Flying fighters! Suplex and slam shown at UFC on Versus 6

On a card that was free for cable subscribers, the UFC put together a card that was fun to watch. Two reasons why I am happy I tuned in (outside of it being my job to do so)? The suplexes from Dominick Cruz in his win over Demetrious Johnson, and Pat Barry's slam in a losing effort to Stefan Struve.

Check out the technique that the bantamweight Cruz showed in performing this suplex.

Johnson said afterwards that the suplex didn't actually hurt him. However, they were key to Cruz controlling Johnson for five rounds.

Barry found himself in a triangle choke in the second round of his fight against Struve. His strong legs are usually used for punishing kicks, but this time, they were used to pick up all 261 lbs. of Struve.

Unfortunately for Barry, the slam didn't work. Struve tightened the choke and Barry was forced to tap. But the final two minutes of the fight made the entire card worth watching.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Flying-fighters-Suplex-and-slam-shown-at-UFC-on?urn=mma-wp7664

Joe Hybrid Duarte

Sonnen vs. Stann: Chael?s making ?the first defense of his middleweight title?

Are we getting enough Chael Sonnen before his fight this week at UFC 136? Brent Brookhouse over at Bloody Elbow says no. I'd agree with that except for the fact that there's two title fights on the card and those guys have to get the lion share of the attention with major media outlets.

So that means Sonnen will have to get his word out via the blogosphere. He's doing it well. The middleweight contender had an epic conversation with Mauro Ranallo on the Score's "The MMA Show" podcast.

Sonnen has been consistent with his approach to Brian Stann, so he had nothing bad to say about the military veteran, but it's clear he's looking ahead to another shot at Anderson Silva. Sonnen's actually calling this fight "the first defense of his middleweight title."

Aside from suggesting that Silva is the biggest "dirtbag" in the sport, he avoided talking about the UFC middleweight champ.

At the end of the interview, he could contain himself no longer.

"You tell Anderson Silva I'm coming over and I'm kicking down his backdoor and patting his little lady on the ass and I'm telling her to make me a steak, medium-rare just how I like it," said Sonnen.

Sonnen threw in a dig at another Brazilian fighter, Vitor Belfort:

"What do you want me to do? Respond to a chicken who never shows up to fight? What do you want me to do? Respond to a guy that backs down on the scale because some idiot puts a mask on of Phantom of the Opera? You want me to take this clown seriously? Look, he hits hard, I think he's a very skilled fighter, I think he's a wimp and I don't think that he'd show up to save his life and I think that's wise," said Sonnen (17:00 mark).

He also had much to say about his thoughts on Wanderlei Silva:

"Sucks," said Sonnen.

Ranallo was rolling throughout the interview simply saying "this guy is amazing."

Sonnen actually accused Ranallo of being a huge liar because he used to work for PRIDE and over-hyped the promotion.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Sonnen-vs-Stann-Chael-8217-s-making-8216-th?urn=mma-wp7774

Marcus Davis 

Dominick Cruz: ?It's taken years for me to believe in myself.?

For some fighters, suffering a loss after a solid run as remaining unbeaten could be disheartening. Add the unique situation of the bout being the biggest of your career, having a significant title on the line, and the defeat coming less than two minutes into the first round, and the effects might even be detrimental [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/09/26/dominick-cruz-%e2%80%9cits-taken-years-for-me-to-believe-in-myself-%e2%80%9d

Luiz Buscapé Firmino

Legacy Fighting 9 airs Dec. 16 on HDNet with Bronzoulis-Patino, Kelly-Rexroad

The Texas-based Legacy Fighting Championships returns to the HDNet airwaves on Dec. 16.

That's when Legacy Fighting Championship 9 takes place at Houston's Arena Theater.

The co-headliners feature some notables, including Mike Bronzoulis, who's coming off a Strikefore victory, and Paul Kelly, who recently concluded a UFC run with a 5-4 record.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/pMuFn-lsOcI/legacy-fighting-9-airs-dec-16-on-hdnet-with-bronzoulis-patino-kelly-rexroad.mma

Rob Broughton 

new gsp interview from sept 8th 2011

gsp talking about not finishing fights

Source: http://www.mmanews.com/video/animalmother/1046

Daniel Acacio

Bellator 52 Results and Recap: Prindle and Hayes Score Upsets, Ivanov and Sparks Dominate

Bellator 52 took place in Lake Charles, Louisiana tonight. The night marked the start of the season five heavyweight tournament with each participant gunning for a shot at $100,000 and a Bellator heavyweight title shot at champion Cole Konrad.

The opening round of action was marked by two upsets by Eric Prindle and Mike Hayes and two dominant performances from Blagoi Ivanov and Ron Sparks.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/26247/bellator-52-results/

Logan The Pink Pounder Clark 

UFC 135: "Jones vs. Rampage" Results From September 24, 2011

<B>By MATT BOONE<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>

The following are quick-match results from the UFC 135: "Jones vs. Rampage" event, which emanated from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on September 24, 2011.<BR><BR>

<B>Facebook.com Preliminary Fights</B><BR><BR>

-James Te Huna def. Ricardo Romero via KO (punches) at 0:47 of Round 1.<BR>
-Takeya Mizugaki def. Cole Escovedo via TKO (punches) at 4:30 of Round 2.<BR>
-Junior Assuncao def. Eddie Yagin via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.<BR>

<B>Spike TV Preliminary Fights</B><BR><BR>

-Tim Boetsch def. Nick Ring via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.<BR>
-Tony Ferguson def. Aaron Riley via TKO (broken jaw) after 1 Round.<BR>

<B>Pay-Per-View Fights</B><BR><BR>

-Nate Diaz def. Takanori Gomi via Submission (armbar) at 4:27 of Round 1.<BR>
-Travis Browne def. Rob Broughton via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.<BR>
-Mark Hunt def. Ben Rothwell via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.<BR>
-Josh Koscheck def. Matt Hughes via KO (punches) at 4:59 of Round 1.<BR>
-Jon "Bones" Jones def. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:14 of Round 4 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.<BR><BR>

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Per Eklund