MMA and More...: September 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

Sweet site. More fighters should get this guy to do their PR shots.

FIGHTER PORTRAITS
http://www.fighterportraits.com/

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Rampage quits MMA!

If the UFC falls apart and MMA loses the momentum it has been gaining, the blame won't fall to boxers big mouths, congressional inquiries, rampant steroid use, grassroot hippie movements, or the proliferation of other promoters (M-1, Strikeforce, etc...)

The blame will fall squarely on Dana White. Everey month there is more info surfacing about the former amatuer boxer turned UFC president who can't say two sentences without dropping a "f-bomb." It is clear to me that he does not care about fighters (or fans)...he is entirely motivated by greed, power, and pride.

A haughty spirit goeth before a fall.

Read the recent blog post of Quinton Rampage Jackson. Jackson is no saint, but I believe what he says here and I am saddened by the reality of my favorite sport following the path of boxing promotions with a WWE mentality. Fighters are people with families. They deserve better for as much as they give of themselves.

"The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn't ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn't know me but I took the fight and didn't complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.

Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.

Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn't want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn't have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn't even worth it to me financially).

Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn't make it to but I couldn't fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That's why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.

Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bullshit & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I'm not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I'm done fighting. I've been getting negative reviews from the dumb ass fans that don't pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I'm hanging it up. I'm gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they'll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass! & anybody that don't like what I just said can come try to kick my ass!

I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn't respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!"

- Rampage

Monday, September 21, 2009

2 pounds too much!

Pretty Boy Floyd has been talking a lot of $hit recently about MMA. He went so far as to say that he had 8 year olds in his gym that hit harder than Rich Franklin.

I figured that he was simply trying to hype up his fight this past Saturday (the one that aired at the same time as UFC 103) so he could get more PPV buys.

However, the amusing thing turns out to be...

A boxer who forced his opponent to fight up 14 lbs (Marquez is usually 130) and who claims to be the best pound for pound fighter in the world...our boy Floyd Mayweather...failed to even make weight.

Thats right. The fight was scheduled for 144lbs. Marquez weighed in at 142lbs and PBF weighed in at 146lbs.

What a douchebag. At least Franklin and Belfort made weight!

Then, Mayweather couldn't even finish his much naturally smaller opponent. It went to a decision. Belfort didn't have that problem.

Boxing will die, MMA will dominate...why? Because MMA is more fast-paced, more exciting, more physical, and MMA yields way better KOs. Sure, MMA stars don't have boxers hands...but I bet they have better hands than any boxers ground game.

Boxing fans (and fighters) should enioy their sport in the short time it has left and keep their mouth shut about MMA...or they can step in the octagon.

I would pay to see Jens Pulver swap a few blows with PBF and then take Mayweather to the ground and pound the crap out of him...might keep that mouth shut next time.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Vitor v. Da Spider?

This kind of stuff is what has begun to really annoy me about the UFC.

Dana says that he feels Vitor is ready for a shot at Anderson Silva. What??? Vitor just came back to the UFC and his win over Franklin wasn't THAT impressive.

The UFC is too eager to give people title shots without putting them thru a ringer...all based on a name or a past history. Its exactly what they did with Lesnar. He got a shot at Randy too early...yeah, I know he won and all - but its the principle. You should have to fight no less than 5 matches in the octagon before a title shot and fights from 10 years ago (or WWE rings) shouldn't count.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

UFC 103 results

How did I do...?

I called the main event spot on (Belfort in the 1st)

I correctly picked Dos Santos (I said 2nd, it was the 3rd)

I was wrong on Daley and Kampmann :(

I did pick Koscheck over Trigg (I said it would go the distance, Josh was too fierce to make that come true)

I was wrong on Franca and Griffin :(

ALL IN ALL...3 of 5 correct calls/ one call spot one completely (and it was the main event)

Thats pretty decent for MMA, a sport that is hard to predict due to the potential of every punch to be a fightender!

...maybe I should bet on this stuff?

Monday, September 14, 2009

The Last Emperor or Overhyped?

Is he really all that good still? Whada ya think?

Sunday, September 13, 2009

BadBoy training videos

Check out the short training videos of BadBoy sponsored fighters at:

http://www.badboy.com/New/#/press/

UFC 103

My predictions for the upcoming fights

Belfort def Franklin TKO in the 1st
"I think Vitor needs this comeback and he has had plenty of time to mourn his sister. If he comes out emotionally 100%, Franklin is dead"

Dos Santos def. CroCop TKO in the 2nd
"Dos Santos trains with Nogueria and Silva, he is a Brazillian kickboxing champ. CropCop has experience, but he is past his prime and he has not faired all that well in the octagon. They will bang for awhile, but Dos Santos will land a clean stunner by the 2nd"

Kampmann def. Daley split decision
"Knapmann had a bare decision win aganist Condit, but Condit is pretty tough. Daley is stepping in for Swick last minute, but I hope to see a battle between these guys."

Koshcheck def Trigg unamious decision
"Trigg is too washed up to beat Josh. But, he is still experienced enough to keep from getting submitted or KO'd by a B- level fighter. It will go the distance and Trigg will go back to making MMA FUBU clothes"

Franca def. Griffin split decision
"I think that Franca is the better fighter, but Griffin is no slouch. I expect it to go the full distance - look for lots of action from these little guys!"

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE FIGHTS, BUT I"LL CATCH THEM THE NEXT DAT AT MMALINKER.COM

WE'll SEE HOW MY "Ms. CLEO" SKILLS TURN OUT...