tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26963410823568772502024-03-13T21:15:58.965-07:00................Flying Guard Pass.............MMA notes, news, and fan perspectiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-79684584266482870662011-03-03T09:16:00.000-08:002011-03-03T09:19:20.422-08:00Fucking. Lame.So Chael Sonnen, convicted criminal, steroid cheater, and all-around scumbag (that's what most people mean when they say "colorful" or "he's a self-promoter"), is off suspension and most likely going to be welcomed back to the UFC with open arms. He's basically going to go unpunished for his money laundering conviction. Most likely because, eh, it's the Fertittas. Money laundering seems to be a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-87014251875195681692011-02-15T11:43:00.000-08:002011-02-15T11:46:27.026-08:00Scott Coker's response to Dana White's assclownerySo Coker responded in a professional, non-fucktard way to Dana White being an idiot. I wonder how long White can keep this shit up? I'm getting sick of it. I'm getting sick of the bullshit rich-guy monopoly, and I'm seeing the UFC have issues with it at some point in the future. Probably not for a while...they're still selling PPVs, and making bank at it. But sometime soon it's going to start Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-77380305722832452862011-02-14T11:45:00.000-08:002011-02-14T11:49:52.944-08:00Reilly and the FertittasThe more I learn about NY state congresscritter and his potential conflict of interest with the Fertittas brothers over their treatment of hotel workers, and their union, the more I hope the UFC fails. I know unions aren't always great, but they represent the little guy. The Fertittas, and Dana White, they represent themselves, millionaires. And the mob, but that's a different story. Is it weird Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-48707641413275787582011-02-10T23:00:00.000-08:002011-02-10T23:04:38.534-08:00Evan Tanner documentaryI'd recommend watching this trailer for "Once I Was A Champion", a documentary about Evan Tanner. Right up to the part where they show Chael Sonnen saying Evan was not intelligent. Even to the dead, Chael Sonnen is a fucking huge evil scumbag. I hope that guy gets stuck in a vent.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-22059219146119846202010-11-13T23:31:00.000-08:002010-11-13T23:57:52.631-08:00UFC 122, other thoughtsI was pondering the state of the game while watching 122, and the one guy right now that really stands out to me as a game-changer is Dominick Cruz. His style is baffling to opponents, and his one majorly underestimated aspect is his ground game, which he deployed to brutal effectiveness against Benvinidez. I picture him being a pretty badass UFC champ for a long time. I'd love to see Denis SiverUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-11516409276762527372010-11-09T13:45:00.000-08:002010-11-09T13:48:17.401-08:00Lame shit1: Fighters bitching about "keyboard warriors" or other people who talk shit. Man the fuck up. Remember, slings and stones and Cain Velazquez may break your bones, but words should really never hurt you, unless you're a thin-skinned whiny dipshit. What the fuck do you care what people say? Grow the fuck up!2: People bagging on champs because they don't like them, or they liked the other fighter Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-53040994873213330612010-11-04T01:09:00.000-07:002010-11-04T01:15:28.852-07:00TUF tonight, other crapDude...Josh Koscheck is either the world's worst douchebag, or the TUF editors are made of some kind of evil jelly. He comes off as more of a douche than ever. The whole Kos-Medic "drama" is retarded beyond belief. The fight was relatively boring. That Stevens character...hopefully he either gets in a good camp and actually learns how to fight before the Finale show (if he's invited after two Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-88283134636469304782010-11-01T10:48:00.000-07:002010-11-01T10:54:18.724-07:00StuffUFC-WEC "Merger"? Not really a merger is it? The WEC is disappearing, like it did in that PPV event. