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Two Years Ago Since I Left NZ

 

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UFC 109 - Couture vs Coleman

 

 

UFC 110 - Noguiera vs Velasquez

 

 

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Updated January 17, 2010

 

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Ufc 109 Musings

09 Feb 2010

Michael DiSanto, UFC - Late last week, I was talking about UFC 109 to a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, and he said, "I wish Randy Couture would just go away; I'm so over that guy." Interesting. When pressed why, he responded, "Because he beats all of my favorite fighters, and the guy is older than I am!" Fair point.

 

Better Late Than Never, As Couture Submits Coleman In Ufc 109 Main

07 Feb 2010

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was a bout nearly 12 years in the making, and for Randy Couture, it was certainly worth the wait, as he was on point in his UFC 109 main event Saturday night against Mark Coleman from the opening bell until he submitted his fellow Hall of Famer in the second round at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

 

Chael Storm  Sonnen Earns Shot At The Belt

07 Feb 2010

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Chael Sonnen is the worst kind of fighter to be in the Octagon with. Not because he will knock you out in 30 seconds or submit you in the same amount of time. It's because he will punish you and make you miserable for 15 minutes, and that's precisely what he did to Nate Marquardt in the UFC 109 co-main event Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, pounding out a unanimous decision victory that earned him a shot at April's middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort.

 


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UPDATE - ICNZ 9 Fight Card

Friday, January 29 2010

 

There are two changes to the ICNZ 9 card.

 

Tom Campbell and Daniel Bezley will fight at 78kgs and Tristan Watson is out due to injury and has been replaced by Eddie Davis.

 


 

MMA NEWS

 

News from www.infinitemma.com

 

Lucas Big Daddy Browne Interview - February 2010

09 Feb 2010

Lucas Big Daddy Browne is one of the up and comers in the heavyweight division in Australia. He has an undefeated record in MMA with 5 fights and 5 wins all by TKO or KO including wins over Felesi Lenui, Jeff King and Willie Moon. Lucas trains out of Elite Fight Gym in Penrith with Tama and Jamie Tehuna and took some time out to answer a few questions for infinitemma.com


 

Watch Ufc 110 With Ufc Hall Of Famer Randy The Natural Couture

08 Feb 2010

FIVE-TIME UFC CHAMP TO HOST EXCLUSIVE UFC 110 VIEWING PARTY AT THE ACER ARENA, SYDNEY UFC 110 LIVE AT THE ACER ARENA, 21ST FEBRUARY, 2010 February 8, Sydney, Australia - UFC Hall of Famer Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture is heading to Sydney to host the exclusive UFC 110 viewing party at the Acer Arena, the Ultimate Fighting Championship organisation has announced. The five-time UFC champion – fresh off his stunning victory over Mark Coleman at the UFC 109 on 6th February – will also take part in an exclusive Q & A session with fans attending the viewing party on Sunday, 21st February. With all 16,500 tickets to the UFC’s inaugural Australian event selling out within hours, the exclusive viewing party in the ballroom at the Acer Arena is the best way to experience UFC 110 in person. Fans will witness the entire 10-bout fight card as it happens on huge screens


 

Infinitemma.com Australia And New Zealand Mma Fighter Rankings For January 2010

06 Feb 2010

Infinitemma.com is proud to release its January Australian and New Zealand MMA Fighter Rankings, The ranking will be released in the first week of every month and be decided by the staff of infinitemma.com. To start we will be doing the top 5 Australian MMA Fighters and the top 3 New Zealand MMA Fighters, but over time this will ideally expand to a top 10 in each country for each weight division


 


News from www.sherdog.com

 

White Not Amused With Ortiz-coleman Exchange

09 Feb 2010

White Not Amused with Ortiz-Coleman Exchange
UFC President Dana White seemed as perplexed by Tito Ortiz’s interruption of Mark Coleman’s post-fight interview as the rest

 

Ufc 109 Results And Live Play-by-play

09 Feb 2010

UFC 109 Results and Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reported from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with UFC 109 results and live play-by-play.

 

Sonnen: 'i Hope Anderson Wins'

08 Feb 2010

Sonnen: 'I Hope Anderson Wins'
In wake of his unanimous decision victory over Nate Marquardt in the UFC 109 “Relentless” co-main event on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center

 


News from www.mmaweekly.com

 

- Both Marquardt & Sonnen Medically Suspended

08 Feb 2010

Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen headed up the list of UFC 109 medical suspensions following a tough Fight of the Night performance from the top middleweights...

