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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
9:37 pm	UFC 118 Online - James Toney Fighter Profile James "Lights Out" Toney is really a previous IBF middleweight champion, super middleweight champion, and cruiserweight champion, and may be the present IBA heavyweight champion. Watch UFC 118 James Nathaniel Toney was born on August 24, 1968 in Grand Rapids Michigan. He moved to Detroit with his mother Sherrie when his father abandoned him at the age of three. A lot of his youth was spent in the typical ghetto environment. He excelled at both football and amateur boxing and became 1 of his substantial school's top football players He was offered university football scholarships to Michigan State and Western Michigan schools. He blew that chance at a University of Michigan training camp when he come to be involved in an altercation with Deion Sanders. According to Toney, during the tryout he and Sanders got into a confrontation and exchanged words which escalated for the point where Toney hit Sanders. It was then that Toney realized that he was not a team player and made the decision to focus his attention on boxing. Toney experienced compiled an amateur record of 31 wins 2 losses and 29 KO's when he made the decision that he wanted to make a living inside the ring. He was 7 and when his manager Johnny "Ace" Smith, a drug dealer, was shot and killed. Over the following two many years, James Toney experienced compiled a record of 26 wins no losses and 1 draw. On May possibly 10, 1991, Toney earned a title shot in opposition to the then undefeated IBF middleweight champion Michael Nunn. He entered this match, in Nunn's hometown of Davenport Iowa, as a large underdog. Above the subsequent 3 and half many years, Toney would come to be a person of boxing's most active champions. On the time he fought Nunn, until his battle with Roy Jones in November 1994, Toney had fought an awesome 20 times. In that fight, Toney experienced to overcome a nasty cut (that would later call for 33 stitches), to pull out a determination win above Johnson. Toney would go on to defend his middleweight title 5 far more times towards the likes of Francesco Dell Aquilla, WBA champion Mike McCallum, Dave Tiberi, Glenn Wolfe, and once again McCallum. Toney tore the biceps and triceps muscles in his left arm in is September 2003 battle against Rydell Booker, and underwent surgical treatment two days later. He was prescribed medication shortly following the surgical treatment, and his arms was inside a cast till the pursuing January. His promoter, Dan Goossen said, "James received medical treatment for recovery from his bicepts and triceps surgical treatment last calendar year. His doctor has mentioned that the mixture of medications utilised to control the inflammation and tissue growth triggered the good check result. This is additional supported considering that the body, in combination with all the medications, naturally creates the form of substance reflected within the test outcomes. I've in no way employed any illegal substances to prepare myself for a combat. My strength is my abilities. Individuals don't remember that I weighed 205 pounds in higher school 20 many years ago. I place on weight final yr simply because I experienced nothing to complete but sit on my fat butt. "I have generally been prepared to fight anybody available, any time, anyplace. I will knock them all above. My talent speaks for itself." His two wins in 2003 towards past four-time heavyweight entire world champion, Evander Holyfield and IBF cruiserweight earth champion, Vassiliy Jirov, were among probably the most substantial of his career and earned Toney the "2003 Fighter with the Year" award by The Ring Magazine. Toney was also the Ring's "Fighter from the Year" in 1991. He mentioned, "I'm a significantly much better fighter now than I had been then, due to the fact number 1, I am more significant about my game. Back again then, I wasn't. I would train, but it was half-assed. Now, I take superior care of my entire body than I did prior to. Toney even more added, "After I turned pro, I was living in Ann Arbor and Greg Owens, who began me out, we would go down to all the finest gyms within the city to see where's the finest opposition. If you are able to battle therem, you'll be able to combat anywhere inside entire world. That is why most fighters within the globe, fighters in the east coast and west, when they arrive to Kronk, they obtained into a do-or-die scenario, they can't survive in there. De La Hoya came in there, he did not final but a couple of days. Even Evander Holyfield didn't final as well long. I thought he would final longer than he did, but he didn't. It is hot as hell, and that's how I like it. I had been down there kicking ass." James Toney has beaten past globe champions, Evander Holyfield (TKO 9), Vassiliy Jirov (W 12), Adolpho Washington (TKO 10), Charles Williams (KO 12), Iran Barkley (TKO 9), Doug DeWitt (TKO 6), Reggie Johnson (W 12), and Michael Nunn (TKO 11). (Comment on this)
Monday, August 16th, 2010
