Yardbarker: Joe Rogan

UFC 91 Final Thoughts

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:50:42 -0500

Rear Naked News gives its final thoughts on UFC 91. What is next for Randy Couture? Will Demain Maia coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter?

One Matt Replaced by Another

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:08:53 -0500

UFC Fighter Matt Riddle replaced by Joe Rogan's Boy Matt Brown

RRC Opinion: Anderson Silva, Kimbo Slice stumble on road to superstardom

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:17:53 -0500

The road to push a superstar is either results-driven or need driven. Either a fighter becomes so good that it becomes their time to try on the crown or a division/promoter/other party needs someone to push that hopefully will fall backward into star status and get latched onto by the public. This month, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and former streetfight king Kimbo Slice were pushed as budding superstars, one recognized as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the other as the next big thing (sorry, Brock Lesnar) that was to lead EliteXC to a large public awareness victory over its UFC competition. Oops. Cue record scratch sound effect. That didn't work out too well. For the rest of this Ropes, Ring and Cage opinion piece, click the link...

Rogan's Comments, Bisping Performance Mar Average UFC 89; Fighter Payouts

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:07:07 -0500

I finally got to watch UFC 89 today as the Red Sox/Rays series took up most of my weekend. After unfortunately seeing the results via ESPN's scroller (at least they're running results now), I knew what to expect for results. However, I thought the card was good, but not as great as I heard some others make it out to be.

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:23:01 -0500

Saturday night's fights, broadcast free on Spike TV: Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben, and Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera, plus three more televised fights. Links from around the web and video previews. If your only exposure to MMA is the Kimbo/CBS/EliteXC disaster, then I encourage you to give the sport another shot. This weekend's fights should be great. And unlike most UFC events, they're free.

Beatdowns! Hype : UFC 89 Preview

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:35:23 -0500

UFC 89, to be held on October 18 in Birmingham, England, is headlined by the cockney gangsta Michael Bisping versus the macho, trash-talking, brawling Chris Leben, while biker lookalike banger Keith Jardine takes on "The Truth" Brandon Vera.

Could Joe Rogan Compete in the UFC?

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:51:40 -0500

Legendary jiu-jitsu specialist Eddie Bravo thinks Rogan would do just fine at 170 lbs. Rear Naked News wonders what a 5'7 170 lbs man looks like. Pretty funny is our guess.

UFC Wired: Featuring Tyson Griffin vs. Frankie "The Answer" Edgar

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:43:36 -0500

Been wanting to post this for quite some time now.

UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Wired over at the Balls network is one show that I really look forward to (in lieu of WWE, which is no longer carried by our cable service provider). Unlike its pay-per-view counterpart, UFC Wired focuses on highlights of three different fights from past UFC tournaments.

One evening, I caught the second match in UFC Wired (originally aired on UFC 67: All or Nothing) that featured a couple of unfamiliar yet unbeaten 155 lbs. fighters-- Tyson Griffin (8-0 MMA record) and Frankie "The Answer" Edgar (UFC Debut).

The match was scheduled for three rounds and these guys were lightning quick--throwing one counter after another. By the third round, an Edgar kick lands where no man should be hit and Griffin goes down temporarily.

To make matter's worse, referee Steve Mazzagatti seemed to be insensitive to Griffin's plight and calls for the match to continue. With forty seconds remaining, Griffin catches a break and catches Edgar (who at this time is way ahead on points) with a kneebar!

It was awesome! The crowd was pumped! And I really thought that with the way Griffin was twisting and pulling Edgar's knee in a direction it was never supposed to go...I thought he would concede and submit. But Edgar didn't relent as he punched and gritted it out until the clock read 0:00.

Edgar could barely put any weight on his battered leg (which he fortunately didn't dislocate or tear any major ligaments while under the pressure of the 40-second long kneebar) as the split decision was awarded to him at the conclusion of the match.

Wow huh?

Immediately after the match, I went online to try to find a video that I could post here over multiply. Alas, since the lightweight fighters were relative unknowns, there wasn't any. This "blow-by-blow" report by JB Lederman is the closets I got.

Enjoy!

411's UFC: Wired Report (03.30.08)

Posted by JB Lederman

UFC Wired, (aired 3/30/08)

Welcome to the inaugural edition of UFC: Wired Recap, wherein I review, repeat, and reiterate a recap show.

Joe Rogan welcomes us to the show. Rogan is incapable of letting his arms hang at his sides, have you noticed? Always flexing the biceps. On tap tonight are three exciting fights: Drew McFedries vs. Alessio Sakara, Tyson Griffin vs. Frankie Edgar, and Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti.

Second fight (155 lbs): Tyson Griffin (8-0 MMA record) vs. Frankie "The Answer" Edgar (and man with two first names.

Notes:

Battle of the undefeated lightweights! If you asked "The Answer" what the fastest animal in the world is, he would say "the cheetah." Griffin looks really big for a '55 pounder, with a huge trunk. Rogan weirdly says that if Griffin were a girl, he'd have a "badunkadunk." Is that the right way to spell that? Edgar looks in great shape.

Round One:

Standup to start. Edgar stays in the pocket and moves well. Griffin looks a bit more clunky. In a neat move, Edgar fakes a shot, pulls up and lands a left uppercut. He catches a leg kick and takes Griffin down. Griffin tries a guillotine, but Edgar transitions to side control. Rogan notes that a guy would not tap out to a guillotine in side control "unless he really sucks." Griffin works to his feet and tries a double-leg on Edgar. Both men scramble and transition with neither getting the better of the other. Both back to their feet and they exchange again in the center of the ring. Interesting sequence when Edgar tries a Superman punch, Griffin counters with a knee, and Edgar is so fast that he grabs the leg and takes Griffin down again. Edgar is in Griffin's guard. Not much damage being done. Both men back to their feet. The previous Superman punch/knee sequence is repeated but without the takedown. The round ends with both men exchanging on their feet.

