Mixed Martial Arts

[MrRoboboto21]

Khabib Nurmagomedov all day!!.

[Guiness]

 

Relax, Vera did beat Frank Mir. Even Mir admits he lost to this guy who was not even supposed to be a heavyweight. In fairness to Mir, he had his battles outside the cage that he had to deal with.

 

Frank Mir was dealing with a lot of issues, from his injury to being out of shape during the time he fought Vera. I've followed Vera since he fought in the UFC. He wouldn't have beaten Mir if Mir was in shape and focused for the fight.

 

I have a lot of respect for Vera even repping for the Philippines when he fights but i just don't think he's that good. He fits under the category of a "never was".

 

If its a Filipino fighter who deserves praise it would be Mark Munoz. At least this guy is legit good and he beat guys like Demian Maia and Chris Leben.

Edited September 7, 2016 by hahnz

[Guiness]

UFC 203's Alistair Overeem: Winning UFC heavyweight title would 'cement my legacy' in MMA

 

By: Mike Bohn and John Morgan | September 7, 2016 3:15 pm

 

CLEVELAND – Alistair Overeem knows there’s a lot at stake for him at UFC 203.

Any fighter winning a UFC belt is significant, but for Overeem, capturing heavyweight gold from Stipe Miocic would be the perfect bow on an already illustrious MMA career.

 

“We’re here for one goal and one goal only,” Overeem said at today’s UFC 203 open workouts.” We’re going to cement my legacy. We are going to get that championship belt. It will be history, and the after-party for some people will not be as nice.”

UFC 203 takes place Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Overeem (41-14 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Miocic (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) headlines the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

 

The chance to fight for the UFC belt has been a long time coming for “The Reem.” He was originally meant to have the opportunity at UFC 146 in May 2012, but a failed drug test derailed his chance. He could have gotten right back in the mix following his suspension, but he ran into an up-and-down period in his career in which he suffered a few key losses that forced him to rebuild.

 

Overeem is right back where he needs to be now, though. He enters UFC 203 on a four-fight winning streak, including three victories by knockout. One of the wins in that stretch was a knockout of former UFC champ Junior Dos Santos, the most recent fighter to beat Miocic.

 

MMA math infrequently works, however, and Overeem knows he must produce one of his finest performances in order to beat the current titleholder.

 

“I expect him to come with a full arsenal,” Overeem said. “He has his striking, he has his wrestling base and, yeah, (he’s) a very dominant fighter and has got power. But everyone has power. So I have to be ready for his strikes, for his counterstrikes, I have to be ready for his wrestling. My game plan is great, so I’m very confident.”

 

The UFC championship is essentially the one missing piece from Overeem’s resume. He won the Strikeforce championship, DREAM championship and even crossed over into kickboxing and won a K-1 title. None of those belts hold the same prestige as the UFC, though, and Overeem said he can feel inside what an important moment this is for his career.

 

“It definitely does feel special,” Overeem said. “There’s definitely that extra tingling of nerves. Sometimes you don’t have nerves, sometimes you have a little bit of nerves. This is a little bit of nerves. But this is going to be my 87th fight. We’ve been there, we’ve done that. I use that tension. I’m using those nerves to my advantage. We’ll come out on top on Saturday.”

 

Overeem started his MMA journey in October 1999 and has had a roller coaster of experiences during that time. At 36, some might say his chance has come too late and he won’t be able to overcome a champion like Miocic, who is essentially the prototype for the modern MMA fighter. Overeem begs to differ, though, and said he’s going to force the title to change hands in emphatic fashion.

“I am the most hungry fighter of the heavyweight division,” Overeem said. “I predicted a second- or third-round knockout. It depends on him a little bit, too, because it takes two to tango. Judging his nature, it’s not going to take that long – but you never know. There’s an X-factor involved. He can go away, he can evade, he can become a different Stipe all of a sudden. But otherwise, I don’t see it lasting two or three rounds.”

[The Cunning Linguist]

UFC 203 is going to be off the hook!

 

Stipe Miocic vs Alistair Overeem!

 

plus the debut of CM Punk! I think it's going to be train wreck (or completely scripted for Gall to lose) either way it's going to be fun to watch.

