Ask a Simple Question; Get a Direct Answer … Another Reason to Like Brian Stann

Posted: February 24, 2012 in Latest news
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Brian Stann will be facing Alessio Sakara April 14 on UFC on Fuel TV 2. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t planning ahead. In a recent interview with ESNEWS, he had some thoughts on who he’d like to step in the cage with. In fact, the reporter started to ask who he’d like to call out, and couldn’t even finish before Stann jumped in with, “Michael Bisping!” Stann had a slight smirk on his face.

“Here’s the deal,” he continued. “I don’t know Michael personally, sometimes I think he gets a bum rap and I’ve learned not to judge people off the media and things of that nature. After my last fight he had a few comments about my technique and who I was as a fighter that I thought were a little odd. He called me a white belt and said that I was Read the rest of this entry »

UFC 144 Picks … I Guarantee I Nailed it this Time!

Posted: February 24, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Picks and Predictions, UFC Events
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UFC 144 has 7 fights on the main card! Are you serious??? What a “perfect” time for that sneaky Fresh to decide to have a baby and leave me all alone. I suppose I’ll do what I always do, and step up under pressure. After all, there’s no ‘I’ in Vigilante. Whatever. Let’s do this…

Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson. Could there be a more underrated champion that Edgar? I can only speak from personal experience, but I doubt I the only one who has a 4 fight streak of picking Edgar to lose. Yes, you heard it right. I’ve literally picked AGAINST Edgar four fights in a row! Henderson will no doubt want to get his hands on the smaller Edgar and try to toss him around. In a straight up boxing match, Bendo probably loses. He is very dynamic and athletic and poses quite a risk to Frankie’s title. Gray Maynard was also considered a better wrestler and the much Read the rest of this entry »

UFC Undisputed 3 ‘Create-A-Fighter’ Contest

Posted: February 24, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion
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One of my favorite aspects of UFC’s Undisputed video games is the Create-A-Fighter feature. But I suck at it. I once created a custom Fedor character that ended up looking like Andrew Dice Clay. So I’ve decided to leave the creative work to you guys.

Since our public meet-n-greet with Brian Ebersole a couple weeks ago, we’ve wanted to give away a few of the autographed photos Brian signed for us. Now is the chance. All you have to do is create Brian Ebersole on UFC Undisputed! We are hoping for a lot of submissions. The winner will receive one of the signed pics. In fact, if we get enough Read the rest of this entry »

Ronda Rousey’s Strikeforce Blog: “My Pampered Life?”

Posted: February 24, 2012 in Latest news, Strikeforce Events
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“I don’t know what Miesha thinks being ‘Pampered and Protected’ means, but I suggest she invests in a dictionary.”

By ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey:

I read recently on Miesha’s blog that she thinks that she has the heart of a champion because in her first MMA bout was getting punched till she got a bloody nose, was losing a match and then came back to win.

She then stated that I’ve been pampered and protected for my whole career.

Let me give you a little insight into my pampered upbringing.

I remember my first injury very well. I was 11 years old and I broke my big toe Read the rest of this entry »

UFC 144 Questions Answered: Bendo’s Neck, Kongo’s Consciousness, Akiyama’s Diminishing Sex Appeal

Posted: February 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, UFC Events
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With seven fights and four hours scheduled, this PPV looks like the spectacle they want it to be. Here are some questions I’ll attempt to answer…because quite frankly, I know you’re all dying to hear what I think about Ben Henderson’s neck size. I’ll even break out the first installment of something I think will stick around for awhile…Big Jump/Big Dump.

Is Ben Henderson trying to make a mockery of my ‘Small Head, Small Neck’ theory? Around the office, I’m known as a crackpot. That’s solely based on my insistence that some fighters have a distinct advantage over their opponent because of the size of their heads. My belief is that a guy with a huge head—like Tito Ortiz, Roy Nelson and Chris Leben—is much more difficult to knock out; while a guy with no neck—Jim Miller, Sean Sherk—are nearly impossible to submit. Well, add Bendo to the growing list of guys trying to prove me wrong—along with Antonio Read the rest of this entry »

Bobby ‘The Believer’ Reardanz gets His “Shot at the Big Leagues” at Bellator 60

Posted: February 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Interviews, Who's NEXT?
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We have been lucky enough to catch up with Bobby “the Believer” Reardanz, who will be making his Bellator debut at Bellator 60 live from the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana next month. Fighting out of the Chicago area, Reardanz found himself on Bellator’s radar after making a splash with two 1st round submission wins in one week last October. Yes, you heard that correctly…in one week. His reward was an offer from Bellator he just couldn’t refuse. He will be stepping into the cage against 11-2-1 Mike Corey March 9.

VigilanteMMA:  Bobby, when doing some research and looking at your previous fights I noticed that you don’t take lots of long breaks. Seems like you are ready to go at a moment’s notice. Read the rest of this entry »

Of All the Big Fights at UFC 144, Joe Lauzon’s Could be the Biggest

Posted: February 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news, UFC Events
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Joe Lauzon has been fighting for the UFC since 2006, knocking out legend Jens Pulver in under a minute at only 22 years old. He is now 8-3 in the UFC. He owns five Submission of the Night honors. He earned three Fight of the Night bonuses. He just knocked off sure-fire title contender Melvin Guillard. He also enters his fight with Anthony Pettis as a 2-1 underdog.

Probably no one else on the entire UFC 144 card stands to gain as much as Lauzon. Perusing our latest rankings, he is nowhere to be found on our top 10 list at lightweight. Yet he enters Saitama, Japan with undoubtedly the biggest fight of his career. Pettis is technically still the WEC champ, Read the rest of this entry »

Former Champ Tim Sylvia Still Hoping for Another Shot in the UFC

Posted: February 23, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news
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Have you been paying attention to Twitter over the past week or so? Actually you don’t even have to be looking for it. It’s all over the place. Tim Sylvia has started a major campaign to return to the UFC. Twitter, the Underground, you name it, Tim’s there…and so are his fans. Every day there are seemingly hundreds of fans sending Dana White notes to give Sylvia another chance.

For his part, Sylvia is also banging the drum. He is encouraging fans to make the push to the UFC, especially to White. Just a week ago Sylvia recorded a video claiming he’s ready to return and that he could defeat Read the rest of this entry »

What a Difference a Year Makes: The Heavyweights

Posted: February 22, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Vigilante Rankings
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Earlier this week we did a fun feature looking into the dramatic changes the welterweight division has seen in the past year or so. It got enough response that I decided to look at another weight class—the heavyweights. Despite fighters entering the cage as little as once or twice per year, a 12 month period can still be an eternity in the ever changing world of MMA. Let’s see how the climate has changed in the top 10 since January of 2011.

1. Cain Velasquez (current ranking: 3). Cain was on top of the world a year ago after defeating the behemoth Brock Lesnar for the world title, a fight that made Cain a Read the rest of this entry »

Marquardt Signs with Strikeforce; Could Fight Woodley for Welterweight Title

Posted: February 22, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Latest news
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Ariel Helwani confirmed last night that rumors of Nate Marquardt’s return to Zuffa are accurate. He signed with Strikeforce to take a major role in their welterweight division. In fact, his promotional debut could in fact be against Tyron Woodley for the vacant Strikeforce championship. The timeframe for his return is presumed to be around May or June.

Signing with Strikeforce is Marquardt’s chance to reinvent himself in the eyes of Zuffa management. He was released last summer for testing Read the rest of this entry »

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