Round Two:

Griffin lands an uppercut that sends Edgar into the cage, though it was almost more of a push with a closed hand than a damaging strike. Edgar looking for a hip toss. He is warned for grabbing the fence. Both men on their feet as they separate. The speed of the fight is slowing from the torrid pace of the first round. Edgar catches a leg kick and turns it into a takedown. He is in Griffin's guard. Griffin is looking for a kimura. Edgar transitions to Griffin's back and is landing hammerfists. Both men stand up. Griffin tries three consecutive leg kicks. One lands, one is checked, and the third knocks Edgar off his feet! Edgar stands up. He catches another leg kick and takes Griffin down again. They scramble, and Griffin again looks for the kimura. Scramble again and Tyson now has Edgar's back. He tries a suplex but ends up dragging Edgar down instead. Edgar scrambles to the mounted position! He is landing some shots. Griffin gives up his back. The round ends with Edgar in Griffin's half guard, landing punches as the crown cheers.

Round Three:

Both men look exhausted. Griffin is now throwing arm punches with no real power. They accidentally butt heads, no damage done. The pace has slowed considerably. Edgar tries a knee and the top of his foot connects with Griffin's groin! He grimaces in pain as the insensitive jerk Mazzagatti says, "Fight on!" Does he not have man parts? Edgar now pressing and trying to take advantage! Griffin fights him off and seems to have recovered. The round is nearly over as Edgar lands a double-leg and takes Griffin's back. Griffin rolls through for a kneebar! It is sunk in deep. Edgar will not tap! Griffin traps his foot under the arm for even more leverage and cranks! Edgar still not tapping! He lands hammerfists to Griffin's thigh as the round ends. What a fight! Buffer announces the winner.

Brock Lesnar Shows no Class in Victory

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:40:01 -0500

Brock Lesnar showed last night that he is a force to be reckoned with in the UFC Heavy Weight division. Lesnar man-handled a very tough Heath Herring for three rounds with a relentless ground and pound attack. That being said, Lesnar showed no class at all in the fight, and someone needs to remind him that this is not the WWE. For all the Kimbo Slice haters out there, you have never seen Slice show outright disrespect to his opponents or be anything but humble after one of his MMA wins. Lesnar however disrespected Herring throughout the fight and put on a great WWE performance during the Joe Rogan interview. On the clips from UFC.com of the post fight interview and press conference, never once did Lesnar credit Herring with being a tough competitor or give him a hats off of any kind.

Event by event coverage of Brock Lesnar being an A-hole:

1. Round one ends with Lesnar on top of Herring. Lesnar gets up and pushes Herring in the back.

2. Right before the bell sounds to end the fight, Lesnar starts pumping his fist in the air.

3. The fight ends and Lesnar gets up pointing at Herring and laughing in his face.

4. Lesnar acts like he is swinging a rope and lassoing Herring.

5. Lesnar acts like and idiot in the post fight interview with Joe Rogan:

        Rogan: now coming into this sport...

        (Lesnar jerks the mic from Rogan)

        Lesnar: CAN YOU SEE ME NOW!!! CAN YOU SEE ME NOW!!!

        Rogan: Give us your thoughts of where you feel you stand in the heavy weight division now.

        Lesnar: I fell off the horse against Frank Mir and tonight I got on that stallion and rode it out of town baby!
        WHOO!!!

At this point I fully expected the John Ceda or HHH music to start playing.... or better yet, Lesnar's much older wife Sable, to jump in the cage and start stripping her clothes off.

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UFC 88 Promo Video

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:41:42 -0500

As the UFC ups the ante on UFC 88 they talk about the upcoming PPV Event in Atlanta on September 6th with this UFC 88 Breakthrough Promo Video.

The MMARated Comic: FACEPUNCHMEN

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:36:46 -0500

Behold the first ever MMARated.com comic strip. Much love and respect to our favorite cartoonist, the honorable beef merciful, for coming up with this tremendous comic. We tip our collective caps to you, beef.

Daily Sports Select : Get hype for UFC 86!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:09:51 -0500

Rampage Jackson assures us that July 5 is going to have more fireworks than July 4! Also, there are links to more goodies in the original article!

UFC 2009 Video Game Trailer

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:05:12 -0500

Here's the latest video game trailer for UFC 2009: Undisputed, set to be released sometime in 2018. For comparison purposes, I've also included the trailer that was released a year or two ago, with Chuck and Rampage. I'm kind of disappointed because I liked the older one better. And the older one...

Top 10 MMA Fighters Ranked List

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:13 -0500

Listed Below are the Top 10 MMA Fighters currently in the sport today from the Muffin. In addition I am listing additional fighters that you could potentially argue should be in the top 10 due to being a fan favorite or having actual talent.

1. Anderson Silva
2. Urijah Faber
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
5. B.J. Penn
6. Miguel Torres
7. Antonoio Nogueria
8. John Fitch
9. Lyoto Machida
10. Takanori Gomi

Some additional fighters left off the list include:

Andrei Arlovski
Cung Lee
Diego Sanchez
Fedor Emelianenko
Joe Rogan
Randy Couture
Rich Clementi
Sean Sherk
Tim Sylvia
Wanderlei Silva