 

- Ufc Undisputed 2010 Video Game Details, Images

08 Feb 2010

THQ on Monday unveiled some of the details and images for UFC Undisputed 2010, which will be released in May and include new support for Sony PSP...

 

- Ufc 109 Fighter Salaries: Couture Nabs $250,000

08 Feb 2010

UFC 109 fighter salaries are in with Hall of Famer Randy Couture nabbing a $250,000 flat fee for his domination of Mark Coleman...

 


News from www.fiveouncesofpain.com

 

List Of Ufc 109 Medical Suspensions Features Seven Main Card Fighters

09 Feb 2010

Demian Maia and Mike Swick may have fared differently inside the Octagon at UFC 109 but share a similar fate now medical suspensions for the event have been issued – visit the doctor or sit on the sidelines until early summer. According to information received by Five Ounces of Pain from the Nevada State Athletic Commission neither will be allowed to return to the cage until August without first receiving a physician’s clearance.

American Kickboxing Academy’s Swick, who was submitted via D’Arce Choke in the second round of his bout against Paulo Thiago, must have his left elbow cleared by an orthopedic specialist in order to compete before August 6th with a minimum suspension from action running until March 24th. He is also prohibited from contact until March 9th.

Thiago’s Brazilian countryman, Maia, also found himself victorious on Saturday night although the win came courtesy of a unanimous decision over Dan Miller. However, during the contest he apparently suffered a cut to his left eyelid and must have the laceration treated by an ophthalmologist or ocular-plastics doctor if he has any desire to fight again during the next six months.

The complete list of suspensions is as follows:

Rolles Gracie – Suspended until 3/9/10 (no contact until 2/28/10)
Melvin Guillard – Needs a follow up ophthalmologic exam in one or two months; must be done before 03/26/10 and he must take a copy of his January 2010 examination.
Mac Danzig – Must have orthopedic clearance on possible left knee sprain or no contest until 8/6/10
Justin Buchholz – Suspended until 3/9/10 (no contact until 2/28/10)
Frank Trigg – Suspended until 3/24/10 (no contact until 3/9/10)
Demian Maia – Must have left vertical upper eyelid laceration cleared by an ophthalmologist or an ocular-plastics doctor or no contest until 08/06/10.
Dan Miller – Suspended until 3/9/10 (no contact until 2/28/10)
Mike Swick – Swick must have left elbow x-rayed and cleared by an orthopedic Dr. or no contest until 8/6/10, minimum suspension no contest until 03/24/10 (no contact until 3/9/10)
Nate Marquardt – Suspended until 3/9/10 (no contact until 2/28/10)
Chael Sonnen – Suspended until 3/24/10 (no contact until 3/9/10 – lacerations on forehead and nasal bridge)
Mark Coleman – Suspended until 3/9/10 (no contact until 2/28/10)

 

Randy Couture Tops Ufc 109 Payouts

09 Feb 2010

The conclusion of “UFC 109: Relentless” in Las Vegas has brought a disclosed payroll of approximately $1,184,000 in salaries and bonuses to the participants.

UFC light heavyweight contender and hall of famer Randy “The Natural” Couture lead the pack, taking home a $250K check from the UFC. Couture submitted fellow UFC hall of famer Mark Coleman in the night’s main event bout.

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt “The Terror” Serra followed closely behind with a $210K disclosed payout. Serra’s payout includes a $75K win bonus as well as a 60K “Knockout of the Night” bonus from a swift knockout of Frank Trigg.

Below is a full list of payouts from UFC 109 according to MMAJunkie.com.

Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mark Coleman: $60,000

Chael Sonnen: $124,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus and $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)
def. Nate Marquardt: $105,000 (includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)

Paulo Thiago: $90,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus and $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus)
def. Mike Swick: $43,000

Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Miller: $15,000

Matt Serra: $210,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus and $60,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus)
def. Frank Trigg: $30,000

Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Buchholz: $8,000

Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. Ronys Torres: $4,000

Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Phillipe Nover: $10,000

Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Stann: $17,000

Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Hague: $7000

Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Rolles Gracie: $15,000

 

The Case For Randy Couture’s Title Shot

09 Feb 2010

With his recent demolition of fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark “The Hammer” Coleman at UFC 109, Randy Couture has strategically positioned himself for one last chance at championship glory.

Two consecutive wins over worthy opponents that had themselves been coming off of victories have separated Randy from the pack of an extremely talent filled weight division with no clear cut number one contender. Brandon Vera had two wins at the weight class going into his loss suffered at the hands of Couture, and of course Coleman was fighting on the heels of his one sided victory over Stephan Bonnar.

