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Is there anywhere you can watch the jones - evans fight? Any help would be great

I can't find the full fight anywhere mate. Even the highlights i've found are terrible. My usual sources don't seem to have it! One of the other lads might be able to do better.

Can anybody guess who said this recently? Without typing the thing into google!

“I think it all has to do with – you gotta commit to being offensive, throwing those punches – getting on the inside and staying outside that reach. A lot of it is pressuring him, cutting him off. A lot of times it’s tough to do, tough to implement sometimes, to keep a guy always on the defense, keep pressuring him…but against someone like *** that should be the game plan.”

No prizes, just respect for your knowledge!

New Updated Rankings 24/4/12 on Sherdog. I'll post Heavyweight - Welterweight first.

Heavyweight


1. Junior dos Santos (14-1)

Now that his highly anticipated clash against Alistair Overeem has been scrapped, the UFC heavyweight champion turns his attention toward an entirely different type of challenge. After shocking the world with his 64-second knockout of Cain Velasquez last November, dos Santos locks horns with submission specialist Frank Mir in the UFC 146 main event on May 26.

2. Cain Velasquez (9-1)

The shuffling of the UFC 146 card affected Velasquez as well, as the American Kickboxing Academy product will now face former Strikeforce talent Antonio Silva in the evening’s co-main event. With a victory over “Bigfoot,” Velasquez will likely earn another shot at the heavyweight title that he first captured by defeating Brock Lesnar at UFC 121.

3. Alistair Overeem (36-11, 1 NC)

The future of the hulking Dutchman is in serious limbo. Removed from his UFC 146 title shot against Junior dos Santos a few weeks after failing a random drug test, Overeem will need to plead his case before the Nevada Athletic Commission. In a recent statement, the former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 World Grand Prix Champion blamed his result on an anti-inflammatory medication that contained testosterone.

4. Fabricio Werdum (15-5-1)

In his last outing, Werdum administered a one-sided beating to the durable Roy Nelson at UFC 143, battering the “TUF 10” alumnus with multiple knees en route to a unanimous decision triumph and a “Fight of the Night” bonus. Since then, Werdum has lobbied hard for a spot on the next Brazilian card. While nothing is official, it is rumored that he will square off with Mike Russow at UFC 147 in June.

5. Shane Carwin (12-2)

Faced with the first two-fight skid of his career after suffering losses to Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos, Carwin was expected to compete at UFC 141 in December. However, the Grudge Training Center product was dealt yet another injury setback in October and will instead undergo back surgery with eyes on a mid-2012 return.

6. Frank Mir (16-5)

Alistair Overeem’s misfortune is Mir’s gain. A former UFC heavyweight champion and interim title holder, Mir gets his fourth shot at championship gold against the heavy-handed Junior dos Santos on May 26. The Las Vegas resident has defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Roy Nelson and Mirko Filipovic in his last three Octagon appearances.

7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1, 1 NC)

Long regarded as one of MMA’s finest heavyweight grapplers, Nogueira suffered his first submission loss in more than 40 bouts on Dec. 10 when he had his right arm snapped by a Frank Mir kimura. The 35-year-old underwent surgery on the broken limb at the end of 2011 and is expected to resume training in mid-2012.

8. Josh Barnett (31-5)

After being granted a conditional license by the California State Athletic Commission, the once-suspended Barnett is back on track to compete in the final of Strikeforce’s world heavyweight grand prix. The “Warmaster” is slated to face unbeaten AKA wrestler Daniel Cormier on May 19 in San Jose, Calif.

9. Daniel Cormier (9-0)

Cormier’s breakout win over Antonio Silva came at a cost, as his broken hand delayed his Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix final against Josh Barnett. Now, with the wrestler’s hand healed and his catch-wrestling opponent once again licensed to fight in California, the big men are set to collide on May 19 in San Jose.

10. Antonio Silva (16-3)

The former EliteXC king fell short in his bid to win the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix, suffering a first-round knockout loss to Daniel Cormier last September. Originally paired with Roy Nelson at UFC 146, “Pezao” will now face former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez on May 26.

