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?Generation Me? Responds To Rob Van Dam?s Comments

The Young Bucks, formerly known as Generation Me in TNA Wrestling, have responded to Rob Van Dam’s dismissive comments towards them in an interview last week with the Miami Herald. With more than 20 years of success in the wrestling industry, one would think the young upstarts of today would line up to seek the master of the Five-Star Frog Splash for advice or feedback. RVD said in the interview that’s not the case. “I feel like I get respect, but not in that way,” Van Dam said. “I’m open to it. ...

Source: http://www.ifight365.com/2011/07/generation-me-responds-to-rob-van-dams-comments/

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‘Bigfoot’ says Barnett is rude and a butt kisser

Josh Barnett is outspoken and brash. It rubs a lot of people the wrong way. For the longest time, he was on the bad side of Dana White. Say what you want about Barnett, but he's not stupid. So when Zuffa purchased Strikeforce, Barnett swallowed his pride and finally worked to bury the hatchet with MMA's leading man.

That and just about everything else about Barnett seems to bother fellow heavyweight Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.

"[...] when [Barnett] sees Fedor, [UFC President] Dana White or [UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo] Fertitta, he runs to them and stays by their side all the time. He makes me sick. He's the classic kiss-ass, a rude man …" [Silva told Sherdog]. "I really want to face Barnett and I've already said I consider him a filthy person, even though he is a great fighter, and that I'll beat him up and close both of his eyes."

Silva suggested Barnett is rude and snooty when it comes to Brazilian fighters.

"I've been fighting since 2004 and have never had any issues with another athlete, even the most stuck-up," explained Silva. "Friendship, for me, is everything, but Josh is a weird guy, a guy who doesn't greet you when you enter the elevator, doesn't even say 'good morning.' It's how he treats Brazilian fighters especially. It's the same thing with [Barnett and] Werdum."

Barnett faces Brett Rogers on June 18 in Dallas. With a win over Fedor Emelianenko, Silva advances to the semifinals of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix. Silva is awaiting the winner of Alistair Overeem and Werdum on that same card.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/-Bigfoot-says-Barnett-is-rude-and-a-butt-kisser?urn=mma-wp2322

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UFC 133 fight card: Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis official for Aug. 6 in Philadelphia

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2011/5/17/2175926/ufc-133-fight-card-rashad-evans-vs-phil-davis-official-for-aug-6-in

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Bellator Season 4 155-pound final set as Chandler and Freire both make weight

Bellator Fighting Championships is poised to crown a second Season 4 Tournament champion tomorrow night in Atlantic City when lightweights Patricky Freire and Michael Chandler duke it out for a six-figure paycheck and the right to face 155-pound title-holder Eddie Alvarez later this year. Both finalists, in addition to the fourteen other athletes scheduled to [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/13/bellator-44-live-weigh-in-results/

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Why it is better to tap early rather then never.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd9Ny2EDHrI&feature=player_embedded 3rd degree black belt in Judo Angel Perez, owner of Champion Martial Arts in Miami, Florida inadvertently demonstrates on his...

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?74595-Why-it-is-better-to-tap-early-rather-then-never.&goto=newpost

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ROUNDTABLE: Who had the most impressive performance at UFC 129? Hansen, Perez, Hobaugh, Marsh, Hyden and Pelkey

Who had the most impressive performance at UFC 129?

RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST

Obviously KOs and submissions are nice and all, but Rory MacDonald stood above and beyond.  MacDonald, in his first fight since losing to Carlos Condit, ragdolled a very capable opponent for 15 minutes.  MacDonald fought a very controlled fight, and wasn't in trouble for even a second of his victory over Nate Diaz.

ANWAR PEREZ, MMATORCH COLUMNIST

The most impressive performance had to come from Mark Hominick.  He took an absolute beating from Jose Aldo, as have previous opponents of his, but the difference here was that Hominick was able to give back what Aldo was giving, and then some.  He may not have looked impressive after the fight, but Hominick proved he can easily hang with the champion, and I would look forward to a rematch between the two.

ERIC HOBAUGH, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR

Lyoto Machida, hands down, was the most impressive at UFC 129.  He not only knocked out Randy Couture's tooth, he used a technique that is rarely used in MMA to do it.  He did this to one of the best fighters in the history of the sport and made it look easy.  If this is Randy Couture's last fight at least it is a memorable one. Machida had a run of two bad fights for him and this win puts him back in the mix at light heavyweight. That kick will be remembered and talked about for a long, long, time.

GRIFFIN MARSH, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR

Lyoto Machida!  If anyone disagrees you're insane.

FRANK HYDEN, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR

I think I'd have to go with Jose Aldo. Lyoto Machida had a great highlight, but Randy Couture isn't the fighter he once was. Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields both had subpar - for them - performances. Mark Hominick is a legitimate contender and Aldo was able to pull out the win and do a number to Hominick's face. Nobody really stood out, and a lot of people were really good, but I think Aldo's title defense over Hominick was the most impressive.

