UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen has finished his suspension from the California State Athletic Commission and is now free to apply for a license that would clear him to return to the Octagon.
Sonnen will meet with the UFC on Thursday to plan out his return, which will come more than one year after nearly upsetting middleweight champ Anderson Silva in August.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
White talks TV negotiations, Spike and cursing on Versus
Dana White has scratched and clawed for the last 10 years on behalf of his UFC, so he's ready to throwdown if need be during the negotiations for the promotion's next TV deal. White has definitely noticed Spike poking the UFC a little bit with some recent programming.
"Negotiating is never fun. And even though you're negotiating in good faith, you know, you're still giving some kicks to the balls here and there," White joked (1:40 mark).
During UFC on Versus 4 last Sunday, Spike ran a Nate Marquardt fight marathon against the live fight card. That's a little extra salt in the wound since Marquardt was dumped from the main event and fired the day before.
"I see Spike's side. That's what I would do too," White said candidly. "They might have [picked a fight with me]. We'll see. I would do the same thing they just did. I owe you one Spike."
The UFC and Spike have grown together over the last six years, but they may splitting soon. Rumors emerged last month in the Wall Street Journal that UFC officials were sitting down with folks from Comcast/NBC and that Spike could be looking at Bellator as backup plan for 2012.
"What everybody's saying, none of that stuff is true. People are out there speculating on what we're doing. We have no deal with anybody. We're out there talking with everybody. I don't buy into that stuff. When deals are done, everybody does what they're going to do and we'll see what happens." White said. He also pointed that the door isn't closed yet with Spike.
One other bit of television "news" discussed by White was the foul-mouthed Matt Mitrione. Fresh of his knockout win over Christian Morecraft, the emotional "Meathead" dropped a four-letter expletive on live television.
White said no action has been taken yet, but cussing on camera is a big no-no.
"He knew because I give these guys the riot act before, 'do not swear on free TV,' White said. The UFC president admits he's a virtuoso with four letter words, but there's a time and place. "I am good at doing it, but on live TV though. You gotta think and think before you speak. Calm down and think before you speak. But it's bad. It's real bad when you swear on live TV. they can't bleep it fast enough. First time it's ever happened."
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Dean Parson Part
Australian Dean Parson got together a part of throwaway footage for Slam Magazine.
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Before fighting Cruz, Faber takes on internet tough guys
In the age of online gaming with strangers, anonymous internet commenting, and fake Twitter accounts, it can be easy for someone to hide behind a keyboard when ripping on others. With the help of Jareb Dauplaise from "The Hard Times of R.J. Berger," Urijah Faber has an answer for that. (Warning, lots of foul language in the video.)
Dauplaise didn't do much to prepare Faber for his UFC 132 bout, but he did serve up a nice reminder to the internet tough guys and gals of the world. You never know who is on the other side of that keyboard.
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Dad Cam 2
The Australians in the Dad Cam 2 promo look like they know how to have a good time.
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Attonito takes decision, Lauzon gets quick sub at UFC on Versus 4
PITTSBURGH -- Like his beloved Red Sox on Sunday in Pittsburgh, Joe Lauzon was a big winner at UFC on Versus on Sunday night.
He showed off his striking abilities with a dominant display, knocking down Warburton with a straight right followed by a left. He then jumped on him top of him, and followed up with a perfect kimura to end the bout at 1:58 in the first round.
"We were working on not rushing things, keeping my balance and staying fundamentally sound. I hit pretty hard, but we had about five or six things we wanted to work in rotation. The first one I threw was the one that landed and put him away.� I'm always trying to hunt down submissions.� I never leave it to the judges," Lauzon said after the bout.
Attonito takes decision
Rich Attonito won a decision over Daniel Roberts in a bout that started strong but ended weakly. He won the bout with the odd judges' card of 29-27, 30-27 and 29-28.
Roberts started strong in the first round but slowed down considerably as the round wore on. At first he threw big, impressive kicks, but was taken down by Attonito by the end of the round. Roberts began with a takedown in the second and took Attonitio's back, but could not sink in a choke. Attonito reversed him and used the position to ground and pound, landing several big shots in the final seconds of the round.
