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Why do so many MMA Fans Hate Brock Lesnar?

2010-09-08T06:40:14Z

Brock Lesnar started his career in MMA and won his first fight in June 2007 at a K1 Dynamite event. He then signed with the UFC in October 2007 and instantl met with a world of MMA fans that were not to happy with the former WWE stars arrival into the sport. He lost his UFC debut against Frank Mir but since the loss to Mir he has remained undefeated. He dominated Heath Herring in a unnanimous decision victory and despite the outcry from hardcore MMA fans he was given a shot and won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in a fight with Randy Couture. He then avenged his loss to Mir by way of TKO at UFC, his fighting career was put on hold, due to diverticulitis in late 2009, Lesnar returned to defeat the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin at UFC 116 via submission. He is currently set to face Cain Velasquez at UFC 121.

Many MMA fans do not care much for Brock Lesnar, I assume it is his arrogance and the fact that not many hard core fans like when the WWE,WWF is compared to the sport. I for one do not like the WWE comparison. Why you say?.. Because SPOILER ALERT- its fake and there still are quite a few people that think UFC,WWE, MMA are all the same thing. I prefer when MMA is discussed as a sport between professional Athletes instead of as a spectacle (ie James Toney pummeled).

I do not have any problems with some of the smack talk as long as it is not completely overboard. There is no doubt that Lesnar learned in the WWE that is does not matter if people pay to see you win or pay to see you lose, just that they pay to see you. Tito Ortiz was a master of generating interest in his fights with the same type of attitude.

Many people said that Lesnar was an amateur not deserving of an early shot at the title tend to forget Lesnar is an accomplished wrestler, winning the 2000 NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship and placing second in 1999, losing in the finals to future New England Patriots offensive lineman Stephen Neal.

In the beginning, I really did not care for Lesnar but I will admit that he really impressed me with his win over Shane Carwin. The win showed that not only was he strong physically but had the ability and heart to overcome adversity when he was on the losing end of the match.

Regardless if you like him or hate him, he has become a valuable asset to MMA. Brock has quickly put himself at the top of the MMA Heavyweight Div (not something he did running his mouth), continues to fill seats and generates a lot of interest and money that allows the sport of MMA to grow.

OK- Brock Haters it is your turn

UFC 118: Marcus Davis Updates On Eye Injury

2010-09-08T02:43:52Z

The following is a statement released by Marcus Davis following his submission loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 118 in Boston on Saturday, August 28.

I am now home resting with my family. I want to thank all the people who supported me and all the people with team Irish MMA, team Gurgel, and team Sityodtong for all the help preparing for the match.

I left the fight in the puddles of sweat on the floor of Sityodtong. I was over trained and never took the rest to recuperate that I should have. Within minutes of the first round my legs felt like I had just ran a marathon and they never came back. Today my thighs feel as though I spent the weekend lifting weights. I am known to have good footwork but had none that night.

The accidental head clashes caused most of the damage to the right side of my face and eye. I have three lacerations, two over the right eye and one under it. My CAT scan came back good. No breaks or fractures. The eye itself is being looked at. I had my second appointment today and my next one is in a week. Although I’m having some cloudy vision it is much better than it was initially and with rest it should return to 100 percent.

I apologize to my supporters, team, friends and sponsors for not performing to my full potential. Being recognized for fight of the night honors is great and that’s why I fight- to entertain- but I wish I could have done so the way I have done in previous fights. Thank you again.

A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood…
General S. Patton

Marcus

source: pressherald.com

Although I am a huge fan of Nate Diaz, there is no denying that Davis is a tough matchup for anyone and he always shows up ready to fight hard till the end. Good to hear that there was no permanent damage to his eye and I look forward to seeing him back in the Octagon.

