Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2. Behind the Scenes of the UFC 131 press con. Dana talking to fans about fights coming up and hockey.Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc/dana-white-ufc-131-video-blog-day-2-video_348769b2e.html
12/24/2011
Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2 - UFC
Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2. Behind the Scenes of the UFC 131 press con. Dana talking to fans about fights coming up and hockey.UFC 140: Hallman runs over Makdessi, Jabouin takes tight decision from Watson
Dennis Hallman won tonight, but he felt a little guilty about doing so.
Hallman ran roughshod over John Makdessi from the opening seconds. The submission specialist got his hands on Makdessi and worked solely for a takedown. Once he got it, Makdessi was finished. Hallman scored a rear-naked choke victory at 2:58 of the first round.
This was Hallman's first attempt to fight down at 155 pounds in a long time. He'd been fighting recently at 170 and 185. He even took a 195-pound fight in 2009. At 35 years old, making lightweight was tough. He missed badly on Friday coming in at 158.5. For that reason, even after dominating Makdessi, Hallman couldn't brag about his easy victory.
"I'm going to stay at 155. I wanted to make this point, this fight is kind of a wash. Put a little asterisk next to the win because I missed weight," Hallman told UFC analyst Joe Rogan.
The size difference was evident in the clinch and once it hit the ground, the smaller Makdessi was helpess defending the power and technique of Hallman. This was the 33rd submission victory for Hallman. To reach 33 victories period is impressive, but 33 by one method is incredible. Hallman, who debuted in the UFC way back in 2000, is now 51-14-2. He is 4-4 with the promotion, but has recently 3-of-4 UFC fights.
Jabouin survives two dangerous submission attempts to take decision
Yves Jabouin and Walel Watson exchanged dynamic striking games with nothing huge landed, so after 15 minutes of fighting it was difficult to call a winner. In a razor thing fight, one judge made the big difference scoring it 30-27 for Jabouin. The Canadian eked out a split decision victory, 29-28, 28-29 and 30-27 to post his first official UFC victory in the UFC 140 opener on ION television.
"They keep giving me those tall guys," Jabouin said of the 5-foot-11 Watson. "It's really hard to get inside. Basically it's a puzzle you have to figure out."
Spinning backfists, front and side kicks and solid conventional striking were flashed by both fighters throughout the fight. Watson did threaten with two dangerous submission situations, so it was surprising to see one judge call it 30-27.
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?Warrior? DVD release on Tuesday: Greg Jackson helped make it super realistic
He's nicknamed "The Maestro" and "The Professor" for a reason.
Greg Jackson knows his mixed martial arts in and out of the cage. That's why the producers of the movie "Warrior" leaned on the MMA trainer so heavily.
You can check out "Warrior" when it's released this Tuesday Dec. 20 for digital download, On Demand and on DVD/Blue-ray.
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The movie sounds great and it certainly has the stamp of approval from Jackson.
The Albuquerque-based owner of Jackson's MMA was an integral part of making the movie feel realistic. Jackson schooled the actors on the key moves and actions of the fight game, but he was on point in making sure everyone in the film knew how important it was to get across the positive messages of MMA.
"The biggest thing for me was how MMA and combat and martial arts in general can be a tool for good," Jackson told ESPN1100/98.9 FM. "[The producer] wanted to come at it from a more artistic point of view, a more realistic point of view."
Jackson thought "Warrior" was a true reflection of the game.
[...] It's as accurate as any movie can get about MMA. It shows again how martial arts can be a healing thing not just a tool of violence. So there's all these great messages in it that really resonated with me. I was excited to be a part of it," said Jackson.
ProMMANow did a nice review of the film that features brothers, who meet in the finale of a $5 million MMA tournament.
The attention to detail for the MMA fight scenes and the training the actors had to undergo to make them look like authentic fighters on screen will be appreciated by MMA fans.
The most difficult thing audiences will have to deal with is their sympathy and alliance between the brothers. They'll find themselves rooting for both guys, but for very different reasons.
Professional fighters Stephan Bonnar, Yves Edwards, Rashad Evans and Nate Marquardt all make appearances in the film. There's even a bow-tied Josh Rosenthal playing the referee role.
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12/23/2011
Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva breakdown their upcoming fight - Strikeforce
At the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP in Dallas, TC Inside MMA correspondent Ron Kruck caught up with Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva. The Reem spoke about his victory over Fabricio Werdum and the challange that lies ahead in Silva. Bigfoot spoke about how to do the impossible and beat OvereemRich No Love Clementi Mark The Hammer Coleman Wes Soldier Combs Ray Cooper Kit CopeÂ
I didn?t think I was getting any gifts this year
@almf3 sent me this package of his mixes!!! I swear, there’s over 25 discs here. I’m never complaining again!Sean Gannon Edgar Garcia Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn
