The MMA General News & Events Thread

[Egg Shen]

yeh, good news for Winner. Despite losing to Lentz last time out, it's almost like Lentz lost the fight, because there's been a big backlash to the way he won it. At least Winner gets a guy here who's stand and trade.

[David]

Y'see, the tag that most apply to the likes of Fitch & Maynard would be applicable if they fought like Lentz did in his last fight.

[mikey]

Lentz leghumped his way to victory because the rules let him and the judging rewards him. If leghumping wasn't considered as effective grappling, aggression or octagon control, people wouldn't do it because they'd lose fights instead of winning them as they currently are.

[Dynamite Duane]

While DVD sales have long provided a consistent revenue stream for the UFC, the company's sister promotion just recently joined the market.

 

Now, a little less than two months after releasing its first title, "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber," under an agreement with Image Entertainment, Inc., the promotion has announced a follow-up.

 

On Tuesday, Sept. 7, a selection of some of the best fights under the WEC banner from 2008 and 2009 will be released on a "Best of WEC" DVD.

 

"After the success of our first release, 'Aldo vs. Faber,' we are excited to offer 'Best of WEC' to our loyal fans," WEC vice president Peter Dropick stated in the official release. "Our goal is to give our following the opportunity to build a library of some of the greatest fights in WEC history. 'Best of WEC' continues that trend and is an absolute must-have for any mixed martial arts fan."

 

All six of the bouts featured earned "Fight of the Night" bonuses. The full lineup includes:

 

•Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone (WEC 43 - October 2009)

•Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber II (WEC 41 - June 2009)

•Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki (WEC 40 - April 2009)

•Donald Cerrone vs. Rob McCullough (WEC 36 - November 2008)

•Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda (WEC 34 - June 2008)

•Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver (WEC 34 - June 2008)

As was the case with "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber," the new "Best of WEC" title will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray format.

 

The "Best of WEC" disc also features some behind-the-scenes footage and features more than three hours of action.

This will be a must-purchase.

Looks good, not heard from FightDVD yet if they have the rights to release it here. Fingers crossed they will.

[Dynamite Duane]

Alex Reid vs Tom Watson LIVE on Bravo

Personally I think this big news for UK MMA.

[Hitman 25:17]

If Duffee had beaten Russow you can guarantee they'd be pushing him to the stars right now. He'd probably be one or two fights away from a title shot.

 

Steady on. Jon Jones has been destroying everyone in his path for 2 years now, had six incredibly dominant performances and is only

now thought to be one or two fights away from a title shot. No way would Duffee have been that close if he had beaten Russow, especially when he didn't look

all that good in that fight. He was landing his big punches but they weren't having the expected result. I'm guessing his next fight would have been against

someone like Hardonk.

[David]

Shark Fights tonight may be the 1st MMA event i've seen in some time that has relegated a title fight to the undercard.

[Magnum Milano]

Paul Daley failed to make weight for his fight against Jorge Masvidal at the Shark Fights PPV, being less than a pound overweight. Eric Davilla was also over, but he was 5 1/2 lbs over for his fight with Pete Spratt. Both fights will still take place, but are being fought at Catchweight, and both fighters have been fined part of their purse.

[Tazzmission]

Anyone got any streams for this Shark Fights card?

[TildeGuy~!]

What time does the Shark Fights card start tonight?

[Ironic Indie Lad]

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Jardine lost again LOL

 

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[wandshogun09]

Just watched Shark Fights

 

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Man,Houston vs Sokoudjou was all kinds of fun.Where was this Houston against Kimbo? He actually showed improvements in his ground game and showed a ton of heart coming back from a clattering in the first round.

 

I always thought he had a bit of a glass jaw but some of them shots he came back from impressed me.

 

And Daley barely squeked by Masvidal.Didn't expect it to be so close with Masvidal being a 155er.

 

Shame about Jardine,5 in a row is gonna be almost impossible to come back from.Well done to Prangley though,thats a big win for him and he fought well.

 

Toughest Gordon Ramsay look a like on the planet.

 

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[wandshogun09]

MMAFighting.com's 20 Don Frye quotes from the Shark Fights commentary the other night

 

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20. To Rutten: "I know you love me, dontcha sweetheart?"

 

19. On Danillo Villefort: "How old is that boy?"

 

18. When Kruck mistakenly called Frye "Bas": "No, I'm Don. Bas is the ugly guy with no hair."

 

17. On Johnny Rees Rees and Paul Bradley both wearing red trunks: "I'll take the white guy in the red shorts."

 

16. On the staredown between Rees and Bradley: "Like a couple of tribal Vikings out there. Blond hair, blue eyes ..."

 

15. To Kruck and Rutten at the end of the night: "Great to be here with you ladies."

 

14. On referee Kerry Hatley stepping in front of the camera angle: "Get Kerry's ass out of the way and we can see the fight."

 

13. On the difficulty of finding an MMA fight in France: "I didn't know France was ever in a fight. ... I heard Italy just declared war on Spain, and France surrendered."

 

12. On Alexander after he survived a barrage from Sokoudjou in Round 1: "He's still a little wobbly on his feet, ya know? Either that or he's got good rhythm."

 

11. On Bradley: "He's built like a brick s**thouse, ain't he?"

 

10. On something we're still trying to figure out: "Skin like a mule's ass."

 

9. On Brock Larson's unanimous decision loss and Frye's continued theory he may have been ill: "I'd like to hear if something was wrong with him tomorrow (instead of right after the fight). You don't want the Tito Ortiz list of excuses here. No one respects that."

 

8. On a promo spot for a charity for U.S. troops on the ninth anniversary of 9/11: "Get out your wallets, ya cheap bastards, and give 'em some money."

 

7. After the fights, while straight man/babysitter Kruck was still on his way back to the broadcast table from a post-fight interview with Trevor Prangley: "That was like two hours of rough, hard sex. I need a cigarette and a tequila now."

 

6. On Keith Jardine's stance: "He's so awkward. He's like a rabid octopus. He looks like he's about to fall over at any time." Fortunately, Kruck didn't point out to him that an octopus, as a cold-blooded animal, cannot get rabies.

 

5. Obviously no stranger to viral video sensation "Double Rainbow Guy," during a particularly memorable exchange with Rutten: "Double rainbow! Triple rainbow! Double secret probation! ... No, no, no, it's gonna go into triple double overtime!" Kruck saved the day by reminding the viewers, and Frye, "There is no overtime in Shark Fights."

 

4. During a discussion with Rutten over their records: "I started counting fights when I'd come home drunk and knock my old lady around," to which Kruck, ever the straight-man, quickly covered for him by saying, "I bet she's got a few wins over you, too."

 

3. On his background as a wrestler: "Look at me: I'm a wrestler. My balls are so big, I wear the excess on my hat."

 

2. On cauliflower ear: "This guy's tough. His ears are like potatoes. Looks like he got stuck in the birth canal, had to beat him out with a stick."

 

1. On the preliminary card fights: "That was like prison sex: hard, sweaty, violent and there was a lot of noise."

 

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[Bus Surfer]

No.4 and No.1 drove me close to spitting beer whilst watching.

Does he always commentate drunk?

 

Great stuff

[the_mole]

DREAM.16

Date: September 25th, 2010

Place: Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan Middleweight Fight

Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Jason