Bisping in Australia for two weeks, is fired up to respond to Rivera videos

Michael Bisping is an easy guy to target in a war of words, so Jorge Rivera has jumped into the fray feet first. The American released a series of videos on YouTube (NSFW) poking fun at the Brit. Apparently, the vids have struck a nerve. during his training videos shot in Australia, Bisping addresses the mocking a few times. Gareth Davies from the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph, who covers Bisping pretty regularly, said Rivera's videos have energized the Brit.

Bisping is privately fuming that Rivera has been conducting a mocking campaign, being rude about his wife and children. “Completely disrespected,” are the words directly from Bisping. Prior to the smack talk, there were those in Bisping’s camp concerned that he was not taking the threat of Rivera strongly enough. The plan may backfire on Rivera.

Davies comes to the defense of Bisping, suggesting he's been unfairly targeted by some American fans and it might be time to back off.

Bisping’s anger is genuine and I understand after initially wanting to be kept apart from the American in build-up week, he got over the hump – so to speak – and his team are delighted with the way he has channelled his ire in training. I’m told by camp insiders that Bisping is "completely focused".

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Bisping-in-Australia-for-two-weeks-is-fired-up-?urn=mma-324766

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Ryan Couture Submits Lee Higgins, Improves to 2-0 in Strikeforce

by Michael David SmithRyan Couture, the son of UFC legend Randy Couture, improved to 2-0 in his brief professional MMA career with a solid victory over Lee Higgins at Friday night's Strikeforce Challengers card.

The third-round submission via rear-naked choke was a more impressive all-around performance than Couture's professional debut. Couture showed solid grappling and effective if not particularly powerful striking, and he finally put Higgins away with just 19 seconds remaining in the third round.

"He's tough as nails," Couture said of Higgins. "I'm real glad I was finally able to get him there at the end."

 

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Vegas video fun: Jones a big signing for Faber's new clothing line

Urijah Faber's peak in the cage may have come five years too early to cash in on what's probably going to be a merchandising explosion in the coming years around mixed martial arts, but that doesn't mean the 31-year-old fighter is standing pat. Faber's Form Athletics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of K-Swiss, sees the future and his name is Jon Jones.

Jones, 23, just moved to 12-1 with a dominant win over Ryan Bader at UFC 126. After the fight, he was given an immediate title shot. If the kid takes the belt from Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, he launches himself into a different stratosphere. That means a lot eyes on him and dollars available from rabid MMA fans.

"Jon is an elite athlete with an incredible training regime," said David Nichols, executive vice president of K-Swiss. "His input will be valuable in developing new footwear, and his notoriety in his sport and great personality will fit well with the K-Swiss athlete roster.  We are extremely excited about working with Jon, and look forward to a bright future with him as part of the K-Swiss family."

With the help of Form, Jones already has Tom Brady beat on style in the form of his personalized "Bones" hat. 

MMAFix found this video/commercial shot in Las Vegas featuring Faber and Jones along with Scott Jorgensen, Mark Munoz, Joe Benavidez and former UFC Octagon girl Natasha Wicks. 

Faber's excited to have Jones on board as he looks to build an empire moving into the backhalf of his MMA career. With his jump from WEC to UFC, the timing was right for Form.

"This sport's so new and there's a lot of things that needed to happen," Faber told Versus' Ariel Helwani (7:24 mark). "I think it's just being a leader and opportunities happen like that."

Faber may be the biggest beneficiary of WEC being folded into the UFC. Whether he gets the UFC bantamweight title or not, he's going to be heavily marketed. He's already shown crossover appeal with his Amp and K-Swiss Kenny Powers' commercial. He's a smart guy, who's insuring his future isn't solely determined by what he does in the cage.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Vegas-video-fun-Jones-a-big-signing-for-Faber-s?urn=mma-321656

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Videoportrait about me by Kevin Pritchard

Kevin Pritchard is one of the guys on tour, who gives me a lot of inspiration and support as well. He tought me how to circle jibes towards the marks and helped me out with several trainingsessions. While the last years event at Jinha beach, South Korea, he filmed me while sailing and took an [...]

