Chicks Heart Fights

M-1 wants to start a reality series in which the winner gets to fight Fedor Emelianenko. No, seriously. Is Fedor that much of a puppet for M-1 that he would agree to this, or does he just want to keep the title “World’s Greatest Fighter” without having to work for it? In his last fight, he submitted a giant, which was in and of itself, a circus match-up. It seems as if the chance for Couture vs. Fedor is never going to happen, but there has to be better competition than some random Russian. Mirko Cro Cop announced today that he is leaving the UFC for DREAM, a company who has an arrangement with M-1. (Maybe this means M-1 will have more than one fighter now!) This could lay the groundwork for Fedor-Cro Cop II, but in the meantime, Fedor needs to fight real competition now. And Cro Cop is hardly the answer, considering that he was knocked out in his last two fights. I would hate to to see “World’s Greatest Fighter” keep that title because his promoters were too lazy to find real competition.

A few notes from last night’s fight, and then after the jump, what other people around the Web are saying.

- Four different people sent me text messages saying “Hamill was robbed.” He was, in fact robbed. Seriously, I do not understand how anyone can say Bisping won that fight.

- I now believe that if Rampage is ready for the fight, he can beat anyone. Get Hercules, get Sampson, unearth the Goliath, I think Rampage can take them.

- What does Cro Cop do now? I’m not sure how many more fights are on his contract with the UFC, but can he come back and win? He looked so tentative against Kongo’s aggressiveness. Does he have it in him to win again?

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I spent most of today outside, so I am pretty badly sunburned. Since the fight is free, I am going to enjoy it from the comfort of my couch. And, since I’m going to be on my couch, I may as well live blog it. We’ll see how it goes, after the jump… (more…)

I’m not going to lie-this one has snuck up on me. I didn’t mean to ignore you, Rampage, Dan Henderson, Cheick Kongo, Mirko Cro Cop. I’ve been a little busy with work, and friends, and writing about wrestling… Please give me another chance, UFC 75! If you read after the jump, I promise I’ll be a better UFC fan! (more…)

This Saturday, UFC 74 will feature some of the best, if not under-hyped, fights in recent UFC history. I’ve been happily anticipating Gonzaga vs. Couture and GSP vs. Koscheck since the fights were announced. Michael David Smith (whose name sounds like that of a hot, grungy actor from the early 90’s) of Fanhouse picks Gonzaga and GSP. Desert Dog at UFC Mania picks Couture and GSP. My exciting picks, and some other things to watch for, are after the jump… (more…)

Royce Gracie, a pioneer of MMA and proponent of Davids everywhere, tests positive for steroids. Jake Rosen of Sherdog has an excellent wrap-up of Gracie’s hypocrisy.

Two Olympians find new jobs: Sammie Henson top assistant at Cal Poly; Jamill Kelly named Manager of National Coaches Education Program for USAWrestling.

A time, date and station has been set for Rampage vs. Henderson: Saturday, September 8, 9 ET on Spike. This will be Spike’s first airing of a title bout. Also fighting that day will be Mirko Cro Cop and Cheick Kongo.