Lanny Poffo Wants Greg Valentine In An MMA Fight

WWE Hall of Famer Greg “The Hammer” Valentine no-showing Great North Wrestling’s Randy Savage tribute show on Sept. 3 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada has been turned into an angle.
Lanny Poffo, the brother of the late superstar wrestler, posted a video on YouTube challenged the 60-year-old to a mixed martial arts match on December 30 in Gatineau. The wrestler formerly known as The Genius says he will throw cash he received from his recent inheritance to bait Valentine into the fight. He also taunts Valentine by calling him a “mangina” and ...

Source: http://www.ifight365.com/2011/09/lanny-poffo-wants-greg-valentine-in-an-mma-fight/

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Chad Griggs Wants a 'Real Big Name' Opponent Next - Chad Griggs

Chad Griggs Wants a 'Real Big Name' Opponent Next Video by Chad Griggs

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James Toney and Ken Shamrock Nearly Fight at a Press Conference - James Toney

James Toney and Ken Shamrock are supposed to fight sometime in the fall of 2011. The two had a short press conference in Van Nuys, California to announce the fight, but started to get physical a little early.

Source: http://mmalice.com/james-toney/james-toney-and-ken-shamrock-nearly-fight-at-a-press-conference-video_184a34575.html

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Jon Jones hits the big time with Bentley purchase

The UFC works in mysterious ways. To the uninitiated it appears that the UFC's top stars make lousy money in comparison to boxers and other high-level athletes. But then there's that tricky discretionary pay that's kept private.

At UFC 128, UFC light heavyweight champ made $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win). Above, Jon Jones shows off his new $190,000 2012 Bentley Continental GT. Someone's paying him.

It'd be interesting to see if the boxing vs. MMA pay argument would go away with full disclosure of what the UFC pays its fighters.

Either way, good for Jones. The kid's worked hard. He's the rage of the sport. He should buy anything he wants.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Jon-Jones-hits-the-big-time-with-Bentley-purchas?urn=mma-wp7768

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Edgar called upon by the NY Jets once again

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The struggling New York Jets meet their rivals the Miami Dolphins on Monday night, and they have called upon on old good luck charm to...

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Buffer Talks UFC Passion

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Georges St-Pierre believes he'll finish Carlos Condit at UFC 137

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

With the UFC giving fans a short two-week respite from major events after a string of four straight Saturday cards, anticipation is beginning to rebuild for this month's UFC 137 event, headlined by Georges St-Pierre's title defense against Carlos Condit.

In a new pre-fight interview for UFC.com, St-Pierre discussed the fight with Condit and what he feels about the matchup.

"In the rankings, I do believe Carlos Condit was the number one contender," St-Pierre said. "In the eyes of everyone in the UFC Carlos Condit deserved the shot. I believe Carlos [poses] no problem to me that I haven't seen."

The longtime Welterweight Champion is out to defend his belt for the seventh straight time in the fight, but while he has supreme confidence in himself, he respects what Condit brings into the cage.

"I'm going to have to deal with a guy who has knockout power, very technical striker and a great ground game as well," he said. "Unpredictable fighter. I've seen a lot of improvement in Carlos' game but I believe I'm a more improved fighter than he is. I have a game plan to take care of Carlos and I will execute it."

The two have some training ties to one another, both working with Greg Jackson at times in their recent careers, but they're not full on training partners, and St-Pierre says there's not a friendship there to strain in this bout. It's all about business on Oct. 29.

"He's not my friend and I don't put any emotion in but I do believe I will have the key to victory. I do believe I will be able to knock him out or submit him. I will remain the Welterweight Champion."

Penick's Analysis: I'm honestly as excited for this match-up now as I was initially for St-Pierre vs. Diaz. Condit provides a great challenge to St-Pierre both on the ground and on the feet, and though his wrestling is a weak point and St-Pierre can put him on his back, Condit's sweeps are fantastic and he's dangerous on the ground himself. Much like I felt would be the case with Diaz, this is the type of fight where St-Pierre is going to be tested in all areas, and won't be able to utilize one dominant skill set to control the fight, and I think that's when he fights at his best. I'm hoping Condit can bring out the best in the champion, and if he does that could very well mean St-Pierre's first stoppage win since January of 2009.

[Georges St-Pierre art by Travis Beaven (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_10856.shtml

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Jose Aldo - The Champ's Lessons

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Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Preview - Strikeforce

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Preview Video by Strikeforce

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Bellator CEO Rebney talks his fighters, Spike and the Olympics

As Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney looks at what has happened in the fifth season, he can't help but still be amazed at how well his fighters perform week in and week out. He talked to Cagewriter about some of his favorite moments of the season and Bellator's future.