12:17 pm	Watch UFC 118 Edgar vs Penn 2 Online In a massive upset, Frankie Edgar beat longtime UFC light-weight champion B.J. Penn, winning the title with a unanimous 50-45, 48-47, 49-46 choice at UFC 112 inside the company's debut display inside United Arab Emirates. Even though he started out in the sport being a wrestler, it was Edgar's exceptional stand-up that created the difference at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. Within the very first circular, Edgar's movement was remarkable, but Penn still broke by means of and landed a number of punches. Edgar attempted to get a takedown, but was punished for it, as Penn landed a handful of clean shots on Edgar when he shot in. In the exact same time, Edgar was in a position to punch Penn and even give him a mouse below the eye. Within the second, Edgar continued to show exceptional motion as he stuck and moved around the cage. Penn was in a position to land strikes, but seemed frustrated by Edgar's defense. Inside the ultimate minute with the round, Edgar did what couple of others could do -- he took Penn down. Penn right away rebounded to his feet, however it was a surprise to see . The third round featured additional strong stand-up through the New Jersey native. Edgar won striking exchanges. He once again attempted for any single-leg takedown but wasn't qualified to full it. The future time he went for the shot, Penn moved out of position so Edgar followed by way of having a headkick. Since the championship rounds commenced, Edgar still looked fresh as he ongoing to push forward and move around the cage whilst Penn showed signs of tiring. Penn was capable of land his trademark jabs, but Edgar was also able to get the best of various exchanges. Inside the beginning with the fifth and last round, Edgar was capable to take Penn straight down and maintain him there to get a couple of seconds. According to announcer Mike Goldberg, the two takedowns in this bout were the primary time Penn continues to be taken lower at lightweight in six many years. Edgar ongoing to stick and proceed, landing leg kicks and jabs and continuing to appear as refreshing as he did within the very first circular. As rapidly since the ultimate bell rang, Edgar raised his arms and his cornermen hoisted him inside the air, convinced he was the victor. Penn went back to his corner and leaned around the fence. "He's the greatest champion ever, and I just beat him! The belt does not even fit. Perhaps I'm a 145-pounder," said Edgar, who is small for that 155-lb weight limit with the lightweight division. Watch UFC 118 as Frankie Edgar as soon as more fights towards BJ Penn in his primary title defense! (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
2:30 pm	BJ Penn Background Mixed Martial Arts Track record: Penn has a BJJ history in that he began sharpening his submission game when he was 17 years old below Ralph Gracie. 3 years later, Andrea Pederneiras gave him his black belt. Like all MMA fighters, Penn also trains like a stand up fighter. "Baby" Jay Dee Penn was born in Kailua, Hawaii and have been battling out of Hilo at BJ Penn MMA. He is really a earth champion jiu jitsu competitor, and was the initial American to earn the Globe Jiu Jitsu Championship at a black belt level in Brazil. Soon after this triumph, the UFC approached him about entering the organization. He fought Jens Pulver for that UFC Lightweight title, but lost by selection. He would battle Uno when much more, drawing once again to miss out for the belt. Right after the UFC stopped the Light in weight division, Penn moved as much as 170 to deal with Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes. Contract issues along with other organizations triggered the UFC to strip Penn in the belt, but he would reconcile and return to face Georges St. Pierre. Even however he lost in opposition to St. Penn dominated everybody the UFC threw at him inside 155-weight class, and by doing so he earned his rematch towards St. Pierre. If profitable, he'll be the only person to possess two UFC titles at the exact same time. Fighting Model: B.J. Penn usually comes out with the gate strong and has the striking abilities and toughness to give anybody a challenging time on their feet. He's 1 in the greatest submission fighters of all-time. B.J. Penn vs. Following all, Hughes was broadly considered to become the most dominant welterweight in UFC background. But Penn's jiu jitsu benefit was quite apparent when he won that fight by very first round rear naked choke. Defining Moments: Penn was the 1st non-Brazilian native to acquire gold inside the black belt category in the Planet Jiu Jitsu Championships (also identified as the Mundials). Nevertheless, he was unable to cease the much lighter Penn throughout a choice victory over him in 2005.</li> When Penn defeated Joe Stevenson at UFC 80, he lastly accomplished the UFC Light and portable Championship belt that had eluded him versus Jens Pulver back again at UFC 35. </ol> Watch UFC 118, Saturday, August 28 at UFC 118: EDGAR VS. PENN 2 (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
