As MMA fans and Pundits alike continue to argue over the proper way to Judge Mixed Martial Arts, one other obvious problem is being almost ignored. Bad Officiating. If ever there was a fight that went on long after it should have been over, it was Curran vs Warren at Bellator 60. I take my hat off to Joe Warren for being able to handle that amount of damage without going out, but he was clearly finished about 20 blows before the official stepped in.
Sean McCorkle on Fighting for Bellator, Freak Fights, GSP/Silva/Jones & More…
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but since I’m a better writer and more knowledgeable than almost all of them, allow me to drop some mma science on y’all negroes, straight old school style. And by that I mean I’m just going to tell you guys my opinions on random topics in MMA.First off, I was very impressed with Bellator as a promotion as a whole fighting for them last Friday night. Their entire staff is very professional, they treat all of the fighters with the utmost respect almost going overboard catering to the fighters, and look to really be trying to build their promotion the right way. We stayed in an expensive hotel, the perdiem money was way more than I expected or needed, and the production crew to the PR people, to the cut guys were awesome.
Late Night MMA 3/12 Line-Up
Here is the lineup for Monday Nights Radio Broadcast
Pablo Garza - UFC Fighter with a 11-2 MMA Record will face Dennis Bermudez at UFC on Fox 3 on May 5, 2012.
Sabah Fadai ”The Persian Warrior” – Has a 6-2 MMA Record and will face Diego Bautista at MFC 33 on May 4th
Darren Elkins – UFC Fighter with a 13-2 MMA Record will face Diego Brandao on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146
Corey Hill – Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Veteran
ISAAC VALLIE-FLAGG – Strikeforce Fighter with a MMA Record 12-3
Aaron Simpson – UFC Veteran 11-5 MMA Record
George Roop – UFC Veteran 12-9 MMA Record
“Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt – MMA Veteran with a 24-21 MMA Record
Abe Wagner – Hs a 10-5 MMA Record with a WIN over Tim Sylvia
John Hackelman – Hall Of Fame Trainer
Manny Gamburyan – Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Star, UFC Fighter
Jesse Taylor – Ultimate Fighter Veteran, 20-8 MMA Record
Michah Miller – MMA Record 17-4-1
Mark Pavelich – Owner and President of Maximum Fighting Championships
Uncle Creepy Ian Mccall – UFC Fighter has a MMA Record of 11-2-1
Lorenz Larkin – Strikeforce Fighter with a 12-0-1 MM Record
Francisco Riviera – A Former UFC and WEC Fighter MMA Record 6-2
Lybarger Twins – MMA’s only Female Twins return to the program to give us a update on what they have been up to
Fan Mode: Rousey vs Tate and the Arnold Classic
“Fan Mode” is a new theme of article I am going to start working on when I go to certain events. This one is coming out a little late because I haven’t been exactly sure how I wanted it to go, and honestly I’m still not. The idea is to introduce people to what they would experience if they had gone to an event instead of watching it at home. So, through “Fan Mode” everyone will get a little bit of the full experience of attending a major event live. This edition will take you on a tour of last weeks Strikeforce: Rousey vs Tate and The Arnold Classic Sports Festival.
The first leg of our journey started on Saturday morning at the Arnold’s. If you haven’t ever heard of this sports festival, you should know that there are literally hundreds of sporting competitions taking place over the course of the weekend; everything from MMA to Fencing, and Gymnastics to Table Tennis can be found here, and the best part is, registration is open to anyone who wishes to participate. Activities usually start on Thursday and conclude Sunday evening. With all these great things going on, I have to say, I didn’t watch any of them. What we went for is the Fitness Expo, and for a Mixed Martial Arts fan, that is exactly where you want to be. The Arnold Fitness EXPO is the largest is the largest of its kind in the country and features around 700 booths of the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition. If you’re into working out, you can find almost every major, and a lot of minor, sports supplement companies there, with prices ranging anywhere from 15% to around 40% off full retail prices on anything you can think of. Another great thing about going here is that you really don’t need to buy anything. If you feel like pushing your way through the crowd for long enough to make a couple trips around the convention center, you can pick up enough free supplements to last for months. That well makes up for the $15 admission charge.
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Tonight’s “Late Night MMA” Line-up
This is the OFFICIAL Lineup for Tonights Late Night MMA Radio Show 10PM EST. 7PM Pacific
Chris “The Hammer” Horodecki – Bellator Fighter, Former WEC Fighter 18-3
Joey Beltran – Former UFC Fighter 13-7
Matt Lindland – Former UFC Middleweight Champion 22-9
Robin Black – The Score Fighting Series Color Commentator
“Diamond” Ryan Healy – Fighting in the Main Event at the Score Fighting Series 19-9
“Natural” John Alessio – Fighting in the Main Event at the Score Fighting Series 29-14
John Makdessi – UFC Fighter 9-1
Jason Brilz – Former UFC Figher 19-5-1
Chuck O’Neil – Former UFC Fighter & Ultimate Fighter Veteran
Gabe Ruediger – Ultimate Fighter 5 Veteran – 17-7
Chris Cope – Ultimate Fighter Veteran – 5-3
Eddie Yagin – UFC Fighter 15-5 (Set to face Mark Hominick at UFC 145)
Brian Hemminger – MMAMania Writer
Waachiim Spiritwolf – 9-9 Former Strikeforce and Bellator Fighter
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TheDailyPunch Rumor Rundown
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has recently come out saying that he will be retiring following his next bout in the UFC. For anyone that’s paid attention, Jackson has been teasing us with retirement for years and it has yet to come to. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for it this time either. Rampage has always been on again off again with his attitude. Just a week ago he was talking about planning to fight for a long time to come. I’d expect to see him around for at least a few more.
