MMA - Mixed Martial Arts

[Ksose]

Non ha grande carisma ma è un bel personaggio e sa bene l'inglese, mai sopra le righe ma comunque spiritoso e sorridente (anche perché non ci sarebbero motivi per non essere felice).

[LoganLock]

Eh si. Direi che deve esser felice considerando i matches che sta disputando, il periodo positivo, il titolo del mondo, il gruppo con cui si allena (avere Nog come training partner secondo me è una delle cose più belle che ti può capitare nelle MMA), etc

Perfetto!

[LoganLock]

Guardatevi il match di CroCop nel circuito K-1 please e poi commentate come l'avete visto.

[LatinBlackTiger]

Ho letto che Vitor Belfort si è infortunato alla mano e salterà il match con Wand. Devo dire che sono contento perchè un altro KO brutale di Wand non mi sarebbe piaciuto neanche un pò e ci siamo evitati uno dei più grandi mismatch della recente storia UFC. Adesso sarà interessante capire chi affronterà. Belcher potrebbe essere un'ottima soluzione ma trattandosi di un main event di un PPV non so quanto riuscirebbe a vendere. La soluzione migliore per me sarebbe Shields. Ha dichiarato di voler tornare middleweight e un suo match con Wand sarebbe stilisticamente interessante ed equilibrato. Due ex campioni del mondo a confronto. Speriamo che l'UFC vada in questa direzione.

[LoganLock]

Ho letto che Vitor Belfort si è infortunato alla mano e salterà il match con Wand. Devo dire che sono contento perchè un altro KO brutale di Wand non mi sarebbe piaciuto neanche un pò e ci siamo evitati uno dei più grandi mismatch della recente storia UFC. Adesso sarà interessante capire chi affronterà. Belcher potrebbe essere un'ottima soluzione ma trattandosi di un main event di un PPV non so quanto riuscirebbe a vendere. La soluzione migliore per me sarebbe Shields. Ha dichiarato di voler tornare middleweight e un suo match con Wand sarebbe stilisticamente interessante ed equilibrato. Due ex campioni del mondo a confronto. Speriamo che l'UFC vada in questa direzione.

Con Belcher Wand subirebbe ancor più che con Belfort. Con Shield invece almeno avremmo un match nuovo e come hai detto tu stilisticamente interessante.

[LoganLock]

Ricardo Arona rules out UFC 147 clash with Wanderlei Silva

Just in case you were thinking the UFC could pull an ace out of their sleeve and sign former PRIDE superstar, Ricardo Arona to take on Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147 on June 23rd in Brazil then think again after the Rio de Janeiro native ruled out stepping up at such short notice.

Speaking via Tatame Magazine, Arona said:

“It would be a good fight, but not now. I’m not prepared to fight. I’m fine, moving forwards, but I’m not ready. It’s not the time yet. The most important thing to me is to be 100 percent. It’s bad doing things in case you are not. I’ve overcame it before and now I’ll wait a little longer so I’m 100 percent. I can’t do it in such short time.”

“I keep being invited to fight in Brazil but there are no international propositions now. I can’t say yes to anything right now, therefore I have no news. I’m focused on finishing the work and then start training. I’m finishing my project, which is the most important thing to me now. I’m crazy to get it done.”

Arona was a force to be reckoned with in the PRIDE days, taking on the likes of Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Will he be able to recreate those glory days inside the octagon if he’s given a chance despite a sad run of injuries?


Peccato! Quanto mi manca Arona

[Ksose]

Peccato, Wand vs Arona sarebbe stato storico a qualsiasi peso... Se solo non fosse un coglione sarebbe stato perfetto anche il figlioccio di Ricardo (Paulao).
Tornando alla realtà credo ci sia solo Belcher di sensato ma penso che Silva ne uscirebbe malissimo, ci vorrebbe un altro brasiliano ma non ne vedo di rilevanti. Jake Shields no per favore, con tutto il rispetto non puoi sostiuire uno esplosivo come Vitor con una coperta.

[LoganLock]

UFC 146 salaries: Dos Santos, Mir and Velasquez lead $1.2 million payroll

The full UFC 146 payouts included:

Junior Dos Santos: $200,000 (no win bonus)
def. Frank Mir: $200,000

Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Silva: $70,000

Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,00 win bonus)
def. Dave Herman: $21,000

Stipe Miocic: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Del Rosario: $20,000

Stefan Struve: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Lavar Johnson: $26,000

Darren Elkins: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Diego Brandao: $15,000

Jamie Varner: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Edson Barboza: $18,000

C.B. Dollaway: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Jason "Mayhem" Miller: $45,000

[LoganLock]

UFC 146 medical suspensions: Velasequez draws possible six-month term for left hand
The full list of suspensions arising from UFC 146 include:

Cain Velasquez: Needs X-ray of left hand. If broken, he is suspended until November 20 unless cleared by doctor. Suspended at minimum until June 26 with no contact until June 17
Antonio Silva: Needs X-ray of nose. If broken, he is suspended until November 20 unless cleared by an ear, nose and throat doctor. Suspended at minimum until July 23 with no contact until July 11 for lacerations
Jamie Varner: Needs X-ray of right hand. If broken, he is suspended until November 20 unless cleared by doctor. Suspended at minimum until June 26 with no contact until June 17
Jason Miller: Needs clearance of right thumb and left knee by orthopedist or sports doctor or suspended until November 20. Suspended at minimum until July 11 with no contact until June 26 for tough fight
C.B. Dollaway: Needs X-ray of left thumb. If broken, he is suspended until November 20 unless cleared by doctor. Suspended at minimum until June 26 with no contact until June 17
Jacob Volkmann: Needs clearance of left elbow clearance of right thumb and left knee by orthopedist or suspended until November 20

Frank Mir: Suspended until July 23 with no contact until July 11 for TKO loss
Dave Herman: Suspended until July 23 with no contact until July 11 for TKO loss
Shane Del Rosario: Suspended until July 23 with no contact until July 11 for TKO loss
Duane Ludwig: Suspended until July 23 with no contact until July 11 for TKO loss

Lavar Johnson: Needs evaluation of left elbow by orthopedist. Suspended at minimum until July 11 with no contact until June 26
Edson Barboza: Suspended until July 11 with no contact until June 26 for TKO loss

[LoganLock]

Post-UFC 146, Dos Santos-Velasquez II ahead of evolving heavyweights dynamics

Junior Dos Santos' first defense of the UFC heavyweight crown at UFC 146 sent an excellent headline back to his native Brazil: Champion "Cigano" finishes Frank Mir by method, round predicted.

The 27-year-old connected with 58 significant strikes to shut down the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion via punch stoppage at the 3:04 mark of the second round.

Brazilian flags highlighted MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this past Saturday night as Mir's hometown crowd witnessed his sixth career loss – all by knockout – in his 11 years in the octagon. The talent and foresight to seize victory with a pre-fight call is a memorable addition to the division's and Dos Santos' legacy.

In the fight game, tall tales of victory and short nights of tragedy determine a contest's ripple effect in the general population. Larger combatants make for a greater ripple. Dos Santos, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, is "the baddest man on the planet," approaching or living up to expectation that the biggest titleholder is the best and most well-known titleholder.

Owning an undefeated UFC record in nine outings in three years, Dos Santos passes Royce Gracie and Jon Fitch's 8-0 entries into the octagon. Comparatively UFC pound-for-pound kingpin Anderson Silva is 14-0 in his six years. It is significant that heavyweights' trajectory be propelled toward record books. After Brock Lesnar turned the weight class on to its real pay-per-view potential in the million-buy range, that single-discipline monster's departure leaves Dos Santos and his prime challenger, Cain Velasquez, to lead general interest with their finish-friendly fighting.

As Dos Santos entertained nearly 15,000 fans in this past weekend's UFC 146 main event, co-headlining action came from former UFC heavyweight champion Velasquez playing around in Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva's blood en route to a systemic first-round top-game TKO victory. It earned the American Kickboxing Academy representative a chance to vie for Dos Santos' belt. The UFC's 18th birthday this past November featured Dos Santos capturing the belt from Velasquez on the UFC's inaugural FOX card with a 64-second knockout, remarrying the idea of popular heavyweight prizefights with network television for the first time since 1985. A Dos Santos-Velasquez sequel targeted by the UFC is its most accurate appeal to the yesteryear romance – or perhaps legitimate – future of a larger-than-life heavyweight champ.

Heavyweight is primetime, the most resonate word in combat sports. Since UFC 116, the Tyson-era "baddest man on the planet" label has been involved in the UFC's heavyweight division, a moniker befitting Dos Santos and Velasquez. With Dos Santos wearing Brazil's flag and Velasquez honoring his Mexican heritage in the octagon, these champion talents move the needle on a level the UFC envisions the sport can reach in the future. Their brief first match drawing a peak of 8.8 million viewers – a U.S. viewing record – proves it. The UFC's money division historically is light heavyweight thanks to Tito Ortiz and a sport-establishing trilogy between UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture. Mir's dismissal by Dos Santos solidified the new heavyweight era in which the talent shoulders promotional power with enough ease to be the UFC's must-see-TV.

The Dos Santos-Velasquez rematch opens the gate to a heavyweight trilogy that could shape the UFC's shared experience potential, the driving force behind a contest becoming so culturally significant it can be referred to simply as "the fight." Certainly other bouts and divisions are capable of producing that requisite buzz. Only heavyweight though – especially if Dos Santos-Velasquez II is on FOX – possesses trickle-down theory.

Barren contender pools once prompted rematches in the weight class. For Dos Santos-Velasquez II, it's a matter of the top two stars among the big men to continue positioning themselves and their division in the mainstream. They first met riding seven-fight octagon win streaks battling for the gold. Both Dos Santos and Velasquez recognize their greatest challenge in each other. The No. 1 contender is just two years older than the champion. This is a fight between champions in their prime – with many of the best years still ahead.