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Funny Classic MMA Quotes

2010-09-08T02:41:36Z

Here are some funny MMA quotes from around the internet. If you know of more that are not on this list just share them below in the comments section. Enjoy…

“He wants to get in close to use that reach advantage.” – Mike Goldberg

“Don’t fear me … Fear the consequences.” – Paul Buentello

“I am very confident this fight can go either way.” – Kem Shamrock

“Well you see, Brazilian JiuJitsu Blackbelts have a blackbelt in…… Brazilian JiuJitsu” – Joe Rogan

“A lot of times, you beat a person who beat a person who can beat you. I mean, it doesn’t make any sense.” – Joe Rogan

“Rampage looks so calm. Like hes going to the grocery store to meet some friends.” – Joe Rogan

“If Tyson Griffin was a girl, I’d say he has a badonkadonk.” – Joe Rogan

”History will be made for the first time in History”, Anon at UFC 57

“He beat me fair & square. no, I’m sorry, he beat me fairly squarely” – GSP

“I don’t want to lick any butt.” – GSP

“I will beat you into a living death” – Ken Shamrock

“I will knock your hair black” – Ken Shamrock to Ortiz

“90 percent of the game is half mental” – Tim Sylvia

“Im the oldest I’ve ever been, right now” – Tim Sylvia

“you will be the last of the mohicans” – Tito to Chuck

“he took a book from…chucks chapter” – Goldberg on Tito

“the lil eagle soars again!” – Goldberg on Jens “lil evil” pulver

“I only want to be known as the best ever. Is that too much to ask?” – BJ Penn

“I’m a very unique fighter. If there were two of me I’d be unnecessary.” – Sam Morgan

“I don’t train, I meditate”- Olaf Alfonso

“I fight with the power of jesus in my corner!”- Joe Son

“Rip Rules”- Greg “Ranger” Stott

“I’m going to knock Steroni out” – Frank Shamrock

“I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._” Charles Bennett

“Omigawa’s moving forward like a Karate robot.” -Joe Rogan

“and while the troops are fighting overseas for our freedom, I’m here in this cage fighting for the freedom of mixed martial arts.” – Tito

“I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg” – GSP

“I want to fuck…..fight chuck” – Wanderlei

“I run a multi billion dollar company” – Tito Ortiz

“He broke tim sylvia’s arm……So what?” – Brock Lesnar

“That microphon is melting right now” – Rampage commentating during Wand’s post fight speech

“That little fucker hit me with a Hadukan or something” – Nick Diaz on Gomi

“I’ve been watching alot of DVD’s” – James Thompson when asked about his training

“you got kicked with a kick” -Ken Shamrock

“I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury.” – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn

“Well, I’m 22 right now, so in three years I see myself being 25.” – Rampage when he was asked where he saw himself in 3 years

“I dont believe in an eye for an eye, I believe in two eyes for an eye” – Bas Rutten

“It went well, thank you. Bas Rutten is the most handsome man in the world….”, Bas pretending to translate a Japanese fighter

“Now hopefully if he plays his card right. . .his cards, hopefully he has more than one.” – Bas Rutten on Wanderlei/Hunt

“Somebodys telling me that about my wife; Im sorry sir im going to have to break your leg.” – Bas Rutten

’’apparently the the only way to kill a lion is by rear naked choke…personally i’d just kick it in the head.’’ – Bas Rutten

“Look sir I really dont want anything of this, and I go ‘woosh’ like dis and I slit you throat and its over and out..” – Bas Rutten

“I am impervious to all pain!” – Pat Smith, UFC 1, right before tapping out to a Shamrock heel hook.

”…it’s like a chest match” – Tito talking strategy on TUF

“Travis Lutter is the Michael Jordan of BJJ” – Mike Goldberg

“I didnt use steroids” – Sean Sherk

“When I be losing I be gettin’ my ass whupped. But when I be winnin’ I be doing the ass whuppin’!” – Rampage

“My diet is like Atkins, but with the carbs.” – BJ Penn

“I don’t know what kind of technique was used there, but there was a lot of kicking and punching.” – Jim Brown

“I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid.” – Phil Baroni

“This man needs no introduction, the famous…[pause and looks to his queue card]”, Anon at UFC 57

The BJ Penn Memorial Highlights (R.I.P.)

2010-09-08T02:44:31Z

I am done with Penn, I believe his gameplan for UFC 118 was “I will show up motivated and knock him out”.

