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Saturday, March 31, 2012
The World's Oldest UFC Fan?
"The strategy involved is the most amazing part. It’s also very mentally challenging for anyone to enter the ring or the Octagon." - Sam Chinkes 
Fill in the blank: The oldest UFC fan I have ever met is __ years old.
Fill in the blank: The oldest UFC fan I have ever met is __ years old. 63? 67? 72?
You can stop scanning your brain. I got ya beat.
I’m confident that the man who would set the record for oldest UFC fanatic lives right here in the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas.
He is a native New Yorker and World War II Army veteran. He has worked extensively as an ad exec, painter and sculptor. And, in his spare time, his daring choice of television programming has prompted his wife of 62 years to ask him on many a night: “Why are you watching that again?”
“Cuz’ it’s the best thing on television!” he responds in an affable tone, citing humor as paramount to his long-lasting union.
The name of this unique superfan: Mr. Sam Chinkes. Born in 1923. 88 years young. And living proof that although the UFC impressively reels in the male 18-34 demographic, and has hooked a surprising number of female fans on the sport as well, that the elder statesmen among us are not immune to the allure and artistry of a cagefight. After all, a fascination with fighting is in every human being’s DNA.
Since the early 1990s, Chinkes said, he has been faithfully watching UFC. Back when Royce Gracie put UFC on the map with mind-blowing victories over 250-pound Goliaths.
“My wife doesn’t care for it,” Chinkes confided, “but she has her own TV. I watch (UFC) whenever I can and most of the time I find it’s the best thing on TV … except for some old movie favorites of mine. I watch movies about the mafia all the time. I mean, I’m from New York. But I’ll still watch UFC instead of my favorite movies because I’ve seen the movies many times before. I make sure to catch the statistics before all of the fights. I’m crazy about the announcer, Bruce Buffer. He’s terrific! Very dramatic. He’s a real pro.”
Track and field was Chinkes’ forte in his prime, though he was always smitten with the sport of boxing. As a child growing up in the Bronx, he and some friends would test themselves on a makeshift punching bag made from a potato sack. They donned gloves and lightly sparred under a fire escape stairway.
“We never hit each other hard – though I saw stars one time,” Chinkes reminisced. “I’m not a fighter. I’ve never been in a fight in my life. But if the UFC were around when I was younger, I would have liked to have coached a fight. I’m absolutely sure I could have done it. I would understand my fighters, be a good strategist. I was a survivor of World War II, so I think in those terms.
“So I’ve always liked the sport. It’s athletic. There’s an art to keeping your balance, hitting someone 
and avoiding getting hit. The strategy involved is the most amazing part. It’s also very mentally challenging for anyone to enter the ring or the Octagon.”
I ask Mr. Chinkes to name his favorite UFC fighters.
“The Canadian guy … what’s his name? … GSP,” he replied. “The heavyset guy who was beat recently… the heavyweight champ … Brock Lesnar! Yeah. He’s a guy I got to like for awhile. But then I saw that as tough as he is, as big as he is – he can’t take a punch. Am I wrong?”
Bonus Material: How I (Accidentally) Met Sam Chinkes
Good stories, like $100 bills, aren’t supposed to miraculously fall from the sky and into your lap. Cosmic luck caused mine and Mr. Chinkes’ paths to cross. I was reading alone at what seems like the world’s last bookstore when a gentleman sat down at the table next to me. For as long as I can remember I’ve had a soft spot for most of my elders, particularly those of upbeat energy and the glass-is-half full cheer. The laid-back but self-assured stranger beside me fit the bill. I asked what he was reading and the conversation flowed easily from that point on, as if I had known this man for many years.
He seemed super-sharp, showing off a very agile mind.
“You must read a lot,” I presumed.
“As a matter of fact, not all that much,” he countered.
That veered us in to more interesting turf: He’d been married 62 years to the same woman. 62 years! How many things, other than food and water and a toilet, do you think you’ll enjoy a 62-year relationship with?
I’ve always been fascinated by seniors, by the wisdom they’ve accrued that could save the rest of us the suffering of wisdom by Trial & Error. I’ve always been irked by what seems, in my opinion, a society that treats seniors as second-class citizens. There are other cultures where seniors are treated with reverence. Here we tend to treat them with deference, as if they are all senile, all something none of us wants to be.
And I’ve always, always, always been fascinated by people that can make their marriage work for a long time. 30 years. 40 years. 50 years. And not suffer the marriage, but enjoy it. A divorcee myself, I perk up when marriage marathoners share their secrets and advice.
“You want to know what it is?” he tells me. “It’s humor. We’re always making each other laugh. I used to think that the younger years would be the best. But the truth is, our older years are the best. We laugh more now than ever.”
He asks me to guess his age. I concentrate on his face and build. I’ve always possessed a whacky (and incredibly useless) skill of being able to guess how much people weigh within two or three pounds. I get it from my wrestling background. People’s ages stump me more, because some people age prematurely and others so gracefully.
“76,” I tell Mr. Chinkes.
Stumping me makes him smile.
“88.”
We talk some more and somehow or another we start discussing television programming. I live in a four bedroom home and have 20-inch television that I have never, not once, turned on or watched. My instant friend watches his fair share of television.
“You know the best thing on television these days?” he asks rhetorically. “It’s UFC.”
I didn’t instantly perk up. I didn’t make the connection. UFC? That must be three initials that stand for some senior citizen organization.
He couldn’t be referring to the UFC I know and love – Ultimate Fighting Championship.
But just to be sure … “What do you mean by UFC? You don’t mean cagefighting UFC, do you?”
“Yeah, the cage fights! I love watching that!”
And there you have it. Apparently every demographic on the planet is susceptible to the UFC, which is one of the few places left on earth that is truly a meritocracy. Unlike almost every other business, UFC isn’t a who-you-know industry. It isn’t about who has the most money, or the best lawyers, or the prettiest mug. It’s mano y mano. May the best man win. Sam Chinkes “gets it,” reminding me – reminding all of us – that we should learn and evolve and stay open-minded for as long as we are here.
I walk him to his car. He wants to show me something. He opens the trunk of his car. There are dozens of black shirts in a box. He holds one up: It is a sketch of one fighter front kicking another to the face. Reminscent of the breathtaking technique that Anderson Silva used to knockout Vitor Belfort.
“I drew that sketch right off the top of my head in seconds,” Chinkes said.
Sam Chinkes gave me one of his shirts. And I thought so highly of this extraordinary fan, and his love of UFC, that I wrote a story about him.
Sam has never been to a live UFC event. The UFC and myself are going to change that very soon.
Do you know a UFC fan who breaks the mold, or are you one? Email a picture and description to fanpic@ufc.com to be considered for a future feature!
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The Ultimate Recap Live*: Episode One
*Recap not actually live 
Seeing that there was a significant gap between UFC events, I graciously accepted the offer to do The Ultimate Fighter Live Recap. Expect some of the same things that you get from the Downes Side -- expert analysis, proper grammar, and maybe even a reference to the Lincoln-Douglas presidential debates.
Weekly recaps of The Ultimate Fighter Live, airing Friday night at 10 pm ET/PT on FX. Click here for international channels and here to see past episodes.
After an intro to the new season and format (the show is now half-taped content from the last week of training/living in the house; but the fights at the end of the episodes air live each week) from Dana White we fly through some snapshots of the fighters. Michael Chiesa stands out to me due to his similarities to Cody McKenzie. Not only do they have similar looks, but apparently they both live out of their cars. Now he just needs a submission named after him -- Chies-a-tine or Chies-a-plata are my early favorites.
Next up we go right into team selections. Urijah Faber wins the coin toss, which gives him the right to choose either the first fighter for his team or the first matchup of guys to fight. Faber elects to choose the first fight, giving Cruz the first fighter pick. Later we’ll hear Faber explain how this strategy puts his team in position for a “guaranteed win.”
Cruz takes Justin Lawrence with the first pick (that’s the guy who poured it on and knocked out experienced vet James Krause inside of 90 seconds in the premiere) and Faber chooses Al Iaquinta (the toe ruiner). Cruz fills out his roster with (in order) Sam Sicilia (the 8-second knockout guy from the premiere), Myles Jury (a TUF 13 contestant who had to leave due to injury and a training partner of Cruz in San Diego), Mike Rio, James Vick, Vinc Pichel, Chris Tickle, and Jeremy Larsen. Faber’s crew grows with Cristiano Marcello (the Gracie black belt), Daron Cruickshank, Joe Proctor, Mike Chiesa, John Cofer, Andy Ogle (the British kid) and Chris Saunders (The One With the Mohowak).
The picks go largely without incident until Cruz opts for Chris Tickle because Tickle had been openly lobbying to be on Faber’s team. In a mind-eff of things to come, Cruz explains that he was purposely throwing a wrench into Faber’s plans – since everyone knew Tickle was Faber-focused, Faber didn’t have to use up one of his picks on him, because he knew Dominick wouldn’t take him. Or in his words, “I took him because Urijah would take him, and by me taking him, Faber couldn’t take him anymore because he was taken.” While I applaud him for showing all the verb tenses of take (despite lack of the pluperfect) it was a little confusing. we’ll see if “Bad Boy” Tickle ends up being a great pick up or if it’ll just be a really creepy piece of fan fiction.
