holm has her first opponent raquel pennington for 181 in dec
dunno anything about raquel but i like holms striking and curious to see if her tdd and ground skills have improved
Pennington has pretty heavy hands and she's very tough but I wouldn't say she's very technically skilled. I'm not sure about her ground game really. I'd say she's someone they setup knowing it will end in a knockout and up one or the other's stock, most likely Holm's.
Also that looks a scary amount like my dog.
"I will f**kin' beat you into the ground in front of your whole life that I don't get to have." -Nick Diaz
Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren (Bantamweight championship)
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Michael Page
Dakota Cochrane vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy
Bubba McDaniel vs. Emiliano Sordi
Preliminary Card (streaming live on Bloody Elbow at 7:00 p.m. ET)
J.C. Cottrell vs. Jonathan Gary
William Florentino vs. Cortez Coleman
Treston Thomison vs. Cody Walker
Demario Cade vs. Brandon Seyler
Stephen Banaszak vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Jason Butcher vs. Andreas Michailidis
Scott Cleve vs. John Teixeira
Jason Sampson vs. Danny Sykora
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Great (main) card here, tonight!
Dantas vs Warren is an amazing fight and will unite the Bantamweight titles with the champ, Dantas, facing off against former champ and current interim title-holder, Joe Warren.
The last two times Warren lost, this happened:
So, it will be interesting to see if he can protect his chin from KO guru, Eduardo Dantas.
Ryan Ford (170.4) vs. Jake Shields (170.7) - WW Title
Smealinho Rama (235.2) vs. Derrick Mehmen (243) - HW Title
Chris Horodecki (145.7) vs. Luis Huete (145)
Luke Harris (205.1) vs. Jared Hamman (204.2)
Preliminary Card (Online)
Tim Hague (276.1) vs. Craig Hudson (262.6)
Hakeem Dawodu (145.8) vs. Mike Malott (147.3) Michael Hill (173.6) vs. Marcus Hicks (174.4)*
Cody Krahn (192.4) vs. Matt Baker (195)
Roger Alves (155.5) vs. David Swanson (154.5)
*Hicks missed weight and Hill refused the fight.
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Great card tonight.
Shields' return to MMA, Mehmen will win the HW title, Horodecki still probably looks 12, will Hamman get another gross hamstring injury, motherfuckin' Tim Hague.
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:05 AM
There were some differences of opinion between UFC brass in Vegas and UFC offices in Asia about how to do business...couldn't be reconciled
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:05 AM
As a result UFC Asian head Mark Fischer quit (or whatever happened to him)
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:04 AM
UFC has closed Asian offices and looks like their Asian expansion plans have stalled
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:06 AM
Which may explain why UFC said no to Singapore in 2015 and no to Manila in 2014
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:07 AM
Some of the controversy stemmed from how they gained sponsorship. UFC heads wanted Fisher to do it like they did in Japan.
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:06 AM
The article states that the Singapore event was not profitable, so that certainly affects them going deep into Asia.
PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
Cung may very well have used HGH. But I refuse to use the eye test as the final determination of such a thing. Considering how thoroughly botched his testing was, I'm going to assume his innocence from here on out, even if the UFC won't.
PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
Christ, two years is a stretch. By the time he comes back, it will have been over three years since his last fight.
Thinking about all those potential KZ fights I'm missing is making me miffed!
I'm going to try and make a positive spin by saying maybe he will be able to baby his shoulder throughout his service and be super mega healed when fights again so his arm doesn't just fall off in the first round.
Christ, two years is a stretch. By the time he comes back, it will have been over three years since his last fight.
Thinking about all those potential KZ fights I'm missing is making me miffed!
I'm going to try and make a positive spin by saying maybe he will be able to baby his shoulder throughout his service and be super mega healed when fights again so his arm doesn't just fall off in the first round.
Was thinking the same thing. Being able to relax, rehab his shoulders, and train for fun because he wants to and not because he had to could be good for him, you never know. He'll only be 29 when he gets back plenty of time to keep fighting if he still wants.
"I will f**kin' beat you into the ground in front of your whole life that I don't get to have." -Nick Diaz
Bear in mind fighters careers are generally attenuated by fights and the heavy training required for them. If the KZ get's to chill (a relative term of course) in the army, then he's going to pretty much stay the same "fight age".
"Name one person you've beaten that's still in the UFC?"
Good, point there's surprisingly few of them... Akiyama is about the only one? Unless you count Bisping's eye gouge victory over Belcher as a real win.
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Pennington has pretty heavy hands and she's very tough but I wouldn't say she's very technically skilled. I'm not sure about her ground game really. I'd say she's someone they setup knowing it will end in a knockout and up one or the other's stock, most likely Holm's.
Also that looks a scary amount like my dog.
