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      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      May 1, 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, the sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. Team Lesnar got back on track with a win last week and now the final two prelim fights will take place and then Dana White will announce the wild card entrants. Also, Team dos Santos continues to have dissention between the coaches.

      – On Friday, Tachi Palace Fights 9 will stream live on Sherdog.com at 8:30 p.m. ET. The show will take place from the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. The event will be headlined by a flyweight contest between Ian McCall (9-2) and Dustin Ortiz (7-0). Other competitors on the card include former UFC fighters Efrain Escudero (15-2) and Gerald Harris (17-4).

      – On Saturday, Bellator 43 takes place from the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The card is still being pieced together, but the main event is the Season 4 Welterweight Tournament Final between Jay Hieron (21-4) and Rick Hawn (11-0). The event airs on MTV2 at 9 p.m. ET.

      Bellator, Events, Fighters, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC

      Anti-Doping Agency feels UFC needs tougher testing

      April 28, 2011 /

      nullIn an article that hasn’t gotten a lot of play nationally, I discovered this piece by Steve Keating from Reuters.com

      The article discusses the World Anti-Doping Agency and their desire to see the UFC step up their drug testing for their fighters.

      With a record 55,000 mixed martial arts fans expected to pack into the Rogers Center on Saturday for UFC 129, organizers say every fighter stepping into the cage for a title bout will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs.

      But the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and USADA say they have had no role in the UFC’s anti-doping efforts and have not tested a single fighter.

      Instead, testing has been left to individual state and provincial athletic commissions, which USADA chief Travis Tygart describes as woefully inadequate.

      “They want, for public relation and marketing reasons, to say they have something that makes them look better than they truly are,” Tygart told Reuters.

      “Why don’t they have better rules to give athletes and sports fans comfort that there is not a rampant culture of cheating with dangerous drugs going on in their sport?

      “They’re trying to pull a fast one here.”

      The UFC may be dropping the ball a little bit for this event when it comes to drug testing, but as a whole, the organization has seemingly done a good job of keeping fighters honest.

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      Events, Fighters, News, UFC

      Hughes vs. Sanchez in the works for 2011

      April 28, 2011 /

      nullIn a little bit of surprising news, MMAMania is reporting that the UFC is working on a future bout between welterweights Matt Hughes and Diego Sanchez.

      Hughes, a current UFC Hall of Famer and former welterweight champion, is coming off a 21-second knockout loss to B.J. Penn at UFC 123, but had won his last three fights prior to that.

      Sanchez is coming off back-to-back decision wins over Paulo Thiago and Martin Kampmann. He is 2-1 since making his return to welterweight after losing to Penn for the lightweight championship back in December of 2009.

      This fight would be intriguing as Sanchez has a high motor and is somewhat reckless. He relies on his grappling and pressure to really win fights, but will be facing a stronger grappler in Hughes. Hughes also shows more composure and patience with his fighting.

      I am a little surprised to see Hughes taking this fight as I felt like he was leaning toward retirement following the loss to Penn. If he was to fight again, I thought it would be more along the lines of another fight with Matt Serra or a fight against an older fighter to allow himself a better chance to go out on a win. This is a tough fight for Hughes, but is still one that he can win.

      Events, Fighters, News, UFC

      Top 10 Welterweight Rankings

      April 27, 2011 /

      nullThis week I turn my rankings to the welterweight division.

      Like my middleweight rankings, the No. 1 spot is quite obvious and everyone else isn’t really all that close.

      Still, here is my take. If you need to go back and find my pound-for-pound, heavyweight, or light heavyweight rankings, click on the links.

      1. Georges St. Pierre (21-2) – GSP is the clear leader of this group and close to being the best fighter in any weight class. I would argue that St. Pierre is the most complete fighter in all of MMA as he exhibits diverse striking, superior wrestling, and solid submission skills. The beauty of GSP is, he is always looking for ways to evolve and stay ahead of the game and I am curious to see how he attacks his UFC 129 fight with Jake Shields this Saturday.

      2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1) – Fitch is the fighter that can do no right. All he does is win, for the most part, but he isn’t able to do it in a flashy fashion, so he is often overlooked. He dominated B.J. Penn in the third round of their fight in February, but a slow start forced a draw and unfinished business. If St. Pierre is to beat Shields and move up to middleweight, I would suspect that Fitch is the favorite to become the new 170-pound champion in the UFC.

      3. Jake Shields (26-4-1) – I am still a little unsure of what to think about Shields. He has some impressive wins, but I think he is kidding himself if he thinks getting St. Pierre to the ground is going to be a walk in the park. He is a world-class grappler, but I would dare say he is one of the worst strikers in the division. You would think a guy of his talents would really work at striking to become a complete fighter, but he still clerly lacks in that department. A win over St. Pierre on Saturday would be an upset, but it would surely catapult him to the top of my rankings.

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      Fighters, Strikeforce, UFC

      A look back: GSP’s first MMA bout

      April 27, 2011 /

      As Georges St. Pierre preps for what could be his final bout at welterweight this Saturday at UFC 129 against Jake Shields, I found the current UFC champion’s first MMA contest.

      GSP stepped onto the scene on Jan. 25, 2002 when he took on Ivan Menjivar at UCC 7.

      While St. Pierre wasn’t crisp in all areas, he still showed the promise to become the great champion he is today.

      Even for a first-time fighter he showed a rare combination of diverse strikes and solid takedown defense. Typically a debut fighter is strong in one area and lacking in the other.

      Unfortunately, the fight ended with a bit of controversy, but GSP was still clearly winning the fight and it was the beginning of a historic career.

      Events, Fighters, UFC, Videos

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