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the UFC adding divisions. I think we need a 125 and to have the HWs divided up as well, a cruiserweight, light heavy, heavy, and super-heavy division would be good. But I'm like that. There's quite a few UFC lightweights that can head to featherweight right now, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-19860845822524238092010-08-29T12:25:00.000-07:002010-08-29T12:52:41.493-07:00UFC 118 Notes, MMA ThoughtsCross-posted at MMA-Report. Image by Esther Lin, at Allelbows.com. Best in the business.So UFC 118 has come and gone. James Toney demonstrated that he's an old fat guy who barely trained for MMA. He also demonstrated that heavyweight boxers aren't good heavyweight MMA fighters because they're too small. Can you picture him getting in the cage against Shane Carwin, Cain Velazquez, or Brock Lesnar?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-35227027334097963822010-08-09T10:31:00.000-07:002010-08-09T10:32:56.706-07:00So I did it.Cross-posted at MMA-Report. Go check out the reviews of MMA equipment!I managed to stay away from UFC 117 in a possibly (entirely) misguided attempt at a protest. I did follow the updates from ringside at various sites. Sounds like some good fights. I question the need for Sonnen-Silva 2, however, without Sonnen winning a fight. Same thing with Vitor Belfort, though, I don't get why he has an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-44434245611194551382010-08-02T15:51:00.000-07:002010-08-02T16:03:46.060-07:00Random thoughts UFC on Versus 2 editionI posted some thoughts over at MMA-Report. Unrelated: I read a lot of stuff in my news feed, and I end up seeing CP and MiddleEasy and Fightlinker report on War "John "War Machine" Koppenhaver" Machine a lot. I don't want to. That guy is irrelevant to the sport, and boring. I know some people get a laugh out of it but I don't. Dan Severn won his 94th victory. Dude is 52. GO DAN.It's old news thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-78527338734358300952010-06-18T10:34:00.000-07:002010-06-18T10:41:56.213-07:00Bellator, etcBecause of the utter deliciousness of the Lakers' 16th NBA championship and the accompanying press coverage, FSN didn't bother showing Bellator anywhere near where I thought they would, and I just read up on the fights. Apparently Hornbuckle just got smothered by Askren. It doesn't sound like lay and pray either. I'm looking forward to a spirited bout with Lyman Good, who is a beast. I wonder whyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-42865803613865572162010-06-13T13:54:00.000-07:002010-06-13T14:26:42.985-07:00UFC 115 thoughts: Death of an IcemanI've been posting pretty regularly at MMA-Report, so if you feel interested in what I've got to say (weirder things have happened) check it out. I'm going to be careful to cross post here from now on. What else can you say about Chuck Liddell that hasn't been said a million times? Guy is a great athlete, he showed every facet of MMA last night except one: a chin. Whatever it looked like in real Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-23336781143570874892010-05-11T15:48:00.001-07:002010-05-11T15:49:11.091-07:00Daley is "genuinely contrite"Well, no shit. He just got fired from the world's biggest MMA promotion. Why wouldn't he be? But this is the last thing I'll say on this incident: Daley shouldn't come back because he's a lousy mixed martial artist. Great striker, lousy MMA. End o' story.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-42071358377771515562010-05-10T13:08:00.000-07:002010-05-10T13:12:30.140-07:00More two-facederyI dunno if two-facedery is a word and I don't care. Dana White said some nice things about Kimbo Slice, but he still got cut. The article brings up a valid point, why not just pay the guy to sit on the bench? It'll keep him out of Strikeforce or MFC's bouts, or whoever else has the cash to throw him in against tomato cans. While White says letting Kimbo go is about the "integrity", he still has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-33544774858572036892010-05-09T22:10:00.000-07:002010-05-09T22:14:46.160-07:00Daley says he's sowwyAfter having "time to consider" his fuck-uppery, Paul Daley issued a statement apologizing. He misses the point that, even though his knee didn't connect, it was clearly illegal anyway, and thrown with the damn intention to foul. Koscheck was on all fours, for dog's sake. One thing that keeps getting repeated is that it would be good to give "such a talented fighter" another shot. Correction: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-68584147506303915632010-05-09T09:42:00.000-07:002010-05-09T09:46:23.160-07:00Paul Daley Saves Josh KoscheckI'm sure it's been said already, but Paul Daley saved Josh Koscheck's ass at the end of that aesthetic abortion of a bout last night. If