by admin on January 27, 2012
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Last week hackers targeted UFC.Com for the organizations support of the SOPA legislation that has been making it’s way through Washington. In a very scary way the UFC President Dana White learned how much access these hackers can get and they released some very personal information on the boss.
Among the information released where two phone numbers, a social security number, VIN number and several addresses. White has not made a statement but has been involved in some interesting twitter banter all day with the group. For the most part White is arguing against the bootlegging of UFC events and not full support of SOPA indicating the support he has is for an imperfect bill.
As interesting as this modern day drama is the one thing we find odd is that when we used Google Maps to get a glimpse of Dana’s pad we found out he doesn’t live in a swanky house but instead a obnoxious pink dump. Maybe Dana isn’t getting rich off the UFC… I guess someone should call ESPN to alter their report because Frank and Lorenzo are obviously over working and underpaying Dana.
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by admin on November 21, 2011
by admin on November 18, 2011
Diego Bautista doesn’t fear his opponent or entering hostile territory for his debut in the Maximum Fighting Championship.
Bautista (7-0) will look to keep his undefeated record intact in his first venture under the MFC banner when he tangles with Ryan “The Kid” McGillivray (11-5-1) at MFC 32: Bitter Rivals. Their welterweight showdown will be a highlighted matchup on the HDNet Fights card emanating from the Mayfield Conference Centre in McGillivray’s home town of Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, Jan. 27 (check local listings for channel designation).
Though this will be Bautista’s first opportunity in the MFC, the Anaheim, California, product isn’t lacking for confidence in what he’ll bring to the table.
“I’m going to make an exciting impression,” said Bautista. “It’s going to come down to what I know how to do and what I’m capable of doing.
“I’ve got a good ground game and I like to stand and bang too. If he wants to take it to the ground, I’ll go and I’ll punish him and I’ll finish it. I’m too determined to not finish the fight.”
And even though McGillivray holds nine submissions wins, including five via armbar and another by kimura, Bautista scoffed at the notion that he’ll need to adopt a submission-heavy defense.
“He’s not going to get my arm,” touted Bautista. “He does have a good ground game so I’m going to try and stand and bang, but if it goes to the ground, I’ll be very willing to go. I’m not scared of that at all.”
A former college baseball standout, Bautista immersed himself into mixed martial arts just three years ago. The 26-year-old father of four has racked up four victories inside the first round, all of which came in less than three minutes. Bautista has also registered a pair of wins via knockout.
by admin on November 13, 2011
Douglas Lima and Alexander Shlemenko both were the big tournament winners at Bellator 57 in front of a sold out crowd at Casino Rama. It was just the second time Bellator Fighting Championships had visited Canada and everyone in attendance was treated to a show as they witnessed a pair of action packed tournament final fights, one of which ended by second round knockout.
While Ben Saunders may have entered the fight as a slight favorite over the challenger Douglas Lima, “The Phenom” put this theory to rest in the second round when he ducked under a lead left from Saunders and knocked him out with solid right hand.
“I knew it was there. We worked on that a lot last week; duck the left hook, come back with the right straight. It worked out great,” Lima said. “‘I’mm glad I got the win. It was hard but it paid off. Hats off to Ben. He’s the greatest guy. He’s a great fighter.”
Lima earns a title shot with the win, and will meet Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren in Bellator’s sixth season.
Also ready for a rematch with the middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, is Alexander Shlemenko who won his second tournament final with a unanimous decision over Vitor Vianna. Shlemenko threw at least a half dozen spinning back fists and while nearly none of them landed they kept Vianna on his toes and left Shelemenko dictating the pace of the fight. “Storm” landed plenty of body shots and stayed the aggressor for the entire fight. It was an easy decision for judges after three rounds.
Possibly auditioning for a place in the next Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament were John Hawk and Canadian Roger Hollet who was eager to earn a knockout for his fans at Casino Rama. Hollett tried to trade shots with Hawk in the center of the cage but had trouble getting past Hawk’s jab. Hawk was also hell bent on holding him against the cage and slowing down the action. Whenever Hawk would let Hollett off the cage, he’d land a leg kick or a big punch and then get clinched on again. Hawk attacked his opponent with knees and foot stomps against the cage to the boos of the crowd, but in the end the judges awarded the win to Hollett by split decision not necessarily for landing the most punches but inflicting the most damage on the ones he did.
At the top of the night, Alexandre Bezerra defeated Doug Evans in an exciting matchup where Bezerra applied multiple submissions to Evans, but Evans always managed to escape with a big slam. Eventually Bezerra caught Evans in a submission he had no answer for and at 4:04 of the first round forced a verbal submission due to heel hook.
