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  • admin 4:32 am on September 1, 2010 Permalink  

    Silva Makes Most Money 

    He survived one of the worst beatings of his career but a payday likely well in excess of US$300,000 helped ease Anderson Silva’s pain.

    Silva held on to submit challenger Chael Sonnen in the fifth round of their middleweight championship bout at UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif. Silva was behind on all three scorecards before stopping Sonnen via triangle choke with less than two minutes remaining.

    The Brazilian mixed martial arts star made his seventh title defence of the belt he has held for nearly four years. On top of his basic purse of $200,000, Silva picked up $120,000 in bonuses for fight and submission of the night.

    Sonnen received $95,000, including his $60,000 for fight of the night.

    Those figures do not tell the whole story, however. The UFC does not disclose all its bonuses and top fighters like Silva usually earn a lucrative cut of the pay-per-view revenue.

    According to the California State Athletic Commission, the total ticket receipts for the event was $1,565,130. Attendance was 14,617 for the UFC’s first appearance in the Bay Area.

    But Silva (27-4) didn’t emerge from the bout with Sonnen (26-11) unscathed. He is reportedly sidelined until early 2011 with cracked ribs. The athletic commission wouldn’t release the medical report from the card due to privacy laws.

    Matt Hughes improved to 45-7 by choking out Ricardo Almeida (12-4) 3:15 into the first round of their welterweight bout. Hughes received a minimum of $260,000, including a $100,000 win bonus and $60,000 for the submission, for his first fight since being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May. Almeida took home $35,000.

     

  • admin 11:14 am on July 28, 2010 Permalink  

    DEL ROSARIO SHINES 

    Del Rosario shined on Friday’s MMA beating his opponent in emphatic fashion. Del Rosario (10-0) took less than four minutes to dispatch Lolohea Mahe (4-2) with a technical knockout on Friday in the main event of the Strikeforce Challengers event in Everett, Wash. Del Rosario rocked Mahe with knees in the clinch and finished him with punches against the fence to provoke the referee stoppage.

    It was Del Rosario’s fifth Showtime bout on a smaller show, including two fights for EliteXC’s developmental circuit before joining Strikeforce. Going into the bout, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker characterized the Mahe fight as a “graduation opportunity” for Del Rosario.

     

  • admin 10:13 am on June 29, 2010 Permalink  

    Fighters With the Hardest Punches in MMA 

    One of the great pleasures when you watch MMA fights is that, aside from being an exciting viewing experience, it is also a great way to learn a lot of things about MMA. For instance, if you want to find out who among the leading MMA warriors are considered as the hardest punchers, then you can get a good insight if you watch MMA fights.

    There is actually a long list of hard hitters in MMA, as traditional defense styles seen in boxing are not possible in this extreme combat sport. This is the reason why a lot of fights are usually punctuated by heavy bombs from the hardest punchers in mixed martial arts. As a result of this, we normally witness devastating knockouts when we get to watch MMA videos. Because of this overall situation, one can expect difficulty in determining who among the MMA fighters possesses the strongest punch. The search for the top punchers in the world of MMA must cover UFC, Dream, Strikeforce and Senguku.

    1. Fedor Emelianko – He is not really known to be a one-punch knockout artist, still, he is definitely one of those who can deliver a punch with extreme power. His triumph over Andrei Arlovski is one good example of the power of his fist. He delivered a stirring knockout through an overhand right while Arlovski was attempting a flying knee.

    2. Rampage Jackson – He is known as the most devastating striker in MMA. His powerful overhand right and hook is strong enough to deck even the toughest fighters in the MMA circuit. While he is more renowned for his wrestling skills, astounding slams and brute force, Rampage was able to add in his already impressive arsenal his capacity to knockout an opponent in a single strike.

    3. BJ Penn – Pound for pound, he is the acknowledged top MMA artist when it comes to powerful punches. The raw power that comes with his punch can completely demolish even the fighter with hardest chin in the 205-pound division. A strong proof of this is that Penn has never lost a fight that went the entire course with the protagonists standing. His losses were against fighters who were able to bring the fight to the ground. These include the likes of GSP and Hughes.

     

  • admin 5:29 am on June 19, 2010 Permalink  

    Wanderlei Silva is ranked at number 6th in MMA Pound for Pound fighters Ranking. Wanderlei Silva was born in July 3, 1976 in Brazil. Wanderlei Silva also known as The Axe Murderer. Wanderlei Silva Weight is 84 KG and his hight is 5 ft and 11 inch. Wanderlei Silva participated in 45 MMA fights and win total 33 and loss 12 fights. Wanderlei Silva team name is Wand Fight.