After a couple of training clips, the guys gather in the gym for the fight announcement. As the teams are waiting, we get a little of the beloved trash talk between the two coaches. Faber confronts Cruz about comments he made in UFC magazine about Urijah’s parents helping him set up a gym. Faber warns Cruz against bringing his family up, and tells him to stop. Dominick apologizes and says he meant no offense. Faber accepts Cruz’ apology on behalf of his dad (really.)
Reasoned discussion followed by an apology and understanding -- are you listening, Jon and Rashad?! The church bake sale I went to last week had more tension than that. (In my defense, those cookies were over-baked and I deserved a refund.)
Team Faber decides to pit Michael Cruickshank against James Vick. The prevailing attitude is that boxer Vick is too one-dimensional for this fight and that Cruickshank, a seasoned kickboxer trained by his parents (“My mom can beat up your dad,” he smiles), will easily win. Even Cruz admits that his fighter is the underdog. Now, I have an unfair bias in favor of lanky lightweights, so right away I was hoping that Vick wouldn’t embarrass himself.
After some more training clips, the coaches call Michael Chiesa into the back. He takes a phone call from his mother, who informs him that his father has died of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Chiesa later meets with Dana White and learns that he’ll be able to leave the house for the funeral and return if he wants. Chiesa immediately says he’ll return and compete. Chiesa is obviously devastated, and frankly, his raw emotion and the unflinching cameras make it devastating to watch.
After a level of gravitas previosly unseen on TUF, it’s fight time. Vick gets a pep talk backstage from Cruz, who implores him to go out and have fun. Vick’s only response is a nervous-sounding “Yes, sir.” Meanwhile in the Team Faber locker room, Cruickshank is relaxed and ready to get out there.
The first few minutes are uneventful. Crankshaft (isn't that easier to remember?!) throws some flashy Tae Kwon Do kicks that look cool, but like most of what you buy at Bed Bath & Beyond, don’t really accomplish much. Suddenly, 'Shaft dives in on a double leg and eats a hard right knee to the face. It puts him out cold and lanky underdog James Vick is on his way to the quarterfinals. All in all, things worked out well for Vick -- except for when Jon Anik totally left him hanging during the post fight interview.
The show closes with the fight selection for next week and a big psychological play by Dom. Cruz pulls a slick move by choosing first-pick Justin Lawrence for next week’s bout, then telling Faber to pick who from his team he wants to battle Lawrence. Faber sits in stunned silence, unsure who to send in, and asks his team if any of them are “ready to scrap.” No one on Team Faber makes a move. I hadn’t heard that much awkward silence since I told my parents I was ditching grad school to become a professional fighter.
Finally, Cruz picks Marcello and the match that many fans expected to see at the Finale is set for next week. Will Team Cruz’s number-one pick show his worth? Will Team Faber get their first win with their second choice? Will someone finally urinate on someone/something? Find out next week!
In the meantime, be sure to follow me on twitter @dannyboydownes, the show at @InsideTUF and leave comments. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m writing this on St. Patrick’s Day and I have a couple Irish stereotypes to fulfill.
Here’s the season at a glance:
Team Cruz
Myles Jury
Jeremy Larsen
Justin Lawrence - schedued to fight Cristiano Marcello in episode 2
Vinc Pichel
Mike Rio
Sam Sicilia
Chris Tickle
James Vick - (1-0) won via KO over Daron Cruickshank in episode 1
Team Faber
Mike Chiesa
John Cofer
Daron Cruickshank - (0-1) lost to James Vick in episode 1
Al Iaquinta
Cristiano Marcello - scheduled to fight Justin Lawrence in episode 2
Andy Ogle
Joe Proctor
Chris Saunders
Crazy Tim's Even Crazier Ride Back to the UFC
"When I’m fighting, people are gonna be standing up in their living rooms hollering at the TV. If at some point that costs me my career, I don’t care. I’m gonna keep on doing it until the wheels fall off.” - Tim Credeur 
In September of 2009, Tim Credeur fought the fight of his career against Nate Quarry, only to lose a heartbreaking three round decision.
In September of 2009, Tim Credeur fought the fight of his career against Nate Quarry, only to lose a heartbreaking three round decision. Seven months later, he was faced with the biggest fight of his life, and it was one he couldn’t afford to lose.
It all started with the usual medicals he needed to get for his UFC 113 bout with Tom Lawlor in May of 2010. It was his first fight back since his 15 minute war with Quarry, his first UFC loss, and fans were anticipating the middleweight showdown. It was a routine process until it wasn’t routine anymore, and Credeur’s doctor called him in to explain that there was something showing up on his brain, but that he wasn’t sure what it was. Worst case scenario, it was a brain tumor. Even worse than that, since it was located in the hypothalamus, it was inoperable.
Credeur, 32 at the time, had been training in martial arts since he was a teenager. Fighting was a huge part of his life. A bigger part was his wife Mamie, and as he left the doctor’s office, he struggled to come up with a plan on how to tell her.
But she called first.
He froze, not ready yet. But even if he was, she had news of her own. She was pregnant with their first child. The specter of death and the promise of life intersected that day in Louisiana, and if Credeur wanted to get a glimpse at the cruel jokes life can play on us, he instead got an eyeful.
“As nervous as I was about not fighting again, I had to shelf that,” said Credeur. “It wasn’t really the priority. My wife is my number one priority and I had to figure out a way to shelf my problems and shelf my frustrations and be excited with her and make her feel okay. So I didn’t tell her anything for a little over a week. Then we talked about it and figured out what we were gonna do. It was kind of a blessing in disguise because since I couldn’t fight, I had to focus on some other things. I had the opportunity to build my business, build my gym, train a bunch of other fighters and focus on things I hadn’t been focusing on. I had been focusing on myself.”
There was still the unknown mark on his brain scan though, and as the months went by, he had to return to the doctor several times.
“We had to do multiple scans over time,” he said. “It was so small and so minor that they weren’t sure if it was the beginning of an aneurysm or a tumor. They weren’t really sure what it was, but maybe it was too dangerous for me to be fighting.”
Each subsequent scan brought a little hope, but at the same time, more questions.
“Am I gonna be able to be the father that I’ve always wanted to be?”
“What’s gonna happen to my wife?”
Finally, after a crushing wait of nearly seven months, Credeur got some unexpected good news.
“I’m okay, the thing in my brain was kinda just an anomaly, a freckle, something I was probably born with,” he said, sounding drained after reliving the worst ordeal of his life. Two weeks later, more good news as Mamie gave birth to Audrey in January of this year.
Tim Credeur was alive, was going to stay that way, and he was a daddy. But the first person he gives credit to is his wife.
“My wife’s tough, man,” he said. “She’s amazing. She’s been with me through thick and thin for ten years and she stuck by my side and we gutted through it, we made it work, and we’re okay.”
There was only one thing missing…
A fight.
And after getting cleared to resume training and his fighting career, Credeur signed a contract to face Ed Herman this Saturday on the Ultimate Fighter Finale card in Las Vegas. For the native of Lafayette, Louisiana, it’s like reconnecting with an old friend.
“The biggest thing that I missed was the competition,” he said. “Competing’s in my blood. I’m not the greatest athlete and I’m not the greatest talent, but that fire to compete and the enjoyment of being in the ring and getting into some battles with some of the best fighters in the world is what I miss the most. We’ve got to support our families, but I don’t really care so much about the money, and I’m not trying to be famous. I’m not trying to do nothing else other than getting some fights. That’s all I really want to do. That’s why I got in this sport. I started when I was about 14 years old and I’ve been headlong into it ever since then.”
He almost lost it too, but that only makes him want it more.
“Sometimes horrible things that happen to us are really just blessings in disguise,” he said. “So I’m lucky to be able to walk away from those things a better person, a stronger person, and I thank God for the gifts we have and the blessings we have. I’m blessed to be able to compete in a sport that’s always been my dream and something I wanted to be a part of. Now more than ever, I’m more inspired, more focused, and more dedicated, and more excited.”
Fight fans should be excited as well, because Credeur is one of those rare souls who will always deliver a supreme effort in the Octagon by being completely willing to put himself in harm’s way. The Quarry fight was the most shining example of this, as he basically threw his black belt in Jiu-Jitsu to the side in favor of a slugfest with one of the hardest-hitting 185 pounders in the world. And the shocking part of the whole ordeal was that Credeur was winning exchanges and hurting Quarry on a number of occasions before the “Rock” would roar back and tag “Crazy Tim.” It was a grueling battle to remember for Credeur, regardless of the result.
“I might drop some fights sometimes, and Nate Quarry beat me fair and square, but Tim Credeur is not gonna beat Tim Credeur,” he said. “I’m gonna get in there every time and fight my heart out. I’m never gonna go in there and try to eke out a decision or fight the smart fight or keep my distance and win on points. I’m never gonna fight like that. I’m not saying the way I fight is any smarter; maybe it’s not, but at least when I’m fighting, people are gonna be standing up in their living rooms hollering at the TV. If at some point that costs me my career, I don’t care. I’m gonna keep on doing it until the wheels fall off.”
