Gilbert Melendez was somewhat disappointed in his performance on Saturday night, but don't discount his opposition. Check out what Melendez had to say post-fight.
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Josh Thomson left the fight in the hands of the judges on Saturday night, and, well, you know what happened. Check out what Thomson had to say after the fight.
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Maiquel Falcao, Karl Amoussou, and Jessica Aguilar earned big victories on Friday night. Check out the Bellator 69 video highlights.
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We've still got a week to go before our heavyweight title fight at UFC 146, but all of the excitement already has people losing their damn minds. Frank Mir and Junior Dos Santos will clash to determine who is the 'baddest man on the planet'...at least for another 3-4 months until he inevitably loses the title to the next challenger. Read more >>
By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:15 am
While mixed martial arts (MMA) fans have continued to grovel over the status of Gilbert Melendez, bemoaning the fact that he's yet to make his way over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Cesar Gracie trained slugger has continued to run roughshod over the Strikeforce lightweight division.
Indeed, the two have clashed three times now with last night's (Sat., May 19, 2012) sojourn in San Jose representing the third and final chapter in their thrilling trilogy.
And for the second time in as many attempts, it was Melendez who emerged victorious. Read more >>
By Kevin Haggerty of MMAMania.com Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:00 am
After a long awaited hype period, the finals of Strikeforce'sHeavyweight grand prix finally came together, as Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" blasted full throttle through the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., last night (Sat., May 19, 2012).
The main event featured the grand prix championship fight between veteran Josh Barnett and relative newcomer and wrestling aficionado Daniel Cormier. Read more >>
By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 6:30 am
The once hotly anticipated Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix came to a close last night (Sat., May 19, 2012) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., as Daniel Cormier claimed his crown (or belt, as it were) with a five-round unanimous decision victory over veteran grappler Josh Barnett.
Despite his lack of experience in professional mixed martial arts (MMA), at least in comparison to his opponent, Cormier was able to overcome "The Warmaster" after 25 minutes inside the cage with the vested veteran. Read more >>
By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 4:00 am
Daniel Cormier defeats Josh Barnett by way of unanimous decision in the main event of the Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" fight card that took place last night (Sat., May 19, 2012) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Read more >>
When the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix kicked off in 2011 there were eight names in the tournament, but Daniel Cormier wasn't one of them.
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Cuts under both eyes and across the bridge of Josh Barnett?s nose told a tale of domination in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix final. Read more >>
By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:14 pm
The Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix FINALLY concluded tonight (Sat., May 19, 2012) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, as Josh Barnett met Daniel Cormier in the finals to determine who went home with the tournament belt.
Barnett got here by submitting both Brett Rogers and Sergei Kharitonov via arm triangle while Cormier entered as an alternate in place of Alistair Overeem and knocked out Antonio Silva in the first round. And more than one year after it started, a winner was crowned.
Congratulations, Daniel Cormier, the honor is yours.
It's fitting, really, that an alternate was the man to ultimately win the fractured tournament. Read more >>
Gilbert Melendez won the final chapter in the trilogy with Josh Thomson at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier on Saturday night, but could there be another chapter in their future?
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By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:25 pm
The co-main event of the Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" fight card taking place tonight (Sat., May 19, 2012) in San Jose, California, featured a lightweight championship showdown pitting titleholder Gilbert Melendez against a man he had met twice before, Josh Thomson.
Indeed, these two tangoed in 2008 and 2009, respectively, splitting those bouts. Read more >>
Chris Spang returned to his winning ways at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier on Saturday night with a barrage of knees that laid out Nah-Shon Burrell.
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Strikeforce will finally crown a new welterweight champion come July 14 as Tyron Woodley faces former UFC fighter Nate Marquardt.
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Anderson Silva stars in this Budweiser commercial from Brazil, which also features Steven Segal and a couple MMA personalities in cameos, as well as Silva channeling his inner Bruce Lee, Karate Kid, Rocky, and others.
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Ivan Menjivar?s original UFC 148 opponent, Renan Barão, has been promoted to the interim bantamweight championship bout with Urijah Faber. So now, Menjivar will square off with Mike Easton.
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But this latest effort from "The Spider" and the popular alcoholic beverage may be their best yet.
That's because Silva is joined by mixed martial arts (MMA) referee Dan Miragliotta and Team Black House part time trainer and B-movie action superstar Steven Seagal. Read more >>
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There's nothing new about Bob Sapp losing a fight without dignity, but every week he seems to hone his craft as an MMA-Theatre master thespian. A typical Sapp fight consists of him lumbering in toward his opponent, waiting until he feels incidental contact, then feigning a tko until the ref halts the bout. Read more >>
UFC Light Heavyweight Jon Jones was arrested early this morning after crashing his near $200,000 Bentley into a pole.
TMZ.com spoke to Law enforcement officials who informed them that Jones crashed the car at around 5:00am in Binghamton, NY. Jones, totaling it, and was then arrested on the scene for driving under the influence.
Jones was taken into custody and then later bailed out by his mom.
More as this story develops.
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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested in the early morning ours of Saturday on suspicion of DUI when he crashed into a pole.
