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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Florian's Featherweight Future: 'A Top Contender, Then Aldo in Brazil'
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You didn’t think Kenny Florian would just drop to 145-pounds without a plan in mind, did you? If you did, you don’t know KenFlo. Nope, the now former perennial lightweight contender’s camp has a pretty detailed blueprint of what they’d like to see Florian do at featherweight. As manager Malki Kawa tells MMA Weekly on Wednesday, they think their guy will be on the fast-track to the top once he returns from a knee injury and gets his weight headed in the right direction. Check it out:
“A top contender,” Kawa says about Florian’s first 145-pound opponent. “Whoever the No. 1 contender is at that point is the guy I’d like to get. What would be my ideal situation is for him to get a fight in June, whoever the No. 1 contender is, win that fight and then hopefully set something up for Brazil with (Jose) Aldo, if the UFC’s up for it.”
Source: http://www.cagepotato.com/florians-featherweight-future-top-contender-then-aldo-brazil
Juan Carlos Burgos Gets A Scare From Yakubu Amidu In A Draw On FNF
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Top junior lightweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos was taking what had the air beforehand of a stay-busy affair on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, yet ended up nothing like it against his short-notice opponent Yakubu Amidu.
After the naturally larger, relentless Amidu took the fight to Burgos for 12 rounds, Burgos escaped with a split draw thanks to his experience in championship rounds of a fight that accomplished a couple things: we learned that Amidu is worth paying attention to whenever he fights next; we discovered that Burgos ought to stay away from 135 pounds; and we got some swell, unexpected action.
One judge scored it 116-112 for Burgos, another scored it the opposite and the third had it 114-114. I saw it the way the third did. Burgos was in control to start, although Amidu was landing some hard shots on occasion. By the 3rd, it had become a seesaw affair, with almost all of the rounds close -- Burgos would box reasonably well and throw more punches for the majority of the round, then Amidu would storm back over the last minute after cornering Burgos and tattooing him along the ropes. Burgos showed stretches of using his jab, his length and his legs, but Amidu wouldn't leave him alone and wouldn't back down from any of Burgos' power shots.
Burgos might have been fading under Amidu's pressure, but he found a new gear in the 11th, when he backed Amidu up with some nasty punches that would've hurt most junior lightweights. But Amidu was the prototypical tough Ghanaian. How an Amidu who was fighting on two weeks notice and did this well against a serious contender lost to the primitive Ji-Hoon Kim boggles the mind. Anyway, Burgos was in charge most of the 12th round, too, although they slugged it out in the seconds before the final bell.
On the undercard, lightweight Miguel Gonzalez stopped Josenilson Dos Santos in the 8th round. It was a bout where many of the rounds were competitive but Gonzalez won them all. In the 8th he landed a right to the head that got Dos Santos turned around and Gonzalez capitalized with a hard left to the body that literally made Dos Santos run away. As Dos Santos slunk into the corner, a pursuing Gonzalez landed on top of him like a wrestler coming off the top rope. It didn't matter, because Dos Santos didn't want any more. Gonzalez lost to Mike Dallas, Jr. two fights ago, then bounced back with a win over semi-faded former contender Miguel Acosta. I'm not convinced he'll arrive at "contender" himself, but Gonzalez fought well and in an appealing style Friday.
British Beat: Tony Thompson Looks For Quick Encore Against David Price
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(David Price, left, Tony Thompson, right)
Lennox Lewis, a buoy for boxers who have succumbed to a one-punch knockout, represents hope for ephemeral heavyweight sensation David Price. Lewis famously overturned Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman after the American twosome had put him in the mire with startling exhibitions of stuck in the mud. It was perhaps inevitable then that Price, 15-1 (13), would quote the L-word during the post-mortem of his shock defeat to American Tony Thompson earlier in the year. “Big Pricey,” though, has reached out one step further: Lewis has been roped into his training camp for the return match this Saturday, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
Thompson, 37-3 (25), shuffled into town like a veteran bronco rider on his last visit. Aware he’d been bankrolled as a rodeo clown, the Washington DC giant saddled up with the intention of making a fist of it for as long as he still held his 10-gallon hat. Quite who was most surprised at 2:17 of the 2nd round – after Price had been discombobulated by an innocuous looking right hand -- is anyone’s guess: Price and Thompson, along with a partisan audience, looked as though a Brahman bull had vaulted over the railings.
2008 Olympic bronze medalist Price had cut a swath through the home ranks – a living Ole Lukøje administering pixie dust with his sledgehammer right. Tom Dallas, John McDermott, Sam Sexton, Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton, almost an entire era of domestic big men, were put to bed in an eye blink. Unfortunately for Price, his mini-rampage left him struggling for rounds – which in turn ill-prepared him for being hit himself.
Against Thompson, Price pawed with his left while his 41-year-old southpaw rival skirted outer ring, feinting with his shoulders to keep the home fighter at bay. Relaxed to the point of nonchalance, Thompson, under fire in the 2nd round, hurled an uppercut that missed and instinctively stabbed Price with a right that landed around the big fellow’s left ear and completely knocked him for six. The mortified Liverpudlian would later claim that a perforated eardrum had wrecked his equilibrium, which doesn’t quite seem to cover it.
Rumours of Price being weak-whiskered have pursued him since his amateur days. Halted by the likes of Vyacheslav Glazkov, Bermane Stiverne and Roberto Cammarelle and having been floored on numerous occasions, it is apparent that the West Derby colossus doesn’t hold a shot altogether well. Thompson has arrived into the U.K. early and is seemingly in better shape. The visiting team is an ebullient one, confident that “The Tiger” requires only one hard punch to facilitate an encore.
Trainer Franny Smith has overseen Price’s recuperation at “The Solly” (Salisbury ABC) in the heart of Liverpool, with Lewis flying them out to Toronto, Canada for three weeks before reconvening back on Merseyside to help finish up preparations. Lewis has spoken about the need to instill nastiness into the 29-year-old, while coaxing him to relax more and let his punches flow in combination. That isn’t going to be easy. Lewis’s approach in his first bout back after the McCall defeat, when he fiddled his way past Louisiana wild card Lionel Butler on May 13, 1995, was as painstaking as matchstick modeling.
