MMA Review for Friday, February 13
Posted by Anthony Stalter (02/13/2009 @ 4:15 pm)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- “Ultimate Fighter 6″ winner Mac Danzig took his second-straight loss at UFC Fight Night 17 last Saturday. But at least he didn’t get his contract shredded like those three other guys who lost.
- After the Georges St. Pierre greasing fiasco at UFC 94, the UFC has decreed that only official cut-men (and not random entourage members) will be allowed to apply Vaseline to fighters’ faces during matches.
- Seth Petruzelli, the light-heavyweight who knocked out Kimbo Slice with an off-balance jab at EliteXC’s final show last October, will be returning to action next month at a hybrid boxing/MMA card that’s being organized by Roy Jones Jr.
- Professional screw-up (and former “Ultimate Fighter” castmember) War Machine was charged with misdemeanor battery after a little misunderstanding at a gay nightclub.
- Strikeforce’s first event following their purchase of Pro Elite will feature a superfight between the two greatest trash-talkers in MMA.
- Top-ten welterweight Karo Parisyan could be facing a long suspension after testing positive for three different banned painkillers after his last fight.
- Quebec is considering a change to its policy on combat sports that may jeopardize the UFC’s scheduled return to Montreal in April, which is slated to feature Chuck Liddell and Anderson Silva fighting in separate matches.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell, Georges St. Pierre, Karo Parisyan, Kimbo Slice, Mac Danzig, MMA News, Pro Elite super fight, Seth Petruzelli, Stikeforce, UFC 94, UFC Fight Night 17, UFC News, Ultimate Fighter 6, War Machine

MMA Review for Friday, February 6
Posted by Anthony Stalter (02/06/2009 @ 4:27 pm)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- UFC 94 produced a record eight fights that went to decision, a one-sided thrashing in the main event, and a greasing scandal that could taint the accomplishments of welterweight king Georges St. Pierre. If you missed it, check out this video of St. Pierre/Penn fight, and this collection of photos from the event.
- Strikeforce picked over the carcass of Pro Elite, and will be broadcasting live MMA events featuring former EliteXC fighters on Showtime beginning in April.
- The WEC has added a 125-pound flyweight division to their roster. (Or as we like to call it, the “Kid Brother Division.”) Will a women’s division be next?
- Former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski is leaving MMA for boxing.
- What recession? Three of the UFC’s four best-selling pay-per-view events of all time have taken place in the last three months.
- The moronic MySpace ramblings of former Ultimate Fighter castmember Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver have gotten him fired from yet another fight promotion.
- UFC Fight Night 17, featuring Joe Lauzon vs. Jeremy Stephens and Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer, airs tomorrow night on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET. Check out our interviews with the headliners here and here, read up on the fighters who will be making their UFC debuts, and don’t forget to head over to CagePotato.com during or after the event to check out our thrilling liveblog.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Andrei Arlovski, B.J. Penn, EliteXC, Georges St. Pierre, Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn, Jeremy Stephens, Joe Lauzon, Jon "War Machine" Koppenhaver, Josh Neer, Mac Danzig, Strikeforce, UFC 94, UFC Fight Night 17, WEC
