UFC Fight Night Live 25 Wrap Up

                                       Fight Night Review


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Schroe
SR WRITER



Alan Belcher



            The main fight card started off great with a match between Alan Belcher and Jason MacDonald.

Belcher came out pushing the pace early and MacDonald quickly made it known that he did not want to stand with "The Talent".

            MacDonald went in for a take down attempt early in the round however, he was unsuccessful. Jason put Alan against the cage and began forcing the issue of getting Belcher on the ground. In a move he would soon regret MacDonald pulled guard. After that it was all over.



             Belcher brought the pain, raining down accurate fist and devastating elbows. MacDonald had a few short moments of attempting submissions from the bottom but it was futile against Belcher's ground and pound.

            Very nice win Belcher but seriously dude, with all that down time from the injury couldn't you have fixed that stupid Johnny Cash tattoo?

Next up: Jonathan Brookins Vs. Eric Koch.

            This one was a tough one to judge. After three rounds the decision was given to Koch and the reason seemingly was that when Brookins had Koch against the cage, which was often, he was not causing any damage.

            One thing is for sure, this fight did not deserve the rain of boos coming in from the crowd. Oh well, I guess MMA fans still have not learned that there is much more to the sport than standing and striking.

Next Up: Court McGee Vs. Dongi Yang

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Ahh, really Nick Diaz?

Nick Diaz hasn't learned a single little thing


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Schroe
SR WRITER

NICK DIAZ

         So like I said, if and when Nick Diaz made comments on why he had back-to-back no shows to press conferences in Toronto and Las Vegas that we would have to pull out the umbrellas to shield us from the down pour of bullsh**, Well break em' out kids!

From an interview with Nick Diaz by MMA Junkie-

          "I didn't even know there was a press conference. I thought it was some PR thing. People were trying

to tell me, 'You're going to do this skit' and I was going to be apart of some PR skit where I had this part where I was walking through a hall, kind of like that scene Jake Shields did. I was like, 'What the fuck? Are you kidding?' "

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Shields vs Ellenberger prediction

                    Shields vs Ellenberger Preview


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MattZilla
SR WRITER



Jake Shields



            Jake Shields' most recent fight against welterweight George St. Pierre broke his 15-fight win streak, but to be honest, GSP hasn't lost since 2007 and not many people thought he would lose the title then. Still, Shields holds impressive wins over Martin Kampman, Dan Henderson, and Robbie Lawler.

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RIP Michael Gonzalez

         One of my most amazing friends passed away.

                                 I will miss him tremendously.

                                          Mike Gonzalez

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Bisping is annoyed by "Mayhem" Miller

Michael "The Count" Bisping wants to kill "Mayhem" Miller

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MattZilla
SR WRITER

          Michael "The Count" Bisping, coaching opposite of Jason "Mayhem" Miller on The Ultimate Fighter 14, has decided that he doesn't like the guy.

Michael "The Count" Bisping

          After learning that he wouldn't be coaching against, and thereby fighting, Chael Sonnen, Bisping was disappointed.

          A win against Chael would likely mean a title shot, as Chael has recently fought Anderson Silva at UFC 117.

         A win against Miller doesn't hold that connotation, but as Bisping said, "It wasn't meant to be."
          Bisping continued, "I've got to fight Miller. I've got an obligation now."

          However, Mayhem might have given The Count a change of heart.

          We obviously won't see the drama between the two fighters until the show airs, but Bisping summed it up quite succinctly: "At the start of the season, I thought he was an OK guy.

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Emanuel Steward Weighs in on Mayweather/Ortiz

Emanuel Steward Weighs in on Mayweather/ortiz

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Lead Boxing Writer

Emanuel Steward

           Steward seems to believe that Ortiz can give Mayweather more problems than people think in this Saturdays bout between the two Welterweight stars. He was quoted as saying "Ortiz' size, blistering pace, and youth" will be the defining factors if used to his advantage.

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Cormier Throws Viscious Combos to end the Fight

          Daniel Cormier moves on to the Gand Prix Final

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MattZilla
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Cormier (left) finishes Silva (on ground)

          Daniel Cormier exhibited impressive standup against Antonio Silva, winning the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.

