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The UFC and pac man vs mayweather will not be the same night. I am pumped for that fight and will...

ufc4 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:19:42 -0000

The UFC and pac man vs mayweather will not be the same night. I am pumped for that fight and will be there for that one!!!

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Strikeforce Challengers Photos

ufc4 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:49:17 -0000

Strikeforce Challengers Photos

A set of photos from the Strikeforce event in Kansas City on 11/20/09.

CarmichaelDave - Fun UFC rumor: Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz to coach TUF 11, then fight at the end...

ufc4 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:38:51 -0000

CarmichaelDave - Fun UFC rumor: Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz to coach TUF 11, then fight at the end of the season.

CarmichaelDave - Fun rumor Pt 2: Urijah Faber to get shot at Jose Aldo in May with win over Rafael Assuncao in January.

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Anyone Going To Vegas For UFC 106?

ufc4 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:43:06 -0000

I'm gonna be in Vegas November 20-23, at first I was planning on going to the fights but now that BROCKLESNAR has dropped out I'm not sure if I'll actually be going (depends on what kind of deal I can get on a ticket) but I'll definitely be at the weigh-ins and watching the fights somewhere. If any of my fellow Bloody Elbow readers are gonna be there I'd love to meet up and share some drinks and conversation. Either email me through my profile page or we can discuss it in the comments.

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Fedor Emelianenko in his infamous honey commercial.

ufc4 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:34:34 -0000

Fedor Emelianenko in his infamous honey commercial.

Erin Toughill Drops out of Strikeforce Bout Against Marloes Coenen

ufc4 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:14:47 -0000

The November 7th Strikeforce card has suffered its first casualty, according to MMAWeekly.com:

A Nov. 7 fight that was bound to determine a contender to Strikeforce 145-pound women’s champion Cris "Cyborg" Santos is off.

Sources informed MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday that the showdown between Erin Toughill (10-2-1) and Marloes Coenen (16-3), scheduled for the undercard of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, is off the card.

Toughill had to withdraw due to an undisclosed medical condition.

Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come as Strikeforce has had trouble with fighters dropping out of fights before. Diaz and Overeem are two names that immediately come to mind, with all the big names on this card and the exposure it will get being on CBS Strikeforce can't afford to have this event run anything but smoothly.

Rampage's New Blog Post- "UFC looked like a**holes"

ufc4 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:39:56 -0000

I normally wouldn't quote the whole thing but since you have to sign up to read this some people might not want to do that, here is his new post:

I was watching the fight this weekend with the director of the A Team movie, the movie crew & a couple of actors & I never been ashamed to be a part of MMA till now. The UFC looked like assholes this weekend. The main event was boring. I anticipated that because let's be real.. Machida is a boring fighter. But Shogun getting robbed like that was pretty cut throat. Then you hear Joe Rogan say you "you have to beat the champ to be a champ." & that made me think the UFC are full of shit! Not to be whiny here but I still don't feel like I've been beat in the UFC.. but I'm not champ anymore. If the UFC gives Shogun an immediate rematch because of the controversial loss then that would validate everything I have said about the UFC in my recent posts & why I'm pissed at the UFC. But yet he deserves one & so have I deserved one against Forrest.

The reason why I was ashamed of the UFC is because some people around me were saying that the UFC is becoming corrupt like boxing & asked me is that stuff real? Most of the people from the A Team movie were just watching it because I was watching it & they don't know much about MMA & were starting to get into it but last night they didn't have anything good to say about my sport. So I was so ashamed.

