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tonight's UFC is a little on the wanting side but it will be interesting to see the Rashad/Silva fight. I wish Joe wasn't fighting Sam, I wanted both to win their next fight which is this one. damn.

Don't much care for Cole Miller but I like Dan Lauzon less so...go Miller.

 

watching UFC 108 and I see SEGA logos all over the cage. I guess they finally figured out how to market but unfortunately theres no VF game to do it with.

 

Look at sherdogs whoop that Aoki thread

 

C'mon you know Bayonetta matches UFC more than a Virtua Fighter game.

end sarcasm

 

Man, Yves looked sloppy, wtf didn't somebody tell him that he was going to be fighting in the UFC soon? Dos Santos looked great as usual. If that dude keeps going the way he is he will be a unstoppable.

Something about Daley rubs me the wrong way. Not sure if it was that he didn't make his weight and then after he won he made an AK firing motion at Hazelett who was still laid out badly and then he put on some silly looking grill in his mouth to celebrate his win I guess... Idk, seems to be a good fighter but there's something about him that makes me think that he's a world class douch irl.

I thought Rashad was going to get ktfo but damn that Silva for not pushing himself to the point past exhaustion. All he needed was a few more shots to Rashad's head and he woulda had the W.

 

Daley has a hard time controlling his mouth; I think he's a douche with a heavy heavy hand. I was really pushing for Dustin for the win and it was a shame to see it not happen. I hate fighters who can't be arsed to make weight.

The Stout/Lauzon fight was a highlight for me. Stout did an amazing job of controlling Joe. This was joe's first fight since knee surgery but I expected more explosiveness. that first rollabout for Kimura was awesome.

Rahsad's move back to Wrestling was a great decision and he very nearly made it a 3 round close out. His tactics obviously worked for him though because even after being done in by that punch, Silva was way too tired to capitalize.

 

I completely agree with GE. I didn't know Daley didn't make weight. Oh well, he is gunna be a problem once he gets that aspect of his game down. Will he threaten GSP? Nope. Never. Could he be dangerous. Of course...dude's Muay Thai is on point.

I (and along with all of Bullshido) was pulling for Joe. I mean, damn - how do you not love someone whose ears are like mini bat wings? I think what people are finding out is that he is technically good on his feet, but lacks ko power. If your comfortable eating a few shots, you can focus on defending the shot better and setting up counter attacks like Stout did. I wonder if a change of camps is up for the Lau-bros?

Rashad did the damn thang. All I gotta say. Thiago beat himself once it hit the ground. He was doing well in half guard and with half-butterfly guard. He should of played a bit longer on the ground I think.

 

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f7/shoop-aoki-1125179/

 

lol dustin got put in his place perfectly!! Yall just dont like the idea of these kick ass fighters comin in from the Uk!! Was nice to shut up all the chants of USA!!

 

like bisping?

I don't much care where they come from.

 

That Evans and Silva fight was exciting, due to the "Prince Naseem" like showboating in the last round by Silva. But, fuck, why did Evans had his left hand down(and chin out)during that exchange that dazed him? Is freaking Boxing 101, you throw a punch, opposite hand guards.And fuck, If your opponent is fucking sticking his head out(With his guard down)Set the fucking jab up! Regardless, Evans had a great plan going into this match and frustrated his opponent. I could see Evans, improving his ground game even more and evolve into a better fighter than he already is.

 

http://www.mmascraps.net/2010/01/dana-white-in-talks-with-m-1-global.html
Again. I don't think this will ever happen. Fedor's managers want co-promotion and Dana won't co-promote.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47kqBRilXI

 

that was close. I thought fedor was about to lose and then he pulled it out.

 

Fedor never looses

 

UFC 108 salary information.

http://www.watchkalibrun.com/2010/1/4/1233324/ufc-108-salaries-and-analysis

* Rashad Evans $375,000 ($200,000 to show, $175,000 to win) def. Thiago Silva $55,000
* Paul Daley $34,200 ($16,200 to show, fined 10-percent for missing weight, $18,000 to win)* def. Dustin Hazelett $19,800 (awarded 10-percent of Daley's purse)
* Sam Stout $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)* def. Joe Lauzon $12,000*
* Jim Miller $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win) def. Duane Ludwig $12,000
* Junior dos Santos $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win) def. Gilbert Yvel $30,000
* Martin Kampmann $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win) def. Jacob Volkmann $6,000
* Cole Miller $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)* def. Dan Lauzon $15,000
* Mark Munoz $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win) def. Ryan Jensen $10,000
* Jake Ellenberger $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) def. Mike Pyle $17,000
* Rafaello Oliveira $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) def. John Gunderson $5,000

*- The following fighters received a $50,000 "Fight Night" bonus.

