Mike Fagan
UFC 137 Roundtable: How Will Georges St. Pierre’s Injury Affect the PPV Buyrate?
The Bloody Elbow staff discusses the impact of Georges St. Pierre’s knee injury on the UFC 137 PPV buyrate. Mike Fagan: I think we all had the same thought when we read Dana White’s tweet announcing Georges St. Pierre’s knee injury. The UFC had a horrific summer at the box office, and the early numbers […]
UFC 137: Analyzing Georges St. Pierre’s Knee Injury
Yesterday, UFC President Dana White announced on Twitter that welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre suffered an injury, forcing him to pull out of his UFC 137 title defense against Carlos Condit. The details are murky. Even in the information-saturated world of professional football, injury details are often vague, contradictory, or both. St. Pierre’s injury is […]
UFC 137: Georges St. Pierre Out With Injury
As if UFC 137 wasn’t crazy enough, UFC President Dana White just announced that welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has pulled out of his fight with Carlos Condit due to injury. Condit had originally been scheduled to fight B.J. Penn, but he was moved into the main event after Nick Diaz no-showed two consecutive press […]
TWIQ: MMA Quotes for the Week of October 9 – 15
CHAEL BAIT “Let’s see what the big boss is going to do.” – Brazilian supermanager Ed Soares, with a line I like to use in the bedroom. (SporTV) “My opinion is that he had his chance and tapped, he should go back to the end of the line. “ – Soares, on Chael Sonnen. I wonder if […]
Is Tim Kennedy Moving Over to the UFC? [Update: Looks Likely]
The UFC’s dismantling of Strikeforce looks to have continued with Tim Kennedy. Kennedy recently added the Ultimate Fighting Championship to his employers on Facebook: Kennedy could be referencing the fact that the UFC owns Strikeforce, and, by proxy, he’s employed by the UFC. But, then again, it seems like a random thing to do seven […]
Shawn Tompkins: Last Captured Training Footage
I don’t believe in fate, but the timing of Gamma Labs CEO Cliff Morgan’s email was coincidental all the same. I’m sitting in the bowling alley at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Amateur Bowlers Tour Fall Nationals tournament. I sat here around the same time last year. One […]
TWIQ: MMA Quotes for the Week of October 2 – 8
THE WEEK IN CHAEL “Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck.” – Chael Sonnen, talking to Joe Rogan after submitting Brian Stann at UFC 136. (UFC 136 telecast) “Super Bowl weekend, the biggest rematch in the history of the business, I’m calling you out Silva, but we’re upping the stakes.” – Sonnen, before brandishing a brand new middleweight WAMMA […]
UFC 136 Results: Frankie Edgar Saved Us From Controversy
Let’s play “what if?” for a moment. Imagine Frankie Edgar doesn’t land the uppercut that sent Gray Maynard stumbling back toward the fence. The round ends with Edgar taking his third decisive round. Maynard, after hearing an earful from his corner about his offensive output, comes out spirited in the final frame and wins the […]
UFC 136 Results: Aldo vs. Florian, Phan vs. Garcia FightMetric Reports
From the FightMetric blog: UFC 136 broke the record for longest UFC event. The 158 minutes and 32 seconds of fight time bested UFC Fight Night 20, which lasted 149 minutes and 50 seconds. Nam Phan set the record for most significant strikes in a single fight with 174. He landed 102 significant strikes in their […]
UFC 136 Results: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
It took him 43 minutes and 54 seconds, but Frankie Edgar finally provided a resolution to what he and Gray Maynard started on New Year’s Day. The trilogy fight followed the same script as their UFC 125 rematch. Edgar found his range early, peppering strikes in and out against the slower, more deliberate Maynard. The […]
Anderson Silva to Grace UFC Undisputed 3 Cover
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was revealed as the cover athlete for THQ’s UFC Undisputed 3 at the second day of the UFC Fan Expo in Houston, Texas. Silva won the honor in a fan vote, beating out fellow champions Frankie Edgar, Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones, and Cain Velasquez. “This is, for me, a […]
UFC 136: Chael Sonnen Denies Gameplanning for Brian Stann
Matt Roth’s been running around Houston, Texas this week, covering UFC 136 for MMA Nation. He got himself in the media scrum with Chael Sonnen following Sonnen’s open workout yesterday. Roth has a great writeup over at Nation, but he left out my favorite Sonnen quote for the video: I don’t do gameplans. Listen, guys. You can […]
UFC 136: Frankie Edgar Talks Gray Maynard, Jose Aldo
Matt Roth is done in Houston covering UFC 136 for MMA Nation, and he shot this video of Frankie Edgar talking to the media following the open workouts. Frankie is candid and interesting, and it’s a shame that he doesn’t have a bigger profile. From Matt’s post at Nation: For the past two years, Edgar has had […]
UFC 136: A Running Diary of Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II
The UFC website is offering the Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard rematch from UFC 125 available for free at their website. Fire up the link and follow along: 0:00 Looks like this is ripped straight from the UFC 125 broadcast. It’s interesting to note how the betting odds have played out for these two fights. Maynard closed […]
FightMetric Introduces New Fantasy MMA Game
Up until now, fantasy MMA games have been limited to pick ’em contests, confidence pools, or betting play money against the spread. Yesterday, FightMetric announced their new game: MMA Salary Cap. From the FightMetric blog: The game works just like other salary cap style fantasy games. Players are given a budget for each MMA event to spend […]
TWIQ: MMA Quotes for the Week of September 25 – October 1