Bezerra said before the fight, “His first mistake was signing the contract for this fight,” also saying, “I will become the Bellator Featherweight Champion. It’s just a matter of time.”
“It was another spectacular, sold out night at Casino Rama. Shlemenko’s game continues to evolve in a dominate win over Vitor Vianna. Lima, with one strong right hand, went from being the world’s best welterweight prospect to being one of the best 170 lbs. in the world,” said Bellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney.
by admin on November 13, 2011
Douglas Lima and Alexander Shlemenko both were the big tournament winners at Bellator 57 in front of a sold out crowd at Casino Rama. It was just the second time Bellator Fighting Championships had visited Canada and everyone in attendance was treated to a show as they witnessed a pair of action packed tournament final fights, one of which ended by second round knockout.
While Ben Saunders may have entered the fight as a slight favorite over the challenger Douglas Lima, “The Phenom” put this theory to rest in the second round when he ducked under a lead left from Saunders and knocked him out with solid right hand.
“I knew it was there. We worked on that a lot last week; duck the left hook, come back with the right straight. It worked out great,” Lima said. “‘I’mm glad I got the win. It was hard but it paid off. Hats off to Ben. He’s the greatest guy. He’s a great fighter.”
Lima earns a title shot with the win, and will meet Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren in Bellator’s sixth season.
Also ready for a rematch with the middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, is Alexander Shlemenko who won his second tournament final with a unanimous decision over Vitor Vianna. Shlemenko threw at least a half dozen spinning back fists and while nearly none of them landed they kept Vianna on his toes and left Shelemenko dictating the pace of the fight. “Storm” landed plenty of body shots and stayed the aggressor for the entire fight. It was an easy decision for judges after three rounds.
Possibly auditioning for a place in the next Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament were John Hawk and Canadian Roger Hollet who was eager to earn a knockout for his fans at Casino Rama. Hollett tried to trade shots with Hawk in the center of the cage but had trouble getting past Hawk’s jab. Hawk was also hell bent on holding him against the cage and slowing down the action. Whenever Hawk would let Hollett off the cage, he’d land a leg kick or a big punch and then get clinched on again. Hawk attacked his opponent with knees and foot stomps against the cage to the boos of the crowd, but in the end the judges awarded the win to Hollett by split decision not necessarily for landing the most punches but inflicting the most damage on the ones he did.
At the top of the night, Alexandre Bezerra defeated Doug Evans in an exciting matchup where Bezerra applied multiple submissions to Evans, but Evans always managed to escape with a big slam. Eventually Bezerra caught Evans in a submission he had no answer for and at 4:04 of the first round forced a verbal submission due to heel hook.
Bezerra said before the fight, “His first mistake was signing the contract for this fight,” also saying, “I will become the Bellator Featherweight Champion. It’s just a matter of time.”
“It was another spectacular, sold out night at Casino Rama. Shlemenko’s game continues to evolve in a dominate win over Vitor Vianna. Lima, with one strong right hand, went from being the world’s best welterweight prospect to being one of the best 170 lbs. in the world,” said Bellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney.
by admin on October 30, 2011
The action was fast and ferocious inside Memorial Hall as Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully defended his belt against Tournament Champion Jay Hieron and Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos both advanced to the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with first round finishes.
Hieron began the title fight with an impressive opening round, defening against Askren’s takedowns and controlling the pace. Askren got off to a slow start but warmed up as the fight went on, as his takedowns prevailed in the second, third, and fourth rounds. Hieron sensed he was down heading into the fifth and final round, and came out with heavy hands, including a crowd igniting spinning back kick to the chest of a stunned Askren. However, when it came time to raise the winner’s hand, one judge saw the fight in favor of Hieron while the other two sided with Askren, 48-47. Askren now awaits the winner of the Season 5 Welterweight Tournament, which will be decided at Bellator 57 in a Finals fight between Ben Saunders and Douglas Lima.
Neil Grove had a second shot at tournament glory after filling in for the injured Blagoi Ivanov, and was set to square off against “The Big Monster” Thiago Santos. “Big Monster” survived Grove’s first attack and then dropped him with his first punch — an overhand right. Santos then followed him to the ground and took over Grove’s back to submit the former tournament finalist by way of rear naked choke 38 seconds into the first round.
Prindle too would advance to the Finals following a heavy handed punch as he knocked Ron Sparks out cold while countering a leg kick. Sparks delivered an outside leg kick to Prindle early and let his right hand drop below his chin. It was at this point that the former five-time All Army Boxing Champion dropped him with a swift left hook and followed him to the mat for two more punches before a referee stoppage. The win was ruled a knockout for Prindle and took just 40 seconds.