That’s toughness you can’t buy and you can’t learn it either. Where does Credeur’s come from? Louisiana soil.
“Let’s be honest,” he said. “I was not a widely recruited high school athlete for any sport, I’m not this great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion talent that was scouted by the UFC. I’m not that and I never have been; I’m just a guy that worked really, really hard and made sacrifices a bunch of other people weren’t willing to make to be where I’m at. And when I get in there, I’ll be damned if I’m gonna beat myself. As best as I can, I’m gonna fight until either he falls down or I fall down or my heart explodes. That’s the only way that I really know how. Some of that is because of the way that I’ve been raised. In Louisiana, there’s a really blue collar mentality. We work for everything we have. So many things go wrong in our state – hurricanes destroy our homes, our lives are destroyed by the whims of the oil barons, and the oil explosion in the gulf pretty much ruined our economy. I think Louisiana is ranked 49th in the country in everything – education, roads, everything. It’s a hard life down here, and it’s tough. So to get by it takes hard work, sacrifice, and dedication. And that’s all I know.”
Audrey Credeur will learn those lessons some day as well, and when she does, that will be more important to her father than any victories in the Octagon or world championship belts around his waist. If he didn’t before, he certainly knows now how precious life is, and he’s living every moment of it to the fullest. Is there any better legacy to leave your child?
“I just hope that when my daughter looks back at my life, she’s proud of who her dad is,” he said. “I want her to be filled with pride at the sacrifices I made for her, the way I raised her, the integrity that I showed in my life and the kind of man that I was.”
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Jersey Boys Lined Up for UFC on FX in June
Up-to-the-minute news about UFC on FX 4, taking place June 22 in Atlantic City, NJ
More fight card updates:
FX 2
UFC 144
FUEL 2
UFC 145
FUEL 3
UFC 146
UFC on FX 3
The main event, as announced on Sunday, will be a five-round battle between two of the best lightweights in the world, Clay Guida and Gray Maynard. Since then, a handful of fights have come together, promising another exciting event on the Eastern seaboard.
Two welterweight bouts will pit the best of Brazil against home-grown talent. Jersey boy Dan Miller will drop to welterweight for the first time in his UFC career for a fight against Ricardo Funch. Plus Matthew Riddle, who grew up one state over in Allentown, Pennsylvania, will take on Luis "Beicao" Ramos. Riddle and Ramos were originally slated to fight at UFC 141 in Las Vegas, but the fight was scratched after Riddle became sick the day of the event.
Two other Garden State natives have also landed spots on the fight card. Rich Attonito, who trains at American Top Team in Florida but was born in Elizabeth, NJ, will face Rick "The Horror" Story at 170 pounds. Plus Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone will return to action after more than a year in a middleweight tilt with TUF veteran Chris Camozzi.
One more welterweight bout was added at the end of Wednesday: submission specialist TJ Waldburger will face relentless wrestler Brian "Bad Boy" Ebersole.
Verbal agreements for the above bouts are in. Ticket and venue information will be announced soon.
Streaming Site Shuttered, Records Seized
ZUFFA LLC TAKES DOWN ILLEGAL STREAM WEBSITE AND SEIZES ITS RECORDS
UFC® PARENT COMPANY TO VIGOROUSLY PURSUE CLAIMS AGAINST USERS
As part of the on-going initiative against online piracy, Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization, was successful in taking down and seizing the records of www.greenfeedz.com, a website which illegally streamed a dozen UFC® Pay-Per-View events.The records detail the email addresses, user names, number of events users illegally streamed and the IP addresses of all users who registered to watch pirated UFC events. The website had illegally streamed all UFC PPVs from UFC 130 to UFC 142, and the user records date back to May 28, 2011.
Zuffa will be pursuing these claims through its counsel.
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Alves Still Packing Some Tricks Up His Sleeve
"I have a lot of respect for Kampmann, but once we close that cage, it’s gonna be all about me and I’m gonna break him." - Thiago Alves 
Long respected as one of the top welterweights in the game, Thiago Alves had nonetheless got himself into a rut. And at 170 pounds in the UFC, if you’re in a rut, that’s like blood in the water for the sharks that occupy the division.
Long respected as one of the top welterweights in the game, Thiago Alves had nonetheless got himself into a rut. And at 170 pounds in the UFC, if you’re in a rut, that’s like blood in the water for the sharks that occupy the division. So almost in the blink of an eye, a seven fight win streak that included wins over Chris Lytle, Karo Parisyan, Matt Hughes, and Josh Koscheck turned into a stretch where the “Pitbull” lost three of four bouts, making his UFC 138 match with unbeaten Papy Abedi last November a must win.
And Alves pulled off the victory, but more impressive than the notch in his win column was the way he won, by using his stellar striking game to set up a rear naked choke submission, the first tap out victory in a career that began in 2001.
“I’m always trying to improve, and that’s the goal in my camp at American Top Team,” said Alves. “We all try to get better and better. Before, a lot of people saw me as one-dimensional, but it was just easier for me to keep the fight standing because that’s where I’m comfortable and where I’m best at. I never really wanted to take the fight to the ground. But I’m very comfortable wherever the fight takes place, and you’re definitely gonna see a very, very dangerous “Pitbull” this time, even more than in the last few times.”
Admitting that he needs to be “open to doing new things,” Alves, still just 28 years old, looked like a new man in the Abedi fight, and he sounds like one leading into his main event bout tonight against Martin Kampmann. What a difference a big win makes, and having that victory propel you into a main event can do even more wonders for your psyche.
“If you said you don’t like it, you’re probably lying,” laughed Alves when asked about being in the UFC on FX main event. “It’s always good to be recognized for your work, and it’s a great opportunity for both of us to headline this show. I’m very excited, I prepared myself very well for this fight, and I’m gonna put on a great performance for the fans and for the UFC.”
Alves has apparently put his weight issues behind him as well, as he clocked in at 170.5 for his bout, a half-pound under the allotted limit. It’s actually gotten to the point where entire articles don’t have to focus on what he weighs, and more on what he’s planning to do on fight night, not a small thing when the last few years have seen the Brazilian besieged by queries about his weight.
“When you work with (diet and conditioning guru) Mike Dolce, you’re gonna be on weight and you’re gonna come prepared to fight the next day,” he said. “I knew it wasn’t gonna be overnight; it was gonna take a few fights to prove to everyone that I’m doing this serious now and that nobody’s gonna stop me. So it feels great, and the weight is never gonna be an issue again.”
What will be an issue is the man standing across from him in the Octagon tonight, fellow contender Martin Kampmann. Running an almost parallel course as Alves over the years, it’s surprising that the two have never met before, but this compelling showdown has finally arrived, and it’s not one that’s coming as a shock to the “Pitbull.”
“I’ve definitely been watching Kampmann for a while,” said Alves. “I love his style, I love the way that he fights, I think it’s the perfect matchup for both of us, and I think the best fighter and the most prepared fighter is gonna win, and that’s me.”
Kampmann feels the same way, only with the final result being him with his hand raised. Yet what makes this fight interesting isn’t each man’s high confidence level, but the different tools that each brings to the table. Alves is an aggressive Muay Thai striker with knockout power and the desire to lead. As for Kampmann, “He’s very dangerous everywhere,” said Alves. “He’s a great striker, he’s got Greco and wrestling skills, and also great submission skills, so he’s very dangerous, but I’m very prepared for wherever the fight takes place. I have a lot of respect for Kampmann, but once we close that cage, it’s gonna be all about me and I’m gonna break him.”
Alves may be counting on the possibility that Kampmann, who came up on the short end of two controversial decisions against Diego Sanchez and Jake Shields, gets a little overaggressive in an attempt to finish and leaves himself open for an Alves punch, kick, or knee.
“Whenever you come to fight, you know you’re gonna take risks, and I’m always gonna fight and always gonna push forward, so I’m definitely gonna put myself in a position to finish him,” he admits. “But when you do that, you’ve got to be very careful to not overcommit and not open yourself to get finished. But that’s what we train for and that’s what the fight game is all about, so if he slips, I’m gonna catch him.”
Maybe without a strike but with one of his new submissions? Maybe a flying armbar?
“I don’t think so,” laughs Alves. “Maybe a flying triangle, but not a flying armbar.”
Benson Henderson - Bring 'Em On
UFC.com checks in with new UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson... 
Here’s the difference between Benson Henderson and the rest of us. The week after winning the UFC lightweight title should have been a time for the Arizonan to be taking his victory lap, blowing up to middleweight on a steady diet of food not meant for world-class athletes, and generally living it up.
Here’s the difference between Benson Henderson and the rest of us. The week after winning the UFC lightweight title should have been a time for the Arizonan to be taking his victory lap, blowing up to middleweight on a steady diet of food not meant for world-class athletes, and generally living it up. Instead, the newly crowned titlist, one weekend removed from winning a five rounder over Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 in Japan, was back in action, competing in the Arizona International Open jiu-jitsu tournament. As a brown belt he took first place in the middleweight division and third in the absolute class, but the results really don’t matter – not in the great scheme of things and not to Henderson. It was all about getting out there and doing it.
