The Top 5 Fights Of June 2011: Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo, Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin, And More
Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/04/top-5-fights-of-july-2011
Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/04/top-5-fights-of-july-2011
Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good
Filed under: UFC, Rankings, Bantamweights
If it wasn't clear before, it's certainly clear now: Dominick Cruz is the best bantamweight in mixed martial arts. Cruz handled his latest challenge, Urijah Faber, at UFC 132, and he has now won nine straight fights while beating most of the sport's other top bantamweights. The only question is whether his next fight should be against Demetrious Johnson, a rematch with former champion Brian Bowles or a third fight with Faber. I vote for Johnson, for reasons that I'll lay out as I run through the top 135-pounders in mixed martial arts below.
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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/07/07/mma-top-10-bantamweights-should-faber-bowles-or-johnson-be-nex/
Mark Munoz Still Sees Major Holes in Demian Maia's Striking Video by UFC 131

Melvin Guillard won his fifth fight in a row with a knockout of Shane Roller that showed off Guillard's speed and striking power at UFC 132 in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Guillard caused problems for Roller early, as his constant movement made it impossible for Roller, an All-American wrestler, to shoot in for a takedown. When Roller did get close enough to land a shot, Guillard countered with a right that put Roller on his back. Roller stood back up, and was met with Guillard's knees, and then a left-right combo that ended the bout at 2:12 in the first round.
After the bout, Guillard wouldn't ask for a title shot, but did say that he is aiming for UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar.
"I've battled so much. I've come back to the top of my game, and my life is in order," Guillard said after the bout. "Speed kills! I keep telling y'all!"
This year, Guillard has a TKO over Evan Dunham and now the KO of Roller. The lightweight division of the UFC is stacked, but Guillard has proven that he belongs near the top of it.
In an effort to clear up his suspension by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and firing by the UFC, Nate Marquardt spoke to one media outlet on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that still left plenty of unanswered questions.
Larry Pepe from PROMMARadio, a media member very familiar with the issue of PED's from his experience in the world of bodybuilding, joined ESPNRadio1100 in Las Vegas to discuss the issues he had with Marquardt's story.
According to Marquardt and is manager Lex McMahon, he was allowed to fight at UFC 128 in New Jersey even though he was in the midst of actually getting the therapeutic use exemption necessary for approved use of testosterone replacement therapy. The New Jersey State Athletic Commission Board allowed Marquardt to fight with the understanding that he would be tested before and after his fight against Dan Miller. That included going off TRT for eight weeks after the fight to find out if his normal testosterone levels warranted TRT use.
NJSACB legal counsel Nick Lembo said Marquardt went through the process and was officially denied the exemption last week and the news was delivered to the PSAC, last Friday, the day before the UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in. Why was he denied? That seems odd because Lembo also said the postfight testing actually justified Marquardt's use of TRT. So what went wrong?
MMAjunkie indicates that the hang up came with Camp Marquardt's choice of doctor.
All [tests] came back within the acceptable range per the NJSACB's guidelines on exemptions. When he sought to return to the therapy, however, he did so with his personal doctor, who is not an endocrinologist.
[...] Lex McMahon, Marquardt's manager, said the NJSACB had previously raised concerns about the treatment Marquardt was receiving.
"The commission sent a very clear statement that the doctor he was using had been incomplete, (and he) was using protocols that were not approved by the [U.S. Anti-Doping Agency]," McMahon said. "At that point in time, that should have been a significant indicator to go see a specialist, (and) to go see someone whose core competency was this.
"So I think that's another area where Nate and our team have to take responsibility."
So it sounds like this is far from a malicious act. Now will that be enough for Marquardt to gain forgiveness from the UFC? Only time will tell.
Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki Zelg Benkei Galesić
In an effort to clear up his suspension by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and firing by the UFC, Nate Marquardt spoke to one media outlet on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that still left plenty of unanswered questions.
Larry Pepe from PROMMARadio, a media member very familiar with the issue of PED's from his experience in the world of bodybuilding, joined ESPNRadio1100 in Las Vegas to discuss the issues he had with Marquardt's story.
According to Marquardt and is manager Lex McMahon, he was allowed to fight at UFC 128 in New Jersey even though he was in the midst of actually getting the therapeutic use exemption necessary for approved use of testosterone replacement therapy. The New Jersey State Athletic Commission Board allowed Marquardt to fight with the understanding that he would be tested before and after his fight against Dan Miller. That included going off TRT for eight weeks after the fight to find out if his normal testosterone levels warranted TRT use.
NJSACB legal counsel Nick Lembo said Marquardt went through the process and was officially denied the exemption last week and the news was delivered to the PSAC, last Friday, the day before the UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in. Why was he denied? That seems odd because Lembo also said the postfight testing actually justified Marquardt's use of TRT. So what went wrong?
MMAjunkie indicates that the hang up came with Camp Marquardt's choice of doctor.
All [tests] came back within the acceptable range per the NJSACB's guidelines on exemptions. When he sought to return to the therapy, however, he did so with his personal doctor, who is not an endocrinologist.
[...] Lex McMahon, Marquardt's manager, said the NJSACB had previously raised concerns about the treatment Marquardt was receiving.
"The commission sent a very clear statement that the doctor he was using had been incomplete, (and he) was using protocols that were not approved by the [U.S. Anti-Doping Agency]," McMahon said. "At that point in time, that should have been a significant indicator to go see a specialist, (and) to go see someone whose core competency was this.
"So I think that's another area where Nate and our team have to take responsibility."
So it sounds like this is far from a malicious act. Now will that be enough for Marquardt to gain forgiveness from the UFC? Only time will tell.
Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki Zelg Benkei Galesić
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Kultar Gill Allan Goes Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono
Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/07/06/patricio-freire-out-until-november-with-injured-hand/