Saturday MMA Review: 7/18
Posted by Anthony Stalter (07/18/2009 @ 9:47 am)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Brock Lesnar, Georges St. Pierre, and Dan Henderson were dominant at UFC 100 — but Lesnar’s post-fight antics made him a villain in the eyes of many fans.
- The UFC’s new ring girl is hot, blonde, and all-natural.
- Kimbo Slice’s “Ultimate Fighter” housemates should be thankful he wasn’t allowed to bring a gun on the set.
- Fedor Emelianenko will probably never face Brock Lesnar in the UFC due to disagreements on contract terms. But that isn’t stopping some bookmakers from offering bets on the non-existant fight.
- Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg visited New York to hype the biggest women’s MMA match of all time. Sounds like a perfect time for Carano’s scumbag ex-boyfriend to release that sex tape.
- Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is not a fan of either Rashad Evans or Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.
- PRIDE legend Igor Vovchanchyn will return to action in September, while Jose Aldo and Mike Brown will get it on for the WEC featherweight belt in November.
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. says white people invented MMA because they couldn’t compete in boxing. What a fascinating theory, Professor Money…
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Brock Lesnar, Cris Cyborg, Dan Henderson, Fedor Emelianenko, Floyd Mayweather Jr MMA, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Georges St. Pierre, Gina Carano, Gina Carano sex tape, Igor Vovchanchyn, Jose Aldo, Kimbo Slice, Mike Brown, MMA News, MMA rumors, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, PRIDE, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Rashad Evans, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC News, UFC rumors
Saturday MMA Review: 7/4
Posted by Anthony Stalter (07/04/2009 @ 8:00 am)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Bobby Lashley made Bob Sapp tap twice and Gilbert Yvel KO’d Pedro Rizzo at last week’s ‘Ultimate Chaos’ event.
- Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs may be settling an old rivalry next month. But will anybody see it?
- With UFC 100 coming up next Saturday, we counted down the 10 greatest UFC events of all time.
- Nobody seems to think Michael Bisping has a chance against Dan Henderson in their UFC 100 fight. Though if he really plans on out-wrestling Hendo, maybe he really is doomed.
- Indiana became the 39th U.S. state to begin regulating MMA. Last state to legalize the sport is a rotten egg!
- Rampage Jackson says he’ll be knocking out Rashad Evans in his hometown of Memphis in December.
- Tito Ortiz fooled us for the last time.
- We chatted with Jon Fitch about the stupidity of trash-talk and the challenges of fighting a man in a dress.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Bob Sapp, Bobby Lashley, Dan Henderson, Gilbert Yvel, Joe Riggs, Jon Fitch, Kimbo Slice, Michael Bisping, MMA, MMA rumors, Nick Diaz, Pedro Rizzo, Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Regulating MMA, Tito Ortiz, UFC, UFC 100, UFC rumors, Ultimate Chaos
Saturday MMA Review: 6/20
Posted by Anthony Stalter (06/20/2009 @ 1:00 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Rich Franklin edged out Wanderlei Silva and Cain Velasquez dominated Cheick Kongo at UFC 99 last Saturday. Also, Mirko Cro Cop defeated Mostapha Al Turk via illegal eye-pokes, then told the UFC to kiss his ass.
- We saw some crazy knockouts this week, including Tim Sylvia getting wrecked by a 50-year old boxer, a brilliant flying knee KO at a Bellator show [http://www.cagepotato.com/knockout-day-nick-pace-wrecks-collin-tebo-bellator-xi], and a 9-second head-kick finish followed by a flying referee tackle.
- Brock Lesnar is built like a black man, still not a fan of the gays.
- Team U.K.’s James Wilks cruised to the welterweight finals on Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, ending a season that didn’t really live up to the hype.
- MMA model Penny Mathis’s breasts may not be real, but they’re still fabulous.
- Shaquille O’Neal is seriously considering a switch to MMA after finishing his basketball career, and wants to start off by beating up the giant Korean who smashed Jose Canseco.
- When Cris Cyborg chokes out a reporter, that’s just her polite way of saying she’s finished with the interview.