“I’ve done that after all my UFC fights,” he said, almost matter-of-factly, as if it’s no big deal to be back competing just a week after a grueling five round MMA fight. “It just so happens, coincidentally, that there’s always a jiu-jitsu tournament the weekend after I get back. I like to compete, I like to have fun, and it’s a nice little break for me being able to compete and the world isn’t on the line, like ‘You have to win, it’s all or nothing.’ If I lose, big deal; I get caught in an arm lock, yeah, okay, I lost, but I had fun competing.”
It’s a pleasant reminder that while this is prizefighting and a way to make a living and a business, there are still fighters out there who embrace the martial arts aspect of the sport, and that still look at getting better as the greatest reward.
“I don’t need the spotlight on me,” said Henderson. “I love to compete, I love the competition aspect of life, and I love the martial arts aspect of living and constantly improving and bettering yourself and not getting complacent. I’m trying to get better, even if it’s the weekend after a fight. I’m trying to have fun, go compete, and improve whatever realm I’m in.”
That attitude allowed Henderson to sail to the top of the WEC’s lightweight division in 2009-10, and in less than a year in the Octagon, he’s done the same in the UFC, defeating Mark Bocek, Jim Miller, Clay Guida, and Edgar to ascend to the throne. And in typical Henderson fashion, he defeated Edgar in a close and exciting battle that left no fan disappointed. Well, maybe Henderson, who, as a perfectionist, would have liked to end the bout with a flourish.
“My take on the fight is that it was a good scrap, but I definitely think I could have done better,” said the 28-year old, who earned the belt via scores of 49-46 twice, and 48-47. “I left some holes out there and didn’t quite get the finish that I wanted, but it was a good scrap.”
“Good scrap” is an understatement, and it’s the reason why Henderson and Edgar will meet up again later this year for a rematch. And that’s just fine with the new champ.
“Let’s run that back, let’s do it again,” he said. “In my eyes, I don’t really see myself as one of those primadonna wide receivers: “I want this, and this has gotta happen.” I represent the UFC, I’m the 155-pound guy right now, and even if you don’t have the belt, it’s not about you calling some guys out. To me, that’s kinda tacky and disrespectful. It’s Sean Shelby, Joe Silva, and Dana White’s job to put somebody in front of you. Whoever they put in front of me, I will beat up. It doesn’t matter. My job is not to match myself up and call this guy or that guy out. I’m not gonna go on Twitter and make my own match. Some guys are into that and that’s the way they want to pursue their career, and they can go right ahead. My job is to beat people up.”
Henderson takes that job seriously, and if you didn’t know that from a WEC career that saw him face Anthony Njokuani, Shane Roller, Donald Cerrone (twice), Jamie Varner, and Anthony Pettis, you can certainly see it in his UFC resume thus far. Simply put, Henderson doesn’t back down from a fight, and when he says that as champion he wants to fight everyone, it’s not a catchy quote; it’s reality. And while he knows it may take some time for the rest of the world to catch on, he’s willing to put in the time to make sure everyone knows that he’s not a talker, he’s a doer.
“I definitely don’t want to get too far ahead of myself,” he admits. “People seem to think that I’m arrogant or cocky, and I don’t want to come across like that. I’ve said it from the very beginning that I want to be the best fighter and I want to fight and beat everybody. It’s not me looking ahead and being cocky all of a sudden like, oh, I beat Frankie Edgar and now all of a sudden I’m gonna smash everybody. I was saying this from the beginning. I’m as confident as any other fighter on the UFC roster. I’m a very confident fighter and all fighters are, or they should be. I want to fight everybody on the roster at 155, I want to beat ‘em all, and I want to have a nice long reign at 155. I’ll do a Bernard Hopkins or Joe Louis. I want to make 155 my weight class and I want my name to be synonymous with it. I think that would be something special.”
Considering that boxing greats Hopkins and Louis each reigned for over a decade, that would be something pretty special, but Henderson is up for the challenge. And though it remains to be seen, his eventual impact may turn out to be greater outside the Octagon than in it, as he’s a many-layered individual with interests and a back story that goes far beyond what is seen as typical these days. As I wrote of Henderson back in the WEC days, “In a world of black and white, WEC lightweight contender Ben Henderson emerges in Technicolor.”
Nothing has happened since to dispel that notion. If anything, he’s turned into an even more compelling figure to watch. But he’s not about to change under the bright lights. He’s still Benson Henderson. He just has more people paying attention these days.
“It’s not something I really thought about until later on, until I started to realize that I’m on a much bigger platform to get the things that I talk about and bring up and love out there,” said Henderson, a self-proclaimed comics, sci-fi, and fantasy junkie who is also a devout Christian. “But I don’t want to be the guy who just does all that stuff just for the sake of doing it. I want people to know that it’s okay to be a comic book nerd and still go beat people up. (Laughs) But the thing I want to be adamant about is being a Christian and being that guy for some kid who always hears about it from his grandmother but doesn’t give it any serious thought; now he can hear about when he’s watching Pay-Per-View and then go ‘yeah, maybe I’ll listen to this.’”
One More Bout Added to Fairfax Fight - Tickets on Sale Today!
Up-to-the-minute news about the UFC on FUEL 3 fight card, taking place May 15 in Fairfax, VA.
More fight card updates:
UFC on FUEL 2
UFC 145
UFC on FOX 3
UFC 146
The bout replaces the originally-planned 205 bout between Brandon Vera and Thiago Silva. That matchup fell through after Vera was injured. Silva was then tapped to headline the UFC on FUEL event in Sweden against Alexander Gustafsson when his original opponent, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, was also injured.
The ticket presale for the event, headlined by a featherweight contender's match between Chan Sung Jung ("The Korean Zombie") and Dustin Poirier began Wednesday morning, with general on-sale starting Friday.
Stephens in Against Cowboy, Plus Four New Fairfax Fights updated February 29
An exciting lightweight matchup has been tweaked due to injury, and the result is... another exciting lightweight matchup. With dynamic striker Yves Edwards injured, the bomb-lobbing Jeremy Stephens has been tapped to replace him against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. Chances for an of-the-night performances are good -- Stephens has picked up post-fight bonuses in three of his last six bouts; Cerrone in five of his last seven.
In other lightweight action on FUEL TV, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialists Carlo ‘Neo’ Prater and TJ Grant will clash, and wrestler/brawler Kamal ‘Prince of Persia’ Shalorus will meet BJJ black belt/brawler Rafael Dos Anjos.
Another contender is entering the UFC's bantamweight division as Azamat Gashimov makes his promotional debut against Alex Soto. "The aggressive styles of these fighters should make for a action-packed fight," said UFC president Dana White.
Plus longtime bantamweight veterans Jeff Curran and Johnny Eduardo will battle it out in the Octagon in Fairfax.
Bouts listed have been verbally agreed upon by both fighters.
The Hulk Takes on the Tiger in Fairfax updated February 13
Two bantamweight striking specialists, Mike "The Hulk" Easton and Yves "Tiger" Jabouin will go head-to-head in the Octagon on May 15th in Fairfax, VA. Both have verbally agreed to the bout, which will take place on a fight card that's quickly shaping up to feature some of the most exciting fighters in the UFC.
Fairfax Fight Card Filling Up updated February 11
Verbal agreements are in for a trio of bouts at the UFC event May 15 in Fairfax that feature TUF fan favorites coming in off the injured list.
TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah will meet 11-2 Wanderlei Silva protege Jorge Lopez in a welterweight war. The matchup was originally slated to take place last weekend at UFC 143, but both fighters were injured during their training camps.
Lightweight Aaron Riley will throw down in his hometown against TUF 12 submission specialist Cody McKenzie.
Fans in Fairfax will also witness a middleweight matchup between 10-2 Dongi ‘The Ox’ Yang and 7-1 Brad Tavares.
Poirier vs. Zombie to Headline in Fairfax updated February 10
"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung takes on Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier in a three-round main event, set for May 15th in Fairfax, VA.
Jung, widely regarded as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, is coming off the 2nd-fastest KO in UFC history and pulled off the submission of the year for 2011. Poirier is the division's fastest-rising star, and known for his relentless power punching style, but his last two outings have earned him spectacular submission wins. He remains undefeated at featherweight.
In other UFC on FUEL news, two of the UFC's most exciting lightweights will clash as Yves Edwards and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone go to war.
Additionally, Brandon Vera was injured shortly after his rematch with Thiago Silva was announced. Stepping in for the light heavyweight bout will be Igor Pokrajac, who most recently knocked out Krzysztof Soszynski and stopped Todd Brown.
All three fights have been verbally agreed upon.
Silva and Vera Get Their Rematch updated February 2
Light heavyweights Thiago Silva and Brandon "The Truth" Vera have verbally agreed to wrap up some unfinished business this May in Fairfax, VA. "Their last fight ended up a no contest and both guys are out to prove that they are the better man," said UFC president Dana White.
Verbal agreements are also in for a middleweight matchup at that event between "Filthy" Tom Lawlor and Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald.
