -- One year ago, Gerald Harris made a call that changed his life. He called into MMA Junkie Radio while UFC president Dana White was a guest. Harris, an alumnus of the seventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter," pranked White but then had a good conversation about getting back to the UFC. By January, he was TKOing John Salter at Ultimate Fight Night 20.
But the middleweight insists that he's the same guy.
"All this stuff doesn't define me," Harris told Cagewriter. "I'm trying to build a legacy, become a legend in the UFC. A lot of guys get caught up in the hype and forget who they are as a person."
He has tweaked his preparation a bit recently, as he worked at Grudge Training Center with Trevor Wittman as well as with his home gym, Ghost Dog in Oklahoma.
In 2010, he has TKO or KO wins over Salter, Mario Miranda and David Branch. This weekend, he is facing Maiquel Falcao, a newcomer to the UFC. This is the fourth time that he is fighting a UFC newbie, but he says not to underestimate the Brazilian.
"This guy's tough. Anyone with 25 wins, he's tough. People will say, who has he fought? I don't care. He's been better than 25 other guys," Harris said. "A lot of people are underestimating the new guys and thinking that I'm getting guys with UFC jitters, but if you saw the last guy I fought, David Branch, there was nothing nervous about him. He was trying to beat my head in."
Harris said that one of the best parts of fighting at UFC 123 is that he is sharing the card with his former TUF coach, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
"My biggest thing is being on the same card as my Rampage. He was my coach on TUF, then I lost, got cut, but now here I am on the same card as him."
Harris called Jackson a friend, and said that the two remained close well after the taping for TUF had ended. He always knew he could get to this level and is enjoying the little things about being there.
"I knew I was capable of it, but to be here is amazing. I'm signing posters, looking at Machida thinking, "I always want to be you on the video game."
And whether he is co-main eventing with his mentor or fighting the first preliminary bout, Harris does not intend to change everything that has gotten him to this point in his career.
"Even when I'm fighting for the title or I am the champion, I'm going to keep the same attitude. Stay humble and stay hungry. A fight is a fight."
A lightweight bout between UFC veteran Spencer Fisher and "The Ultimate Fighter 9" lightweight winner Ross Pearson is expected to be part of UFC 127.
In a special bonus edition of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we head to the 2008 K-1 World GP Finals at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/11/28/the-fab-fifteen-%e2%80%93-light-heavyweights/
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- In UFC president Dana White's latest video blog for UFC 123, we learn that Antoine Dodson, of "The Bed Intruder Song" fame, is a big Quinton "Rampage" Jackson fan. It's worth watching the whole thing -- the language is NSFW -- but the first minute is golden.
Amazing. Not only that, but UFC lightweight Kenny Florian and color commentator Joe Rogan are huge Dodson fans, then again, who isn't? Dodson is expected to go to the fights at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday night to cheer on Rampage. He yelled like crazy for Jackson during Friday's weigh-ins.
Run and tell that, homeboy.
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Valentijn Overeem, brother of Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem, is injured and has been forced off Saturday's Strikeforce event in St. Louis.Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/28/valentijn-overeem-injured-off-saturdays-strikeforce-card/
Jon Jones talks Ryan Bader, his NFL brother Video by UFC 127Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-127/jon-jones-talks-ryan-bader-his-nfl-brother-video_cb5f432e8.html
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Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16684/dustin-poirier-replaces-jose-aldo-faces-josh-grispi-at-ufc-125/
Source: http://www.boxing-blog.com/index.php/manny-pacquiao-3/
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The Reem Episode 10 Big In Japan Video by Alistair OvereemSource: http://mmalice.com/alistair-overeem/the-reem-episode-10-big-in-japan-video_fdabad35a.html
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MMA Fighting spoke to Kenny Florian recently about what went wrong in his fight against Gray Maynard at UFC 118, his thoughts on Dana White saying after the fight that he "chokes," his upcoming fight against Evan Dunham at UFC Fight for the Troops 2 and his take on who will win the mini UFC lightweight title tournament coming up.Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/24/ufc-123-medial-suspensions-and-prelims-live-ratings-are-in
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- UFC newcomer Maiquel Falcao started his career with a win. He beat Gerald Harris in a 29-27, 29-28, 29-28 in a three-round decision that is not likely to get the Fight of the Night bonus.
The first round started slow. The two danced around each other for much of the round. Falcao landed the first strike at 2:40 into the first, and after a little more dancing, unloaded a series of punches. Harris went down to the ground, where Falcao continued to beat on him until he took his back. Even after Harris tried to slam Falcao off, he stayed on and sunk a rear naked choke. Harris was saved by the bell at the end of the first. Harris appeared to think the fight was over until he was directed to his corner.
Falcao came out for the second with a series of strikes that caused Harris to shoot for a knee. He was unsuccessful in the takedown, and Falcao moved behind for another rear naked choke attempt. Harris continued to survive and slowly got back to his feet. He slammed Falcao down, but the two returned to their feet. Harris tried for another takedown and held onto the attempt as the round ended.
In the third round, the two returned to their dancing ways, to the disgust of the crowd in suburban Detroit. They danced around the entire round, rarely engaging. The crowd booed lustily, but it didn't cause either fighter to want to engage.
Falcao is now 26-3, but this win over the 16-3 Harris is likely to be remembered as a poor debut for the Brazilian.
Filed under: WBC, WBO, Boxing Video, Boxing Rumors, HBO, FanHouse Exclusive, Top Rank Promotions
Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.
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Source: http://www.fightmatrix.com/2010/11/24/fighter-stats-not-tougha-at-zuffa/
Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/20/a-quick-look-at-the-ufcs-plans-for-2011-and-why-you-should-care
Source: http://www.fightmatrix.com/2010/11/23/a-note-to-our-viewers-about-division-movement/
BJ Penn spoke with MMAWeekly.com about his UFC 123 match up with Matt Hughes for the third time, says it's his favorite rivalrySource: http://mmalice.com/ufc-123/bj-penn-says-matt-hughes-is-his-favorite-rivalry-video_f0b1b208e.html
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/11/23/jose-aldo-likely-out-of-ufc-125-due-to-injury/
UFC President Dana White and several fighters will meet the media for the UFC 123 post-fight press conference, and we'll stream the video live right here at MMAFighting.com.
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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/21/ufc-123-post-fight-press-conference-video/
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Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/11/21/ufc-hands-out-more-than-300000-in-bonus-money-at-ufc-123/
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Four-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach took time from his busy schedule to speak with FanHouse concerning recent comments by Bernard Hopkins that Manny Pacquiao has not faced a top African American fighter, his busy schedule and other things.
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Source: http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/11/24/freddie-roach-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-skin-color/
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Ryan Bader walked into the UFC with big hopes of his own to go with the expectations of others who saw a diamond in the rough. The former collegiate wrestling All-American has steadily improved and risen up the UFC light-heavyweight depth chart, first winning The Ultimate Fighter's season eight, before embarking on an octagon career that's seen him go 5-0, with big wins over Keith Jardine, and most recently, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.Cornelius K9 Bundrage Miguel Cotto Manny Pacquiao Ricky Hatton
Source: http://www.fightmatrix.com/2010/10/25/ufc-121-review/
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Just weeks away from his 32nd birthday, BJ Penn shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, it took less than two hours from the time he knocked out Matt Hughes at UFC 123 until the time the UFC announced he'd be facing Jon Fitch in the main event of UFC 127 in February.Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/22/pace-not-slowing-for-bj-penn-but-he-says-he-may-retire-at-35/
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Brian Foster met aggression with aggression and ultimately submitted the hard-hitting Matt Brown on Saturday's Spike TV-televised UFC 123 preliminary card.
(We should all be that fired up, at least once in our lives. Props: UFC.com)
When BJ Penn knocked out Matt Hughes at UFC 123, one of the greatest rivalries in MMA history finally got its conclusion. And while not every two-fight series needs an immediate tie-breaker — the Internet has already informed Dana White what we think of Lesnar vs. Mir III — there's something incredibly dramatic and satisfying about a good rubber-match. Off the top of our heads, here's a few others we'd like to see...
Jason "Mayhem" Miller vs. Tim Kennedy
History: Kennedy def. Miller via decision @ Extreme Challenge 50 (2/23/03), Miller def. Kennedy via decision @ HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon (12/15/07)
Why it needs to happen again: Look, I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for Jason Miller to agree to a catchweight fight with Nick Diaz under 185 pounds. Mayhem hasn't even fought for Strikeforce since he squashed Tim Stout in April, and Kennedy is still without an opponent himself after dropping a decision to Jacare Souza in August — and he's already mentioned that he wants another go-round with Mayhem. Strikeforce has two talented, unattached middleweights at their disposal with a storyline already in place. It doesn't take rocket appliances to figure this out, guys.
Source: http://www.cagepotato.com/four-rubber-matches-absolutely-need-happen
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Due to Thanksgiving, Spike TV does not air a new episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 12" this week.
