Sunday, 1 June 2014
Stipe Miocic stops Fabio Maldonado at TUF: Brazil Finale
Fabio Maldonado is an undersized light heavyweight, so it was no surprise that he looked in over his head against heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic Saturday night in Brazil. The gutsy Brazilian stepped up in weight class on short notice to fill in for former heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos against Miocic but never got a chance to get off as he was stopped in just 35 seconds into the first round.
Miocic said he planned to become the first person to KO the former professional boxer and, while he was unable to separate Maldonado from his consciousness, the Ohio fighter did hurt the striker badly. Seconds into the fight, Miocic stunned and buckled Maldonado with two right hands.
The underdog covered up against the cage and soon ate a straight cross that dropped him to the mat. Miocic did not hesitate to follow him to the ground and unleash several more punches, forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight.
The win is Miocic's third straight. Maldonado's own three-fight win streak was snapped by the tough loss.
In the two Ultimate Fighter final matches, Warlley Alves submitted Marcio Alexandre to win the TUF: Brazil 3 middleweight title and Carlos Junior won a decision over Vitor Miranda to become this season's heavyweight champ.
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Matt Brown vs Erick Silva - Worst Beating in UFC History?
After Erick Silva blew his wad trying to take Brown out in the starting minutes of round 1, Brown put one of the worst beating I have ever seen a human being take. The worst I can remember before that was Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir 2. I thought Lesnar was going to beat Mir to death. And maybe Aldo vs Faber. What do you guys think?
And to call this fight Fight of the Year? Really? It was completely one sided when Brown got back on his feet in round 1.
And to call this fight Fight of the Year? Really? It was completely one sided when Brown got back on his feet in round 1.
Video: Strikeforce's Larkin lashes out at Rockhold's withdrawal, questions UFC timing
Lorenz Larkin said injuries could excuse him from Strikeforce's final card. The middleweight today told MMAjunkie.com Radio he's accumulated all the bumps and bruises that come with four months of training.
Yet Larkin wouldn't think of bowing out like his opponent did. He said he needs to fight every five months, or he creates problems for his girlfriend and everyone else around.
Penny Dreadful
Just watched the premier, I'm loving it already.
Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?82912-Penny-Dreadful&goto=newpost
Retired Nick Denis did his homework, and then he did what few UFC fighters can
It started in Tokyo. The second round of World Victory Road's Sengoku featherweight grand prix in 2009, Marlon Sandro coming at him with what looked like an overhand right. Nick Denis lifted his arm to block it.
"But instead of an overhand right, he threw a right uppercut," Denis told MMAjunkie.com. "The last thing I remember was seeing his fist coming toward my face and thinking, oh s---."
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Tweets of the Week - 5/30
Miocic vs Maldonado AND Munoz vs Mousasi For the first time in UFC history #2Fights1Night goes down this weekend! How do you prep for a full day of fights? pic.twitter.com/d27Ty33Tbt -UFC Hey I want to ask a favor from my fans/followers Please ask your followers to follow me on twitter @mousasi_mma pic.twitter.com/4KMpjIcmZE -Gegard Mousasi @smiocic will win this Saturday because he's #teamdreamyeyez ......and because he's good @BRogthePredator @Pit_Master pic.twitter.com/dwJ9adYJhz -Chris Camozzi Headed to Berlin today got to spend a little time with my biggest little ... Read the Full Article Here
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