Mixed Martial Arts

[skittleBoy]

Kalib Starnes cut by UFC due to his disappointing performance

 

UFC cuts Starnes after disgraceful performance

By Kevin Iole

 

It was a great night for mixed martial arts on Saturday in Montreal, as an enthusiastic sellout crowd of 21,390 packed the Bell Centre to watch hometown hero Georges St. Pierre reclaim the UFC welterweight title from Matt Serra at UFC 83.

 

It wasn't such a good night, though, for Kalib Starnes, who spent most of the evening running from Nate Quarry in their middleweight bout. A native of Surrey, B.C., Starnes was booed heavily by the Canadian crowd that had been boisterous in its support of all the other Canadians on the card.

 

After losing a unanimous decision on scores of 30-26, 30-27, and an unheard-of 30-24, Starnes received even worse news: He was cut from his contract by UFC president Dana White.

 

"He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work," White said Monday.

 

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LOL @ starnes

dapat lang na alisin siya no! hahaha

[textickles]

wtf?!! Chuck Liddell is out UFC 85 card in London due to a hamstring injury.

 

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=11489

[riceb0i]

uhm fedor already has fought and beaten the best heavyweight there is

 

he has beaten the current UFC HW champion twice in the past

 

plus a prime Mirko Crocop and a prime Kevin Randleman.

 

who has Tim Sylvia beat?

 

in the past 2 years he has only beat one top 10 guy, and that was Andrei Arlovski, who is fighting out of his weightclass at over 205, other than that who?

 

Look way beyond that and you'll see that he has beat Ricco Rodriguez (who was fat and on the downslide), a comebacking Tra Telligman, an out of his league Wes Sims, and the Tank Abbot replica Cabbage Correira. 3 out of those four guys aren't even in the top 10 in their weight class.

 

 

 

uhm no

 

Couture fought like that because he had to negate the size difference. How would YOU fight a 6'8 , 260lb lummox?

 

Tim Sylvia really is the most boring and unathletic MMA fighter to date.

 

 

 

uhm no Brandon didn't execute the game plan, re-watch the fight and you can see that when brandon was using his low kicks and his jab, Tim wasn't able to close the distance. Brandon for some reason didn't execute the game plan.

 

Tim isn't the best HW Fedor has fought as of late, his last fight was with Matt Lindland, who can easily beat Tim Sylvia.

 

 

so like i said, it was Tim's opponents who make the fights boring, i mentioned Couture surprised him with that bomb in the 1st and then clinched & dirty boxed Tim for a UD. the Vera fight if you watch closely, Vera wanted the separation as he was getting smothered by Sylvia in the cage, when he gets that bit of separation Sylvia immediately makes his hands busy to close the gap, so don't say that he didn't close the gap.

 

and saying that Fedor's best HW opponent as of late is Matt Lindland? c'mon dude Matt Lindland is a natural MW, really a big size advantage for fedor there if you ask me. i mean Matt is a great fighter, but he'd be outclassed by HW fighters just by the sheer size/weight. and you say Matt vs Tim = Matt as the victor? that's puzzling, i'd take Tim to win on that fight even if the fight would be a boring jab fest.

 

i'm no Tim Sylvia fan nor a big Fedor fan either, i'm a MMA fan and all i said was you can't count a fighter out unless after the fight, so Tim Sylvia still has a chance to win against Fedor since they haven't fought yet. if you're so convinced that Tim Sylvia is a boring and unathletic fighter to date, that is your opinion and you are respected for that. yes Tim's fights have been boring as of late, but after that back surgery i'd say there was an improvement with how he fights, just take the Vera fight, he took the fight to Vera not vice versa as people would like to think.

[archiexarchie]

Any news on the contract negotiation betweek Arlovski and the UFC? I hope he re-sign with them to somehow add to the few HWs of the UFC.

[lestat41]

Kalib Starnes deserves what he got,,imagine just running away from Nate Quarry for the whole 15 minutes...I don't know if he will get a job with the other promotions,,,still possible but its not going to be easy..GSP completely destroys Matt Serra and Rich Franklin fought very well against Travis Lutter,,with the next UFC coming next month,,technically there are 3 main events on this fight card..lightweight title on the line and 2 big light heavyweight bouts..can't wait for this..

