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Condit vs Hendricks was immense, war of a fight.

Good shout on the PFA type thing mate.

Gracie Brothers Explain Jiu-Jitsu on UFC 101: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Monday Night on Fuel TV

FUEL TV premieres UFC 101: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu on Monday, March 18 (10:00 PM ET), featuring Rener and Ryron Gracie explaining the core positions, principles and techniques of the martial art that’s been made famous in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the FUEL TV half-hour original, learn how Gracie Jiu-Jitsu enables a smaller person to defeat a larger more athletic opponent, and how submissions are used as a means of victory.

The two brothers open the show talking about their father Rorion, who created the UFC in 1993 to showcase the effectiveness of Jiu-Jitsu to the world, and how he choose their uncle Royce Gracie to fight in the early bouts. By applying the leverage-based techniques of Jiu-Jitsu, Royce proved that leverage and technique can overcome brute strength.

“In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, we aim to win the fight in a series of phases, including closing the distance, executing the takedown, achieving the dominant position, and finishing the fight,” says Rener. Throughout the show, the two demonstrate these phases within the Octagon.

They discuss the importance of distance management: “Our grandfather once told us that in a fight, whoever manages the distance manages the damage that can be done,” says Rener. The brothers also highlight the primary positions including guard, side mount, full mount, back mount and how these lead to submission strategies including choke holds and joint locks.

Adding some more advice, Rener says: “This is what our Grandfather says about choke holds: There are no tough guys, everyone goes to sleep [in a choke hold].” The two name their three favorite Jiu-Jitsu submissions in UFC history, and discuss how Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is used in military, anti-bullying and women’s self-defense training. For more info on their programs, contact: http://www.Gracieuniversity.com.

This is the third UFC 101 special produced by FUEL TV. The first two were UFC 101: The Fundamentals and UFC 101: The Moves.

If anyone finds this tomorrow feel free to post it, the first two would be nice too, they'll be around now I think, I've not looked.

UFC 158

Georges St-Pierre: $400,000 ($200,000, $200,000 win bonus) v Nick Diaz: $200,000

Johny Hendricks: $102,000 ($26,000, $26,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus) v Carlos Condit: $105,000 ($55,000, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)

Jake Ellenberger: $134,000 ($42,000, $42,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus) v Nate Marquardt: $45,000

Mike Ricci: $16,000 ($8,000, $8,000 win bonus) v Colin Fletcher: $8,000

Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000, $8,000 win bonus) v Nick Ring: $8,000

Patrick Cote: $42,000 ($21,000, $21,000 win bonus) v Bobby Voelker: $6,000

Interesting!
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/article...ufc-fight/

Theres probably other payments being dished out that we don't hear about or see in the official figures with GSP and his opponents. His fights are big business all over the world. The way Dana White was talking to the press after the post fight presser, Diaz must've made a fortune. He said guys that fight GSP "Get paid" and it's one of the main reasons guys like Ben Henderson from different divisions want to fight Georges when they've no where near earned it.

http://www.mmamania.com/2013/3/17/411520...full-video

GSP events = Big bucks!

The Mayweather money is unreal... He'd take home $130m if he fought Paquiao! Crazy.

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz

Main Card
Welterweight title - Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz - St-Pierre Decision
Welterweight - Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks - Hendricks Decision
Welterweight - Jake Ellenberger vs. Nate Marquardt - Ellenberger KO
Middleweight - Chris Camozzi vs. Nick Ring - Camozzi Decision
Lightweight - Mike Ricci vs. Colin Fletcher - Ricci Decision
Preliminary card
Welterweight - Patrick Côté vs. Bobby Voelker - Côté Decision
Mitchell - 8
Master Yoda, Groundnpound - 7
TKD2008 - 5
199lives - 4

Outside The Cage: Predictions analysis

Having scored well again, groundnpound has further stretched his grip at the top. Mitchell’s card win takes him to 50 predictions level with 199lives.

Have you seen this manimal?


UFC Openweight Predictions Grand Prix II table

groundnpound

TKD2008

199lives, Mitchell

Master Yoda

Paul Ducky


10 predictions reached.

GSP was sick and tweaked his Achilles in the days leading up to the Diaz fight, it wasn't a tear, so the fight went ahead, quite painful though according to Firas Zahabi (GSP's coach).

