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UFC 116 – Around the Net!

Ash Anderson — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:39:21 +0000

Brock Lesnar takes on Shane Carwin tonight in the much anticipated main event of UFC 116.

UFC 116 Predictions:

Live Recap and Analysis:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/408729-ufc-116-lesnar-vs-carwin-preview-and-prediction

Liddell Still Undecided on Retirement Says “He Just Got Caught” Against Franklin

Ash Anderson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:24:19 +0000

It seems as though Chuck Liddell will just not give up despite losing five of his last six fights, three of which were viscous knockouts. Many people, including myself, believe that it is time for the hall of famer to retire before he suffers some serious damage.

Heres a excerpt from an interview Chuck Liddell did with Kevin Iole on Yahoo!Sports:

“I’m still working on evaluating. I thought I did great before I was caught. I have to look at it some more and think about it. I think I looked good and I definitely was in great shape. I could have kept that pace up for another four rounds, without a doubt.”

Notice, “I was caught.” Does Chuck not realize he has been “caught” pretty good in his last three fights now. Chuck will have more respect if he retires now and stops trying to come back and make a run for the title. Lets face it, there are no more titles in Liddell’s career. If Dana White was to let Chuck fight again in the UFC then he really needs to check up the meaning of “friend” in the dictionary because no one should want to see their long time friend KO’d like that again.

Fedor Emelianenko Eying Retirement, Not The UFC

Ash Anderson — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:27:38 +0000

“Fighting for my country and my heritage is what motivates me. Nothing else … I’m not a UFC fan, so I believe our fight is more important (than Lesnar vs. Carwin). I’m not a fan of watching UFC fights. There is always a lot of negativity coming out of their fights. I don’t want to look too far ahead, I’m just focusing on Werdum. We have two fights left with Stirkeforce, and assuming everything goes well, I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t continue the relationship. But I am considering retirement more and more often now. I’d like to finish out my contract without any losses and then just see what God has planned for me.”

As you can see from the above quote Fedor Emelianenko, widely believed to be MMA’s number one heavyweight, has no plans on joining the UFC. Instead the 33-year-old WAMMA champion is looking more towards retirement. In his next fight Fedor will face off against Fabricio Werdum and if all goes well Fedor would likely challenge for the Strikeforce championship against Alistair Overeem in what would surely be one of Strikeforce’s biggest fights ever.

Dana White Says No More Liddell for a Second Time

Ash Anderson — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:27:19 +0000

Most Cringeworthy Highlight Video of All Time

Ash Anderson — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:48:29 +0000

Someone took the time to compile 10 minutes worth of groin shots and eye pokes. Thanks to FightLinker for the find.

UFC 117 Official Poster

Ash Anderson — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:40:35 +0000

Above is the official poster for UFC 117 which will take place in Oakland, California in August. Once again Anderson Silva will be putting his middleweight championship on the line. Here’s hoping that we actually get to see a fight this time and not 25 minutes of fleeing from your opponent.

Here is the fight card as it stands now:

Main Card

Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Welterweight: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos

Prelims

Light Heavyweight: Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch
Welterweight: Dustin Hazelett vs Rick Story
Welterweight: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman
Welterweight: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
Light Heavyweight: Rodney Wallace vs. Stanislav Nedkov

Unofficial

Welterweight: Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Heavyweight: Junior Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson

Anderson Silva Responding to Chael Sonnens Trash Talking

Ash Anderson — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:48:56 +0000

Lee Murray Recieves Jail Time For Part Played in $90 Million Heist

Ash Anderson — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:19:34 +0000

MMA Fighter Lee Murray was sentenced today to 10 years in a Moroccan jail for the part he played in a June 2006 robbery of a Securitas depot in Kent. The estimated value of cash taken comes in at 53 million GBP, at a 2006 exchange rate Murray and accomplices made away with over $90,000,000.

Why a Moroccan jail? Murray is also a citizen of Morocco and he fled there after the robbery. Due to his citizenship the Moroccan government would not extradite him to the UK for a trial.

For the full story check out the BBC. If you are interested in reading about the robbery a book was written a while back and you can find it here on Amazon.
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UFC 114: Rashad Evans Leads Payroll with $435k

Ash Anderson — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:06:17 +0000

Here is the full list of salaries from UFC 114 which took place last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The figures do not include locker room bonuses or the $65k bonuses given out to Nogueira, Brilz, Russow and Jensen. Also it should be noted that like everyone else who earns a paycheck these guys have to pay their taxes as well as management and training fees.

•Rashad Evans: $435,000 (includes $185,000 win bonus)
•Quinton Jackson: $250,000

•Michael Bisping: $190,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
•Dan Miller: $15,000

•Mike Russow: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
•Todd Duffee: $8,000

•Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $120,000 ($40,000 win bonus)
•Jason Brilz: $11,000

•John Hathaway: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
•Diego Sanchez: $50,000

•Dong Hyun Kim: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus)
•Amir Sadollah: $15,000

•Efrain Escudero: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
•Dan Lauzon: $15,000

•Melvin Guillard: $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus)
•Waylon Lowe: $6,000

•Cyrille Diabate: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
•Luiz Cane: $19,000

•Aaron Riley: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
•Joe Brammer: $5,000

•Ryan Jensen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
•Jesse Forbes: $6,000

Dana White: Pacquiao and Mayweather Would Lose in MMA

Ash Anderson — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:05:54 +0000

Does it come as any surprise you you that once again UFC President, Dana White, is bashing the ability of boxers in MMA? Probably not as he has done it so many times in the past. This time though he is taking aim at two of boxing’s biggest stars in Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr..

Michael David Smith of MMA Fighting posted an article earlier today which highlights what the UFC boss said in an interview this morning. Radio host Dan Patrick posed this question to Dana White in the interview, “if I put Pacquiao and Mayweather in the Octagon, could you tell — from their boxing skills — how they would be in the Octagon?” Dana White in his usual ways responded, “either one of those guys would get beaten in mixed martial arts.”

The topic of whether a boxer could come in and defeat a mixed martial artist is a tough one. Mayweather being the heaviest of the two boxers mentioned would have to fight in the WEC in the featherweight division. Some of the best names within that division are Urijah Faber, Jose Aldo and Mike Brown. When I really think about this I don’t see any of those guys being able to beat Mayweather. Mayweather would be too fast for them.

Given three months notice to work of keeping the fight standing either one of those fighters would be able to defeat the top of their given weight division. Of course that is just my opinion. Anyone believe that Pacquiao and Mayweather would not be able to get in the cage and come out a winner?