Is anyone else excited for the UFC to be on Fox now?
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lundi 10 octobre 2011
Demetrious Johnson comes up short in D.C. against Dominick Cruz
A UFC championship was defended on Versus for the first time in the organization’s history earlier tonight when the main event at UFC Live 6 unfolded in the Nation’s Capital!
Headlined by 135-pound king Dominick Cruz’s successful defense of his title against streaking contender Demetrious Johnson, the card also featured Pat Barry and Stefan Struve striking [...]
Headlined by 135-pound king Dominick Cruz’s successful defense of his title against streaking contender Demetrious Johnson, the card also featured Pat Barry and Stefan Struve striking [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/01/ufc-live-6-real-time-results
dimanche 9 octobre 2011
MMA Link Club: Top Stories for Week of October 2nd
Once again we’ve gathered the best MMA news from the baddest websites on the ‘net so that 5thRound nation won’t miss a beat! Make sure to check out the links after the jump. “UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III” and the UFC Fan Expo are officially in the books as UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/91946/mma-link-club-top-stories-for-week-of-october-2nd/
TUF 12's Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres dropping to bantamweight, meets Cole Escovedo at UFC on Fox 1
Following his second straight submission loss in the Octagon, Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres is dropping to the bantamweight division for one last shot in the UFC. The organization announced on Wednesday that Caceres will take on Cole Escovedo on Nov. 12 on the UFC on Fox 1 card in Anaheim, Calif.
Caceres has dropped fights to Mackens Semerzier and Jim Hettes since entering the organization through the Ultimate Fighter's 12th season last fall. Escovedo has lost both of his appearances in the UFC as well, dropping a decision to Renan Barao before being finished by Takeya Mizugaki last month at UFC 135. The loser of this bout is likely to find themselves out of their respective UFC contract.
Caceres has dropped fights to Mackens Semerzier and Jim Hettes since entering the organization through the Ultimate Fighter's 12th season last fall. Escovedo has lost both of his appearances in the UFC as well, dropping a decision to Renan Barao before being finished by Takeya Mizugaki last month at UFC 135. The loser of this bout is likely to find themselves out of their respective UFC contract.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_10772.shtml
samedi 8 octobre 2011
Photo Gallery: Kenny Florian vs Jose Aldo in the Octagon Soccer Kicks!
Open Workouts were held at the convention center in the octagon where the Fan Expo is being held. Jose Aldo and Kenny Florian competed with onlooking Houston Dynamos players, had a soccer kick contest to see who could keep the ball up the longest. In the end it was determined a tie and said the [...]
vendredi 7 octobre 2011
Cruz digs deep to retain his 135-pound title at UFC on Versus 6
The UFC's bantamweight champ was gasping for air early in the fight, but changed up his game plan, and used his size and wrestling to slow down the ultra-quick Demetrious Johnson. It earned Cruz a hard-fought unanimous decision, 50-45, 49-46 and 50-45, in the main event at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
Cruz (19-1, 2-0 UFC) has now won 10 straight fights and added to his reputation as a near-impossible riddle to solve. Previously, he'd built his game around a dynamic, dipping and darting striking attack, but tonight it was all about his grappling.
"It was tough. The kid's got a sick pace so I had to outwrestle him," Cruz told UFC analyst Joe Rogan. "He didn't surprise me, I was ready for a wicked grind, a wicked pace. I knew I just had to slow him down by using my strength and size."
Cruz scored 10 takedowns in 19 attempts. He also dropped Johnson with two beautiful whizzers, a judo-style takedown, and executed two nice suplexes.
Cruz got a wake-up call in the opening round. He tried to employ his confusing striking style, but couldn't catch the 5-foot-3 Johnson. "Mighty Mouse" was the slicker fighter. About four minutes into the fight, Cruz, normally a cardio machine, was breathing deep. It was time to stop Johnson's movement by putting his back on the mat.
"You gotta be able to switch everything up. You can't fight everybody the same. I wanted to show a little bit of my grappling in this fight," said Cruz.
The second round was also close, but in the third Cruz began to take over.
At 5-8, Cruz's size gave Johnson difficulties. With 3:33 left in the round, Cruz got standing control of Johnson's back and chucked him over his head. At this level of MMA, you don't often see a suplex that impressive.
"I was looking for that finish, but he toughed it out. I had that choke in deep twice and he toughed it out. He was gurgling and he just toughed it, but that's what you do for title fights," Cruz said. "That's what happens when you're fighting the best in the world."
The undersized Johnson, 23, has nothing to be embarrassed about. Cruz made high-level fighters like Brian Bowles and Joe Benavidez look silly in three mega-fights. Johnson (9-2, 2-1 UFC) hung with him in every round and lost the strikes landed battle by one (Cruz 146-145). He was a just a little too small to defend Cruz's power takedowns.
The UFC plans on introducing a 125-pound flyweight division sometime in 2012. Look for Johnson to become an immediate challenger for that title right out of the gates.
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