- Come back tonight [Saturday] at 9 p.m. ET/PT for our liveblog of the Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale show, which will feature Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida, Nate Diaz vs. Joe Stevenson, and the lightweight and welterweight TUF finals. And check out our exclusive interviews with Sanchez, Stevenson, and Chris Lytle.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Cheick Kongo, Clay Guida, Cris Cyborg, Diego Sanchez, James Wilks, Joe Stevenson, MMA rumors, Nate Diaz, Penny Mathis, Rich Franklin, Shaquille O'Neal MMA, Tim Sylvia, TUF 9, UFC 99, UFC rumors, Wanderlei Silva
Weekly MMA Review 6/6
Posted by Anthony Stalter (06/06/2009 @ 9:52 am)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- YouTube star/MMA punchline Kimbo Slice has agreed to redeem himself on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. Between his outsized presence and the rivalry between coaches Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans, TUF 10 should be utterly insane.
- The New York State Assembly voted in favor of a bill that would allow MMA to be regulated in New York. Could we be seeing UFC shows at Madison Square Garden in 2010?
- Despite being KTFO’d at UFC 98, Rashad Evans still claims that Lyoto Machida hits like a bitch.
- We put together a highlight reel of Kazushi Sakuraba’s most brutal beatings and took a look back at MMA’s most influential fighters.
- Contrary to popular belief, Andrei Arlovski never said “how’s taste my pee pee pee?”
- Joe Riggs accused Phil Baroni of steroids, while Phil Baroni claimed that it’s only lack of sex that makes him such a monster.
- “Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields” and “WEC: Brown vs. Faber II” go down this weekend. Swing by CagePotato.com Saturday night starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT for our liveblog of the Strikeforce show, and Sunday morning for full results from the WEC event. Get familiar with the fights by reading this heated debate and our gambling advice here and here.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Andrei Arlovski, Andrei Arlovski pee comments, Joe Riggs, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kimbo Slice, Lyoto Machida, Mike Thomas Brown, MMA, MMA News, MMA rumors, Phil Baroni, Rashad Evans, Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC, UFC News, UFC rumors, WEC: Brown vs. Faber II
Friday MMA Review 5/29
Posted by Anthony Stalter (05/29/2009 @ 2:26 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Last Saturday at UFC 98, Lyoto Machida buried the last of his “boring” image by knocking out Rashad Evans in the second round and stealing his light-heavyweight title. We wondered if Machida and Anderson Silva had switched bodies, and if Machida’s recent dominance means the light-heavyweight division is no longer “stacked.”
- Instead of taking an immediate shot at Machida’s shiny new belt, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has agreed to coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Rashad Evans; Machida will make his first defense against Mauricio Rua.
- Speaking of TUF, Wednesday’s episode featured Team U.S. evening the score to 4-4 heading into the semi-finals, as the toothless Frank Lester got a callback as an alternate and outlasted Team U.K.’s “best guy.”
- You may think you’re a badass, but don’t bring that attitude into Xtreme Couture or your ass will get “greenlighted.”
- After a four-year absence, radio host/t-shirt designer/occasional fighter Frank Trigg is heading back to the Octagon. Is a reunion fight with Matt Hughes in the works?
- Gina Carano is a little doll, and we stared at MMA fighter Miesha Tate’s booty for a while.
- DREAM.9 featured the sad MMA debut of Jose Canseco, and a middleweight championship main event that ended with blood and chaos. You can watch some videos here and here.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Anderson Silva, Frank Lester, Frank Trigg, Frank Trigg vs. Matt Hughes, Gina Carano, Jose Canseco, Matt Hughes, Miesha Tate, MMA, MMA rumors, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Randy Coutur, Rashad Evans, The Ultimate Fighter, TUF, UFC, UFC 98 Lyoto Machida, UFC rumors, Xtreme Coutur
Friday MMA Review 5/22
Posted by Anthony Stalter (05/22/2009 @ 2:50 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Last weekend’s MMA action was highlighted by Bobby Lashley choking out Mike Cook in 24 seconds and a Bellator event jam-packed with wild fights.
- Good news: PRIDE legend Mirko Cro Cop is returning to the UFC. Bad news: He’s back at the bottom of the heavyweight ladder.
- Andrei Arlovski will be tangling with undefeated prospect Brett Rogers at Strikeforce’s stacked-to-death June 6th card. Rogers was originally supposed to face Alistair Overeem, but Overeem injured his hand while putting five nightclub bouncers in the hospital.
- Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter was plagued by staph infections, bronchitis, and an inconvenient gag-reflex.
- Must-see videos: Brock Lesnar and Anderson Silva made us laugh Spencer Pratt made us cry, and BJ Penn cried wee wee wee all the way home.
