Here are some of the latest and greatest MMA Weekly News as of June 7, 2010:
The Sunday Junkie: June 6 edition
But this week's winner, Jason Szewczyk, focused on another popular subject: UFC president Dana White and the state of MMA media. UFC News. If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get …
Publish Date: 06/06/2010 13:00
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UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin pre-event preview and predictions …
Franklin' goes down over the border in Canada this coming weekend. The notoriously energetic Canadian MMA crowd will no doubt be out in force as the Vancouver crowd are treated to their first live UFC event [...] … June 7, 2010 All MMA News, Exclusives, UFC No Comments. The UFC pays a visit to Vancouver, British Columbia for the first time ever as 'UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin' goes down over the border in Canada this coming weekend. The notoriously energetic Canadian …
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Publish Date: 06/07/2010 11:53
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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Jokes About “The Whole Gay Thing …
Apparently, the G-bomb has become inexplicably acceptable in the MMA world because nothing was made of Rampage's consistent usage of the word to describe his bitter rival Rashad Evans in order to promote UFC 114. However, Rampage is now …
Publish Date: 06/07/2010 10:21
http://www.5thround.com/39352/quinton-rampage-jackson-jokes-about-the-whole-gay-thing-because-its-comedy/
World's Number 1 Ranked Female Fighter Megumi Fujii Makes National …
CHICAGO, Ill. (June 7, 2010) — Japanese MMA sensation Megumi Fujii, widely regarded as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female fighter in the world, will make her U.S. television debut on Thursday night on FOX Sports Net as part of the LIVE …
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Publish Date: 06/07/2010 9:30
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Tweets on The Latest MMA News and Fights:
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MMA Fights and News in Youtube:
Nanaimo's Nick Hinchliffe Talks To CHEK.TV Prior To Bout With Craig "Farmer" Brown at Aggression MMA III in Vernon, BC Nick Won That Fight By Submission, Rd. 3
Wanderlei Silva celebrates 4 fights 4 wins with Wand Fight Team
Wanderlei Silva and his fighters Jorge Lopez, JJ Mix and Michelle Gutierrez at MMA Xplosion at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, 4 fights 4 wins for Wand Fight Team
UFC 115 predictions by Joanne of MMA Girls
for the June 12th fights live on pay per view.
Guerreros De Tucson - Commercial
June 19th is "Guerreros De Tucson" where 20 Warriors of Tucson will battle it out in a MMA Cage brawl. The best MMA show in Arizona just got better as we have a new setup for the Cage! It has been moved off he stage and right on top of the crowd for …
Gunner Weir Vs Carson Desario. 155 Mma fight.
Gunner Weir Vs Carson Desario. 155 Mma fight.
MMA has now risen to the level where it can set its matches on the same date with a boxing match as big as a Floyd Mayweather, Jr. headliner.
Go argue about which production “should” reap more PPV’s. Go argue which venue would fill to the rafters: the MGM Grand in fabulous Las Vegas or the double-A C in Dallas. It doesn’t change the fact that Dana White doesn’t see this as a problem anymore. And this says a lot!
It shows that MMA has finally thought it can take on its elder brother (boxing) in terms of PPV and ticket sales. It doesn’t matter which event gets the most PPV or ticket sales. It’s the thought – the bravado – that that matters. It says a lot about the organization’s growth.
MMA has reached that level of transcending its status as a pseudo-mainstream sport to something more popular. Famous athletes like Shaquille O’neal tweaks about joining the gladiators, but what is most telling is that MMA fighters like Randy Couture getting cast on a Stallone movie alongside the likes of Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Jason Statham, and Sly himself.
Take a load of this: Axe tapped George St. Pierre for its TV commercial ad; Fedor; Cro Cop; Jason “Mayhem” Miller; Wanderlei Silva and Mark Coleman (rubbing each other’s cheek!); even Kimbo Slice (for Norton Security) are enjoying their gigs as product endorsers here and in other countries.
It says a lot about MMA becoming a force to reckon with. Mainstream media and brand owners have now finally acknowledged the octagon warriors enough to trust them with the fate of their products.
What a way to go for a sport that was only played underground just a couple of years ago.
When this card was first announced, most of us at MMA Weekly thought it was too good to be true. Nog and Mir, and Griffin and Evans? As if this was not enough to get us reeling, Dana White threw in the names of Quinton Jackson and Wanderlei Silva – all in a single mixed martial arts night!. We could miss Thanksgiving at our in-laws but not this!
Dana White just couldn’t help himself when he said he wanted to “stack” this card with mostly the popular UFC fighters for its traditional New Year’s Eve Weekend. Talk about stack and awe.
Let’s not get too drunk on Christmas Day and the day after that so we could have more six-packs on the 27th of December (fight date, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena or on Pay-Per-View).
THE MAIN EVENT :
UFC Light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (6 feet-three inches; 205 lbs.; Boxing, Muai Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; 16 wins-4 losses) vs. Rashad Evans (5’11”; 205 lbs.; Wrestling, Kickboxing; 12 wins-no losses).
Evans may rely solely on his wrestling skills on this and nothing else. Griffin may opt to stay on his feet to trade blows.
The interim Heavyweight championship bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (6’3”; 241 lbs.; BJJ, Boxing, Judo; 31 wins-4 losses) vs. Frank Mir (5’3”; 255 lbs.; BJJ, Wrestling; 11 wins – 3 losses).
Nogueira, having been an active part of mixed martial arts since 1999, is the more experienced old-timer of mixed martial arts. He has placed himself on the top ranks of the heavyweight division convincingly. Some of the MMA big names he has defeated include the likes of Heath Herring (twice), Tim Sylvia, Josh Bartnett, Mark Coleman, Mirko “Cro Cop” and Dan Henderson. His 4 losses all came from decisions. Two were with his fights with Fedor Emelianenko, today’s greatest heavyweight fighter, (which make them not difficult to swallow) and another two from split decision to Josh Barnett and Dan Henderson.
Nog and Mir are two of UFC’s top BJJ warriors who have never been submitted before. Would this New Year’s Weekend bash mark the first time one of them tap out? While we are dying to know the outcome of this fight, we actually do not expect fireworks on this one. In fact, this could actually be boring as both are just on the OK scale when it comes to fisticuffs (if they opt for a stand-up fight), but what interests us most is who would end up fighting the still-hot-from-the-oven-new-champ Brock Lesnar.
Is Dana White crossing his fingers for a Frank Mir win so that he will be assured of another blockbuster card early next year? For sure, a lot would be eager to see a repeat of a Lesnar-Mir tiff.
