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UFC 102 Videos
Here are the videos. As long as the list is incomplete, expect additional videos to be added (and broken links to be replaced) as the day goes on. Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Fight of the Night) Todd Duffee vs. Tim Hague (don’t blink) Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brandon Vera Mike Russow vs. Justin McCully Marcus Aurelio vs…. (Full Story)
UFC 102 Results
For those who don’t want spoilers, the results are below the fold and will only be pulled above in the morning. Should be a great night of fights. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC, #4 IWMMAR) defeated Randy Couture (16-10 MMA, 13-7 UFC, #5 IWMMAR) by Unanimous Decision. Thiago Silva (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) defeated Keith Jardine (14-6-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC, #9 IWMMAR) by KO @ 1:35 of Round 1. Jake Rosholt (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) defeats Chris Leben (18-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) by Submission… (Full Story)
UFC 102: Betting Lines
Well, it’s the day of, and I figure we should take a look at the odds going into the fight. Randy Couture -175/-220 vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira +180/+125 Mark Munoz -210/-250 vs. Nick Catone +204/+170 Keith Jardine -135/-150 vs. Thiago Silva +138/Even Nate Marquardt -167/-210 vs. Demian Maia +170/+120 Chris Leben -142/-161 vs. Jake Rosholt +132/+115 Gabriel Gonzaga -335/-500 vs. Chris Tuscherer +305/+240 Brandon Vera -195/-250 vs. Krzystof Soszynski +195/+140 Mike Russow… (Full Story)
Carwin vs. Gonzaga: A Not-So-Sleeper Fight
Rampage vs. Jackson is promising because we know that both fighters are going to show up to brawl. There’s always a chance that the fight will end up on the mat, but that chance is about as small as it can be with the headlining fight at UFC 96 this weekend. The best matchup on the card, in my mind, is the fight between Shane Carwin (10-0-0) and Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga (10-3-0). Gonzaga is not that long removed from being a top contender in the heavyweight division and is trying to work… (Full Story)
Careful Optimism Required: The Future of the UFC Heavyweight Division
With a title about to be decided in a bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, the UFC heavyweight division will be heading into a new era, to be sure. We will have a real “undisputed” champion in the organization, and we can rest assured that whoever that fighter is, he will almost certainly not be the #1 ranked heavyweight in the world, but that point aside, it will be nice for the UFC’s heavyweight division to have a face, and a spokesman. Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir are both charismatic,… (Full Story)
Released: Fabricio Werdum
Contracts are fickle. Fabricio Werdum knows that better than anyone, as he’s already been released from his contract with the UFC. Vai Cavalo, who has wins over Gabriel Gonzaga, Brandon Vera, Aleksander Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem, was probably dropped as a result of his loss to Junior Dos Santos, and opponent that we all know he should have beaten. Werdum made the mistake of keeping the fight standing and was knocked out by a hard uppercut. Werdum has gone from title contender to… (Full Story)
The Truth about Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar is the enforcer in the UFC heavyweight division. He’s a physical monster, and I don’t think that anyone is going to deny that he is, physically speaking, a specimen that we haven’t seen in a long time. That said, when I opened my browser and went to open Sherdog to see what laughable title I could find and I saw a piece centered on Lesnar’s future in the heavyweight division I was confused. I don’t expect genius from Sherdog, but the way that they are looking at Lesnar seems a… (Full Story)
UFC 86 Preview
Amir Sodollah is The Ultimate Fighter and now it is time for the coaches to battle. This Saturday in Las Vegas Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will step into the octagon to fight the real ultimate fighter in Forrest Griffin. These two were tapped to be the coaches for 7th season of the UFC’s hit reality show because of their outgoing character, but many believe that the show was a let down and the two coaches weren’t as flamboyant as expected. Let down or… (Full Story)
Beating Champs: Minotauro’s Game and His Demon (3 of 5)
There’s a common denominator in Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s decisive losses, at least, the decisive ones. That common denominator is Fedor Emelianenko. Nogueira has lost four professional mixed martial arts fights. Two have been by controversial split decision, and the other two have been to Fedor. That said, there’s a reason why Fedor beat Nogueira twice, and there’s an opponent who can give Nogueira a serious problem in the same department as Fedor. Nogueira follows a classic dictum that… (Full Story)
Rebuilding the Heavyweight Division
Zuffa’s Attempt (or Lack Thereof) to Recover From Disaster Over the last six months, the UFC heavyweight division has been the Hurricane Katrina of promotional failures. Not only has the division failed to put on shows, but they have lost a champion to a contract dispute and every attempt at bringing in a big name star has been thwarted, except for one. Since Gonzaga knocked out Mirko “CroCop” Filipovic (the UFC’s highest ranked fighter) at UFC 70, there has been a spiral of disaster, and… (Full Story)
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