| Rage In The Cage XX Johnny "Wildfire" Rage |
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| "There is a moment in every fight when a mistake is made. This moment cannot be missed" -Rickson Gracie |
| Ultimate Fight Night XIII take- a-ways, Ultimate Fight news, Fedor carrying the Olympic Torch, M-1 gets a new “edgy” name, DREAM news, and a whole lot of sarcasm. Let’s find out who “Wildfire” is burning for. |
| Take-A-Ways from Ultimate Fight Night XIII Kenny Florian is a bad dude and is a legitimate threat to the 155lbs title. Karo Parisyan is fat and has no grounds to be upset about that stoppage. He has about as much of a leg to stand on as Heather Mills or Ron Santo (Go Reds!). Same with Houston Alexander, as he was out and should drop to 185 pounds. Anthony Johnson proved that he is worthy of a UFC contract. Gray Maynard showed everyone that Frankie Edgar should move to the 145lbs WEC weight class and proving that he is truly becoming the next great blanket in the world of MMA. |
| Ultimate Fighter News The newest season of The Ultimate Fighter debuted this past week and from what I’ve seen, this will be one of the better seasons. I like the idea of getting more fighters into the mix as this could allow someone that might have been passed over a chance to earn the contract in the Octagon instead of getting in via a videotape audition. While I’m on the topic of the Ultimate Fighter, the finale will take place on June 21 and most of the main card fights have been announced. Here’s a look at the card: Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman *Ultimate Fight Middleweight Finals* Marvin Eastman vs. Drew McFedries They finally have fire in Russia What many people thought to be an urban legend, proved to be true last week: they finally have fire in Russia!! I’m not sure what they eat in the Red Menace, but it’s more than likely lots of soup judging by the lack of dental hygiene. However, the man that brought fire to Russia was local superhero and MMA legend Fedor. He had to call in more ties to the Yakuza but, as you can clearly see in this video, they are celebrating the birth of the open flame in Russia. |
| Maybe Mountain Dew Will Sponsor Them In a drastic move that no one really understands, M-1 Global recently changed its name to Adrenaline. Yeah, it’s that exciting isn’t it? I’m sure that the name change was something that Penguin-looking Monte Cox was or is proud of because it sounds “edgy” and “hip”. It’s actually pretty lame and this is what happens when you allow morons in your marketing office with no background experience in MMA. Adrenaline recently signed Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell, who, keep in mind, are represented by Penguin Cox and have their first show June 14th in Chicago. The main event on the card is Jeff Monson vs. Mike Russow and hopes of getting people in the stands for this show have gone unanswered. No word on whether Limp Bizkit will play a concert at this show because it would fit with the name and everything. |
| DREAM, it’s not just the name of a crappy girly band DREAM returns to the ring April 29th with Middleweight Grand Prix matchups and the JZ vs. Aoki rematch. While I usually hate on DREAM as a company who features no-names against established fighters, this card features, well….no-names against established fighters. Apparently the Japanese love these types of matchups and demand them constantly. I personally don’t think that JZ should have to rematch Aoki because he clearly beat him in their first match-up. Aoki has a history of faking injuries if he is losing a fight and it’s clear that those elbows were legal. Many former and current fighters have weighed in on it, none more clearly than Bas Rutten. While watching the video, he showed that the elbows hit Aoki in the arm and shoulders, not in the neck like it was claimed. So is anyone going to call Bas Rutten a liar? I doubt it. That’s all that I’ve got for this week. Thanks to my millions of “Torches” that read this each week. |
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