 

The Fedor-Sylvia fight will be a big one,,I'm going with Fedor in this one,,he works well on the ground and he can simply take the bigger guy down for ground and pound or submission. Sylvia likes the fight standing up because of his striking skills and his size advantage. I really hope Fedor will sign with UFC and I'm sure Randy Couture will be excited to come back and face the guy..maybe its better to settle things between Couture and Nogueira to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion,,the winner faces fedor in a title match..

[riceb0i]

Kalib Starnes deserves what he got,,imagine just running away from Nate Quarry for the whole 15 minutes...I don't know if he will get a job with the other promotions,,,still possible but its not going to be easy..GSP completely destroys Matt Serra and Rich Franklin fought very well against Travis Lutter,,with the next UFC coming next month,,technically there are 3 main events on this fight card..lightweight title on the line and 2 big light heavyweight bouts..can't wait for this..

 

The Fedor-Sylvia fight will be a big one,,I'm going with Fedor in this one,,he works well on the ground and he can simply take the bigger guy down for ground and pound or submission. Sylvia likes the fight standing up because of his striking skills and his size advantage. I really hope Fedor will sign with UFC and I'm sure Randy Couture will be excited to come back and face the guy..maybe its better to settle things between Couture and Nogueira to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion,,the winner faces fedor in a title match..

 

yup it would be really hard for Starnes to get into another organization with that stunt he pulled.

 

and of course if Fedor is able to take Tim to the ground he'd most probably win the fight, and probably via an armbar. i just believe so that it won't be easy to take Sylvia down, he probably would work and bide his time like how Nog did. but never the less it would be an awesome fight, seeing two big name HWs fighting it out!

 

the Randy vs Nog fight would be a bad match for Cap. i dunno maybe its a bad style matchup for Cap since Nog is a big guy who can match up with Cap's clinching, and Nog's a sub specialist who i think can outwrestle Cap. but still this would be great to watch, then the winner fights Fedor to see who really is the #1 HW in the world.

[spartan]

Kalib Starnes cut by UFC due to his disappointing performance

 

UFC cuts Starnes after disgraceful performance

By Kevin Iole

 

It was a great night for mixed martial arts on Saturday in Montreal, as an enthusiastic sellout crowd of 21,390 packed the Bell Centre to watch hometown hero Georges St. Pierre reclaim the UFC welterweight title from Matt Serra at UFC 83.

 

It wasn't such a good night, though, for Kalib Starnes, who spent most of the evening running from Nate Quarry in their middleweight bout. A native of Surrey, B.C., Starnes was booed heavily by the Canadian crowd that had been boisterous in its support of all the other Canadians on the card.

 

After losing a unanimous decision on scores of 30-26, 30-27, and an unheard-of 30-24, Starnes received even worse news: He was cut from his contract by UFC president Dana White.

 

"He just doesn’t belong in the UFC and after his performance the other night, he should consider a new line of work," White said Monday.

 

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LOL @ starnes

 

hehehe maybe Kalib is practicing "SAYONA-TSI" and not MMA LOL.... (SAYO NA TSINELAS ko sabay takbo!) nyahahahaha

[Assasin's Creed]

JAMES IRVIN TO FACE RASHAD EVANS AT UFC 85

 

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday announced that Chuck Liddell had to withdraw from his UFC 85 main event bout against Rashad Evans due to an injury.

 

"Unfortunately, Chuck Liddell tore his right hamstring during training last week, and being the warrior that he is, he still wanted to fight, which is the reason why everyone in the world loves him," said UFC president Dana White. "But I wouldn't let anyone fight with his leg looking that way. Let him heal and come back and fight when he is 100 percent."

 

Although the UFC has made no formal announcement, MMAWeekly.com was able to confirm that James Irvin has agreed to step in and face Evans on June 7 in London in Liddell’s absence. Sources close to both fighters’ camps acknowledged the bout.

 

Irvin competed recently at the April 2 event in Broomfield, Colo., which makes for a quick return by UFC standards. His bout with Houston Alexander lasted just eight seconds though, leaving Irvin tied with Don Frye for the quickest knockout in UFC history.

 

Following an impressive knockout of Sean Salmon little more than a year ago, Evans enters the bout coming off of a frustrating draw with former UFC champion Tito Ortiz and then a split decision over Michael Bisping.

 

Neither Evans nor Irvin were available for comment at the time of publication.