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Re-writing history: The ridiculous bashing of Fedor

All fighters get old. The game catches up with them and moves along. Combine those absolutes with the fact that we live in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately era and you get what Fedor Emelianenko has had to hear the last few days after his loss to Antonio Silva.

A guy goes without a loss for 10 years and now he was never really that good? Essentially a fraud?

We addressed the topic on ESPN1100 in Las Vegas, discussing the premise that most athletes from previous eras were never really that good because they wouldn't be able to compete with the modern-day athlete. Should they all be disrespected?

If that's the case, let's eliminate all pre-1980 NFL offensive linemen from the NFL Hall of Fame. After all, those 250 pounders would get destroyed today in an era of 300-pound behemoths. Frankly, 6-foot-6 power NBA Hall of Fame power forward Dave DeBusschere sucked and Joe Louis wasn't really a great heavyweight boxer. The guy fought most of his career between 195-205 pounds.

Ridiculous, right?

Not according to guys like Jim Rome, who teed up Fedor and smashed him out the park on Rome is Burning:

"Now it’s pretty obvious why he didn’t want to sign with the UFC. While Strikeforce does have competitive heavyweights, he didn’t want to fight the best of the best on the biggest stage, he knew better. He refused to take any chances; he milked it for all its worth and he got paid and then exposed and now it’s over."

Which company has a better heavyweight division is certainly up for debate. As far as "not taking chances and milking it," Rome is off base. Fedor wasn't afraid to face the UFC heavyweights and anyone who follows the story knows it's never been the fighter who's making the decision. If critics want to kill M-1, that's fine. But the fighter himself faced all comers and was a dominant forced from 2001-2006. Just like Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva and Matt Hughes, the other dominant fighters of the time deserve respect, so does Fedor.  

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Re-writing-history-The-ridiculous-bashing-of-Fe?urn=mma-321672

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Antonio Silva Dominates Fedor Emelianenko

by Michael David SmithThe MMA champion once viewed as invincible has now lost two in a row.

For the second consecutive time, Fedor Emelianenko has suffered a stunning upset loss, this time falling to Antonio Silva in the opening round of the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament.

Silva absolutely destroyed Fedor in the second round of the fight, staying on top of him for all five minutes and battering his face so badly that after the second round, Fedor's right eye was swollen shut and he simply couldn't continue. The doctor made the right decision to stop the fight, and the official ruling was that Silva won the fight by TKO after the second round.

For Silva, the former EliteXC heavyweight champion, it was by far the most significant victory of his MMA career. He'll next face the winner of the upcoming Fabricio Werdum-Alistair Overeem fight. For Fedor, the loss demonstrates that he's simply not an elite heavyweight anymore.

 

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Silva's odd drug test may save Vera from chopping block

With the mystery of Thiago Silva's drug test from UFC 125 continues to go unsolved, MMAjunkie is now reporting that the Nevada State Athletic Commission will soon overturn his victory over Brandon Vera and turned it into a "no contest."

Vera's contract was terminated by the UFC. If the fight is a no contest, that could mean the light heavyweight's status with the promotion is changed.

Heavy.com had a conversation with Vera about the loss and the news that Silva may have tested positive. There are also rumors that Silva submitted synthetic urine. 

"I have no idea what’s going on," Vera stated on the latest episode of The Ryan Loco Show. "He could’ve tested positive for marijuana. I honestly don’t think that’s a performance enhancing drug. If he does test positive for some kind of strength enhancing substance, it would make me feel a little bit better about myself."

Vera said he works with an excellent camp and also rolls with the Nogueira brothers, but felt surprisingly weak under Silva at UFC 125.

"I remember when I was underneath him and I was pushing him back and forth. I was thinking, ‘What the hell? Why is this guy so damn strong?’ And I remember thinking during the fight, ‘Yo, I gotta start lifting weights again.’ He was one of, if not the strongest dudes I ever rolled with in my life. Strong b******."

Silva so dominated Vera that he broke his nose down the stretch and was spanking the Filipino-American in the final round. Vera had a strong response to that show of disrespect.