The recent ups and downs of the 205 pound division have created a scenario where “Captain America” – whether you like it or not – has established himself as a clear challenger to the title.

It is a commonly accepted fact hat the UFC’s 205 pound weight class is among the most ferociously stacked in the sport, and this may be a large part of the reason that many have trouble accepting the forty-six year old legend of the game as a legitimate challenger to the throne. But let me tell you, that’s exactly what he is.

So if not Randy; Who then? Let’s take a look at the others that could be considered worthy of championship contender recognition:

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: As it stands right now it has been just shy of a full year since Rampage last saw action and the performance the former champion turned in against Keith (2-4 in his last 6) Jardine was far from impressive. Let’s not forget that the bout between Jackson and Jardine was hardly considered to be a blowout in Quinton’s favor. Based on Jackson’s inactivity and lack of a notable victory in his last three bouts I find it hard to get excited about an immediate title shot for the movie star if – and that’s a strong if – he can get past Rashad Evans at UFC 114 in May.

Rashad Evans: Evans showed nothing in his previous bout with Thiago Silva that made me believe the outcome in a rematch with Lyoto Machida would be any different. The only way I see Rashad being justified to bypass Randy for a title shot here is if the “Sugar” manages to carve through Rampage like a knife through butter during their anticipated UFC 114 match-up; And if Mauricio “Shogun” Rua walks away with the championship in his rematch with Machida which is expected for UFC 113. If Machida pulls out the victory in that bout I’d much rather see some fresh blood face off with “The Dragon”, at least until Evans makes a believer out of me through his performances in the Octagon.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: I feel like I may be grasping at straws here even throwing Nogueira’s name in the mix. It’s not that he’s not a worthy contender – he absolutely is – but more that he’s only fought once with the UFC at this point. However, UFC 114 should be a big event as far as determining the next challenger for the 205 pound crown is concerned being that Rashad and Rampage are expected to clash at the event, while Rogerio and Forrest Griffin also duke it out in a bout that carries just as much weight and relevance in the division as the previously mentioned match-up.

Forrest Griffin: Forrest is coming off of a big win over UFC legend Tito Ortiz, but let’s not forget that the man is 1-2 in his last three, and that’s the bottom line. With that being said, a win over Nogueira at UFC 114 combined with all of the star power that makes the case for Randy such an easy one to make, could tip the scales heavily in Griffin’s favor. I don’t think a bout with Machida would be a good look for Griffin… at all. But on the other side of that coin, if Shogun comes out on top a rematch between the two would make perfect sense.

Jon Jones: It’s going to happen sooner or later. This kid is talented beyond belief, and with a 3-1 record that should be 4-0, a decisive win over Brandon Vera during the first UFC on Versus would definitely propel “Bones” in the right direction. Is he ready to challenge for the title? Sure. But I feel like Jones needs to be built up just a little more with the masses at this point, and headlining status on a free event on a major cable television network should go a long way in doing just that.

Perhaps the one decisive difference between Randy and the previously mentioned challengers to the light heavyweight championship in the UFC that stands out the most is that all of those other guys will have other opportunities to get a crack at the belt at some point. Most likely all of them will if they keep winning. But honestly, at a soon to be forty-seven years young, how much longer should we have this living legend prove that he’s worthy to challenge for the title one last time? Should we wait until he suffers a defeat and expect for him to work his way back up? That’s not going to happen. The time is now.

In my opinion Randy Couture has earned his shot at the title one last time not only due to his recent back-to-back victories over more than worthy opposition, but through a lifetime of sacrifice and dedication to insuring this amazing sport we have all come to love would flourish for years to come when we needed him the most.

So why wait? I say make Couture’s next bout a championship bout. The man’s not getting any younger, and how cool would it be if the legend could pull it off one last time? Stranger things have happened.

 


News from sports.yahoo.com/mma

 

Octagon Reflections (yahoo! Sports)

09 Feb 2010

UFC 109 left fight fans with at least eight interesting points to ponder.

 

Couture's Next Stop: Title Shot (yahoo! Sports)

07 Feb 2010

Randy Couture's win over Mark Coleman put him in line for a title shot. But against whom?

 

End May Be Near For Coleman's Career (yahoo! Sports)

07 Feb 2010

LAS VEGAS –“I think tonight was probably (Mark) Coleman’s last fight in the UFC.” Those...

 


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