"The thing that's made me happy is the level of fights. From event no. 3 on, they've just been great. Dantas' flying knee, Alexis [Vila], the way that he knocked out Joe Warren was crazy, Brian Rogers, and saying to me in the incredibly articulate way he speaks as a teacher, 'I'm going to bring it.' And then he did. Shlemenko pulling of a submission victory, there's all these things that have been jumping out at me. There's just been moment after moment," Rebney said.

One of the fights that he is most looking forward to is the Nov. 19 title fight between champ Eddie Alvarez and tournament champ Michael Chandler. He says that no one should count out Chandler.

"Nobody is talking about Chandler in the upper echelon of the division. I'll be honest with you. I don't know if I can count on one hand the guys who can beat him."

That fight will air on MTV2, but with the UFC ending their relationship with Spike TV, there's a chance that Bellator could switch to the station that is aimed towards young men. Bellator's preliminary fights air on Spike's website, and Bellator's deal is with MTV's parent company.

"We're a great position in that our deal is with MTV networks, so it's that larger corporate umbrella. They control Spike, MTV, MTV2. You never know what the future will bring. The foreseeable future will be what it is, which is MTV2 and Spike.com for the prelims, but Spike is better than anyone in this space. They get it better than anyone."

Rebney is also excited about some of the challenges coming up for his fighters, both in and out of Bellator. He said that they are working on a match-up between DREAM fighter Shinya Aoki and Alvarez, but that it will likely happen in February, after Aoki fights in DREAM's New Year's Eve show.

Warren is working on returning to his wrestling roots and will try to make the 2012 Greco-Roman wrestling Olympic team. Rebney supports the world champion wrestler in trying to go for the gold.

"It's a great platform for Warren. If he can be our champion at 145, and then go and make the U.S. Olympic team, what a great thing for Bellator and for MMA."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Bellator-CEO-Rebney-talks-his-fighters-Spike-an?urn=mma-wp8194

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Douglas Lima crushing KO of Chris Lozano at Bellator 53 (Video)

Douglas Lima advances to the finals of the Bellator Season 5 welterweight tournament with a devastating knockout of Chris Lozano at Bellator 53. Douglas Lima crushing KO of Chris Lozano at Bellator 53 (Video) is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

Douglas Lima crushing KO of Chris Lozano at Bellator 53 (Video) is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News

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Michael Bisping says Chael Sonnen blew his chance, wants Anderson Silva next

Michael Bisping is tired of hearing people talk about Chael Sonnen being in line for a crack at UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva after losing cleanly to ?The Spider? a year ago and only fighting a single time since. He?s also ready to fill the contendership vacancy Sonnen?s removal from the picture would create, that [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/10/15/michael-bisping-says-chael-sonnen-blew-his-chance-wants-anderson-silva-next

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Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida face off for first time in Toronto

Though the card is still two months away with four other UFC shows preceding it the buzz surrounding UFC 140 was in full force yesterday during a press conference promoting the event where headliners Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida weighed in, figuratively, before actually stepping on the scale in December to do so literally. Jones [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/10/13/jon-jones-and-lyoto-machida-face-off-for-first-time-in-toronto/

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M-1 Challenge 27: ?Magalhaes vs. Zayats? Results & Recap

Lest we all think our MMA universe consists of only the UFC and Bellator, M-1 Challenge stepped out of the shadows for another installment on Showtime.� Dubbed M-1 Challenge 27: ?Magalhaes vs. Zayats?, the event was originally supposed to be headlined by a title fight between heavyweight champ Guram Gugenishvili and challenger Kenny Garner.� But [...]

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Clay Guida hoping for the best version of Ben Henderson at UFC on Fox 1

With Melvin Guillard suffering a setback loss to Joe Lauzon last weekend and Gilbert Melendez being kept in Strikeforce for one more fight with Jorge Masvidal, the next contender for the UFC Lightweight Title is likely to be determined with the UFC on Fox 1 bout between Clay Guida and Ben Henderson. In an interview with Mike Straka, Guida said he's hoping to meet the very best Ben Henderson in the cage in that bout:

"We always rise to the top for the toughest occasions. This is going to be my most important fight, my toughest fight. I know Ben is going to be on his top conditioning and his best camp, so that's all we're looking for... We want to fight the best conditioned, best camp he's had and that's going to tell the tale of maybe who's next in line."