Attonito grew aggressive in the third round, peppering Johnson with leg kicks and punches. The exhausted Roberts' only defense was to move away, but that was hardly effective. Attonito then knocked Roberts to the ground and followed up with an onslaught of punches. Roberts survived and got back to his feet, but was very wobbly. He staggered around the cage and threw strikes where he could while Attonito continued to throw intermittent strikes. Roberts tried for a takedown, but Attonito wanted to keep the fight on the ground. In the final seconds, Attonito took the fight to the ground, but was unable to do anything to put the bout in danger.
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UFC 132 presser video: Faber really tweaking Cruz
It's a Urijah Faber we've never seen before. The former WEC 145-pound king has always been more about touting his own game than talking about his opponent. But there's something about Dominick Cruz that either drives him nuts or makes Faber think he can drive Cruz nuts. Faber's been digging at the current UFC bantamweight champ for months and it continued at yesterday's UFC 132 prefight press conference.
The history between the fighters dates back to 2007 when Faber (25-4) defeated a young Cruz (17-1) in a 145-pound bout at WEC 26. Cruz thought Faber rubbed it in after a quick victory via choke out. Faber doesn't argue that (0:48 mark).
"I don't think I was rubbing it in. I was kind of like 'good fight ... try again buddy.' He knows what I meant. He was right," said Faber.
Faber is enjoying the heat between the fighters.
"The reason it's a grudge match and all that, is you put Dominick and I in the same little neighborhood, we probably would've ended up fighting each other. [Because] of his bad attitude and me not taking crap, and being the badder dude. And that's what this all about. Like minded people, we're going to butt heads when it comes to the fight game and see who's boss," Faber said.
In spite of the victory four years, the Las Vegas sportsbooks have installed Cruz as a minus-140 favorite.
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Awesomer
I love random skate scenes and seeing new spots and HD video. Awesomer out of Manila has it all
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Countdown to UFC 131 - UFC
Full episode! Vancouver is on notice - heavy hands mean a big-time main event unlikely to go the distance in Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin. Plus Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes and Demian Maia vs. Mark Mu�oz - see what's in store!Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc/countdown-to-ufc-131-video_460590e56.html
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Brenneman halts Story?s rise with upset at UFC on Versus 4
It was an absolute no-win spot for Rick Story. The fast-rising welterweight was told about a new opponent yesterday when Nate Marquardt was dropped from UFC on Versus 4 and fired by the promotion. Charlie Brenneman, a little-known former college wrestler with just three UFC fights under his belt, was Johnny-on-the-spot, as stepped up to take the fight and stole a unanimous decision victory in Pittsburgh, 29-28 across the board.
This is a devastating loss for Story. A win over Marquardt would've gotten him in the mix for a title shot against Georges St. Pierre. Now Story (14-5, 6-2 UFC) goes back into the muddled picture at 170 pounds.
Brenneman deserves a ton of credit. He was already slated to fight on the card when T.J. Grant bailed from the event with an injury on Monday. It's likely Brenneman was told to stay in shape and be ready just in case something happened with Marquardt. Earlier in the day, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commisson revealed that the Marquardt issue arose as far back as six weeks ago.
Facing a wrestler is always a dangerous spot for a huge favorite. Takedowns and top control can steal minutes away from the more dangerous fighter. That's exactly what happened to Story, who entered the fight as a minus-500 favorite.
The change of style had to be an issue as well. In Marquardt, Story was facing a well-rounded fighter who was likely to bang it out on the feet. Brenneman, who wrestled at Lock Haven (Pa.), is still very much a one-trick pony in MMA. That trick was more than enough to throw Story off his game.
Brenneman got the fight to floor in the first when he landed a thudding right and tripped Story. Also a former college wrestler, Story look really uncomfortable on his back. He did nothing but hold on, to try and force a stand up. It never happened. The fight stayed on the floor for the remaining three minutes.
Seven seconds into the second, Brenneman again scored a takedown. He landed another one with 3:10 left in the round. Story tried some submissions, but never got back to his feet. In the third. it was more of the same but Story threatened with some more dangerous submission. He also turned a scramble into the mount position with 1:18 left, but there wasn't enough to inflict any damage.