The bouts will take place at the just-announced third UFC on FUEL TV event, tentatively scheduled for May 15 in Fairfax, Virginia. More details including venue information and ticket on-sales will be announced in coming weeks.
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Coach “Mayhem” Meets Coach Bisping on TUF 14
Two of mixed martial arts’ most compelling figures are unquestionably Michael “The Count” Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller, with both garnering more media attention than practically anyone in the middleweight division. The two 185-pound contenders have proven they can fight at the elite level of the sport as well.
But can they coach?
Bisping answered that question as he led two of his fighters to victory on season nine of The Ultimate Fighter. Now it’s Miller’s turn to prove himself against the brash Brit when they collide as coaches on season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, which begins filming next month in Las Vegas.
Manchester’s Bisping, winner of season three of TUF, is currently riding a three fight winning streak that includes victories over Dan Miller, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Jorge Rivera.
California’s Miller is back in the UFC after a six year absence where he fought the likes of Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler, Tim Kennedy, and “Jacare” Souza, while also gaining worldwide fame for his stint as host of MTV’s “Bully Beatdown.” In his most recent bout, in September of 2010, he submitted Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba, and now he has his sights on Bisping both in the gym and in the Octagon.
Miller’s originally scheduled July bout against Aaron Simpson at UFC 132 has been canceled. A new opponent for Simpson is currently being sought.
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Stefan Struve is in no hurry.
The 23-year-old Dutchman is well aware that his career is just beginning, despite having 25 professional fights to his credit. Struve has racked up a 5-2 record since joining the UFC in 2009, his only Octagon losses coming to heavyweight contenders Junior dos Santos and Roy Nelson.
Both defeats came in the first round, both by knockout.
While some might obsess over such setbacks and plead for quick rematches, Struve speaks of the defeats casually, confidently explaining that he will get his shot at redemption -- and the heavyweight title -- in due time. According to Struve, the only fight on his mind is the one he will have against fellow prospect Travis Browne at UFC 130 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
“To be honest, I’m not really thinking about [avenging those losses or earning a title shot]. The only thing in my mind right now is that I have to fight Travis Browne,” Struve tells Sherdog.com. “The nice thing with my career is that I just turned 23. There’s no rush. I’m only going to get better in the coming years, so it’s not like I need to beat those guys right now. I’ve got plenty of time.”
Though the undefeated Browne did not impress in turning out a draw in his Octagon debut against Cheick Kongo at UFC 120, Struve still expects fireworks in his fight with the Hawaiian.
“He was disappointed with his performance against Kongo. The first round was OK, but [that fight] didn’t tell me much,” Struve says. “I expect him to come out and push the pace, especially in the first round. He’s got heavy hands and kicks, so I need to watch out and not get hit. But I think it’s going to be one hell of a fight, especially for the crowd.”
The tallest man in the UFC, Struve has used his 6-foot-11 frame to turn back most who have opposed him in the cage. According to Struve, however, he is still in the process of learning how to use his natural gifts to the best of his ability.
Struve expects fireworks vs. Browne.“The small, stocky guys might be stronger, but if you know how to use your reach and use your body in the perfect way, I think that’s a big advantage,” he says. “I’m trying my best to use my reach to its fullest, and I’m getting better at that with every single fight.
“One example is Jon Jones’ guillotines,” Struve adds. “If you look at how he locks it up and how much strength he can deliver, that’s a great example of how long arms or legs can be good on the ground. And if you look at my record, I don’t even know how many wins I have by triangle. I have a lot of submission wins. In my opinion, [ground fighting] is easier, because [I can attempt] submissions from weird angles.”
Struve has dedicated himself to fortifying his considerable natural gifts with improved standup and ground work since his most recent appearance in the Octagon netted him a first-round technical knockout victory over Sean McCorkle at UFC 124.
“I think that all of the aspects of my game have improved since my last fight. I hired [UFC pioneer] Remco Pardoel as my jiu-jitsu trainer. In my opinion, my ground game has improved a lot [between] my last couple of fights,” he says. “I have a great team and great sparring partners. I’m also training with [Dream light heavyweight champion] Gegard Mousasi’s team -- with [K-1 fighter] Daniel Ghita -- so I think I’ve improved a lot.”
Outside of improving his technique, the young heavyweight is also packing on the pounds. Although Struve admits he will need to beef up in order to contend with the division’s more powerful contenders, it comes as no surprise that the lanky prospect approaches this aspect of his training deliberately, as well.
“The last time I checked my weight, I was 262 [pounds]. We don’t want to do it too fast. After every fight, we just want to get a little bigger and a little stronger. If you do it too fast, you’re going to lose cardio and speed and agility. We don’t want that. I’m only 23 years old, and I’m going to get a lot bigger naturally,” says Struve, detailing his timeline for adding mass to his frame. “I think in two to three years, I’ll be up around 290 [pounds]. I’m adding about five to seven pounds after [every fight]. I just want to keep my body running as smoothly as possible, but I do want to get bigger and stronger. And I need to, because the guys in that division are monsters.”
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UFC FIGHTER BRENDAN SCHAUB GUEST STARS ON ALL-NEW “GHOST ADVENTURES” AT THE PEABODY-WHITEHEAD MANSION IN DENVER, CO
In Friday’s original episode, Zak, Nick and Aaron attempt to uncover the truth behind an unsolved murder at the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion in Denver. Built in 1889, its first owner Dr. William R. Whitehead was convinced the building was plagued by the spirits of hundreds of soldiers he tried to save from his days as a surgeon for the Confederate Army during the United States Civil War. After his death, when controversial Colorado Governor James Peabody moved in to the mansion, things only worsened. The governor was viewed by many as the enemy of the working man and in 1904, the Governor ordered state militia to break union strikes by the region’s gold miners by brute force. Hundreds were injured in the violence, and dozens were killed as their bloodshed was on the governor’s hands. All the years of torment are now trapped inside this now empty Grant Street mansion. In addition to being the site of a suicide, there have been over 120 years of ghostly activity in the building including reports of visitors being pushed up against the wall by unseen forces!
UFC Fighter Brendan Schaub joins the trio at the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion in hopes to shed some light on the evil entities in order to learn more about the darkness that lies within the walls of this historic location. During the investigation in the basement, it gets personal when a spirit calls out Brendan by name, and then reveals new evidence about an unsolved crime. This turn of events triggers the involvement of the Denver Police Department – currently reviewing the “Ghost Adventures” team's evidence.
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Travel Channel presents an all-new episode of the popular series, “Ghost Adventures” on Friday, March 16 at 6:00 and 9:00 p.m., ET/PT with a re-air at midnight. This season, the "Ghost Adventures" crew – Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin – is back to investigate the scariest, most notorious, haunted places in the world. The trio interviews eyewitnesses and historians at each location, arming themselves with the stories of the ghosts they later confront during their dusk-to-dawn lockdowns. Then they review and analyze their findings with some of the most-respected experts and specialists in the paranormal field.In Friday’s original episode, Zak, Nick and Aaron attempt to uncover the truth behind an unsolved murder at the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion in Denver. Built in 1889, its first owner Dr. William R. Whitehead was convinced the building was plagued by the spirits of hundreds of soldiers he tried to save from his days as a surgeon for the Confederate Army during the United States Civil War. After his death, when controversial Colorado Governor James Peabody moved in to the mansion, things only worsened. The governor was viewed by many as the enemy of the working man and in 1904, the Governor ordered state militia to break union strikes by the region’s gold miners by brute force. Hundreds were injured in the violence, and dozens were killed as their bloodshed was on the governor’s hands. All the years of torment are now trapped inside this now empty Grant Street mansion. In addition to being the site of a suicide, there have been over 120 years of ghostly activity in the building including reports of visitors being pushed up against the wall by unseen forces!
UFC Fighter Brendan Schaub joins the trio at the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion in hopes to shed some light on the evil entities in order to learn more about the darkness that lies within the walls of this historic location. During the investigation in the basement, it gets personal when a spirit calls out Brendan by name, and then reveals new evidence about an unsolved crime. This turn of events triggers the involvement of the Denver Police Department – currently reviewing the “Ghost Adventures” team's evidence.
“Ghost Adventures” is produced by MY Tupelo Entertainment for Travel Channel. For MY Tupelo, executive producers are Michael Yudin and Joe Townley. For Travel Channel, executive producer is Daniel A. Schwartz.
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Official Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey Weigh In Results
Below are the official weigh in results for Saturday’s Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey event. Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, which is headlined by the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title bout between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey and the lightweight bout between KJ Noons and Josh Thomsen, airs live on SHOWTIME from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio at 10pm ET / PT. Fans can also tune in to SHOWTIME EXTREME to see all prelim bouts at 8pm ET / PT.
