Shane Carwin Discusses Leaner Diet, Plan of Attack Against Junior dos Santos Video by UFC 131
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Shane Carwin Discusses Leaner Diet, Plan of Attack Against Junior dos Santos - UFC 131
Shane Carwin Discusses Leaner Diet, Plan of Attack Against Junior dos Santos Video by UFC 131
MMA Link Parade
- Watch Gilbert Yvel Fight in His New 205-pound Body. [Middle Easy]
- Lesnar Win Helps, But More Work Remains for Overeem [Sports Illustrated]
- Jon Jones May Defend Belt Three or Four Times in 2012. [Cage Potato]
- Tyron Woodley: "I'm Going into This Fight with Some Steam." [Five Ounces of Pain]
- Chael Sonnen Will Be Joined by WWE Champion CM Punk at UFC on Fox. [Low Kick]
- What Strikeforce Needs to Be Great. [MMA Convert]
- UFC Sweden Roster Filling Up Fast. [5th Round]
- Why Penn vs Diaz Needs to Happen Now. [Bleacher Report]
- Ronda Rousey Eyes Strikeforce Titles. [Sports Illustrated]
- Commentator Michael Schiavello Tears Fedor & M-1 a New One. [The Fight Nerd]
- Strikeforce Open Media Workout Video Highlights for 'Rockhold vs Jardine.' [MMA Mania]
- Fuel TV Boasts Ratings for New Year's Day UFC Marathon. [MMA Payout]
- Video: Comedian Chris Gethard Challenges GSP On "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." [Fightline]
- Lesnar Win Helps, But More Work Remains for Overeem [Sports Illustrated]
- Jon Jones May Defend Belt Three or Four Times in 2012. [Cage Potato]
- Tyron Woodley: "I'm Going into This Fight with Some Steam." [Five Ounces of Pain]
- Chael Sonnen Will Be Joined by WWE Champion CM Punk at UFC on Fox. [Low Kick]
- What Strikeforce Needs to Be Great. [MMA Convert]
- UFC Sweden Roster Filling Up Fast. [5th Round]
- Why Penn vs Diaz Needs to Happen Now. [Bleacher Report]
- Ronda Rousey Eyes Strikeforce Titles. [Sports Illustrated]
- Commentator Michael Schiavello Tears Fedor & M-1 a New One. [The Fight Nerd]
- Strikeforce Open Media Workout Video Highlights for 'Rockhold vs Jardine.' [MMA Mania]
- Fuel TV Boasts Ratings for New Year's Day UFC Marathon. [MMA Payout]
- Video: Comedian Chris Gethard Challenges GSP On "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." [Fightline]
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Chael Sonnen and CM Punk: Another Smart Move from Chael Sonnen
Chael Patrick Sonnen is set to be accompanied to the Octagon by his doppelgänger (oratory-wise that is) CM Punk in his matchup with Mark Munoz at UFC on Fox 2 later this month.
Ever since the lead up to and the aftermath of his failed attempt at UFC glory back at UFC 117, Sonnen the self-proclaimed “American Gangster” has upped the ante in ways other mere mortal combatants could only wish.
What emerged during that period was Uncle Chael the businessman and to boot, the entertainer.
His trash-talking and gift of the gab has placed him the public stratosphere like no other mixed martial artist, especially one who has achieved so little in his given sport.
For his troubles, he’s now a regular on Michael Landsberg’s show OTR (Off the Record), he co-hosted the 2011 World MMA Awards and in the fewest possible words, he’s just in constant public demand.
And what is his claim to fame?
Beating up on UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva for almost five rounds, before succumbing to a submission via triangle armbar.
That loss, however, did nothing to shut the all mighty mouth that is Sonnen, if anything it spurred him on to the extreme—his antagonism towards Silva finally paid dividends and a second tilt at UFC gold looms ever so large.
Still, with three-weeks to go before his slated match with Munoz, this latest move by Sonnen, to have the WWE Champion CM Punk alongside him as he makes his entrance to the Octagon, isn’t just another smart move—it’s a stroke of pure Sonnen genius.
The publicity garnered with the announcement that one of the WWE’s most charismatic characters not only making an appearance at UFC on Fox 2, but will also be ushering in the most vocal and controversial of MMA fighters/personalities, will send both ticket and pay-per-view sales through the roof—and that’s a given.
Add to the equation that the event is happening in CM Punk’s own backyard of Chicago— then it’s a recipe for success.
Brock Lesnar has left the building and Georges St-Pierre still has the mass pulling clout, but Sonnen, he’s in a league of his own.
Perish the thought that by some sort of divine intervention, he should upend Munoz and do likewise to Silva—Sonnen will go viral both on a colossal monetary and publicity scale.
The wordsmith provocateur and entertainer personified is hell-bent on furthering his celebrity to new heights and beyond, and his next move is anyone's guess.
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The 50 Most Brutal Knockouts in MMA History
In the world of mixed martial arts, many finishes can be produced when two men enter a chain-linked, fenced-in cage.
If you're a purist, technique triumphs over everything, but allowing your more primal urge to witness a tantalizing knockout is always the most aesthetically pleasing alternative.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1012842-the-50-most-brutal-knockouts-in-mma-history
Anthony Johnson in No Hurry to Go Back to Welterweight After UFC 142
Anthony Johnson is considered to be one of the top welterweights in the UFC, but his days of fighting at 170 pounds may be over."Rumble," who will make his middleweight debut against Vitor Belfort at UFC 142 next week, said on a Wednesday conference call that he isn't thinking about fighting at welterweight anymore.
"Right now, middleweight is where I am," Johnson said. "That's all I'm thinking about, and I really don't mind fighting middleweight because I get to eat more now. So like I said, I feel 1000 times better than I did when I fought [at] 170, so that's why I'm so happy and want to fight really bad."
Johnson, who said he currently weighed 215 pounds, would sometimes cut as much as sixty pounds to make the 171-pound welterweight limit. He even missed weight twice (UFC 76 and UFC 104), but despite the struggle to make weight, he never seriously flirted with the idea of moving up to 185 pounds.
That is until the UFC offered him a shot against Vitor Belfort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"This is going to be a lot of fun for me," Johnson said. "So that's why I feel so good because I don't have to cut the weight that I used to cut and I'm more explosive; I'm more athletic. Everything has just come to where it needs to be right now. I'm peaking at the right time."
Asked whether he was officially done as a welterweight, Johnson simply said, "so far."
UFC 142, headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes for the UFC featherweight title, airs live on pay-per-view from the HSBC Arena in Rio on Jan. 14. The prelims will air on FX.
Scott Coker Discusses Overeem vs. Werdum, Gina Carano's Health Status - Strikeforce
Scott Coker Discusses Overeem vs. Werdum, Gina Carano's Health Status Video by Strikeforce
Friday, January 6, 2012
Muhammed Lawal Re-Signs With Strikeforce
"The King" will continue to reign in Strikeforce after all.Muhammed Lawal, who meets Lorenz Larkin at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine Saturday night, has signed a new four-fight contract with Strikeforce, according to Lawal's manager Mike Kogan.
Lawal had one fight left on his current contract, so this assures that he will fight in Strikeforce for at least five more fights. This also means that Lawal won't be moving over to the UFC any time soon.
Lawal (8-1) is 3-1 in Strikeforce. He recently defeated Roger Gracie in September to get back on track following his light heavyweight title loss to Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante in Aug. 2010.
He recently retracted his "cancer patient" comments about Strikeforce on a recent episode of The MMA Hour and left the door open for a return to the organization.
"I've got one more fight on my contract and then my contract ends in February," Lawal said. "King Mo just wants to go where he can get paid and get paid without the check bouncing."
Done and done.
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