Archive for February, 2010

He also has some “consultants” who he will solicit advice from to carry him to eventual victory:

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He may never reach the same heights as Frank Mir, but John Gettle can claim he’s got one thing in common with the former UFC heavyweight champ. Mir broke Tim Sylvia’s arm at UFC 48 and the 24-year-old light heavyweight Gettle did the same last night to William Kowalski during the amateur show Tuff-N-Uff at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The video is not for the faint of heart. Gettle got in Kowalski in a keylock, the referee hesitated, he didn’t tap quickly and snap went his right arm.

It took 10 minutes to stabilize the arm and remove Kowalski from the ring. The entire time, Gettle sat in the opposite corner trying to recover from sheer exhaustion. Even back in the locker room, Gettle laid on the floor for another 30 minutes in an attempt to regain his wits. Once he did, he sounded a lot like his mentor.

"If you ever take a twig and break it in half, and feel that pop …..

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For a guy who seemed to be on the outside looking in, Tim Sylvia sure seems to be mentioned as a headliner on a lot of upcoming cards. It also sounds like a few promoters are jumping the gun on announcing that they’ve landed the former UFC heavyweight champion.

MMAJunkie reports that Sylvia has been offered a fight at DREAM 13 on Mar. 22, a Massachusetts show on Apr. 23 and a Canadian show on June 5. Steven Marrocco says Sylvia and manager Monte Cox turned down Josh Barnett on the DREAM show, but another opponent is in the works. The Canadian show would be another attempt at making the Wes Sims fight. That fight was denied by the Ohio Athletic Commission.

For two reasons, the Massachusetts show is the one that seems the most far-fetched. The opponent would be five-time World’s Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski, who’s already got <a href="http://sports.yahoo…

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The quest continues for a fight against Herschel Walker. Strikeforce officials have repeatedly said they’re not interested in bringing Jose Canseco into the fold and they’ve also reiterated there’s been no sitdown or negotiations. By looking at this photo, we know they broke bread. 

That is Canseco pictured (on the left) speaking with Strikeforce matchmaker Rich Chou and Scott Coker, the CEO, sitting in the background at P.F. Changs in Pleasanton, Ca. Looks like Canseco is getting sick of seeing Strikeforce make him look like he’s lying about this meeting. 

Maybe Strikeforce is actually considering making this Walker-Canseco fight? It’s almost certain Walker is going to fight again in the cage. He was interviewed last night during the Strikeforce: Challengers show in San Jose. Showtime announcer Mauro Ranallo also said there would be a big announcement on Monday…

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Sorry for the amateur video, but we’ll update this post if something with better quality comes around soon:

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Five-time World’s Strongest Man, Mariusz Pudzianowski is ready to return to the ring for his second professional fight.

Polish MMA organization, KSW is currently trying to secure an opponent for “Pudzian.” He likely will face former Sumo champion Robert Paczków at KSW 13 in late May, according to Five Ounces of Pain.

Pudzianowski made a successful MMA debut last December when he dismantled professional boxer and fellow MMA debutant, Marcin “El Testosteron” Najman in less than a minute at KSW 12. While the bout against Najman constituted a one-sided beatdown against an equally inexperienced (in MMA, not in combat sports in general) and much smaller opponent, Pudzianowski will see his size advantage nullified against the equally (and possibly more) hefty Paczków: “Pudzian” stands at 6′1″ and weighs around 300 pounds, while Paczków also walks around near 300+ pounds…

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“It’s hard to become champion. And it’s even harder to stay champion. Right now, I’m the target. Everybody want to take my place. I know what it take to be champion and I don’t plan to let go of my title anytime soon. I’m not fighting to be champion anymore. I’m fighting for a legacy. Even if I believe I’m a better fighter than Dan Hardy, the night of the fight, I’m going to have to fight the best fight because if I don’t — it might be a bad night for me. I don’t take this fight lightly. He’s the most dangerous guy I’ve fought so far. I’m bigger, stronger, more powerful and more skilled than I’ve ever been. I see it like a marathon, not like a sprint. There’s not one fight that will define me… it’s the sum of my fights. I’m a proud champion and I want to fight the best out there. March 27 you will see the best Georges St. Pierre that ever step into the Octagon…

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It wasn’t pretty or dominant, but it was methodical. Takayo Hashi proved to be a human punching bag for Sarah Kaufman’s technical striking. With the first Strikeforce 135-lb. title up for grabs Kaufman stormed to a unanimous decision victory, 50-45 on all cards. Her lack of finishing prowess calls into question the decision to make the female fight the main event on last night’s Strikeforce: Challengers card in San Jose.

Kaufman (11-0) controlled the fight with her jab and showed decent takedown defense. But Hashi (12-2) didn’t seem to have anything beyond a clinch gameto execute her takedowns.

"I’m really happy with my performance," Kaufman told MMAjunkie.com. "I really feel like I did execute my gameplan very well. I wasn’t able to
finish the fight, but I was able to control the fight…

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