The 3-to-10 odds on Price look vastly out of sync. So flimsy did the popular Scouser’s punch resistance look last time out, it isn’t fanciful to imagine that Thompson will need to land flush only a handful of times in order to score another KO. Price will look to box; jabbing, moving and holding -- tactics that look so unbecoming in the hands of a 6-feet-8, 245 lb. prizefighter -- and then strike when Thompson runs out of puff, sometime late in the contest.
In a toss-up match, Thompson, who is by no means a top quality heavyweight, looks excellent value at 9-to-2 to drop the bomb on Price again. Rehabilitation usually takes a little longer than six months. Lewis should know that better than anyone.
Weekend Afterthoughts On Incredible Violence Vs. Compassion, The Meaning Of Andre Berto And More
Every bout on ESPN2, HBO2 and Showtime this past weekend was, at minimum, quality, but they came in two varieties: good, and competitive; or good, and one-sided. The Juan Carlos Burgos-Yakubu Amidu, Keith Thurman-Diego Chaves and Juan Francisco Estrada-Milan Melindo were the close kind. The best of them, somehow, was of the one-sided variety -- the one that featured the above-photographed hospital buddies Omar Figueroa and Nihito Arakawa. It was a Fight of the Year candidate, albeit weaker than some others because of Figueroa dominating, and the 3rd was the potential Round of the Year. It helped make the Showtime tripleheader before an impressive announced audience of nearly 9,000 in San Diego San Antonio the best top-to-bottom card of 2013 so far and the best in some time overall.
Let's Afterthink.
- Fight of the Year vs. inhumanity. For some, Figueroa-Arakawa was not a Fight of the Year candidate at all. That's because it started getting pretty ugly after the midway point. Arakawa wasn't winning many rounds, he was pushing his punches and the punishment was piling up. The pleading for the bout to be stopped started hitting a pretty high crescendo on social media late in the fight. I suppose I would've been pleased if someone had stopped it, particularly Arakawa's corner. The referee was in a tough position -- Arakawa kept surging back and remaining just competitive enough that it was difficult to find a place to pull the plug. Now that we know Arakawa is OK, we can stand back and better appreciate one of the elements that made the fight stunning: Arakawa was over-the-top courageous, like, parody-of-insane-bravery courageous. It almost took away from what a good, rugged performance Figueroa put on, the latest indicator that this kid is for real at lightweight. Who would want to get hit in the gut by that mean Texan? He's also popular with the Texas crowd, which was moved to exhibit its love in large decibel figures in part by rooting for a great fight and in part by rooting for the hometown hero.
- Jesus Soto Karass' performance and the judges. Speaking of taking away: Because Berto is such a polarizing figure (more on him in a moment), he overshadowed what was the latest sign of progress for Karass from gatekeeper to borderline contender. No, he's not there yet. So far, his two best wins -- this one and the one over Selcuk Aydin -- are over former contenders. Let's see him beat someone who's a current contender first. Could he beat Paulie Malignaggi, or Kell Brook? Perhaps. He has shown noticable improvement. He moves and turns so much better than he used to -- he's still basically a straightforward plodder with no defense, but he's not exclusively that anymore. The way he responded to the knockdown he didn't believe was a knockdown in the 11th was classic Karass, who fights very well when angry. Turns out he probably needed to, because the judges somehow had it a split draw going into the 12th round, when Karass stopped Berto. No word on what's next for him, but Golden Boy has more than a few welterweights to offer.
- Andre Berto's place. It's easy to comprehend why Berto once generated so much animosity -- he was the prototypical spoiled Al Haymon/HBO baby, getting easy dates and getting oversold, and he did a few things on a personality level that rubbed people the wrong way. I once argued against allowing the hype surrounding a fighter to affect one's estimation of him, but that's not how a lot of boxing people think; they hate boxers when they don't like how they're marketed to them, even when it's not their fault, and once they don't like someone, they don't like them for forever no matter what. What's ironic about that is that Berto has become everything the most vocal anti-Haymon sorts say they like most: flawed in a way that guarantees he'll be in entertaining fights every time out. He's only been in good ones after 2010, some of them Fight of the Year candidates. That so many of Berto's most vocal critics spent so much time talking about how much he sucks afterward is the kind of thing that would make some of them say, if another fighter like him was being critiqued in that way, "Who cares? He's in good fights!" I also love the line of thought about how this loss (and losses in three of his last four) mean that Berto always sucked. He was once a promising prospect. He became a top-fiveish welterweight contender, which he earned with wins superior to other welterweight contenders. Compared to the majority of today's fighters, he was, at that point, flawed and demonstrating some of his limits, but he was far from a bum. As I wrote back when, he "stopped showing improvement." And then he regressed -- that shoulder roll experiment, for example, made no sense. Then, the punishment accumulated, to the point that he immediately was showing signs of being a diminished fighter from the opening bell against Karass. He still has some speed and power, but mainly he was competitive with a wounded shoulder against Karass on pure guts. Now, everyone knows he shouldn't be headlining a fight card again, not that he should be banished from TV altogether, cuz, you know, fun fights. Maybe if he reestablishes himself somehow, he can get back to that high level, but it doesn't appear likely, because new trainer Virgil Hunter either didn't have enough time or capability to teach Berto any new tricks or it's too far into his career, at age 29, for him to learn them. (As for his contention in a post-fight intervie\w that he deserved an eight count -- maybe. But he was in bad shape and didn't need to get hit anymore, either.)
- Next for Keith Thurman, and the Argentines. Thurman is targeting his own welterweight contender, Adrien Broner, down the line. It'd be a good fight. So would Thurman against Marcos Maidana. Doubt Broner-Thurman happens anytime soon, though -- Thurman is steadily answering the questions about whether he's just the next Haymon fighter who got spotlight prematurely, but the bout probably wouldn't be big enough yet for Golden Boy to make a risky bout like that for two of its youngsters. Maybe I'm underestimating GBP, though, given its strong run. Chaves, like Jan Zaveck, had Thurman under duress, and Thurman again rose to the occasion. Chaves showed what so many Argentines (including, just this weekend, featherweight Mauricio Munoz against Evgeny Gradovich) have been showing lately: They might knock you out, but if they don't you'll know you were in a scrap.