Daley hadn't pulled one of the cheapest bullshit fucktard moves in history, we would be talking about Kos YET AGAIN proving what a complete assclown he is due to the Premier League-level fakery from the whiffed knee Daley threw and nothing else. Both guys Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-43290683589425550092010-04-29T10:19:00.000-07:002010-04-29T10:28:00.157-07:00TUF thoughtsThank god I had the DVR working last night. I like how they have started making Tito look like he's a fuckup in advance of booting him/his retirement/whatever the fuck lead to him lobbing Jenna around. That kid Josh looked like a lot of the fighters they have on that show, solid chin, excellent power, but no discipline or skillset. If he'd just listened to Hackelman he would have KOd that clown Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-25293439745489074382010-04-27T10:07:00.000-07:002010-04-27T10:09:47.477-07:00Jim Genia rulesHe makes wit da funzors: Controversy has once again reared its ugly head, this time with the news that, in a bout between Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz that occurred earlier in the day at the pair's Huntington Beach residence, the much-maligned cageside judge Douglas Crosby scored all three rounds in favor of the ex-pornstar.My stepbrother this morning texted me with "I bet Tito gassed out after Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-64297188241915872782010-04-24T22:58:00.001-07:002010-04-24T23:06:12.306-07:00There are few things I won't shell out $45 forJose Aldo seemed to be sticking to a gameplan like glue. I thought he could have finished Faber more than once, but didn't want to give even the hint of an opening to the California Kid. And yes, Faber is overrated. He's a top-tier fighter, but he's no longer a top five featherweight.Manvel the Anvil broke my heart. I thought MTB would get him.Leonard Garcia was given a very early Xmas Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-2453840186949375332010-04-19T13:24:00.000-07:002010-04-19T13:27:14.024-07:00Diaz brothers didn't instigateRodriguez does it again. Takes a whole point ("EVERYONE SAYS THE DIAZ BROTHERS STARTED IT!") and misses badly. It's not who started it, which was petty clearly Mayhem and Shields (Jason deserves blame too), it's that fucking Nick and Nate were pounding on Mayhem while he was held down, including kicking him in the ribs, on the part of Nate I believe. That's the point. That Shields or Melendez Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-22037419307206012552010-04-17T23:41:00.000-07:002010-04-17T23:45:21.728-07:00AnyoneEXPLAIN TO ME WHY DIAZ STANDING THERE KICKING A DOWNED MAN IN THE RIBS, WHILE HE'S BEING HELD, IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A FUCKING DISGRACE. Fuck these idiots. Nick and Nate were the reason this shit happened, period. Fuck those guys.Mauro Ranallo, you're more of an idiot than I initially thought. Stupid.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-67433202412543265652010-04-12T09:33:00.000-07:002010-04-12T09:50:02.027-07:00UFC 112 kind of suckedAnderson Silva, whatever the fuck was going through your head, get it out. You should have finished that fight a million times. If you want to prove something to Demian Maia, prove it by knocking him unconscious. You're a great fighter but you lost a lot in my eyes.Dear everyone who is making a stink about the 50-45 scorecard in Edgar-Penn (Which I too think is ridiculous): You cannot say the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-36814988252193232612010-03-20T01:01:00.000-07:002010-03-20T01:02:49.686-07:00Jones-Vera?If Brandon Vera wants a blueprint for countering guys who have unusual angles, wild attacks, unpredictable moves and great athleticism, just re-watch Mike Brown taking Urijah Faber's belt at their first meeting. Stay solid, and punch hard when there's an opening.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696341082356877250.post-53256783225272870782010-03-08T10:49:00.000-08:002010-03-08T10:52:12.061-08:00Bowles-CruzOkay, Cruz certainly won the first two rounds, but the nut-embrace going on for him is still a little silly. He was ten minutes into a 25 minute fight. I've seen plenty of fights where one guy comes out on fire and ends up losing. And Bowles didn't break his hand punching air, he broke it smacking Cruz upside the head. While I think Bowles may have continued, it was their call. But everyone out Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0