2:21 am	Watch Penn vs Edgar 2 It's been a long time coming, but the UFC is making it's way to the TD Banknorth Garden in the controversial rematch of the year! Former lightweight stalwart BJ Penn is matching up vs reigining champion Frankie "the Answer" Edgar in a do-over of their much debated first fight back in April at UFC 112, which saw Frankie Edgar amaze the MMA globe by coming out on top despite being the heavy underdog. Additionally from the card is the fight between Ultimate fighting championship Hall-of-Famer Randy "The Natural" Couture and IBA boxing champ James "Lights Out" Toney, in one of the additional interesting matches in MMA history. Toney - a dangerous pubilist will be the most dangerous puncher Couture (or any UFC fighter) has ever faced - has freely mentioned he welcomes the "boxing versus MMA" perspective from the contest, and he's willing to represent the sport in which he's been contending professionally since 1988. Whilst Toney is generating his mixed martial arts debut within the contest, the 41-year-old brings some 22 years of professional boxing experience to the octagon. Toney has fought the greatest inside the planet during his fighting career, as well as the two-time Ring Magazine Fighter on the Year's unique shoulder-roll approach to striking has been a trademark throughout his tenure. Watch UFC 118, Saturday, August 28 at UFC 118: EDGAR VS. PENN 2 (Comment on this)
Friday, July 30th, 2010
12:37 am	UFC 117 Countdown Watch UFC 117 Online: Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida Hughes vs Almeida in UFC 117 may perhaps not have the same kind of hype to promote the battle, but I don't know a fight fan who wouldn't want to watch a Matt Hughes fight. Ricardo "Big Dog" Almeida is on a mission to not just avenge his mentor's defeat at the hands (and shins) of Matt Hughes, but also to bring Brazilian JiuJitsu back to MMA dominance. Almeida's master is the renowned Renzo Gracie, whom Matt Hughes demolished in UFC 112 . Matt Hughes is only the second man, after Sakuraba - aptly called the Gracie Hunter - to have defeated both Royce and Renzo Gracie in mixed martial arts combat. If you're an avid follower of the sport because its beginnings then you'll know within your heart that Matt Hughes has a bounty on his head. Whenever a Gracie is beaten then he's a marked man by the Gracie clan and their students. Same thing happened to Kazushi "The Gracie Hunter" Sakuraba. I guess the story behind the karate movies we saw back in the days of bad dubbing and 1 inch punch of death are true right after all. 4 Factors Why This Battle is a Major Deal for the Gracies: It is about honour. The Gracies - and their students - never submit, and they don't take losing casually. They'd suffer through a broken arm than submit. That it is about pride. The Gracies are Brazilian - and they're a proud men and women. This really is WAR Brasil. It is about winning. Whether it is the Globe Cup, Miss Universe, the UFC Championship or the Lottery, the Gracies would like to win anything via armbar. That it is about hate. The Gracies hate American and Japanese wrestlers. They think that the gi is way much better looking than just wearing thin brightly coloured underwear in a fight. Matt Hughes will be facing a tough battle on this one due to the fact Ricardo Almeida is often a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jui Jitsu. Almeida can also be a much stronger and a significantly much better athlete than Matt's last opponent who's in the retirement territory. Almeida can also be younger, taller and possibly much more fluid with his striking than Hughes' kiddie punches. Let's face it, Hughes is not a effective striker on his feet, nevertheless he can knock you out when he lifts and slams you on the canvass, as Carlos Newton can surely attest to. Hughes even though does have the benefit of strength, knowledge and toughness, and was a incredibly dominating - if not the most predominant - welterweight champ in the history of the UFC. Will it be enough against the Big Dog? Watch UFC 117 to find out. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
8:48 pm	Watch UFC 117 Online Previews 2010 looks to be poised to become the season of can't-miss matches, and UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen is not an exception. UFC 117 boasts a solid card from top to bottom; some with the other cards ought to become just as - if not more - fascinating than the principal card. Apart from Silva vs Sonnen, view out for Fitch vs Alves to determine the number one contender against Georges St.-Pierre later this year. Nelson vs dos Santos will also ascertain the next in line for the heavyweight belt, to square off versus the winner of UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez. And all-time great, Matt Hughes, will fight towards Ricardo Almeida, and if you're a fan of the ground game, you can't miss this one! (Comment on this)
Monday, July 26th, 2010
