The MMA Gods Listen to Schroe!

When I wrote that Brain Stann should be fed more seasoned fighters to give him the challenges he needs for a run at the Middleweight Title, the Gods were listening

On the horn with:
Schroe
SR WRITER

            UFC 136 in Houston Texas has me so excited! However, one fight on this card has me drooling with anticipation even more than the two title fights: Aldo vs. Florian(Featherweight) and Edgar vs. Maynard(Lightweight).

            That fight is Chael Sonnen Vs. Brian Stann.Why is this fight so important to me you ask? Its what the future result of this fight that has me so excited.

            Chael Sonnen is the only fighter that can say "I dominated Anderson Silva for four straight rounds." Should Sonnen win in Houston I believe he may be given another chance to get in the ring with Silva right away.
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"Return of the Title Fight"

The third part in this stellar series

On the horn with:
Johnny Waugh
SR WRITER

Frankie Edgar (left),  Gray Maynard (Right) face off.

            Lightweight Champion Frankie "The Answer" Edgar and number one contender Gray "The Bully" Maynard finally finish their business at UFC 136 this weekend on Saturday Oct. 8 on pay per view.

            Edgar lost the first match up between these two in April on 2008 by unanimous decision. Most recently the two fought to a draw at UFC 125 in which Edgar sustained huge first round damage and came close to being finished multiple times, only to come back and put on a performance that put many in awe when he out struck Maynard and arguably won the last four rounds of that title fight.

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Florian tries for Aldo's Belt

As he has done many times before

On the horn with:
MattZilla
SR WRITER

Kenny Florian (Facing the camera) fighting Clay Guida at UFC 107


            Always a top contender, never a champion; that's the Florian story. Throughout his career, he's gradually dropped weight classes and challenged the best in each, only to become defeated.

            He's dropped from middleweight to welterweight after his loss to Diego Sanchez on The Ultimate Fighter 1 finale in 2005.

             In 2006, he went down to lightweight to defeat Sam Stout, only to lose the contest for the vacant title against Sean Sherk.

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Johnson was Mouse while Cruz was Mighty

CRUZ OUT LASTS THE MIGHTY MOUSE


On the horn with:
J.Waugh
Lead SR WRITER

Dominick Cruz (black trunks) suplexes Demetrious Johnson (white trunks) at UFC Live 6

            The Banatamweight champion Dominick Cruz was once again succesful in defending his title by being the "bigger" man in the muscle department.

            Cruz used his size to smother Demetrious Johnson against the cage and power him down to the ground to take away was you might say was a speed disadvantage for the champion.

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*Pertinent Prelim*: Paul Sass' Painful Sub

Jiu-Jitsu wizardry bends Johnson's knee

On the horn with:
MattZilla
SR WRITER

Michael Johnson (on top) tries to escape a leg lock from Paul Sass (white trunks on bottom)
at UFC Live 6

            Paul Sass and Michael Johnson fought it out at on the undercard of UFC Live on Versus 6, where Sass got to showcase his specialty.

            Johnson was clearly dominant in the stand up, tagging Sass here and there as he tried to pull guard.

SASS VS JOHNSON FIGHT VIDEO LINK HERE
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Wiman and Danzig Visciously Battle to Decision

Wiman finishes strong with the win

On the horn with:
MattZilla
SR WRITER
 

Mac Danzig (facing the camera) tries to sink in a choke on Matt Wiman (Blue trunks)

             Going the distance and fighting all the way, Mac Danzig and Matt Wiman put on a hell of a show on October 1st.

            The first round was a rough back-and-fourth stand up battle, with Danzig often dealing more damage in the exchanges. In the second round, Danzig scored a big takedown, only to have his arms attacked by...

DANZIG VS WIMAN 2 FIGHT VIDEO LINK HERE

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Johnson Rumbles through Brenneman, Basically.

 "Rumble" Johnson gets the KO win after a questionable stoppage.

On the horn with:
Johnny Waugh
SR WRITER

Johnson (left)  lands a left head kick that made Yamasaki call the fight after Brenneman (right) got dropped. 

Photos by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC

 It took 2:49 seconds into the first round for Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (10-3) to finish Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus Live last night. Al beit a clearly early stoppage.

Mario Yamasaki had a great angle on the kick that finished the night for Brenneman. The only problem was that Yamasaki had a horrible angle on Brenneman after the kick landed.

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David Does Not Slay Goliath

Pat Barry Vs. Stephan Struve-Maybe size does matter


On the horn with:
Schroe
SR WRITER

Pat Barry (bottom) slamming Stefan Struve (top holding onto Barry) at UFC on Versus 6

            The match up of the smallest heavyweight, Barry at 5'11'', taking on the tallest, Struve at 6'11'', had everyone talking as soon as it was announced.

            With Struve's epic reach advantage it certainly seemed that he could have been throwing and landing strikes right from the start. The main reason he wasn't was Pat Barry's strength.

PAT BARRY VS STEFAN STRUVE FIGHT VIDEO LINK
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The match ups that matter

A discussion of some current bouts

On the horn with:
Scottie 2Piece

Lead Boxing Writer

Ajose Olusegun (left) after dropping his opponent
Ali Chebah (right)

            Ajose Olusegun gets to fight Erik Morales (52-7) for his version of the Super Lightweight belt and they are really throwing em' Olusegun?

            Morales has a real contender on his hands for his next fight so LOOK OUT!


            Sergio Martinez (47-2-2) clashed with, for his WBC "Diamond" Middleweight belt, the relatively unknown but highly touted Darren Barker (23-0) on HBO last night and won by KO in round 11.


            Martinez has aspirations of a catchweight rustle with the likes of  Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather yet I see him having a highly titillating


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