"You know, I’m glad you were happy winning the way you were. It’s cool, man. It’s cool. If this thing comes back and you did do whatever you did and I make it back to the UFC, on your welcoming back party, I want to make sure I’m the one you get to fight," Vera said. "And I promise if you take me down, I’m going to get back up. Then I’m going to punish you on the feet just like I did while we were fighting, until you took me down. Then you gave it to me, but you won’t take me down next fight. So I’m glad you got to showboat. I’m glad you got to win, kind of. But I’m gonna see you again soon, bud."

With Silva facing a suspension and Vera recover from the broken nose, that fight won't happen anytime soon, but it'll be interesting lead up to the fight if the UFC chooses to rematch the fighters. 

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Silva-s-odd-drug-test-may-save-Vera-from-choppin?urn=mma-325340

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Lake Meade Progress

I thought the new parks in Suffolk would have been done by now but they are not. I found myself in Suffolk on Saturday so i stopped by The Lake Meade Park to check on the progress. It looks like True Ride is the company doing the work.

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Eric Riedl Throwaway from The Dimestore Crew

The Dimestore crew is working on a new video called The Duece. Check out all the throwaway Eric Riedl has stacked already.

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Walk on.

Late Fall Hiking in the Canadian Rockies Today is November 9, 2010. In our last blog post, we said that upon returning from northeast Italy and the French island of Corsica, we?d offer you whatever practical info we could about climbing the via ferrata in the Dolomiti and hiking the GR20. Well, we?re back?early. After [...]

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Chad Griggs Following Second Strikeforce Win: 'Give Me Some Credit' - Chad Griggs

Chad Griggs Following Second Strikeforce Win: 'Give Me Some Credit' Video by Chad Griggs

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Exclusive pictures from Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

Photographer extraordinaire Tracy Lee was cageside for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva and shared with us her excellent pictures. Click through the slideshow to see Griggs' bloody ear, Del Rosario's armbar and a sad Fedor.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Exclusive-pictures-from-Strikeforce-Fedor-vs-S?urn=mma-321241

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Elephant Direct X-mas Bonus

Elephant Direct has some throwaway/new goods in this montage.


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According to Jon Fitch, milk is a bad choice

Yahoo! Sports looked at the vegetarian habits of fighters last week, with their motives both humanitarian and for health. In this video, Jon Fitch talks about his issues with milk. (Note: Fitch isn't a registered dietician, so take his advice with the recommended dosage of salt.)

Has anyone told Fitch that milk is delicious? Because it is and I am enjoying a glass of yummy skim milk as I type this.

Fighters have worked plenty of different diet plans, everything from Diego Sanchez and stevia to the popular Dolce Diet and Fuel the Fighter. The important thing to remember is that fighters' should be finely tuned to their training because they expend an insane amount of calories in training, and they have to time their eating habits around weighing in and fight night. That doesn't mean their nutrional choices are wrong, but their needs are very different than an average Joe or Jane.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/According-to-Jon-Fitch-milk-is-a-bad-choice?urn=mma-325456

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Re-writing history: The ridiculous bashing of Fedor

All fighters get old. The game catches up with them and moves along. Combine those absolutes with the fact that we live in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately era and you get what Fedor Emelianenko has had to hear the last few days after his loss to Antonio Silva.

A guy goes without a loss for 10 years and now he was never really that good? Essentially a fraud?

We addressed the topic on ESPN1100 in Las Vegas, discussing the premise that most athletes from previous eras were never really that good because they wouldn't be able to compete with the modern-day athlete. Should they all be disrespected?

If that's the case, let's eliminate all pre-1980 NFL offensive linemen from the NFL Hall of Fame. After all, those 250 pounders would get destroyed today in an era of 300-pound behemoths. Frankly, 6-foot-6 power NBA Hall of Fame power forward Dave DeBusschere sucked and Joe Louis wasn't really a great heavyweight boxer. The guy fought most of his career between 195-205 pounds.

Ridiculous, right?

Not according to guys like Jim Rome, who teed up Fedor and smashed him out the park on Rome is Burning:

"Now it’s pretty obvious why he didn’t want to sign with the UFC. While Strikeforce does have competitive heavyweights, he didn’t want to fight the best of the best on the biggest stage, he knew better. He refused to take any chances; he milked it for all its worth and he got paid and then exposed and now it’s over."

