Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Dana White On Wanderlei Silva: It May Be Time For Him To Retire
After being knocked out cold by Chris Leben at UFC 132, Wanderlei Silva may have some decisions to make about where his career will go from here and if UFC President Dana White has a say in the matter, he'll likely push for the "Axe Murderer" to hang up the gloves following this latest knockout:
"People love him so much because of the way he fights and his style and the type of person he is, but yeah, (it's) probably the end of the road for Wanderlei," White told MMA Junkie. "I think it's one of those ones where I'd like to sit down and talk to him and kind of Chuck Liddell him into it. I think the guy has nothing left to prove."
"People love him so much because of the way he fights and his style and the type of person he is, but yeah, (it's) probably the end of the road for Wanderlei," White told MMA Junkie. "I think it's one of those ones where I'd like to sit down and talk to him and kind of Chuck Liddell him into it. I think the guy has nothing left to prove."
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Strikeforce's Brett Rogers charged with third-degree assault
Strikeforce heavyweight Brett Rogers has been arrested on third-degree-assault charges following an alleged altercation with his wife Wednesday in Apple Valley, Minn.
The news comes from myfoxtwincities.com.
Rogers, who competed in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix just two weeks ago, allegedly strangled and punched his wife after reportedly admitting to drinking earlier in the night.
The news comes from myfoxtwincities.com.
Rogers, who competed in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix just two weeks ago, allegedly strangled and punched his wife after reportedly admitting to drinking earlier in the night.
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Strikeforce: Overeem Vs. Werdum Weigh In Results
The second half of opening round in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix will take place tomorrow night in Dallas, TX and today all fighters weighed in for their respective bouts.
The event will air live on Showtime and features Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair taking on Fabricio Werdum in one bracket while Josh Barnett and Brett Rogers will hook up in the other.
Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov have already moved on in the tournament and await the winners of tomorrow's card.
Complete weigh in results for the event are:
Main Event
Alistair Overeem (256) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Main Card
Josh Barnett (256) vs. Brett Rogers (258)
Daniel Cormier (239.5) vs. Jeff Monson (234)
Chad Griggs (234) vs. Valentijn Overeem (234.5)
Jorge Masvidal (155) vs. K.J. Noons (156)
Preliminary Card:
Nah-Shon Burrell (179) vs. Joe Ray (180)
Gesias Cavalcante (155) vs. Justin Wilcox (156)
Magno Almeida (155) vs. Conor Heun (155)
Bronzoulis (170) vs. Todd Moore (169.5)
Brian Melancon (175*) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (170)
The event will air live on Showtime and features Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair taking on Fabricio Werdum in one bracket while Josh Barnett and Brett Rogers will hook up in the other.
Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov have already moved on in the tournament and await the winners of tomorrow's card.
Complete weigh in results for the event are:
Main Event
Alistair Overeem (256) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Main Card
Josh Barnett (256) vs. Brett Rogers (258)
Daniel Cormier (239.5) vs. Jeff Monson (234)
Chad Griggs (234) vs. Valentijn Overeem (234.5)
Jorge Masvidal (155) vs. K.J. Noons (156)
Preliminary Card:
Nah-Shon Burrell (179) vs. Joe Ray (180)
Gesias Cavalcante (155) vs. Justin Wilcox (156)
Magno Almeida (155) vs. Conor Heun (155)
Bronzoulis (170) vs. Todd Moore (169.5)
Brian Melancon (175*) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (170)
Monday, 13 June 2011
UFC 132 Middleweight Showdown: Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
Among the many MMA personalities that have, throughout the years, captured our imagination and made loyal followers of us all, Wanderlei Silva still remains a fan favorite even after frequently long absences from the Octagon.
A native of Curitiba, Brazil, the “Axe Murderer” entered the professional fighting scene at the age of 20 in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization, knocking out his opponent via strikes. In subsequent years, Silva gained notoriety for his hard-nosed brawling style and the viciousness of his strikes, steadily climbing the fighting ranks from contender to IVC light heavyweight champion and dominant PRIDE Middleweight champion.
Ranked as one of the world’s best Middleweights, Silva has yet to earn a title in the UFC, arguably the biggest MMA organization in the world today. Slated to fight against fellow brawler Chris “The Crippler” Leben in UFC 132, Silva will be returning to the Octagon after an absence of one year and five months. During his fighting hiatus, Wanderlei underwent a knee surgery and was originally scheduled to make his return in UFC 130 taking on ex-WEC champ Brian Stann. Silva was eventually replaced by veteran Jorge Santiago, after the Brazilian expressed his hesitancy to face Stann. His reluctance to fight though has perhaps disillusioned many Silva fans and created doubts in their mind as well as questions that need answering.
Though only at the age of 34, Silva’ s body has arguably gone through lots of punishment throughout the years, mainly due to the Brazilian’s in-ring aggressiveness and his habitual “throwing caution to the wind” style, and even after pulling out a unanimous win over Michael Bisping, Wanderlei Silva looked spent.The fight against Leben on July 2, 2011 is perfect stylistically for both Silva and Leben as both are raging strikers out to prove their critics wrong. Leben, a fighter seemingly incapable of being put away, is coming off of a KO loss to Brian Stann in UFC 125 and will surely be out for blood.
Will Silva be able to shake off his ring rust and exhume his “murderous” instincts to put the axe to Leben and become the third man to knock Leben out?
One thing is for sure: If the two strikers do pull the trigger on each other, the fans are guaranteed a fight of the night match well worth its money.
A native of Curitiba, Brazil, the “Axe Murderer” entered the professional fighting scene at the age of 20 in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization, knocking out his opponent via strikes. In subsequent years, Silva gained notoriety for his hard-nosed brawling style and the viciousness of his strikes, steadily climbing the fighting ranks from contender to IVC light heavyweight champion and dominant PRIDE Middleweight champion.
Ranked as one of the world’s best Middleweights, Silva has yet to earn a title in the UFC, arguably the biggest MMA organization in the world today. Slated to fight against fellow brawler Chris “The Crippler” Leben in UFC 132, Silva will be returning to the Octagon after an absence of one year and five months. During his fighting hiatus, Wanderlei underwent a knee surgery and was originally scheduled to make his return in UFC 130 taking on ex-WEC champ Brian Stann. Silva was eventually replaced by veteran Jorge Santiago, after the Brazilian expressed his hesitancy to face Stann. His reluctance to fight though has perhaps disillusioned many Silva fans and created doubts in their mind as well as questions that need answering.
Though only at the age of 34, Silva’ s body has arguably gone through lots of punishment throughout the years, mainly due to the Brazilian’s in-ring aggressiveness and his habitual “throwing caution to the wind” style, and even after pulling out a unanimous win over Michael Bisping, Wanderlei Silva looked spent.The fight against Leben on July 2, 2011 is perfect stylistically for both Silva and Leben as both are raging strikers out to prove their critics wrong. Leben, a fighter seemingly incapable of being put away, is coming off of a KO loss to Brian Stann in UFC 125 and will surely be out for blood.
Will Silva be able to shake off his ring rust and exhume his “murderous” instincts to put the axe to Leben and become the third man to knock Leben out?
One thing is for sure: If the two strikers do pull the trigger on each other, the fans are guaranteed a fight of the night match well worth its money.
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