Saturday MMA Review: October 17
Posted by Anthony Stalter (10/17/2009 @ 12:44 pm)
– Benson Henderson edged out Donald Cerrone in an epic five-rounder at WEC 43, while Mackens Semerzier came out of nowhere to score the upset of the year over Wagnney Fabiano.
– Chuck Liddell’s storybook run on “Dancing With the Stars” came to an abrupt end when his country-fried two-step failed to win over the judges.
– Half-crazy UFC vet Wes Sims was quickly choked to sleep by Justin Wren on Wednesday’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter, extending Team Rashad’s undefeated reign of destruction.
– “The Simpsons” devoted an entire episode to MMA, in which Marge went from killjoy protester to ass-kicking cage-fighter.
– Brock Lesnar was as big and scary as a baby as he is now, and Nick Diaz had lost all ability to give a fuck by age six.
– We met Mika Nagano, one of Japan’s sexiest MMA fighters.
– After contract negotiations with the UFC fell apart, veteran fighter Dan Henderson is jumping ship to Strikeforce.
– Leaner and meaner, Ben Rothwell laid out his plan to beat Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 next Saturday.
– If Tito Ortiz is your favorite fighter, you are either Jenna Jameson, Donald Trump, or Tito Ortiz. No exceptions.
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Benson Henderson, Brock Lesnar, Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, Donald Trump, Jenna Jameson, Justin Wren, Mackens Semerzier, Marge MMA, Mika Nagano, MMA, MMA rumors, Nick Diaz, Tito Ortiz, UFC, UFC rumors, Wagnney Fabiano, Wes Sims
Friday MMA Review 3/20
Posted by Anthony Stalter (03/20/2009 @ 3:10 pm)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:
– Unless he has a great performance against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua next month, the UFC might not want Chuck Liddell to fight for them anymore.
– “King Mo” ruled and L.C. Davis got handled by a scrub at Sengoku: Seventh Battle. You can watch some of the fight videos here.
– Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz and porn legend Jenna Jameson just had twins.
– After testing positive for three different unapproved painkillers following UFC 94, the Nevada State Athletic Commission smacked Karo Parisyan with a nine-month suspension, a $32,000 fine, and voided his last win.
– We looked at a one-legged mixed martial artist and a sexy Arianny Celeste magazine shoot.
– The full fighter roster for the “UFC 2009 Undisputed” video game was released. But where’s Randy?
– Denied justice in the “Lubrigate” scandal, BJ Penn may be starting a cult at his shadowy island fortress.
– If you have absolutely nothing going on Saturday night, why not watch former WWE star Bobby Lashley beat the bejesus out of Clay Guida’s brother at “March Badness”? Roy Jones Jr. will also be boxing in the main event. (You remember boxing, right? It’s like MMA, except you only get to throw punches, and you have to wear these weird pillow-things on your hands. And there’s no choking!)
Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts
Tags: Arianny Celeste magazine shoot, B.J. Penn, Chuck Liddell, Clay Gudia, Jenna Jameson, Karo Parisyan, King Mo, L.C. Davis, Lubrigate, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Roy Jones Jr., Sengoku: Seventh Battle, Tito Ortiz, UFC rumors