Frankie Edgar trying to get Jets another win tonight

Frankie Edgar trying to get Jets another win tonightLast season, UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar spoke to the New York Jets on the eve of their pivotal game against the Texans. Their come-from-behind win put them in first place and helped them get to the playoffs.

The Jets have another important game Monday night. They face the Miami Dolphins, and need a win. New York sits at 2-3 and have to come up with a win to keep pace with the Patriots and the Bills.

According to MMA Fighting, Edgar visited with Rex Ryan's team on Sunday night. The timing makes sense for Edgar, as he just came from behind again in a bout with Gray Maynard. This time, he won by KO, which is something that the Jets will want to do to their division.

But against the 0-4 Dolphins? They really need inspiration to take out the team whose coach is on the hot seat? With the Patriots and Bills on their schedule in the next few weeks, they may be going to the Edgar well a bit early.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Frankie-Edgar-trying-to-get-Jets-another-win-ton?urn=mma-wp8284

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UFC 136 postfight: ?Rocky? references, baseball bats and the People?s champ

UFC 136 postfight: ?Rocky? references, baseball bats and the People?s champ

HOUSTON - In the end, the main card at UFC 136 delivered because Frank Edgar and Gray Maynard produced another classic in their third meeting in front of 16,164.

The live gate was $2.23 million. The UFC now holds the marks for the No. 1 and No. 4 all-time gates at the Toyota Center.

The effort in that main event got the UFC's lightweight champ the Knockout of the Night bonus, good for $75,000. Joe Lauzon beat out Chael Sonnen for Submission of the Night, while Fight of the Night went to Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia for their rock'em, sock'em brawl.

- Sonnen certainly deserved the Postfight Interview of the Night bonus. He called out Anderson Silva and asked to fight on the UFC's Super Saturday card in early February of 2012 in Las Vegas. Sonnen said the speech in the Octagon was off the cuff and he got fired up when he saw Silva sitting in the crowd. Dialing up more of the wrestling rhetoric, Sonnen said he was the people's champion and he was willing to give Silva a shot at the linear belt, his belt.

- White said he was highly impressed by Sonnen's victory over Stann. He believes in the theory of ring rust, but Sonnen showed no signs that he'd been away from the Octagon for 14 months.

- White said he wants to make the Silva-Sonnen fight as soon as possible. He wouldn't confirm that the fight would be on Super Bowl weekend, but he did say Brazil was almost an impossibility.

- Both Joe Lauzon and Dana White agreed on Melvin Guillard's performance saying he came into the fight with a lack of focus. Lauzon pointed out that while he sat in his hotel room all day on Saturday, Guillard was hanging out the UFC Fan Expo going down next door at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

- A very disappointed Kenny Florian wouldn't address retirement rumors. He was asked five questions and had little to say.

- Maynard still appeared stunned during the postfight. He couldn't believe Edgar made it through the first round.

"I don' know if he has a button that puts him out. I hit him on a knee, a right ... I think I hit him on a hook. What else? If there was a bat in there I probably would've hit him with that too. I couldn't find one. Where do you keep the bats in the cage?" Maynard jokingly asked White.

- White said he lost his mind cage side when Edgar pulled off the victory. Some may say   his mind was still lost when he made an impassioned plea that Edgar is now the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world during the postfight. White said he always thought the stuff you see in "Rocky" movies was [expletive], but Edgar produced a real-life Rocky fight.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-136-postfight-8216-Rocky-8217-reference?urn=mma-wp8049

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BJ Penn offers exclusive look behind-the-scenes as he prepares for UFC 137

While the man he?ll be facing in a few weeks is only likely to show up on video while driving an SUV, former double-divisional champion BJ Penn has pulled back the curtain surrounding his life to give fans a glimpse of what he?s been up to while getting ready for his meeting Nick Diaz on [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/14/bj-penn-offers-exclusive-look-behind-the-scenes-as-he-prepares-for-ufc-137

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The Ultimate Fighter 14: Episode 5 Results for ?Team Bisping vs. Team Miller?

After Team Miller improved to 4-0 with a pair of wins one week ago, The Ultimate Fighter 14 returned to Spike TV on Wednesday night for the third featherweight quarterfinal matchup.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/26405/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-5-results-for-team-bisping-vs-team-miller/

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Joe Lauzon: ?I wasn?t going to be intimidated. I wasn?t going to be bullied.?

From the first time UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon stepped into the Octagon has known what it?s like to be counted out before the bell sounds. A 22-year old serving as a stepping stone for returning champion Jens Pulver, ?J-Lau? shocked the MMA community by leaving ?Little Evil? in a heap before the first minute of [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/11/joe-lauzon-%e2%80%9ci-wasn%e2%80%99t-going-to-be-intimidated-i-wasn%e2%80%99t-going-to-be-bullied-%e2%80%9d

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Nam Phan not interested in trilogy with Leonard Garcia

Despite two fast-paced, highly-competitive clashes already being in the books, Nam Phan has no plans to see if he and Leonard Garcia can deliver a third straight ?Fight of the Night? performance even if their series is technically split at 1-1. The main point of contention in creating a ?rubber match? between the two stems [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/20/nam-phan-not-interested-in-trilogy-with-leonard-garcia

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Sonnen threatens to turn up the heat on Silva; ?Spider?s? manager says Chael is either crazy or stupid

Chael Sonnen is still waiting and he's beginning to lose his patience.

On Saturday, the middleweight title challenger sent out a cryptic tweet directed at UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva basically saying accept the fight or beware.

Sonnen threatens to turn up the heat on Silva; ?Spider?s? manager says Chael is either crazy or stupid

Silva's manager Ed Soares appeared with the folks on HDNet's "Inside MMA" and hasn't changed his stance on giving Sonnen a second shot.

"I think Chael's delusional," Soares said of Sonnen's claim that he's the real champ and that the loss at UFC 117 was less than legitimate. "At the end of the day, he tapped, he quit, he gave up. Take a number and get to the back of the line. You had your opportunity."

Soares said Silva had little reaction to Sonnen's challenge in the Octagon at UFC 136.

"He just thinks the guy's crazy. He's just thinks the guy is a lunatic. It doesn't really affect him too much," said Soares.

Silva did tell Soares that Sonnen's shots at his wife were disrespectful.

HDNet's Bas Rutten seemed to agree with Soares' back of the line comment (2:50 mark). Who's in this imaginary line and who does Sonnen need to beat to earn the next shot? It's hard to name anyone else in the division currently who deserves the shot more than Sonnen.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Sonnen-threatens-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-Silva-?urn=mma-wp8293

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