Video: The most adorable ?fight? you have ever seen

We take this break from discussion of Jon Jones' choking out Lyoto Machida, and Frank Mir snapping Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's arm to watch some adorableness that will make you giggle. It's two toddlers trying out taekwondo in this video that just went viral.

OK, so it's not so much a fight as two tiny people dancing around each other who come nowhere near landing anything. They do have some impressive movement, though.

Thanks to With Leather.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Video-The-most-adorable-fight-you-have-ever-s?urn=mma-wp10676

Dean Amasinger  Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè 

The more you climb, the better you?ll climb

I have had a few days away from climbing - in fact, my last session was 3 weekends ago at Froggatt - and so I got back to the gym this week. My local gym has an auto-belay setup so I was able to do some indoor routes without company. And I struggled! Struggled to get [...]

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Thiago Alves  Andre Amade  Dean Amasinger  Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen 

UFC 140 postfight: Bonuses, Lesnar-Overeem rumors and flyweight division debuts on Mar. 3

UFC 140 postfight: Bonuses, Lesnar-Overeem rumors and flyweight division debuts on Mar. 3

With all the superlatives you can say about the fights this year in the UFC, tonight's event in Toronto may have produced the most spectacular set of finishes on the pay-per-view we've seen over the 12 months.

Chan Sung Jung knocked out Mark Hominick in just seven seconds and got the Knockout of the Night. Frank Mir posted a brilliant comeback and either broke and dislocated Antonio Rodrigo  Nogueira's arm. He got Submission of the Night. The main event between Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida was called the Fight of the Night. All bonus winners got $75,000. On top of that, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira appeared to have broken some ribs on Tito Ortiz during his big win.

- There was a rumor reported by Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole that Alistair Overeem was going to drop out of his Dec. 30 fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 141. Dana White strongly denied the report and said he hadn't heard anything. Keep in mind, the possibility still exists. Last week, Overeem left his new training camp in Las Vegas to tend to his ailing mother back in the Netherlands. He's due at a Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing on Monday in Las Vegas.

- White announced the official start of the flyweight era begins Mar. 3, 2012. There will be two fights with the winners meeting for 125-pound title at a later date. Joe Benavidez will face Yasuhiro Urushitani and Demetrious Johnson battles Ian McCall. Urushitani will be making his Zuffa debut.

UFC 140 postfight: Bonuses, Lesnar-Overeem rumors and flyweight division debuts on Mar. 3- Tito Ortiz wants one more fight in the UFC. He was beaten badly by "Lil' Nog," but wants to go out a winner. White was non-committal when asked if he would give another fight to the UFC legend.

- Ortiz went to the hospital where he was joined by "Big Nog." He's a tough guy. Anyone who saw his arm snap would be surprised to see the same guy smiling in an ambulance.

Update: White said he still hadn't gotten official word on the nature of injury, but damage to both the shoulder and elbow would require surgery.

- The event at the Air Canada Centre hauled in a gate of $3.9 million and a total of 18,303 fans.

- Jones said he'd like four or five months off.

"Fighting three times in 2012 would be nice. My goal is to be a company guy. Please Dana gimme a break, though," laughed Jones. "I am actually going to take time off. My parents did a great job of raising me and my brothers. I want to give them magical vacation."

Jones was a go-to guy for the promotion this year fighting in February, March, October and December.

- Mir stirred the pot a bit in reference to the Overeem rumors saying he feels healthy and three weeks is plenty of time to get ready for UFC 143. He'd also like a shot against new UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos and thinks the door is still open even though the Lesnar-Overeem winner has been promised the next shot.

"If Brock goes out there and lays on Overeem for three rounds, maybe I'll get it," said Mir.

- Mir commented on the duel of jiu-jitsu skills showcased his fight against the legendary Nogueira.

"He tried to do BJJ move for BJJ move with me, and the guys I train with are pretty good.  I'm used to guys trying to roll through on my kimura. I had a strong inclination Nog wouldn't tap," said Mir.

The Las Vegan also said Nogueira would submit nine out of 10 guys caught in a guillotine, but he's No. 10.

- White said he told UFC matchmaker Joe Silva that he'd like a quick turnaround for the Korean Zombie.

UFC 140 postfight: Bonuses, Lesnar-Overeem rumors and flyweight division debuts on Mar. 3

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Michael Bisping gets short turnaround, added to UFC on Fox 2; Spike plans to counterprogram

Michael Bisping gets short turnaround, added to UFC on Fox 2; Spike plans to counterprogram

If this wasn't already clear, it looks like Spike television isn't happy with the way its relationship ended with the UFC.

The Viacom-owned television network still has plans to stay in the mixed martial arts game. According to MMAWeekly, Spike is presenting an eight-hour marathon on UFC programming up against UFC's second big show on Fox.

Spike TV officials, however, still have access to a library of UFC programming, including past event broadcasts, until the end of 2012, and they're using said material as artillery to counter-program UFC on Fox 2.

Spike TV is countering the Jan. 28 fight card with a UFC Unleashed marathon. Spike is pulling no punches with the Jan. 28 marathon, airing from 4 p.m. to 12 midnight ET/PT on Spike TV, titling it UFC Unleashed: Evans vs. Davis.

UFC Unleashed: Evans vs. Davis leans heavily on the major players from UFC on Fox 2, predominately featuring Rashad Evans fights, but also including bouts featuring Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen, Mark Munoz, and Michael Bisping.

That's right, Bisping is part of the mix. It was confirmed this morning that the brash Brit will be fighting on less than eight weeks notice against Demian Maia in Chicago on Jan. 28.

Bisping's won four straight while Maia is 9-3 in the UFC. His only losses came against Nate Marquardt, Mark Munoz and the middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

The addition of Bisping gives the UFC three polarizing personalities (Bisping, Sonnen and Evans) to handle the prefight media work in advance of UFC on Fox 2.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Michael-Bisping-gets-short-turnaround-added-to-?urn=mma-wp10380

Dean Amasinger  Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè 

Rashad Evans used Penn State child abuse in trash talk

Rashad Evans used Penn State child abuse in trash talkCHICAGO -- At Wednesday's UFC on Fox 2 press conference, light heavyweight contender got into a war of words with his opponent, Phil Davis. When a fan asked if Evans would be more likely to grind out a war or get the knockout, Evans answered:

"I prefer to bring the knockout because Phil, he needs to get knocked out."

"Glad you mention that cause one of your buddies, Jon Jones, said you don't have much of a chin," Davis, an alumnus of Penn State University, replied.

"I guarantee you'll be the first one to take a shot cause I'm going to put my hands on you worse than that dude did them other kids at Penn State," Evans said.

It's not even worth debating if this was funny or not, or over the line or not. Funny or not funny is not the point. It was shocking, and too often people mistake shock and offense for humor, but that's not the point.

Because it doesn't matter if I'm offended, or if Fox executives are offended, or if MMA fans are offended. This isn't about us. It's about victims who are reminded of their trauma every time someone brings it up. It's about parents of victims trying to shield their children from the avalanche of news about a high profile alleged abuser, and not being able to even take refuge in a sport that has nothing to do with Penn State football.

Those victims deserve better than being the the punch line in pre-fight trash talk.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rashad-Evans-used-Penn-State-child-abuse-in-tras?urn=mma-wp10429

Yoji Anjo  Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi  Daniel Acacio