Showing posts with label UFC on FX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UFC on FX. Show all posts

Sunday, October 14

Fight Video - UFC 153: Dana White: "I will make Anderson Silva say 'Yes, Yes, Yes' to Bones Jones Fight


"I'm not the best. I just believe that I can do things that people think are impossible."

Those were the words of the elite pound-for-pound middleweight superstar, Anderson 'The Spider' Silva after once again proving his dominance in front of his hometown Brazilian fans by stopping 205-pound challenger Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 in Rio De Janiero.

Bonnar was a huge underdog, but he came prepared. And, with a pregnant wife at home, 'The American Psycho' Bonnar had every intention of becoming a 'game changer' by delivering a thrilling upset victory.

Spider-Silva is no ordinary fighter however.

The current middleweight champion, Spider's kickboxing is the best in the world. And he has the ability to use every part of his body as a fight-stopping lethal weapon.

 Spider seemed to want Bonnar to come forward in the first part of round one and show him something. A 'feeling out' round perhaps.

That, for the most part, didn't happen.

The seconds ticked away and the ending of round one was much different. Silva seemed as if he had been bored during the first stanza and was now ready for business. The spider attacked his prey.

A crowd thrilling spinning back-kick was followed by driving his knee into Bonnar's chest and the 'American Psycho' hit the canvas...and with the final coup-de-gras—a few more accurate punches, Bonnar was done.

The official time of Spider's knockout win was 4:40 of the opening round, which improved Silva's long-running UFC-record win streak to 16.

The downside of all this, if there is any, will be the age-old question, being: "who's next for the aging 37-year-old Spider?"

Silva, during the post-fight-press-conference video posted below, was once again faced with questions regarding the man who the consensus of fans, including President Dana White, feel Spider should fight next—205 champ, Jon 'Bones' Jones.

Boss White says he wants to negotiate with Silva:

"Anderson Silva says 'no, no, no' [to Jones bout] but I know the money that fight would make—and so after I talk to him he'll be saying 'Yes, Yes, Yes!' 

"I will fly down here [Brazil] and lock myself in a room with Anderson, Jones, and his manager and I guarantee you that I will make that fight happen," said White.

Only time will tell. Stay tuned.

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Friday, September 28

UFC: Young Lions - Stefan Struve and Rory MacDonald


Nicknamed 'The Skyscraper,' six-feet-eleven-inch Beverwijk, Netherlands, Stefan Struve, is now just 24 years of age, but is already well-established in the UFC Heavyweight division with 24 wins against only 5 losses with 6 of those wins coming by way of KO.

Even further astounding, is that Struve was merely a 21-year-old boy when he was immediately 'thrown to the lions' at his UFC debut in London, England, at UFC 95. Against the man who is now the dominating and current heavyweight-champion, Junior dos Santos.

Not unlike my fellow Canadian and welterweight standout Rory MacDonald—who was also tested at his UFC debut when at the tender age of 19 he was thrown in against Carlos Condit—Struve has survived those early battles and setbacks to now being a 'force to be reckoned with.'

Back then, in 2009, when the Netherlander lost to 'Cigano' and then to Roy Nelson in 2010, and once again in 2011, against Travis Browne, nobody panicked...least of all Struve.

Not unlike MacDonald, Struve was young, and had enormous potential. And he knew it. Struve, at 6-feet 11-inches, also had his enormous size going for him.

Even though both young-warriors, Struve and MacDonald had been given the roughest-road humanly possible by the UFC brass, both it seemed, would eventually find their own way in the sport, and today are getting closer and closer to the UFC summit.

MacDonald, now 23 years old, was scheduled to meet his mentor, Georges St-Pierre's arch-nemesis, BJ Penn, on September 22, 2012, at UFC 152. But an unfortunate training injury to McDonald's head has derailed the bout, which is now set for December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5.

As for Struve, his next test will come this Saturday night when he will face Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 5.

Miocic is a 30-year-old former Golden Gloves boxing champion and NCAA Division I college wrestler from Independence, Ohio.

The 6-feet 4-inch Ohioan will be making his fourth appearance in the UFC octagon and is undefeated in his career so far at 9,0, with 7 big KOs.

Miocic already has a 'knock out of the night' performance when he dispatched of Phil De Fries via first-round KO at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger,back on February 15 of this year. Omaha, Nebraska.

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