I love south american ground karate
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Bellator 128 Main Card (Spike TV at 9:00 p.m. ET)
Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren (Bantamweight championship)
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Michael Page
Dakota Cochrane vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy
Bubba McDaniel vs. Emiliano Sordi
Preliminary Card (streaming live on Bloody Elbow at 7:00 p.m. ET)
J.C. Cottrell vs. Jonathan Gary
William Florentino vs. Cortez Coleman
Treston Thomison vs. Cody Walker
Demario Cade vs. Brandon Seyler
Stephen Banaszak vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Jason Butcher vs. Andreas Michailidis
Scott Cleve vs. John Teixeira
Jason Sampson vs. Danny Sykora
----
Great (main) card here, tonight!
Dantas vs Warren is an amazing fight and will unite the Bantamweight titles with the champ, Dantas, facing off against former champ and current interim title-holder, Joe Warren.
The last two times Warren lost, this happened:
So, it will be interesting to see if he can protect his chin from KO guru, Eduardo Dantas.
Ex-UFC guys, Bubba McDaniel & Nah-Shon Burrell are on bat, we well as crazy-striker and british dude, Michael Page!
Bonus points for the (non)controversial, Dakota Cochrane bout, I guess? I dunno. Something something gay porn something.
Jones is so fake that he looks photoshopped.
Here's this again because it's one of my favorite things ever.
I love south american ground karate
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Main Card @ 9 EST (NBC Sports)
Ryan Ford (170.4) vs. Jake Shields (170.7) - WW Title
Smealinho Rama (235.2) vs. Derrick Mehmen (243) - HW Title
Chris Horodecki (145.7) vs. Luis Huete (145)
Luke Harris (205.1) vs. Jared Hamman (204.2)
Preliminary Card (Online)
Tim Hague (276.1) vs. Craig Hudson (262.6)
Hakeem Dawodu (145.8) vs. Mike Malott (147.3)
Michael Hill (173.6) vs. Marcus Hicks (174.4)*
Cody Krahn (192.4) vs. Matt Baker (195)
Roger Alves (155.5) vs. David Swanson (154.5)
*Hicks missed weight and Hill refused the fight.
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Great card tonight.
Shields' return to MMA, Mehmen will win the HW title, Horodecki still probably looks 12, will Hamman get another gross hamstring injury, motherfuckin' Tim Hague.
Check it out!
This video is why folks need to stop wondering why fans hate Jones.
http://www.todayonline.com/sports/where-ufc-heading-asia
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:05 AM
There were some differences of opinion between UFC brass in Vegas and UFC offices in Asia about how to do business...couldn't be reconciled
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:05 AM
As a result UFC Asian head Mark Fischer quit (or whatever happened to him)
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:04 AM
UFC has closed Asian offices and looks like their Asian expansion plans have stalled
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:06 AM
Which may explain why UFC said no to Singapore in 2015 and no to Manila in 2014
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:07 AM
Some of the controversy stemmed from how they gained sponsorship. UFC heads wanted Fisher to do it like they did in Japan.
Jason Coles (@MMASun)
10/9/14, 9:06 AM
The article states that the Singapore event was not profitable, so that certainly affects them going deep into Asia.
http://mmajunkie.com/2014/10/ufc-hall-of-famer-royce-gracie-joins-bellator-as-national-brand-ambassador?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Anyway, Mehman got destroyed by Smealinho. That was surprising!
What wasn't surprising was Shields beating Ford, but I suppose the fact that he subbed him in the first might shock a few people.
Also, he called out John Fitch. Blanket party!
Unfortunately, we'll never know because it was done in such a bullshit manner.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/8/6948491/top-scientist-says-to-ignore-cung-les-hgh-test-result
Cung may very well have used HGH. But I refuse to use the eye test as the final determination of such a thing. Considering how thoroughly botched his testing was, I'm going to assume his innocence from here on out, even if the UFC won't.
Right now he's been helping my coach prep for Glory 18, dude is a beast.
I love south american ground karate
I love south american ground karate
I was worried he was going to get KOd at like the 22 second mark.
His UFC career is sidelined for 2 years.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Korean-Zombie-Assigned-to-Military-Duty-Out-of-Action-for-2-Years-75575
This sucks so much, they're wasting his prime years.
Doesn't make it suck any less for him, though.
Just... dammit.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/10/14/6973633/myles-jury-vs-donald-cerrone-dana-white-says-yes-it-will-happen
Thinking about all those potential KZ fights I'm missing is making me miffed!
I'm going to try and make a positive spin by saying maybe he will be able to baby his shoulder throughout his service and be super mega healed when fights again so his arm doesn't just fall off in the first round.
Was thinking the same thing. Being able to relax, rehab his shoulders, and train for fun because he wants to and not because he had to could be good for him, you never know. He'll only be 29 when he gets back plenty of time to keep fighting if he still wants.
I love south american ground karate
http://steamcommunity.com/id/pablocampy
i really have no idea if his bjj is good enough to win though
http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/mma-fighter-war-machine-facing-life-in-prison-attempts-suicide-in-jail-101614
Barao already beat Faber twice, both times very convincingly. He has Faber's number. Hard to sell the trilogy when that's the case.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/pablocampy
Good, point there's surprisingly few of them... Akiyama is about the only one? Unless you count Bisping's eye gouge victory over Belcher as a real win.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/cage-fighter-war-machine-blames-anti-male-society-for-his-domestic-violence-in-suicide-note/