“This is why you can’t blink when our heavyweights are mixing it up,” Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “Thiago Santos is a world-class jiu-jitsu player and showed his evolution as a mixed martial artist by putting Neil Grove down with a big punch; and Eric Prindle proved he’s an absolute beast by knocking out a heavy-handed heavyweight in Ron Sparks. I cannot wait for this final on November 26 at Caesars in Atlantic City.”
“With Ben and Jay, I thought it was a good fight. I think Ben is being hard on himself and Jay is a world-class welterweight. No one’s going to come in here and outwrestle Ben, and Jay presents a lot of problems for his opponents. I thought they both put on a strong show.”
by admin on October 29, 2011
by admin on October 28, 2011
After many changes to the card that first saw Nick Diaz demoted from the headlining bout against Georges St Pierre and into a fight with BJ Penn, then saw Sam Stout replaced with Donald Cerrone, and Dustin Jacoby replacing Tim Credeur in a fight with Brad Tavares. Only to have Tavares pull out and be replaced by Clifford Starks. We thought things had settled down…but, to top it off GSP was forced out of his fight with Carlos Condit…completing the circle and putting Nick Diaz back atop the card for his first appearance as a headliner. Even with the changes and the absense of a title fight the card still looks to be solid and more than worth the price of a ticket or pay per view.
Early picks for great fights include the Penn/ Diaz headliner, the Siver/ Cerrone bout, Mitrione/ Kongo, and Nelson/ Filipovic. It will be interesting to see a card dominated by heavyweight fighters. While the weight class is not known for it’s burning speed and action all of the big guys on the card pack KO power and we could see some big leather thrown.
Main card
Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran
Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipovic vs. Roy Nelson
Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Featherweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Middleweight bout: Dustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks
Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi vs. Francis Carmont
Lightweight bout: Ramsey Nijem vs. Danny Downes
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Eliot Marshall
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by joshhennig on October 27, 2011
On this weeks UnfilteredMMA Podcast, Josh and Tom discuss the major deal between Viacom and Bellator and how it will affect the MMA landscape. Also, Preview of this saturday’s UFC 137 fight card and thoughts on the injury to Bellator women’s champion Zoila Gurgel. So take a listen below!
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by admin on October 25, 2011
Former Bellator Champion Lyman Good Returns to face Michael Costa in Welterweight Tournament Qualifier at Bellator 59
Harlem, N.Y. native back in action in front of Caesars Atlantic City, N.J. crowd
CHICAGO, Ill. (October 25, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that former Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman “Cyborg” Good will make his long-awaited return to the Bellator cage as the New York native squares off against promising Brazilian Michael Costa in a Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Qualifier fight on Saturday, November 26 from Caesars Atlantic City in New Jersey and LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX2 beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. CT. First fight will take place at 7 p.m. ET and will be streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com. The night will also feature the Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight final between Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas as well as two other spectacular fights that include Point Pleasant, New Jersey’s Kurt “Batman” Pellegrino taking on Patricky Pitbull and Brooklyn’s Phillipe Nover against Marcin Held.
Born in Harlem and currently fighting out of Manhattan, the explosive Good brings an impressive 11-2 professional record to the cage, including five knockout victories. The Tiger Schulmann product marched through the Season 1 Welterweight Tournament and captured the title to become the first ever Bellator Welterweight Champion.
Good was originally supposed to get back into the cage earlier this year against fellow welterweight Dan “The Handler” Hornbuckle, but a nagging hamstring injury forced “Cyborg” out of the fight. The New Yorker has been on a long layoff since coming off a tough split-decision loss at the hands of undefeated Judo Olympian Rick Hawn in the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament Semifinals and is eager to get back to work.
“Coming off of that last fight, it really made me go back to the drawing board and start fresh,” said Good. “You’re going to see a new Lyman Good, but at the same time it’s going to be the old Lyman Good. I felt like I got away from some things that made me who I was as a fighter, and I needed to get back to my roots. I can’t wait to get into that cage, trade some leather and get back to my winning ways.”
For Costa, the Royler Gracie trained black belt has been waiting to make his Bellator debut, and will have his hands full with the veteran Good. Costa currently trains and teaches alongside current Bellator Middleweight Tournament Finalist Vitor Vianna at Wand Fight Team in Las Vegas, and a meeting with Good should produce fireworks.
“Lyman was our first ever Welterweight Champion and it’s going to be good to see him back in the cage and fighting for a shot in our next tournament,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Lyman always brings it, and Michael is the real deal with great skills, so this should be a very explosive fight””
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