Light Heavyweight


1. Jon Jones (16-1)

In a fight that was more than a year in the making, Jones dominated former training partner Rashad Evans over the course of five rounds to retain his light heavyweight crown at UFC 145. Shortly thereafter, UFC President Dana White announced that “Bones” will face former Strikeforce and Pride Fighting Championships title holder Dan Henderson at an as-yet-to-be determined event.

2. Dan Henderson (29-8)

Who could have guessed that Henderson would be more relevant than ever at age 41? With a four-fight winning streak that includes victories over fellow MMA icons Fedor Emelianenko and Mauricio Rua, “Hendo” is now looked upon as one of the only possible foils to UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones. While no date has been put forth, UFC brass has confirmed that a Jones-Henderson title match is in the cards for 2012.

3. Rashad Evans (17-2-1)

Evans become the first person to go the distance with Jon Jones since Stephan Bonnar accomplished the feat in a three-round affair in 2009, but he was unable to solve his opponent’s considerable reach advantage during their 25-minute encounter. Though Evans is not especially large for a light heavyweight, he expressed his desire to remain at 205 pounds during the UFC 145 post-fight press conference.

4. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-6)

The former UFC light heavyweight champ is still without a return date following his heartbreaking decision loss to Dan Henderson in November, but change is nonetheless afoot. In February, Rua announced a split from manager Eduardo Alonso and stated that he will return to training with Andre “Dida” Amado in Curitiba, Brazil.

5. Lyoto Machida (17-3)

Things have been quiet for “The Dragon” since his submission loss to Jon Jones at UFC 140. After undergoing surgery on his injured left elbow in January, Machida reportedly resumed training in February. Machida stated an interest in fighting the likes of Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen in a recent interview with Sherdog.com, but both men are currently booked with other fights.

6. Phil Davis (9-1)

On Jan. 28, Davis returned from a 10-month layoff and went straight into the toughest bout of his nascent career. It also proved his longest outing, as “Mr. Wonderful” was outclassed across 25 minutes by former UFC champ Rashad Evans en route to a unanimous decision loss.

7. Alexander Gustafsson (14-1)

Sweden’s top MMA export didn’t miss the biggest opportunity of his young career: April 14 at UFC on Fuel TV 2, the 25-year-old “Mauler” dominated Thiago Silva for three rounds before a partisan crowd in Stockholm. While it still may be too early for a shot at the UFC title, Gustafsson has undeniably positioned himself near the top of the 205-pound class.

8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5)

Injury derailed Nogueira’s second UFC main event, which was to come against Swedish up-and-comer Alexander Gustafsson on April 14. Instead, “Lil Nog” opted for surgery for an injured patella and watch from the sidelines as Gustafsson went out and cruised past Thiago Silva.

9. Ryan Bader (14-2)

Bader grinded out the biggest win of his career on Feb. 26, a unanimous decision victory over Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in his foe’s old stomping grounds of Saitama, Japan. The 28-year-old wrestler from Arizona State is now 2-0 since his shocking loss to Tito Ortiz, with wins over Jackson and Jason Brilz.

10. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-10)

What might have been a grand homecoming for the onetime Pride star turned out to be a one-sided drubbing, as Jackson fell to Ryan Bader via unanimous decision Feb. 26 in Saitama, Japan. Just one week later, Rampage took to Twitter and declared himself finished with the UFC -- which, according to him, stands for “U Fight Cheap” -- though he plans to continue fighting.

Middleweight


1. Anderson Silva (31-4)

The pound-for-pound king will fight Chael Sonnen, but it just won’t be in front of 50,000-plus countrymen at Joao Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro as originally anticipated. Due to a conflict with a United Nations Conference on June 20-22, the much-hyped rematch is expected to take place on July 7 in Las Vegas. “The Spider” last competed at UFC 134 in August, where he earned a second-round TKO victory against Yushin Okami.

2. Chael Sonnen (27-11-1)

This summer, Sonnen will finally get the chance to avenge his UFC 117 loss to Anderson Silva, a bout he controlled for the better part of four rounds before falling prey to a triangle armbar from “The Spider.” Sonnen has bounced back well from the heartbreaking defeat, besting Top-10 middleweights Brian Stann and Michael Bisping in his last two appearances.