- Next for Juan Francisco Estrada, and about those scorecards. The #1 flyweight might be headed toward a rematch with Brian Viloria. It's probably the most marketable bout for him next, and certainly Viloria and his backers can sell the first loss as a strategic misstep, which is how Viloria's been talking about it already. Everyone wouldn't mind seeing an Estrada rematch with Roman Gonzalez, too. As for the bad scorecards for Estrada's win over Melindo, the commentary has swung too far in the wrong direction in some quarters. Estrada clearly, clearly won. It wasn't exactly close, as some are making it out, let alone a fight Melindo could've been considered to win half of the rounds.
- Anthony Dirrell, Andy Ruiz, Jr. Super middleweight Anthony Dirrell was back in the ring on Sho Extreme and looked good against Anthony Hanshaw, albeit a much older version than the one Anthony's brother Andre beat when it mattered. Dirrell called out Sakio Bika afterward, and I'd be interested in it. Mainly I'm sick of the talented Dirrells continually acting like they're going to do something then never doing it. There's this saying about what you ought to do when you're on the pot that comes to mind. Off TV, Andy Ruiz, Jr. beat Joe Hanks in a meeting of American heavyweight prospects. He had him in trouble from the start, then finished him off in the 4th. As a result of the win and the manner of it, he is indeed worth watching. But for heavyweights with that kind of physique, the flab eventually comes back to haunt them.
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Bellator 97 Video Preview
Two titles are on the line, as Michael Chandler takes on David Rickels and Ben Askren battles Andrey Koreshkov. Plus King Mo and Jacob Noe meet in the light heavyweight tournament final. Bellator MMA
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/91980/bellator-97-video-preview/
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
UFC World Tour 2013 - Las Vegas - Videos
The first stop on the World Press Tour was the Ultimate Media Day at the MGM in Las Vegas where media and fans got to interact with UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks.Source: http://mmalice.com/videos/ufc-world-tour-2013-las-vegas-video_4qagelwj.html
Anderson Silva signed on to do movie with actor and UFC cutman doppelganger Edward James Olmos
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has signed on to do an independent film with Edward James Olmos, the star of "Battlestar Galactica," "Stand and Deliver" and other awesome films. Called "Monday Nights at Seven," a love story set against the intense world of mixed martial arts, according to a press release about the film. There's a Kickstarter to get the project funded, and it seems like a cool thing to support. The only problem is that it might rip a hole in the time-space continuum.
See, that's Silva in the middle with Olmos on the right. MMA fans, does he look familiar? Bring anyone to mind?
Like MMA cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran? Let's take another look.
There's Olmos.
There's Stitch, doing work.
What if Olmos shows up to Silva's fight at UFC 162? Will the two men meet up, ripping a hole through time and space forever? It could be the end of the world as we know it. So say we all.
UFC on Fox 8?s Three Stars: Robbie Lawler among the fighters who stood out
UFC on Fox 8 was filled with split decisions and a fight that UFC president Dana White trashed. However, there were some standout performances. Who were the Three Stars?
No. 1 star -- Robbie Lawler: Of all the fighters who joined the UFC after Strikeforce folded, who did you expect to really shine? It's unlikely Robbie Lawler was on the top five of your list as he was just 2-3 in his five fights before returning to the UFC. He made a complete turnaround, knocking out Josh Koscheck in February before putting a beatdown on Robbie Voelker on Saturday night.
No. 2 star -- Melvin Guillard: Riding a two-fight losing streak, Guillard knew he had to win to keep his job with the UFC. Guillard delivered. He knocked out Mac Danzig with enough power to earn a Knockout of the Night bonus and pick up some job security.
No. 3 star -- Demetrious Johnson: The flyweight champion held onto his belt and convinced anyone who didn't believe in his abilities with a fifth-round submission of John Moraga. Before that submission with an armbar, Johnson beat up on Moraga for 23 minutes and 43 seconds, showing why he holds the belt.
Who stood out from Saturday's fights for you? Speak up on Facebook and Twitter.
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Ronda Rousey says only diehard fans care about a Cyborg bout
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Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/137729-ronda-rousey-says-only-diehard-fans-care-about-cyborg-bout.html
JUNIOR DOS SANTOS WANTS ALISTAIR OVEREEM ,WILL KO CAIN 2ND ROUND, ON CHAEL SONNEN TITLE SHOT
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Jorge Masvidal vs Michael Chiesa Fight Video UFC on Fox 8 Prelim
UFC on FOX 8 Prelim fight videos ? Complete Fight Video of Jorge Masvidal vs Michael Chiesa in a Preliminary Bout From UFC on FOX 8: Johnson vs. Moraga in Seattle, Washington, USA, on July 27, 2013.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/jorge-masvidal-vs-michael-chiesa-fight-video-ufc-on-fox-8-prelim/
Jorge Masvidal is concerned he will catch something from Michael Chiesa?s beard at UFC on Fox 8
UFC on Fox 8's Michael Chiesa has a magnificent beard. A Grizzly Adams-esque, mountain man, perhaps even Tom-Hanks-in-Castaway beard. But you know who isn't a fan of that beard? His opponent on Saturday.
Jorge Masvidal is concerned he might catch something from the beard.
"I'm going to tell the commission to wrap that thing up," Masvidal said to MMA Junkie. "I don't want to get no mat herpes or nothing on my face. I've been in this game a long time, and I ain't got nothing on my face. I ain't about catch some syphilis or whatever he's got going on in that beard, you know?"
It's not completely out of line for a fighter to ask for hair to be held back during fights. Gray Maynard did for his bout with Clay Guida, but that was about Guida's long hair, not a beard. Is it possible Masvidal is just trying to mess with Chiesa's head before their fight? If so, Chiesa is not paying attention to it.
