Anything MMA, except thumb wrestling

[Chachie]

^^^^^^

Maybe Junior Dos Santos was holding the camera.

[#98QBKiller]

He runs like Napoleon Dynamite.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

That's Gabe's impression of everyone's reaction after he kicked Cro Cop.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Shark Fights (aka: The UFC Rehabilitation Center) has an event tomorrow night. Paul Daley missed weight...way to speed up your chances to fight in the UFC again buddy.

Keith Jardine (204.5) vs. Trevor Prangley (202.75)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204.5) vs. Houston Alexander (202.25)
Paul Daley (171.75)* vs. Jorge Masvidal (168.75)
Joey Villasenor (185.5) vs. Danillo Villefort (184.5)
Brock Larson (170.75) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (169.75)
Douglas Evans (144.25) vs. Ronnie Mann (144.75)
Paul Bradley (170.5) vs. John Reese (169.25)
Devin Cole (233.25) vs. Aaron Rosa (241.75)
Karen Darabedyan (155.75) vs. Daniel Straus (152.75)
Pete Spratt (170.25) vs. Eric Davila (176.5)**

[Mickalino]

Maybe he was upset that he made a whopping $8,000 a fight.

I would be upset too, especially with some rookie boxer stepping in the octagon for the first time, and getting a guaranteed 1/2 Million, win or lose.

[StillUnknown]

I would be upset too, especially with some rookie boxer stepping in the octagon for the first time, and getting a guaranteed 1/2 Million, win or lose.

toney's match was a freakshow so they could heavily promote it, thats why he got paid. Duffee fought Mike Russow, in what was supposed to be a showcase fight for him, you can't really promote that the same way

he couldn't have been too upset about it, or else he wouldn't have signed the deal

[Patrick86L]

Bas and Don Frye in the booth for Shark Fights is epic.

edit: Shark Fights Don Frye Quote Thread
"this was like prison sex, it was fast, it was violent, it was bloody and there was a lot of noise"

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

Don frye is ****ing hilarious. "his like a rabid octopus"

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Seriously, the commentary last night was easily the highlight of the show. Poor Jardine, man. I actually thought he won the fight, even though Frye and Rutten were totally convinced Prangley won. I dunno, I don't think Jardine was that hurt when he got dropped in the 2nd. I didn't take that point away and ended up giving him rounds 2 and 3.

The Alexander/Sokodjou fight was real nice. Sokodjou went from being MMA's #1 prospect to a guy that gets reversed on the ground by Houston Alexander. Not to mention he always comes in with a round's worth of energy.

Sokodjou looked like he was literally in need of a hospital visit ASAP last night. He took more than 25 shots in that final beatdown and was seriously showing it. His eyes wouldn't focus, he was so wobbly, he looked like he was just hit by a car. I was a little scared shock would set in and he'd collapse at any second. That was definitely a very late stoppage.

[Patrick86L]

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Overeem will be participating again in this year's K-1 World Grand Prix after finishing 3rd last year which automatically qualified him this year. Support him in trying to become the first MMA fighter to win the Grand Prix. The first round of the tournament will be broadcast live on HDNet on 10/2 from South Korea which means it will be on in the early morning hours so I hope you have DVR or you can wait for a replay the next day. His first round match is against Australian regional tournament winner Ben Edwards which I'm guessing we will see another highlight reel KO.

[Patrick86L]

If anyone is interested here are his fights from his strong run in last year's tournament.

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[Patrick86L]

Strikeforce on Monday added considerable strength to its heavyweight pool, as the San Jose, Calif.-based promotion announced the acquisition of former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett. Terms of the multi-fight deal were not disclosed.

Strikeforce Signs Barnett

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Let's see if Barnett can one-up Seth Petruzelli and singlehandedly destroy two organizations. Realistically, Strikeforce is too strong for him to do that, but a few years down the road and he gets pinched for 'roids again...you never know.

Diaz in the UFC, Melendez in the UFC, Henderson retired, Barnett caught doing roids before a Fedor fight...

[Patrick86L]

Diaz in the UFC, Melendez in the UFC, Henderson retired, Barnett caught doing roids before a Fedor fight...

If Overeem wins the GP in K-1 and defends his title again versus Werdum early next year he will go to the UFC too. I haven't seen an official word if he has a champion's clause in his contract I've heard people say he does and doesn't.

This would setup my dream matchup in the UFC Overeem vs Dos Santos.

[#98QBKiller]

I really hope Barnett is Fedor's next fight. There are some interesting combinations for the Strikeforce HW division now.