1:19 am	Junior dos Santos profile Junior dos Santos Tale of theTape Cigano is usually a beast of a man, and is also widely regarded as becoming peerless regarding striking and knockout power. Despite becoming only twenty-five and with only owning fought 12 times, the guy who annihilated great fighters like Fabricio Werdum, Stefan Struve, Gabriel Gonzaga, and Mirko CroCop with amazing precision, dos Santos is often a legit title contender, and it is a single earn away from obtaining that championship bout towards the winner of UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez. But he's got to go through Roy "Big Country" Nelson initial in UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen. Observe Junior dos Santos Combat Videos. Given that coming for the UFC in UFC 90: Silva vs Cote, Cigano has place over a striking clinic and destroyed legends, legend-beaters, and up-and-comers alike. In UFC 90 he breezed through Brazilian JiuJitsu master Fabricio Werdum, a -800 SportsBook favorite, and knocked him out at the 1:21 mark within the initial round; should you do not know who Werdum is yet, here is a fast recap. On June 23, 2010, Werdum set his stamp about the annals of history by turning out to be the 1st individual ever to legitimately defeat The Last Emperor, Fedor Emelianenko, 1:09 in to the initial round. Cigano's following opponent was Stefan "The Skyscraper" Struve, a 6'11? BJJ phenom, and he required less than a minute to set the Dutchman for the soil. Then he went to carry about the legendary Mirko CroCop, finest known for his kicking prowess, and also the tag line "right leg, hospital, left leg, cemetery." At CroCop's peak, he was Pride's 2005 Open Grand Prix tournament winner, beating both Wanderlei Silva and Josh Barnett inside same night. Dos Santos left him bleeding; CroCop had to concede the battle simply because he couldn't see anymore right after dos Santos' knees and punches destroyed his left orbital bone. His left uppercut to earn towards Gilbert "The Hurricane" Yvel - a veteran knockout specialist also from Pride - affirmed his status as the "Pride Killer", and his subsequent knockout gain - versus Gabriel Gonzaga - cemented his spot amongst the other title contenders like Cain Velasquez and Shane Carwin. The a single question mark in Cigano's cv is the fact that he has however to battle towards an elite wrestler, something Roy Nelson will remedy in UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen. All of dos Santos' opponents came into the battle preparing to stand up with him, and while Nelson is often a decent striker in his personal right, only a fool would try to at this point. That, and Nelson is often a much better wrestler than he can be a striker, so I expect this to go towards floor at the soonest feasible chance. One prevalent believed is that if Gabe Gonzaga can carry him down (albeit briefly), Nelson - a bonafide elite-level wrestler having a black belt in Brazilian JiuJitsu - are going to be in a position to do so as well, and really simply. So the query becomes whether or not this will likely be fought for the soil - with Nelson's chin, it most likely will - but rather what dos Santos will do when it gets there. Will he be in a position to outgrapple Nelson? Unlikely, but Neson is not most likely for being in a position to submit him either. Can he withstand Nelson's soil and pound? Despite his prior wins over world-class fighters, this match in between Junior dos Santos vs Roy Nelson in UFC 117: Sonnen vs Silva remains Cigano's greatest (no pun intended) challenge however. (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
11:06 pm	Silva vs Sonnen predictions Seneca the Younger attributes to Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus - that's Caligula, if you forgot Roman History 101 - the saying: Permit them to hate, providing that they dread. Time was, these Machiavellan sentiments were everything Anderson Silva was not. He's scary, certainly, but rightly so: Silva might just be the greatest martial artist - much better than even Fedor Emelianenko and Georges St.-Pierre. The concern is evident in that nobody seriously wants to combat him at this stage in his prime. But hated? His work aside (exactly where he knocks people out regularly), Silva seems to be a pretty fun-loving person. He's often is soft-spoken and frequently sincere when talking about his competitors, and would routinely bow to them before and after their fights. He owns an infectious grin which hid his killer instinct while in the Octagon, and this duality may have finally caught up with him. One particular fight, against Patrick Cote, comes up. Cote was doing well, going further than anybody had gone against Silva just before within the Octagon, but he suffered a horrifying knee injury very early into the third round. Visibly upset at the boos being directed at his opponent, Silva admonished the crowd, essentially declaring that Cote didn't deserve to be booed, he was fighting hurt, fighting the pound-for-pound champion to a standstill, till that sickening moment when his back of the leg gave out. Pretty classy, and you know he didn't like winning that way. But public perception of him started to sour after the Thales Leites battle in UFC 97 - the very first time any of his fights went to the score card. Both men had been booed by fans expecting a hotly contested fight, but Silva was uncharaceristically wary during the battle en-route to a UD win. But the criticisms truly exploded in UFC 112, in a match with BJJ master Demian Maia. UFC President Dana White known as the battle "an embarassment", and threatened to fire Silva if he keeps it up. Now, instead of going up against somebody worthwhile for instance Vitor Belfort (out because of injury) or Georges St.