Anything MMA, except thumb wrestling

[StillUnknown]

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15421/form...inductions.mma

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and Charles Lewis Jr., the late co-founder of the popular TapouT company, will be the newest inductees into the UFC Hall of Fame.

UFC President Dana White today posted the news on his personal Twitter account.

The UFC Hall of Fame inductions take place this Friday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m. PT (local time) during the UFC Fan Expo at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Liddell and Lewis will join a list of UFC hall-of-famers that currently includes Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Randy Couture and Mark Coleman. Lewis will be the UFC Hall of Fame's first non-fighter inductee.

The 39-year-old Liddell was essentially a no-brainer as a choice for the hall. The MMA superstar is perhaps the most popular fighter in UFC history with a career 21-7 record, which includes a 16-6 mark in the UFC. His 16 wins in the organizations remain a UFC record.

"The Iceman," who turned pro in 1998, made his MMA and UFC debut at UFC 17. He won the UFC's light-heavyweight title in 2005 and made four consecutive title defenses before losing the belt to Quinton Jackson in 2007.

Although UFC President Dana White announced Liddell's retirement following the fighter's knockout loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua back in April, Liddell hasn't ruled out a return to the organization sometime in 2010.

Lewis, meanwhile, enters the hall posthumously. The longtime MMA enthusiast and UFC sponsor died in an automobile accident in California on March 11 when his vehicle was struck by another car.

Two days after the accident, the driver of the second car was charged with multiple felonies, including vehicular manslaughter and his third DUI offense.

Lewis, 45, founded TapouT Clothing Inc. in 1997 with a trunk full of T-shirts and a few thousand dollars of start-up money. Over the past decade, he and his partners have made the company the biggest apparel success story in MMA history.

Tapout, which grossed just $30,000 in sales in 1999, pushed that number to more than $100 million in 2008 alone. The company now has licensed retailers (including the likes of Dillard's and Champs) around the world and is one of the UFC's most prominent sponsors.

Lewis was a fixture at MMA events around the world, and his company sponsored numerous fighters. He also appeared in a TapouT TV show that airs on Versus.

[StillUnknown]

http://sherdog.com/news/articles/pro...r-vs-mir-18391

Pros who picked Lesnar: 16
Pros who picked Mir: 9
Pros who couldn’t decide: 2

[#98QBKiller]

Looks like Lorenzo Fertitta made Cro-Cop and offer he couldn't refuse....has someone been watching the Godfather too much?

http://www.impactwrestling.com/Content.aspx?ID=27482

Mirko Cro Cop Actually Returning to UFC?, Fight Night Update

Reported By marcm0484
7/5/2009
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Partial source: MMAWeekly

- The UFC has officially announced their next Fight Night event will take place September 16th at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Tickets for the event go on sale next Saturday, July 11th. It will be the first time the UFC has made the trip to Oklahoma City, and the second time in the state itself. UFC 4 (featuring Royce Gracie's last tournament win) emanated from Tulsa, OK on December 16, 1994.

The event will serve as a lead-in to the tenth season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Currently the only bout lined up for the card is a lightweight showdown between Roger Huerta and Gray Maynard. The company will have a quick turnaround after this show, as UFC 103 is scheduled to take place three days later on September 19th.

- Less than a month after reportedly leaving the company after one fight, Mirko Cro Cop appears to be on the verge of re-signing with the UFC, says Croatian website Index.hr.

According to the report, UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta flew to Croatia to meet with Cro Cop. After two hours of talks, it seems Fertitta has convinced Cro Cop to return to the UFC, making him a very favorable offer. "A source tells us that Cro Cop got an offer that is simply non-refusable," the article states. "Cro Cop will almost certainly look at the returning to the strongest MMA league in the world currently knows."

Cro Cop left the UFC shortly after his UFC 99 bout on June 13, reportedly taking a deal with the Japanese based DREAM organization. One of Cro Cop's biggest problem with the proposed UFC deal he initially walked away from was the intervals between his fights. The UFC wanted the Croatian to fight every six months, while Cro Cop, stating that he was in the best shape of his life, wanted to fight more often.

[StillUnknown]

Looks like Lorenzo Fertitta made Cro-Cop and offer he couldn't refuse....has someone been watching the Godfather too much?

http://www.impactwrestling.com/Content.aspx?ID=27482

[#98QBKiller]

Lol, I knew I could trust you to find the gif.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Looks like Holly Madison is going to be a ring girl for UFC 100. Now I think I'll order it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRb-J...e=channel_page

[#98QBKiller]

Looks like Holly Madison is going to be a ring girl for UFC 100. Now I think I'll order it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRb-J...e=channel_page

That makes two of us. I'm even debating buying this one in HD.

*Edit: just watched the video and damn she's hot.

[NoCalMike]

I like the current UFC ring girls over another generic bleach blonde with fake boobs. Not that I mind looking at Holly Madison or anything, but I just think UFC's current ring girls are a nice change to what the typical look is.

[#98QBKiller]

I like the current UFC ring girls over another generic bleach blonde with fake boobs. Not that I mind looking at Holly Madison or anything, but I just think UFC's current ring girls are a nice change to what the typical look is.

Yeah, their current ring girls are very attractive and don't look very generic either. But like you said, I have no problems with watching Holly Madison carry around a card with the round # on it.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Edith is the only Clydesdale I'd consider tapping.

[#98QBKiller]

Edith is the only Clydesdale I'd consider tapping.

I'd drink a cup of Arianny Celeste's bathwater.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I'd drink a cup of Arianny Celeste's bathwater.

That's it???

Pee on me piss on me.

[#98QBKiller]

That's it???

Pee on me piss on me.

[Opiate-Zeo]

Pretty happy today.. my girl and her magical talents was able to talk Comcast into giving us UFC 100 for free. Can't wait for this weekend now.

I'll do my picks now.
Lesnar over Mir
Alves over St. Pierre (Upset Pick)
Henderson over Bisping
Fitch over Thiago
Akiyama over Belcher

[lovetoaster]

Pretty happy today.. my girl and her magical talents

Ummm...

Nevermind.

I will refrain from saying anything that might offend you.