MATT PELKEY, MMATORCH COLUMNIST
 
I'll take the upset pick here and say Vladdy Matyushenko. Yes the fight only lasted 20 seconds, but that was the result of a crisp two punch combination on the feet and some brutal hammerfists on the ground. In the biggest event in MMA history, in a fight everyone was labeling the "bathroom break" fight, Vladdy threw his name in the hat for KO of the night (although he finished a distant fourth in that race) in defeating a fighter most were expecting him to lose to. At 40 years old, Matyushenko is still diligently working to improve his game, and has somehow managed to keep himself relevant in MMA's premier division.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/roundtables/article_9279.shtml

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Brock Lesnar?s diverticulitis forces him out UFC 131, replaced by Shane Carwin

The UFC continued to steal headlines this week with another major announcement on the heels of having already expanded fighter insurance to cover injuries sustained outside of the cage. Minutes ago, in a conference call with media, UFC President Dana White dropped a bomb in explaining former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar‘s diverticulitis had returned [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/12/brock-lesnars-diverticulitis-returns-replaced-at-ufc-131-with-shane-carwin/

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UFC Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez cleared to return to the gym; eying October return to action

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez has been under the radar so far this year after a shoulder injury suffered in his title-winning performance against Brock Lesnar required him to undergo surgery.

With Thursday's crushing news that Lesnar is out of his fight with Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131 with a resurgence of his diverticulitis, some good news for Velasquez that came out again flew under the radar.

According to a report from Heavy.com, Velasquez has been cleared to return to the gym in a limited capacity, and he's slowly beginning his comeback in hopes of a fall return, now against the winner of Dos Santos and Shane Carwin from next month's event in Vancouver.

"Yeah, I'm back in the gym. I'm limited in what I can do. I can't punch with my right hand yet,? Velasquez said. ?The doctor wants me to take two months to strengthen my right hand.?

Though he can't use that hand during the next two months, he says there's plenty of other things he can do to get himself closer to fighting shape during that time.

"I can run, I can do footwork. There's a lot of stuff I can do," he said. "In those two months, I can get my body ready for one-hundred percent training."

His return is tentatively slated for UFC 136 in October, expected to be the UFC's return to Houston, Texas for the first time since 2007.

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Penick's Analysis: That's great news for Velasquez that he's back in the gym and getting himself back in shape. The year-long layoff is going to be a concern coming into his return fight, as he'll be facing a fellow top striker that will be fresher than he is, whether it's Carwin or Dos Santos. That said, if he can get himself in shape to go full on with his training by the time his camp needs to start for the fight then he should hopefully be able to work off a lot of that rust in the gym before he steps back into the cage. I can't wait to see him return, and regardless of whether he faces Carwin or Dos Santos, it's going to make for one hell of a title fight.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9319.shtml

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Mike Brown back in action at UFC 133 against Nam Phan

Former WEC featherweight champ Mike Brown is set to return to the Octagon for the third time this year after back-to-back appearances in January left him nursing a torn finger ligament and an inability to fully train due to repeated cases of lactic acid build-up. Brown has since healed up and, according to an announcement [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/11/mike-brown-back-in-action-at-ufc-133-against-nam-phan/

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Despite leaving CBS, Johnson still on the mic for MMA bouts

When news broke that Gus Johnson was leaving CBS and his familiar post during March Madness and NFL games, I assumed that meant no more calling fights on Showtime (or CBS, if they ever decide to air fights again). CBS and Showtime are owned by the same parent company, and Johnson has done bouts on both networks for Strikeforce. I assumed wrong.

According to a report by MMA Fighting, Johnson's contract for calling NCAA basketball and NFL games with CBS ended. However, his deal with Showtime to call fights, both boxing and MMA, was a separate deal.

Michael David Smith points out that it's good to have a proponent of MMA like Johnson in the mainstream:

While HBO's lead boxing voice, Jim Lampley, rarely discusses MMA except to compare it unfavorably to boxing, Johnson spoke admiringly about MMA during Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight, at one point comparing and contrasting the striking styles of the two sports and noting that a punch Pacquiao threw was similar to an MMA Superman punch.

But it was Johnson who uttered a phrase that was incredibly damaging to the sport. During the melee after Strikeforce's event in Nashville last April, Johnson said, "These things happen in MMA," when nothing can be further from the truth.

After fights, cages are normally areas of respect and appreciation. Melees like that are extremely rare. Baseball and basketball have more dirty moves and fights than MMA, but Johnson didn't point that out. He made it sound like fighters can't stop fighting when the bell rings, but had no evidence to back up that claim.

That was during a CBS broadcast, when people with no prior exposure to MMA had a chance to see the sport for free. Nick Diaz and Jason "Mayhem" Miller deserve the brunt of the blame for the melee, but they both served suspensions and paid fines. Miller wasn't allowed back on Showtime, and sat out for more than a year before being signed by the UFC. But Johnson continues to call fights, despite his poor reaction to an odd event.

Do you like Johnson's fight commentary, or would you rather see him stick to basketball and football?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Despite-leaving-CBS-Johnson-still-on-the-mic-fo?urn=mma-wp2148

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