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MMA Live stacks the deck with recaps of UFC 105 and WEC 44, as well as a preview of UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin II. Also, MMA legend Dan Henderson is in Bristol with an update on his fighting future.

MMA Live dissects Brock Lesnar's withdrawal from UFC 106 and talks to his opponent, Shane Carwin. A complete breakdown of UFC 104 and Marcus Jones joins the set to talk TUF 10

Not too long ago, I put up a photo of Gina Carano on the front cover of ESPN The Magazine - blatantly airbrushed, photoshopped, whatever you want to call it - it had been altered, and really didn't need to be. Well, here's the video of the shoot which shows that she indeed was in good shape, but clearly not all cut up like they had her on the cover.

From DREAM, to WEC, to UFC, this one's got it all.

Hmm, looks like somebody got drunk and then booted up photoshop. It's sad, 'cause Gina looks good just the way she is. No need to turn her into, as someone said, Gina St-Pierre.

Topics covered include the Kimbo vs. Nelson fight on TUF, and other UFC and Strikeforce news

Jon Anik & co. talk about Rampage leaving the UFC, Cro Cop's retirement, Strikeforce signing Herschel Walker and Vitor Belfort's win over Rich Franklin.

Jon Anik and co. talk about UFC 103 and the premiere episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10.

Jon Anik, Kenny Florian and company do a TUF 10 preview.

Rashad Evans breaks down the collapse of Affliction and the impact on their fighters. Will Tito Ortiz return to the UFC? The crew discusses that idea, as well as a preview of Sengoku 9 and an interview with Miguel Torres.

UFC 100 recap.

UFC 100 preview.

Been out-of-town for a few days, but I'm back and it's time to get back to MMA. Here's this week's MMA Live.

Here's a bigger clip from the recent ESPN E:60 show, highlighting the war of words between dana White and Tito Ortiz.

MMA Live celebrates its one year anniversary by looking back at some of its fondest and funniest moments. Also, a recap of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament semifinals, which included a submission of the year candidate

Cung le talks with ESPN Radio about when he and Frank Shamrock might throw down, a dream match with A. Silva, and other good stuff.

Jon Anik & co. talk to Bobby Lashley and his plans to rise in the heavyweight ranks, as well as a preview of Bellator Fighting Championships, for which Anik will provide English play-by-play.

Greasegate, March Badness, and Kimbo's future are all discussed.

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WAMMA'S MARCH RANKINGS DEBUT ON ESPN.COM'S MMA LIVE FEATURES SHANE CARWIN'S OWN DEBUT AS A TOP TEN HEAVYWEIGHT

Orlando, Florida - UFC heavyweight up-and-comer Shane Carwin's impressive victory over former top-ten rated heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 96 resonated with the vast majority of the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA/www.GoWAMMA.com) rankings committee pollsters.

Appearing on 63% of submitted ballots, it was revealed during Thursday's airing of MMA Live on ESPN.com that Carwin's first round TKO over Gonzaga last weekend helped him debut in WAMMA's top ten heavyweight rankings as the ninth-best rated heavyweight in the world.

Orlando, Florida - Starting on March 18, the Top Ten fighter rankings from the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) will debut each month on ESPN.com's original mixed martial arts studio show, MMA Live.

MMA Live is a weekly 30-minute show produced by ESPN Digital Media that covers the mixed martial arts landscape. Hosted by Jon Anik, with analysis from UFC lightweight title contender Kenny Florian and Newark Star-Ledger columnist Franklin McNeil, MMA Live features breaking news, fight analysis, instructional segments, and interviews with the sport's top names.

UFC 95 preview.

Ted's Take: For those of you who saw Affliction's Day of Reckoning event, you saw Josh Barnett's utter dominance of Gilbert Yvel. Barnett didn't get a submission on the severely ground-handicapped Yvel, but he pounded the crap out fo him, making Yvel tap out to strikes, which you don't see too often. In MMA, a win is a win.

The thing you have to keep in mind about Josh Barnett is not only is he an MMA fighter, he is a student and fan of professional wrestling, which means he knows how to talk a good game and hype things up. Just by looking at this war of words, I can't tell if he' serious or if he's just taking advantage of a situation to generate heat for himself:

Josh's comments on Tapout radio after Florian's criticism on MMA Live 38:Kenny Florian is a punk-ass bitch. He thinks he can put on a suit, shave his stubble off, and get in front of a camera, and it makes him some sort of expert on MMA. I think it just makes him an expert on taking it up the ass, as far as I can tell...if he thinks his ability on the mat can match his mouth, and if he'd like to show me how to throw an armbar, then be my guest....I can fly out to "sit on a dong," grab him, and see what he's got to say now.

Florian's reponse on the Underground:
Anyone who watches MMA Live on ESPN.com knows that I am fair when talking about UFC, Strikeforce, Affliction etc . . . or any of the fighters. In the most recent episode, I spoke about Joe Lauzon's dominant win over Stephens. Joe has spoken negatively about me in several interviews lately but I call it like I see it. He did well against Stephens and dominated the ground action. I also spoke about Strikeforce being a great thing for mma fighters and fans. Criticizing fighters or even picking winners and losers is always tough but it is my job and what ESPN pays me to do. Most here understand that and many here supporting Barnett most likely never saw the episode.

I expected a dominant finish from Barnett because HE IS a top heavyweight going against a man in Yvel who doesn't have his ground skills. Barnett certainly dominated but for whatever the reason, he struggled to put him away. It was my job to tell people watching the show what I thought about the fight.

I have always had a lot of respect for Josh Barnett as a fighter and he has always came across well in the past. Hearing his comments about me shows that while he is a good fighter, he is like school on Sunday, he has no class. I am not sure if Barnett is overly sensitive, sexually frustrated or believes he had a perfect performance, whatever the case, I think the comments he made shows what kind of a background he comes from. He has made some unusual comments about the UFC and other fighters so I find it odd that he is so sensitive.
As a professional mma fighter myself, I have been subjected to a lot of criticism. I think all of my performances are terrible after a few weeks after my fights. I know I need improvement which is why I train so hard. To resort to insults and name calling because someone thought I should have fought better is immature and pointless. We can always do better. We fight on TV and people will criticize. No mysteries here.

It is fighters like Josh Barnett who help support the perception that MMA fighters are ignorant and low class individuals. This is unfortunate since the MMA world needs guys who act like professional athletes if we want people to take this sport seriously. Barnett isn't a kid anymore and has been around the sport for a long time now, he should act like a pro. If we show a lack of respect, how can we want people to respect us?

Either way, thanks for watching MMA Live on ESPN.com. All of our past episodes are available on the MMA page at ESPN.com.

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Josh responds to Kenny's post:

Now that I have your attention Kenny, and the rest of the internet it seems, I'll lay it out for you without the attention grabbing obnoxiousness. I have done media work in MMA for years and know the difference between acting as a professional on camera and taking shots at someone. You obviously do not and did not have respect for me as a fighter when you decided to not simply be critical of my performance but talk of it with derision and disdain. Your clearly condescending attitude is where I took offense and when I have fellow fighters sending me messages saying, "Hey, did you see Kenny Florian talking down about you on ESPN?" it's clear to me you're being disrespectful.

Yeah I know all the crass comments were a bit much and "Sit-on-a-dong" in retrospect was in very poor taste. I regret that one. But for grabbing attention and putting more listeners in front of the PC for Shoman and Co. it did the trick. The offer still stands however if you, K-Flo, think you can teach me a two about throwing an armlock or two. Your attitude suggested you sat on a pretty high perch for someone so much my junior in this sport and you must think yourself a better fighter. I'd simply like to see you stand up for that attitude. I have been submitted plenty of times by Matt Hume who is around your weight and you're a professional athlete so no need for anyone to whine about me picking on you Kenny.

