UFC 150 Results & Recap: Henderson Edges Edgar Once Again Posted by Drew Ellis (08/12/2012 @ 12:39 am) After a close first encounter, a second fight was deemed necessary. After UFC 150, we may need a third. Benson Henderson managed to retain his UFC Lightweight Championship over Frankie Edgar in the main event of Saturday’s card, as two judges saw him winning a 48-47 decision, while another saw Edgar winning 49-46. Most MMA writers feel that Edgar actually did win the fight, but most will also agree that neither man really dominated the fight. Both fighters had high moments, but Edgar took on less damage this time around and Henderson didn’t seem to get into the same flow as he did in their first meeting. Still, Edgar has now lost twice in a row to Henderson, no matter how close. It will be hard for the UFC to grant Edgar another title fight, as they have already committed to giving Nate Diaz the next shot. In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone KO’d Melvin Guillard in an exciting and quick contest. Guillard actually landed a big punch to open the fight and looked to be on the verge of an upset, but Cerrone gathered himself, and a minute later, landed a kick and right hand combo that put Guillard out cold. The win for Cerrone keeps him in the discussion of top lightweight contenders, as his lone loss in the UFC is to Diaz by decision. Guillard now falls back out of the top 10, as he has been finished in the first round in two of his last three fights. For complete results for UFC 150, click on the jump. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts, News, UFC Tags: Benson Henderson, Cerrone vs. Guillard, Donald Cerrone, Frankie Edgar, Henderson vs. Edgar II, Melvin Guillard, MMA Results, Nate Diaz, top 10 lightweights
UFC 141 Results – Alistair Overeem retires Brock Lesnar Posted by Drew Ellis (12/31/2011 @ 1:18 am) Alistair Overeem proved he was more than just hype on Friday night by retiring Brock Lesnar from the UFC. In his octagon debut, the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion made quick work of Lesnar, beating him by TKO at 2:26 of the first round following a body kick. Overeem was able to stuff the few takedown attempts from Lesnar and land some powerful knees to the body that softened Lesnar up for the finish. Overeem will now face Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title in the near future. Following the loss, his second in as many fights, Lesnar retired from competition. With a pair of bad knockout losses, his aura has faded. With a title shot not likely to come any time soon, it made sense for Lesnar to call it quits. It hurts the UFC as he was their top draw, but I am sure they can market Overeem. In the co-main event, Nate Diaz had an impressive decision win over Donald Cerrone. Diaz used his boxing to pick apart Cerrone. The Cowboy took a number of unanswered punches throughout the 15 minutes. In a big upset, Johny Hendricks knocked out Jon Fitch in just 12 seconds. Fitch, who had just one loss in the octagon to Georges St. Pierre, had been off for nearly a year due to shoulder surgery. Fitch threw a couple of punches in the opening seconds but then walked in to a big left from Hendricks that put him out cold for a moment. The loss for Fitch is devastating, as he was close to earning a title shot, and now will fall well back into the contender list. Due to a lack of exciting fights, Fitch can’t expect to headline an event any time too soon. For complete results from UFC 141, check out the jump. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts, News, UFC Tags: Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar, diaz vs. cerrone, Donald Cerrone, fitch vs. Hendricks, johny Hendricks, Jon Fitch, Junior dos Santos, mma heavyweights, mma lightweights, MMA Welterweights, Nate Diaz, overeem vs. lesnar
UFC 125 Picks & Predictions Posted by Drew Ellis (01/01/2011 @ 11:17 am) UFC 125 takes place on Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The event features five very intriguing and exciting fights, headlined by a battle for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Here are my thoughts on who will win on the main card bouts. UFC Lightweight Championship – Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard: I look for the champion to retain his belt and avenge a prior loss to Maynard in 2008. Since that time I feel like Edgar has improved greatly as a fighter while Maynard is simply a slightly better version of himself. Maynard will get some takedowns on the champ, but I expect Edgar to bounce back up and use his boxing to tire the challenger before scoring some takedowns in the later rounds