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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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      UFC Live 4 Odds: Story Favored To Beat Marquardt

      June 23, 2011 /

      nullThe odds for UFC Live 4 have been released, courtesy of BetOnFighting.com, and there are some interesting betting lines for the event.

      In the main event, Rick Story is actually favored at -130 against Nate Marquardt, who is making his welterweight debut with a money line of +100.

      Story is on a nice run, but Marquardt seems to have the better package to me. Marquardt may not be getting the respect due to his past struggles with wrestlers, but Story doesn’t have the same size that Marquardt had to deal with when he fought the likes of Chael Sonnen and Yushin Okami.

      In the co-main event, Cheick Kongo is favored to beat Pat Barry as Kongo has a line of -205 while Barry has odds of +165.

      Kongo has the experience factor on Barry, who has still not quite lived up to his potential. Barry has really been drilling his ground game, which will be key in this contest.

      For complete odds for each of Sunday’s fights, check out the jump.

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      MMA Game Changers: Brock Lesnar

      June 23, 2011 /

      nullThis is the first in a series of posts I will be doing on game changers in MMA history.

      Starting in the heavyweight division, I point to Brock Lesnar.

      Love him or hate him, Lesnar’s arrival to the MMA scene changed the face of the division forever.

      Despite just 7 pro fights in his career, you can clearly see a difference between how the division works now compared to how it worked when he first arrived.

      Lesnar first appeared in MMA in 2007 and made his UFC debut in early 2008.

      At the time, the heavyweight division had been run by the likes of Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski, two predominant strikers.

      Then came Randy Couture, a man who now can’t even fight at heavyweight due to the size differential. Couture was the heavyweight champion when Lesnar broke into the octagon.

      When Lesnar showed up, everyone paid attention. Not only did it seem like a gimmick that a pro wrestler would move into MMA and into the UFC, but his shear size was hard to ignore.

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      Top 10 Welterweight Rankings

      June 22, 2011 /

      nullThis week’s rankings turn to the welterweight division.

      It has been a busy couple of months in this division as two of the top 10 suffered losses since my last 170-pound rankings came out.

      So, without further ado, here are my top 10 in this division.

      1. Georges St. Pierre (22-2) – St. Pierre successfully defeated Jake Shields, but did so by decision. His performance wasn’t great, but it was still enough to end a lengthy win streak by Shields. Instead of moving up to middleweight, St. Pierre will now take on Nick Diaz at UFC 137 in October.

      2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1) – Fitch is coming off shoulder surgery and is targeting a return in late 2011. He was originally pushing for a title fight, but is now looking toward a rematch with B.J. Penn. With the UFC implementing five-round main events for non-title fights, Fitch would seem to have the edge there as he got stronger as the first fight with Penn went on.

      3. Josh Koscheck (15-5) – Koscheck has been on the shelf for a few months now as he recovers from a broken orbital bone. Koscheck should return in late 2011, and hopefully he can continue to show some solid skills when he gets back. A powerful striker and wrestler, Koscheck has the skills to win it all if he can do the little things to put together the whole package.

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