 

Evans on Monday, however, expressed to MMAWeekly his disappointment at the withdrawal of Liddell, but indicated he wanted to remain on the fight card, not wanting to go an extended period of time without a fight.

 

In Liddell, UFC 85 loses much of the drawing power of its headline bout. The promotion intends to make up for that by loading up UFC 85 with 13 bouts, which is the most that it has had on one fight card in more than a decade.

 

"We're adding fights to the card and rearranging it so the U.K. fans won't have to worry, we'll still be bringing an amazing card to London and the O2 Arena,” said White.

 

There has also been recent speculation that popular British fighter and Ultimate Fighter season three winner Michael Bisping – fresh off of a victory over Charles McCarthy this past weekend in Montreal – may become a late addition to the fight card.

 

UFC 85 Bouts (officially announced):

-Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin

-Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera

-Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera

-Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites

-Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman

-Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick

-Luis Arthur Cane vs. Jason Lambert

-Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

 

UFC 85 Bouts (unannounced):

-Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro

-Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor

[Larry]

to add insult to injury

 

Kalib Starnes has been cut by his fight team ATT in Florida

 

*This has been confirmed by members of the team themselves.

 

Kalib should start considering Track and Field, or at least ballroom dancing

[riceb0i]

to add insult to injury

 

Kalib Starnes has been cut by his fight team ATT in Florida

 

*This has been confirmed by members of the team themselves.

 

Kalib should start considering Track and Field, or at least ballroom dancing

 

wow! talk about not showing up to fight, even the team he works out with doesn't want to be associated with him any longer...

 

tough luck for Starnes...

 

but on second thought the UFC and his team may just think Starnes needs rest since he was running away from Rock all night during UFC 83

[SevenZeroFive]

to be fair, even though i absolutely hated what he did, i did take the time to read his "official" statement regarding the whole thing...

 

go here: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templa...5&zoneid=13

 

IMO, if i had a broken foot i would've had the doctors take a look at it. that's standard procedure, right? he didn't even bother to inform anybody that his foot is broken, so everything was normal. if he informed his corner or the ref then maybe this "fight" would've had a different (and far better) ending. i'd rather have a doctor's stoppage because of a broken foot than a 30-24 (!!!) UD victory because my opponent ran like a little girl.

[_eRon_]

nagrarationalize lang yan; kakahiya tlga yung ginawa niya, now nobody wants him pati ba nman training camp niya ni-release siya, kawawa nman....

[Insaniac]

What Happen to Frank Mir vs Justin McCully?

 

UFC.com recently confirmed several bouts for UFC 86: “Jackson vs. Griffin” at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 5.

 

However, one fight that was mysteriously removed from the card is the heavyweight showdown between former division champion, Frank Mir, and Justin McCully.

 

No explanation was given. In fact, the match up simply disappeared from the Web site.

 

So what gives?

 

It’s likely that Mir has more important responsibilities on the horizon, including perhaps a role as coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) show opposite UFC Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

 

Of course, if the scenario plays out Mir would challenge “Minotauro” at a later date and attempt to reclaim his world title. He’s coming off a big submission win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 81: “Breaking Point,” which has catapulted him back into serious title contender discussions.

 

And it appears that with the division in a bit of turmoil right now it was enough to get him another crack at championship glory.

 

What a difference a knee bar makes.

 

TUF 8 will feature lightweights and light heavyweights and is scheduled to debut some time in late August or early September, meaning that a fight between Mir and “Big Nog” would not take place until after that timeframe if it is indeed in the works.

 

Another option is that Mir vs. McCully will be moved to the UFC 85 card to help make up for the loss of Chuck Liddell. That’s certainly a possibility. However, more intriguing, BloodyElbow.com speculates that TUF 8 will be bypassed altogether and Mir-Nog will go down in London.

 

Oh the possibilities.

 

Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.

[SevenZeroFive]

What Happen to Frank Mir vs Justin McCully?

 

UFC.com recently confirmed several bouts for UFC 86: “Jackson vs. Griffin” at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 5.

 

However, one fight that was mysteriously removed from the card is the heavyweight showdown between former division champion, Frank Mir, and Justin McCully.

 

No explanation was given. In fact, the match up simply disappeared from the Web site.

 

So what gives?

 

It’s likely that Mir has more important responsibilities on the horizon, including perhaps a role as coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) show opposite UFC Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

 

Of course, if the scenario plays out Mir would challenge “Minotauro” at a later date and attempt to reclaim his world title. He’s coming off a big submission win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 81: “Breaking Point,” which has catapulted him back into serious title contender discussions.

