Rashad Evans Rooting For Rampage, But Predicts Jon Jones Will Defend Title at UFC 135

On September 24, two of Rashad Evans most heated rivals, Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson, will meet in a light heavyweight title fight at UFC 135. Who he wants to win and who he thinks will win, however, are not one in the same. In an interview with MMA Weekly Radio, Evans explained that he’s [...]

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Mike Lullo vs. Jeremy Castro Fight Video Chicago Cagefighting Championship 1

Chicago Cagefighting Championship 1 MMA videos of Mike Lullo vs. Jeremy Castro. Mike Lullo takes on Mackens Semerzier at UFC – Fight Night 25 on September 17, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. As requested by “captain america?s missing tooth”. This text will be replaced var so = new SWFObject('http://www.mmatko.com/player.swf','mpl','495','360','9'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); [...]

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My Thoughts On The Release Of Crisitiane Santos: One Of Strikeforce's Biggest Blunders

For those of you that may not know, Strikeforce recently was unable to come to a new agreement with Cristiane Santos, their 145-pound Women?s champion. I avoided talking about the release of ?Cyborg? Santos for two major reasons. First and foremost, I wanted to give myself some time to cool off, since as a Santos [...]

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Best Of The Rest: UFC 132 "Cruz vs. Faber"

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another new edition of ?Best of the Rest?! I really enjoy taking the time to give my detailed thoughts on a show after watching it, but after the serious discussion and debate I?ll raise in topics like ?Top 5 Best Moments? and ?Best Performance of the [...]

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Dos Anjos pulls off upset in style at UFC 132, Sotiropoulos knocked silly in the first

LAS VEGAS - If George Sotiropoulos has an achilles heel it's  holding his chin too high. It also didn't help tonight that he kept leaving his hands out after throwing a punch.

The Aussie got mixed up in some wild swinging with Rafael dos Anjos and the next thing he knew, referee Yves Lavigne was desperately trying to pull dos Anjos from on top him. Dos Anjos scored a vicious knockout at the 0:59 mark of the first round in the first Spike fight at UFC 132.

Sotiropoulos, No. 15 lightweight in the world according to the USA Today/Bloody Elbow rankings, was a minus-270 favorite. This was a huge win for dos Anjos (15-5, 4-2 UFC), who was coming off a 10-month layoff after suffering a jaw injury in his last fight, a loss against Clay Guida.

"I wanted to stay standing, but if it went to the ground, I was confident in my jiu-jitsu. I wanted to show the fans my striking tonight and I'm happy I got this knockout," said dos Anjos. "I went through a rough patch after my last fight, but I came back and truly believe I'm better than ever. A few years down the road, I can see myself winning the world title. This is a big win for me."

This has been a rotten year for Sotiropoulos. Following a win last November at UFC 123 that put him in position to ask for a title shot against either Frank Edgar or Gray Maynard, Sotiropoulos (14-4, 7-2 UFC) begged for a quick turnaround and a fight in February in his native Australia at UFC 127. That plan backfired as he suffered his first loss in the UFC against Denis Siver.

Tonight, was even more damaging. The lightweight division is so deep, two straight losses puts you miles away from a title shot.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Dos-Anjos-pulls-off-upset-in-style-at-UFC-132-S?urn=mma-wp4275

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Josh Grispi gets Matt Grice at UFC 136

When Josh Grispi steps into the Octagon on October 8 at UFC 136 the former featherweight contender may not only be fighting for a win ? he could very well be fighting for his job too. A loser in two straight bouts, Grispi will face 13-4 Matt Grice at the event in hopes of getting [...]

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Some Early Thoughts On Brian Stann vs. Chael Sonnen

Recently, it?s been more or less confirmed that Chael Sonnen will be making his return to active MMA competition later this year in a fight against Brian Stann. There were rumors that Sonnen would fight Lyoto Machida, but that appears to no longer be the case. As expected, there?s a lot of fierce debate going [...]

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What does ?Anderson Silva-money? get you? A nice new mansion

Lyoto Machida backed out of the planned fight with Rashad Evans because he reportedly wanted "Anderson Silva money," or a pay day more like that of his good friend, UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. Machida thought he was in the position to ask for that kind of cash, but UFC president Dana White balked at this request:

"I opted not to pay him Anderson Silva money and told him when he accomplished all the things that Anderson Silva has accomplished, then maybe he'll make Anderson Silva-type money," an incredulous White told reporters.

Silva is on a 14-fight win streak and lives atop the Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound rankings. For that, he made $200,000 in his UFC 126 knockout of Vitor Belfort, but that figure doesn't include any bonuses or cuts of pay-per-view buys, which may be a part of his contract. His sponsorship money also isn't included into that figure, and Kevin Iole estimated that he pulls seven figures for a fight.

In fact, he just used that money to buy a new million-dollar home in southern California. The Los Angeles Times reported that Silva bought a $1.76 million home in Palos Verdes Estates to be closer to his training homes. The house has an ocean view, four bedrooms, three and a half baths, a pool and sits on a half-acre lot.

Maybe this gives a clue behind Machida's motivation. Who doesn't want a home with an ocean view?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/What-does-Anderson-Silva-money-get-you-A-nice?urn=mma-wp4674

John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida  Eddie Alvarez

Mousasi, Kawajiri cruise to opening round wins in latest offering from DREAM

“DREAM: Fight for Japan 2011″, the Japanese audience’s most recent opportunity to watch a major MMA event unfold live in one of the birthplaces of the sport, was an entertaining offering with a number of highlight-reel finishes featuring a couple of particularly memorable knockouts including those from fan-favorites Tatsuya Kawajiri and Gegard Mousasi . Kawajiri [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/07/16/mousasi-and-kawajiri-cruise-to-opening-round-wins-at-latest-dream-event/

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