Official UFC Thread

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This Ju Jitsu looks pretty interesting. I think I might try it.

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Hazlett got killed by Daley! 1 left hook ended the fight.

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the next card sucks

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You're right, it does. It should be on Spike, not PPV.

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UFC boss says doctors will have clearer prognosis on Brock Lesnar's health this week
By Neil Davidson (CP) – 13 hours ago

LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White says he expects to hear a definitive prognosis on Brock Lesnar this week, which should determine the ailing heavyweight champion's future.

"This is the week. This is the week Brock Lesnar is going back to the doctor, getting fully checked out by one of the best doctors and hospitals in the world," White told the UFC 108 post-fight news conference Saturday night.

"If the doctors say things are going well and things are going in the right direction, then maybe we're a few months away from him coming back," he added. "If it's not, and not going in the right direction, he'll either be done and have to retire or he'll be out for a couple of years.

"So hopefully we get good news. And then after we get that announcement, then we'll be able to plan what we're going to do with the heavyweight division."

The six-foot-three 265-pound Lesnar had been diagnosed with diverticulitis, a digestive disease found in the large intestine.

Lesnar, 32, last fought at UFC 100 in July when he stopped Frank Mir.

The UFC has already announced a heavyweight fight between Mir and Shane Carwin for UFC 111 in March. The unbeaten Carwin had been slated to fight Lesnar until the champion got sick.

Should Lesnar be sidelined for the long run, the UFC would probably set up a bout for an interim title.

Lesnar's absence also hurts the bottom line. The big man is one of the organization's hottest draws, pulling in fans from all ends of the sports spectrum. But White dismissed that as inconsequential compared to the bigger picture.

"I'm not looking at Brock Lesnar and saying 'Oh Brock,' now he's gone we're going to lose all these pay-per-views buys. What I'm thinking about is I hope Brock's going to be OK. If he has to have this major surgery, you're talking about changing the quality of this guy's life for ever. I like him, I respect him and I hope that doesn't happen for him and his family's sake."

White said Lesnar, an avid outdoorsman who lives in rural Minnesota, had called him to complain that the UFC president kept on sending him electronic gadgets, gifts that were useless since he doesn't own a computer.

So White sent him a package of ice fishing rods.

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Evans vs Silva:

Rashad fought like a man afraid to be knocked out. I think the Machida loss got into his head a little bit. He pulled out a victory, using takedowns and wearing out Thiago Silva to the point that when Silva rocked him in the 3rd round, he didin't have the gas to finish Evans.

Silva was hit by Evans earlier in the 3rd, but it seemed to give Silva the confidence to drop his hands and showboat, rather than avoid being hit again. Neither fighter was impressive in that match.

Rashad Evans was questioning the fans' response to the decision in conversation with Dana White afterwards, thinking there may be some controversy over the decision, more than likely because Evans himself knows that was a lackluster performance. It was the first fight in a while where Evans relied heavily on his wrestling skills instead of his punches, the same punches he has had success with against his more recent opponents... before Machida.

With Rampage coming after him sometime this year, he'd better get back into the gym. But in a strange way, I'm glad he got the win....it will be that much sweeter to see Jackson stomp a mudhole in his ass.

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Backstage at UFC 108-

Forrest Griffin is up to 240 lbs. He looks like shit.

James McSweeney from TUF 10 Team Rashad is now escorting Evans into the octagon. Did Rashad and Jardine break up?


James "lights out" Toney is stalking Dana White for a crack at a UFC match. I don't want to see what's already been done, and this would not help the credibility of the sport. Watching Toney get choked out or submitted in 20 seconds is not my idea of a good fight. It's not fair to the fighters, and it's not fair to the fans to have to pay for some sideshow shit like that.

He's past his prime, and I highly doubt he was ever training for anything besides a stand-up fight that does not include the use of kicks for his entire career.
There's no way he could train up to that level in a short period of time.

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After football, track, bobsledding and ballet, Herschel Walker tackles MMA
By KERITH GABRIEL
Philadelphia Daily News

gabrielk@phillynews.com

NEW YORK - Since his retirement from football in 1997, Herschel Walker's athletic endeavors have included Olympic bobsledding, track and field and even ballet.
However, his latest decision - to enter the world of mixed martial arts - might just be his wildest yet.

Walker, after all, is 47 years old.

"People have been saying my decision is a publicity stunt and a farce and I just laugh because it's the farthest thing from the truth," said Walker, who played for the Eagles from 1992 to '94, as part of a 13-year NFL career. "For those that think this is a circus, get up off the couch and train with me. I guarantee you'll see how serious I am."

