The hungry actor over at The Hungry Actor is an MMA fan and he’s got one very difficult question for all you UFC fans out there: What is Your Favorite Knockout?
Whew! Tough choice, but our vote is split between the opening elbow smashing crucifixion or the furious hands of the vicious Vitor Belfour. While we know this video is dedicated to UFC KOs, we’d still like to throw this devastating blow into the competition.
Dana White is getting a lot of guff over his announcement that he had a shocking announcement and the subsequent announcement that the shocking announcement is being delayed. So, rumors and anger are running rampant across the blogosphere. Many think White is just a putz – right, Tito? – while others think he’s a cunning and shrewd business man. Personally, we think he’s a brilliant guy and we’re willing to wait on the big announcement because we feel certain he’ll deliver. After all, this is one of the men who helped resurrect the UFC from ridicule and disgust to the single most successful mixed martial arts promotion on the planet. So, while we wait, here’s a list of the “Top 10 Dana White Quotes” of all-time according the fellas over the TheMMAPost.com.
10. Hell, forget about college. I barely finished high school.
9. I’m a guy that did exactly what he wanted to do. When you do that the money follows.
8. Boxing is a road map of what not to do. The greedy promoters basically killed the sport by taking it off free TV.
7. If you take four street corners, and on one they are playing baseball, on another they are playing basketball and on the other, street hockey. On the fourth corner, a fight breaks out. Where does the crowd go? They all go to the fight.
6. The deal-closers are the live events. If you come to a live event, you leave that place done, you’re hooked, you’re in. It is the greatest live sporting event you will ever see.
5. You show up at a [Los Angeles] Lakers game, you’ll never meet Kobe Bryant. But when you show up to a UFC event, odds are pretty damn good that you’re not only going to meet Liddell, but he’s going to sign what you need signed and take a picture with you.
4. A lot of times, kids go to college and take a major because they do what they think they’re supposed to do. I told them I believe 90 percent of America gets up in the morning and drives to a job they hate. That could have happened to me in the hotel industry.
3. That’s one of the things when you go to a UFC event live, the energy in the place is crazy. People are there because they’re passionate about it.
2. It’s really the last nail in the coffin with the media not giving us the credibility and not looking at us as a real sport. The cover of Sports Illustrated, the talk shows – we’re there. We’ve finally arrived.
1. People don’t realise what gifted athletes these guys are. Think about how hard it is to become a professional boxer. These guys are without doubt the greatest athletes in the world.
Wait, what about “No, it’s Playboy, asshole!“?
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[TheMMAPost.com]: Top 10 Dana White Quotes
You’d think Rajon Rondo would have enough on his plate as it is with the bum ankle and The NBA Finals going on and all, but Rondo is no normal man. See, while he’s rehabbing and studying tape, he’s also giving back to all his fans out there. But you better know your random Rondo trivia.
We’ll start with a high school question. I went to Oak Hill Academy and 2004 I set the school record for most assists in a game with 31. Who’s record did I break?
Get it right and I’m sending you a headband. Hit me back. I’ll holla
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[Epic Carnival]: 10 reasons sports should go green
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And finally, the evolution of the fist bump.
The other day we told you about the possibility of Floyd Mayweather Jr. stepping into the cage and fighting for the UFC. We still don’t know if that is going to be Dana White’s big announcement this Thursday, but it is definitely an intriguing option. However, MMARated.com has word that something bigger is brewing. One idea that is being tossed around is that White will announce that Anderson Silva is jumping up in weight to fight Chuck Liddell this fall. Another possibility is that the UFC will join forces with Golden Boy Promotions. Then comes the doozie, Zuffa has sold the UFC to the king of trash TV FOX.
Is the Zuffa/UFC era about to end? Have the Fertittas and White cashed out? Thursday can’t come soon enough.
That’s one way to get Tito Ortiz off his back.
Links:
[MMARated.com]: Has Zuffa Sold The UFC To FOX?
