Herschel Walker Dominates In MMA Debut [Video]
Herschel Walker looks like a seasoned veteran inside the cage, wows the broadcast crew and dominates Greg Nagy in his Strikeforce debut.
James Toney Wants That UFC Paper and Is Comin’ at Y’all Fools
“UFC? They all right with me.” – James Toney
Man, I love me some James “Lights Out” Toney. This guy is an entertainer and cracks me up in his two latest videos. He just has to fight in the UFC — on one condition. If he gets taken down and submitted or someone beats him with grappling, then I don’t want to heat jack from him. What you say, Lights Out? Holla at your boy.
Strikeforce Miami Preview (Now With More Tecmo Bowl)
There should be no lack of excitement when Strikeforce Miami takes place from the BankAtlantic Center this Saturday. You have good guys, villains, MMA debuts and championship belts at stake. Here’s our preview along with our picks for the card.
Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis
This fight is for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship. Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis may have steamrolled his way through the challengers of Dream, but Nick Diaz is not about to be knocked out by a head kick. Diaz is at the top of his game and will get Zaromskis to the ground. As soon as that happens it’s uh-oh time for “The Whitemare”. Pick: Rollin’ with Diaz
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Marloes Coenen
Another title fight, this one for the Strikeforce Women’s Championship. Marloes Coenen isn’t new to this. She’s in her 10th year as a professional MMA fighter. She quickly submitted Roxanne Modafferi in Chicago and has 12 subs in her 17 wins. If she can get Cyborg to the ground she could submit her. Cyborg’s lone loss came when she was subbed. But while Coenen is the more skilled fighter, the strength and power of Cyborg will likely be too much. Pick: Cyborg by TKO
Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef may be all the rage for some fans, but beating fat Mark Hunt and an old Sakuraba doesn’t do much for me. Lawler’s bane has been getting caught in subs. He won’t have to worry about that at all against Manhoef. Lawler will dictate where this fight goes. If he restrains himself from getting in a sloppy brawl and gets Manhoef thinking about takedowns, Lawler will knock him out. Pick: Lawler the Brawler
Bobby Lashley vs. Wes Sims
I suppose Wes Sims is “a name” considering his recent appearance on TUF and his days in the UFC. But Sims is MMA 1.0. Lashley is a massive beast that is a decorated college wrestler. Think Roy Nelson and Kimbo. That’s how this will go. Lashley will get top position and pound him out. Yay. Pick: Lashley by smotherage
Herschel Walker vs. Greg Nagy
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of Greg Nagy. Me neither. I’ll pick Walker because he was awesome in Tecmo Bowl. That might not make sense, but neither does a 47-year old man making his MMA debut. You wanna fight about it? Pick: Guy that was in Tecmo Bowl
The MMA Pimp Slap!
This sounds like it could be a product from Vince the Sham-Wow and Slap Chop guy — “The MMA Pimp Slap”. This hearkens back to Pancrase and Bas Rutten delivering those vicious open hand strikes. In this video Fabricio Werdum — next in line to fight Fedor — pimp-slaps Andrei Arlovski at UFC 70. At least Arlovski got the decision win. Major props to YouTube user lookoutawhale for this awesome creation!
Jim Rome Rips on UFC Champ Brock Lesnar
Jim Rome takes over 2 minutes of his show (“Rome Is Burning” on ESPN) to shred UFC champ Brock Lesnar. Was what Lesnar said really in need of correction or was it just a slow news day? See for yourself:
Rome better not have Lesnar on the show. Remember what Jim Everett did to him? Imagine what Brock might do.
Chuck Liddell When He Worked as a Bouncer
Check out this video of Chuck Liddell working as a bouncer. The video is dated as 1993. This would indeed coincide with his time at Cal Poly, where the Iceman was a Division I wrestler. The one guy says, “He’s a great student, a Grade A student.” He seems totally laid back with all these guys. But I wouldn’t want to make him angry…you wouldn’t like him when he’s angry.
Best Nicknames in Women’s MMA
We’ve already gone over the best MMA nicknames on the men’s side. So it’s time for us to roll out the 10 best nicknames in Women’s MMA.
10. Aisling Daly- “The Bash”
The 22-year old Daly fights out of Ireland’s and has fought in Dublin, Denmark and England. “The Bash” must get her nickname from one thing: bashing in her opponents skulls. She not only has one of the best nicknames, she’s also one of the world’s best young fighters. She is currently 9-0 with 5 KOs.
9. Jessica Halverson- “Raising Havoc”
Dig the picture to the right and you just know that Halverson’s nickname is appropriate. She has the look, the tats and the guns. She fights out of Idaho and just turned pro in 2009. She won her first 2 fights by TKO before dropping her last fight in November.
8. Kristin Molina- “Barbie”
Another fighter where you look at the pic and instantly get it. The gorgeous Molina does resemble Barbie, but I don’t think Barbie ever stepped in a cage to throw hands. She hasn’t fought in about 2 years, so maybe she decided her good looks are more important than cage fighting.
7. Michele Gutierrez- “Diablita”
Gutierrez recently fought Felice Herrig, one of the fighters on our “11 Hottest MMA Fighters” list. Gutierrez didn’t win the fight — her first as a pro, but you can’t deny that “Diablita” is a slick and possibly intimidating nickname.
