Category: Fighters (Page 28 of 58)

      Nate Marquardt: What the H*** Happened?

      June 25, 2011 /

      What a difference a day makes!

      Just yesterday I was analyzing the UFC Live 4 card, really excited for a solid free TV event by the UFC. My excitement was largely due to a big-time main event between Nate Marquardt and Rick Story.

      Then, today happened.

      First, word came that Marquardt didn’t pass his pre-fight physical and was out of the fight.

      Then, Dana White dropped this little bomb:

      Neither White or Marquardt’s camp are commenting on the firing. I mean, what could have happened to get him fired entirely?

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      Breaking: Nate Marquardt fails physical, no longer with the UFC

      June 25, 2011 /

      nullIn a big blow to the UFC Live 4 card, headliner Nate Marquardt will not be able to compete against Rick Story on Sunday after failing the pre-fight physical.

      Following the failed physical, UFC President posted this, stating Marquardt will no longer be with the UFC

      MMAJunkie.com was the first to report on the matter

      MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that Marquardt is a late scratch from Sunday’s UFC on Versus 4 event, and opponent Rick Story (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will now instead meet Charlie Brenneman (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the evening’s main card.

      With the late change, a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout between Pat Barry (6-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Cheick Kongo (15-6-2 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) has now been promoted to main-event status.

      The reason for Marquardt’s last-minute withdrawal, mere hours before he was scheduled to hit the scales at the event’s official weigh-ins, wasn’t immediately evident. However, Marquardt’s camp did release a statement insisting the setback was temporary and his future still lies at 170 pounds.

      “Nate is really disappointed,” the statement read. “He really was looking forward to making his welterweight debut, and he plans to be back in there as soon as possible.”

      Brenneman is the replacement, but that probably won’t suit Story, who took this fight on short notice for a chance to really thrust himself into the title picture. This fight seems like a lose-lose situation for Story.

      For Marquardt, it is hard to know what will happen next, but clearly there is still more to this story.

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      UFC Live 4: A reason to get on Facebook

      June 25, 2011 /

      nullIf you weren’t on Facebook before, the UFC is giving you plenty of reason to do it now.

      Once again, the premiere MMA organization is airing preliminary fights for an event on the social media network.

      This Sunday, UFC Live 4 featured four main card bouts, but will have 7 prelim fights, and all will air live on Facebook, starting at 4:55 p.m.

      Now, I am a big fan of watching any fight, but the UFC Live 4 prelims are really an impressive set of bouts.

      The first fight of the night will feature Michael Johnson, who was a punch or two away from winning the Ultimate Fighter Season 13.

      Then you have fighters like Joe Lauzon and Daniel Roberts taking the octagon and an impressive lightweight showdown from Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz.

      You also have the featherweight debuts from Joe Stevenson and Tyson Griffin. Griffin will face off with Manny Gamburyan in a bout that I personally think will be a PPV quality fight.

      I have to hand it to the UFC. Years ago, you used to have to buy the event DVD to watch prelim fights, but now, they are providing them through all sorts of means, including YouTube and Facebook.

      So, once again, if you haven’t “Liked” the UFC on Facebook, you better do it before 5 p.m. tomorrow, or you are going to miss out on some impressive fights.

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      Are Kenny Florian’s Elbows Too Dangerous?

      June 24, 2011 /

      nullIt isn’t uncommon to see a fighter get bloodied up in the octagon, especially when they are fighting Kenny Florian.

      The UFC veteran has opened up many a fighter with his razor-sharp elbows, including his latest opponent, Diego Nunes, at UFC 131.

      With the Florian vs. Nunes fight long overweight, the Nunes camp is now calling for Florian’s elbows to be looked at, according to Tatame.

      Coach of Diego Nunes and head-coach of Nova Uniao, Andre Pederneiras assigned his student’s loss to Kenny Florian, in UFC 131, to the blood loss during the combat.

      “Those elbows, the way I see it, for where they hit him, should be reanalyzed… I’m not taking Kenny Florian’s credits for the win, not at all, but I took some pictures of Diego’s head, and I want to send it to UFC, asking them if those spots are legal. I don’t want them to change the result of the fight, because Florian was better and earned it, but I want to know if it’s legal so that I can tell my students to do it. Sometimes the rules change and we lose a fight for a silly detail”, said Andre, who complimented the Brazilian fighter, but commented on his mistakes.

      Florian has stopped a few fights in his career from elbows, but all is within the rules.

      Should the UFC take another look at their rules, or is this just crying over spilled milk?

      What’s your take on deadly elbows?

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      You can’t be serious: Ken Shamrock and James Toney to fight

      June 24, 2011 /

      nullApril Fools!

      Wait…..it’s June. So does that mean this is real?

      Well, according to MMAFighting.com, it is happening.

      Most people believed the multi-divisional boxing champion was one and done in the sport after losing to Randy Couture last August, but nearly a year after the disastrous debut, Toney has decided to return for another go-round. Toney and MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock have both signed on the dotted line to oppose each other in a fall event that is still being planned.

      Toney’s trainer Trever Sherman confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting.

      BJPenn.com first reported the matchup, attaching it to a September 23 date in El Paso, Texas. Sherman, though, said to his knowledge, neither a date or location has been finalized. He said that Toney, Shamrock, their management teams and event promoters would meet this Saturday night to further discuss particulars.

      The worst part about this matchup is that Toney could actually win and think that he is good at MMA. Shamrock is currently 2-7 in his last 9 fights and has shown little ability to still compete against anyone in MMA.

      Toney was manhandled by Randy Couture at UFC 118, his only MMA contest. Still, he has the punching power to KO Shamrock if the aging veteran can’t get the fight to the ground.

      Either way, a fighter is getting an undeserved win on his record when this bout is over.

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