to earn a decision victory. UFC Middleweight Bout – Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann: While this fight doesn’t deserve co-main event status, it still should be exciting. Leben is riding a wave of momentum that will not be stopped on Saturday as his punching power should carry him to a third round TKO of Stann, who will put up a game effort. UFC Light Heavyweight Bout – Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva: This may be Vera’s final UFC fight as I expect Silva to pressure him and not let him set up his kicks. Silva will do a good job of closing the distance and overwhelming Vera with his power and grappling ability. I like Silva to win by unanimous decision. UFC Welterweight Bout – Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim: Kim is a very under-rated fighter as he is kind of like the Yushin Okami of this weight class as is very strong and bigger than anyone else in the weight class. I like Kim to use that size to get Diaz to the ground and keep him from using his boxing. It probably won’t be the most exciting fight, but it will be another decision win for Kim. UFC Lightweight Bout – Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida: I like Guida and the energy he brings to a fight, but his short arms tend to put him in bad spots against strikers. I think Guida will get careless early in the fight and get caught with a big punch by Guida while will lead to a TKO finish in the opening round. Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts, UFC Tags: Brandon Vera, Brian Stann, Chris Leben, Clay Guida, Dong Hyun Kim, Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard, MMA, Nate Diaz, Takanori Gomi, Thiago Silva, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC 118 Picks & Predictions Posted by Drew Ellis (08/28/2010 @ 12:00 pm) UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 takes place tonight from the TD Garden in Boston and the card is stacked with intriguing fights from the main event UFC Lightweight title bout to the MMA vs. Boxing match featuring James “Lights Out” Toney and UFC Hall of Famer Randy “The Natural” Couture. Here are my picks for tonight’s event. UFC Lightweight Championship Bout: Frankie Edgar (12-1) vs. B.J. Penn (15-6-1) – Edgar won a close decision in the first match where Penn was heavily favored. This time around, we should expect to see the Penn we thought we would see the first time around. While Edgar has a good skill set to beat Penn, as he is quick with sharp strikes and good wrestling, he doesn’t have the natural talent that Penn has. Look for Penn to work his jab and put together combinations on Edgar, slowly breaking him apart before choking him out in round four. UFC Heavyweight Bout: Randy Couture (18-10) vs. James Toney (0-0) – This fight has gotten more hype than any other on the card as it marks the first time a legitimate boxing champion is stepping into the octagon. While Toney has one-punch knockout power, Couture is too smart to be beaten that easily. Couture will push Toney up against the cage early and work his dirty boxing before eventually scoring a takedown and finishing with a submission. Toney is too big and slow to be able to keep Couture from getting him to the ground. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts, UFC Tags: B.J. Penn, Boxing Randy Couture, Demian Maia, Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard, James Toney, Kenny Florian, Lightweight Championship, Marcus Davis, Mario Miranda, MMA, Nate Diaz, Ultimate Fighting Championship
Talking entertainment with Marcus Davis Posted by Staff (08/23/2010 @ 8:49 am) Nate Lawson of HeavyMMA.com recently sat down with Marcus Davis, who says the fighters’ jobs are to entertain. As a young, poor child from the East Coast, Marcus Davis set forth his goals early in life. The proud Irish-American wanted to become a professional fighter and compete in Ireland. At the ripe age of 19, Davis made the leap to the professional level of boxing and, just a few years later, was drawn into the hype of mixed martial arts, making his professional MMA debut in 2003. Throughout both his boxing career and mixed martial arts career, “The Irish Hand Grenade” has had a great deal of success, enjoying power in his hands that have led to several vicious knockouts, as well as an ever-improving MMA game that has allowed him to compete in the sport as a professional and even accomplish his goal of fighting in Ireland. Yet with all the success that has come to Davis over his career, make no mistake about it, he is a fighter, first and foremost, for your entertainment.
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