Diaz has an Extra “Fan” in his Corner at UFC 143 — Georges St-Pierre

Posted: February 2, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, UFC Events
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We know all about the bad blood that has been flowing between Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre. Diaz has chastised GSP, accusing the champ of ducking him. Diaz hasn’t minced words, and for once, neither has St-Pierre. The only thing that stands between a fight to settle this real-life feud is Carlos Condit.  Condit could ruin everything by defeating Diaz for the interim welterweight belt this weekend.

St-Pierre finds himself in an unusual position. He hates Diaz so much that he will actually be pulling for him to defeat Condit, setting up a fight between himself and Diaz. It’s nothing personal against Condit, Read the rest of this entry »

Quick Quotes from UFC 143 Open Workouts: Diaz, Condit, Nelson, Werdum and More

Posted: February 2, 2012 in Latest news, UFC Events
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UFC 143 is shaping up to be a great event. Although much of the marketing focus the past month has surrounded UFC on Fox, UFC 143 will most likely prove to be a more exciting card and maybe even more relevant to the top tier of fighters in the UFC. Open workouts were yesterday and all the top players in this weekend’s show had a few things to say. I think you’ll find them interesting.

Nick Diaz, UFC interim welterweight contender (@NickDiaz209)
“I’m cool with (Carlos), but like always I don’t want to be around him because I am fighting him. I don’t act one way in front of a camera and another way when I’m not. I’m Read the rest of this entry »

Caged: Eps. 4 Recap. Danger wins again and the return of John Wesley.

Posted: February 1, 2012 in Amateur MMA, Commentary/Opinion, Cool Stuff We Like
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Hello again dear Caged fan(s). Thanks for “tuning” in. Now before I do my weekly recap can I ask you something? Is this show actually growing on you? Because it’s growing on me. And granted, the show has as much to do about MMA as Kimbo Slice, but it’s entertaining and I’m starting to get involved in the fighter’s careers, especially Danger. I’m not going to hate, that kid can scrap. Lastly, what the hell is up with all the Polo gear? Every hat and shirt I see on those kids has that damn little pony on it. I thought the kids were still wearing Tommy… Read the rest of this entry »

Tito vs. Forrest III — Do we really want this?

Posted: January 31, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, Rumors
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Tito Ortiz visited the set of HDNet’s Inside MMA (remotely anyway) and as usual, didn’t shy away from talking about himself. He also talked about Forrest Griffin. In fact, Ortiz called Griffin out. In Tito’s mind, the two veterans are 1-1 against each other and that they should book a rubber match. “Forrest, you know I deserve it, man. Step up,” Ortiz challenged.  “Let’s do this. It’s an awesome fight for you. I lost my last one. You lost your last one. Let’s do this — unless you’re scared!”

Forrest, who was in studio, had this response. “He knows better than that. You know what’s funny about me and Tito? The truth is we each consider the other an easy fight. For me, that’s the perfect ‘get right’ fight. Coming back from a bad loss and beating Tito Read the rest of this entry »

Werdum calls Nelson “Fatty” … Make or Break Fight for Both Guys?

Posted: January 31, 2012 in Latest news, UFC Events
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The co-main event of this weekend’s event, UFC 143 is pretty important for both fighters. Roy Nelson will face Fabricio Werdum in what could ultimately determine the fate of both heavyweights. While both are clearly ranked high in every world rankings list, redemption of sorts is needed by both Werdum and nelson.

Nelson has been on a roller coaster the past year or so. He received accolades for what everyone considered a “good” loss against now-champ Junior Dos Santos. But the praise was short-lived as a sluggish performance against Frank Mir last May. A 3rd round TKO of Mirko Cro Cop helped get him back on track, and a win over Werdum would certainly Read the rest of this entry »

GSP Speaks: Gives Thoughts on Diaz vs. Condit

Posted: January 31, 2012 in UFC Events
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Release courtesy of UFC

Las Vegas, Nevada – On Saturday night, live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, elite welterweights Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit will collide for the interim UFC 170lbs championship.

UFC superstar Georges St-Pierre will be a very interested – and conflicted – ringside observer to the UFC 143 main event. ‘GSP’ has been the undisputed welterweight king since the spring of 2008, but knee injuries have forced him to withdraw from scheduled bouts with both Condit and Diaz and so he must sit on the sidelines while the pair stake a claim to his crown. Read the rest of this entry »

UFC on FOX 2: The Biggest Winners

Posted: January 31, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, Commentary/Opinion, Event Results, UFC Events
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Man, the UFC just can’t catch a break. They decide to go all out with just one fight and it ends in a minute and everyone bitches and moans. Then they over-compensate and go with 3 fights and get 2 hours worth of boxing advertising and zero finishes and people still bitch and moan. All told, that’s 4 UFC fights on FOX and nothing to show for it. And I don’t care what the numbers are. The big thing here is the long-term investment. It’s building a bigger fan base for things that matter (adverting dollars and PPV’s) so people need to see something that brings them back. And thus far, the UFC is coming up short. That all said, there were a few highlights, mostly on the preliminary card, but hey, let’s look at the glass half full shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

Nam Phan tweets about next fight.

Posted: January 31, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news
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For those of you that follow Nam Phan on Twitter, you already know who he’s rumored to fight next. And in case you missed it, read his tweet here. Yep, none other than The Mongolian Wolf, Tiequan Zhang.

Nam made it clear last night that nothing is official, but it all makes sense considering the timing. You see, Zhang was originally supposed to face Nam’s nemesis Leonard Garcia next month in Japan, but news surfaced yesterday that Garcia’s hurt and will need to pull out of the fight. Whatever the case, we will keep you posted once more details emerge. Read the rest of this entry »

UFC on FOX “Biggest Losers” … The ‘Drunk Chick in the Stands’ Edition

Posted: January 30, 2012 in Biggest Winners/Biggest Losers, UFC Events
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I was able to catch UFC on Fox 2 first hand at the Untied Center Saturday. While the main card may have lacked the finishing power of the first Fox show, there were still some highlights that made the show noteworthy. However, that’s not my job. I’m here to discuss the lowlights. You know it better as ‘The Biggest Losers’. This list will NOT contain the two chicks a few rows in front of me who were seductively dancing between every round…just for me. Nor will you find the guy who astutely questioned “why’s there a statue of Bill Cosby in here?” when he came across the perplexing bust of Scottie Pippen in the concourse. No, those are what you call ‘winners.’ The opposite of this list.

Demian Maia. One thing we all have to remember about last-minute fill-ins is that neither fighter is quite ready for the other. Not only did Maia lose to up and comer Chris Weidman, but he displayed the cardio of Adele in this loss; Read the rest of this entry »

Office Space + Nick Diaz = ingenious UFC promo

Posted: January 30, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, UFC Events, Cool Stuff We Like, Latest news
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There are 3 things I still enjoy in life: blueberry pie, Nick Diaz and the cult movie hit Office Space. And up to this point, those 3 magical things have manged to be mutually exclusive…until now.

Dana White just tweeted this clip that infuses the famous opening scene from Office Space and a clip of Nick Diaz walking shirtless down the street. Pretty funny stuff.

Kudos again to the UFC production/media team. In my opinion, they’re the best in the business.

 

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