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 rumors
Saturday MMA Review: 6/13 Posted by Anthony Stalter (06/13/2009 @ 6:00 am) 
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com: – Jake Shields choked out Robbie Lawler, Nick Diaz dominated Scott Smith, and Brett Rogers scored a 22-second KO over Andrei Arlovski at the Strikeforce show last Saturday. Afterwards, Rogers shared his feelings about Kimbo Slice and Nick Diaz humiliated a reporter. – A day later, the WEC one-upped Strikeforce by putting on one of the greatest cards of the year, highlighted by Mike Brown’s five-round war with Urijah Faber, Jose Aldo’s latest highlight-reel finish, and possibly the last appearance of Jens Pulver. If only the fighters got paid what they’re worth… – Team U.K. swept the lightweight bracket on Wednesday’s episode of the Ultimate Fighter; Andre Winner and Ross Pearson will throw down at next Saturday’s finale show on Spike. – The upcoming title fight between Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will be contested at 145 pounds. Cross your fingers. – EA is prepping its own MMA video game to compete with “UFC Undisputed.” Can they succeed without the involvement of MMA’s most powerful brand? – We looked back at MMA’s first superstars. – Wanderlei Silva explained to us how life was like a bicycle. – UFC 99 goes down today [Saturday] in Cologne, Germany, starting at 3 p.m. ET. Swing by CagePotato.com for our liveblog, and get familiar with some of the storylines here. Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts Tags: Andre Winner, Best MMAs superstars, Brett Rogers, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, Gina Carano, Jake Shields, Jens Pulver, Jose Aldo, MMA, MMA News, Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler, Ross Pearson, Scott Smith, Strikeforce, Urikah Faber, Wanderlei Silva, WEC
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 rumors, Xtreme Coutur
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 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, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC rumors, World Superman Championship
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