          Cormier was able to control the fight during the standup exchanges, only briefly going to the ground defending a takedown from Silva.

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Barnett Moves on to the Final

        Josh Barnett choked out Sergei Kharitonov in round one

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Johnny Waugh
SR WRITER




Josh Barnett (Left) Sergei Kharitonov (Right)



          At the Strikeforce Grand Prix semi-final, Josh Barnett dealt with the powerful striking of Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov to pull out a huge victory to move him into the Grand Prix Final against unbeaten (9-0) Daniel Cormier.

          Sergei Kharitonov came out with guns blazing against the "The Warmaster." Kharitonov moved forward in his patented  manner and stalked Barnett while landing some very big shots on the former "Baby Face" which obvoiusly concerned Barnett. Barnett looked like the powerful punches from Kharitonov forced him to move in for the take down faster than he had anticipated.

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Cavalcante wins the fight he was supposed to, nothing more or less

   Rafael Cavalcante defeated Romero at 4:51 in round two by KO

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Johnny Waugh

SR WRITER



Rafael Cavalcante



          I am not exactly sure what Strikeforce was looking for in this match up.

          Yes, Cavalcante is coming off of a KO loss to Dan "Hendo" Henderson, but were they trying to give him a nothing fight to come back or something?

          This was not even an even match up in any way. Yoel Romero was 4-0  coming into this fight against a former champion who had the title just one fight previous to this one.

          If you do not believe that this was a nothing fight then please note that Romero landed absolutely no strikes at all in the first round. You would be hard pressed to find a shot that truly landed against Cavalcante.

          That is most likely because he rarely threw any. The first shot that Romero actually landed was in the second round and it was an illegal low blow.

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Rockhold wins the Strikeforce Middleweight title

                 Rockhold defeats Souza for the Middleweight title


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Johnny Waugh
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Luke Rockhold (left) landing a leg head kick on Jacare (right)

          The man from Santa Cruz brought the Strikeforce Middleweight title back to California.

         Luke Rockhold was coming off of a nineteen month layoff before entering the cage last night for his chance at the belt.

         Which makes it that much more impressive that the fighter who never had a fight go the distance,  more or less a round, until his decisive decision victory over the five time world brazilian jui jitsu champion Jacare.

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VIDEOS & LINKS: Barnett vs Kharitonov

Strikeforce Grand Prix-Barnett vs Kharitonov Vids


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Barnett vs Kharitonov:

King Mo vs Roger Gracie:

                         

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King Mo beats Gracie in a slow paced affair

                        King Mo defeats Roger Gracie

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Johnny Waugh 
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Strikeforce Fighter "King Mo"



          In his return after losing his title to Rafael Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Houston, Muhammed Lawal aka "King Mo" basically waited and waited and waited until Roger Gracie , the 2010 World Jui-Jitsu Champion in two weight classes, finally committed to moving forward to land a big overhand right that dropped Gracie just long enough for Mo to pounce on him and finish the fight.

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Koscheck replaces Sanchez at UFC 135

    Josh Koscheck has agreed to fight Matt Hughes at UFC 135.


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Johnny Waugh
SR WRITER



Matt Hughes (left) Josh Koscheck (right)



          Two years ago after his victory over Frank Trigg at UFC 103, Josh Koscheck was quoted in his post fight interview as saying

“I know there’s a guy who just signed a new contract. His name is Matt Hughes. I’ve been asking for that fight for a long time.”

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Sonnen Chimes in on Jones/Rampage Spygate

  Chael Sonnen calls the spying allegation and reaction "silly."

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MattZilla

SR WRITER



UFC Middleweight Chael Sonnen



          Man, it's so easy to write a piece about an interview with master "sh*twright" Chael Sonnen. Classic quotes just pour out of the guy. For example, when asked about the Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's spying allegations aimed at Jon Jones, he said that Rampage is "a cry-baby at all times."

          He goes on to say that this is how Rampage gets into his frame of mind for the fight, that he must feel like the victim in order to perform. As much sh*t as he gives Rampage for whining, he still considers him "as ruthless and devastatingly successful as anybody the sport's ever seen."

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