UFC on Versus 2 Results
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Aug 02, 2010
Main Card:
Jon Jones defeats Vladimir Matyushenko by TKO at 1:52 in R1
Yushin Okami defeats Mark Munoz by split decision
Jake Ellenberger defeats John Howard by TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 2:21 in R3
Takanori Gomi defeats Tyson Griffin by KO at 1:04 in R1
Prelims:
Jacob Volkmann defeats Paul Kelly by unanimous decision
Matt Riddle defeats DaMarques Johnson by TKO at 4:29 in R2
Igor Pokrajac defeats James Irvin by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:25 in R1
Brian Stann defeats Mike Massenzio by submission (triangle choke) at 3:10 in R3
Charles Oliveira defeats Darren Elkins by submission (armbar) at :41 in R1
Rob Kimmons defeats Steve Steinbeiss by unanimous decision
UFC 117 Video Promo
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Jul 26, 2010
Video: Sarah Kaufman’s KO slam
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Jul 24, 2010
It’s not often you see a slam KO these days on television. And when you mention the phrase “slam KO”, most people think of Rampage Jackson when he slammed Ricardo Arona into near-death back in Pride. Sarah Kaufman pulled one off during her fight against Roxy Modafferi on Friday night for all to see…well, all of those who have Showtime. Check out the video to view the slam and cringe with the rest of us.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGVx2bpH0to[/youtube]
Does the UFC understand how online pirating works?
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Jul 24, 2010
The UFC issued a press release yesterday, declaring that they had issued subpoenas against popular streaming websites justin.tv and ustream.tv, both of which allow users to share television feeds. Although the move isn’t the first for the largest MMA organization (they have issued subpoenas against other sites in the past), it’s really nothing more than just a public show of force. Both justin.tv and ustream.tv have been active in shutting down the many UFC streams that appear throughout the night of a pay-per-view event, but if you look hard enough, another stream will be sure to appear just seconds later.
The article talks about the loss of 36,000 viewers from UFC 108 due to one user who uploaded multiple streams. That same user went on to “steal” 78,000 viewers from UFC 110. The UFC might have a difficult time proving that those 100,000+ viewers were intending to purchase the pay-per-view in the first place, but I’m betting that a judge will see through their side of the case. There’s more interesting facts in the article regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and some thinly veiled threats around sharing UFC events online. The best part of the article, however, is this quote from the president of the UFC himself.
I can’t wait to go after the thieves that are stealing our content,” said UFC President Dana White. “This is a fight we will not lose.
I’m sure I’m not the first to say this, but it is definitely a fight you will lose, Dana White. Just check the record of the RIAA, who spent $58M to recoup a whopping $1.4M from users and sites who have been found guilty of sharing music. When one music sharing site goes down, another one pops up. Most are set up and run in countries where the regulation of illegally sharing copyrighted materials on the internet is lax.
Online streaming and torrent web sites have always been a step ahead of the pay per view, movie, and music industry, and directly attacking web sites and users will only result in users moving to other sites or going further underground to pay-for-access groups. Unfortunately, some people just don’t feel they need to pay $44.95 for three hours of fighting. Those who are unable to watch the fights via pay-per-view, and rely on free online streams, may be hit the hardest when these popular streaming sites like justin.tv and ustream.tv do more to police their users.
The UFC is doing what it can to protect its legal interests, but I hope they don’t use up fighter salary money to pay for more lawyers in a against online users who will always be a step ahead. And if I wanted to, I can still use another very organized and free online streaming site to watch television and movies – and UFC pay-per-view events.
Women’s Independent MMA Rankings: July, 2010
By Josh Stein on Jul 16, 2010
The July 2010 Women’s Independent World MMA Rankings have been released. These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple MMA web sites, as well as www.IndependentWorldMMARankings.com.
The members of the voting panel for the Women’s Independent World MMA Rankings are, in alphabetical order: Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter and MMA Journalist Blog); Yael Grauer (MMA HQ); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (Freelance); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA); Leland Roling (Bloody Elbow); Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion); and Ivan Trembow (Freelance).
On the Heavyweight Division: Lesnar, Fedor and What’s Next
By Josh Stein on Jul 09, 2010
The heavyweight division is a beautiful mess. There can be little dispute that the international heavyweight division is the best it has ever looked. In the wake of the first loss of an iconic fighter in Fedor Emelianenko (32-2-1 MMA, #2 IWMMAR) in almost a decade and the rise of a new heavyweight champion in Brock Lesnar (5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC, #1 IWMMAR) with a victory that exposed a major problem in his standup.
Fedor Emelianenko realized his mortality taking on a fighter who was well below what many thought would constitute a serious threat to Emelianenko, and given the relatively recent loss that Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC, #3 IWMMAR) has to potential title contender Junior Dos Santos (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC, #6 IWMMAR), there is some confusion about the standing of Werdum in the sport as a whole. Does his victory over the greatest heavyweight in the world make him among the greatest? Or does it simply mean he was in the right place at the right time? And what’s the significance of that.
Men’s Independent World MMA Rankings: July, 2010
By Josh Stein on Jul 09, 2010
The July 2010 Men’s Independent World MMA Rankings have been released. These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple MMA web sites, as well as www.IndependentWorldMMARankings.com.
Some of the best and most knowledgeable MMA writers from across the MMA media landscape have come together to form an independent voting panel. These voting panel members are, in alphabetical order: Zach Arnold (Fight Opinion); Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jared Barnes (Freelance); Jordan Breen (Sherdog); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter and MMA Journalist Blog); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (Freelance); Todd Martin (Los Angeles Times and Sherdog); Jim Murphy (The Savage Science); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA); Leland Roling (Bloody Elbow); Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion); Ivan Trembow (Freelance); and Dave Walsh (Head Kick Legend).
Barnett Looking to “Anally Rape” dos Santos
By Josh Stein on Jul 08, 2010
This is one of those “how tastes my pee-pee” soundbites. Josh Barnett (25-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has the charisma, and should be able to smash his generally unworthy opponent Geronimo dos Santos (18-9 MMA). Still, it’ll be great to see Barnett fight again, even if its a matchup that no reasonable person should care about.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNf9yz0YIrw[/youtube]
Props to fighthub for scoring this soundbite.
Cyborg’s Domination of Finney
By Josh Stein on Jun 29, 2010
There’s very little to say about the domination of Jan Finney (8-8 MMA) put on by Strikeforce champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1 MMA, #1 IWMMAR). We knew it was a mismatch going in, and it performed as expected.
There’s something to be said for a very tough Jan Finney, getting herself together after five knockdowns before going out in the second round. Still, that’s not the most impressive part of the fight, in my opinion.
I brought this number to the post-fight press conference and talked about it with some guys, as well as with Cyborg herself, briefly, after the presser: In eight minutes of fighting, Cris Cyborg landed 141 strikes (of 236 thrown) to Jan Finney’s 23 (of 56 thrown). That ratio is absurd. Of course, Finney spent most of the fight looking for Cyborg’s legs, not trying to strike back, but even when the fight was standing, Cyborg managed to land six or seven or more punches at a time, while Finney failed to do hardly any damage at all.
