UFC should book ‘Batman dude’ vs. ‘Guy in the white shirt’ II

UFC ran into some more bad luck on its next Las Vegas card. Frank Edgar and Gray Maynard had to back out of their main event title fight at UFC 130. The promotion may simply want to go on a scouting mission to Las Vegas Blvd.

Check out this bizarre clash between a guy in a Batman outfit and a passer by on the Las Vegas strip. (NSFW - language).

While Batman throws with reckless abandon, "Guy in the white shirt" shows excellent poise. Once GITWS gets inside Batman's strikes, he executes a beautiful suplex and shows killer instinct with some ground and pound.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-should-book-Batman-dude-vs-Guy-in-the-wh?urn=mma-wp2309

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UFC helps amateur shows grow: Tuff-N-Uff in bigger arena tonight in Vegas

Memorial Day weekend is jammed with parties and concerts in Las Vegas. UFC 130 is certainly the biggest sporting event in town, but it's not the only MMA going down. One of the best amateur shows in the country has outgrown its old digs and moved to a bigger arena. Tuff-N-Uff takes place tonight at the 3,500 seat Cox Pavilion.

The card is headlined by Frank Mir's cousin Larry Mir, who's facing Chis Barden. Mir realizes the significance of the amateur show moving to a larger venue.

"It is such a huge honor to be able to fight where Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar had their fight [at the first Ultimate Fighter finale]. They speak so much about how that fight put MMA in the mainstream," Mir told the Las Vegas Sun. "It's such a big honor to be able to fight where the greats have fought."

The weigh-ins for the card took place yesterday at the Sky Combat Ace hangar where Randy and Ryan Couture were on hand along with TUF 7 champ Amir Sadollah.

The fight card starts at 7 p.m. PT. Yahoo! Sports lead MMA writer and myself will be on hand doing our ESPNRadio1100 "The MMA Insiders" show from 6-7 p.m. Come by and say hi, or listen here. Tonight's guest include Anthony Pettis and Brendan Schaub.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-helps-amateur-shows-grow-Tuff-N-Uff-in-bigg?urn=mma-wp2632

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Paul Daley " I Feel The Fight Was Stopped Early With 3 Seconds Left In a Championship Fight" - Paul Daley

Fight Hub TV caught exclusively with Paul Daley right after his bout with Nick Diaz as he talks ti us about his thoughts on the fight, Jon McCarthy stopping the bout when he did and his plans for the future.

Source: http://mmalice.com/paul-daley/paul-daley-i-feel-the-fight-was-stopped-early-with-3-seconds-left-in-a-championship-fight-video_f44d004f5.html

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Former UFC champ Kevin Randleman retires

A PRIDE, UFC, and Strikeforce veteran, Kevin Randleman has accomplished a lot more than most will when entering the sport of mixed martial arts. A collegiate wrestling star, Randleman began competing as a fighter in the fetal stages of the sport in 1996 and quickly ascended the ranks in becoming one of the best in [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/15/former-ufc-champ-kevin-randleman-retires

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Best Performance Of The Night: Patricky Freire At Bellator 44

It?s that time once again, fans and friends. Another major MMA event has come and gone, and it?s time for my unofficial ?Best Performance of the Night? award. As always, I found it tough to hand this award out. But unfortunately, this is not one of the times where that?s a good thing. Bellator 44 [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/15/best-performance-of-the-night-patricky-freire-at-bellator-44

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‘Rampage’ Jackson doesn’t need to fight anymore, he’s the official BS detector

Some have questioned Quinton Jackson's level of desire to fight Matt Hamill this weekend. Now we know what's been clouding his mind. In this hilarious Boost Mobile commercial, "Rampage" is serving as official bull[expletive] detector.

Watch him go after a banker, a weatherman and a Cris Angel look-a-like.

Rampage got everyone worked up with a recent quote about the Hamill fight.

"If they get to know me, I'm not really excited about anybody I fight. It's my job to me; it's my career. I don't get excited no more," Jackson said. "I've got almost 40 fights. I don't get excited about anybody I fight. I just go in and do it."

When pressed on the topic, Jackson explained:

"I think Matt made a mistake when he actually said he's going to break my will, and that I'm going to overlook him. That actually lit a fire up under my ass, and actually made me train a little bit harder just so I could break his will. So I could make sure I outclass him," said Jackson.

Tip via MMAConvert

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/-Rampage-Jackson-doesn-t-need-to-fight-anymore-?urn=mma-wp2508

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Bellator 44: Chandler the latest Mizzou wrestling product to emerge

The transition from wrestler to mixed martial artist isn't an easy one. Once they start getting popped in the face, plenty of grapplers decide the sport isn't for them. Michael Chandler isn't one of those guys. He actually looked like he enjoyed taking a beating so he could dole one out.

The former Missouri wrestler took Patricky "Pitbull" Freire's best on Saturday using his grappling skills to slow the fight and win a unanimous decision, 29-27 on all cards, in the final of Bellator's Season 4 lightweight championship.

Chandler, 25, won $100,000 and gets an automatic title shot against Bellator 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez.

He's the second straight fighter out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas to take home a 100k prize. Jay Hieron won the welterweight tourney last week at Bellator 43. Hieron will face Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren in the fall. One has to wonder if Chandler's loyalties will be tested.

Chandler, Askren and Strikeforce welterweight prospect Tyron Woodley all wrestled for Missouri.

Chandler, a walk on, was a big success story for the Tigers. He was the Big 12 runner-up in 2008 and 2009, and became just the 16th Tiger to win 100 matches.

Askren and Woodley helped paved the way for Chandler in MMA. When he saw how Woodley's MMA career was developing, Chandler decided to jump in the cage with little training. After an easy win in his debut back Aug. of 2009, Chandler (8-0) began training full-time.

The card also featured two nasty standup wars. Alexander Shlemenko brutalized Brett Cooper in taking a unanimous decision.  Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard scores an awesome KO with a big right on the chin of Falaniko Vitale.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Bellator-44-Chandler-the-latest-Mizzou-wrestlin?urn=mma-wp2265

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Jake Shields' Head Trainer on the UFC 129 GSP Fight, Nate Diaz The Skrap Pack's Success - UFC 129

*** Watch Complete 1/2hr HD Episodes on http://www.MMAheat.com *** MMA H.E.A.T.'s Karyn Bryant spends a few minutes with Jake Shields' head trainer, Tareq Azim, and hears why GSP will be pushed harder than he ever has been before when he faces the former Strikeforce champ. Tareq talks about Jake's weight cutting and preparation, and also gives insight to the Skrap Pack team's psyche (teammates include Nick and Nate Diaz, Gilbert Melendez and Daniel Roberts) Tareq also lets us know how ready Nate Diaz is for his fight against Rory MacDonald, which will be seen on Spike TV before the UFC 129 PPV event. Be sure to visit http://www.MMAheat.com for more interviews and archived episodes of our 1/2 hour TV show. Nós falamos Português! * We're on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAheat * Follow MMAheat on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAheat * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/jake-shields-head-trainer-on-the-ufc-129-gsp-fight-nate-diaz-the-skrap-packs-success-video_4dc261c46.html

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