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, 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 rumors
Friday MMA Review 3/13
Posted by Anthony Stalter (03/13/2009 @ 3:30 pm)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
– Quinton “Rampage” Jackson scored a unanimous decision victory over Keith Jardine at last Saturday’s UFC 96. After the fight, Jackson was offered an opportunity to challenge Rashad Evans in late May for the light-heavyweight title that used to belong to him, but nagging injuries will keep him out of action until later this year. Instead, undefeated Brazilian contender Lyoto Machida will be the challenger for Evans’s first title defense.
– Charles “Mask” Lewis, co-founder of the MMA apparel/lifestyle company TapouT, died in a car accident late Tuesday night in Neport Beach after colliding with another car. The other driver survived, though he was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving.
For a photo tribute to Charles Lewis, click here to head to COMBATLIFESTYLE.COM.
– Following a positive steroid test after his last fight, MMA legend Ken Shamrock has been suspended from competition for one year and will not be able to take on Bobby Lashley later this month at the Roy Jones Jr.-promoted “March Badness” card. He will be replaced by Clay Guida’s ne’er-do-well brother Jason.
– New York Assemblymen Jonathan Bing and Rob Walker told us why MMA belongs in New York State, while grumpy old man Bob Reilly told us why it’s bad for society.
– UFC lightweight champ BJ Penn filed a formal complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, claiming that Georges St. Pierre cheated during their UFC 94 fight though improper usage of Vaseline, and speculated that he may have ingested a substance that made his body slippery.
– The cast of “The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs. U.K.” was announced.
– Even legendary boxing promoter/double-murderer Don King wants a piece of the MMA action.
– At a press conference on Thursday, it was announced that former EliteXC welterweight champ Jake Shields and former EliteXC middleweight champ Robbie Lawler will face off in a non-title fight at Strikeforce’s May event. Also, Nick Diaz gave Frank Shamrock the finger.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Charles "Mask" Lewis, Charles Lewis car crash, Clay Guida, Don King, EliteXC, Georges St. Pierre, Jonathan Bing, Ken Shamrock, Lyoto Machida, MMA News, MMA rumors, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Rashad Evans, Stikeforce