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Bruce Lee - Is he the Godfather of MMA? -- I think so.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:57:03 -0500

For all you MMA fans, We hope you can enjoy the video enclosed and we would like for you to comment on some of these comments below and tell us what you think. You guys are full of information and have a vast wealth of knowledge that you could bring to fans of MMA. We'll start with the comments that Frank Shamrock & Randy Couture made by saying, Bruce is the "FATHER" of MMA and Dana White who also has crowned Bruce Lee as the inspiration and original martial artist in mainstream America, who trained like an MMA fighter and taught the teachings of the MMA world way before UFC was even thought of.

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 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!

Anderson Silva vs James Irvin to Headline July 19th "UFC Fight Night 14"

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:54:49 -0500

MMA Rated has confirmed that UFC middleweight champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva will move up to the 205lb light heavyweight division to fight James Irvin on July 19th for a speacial UFC event dubbed "Ultimate Fight Night 14". The event will air on Spike TV opposite of Affliction's first foray into live events with its pay-per-view offering "Affliction: Banned" featuring a main event between top heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia.

Also, lightweight contenders Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar will battle it out, a fight originally scheduled for UFC 87 now has been added to the July 19th card. It was originally reported that a main event between Wanderlei Silva and Brandon Vera was possible, but MMA Junkie is reporting that Silva wasn't physically prepared for the bout. Brandon Vera will still fight on the card and take on UFC newcomer and former IFL vet Reese Andy.

Also scheduled for the event is a heavyweight showdown between Cain Velasquez and recently re-signed Jake O'Brien. Anthony Johnson, coming off an impressive knockout of Tommy Speer will take on Kevin Burns who recently won his UFC debut at UFC 85 against Roan Carneiro with a second round triangle choke.

The event will be held at The Palms Casino Resort and it is expected to be announced on The Ultimate Fighter tonight.

All I can say about this news is "Thank god for DVR"!