Saturday MMA Review: 10/31/09 Posted by Anthony Stalter (10/31/2009 @ 7:00 am) Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com: – Lyoto Machida retained his light-heavyweight title in a very controversial decision over Mauricio Rua at UFC 104. Luckily, there will be an immediate rematch between the two Brazilian standouts. – DREAM’s first “White Cage” event featured another lopsided win for Alistair Overeem, another head kick knockout by Marius Zaromskis, and another back-from-the-dead victory for Kazushi Sakuraba. – A month-long flu has forced Brock Lesnar to pull out of his title defense against Shane Carwin at UFC 106. Coincidentally, Carwin himself had been battling swine flu, but that wasn’t going to make him puss out of the fight. – Rashad Evans became the first coach in Ultimate Fighter history to win seven fights in the round-of-16, as the imbalanced Matt “Meathead” Mitrione scored an upset over well-traveled veteran Scott Junk on Wednesday’s episode of TUF 10. Rampage responded by savagely assaulting a door. – We took a look at some of the nastiest leg-kicks in MMA history. – Fedor Emelianenko looked disturbingly passionate in the first leaked image from EA’s new MMA video game, and mighty dapper in his Glorious Sweater of Absolute Victory. – Sexy UFC ring girl Natasha Wicks (aka “the blonde one”) modeled some Halloween costumes for all her drooling fans. Speaking of which, if you happen to be going out as an MMA fighter this Halloween, e-mail a picture of yourself to feedback@cagepotato.com by tomorrow night, and you can win a $100 gift card from MMA Warehouse. Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts Tags: Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar, Fedor Emelianenko, Lyoto Machida, Matt "Meathead" Mitrione, Mauricio Rua, MMA, MMA News, MMA rumors, nastiest MMA leg kicks, Natasha Wicks, Rashad Evans, Shane Carwin, TUF 10, UFC, UFC rumors
Saturday MMA Review: 10/24/09 Posted by Anthony Stalter (10/24/2009 @ 9:20 am) Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com: – Hulking heavyweight Alistair Overeem destroyed a completely outmatched opponent last weekend and plans on destroying an equally outmatched opponent this weekend. – The two most emotionally-abused castmembers on “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights” faced off Wednesday night, and coach Rashad Evans kept his historic winning streak alive. – We demonstrated the difference between a ridiculously unnecessary sucker punch and a completely understandable one. – The upstart Bellator MMA league is returning next April — with a massive television deal. – We took a look at five MMA fights that happened too early. – The UFC booked high-profile rematches between Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard, and Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves. – We’re sad to report that UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida drinks his own pee. Nevertheless, he’ll be kicking Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s ass tonight at UFC 104 in Los Angeles. Check out our analysis of the card here, and swing by CagePotato.com at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT for our thrilling liveblog of the pay-per-view broadcast. Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts Tags: Alistair Overeem, Bellator MMA league, Lyoto Machida, Lyoto Machida drinks pee, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, MMA, MMA rumors, The Ultimate Fighter: Heaveyweights, Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch, UFC, UFC rumors
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
Saturday MMA Review 10/10 Posted by Anthony Stalter (10/10/2009 @ 11:50 am)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com: – Gina Carano appeared semi-nude (and fully hot) on the cover of ESPN: The Magazine’s “Body Issue.” – Shinya Aoki won his best-of-three series against Joachim Hansen, Bibiano Fernandes kicked two separate asses, and the little Hulks beat the big Hulks at the DREAM.11 show in Yokohama on Tuesday. You can watch all the fight videos here and here. – On Wednesday’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Team Rashad went up 4-0 thanks to Brendan Schaub’s grappling and Quinton Jackson’s awful coaching. If Rashad plays his cards right, he could be the first TUF coach to sweep the round-of-16. – “TUF 8” head-case Junie Browning was arrested for assaulting three nurses after a pill-related misunderstanding at a Las Vegas hospital. – Mark Coleman blew out his knee and dropped out of his UFC 106 fight against Tito Ortiz. Ortiz called him a sissy. Coleman’s manager called Ortiz’s girlfriend a whore. Ortiz will now be facing Forrest Griffin in a rematch. – UFC legend Chuck Liddell won another split-decision on “Dancing With the Stars.” – We took a look at 10 of the wildest MMA fighter entrances of all time, and 10 career-ruining, soul-destroying fights. Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts Tags: Bibiano Fernandes, Gina Carano, Gina Carano ESPN, Gina Carano The Body Magazine, Jachim Hansen, Junie Browning, Mark Coleman, MMA News, MMA rumors, Shinya Aoki, Tito Ortiz, UFC, UFC rumors
Saturday MMA Review: 9/5 Posted by Anthony Stalter (09/05/2009 @ 10:08 am)
Here’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com: – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira conquered fellow MMA legend Randy Couture at UFC 102 last Saturday, while Nate Marquardt, Thiago Silva, and Todd Duffee scored some memorable knockouts. Despite his loss, Couture signed a new contract with the UFC that will keep him fighting in the Octagon until he’s damn near 50 years old. – MTV “Bully Beatdown” host Jason Miller vowed to “beat the piss out of Jake Shields” when the two fighters meet, and explained his obsession with Twitter. – We came across an MMA sponsor that’s even more embarrassing than Condom Depot. – Former NFL player Marcus Jones will be battling for a UFC contract on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. He credits his start in MMA to one fateful “man-cation.” – Mike Swick dropped out of UFC 103 due to injury, Sean Sherk dropped out of UFC 104 due to “injury,” and Quinton Jackson dropped out of UFC 107 due to the demands of his movie career. Luckily, BJ Penn will fill in for Rampage as a headliner. – Strikeforce heavyweight Brett Rogers has come up with the worst strategy possible for beating Fedor Emelianenko. – Former UFC ring girl Edith Labelle said she was fired over a bout of food poisoning that just happened to *look* like a bad hangover. – We watched a life-affirming MMA highlight reel, Anderson Silva’s dead-on Randy Couture impression, and a behind-the-scenes look at King Mo’s demolition of Mark Kerr. Posted in: Mixed Martial Arts Tags: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Billy Beatdown, Jake Shields, Jason Miller, Marcus Jones, Mike Swick, MMA, MMA rumors, Nate Marquardt, Randy Corture, Thiago Silva, Todd Duffe, UFC, UFC rumors
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