All Purpose UFC/MMA/That Kind Of Thing Thread

From the F4W/Observer website...

You know, Anderson Silva might have become a draw.

 

Dave Meltzer has a good article over at Yahoo Sports about where the business of MMA stands at this point in time.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AmrsmtRTx2bhID7oL_juGGc9Eo14?slug=dm-mmabiz072808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

There's a fun article over at UGO.com about the top heavyweight tomato cans in MMA.

http://www.ugo.com/sports/cans-of-mma/

Personally, I liked Johnnie Morton's entry.

 

Jackson's vehicular rampage caused a miscarriage ...

http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/08/01/topstory/dpt-jacksonfolo080208.txt

 

Will be interesting to see if they add a vehicular homicide charge to whatever charges they were already considering.

Sad to see it happening to Rampage. He seemed to have put aside his rage and had been walking a very fine line the last few years. I guess losing the title meant a lot more to him than anyone could have known.

 

Dana White proving he's a scumbag ...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AsSAFdHryoq1pglHK8GEMi85nYcB?slug=ki-rampage080708&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

Anyone catch Lesnar tonight? I heard he looked much better than last time out. Can't find video highlights, though.

 

the next affliction card has andrei arlovski vs. josh barnett, and the winner will probably get fedor. unless couture/ufc work something out and fedor fights couture next.

 

Fitch looked like Rocky Balboa out there last night.

 

Lesnar was much improved, but still very raw. His first punch on Herring was BRUTAL. He hit him so hard that Herring's momentum carried him into a backwards somersault. Still had a hard time finishing Herring, even though he seemed to be in dominant positions a lot of the match.

Fitch is one tough dude. He took a lot of punishment and still was able to not only finish the fight, but deal some damage of his own.

Anyway, the Lesnar fight can be found at this link:

http://blog.ronin5.com/ufc-87-video-brock-lesnar-vs-heath-herring-video-clip/

 

A recent ESPN E:60 piece on UFC vet Lee Murray, who is wanted for being behind for the biggest robbery in the history of the world (ever).

Part 1:

://www.superman-punch.com/?p=75

Part 2:

://www.superman-punch.com/?p=75

Murray's one and only UFC fight against Jorge Rivera, who's a good fighter, can be watched below.

http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Lee_Murray_vs_Jorge_Rivera_UFC_46_Supernatural?vid=10000777&tid=100

For those who care, Lee Murray as an MMA fighter (well, in my opinion)…

I’d describe him as Chris Leben but faster and with more technical stand up. Both him and Leben are middleweights who are competent on the ground, they’ve got good chins, knockout power and, also, fighters hearts.

Murray's two losses are to people Leben lost to as well.

Their first losses are to the same person, Joe Doerksen. Doerksen might not be a big name but is a very serious, legit guy.

Their second losses are also to the same person, Anderson Silva. This is the fight where Murray’s speed and more technical stand up made the difference. Murray lost a decision where as Leben lasted 49 seconds.

You could make a case for Murray being the UK's best (ever, whatever that means) MMA fighter.

 

I have a bad feeling about Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock. Like somebody is going to get seriously injured ...

http://mmamania.com/2008/08/25/kimbo-slice-vs-ken-shamrock-elite-xc-main-event-fight-october-4/