One good thing came out of the fight last night. Rashad looked more like a bitch. If he would have just tried to fight Machida instead of just nutting up he probably could have done better. I saw every last one of Machida's weaknesses this last weekend. No wonder TUF is editing Rahsad to try to make him look good cause they need all their fighters to sell tickets. They never should have tried to make me look bad cause I'm the wrong person to pull that type of crap with. Cause I don't give a fuck about the TUF show or about the UFC. There's not another fighter on this planet that can do what I do & they know it. I don't need them. All they did was fucken piss me off. & any fighter on my team who says they lost a fight because of my coaching can fucken kiss my ass & say that shit to my face. It's very easy to point the fingers when you lose. But I can't get into the cage & fight for ya'll. I can only fight for myself. & for all you UFC & TUF fans out there, here's a big announcement.... IT'S A DAMN TV SHOW! With how much footage they got & how much editing they did, they can make anyone look the way they want. This is my last time blogging about this damn TUF show. Just because I don't go into the cage when a fighter loses & cry all over him & hug on him makes me a bad person? I have many reasons why I don't go into the cage cause when I'm pissed I make bad decisions. So you guys say whatever you want to say about me, all the crap you want about Rampage, but one thing I'm gonna tell you is that Rampage is real & straight up Rashad is fake as hell. When I was coaching the show, I forgot that Rashad won the first heavyweight TUF show. I didn't think about the outcome or editing of the TUF show & them promoting their own. I don't see nothing wrong with that but don't do it on another guy's expense.

The UFC needs to get some new judges before I even think about coming back. I want the hardcore fans to go back & watch all the fights that you thought was kinda shady with the judges in the UFC & TUF & write down the names of the judges so you guys can complain & have a voice. Do your homework. This sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans. Its hard for me to believe that the UFC is so successful & has over 100 shows & can't tell who wins a fight. How is it that they can't tell who wins a fight on an important title fight? Me doing TUF 10 & seeing how they edited it now & seeing how Wes Shivers lost his fight is making me very skeptical about the UFC. Note to TUF: Anybody involved in making the TUF show do me a big favor... Don't look at me cause you're fake. Don't talk to me cause you're fake. Don't even think about me cause you're fake. & if you do you might just get cussed the fuck out.

Well it sure doesn't look like Dana and Rampage have done anything to patch up whatever sort of rift has developed between them. Honestly I think the best thing Rampage could do right now is just keep his mouth shut because the only thing he is doing is making himself look bad and alienating more fans. And it shows how much he really knows about MMA when he acts like the judges work for the UFC which is obviously not the case and in the next sentence says "do your homework". We get it Rampage- you're mad, the UFC has screwed you over, and you don't care about the UFC or the "haters". It just seems odd that you keep talking about it so much considering you "don't give a fuck".

Foolproof Marketing Ploy for Fedor on CBS

ufc4 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:06:41 -0000

A lot has been said about whether or not CBS can make Fedor a star in the US and what the best way to market him is. I have devised a plan so flawless that I'm surprised MMASuPreMaCy didn't think of it earlier.

You can thank me for this later CBS:

Do you like ice cream?

Do you like Disneyland?

Do you like hugs?

So does the world's greatest mixed martial arts fighter! Tune in Saturday, November 7th to see Fedor "I'm Basically Unbeaten" Emelianenko dismantle Brett "The Tire Man" Rogers in under three minutes! Live on CBS!

Look for this ad on CBS during your favorite NFL team's game next Sunday. Or not.

Chuck Liddell was voted off Dancing With The Stars tonight.

ufc4 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:55:54 -0000

Chuck Liddell was voted off Dancing With The Stars tonight.

Six Degrees of Kevin Randleman

ufc4 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:06:43 -0000

You guys have all heard of the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, right? Basically you name an actor or actress and try to connect them to Kevin Bacon in as few steps as possible. For instance, George Clooney. Clooney was in 'Ocean's 11' with Brad Pitt who was in 'Sleepers' with Kevin Bacon. Easy enough, right? So I got to thinking about an MMA version of the game, except instead of movies we'd be talking about fights. Obviously it won't be as easy in MMA with the different weight classes but I think Randleman is a good choice since he has fought at both HW and LHW. So I'll give you an example- Nate Marquardt, a middleweight. Marquardt has fought Anderson Silva who has fought Forrest Griffin who has fought Shogun Rua who has fought Randleman. How about Caol Uno, impossible right? Nope. Uno- BJ Penn- Lyoto Machida- Vernon White- Pedro Rizzo- Randleman. I'm going to throw a few other random names out there and if anyone is bored enough you can try to make the link (if there is one):

Kimbo Slice
Royce Gracie
Tom Lawlor
Don Frye
Mayhem Miller
Bob Sapp

And you guys are free to pick different ones if you want, I just thought this was something fun and interesting to pass some time and help us learn about the history of the sport as well. Have fun!