Which company has a better heavyweight division is certainly up for debate. As far as "not taking chances and milking it," Rome is off base. Fedor wasn't afraid to face the UFC heavyweights and anyone who follows the story knows it's never been the fighter who's making the decision. If critics want to kill M-1, that's fine. But the fighter himself faced all comers and was a dominant forced from 2001-2006. Just like Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva and Matt Hughes, the other dominant fighters of the time deserve respect, so does Fedor.  

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Re-writing-history-The-ridiculous-bashing-of-Fe?urn=mma-321672

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Strikeforce heavyweight GP: Del Rosario remains unbeaten with armbar

Shane del Rosario continues to impress. In six of seven previous fights, his crisp standup was on display, but tonight it was his jiu-jitsu that earned him a win as the first alternate in the heavyweight Grand Prix.

Del Rosario and Lavar Johnson slugged it out standing and also worked the clinch game along the cage for control of the fight.

When the Filipino-American decided to take it the ground, Johnson was in big trouble. With just over two minutes left in the first, Del Rosario (11-0) scored a takedown. Almost immediately, he transitioned from side control to the mount. Johnson was underneath del Rosario and had 2:01 to go to reach the end of the round.

Johnson (15-4) did a solid job of avoiding major damage, but did little to extricate himself from the awful position. He allowed del Rosario to slide up his body. With 40 seconds left, del Rosario got on one knee and went for the armbar. Johnson tried to roll, stand and pull out of the hold. The attempt made things worse. Del Rosario fell to his back and yanked on the arm for the finish.

Del Rosario, 27, is a solid prospect and could make it into the main field if there's an injury that knocks one of the eight fighters from the tournament. It may be a little early for del Rosario to step up to that class, but he'd definitely pose some problems for those experienced fighters.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Strikeforce-heavyweight-GP-Del-Rosario-remains-?urn=mma-320600

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Ryan Couture Submits Lee Higgins, Improves to 2-0 in Strikeforce

by Michael David SmithRyan Couture, the son of UFC legend Randy Couture, improved to 2-0 in his brief professional MMA career with a solid victory over Lee Higgins at Friday night's Strikeforce Challengers card.

The third-round submission via rear-naked choke was a more impressive all-around performance than Couture's professional debut. Couture showed solid grappling and effective if not particularly powerful striking, and he finally put Higgins away with just 19 seconds remaining in the third round.

"He's tough as nails," Couture said of Higgins. "I'm real glad I was finally able to get him there at the end."

 

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Fedor vs. Silva weigh-in: Biggest head size discrepancy in the history of MMA?

This truly is a new era in mixed martial arts. Fedor Emelianenko dominated the heavyweight class for the better part of 10 years during an unbeaten run that started back in 2001. At 230 pounds, the Russian isn't massive, but his skill set and mental game is off the charts. With so many MMA heavyweights cutting weight to 265 pounds, is that enough anymore

Antonio Silva (below right) is one of those guys. The 6-foot-4 Brazilian giant weighed in today at 264. His features are freakish. Check out the size of his dome as compared to the smaller Fedor.

Update: We forgot about Hong Man Choi (pictured on right)! That's a huge head too! 

This is a big man's card. The other Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal features Andrei Arlovski against Sergei Kharitonov. They looked fit at a combined 492 pounds. Shane del Rosario and Lavar Johnson were imposing figures as well. The main card on Showtime features five heavyweight bouts. 

SHOWTIME card weights (Courtesy MMAjunkie):

Fedor Emelianenko (230) vs. Antonio Silva (264) - heavyweight-tournament quarterfinals
Andrei Arlovski (242) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (250) - heavyweight-tournament quarterfinals
Shane Del Rosario (248) vs. Lavar Johnson (243) - heavyweight-tournament reserve fight
Chad Griggs (229) vs. Gian Villante (227) - heavyweight-tournament reserve fight
Valentijn Overeem (239) vs. Ray Sefo (249) - heavyweight-tournament reserve fight.