Who are you to speak of class or more importantly my background? The only thing you need to know about my background is that no one ever let me act like an arrogant prick without smacking me one. My teachers are men who put up or shut up and take no shit from anybody. See when I started fighting I didn't have the luxury of gyms everywhere, promotions all over the US, sponsors, or even MMA gear. We fought whoever, whenever pretty much regardless of weights, time limits or rules. What you see on Sherdog isn't the extent of my fighting history. Ever fight bare knuckle, with headbutts or no time limit? No cutting and running in those matches buddy boy. No, I bet you didn't. You got all the benefits of a modern MMA created by people like myself and I can tell you what it really means to suffer for a sport when we didn't make dick. But we fought however we could and for free if we had to, just to fight.

You're a kid in this game. A mewling babe sucking from a teet. You haven't done the things I have or even have as many fights as I have wins. You need to realize that just because you fight in the UFC and are on an ESPN internet show, we are not peers. Not even close. Not as fighters, not in MMA knowledge, not in the business aspects, not in anything.

I must say that as a fighter your improvement has been impressive and I think you have come far from the finals of the first TUF. This however is not just about professionalism but about being a man. If you want to speak with contempt and flout be prepared to have own up to it -even if it means having to get physical. That's the way it is.

Don't talk shit if you don't want shit.
Josh

Jon Anik and Co. discuss Strikeforce and recap Ultimate Fight Night 17.

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Jon Anik and Co. goover UFC 94 in this week's edition.

Jon Anik and Co. preview Day of Reckoning and WEC 38.

Jon Anik & Co. review 2008 and hand out the inaugural MMA Nation Awards.

Jon Anik and co. review UFC 92.

Big UFC 92 preview show.

Jon Anik and co. talk UFC 92, wrap up the TUF 8 finale and discuss Bobby Lashley's future.

Featuring Torres-Tapia, Tim Sylvia, Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell and more.

Jon Anik and Co. go over UFC 91, including Brock vs. Randy and Ken-Flo vs. Joe Daddy.

Just watched the UFC 91 weigh-ins on ESPN online. Jon Anik, the host of the Web-only ESPN show, MMA Live, hosted the show, along with guests Frank Mir, Stephan Bonnar and Franklin McNeil.

It was great to see ESPN giving some extra treatment to MMA, even if it was only online. Better still was the announcement that MMA Live would be doing pre- and post-event stuff tomorrow. Kudos to ESPN.

The four guys sat at a table just before the weigh-ins, talking about cutting weight, something I hope I never have to do. They periodically cut to the MGM Grand stage, where fighters weighed in.

Bottom line, everybody made weight. Funniest moment was Joe Rogan saying that Dustin Hazelett was sporting an "outstanding beard."

Brock Lesnar came out to mix of boos and cheers, but that was to be expected. He's still got that WWE persona, and regardless of what you think, it puts asses in the seats. Brock weighed in at exactly 265, and will probably gain 10-15 pounds in the next 24 hours.

Randy came out to a host of cheers and weighed in at 220. Mir made the point that it was beneficial for Couture to come in so light for a heavyweight, because coming in at say 235-240 still wasn't going to make up for the strength and weight advantages that Brock has. Coming in at 220, you can see Randy is going to use his speed and cardio to their fullest advantages.

And the Roundtable discussion by ESPN people:

Bloodyelbow.com says that ESPN's next E:60 show will feature Brock Lesnar. It'll premiere Tues., Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. and will be posted here some time later if you miss it.

MMA Live revisits the whole Kimbo beat-down.

I don't know what the big deal is about this interview. So Kimbo threw a few curse words in there. Wow, Dana White says more than that in your average TUF episode. The only thing I thought was a littel strange was Tony Kornheiser saying he didn't know much about MMA. I disagree - he's been criticizing it for years. Yeah, his and the other guy's questions were a little bit soft and stupid - "Where did you get the name Kimbo Slice?" "Is there anything Kimbo Slice is wimpy about?" but what do you expect from these ESPN guys? Anyway, see the video, you decide.

Features none other than ... Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture. Big surprise there.

Hosts Jon Anik, Kenny Florian and Franklin McNeal discuss Kimbo vs. Shamrock, Florian's upcoming fight with Joe Stevenson and KJ Noons' feud with EliteXC.

Featuring UFC 87 highlights.