 

And it appears that with the division in a bit of turmoil right now it was enough to get him another crack at championship glory.

 

What a difference a knee bar makes.

 

TUF 8 will feature lightweights and light heavyweights and is scheduled to debut some time in late August or early September, meaning that a fight between Mir and “Big Nog” would not take place until after that timeframe if it is indeed in the works.

 

Another option is that Mir vs. McCully will be moved to the UFC 85 card to help make up for the loss of Chuck Liddell. That’s certainly a possibility. However, more intriguing, BloodyElbow.com speculates that TUF 8 will be bypassed altogether and Mir-Nog will go down in London.

 

Oh the possibilities.

 

Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.

 

wait, so beating someone with a 1-0 record gives you a title shot? remember, this is the same Frank Mir who is only 3-2 in his last 5 fights, suffering devastating TKO's over Brandon & Pe De Pano. his wins are from fighters with a collective record of 12-10. shows you how futile the UFC's ranking system is, or how shallow the talent pool is in the UFC heavyweight division.

 

Why not give the new guys like Cain Velasquez (who was impressive at UFC 83) & Shane Carwin a shot at Mir? a win over a relative greenhorn and now he's #1 contender to someone who's leaps & bounds better than him?

[rockybrawler]

I missed the showing of UFC 83. When is the replay guys? Thanks

[riceb0i]

wow he kneebarred Brock & he gets a shot? damn...

 

Vera deserves the shot more than Mir...

[Serial Killer]

Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves UFC 85 fight for main event and Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben UFC 85 fight confirmed

 

UFC 85 has a surprise main event … and it’s a good one.

 

Former welterweight champion Matt Hughes (42-6) and Thiago Alves (14-3) will step up to the plate, inking a fight contract to go toe-to-toe during the main event at UFC 85 at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7, according to Matt-Hughes.com.

 

The exciting showdown between two of the top performers in the 170-pound division was booked to help fill the void of the injured Chuck Liddell, who had to withdraw from his fight with Rashad Evans because of a torn hamstring.

 

Here’s a snip:

 

“June 7th, in England, I fight Thiago Alves. The fight is confirmed, it will be the main event for the card. Dana just called me with the news. Chuck got hurt and couldn’t fight, so he needed a replacement and called me and I said yes. More news as I get it. No matter what happens in this fight, I’ve got Serra next.”

 

Wow … once again Hughes comes up big to save a major pay-per-view (PPV) event — he agreed to fight Georges St. Pierre when Matt Serra pulled out just six weeks prior to their proposed clash at UFC 79: “Nemesis” in December 2007.

 

Hughes lost that bout via second round submission, derailing his immediate chances at one last title run prior to his looming retirement (Hughes has admitted that he has about three fights left in the tank.)

 

It was widely known that he would finally settle the score with Serra after “The Terror” lost his welterweight bout to St. Pierre this past weekend.

 

Things have changed for now … that showdown is apparently still guaranteed regardless of what happens in the United Kingdom.

 

Alves is coming off the biggest win of his career — a technical knockout of top division contender Karo Parisyan at UFC Fight Night 13. “The Pitbull” is on a five fight win streak since a loss to Jon Fitch back in 2006.

 

Naturally, with a win over Parisyan, as well as Hughes, Alves would clearly distinguish himself as the next title challenger after St. Pierre and Fitch face off later on this year.

 

The rumored bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben is still possible; however, “The Count” has apparently not signed the bout agreement. And now that he won’t be the main event perhaps he’s lost his desire to do so altogether.

 

 

The 185-pound showdown between Michael Bisping (15-1) and Chris Leben (18-4) at UFC 85 that MMAmania.com first passed along days ago is now official and will take place at the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7.

 

“The Count” is coming off an impressive middleweight debut at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ this past weekend, taking out Charles McCarthy in impressive fashion. It won’t be as easy, however, to pound out the super tough and extremely game “Crippler.”

 

Leben is on a two-fight win streak, including a technical knockout of Alessio Sakara at UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” last month, as well as a sensational come from behind knockout of Terry Martin at UFC Fight Night 11.

 

This has fireworks written all over it — both men prefer to keep on the feet and throw leather. If it does go to the ground, however, Leben possesses a distinct advantage with his underrated ground skills.

