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      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      April 24, 2011 /

      nullIt is Sunday night, so that means it is time for your weekly MMA on TV update.

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

      – On Wednesday at midnight (late Tuesday night) the Countdown to UFC 129 will debut on SpikeTV. The preview show will highlight all the major bouts of Saturday’s UFC 129 and give you a behind the scenes look at the fighters involved. The show will re-air on Thursday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. on Spike and Thursday at 7 p.m. Friday at midnight on Versus.

      – On Wednesday, the fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. Team dos Santos now holds a 3-1 advantage on Team Lesnar. It is clear that Brock Lesnar is getting somewhat frustrated with the losing and if may be affecting his team. Will the former champ be able to rebound this week?

      – On Thursday at midnight (late Wednesday night) UFC 129 Primetime airs its last of the three episodes. The show is following Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre as they prepare for their UFC 129 welterweight championship fight, which takes place this Saturday. The third episode airs on SpikeTV and will be replayed at 1:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. It will also be aired on ESPN2 at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night.

      – On Saturday, UFC 129 takes place from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A record crowd of 55,000 is expected to be on hand to watch St. Pierre and Shield battle it out for the welterweight title. Jose Aldo will also be defending his featherweight championship for the first time against Mark Hominick and Lyoto Machida will take on Randy Couture in what Couture has said will be his final fight in the UFC. The PPV will begin at a new start time of 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT. There will be free prelims starting at 6 p.m. ET on Facebook and two live prelims airing on SpikeTV, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

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      Going back in time: How the UFC has changed in 6 years

      April 23, 2011 /

      nullThe UFC, and MMA in general, has evolved a great deal in a short amount of time.

      If you need any proof of that, just take a short trip back to 2005.

      Six years ago today, the UFC was one week removed from UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell II. It was a milestone event for the organization as it was the first PPV event following the debut season of the Ultimate Fighter.

      The card featured some of the best fighters in the UFC at the time, but when looking back, it represents just how much the sport has changed since then.

      Here is a look at all the champions as of six years ago today, and how their stock has dropped since then.

      Heavyweight Champion: Andrei Arlovski – Arlovski had won the interim heavyweight title from Tim Sylvia at UFC 51 and was eventually stripped of the interim label when then-champion Frank Mir couldn’t compete after a motorcycle accident. Arlovski had a dominant run, winning three-straight title fights in the first round. But, “The Pitbull” then suffered back-to-back losses to Sylvia and was never quite the same. At one time he was the most feared fighter in the UFC, but he now is currently on a four-fight losing streak, with three coming by first round knock out. Arlovski’s hands have gotten slower, his chin has gotten weaker, and he never evolved his grappling. That combo caused him to become nearly irrelevant in the MMA. In today’s world, Arlovski would get decimated by current champ, Cain Velasquez.

      Light Heavyweight Champion: Chuck Liddell – Liddell was on top of the world at this time six years ago. He just knocked out Randy Couture in 2:06 to win his first UFC Championship. Liddell followed that up with four successful title defenses, all by KO. He was considered an unbeatable champion for two years, but then ran into the powerful hand of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who took the title from Liddell in May of 2007. That loss started the complete downfall of Liddell’s career. He would go on to lose five of his next six, four by KO, which forced his retirement. Liddell’s hands were great, but his style never evolved, and became too predictable. With that, his chin got weaker and he was an easy target for other light heavyweights. It is hard to imagine a scenario where Liddell would be able to contend with today’s champ, Jon Jones.

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      UFC 129 Betting Odds – Both Champions Favored

      April 22, 2011 /

      nullUFC 129 is just eight days away and it is set to be one of the biggest events in the history of the organization.

      Outside of the record attendance with over 50,000 expected, the fight card is stacked with two championship bouts and a fight featuring a Hall of Famer.

      The fine folks at Bodog.com have released their odds for selected UFC 129 bouts and here is a look at who they like.

      In the main event, UFC Welterweight Champion, Georges St. Pierre, is a heavy favorite at -500 when he defends his title against Jake Shields (+300). Now GSP will tell you that he should probably be the underdog in the fight, but clearly oddsmakers see through the pandering.

      In the co-main event, UFC Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo, is also a clear favorite at

      -500 in his defense against Mark Hominick (+300). Hominick has one-punch KO power, which makes him an interesting challenger. But, Aldo has been so dominant. It is hard to see him coming up short in this fight.

      Another featured bout has UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture as a +250 underdog in his contest with Lyoto Machida (-325). Couture has stated that this will be his last fight unless something unexpected happens, and certainly he will want to go out on a high note. Machida, who has lost two straight, desperately needs this win to get back into title contention.

      The last bout that has odds released is a lightweight contest between Canadian Mark Bocek (+115) and former WEC Lightweight Champion, Ben Henderson (-145). Bocek will have the crowd support in his favor and he also has UFC experience, while Henderson is making his first appearance in the premiere MMA organization. The WEC lightweights have performed pretty well in the UFC thus far, but Henderson’s wrestling ability could be neutralized by Bocek’s submission skills.

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      Top 5 Moments in Randy Couture’s Storied Career

      April 19, 2011 /

      nullIs 47 the lucky number for “The Natural” Randy Couture?

      The two-time former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion seems to be sticking to the idea that his bout with Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 will be his last. (ESPN)

      With that in mind here are (in my opinion) the top five moments in the 47-year-old’s historic career.

      1. Out of retirement, back with the gold – Couture had retired following a loss to Chuck Liddell at UFC 57 in February of 2006, but quickly got the itch to fight once again. This time, Couture came back at heavyweight to challenge then-champion Tim Sylvia. At UFC 68, The Natural returned and dominated Sylvia from the opening bell. Couture landed a big right hand that sent Sylvia crashing and then followed up with numerous takedowns over the 25 minutes to get the win and become a two-time UFC heavyweight champion.

      2. Whipping Tito’s butt – Couture had just been crowned UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion after beating Chuck Liddell at UFC 43, which set up a unification bout with champion Tito Ortiz. Ortiz had been riding six-fight win streak that lasted for four years and was largely considered the favorite against the then-40 Couture. From the opening bell, Couture out-muscled Ortiz and scored takedown after takedown as Ortiz offered little offense. In the fifth and final round, Couture found himself over the top of Ortiz’ rear end and to sum up the night, patted him on the butt a few times, to drive home the point that he just dominated the loudmouth champion for 25 minutes.

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