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After he beat Kimbo Slice on The Ultimate Fighter 10, the portly-and-proud-of-it Nelson said something about how he was going to get some fast food. So I found this gif on sherdog, which provides evidence that Nelson actually thought greasy sustenence would help him win against Arlovski.
This one ranks up there with the KJ Noons "he put his mug on me" gif. The b-g is that Noons and Nick Diaz saw each other outside a hotel and Diaz said later that Noons "Put his mug on me."
From DREAM, to WEC, to UFC, this one's got it all.
By Brian Knapp, sherdog.com:
Former International Fight League heavyweight champion Roy Nelson "called his shot" when he ousted Internet street-fighting legend Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson on the latest episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 10. Consider it his ode to the Sultan of Swat.
"I called it the night before," Nelson said during a Thursday teleconference. "I just wanted to point out to the guys that this was how I was going to win. And guess what? That's how I won. I did a Babe Ruth. I hit my home run."
Pegged as the Season 10 favorite by many pundits, Nelson strapped Slice in a crucifix and finished him with strikes on the ground in the second round of their heavyweight scrap, which aired to record ratings on Spike TV. According to preliminary figures, the episode drew 5.3 million viewers and peaked with 6.1 million during the actual fight.
Continue reading Roy Nelson pulls a Babe Ruth.
Topics covered include the Kimbo vs. Nelson fight on TUF, and other UFC and Strikeforce news
After all the hype and hoopla, here it is, a pretty lackluster fight, although I don't think it was surprising to anyone that Kimbo's ground game - even though he's been working on it - is nowhere near where it needs to be if he's going to be a serious threat to seasoned vets like Roy Nelson.
Here's the quick-n-dirty from the Nelson vs. Kimbo fight:
-- Kimbo still has no ground game.
-- Roy draped his huge belly on Kimbo for two rounds, trying to smother him with it, and dropped a few pillow-like punches down. Round 2, Nelson traps Kimbo in a crucifix and throws more pillows and Herb Dean stops the fight.
-- Dana White criticizes Nelson for doing just enough to win and not get hit.
-- At the end of the show, they hype Kimbo returning to the show.
Sneak Peek: Kimbo Fights
I like how they leave us with Kimbo landing a haymaker on Nelson. The onlky question is: does Nelson's chin take it? We'll see.
Ted: I'll cut to the chase on this story. Here's what Kimbo said about his fight with Roy Nelson on this weeks' TUF 10 episode: "I was impressed with my performance," Ferguson said. "I'm not crying about anything." Well, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he lost, but probably by unanimous decision. I'm just going on the implication behind what he said. I could be totally wrong, and even if he did lose, we'll definitely see him on an upcoming PPV - he's just too much of a cash cow for the UFC not to sign.
by Dann Stupp, mmajunkie.com
For anyone expecting an explosive and over-the-top Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson on today's media call to promote this week's new episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 10," the fighter and cast member likely disappointed.
Ferguson, whose fight with Roy Nelson highlights episode three of "TUF 10" on Wednesday night (10 p.m. ET/PT, Spike TV), expertly handled the swarm of questions and came across quite pleasant, if not charming, during the one-hour media session.
His tone changed, though, once he was asked about Seth Petruzelli's recent comments that Ferguson turned down multiple opportunities for the fighters to rematch.
As has been well-documented, Ferguson suffered a loss to late replacement Petruzelli at "EliteXC: Heat" in October 2008. Petruzelli jumped up a weight class and took the fight on just a few hours' notice when Ferguson's original opponent, Ken Shamrock, suffered a facial cut and wasn't cleared to compete. Petruzelli posted a 14-second TKO victory, delivered Ferguson his first career loss, and threw the last bit of proverbial dirt on the grave of EliteXC, which folded a few weeks later.
I haven't always been a fan of Wes Sims - something about him stomping Frank Mir a few years ago - anyway, I'm willing to let that go, now that he's spent time away from the UFC and he's on TUF 10. Watch this video - he is one funny dude. It'll be interesting to see what antics he's up to in the TUF house - he seems like he'll be the one pulling pranks and crap like that. One of the funniest parts is when he talks about Roy Nelson uprooting a shrub and eating it.
The Ultimate Fighter 10's most well-known fighter, Kimbo Slice, takes on the house's most experienced and successful fighter, Roy Nelson. We'll see what happens. Thanks to bloodyelbow for the pic.
Everybody knows what Kimbo's strength is - striking - but it looks like he's learning on the ground. The question is, will it be enough against somebody who's been wrestling or doing BJJ for a decade or more? We'll see.
If you couldn't tell already, I'm psyched for this season of The Ultimate Fighter, probably like no other, because we get to see all heavyweights, we get to see Rampage and Rashad yap back and forth at each other (see DW's quote above), see how the NFL players do, and then, see how long (or how short) Kimbo's stint on the show will be. It all starts tomorrow night (Wednesday) with Ultimate Fight Night at 8 p.m., and the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter at 10 p.m.
He may never be world champion, but Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson's definitely taking advantage of the offers out there.
MMAMadness.com has learned that Matt Hamill (6-2) and Jon Jones (8-0) have verbally agreed to fight at the The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on Dec. 5 as the co-main event.
Hamill was supposed to fight Brandon Vera at UFC 102, but suffered a knee injury that forced him to pull out of the bout.
Jones recently signed a new deal with the UFC, and has yet to suffer defeat.
Both camps have verbally agreed and are awaiting the bout agreement.
Right now, the two LHWs are coaches on the set of The Ultimate Fighter 10 (which is actually for heavyweights, but whatever) and ever since their in-Octagon confrontation a while back, can't stand each other.
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.
It's live and it's free Saturday night on Spike at 9 p.m.
The coaches have been announced for The Ultimate Fighter 10 - Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans - Kimbo has been announced as one of the contestants, but what about the others? Sherdog forum member Sticksta13 has some insight, particularly those who have professional football backgrounds:
Here's the crop of football-players-turned-MMA-fighters you're likely to see on "The Ultimate Fighter 10" in September:
Marcus Jones, the 1996 first-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, enters "TUF" with a 4-1 professional MMA record, which includes four first-round victories via stoppage (with an average time of just 91 seconds per win). Three of the wins came via TKO and one via submission.
The 35-year-old played football at the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-time letterman, an All-American and the 1995 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-foot-6 defensive tackle played six NFL seasons with the Bucs. In his best season, 2000, he ranked eighth in the league with 13 sacks. He spent two additional seasons with the Buffalo Bills (but didn't play in the regular season) before giving up the sport. Soon after, he joined instructor Rob Kahn at Gracie Tampa and eventually made his professional MMA debut in 2007.
Continue reading TUF recruits former NFLers.
from sherdog.com:
"Kimbo Slice" will be among the 16 heavyweight fighters to join the 10th season of "The Ultimate Fighter," which starts shooting this week in Las Vegas.
"He just really wants to fight right now," Slice's manager, Mike Imber, told Sherdog.com.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the news with Yahoo Sports on Monday. Slice appeared on White's latest video blog in advance of WEC 41 this Sunday in Las Vegas.
"It's an opportunity for me to prove myself, being a mixed martial artist coming from the backyard, coming from being a street fighter and all," Slice said. "It's time for me to step my game up. I'm coming here to kick ass and take names and to continue to feed myself and my family."
Continue reading Kimbo Slice to be on The Ultimate Fighter.
I don't like to use this space to complain - but when there's an argument to be made and I feel strongly enough about it, I'll say something. What the hell am I talking about? Not long after Lyoto Machida won the LHW title from Rashad Evans, the pundits took to the Internets, waxing about how long his reign will last, and who will be the one to dethrone him.
To which I say, who cares? Just enjoy the moment (unless, of course, you can't stand the guy), live in the now, dammit! Hug his nuts a little.
He may string together a number of title defenses, he might lose it the next time he fights. That's why I love this sport - you truly never know what can happen on any given night. I'm fine with predicting fights, everybody does that. But the dude just won the title and hasn't even made one defense yet. It's a bit premature to try to say how long his reign will last.
The only thing I know is that he won the title, it looks like Quinton "Rampage" Jackson gets the next crack at him, and it may not be until after the two serve as coaches on the next The Ultimate Fighter.That's it.
from mmaweekly.com:
Now that Lyoto Machida has cemented himself as the #1 light heavyweight in the world, the next step for him is to defend his title, and possibly build his reputation with more fans all over the world.
A natural step to build that bridge would seem to be placing Machida on the next season of the "Ultimate Fighter" reality show, and have him opposite his next opponent, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who previously served on the show during season 7.
UFC president Dana White was asked point blank if the coaches for the tenth season of the show had been picked, and while he was able to confirm they have been chosen, he wouldn't divulge any names.