MAIN EVENT – Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship
Ronda Rousey (134.5) vs Miesha Tate (134.5)
SHOWTIME MAIN CARD
KJ Noons (156) vs Josh Thomson (155)
Kazuo Misaki (169.5) vs Paul Daley (171)
Lumumba Sayers (185) vs Scott Smith (186)
Bristol Marunde (184) vs Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (184.5)
SHOWTIME EXTREME PRELIMS
Alexis Davis (135.5) vs Sarah Kaufman (135.5)
Roger Bowling (170) vs. Brandon Saling (170.5)
Pat Healy (155) vs Caros Fodor (155.5)
Conor Heun (155) vs Ryan Couture (154)
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"Rampage" Jackson - Fighting For That Moment
Chuck Liddell is retired now. So is Murilo Rua. Ninja’s brother, Shogun, has lost two of his last three. The story’s the same for Wanderlei Silva, who is finally returning in July after more than a year away. But Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, one of the aforementioned fighters’ most prominent peers, is still trucking along, still winning big fights when he has to (most recently against Lyoto Machida last November) and still a leading man in the title hunt. You could call him the previous era’s last man standing, but don’t be surprised if he won’t.
“Am I (the last man standing),” he asks. “I don’t know how long I’ll be around. (Laughs) I’ve been fighting for a long time, I’ve been putting in a lot of work, and sometimes I don’t feel like I’m as appreciated as I should be. I don’t think I get the props that I deserve. I was the first-ever undisputed champion, the first one to unify the (UFC and PRIDE) titles (against Dan Henderson in 2007), and that’s not mentioned at all and stuff like that. That’s not the main reason why I fight, but at the end of the day it does cross my mind at times.”
It should. Known by many as “Rampage,” the funny guy with the quick quips and practical jokes, the fighter has sometimes gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to appreciating his accomplishments in competition. Since his 2005 PRIDE loss to Shogun Rua, Jackson has won nine of 11 bouts, with the only losses a razor-thin decision to Forrest Griffin in 2008 and a similarly competitive decision against Rashad Evans in 2010 that came after a layoff of more than a year. His victims over that time? Liddell, Machida, Silva, Keith Jardine, Dan Henderson, and Matt Lindland.
That’s more than enough to hang your hat on, but when you consider that he’s also done all this while being one of MMA’s most visible stars, it adds to the impressive nature of this streak of excellence.
Yet he’s still a work in progress, both in the Octagon and out. Outside, he’s learned how to deal with his celebrity, something that was never an issue when he was fighting in PRIDE and returning home to relative obscurity in the States. But once he signed with the UFC, and then appeared in the Hollywood remake of “The A-Team,” he had to get used to being “Rampage” 24/7/365.
“I’ll just be myself no matter how people view me,” he said. “But you just gotta get used to it, people being all in your business and people wanting to talk to you. Most fans are nice. You’ll just get a few people that make the situation weird every now and then, but most are nice.”
In the Octagon, Jackson has benefitted by having UFC vet Lance Gibson leading the way for his last couple camps. The no nonsense trainer knows what it’s like to be a fighter, and he knows every trick in the book when it comes to the things fighters will say to get out of practice. So while Jackson may hate him now, he’ll love him when his gas tank is full on fight night and when his hand gets raised.
“He brings a lot to the table,” said Jackson of Gibson. “He’s a great coach and he knows his stuff. He’s very mentally tough and mentally strong, and he won’t let you crack. When you want to quit, he’ll push you harder and everybody needs somebody like that, pushing you all the time.”
He’ll need that push to get him ready for the charge of Matt Hamill in the UFC 130 main event this Saturday night. Hamill has a solid chin, stellar wrestling, and everything to gain by pinning a loss on Jackson’s 31-8 pro record. Jackson, on the other hand, wasn’t overjoyed when Hamill’s name was penciled in on his dance card. He has since softened his stance on facing Hamill. What was the turning point?
“When I realized that it’s my job,” he said. “A lot of fans don’t realize that you don’t choose your opponents. A lot of fans assume that I chose to fight Hamill, and some fans can be kinda rough on you. You don’t get to choose who you want to fight. If that was the case, I would have fought Forrest (Griffin) a long time ago.”
Instead, he gets “The Hammer,” but don’t expect a dissection on the Ohio native’s fighting style from Jackson. He’ll leave that up to his coaches.
“I never think about stuff like that,” he said. “I just think about the difficulties I’m gonna have for him. I’m not that type of fighter who thinks about what my opponent’s gonna do to me.”
What is clear though is that Jackson has every intention of making Hamill his first stoppage victim since he avenged two losses to Silva with a single left hook at UFC 92 in 2008. In three fights since, he has been forced to hear the final bell, but his lack of finishes doesn’t come from a lack of trying.
“Every fight I fight, I want to knock people out or finish the fight,” he said. “But one thing that non-fighters don’t understand is that fights are fights; you can’t plan what happens. I’m not gonna go out there and say ‘oh, let me lay and pray;’ I go out there like I want to finish this guy. But it don’t always work out the way you want it to. It’s a fight. I’m going into this fight and I’m gonna try to knock his head off, but if it don’t come I’ll be disappointed, but it won’t make me stop.”
And if you look at his last three decisions, Jackson wasn’t exactly done any favors stylistically. Machida has a notoriously hard style to decipher, Evans’ wrestling can defuse even the most explosive striking attack if he decides to shut you down, and Jardine’s unorthodox attack can drive anyone crazy.
“I feel like the last couple people I’ve been fighting don’t want to fight, and it’s hard to fight a guy who don’t want to fight,” he said. “Jardine was a good fight and I was hoping to knock him out, but he was an awkward guy and that’s the first time I fought when I was overtrained. I just came off that Wanderlei camp, and that was the hardest camp I did in my life, so I’m just glad that I made it through the fight. But since then, it seems like I’ve been fighting guys that don’t want to fight.”
The aggressive Hamill is likely to change that pattern, making this the perfect opportunity for Jackson to let loose as well. That has meant a rigorous camp from Gibson, and daily torture for Jackson. He laughs, but only in a bemused way.
“I forget about how hard camp is. I can’t believe I do this for a living.”
He does though, and few do it better. But for all the work and all the sacrifices, there must be some reason why he still puts himself through this after all these years. So the question is asked, ‘is there still a fun part to this?’
He pauses, then responds.
“Maybe after the fight when you win and you made your coaches and your family proud, and the fans are cheering for you and stuff like that,” said Jackson. “You’re celebrating after the fight and you’ve got a few aches and pains and you feel like you’ve been in a fight, but all your friends are smiling and telling you what you did in the fight; that’s the fun part and the part that you forget about all the time. Then afterward you remember ‘oh yeah, this is why I fight.’ It’s for that moment. When you’re walking back to your locker room after the fight, the fans are yelling your name and trying to give you high fives, that’s the fun part right there.”
And it never gets old?
“That never gets old.”
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Swanson Hurt, Withdraws from UFC 132
Cub Swanson has suffered a facial injury that will prevent him from competing at UFC 132 against Erik Koch as originally scheduled.
Swanson tweeted the news on Thursday evening, posting a picture that revealed significant swelling on the left side of his face. It is unknown if the UFC is currently seeking a replacement opponent for Koch.
Headlined by a bantamweight title bout between reigning champion Dominick Cruz versus Urijah Faber, UFC 132 goes down July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Swanson, 27, has split his last four contests. The eight-time WEC veteran is a three-time “Fight of the Night” winner. Swanson recently rebounded from a unanimous decision defeat to Chad Mendes by besting Mackens Semerzier at WEC 52 in November. Though the entertaining bout saw both men string together significant offense, it was Swanson who walked away with the split verdict in the end.
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Bellator’s Canadian Debut Set for July 23
It was touch and go for a while, but it appears that Bellator Fighting Championships will make its Canadian debut on July 23 with Bellator 47.
Sherdog.com on Thursday confirmed the news with sources close to the event. The promotion had made plans weeks ago to make Bellator 47 its first event on Canadian soil, but multiple undisclosed difficulties put that plan in serious doubt. However, Sherdog.com’s sources assert that those problems have been overcome, and the promotion is Canada-bound after all. It remains unknown which province will host the promotion on July 23.
Little is known about the event at this point, other than it will likely be headlined by a featherweight title bout between reigning champion Joe Warren and Season 4 tournament winner Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. The event will be the second effort in the promotion’s “Summer Series” trilogy and will air live on MTV2.
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Kyle Noke vs. Filthy Tom in Milwaukee
Up-to-the-minute news about the fight card for UFC on Versus 5, taking place August 14 at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI.
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"Bruce Leroy" Gets Garcia in Milwaukee updated May 25
The Ultimate Fighter 12's Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres will look for his first UFC win on August 14th in Milwaukee, when he faces veteran action hero Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia in a bout verbally agreed to late Tuesday night.
Benavidez vs. Wineland On
Two bantamweight powerhouses will go at it as Joseph Benavidez and Eddie Wineland have verbally agreed to face each other at the UFC on Versus show, confirmed Dana White today. Both WEC vets are coming off three-round battles at UFC 128 and recently sat next to one another at the UFC Fighter Summit.
Hamman Debuts at 185 Against Dollaway this August updated May 23
After back-to-back Fight of the Night awards, Jared Hamman will test the waters at 185 pounds this August 14th against former Ultimate Fighter finalist CB Dollaway.