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John Cholish (155.75) vs. Marc Stevens (156.5)^
Igor Gracie (170.75) vs. John Salgado (170)
Don Carlo-Clauss (170.4) vs. Sam Oropeza (169.75)
Josh LaBerge (145.75) vs. Anthony Leone (146.2)*
Jason McLean (145.5) vs. Kevin Roddy (145.75)

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fedor-vs-Silva-weigh-in-Biggest-head-size-disc?urn=mma-320375

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Arum says MMA audience is still too white

Bob Arum irked mixed martial arts followers a few years back when he said the majority of fans were "skinhead white guys." 

Even with MMA pay-per-view and arena audiences exploding across the U.S. and the world, Arum still believes MMA's scope is limited.

"It's the same audience over and over," Arum told USA Today. "It's white males, and they have never been able to expand their demographic."

For that reason, the UFC and MMA can only reach certain heights according to Arum. 

"The Hispanics don't care anything for it. Most African-Americans don't watch it. Hey, this country is becoming more and more Hispanic, and it's growing African-American (in the) audience," Arum said.

"So the future success of UFC is limited. The success of boxing is not, because boxing reaches those groups. The only demographic that boxing has lost is the white, young males, period."

Arum believes the fight market includes all males and that MMA doesn't draw the eyes of Hispanics and African-Americans. He also hints at the fact that boxing may experience a resurgence if it can mend fences with network television and deliver more of its product for free. 

We posted the latest fan video from Strikeforce. The audience at the Izod Center appeared to be pretty diverse. 

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Arum-says-MMA-audience-is-still-too-white?urn=mma-322854

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UFC Looks Intent On Finally Returning To Japan In 2011

While the mixed martial arts scene in Japan faces continued uncertainty, the biggest MMA promotion in the world looks intent on making it's return to the country for the first time in over 11 years.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/17666/ufc-looks-intent-on-finally-returning-to-japan-in-2011/

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Chad Griggs "My sideburns bring me power" - Chad Griggs

Fight Hub TV caught up with Chad Griggs after his dominating performance over Gian Vilante as he talks to us about the fight and the extra power he gets from his side burns

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A Practical Guide for New Diver

A Practical Guide for New Diver A few months ago I was given the opportunity to join this site as a writer. �I have been writing on and off since high school. �Short stories, technical reports, and the like. �It wasn?t until I started diving and more specifically instructing that I really got serious about [...]

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Antonio Silva Dominates Fedor Emelianenko

by Michael David SmithThe MMA champion once viewed as invincible has now lost two in a row.

For the second consecutive time, Fedor Emelianenko has suffered a stunning upset loss, this time falling to Antonio Silva in the opening round of the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament.

Silva absolutely destroyed Fedor in the second round of the fight, staying on top of him for all five minutes and battering his face so badly that after the second round, Fedor's right eye was swollen shut and he simply couldn't continue. The doctor made the right decision to stop the fight, and the official ruling was that Silva won the fight by TKO after the second round.

For Silva, the former EliteXC heavyweight champion, it was by far the most significant victory of his MMA career. He'll next face the winner of the upcoming Fabricio Werdum-Alistair Overeem fight. For Fedor, the loss demonstrates that he's simply not an elite heavyweight anymore.

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/12/antonio-silva-dominates-fedor-emelianenko/

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As Japanese MMA Scene Struggles, No More Dream Events Expected ?Until At Least July?

While the Japanese mixed martial arts scene has been struggling to remain competitive with it's U.S. counterparts the past several years, the downhill stumble it has taken since the death of Pride Fighting Championships appears to be far from over.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/17664/as-japanese-mma-scene-struggles-no-more-dream-events-expected-until-at-least-july/

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Enjoi Spring 2011 Catalog

Enjoi has a new Spring 2011 catalog online.

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Currency in off season

As I sit here looking outside at what meteorologists across the Midwest are referring to as Snowpocalypse, �I can’t help but dream about those sunny afternoons spent in free fall. If you’re a skydiver living in a place that gets all four seasons like I do, then you understand the inherent challenge of staying on [...]

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