[Guiness]

UFC 203 Official Weigh-in

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd5g9Y26XNs

Edited September 10, 2016 by hahnz

[Guiness]

on CM Punk's upcoming fight.

 

and i quote Jesse from the movie The Fast and the Furious

 

"You just can't climb in the ring with Ali 'cause you think you box!"

 

This is a real fight Punk, this is not WWE where you pull your punches

[startoffbeat]

I appreciate the fact that Overeem walked out to Pride's theme song. Man, I miss that promotion.

[Guiness]

The result was no surprise. But Punk earned my respect because he put the work in despite the disadvantage. He didn't come into the fight lightly. Gall called out fellow "Dana White looking for a white" signee Sage Northcutt. That would be a good match for an undercard fight.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e6P7ZOjOHA

[Guiness]

Werdum wins by Unanimous Decision

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP85Nn1-bPg

 

 

Browne's not getting into Ronda's panties tonight.

Edited September 11, 2016 by hahnz

[extrajootz]

Can't say I'm surprised with the result for the CM Punk fight. Still I got mad respect for him for having the balls to step into the ring even though he's already pushing 40. Just goes to prove that even under the wing of a wolrd class trainer such as Duke Roufus and having Showtime Pettis and Tyrone Woodley, you still have to earn your stripes both in training or in the smaller circuits.

[MrRoboboto21]

Rockhold vs Jacare 2 confirmed!

[The Cunning Linguist]

Kawawang CM Punk...kala ko magiging scripted laban, hindi pala haha...That Miocic vs Overeem fight though, damn!

[startoffbeat]

WTF is up with Travis Browne calling a time out? He is not the referee.

[Guiness]

Chael Sonnen teases Bellator debut fight against Tito Ortiz on Nov. 19 in San Jose

By Adam Guillen Jr.

Sep 20, 2016, 11:45a

 

Chael Sonnen is now a Bellator MMA fighter and he is wasting no time in trying to pick a fight.

 

During a recent conference call, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-time middleweight title contender declared his intention to go around and kick as much ass as he could during his "Legends Ass-Kicking" tour, which includes targets such as Quinton Jackson and Fedor Emelianenko.

 

However, as he reiterated during his visit to The MMA Hour, the first person on his hit list is Tito Ortiz, as he officially called him out, saying all he needs is the contract in front of him to make it official.

And he already has a time and place set.

 

For Sonnen, while he says he’s aware of the "truck full of excuses" Tito often brings to the table for not winning a fight, he is confident Ortiz will keep his word and show come fight night.

"I am on a legends ass-kicking tour and I’m starting with Tito Ortiz on November 19. All I need is a contract. This could not be any more of an official callout. I don’t have the linguistic ability to call someone out more articulately or clear. If Tito does not want to accept, I will never bully him again. I’m not here to pick on him. I will take a ‘no’ as a default and I will move on. But for right now, my message for you is that on Nov. 19, ‘The Bad Boy,’ vs. ‘The Bad Guy.’"

 

 

A fight that "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" -- who was last seen losing to Liam McGeary over a year ago -- is keen on accepting.

As part of his new and perhaps final run in the sport of MMA, Sonnen feels a responsibility to not only help himself, but the up-and-coming fighters competing on the undercard to up their earnings, as well, as he remembers the time when it was he who was struggling.

 

As far as contract details, Sonnen didn't spill much, but did say that one of his first meetings with Bellator MMA boss Scott Coker, the head cheese simply told him not to "shop him" and that his contract offer was going to be his first and best offer.

"I got a job to do and that’s the bottom line. I’m a company guy and I don’t try to come in, take all the money and leave town. I’m a capitalist but I have a very systematic approach to fighting. There are guys on the undercard that aren’t going to be getting any money and the guys on the top of the bill have got to have a trickle down effect and look out for everybody else. I see some of these scumbags now, they try to grab all the money and run away and go, ‘All the attention is on me.’ You are not totally wrong on that, you are bringing in the dollars, but it’s still family here. You got a group, it doesn’t matter if it’s your opponent, your enemy or some guy that’s trying to live his dream. The show doesn’t go on with just two guys. Yeah, I got a job to do and I’ll do it and deliver."

 

The rest, as they say, is history.

Edited September 20, 2016 by hahnz

[Jon Mohan]

UFC Fight Night Manila 2

 

BJ o Lamas?