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Ricardo Mayorga Signs with Shine Fights, Will Try Out MMA

Larry Brown — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:49:28 +0000

When you’re 35-years-old, 29-7-1, and unable to get a fight, where do you turn? If you’re Ricardo Mayorga, you decide MMA is the best option for you. MMA Junkie says the news was announced during Shine Fights pay-per-view event on Friday night. They also added this tidbit that helps explain why he’s making the move:

Mayorga recently sued Don King for his inability to find him a fight and for alleged violations of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. In the interim, it appears he’ll begin preparations for a late-career run in MMA.

We’ve increasingly seen more boxers discuss the option of exploring the MMA frontier, Roy Jones Jr. being the most notable. Ever since recording back-to-back wins against Vernon Forrest in ‘03, Mayorga’s gone 3-4 including an embarrassing loss to Oscar De La Hoya. Given El Matador’s style, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him be part of one of those 7-second knockouts. Because he doesn’t hold anything back, you figure something crazy will transpire.

Video: Todd Duffee Knocks Out Tim Hague in Record 7 Seconds

Larry Brown — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:57:41 +0000

Earlier in the week we presented video of a two-second knockout and I thought that was impressive. What the fans in Portland saw at UFC 102 on Saturday night was pretty cool too. After not touching gloves before the fight, Todd Duffee caught Tim Hague with a jab to start the fight and pounced after knocking him down. The result was a record 7-second knockout. Check it:

I don’t know if they’ll get the “Fight of the Night” reward but they’ll probably be up there. Maybe it will go to Couture and Nogueira who went the distance.

Video: Randy Couture vs. Minotauro Nogueira Fight at UFC 102

Larry Brown — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:32:34 +0000

Randy Couture and Minotauro Nogueira went the full three rounds at UFC 102 in Portland and the decision was unanimous in favor of Nogueira. Despite chants from the crowd in favor of Couture, Nogueira came out ahead. He put together a sweet knockdown in the third round and proceeded to play volleyball with Couture’s head. It was quite the classic. Here are the first two rounds of the fight:

Even at 46-years-old, Couture still showed he has plenty left in the tank. They really put on a good show at the Rose Garden and proved once again how worthwhile some of these PPV buys are.

Takahiro Kuroishi Shows Us How to Get Knocked Out in Two Seconds

Larry Brown — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:01:18 +0000

It’s actually much easier than you think. I mean, even I could last longer than two seconds. But in case you’re ever in an MMA fight folks, here’s not what to do:

Apparently that was Takahiro Kuroishi getting knocked out by Ryohei Masuda in what I’m told was a fight from last year. Why it’s just now being circulated, I don’t know, but it is pretty damn funny. At least the entourages made up for the lack of action in the ring. That was almost as good as the double knockout video.

Video: Cyborg Santos Fight with Gina Carano Ends in TKO

Larry Brown — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:27:59 +0000

The (very pretty) face of women’s MMA was in action at Strikeforce on Saturday night. The only problem for Gina Carano was that the sexuality of her opponent, Cris Cyborg Santos, is very much in doubt. Check out the video of the Carano/Cyborg fight and tell me you don’t wish you were half the man Cyborg is. She’s a killing machine:

The fight might not have been stopped until late in the first round but it was clear that Carano never really had a chance. Santos dominated the entire match and pretty much beat the crap out of Carano with flurries of punches. If I were Gina, I’d be demanding a urine test right about now to check Santos’ level of testosterone. My goodness — what a beast.

Video: Anderson Silva Knocks Out Forrest Griffin at UFC 101

Larry Brown — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:47:27 +0000

As was said post fight, this could go down as one of the most embarrassing knockouts in UFC history. Anderson Silva was absolutely toying with Forrest Griffin who couldn’t find or touch him in the ring despite throwing plenty of punches. As Griffin was trying to make a charge, he got caught with a soft punch to the face and got dropped. Check out the entire Anderson Silva/Forrest Griffin fight video:

Griffin, a self-described sore loser, wasted no time in the ring after the knockout, promptly making an exit for the dressing room. He certainly left his dignity behind.