JON JONES UNDER SIEGE “I don’t know how he got my number.” – Jon Jones, on a call he received from Steven Seagal. I’m sure that conversation went swimmingly and was not strange at all. (The Jim Rome Show) “He was like ‘Hey listen, I think you’re gonna win the fight, and when I predict someone’s […]
Angle Shooting: UFC President Dana White Offered Kurt Angle TUF 10 Spot, Not PPV Fight
Search Google for “Kurt Angle UFC” and you’ll come back with hits as far back as 2006. The former WWE superstar and current TNA heavyweight champion has bragged about Dana White offering him contracts to fight in the UFC. In the latest iteration, Angle claims that White offered him a pay-per-view fight against Kimbo Slice. […]
UFC on Versus 6: A Look at Mario Yamasaki’s Anthony Johnson vs. Charlie Brenneman Stoppage
It was not good to be a Yamasaki last night. Mario and brother Fernando each made questionable decisions, including an early stoppage in the curtain jerker between Walel Watson and Joseph Sandoval, “saving” Shane Roller from T.J. Grant’s armbar, and allowing Yves Edwards every opportunity to inflict brain damage on Rafaello Oliveira. Fortunately for the […]
UFC on Versus 6 Results: Flyweights Coming Next Year
Demetrious Johnson ‘s biggest failure as a bantamweight is that he isn’t a bantamweight. He put on a spirited performance against bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz last night, but the size difference between the two became more and more apparent as the fight dragged on. Fortunately for “Mighty Mouse,” it looks like he’ll be in his […]
UFC on Versus 6 Results: Dominick Cruz vs. Demetrious Johnson Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
Dominick Cruz showed another wrinkle in his game tonight. The problem of Demetrious Johnson’s speed was made apparent early on. Cruz relies heavily on speed and constant movement, which overshadows serious fundamental flaws in his footwork. Johnson proved he could not only keep up with Cruz, but set the pace himself. Cruz, normally used to […]
Hagler vs. Leonard: Oral History and Fight Video of a Boxing Classic
Grantland, Bill Simmons’ pet project, is a hit-or-miss venture. They struck gold last week with an oral history of the 1987 middleweight championship fight between “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler and “Sugar” Ray Leonard. For those unfamiliar, here are the basics: Hagler and Leonard, along with Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran ruled the welter- and middleweight divisions in boxing […]
UFC on Fox: Spike TV Will Air Velasquez-dos Santos Marathon During Fox Broadcast
Last week, Dana White described Spike TV airing Bellator fights on Spike.com as “dishonorable” and “against the spirit” of their deal. This is the same Dana White whose promise of “business as usual” involves gutting Strikeforce of its talent in what looks like an obvious attempt to sway Showtime from renewing their contract in 2012. […]
TWIQ: MMA Quotes for the Week of September 18 – 24
FOR BRITISH EYES ONLY “The most creative or versatile to date…I don’t know, man. That’s a good question. I didn’t really think about that.” – Quinton Jackson, on UFC 135 opponent Jon Jones. Jones would up his game with MMA Nation’s Luke Thomas. (Luke Thomas) “Well, you know, I’m British, so being a double agent is […]
UFC 135 Results: Dana White Expects Matt Hughes to Retire
Following his knockout loss to Josh Koscheck at UFC 135, Matt Hughes told Joe Rogan that he wasn’t going to retire, but that he would let the UFC put him “on a shelf” and go from there, a cryptic answer since getting “put on the shelf” is a euphemism for retirement. Hughes may be looking […]
UFC 135 Results: Jon Jones vs. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
Jon Jones didn’t run through Quinton Jackson like he ran through Brandon Vera and Vladimir Matyushenko and Mauricio Rua. This performance was more measured. He stifled Jackson through the first three rounds before taking him down and calmly working for a rear naked choke in the fourth. Jones confused Jackson with his reach and distance, […]
UFC 135: Jon Jones vs. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
Jon Jones didn’t run through Quinton Jackson like he ran through Brandon Vera and Vladimir Matyushenko and Mauricio Rua. This performance was more measured. He stifled Jackson through the first three rounds before taking him down and calmly working for a rear naked choke in the fourth. Jones confused Jackson with his reach and distance, […]
UFC 135: Dana White Video Blog, Day 2
Highlights: 0:00 – UFC 135 weigh-ins. 0:47 – Junior Assuncao gets a little too aggressive and needs to be separated from Eddie Yagin. 1:12 – Nick Rings steps in Tim Boetsch’s face and gives him a bit of a butt with the head. Boetsch is not amused. Dana White separates the two. 1:45 – UFC President Dana […]
UFC 135: Rashad Evans Visits ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s Camp, Has Seen Jon Jones Quit
Rashad Evans spoke with MMA Nation’s Luke Thomas on the eve of UFC 135. Evans, who turns 32 on Sunday, will be in attendance at the Pepsi Center in Denver, and he is expected to step into the Octagon and challenge the winner of UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Quinton […]
UFC 135: Rashad Evans Live Video Webchat
Streaming video by Ustream Rashad Evans follows Jason Miller and Michael BIsping with this live Ustream webchat at 1 p.m. ET. Evans will be in attendance at UFC 135 in Denver, Colorado, and it is expected that he will challenge the winner of the main event between Jon Jones and Quinton Jackson. Evans was originally […]
UFC President Dana White Says He’ll Handle Nick Diaz Differently
Nick Diaz solidified his place as the MMA counterpart to the NFL’s Ricky Williams and MLB’s Manny Ramirez. Williams, the pot-smoking holistic healer and yoga instructor, whose social anxiety has seen him give post-game interviews with his helmet on, not to mention leaving and returning to the NFL on more than one occasion. Ramirez became […]