 

In addition to the bout between Leben and Bisping, UFC.com also made official the main event between welterweights Matt Hughes and Thiago Alves, as well as the light heavyweight tilt between Rashad Evans and James Irvin.

 

Talk about making up for the loss of Chuck Liddell — the man who had to withdraw from the UFC 85 pay-per-view (PPV) event just this week with a torn hamstring. He’s essentially the reason for the sudden increase in star power.

 

Remember, too, that there is another fantastic 170-pound scrap on the card between Mike Swick and Marcus Davis, as well as a 185-pound match up between Nate Marquardt and Thales Leites.

 

Oh yeah, two top heavyweights — Brandon Vera and Fabricio Werdum — are also scheduled to tangle.

 

 

 

Main Event:

 

Matt Hughes (42-6) vs. Thiago Alves (14-3)

 

 

Under card:

 

185 lbs.: Michael Bisping (15-1) vs. Chris Leben (18-4)

205 lbs.: James Irvin (14-4) vs. Rashad Evans (11-0-1)

265 lbs.: Brandon Vera (8-1) vs. Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1)

170 lbs.: Mike Swick (11-2) vs. Marcus Davis (14-3)

185 lbs.: Martin Kampmann (15-2) vs. Jorge Rivera (15-6)

185 lbs.: Nate Marquardt (26-7) vs. Thales Leites (12-1)

205 lbs.: Jason Lambert (23-7) vs Luis Arthur Cane (7-1)

170 lbs.: Roan Carneiro (12-6) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-8)

155 lbs.: Thiago Tavares (13-1) vs. Matt Wiman (9-3)

170 lbs.: Jess Liaudin (12-9) vs. Paul Taylor (8-3-1)

265 lbs.: Neil Wain vs. Antoni Hardonk

[fatso8]

pabugbog si Leben kay Bisping.

 

Gagawin na namang pogi si Bisping.. Pwe!

[riceb0i]

hardtohandle, i guess i was wrong with machida, i reviewed his fights and damn he is brilliant! goes in for a strike or two slides out of the way before his opponent lands a strike! damn fluid moves! hehehe watched his fight with Sokoudjou he was bloody brilliant in that fight! imagine how Soku ktfo Nog in Pride 33, really came out strong but he never had the chance to do the same with the Dragon!

galing pre, kaso medjo maliit siya for LHW, siguro magandang match siya for Spider Silva sa MW?

[lestat41]

Guys what do you think about this...came across sherdog.com's forums...hopefully there will be a match between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson...it might happen later this year..hopefully it does!!

[SevenZeroFive]

Guys what do you think about this...came across sherdog.com's forums...hopefully there will be a match between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson...it might happen later this year..hopefully it does!!

 

^ he's got nothing else to do, in all honesty. a 3rd beating from Anderson would tarnish his reputation to maybe like (sadly) Ken Shamrock status. he can move up to 205 (as he did when he fought Shamrock), but 185 is his natural fighting weight.

[riceb0i]

when he does that, he'd be a small LHW copared to guys like Soku, Forrest, Jardine, etc not really a good move for him in my opinion, but yeah another loss to Silva would k*ll his popularity. he's faced Silva 2x & he lost both matches convincingly. i guess he'd be a gatekeeper in the MW div of the UFC, like a testing ground for fighters if they're worthy to fight the spider.

[the_joker]

Guys, wala bang live na UFC sa destiny? Kasi nung serra vs gsp, parang hindi pinalabas sa solar sports eh...

[textickles]

Amazing MMA artwork...

 

http://www.shomanart.com/img_full/940_randy_couture_new.jpg http://www.shomanart.com/img_full/948_rampage.jpg

 

http://www.shomanart.com/img_full/958_chuck_liddell_new.jpg http://www.shomanart.com/img_full/946_antonio_noguiera.jpg

 

http://www.shomanart.com/img_full/961_chuck_fedor_shogun.jpg

 

 

check this site for more: http://www.shomanart.com/results.php?category=11

Edited May 1, 2008 by textickles

[textickles]

Brandon Vera Training With Gabriel Gonzaga (video Of Training Camp)

 

A quick look into Brandon “The Truth” Vera’s training camp. This video catches Brandon at the tail end of a grueling workout with, Tim Carpenter, Jake O Brien and Josh Shockman!

 

 

http://www.brandonverablog.com/blog/?p=48