Thursday, April 22, 2010

How long will Brock Lesnar’s reign last?

Despite having obvious physical gifts, don’t look for Brock to hold the belt for long. His big advantage in his UFC fights so far has been his size, and the fact that the UFC heavyweight division is relatively thin. When he faces someone with a wrestling background who is also a striker, then we’ll find out what Brock is made out of. Sure, Frank Mir ain’t exactly tiny, but he doesn’t have that wrestling background to cope with Brock on the ground. I think Gabriel Gonzaga would fare better against Brock than Mir did. I’m by no means a Gonzaga fan, but he has shown he can dominate on the ground, and he’s not coming back from a devastating leg injury like Mir.


I’d like to see Gonzaga unleash one of those wicked leg kicks onto Brock’s head. Shane Carwin is another one waiting in the wings who would give Brock fits. Huge size, KO power, and a wrestler to boot. I’d expect the UFC to keep him far away from Brock until at least a few more lucrative PPVs.

Cain Velasquez would be an interesting match-up for Brock, being a dominant wrestler, and a better striker, though giving up about 40lbs in size to Lesnar. I’d expect him to get the next shot at Brock. After this coming season of TUF, I’d expect to see a few more quality heavyweights join the ranks of the UFC. Brock’s reign will be short-lived, one way or another.
written by gdawg

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Pound for Pound Top 10 MMANEWS.COM

Pound-For-Pound
1. Georges St. Pierre  2. Fedor Emelianenko  3. Anderson Silva  4. Lyoto Machida  5. Jose Aldo  6. B.J. Penn  7. Mike Thomas Brown  8. Jon Fitch   9. Thiago Alves  10. Brian Bowles

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Matt Hughes Not Ready For Retirement

April 12, 2010

Author: Thomas Casale
 
Matt Hughes owns a UFC record 17 wins. Now, he’s looking for No. 18.


The 36-year old Hughes said this weekend he has no plans on retiring after recording back-to-back victories over Matt Serra and Renzo Gracie.

“I’ve got three more fights left on my contract,” Hughes said after defeating Gracie Saturday at UFC 112. “I don’t know how much longer I’m going to continue fighting. I’m 36 years old. I had a lot of changes over the last five years.”

Hughes is 44-7 overall in his MMA career and 17-5 in the UFC. He is not only one of the greatest welterweight fighters of all time but one of the top pound-for-pound fighters to ever compete in MMA.

Hughes feels recharged since joining the Illinois-based H.I.T. Squad gym, which features some of MMA’s top young, upcoming fighters.

“I still love to compete,” he said. “I’m a lucky guy. When I go to the gym every day, I’m super happy. I have a great crew with me wherever I go to train. As long I still love to compete inside the octagon and as long as I enjoy working out, then I’ll still be here.”

Dana White said Hughes still has a home in the UFC but who his next opponent will be is still uncertain. While Hughes has defeated two aging fighter he was destroyed by Thiago Alves at UFC 85 back in 2008.

It’s doubtful Hughes can compete with the division’s top younger fighters at this point in his career but he has shown enough in his last two bouts to allow his stellar career to continue in the UFC.

He may not be the Matt Hughes of old but the future UFC Hall of Famer isn’t ready to hang it up either. As long as Hughes remains competitive, White will surely find people for him to fight inside the Octagon.

Monday, April 12, 2010

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What Is MMA

There are lots of sports that involve utilising physical contact - but none more than martial arts. Some people might disagree and feel that boxing or wrestling involves more physical contact and allows for more technique for the fighters performing. But boxing has greatly reduced and wrestling is full of drama and on stage humiliation and fake fighting.

MMA - also known as mixed martial arts - is an all new type of sport that has become a favorite in many countries. The UFC - best-known as the Ultimate Fighting Championship - is the largest presenter for MMA and holds several fights for them every year with countless fighters. Even a few top fighters from boxing are trying MMA.

MMA combines the art of several distinct types of martial arts for fighters to utilize. In one fight you can have the power to see fighters utilizing wrestling, judo, Muay Thai kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. The MMA combatants will struggle it out using techniques from these distinct forms of fighting inside of an eight sided cage. The only way to win is to knock out the opponent, force them to tap out employing a submission, or to succeed by the decision of the judges.

The combatants will go at each other for three, five minute rounds in which time the judges will observe and decide who won if neither of them is knocked out or has tapped out. The fights can be intensive. It is the referees job to make sure to stop it if one of the fighters is no longer able to defend themselves. This avoids severe damage to either fighter.

Training for an MMA competition demands hours of dedication and practice. It may take years for somebody to learn the several MMA techniques and how to utilize it for fighting. They will start as amateurs and slowly work their way up to becoming pro fighters. They utilize exceptional fight gear that include special training gloves and Everlast MMA gloves. These gloves are designed in such a way to let the fighters to utilize their hands so that they can seize their opponent and perform a submission.

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