I was a fan, many will say that I am jumping off the bandwagon. I am jumping off not because he lost to a better fighter, it is because Penn did not show up to fight and this is not the first time. I believed all the talk from BJ after he obtained the LW title and against my better judgement I thought he had finally made the commitment to improve his cardio / commitment to MMA. Once again we are hearing the same old song and dance, honestly I would rather be a fan of someone who understands the value of hard work.

He does not look motivated anymore, when I watched the Edgar fights, I never g0t the feeling that he was in it to win nor did he look as if he would make any type of sacrifice to do so, maybe he’s tired of MMA. His arrogance probably makes him think that he needs to start fighting in the WW division. Maybe it will motivate him but I am at the point where I do not care. If they were to give him another opponent, I say put him in the cage with Clay Guida and see what happens. For me BJ Penn has a history of inconsistency and is the MMA equivalent of Bipolar. BJ Penn fans were his undoing, everyone said he was the greatest and he believed it… tons of natural talent but 0% heart, determination or the willingness to put in the hard work. LAZY…….So, this will be my memorial to the successful BJ Penn, RIP.

BJ Penn at his best	Someone should have told BJ that talk is cheap

BJ vs Diego Highlights	What does Dana White think?

Brief Photo History

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Back when BJ Penn was Motivated
BJ Penn with Killer instinct

Hey Caol Uno, you sleeping?
Matt Hughes are you ok?

Are you gonna tap!

Jens Pulver this is your payback!

MMMM Blood!

Joe Daddy looks a little tired.

He should have trained wrestling.

GSP Rocks!!

Kenny Florian got schooled.

Ok , Compare BJ prior to Diego fight and BJ before Edgar fights

I dare you to try Diego…

Lets do this!

<—PENN Vs Diego Sanchez—>

I am going to kill you!

Where is the intensity?

Is it time to eat yet?

<–PENN VS EDGAR UFC 112—>

yea, ok I will shake…

I am champ cuz I am taller.

I think I may cry.

<–PENN Vs EDGAR UFC 118—>

My arms are tired already…

Where is Gina Carano?

2010-09-08T02:44:34Z

Everyones favorite Female MMA Star has been missing from the MMA scene since her loss to Cyborg way back in August of 2009 and many wonder if she will be making a return to the cage.

Carano trained under MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture at his Xtreme Couture training facility in Las Vegas, Nevada and went 7-0 until she was defeated by the super tough and current Strikeforce female champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. Carano has chosen instead to focus on an acting career, and Couture believes that it is unlikely that fans will see Carano back in action again.

“Gina just did a movie that’s going to be coming out soon,” Couture said at a Q&A session with fans before the UFC 117 event. “I haven’t seen her in the gym, haven’t talked to her in nine months. I’m not sure where she’s at. I know the movie is going to be very big for her and I’d be very surprised to see her back in the cage.”

However, nobody really knows at this point, CEO Scott Coker is holding out hope and had this to say back inMay,-

“Carano still has a home here with Strikeforce and we look forward to her return,” said Coker, who stated that he would reach out to Carano when she had returned home and taken some time off after filming had wrapped. “Cung [Le] waited about 18 months before he came back, so let [Carano] go be a movie star for now.”

Coker also went on to say that Carano’s contract is a multi-fight, multi-year deal that extends well beyond what some have speculated. Coker looks forward to Carano’s return and believes that she will be part of the company’s bright future.

Carano has a starring role in “Haywire,” a Steven Soderbergh film set for release in early 2011, so her decision may be based on how well her acting career pans out. For now we can only wait and see if this talented beauty makes a return

Gina Carano

Born	April 16, 1982 Dallas County, Texas
Nickname	Conviction, Crush
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	140 lb
Style	Boxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada
Team	Xtreme Couture
Trainer	Master Toddy

FULL Fight Gina vs Cyborg

Highlights of Gina Carano

At the 1:50 mark, Gina explains that she loves her boobs, because they’re fun to play with. Party on Gina:

MMA record
Total	8
Wins	7
By knockout	3
By submission	1
Losses	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Loss	7-1	Cristiane Santos	TKO (Ref Stoppage)	Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	August 15, 2009	1	4:59	San Jose, Ca
Win	7-0	Kelly Kobold	Decision (Unanimous)	EliteXC: Heat	October 4, 2008	3	3:00	Sunrise, Fl
Win	6-0	Kaitlin Young	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	EliteXC: Primetime	May 31, 2008	2	3:00	Newark, NJ
Win	5-0	Tonya Evinger	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	EliteXC: Uprising	September 15, 2007	1	2:53	Oahu, HI
Win	4-0	Julie Kedzie	Decision (Unanimous)	EliteXC: Destiny	February 10, 2007	3	3:00	Southaven, Ms
Win	3-0	Elaina Maxwell	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce: Triple Threat	December 8, 2006	3	2:00	San Jose, Ca
Win	2-0	Rosi Sexton	KO (Punch)	WPFC 1 – World Pro Fighting Championships	September 15, 2006	2	4:55	Las Vegas, Nv
Win	1-0	Leiticia Pestova	KO (Punches & Elbows)	WEF – World Extreme Fighting	June 10, 2006	1	0:38	Las Vegas, Nv

Funny – Tap it or I will Snap it

2010-08-30T02:14:55Z

UFC 118 Results – Couture Destroys Toney – Edgar Dominates BJ Penn

2010-09-08T02:45:47Z

Randy Couture defeats James Toney by submission (arm triangle) at 3.19mins of Rd1-

The 41-year-old boxing world champion James Toney made his mixed martial arts debut Saturday night at UFC 118 and teaches the 47-year old UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture a lesson; boxers do not deserve a free Octagon pass to face the elite MMA athletes. Toney proved that an MMA amateur, even an amateur who is an elite professional boxer, will not succeed in the UFC. Boxers have no idea what to do on the ground; but I think Couture already knew this. Couture introduced James Toney to “MMA for Dummies- The Easy Three Step Plan for Defeating Loud Mouthed Boxers in the Octagon”.

Step 1- Takedown: At about 15 seconds into the first round, Randy shot for a single leg take-down that sent the boxing champ stumbling to the canvas and Couture effortlessly achieved the mounted position that signaled the beginning of the end.

Step 2- Ground and Pound: Upon achieving the dominant position, Couture began to soften up Toney with some ground and pound, taking his time and picking his shots all while the boxer flopped on the canvas like a fish out of water.

Step 3- Submission: “The Natural” began to look for his submission and upon choosing the Head and Arm Triangle as his method of victory, he began to position himself. Couture calmly left the mounted position to sink in the choke and at 3:19 in the first round James had no choice but to submit. The boxer as if to punctuate his status as an amateur, did not even seem aware that a tap is usually the preferred method to cry uncle, instead he waved his hand to the referee.

Moral of the story: Probably not a great idea to talk about how easily your going to knock out every MMA athlete that calls the Octagon home and then come out on the losing end without ever landing a single punch.

I say it is time to close the book on the MMA vs Boxing debate – keep boxers in boxing and MMA fighters in MMA.

Post fight remarks summed up the match-

Couture- “This was exactly what I trained to do”

Toney- “He caught me on the ground”

Frankie Edgar defeats BJ Penn by unanimous decision (50-45 x5)

In what was mostly an uneventful carbon copy of the first Penn vs Edgar, just like their UFC 112 bout Edgar was too fast on his feet allowing him to win the stand-up and frustrated BJ Penn who looked slow and flat footed. Frankie Edgar was able to take B.J. Penn down several times throughout the fight. Unlike their first fight, Penn had no instances that looked as if he was taking the initiative and it allowed Edgar to win all five rounds on the judge’s scorecards. BJ Penn looked slow, had no success even when on the ground and never even came close to obtaining a submission hold. I am not sure what is next for him, but BJ Penn seemed far removed from the fighter that dominated Diego Sanchez.

Frankie Edgar talks about win over BJ Penn

In other action, Nate Diaz looked good in his second showing at 170, he busted up Marcus Davis and left Davis with an eye the size of a softball then locked in a choke rendered the “Irish Hand Grenade” unconcious in the third round.

