As I mentioned in my earlier fanpost, some ridiculous claims were made about the three time ufc loser's amateur career. That's gone now, but I suspect one of you jokers has gone in and vandalized the 'retirement' section. Anyone willing to come clean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostapha_al-Turk#Retirement

Retirement

Al-Turk has since retired from MMA and now resides in London with his life partner, Franz. They hope to move to Stockholm where they can realize their life-long goal of designing a form of currency for dogs and cats to use.

Pretty great stuff. Kudos!

You see a lot of vandalism on wikipedia pages, especially the ones about subjects no-one could be reasonably expected to give a rat's patoot about. You know, like Mostapha al-Turk. As a result, inaccuracy creeps in. Changes are made and no-one bothers to check them or even notices them. Until a man too tired to do anything useful but unable to sleep finds a steaming load of horse apples, then posts it to BE for your delication. I didn't write this nonsense, and I'm not going to bother correcting it (because, as previously noted - who cares?) but I thought you fellers and non-fellers might find it amusing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostapha_Al_Turk#Amateur_Career

Amateur Career

Most of al-Turk's amateur career is up for speculation, as the Middle Eastern nations he fought in kept no documentation of the fights he participated in. Rumor has it that he was pitted against top level competition and big name fighters, such as Dan Henderson, Royce Gracie, Dan Severn, Chuck Liddell, Brian Ebersole, Bob Sapp, Jeremy Horn, Tim Sylvia, Jeff Curran, BJ Penn, Giant Silva, Joe Riggs, and even Fedor Emelianenko. Al-Turk’s cumulative record is said to be somewhere around 66-6, but no one knows for sure.

I...see. 'Rumor has it' eh? Well, that's good enough for me! Mostapha al-Turk choked out Royce Gracie and KOed Dan Henderson in a one night tournament...somewhere...once...probably...maybe even at the same time.

Say what you wanna say.  It's gonna be a semi-dead weekend for the sport, and I've had a really nasty week so I'm really looking forward to a couple days healthy off (I took yesterday and Wednesday off, but spent the whole time shooting green crud from my lungs - yay, central texas allergens!)

I have fuckall for plans (laundry, getting out some winter clothes) and have already spent most of my paycheck, so I'll have to wait until December to do anything even semi fun.

Bitch or gloat, it's up to you.

Decipher the pictures and win a prize!*

*the prize is a smug sense of superiority in the field of pop culture references

Stolen from Louie CK's facebook page, so you KNOW it's legit!  (His show is on FX, so he has a lot riding on this)

  STATEMENT FROM FOX NETWORKS AND DIRECTV REGARDING THE STATUS OF PROGRAMMING NEGOTIATIONS

October 31, 2011

Fox Networks and DIRECTV have reached an agreement for DIRECTV to continue carrying all Fox Networks (including FX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes), Fox’s regional sports networks, Fox Broadcasting (FOX), the FOX local stations, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.  We both know the past ten days have been challenging, but we’re pleased that both sides could eventually come together to ensure our viewers continue to enjoy Fox programming.

Why? Because MTV's programming has changed in the decade or so since they were on the air. Mike Judge (the creator, head writer, and voice of both metalheaded idjits) has gone on the record as saying that now the pair will not just watch and critique music videos in their infamous, highly imitable way, but also give the same treatment to MTV's other programming, in particular the reality shows. In this New York Times Magazine article hyping the relaunch, he specifically mentions Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant. Fortunately for us Bleeding Elitists there's more to MTV than the main channel these days. There's MTV 2.

Home of Bellator.

You know, where this happened two nights ago.

via www.cdn.sherdog.com

from Fightdrinker

We've been concentrating so far on fighters competing at UFC 113 this Saturday, but there's way more than that going on in the world of MMA! Tonight is Bellator XVII, featuring UFC vet and Gal's Guide to MMA hearthrob Roger 'El Matador' Huerta.

Fightdrinker shares the hometown of Austin TX with El Matador, and even occasionally drinks in the same bars, although we've never met the tiny tough guy. In his honor, however, we present our latest creation "El Matador"

Tequila reposado with beef blood*, served dressed with lime and a salted rim.

* Use the liquid you find in a tray of hamburger or steak, or if you're a vegetarian, or just drinking somewhere where they don't keep beef blood at the bar for some crazy reason, or are just generally too wussy to go for raw meat in your drink, you might try subbing Torres Wineries Sangre de Toro instead.

via img32.imageshack.us

Wouldn't you rather see this in your address bar or browser tab than a generic page icon? Sure you would!  The best mmablog on the web, not just the best on SB* deserves one. Merry whatever!

The following link showing how to addi it to the site looks pretty simple, even for a htmidiot like myself.

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1215/html-adding-a-website-address-bar-icon-or-favicon/

* Many props to WKR, MMAMania etc., of course. But THOSE guys all have favicons!