http://www.yardbarker.com/content/sport/25 Recent Yardbarker articles: Mixed Martial Arts en-us Shane Carwin is about to have his UFC debut in the heavyweight division. It will be an undercard bout, but an exciting one. He is a 6'4 265 pound man who has yet to have a fight go longer than 2:11. He along with Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez are some of the top heavyweight prospects out there. Nate Marquardt who is a training partner to Shane had this to say... "He's super, super dangerous on the ground compared to other fighters of his experience level. But I'm going to be honest with you, his ground and pound is second to none." To read the rest just follow the link. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:09:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267559 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267559 If you want to know what Tito is thinking about Machida, Kimbo, or his future read this interview. His thoughts on Kimbo have changed a bit. He also has some pretty sweet fights that he would not mind happening for himself. I know some people would love to see him fight Frank again, but personally a move to heavyweight would make me happy. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:03:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267557 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267557 Andrei Arlovski could sign with Affliction on May 19th. The UFC could possibly get him back if they match the offer that Affliction has put on the table. Now that Andrei is a free agent, the offer for his services comes at a higher price. If Dana White thought ahead and kept Andrei in the loop he wouldn't have to negotiate and raise Andrei's contract significantly. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:13:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267514 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267514 58576 Andrei Arlovski The beacon of truth known as Media Take Out is reporting Mike Tyson and EliteXC have come to an agreement for him to fight Kimbo Slice. I absolutely don't believe this piece of news for three reasons, check em out.... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267501 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267501 58755 Kimbo Slice by John Morgan on May 15, 2008 at 6:35 pm ET With one of the year's most-highly anticipated match-ups a little more than a week away, it should be of little surprise to anyone that the always-confident B.J. Penn (12-4-1, 7-3-1 UFC) feels sure he will walk away from his UFC lightweight title bout with ex-champ Sean Sherk (32-2-1, 4-2 UFC) victorious. What may be surprising is how "The Prodigy" feels he will defeat "The Muscle Shark" -- by putting Sherk on his back........ Thu, 15 May 2008 19:58:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267478 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267478 Kimbo has guys lining up to fight him, and I hope Gary really doesnt believe that Mike would make for a good match. But we would get to see Mike Tyson get knocked out HARD, and quick. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:11:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267418 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267418 58755 Kimbo Slice Lord love the media over in the U.K. When a paper like The Sun feels the need to do a story on The Sexiest WAG's of MMA, you know you've got an awesome newspaper there. Without further ado, let's see who they came up with... Thu, 15 May 2008 10:19:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267235 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267235 This I dont understand. Dana White is showing his bi-polar side here. At first he refuses to put Arlovski in any fights for a year because of his lack-luster performance against Werdum, and then he lets him fight in a prelim and now expresses that he wants to sign him after he becomes a free agent??? Dana white should have gotten his act together from the get go getting Andrei into fights even if they weren't main or co-main bouts. Dana White potentially dropped the ball on a fighter who still has a lot of potential to put out good fights. Thu, 15 May 2008 01:09:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267151 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267151 Gina Carano is the latest topic for ESPN 60 which recently showcased Kimbo Slice, another Elite XC star. Check it out Thu, 15 May 2008 01:01:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267150 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267150 58675 Gina Carano UFC, EliteXC and the WEC all put on huge cards within one week of each other. Yeah, that's big. Wed, 14 May 2008 23:30:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267140 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267140 58881 Tito Ortiz 58859 Sean Sherk 58600 BJ Penn 58708 Jens Pulver 58888 Urijah Faber 58675 Gina Carano 58755 Kimbo Slice by MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 14, 2008 at 1:10 pm ET UFC light heavyweight Matt Hamill will be the subject of an upcoming movie entitled "Hamill" about his early life and wrestling career. Hamill, who entered the UFC via the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter," discussed the flick in a recent interview with UFC.com's Thomas Gerbasi. The movie, which stars Eben Kostbar, has been criticized by the deaf community ........ Wed, 14 May 2008 15:12:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266920 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266920 If you don't know who Kimbo Slice is, you should. Here's his story. Tue, 13 May 2008 18:19:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266621 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266621 58755 Kimbo Slice by Dann Stupp on May 13, 2008 at 3:37 pm ET Not only are EliteXC officials considering the creation of championship belts for its growing stable of female fighters, but they're also planning to host a women's-only show that could take place next year..... Tue, 13 May 2008 17:48:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266593 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266593 The UFC's light heavyweight division has a ton of star power, and blockbuster fight possibilities. The division will be on full display during the next few events as several big time fights will go down. Here's a breakdown of the top fighters, along with some possible fight scenarios for the future. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:25:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266544 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266544 58823 Rameau Sokoudjou 58630 Dan Henderson 58831 Rich Franklin 58824 Rashad Evans 58750 Keith Jardine 58881 Tito Ortiz 58661 Forrest Griffin 58791 Mauricio Rua 58624 Chuck Liddell 58821 Rampage Jackson Spike TV announced today that the UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir will be the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. The show will be taped from the middle of this month until the end of June and then air on Spike this fall building up to a fight between Nogueira and Mir at the December UFC pay-per-view. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:21:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266246 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266246 58609 Brock Lesnar 58593 Anotonio Nogueria 58664 Frank Mir There has been an outcry lately by a lot of MMA fans, myself included, for Dana White and the UFC to step up and pay their fighters better. The top draws make the best money but it still fails to meet the standards set by some of the boxing pay-outs. I do like the fact that fighters get bonuses for winning the fight and of course they get paid from their sponsors which is a great source of revenue for them. Mon, 12 May 2008 17:59:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266211 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266211 58619 Chris Leben by MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 12, 2008 at 2:06 pm ET Our latest MMAjunkie.com poll results surprised just about everyone, including the panel on this past Friday's edition of "Inside MMA." Last week we ran a simple but what proved to be a telling question: "Have you attended a live MMA event in the past year.".... Mon, 12 May 2008 17:58:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266210 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266210 I kinda want to tell both sides of the story here, Sean Sherk...steroids or not is no push over. This is a highlight video off of his website. For everyone who knows Sean, he's accumulated an impressive record only losing to the top welterweights in the world. BJ Penn is going to be his biggest test yet. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:06:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265896 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265896 58859 Sean Sherk The State of Hawaii recognized Bj Penn for his accomplishments in MMA. How he's changed and revolutionized the sport and put Hawaii on the map as far as MMA goes. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:02:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265894 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265894 58600 BJ Penn The advice he gives is pretty basic. But i wanted to show the video because he looks like he's in phenomenal shape. I think Sean Sherk is going to be in some serious trouble. Sun, 11 May 2008 23:59:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265893 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265893 58600 BJ Penn BJ Penn doing some mount drills Sun, 11 May 2008 23:58:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265892 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265892 58600 BJ Penn 05/11/08 Saturday night I attended the Link Fighting Championship in Wichita Kansas. Let me say, Link FC knows how to put on a great show that is one of, if not the best, in the midwest. The event was star studded with guest referee David Heath, and the pound for pound top fighter in the world Anderson Silva. Before the fights even started, and aside from the big name guests in attendance, I noticed several things that made this show stand out from the others in the midwest. Like the full color program not the standard black and white photo copy, Two huge big screens, a great ring announcer, spacious venue, and a friendly staff. With that being said. Were the fights any good? Yea, the fights were great. Let me touch on a few highlights. Wichita native Chris Miller put a great arm bar on Shane Sake to win his fight. Tyler Stinson from Winfield, Kansas had a great knockout victory over Bill Albrecht and BJJ Black Belt Roberto Tosi from Sau Paulo, Brazil won his fight by putting a beautiful triangle choke on Rickey Compala. Fight of the night went to the main event of Joe Wilk (Hutchison, Ks.) vs. Damaso Schubert (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The fact that Schubert had Anderson Silva in his corner, gave the feeling that Wilk was an underdog. When the bell rang Wilk waisted little time taking the fight to the ground. I think most in the crowd felt like this was a big mistake, but Wilk proved that midwest fighters are no joke, and put the ground and pound on the Brazilian, winning the fight by TKO in the first round. The crowd went nuts when the ref stopped the fight topping off a great night. Mark your calenders, midwest fight fans, Link FC will be having another show on August 16th. - Dave Sun, 11 May 2008 20:20:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265837 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265837 Eddie Alvarez faces Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen @ Dream 3's lightweight tournament in Japan. Sun, 11 May 2008 13:25:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265739 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265739 Supposedly this guy sports a record of 200-0 using his mystical Kiai powers. He challenges any MMA fighter to a fight for $5000. After watching the beginning of the video it almost makes you think that maybe he has a chance, lets just say my mind is changed very quickly. What is even more depressing is that he seems to think his powers will work. Though I do still think he could take out Kalib Starnes. Sun, 11 May 2008 13:19:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265736 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265736 by Dann Stupp on May 10, 2008 at 8:45 pm ET Well rested from what will end up being an eight-month break from competition, UFC lightweight contender Roger Huerta is poised for his return to the organization and an upcoming August fight. Huerta discussed his past success and future plans........ Sun, 11 May 2008 12:18:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265729 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265729 58840 Roger Huerta Top 10 lightweight fighter Mitsuhiro Ishida faces UFC veteran Caol Uno @ Dream 3 in Japan. Sun, 11 May 2008 10:54:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265702 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265702 Marvelous Melvin Manhoef faces Korean judoka Dae Won Kim @ Dream 3 in Japan. Sun, 11 May 2008 10:53:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265701 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265701 Jason "Mayhem" Miller of Team Quest faces Katsuyori Shibata @ Dream 3 in Japan. Sun, 11 May 2008 10:52:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265700 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265700 Nick Diaz of Cesar Gracie JiuJitsu faces Katsuya Inoue @ Dream 3 in Japan. Sun, 11 May 2008 10:52:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265698 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265698 Sean Sherk sits down with MMAweekly about his upcoming fight with BJ Penn and his thoughts on the interim belt. He thinks that he never should have been stripped of the belt, and that if BJ Penn wants to be champ he should beat him. This is fixing to be a good fight.....man i really hope he doesn't test positive for steroids.... Sun, 11 May 2008 02:18:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265627 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265627 58859 Sean Sherk