Gray Maynard was able to use his wrestling to control the fight against Kenny Florian for the win on the judge’s scorecards and earning himself a shot at the LW title held by Frankie Edgar.

Joe Lauzon ran an absolute MMA clinic on former TUF 5 castoff “I need a Colonic”, “I can’t make weight but like cake” Gabe Ruediger. In a matter of minutes, Lauzon slammed Gabe to the canvas, landed hard punches and elbows and then finished the fight off with a by the book MMA-101 armbar. Reudiger needs to immediately return to the smaller shows and accept that the UFC is not the place for him.

Complete results after the video

Dana White UFC 118: Talks James Toney

UFC 118 Results

Frankie Edgar defeats BJ Penn by unanimous decision (50-45 x5)

Randy Couture defeats James Toney by submission (arm triangle) at 3.19mins of Rd1-

Demian Maia defeats Mario Miranda by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Gray Maynard defeats Kenny Florian by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

Nate Diaz defeats Marcus Davis by submission (guillotine choke) at 4.02mins of Rd3

Joe Lauzon defeats Gabe Ruediger by submission (armbar) at 2.01mins of Rd1

Nik Lentz defeats Andre Winner by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

Dan Miller defeats John Salter by submission (anaconda choke) at 1.53mins of Rd2

Greg Soto defeats Nick Osipczak by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Mike Pierce defeats Amilcar Alves by submission (armbar) at 3.11mins of Rd3

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Miesha Tate Wins Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Tournament

2010-09-08T02:46:01Z

Miesha “Takedown” Tate won the womens tournament final and an opportunity to earn championship gold with a three-round unanimous decision victory over Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (16-8) at the Strikeforce Challengers 10 show in Phoenix.

The four-woman single elimination welterweight (135 pound) tournament took place throughout the course of the evening’s fight card and was comprised of four top female contenders, Miesha “Takedown” Tate, Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm, Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano and Maiju Kujala.

Since the contestants faced the possibility of fighting twice in one night, Strikeforce used two rounds lasting three minutes each during the early matches, instead of the MMA standard of three 5-minute rounds. The final had three rounds with each round also lasting three minutes .

To earn her place in the final, Tate won a decision over Maiju Kujala (4-2) in her semifinal fight. After a close first round, Tate landed multiple solid strikes in the second round and sealed the win by living up to her nickname with the late takedown that ensured her the decision victory.

Akano reached the finals with a submission of Carina Damm (15-4) in the second round of her semifinal bout. Damm spent much of the first round and part of the second on the ground in top position, but Akano’s persistent submission attempts finally paid off and allowed her to prevail as she locked up a triangle with an armbar, forcing Damm to tapout.

In the first round of the final, Akano had an opportunity with a solid toehold, but Tate grabbed Akano’s arm, stopping her from fully twisting the ankle and Tate was able to eventually break free from the hold and escape the painful submission attempt. Tate, then proceeded to earn the decision victory, she was able to control Akano on the ground, take Akano’s back during both rounds and forced her to defend against a armlock attempt during the closing moments of the bout.

Once Tate was declared the winner she commented on her performance,

“My submission defense is definitely one of my strong points,” Tate said. “I felt really confident coming out against her. She was the one I wanted to fight the most out of the tournament. … Beating her was definitely monumental in my career.”

Tate’s win in the four-woman tournament earned her a shot at the womens 135lb title but she will have to wait for the outcome of Sarah Kaufman (11-0 MMA, 3-0 SF) vs Marloes Coenen (17-4 MMA, 1-1 SF). Coenen, was defeated in January when she challenged 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for her belt, but she will drop down to a more natural weight of 135 pounds and take on the current 135lb champion, Sarah Kaufman. The exact date has yet to be set for Kaufman vs Coenen.

Tate previously faced Kaufman and lost by decision in a May 2009 Strikeforce match, since that loss Tate has won five consecutive fights and could end up with the opportunity to earn redemption against the last person to defeat her if Kaufman successfully defends the belt against Coenen. [tubepress mode="playlist" playlistValue="C1EE21DC88712B61" resultsPerPage="3" thumbHeight="75" thumbWidth="125"]

Miesha Tate made a card-high $18,000 for her performance, “Takedown” received $8,000 for her win in the women’s welterweight tournament’s opening round, as well as an additional $10,000 for both making it to and winning the tournament.