"To my fans, I refuse to talk [expletive] in interviews to get attention. I'll do my talking, Saturday night under the lights," Chiesa tweeted.
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Take a look back at the pivotal Forrest Griffin-Stephan Bonnar fight from the first TUF finale
By now, you have heard of the important bout between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar at the first "The Ultimate Fighter" finale. It was on April 9, 2005, and happened at a time when the UFC needed a big win to keep going. The fight was fun, exciting and neither fighter gave up for even a second. It won the UFC many fans when paying customers was what the promotion needed most.
Now, eight years later, Griffin and Bonnar are retiring after long careers with the UFC. The promotion now has a network television deal after moving on from Spike. Bonnar and Griffin will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this week, so they're inviting a look back to the fight that meant so much. Is it how you remembered?
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Fedor Emelianenko ? 10 Years of Perfection (Most Explosive HL) HD
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Klitschko brothers issue challenge to David Haye
Perhaps someone pointed out that there is strength in numbers.
Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, who between them command the majority of world title belts in the heavyweight division, have started the latest round of tub-thumping with a view to one of them meeting David Haye in a boxing ring.
To read the full blog: http://boxing.bettor.com/klitschko-brothers-issue-challenge-to-david-haye/news/1337103
Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, who between them command the majority of world title belts in the heavyweight division, have started the latest round of tub-thumping with a view to one of them meeting David Haye in a boxing ring.
To read the full blog: http://boxing.bettor.com/klitschko-brothers-issue-challenge-to-david-haye/news/1337103
Source: http://www.boxing-blog.com/index.php/klitschko-brothers-issue-challenge-david-haye/
UFC 163?s McCall Talks Weight Cutting
UFC 163′s Ian McCall has always had to cut a lot of weight, even more so once he dropped to flyweight years ago. Fightline caught up with McCall prior to his Saturday bout with Ilarde Santos to discuss how he makes the cut down to 125-pounds. Tune in this Saturday as McCall vs. Santos takes [...]
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/91933/ufc-163s-mccall-talks-weight-cutting/
Anderson Silva says he?s back
The Anderson Silva-Chris Weidman rematch is on. As mentioned on Cagewriter Saturday, the pair who fought just last week will rematch on Dec. 28. Silva will be in a new position -- fighting as the challenger instead of the champion. Still, he wanted to make one thing clear: he's back.
Watching what kind of Silva comes back to fight Weidman will be one of the most interesting stories in not just MMA, but in sports. The man's last loss was in the last decade, and what worked for him so many times before didn't against Weidman. UFC 168 cannot come quickly enough.
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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/anderson-silva-says-back-171653049.html
MMA Top 10 Women's Pound-for-Pound
by Michael David Smith
These are uncertain times for women's mixed martial arts. Strikeforce has been the industry leader in female fights, while the UFC has maintained that it has no interest in putting women in the Octagon. So now that the UFC runs Strikeforce, does that mean women's MMA is endangered?
Not necessarily. The Strikeforce women were invited to the UFC's recent fighter summit in Las Vegas, which indicates that Zuffa thinks women have a future within the company, and next month's return of the sport's biggest female star, Gina Carano, will result in a publicity boost for women's MMA.
So as I review the top 10 female fighters in mixed martial arts, I'm confident that it's a list of fighters whose futures are bright. Even if I'm not sure where and when most of them will fight next.
These are uncertain times for women's mixed martial arts. Strikeforce has been the industry leader in female fights, while the UFC has maintained that it has no interest in putting women in the Octagon. So now that the UFC runs Strikeforce, does that mean women's MMA is endangered?Not necessarily. The Strikeforce women were invited to the UFC's recent fighter summit in Las Vegas, which indicates that Zuffa thinks women have a future within the company, and next month's return of the sport's biggest female star, Gina Carano, will result in a publicity boost for women's MMA.
So as I review the top 10 female fighters in mixed martial arts, I'm confident that it's a list of fighters whose futures are bright. Even if I'm not sure where and when most of them will fight next.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/14/mma-top-10-womens-pound-for-pound/
Juan Carlos Burgos Gets A Scare From Yakubu Amidu In A Draw On FNF
(Yakubu Amidu, left, Juan Carlos Burgos, right; via)
Top junior lightweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos was taking what had the air beforehand of a stay-busy affair on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, yet ended up nothing like it against his short-notice opponent Yakubu Amidu.
After the naturally larger, relentless Amidu took the fight to Burgos for 12 rounds, Burgos escaped with a split draw thanks to his experience in championship rounds of a fight that accomplished a couple things: we learned that Amidu is worth paying attention to whenever he fights next; we discovered that Burgos ought to stay away from 135 pounds; and we got some swell, unexpected action.
One judge scored it 116-112 for Burgos, another scored it the opposite and the third had it 114-114. I saw it the way the third did. Burgos was in control to start, although Amidu was landing some hard shots on occasion. By the 3rd, it had become a seesaw affair, with almost all of the rounds close -- Burgos would box reasonably well and throw more punches for the majority of the round, then Amidu would storm back over the last minute after cornering Burgos and tattooing him along the ropes. Burgos showed stretches of using his jab, his length and his legs, but Amidu wouldn't leave him alone and wouldn't back down from any of Burgos' power shots.
Burgos might have been fading under Amidu's pressure, but he found a new gear in the 11th, when he backed Amidu up with some nasty punches that would've hurt most junior lightweights. But Amidu was the prototypical tough Ghanaian. How an Amidu who was fighting on two weeks notice and did this well against a serious contender lost to the primitive Ji-Hoon Kim boggles the mind. Anyway, Burgos was in charge most of the 12th round, too, although they slugged it out in the seconds before the final bell.
On the undercard, lightweight Miguel Gonzalez stopped Josenilson Dos Santos in the 8th round. It was a bout where many of the rounds were competitive but Gonzalez won them all. In the 8th he landed a right to the head that got Dos Santos turned around and Gonzalez capitalized with a hard left to the body that literally made Dos Santos run away. As Dos Santos slunk into the corner, a pursuing Gonzalez landed on top of him like a wrestler coming off the top rope. It didn't matter, because Dos Santos didn't want any more. Gonzalez lost to Mike Dallas, Jr. two fights ago, then bounced back with a win over semi-faded former contender Miguel Acosta. I'm not convinced he'll arrive at "contender" himself, but Gonzalez fought well and in an appealing style Friday.