    Silva’s first professional match was on November 1, 1996, in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization (BVF), where he knocked out Dilson Filho with punches at BVF 6. He fought in one other match in BVF, BVF 10 on July 1, 1997, against Marcelao, who submitted due to a shoulder injury.

    Championships and awards

    International Vale Tudo Championships
    IVC Light Heavyweight Championship

    Pride FC
    Pride Middleweight Championship (2001-2007)
    2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Winner

    Ultimate Fighting Championship
    Fight of the Night Honors
    Knockout of the Night Honors

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    2001 Feud of the Year (vs Kazushi Sakuraba)
    2001 Shootfighter of the Year
    2003 Shootmatch of the Year (vs Hidehiko Yoshida)
    2004 Shootfighter of the Year
    2004 Shootmatch of the Year (vs Quinton Jackson)

    Sherdog
    2004 Fighter of the Year

     

  • admin 8:23 am on March 14, 2010 Permalink
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    MMA Pound for Pound champion Wanderlei Silva 

    wanderlei-silvaWanderlei Silva is ranked at number 6th in MMA Pound for Pound fighters Ranking. Wanderlei Silva was born in July 3, 1976 in Brazil. Wanderlei Silva also known as The Axe Murderer. Wanderlei Silva Weight is 84 KG and his hight is 5 ft and 11 inch. Wanderlei Silva participated in 45 MMA fights and win total 33 and loss 12 fights. Wanderlei Silva team name is Wand Fight.

    Silva’s first professional match was on November 1, 1996, in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization (BVF), where he knocked out Dilson Filho with punches at BVF 6. He fought in one other match in BVF, BVF 10 on July 1, 1997, against Marcelao, who submitted due to a shoulder injury. Its a long way to come since his Forex Tradingdays.

    Championships and awards

    International Vale Tudo Championships
    IVC Light Heavyweight Championship

    Pride FC
    Pride Middleweight Championship (2001-2007)
    2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Winner

    Ultimate Fighting Championship
    Fight of the Night Honors
    Knockout of the Night Honors

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    2001 Feud of the Year (vs Kazushi Sakuraba)
    2001 Shootfighter of the Year
    2003 Shootmatch of the Year (vs Hidehiko Yoshida)
    2004 Shootfighter of the Year
    2004 Shootmatch of the Year (vs Quinton Jackson)

    Sherdog
    2004 Fighter of the Year

     

  • admin 6:52 am on March 13, 2010 Permalink
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    MMA Pound for Pound champion Forrest Griffin 

    Forrest GriffinCurrently Forrest Griffin is ranked at number 5th in MMA Pound for Pound fighters Ranking. Forrest Griffin Was born in July 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and has a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cameron Diffley. Forrest Griffin wight is 93 KG and his hight is 6 ft and 3 inch. He participated in 23 MMA fights and win total 17 fights and loss 6. Forrest Griffin team name is Xtreme Couture, Warrior training center.

    He trained at The HardCore Gym in Athens for five years under Adam and Rory Singer. He later left law enforcement to pursue a career in professional mixed martial arts. Griffin is also an MMA instructor at Warrior Training Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Well worth having a free bet on.

    Championships and awards

    Ultimate Fighting Championship
    UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    The Ultimate Fighter: Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
    Fight of the Night Honors (3 times)
    Submission of the Night Honors (1 time)
    Holds record for most leg kicks landed in a 3 Round UFC fight, 38 total, against Hector Ramirez (UFC 72)

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    Fight of the Year 2005: vs Stephan Bonnar (TUF 1 Finale)
    Fight of the Year 2008: vs Quinton Jackson (UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin)

    FIGHTING SPIRIT magazine
    Fight of The Year 2006: vs Tito Ortiz (UFC 59: Reality Check)

     

  • admin 2:54 am on March 12, 2010 Permalink
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    MMA Pound for Pound champion Kenny Florian 

    kenny-florianCurrently Kenny Florian ranked at number 4th in MMA Pound for Pound fighters ranking. Kenny Florian born in May 26, 1976 in Westwood, Massachusetts. Kenny Florian other name is Ken-Flo. Kenny Florian Weight is 70 KG and his hight is 5 ft 10 inch. Kenny Florian participate in 16 MMA fights in which he win 12 and loss 4 fights. Kenny Florian started his carrier in MMA in 2003 and still fighting. Kenny Florian team name is Florian Martial Art Center. He earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Prof. Roberto Maia of Boston Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gracie Barra Boston).