John McLaren exploded in the Mariners post game press conference and by now you’ve probably already heard or seen the clip on your favorite local television station, but the profanity is so much more impressive in print.
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[Your Face is a Sports Blog]: RBI Baseball – possibly the greatest video game of all time – is coming back, back, back!
[BasRutten.com]: The Bas gives his two cents about the Kimbo Slice/James Thompson controversy
[phillyBurbs.com]: The Donald gets into the fight game
[UsMagazine.com]: Pappa Joe is driving Tony Romo bat-crap crazy
[NYDailyNews.com]: Big Brown has big prizes waiting for him in the winner’s circle
[Eric Wilbur’s Sports Blog]: More Lakers/Celtics videos than you can stomach
And finally, what could be better than a nice relaxing day at the waterpark?
Bad news for drunken Badger fans; the University of Wisconsin-Madison decided to continue their 2007 “Show and Blow” campaign which requires students who were previously busted for getting tanked at a home football game to blow into a Breathalyzer unit to get in. Of course, you gotta pass the test to enter (blowing .00 for underage students and under .08 for those over 21).
When asked for reaction to the renewal of the program, almost every student on campus responded, “This blows!”
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[Awful Announcing]: Inside The NFL leaves HBO for Showtime, HBO pigs out on ice cream and cries
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And finally, here’s a little something for the ladies out there.
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Apparently the great action from EliteXC’s Saturday Night Fights didn’t end with the now infamous exploding ear. Turns out that Brett Rogers, who was also victorious at the event, called out Kimbo Slice during the post fight press conference, setting up a mini Mike Tyson episode and a possible almost definite brawl between the two in the near future.
Kimbo got exposed big time during his fight with James Thompson, but we still don’t know how smart it was for Rogers to do that. Sure, it will elevate his name from a nobody in the fight game, but at what cost? While we all know Slice’s brawling style won’t be successful forever inside the cage, for now, his punching power is unmatched and when he starts throwing combos then it is nighty-night for his opponents.
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[phillyBurbs.com]: Kimbo Slice gets punked out
Sure, Kimbo Slice delivered a punch that popped James Thompson’s ear like a zit and Robbie Lawler massaged Scott Smith’s brain through his eye socket, but the chicks defiantly stole the show during EliteXC’s groundbreaking broadcast on Saturday night. Not only were Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young swinging for the fences until the final bell, but somewhere out there, Evander Holyfield was grinning from ear to ear (no offense, Thompson) at the eye-swelling beatdown from Crush Conviction. Of course, Hasim Rahman was simultaneously rubbing his forehead.
If you’ve never been to a mixed martial arts fight in person then you’re missing out. Sure, watching it at home is great, but it’s nothing like being there live. The hoopla is half the fun. When you’re sitting at home on your couch then you’re not experiencing all the sights, sounds and smells of combat. Actually, disregard that part about the smells.
The fight — the seventh of the night – began like any other. Mitchell and Wethey left their corners, tapped gloves and traded punches. After landing a knee to Wethey’s body, Mitchell said he began to smell something foul.
As the fight prolonged, Mitchell said the smell continued to worsen. Eventually, he removed his mouth piece and expressed his concerns to the ring official.
“He s— himself,” Mitchell said repeatedly.
It was at that point Wethey gained the advantage and locked Mitchell’s head between his thighs.
As the round progressed, news about Wethey’s intestinal difficulties slowly made its way to the ring officials, who were at a loss of what to do.
Once the round ended, Wethey told his corner what happened and quickly was evacuated from the ring.
After Mitchell’s win was announced, he took the microphone and proclaimed to the crowd, “You can say I beat the crap out of him.”
Everyone tried to warn Wethey that he should have cut the extra weight a lot earlier, but he’s such a procrastinator.
Links:
[Deuce of Davenport]: MMA Fighter Found Himself In A Sh*tty Situation
[TheTownTalk.com]: Unusual incident causes disqualification at MMA event
If you thought CSI: Miami was corny before, just wait until you see the new episodes starring Kimbo Slice.