“Two time Fight of the Night winner Jared ‘The Messenger’ Hamman has verbally agreed to face two time Submission of the Night winner CB ‘The Doberman’ Dollaway in his middleweight debut August 14 in Milwaukee,” said UFC President Dana White.
Reinhardt makes Bantam debut against Figueroa
Veteran Jason Reinhardt will test bantamweight waters this summer when he battles 135-pound prospect Edwin Figueroa on the UFC on Versus card in Milwaukee.
“Jason Reinhardt and Edwin Figueroa have verbally agreed to face each other in a bantamweight bout, August 14th in Milwaukee," said UFC President Dana White. "With 20 wins, Reinhardt has never gone the distance and Figueroa is coming off a sensational “Fight of The Night” performance against Michael McDonald.”
Bombs Away as Lytle Faces Hardy in Milwaukee
Welterweight sluggers Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy and Chris "Lights Out" Lytle will go to war in the main event of August 14th's UFC on Versus card in Milwaukee. The bout was verbally agreed to by both parties and is likely to be one of the most exciting of 2011.
Castillo vs. Volkmann on its way to Milwaukee
UFC President Dana White has announced another intriguing matchup for the August 14th event in Milwaukee, as two lightweight up and comers collide.
“In a battle between two top notch wrestlers, Danny “Last Call” Castillo will face Jacob “Christmas” Volkmann August 14 in Milwaukee,” said White.
Miller/Bendo, Bonnar/Vemola Coming in August
Verbal agreements are in for an August matchup between two of the top lightweights in the UFC as former WEC champion Ben Henderson takes on highly ranked Jim Miller, who is currently riding a seven-fight win streak.
Earlier in the day, White confirmed that Stephan Bonnar will try to score his third win in a row against when he battles European standout Karlos Vemola at the same event, taking place August 14 in Milwaukee.
“Verbal agreements are in for an August matchup between Karlos Vemola and Stephan Bonnar," said UFC President Dana White. "Vemola is an extremely powerful wrestler with heavy hands while Bonnar is very well rounded and known for his incredible ability to take punishment and keep coming forward.”
Two Announced for UFC on VS Event in August
This August’s UFC on Versus event is starting to take shape, with UFC President Dana White announcing two bouts that have been verbally agreed to for the show, which will take place on a date and at a venue to be announced.
“A match that has a shot at being ‘Fight of the Night’ has been verbally agreed to for UFC On Versus this August, as Duane ‘Bang’ Ludwig and Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah will throw down,” said White. “Verbal agreements are also in for a battle of submission specialists as ‘The Spider’ TJ O’Brien will face Cole ‘Magrinho’ Miller.”
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Monday, March 26, 2012
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tavares Replaces ‘Mayhem,’ Steps in Front of ‘A-Train’ at UFC 132
by Chris Nelson (cnelson@sherdog.com) Brad Tavares will meet Aaron Simpson in a middleweight matchup at UFC 132, replacing Simpson’s original opponent, Jason Miller, who last week was drafted to coach the 14th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” opposite Michael Bisping.
The UFC Tuesday announced that Tavares (Pictured) has verbally agreed to take part in the July 2 event, which emanates from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber.
Tavares, 23, is a former “TUF” contestant, having reached the UFC reality show’s 11th-season semifinals before losing to eventual tournament winner Court McGee. The Hawaiian made his official Octagon debut in June 2010 with a unanimous decision over castmate Seth Baczynski, whom Tavares had beaten via disqualification during the season. On Jan. 1, Tavares added a major win to his 7-0 professional record, knocking out veteran Phil Baroni in the first round of their UFC 125 meeting.
An NCAA Division I wrestling standout and longtime assistant coach at Arizona State University, Simpson carries an MMA record of 9-2 with six knockouts. The 36-year-old “A-Train” began his career with eight straight wins, besting the likes of Ed Herman and Tom Lawlor in the UFC before falling to Chris Leben in a June 2010 stoppage. After dropping a decision to fellow wrestler Mark Munoz in November, Simpson rebounded on March 26 with a unanimous verdict over Mario Miranda at UFC Fight Night 24.
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UFC® Undisputed 3 Returns January 2012
UFC® UNDISPUTED™ 3 RETURNS TO VIRTUAL OCTAGON™ ACTION IN JANUARY 2012 WITH INTENSE TOE-TO-TOE COMBAT AND INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY THQ Inc. and Zuffa, LLC today announced the first gameplay details surrounding UFC® Undisputed™ 3, the new installment in the critically acclaimed and best-selling mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame franchise based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. Poised to take players inside the virtual Octagon® with extensive focus on intense toe-to-toe combat, impressive visual presentation and significantly increased accessibility, including the introduction of PRIDE® Mode, two new weight classes and an impressive playable roster of more than 150 UFC fighters, UFC Undisputed 3 is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, with a scheduled release timing of January 2012.
Critically Acclaimed and Best-Selling Mixed Martial Arts Videogame Franchise Set to Bring Players Closer to the Action with PRIDE® Mode, New Weight Classes and Extensive Roster
“UFC Undisputed 3 is on track to deliver an incredible virtual MMA experience unlike any other,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ. “This product is intense, engaging and highly competitive while still being extremely accessible, making it a must-have for millions of UFC fans, traditional fighting game enthusiasts and more casual sports fans around the world.”
“We are excited to launch UFC Undisputed 3 in January 2012 and expect it to be the best version yet,” UFC President Dana White said. “We’ve added two new weight classes and several new features to the game that will bring UFC fans closer to the Octagon than ever before.”
About UFC Undisputed 3
UFC Undisputed 3 will mark the debut of PRIDE Mode, enabling players to fight for the first time in the renowned Japanese MMA organization. The mode will include official commentators Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros, authentic environments and notorious MMA rules, including the ability to execute soccer-style kicks, head stomps and ground knees to the head. Finishing an opponent will be more important than ever through devastating new moves, responsive striking controls, refined visual presentation and the introduction of a brand new submission system. In addition, players will now enter the Octagon with a choice between traditional and simplified gameplay control options, enabling them, regardless of skill level, to experience the intensity of UFC and nuances of MMA combat while executing simple standing strikes or more complex ground and transition mechanics.
Players will also experience the excitement of a live UFC event through significant visual improvements, including the introduction of much-anticipated fighter entrances, new camera positions, improved facial animations and a gritty, high contrast appearance. They will enter into battle with an unparalleled choice of more than 150 playable UFC fighters, including talent from the newly added featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Rounding out the virtual UFC experience with a significantly revamped online experience, as well as a variety of new and returning gameplay modes, UFC Undisputed 3 lets players have their fights – their way – to deliver the most intense, competitive and engaging experience to date for the franchise.
For more information on UFC Undisputed 3, please visit www.ufcundisputed.com, facebook.com/UFCUndisputed and twitter.com/UFC_Undisputed.
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Miesha Gets Mean
"I don’t consider her a fighter, and my intention is to basically make this into a fight because I don’t think she’s prepared for that." - Miesha Tate In the early stages of Hurricane Ronda’s verbal assault on Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, you almost felt for the Washington state native, simply because she had never run into someone like Ms. Rousey, the Olympic medal winning arm collector who blasted onto the scene with four wins in 49 seconds or less. And “Rowdy” Ronda opened up with both barrels, letting the world know just what she thought of “Takedown” Tate, who didn’t feel that she should defend her crown against an MMA rookie.
But once the fight was made for this Saturday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, something interesting happened. Miesha Tate got mean, and she began giving as good as she got to her challenger. And it wasn’t just selling a fight; it was a champion marking her territory and defending it.
“I see right through Ronda,” said Tate. “She’s a lot of talk and she’s got way more talk than she could ever possibly walk. It’s just not even possible, inside one year, that as much as she runs her mouth that she could ever live up the expectations that she’s creating around herself. She’s setting herself up for failure, and she’s digging herself a hole faster than she could if she had a backhoe. I respect Ronda, I’m not underestimating her, I’m sure she’s going to be a challenging opponent in ways, and she’s good at what she does, but I don’t feel that she’s a well-rounded fighter, and I think that’s going to be pretty easy for me to exploit.”
So far, through the aforementioned four pro fights and three amateur bouts, the 2008 US Olympic Bronze medalist in judo hasn’t needed to show off anything but her takedowns and armbars, and she’s passed every test with flying colors. Even her three amateur opponents couldn’t make it out of the first minute, and this Tyson with submissions understandably captured the imagination of the fight world. But when she armbarred Julia Budd in 39 seconds last November, she stunned many by calling out Tate, who ruled a division Rousey had never even competed in. But when it was confirmed that dropping from 145 to 135 pounds wouldn’t be an issue, Rousey got her title fight, and it didn’t sit well with the champion or the promotion’s veteran bantamweight contenders.
“Ronda hasn’t paid her dues whatsoever in MMA,” said Tate. “There’s no way that she’s more deserving of a title shot over Sarah Kaufman or Alexis Davis, and Ronda, in my opinion, is not a fighter. She hasn’t fought a single fight yet. She’s 7-0 (pro and amateur) because she goes out there and plays into her strong point of judo against people who don’t have any kind of a wrestling or judo background, and who don’t understand how to defend against her techniques. So she goes out there and she outjudo’s these girls. I think I’ve seen her throw maybe five punches in her entire career. She has yet to take a solid punch and she has yet to throw a solid punch; therefore, I don’t consider her a fighter, and my intention is to basically make this into a fight because I don’t think she’s prepared for that.”