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_10852.shtml

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UFC 136: Edgar Vs. Maynard 3 Quick Match Results

By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

Following an exciting PPV event live from Houston TX, UFC 136 is now in the books and although two titles were on the line, both champions were able to hang on to their respective titles.<Br><Br>

We have complete results from the event below:<Br><Br>

Main Card (Pay-Per-View)<Br><Br>

Frankie Edgar def. Gray Maynard via TKO (Punches) ? R4 @ 3:54<Br>
Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)<Br>
Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via Submission (Arm-Triangle choke) ? R2 @ 3:51<Br>
Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<Br>
Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) ? R1 @ 0:46<Br><Br>

Prelims (Spike TV)<Br><Br>

Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<Br>
Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)<Br><Br>

Preliminary Card (Facebook.com/UFC)<Br><Br>

Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)<Br>
Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-26. 30-27)<Br>
Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<Br>
Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)<Br><Br>

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Hulk Hogan On WWE.com, How Old Is Paul Heyman?, More

– The official WWE website has ranked Hulk Hogan turning his back on millions of Hulkamaniacs to join Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in forming one of the most infamous groups in history, the New World Order, as No. 1 in their “List This: Legends of the Fall.”
– Former WWE talent Paul Heyman turns 46 years old today.
– Rosa Mendes, who has not appeared on WWE programming since SummerSlam, posted her first message on Twitter since August 20 by ranting about fellow SmackDown Diva A.J. The three-year veteran doesn’t feel ...

Source: http://www.ifight365.com/2011/09/hulk-hogan-on-wwe-com-how-old-is-paul-heyman-more/

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Jim Ross

Will he ever show some dignity and tell Vince McMahon to go to hell? Guy is treated like garbage over and over again yet he just keeps crawling back to WWE for more.

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?76344-Jim-Ross&goto=newpost

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UFC 136 postfight: ?Rocky? references, baseball bats and the People?s champ

HOUSTON - In the end, the main card at UFC 136 delivered because Frank Edgar and Gray Maynard produced another classic in their third meeting in front of 16,164.

The live gate was $2.23 million. The UFC now holds the marks for the No. 1 and No. 4 all-time gates at the Toyota Center.

The effort in that main event got the UFC's lightweight champ the Knockout of the Night bonus, good for $75,000. Joe Lauzon beat out Chael Sonnen for Submission of the Night, while Fight of the Night went to Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia for their rock'em, sock'em brawl.

- Sonnen certainly deserved the Postfight Interview of the Night bonus. He called out Anderson Silva and asked to fight on the UFC's Super Saturday card in early February of 2012 in Las Vegas. Sonnen said the speech in the Octagon was off the cuff and he got fired up when he saw Silva sitting in the crowd. Dialing up more of the wrestling rhetoric, Sonnen said he was the people's champion and he was willing to give Silva a shot at the linear belt, his belt.

- White said he was highly impressed by Sonnen's victory over Stann. He believes in the theory of ring rust, but Sonnen showed no signs that he'd been away from the Octagon for 14 months.

- White said he wants to make the Silva-Sonnen fight as soon as possible. He wouldn't confirm that the fight would be on Super Bowl weekend, but he did say Brazil was almost an impossibility.

- Both Joe Lauzon and Dana White agreed on Melvin Guillard's performance saying he came into the fight with a lack of focus. Lauzon pointed out that while he sat in his hotel room all day on Saturday, Guillard was hanging out the UFC Fan Expo going down next door at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

- A very disappointed Kenny Florian wouldn't address retirement rumors. He was asked five questions and had little to say.

- Maynard still appeared stunned during the postfight. He couldn't believe Edgar made it through the first round.

"I don' know if he has a button that puts him out. I hit him on a knee, a right ... I think I hit him on a hook. What else? If there was a bat in there I probably would've hit him with that too. I couldn't find one. Where do you keep the bats in the cage?" Maynard jokingly asked White.

- White said he lost his mind cage side when Edgar pulled off the victory. Some may say�� his mind was still lost when he made an impassioned plea that Edgar is now the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world during the postfight. White said he always thought the stuff you see in "Rocky" movies was [expletive], but Edgar produced a real-life Rocky fight.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-136-postfight-Rocky-references-baseball-?urn=mma-wp8049

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Tyson Tomko Arrested

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Former WWE and TNA wrestler Travis Tomko's was arrested yesterday for attempting to rob a CVS Pharmacy in St. Johns County in Florida.

Tomko was arrested after police allege he...

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