- After countless delays, Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett are slated to face each other this summer, at what will probably be Affliction’s last MMA event.
- Former baseball star/steroid snitch Jose Canseco is having his MMA debut in Japan on Tuesday against 7’2″ kickboxer Hong Man Choi. His preparation is, shall we say, lacking.
- Swing by CagePotato.com tomorrow night starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT as we liveblog UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida, which will feature the UFC’s best title fight in nearly a year. You can see more analysis of the fight card here and here.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Alistair Overem, Anderson Silva, Andrei Arlovski, B.J. Penn, Bobby Lashley, Brett Rogers, Brock Lesnar, Evans vs. Machida, Fedor Emelianenko, Jose Canseco, Jose Canseco MMA, Jose Canseco MMA debut, Josh Barnett, Mike Cook, Mirko Cro Cop, MMA, MMA News, MMA rumors, Spencer Pratt, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC, UFC 98, UFC 98 blog, UFC News, UFC rumors
Friday MMA Review 5/15
Posted by Anthony Stalter (05/15/2009 @ 2:39 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Last weekend’s Bellator show produced yet another epic finish, as well as the upset loss of featherweight tournament favorite Wilson Reis.
- UFC prez Dana White defended his angry outbursts on ESPN’s “E:60,” and Tito Ortiz stopped by to molest the English language.
- UFC 101 will officially go down August 8th in Philadelphia, and will feature two amazing fights and a bunch of mediocre ones.
- The video promo for DREAM’s Super Hulk Tournament, starring Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi, is sheer cartoonish awesomeness.
- Speaking of which, Canseco isn’t the only athlete we’d like to see make an ill-advised transition into cage-fighting.
- Shooto’s “Final Tradition” event was highlighted by Takanori Gomi’s return to the win column, and a wild one-rounder between Takeshi Inoue and Rumina Sato.
- Keith Jardine scored another two-second role in another horrible movie.
- Lyoto Machida may be fighting for the UFC light-heavyweight title next Saturday, but he’s already looking ahead to Brock Lesnar. Could we eventually see an epic battle between foot-sweeps and hammer-fists?
- Set your DVRs: Former WWE star Bobby Lashley returns to action tonight at MFC 21, and Strikeforce kicks off their “Challengers” series with a lightweight battle between Billy Evangelista and Mike Aina.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Bellator, Billy Evanelista, Brock Lesner, Dana White, Dana White ESPN E:60, DREAM's Super Hulk Tournament, Hong Man CHoi vs. Jose Caseco, Jose Caseco MMA, Keith Jardine movie, Lyoto Machida, MFC 21, Mike Aina, MMA, MMA rumors, Rumina Sato, Shooto's Final Tradition, Takanori Gomi, Takeshi Inoue, UFC, UFC 101 Philadelphia, UFC News, UFC rumors
Friday MMA Review 5/8
Posted by Anthony Stalter (05/08/2009 @ 8:54 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Gina Carano (above photo) looks pretty hot as a pin-up girl.
- Toby Imada pulled off the most epic submission in MMA history against Jorge Masvidal at last weekend’s Bellator event.
- Hatsu Hioki, Marlon Sandro, Michihiro Omigawa, and Masanori Kanehara advanced to the semi-finals of Sengoku’s featherweight grand prix.
- Team U.S. and Team U.K. split a pair of quarterfinal fights, while a bounty offered for knocked-out teeth hilariously backfired on Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter. Plus, will Rampage Jackson return for season 10?
- With Houston Alexander’s hand injury, UFC 98 becomes the second-most-cursed card in UFC history. Nevertheless, the show must go on, and Matt Serra has taken over video-blogging duties to promote it.
- Two new people will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame the day before UFC 100 in July. The smart money’s on Charles “Mask” Lewis and Chuck Liddell.
- Speaking of UFC 100, a new viral effort has been launched to get the crowd to chant “Fedor!” immediately following the Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir main event, pretty much just to screw with Dana White.
- Despite getting KTFO’d, Benji Radach is appealing his April 11th Strikeforce loss to Scott Smith.
- Your chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to UFC 98 from CagePotato.com ends on Monday!
