Dana White goes off on EliteXC…

And rightfully so. I share the same sentiments if it’s true that Shaw and Elite may have tampered with the fight. I love White for not holding back. RIP EliteXC.

Kimbo Slice Knocked Out in 1st Round…

Mad props to Dave in Manchester NH for throwing his cash on Pertuzelli on my advice.  I don’t know what’s worse, this fight or the horrible announcers.  I’m pretty happy Kimbo got dropped cuz he acts way to hard for someone thats totally unproven in MMA.  His entourage is silly, his past fights are pathetic and I’m totally sick of him.  He didn’t even tap gloves with Petruzelli at the beginning.  It must really suck being the King at barekuckle backyard fights and getting to the big leagues and looking like a loser. 

Kimbo got owned by a sissy punch too…

UFC 87: Seek & Destroy…

One of the best cards of the year takes place tonight in Minnesota. GSP defends his belt against the multi talented Jon Fitch while Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta will face off in what will likely be fight of the night. Above, Luke Cummo and Tamden McCrory look to put on a show in the Revenge of the Nerds match. Haha, just clowning but I thought these weigh-in pics were a riot. My picks bolded:

Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Roger Huerta vs. Kenny Florian
Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski announced…

Affliction just confirmed that Arlovski and Fedor will headline their October 11th show in Las Vegas. I like how their organization has a 3 month break in between events. Gives them time to stack the card and give viewers some time to get excited rather than to have events one or two times per month. Both and Andrei made some serious bank at Banned.

Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus) (Rumor is he earned $1.5 mill)
def. Tim Sylvia: $800,000
Andrei Arlovski: $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
def. Ben Rothell: $250,000

Affliction: Banned & Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin results…

Topping off a great night of fights were quick and impressive wins for the headliners of both cards, Anderson Silva and Fedor Emelianenko. About a minute into round 1, Silva caught an Irvin low kick with his left hand and used his right hand to put Irvin on his ass for good. In the Affliction event, Fedor came out aggressive with a flurry of rights and lefts that put Sylvia on the canva before locking in a rear naked around 30 seconds into the fight. Pretty good debuts for Silva at 205 and Affliction. For full results of both cards and to watch all the fights, hit up www.mmalinker.com.

Baroni headbutted after KO win…

http://www.mma-core.com/videos/VideoDetails.aspx?vid=10000783&tid=100

At Cage Rage 27 last night Phil Baroni absolutely iced British fighter Scott Jansen with a flush overhand right on the button, dropping the Brit and leaving him unconscious for a few. That’s what he gets for dropping his hands. Moments later Baroni went to check to see if his opponent was okay when he was headbutted in the face by a friend or cornerman of Jansen. Baroni surprisingly didn’t retaliate. Click the link for the full fight and headbutt.

Tim Sylvia on opponent Fedor Emelianenko…

Tim Sylvia sat down to discuss his July 19th matchup with Fedor Emelianenko and his strategy going into the fight. The bout is taking place in Dallas, Texas under HDNet Fights, Mark Cuban’s company. It is also being promoted by Affliction. Based on Fedor’s past opposition alone I’m picking him for an easy win. Tim Sylvia might be able to keep the Russian off him with his jab for a bit, but if Randy Couture was able get to him to the ground and control him, I’m pretty sure Fedor will have no problems doing the same. Tim’s takedown defense better be tight as hell come July.

Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver…

If you own a Television, you owe it to yourself to check out this fight Sunday night (June 1st) at 9pm on VERSUS. #1 ranked Featherweight Urijah Faber will defend his belt against Pulver who is undefeated at this weight class. VERSUS is hyping up this fight as the “Greatest Cagefight in History” and while that claim is audacious, I would have to say its not far from the truth.