In the main event, Joe “Diesel” Riggs (33-11, 1 no contest) defeated Louis Taylor (6-2). During the third round, Riggs caught Taylor with a heavy right hand, took him to the mat, obtained the crucifix position and started landing heavy shots until Taylor was forced to tap.

After the fight, Riggs called out 170-pound champion Nick Diaz, who previously lost a decision to Riggs at UFC 57, back in February 2006 that led to a post fight incident . After the fight, the two were taken to the hospital for observation and post-fight tests. It was there that Diaz confronted Riggs and proceeded to punch him in the face. Diaz then tackled Riggs into a wall and began kneeing him, the police arrived and separated them. No charges were ever filed by the police. So, I would say there is some bad blood between the two.

Also, Ryan Couture son of Hall of Famer Randy”The Natural” Couture, won his professional debut against Lucas Stark (2-5) via triangle choke during the opening minutes of the first round. I am sure dad must have been proud.

Strikeforce Challengers 10 Video Recap

WEC 50 Cruz keeps title & “Showtime” steals the show.

2010-08-19T13:37:54Z

Dominick Cruz was able to hold on the bantamweight title as he outpointed and repeated his victory over Joseph Benavidez in the rematch of a great fight that took place at WEC 42 last summer.

Cruz maintained control of the fight with his constant movement and his ability to score with the takedown. The champ ended each round with a takedown followed by a flurry of punches.

Benavidez was able to land some hard counter punches, but he was never able to time the in and out movement of Cruz and he was denied every one of his takedown attempts.

Dominick Cruz basically went in and executed the same game plan he used to win their previous bout. The match was scored as a split decision(47-48, 48-47, 49-46) , but honestly it was very apparent that Cruz had done more than enough for the win.

For Cruz, the next challenger for his title looks to have been decided as Scott Jorgensen came out on top in his fight of the night victory over the tough as nails Brad Pickett.

The two bantamweights put on a great show as they traded heavy shots in a fifteen minute war. Pickett appeared to be winning on his feet but it was the wrestling and takedowns that allowed Jorgensen to have his hand raised in the end.

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis looked very well rounded in a victory over Shane Roller. Pettis was able to stuff the takedown and executed some flashy but effective strikes. Pettis not only stopped most of Roller’s takedowns, but finished a few of his own. It was clear that his training with Ben Askren had paid dividends. Roller was never able to execute his gameplan and the wrestler ended up in a striking battle. Pettis was very effective at getting back to his feet and eventually caught Roller in a fight winning triangle late in the third round.

“Showtime” with his impressive performance appears to have earned a shot at the lightweight belt currently held by Ben “Smooth” Henderson. Pettis even called out to Ben Henderson, who was sitting cageside, that he wants his shot. Henderson answered him back saying, “I see you, Anthony. I see you.”

Chad Mendes used his wrestling and smothered Cub Swanson for three rounds in their featherweight bout. Swanson had no answer for the wrestling of Mendes. It was apparent that after three rounds of Swanson laying on his back that Mendes had earned the victory.

Bart Palaszewski used his experience and cruised to a victory early in the second round after landing some hard shots that sent the young, up and coming prospect Zach Micklewright to the canvas for the TKO victory.

The full results from the evenings event,

MAIN CARD

Lightweight bout: Shane Roller vs. Anthony Pettis
Pettis defeated Roller via submission (triangle choke) 4:51 of round 3.
Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes
Mendes defeated Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett
Jorgensen defeated Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Zach Micklewright
Palaszewski defeated Micklewright via TKO (strikes) at 0:31 of round 2.

PRELIMINARY CARD

Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Maciej Jewtuszko
Jewtuszko defeated Njokuani via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.
Featherweight bout: Javier Vazquez vs. Mackens Semerzier
Vazquez defeated Semerzier via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:35 of round 2.
Lightweight bout: Ricardo Lamas vs. Dave Jansen
Lamas defeated Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixão vs. Bryan Caraway
Paixão defeated Caraway via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo vs. Dustin Poirier
Castillo defeated Poirier via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).