6. Melissa Vasquez- “The Catkiller”
Is Vasquez the MMA version of Mike Vick? I sure hope not. “The Catkiller” has lost her last 3 fights, but she can take solace in knowing that she has the #6 best nickname in all of women’s MMA.You don’t think so? I’ll leave it to you to tell her she doesn’t.
5. Debi Purcell- “Whiplash”
Purcell is known as the “First Lady of MMA”. She is a legend and pioneer in the sport and also creator of the site “Fighter Girls“, where many of these nicknames were found. As for her nickname, “Whiplash” is the same name of the villainous character from Marvel Comics “Femme Fatales” as well as one of the all-time greatest metal songs by Metallica. Makes perfect sense. Her nickname is worthy of the number 5 spot.
4. Cris Santos- “Cyborg”
I still can’t figure out if that is her legal name. It’s probably not but everyone uses “Cyborg” as if it’s her real last name. She gained enormous popularity by defeating Gina Carano and is married to Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. They share this killer nickname that comes in at #4 on our list.
3. Michelle Waterson- “The Karate Hottie”
Michelle Waterson is not just another pretty face, even if she did make our list of the hottest MMA fighters. Waterson is 6-3 in her career, having in fought in such respected promotions as Strikeforce, King of the Cage and Ring of Fire. The nickname arguably could be number one on our list, but we had to go with 2 we thought were slightly more entertaining. Such as…
2. Elaina Maxwell- “Beef”
Elaina Maxwell has a solid pedigree in MMA. A protege of Cung Le that fights out of San Jose and Cung Le Martial Arts/AKA, Maxwell has fought in Strikeforce and faced two of the biggest names in Women’s MMA: Miesha Tate and Gina Carano. She may have lost both of those bots, but she whoops them both in our list of best Women’s nicknames. “Beef” is a gutsy nickname for a chick, and cool enough to get to #2 on our list.
1. Amber Powell- “The Crazy Bitch”
When I saw a post on Cagefighter that mentioned a female fighter with an incredible nickname, I knew we had to create a list for the ladies. And there was no doubt that Amber Powell — the fighter in the article –and her awesome nickname “The Crazy Bitch” would top the list. It’s the best nickname in Women’s MMA, hands down.
MMA Pound For Pound Rankings
The Cage Doctors present their top 10 pound for pound fighter rankings for January.
Fedor Emelianenko
Once again the discussion for the best mixed martial artist in the world starts and ends with “The Last Emperor”. Fight fans are jonesing to see what’s next for Fedor, likely an April bout to be televised on CBS.
Georges St. Pierre
Next up for GSP: Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy at UFC 111. Hardy may pose the biggest threat yet to GSP. As we said in our last rankings, Hardy arguably has more power than anyone GSP has fought to date.
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva hasn’t lost since 2005 and he is 10-0 since coming to the UFC. The UFC middleweight champion will defend his title against Vitor Belfort at UFC 112 on April 10th in Abu Dhabi.
B.J. Penn
BJ proved once again that no one can touch him in the lightweight division. He’s gone unbeaten at 155 for nearly 8 years. Next up for Penn is Frankie Edgar.
Lyoto Machida
Arguably, Machida may have been gifted a win by the judges in his fight with Shogun Rua, but the man’s still the champ and he is still undefeated at 16-0. Next up: expected to defend title at UFC 113 against Shogun Rua.
Jose Aldo
Aldo beat Mike Brown to win the WEC Featherweight title and hasn’t lost in about 4 years. He has an amazing combination of speed, power and creativity. Next up: Aldo gets to face a rejuvenated and healthy Urijah Faber in his first title defense.
Shogun Rua
Rua reclaimed his stake in the pound for pound rankings with his brilliant performance against Lyoto Machida. Clearly Rua is the #2 LHW fighter in the world, and some will make the case that he is the #1. Next up: expected to headline UFC 113 at the Bell Centre against Machida.
Brock Lesnar
Word is that Lesnar will returning to the cage sooner than expected, likely to face the winner of Mir/Carwin. An announcement is expected shortly and it we wish the champ well. It’s good to hear he is almost back.
Vitor Belfort
“The Phenom” last lost all the wayback at Pride 32. His destruction of Rich Franklin and his upcoming title fight vault him into the P4P top 10. Next up: a shot at the middleweight title against Anderson “The Spider” Silva at UFC 112 on April 10th in Abu Dhabi.
Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi disrpatched Gary Goodridge at Dynamite 2009 and is now rumored to be fighting Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal at Strikeforce’s next CBS event, likely in April. He remains the Strikeforce LHW champion.
Rounding out the top 25, in random order: Dan Henderson, Shinya Aoki, Shane Carwin, Brian Bowles, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Alistair Overeem, Nate Marquardt, Josh Koscheck, Mike Brown, Cain Velasquez, Urijah Faber, Frank Mir, Miguel Torres, Junior Dos Santos, Jon Fitch.
Bas Rutten Is Motivating Fat Cartoon Watching Kids
Bas Rutten: MMA legend, motivator of fatty, couch potato kids that watch too many cartoons. You gotta love Bas. Maybe he could host “The Biggest Loser: Kids Edition”.
Fighter Suffers Nasty Arm Break
Drink your milk. Eat your Wheaties. Lift them weights. And if you get queasy easily, then look away. This fighter suffers a heinous dislocation and/or arm break.