They don't know yet if the injury was aggravated during the fight but he says he expects GSP to have treatment on it for two weeks and rest up for 6 months, leading to a fight with Hendricks around October/November.



Jake Ellenberger said this earlier:

"We are going to cross paths at some point. I'm sure of it. Whether it comes this year, next year, or the year after; Johny Hendricks and I are going to fight. It's a stance I've taken and I'm not going to back off of that. I think I have him figured out, and I've been saying his name for the past year and trying to get inside the cage with him. I had the fight, but then he found a way out. I want to fight him so bad and I believe I can beat him. I want to wear Johny Hendricks' teeth as a necklace."


Hendricks vs Ellenberger #1 contender fight rumours have already started....

GSP's pissed off South Korea!
http://www.mmaweekly.com/yahoo-sports-sp...sun-symbol

Hearty Hardy does not plan to quit fighting

England's Dan Hardy insists he does not plan to quit fighting as a result of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, but concedes the UFC may yet make that decision for him.

Hardy had been scheduled to fight Matt Brown at UFC on Fox 7, headlined by Benson Henderson v Gilbert Melendez on April 20. However, a failed EKG pulled him from the fight on account of a heart condition.

Hardy explains more to Bloody Elbow: "California requires extra testing, one of the tests being an EKG. I have had an EKG one other time before this one. I had taken a short notice fight while I was training at ATT with Paul Daley in 2004.

"That was the only time anything's really ever been noticed. Since then, I've never had an EKG. I've never had any symptoms, either. I'm in great shape. I'm in better shape than I've ever been in my life, which is ironic."

While Hardy's heart condition, more commonly referred to as Wolf-Heart, has not affected his career to date, once detected by a Commission he cannot be cleared to fight. Therefore, a future decision for both he and the UFC is whether Hardy continues to fight in states where he can pass pre-fight medicals, or his long-term health is protected by bringing an end to his career.

"I've been thinking about it, and I don't want to think for a second that I'm done fighting, because I still love training and fighting," Hardy said. "At the same time, I also feel that there are lots of other things that I should be doing, things that I should be concentrating on in different areas of my life.

"What it comes down to, though, is what the UFC is going to have to say on it. I certainly don't know where the UFC stands on using me to fight in other states, because obviously now, this will be on my medical record. I've got a wolf heart, and now everybody knows it!

"Then you have to wonder if the UFC can use me on shows in Europe or Australia, or things like that. Those are also options to consider."

Hardy seems open to both scenarios. He plans to fight on if the UFC deems it safe for him to do so, but the Brit will also be open to a career change if life points him in such a direction.

"Maybe my journey through martial arts was to get me to this stage, where I can approach whatever comes next. I'm certainly feeling like it's a prod from the universe to kind of reassess and look at where I'm at, because I know there are a lot of things I want to do in my life as well, so this might be a good sign to refocus and do something different.

"The problem with fighting, particularly with the pace and level that I have been, you don't have time for anything else. It dominates your whole life. It's very difficult to step away for a week and just focus on something else. Always in the back of your mind, you've got thoughts of the next fight. It's a constant preoccupation, and I really want to start to look at other things in my life, as well.

"If it was determined that I shouldn't or couldn't fight anymore, there would be a transitional period, and in that middle ground, there may be something I could do to help the sport in another way, and if that's through the UFC, I would love it. I'm a huge UFC fan, and it's always great to be a part of it. I will continue to help people in the gym, as well. I'm working with Mike Pyle and Mac Danzig for their fights. Even Amir Sadollah, I'm helping him with his next fight.

"I'm still going to be around the sport. I wouldn't put distance between it and myself like I couldn't deal with it. It's a part of me, and it always will be, so if there's something I can do to help the sport, then most definitely, I will. If this means that I've got to move away from fighting, like I'm not allowed to fight anymore, then it might be time, and I might have to step away. We'll just have to let it play out, and see what happens."

One thing Hardy will not do is have surgery to correct the issue. "I just know that, at this point, I'm not going to have the surgery, because I don't think I really need it," he said. "If, at any point, I start to feel like it might be necessary, I'll start considering it. As of right now, I'm good, and I don't want anybody messing with me.