Next up, on September 30 is WEC 51 and it has the ingredients to be a very entertaining card. Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight title against the UFC vet and season five Ultimate fighter finalist Manny “The Pitbull” Gamburyan. The card wil also feature Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia, a long overdue rematch between Donald Cerrone and Jamie Varner. The event also features the return of “The Koren Zombie” Chan Sung Jung who will face UFC vet George Roop and the always entertaining Leonard Garcia will take on Mark Hominick.

WEC 50: Salaries and Bonuses Info Released.

2010-08-19T12:06:50Z

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salary information from last night’s WEC 50 event from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV and Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen, earned an event-high $25,000 for his unanimous decision victory over Brad Pickett. Jorgensen earned more then the division’s current champion, Dominick Cruz, who took home $22,000 for his successful title defense against Joseph Benavidez who made $17,500 for his efforts.

Danny Castillo earned $19,000 for his victory over Dustin Poirier and was the third-highest paid fighter even though he competed in the prelims. The aforementioned Benavidez came in next on the list with a salary

The full list of salaries fromWEC 50;

Dominick Cruz $22,000 ($11,000 + $11,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez $17,500
Anthony Pettis $12,000 ($6,000 + $6,000 win bonus) def. Shane Roller $16,000
Bart Palaszewski $16,000 ($8,000 + $8,000 win bonus) def. Zach Micklewright $3,000
Scott Jorgensen $25,000 ($12,500 + $12,500 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett $5,000
Chad Mendes $11,000 ($5,500 + $5,500 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson $11,000
Javier Vazquez $16,000 ($8,000 + $8,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier $4,000
Ricardo Lamas $14,000 ($7,000 + $7,000 to win) def. Dave Jansen $4,000
Fredson Paixao $6,000 ($3,000 + $3,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Caraway $4,000
Maciej Jewtuszko $6,000 ($3,000 + $3,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani $7,000
Danny Castillo $19,000 ($9,500 + $9,500 win bonus) def. Dustin Poirier $3,000

The total base payroll for the event was $221,500, not including the extra $40,000 that the promotion handed out in for Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses.

WEC General Manager Reed Harrris handed a $10,000 bonus to each of the following fighters; Maciej Jewtuszko (“Knockout of the Night”), Anthony Pettis (“Submission of the Night”), Scott Jorgensen and Brad Pickett (“Fight of the Night”).

Back when BJ Penn was Motivated	BJ Penn with Killer instinct	Hey Caol Uno, you sleeping?
Matt Hughes are you ok?	Are you gonna tap!	Jens Pulver this is your payback!
MMMM Blood!	Joe Daddy looks a little tired.	He should have trained wrestling.
GSP Rocks!!	Kenny Florian got schooled.

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Gina Carano

Result

Record

Opponent

Method

Event

Date

Round

Time

Location

Loss

7-1

Cristiane Santos

TKO (Ref Stoppage)

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

August 15, 2009

1

4:59

San Jose, Ca

Win

7-0

Kelly Kobold

Decision (Unanimous)

EliteXC: Heat

October 4, 2008

3

3:00

Sunrise, Fl

Win

6-0

Kaitlin Young

TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

EliteXC: Primetime

May 31, 2008

2

3:00

Newark, NJ

Win

5-0

Tonya Evinger

Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

EliteXC: Uprising

September 15, 2007

1

2:53

Oahu, HI

Win

4-0

Julie Kedzie

Decision (Unanimous)

EliteXC: Destiny

February 10, 2007

3

3:00

Southaven, Ms

Win

3-0

Elaina Maxwell

Decision (Unanimous)

Strikeforce: Triple Threat

December 8, 2006

3

2:00

San Jose, Ca

Win

2-0

Rosi Sexton

KO (Punch)

WPFC 1 – World Pro Fighting Championships

September 15, 2006

2

4:55

Las Vegas, Nv

Win