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Liddell's finale, Cro Cop comes back, more
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comIf you ever needed any proof that a fight isn't over until it's over -- and in Paul Daley's case, not even then -- UFC 115 should be plenty proof enough. Rory MacDonald was controlling Carlos Condit on the ground, looking every bit the...
Blog | June 13, 2010 -
UFC 115 postmortem: Liddell's finale, Cro Cop comes back, more
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comIf you ever needed any proof that a fight isn't over until it's over -- and in Paul Daley's case, not even then -- UFC 115 should be plenty proof enough. Rory MacDonald was controlling Carlos Condit on the ground, looking every bit the prospect he ...
Blog | Conversation | June 13, 2010 -
ESPN Primer: UFC 115
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comWhen you're a fighter who has gone 1-4 since a second win over Tito Ortiz in 2006, a natural course of action might be to fight Ortiz for a third time, just to get your bearings back. That's what the UFC had planned for Chuck Liddell on Sat...
Blog | June 09, 2010 -
ESPN Primer: UFC 115
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comWhen you're a fighter who has gone 1-4 since a second win over Tito Ortiz in 2006, a natural course of action might be to fight Ortiz for a third time, just to get your bearings back. That's what the UFC had planned for Chuck Liddell on Saturday. O...
Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010 -
Faber scales back to bantamweight
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comJeff Sherwood/Sherdog.comUrijah Faber couldn't find his footing at featherweight, so he'll try another division on for size.You saw it coming: After coming up short against Mike Thomas Brown (twice) and Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber is knocking 10 pounds o...
Blog | June 09, 2010 -
'Rampage' not an MMA fan
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comQuinton Jackson, star of "The A-Team," which premieres Friday, told Extra that he's not such a big fan of sports, his own included."I was always a big fan of the 'A-Team,' and I was never a big fan of the sport I fight," he said. "I�...
Blog | June 09, 2010 -
Urijah Faber scales back to bantamweight
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comYou saw it coming: After coming up short against Mike Thomas Brown (twice) and Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber is knocking 10 pounds off his frame to head to the 135-pound division. According to MMAWeekly, the WEC's biggest attraction will fight Takeya Mizug...
Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010 -
Rampage Jackson is not an MMA fan
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comQuinton Jackson, star of "The A-Team," which premieres Friday, told Extra that he's not such a big fan of sports, his own included. "I was always a big fan of the 'A-Team,' and I was never a big fan of the sport I fight," he said. "I'm not a sports ...
Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010 -
Koscheck tests St. Pierre's patience
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comDave Mandel for Sherdog.comJosh Koscheck is never at a loss for words, but there's a fine line between fight hype and slander.There is an unfortunate side effect of success: It is the very human tendency to want to destroy what others have created. F...
Blog | June 09, 2010 -
Josh Koscheck tests Georges St. Pierre's patience
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comThere is an unfortunate side effect of success: It is the very human tendency to want to destroy what others have created. For high-profile athletes or actors, that can mean scandals about drugs, affairs, cheating, tantrums or boorishness. (There's a...
Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010 -
Fighters versus media
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comMarcelo AlonsoDoes that look like the face of a man who wants to answer some reporter's questions?There is a particular kind of derisive, condescending attitude that develops when a person has no investment in engaging another in conversation. You ca...
Blog | June 07, 2010 -
The new old Mirko
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com"Thank God finally I have recovered completely. I had a very bad injury two years ago. My leg was broken. The knee was completely broken. I had three surgeries for the knee, and of course it reflected in my kicking. ... I decided to take another f...
Blog | June 07, 2010 -
Fighters versus media
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comThere is a particular kind of derisive, condescending attitude that develops when a person has no investment in engaging another in conversation. You can observe this at the retail level, where consumers keep their distance from salesmen for reasons ...
Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2010 -
The new old Mirko Filipovic
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com"Thank God finally I have recovered completely. I had a very bad injury two years ago. My leg was broken. The knee was completely broken. I had three surgeries for the knee, and of course it reflected in my kicking. ... I decided to take another f...
Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2010 -
Ken Shamrock resurfaces
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comThere is a part of me that respects the novelty of UFC 1 semifinalist Ken Shamrock remaining a fixture in the sport. The remainder believes that as far as his health is concerned, it's a very bad idea. New Coke bad.Shamrock was at the UFC'...
Blog | June 04, 2010 -
Gimmicked
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comThere is no emulating the success of the UFC. The 17-year-old brand is insurmountable, and no financier has the patience or capital to develop a roster of 200-plus fighters or pay headliners double the seven-figure paydays they're already gettin...
Blog | June 04, 2010