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      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      April 10, 2011 /

      nullAs always on Sunday evening, I will post your MMA TV schedule for the week so you can stay up to date on all things MMA.

      Here is a look at the MMA content that will be airing this week:

      – On Wednesday, the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. The teams are tied at 1-1 but it appears as if both teams have some dissension this week as Brock Lesnar gets into his team and Junior dos Santos has some disagreements with one of his assistants.

      – On Thursday at midnight (so to some that is Wednesday night) UFC 129 Primetime debuts. This three-part series will follow Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields as they prepare for their UFC welterweight championship fight on April 30. The show airs on SpikeTV and will be replayed at 1:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.

      – On Saturday, Bellator 41 takes place from Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. The show will air live on MTV2 at 9 p.m. ET. The event features a pair of champions competing in non-title fights as bantamweight title holder Zach Makovsky takes on Chad Robichaux and featherweight champion Joe Warren faces off with Marcos Galvao. The Featherweight Tournament semifinals also will take place with Daniel Straus facing Kenny Foster and Wilson Reis taking on Patricio Freire.

      Bellator, Events, News, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC

      What you might have missed: MMA news from the weekend

      April 10, 2011 /

      nullLost in the shadows of Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley Saturday night was a pretty eventful weekend in the MMA community.

      Here are a few things I think you should know about:

      -Saturday night, Bellator 40 took place and rising MMA star, Ben Askren, remained undefeated with a unanimous decision win over Nick Thompson in the main event. The two-time NCAA champion continued to show dominant wrestling form against Thompson, who was helpless against Askren’s takedown ability. Askren changed levels, worked in some striking, and had the cardio to dominate for 15 minutes. Askren is now 8-0 and, if he continues to develop his striking, he can be a real force in the national picture. In other bouts, Jay Hieron picked up a decision win over Brent Weedman to advance to the finals of the Bellator Welterweight Tournament, where he will face unbeaten Rick Hawn. In the Bellator Lightweight Tournament, Michael Chandler won a decision over Lloyd Woodard to advance to the tournament final against Patricky Freire.

      -On Friday night, MFC 29 took place on HDNet and UFC veterans Marcus Davis, Hermes Franca, and Pete Spratt each picked up wins. Davis won a split decision over Curtis Demarce in his first fight after being cut by the UFC. Franca knocked out Robert Washington just 26 seconds into the second round, giving him two straight wins. Spratt pulled off an armbar submission in the second round of his fight against Demi Deeds. The win ended a two-fight losing streak for Spratt.

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      Bellator, Events, Fighters, News, Strikeforce, UFC

      Is Fedor a victim of his loyalty?

      April 7, 2011 /

      nullDespite suffering back-to-back losses, it is clear that Fedor Emelianenko is still one of the most polarizing figures in all of MMA.

      He was as dominant as any fighter in his time, he is soft spoken, and he has incredible fashion sense (see picture to your right)

      The man who went undefeated for a 10-year span has now had to accept two-straight losses and the idea that the sport has evolved to a level he can’t currently reach.

      In an interesting thought, Strikeforce light heavyweight, Gegard Mousasi, expressed his thoughts on what may have led to Fedor’s down fall in this interview with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani.

      The thoughts on Fedor begin around the 5:40 mark as Mousasi talks about Fedor being a loyal guy his loyalty to his training partners have kept him from developing into a better fighter. Now, Fedor has been switching things up and training in different areas of the world.

      There has always been the idea amongst MMA camps that you never want to be the best fighter at your camp. The reason is is that there will be no fighters there to push you to a higher level.

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      Fighters, News, Strikeforce

      White open to overtime for UFC bouts

      April 1, 2011 /

      nullDraws are hard to come by in a MMA fight—especially bouts in the UFC.

      Judging is gauged on a 10-point must system over an odd number of rounds, so in most cases there should be a winner when the bout goes to a decision.

      However, recently there has been a pair of main events in the UFC to land a draw. Most notably was the Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard lightweight title fight at UFC 125.

      A draw leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, including Dana White’s.

      MMAMania.com recently made note that the UFC President made the following statement during the UFC’s web series “The Aftermath”, a show that airs after each episode of The Ultimate Fighter.

      “I hate draws. I think it’s such a waste of everybody’s time and energy. (An overtime round is) something that I would definitely explore.”

      The draw at UFC 125 was a problem for a couple reasons. For one, there was no winner. Secondly, Anthony Pettis was scheduled to face the winner in a unification bout.

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      Fighters, News, UFC

      MMA pound-for-pound top 10 rankings

      March 31, 2011 /

      nullWhat’s a blog site without rankings?

      Everyone has their say. Everyone has their opinion. Well, as someone that has been watching MMA for almost a decade, I think I have a pretty good eye for a well-rounded fighter.

      Here is my take on the top 10 in all of MMA. This is a list I will update regularly and I am sure there is plenty of room for debate in my choices.

      1. Anderson Silva (28-4): The pound-for-pound king to me is the UFC middleweight champion. The guy hasn’t lost since 2006, and that was by DQ. His last loss by submission or KO was a 2004 loss via flying heel hook. Silva is a work of art and a pleasure to watch in action. He truly is an artist with his striking and he rarely throws a punch or kick that goes to waste. Silva has been unbeatable in the UFC, but the blueprint to beat him seems to be pretty clear. His takedown defense is somewhat lacking and you have to bring the fight to him right away. Many opponents make the mistake of letting Silva go through his feel out process in the first round and once he does, it is lights out. Silva likely has a super fight with Georges St. Pierre or a title defense against Yushin Okami next. Both fighters possess the skills to beat him.

      2. Georges St. Pierre (21-2): GSP is No. 2 on this list simply due to his lack of finishing fights. It would be hard to argue that any fighter has dominated his opponents on average more than St. Pierre, but he still hasn’t been able to win in the fashion that Silva has. St. Pierre has shown very well-rounded skills as he can out-strike, out-wrestle, and out-submit his opponents. His defense is very good as well as he rarely takes damage and is one of the best at staying off his back. For someone to beat the UFC welterweight champion, they will have to either land a clean punch or put him on his back. Both of those tasks will be difficult.

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