3. Mark Munoz (12-2)

The former Oklahoma State wrestler notched the biggest win of his career on Nov. 5, stopping Chris Leben between the second and third rounds of their UFC 138 main event. The “Filipino Wrecking Machine” appeared to be on the brink of title contention before an elbow injury took him out of his Jan. 28 meeting with Chael Sonnen.

4. Michael Bisping (22-4)

Bisping, who had a four-fight winning streak halted by Chael Sonnen at UFC on Fox 2, jumps back into the fray on July 7, when he takes on the red-hot Tim Boetsch at UFC 148. The fight will have a different feel for the Englishman, who announced his split from longtime gym Wolfslair Academy in February.

5. Vitor Belfort (21-9)

Belfort had two hurdles in place before the year even started. Last month, he cleared the first with a resounding first-round submission of Anthony Johnson in Rio de Janeiro. Next up: a June rematch with old nemesis and fellow Brazilian MMA icon Wanderlei Silva, which will come at the end of the pair’s stint as coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.”

6. Tim Boetsch (15-4)

With three straight victories to his credit since dropping from light heavyweight, “The Barbarian” is looking pretty comfortable at 185 pounds. Boetsch’s improbable comeback win over Yushin Okami at UFC 144 rocketed him to contender status, as evidenced by his July 7 showdown with Michael Bisping.

7. Yushin Okami (26-7)

After going nearly eight years between stoppage losses, Okami has now been punched out in back-to-back Octagon appearances. The perennial middleweight contender was well on his way to rebounding from an August drubbing at the hands of Anderson Silva when Tim Boetsch surged back to score a comeback win in the third round of their bout at UFC 144.

8. Brian Stann (12-4)

Stann got back on track in Sweden, scoring an emphatic first-round knockout over Alessio Sakara at UFC on Fuel TV 2. The “All-American” further reinforced his good guy image in victory by imploring referee Marc Goddard to stop the fight once Sakara was rendered unconscious.

9. Luke Rockhold (9-1)

In the first defense of his Strikeforce middleweight title, Luke Rockhold showed the offensive acumen that makes him an interesting up-and-comer in smashing veteran Keith Jardine in the first round. Unfortunately, the oft-injured Rockhold broke his hand, putting the brakes on any discussions his second title defense.

10. Chris Weidman (8-0)

It wasn’t pretty, but Weidman took a chance and wound up propelling himself into the ranks of the 185-pound elite with his Jan. 28 victory against Demian Maia. The “All-American” accepted the bout on just 11 days’ notice when Maia’s original opponent, Michael Bisping, was called up to face Chael Sonnen.

Welterweight


1. Georges St. Pierre (22-2)

The welterweight division’s French Canadian king managed only one Octagon appearance in 2011, a five-round decision win over Jake Shields in April. While there’s still no solid timeline for his return, GSP has stated that rehabilitation on his reconstructed ACL is “ahead of schedule,” possibly putting him in line for a late-2012 meeting with interim champ Carlos Condit.

2. Carlos Condit (28-5)

Nearly five years after becoming the final WEC welterweight champ, Condit has captured UFC gold. The “Natural Born Killer” used a perfectly executed game plan on Feb. 4 to steer clear of Nick Diaz and rack up points for a unanimous decision win. Now, Condit is playing the waiting game as champion Georges St. Pierre continues to heal up from his knee injury.

3. Nick Diaz (26-8, 1 ND)

Following his five-round decision loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143, Diaz was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for marijuana metabolites -- a situation which has only grown stickier in the months since. While Diaz’s attorney and the NAC continue to argue the legality of the fighter’s marijuana use, Diaz will take to the mat May 12 for a grappling match with ADCC champ Braulio Estima.

4. Johny Hendricks (12-1)

The former Oklahoma State Cowboy propelled himself into the Top 5 with a stunning, 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch on Dec. 30. Despite the current chaos atop the division, Hendricks will have a chance to further boost his status when he takes on fellow wrestler Josh Koscheck in May at UFC on Fox 3.

5. Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 1 NC)

Fitch’s first bout since drawing with B.J. Penn in February 2011 did not go well, as the American Kickboxing Academy standout was handed just his second UFC loss in the form of a 12-second knockout from Johny Hendricks. The going won’t get much easier in his next bout, as Fitch is slated to welcome fellow wrestler Aaron Simpson to the welterweight division at UFC 149 in July.