Dos Santos vs. Velasquez is the kind of fight with potential to main event five noteworthy occasions. The top two heavyweight competitors – a combined 25-2 career with 14 of 18 finishes in the UFC – signal the division has a healthy title picture while increasing talent tangles for contender bids.

Mass-times-acceleration inside the octagon colored UFC 146 a perfect five-for-five finishes on the event's pay-per-view portion. Literally a ton of talent went to work quick as three of the five finishes came inside round one (the other two went to the second stanza). That's the punch heavyweights pack. The athleticism of up-and-comer Stipe Miocic, high-power entertainment of Roy Nelson, or legit prizefight atmosphere when Dos Santos and Velasquez square off define the three tiers to carry the division. It's a formula that functions properly anywhere, but examining MMA's history with big men, PRIDE's internationally acclaimed aura resulted from its ability to gather elite combat-sports monsters and world-class heavyweights under the same ring lights – a boast the UFC attaches to the octagon from now on.

The heavyweight division has been through much in the past seven months – from November's one-off heavyweight title bout on FOX to the heavyweights-only UFC 146. A week prior to Dos Santos retaining his title, Daniel Cormier beat Josh Barnett around Strikeforce's six-sided cage in San Jose, Calif., to capture the heavyweight-grand-prix belt. Shutting out the former UFC heavyweight champion for 25 minutes, Cormier, a teammate of Velasquez, completed a star-making bracket run that reminds us how sizeable accomplishing a tournament win is in MMA. The major tournament may die off, yet the Olympian's ascent stresses how valuable the format is in generating title contenders, stars and champions for Zuffa, especially among heavy hitters.

Cormier is obligated to Showtime and Strikeforce for another bout. A UFC crossover is highly anticipated for the 10-0 fighter; however, he won't fight Velasquez, and a drop to 205-pounds seems unlikely due to past kidney troubles cutting weight. His potential equals Dos Santos' and Velasquez's to the division. The question for promoters is the same for fighters: What's the most efficient utilization of talent?

The fight game's appeal to country, combat and craft illustrate the odds. Heavyweight stature reflects the spectator's desire to see a battle for the largest stakes possible. As the narrative and purses expand, the UFC's betting heavyweights yield the most significant returns, a decision rooted in the riches of history and profitability of a big future.

[Ksose]

Il "tappabuchi" Rich Franklin verrà dirottato in Brasile per dare a Wanderlei Silva un altro rematch e un avversario di spessore. Purtroppo per gli spettatori di casa non penso ci sarà una "vendetta" c'è da dire che se rimangono sugli stessi del primo sarà sicuramente un main event divertente.

[LoganLock]

Franklin è un avversario adatto per Wand, considerando il cammino sul viale del tramonto di entrambi.
Scelta azzeccata e, perlomeno, fatta con un minimo di senso.

[LoganLock]

Shane Carwin cleared to resume full training, targets a fall return to the octagon

Former interim UFC heavyweight champion, Shane Carwin has today revealed he’s been cleared for full contact training following extensive surgery on his back over the past six months, as well as informing his fans that he’s already been in touch with matchmaker Joe Silva over a fall return to action inside the octagon.

Posting via his official website, Carwin said:

“I informed UFC Matchmaker (Joe Silva) that I would like to fight in early fall 2012. I would like to be able to fight every three or four months. Barring injury I intend to leave the UFC octagon and head back to the Grudge Training Center to continue the climb.”

“I have spent my entire career dealing with injuries sustained through football. I am 100% and I feel like a younger version of my former self. The UFC should look into adding some padding in the gloves because I plan on crushing my opponents.”

Carwin has suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in his career, losing out to then champion, Brock Lesnar via second round submission and almost twelve months later Dos Santos via unanimous decision. Let’s hope this recent bout of back surgery returns “The Engineer” to his former glory as quickly as possible.

[Il Ganja]

L'evento brasiliano che tanto bene prometteva si sta rapidamente trasformata in una card a dir poco scialba, non pagherei mai per andare a vedere un evento del genere sinceramente, sopratutto viste quali erano le premesse.

[thor of asgard]

ciao a tutti.
ho iniziato da poco a vedere questo bellissimo sport, e mi son subito innamorato.
avevo ora un'altra domanda da farvi, senza aprire un'altro topic:
avevo intenzione di iniziare appunto a praticare MMA, perchè mi piace molto proprio, come sopra detto, come sport.

volevo quindi chiedere a voi esperti, se avevate qualche allenamento da fare per prepararmi a questo sport, sia di fisico che di mosse. ovviamente, un allenamento da fare in casa e a corpo libero(tranne pesi che ho), inoltre, ho già comprato il saccone per "boxare".

ringrazio anticipatamente tutti per le gentili risposte