Alistair Overeem in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) talking about testosterone and steroids. After he failed a pre drug test for UFC 146 with elevated testosterone levels (16:1).06/01/2012
Alistair Overeem talks about Steroids to NSAC - Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) talking about testosterone and steroids. After he failed a pre drug test for UFC 146 with elevated testosterone levels (16:1).05/31/2012
UFC Champ Ben Henderson intends on defeating UFC 150 opponent Frankie Edgar "ten times out of ten"
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson will defend his title for the first time on at UFC 150 this August, taking on the man he beat to capture the belt in February, Frankie Edgar. The immediate rematch was booked despite what many felt was a clear decision in Henderson's favor, and Henderson himself believes their August bout will bring about similar results.
"Who knows [why the rematch was booked]? I think a part of that is Dana White being the big boss man and head honcho, scored the fight another way," Henderson pondered in an interview with Stephie Daniels at BloodyElbow.com. "He felt that fight warranted an immediate rematch, which is fine by me. It's cool."
"It was a fun fight for me. I had a good time in there. As far as running it back, by all means, let's do it. We can run it back 10 times, but 10 times out of 10 times, I intend on having the same outcome, if not ending the fight earlier."
Despite not necessarily thinking a rematch was warranted, and believing he'll win every meeting between the two, he has no qualms about giving Edgar another shot.
"Frankie is the man," Henderson said. "He has proven himself to be one of the best champs, and he defended his belt a few times. A lot of guys win the belt one time and they never defend it. I don't want to be one of those guys. Beating a guy like him, a legit pound for pound guy in the top rankings, definitely warrants a rematch. If I had ended it, if I had gone out there and done my job better, and put him away, and then they came back wanting a rematch, I'd probably have said, 'Oh, that's a very curious decision there', but as far as it being a split or unanimous decision, I can understand it."
"In my opinion, that's a really tough spot to be in, as a champ. Frankie did it twice. He said, 'Yeah, that's fine. Let's do it. It was a close decision, so let's run it back.' He showed what he has inside, by agreeing to that. I want to be the same way. I want to show what I have inside, and agree to it. Let's run it back. I have no problem with that at all."
The bout will headline a card heading to The Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., on August 11.
Penick's Analysis: Henderson's speed is very comparable to Edgar's, and his height and reach advantage both work in his favor. After getting through the first fight and knowing what he can do against Edgar, I'd assume we'll see some adjustments made on how to improve upon that. Edgar will make some adjustments as well, but I don't know that we'll see anything differently in this rematch. Henderson may not win ten times out of ten against Edgar, but I do believe at this stage he's the best fighter in the lightweight division, and will likely defend the belt in this rematch.
[Ben Henderson art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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"Who knows [why the rematch was booked]? I think a part of that is Dana White being the big boss man and head honcho, scored the fight another way," Henderson pondered in an interview with Stephie Daniels at BloodyElbow.com. "He felt that fight warranted an immediate rematch, which is fine by me. It's cool."
"It was a fun fight for me. I had a good time in there. As far as running it back, by all means, let's do it. We can run it back 10 times, but 10 times out of 10 times, I intend on having the same outcome, if not ending the fight earlier."
Despite not necessarily thinking a rematch was warranted, and believing he'll win every meeting between the two, he has no qualms about giving Edgar another shot.
"Frankie is the man," Henderson said. "He has proven himself to be one of the best champs, and he defended his belt a few times. A lot of guys win the belt one time and they never defend it. I don't want to be one of those guys. Beating a guy like him, a legit pound for pound guy in the top rankings, definitely warrants a rematch. If I had ended it, if I had gone out there and done my job better, and put him away, and then they came back wanting a rematch, I'd probably have said, 'Oh, that's a very curious decision there', but as far as it being a split or unanimous decision, I can understand it."
"In my opinion, that's a really tough spot to be in, as a champ. Frankie did it twice. He said, 'Yeah, that's fine. Let's do it. It was a close decision, so let's run it back.' He showed what he has inside, by agreeing to that. I want to be the same way. I want to show what I have inside, and agree to it. Let's run it back. I have no problem with that at all."
The bout will headline a card heading to The Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., on August 11.
Penick's Analysis: Henderson's speed is very comparable to Edgar's, and his height and reach advantage both work in his favor. After getting through the first fight and knowing what he can do against Edgar, I'd assume we'll see some adjustments made on how to improve upon that. Edgar will make some adjustments as well, but I don't know that we'll see anything differently in this rematch. Henderson may not win ten times out of ten against Edgar, but I do believe at this stage he's the best fighter in the lightweight division, and will likely defend the belt in this rematch.
[Ben Henderson art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_13458.shtml
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AMADI: Why UFC's Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez title rematch could be a repeat
By: Jason Amadi, MMATorch Columnist
Barring injury or some other unforeseen circumstance, it appears as though UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos will rematch Cain Velasquez sometime in the near future. While I won't go as far as to say that Velasquez "deserves" another fight with "Cigano" this soon, it certainly makes sense at this point in time. With Alistair Overeem unlicensed until December (at the earliest) and Daniel Cormier owing Strikeforce one last fight, a JDS-Velasquez matchup is really the only play the UFC can make right now.