6. Jake Ellenberger (27-5)

The Nebraskan “Juggernaut” continued his march through the UFC welterweight ranks Feb. 15 by surviving a late scare to outpoint Diego Sanchez in Omaha. Ellenberger has now won six straight since dropping his Octagon debut to Carlos Condit, but the 26-year-old’s path to contendership has been stymied by Georges St. Pierre’s injury and Condit’s recent interim title win.

7. Josh Koscheck (17-5)

Koscheck survived early pressure from Mike Pierce to squeak out a narrow decision victory Feb. 4 at UFC 143. Despite a recent split from his longtime home at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., “Kos” will still have revenge on his mind come May 5 when he meets Johny Hendricks, who comes off a 12-second knockout of Koscheck training partner Jon Fitch.

8. Jake Shields (27-6-1)

After a 2-2 run in the UFC welterweight division, Shields is headed back to the weight class where he held Strikeforce gold. No opponent has been announced for the American jiu-jitsu practitioner’s next outing, but Shields is tentatively scheduled to make his middleweight return in August.

9. Martin Kampmann (19-5)

Less than a minute away from dropping a decision to Thiago Alves, “The Hitman” took out his Brazilian foe with a remarkable, come-from-behind guillotine choke on March 3 in Sydney. With back-to-back wins against Alves and Rick Story, Kampmann has put himself near the top of the division, though whether he’ll get a shot at interim champ Carlos Condit remains to be seen.

10. Ben Askren (10-0)

It wasn’t flashy, but Askren wrestled his way to another dominating win over perhaps his most dangerous opponent to date with an April 6 routing of Douglas Lima. Now a perfect 10-0, Bellator’s welterweight ace awaits the winner of the company’s ongoing Season 6 tournament, which currently sits in the semifinal stage.

(26-04-2012 15:28 )groundnpound Wrote:  Can anybody guess who said this recently? Without typing the thing into google!

“I think it all has to do with – you gotta commit to being offensive, throwing those punches – getting on the inside and staying outside that reach. A lot of it is pressuring him, cutting him off. A lot of times it’s tough to do, tough to implement sometimes, to keep a guy always on the defense, keep pressuring him…but against some like *** that should be the game plan.”

No prizes, just respect for your knowledge!

I guess my knowledge isn't what I thought it was. Then again I've not read much MMA the last two weeks.

This is part of a PM I sent to someone this week, we were talking about training. I thought I'd post it to see what others thought.

In this day & age people are more aware of the alround techniques of MMA & will often rather get straight into the modern day athleticism way of learing than the old step by step guide. Look at Jon Jones, GSP & Rory MacDonald, all 3 are the most natural athletes the UFC has to offer & the self-taught wrestling skills of GSP are probably the best in the sport, Jon Jones improved striking is something he’s basing his game on you could also put Anderson Silva in there with his inventive striking & Rory MacDonald is the way forward for all young MMA fighters, don't train wrestling to be a wrestler, train to be an MMA wrestler you’re not gonna get hit with elbows in wrestling are you.
In 5 to 8 year the world of MMA is gonna be awash with guys like this & that’s a scary thought for the likes of Josh Koscheck & co, look at Matt Hughes his wrestling dominated all but then people like Koscheck came along & the skill set got advanced & widened & that’s what’s happening with MacDonald in a few years it's gonna be only fighters like Rashad Evans & Nick Diaz who can compete with these fighters.

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Brendan Schaub: $14,000 (That TUF contract is hard to get out of)[quote]

It disapoints me that he's earning so little, by comparisson to other fighters who also feature often on main cards. He's a gamer & I hope he recieves decent sponsor money, at least.

Thought u'd have got it in one Mitchell!

Agree with your PM snippet. That's gonna be the way of it from now on i'd imagine. We'll see less and less fighters stepping into the cage with just 1 or 2 good aspects of their game. It'll be like machine vs machine. My favourite fighters apart from GSP are the old school style strikers though, lads with some character and something u can relate to. Not everyone can be an allround master of all aspects, nothing a good clean strike can't sort out in the cage. If you were training a new fighter though, u'd want him to be as well rounded as possible in this new era, no doubt about it.