* Cole Miller was awarded $50,000 for "Submission of the Night"
* Paul Daley was awarded $50,000 for "Knockout of the Night"
* Sam Stout and Joe Lauzon were both awarded $50,000 for "Fight of the Night"


Total salary for UFC 108 (including "Fight Night bonuses) was $1,047,000. Without "Fight Night" bonuses total salary was $847,000. Total base salary was $526,000.

Total bonus money was $521,000. Without "Fight Night" bonuses total bonus money was $321,000.

Rashad Evans' salary made up 35.8% of the total salary and 38% of the base salary.

Thiago Silva made 10.5% of the base salary.

Junior dos Santos made 5.7 % of the the total salary and 5.7% of the base salary.

"Fight Night" bonuses made up 19.1% of the total salary.

The three highest paid fighters on the card (excluding "Fight Night" bonuses): Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva and Junior dos Santos made 46.8% of total salary and 54.2% of base salary.

 

^Cool find man

This is hilarious:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTIaTaXUFus

Rampage on the Machida VS Shogun fight:
"I was watching the fight this weekend with the director of the A Team movie, the movie crew & a couple of actors & I never been ashamed to be a part of MMA till now. The UFC looked like assholes this weekend. The main event was boring. I anticipated that because let's be real.. Machida is a boring fighter. But Shogun getting robbed like that was pretty cut throat. Then you hear Joe Rogan say you "you have to beat the champ to be a champ." & that made me think the UFC are full of shit! Not to be whiny here but I still don't feel like I've been beat in the UFC.. but I'm not champ anymore. If the UFC gives Shogun an immediate rematch because of the controversial loss then that would validate everything I have said about the UFC in my recent posts & why I'm pissed at the UFC. But yet he deserves one & so have I deserved one against Forrest.

The reason why I was ashamed of the UFC is because some people around me were saying that the UFC is becoming corrupt like boxing & asked me is that stuff real? Most of the people from the A Team movie were just watching it because I was watching it & they don't know much about MMA & were starting to get into it but last night they didn't have anything good to say about my sport. So I was so ashamed.

One good thing came out of the fight last night. Rashad looked more like a bitch. If he would have just tried to fight Machida instead of just nutting up he probably could have done better. I saw every last one of Machida's weaknesses this last weekend. No wonder TUF is editing Rahsad to try to make him look good cause they need all their fighters to sell tickets. They never should have tried to make me look bad cause I'm the wrong person to pull that type of crap with. Cause I don't give a fuck about the TUF show or about the UFC. There's not another fighter on this planet that can do what I do & they know it. I don't need them. All they did was fucken piss me off. & any fighter on my team who says they lost a fight because of my coaching can fucken kiss my ass & say that shit to my face. It's very easy to point the fingers when you lose. But I can't get into the cage & fight for ya'll. I can only fight for myself. & for all you UFC & TUF fans out there, here's a big announcement.... IT'S A DAMN TV SHOW! With how much footage they got & how much editing they did, they can make anyone look the way they want. This is my last time blogging about this damn TUF show. Just because I don't go into the cage when a fighter loses & cry all over him & hug on him makes me a bad person? I have many reasons why I don't go into the cage cause when I'm pissed I make bad decisions. So you guys say whatever you want to say about me, all the crap you want about Rampage, but one thing I'm gonna tell you is that Rampage is real & straight up Rashad is fake as hell. When I was coaching the show, I forgot that Rashad won the first heavyweight TUF show. I didn't think about the outcome or editing of the TUF show & them promoting their own. I don't see nothing wrong with that but don't do it on another guy's expense.

The UFC needs to get some new judges before I even think about coming back. I want the hardcore fans to go back & watch all the fights that you thought was kinda shady with the judges in the UFC & TUF & write down the names of the judges so you guys can complain & have a voice. Do your homework. This sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans. Its hard for me to believe that the UFC is so successful & has over 100 shows & can't tell who wins a fight. How is it that they can't tell who wins a fight on an important title fight? Me doing TUF 10 & seeing how they edited it now & seeing how Wes Shivers lost his fight is making me very skeptical about the UFC. Note to TUF: Anybody involved in making the TUF show do me a big favor... Don't look at me cause you're fake. Don't talk to me cause you're fake. Don't even think about me cause you're fake. & if you do you might just get cussed the fuck out."

 

You guys should watch this bareknuckled fight before it gets deleted by youtube mods
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li6cWvmPGiM

This fight is fully padded but it ends the same, with a violently broken face.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEkTLmzDe9g

This was too bizarre to not share
http://mmahits.com/news/more-details-on-war-machine-going-berserk-at-a-porno-industry-party/

 

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WEC tonight. Anybody else looking forward to it?

 

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That first KO was so awesome that after the guy got kicked, he punched himself
The rest of the KO's are pretty damn good too.

Here's part 2
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