- Fedor has recently revealed intentions to come to the States in pursuit of bigger fights. Some have taken is comments and construed them to make it sound as though he was talking about coming to the UFC. In fact, the name UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship or anything of the sort never came out of Fedor’s mouth. The reality of the situation is, Fedor and his management have had numerous failed negotiations with the UFC and they have always been unwilling to cave in on their ridiculous demands. It is pretty likely that we never see “The Last Emperor” inside the octagon.
- In a recent interview, Nate Diaz was asked to comment on his brothers recent decision to retire from the sport. He responded, saying he believes his brother will stay retired, at least for now. triathlon season is coming up and you can be sure Nick is keeping himself busy doing something he actually seems to enjoy. Like Rampage, Diaz doesn’t take losses very well, he never has, especially when he is beaten by someone who chooses to fight “smarter” than he does. I highly doubt we have seen the last of the 209′er in the Octagon. While I’m sure he does have enough money to last him several years, I doubt that his days in Strikeforce made him enough money to last a lifetime. He’ll be back, and maybe then he will make the decision to accept his spot stuck in the upper-middle class of the division, or change his style and start fighting with better game plans.
The Rousey Wrap Up
Well, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is 5-0 now with 5 first round armbars. She is now officially giving Rousimar Palhares some serious competition as the most limb-mangling maniac in MMA. Miesha Tate reports that she does not have any broken bones following her loss Saturday night, but she would not divulge any further information regarding her left arm. I am certainly no medical professional, but it seems pretty obvious that her elbow was dislocated and maybe her shoulder as well. With a dislocation as severe as this appeared to be, there is almost definitely some soft tissue damage. I wish Miesha the best in what is sure to be a long and difficult recovery.
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Late Night MMA Returns Tonight: Updated Line-up
*To Listen To The Podcast Hit Play On The Blog Talk Radio Player In The Side Column Shortly After 10PM ET.
Here is the OFFICIAL lineup for Late Night MMA Radios return broadcast on Thursday March 1st. 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central and 7pm Pacific
- Caros Fodor returns to the program to talk about his win over Justin Wilcox back in December and his big fight at Strikeforce March 3rd against Pat Healy on Showtime Extreme. (10pm Eastern/11pm Pacific)
- UFC Fighter Stipe Miočić will make his return to the radio show. Stipe is coming off a huge KO victory over Phil De Fries (which earned him the knockout of the night) at UFC on FUEL TV. (10:15pm Eastern/7:15pm Pacific)
- Strikeforce’s Tim Kennedy joins the program to help breakdown and give his picks for the Strikeforce Event Rousey VS Tate. (10:30pm Eastern/7:30pm Pacific)
- Ryan Couture will be checking into the show hours before he takes to the weigh in scales for his fight against Conor Heun at Strikeforce Rousey VS Tate (10:45pm Eastern/7:45pm Pacific)
- Former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle is next up on the program and he is on a impressive run (5-0 Through the Independant Promotions) (10:45pm Eastern/7:45pm Pacific)
- UFC Fighter Claude Patrick 14-2 then will join the program, and we will talk about his last fight in the UFC against Brian Ebersole (11:00pm Eastern/8:00pm Pacifc)
- Former UFC Fighter Joseph Sandoval makes his debut on Late Night MMA Radio and talks about life after the UFC (11:15pm Eastern/8:15pm Pacific)
- Strikeforce Fighter Alexis Davis joins the program to talk about her fight against fellow Canadian Sara Kaufman at Strikeforce Tate VS Rousey. (11:30pm Eastern/8:30pm Pacific)
- Ed ‘SHORT FUSE’ Herman returns to the program. Since we last spoke to him he has added another win to his winning streak (11:45pm Eastern/8:45pm Pacific)
- Joe A Martinez World Famous Ring Announcer will also be on the show talking all the latest in MMA 12:00am Eastern/9:00pm Pacific)
- Jorge ‘LIL Monster’ Lopez is scheduled to return to the show to talk his injurys and the long awaited matchup against Sadollah.. (12:15am Eastern/9:15pm Pacific)
- Kim “SUGAR FREE” Couture then joins the show to talk about the women fights at Strikeforce Rousey VS Tate. (12:30am Eastern/9:30pm Pacific)
- MMA Oddsmaker Nick Kalikas from www.BetOnFighting.com will wrap up the program by breaking down this weekends UFC and Strikeforce events (12:45am Eastern/9:45pm Pacific)
Fan’s can call in to the show at 323-693-3047 or toll free in the USA at 877-221-6957
Strikeforce: Rousey vs Tate Preview
Strikeforce: Rousey vs Tate kicks off Saturday night from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. The event will be the second put on by Strikeforce to coincide with the Arnold’s Sports Festival which comes to downtown Columbus annually on the first week of March. It is a stacked show featuring former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson taking on K.J. Noons, former UFC standouts Paul Daley and Scott Smith and is headlined by questionably the biggest fight in WMMA history. I’m pressed for time today so let’s just jump right in with the picks.
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Twit Picker: Rousey vs Tate
With this weekends Strikeforce Main Event between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate being so well hyped, I decided to take to the world of Twitter to see who people were thinking would come out on top. Like these two women, the rest of my tweeting friends seemed to be split about their thoughts on the bout. Who do you think will win?
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