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Nostalgia: Hayato Sakurai vs Frank Trigg
At one point, Hayato Sakurai could have been considered a top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He was 16-0-2 and the Shooto 168 pound champion. In late 2000, he took on Frank Trigg, who was 7-0. Trigg of course would go on to challenge Matt Hughes twice, leading to one of the most memorable moments [...]
TweetNostalgia: Showtime presents Kimbo Slice et al. in the worst promo ever
At one point, Showtime and EliteXC had a highly marketable fighter by the name of Kimbo Slice. Showtime also runs boxing events, and at the time of Slice’s peak, a boxer named Samuel Peter was doing well, having beaten James Toney twice and being in line to fight the Klitschko brothers. So of course, Showtime [...]
TweetNostalgia: Nick Diaz vs Frank Shamrock
Carlos Condit vs Nick Diaz was supposed to be a fight of the year candidate. Instead, we got a controversial decision followed by the news that Diaz tested positive for marijuana. Of course, this has happened before. Diaz tested positive after his win over Takanori Gomi. It’s another incident in a long list of subpar [...]
TweetNostalgia: One Hour of Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen was dubbed the Muhammad Ali of MMA by Dana White. While that’s probably just another example of Dana being Dana, Sonnen’s tirades against Anderson Silva and other fighters, particularly those of Brazilian heritage. With his recent win over Michael Bisping, Sonnen is in line to fight Anderson Silva once again. A fan put [...]
TweetNostalgia: Brock Lesnar vs Giant Shark
No, we’re not talking about Brock Lesnar’s MMA debut against Min Soo Kim, or some metaphoric reference. Lesnar attacked a giant shark as a WWE wrestler and was able to get it up for his finishing move, the F-5:
TweetNostalgia: Strikeforce starts to die
Before Muhammad Lawal called Strikeforce a ‘cancer patient,’ before Scott Coker and Dana White inexplicably held that news conference where it was insisted Strikeforce could be kept as a top tier league, Strikeforce seemed to be doing pretty well. They signed Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson. Strong champions were present in Gilbert Melendez, Nick Diaz, [...]
TweetNostalgia: The Greatest Mismatch in MMA History
Daiju Takase will always be remembered for his triangle choke win over Anderson Silva. Takase’s “biggest” win, however, was against Emmanuel Yarborough. Here’s round 2 of their fight, featuring Bas Rutten and Stephen Quadros on commentary:
TweetNostalgia: Gegard Mousasi wins via upkick
At one point, a fair number of people thought Gegard Mousasi was the next Fedor Emelianenko. This was before Fedor lost 3 in a row and Mousasi got wrestledeathed by Muhammad Lawal. Still, Mousasi has an impressive record and great potential. We’ll see if his takedown defence has improved when he fights Ovince St. Preux [...]
TweetThe worst fight in MMA history
Mauricio Rua vs Dan Henderson and Eddie Alvarez vs Michael Chandler gave people pause as to the best fight of 2011, and maybe even beyond that. Unfortunately, like everything else, you have to take the bad with the good. MMA has its share of terrible fights, and we’re not talking about things like Kalib Starnes [...]
TweetVideo: Cain Velasquez’s 1st pro MMA fight
Cain Velasquez may have lost the UFC heavyweight title to Junior Dos Santos, but he’s still the best conditioned heavyweight out there and has a strong all-around game. As long as he’s mostly healthy, he has a great chance of becoming a champion again at some point. Today, we go into the time capsule and [...]
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