Results tagged “Spike” from MMA Explosion

From all that I've read - I haven't seen the fight yet - Couture vs. Vera was a close one. The judges' decisions may have been questionable, but what followed from Joe Rogan and others apparently was determined by Spike to be unfit for public consumption:

from mma fanhouse:"I thought I won," Vera said. "I left it all out there. I gave it to Randy as best as I could. ... I still don't know -- what the hell? -- thanks, judges."

From sherdogger Brandino:"Looked like joe was going to cry because his little friend was handled by an old man.

I could not believe Joe spent that much time crying and saying it was a robbery. UFC really needs to look into replacing Rogan with Florian or Randy.... somebody who doesn't have an agenda and who is not blatantly bias to Eddie Bravo students or buddies of him.

Joe needs to go!

Am I the only one who thought Joe was unprofessional and completely off base saying that Vera should of won?"

From sherdog.com member Goathair33:

Spike edited out the little rant by Rogan about the decision. and comments by both he and Goldberg. as well as Vera's "Thanks Judges". WTF?

Mike Swick's rise to the top, or near the top of the welterweight ranks, has been building for some time, unlike his nickname, "Quick." He's been around since the Ultimate Fighter 1, and only suffered one defeat in the UFC, a decision loss to Yushin Okami two years ago at UFC 69. If he can convincingly beat Dan hardy at 105, we're gonna see him fight for the title soon, so doubt about it. Mike's vlog is on the next page.

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.

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.

Brock's WWE-style post UFC 100 tirade is the stuff of legends now. Joanne from MMA Girls and UFC fighter Kurt Pellegrino shows us how maybe it shoulda went down.
WARNING: This video contains profanity.

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.

It's live and it's free Saturday night on Spike at 9 p.m.

Thanks to mmajunkie.com:
Spike TV will join in the celebrations surrounding July's historic UFC 100 event.

The UFC's cable broadcast partner will debut a five-part series entitled "UFC's Ultimate 100: Greatest Fights" prior to UFC 100, which takes place July 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Fans can begin voting on the top 100 UFC fights of all-time on May 1 at Ultimate100.spike.com, and highlights from the chosen bouts will air on the series, which debuts July 5.

That first episode airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on a Sunday. Subsequent episodes air in the same timeslot on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Prior to Saturday's series finale, Spike TV will re-air the other four episodes.

The UFC this week announced three official bouts for UFC 100, which is becoming the can't-miss event of 2009. UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar takes on interim heavyweight title-holder Frank Mir (in a title-unification bout), and UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre meets top contender Thiago Alves. Additionally, "The Ultimate Fighter 9" coaches Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson are also slated to fight at the event, and as revealed on this past Wednesday's episode "The Ultimate Fighter 9," Stephan Bonnar will take on Mark Coleman.