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By Jesse Holland of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 1:00 pm
The StrikeforceHeavyweight Grand Prix Tournament, featuring a live finale of Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier this Saturday night (May 19, 2012) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, finally concludes after a long and tumultuous journey.
It's a disappointing end to one of the promotion's most ambitious endeavors, which has now become less about crowning a tournament king and more about padding a resume for prospective employers in Las Vegas. Read more >>
Jesse Juarez defended his title at CFC 21 on Friday night in Sydney, while Bob Sapp went down in flames at the hands of Sao Palalei.
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That's because "Bones" crashed it into a pole in the early morning hours today (Sat., May 19, 2012) in Binghamton, New York. But that's not even the worst part.
Once police arrived on the scene, Jones was arrested for driving under the influence. Read more >>
Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier squared off on Friday as they are now set to determine the first and only ever Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion.
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By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:45 am
Ladies and gentlemen, a new Bellator middleweight title challenger has been crowned.
Last night (Fri., May 18, 2012), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Maiquel Falcao got on his grind and scored a unanimous decision victory over Andreas Spang. The pre-fight hype promised fireworks, and they delivered early with Spang nearly scoring a knockout, but after that it was Grapple City and Falcao was the mayor.
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If you haven't followed Dan Quinn's insanity over the years, you've been missing out. Read more >>
By Sergio Hernandez of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:30 am
When Josh Barnett finally lost the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Championship, he didn't do so after getting knocked out by a challenger. It wasn't after an opponent wrapped his arms around Barnett's neck, forcing the American to tap.
He lost it after the lights in the arena had gone out, after the roar of the crowd had dissipated. Read more >>
It may have lost some steam along the way, but the Heavyweight Grand Prix, Strikeforce's little engine that could, is pulling into the station this evening. Tournament finalists Daniel Cormier and Josh Barnett will slug it out to decide who rules the now-defunct Strikeforce Heavyweight division and get their face plastered on one of those cheesy motivational office posters. Read more >>
By Kevin Haggerty of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:15 am
We're down to four!
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 15, episode 11, showcased the last two quarterfinal match ups, as well as the revealing of who will fill the shoes of injured TUF coach and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz in the UFC 148 co-main event versus Urijah Faber.
The first quarterfinal bout saw Vinc Pichel of "Team Cruz" win a very close decision victory over "Team Faber's" Chris Saunders. The decision was somewhat controversial, as everyone in the building seemed to think a third, sudden-death round was coming, before UFC President Dana White entered the Octagon to make it know that the fight was done.
In the last quarterfinal pairing, two members of "Team Faber" went to war, as Al Iaquinta was simply too much for Andy Ogle, en route to a first round KO victory that proved he is deserving of being "The California Kid's" first overall pick.
After the jump, we'll take a look at the ramifications of this latest offering of TUF 15, as well as the post-episode 11 power rankings:
By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:00 am
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back on cable television last night (Fri., May 11, 2012) with episode 11 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 "Live" on FX.
And this time they had one hell of a hook to get viewers to tune in.
Indeed, with the series moving to a live format this season, that provided the promotion an opportunity for something unprecedented. When Dominick Cruz blew his knee out, it left a gaping hole in the UFC 148 fight card set for July 7, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read more >>
By Geno Mrosko of MMAMania.com Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:00 am
In cased you missed any or all of it last night (May 11, 2012), here is the second of three episodes (via IronForgesIron) of the "all access" behind-the-scenes look at the UFC 146 main event between Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and FX collaborated for the latest "Primetime" series, which follows Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos as he prepares to fight former division kingpin and de facto number one contender, Frank Mir, in the main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 26, 2012.
This second episode features a deeper look into the back stories of both men, like "Cigano" coming from the poverty ridden streets of Brazil that has taught him to pay it forward in regards to his mixed martial arts (MMA) training.
As for Mir, they touch on his horrific motorcycle accident that shattered his leg and nearly ended his fighting career. Read more >>
Urijah Faber now has an opponent for UFC 148's interim Bantamweight Title fight as it was announced on last night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Live by UFC President Dana White that "The California Kid" will face Renan Barao.
Barao will replace the injured current Champion Dominick Cruz who tore his ACL in training and has no clear return date to competition. The bout would have been the third between Cruz and Faber with the two splitting the previous fights. Read more >>
Bellator 69 took place this evening in Lake Charles, LA and featured the conclusion of this season's middleweight tournament as well as one semi final bout from the welterweight tournament.
We have complete quick match results below:
Main Card (Live on MTV 2, 8:00 PM ET)
Middlweight Final
Maiquel Falcao def. Andreas Spang via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Welterweight Semifinal
Karl Amoussou def. Read more >>
Lake Charles, La. (May 18, 2012) ? The Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament came to a close Friday night as Maiquel Falcao earned a unanimous decision victory over Andreas Spang and secured his shot at the Bellator Middleweight World Championship, while Karl Amoussou moved one-step closer to an opportunity at the Bellator Welterweight World Championship with a hard fought win against a game David Rickels. Read more >>
All fighters were on weight for this weekend's Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Final which takes place Saturday night, May 19th, from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.
The weigh in took place Friday evening. Complete results below:
Maiquel Falcao earned a shot at the Bellator middleweight title, while Jessica Aguilar scored a victory over Megumi Fujii at Bellator 69 on Friday night.
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