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Benji Radach, Charles "Mask" Lewis, Chuck Liddell, Fedor Emelianeko, Gina Carano, Gina Carano photos, Hatsu Hioki, Houston Alexander, Jorge Masvidal, Marlon Sandro, Masanori Kanehara, Matt Serra, Michihiro Omigawa, MMA, MMA News, MMA rumors, Rampage Jackson, Sengoku gran prix, The Ultimate Fighter, Toby Imada, Toby Imada submission, UFC, UFC 100, UFC 98, UFC Hall of Fame, UFC News, UFC rumors
Friday MMA Review 5/1
Posted by Anthony Stalter (05/01/2009 @ 12:45 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- Congenital amputee Kyle Maynard’s MMA debut went about as well as we thought it would.
- Clearly bored with the garbage-ass challengers he’s been getting in the UFC’s middleweight division, 185-pound king Anderson Silva will go up to light-heavyweight again to face Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in August. Meanwhile, Nate Marquardt and Demian Maia will be facing off to determine who really deserves the next middleweight title shot.
- Gina Carano looked hot at Kevin Randleman’s wedding.
- Despite some intense infighting, Team U.S. was able to put its first victory on the board on the last episode of The Ultimate Fighter, while coach Michael Bisping vanished into thin air.
- Japanese promotion DREAM is putting together the greatest MMA freak show in history with their “World Superman Championship,” which will feature steroid-snitch Jose Canseco, pituitary case Hong Man Choi, Bob Sapp, and five more warriors, hopefully fighting to the death.
- Speaking of freak shows, Fedor Emelianenko used his 70-pound weight advantage to toss around Shinya Aoki in a grappling exhibition at the last M-1 Challenge event.
- Less than two months after Nick Diaz and Scott Smith scored victories at “Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz,” the two will be fighting each other at “Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields.”
- Sign of the apocalypse #783: Kung Fu Football.
- Kim Couture’s wife pulled out of her upcoming fight against Miesha Tate, and Tate responded by telling everyone that Kim and The Natural are getting a divorce. Real classy.
- By forcibly retiring Chuck Liddell, is Dana White looking out for his friend’s health or his company’s wallet? Little from column A, little from column B?
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Anderson Silva, Bob Sapp, Chuck Liddell, Chuck Liddell retiring, Dana White, Demian Maia, Fedor Emelianenko, Forrest Griffin, Gina Carano, Hong Man Choi, Jose Canseco, Kevin Randleman, Kim Couture, Klye Maynard, Kung Fu Football, Kyle Mynard MMA debut, Lawler vs. Shields, Michael Bisping, Miesha Tate, MMA freak show, MMA News, MMA rumors, Nate Marquardt, Nick Diaz, Scott Smith, Shinya Aoki, Silva vs. Griffin, Superman Championship Jose Canseco, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC News, UFC rumors, World Superman Championship
Friday MMA Review 4/17
Posted by Anthony Stalter (04/17/2009 @ 2:45 pm)

Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
- The young angry lion took out the old braces-wearing lion at Strikeforce’s kickass “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event. In the aftermath, Cristiane “Cris Cyborg” Santos lost some respect and Nick Diaz thinks he’s ready to box Roy Jones Jr.
- Junie Browning’s even dumber and drunker brother Rob left The Ultimate Fighter as quickly as he arrived. And everyone rejoiced.
- Speaking of MMA on TV, “Bully Beatdown” may be as fake as “The Hills.”
- Tickets to the UFC’s historic 100th show sold out in a matter of hours. Scalped tickets are going for up to $24,000. Seriously.
- Sorry Chuck, but if your biggest problem is all the porn stars trying to party with you to advance their own careers, you don’t have that many problems.
- Bellator Fighting Championships: The most interesting MMA league that nobody seems to care about.
- Tune in to CagePotato.com tomorrow night starting at 10 p.m. ET for live results of UFC 97: Redemption. Will Mauricio “Shogun” Rua show up in shape for his do-or-die fight against Chuck Liddell? Does Thales Leites have a chance in hell of stealing the middleweight belt from Anderson Silva? Are there any other fights on this card genuinely worth getting exciting about?
- Also, if you want to win a DVD of “Never Surrender” (starring BJ Penn, Georges St. Pierre, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and Anderson Silva), enter our latest caption contest!
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Anderson Silva, Bellator Fighting Championships, Bully Beatdown, Chuck Liddell, Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos, Junie Browing, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, MMA News, MMA rumors, Nick Diaz, Roy Jones, Shamrock vs. Diaz, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC News, UFC rumors
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