Continue reading Machida and Rampage - coaches for TUF 10? .
from mmajunkie.com:
SEATTLE - An open tryout for the upcoming 10th season of "The Ultimate Fighter" today netted 250 UFC hopefuls, including three former NFL players.
Spike TV officials today announced the turnout for the casting session, which took place at the Marriott Seattle Airport Hotel in Seattle.
Among those trying out were former Tampa Bay Bucaneer Marcus Jones (4-2), Indianapolis Colt Rex Richards (8-1) and Green Bay Packer Herbert Goodman (9-6).
Today's session was open to middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight fighters. Jones and Richards compete as heavyweights, and Goodman recently defeated former UFC fighter Jordan Radev as a light heavyweight.
No coaches have been announced for "TUF 10," which begins taping this summer with a September debut date on Spike TV.
Here's some great tid-bits on Mir/Lesnar, Liddell's return, Rashad Evans' first title defense, opne door for Arlovski and update on The Ultimate Fighter, from a story on CBS Sports:
Now that Mir defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to win the interim heavyweight championship and Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to win the heavyweight championship, the stage is set for Mir and Lesnar to have a rematch. The big difference in the two bouts is that this fight is to unify the UFC heavyweight championships.
When they first fought in February 2008, Mir defeated Lesnar by submission in just ninety seconds. The matchup was Lesnar's second mixed martial arts fight and his debut in the UFC.
After Lesnar defeated Couture in November, he made it very clear who he wanted to fight next.
"I'm going to have to say that I need a rematch with Frank Mir," said Lesnar.
With Mir defeated Nogueira, Lesnar could hardly control his excitement about the opportunity to avenge his only defeat in four professional fights.
"I got my wish -- my rematch against Frank," said Lesnar. "This time I'm going to beat his (expletive)."
The unification matchup will take place sometime in the spring of 2009.
Continue reading Catching up with the UFC.
Tonight's The Ultimate Fighter finale pits lightweight finalists Philippe Nover and Efrain Escudero in a battle for a UFC contract.
Main Card:
Light heavyweight final: Ryan Bader vs. Vinicius Magalhaes
Lightweight final: Philippe Nover vs. Efrain Escudero
Eye-poke grudge match: Kevin Burns vs. Anthony Johnson
Jason McDonald vs. Wilson Gouveia
Junie Browning vs. David Kaplan
Undercard:
Krzystof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm
Eloit Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Tom Lawlor
Shane Nelson vs. George Roop
Roli Delgado vs. John Polakowski
Ryan Bader vs. Vinicius Magalhaes
Philippe Nover vs. Efrain Escudero
I haven't really been keeping track of The Ultimate Fighter this year, but here is the line-up for the TUF finale on Spike Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. I'm interetsed in the top two fights, at the very least, because those guys we'll most likely see again on future UFC events.
thanks to mmaweekly.com
Main Card:
-Phillipe Nover vs. Efrain Escudero (Lightweight Final)
-Ryan Bader vs. Vinicius Magalhaes (Light Heavyweight Final)
-Jason MacDonald vs. Wilson Gouveia
-Kevin Burns vs. Anthony Johnson
-Junie Browning vs. Dave Kaplan
Undercard:
-Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Shane Primm
-Eliot Marshall vs. Jules Bruchez
-Kyle Kingsbury vs. Tom Lawlor
-Shane Nelson vs. George Roop
-Roli Delgado vs. John Polakowski
By Thomas Gerbasi, ufc.com
UFC President Dana White has a television brought into the house for the fighters to see the UFC 84 pay-per-view card featuring the lightweight title bout between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk. Junie Browning and Shane Nelson take this opportunity to have a few drinks, and after some good-natured fun, things start to get out of hand, culminating in Browning throwing a glass and cutting Kyle Kingsbury on the left forearm. Browning thinks that spells the end for him in the house.
Meanwhile, Nelson is getting into it with his housemates as well, and he pushes Roli Delgado and Efrain Escudero, who show remarkable restraint in not retaliating.
Browning and Nelson proceed to go outside, where the hijinks continue as they throw the house's furniture into the pool. Light heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski has seen enough at this point, and he steps in. Browning challenges Soszynski to hit him, but the 205-pounder holds back. Soszynski gets the last laugh though when he throws Browning's clothes into the pool, sparking another confrontation. As Browning confronts Soszynski, Ryan Bader throws Browning's clothes back into the pool, and the cycle repeats itself, with Browning now attacking Bader and Tom Lawlor.
Continue reading Dana to Browning and Nelson: "Be a man." .
Go to about 10:40, when Junie Browning gets drunk. It was awesome when Shane Nelson deadpans, "I think he might be bipolar."
And then, from Junie himself on his blog at ufc.com: "When it came to some of the crazy stuff going on in episode three, I just thought it would entertain me and the other guys because there was really nothing else to do, and I was pretty excited about making it on the show, so I thought I'd celebrate. ... To be honest, I think they underplayed it, I was hoping they'd show a little more. They made me look a little more sane than I really am."
by Thomas Gerbasi, ufc.com
16 athletes have fought their way into the house on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir. Now all that's left is to split the fighters into teams coached by interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira and former champ Frank Mir, and begin the competition that will whittle the field down to two light heavyweights and two lightweights who will compete for a UFC contract and the right to be called The Ultimate Fighter.
Team selections are expected to kick off this week's episode, but first there are some medical issues to be taken care of, and after visits with the doctor, Brian McLaughlin and Karn Grigoryan are forced out of the competition due to broken noses that have placed them on a 180-day suspension list by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Kyle Kingsbury, who performed well in his preliminary loss to Ryan Bader, will take Grigoryan's place. Coming in for McLaughlin in the lightweight division is Roli Delgado, who had already gone home and was announced later in the episode.
Continue reading TUF 8, episode 3 recap.
Here's an excerpt from Ken Hahn's blog. Hahn is one of Frank Mir's assistant coaches on the current run of The Ultimate Fighter. It's a good read:
A word on conditioning
In the Wesley Murch vs. John Polakowski lightweight preliminary fight, we saw a classic example of the importance of conditioning. When you throw a leg kick at an opponent and he shin-checks it, you better have spent plenty of time conditioning your bones and muscles to withstand that level of contact.
My training and fighting background is in Muay Thai and bare-knuckle Karate. In those arts, we would bang shins all the time. If you hurt your shin during a tournament fight, you may still have to fight 30 minutes later. So if you aren't properly conditioned, you aren't going to be able to walk -- let alone fight.
Continue reading Ken Hahn's blog on low kicks and conditioning.
from MMAJunkie.com:
After last week's action-packed, fight-filled and hotly debated season debut, "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir" returns with a second episode and the final eight fights to determine the cast for this season's show.
Episode No. 2 immediately sends us back to the UFC's Las Vegas gym and the eight remaining fights.
First up is British fighter Wesley Mulch, who in the spirit of his hero Winston Churchill, promises to give it all. He'll try to do so against Californian John Polakowski, a self-diagnosed sufferer of ADHD who's easygoing and says he loves to hug everyone.
Continue reading TUF 8, episode 2 recap.
Ryan "Darth" Bader is one of the light heavyweight competitors on The Ultimate Fighter - Nogueira vs. Mir - that starts tonight. Bader is a huge, athletic LHW with excellent wrestling - he KO'd one guy with a slam - great ground-n-pound, and is no slouch in striking either. He also is 7-0 as a pro. We also get to see why this dude is going to be the crazy guy in the house - he dresses up as Papa Smurf, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, does a kegstand, and paddles around in a pool buck nekked ... not that there's anything wrong with that. Anyway, have a look. Oh, one more thing: how long before his nickname gets changed to "Master"?
After UFC's Fight Night tonight on Spike, the next season of The Ultimate Fighter kicks off. This time, it's Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira coaching teams of lightweights and light-heavyweights.
To see a list of the lightweights, click here.
To see a list of the light-heavyweights, click here.
from ufc.com:
New York , NY , August 18, 2008 - They come from all over the globe, spanning Brooklyn to Israel , including far-off locales such as Russia , Nova Scotia , England , and Hawaii . Their diverse backgrounds range from a former Division 1 college football player to a CIA recruiter and include the brother of "The Ultimate Fighter 2" winner.
For these 32 up-and-coming mixed martial arts fighters, there is one goal, to win a six-figure contract with the preeminent mixed martial arts organization in the world, The Ultimate Fighting Championship.®
Season eight of Spike TV's wildly successful original series, "The Ultimate Fighter," premieres Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00pm ET/PT, with 16 lightweights (155lbs) and 16 light heavyweights (205lbs) under the watchful eye of the coaches interim UFC heavyweight champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.
Continue reading The Ultimate Fighter 8 ready to roll.