    Championships and awards
    Ultimate Fighting Championship
    The Ultimate Fighter 1 Middleweight Tournament Finalist
    Fight of the Night Honors

     

  • admin 6:52 am on March 11, 2010 Permalink
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    MMA Pound for Pound champion Quinton Ramone Jackson 

    quinton-jacksonCurrently Jakson is ranked at number 3 in MMA Pound for Pound fighters Ranking. Quinton Ramone Jackson was born in June 20, 1978 in American. He is also known as Rampage Jackson. Jackson height is 6 ft and 1 inch and his weight is 93 KG. Jackson team name is Wolfslair MMA Academy and he is active in MMA from 1999. He has participated in 37 MMA fights and win 30 and loss 7. Jackson had his first taste of combat sport as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School where his successful career was punctuated by All-State honors.Impressed by the success of other wrestlers in MMA, Jackson decided to try his own hand at the sport. Jackson built up an impressive record of 11 wins and 1 loss fighting for a variety of smaller scale American promotions. He is now one of the favourites of the sports betting sites because of his never-say-die attitude even when fighting against the best of the best.

    Championships and awards

    Ultimate Fighting Championship

    • Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
    • Unified UFC Light Heavyweight and Pride FC Middleweight Championships
    • 2x Fight of the Night Honors
    • 2x Knockout of the Night Honors

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

    • Most Outstanding Fighter (2007)
    • Fight of the Year (2004) vs. Wanderlei Silva on October 31
    • Fight of the Year (2008) vs. Forrest Griffin on July 5

    Sherdog

    • 2007 Fighter of the Year

    Acting career

    Jackson has appeared in Confessions of a Pit Fighter, Bad Guys and The Midnight Meat Train, as well as an episode of The King of Queens, Jackass and Pimp My Ride. He is also set to appear in Never Surrender, Duel of Legends, Death Warrior, Miss March and The A-Team (film). He also appeared in the Nike commercial, “Human Chain.”

     

  • admin 11:11 pm on March 2, 2010 Permalink
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    MMA Pound for Pound Rankings of February 2010 

    mma pound for pound febToday i am going to share MMA Pound for Pound fighter ranking for the month of February. There is no big change in the top ranking just the fighter Miguel Torres has gone from the list of top MMA Pound for Pound list and the other fighter Brian Bowles become the part of this top ten MMA fighters list. Here is the list of MMA Pound for Pound Rankings of February 2010. This list is based on MMA Fighters performance for for the month. I have copied list from mmaplayground.com The list is made by different users around the word on the bases on MMA fighters performance for the month of February 2010. You may also suggest the top list in by replying to this post, though you will need to be scratch cards lucky to get a response :)

    1. Anderson Silva
    2. Georges St. Pierre
    3. Fedor Emelianenko
    4. BJ Penn
    5. Lyoto Machida
    6. Jose Aldo
    7. Mauricio Rua
    8. Dan Henderson
    9. Gegard Mousasi
    10. Brian Bowles
     

  • admin 10:04 am on February 25, 2010 Permalink
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    MMA Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Heavyweight 

    MMA Pound for PoundMy top 10 best pound for pound fighters for the past year has always been a heavyweight in the top of the list: Fedor Emelianenko convinced me of his Combatant Status No. 1 with his victory over Andrei Arlovski in January 2009 (I was upstairs Anderson Silva before that) and I have not changed my mind since.

    But it is quite unusual for a truck to be the best pound for pound fighter. In fact most of the book early for filing in the book of boxing are effectively excluded trucks. I was asked recently what Cain Velasquez should do to be considered a Top 10 pound for pound fighter, and it made me think about how to stack up truck in the pound for pound rankings .

    Part of what makes a great Fedor is that he has dominated the truck, much larger Brett Rogers and Tim Sylvia. At 230 pounds, he is a disadvantage when fighting guys who balloon up to 280 between fights and has been forced to reduce the limit to 265 pounds. But Fedor beat them anyway.

    Across the spectrum heavy Brock Lesnar. I Lesnar No. 2 on my investments of the language, but I would have a terribly hard time ranking Lesnar in my Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters. Even if Lesnar beat Fedor, it would really make Lesnar a Top-10 pound for pound fighter? Or would it simply say that Lesnar to be dehydrated to 265 for the route-ins, then enter the Octagon about 280, is simply a benefit too large to overcome for Fedor?

    This brings me to Velasquez. If I could see another heavyweight besides Fedor, which makes the top 10 pound for pound rankings, it would Velasquez. People sometimes talk of Velasquez, as a kind of physical monster, but it is really not as big as standard heavyweight: He weighed 242 pounds to 110 UFC, making him much less than Lesnar, and has also a rather large minor that Frank Mir and Shane Carwin. If Velasquez becomes UFC champion heavy weight of the biggest opponents, he would have a very good reason to be one of the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

     

    • Nyubi 10:39 pm on March 2, 2010 Permalink

      how thing’s goin’ now?

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