Anthony Johnson Cut After UFC 142 Loss to Vitor Belfort

Anthony Johnson has been released by the UFC after losing by first-round submission to Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC 142 on Saturday night, one day after missing weight by 11 pounds for what was scheduled to be his middleweight debut.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27228/anthony-johnson-cut-after-ufc-142-loss-to-vitor-belfort/

Andre Amade  Dean Amasinger  Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade 

Dream realized: Diego Brandao buys his mother a house

Over the course of the 14th season of "The Ultimate Fighter," Brazilian-born Diego Brandao talked about how he wanted to win the show so that he could buy his mother in Brazil a house. He did win, submitting Dennis Bermudez in the second round at the TUF finale in December.

Now, she is in a home. After the finale, he returned to Brazil and bought her a house. She started celebrating before he got home. From MMA Junkie:

"I can tell she's drunk," Brandao joked. "She's completely drunk. My friends told me, 'Eeesh, it was crazy during the fights in Manaus. Everything stopped.'"

Who can blame her? Her son made his dreams come true and was going to buy her a house. He turned heads earned a reputation for finishing fights while working his way through the show's tournament. He gave his mother plenty of reasons to celebrate.

Brandao trained with Jackson's MMA in New Mexico before fighting on TUF, and plans to return there soon after this weekend's fights in Rio de Janeiro. He does not yet have a fight lined up, but wants to be ready when he gets the call from the UFC.

With the UFC's featherweight division plumping up due to lightweight dropping down and the latest season of TUF, who would you like to see Brandao fight next? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/dream-realized-diego-brandao-buys-mother-house-153345290.html

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Nick Walker vs. Joe Morris at MCC - Midwest Cagefighting

HDNet WebFights is back with this beating from the Midwest Cagefighting Championships in Des Moines, IA on 6/24/2011. This bout features two lightweights Nick Walker and Joe Morris

Source: http://mmalice.com/midwest-cagefighting/nick-walker-vs-joe-morris-at-mcc-video_4c4311bd2.html

Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo  John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida 

Tarec Saffiedine comes back from rough first to get by Tyler Stinson at Strikeforce

LAS VEGAS - Tarec Saffiedine looked beat to hell at the end of 15 minutes, but it was only a few Tyler Stinson shots that busted him open.

Much of the fight was waged on the ground with Saffiedine riding Stinson. The judges chose the fighter who maintained top control giving Saffiedine a split decision victory, 28-29, 30-27 and 29-28, in fight No. 1 on the main of the Showtime broadcast of Strikeforce in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Saffiedine (12-3) was hoping to get one of the slots in an expected title fight for the vacant welterweight belt. He may not have done enough tonight?

He certainly didn't look like a championship contender at the end of the fight. Saffiedine had a cut under his right eye, another over his left eye and one more gash in his hairline.

The 6-foot-1 Stinson got the first round on our scorecard.  He dominated the final 90 seconds after blasting Saffiedine with a left elbow. That was the shot that opened the cut under Saffiedine's right eye. The Belgian fighting out Dan Henderson's camp in Temecula, Ca. was on the run the rest of the round.

Saffiedine wisely turned to his grappling in the second and planted Stinson with a takedown with 2:53 left in the round. He did the same in the third round with 4:36 left.

Stinson (21-8) stayed down until referee Steve Mazzagatti put the fight back on the feet with just over a minute left. The stronger striker landed some good shots down the stretch, but it wasn't enough to the steal the final round on 2-of-3 cards.

Saffiedine outlanded Stinson 106-43, that included 78-4 on the ground.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/saffiedine-comes-back-rough-first-stinson-strikeforce-034359981.html

Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

Scott Coker disturbed, disappointed with ?Cyborg?s? positive drug test

Strikeforce invested of lot of money and effort into pushing female MMA as close to the forefront as possible. It leaned heavily Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, but now that she's tested positive for an anabolic steroid, even Scott Coker questions how legitimate her entire run has been.

"The thing that's really sad about the 'Cyborg' thing is, it makes you reallyu wonder the validation of all those other fights," Coker said after this weekend's event in Las Vegas.

Cyborg claimed last week that a supplement caused the positive test. Coker won't give her a pass.

"At the end of the day, the athlete has to be accountable for their actions. She's no different," Coker said. "[...] If you're going to cheat you shouldn't be competing against other professional athletes that aren't cheating."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/scott-coker-disturbed-disappointed-cyborg-positive-drug-test-203005898.html

Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

UFC 142 Live Blog: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes Updates

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Jose Aldo faces Chad Mendes at UFC 142 in Brazil.This is the UFC 142 live blog for Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes, the main event of tonight's UFC pay-per-view from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Aldo (20-1) aims to make his third successful UFC featherweight title defense, having already defeated Mark Hominick and Kenny Florian last year via decisions. Mendes (11-0) is a wrestler out of Urijah Faber's team Alpha Male who holds UFC wins over Michihiro Omigawa and Rani Yahya.

The live blog is below.




Mendes is all smiles as he makes his way to the cage to "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses. A focused Aldo walks out to what has become his entrance song "Run This Town" by Jay-Z.

Mario Yamasaki will referee this UFC featherweight title fight.

Round 1: Mendes initiates with several inside leg kicks. Mendes lands a leg kick that throws Aldo off. Aldo returns fire with a powerful leg kick. Mendes attempts his first takedown at 3:51 and Aldo stuffs it. Aldo walks forward and lands a jab. Aldo scores on a crushing leg kick. Mendes shoots again and Aldo stops it. Mendes has always overwhelmed his opponents with takedowns but so far his attempts have not been close whatsoever. Mendes misses on his third takedown attempt. Mendes catches Aldo coming in and controls Aldo's back. Mendes tries to dump Aldo, and would have gotten the take down, but Aldo grabs the fence. Mendes tries again and Aldo is able to stay on his feet. Aldo spins out and follows with a knee that drops Mendes. Aldo adds three more right punches and knocks out Mendes. Aldo then runs into the crowd and it's quite the scene. A fitting scene to cap off a wild UFC in Brazil.

Aldo wins via KO - Round 1, 4:59

 

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Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/01/14/ufc-142-live-blog-jose-aldo-vs-chad-mendes-updates/

Cyril Abidi  Daniel Acacio Bernard Ackah  Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama 

Watch the first five minutes of Gina Carano?s movie ?Haywire,? does it matter her voice is altered?

Gina Carano's new film is due to hit theatres on Jan. 20. But before it hits the big screen, there's a little controversy over whether Carano's voice has been changed in the movie.

Check out this Hulu exclusive with the first five minutes of "Haywire" and see what you think.

Below is a conversation we had with her back in 2009. Clearly, she sounds different?  Will it take away from your enjoyment of the film? Obviously, non-MMA fans will have zero idea Carano's voice has been changed.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/first-five-minutes-gina-carano-movie-haywire-did-002854113.html

Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi  Daniel Acacio Bernard AckahÂ