Dana White plans to attend Strikeforce show, disappointed with turn of events
Dana White never has been one to mince words. In recent months, when it comes to Strikeforce, the Zuffa president has forced himself to be mum on the topic of the UFC's sibling promotion. "I don't have anything to do with them" was a common response when reporters wanted to get his take on Strikeforce.
White recently, though, admitted he's disappointed with how things have turned out for the promotion.
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Dana White talking with Anderson Silva about a rematch with Chris Weidman, but no deal is done
UFC president Dana White said he was in Los Angeles on Friday, meeting with ex-middleweight champion Anderson Silva about the possibility of a rematch with new champion Chris Weidman.
But White vehemently denied a report in GQ Brazil (Editor's note: Story is in Portuguese) in which Silva was quoted as saying the rematch was made for Dec. 28 at UFC 168 in Las Vegas. Right now, a women's bantamweight title fight between Ronda Rousey and archrival Miesha Tate headlines that card.
There has been much speculation about whether a rematch would be made, and Weidman, during a post-victory media tour earlier this week, told several outlets that a rematch was a done deal and would be held in either December or February.
Weidman won the title by knocking Silva out at UFC 162 at the MGM Grand Garden on July 6, handing the great Brazilian the first UFC loss of his career.
White told Yahoo! Sports via telephone earlier in the week that he felt the bout could draw a massive crowd to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but said "This just feels like one of those huge Vegas fights to me." White has repeatedly said he thinks Silva-Weidman II will be the largest-grossing, best-selling pay-per-view card in UFC history.
"We are talking about a rematch and I am and have been confident I will get it done," White told Yahoo! Sports via text message. "It isn't done yet, though."
Silva said in the cage after the fight that he wasn't interested in fighting for a title again, and reiterated that stance at the post-fight news conference.
But he's apparently had a change of heart in the last several days and is at least open to the possibility of meeting Weidman a second time.
Silva was stopped at 1:18 of the second round when, after putting his hands at his side and taunting Weidman to hit him, he was clipped on the chin by a massive left hook and went down.
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Jake Ellenberger: ?He?s a Rubik?s Cube and I?m two or three moves away from finishing him.?
Fifteen fights into his career and only a single person has figured out how to solve the challenge of beating UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald inside the ring. And, in the case of the Canadian’s lone loss, opponent Carlos Condit only secured a stoppage in the final few ticks of a tilt he would have almost [...]
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UFC on FOX 8: Robbie Lawler KO?s Bobby Voelker (Video Highlight)
It’s hard to believe, but veteran Robbie Lawler (pictured) is still just 31 years old. Lawler has been around the block and back again, though it appears the latest version of “Ruthless” is the baddest UFC fans have ever witnessed. Lawler has been inside the Octagon twice since exiting the promotion in 2004 and both [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/150412/ufc-on-fox-8-robbie-lawler-kos-bobby-voelker-video-highlight/
Burgos vs. Amidu weigh-in results for tonight?s FNF
Tonight on ESPN's Friday Night Fights from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Sacramento, California, Juan Carlos Burgos will take on Yakubu Amidu for the WBO Intercontinental strap. Also on the fight will be a bout between Miguel Gonzalez and Josenilson Dos Santos, and another turn in the ring for former Olympic star Taras Shelestyuk.
Check out the weigh-in results for the entire card right here.
Juan Carlos Burgos 134 ? Yakubu Amidu 133
(WBO Intercontinental Lightweight Title)
Miguel Gonzalez 136 ? Josenilson Dos Santos 135
Taras Shelestyuk 148 ? Adam Ealoms 148 �
Justin Goslee ...
Check out the weigh-in results for the entire card right here.
Juan Carlos Burgos 134 ? Yakubu Amidu 133
(WBO Intercontinental Lightweight Title)
Miguel Gonzalez 136 ? Josenilson Dos Santos 135
Taras Shelestyuk 148 ? Adam Ealoms 148 �
Justin Goslee ...
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Zou Shiming And Playing The Gold Odds
(Aug 11, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Shiming Zou [CHN] celebrates after receiving his gold medal after winning the men's light fly 49k final bout during the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL. Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports)
Quickly, name a few of the most difficult or loathsome professions in the history of history. Sin-eater, coal miner, chimney sweep. Perhaps a gong farmer.
When the words "boxer" or "fighter" are tossed into the discussion, your average person would likely think of a Muhammad Ali, or a Mike Tyson, or someone else with a similarly huge name, and dismiss the idea. Those guys made armloads of money and commanded global attention while double-fisting drinks with little umbrellas in them and living large, didn't they?
The reality for most fighters is a low income existence with not much to show for it at the finish. And on top of that, they got punched in the face repeatedly for their effort. How many fighters get their hand wraps taken off after their first serious sparring session and think, "This seems like an easy way to not become rich?"
A safe assumption is that, upon choosing to become a fighter, most have a hankering to be great. The sugar plum fairy dancing in the head of nearly every amateur fighter is Olympic gold drapery, and your average professional fighter's fairytale ends with winning a world title.
Two-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming plants roots in the pro leagues this weekend against Jesus Ortega in Macau. And while Shiming seems to be serving as the key to unlocking a potentially enormous boxing market in China more than anything else, one can't help but wonder what exactly will come of his pro career, or what the odds of him winning a major belt will be.
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It's a bit soon to apply the 2012 Olympics toward the discussion, so they haven't been factored in to the following analysis.
In 23 separate Olympic games that included boxing, 893 medals were earned. Of those 893, 229 medals were of the gold variety, and won by 223 individuals. And of those 223, 38 would go on to win a recognized world title belt. In other words, Olympic gold medalists statistically have a 17 percent chance of becoming a major belt-holder.