Video: Brock Lesnar’s 2nd Round TKO of Frank Mir at UFC 100

Larry Brown — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:14:06 +0000

The fans on hand at the Mandalay Bay were chanting for referee Herb Dean to stand Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir up once they hit the canvas. He never did because Lesnar started going to work after fighting for position for about 20 seconds. And once Lesnar got rolling, he was able to squirt some punches on Mir and then he started bouncing his head off the canvas like a tether ball. Check out the Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir video from UFC 100. This is entire second round of their fight:

After the fight, Lesnar got off a classic blast on Mir, who beat Brock in his MMA debut. “Frank Mir had a horseshoe up his ass, I told him that a year ago,” Lesnar said shortly after winning. “I pulled that SOB out and beat him over the head with it.” Any wonder why he’s so hated? That dude’s a monster.

Video: ‘Pretty Boy’ Matt Leinart MMA Training with FOX’s Jay Glazer

Larry Brown — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:35:04 +0000

I first read about Matt Leinart doing MMA training with FOX NFL reporter and MMA announcer, Jay Glazer, last week at Pro Football Talk. I understood everything from Glazer’s angle — here he gets to assert himself as an alpha male and boss around a Heisman Trophy winner — that has to be a good ego boost. Plus, imagine all the breaking news stories he’ll get having Leinart in his back pocket. As for Matt, I still don’t get what the guy is doing. Spending his off-season doing MMA training shows me once again just how lost the guy is because he’s obviously more concerned with his image than his on-field play. Take a look at the training:

When I see this video I can’t help but think of Matt Leinart as a pledge in a fraternity just getting bossed and bitched around. I can almost feel the other guys in the video saying to themselves, “Check out what I’m going to make this NFL golden boy do. I ask him to fetch and he does.” I know Leinart’s trying to change his image, but rather than changing who he is maybe he should just be comfortable with what he is and just try to make the best of himself. I still don’t see how this will help him read defenses and target receivers and last time I checked, knees to the chest of the defender elicit 15-yard personal foul penalties.

(video via Shutdown Corner)

Jose Canseco to Fight 7′2″ MMA Giant Hong Man Choi

Larry Brown — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:37:41 +0000

Alternate title to this post: Jose Canseco is willing to get his ass kicked for money. I was turned on to the Korean fighter Hong Man Choi about a year ago. Choi’s 7′2″ and 350 lbs of kimchi. He’s produced 10 second knockouts and had superstar Fedor Emilianenko on the ropes. Canseco got his ass kicked by Vai Sikahema and Danny Bonaduce. He’s half the size of this guy. And this is Canseco we’re talking about! The two are set to meet late in May in Tokyo as part of an eight-man MMA tournament. Someone please tell me how Jose’s going to contend with this:

They better have a stretcher ringside for that battle. Yeesh. You couldn’t pay me to get in the ring with the Honger.

MMA Fighter Nick Diaz Thinks He Knows How to Beat a Drug Test

Larry Brown — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:35:58 +0000

This seems to be quite the trend lately — first it was Tony Mandarich telling us how to beat a steroids test, now it’s Nick Diaz explaining how to beat a weed test. First off, you need to know that Diaz is fighting on a pretty big card this weekend on Showtime against Frank Shamrock. Now know that MMA requires intense skill, courage, training, and ability. You figure that means cutting out all pleasures in life and just hitting the gym, drinking water, and eating egg yokes. Not the case for Diaz:

“I’m more consistent about everything being a cannabis user,” Diaz said in an interview with The Times last week. “I’m happy to get loaded, hear some good music . . . I remain consistent. And I have an easy way to deal with [the drug tests].

“I can pass a drug test in eight days with herbal cleansers. I drink 10 pounds of water and sweat out 10 pounds of water every day. I’ll be fine.”

Well, if the police ever need to meet their ticket quota for the month, I would suggesting showing up at Diaz’s house. I guess he’s trying to make the case for the “productive pot-head.” Aside from being illegal, weed is banned from MMA because it’s considered a pain-masking agent. And for all the stuff Diaz says about beating a test, it sure didn’t help him two years ago when he tested positive at Pride 33. Maybe he hadn’t quite perfected his routine by then — I’m guessing he was only drinking five pounds of water.

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