Frankly, given the ease in which he dispatched Antonio Silva last Saturday night at UFC 146, matching Cain Velasquez up with anyone else would probably end up feeling like a perfunctory exercise anyway.
While I have no real objection to the rematch itself, I do however take umbrage with the idea going around that their first encounter should somehow be stricken from the record.
Admittedly, quick knockouts in and of themselves often end up proving very little in mixed martial arts. Although I don't acknowledge the existence of "lucky punches," I do recognize that improbable outcomes are bound to occur in a sport as volatile as MMA.
However, the problem with applying that line of thinking to the 64 second knockout Junior dos Santos scored against Cain Velasquez last November is that dos Santos making short work of his opponents is anything but an improbable outcome.
In sixteen professional fights, Junior dos Santos has been victorious fifteen times. Out of those fifteen victories, he's rendered his opponent unable to continue through strikes twelve times. To date, only four men have been able to last more than a single round with the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. In fact, dos Santos' knockout of Frank Mir last Saturday night was his ninth straight victory in the Octagon; that puts him even with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre for the second longest winning streak in UFC history (both men of course trailing UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva).
Sure, the image of an unperturbed Cain Velasquez soaked in giant blood is probably burned into the minds of UFC fans across the globe after UFC 146. But the fact is nothing happened in that fight to suggest Velasquez is any better suited to handle JDS now than he was late last year.
The Antonio Silva fight pretty much consisted of Velasquez catching a kick, taking Silva down and ground and pounding "Big Foot" until blood leaked into his eyes, ears, nose and throat. It was impressive and that kind of bloodbath is only going to help the UFC sell pay-per-views, but we really learned nothing new.
By no means am I suggesting that a JDS-Velasquez rematch is guaranteed to play out the same way; if I were truly prescient, I would have bet every dollar I've ever made on Jamie Varner this past weekend and cleaned up.
Rather, I'm merely pointing out the fact that Junior dos Santos knocks people out, and usually very quickly. To act as though a rematch now guarantees us the five round war that we thought we were getting last November would be just as obtuse as acting as though we're guaranteed another quick knockout. Big guys, small gloves; you know the rest.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter @JasonAmadi and direct your "Ask the Torch" questions to mmatorch@gmail.com
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Frankly, given the ease in which he dispatched Antonio Silva last Saturday night at UFC 146, matching Cain Velasquez up with anyone else would probably end up feeling like a perfunctory exercise anyway.
While I have no real objection to the rematch itself, I do however take umbrage with the idea going around that their first encounter should somehow be stricken from the record.
Admittedly, quick knockouts in and of themselves often end up proving very little in mixed martial arts. Although I don't acknowledge the existence of "lucky punches," I do recognize that improbable outcomes are bound to occur in a sport as volatile as MMA.
However, the problem with applying that line of thinking to the 64 second knockout Junior dos Santos scored against Cain Velasquez last November is that dos Santos making short work of his opponents is anything but an improbable outcome.
In sixteen professional fights, Junior dos Santos has been victorious fifteen times. Out of those fifteen victories, he's rendered his opponent unable to continue through strikes twelve times. To date, only four men have been able to last more than a single round with the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. In fact, dos Santos' knockout of Frank Mir last Saturday night was his ninth straight victory in the Octagon; that puts him even with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre for the second longest winning streak in UFC history (both men of course trailing UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva).
Sure, the image of an unperturbed Cain Velasquez soaked in giant blood is probably burned into the minds of UFC fans across the globe after UFC 146. But the fact is nothing happened in that fight to suggest Velasquez is any better suited to handle JDS now than he was late last year.
The Antonio Silva fight pretty much consisted of Velasquez catching a kick, taking Silva down and ground and pounding "Big Foot" until blood leaked into his eyes, ears, nose and throat. It was impressive and that kind of bloodbath is only going to help the UFC sell pay-per-views, but we really learned nothing new.
By no means am I suggesting that a JDS-Velasquez rematch is guaranteed to play out the same way; if I were truly prescient, I would have bet every dollar I've ever made on Jamie Varner this past weekend and cleaned up.
Rather, I'm merely pointing out the fact that Junior dos Santos knocks people out, and usually very quickly. To act as though a rematch now guarantees us the five round war that we thought we were getting last November would be just as obtuse as acting as though we're guaranteed another quick knockout. Big guys, small gloves; you know the rest.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter @JasonAmadi and direct your "Ask the Torch" questions to mmatorch@gmail.com
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/amadis_take/article_13447.shtml
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Karo Parisyan vs. Ryan Ford (May 19, 2011) - Ryan Ford
The official video of Karo Parisyan and Ryan Ford's main event bout from MMA Live 1 May 19, 2011 in London, Ontario, Canada.Source: http://mmalice.com/ryan-ford/karo-parisyan-vs-ryan-ford-may-19-2011-video_039373c39.html
