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When Alistair Overeem made his Ufc debut in 2011, he did it against the biggest opponent possible: former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. It was supposed to be a title eliminator, and Overeem won after a vicious blast to Lesnar’s midsection. Lesnar crumpled, not far removed from surgery for diverticulitis.
Overeem was on a huge high – briefly, before failing a drug test weeks removed from the fight. Though still within the window allotted time for testing as part of Overeem’s conditional license for the fight, the win for Overeem was not changed to a No Contest, though it could have been, and Lesnar did not contest the decision.
Since then, however, Mma fans have derided Overeem, most notably when he suffered crushing losses to Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Travis Browne, and Ben Rothwell. And Lesnar never seemed to leave his mind, despite Overeem’s win over the WWE star.
When Alistair Overeem made his Ufc debut in 2011, he did it against the biggest opponent possible: former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. It was supposed to be a title eliminator, and Overeem won after a vicious blast to Lesnar’s midsection. Lesnar crumpled, not far removed from surgery for diverticulitis.
Overeem was on a huge high – briefly, before failing a drug test weeks removed from the fight. Though still within the window allotted time for testing as part of Overeem’s conditional license for the fight, the win for Overeem was not changed to a No Contest, though it could have been, and Lesnar did not contest the decision.
Since then, however, Mma fans have derided Overeem, most notably when he suffered crushing losses to Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Travis Browne, and Ben Rothwell. And Lesnar never seemed to leave his mind, despite Overeem’s win over the WWE star.
- 2/27/2016
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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Last weekend, the Mma world was shocked once again as Ben Rothwell knocked one-time title hopefull Alistair Overeem out, the third time it has happened in the Ufc. The knockout put an exclamation point on the failure that has been The Reem’s run in the Ufc thus far, as he has also been knocked out by Travis Browne and Antonio Silva. As well that night, Derrick Lewis had his hype train derailed at the hands of a Meathead (Matt Mitrione), in another brutal Tko. Bellator also featured heavyweight action last week, with Cheick Kongo submitting Lavar Johnson, and Bobby Lashley making a successful debut with a submission victory over Josh Burns.
At Ufc Fight Night 51 this weekend, Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski meets Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in a rematch of their 2010 fight under the Strikeforce banner. It’s the first bout of several...
Last weekend, the Mma world was shocked once again as Ben Rothwell knocked one-time title hopefull Alistair Overeem out, the third time it has happened in the Ufc. The knockout put an exclamation point on the failure that has been The Reem’s run in the Ufc thus far, as he has also been knocked out by Travis Browne and Antonio Silva. As well that night, Derrick Lewis had his hype train derailed at the hands of a Meathead (Matt Mitrione), in another brutal Tko. Bellator also featured heavyweight action last week, with Cheick Kongo submitting Lavar Johnson, and Bobby Lashley making a successful debut with a submission victory over Josh Burns.
At Ufc Fight Night 51 this weekend, Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski meets Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in a rematch of their 2010 fight under the Strikeforce banner. It’s the first bout of several...
- 9/12/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Ufc
Ufc Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza was, on paper, yet another great Fight Night card, and one that looked a lot more appealing than last month’s Ufc 177. It featured (originally) six main card fights, though some last minute shuffling re-ordered things to four. The event was broadcast on Fox Sports 1 in the U.S., but available only on Fight Pass elsewhere (including Canada, which may be a sign that the Ufc will move more to Fight Pass outside the U.S., as what is on free TV in the U.S. is usually free north of the border)..
Before the action even got underway, one fight was lost to illness, and suddenly, the focus in the Ufc was once again on cancelled bouts. Still, the Ufc card was a decent bet on paper, consistently better than the Bellator event also airing the same night – though to be fair,...
Ufc Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza was, on paper, yet another great Fight Night card, and one that looked a lot more appealing than last month’s Ufc 177. It featured (originally) six main card fights, though some last minute shuffling re-ordered things to four. The event was broadcast on Fox Sports 1 in the U.S., but available only on Fight Pass elsewhere (including Canada, which may be a sign that the Ufc will move more to Fight Pass outside the U.S., as what is on free TV in the U.S. is usually free north of the border)..
Before the action even got underway, one fight was lost to illness, and suddenly, the focus in the Ufc was once again on cancelled bouts. Still, the Ufc card was a decent bet on paper, consistently better than the Bellator event also airing the same night – though to be fair,...