Through the first nine Olympic boxing games (1904-1952), only five gold medalists would on to win world titles in the pro ranks: Frankie Genaro, Fidel LaBarba, Jackie Fields, Pascual Perez and Floyd Patterson.
Additionally, the first 14 Olympic boxing games produced only 10 future titlists. The other 28 have all come since 1976 -- the year considered by many to be the United States' best year for Olympic boxing. 1976 was also the first year to produce more than two future titlists. Why, then, despite the fact that amateur boxing more resembled pro fighting at that time, do the Olympics seem to spit out future champions at a higher rate? More weight divisions and a generally easier road to winning a belt? A different type of promotion for gold medalists? Television?
Indeed a gold medal wasn't much of a belt notch until Floyd Patterson followed up on his 1952 podium stay by capturing the vacant heavyweight title four years later. In his second defense, he threw a bone to '56 gold medalist Pete Rademacher in the latter's pro debut, and the large, honey-colored pendant became just a tad more important to promotion. But the term "golden boy," specifically in reference to a former Olympic gold medalist in the paid ranks, got a serious push when the likeable Ray Leonard moved along quickly following his showing in 1976.
The 1976 Olympics proved to be a watershed moment for Olympic boxing in more ways than one. The U.S. won four gold medals, but came close to taking home six that year, and the bronze winner at heavyweight, John Tate, would've been another number on the "future belt-holder" list. Maybe the value of a belt was cheapened a bit at that point, however. The U.S., and 64 other countries, boycotted the 1980 Olympics, and by the time the '84 Games were done, Larry Holmes was a few months away from helping to legitimize a new sanctioning organization in the IBF. And every Olympics from 1976 to 2004 produced two or more future champs.
Yet another sanctioning body would emerge as worthy of consideration in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and it's debatable whether or not the WBO had gained serious recognition when 1984 Italian "Golden Boy" Maurizio Stecca won the organization's inaugural featherweight belt.
Nevertheless, Zou Shiming enters the realm of fighting for money at a time when there are likely more "legitimate" belts to win than ever. They range from regular to super, and even on to silver. There are more weight classes than ever, and more multiple-division champions than ever in recent years. If there were a great time for Shiming to turn pro and hope to win a belt, it would be now.
Even if the cynical view is to be assumed true, and Zou Shiming is simply a pawn in a game of "100 Million Viewer Pyramid," he still has a serious amateur pedigree to consider. And while great fighters like Billy Conn, Dwight Qawi, Rocky Marciano and more had little or no amateur experience, thriving on an international stage, in today's sport, seems to be a better predictor of potential than not. It remains to be seen what dropping the headgear and changing the scoring system do to that dynamic, if anything, though.
Until the transition from the amateurs to the pros can be made easier and more seamless, a lingering skepticism will probably haunt the men and women who seek waistline immortality. In Zou Shiming's case, however, the doubt springs from a source called "reality."
Even before signing on to turn pro, Shiming had an awkward, sneaky counterpuncher's style. Lost, though, is the sharp offensive craft of a Joel Casamayor or even Amir Khan, and in its place an array of wide hooks, eccentric uppercuts and questionable defense. A cocky foot shuffle when pegged solid may capture the attention of the crowd, but it won't single-handedly win a professional bout in a fair world.
At 32, Shiming's somewhat advanced age will add an extra booster to his career trajectory. As a flyweight, the current depth of the division could work for him, or the history of it could work against him. It's as if Shiming is caught between the ease with which belts are seized upon in the current era, and the difficulty of winning and keeping a belt in such a division.
There's a good chance that his opponent, Jesus Ortega, just won't even be able to offer up a stiff test, much less prove or disprove any prediction based on rough statistics. Zou Shiming is headlining a card with action fighters Juan Francisco Estrada and Evgeny Gradovich on the undercard for a reason. He might be moved quicker than average, but not so quickly that he'll be in any title picture all that soon.
Will Shiming bump the likelihood of a gold medalist winning a belt up from 17 percent in the coming years? It's possible, but if Top Rank is able to grab the attention of the Chinese market, will it matter?
Oddly enough, Zou Shiming's pugilistic upbringing compares to that of children in general in today's hyper-connected age; every milestone is documented, uploaded, downloaded and shared. Should Shiming keep winning, he may be the one of the first fighters to have every single one of his fights easily available on video.
The consensus seems to be that Shiming won't last into his belted days. Until then, it's a gamble.
Source: http://www.queensberry-rules.com/2013-articles/july/zou-shiming-and-playing-the-gold-odds.html
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Dana White certain Rory MacDonald would fight GSP for the belt
It’s not uncommon for fighters to refuse action against one another based on friendship or an alliance stemming from a shared training space. However, it’s fairly rare to run into a situation where one of the two athletes is a current champion who has mentored a peer since he was a teen. Regardless, such a [...]
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UFC on FOX 8: Demetrious Johnson Submits John Moraga (Video Highlight)
John Moraga was an All-American wrestler when he attended Arizona State University. Reigning UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (pictured) proved Saturday night there’s a significant difference between freestyle wrestling and MMA wrestling. Through nearly 25 minutes of action, Johnson was successful on all 12 of his takedown attempts against his challenger. Moraga, meanwhile, only completed [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/150435/ufc-on-fox-8-demetrious-johnson-submits-john-moraga-video-highlight/
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UFC on FOX 8: Lawler Crushes Voelker
The second fight of the UFC on FOX 8 fight card saw Robbie Lawler take on fellow Strikeforce veteran Bobby Voelker. Lawler’s resurgence would continue tonight in Seattle as he dispatched Voelker in true “Ruthless” fashion. Lawler Decimates Voelker in “KOTN” Front-Runner When I spoke to Brian Stann earlier this week, he told me that [...]
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/91818/ufc-on-fox-8-lawler-crushes-voelker/
Saturday, July 27, 2013
TQBR Radio 7/23: Andre Berto Vs. Jesus Soto-Karass Preview, With Doug Fischer
Okay, that's a lie. Summer is technically already here. And while boxing has no official "season," the upcoming schedule makes it clear that 2013 will be closing out with much more bang than whimper. It's nothing to lose your head over, though, Ned.