-Pierre, or even somebody in the Light Heavyweights like the Shogun or The Dragon, Anderson Silva's best years as a fighter are currently being misused in fights against subpar competition like Chael Sonnen. And certain, the UFC is performing its best to hype up Sonnen as a legitimate threat, just like they did with Demian Maia, Leites, Griffin, Cote, Leben... fairly a lot everyone except Dan Henderson, who actually had a decent shot. And as with everyone else, he will fail. Look into his previous fights: the only individuals that posed a threat are Bjj artists; each other man, he puts to sleep. While he has an impeccable wrestling background, Sonnen is an ultimately flawed fighter, and whose dependence on Lay and Pray exposes his greatest weak spot: he has a hard time finishing. And consider how very good Silva is in taking non-submission punishment: Dan Henderson was hitting his temples with vicious hammer punches back in UFC 82, but he still hung on to win, and by a choke, no less. It is a style issue: wrestlers and strikers do not truly give Silva very much trouble. He's this dominant mainly because he has solid answers for each stand-up and ground fighters. Where he has trouble with, nonetheless, is versus world-class Brazilian JiuJitsu fighters - anything Chael Sonnen most absolutely is not. This really is excellent for that casual fan even though; knockouts are constantly stimulating, and there is nothing as spectacular as seeing a counter-puncher like Anderson Silva go to operate in opposition to an aggressive opponent like Chael Sonnen. Except that, eventually, it's a matchup nightmare for Sonnen. Within the exact same way that Anderson Silva would be a horrible matchup for fighters like Wanderlei, or Vitor - the Leben, Franklin and Griffin fights showed that. But it does make for fascinating knockouts. Is that a bad factor? It actually depends on exactly where you sit; the UFC is carrying out for Silva something Floyd Mayweather Jr. did: only choosing the finest fights, not fighters, for him. I'll watch UFC 117 online, without a doubt... but even betting men ought to feel a bit guilty picking Anderson Silva. But then again, they'd be pretty silly not to. (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
9:27 pm	Watch UFC 117 Online As if you needed more incentive to watch UFC 117 online, headlined by Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen, here's a few reasons why UFC 117 is can't-miss for MMA fans: Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen Silva vs Sonnen will be an exciting contest, to say the least. Had this happened prior to the UFC 112 against Demian Maia, the Muay Thai superstar might have been the overwhelming favorite. Ever since then however, the Brazilian superstar has never been so unpopular for his clownish manoeuvres inside the cage, and some fighters have called him out because of it. None have been as vocal as Chael Sonnen, the main contender . Sonnen has been vicious verbally, and hasn't let up.Sonnen talks the talk..but can he walk the walk though? Chael Sonnen's record has been stellar of late, going 5-1 since 2008 (only losing to Demian Maia), and is technically the uncrowned WEC middleweight champion. His wrestling is on an elite-level, and he has been dominant in each of his wins. However, even when he's been in a dominant position, he was not able to finish off his opponents. Silva, on the other hand, has been through most of his career a knockout specialist. Only his last few fights - Thales Leites, Demian Maia - have gone beyond the 2nd round.Is the Spider weakened? Is he ripe for an upset?Maybe, I don't know - but he hasn't looked this vulnerable in, well... ever. And when you consider the streaks that were ended this year: Mashida's, then Fedor's, then Carwin's... maybe 2010 is the year of the streak-enders. Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida This is a fight that's significant even if only for historical reasons Matt Hughes is the most decorated fighter and most dominant champion in UFC history. Before Georges St.-Pierre, Matt Hughes was considered by many to be the best welterweight fighter to ever walk the earth, and with good cause: his resume consists of two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, winning the welterweight title on two occasions, defending the belt a record seven times, and holding the record for most wins in the UFC. Despite being a bit past his prime, Hughes is still a beyond-elite level wrestler. His opponent, Ricardo Almeida, is a third-degree BJJ master and an accomplished MMA fighter in his own right. What makes this a fight that's potentially bigger than the sum of its parts is history: Hughes defeated Almeida's teacher and MMA legend Renzo Gracie in UFC 112, becoming just the second person to defeat both Royce and Renzo Gracie, after Kazushi Sakuraba, the "Gracie Hunter". I expect to see a lot of ground action here, as that's where both their strengths are. I really don't see this going Almeida's way; Hughes' record and experience against BJJ fighters is just too strong, and his wrestling and ground and pound still to dominant, for Almeida to realistically pull this off. Hughes via decision. (Comment on this)