"Usually, when people have this, they have one, main heartbeat, and then they have two or three weaker electrical connections that are kind of sporadic. Sometimes it can cause a panic attack or palpitations. The problem with me is that I have my main heartbeat, then I have the secondary heartbeat, which is almost as strong as the main one. It's kind of an odd situation. They might be able to go in and fix it, by burning it out, but if it's too close to the main heartbeat, they can't touch it. I'm very much of the opinion, 'If it's not broke, don't fix it.'"

Hardy admits he would be frustrated if he never got to step back into the Octagon, after answering a four-fight losing streak with back-to-back wins. He has worked hard to change his style in recent months and desperately wanted to show his progression against Brown.

"I was actually looking forward to having a few fights, particularly against Matt Brown, who really brings that instinct to make it a real dogfight," he said. "Now, I might not get those opportunities, which is quite disappointing. I am certainly looking and hoping to have those personal experiments in the cage, to tap into that reptilian brain.

"There's a particular point in a fight where you really stop over-thinking the situation. There have been times for me where I've got my opponent in front of me and my mind is going from various different days in training camps and stuff that I've worked on, combinations I've worked on, game plans. My mind is all over the place, and I'm really trying to focus in and concentrate on the fight.

"That's when you start over-thinking things. That's when you get caught with stupid stuff. I want to get past that, because there's also another stage where it's almost like you're a passenger in your own body. You switch off, and you just work off instinct. I've not been able to access that whenever I wanted.

"In the Ludwig fight, it didn't happen until he cracked me with a good right hand, and then I kind of switched on to autopilot. It's very much like meditation, and I'm trying to reach that point more consistently in my fights."

Hopefully Hardy gets himself back in the octagon but he's been saying for quite a bit now that he's looking towards new challenges and a different path in his life. I think when fighters start talking like that they're definitely on the way out... Been to a few of his fights, always enjoyed watching the lad. Hope we see him again!


The great man is uninjured and back in training already. Looks like the Hendricks fight will be late summer now. I'm loving this activity from Georges, if his next fight is August/September he'll have had 3 title fights in 10 months. Quality stuff. Only one win away from 19 UFC victories, the most of all time.

Got himself a part in the new Captain America film as well... Top man Georges!

http://www.mmamania.com/2013/3/25/414680...oldier-mma

This will probably be a bit shit but I still wouldn't mind seeing it, I used to love Shamrock.

Freeman vs. Shamrock Booked For UCFC, July 27th

UK MMA pioneer Ian Freeman looks set to met UFC pioneer Ken Shamrock at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.

Ian 'The Machine' Freeman looks set to return to the cage on July 27th, as the feud with former UFC title holder Ken Shamrock comes to a head.

The pair have recently been at loggerheads since Shamrock came to the UK to commentate on a BAMMA event in Newcastle; Freeman's stamping ground. Suggesting a fight with the retired UK MMA legend, Freeman took to the social networks as discussions went on behind the scene.

They were originally scheduled to fight under the UFC banner in 2003, and Shamrock withdrew two weeks out. Shamrock then faced Freeman's friend and training partner Robert 'Buzz' Berry on Cage Rage in 2008, when he was also offered a fight with 'The Machine'.

There were talks of 'bare knuckle' challenges, ridiculous purse requests (reportedly $300,000), and general back and forth between the pair. However, it now seems a deal has been struck and both parties are willing to engage in an MMA contest in Doncaster on July 27th.

Speaking on facebook. Freeman posted:

"Well the news you've all been waiting for .. Ian 'The Machine' Freeman vs Ken 'The worlds most dangerous man' Shamrock ... IS ON! The show will be on the Ultimate Cage Fighting Championships on July 27th 2013 at the Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium. .. it will be for the "Legends World Title". Time to settle this shit once and for all. ... let the battle begin!"

The show will be the fifth from the South Yorkshire based outfit UCFC, as the originally scheduled event number five had to be cancelled earlier this month for reasons cited as main card pullouts that would damage the integrity of the show.

They will be moving on to a much bigger stage at the Keepmoat Stadium, home of Doncaster Rovers football club.

Othe rumours surrounding the card have been circulating, but nothing else is confirmed.

This bout will be Shamrock's first since a 2010 loss to Mike Bourke, and Freeman's MMA bout first since capturing the Cage Rage title with a win over Paul Cahoon back in 2008.

Freeman fights on April 20th in a charity boxing match in the North East.