MMA news thread - Page 27

Overeem letter:

To my friends and fans,

I am deeply saddened to announce that on Friday, April 20, I respectfully withdrew from the May 26 event so that I can request a continuance until my situation with the Nevada State Athletic Commission is resolved.

I cannot express how sorry I am to the Commission, Junior Dos Santos, the fans, the owners and employees of the UFC, my friends and family and anyone else who this has affected.

I absolutely do not believe in, nor do I use performance-enhancing drugs. I am a clean fighter and I will do whatever it takes to prove this to everyone.

Prior to the UFC 146 press conference in March, I aggravated an old rib injury on my left side. My doctor prescribed, and I accepted, an anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone. I was completely unaware that testosterone was one of the ingredients in the medication. Although I was unaware, I do realize it is my job to know what I am putting into my body.

I respect the Nevada Commissioners and Executive Director Keith Kizer and what they are doing to keep
the sport of mixed martial arts regulated and safe for athletes. I look forward to working with them in the days and weeks ahead.

Friends and fans, I ask for your patience as I work through this matter. Please support me. I promise to return to the Octagon soon.

and a spoiler...
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FORGIVE HIM DANA AND LET HIM FIGHT CIGANO!!!

"I don't use PEDs but sometimes my girlfriend spills bottles of testosterone into my cereal."

Since Gabriel Gonzaga is fighting Roy Nelson, Shane del Rosario's (11-0, 8 KO/TKO) new opponent is Stipe Miocic (8-0, 6 KO/TKO) aka the young CroCop.

If Shane isn't terrible from the car accident, I think Shane > Stipe.

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UFC 146 main card

Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva
Roy Nelson vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
Shane del Rosario vs. Stipe Miocic

Best fight of the card imo.
But no matter what they do, it's never gonna be the same without JDS vs. Reem and Cain vs. Mir.

- Alistair Overeem denied license to fight, may reapply with NSAC on December 27th, 2012. (9 months from now, instead of the usual 1 year ban)
http://mmajunkie.com/news/28412/alist...-reapply-with-nsac-on-december-27.mma

- According to Hector Lombard's twitter, he has signed with the UFC. Official announcement to be made later.

- Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen title fight moved from UFC 147 to UFC 148.

- Tim Sylvia vs Randy Smith set for NEF: 'Fight Night 3' on June 16th in Lewiston, Maine.

- Stephan Bonnar bitten by giant camel spider while detained by Bahrain airport security.
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^ I recommend listening to this video while eating dinner or just doing some internet surfing, Chael brings the funny once again.

nooooooooooooooooooooo overeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem ;____________;

JDS vs Mir line opens at JDS -500 Mir +300.


I feel like there is good value on JDS here. I really can't see Mir not getting murderized in the first. His takedowns suck, his chin is pretty suspect, and while he has ok stand up JDS has an iron chin. I really can't see him winning other than JDS making a big mistake of jumping into his guard.

I'm often wrong about these things though.

Mir

- Slow.
- Boxing sucks.
- Chin isn't suspect, it's probably the worst or top 2 worst in the Heavyweight division, but those guys could KO most men, so I'm not hating.
- I think he does some low kicks, but he's slow with those too.
- Take downs suck, the only way he can get you down is if you clinch with him, then he will use his massive size to trip you. So, he does have good trips I guess, if you clinch.
- Record: 16-5 (3 wins by KO/TKO, 9 wins by Submission)(5 losses by KO/TKO)

JDS

- Fast.
- Boxing is good.
- Can take a punch.
- Doesn't kick.
- Doesn't take you down.
- Record: 14-1 (10 wins by KO/TKO, 2 wins by Submission) (1 loss by Submission)

fucking massive LOL at chael during the photo op at the end of that presser

sure Mir is a big dog but i am not convinced of a big edge at -500, its a heavyweight fight and he has KO power and can submit him, obviously JDS wins most of the time but i think Mir can catch it from time to time

Brian Stann vs. Hector Lombard
Thiago Silva vs. Shogun Rua

Dates = TBA

Source = Dana's twitter.

most of the guys mir faught werent like this match vs jds. i kind of like mir getting sick odds if jds comes out sloppy/lazy b/c he just won the belt. jds got tagged plenty of times by roy nelson when they faught so id think if mir connected hes got a better shot at dropping jds. no way in hell id never -500 let alone -300 in this kind of a fight where the under is probably juiced heavily. who knows what will happen man, b/c Mir is like the most undervalued heavyweight right now so we'll have to see

- Ryan Bader vs. Lyoto Machida added to UFC on FOX 4 in Los Angeles.

- Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch moves from UFC 148 to UFC 149 in Calgary.

- Ed Herman vs Jake Shields at UFC 150. (Middleweight fight)

- Thiago Silva vs. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua likely at UFC 149 in Calgary.

- Hector Lombard vs. Brian Stann targeted for UFC on FOX 4 in Los Angeles.

- Champ Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch title fight headlines UFC 149 in Calgary.

- Any Bay Area, California, fans here? San Jose's HP Pavilion hosts 'UFC on FUEL TV 4: Munoz vs. Weidman', on July 11th.

- Pic: Joey Beltran drops to light heavyweight. (He was released from the UFC earlier this year after Lavar "Big" Johnson whooped his ass)

- Bob Sapp's latest commercial
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- Munoz and Meat Head sitting ringside as the Mir vs. Nog match went on.
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^ Fast forward to 9:55 in the video. This is a must watch for MMA fans. (Does the submission look familiar?)

- Dana White: BJ Penn declined Strikeforce's Gilbert Melendez but eying UFC return at 170 pounds.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/28526/white...t-eyeing-ufc-return-at-170-pounds.mma

- Gabriel Gonzaga & Evan Dunham out of UFC 146, replacements include Dave Herman vs. Roy Nelson & Edson Barboza vs. Jamie Varner.

- Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh added to UFC 149 in Calgary.

- Yuri Alcantara (27-3) vs. Hacran Dias (20-1-1) added to UFC 147 in Brazil.

- Bellator signs M-1 vet Shahbulat Shamhalaev (9-1).

- UFC boss says title shots on line for both Nate Diaz and Johnny Hendricks (if they win), probably not for Jim Miller and Josh Koscheck.

- Former "Power Ranger" turned into a bad ass over the years.
http://wheresmysammich.com/picture/12028/a-true-power-ranger/

- Bob Sapp video contest: Make a 30 second video telling Bob how shitty or good of a fight he is, and win a free round trip ticket to his next fight. You get to walk out to the ring with him, be his corner man, and get $300 in spending money.
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- TUF Brazil product placements.
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jesus these placements are awful haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tadiXelbCTI

SFL från New Delhi live. Main event är James Thompson vs that black wrestler who kind of did not do as well as Lesnar.

can't wait for the main event haha

Lol Lashley (that's his name!) got kneed in the nuts. That can't be good for his cardio.

He'll probably not be able to fight all rounds.

lol again

He's holding up better then I thought though.