I would have preferred to see Pulver take a few more fights before this one so I could get a better idea of who the fuck is gonna win this. Faber is unbelievable but Pulver has always been a dominant force at this weight class and his swift brutal submission of Cub Swanson impressed me. One thing is certain, Pulver will land shots and Faber will pull off some of his improvisional ninja moves. I’ve said it before, WEC is awesome, free, and their lighter weight divisions are sick!

Click here or on the pic for the rest of the June 1st card.

Kimbo vs. Mike Tyson

Okay I hate to overdo the whole Kimbo Slice thing but I thought this would be postworthy. Over the past week, rumors have been flying around regarding a possible matchup between him and who else but Mike Tyson. EliteXC sources have been quoted as saying they would definately be open to talks with Mike Tyson’s representatives. I don’t know how much merit these rumors hold, but I wouldn’t put it past Mike Tyson to cash in on the fight, especially after the E:60 segment describing his economic troubles. I think I’d want to see this to be a boxing match however, because it would be another Ray Mercer with MMA rules. Click the pic for one of the initial reports.

Kimbo Slice to headline EliteXC on CBS Primetime card…

Kimbo, now at 3-0, is set to bang with the 6′5″ 265 pounder James Thompson as the main event for the premiere of EliteXC on CBS taking place on May 31st. The card also features some of the EliteXC’s most popular stars including Gina Carano, Robbie Lawler, Scott Smith & Phil Baroni. Bout time an organization reached a deal so MMA fans could tune in for free on the weekend. Nice job EliteXC.

 

Fedor vs. Tim Sylvia…

Word from various MMA sites including Sherdo, MMAjunkie, and Yahoo! Sports is that former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia and former PRIDE heavyweight champ have agreed to fight in July. It has been reported that the event will probably be promoted by Affliction in partnership with HDNet Fights. We’ll finally get a chance to see Fedor in the limelight once again. I personally see Fedor pulling an early sub, although it wouldn’t be a stretch of mind to predict a Tim Sylvia decision if his takedown defense is top notch and the 3-round fight plays out like a boring boxing match (see Sylvia vs. Arlovski III). Don’t put your money on it though. Check back for updates.

Anderson Silva wants to box?…

In one of Anderson Silva’s recent post-fight interviews, he stated he would like to challenge the “185 champ” in boxing to show the world that the MMA stand up game is as technical as the sweet science. Silva should educate himself a little better prior to making such challenges being that there is no 185 division in boxing. He could choose between the 175 Light Heavy division or the 190 Crusiwerweight division. David Haye (above) and Enzo Maccarinelli fight tonight in a 190 unification bout on Showtime 9 ET…two guys Anderson would potentially face. Either way, I see it ending horribly for Anderson. He has 2 professional boxing bouts (1-1) under his name. Gotta do better than that if he wants to see the top dogs. This would be Michael Jordan leaving basketball for baseball all over again.

Genki Sudo Highlight Video…

Had to bring back this highlight video.  I’m sure most of you MMA fans already know him well but I love turning people on to Genki Sudo.  Definitely one of the most entertaining fighters of all times.  Just another reason I miss PRIDEFC…

 

Mayweather vs. De La Hoya II…

 

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who absolutely does not want to see the rematch of the most over-hyped fight of recent memory. How are they gonna promote the second bout when the first one was worse than disappointing? I’m predicting the PPV numbers will be less than half of what the Cinco De Mayo fight were. Shame on whoever is responsible for not getting a Miguel Cotto or Paul Williams date for Floyd Mayweather. Two fights that would be worth the hype and would actually be competitive.

On a side note, click the pic to see what IFL members had to say about Floyd making a possible transition to MMA haha…

Genki Sudo on Ninja Warrior…

Just found this Genki Sudo clip of his attempt at the Ninja Warrior obstacle course.  If you’ve ever seen this show it pits contenders against a pretty tough obstacle course thats split up into sections.  Probably about 90% of contestants fail to make it through the first leg.  See how good ol’ Genki does.  Also a few good KO highlights before he runs it.  If you’ve never seen the show check it out on G4 its pretty amusing.