Yesterday, Walker spoke at a news conference to promote his Strikeforce: Miami undercard bout on Jan. 30 in Sunrise, Fla. Interestingly, Walker's MMA debut comes the day before the NFL's Pro Bowl will be played in Miami. Walker was a two-time Pro Bowler.

Walker will fight Greg Nagy, 26, a 6-5, 215-pounder from Arizona with a 1-1 record. Walker, 6-1, 217 pounds, signed a multifight contract in September. He has been training with "Crazy" Bob Cook and Javier Mendez, owner/operators of American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif.

Walker said he will donate his purse to Project Turnaround, the same Texas-based community development charity to which he donated the proceeds from his appearance on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." Strikeforce was waiting approval from the Florida Athletic Commission to release what Walker will be paid for his debut, but a source said it will be a five-figure payout.

One person who vouched for Walker's validity was Mendez. Mendez has been a fight trainer in both boxing and MMA since 1985 and claims that in the 7 weeks he has had to get Walker prepared to become a professional fighter, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner's ever-increasing level of improvement is nothing short of remarkable.

Walker holds a fifth-degree black belt in tae kwon do and has other martial arts experience.

"This sport is no joke. You can't come in here and think you're going to take it by storm," Mendez said. "I knew of Herschel's martial arts background, but when he came to me he was still very green. I mean, we had to teach him how to punch, how to throw kicks, everything. In all my years of training fighters, I have never seen one with the work ethic and intensity. The man is a freak of nature."

That has been the sentiment since Walker exploded onto the football world at the University of Georgia in 1980. The man who was known to subsist on just one meal a day and 4 to 5 hours of sleep per night still does. The man who relied solely on body-weight exercises and calisthenics to build his freakish physique still sees that as the only way.

"I have never picked up a weight to build my body; I don't even think I would know how," Walker said. "I am still an advocate that young athletes shouldn't lift weights without proper training because that is just asking for a reason to ruin your body."

Walker decimated a recent physical fitness stress test conducted by Florida Boxing Commission chief physician Allan Fields, who called the exam "the most strenuous test that you possibly can impose on an athlete." Fields noted that Walker produced the highest heart evaluation score of anyone ever tested at the facility, including Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali.

"He's in as fine a shape as anyone we've had the care of," Fields said at a news conference Tuesday in Miami Lakes. "This guy is 47 going on 22 as far as his physical fitness goes."

And yesterday, Walker vowed that his mental health is equally strong. There was a time when that was not the case as Walker conveyed in his 2008 autobiography "Breaking Free," where he revealed his battle with multiple personality disorder.

"My mind is good, I feel good," said Walker, who said he is still being treated for the disorder. "You know, I was going through a rough time in my life, as we all do, and it took the help of some true friends along with the grace of God to get through. Right now my mind is clear and all I am focused on is getting in the ring on Jan. 30."

While Walker doesn't want to look too far ahead in his MMA career, Mendez said the former running back, with his work ethic, could easily become a top contender in 3 years.

For Walker, fighting isn't about accolades as much as it is about trying something completely out of the ordinary, and excelling at it, like he has done so many times before.

"I don't know where I will be in this sport in 3 years, but where I am today . . . is what I am looking forward to," Walker said. "You know at lot of guys like Jose Canseco [who was knocked out in 77 seconds in his MMA debut last May] who tried to do this sport and embarrassed it. You guys will see that when I get in there I am doing this for real and maybe that'll shut up some of the couch potatoes. I do that, and that'll be good enough for me."

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Another reason StrikeForce should seek a sponsorship from Geritol....

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Brock Lesner is back!


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This is what Fedor Emelianenko has been up to....

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UFC 114 official for May 29, Rashad Evans vs. Quinton Jackson headlines

As expected "The Ultimate Fighter 10" coaches Rashad Evans (14-1-1- MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (30-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) finally will meet in May at UFC 114.

The UFC today officially announced the fight, which initially was supposed to take place at in December at UFC 107.

The new meeting takes place May 29 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and coincides with UFC 2010 Fan Expo, which takes place down the street at its sister property, the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

For rumored fight card and additional info, click here

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I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT FOR THIS ONE!!

I hope the hell Jackson brings it. There's certainly no love lost between these two.



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Brock Lesner may fight at UFC 114, but I think Carwin and Mir are scheduled to fight before that, so for all you "Big Country" fans, this might be it...

Or could it be Kimbo vs Lesner? Kimbo hasn't fought since Houston Alexander back in December. One never knows with Dana White.

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Jackson was a really shitty coach on the last season. As much as I hated Rashad in the past, he definitely came off a helluva lot more classy. That said, he's gonna fuckin' lose.

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You thought Rashad was classy?