Category Archives: Mixed Martial Arts

Dangerous Dan Henderson for the Win!

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danhendersonuy3Dangerous Dan Henderson has all the tools to beat the UFC’s current middleweight champion, Anderson “The Spider” Silva in their title bout slated for March 1st in Columbus Ohio. In Hendo’s 28 professional fights as a mixed martial artist, he has never been knocked out and I expect this record to remain intact after his 29th fight in UFC 82, Pride of a Champion.

After Hendo’s loss to Quintin Rampage Jackson in UFC 75, I truly expect Hendo to be more dangerous than ever before. He has something to prove the world, and clearly this title shot immediately after recent loss is the perfect opportunity for him to prove his point.

Anderson Silva is as good as they come. Although I feel that Hendo has fought better competition than Silva, its tough to deny Silva’s ability when you look at the replays against notables such as Rich Franklin and Travis Lutter. Silva has a phenomenal assortment of strikes and his ground game is just as deadly.

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Floyd Mayweather “Self Proclaimed Greatest”

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I couldn’t help but laugh when I ran into this cover while browsing flickr earlier this morning. It stated, “Floyd Mayweather has convinced himself he is the greatest fighter ever!”

Hey kudos for being so confident in yourself, but your not even the greatest boxer ever, let alone the greatest fighter ever. I find it difficult to even rank him among the Top 10 greatest boxers of all time. Legendary fighters like Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Lenard, Marvin Hagler, Julio Cesar Chavez, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and so forth have all done bigger and better things than this kid has.

Mayweather is an incredible fighter, but proclaiming yourself “The greatest fighter ever” is a complete joke. I hope he is limiting it to boxing too. He should have stated he was the greatest fighter in the boxing world today instead. That would have sounded a bit more modest.

A few months ago, I had read rumors about Mark Cuban offering Mayweather a shot at the mixed martial arts scene. Heres what his father Floyd Mayweather Sr. had to say.

World-renowned trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. had a lot to say about the recent rumors of his son possibly entering the sport of mixed martial arts. “They ain’t going to need a referee because he’s going to tap his own self out,” he stated as he made it clear that Lil Floyd would be making a big mistake.

More funny quotes from dad: Taken from: FIGHTHYPE

Lil Floyd about to get his ass tore up man. He ain’t about to whoop them motherfuckers. He can forget that shit! I wouldn’t even try to fight none of them sons of a bitches.

Them 5 ounce gloves too; not 10 ounce? That’s like your damn fist. Those gloves ain’t no bigger than your fucking hand. He could be as quick as he wants to be, when they hit them legs, your ass coming down.

Mayweather would definitely have a punchers chance, but a couple inside leg kicks and a double leg and tie clinch followed by knees would make him wish he was wearing his ten ounce gloves, boxing shorts, and throwing jabs in a ring instead.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Randy Couture

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PhotobucketAfter watching the Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell fight, this dream matchup of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Randy Couture was one of the few I still wished would happen.

With Couture aging quickly and Fedor unable to agree on a contract with the UFC, I was sure that this fight was completely out of the question and we would never see it come to fruition.

Now it looks like it just may come true after all. MMAJUNKIE.COM has reported that the possibility of a matchup between these two legendary heavyweights may actually happen if Randy can find a way to clear himself of a pending lawsuit filed against him by the UFC. I hope Dana White lets him go after his contract expires in October. It would be a sad day in MMA sports if Dana pulls one of long strung out court battles and Randy gets too old to make the fight worth watching.

Make it happen Dana! Do it for mix martial arts and the fans! This is bigger than you! Bigger than the UFC!!!

Couture and Emelianenko came together to shoot promotional materials for Couture’s Affliction clothing line, for which Emelianenko is now a celebrity endorser.

The two fighters also reportedly talked about the possibility of their future mega-fight. Couture resigned from the UFC in October and said part of the reason was the UFC’s inability to sign Emelianenko to the organization. Emelianenko, on the other hand, recently signed a non-exclusive deal with M-1 Global and has talked openly about his desire to fight Couture once he’s available.

The only thing that could keep the fight from happening is the UFC’s pending lawsuit against Couture and UFC President Dana White. Couture is under the impression he’s free of the UFC’s reigns once his employment contract expires in October. The UFC feels differently, and the matter will likely be resolved by the courts.