TUF Talks: "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 13 Episode 9

Get ready, fans and friends: it?s time for another edition of ?TUF Talks?. The finale to my ?A Closer Look at UFC 130? event has been postponed until tomorrow due to the fact that I never want to miss an edition of this, one of my premiere series. ?TUF Talks? is a summary/commentary hybrid that [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/26/tuf-talks-the-ultimate-fighter-season-13-episode-9

Volk Han Joachim Hansen Antoni Hardonk Dan Hardy

The After Party ? ?UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill?

Fans hoping for fireworks on Memorial Weekend courtesy of the UFC were probably a bit disappointed. The show was better than just snakes and sparklers but thanks to the two main events, the show provided ?in house? fireworks rather than ?major production? fireworks that it had the potential to deliver. By far the hottest thing [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/05/30/the-after-party-ufc-130-rampage-vs-hamill/

Melvin Guillard Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao

UFC 130 Fighter Salaries: ?Rampage,? Mir Each Earn $250K to Top Payroll

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Frank Mir topped the $931,000 payroll for Saturday's UFC 130 event, each earning a reported $250,000 for their respective wins over Matt Hamill and Roy Nelson on the pay-per-view card in Las Vegas. More UFC 130 coverage: UFC 130 results, UFC 130 recaps, UFC 130 bonuses, UFC 130 highlights

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18700/ufc-130-fighter-salaries-rampage-mir-each-earn-250k-to-top-payroll/

Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè 

Jackson takes main event in a decision at UFC 130

In the main event at UFC 130, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson won a unanimous decision over Matt Hamill with a fight that showed off his defensive prowess and drew boos from the crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After the fight, Jackson said he was fighting with an injured hand.

Jackson stuffed a takedown attempt early in the first round, setting the tone for the rest of the bout. Hamill used snapping leg kicks throughout the first round, as Jackson punished with strikes every time Hamill came in close. In the last 30 seconds of the round, Jackson teed off, pushing Hamill against the cage and landing a bevy of strikes. There wasn't enough time for Jackson to finish, but Hamill was definitely damaged from the late onslaught.

Hamill came out with an immediate head kick in the second, but Jackson easily answered with strikes. Jackson continued to methodically hold off every one of Hamill's attacks, landing knees and short jabs along the way. Hamill seemed frustrated with his lack of ability to take Jackson down or generate any offense. Again, in the last minute of the round, Jackson tagged Hamill with an uppercut and body shots, but again, it was too late.

The third round featured more counterfighting from Jackson, and more frustration from Hamill. Both fighters appeared to be tired as the round wore on, and neither were capable of throwing any big moves.

After the 30-27 on all three judges cards was announced, Jackson said that his hand was injured.

"I came into this fight with a fractured hand, and I apologize. I wasn't able to put on the fight I wanted to," Jackson said. A big smile appeared on his face as UFC commentator Joe Rogan pointed out that Jackson hadn't given up a takedown.

"I didn't get taken down? Good. Matt Hamill is tough."

With a win, Jackson was expected to get a title shot. His counterfighting style was enough to win the fight, but it was hardly an endorsement of what a great fighter Jackson is. Instead of the knockouts that Jackson is capable of delivering, this fight resembled Jackson's win over Keith Jardine, where Jackson won the bout with big flurries at the end.

Hamill was also expected to be in the running for the title shot with a win, but showed that he still isn't at the elite level of the stacked light-heavyweight division. He falls to 10-3, while Jackson's record improves to 32-8.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Jackson-takes-main-event-in-a-decision-at-UFC-13?urn=mma-wp2757

Justin Eilers  Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund Jason Ellis

Back From Vacation

Hey everyone, I just made it back into town. I haven’t got a chance to dig into everything yet, but I wanted to let you all know that I’m back and plan to catch-up on everything here once I get unpacked and my brain decides to reactivate. I see Jim and Jake did a great [...]

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Todd Duffee  Marvin Eastman  Stav Crazy Bear Economou  Yves Edwards 

UFC 130 postfight: Bonuses, injuries, TUF 14 news, and SEAL Team 6 was at event

- Travis Browne, Gleison Tibau, Brian Stann and Jorge Santiago all received $70,000 postfight bonuses. Browne got Knockout of the Night and Tibau's rear-naked choke of Rafaello Oliveira got him Submission of the Night. Stann and Santiago were honored for Fight of the night.

- UFC 130 produced a lot of injuries. Frank Mir beat Roy Nelson easily on the scorecards, but may have suffered a broken his jaw for his efforts. Struve, Oliveira and Michael McDonald all went to the hospital as well. Stann showed up for the presser even though he suffered a broken thumb.

- The injury news of night revolved around Brock Lesnar and his battle against diverticulitis. According to UFC president Dana White, Lesnar had surgery on Friday to remove 12 inches of his colon. Amazingly, Lesnar told White he was "a little sore." The surgery went well and Camp Lesnar hopes he can return at the start of 2012. White said Lesnar will probably lose a lot of weight on a liquid diet over the next few months.

- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson elaborated on his fractured hand reference in the Octagon following his win over Matt Hamill. Jackson said he injured his left hand back in December or January in Japan. He did so when he was horsing around with a friend.

- If Jackson legitimately has a broken hand, it may cost him a shot at a fight against Jon Jones in the fall. Lyoto Machida is also in the running. White wouldn't commit to choosing an opponent for the UFC light heavyweight champ.

- There  was interesting news about Season 14 of "The Ultimate Fighter." White confirmed that Jason Miller and Michael Bisping will be the coaches, but their season ending fight will not take place on pay-per-view. The fight will be part of the TUF 14 Finale that airs free on Spike.

- Stann revealed the inspiring news that members of "SEAL Team 6" were in attendance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The elite military operatives comprised the crew that located and killed Osama bin Laden.

- Stann was asked about future opponents and sounded offended at the suggestion that he could fight fellow military veteran Tim Kennedy in the future.

- White also revealed his dream for the future of TUF. While discussing international destinations for the show like the Philippines, White said he like to hold a season with 16 different TUF's in locations around the world. The UFC would close out the season by holding a TUF World Cup with the 16 winners.

- In Hollywood news, White confirmed that a first will go down in a new MMA movie starring Kevin James. The UFC is allowing the movie to use its name and some of its personalities including fighters, Joe Rogan and Bruce Buffer. White said he was asked to be in the movie, but turned down the offer.

- White elaborated on the Chael Sonnen situation confirming that the promotion won't be going renegade with the fighter and taking him to another state other than California. When asked why Zuffa is involved with allowing Josh Barnett, also in license limbo with California, to fight in Texas, White said, "That's not me. That's their deal." White was referencing Strikeforce management.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-130-postfight-Bonuses-injuries-TUF-14-new?urn=mma-wp2776

Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo 

MMA Link Club: Top Stories For Week of May 22nd

Once again we’ve gathered the best MMA news from the baddest websites on the ‘net so that 5thRound nation won’t miss a beat! Make sure to check out the links after the jump. UFC 130 went down this week and there was a lot of news coming out of Las Vegas. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took [...]

Source: http://www.5thRound.com/77091/mma-link-club-top-stories-for-week-of-may-22nd/

Don Frye Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki