Sunday, October 24, 2010

Who was the drunken French kickboxing savant on TUF 12?

Josh Koscheck has brought in plenty of familiar names to assist his team on Season 12 of "The Ultimate Fighter" while Georges St. Pierre has surprised us each week. Wednesday night's episode took the cake when GSP introduced something called Jean Charles Skarbowsky. He was touted as a master of Muay Thai. But things got weird when St. Pierre, almost sounding fearful that Skarbowsky may go all Mel Gibson on one of the cast members, warned everyone about being respectful. From there, it only got more odd as they were told that Skarbowsky is drunk most of the time and only sleeps three hours a day.

At least he looked the part. Skarbowsky was sporting a good-sized beer belly, scrawny arms and was in need of some manscaping.

Skarbowsky was a topic during UFC.com's "TUF 12: The Aftermath". GSP confirmed that the drinking story was true (11:00 mark). Apparently Scarbowsky took a 14-hour flight from France to Las Vegas, got off the plane, went partying at The Rehab pool party at The Hard Rock and then came into the gym to work with the young guys.  

"He reeked of vodka. I guess he mixes it with a little cranberry. I'm guessing it was a lot of vodka and a very little amount of cranberry," joked TUF 12 fighter Spencer Paige.

But Paige said working with JCS was no joke.

"From him, I got an insight into elite talent," said Paige. 

With a little research, you'll find that he's a legitimate high-level Muay Thai fighter. Scarbowsky has over 100 pro fights with 80-plus wins. Good thing for Koscheck that Scarbowsky may have been battling a hangover when the UFC fighter tried to bust his chops. Kos could've learned the hard way to not judge a book by its cover.

In this video, a much-thinner and younger Scarbowsky is shown laying the lumber. Check out the 1:25 mark when he front kicks a dude into the ropes. GSP said he brought in Skarbowsky to teach his team about attitude and efficiency.   

 

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Who-was-the-drunken-French-kickboxing-savant-on-?urn=mma-276996

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New UFC champ Velasquez maintains brown pride, looks forward to Dos Santos

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Cain Velasquez says he'll continue to represent Mexico as the newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion.

In fact, he'd like to keep fighting where he feels closest to his people: Southern California, Arizona, and of course, Mexico.

Velasquez shook the roof of the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., when he took Brock Lesnar's belt in four minutes and 12 seconds Saturday night at UFC 121, and it could mean big things for the UFC's push into the Latino market.


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Dana White Previews UFC 121

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Bobby Voelker hands Roger Bowling first career loss at Strikeforce Challengers 11

PRESS RELEASE / FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 23, 2010) ? On an exhilarating evening that featured action fights highlighted by crowd-pleasing victories by Fresno fan-favorites Lavar Johnson and Billy Evangelista, Bobby Voelker (23-8) evened the score with previously undefeated Roger Bowling (8-1) of Cincinnati with a second-round TKO (punches) in the main event Friday on “Strikeforce [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/10/23/bobby-voelker-hands-roger-bowling-first-career-loss-at-strikeforce-challengers-11/

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Strikeforce Challengers 11 Weigh-In Video for Tonight on Showtime

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The UFC and Boost Mobile Enter into an Exclusive Partnership

When it comes to the UFC and new partnerships, many of the pieces published nowadays focus on international markets: signing new TV deals, online deals, and things of that nature. But the war for mainstream acceptance in the US is far from over, and the UFC knows this full well. Recently the UFC announced an [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/22/the-ufc-and-boost-mobile-enter-into-an-exclusive-partnership

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Poll results: Who wins UFC 121's title fight, Lesnar or Velasquez? Readers vote

Heading into tonight's UFC 121 headliner, oddsmakers are giving UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar an approximately 60 percent chance of defeating challenger Cain Velasquez.

But oddsmakers are one thing, and fans are another.

So in out latest MMAjunkie.com/"Inside MMA" poll, we asked readers to predict a winner.


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