Don't Interview Cris Cyborg Santos

Want to interview MMA stars?  You will definitely want to check out the video below before you make that career move.  Live submission pass out goodness at the 4:44 mark.

Note to self: Order Showtime before August 15.

Shaquille O'Neal Wants A Piece Of Hong Man Choi

Yep, Diesel (he's going to have to work that nickname out with Joe Riggs' lawyers) called out the giant that destroyed Jose Canseco.

Check out the post I did on it over at The Sports Frappe.

Couture To Face Nogueira At UFC 102

Legendary heavyweight MMA fighters Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira are set to face each other at UFC 102 according to a press release from the UFC.  The event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Portland Oregon.  It is scheduled for August 29.

This represents a homecoming to Couture, who began his career in Oregon.

Both fighters lost their belts in their last fight.  Couture lost to Brock Lesnar, and Nogueira lost his interim belt to Frank Mir, setting the stage for a belt unification between Mir and Lesnar at UFC 100 on July 11 in Las Vegas.

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Tim Sylvia Moves Up And Spreads Out

It was supposed to be two ex-heavyweight champs representing their respective sports at Adrenaline III in MMA competition.

48 year old Ray Murcer was a boxing heavyweight champ and Tim Sylvia was an MMA heavyweight champ in the UFC.

Sylvia had the heavyweight part covered coming in swelled at a nice 310 pounds.  Problem was he did not bring the champ portion with him into the ring or obviously his pre fight preparation, resulting in getting knocked out by Murcer in 9 seconds.

You know the beef: Who would win in a head to head matchup, mmaer or boxer?  The boxing side of this match may feel somewhat vindicated, but mma fans know better.

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Cro Cop Is One And Done

You gotta love MMA.  You can never tell what's going to happen in the cage, or outside.

In this case, The Croatian Sensation Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic went Moe Howard on his opponent  Mostapha Al-Turk today at UFC 99, poked him in the eye, beat him into a referee stoppage and then lifted his hands in victory.

Pretty good restart for a Pride favorite that came to the UFC and was unceremoniuosly manhandled and was dismissed until today's second chance at redemption, right?

But check this:

UFC President Dana White broke his own rule for the first time in 9 years and gave Cro Cop a one fight deal.  He had agreed to the next 2 fights in principle, but wanted to see how Filipovic fared in this fight.  He was rewarded by being told after the fight that Cro Cop was leaving the UFC due to signing a 3 fight deal with DREAM.

To be the best, you have to beat the best.  If you don't care about being the best, just chase the money.

It's clear which one Cro Cop opted for.

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Dear Anderson Silva: We Need A Champion

Dear Anderson,

We know that your opponent Saturday night went to the ground easier than LA Rams QB Jim Everett being phantom tackled. In fact, at times it looked like he was begging for an excuse to quit.

But we desperately want dominance in our UFC Champions.  Your act at UFC 97 was reminiscent of the high school bully that was two years older and stronger than the underclass victim he picked out, taunting and embarassing at every available opportunity.

The UFC doesn't have anyone in your weight class to give you a decent challenge, but in the absence of a pedigreed contender would you mind putting your opponent away in a dominant fashion so we don't have to hear people wonder out loud about your heart and whether or not you are simply trying to prevent injury to yourself?

Although you showed you have kicks, if I wanted to see someone do trick kicks (like when you went behind your own leg to kick Thales Leites with your other leg) I can go to youtube and watch people of all ages do that.

We simply want to see the "pound for pound best fighter" as many call you, instead of the Cirque Du Silva routine you've given us during your last two fights.

To make it worse, UFC 97 proved to be ex-champion killer night with the defeat of former Light Heavyweight champs Steve Cantwell (WEC), Brian Stann (WEC), and Chuck Liddell (UFC).  We desperately needed you to represent and knock someone out.

We don't spend hundreds of dollars or sixty of dollars to watch you fight in person or via pay per view.  Let me make it clear that the boos you heard rising from the crowd on hand in Canada and from homes and clubs at locations around the world, were not booing with you, but booing at you.

As far as Thales Leites, the UFC needs to set this turtle on his back to the pastures offered by other smaller and less relevant promotions than the "Ultimate Fighting Championship".  The two fake "my eye was gouged" did not help this sitch.

Sincerely,
MMA Fan

Grey Dog Software Releases Free Demo of World of Mixed Martial Arts 2

Grey Dog Software has released a playable demo of World of Mixed Martial Arts 2, allowing you to try out this sequel scheduled to be available for digital download on April 8th.

World of Mixed Martial Arts 2 will bring mixed martial arts to your PC allowing players to control every aspect of a mixed martial arts company. The player is in charge of just about everything to do with its running, including hiring fighters, match making, marketing, and so on.

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