Tate, on the other hand, has definitely put in her time in a sport still in the growing stages. A pro since 2007, Tate actually made her debut by fighting twice in one night in a HooknShoot tournament, beating Jan Finney before getting knocked out by Kaitlin Young. Nothing like getting your first pro win and first pro loss out of the way on the same night. From there, she made her Strikeforce debut in 2008, decisioning Elaina Maxwell, and she won four more bouts before losing to Kaufman in 2009.
Undeterred, Tate soldiered on, putting together a five fight win streak that included another two fight / one night tournament, but this time she won both fights to earn a shot at Strikeforce 135-pound champion Marloes Coenen. It was in that bout last July that Tate showed that she had what it took technically to win a big fight, but more importantly, she displayed the heart of a champion as she submitted Coenen with an arm triangle choke in the fourth round. The victory was a stirring one, but you have to wonder, in the midst of Rondamania, has she been able to enjoy her title?
“Yeah, I’ve really settled into it,” she said. “It feels nice and I don’t intend on going anywhere.”
Tate is also gaining a groundswell of support from fans who haven’t exactly embraced Rousey’s ‘tell it like she sees it’ way of promotion.
“I’ve been getting a lot of people on Twitter saying ‘well, I was really a big fan of Ronda at first, but the girl just doesn’t shut up, I’m sick of her mouth, and I want you to shut it on March 3rd. I’m on Team Tate now,’” said the champion. “And I’m just welcoming them. It’s kinda nice to see the shift. I thought she’d start to shoot herself in the foot, because with all the trash she’s been talking, and most of it is pure nonsense, there’s no way she could ever even live up to this legend she seems to be creating for herself. So I think people are starting to see that, and they’re getting tired of it.”
No one’s more tired of it than Tate, who hasn’t just had to read Rousey’s quotes on the internet; she’s also had to spend time with her on numerous media events to promote the bout. That couldn’t have been too awkward, right?
“I don’t like it, but I’m a professional and I can maintain a manner of professionalism,” said Tate. “But the ideal that I can hope for in a situation where I have to be around someone that I can’t stand, and the best way that I feel I can represent myself is to just ignore them to the best of my ability. It’s kind of that old rule your mother tells you, ‘if you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.’ I don’t say anything at all because I don’t have anything nice to say to that girl. I don’t like her, and I don’t like what she stands for. She stands for ‘hey, if you’re cute and you run your mouth, you can get a title shot,’ and I don’t agree with that. I think that it should be skill set first, and then whatever else outside the cage second. Call me old school or traditional or whatever, but I feel strongly about that and I’ve always done it that way. I’ve earned this belt, and I earned this shot.”
And now the only thing left is for Tate to introduce her challenger to the deep water she hasn’t experienced in MMA yet.
“There are certain things that you can’t make up for, one of which is experience,” said Tate. “You can’t recreate time in the cage, no matter how many times you spar in practice or how many times you drill. When you haven’t faced adversity in that kind of situation where the spotlight is on and someone’s taking it to you, and you’ve got to pull it together and find a way to win, you can’t replicate that, and you can’t do that any other way than by doing it. And she’s really lacking in that area experience wise, and I think she has a false sense of security because what she’s been doing has been working against the girls she’s been fighting. But stylistically, none of them have been like me, have had a background like I have, or near the pedigree.”
That’s a world champion talking, one who doesn’t plan on relinquishing that belt anytime soon, especially not to Ronda Rousey this weekend. And when you’ve earned your spot as the best bantamweight in the world, the desire to keep it is even more motivating than silencing a bitter rival.
“I’ve earned this position, but I have to keep working to make sure that I stay on the top because there are a lot of really badass women out there, and they’re all hungry and they’re all gunning for me,” said Tate. “So I’m the best for now, but in order to stay there, I have to make sure to not get too comfortable.”
Saturday, March 24, 2012
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Friday, March 23, 2012
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Urijah Faber - The Visionary
Former WEC featherweight champ and current bantamweight contender Urijah Faber discusses his coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter Live, which premieres Friday night on FX... 
He’s been the driving force that brought some of mixed martial arts’ top talents into the sport, even going as far as to buy up several houses on the same block in Northern California so the members of his Team Alpha Male squad have a place to live near the gym.
He’s been the driving force that brought some of mixed martial arts’ top talents into the sport, even going as far as to buy up several houses on the same block in Northern California so the members of his Team Alpha Male squad have a place to live near the gym. So who better to start coaching the next generation of UFC hopefuls than Urijah Faber, the former WEC featherweight champ and current UFC bantamweight contender who is embracing his role on the 15th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which premieres this Friday on FX.
“I think it’s kinda like that in life,” says Faber, noting that his search for talent goes beyond what a person can do with four ounce gloves on. “I’m always looking to recruit guys. I don’t know what it is. I’ve always been kind of a leader when it comes to that stuff and kinda visionary also. So when I see guys with talent, I believe in them and figure hey, you might as well go for it. And it turns out that a lot of different guys that you think would be good at something, all they really need is a nudge in the right direction and a little encouragement, and things happen.”
You would be surprised how many fighters in the game today have gotten that nudge from Faber. There are the obvious ones, like Team Alpha Male standouts like Joseph Benavidez, Chad Mendes, and Danny Castillo. But Faber has also been the guy who suggested to Mark Munoz and Scott Jorgensen that they should follow up their college wrestling careers with a move to MMA. You would think that takes a pretty substantial lack of ego to do something like that, to bring in other talented people that could possibly take some of your spotlight away, but Faber disagrees.
“I think it’s kind of the opposite of being humble,” admits the 32-year old Faber. “I feel like I am a humble guy, but it’s more confidence that no matter who comes in here, I’m still gonna be okay. It’s not like I’m intimidated of other guys’ talents. I’ve got a book coming out May 22nd (“The Laws of the Ring: How Passion Runs the World”), and one of the themes is called “Building a Who’s Who Network.” It’s basically looking for potential in people and helping them reach big things. And when you do that, you’re basically creating a bunch of people that are Who’s Who people, instead of looking at someone and saying ‘I want to meet that guy because he’s famous or because he’s done this or done that.’ I try to find people with talent, and we all try to help each other get there, and then it means something when you have a network of people like that that accomplish something. I’ve got a bunch of friends in this sport that have basically been there from the beginning with me. You see me, Mark Munoz, Joseph Benavidez, Chad Mendes, Scotty Jorgensen, and all these guys, and people are like ‘oh, you know him,’ and I say ‘yeah, we helped each other get to where we are today,’ and that’s my network of people and it’s a real network.”
For the next three months, Faber has a chance to build that network from 32 fighters that will be whittled down to 16 this Friday night, and then to eight as he and his opposing coach, UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz, select teams.
“I have taken a look at the guys so far and I feel like there are some favorites in there, but you’re not really ever gonna know until they’re right there in front of you and they’re fighting each other,” said Faber of the initial 32. “So I’m gonna keep an open mind, but I’ve definitely taken a look at them to see who I think are the better guys.”
To help Faber pick the right guys will be a full cast of assistant coaches and guests that, not surprisingly, call Sacramento their home base.
“Master Thong, Fabio Prado, Dustin Akbari, Justin Buchholz, Lance Palmer,” said “The California Kid” when asked about his TUF coaching staff. “And then my guys, Chad Mendes and Joseph (Benavidez) and Danny Castillo and TJ Dillashaw, they’ll be coming out to help out as well, and I’ll probably have some guests coming in, different specialists that will come in and add their two cents and give these guys some cool techniques and stuff like that.”
It’s the chance of a lifetime for the eight competitors who eventually end up on Team Faber, especially considering that the show has launched the careers of several UFC stars, including former champions Rashad Evans and Forrest Griffin. But what does Faber, an already established star, get out of being on the show?
“For me, I get a lot of exposure for myself, my team, my guys,” he said. “Three months is a long time, and every week you have a bunch of viewers watching us and seeing how we interact and who we are and stuff like that. But it’s also an opportunity to help out another group of guys. I’ve been a guy who’s been able to scout talent since I got in this game before it was even really popular, and I think I’m gonna be able to help out here as well, so I’m excited about that. It’s gonna be fun to help another group of guys reach their goals and do big things.”
The most interesting twist though, is that as Faber coaches, at the same time he will also be training for and getting a chance to get up close and personal with his old rival Cruz in preparation for their July rubber match. Now that’s something out of the ordinary for the nine year pro, but not surprisingly, he’s sure he’ll find a way to make it work for him.
“I’m not sure how that’s gonna be, and I can’t say that I’m excited about it necessarily, but it’s our reality for the time being and it should be interesting,” he said. “I’ve never been a guy that’s shaken by being in contact with someone I’m gonna fight, and it should be an opportunity to get in each other’s heads a little bit and see who can get a mental edge. And I think if anyone’s gonna have the edge in that category, it’s definitely me.”
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