- 9/6/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
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According to a report by Fox Sports, Brandon Vera, who once promised to hold a belt in two weight classes in the Ufc, has been released by the promotion – or two be more specific, the two sides have “cut ties.”
Vera started his tenure with the company in 2005, at Ultimate Fight Night 2 where he won via Ko against Fabiano Scherner. After a 3-0 run at heavyweight, it was announced that his next match, against Frank Mir, would be a title eliminator.
It looked like Vera’s promise of holding two belts would have a chance of coming to fruition – especially after he won the Mir fight by Tko. However, a contract dispute saw him lose his shot at the belt. He would then suffer the first two losses of his career, to Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdum, before dropping to light heavyweight.
He would go 4-4 (1) at light heavyweight...
According to a report by Fox Sports, Brandon Vera, who once promised to hold a belt in two weight classes in the Ufc, has been released by the promotion – or two be more specific, the two sides have “cut ties.”
Vera started his tenure with the company in 2005, at Ultimate Fight Night 2 where he won via Ko against Fabiano Scherner. After a 3-0 run at heavyweight, it was announced that his next match, against Frank Mir, would be a title eliminator.
It looked like Vera’s promise of holding two belts would have a chance of coming to fruition – especially after he won the Mir fight by Tko. However, a contract dispute saw him lose his shot at the belt. He would then suffer the first two losses of his career, to Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdum, before dropping to light heavyweight.
He would go 4-4 (1) at light heavyweight...
- 6/18/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
A spectacular card concluded in Sao Paolo, Brazil this past weekend with the Ufc on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. Despite a title shot looming with a win, Michael “The Count” Bisping (23-5) fell in astonishing fashion with a devastating head kick by Vitor Belfort (22-10) in the second round. This was the 15th knockout of Vitor’s illustrious and storied career.
Together with English Thom Burton we cover all of the action in our Getting Lucky Mma Podcast.
Part 1: The Prelims
Part 2: The Main Card
Event Summary (E019): The Facebook card kicked off with a Tuf Brazil alumnus, Francisco Trinaldo aka Massaranduba (12-2) dominating an over-matched and over-weight C. J. Keith (8-2). Trinaldo had the advantage in power and grappling as was evident with his two first round slams ending in a arm triangle in Round 1. C. J. Keith, coming off of two straight losses and missing weight by +1.5 pounds,...
Together with English Thom Burton we cover all of the action in our Getting Lucky Mma Podcast.
Part 1: The Prelims
Part 2: The Main Card
Event Summary (E019): The Facebook card kicked off with a Tuf Brazil alumnus, Francisco Trinaldo aka Massaranduba (12-2) dominating an over-matched and over-weight C. J. Keith (8-2). Trinaldo had the advantage in power and grappling as was evident with his two first round slams ending in a arm triangle in Round 1. C. J. Keith, coming off of two straight losses and missing weight by +1.5 pounds,...
- 1/22/2013
- by Robert Curtis
- Obsessed with Film
On this edition of the Getting Lucky Mma Podcast, English Thom joined us to talk about the upcoming event – Ufc on Fuel TV: Belfort vs. Bisping, taking place this weekend down in São Paolo, Brazil. As one might expect from an event in the birthplace of mixed martial arts, the entire card is stacked with killers from top to bottom.
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Episode (018) Summary
The only fight on the Facebook prelims features Lightweights Francisco “Massaranduba” Trinaldo (11-2) against C. J. Keith (8-1). Trinaldo has brutal ground and pound as he displayed on the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Massaranduba has more experience and has faced better competition, making Keith’s only tactic to ground and smother the Brazilian with his freestyle wrestling.
The card moves onto the Fuel TV fights with Light Heavies Wagner Prado (8-1-1) facing off against last minute replacement Ildemar Alcantara...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIYL6sZq0tM
Episode (018) Summary
The only fight on the Facebook prelims features Lightweights Francisco “Massaranduba” Trinaldo (11-2) against C. J. Keith (8-1). Trinaldo has brutal ground and pound as he displayed on the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Massaranduba has more experience and has faced better competition, making Keith’s only tactic to ground and smother the Brazilian with his freestyle wrestling.
The card moves onto the Fuel TV fights with Light Heavies Wagner Prado (8-1-1) facing off against last minute replacement Ildemar Alcantara...
- 1/17/2013
- by Robert Curtis
- Obsessed with Film
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