WEC 53 Aftermath Notes: Video of ‘The Showtime Kick’, Prelim Madness, Bonuses + More
Let’s get this out of the way: The cage-spring head-kick that Anthony “Showtime” Pettis landed on Ben Henderson in their lightweight title…
Five reasons why Jake Shields will beat Georges St. Pierre (or not)
5 Reasons why Jake Shields will beat Georges St. Pierre (or not) UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre will be one step away from cleaning up the 170-pound division, this time facing the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields. The fight is expected to headline UFC’s Toronto event, which will take place at the famous Rogers Centre in the city. Just like before Cain Velasquez’s UFC 121 bout against Brock Lesnar, we’ll try to find 5 reasons why Jake Shields is the man to beat
Keith Jardine tells his side of “Nemisis: Global Invasion” farce
“I was out in a real, little small town in Canada for a month before the fight, just running on a treadmill to train,” Jardine told Sherdog.com. “I was taking a harbor plane once a week to fly over to [Zugec Ultimate Martial Arts] on Victoria Island to train over there, so I was getting one good session a week in.” “I was sitting on the stage … watching the first fight happen, just to see how it would go. First of all, there’s nobody in the backstage to tell the
Five Conclusions from WEC 53
With WEC 53 now in the books, the promotion officially merges with the UFC, and the doors close on the WEC. With the merger, Anthony Pettis will face with winner of UFC 125’s Lightweight title bout between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard in a title unification bout. As of last night, Dominick Cruz successfully defended his WEC Bantamweight title, and was also rewarded with the first ever UFC BW title. With the merger, influx of talent from overseas, as well as the now seriously stacked Lightweight division,
Mike Tyson Was Contracted to Fight Fedor and Cro Cop in PRIDE
I remember watching Mike Tyson calling out Bob Sapp (*Editor’s note: How the hell is Bob Sapp only 35?) after “The Beast”…
Pic of the Day: Josh Koscheck’s Eye 36 Hours After Having it Jabbed Into a Living Death by GSP
In case you missed the prognosis, Josh Gross from ESPN.com reported yesterday that Josh Koscheck had to be driven to…
Cain Velasquez: Fedor Emelianenko is the greatest fighter of all time
UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez has recently stated that he thinks Fedor ”The Last Emperor” Emelianenko is the greatest fighter of all time. Cain also goes on to talk about his next opponent Junior Dos Santos.
Frank Mir vs. Brendan Schaub expected early 2011
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and rising prospect Brendan Schaub have reportedly agreed to a bout that is expected to take place as part of an unannounced March 2011 card. With UFC on Versus 3 and UFC 129 both slated for the month of March, either event could play host to what will likely be a main-card Heavyweight clash.
Todd Duffee and Dan Henderson Both Have Testosterone Replacement Therapy Exemptions in Nevada
(Yeah, I can see Duffee being testosterone deficient.) According to a story in the most recent edition of…
GSP: " I dont believe in strength and conditioning, i lift weights for looks"
Georges St. Pierre is one of the most atheletic and well conditioned athelets in the sport. But he doesn’t think it helps him in any of his fights. According to GSP strength and conditioning training is not necessary if you want to excell in MMA, but it’s necessary if you want to look attractive. he had the following to say on the matter in a intreview with UFC commentator and MMA junkie, Joe Rogan.
Georges St. Pierre: “I don’t believe in strength and conditioning. I never do strength and