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Sotiropoulos interview: It?s time to put an end to 155 contenders losing big fights
After Frank Edgar and Gray Maynard finally meet for a third time, it's anyone's guess who'll be standing next in the line for a title shot in the UFC's lightweight division.
It's seems like each time someone is on the verge of locking up No. 1 contender status they flop in their next fight. It just happened to Anthony Pettis at "The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale," and George Sotiropoulos felt that same sting against Denis Siver back at UFC 127.
Sotiropoulos (14-3, 7-1 UFC) is back this weekend and isn't too down about his loss to Siver. He wasn't blown out in the fight, plus the UFC is also very high on Siver's game. Aussie knows he can get right in line behind the champ and challenger with a few good performances.
"The contenders ... it's a big mess in there right now," Sotiropoulos told RawVegas.tv. "The guys who are up there, a lot of us, have lost recently. I think a lot of us are still up there, but it's just changed the timing of everything."
Sotiropoulous admitted he just wasn't on his game that night.
"It's never the same. You always want to be at a certain point. I've always noticed something is always a little different in every fight, whether it's good or bad," Sotiropoulos said. "You've gotta roll through it, and move through it and press on regardless."
Sotiropoulos may have been a little off because of the short time between his fight at UFC 127 and his previous tilt as UFC 123, just 13 weeks earlier.
The challenges this time around is game planning for an opponent change. Sotiropoulos is facing Rafael dos Anjos (14-5, 3-3 UFC), who replaced Evan Dunham in early May. Both are good grapplers, but Dunham is a guy who works behind a nice jab while dos Anjos throws his punches like a wild man.
Sotiropoulos is a minus-270 favorite over the Brazilian.
You can watch UFC 132 right here on Yahoo! Sports
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Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2 - UFC
Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2. Behind the Scenes of the UFC 131 press con. Dana talking to fans about fights coming up and hockey.Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc/dana-white-ufc-131-video-blog-day-2-video_348769b2e.html
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Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva breakdown their upcoming fight - Strikeforce
At the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP in Dallas, TC Inside MMA correspondent Ron Kruck caught up with Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva. The Reem spoke about his victory over Fabricio Werdum and the challange that lies ahead in Silva. Bigfoot spoke about how to do the impossible and beat Overeemacne scars acne liquid vitamin Orac How to get rid of acne scars acne scars
Picture gets a little more clear on where Marquardt screwed up
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.
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UFC 132 picks, Vegas-style: Questions marks on both sides in Silva vs. Leben
Whoever lands the first huge shot could decide the Wanderlei Silva-Chris Leben fight at UFC 132 on Saturday. Beyond that, there are too many questions to answer before coming up with a real solid pick on the fight.
Silva's been off forever, and as far as the fight game goes, he looks like an old 33. Before each fight, Leben's mental game is always in question. On last week's UFC 132 conference call, he admitted to overlooking Brian Stann and now he's in awe a bit of Silva.
Who comes out on top? Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio and MMAWeekly's Damon Martin joined me on RawVegas.tv to pick the fight. The guy were on opposite ends of the spectrum in this middleweight showdown.
UFC 132 betting odds (Courtesy Venetian Casino, Hotel & Resort Las Vegas)
Urijah Faber (+110) vs. Dominick Cruz (-140) - UFC bantamweight title
Chris Leben (+140) vs. Wanderlei Silva (-170) - Middleweight
Tito Ortiz (+350) vs. Ryan Bader (-500) - Light heavyweight
Carlos Condit (-110) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (-120) - Welterweight
Matt Wiman (+110) vs. Denis Siver (-140) - Lightweight
Shane Roller (+250) vs. Melvin Guillard (-330) - Lightweight
Rafael dos Anjos (+210) vs. George Sotiropoulos (-270) - Lightweight
Takeyu Mizugaki (+220) vs. Brian Bowles (-300) - Bantamweight
Brad Tavares (+200) vs. Aaron Simpson (-250) - Middleweight
Andre Winner (Even) vs. Anthony Njokuani (-130) - Lightweight
Jeff Hougland +170 vs. Donny Walker (-200) - Bantamweight
You can watch UFC 132 right here on Yahoo! Sports
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