Yardbarker: Jason MacDonald

UFC's Rush to 2009

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:58:08 -0500

It is time to get ready for the UFC's final month of 2008. By the end of it, we will have seen nearly 30 fights and two of the four belts on the line. There has never been a month like this in UFC history and there may never be one again. Consider this the kickoff to our coverage.

Fight for the ...

Johnson vs. Burns, MacDonald vs. Gouveia Announced For TUF 8 Finale

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:33:39 -0500

Spike TV and the UFC today announced that welterweights Anthony Johnson (5-2) and Kevin Burns (7-2) will headline The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, rematching their July 19th meeting at UFC Fight Night 14 that saw Burns defeat Johnson via TKO due to an eye poke.

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UFC Cuts Middleweight Jason Lambert

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:09:18 -0500

The UFC has cut middleweight Jason Lambert from its roster of fighters, according to Five Ounces of Pain.

Lambert won three-straight light heavyweight bouts over Rob MacDonald, Terry Martin, and Branden Lee Hinkle to open his UFC career but was forced to drop to the 185-pound middleweight ...

UFC 88 Salaries and Medical Suspensions

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:10:55 -0500

Chuck Liddell may have been KO'd at UFC 88 but he led all fighters in paydays as he raked in $500,000. Go to http://cageplay.com to see the entire story.

UFC 88 Results & Recap

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:51:47 -0500

I want to start by saying I went 100% on my predictions for UFC 88. I got crap from InfiniteX all week about my pick of Rashad beating Liddell. I'll give him the fact that I definitely didn't think Rashad would knock out Liddell but either way, it was a good pay day for bets placed with Rashad winning as the underdog. I didn't get the way of win right in the main event but in the other 2 big fights, I had it right.

UFC 88 Predictions

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:39:59 -0500

Chuck Liddell Vs. Rashad Evans

Name:	Chuck Liddell
Height:	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	21-5-0

"The Iceman"

Name:	Rashad Evans
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	16-0-1

"Sugar"

Evans fights are always boring. He'll dance around so much , Liddell will have a hard time hitting him. Let's hope Liddell sneaks one in.

Liddell TKO round 2

Rich Franklin Vs. Matt Hamill

Name:	Rich Franklin
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	25-3-0

"Ace"

Name:	Matt Hamill
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	6-1-0

"The Hammer"

Is this a joke? There's still some interesting fights out there at 185 for Frankilin. Why does he need to fight "The Nail"? To get an easy win and a payday.

Franklin by TKO late round one

Karo Parisyan Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Name:	Karo Parisyan
Height:	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	26-5-0

"The Heat"

Name:	Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Height:	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	10-2-0

"Zenko"

Has "The Heat" figured out that people aren't gong to just lay down for him. I don't know a lot about Yoshida other than he is also a decorated Judo competitor. Somebody is getting thrown on their head in this one.

Parisyan wins by unanimous decision

Dan Henderson Vs. Rousimar Palhares

Name:	Dan Henderson
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	22-7-0

"Hendo"

Name:	Rousimar Palhares
Height:	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	17-1-0

"Toquinho"

With two losses in a row, it's no secret that Henderson needs this win badly. Unfortunately for "Hendo" Palhares has a pretty mean looking mug shot and great submission skills.

Palhares wins by rear choke in round two

Martin Kampmann Vs. Nate Marquardt

Name:	Martin Kampmann
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	13-1-0

"The Hitman"

Name:	Nate Marquardt
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	29-8-2

"The Great"

Interesting fight here. Knapmann is no joke, and has beat some tough competition in the UFC. Marquart has really looked good lately and is a tough fight for anybody. This is a coin flip for me.

Marquardt wins by unanimous decision

Thiago Tavares Vs. Kurt Pellegrino

Name:	Thiago Tavares
Height:	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight:	155 (70 kg)
Record:	17-2-0

Name:	Kurt Pellegrino
Height:	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight:	155 (70 kg)
Record:	17-4-0

"Batman"

Pellegrino will dance his way to the cage like he's a member of 'The Backstreet Boys'. Then the fight will start and Tavares will take him down, mount him, and pound out the TKO. " Batman" will then dance no more.

Tavares wins by TKO in round one

Dong Hyun Kim Vs. Matt Brown

Name:	Dong Hyun Kim
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	10-0-1

"Stun Gun"

Name:	Matt Brown
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	10-6-0

"The Immortal"

Matt Brown looked just OK to me on TUF. I know nothing about Kim, other than he has a great nick name.

"Stun Gun" wins by TKO in round two

Roan Carneiro Vs. Ryo Chonan

Name:	Roan Carneiro
Height:	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	12-7-0

"Jucao"

Name:	Ryo Chonan
Height:	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight:	170 (77 kg)
Record:	14-8-0

"Piranha"

This is a battle of guys with names that have a bunch of the same letters. Chonan is the last person to beat Anderson Silva, so that tells you he is no joke.

Chonan wins by unanimous decision

Jason Lambert Vs. Jason MacDonald

Name:	Jason Lambert
Height:	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	23-8-0

"The Punisher"

Name:	Jason MacDonald
Height:	6' 3" (191 cm)
Weight:	185 (84 kg)
Record:	21-10-0

"The Athlete"

I'm surprised this fight is list so low on the card. these two guys will both come to do battle. Tough call here, but I think Macdonald is the overall better fighter.

Macdonald wins via arm bar in round three

Tim Boetsch Vs. Michael Patt

Name:	Tim Boetsch
Height:	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	7-2-0

"The Barbarian"

Name:	Michael Patt
Height:	6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight:	205 (93 kg)
Record:	15-2-0

Front kick....Knee....Front kick....Thrown to the ground....Pile Driver

Boetsch wins by pile driver, or maybe just TKO in round one

Viewing Guide : Big Fights of September 2008

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:33:23 -0500

August was a little slow, probably due to the Olympics, but September brings us an insane number of big fight events, including Joel Casamayor vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (boxing) and UFC 88 featuring Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans and WEC 36 featuring Urijah Faber vs. Mike Brown (MMA)!

HOTTEST VIDEO - Get ready for UFC 88!

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:39:33 -0500

It is never too early to get psyched for UFC 88 by watching the official video preview!