This week on Queensberry Rules Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and TQBR's own Patrick Connor slap an audio track onto the violence that awaits us. From recapping the controversial stoppage of Malik Scott at the hands of Dereck Chisora, to previewing Andre Berto vs. Jesus Soto-Karass, Zou Shiming vs. Jesus Ortega, Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Yakubu Amidu, and so on and so forth, TQBR Radio should satisfy whatever bloodlust the weeks-long lull gave you. And joining the pasquilant pair this week is Doug Fischer, associate editor of Ring Magazine.
Click this link to tune in live at 12:30 p.m. Pacific/3:30 p.m. Eastern, or download the episode later via iTunes or Stitcher Radio.
John Cholish out of UFC on FOX 5, replacement search underway for Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards needs a new opponent for next month's UFC on FOX 5 event. MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with event sources that his original opponent, lightweight John Cholish, was forced off the card with a groin injury.
Officials are now searching for a replacement for the Dec. 8 card, which takes place at Seattle's KeyArena.
Robbie Lawler Not Fazed by Change of UFC on FOX 8 Opponents
It?s one thing to see a single opponent replaced before a scheduled scrap but UFC welterweight Robbie Lawler recently had to deal with a pair of unplanned changes to his upcoming effort tonight in Seattle. Lawler was originally tapped to take on Tarec Saffiedine before an injury brought Siyar Bahadurzada into the equation. As chance [...]
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Jake Ellenberger Laughs at the Idea That Rory MacDonald Is the Next GSP
While it's true Rory is still making his bones, his talent is undeniable. I think Jake should focus on the fight cuz I remember Mike Pyle saying the...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/137177-jake-ellenberger-laughs-idea-rory-macdonald-next-gsp.html
TQBR Radio 7/23: Andre Berto Vs. Jesus Soto-Karass Preview, With Doug Fischer
Okay, that's a lie. Summer is technically already here. And while boxing has no official "season," the upcoming schedule makes it clear that 2013 will be closing out with much more bang than whimper. It's nothing to lose your head over, though, Ned.
This week on Queensberry Rules Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and TQBR's own Patrick Connor slap an audio track onto the violence that awaits us. From recapping the controversial stoppage of Malik Scott at the hands of Dereck Chisora, to previewing Andre Berto vs. Jesus Soto-Karass, Zou Shiming vs. Jesus Ortega, Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Yakubu Amidu, and so on and so forth, TQBR Radio should satisfy whatever bloodlust the weeks-long lull gave you. And joining the pasquilant pair this week is Doug Fischer, associate editor of Ring Magazine.
Click this link to tune in live at 12:30 p.m. Pacific/3:30 p.m. Eastern, or download the episode later via iTunes or Stitcher Radio.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
British Beat: Kell Brook And Carson Jones Go Back To The Future; Tommy Coyle Faces Wrath Of ...
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(Left to right: Luke Campbell, Kell Brook and Tommy Coyle)
Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell makes his professional debut on Saturday at the home of Hull Kingston Rovers on Humberside. Kell Brook, 29-0 (17), and Carson Jones, 35-9-3 (25), headline alongside him while Lee Selby, Rocky Fielding, Anthony Ogogo, Curtis Woodhouse and John Ryder add padding to the Craven Park card. Scrap of the night is a lightweight needle match that pits Hull’s Tommy Coyle, 15-1 (6), against Liverpool veteran Derry Mathews, 32-8-2 (17).
While million dollar baby Campbell (awarded an MBE for his efforts in London) is set to sail past fellow novice Andy Harris, Brook is likely to have his hands full again with Jones. The pair engaged in a blistering squabble last summer, with Jones threatening, but ultimately failing, to overhaul Brook down the stretch. Since then, Brook, whose late fade prompted a conditioning overhaul, has fought only once – a quick blow-out over Argentinean Hector Saldivia. Jones meanwhile has managed a bitty draw and a simple win against middling oppositon in Dean Byrne (a late substitute for Lee Purdy) and Travis Hartman respectively.
Brook, Sheffield, Yorkshire, has been sidelined since October after a high-profile bout with Missouri’s Devon Alexander failed to materialise on no less than three separate occasions (after both fighters pulled up lame). Stranded at the drive-in, Alexander has since moved on and switched his sights to a match with Brook’s arch-enemy Amir Khan -- leaving Kell to revisit old ground in a bid to kickstart a career that has gone kaput.
Brook is a quick-fisted sharpshooter – a switch hitter who uses guile and lateral movement to outmaneuver his opponents. After suantering to a national welterweight title in 2008, he began the arduous task of bridging the gap to world class against solid but overmatched campaigners such as Lovemore Ndou, Rafal Jackiewicz and Matthew Hatton, all of whom he dealt with comfortably. It was a reposeful learning curve for the Dominic Ingle-trained contender -- until he ran into Jones.
A slow-burning menace, the American managed to impose himself upon Brook with each passing round. The stronger man physically, he stormed through “Special K’s” flashy assaults before reeling him in with a punishing body assault that he supplemented with spiteful left hooks to the head. Completely overrun in round 7, Brook had his nose broken in the 8th, leaving him smeared in his own blood and on the run as Jones continued to crawl all over him. Only a spirited retort in rounds 10 and 11 held the visitor at bay long enough to stop the rot – salvos delivered under severe duress that showed Brook was more than an unbeaten record and a few fancy moves.
Jones, Oklahoma, USA, has prepped for the rerun at The Summit Gym in Big Bear, California, under long-term mentor Abel Sanchez. Toiling alongside hardy standouts Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez, he has returned to the U.K. in feisty mood, promising to lay into Brook from the get-go -- which will be easier said than done.
The match has been made 152 lbs. -- presumably at the behest of the home team. Historically, Jones has performed far better at the welterweight limit (with all but one of his defeats coming beyond its confines). Despite having been halted only twice (with one of those highly contentious) in nine losses, he is far from impervious; Said Ouali, Jesus Soto Karass, Alfonso Gomez and Chicago-based Mexican Luciano Perez have all dimmed his lights. Under Sanchez, though, Jones appears to have attained a level of fitness that has granted him an extra layer of protection. Reared tough, he will be difficult to discourage once again.
Brook’s main concern will be whether he can broach 12 rounds at a fast clip after so long in the garage. If he can reproduce the form he showed over the first half of their previous battle – and crucially sustain it – he should run out a worthy winner on the scorecards. Jones, though, will have his moments and is unlikely to go quietly.
Lightweights Coyle and Mathews have been at odds with one another for months. The duo will contest the vacant Commonwealth title at 135 lbs. yet you detect this fight is about more than a few pound notes and a leather belt. “Boom Boom” Coyle, fighting under new trainer Jamie Moore (a former European junior middleweight champ), has some ground to make up on “Dirty” Derry who has been in fine fettle of late.
Coyle, 23, is busy-fisted and eager, yet he can leave himself wide open when tearing away with lunging hooks. Unfortunately for him, he appears to have lit a fire beneath Mathews. Derry, 30, can blow hot and cold and has been plagued by facial damage throughout his career, yet there has been an air of confidence about him during the build-up that is difficult to discount. In an even-money match with bookmakers, Mathews should have too much power and experience for the youngster (Coyle was in with journeyman Sid Razak, 9-110 [3], only three contests back and has only actually beaten two men with winning records) who he can polish off within eight rounds.
Welshman Lee Selby, 15-1 (6), a rising talent at featherweight, tackles unbeaten Romanian Viorel Simion, 16-0 (7), on the undercard while Driffield crowd-pleaser Curtis Woodhouse, 18-5 (12), slims down to lightweight to face Kent-based Morrocan Joe Elfidh, 7-3 (2), who has fumbled his last three.
Liverpool’s English super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding, 14-0 (8), and Islington middleweight John “The Gorilla” Ryder, 14-0 (8), have been handed gimmes against feather-fisted French trialhorse Youssouf Doumbia, 8-17-3 (1) and Spaniard Guzman Castillo, 9-4 (5), respectively while exciting middleweight prospect Anthony Ogogo is pitched in with Surrey’s Gary Boulden, 7-9 (0).
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Jake Ellenberger Laughs at the Idea That Rory MacDonald Is the Next GSP
While it's true Rory is still making his bones, his talent is undeniable. I think Jake should focus on the fight cuz I remember Mike Pyle saying the...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/137177-jake-ellenberger-laughs-idea-rory-macdonald-next-gsp.html
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Bruce Buffer debuts mobile app on Nov. 27, eyes 2013 for clothing line launch
While Dana White is the unquestionable face of the UFC, ring announcer Bruce Buffer has parlayed his role into massive recognition, as well.Fans at UFC events often mimic his signature calls, and he's stopped on the streets for pictures and autographs as often as any of the promotion's most-respected fighters.
On Nov. 27, Buffer adds to his ever-growing empire with the launch of an "It's Time" app. It could signal the start of a busy stretch for the 55-year-old "veteran voice of the octagon."
Rampage Jackson Not Excited With Matt Hamill for UFC 130
by Michael David Smith
After some shuffling around of the upcoming UFC 130 fight card, Rampage Jackson has gone from taking on Thiago Silva in the co-main event to fighting Matt Hamill in the main event. He's not particularly thrilled with the change.
"Thiago Silva is the type of guy I would love to fight because he has great stand up and he comes to fight most of the time, so I was looking forward to fighting a guy like that," Jackson said on The MMA Hour. "Matt Hamill wasn't on my radar at all. I wasn't excited at all. But then again, not a whole lot gets me excited."
Jackson's comments about not being excited for the fight stand in contrast to the comments of Hamill, who said he plans to break Jackson's will. But Jackson says that the difference between their public comments is simple: Hamill needs to convince himself that he can beat Jackson, while Jackson already knows that he can beat Hamill.
After some shuffling around of the upcoming UFC 130 fight card, Rampage Jackson has gone from taking on Thiago Silva in the co-main event to fighting Matt Hamill in the main event. He's not particularly thrilled with the change."Thiago Silva is the type of guy I would love to fight because he has great stand up and he comes to fight most of the time, so I was looking forward to fighting a guy like that," Jackson said on The MMA Hour. "Matt Hamill wasn't on my radar at all. I wasn't excited at all. But then again, not a whole lot gets me excited."
Jackson's comments about not being excited for the fight stand in contrast to the comments of Hamill, who said he plans to break Jackson's will. But Jackson says that the difference between their public comments is simple: Hamill needs to convince himself that he can beat Jackson, while Jackson already knows that he can beat Hamill.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Fight News Now - Mayweather-Alvarez, Pros Pick Johnson-Moraga/MacDonald-Ellenberger, Jones' Future? - Videos
http://fightnetwork.com - Fight Network's John Pollock, John Ramdeen and Robin Black give us the latest in MMA including complete breakdown of UFC on Fox 8, Brandon "The Truth" Vera, Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz, Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis and Sean "The Punisher" Pierson give us their predictions on how the main event and co-main event will go down, light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones tells us who he forsees as his opponents in the not so distant future, Cruz tells all with regard to his feud with Urijah Faber and Pierson has a new deal with the UFC. Plus on The Shift, Priscilla Caripan gives us the lowdown on 20th Century Fox's latest summer blockbuster, "The Wolverine", featuring interviews with Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen and director James Mangold and Sylvester Stallone provides us with the tweet of the week concerning Ronda Rousey's new gig. All this and more on Fight News Now. For additional coverage of MMA, boxing and pro-wrestling check out http://fightnetwork.com/ or follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fightnet or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FightNetworkRocky Marciano Vitali Klitschko Wladimir Klitscho David Haye
Bellator announces championship-rematch clause with move to Spike TV
While fighters will continue to control their destiny in the Bellator cage, chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney has given himself some wiggle room. The fight executive today announced a new championship-rematch clause that will go into effect with the organization's upcoming move to Spike TV.
When "called for," Rebney will have the option to book title-fight rematches.
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