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What Happens When You Axe Kick an Axe Murderer?

Wanderlei Silva

A look inside a the sparing session at Wand Fight Team(every Tuesday and Saturday). Skip to the 1:30 mark to see what happens when you ‘Axe Kick’ an ‘Axe Murderer’.

UFC 132: Silva vs Leben Official

UFC 132 set to take place on July 2nd will see Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva take on Chris ‘The Crippler’ Leben in a bout many MMA fans have been calling for. Leben, who requested the bout, will take on Silva in the Brazilians first fight since winning a controversial decision victory over Michael Bisping. The fight card, which takes place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand will see a host of top matchups including Urijah Faber’s shot at UFC Bantamweight Champ Dominick Cruz, and the rumoured bout between Tito Ortiz and Ryan Bader.

 

Anderson Silva: Cracked Rib, Out til March 2011. Possible # 1 contender match ups.

Anderson Silva

At the UFC 117 post fight press conference, Anderson Silva had mentioned how he had injured his ribs whilst grappling with Japanese Olympic Judo Gold Medallist Ishii. It has now been confirmed by several sources that Anderson has a cracked rib and will be unavailable until at least February or March 2011.

Ramon Lemos confirmed with Tatame.com that Anderson had not broken his rib but it was cracked. Here are his comments which have been kindly translated from Portugese:

“After the first round he said he broke his ribs. He said told me he could not breath because of the rib. I told him to forget the rib and work the movement of legs and he would get the triangle… After the fight he went to the hospital and did an x-ray and the doctor said he did not break it, it was just a crack.

Anderson is expected to return in February or March. We have not talked, but he has to take care of injuries, he fought twice last year and had an operation on his elbow. This year he made two more fights and now with this rib injury… He is no longer a boy, he is 34 years old.” Tatame.com

Bearing this in mind, we have looked at a couple of  possible match ups available to Joe Silva and the UFC in the mean time:

Vitor Belfort vs Chael Sonnen This would prove to be an interesting match up with Vitor more than likely going into the fight as an underdog after the performance Chael put in at UFC 117. However no one can deny the One-punch KO power of Vitor. Chael would also be able to gain revenge as Vitor Knocked Out Chael’s head coach Matt Lindland in spectacular fashion at Affliction-‘Day of Reckoning’ in 37 seconds. Chael put on a hell of a performance on Saturday night and although he lost, he showed exactly what he brings to the table.

Nate Marquadt/Rousimar Palhares vs Yushin Okami With Nate and Rousimar rescheduled to face of at UFC Fight Night on Wednesday September 15. The winner being thrown right into the mix of Middleweight contenders. Dana White has stated that Yushin is about ready for a title shot. Anderson would be keen for a fight with Yushin considering Yushin Okami is the last person to defeat Anderson way back in 2006. Although the fight was lost by a disqualification, it is still counted as a loss and Yushin still has the claim to being the last man to defeat Anderson. Yushin is coming of a decision victory over Andersons fellow Blackhouse team mate Mark Munoz.

Other notable Match ups that could be made:

Bisping/Akiyama vs Leben

Wanderlei vs Leben

By Ron Santos @MMAFriedRice.com

Wanderlei: “I will be UFC Champ one day”

UFC fan favourite Wanderlei Silva goes into the surgery room in Los Angeles, to have his knee ligaments repaired. Silva tells his fans he will be UFC Champion one day.

Wanderlei Silva’s Birthday Weekend Celebrations

Video highlights of UFC Middleweight fighter Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva’s Birthday celebration weekend. The video features MMA stars Fabricio Werdum, King Mo & Chris Leben.

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin – Main Card Breakdown & Picks

MMAFriedRice.com UFC 116 Breakdown & Picks

Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin – UFC Heavyweight Title Bout

The bout labeled as “The biggest fight in UFC History” is one which is sure to turn heads, the 4-1 UFC Heavyweight Champion & Former WWE superstar turned MMA Fighter, Brock Lesnar, takes on UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin, a man who has never seen round 2 having destroyed everyone who has dared to enter the cage with him. This is a fight that UFC fans worldwide hope lives up to its hype & delivers in style.

Lesnar holds a record of 4 wins with 1 loss, his loss coming at the hands of Ex-Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion& Dangerous BJJ Blackbelt, Frank Mir, who forced 265lb Brock to tap out due to a Kneebar at UFC 81. Since his first MMA loss, Brock has gone on to take out UFC legend Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture via devastating GnP and win himself the UFC HW belt, his one and only loss has also been avenged as he took out Mir with another relentless Ground & Pound victory and solidifying himself as the undisputed UFC HW Champion and placing himself within reach of the No1 MMA Heavyweight in the world.

Lesnar’s opponent for the UFC 116 main event,  Shane Carwin, has built himself a reputation as one of the most heavy handed guys in the business of MMA. His record of 12 fights & 12 wins would make most fighters happy, but not Carwin, the guy has never even sniffed the second round of any fight, most people who enter the cage with him usually leave needing severe medical attention. Carwin is not a fighter you want to make angry, ask Gabriel Gonzaga, who knocked Shane down before being KO’d in a devastating fashion.

The common opponent of the 2 is Frank Mir, both of these 2 monsters put a beatdown on Mir, but Carwin dealt with Mir in a much more clinical fashion, with brutal uppercuts in the clinch before KOing Mir on the canvas. How does this fight pan out? Standup War? Ground battle? Who knows.  Both guys are legit wrestlers, both have fists the size of most peoples heads, one thing is for sure – fireworks are guaranteed. Many question will be answered on the night of July 3rd – Has Brock Lesnar’s time away from the Octagon due to illness hindered his MMA progress? Does Shane have enough gas in the tank to go more than one round? With so much resting on this one for both fighters – This is not a fight to miss!

MMAFriedRice Picks:

R: Lesnar via TKO Round 2

V: Carwin via TKO 1st Round

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Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama

A bout originally supposed to be between UFC fan favorite Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva and Yoshihiro Akiyama, the run up to UFC 116 proves a testing one for Wanderlei and forces him to pull out due to injuries at short notice. In steps former TUF housemate Chris Leben at very short notice.

Just 2 weeks after Chris ‘The Crippler” Leben (20-6) took away the undefeated record of up & coming wrestler, Aaron ‘A-train’ Simpson, via TKO during the TUF 11 Finale, which earned Leben the ‘Knockout of the Night’ bonus cheque, he steps into the UFC’s Octagon against Judoka expert Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama who holds a professional MMA record of 13 wins with only one loss. Akiyama does however have a greasing issue which has arisen and caused controversy (Greasegate) as well as the bout being declared a no contest.

Leben will look to put his heavy hands to work in the stand up game and put another blemish onto the record of  Akiyama in the japanese fighters 2nd bout in the UFC and earn himself a 2nd KO win in a row after his destruction of Aaron Simpson.

Sexyama will be looking to add to his ‘Fight of the Night’ honors he earned in his UFC debut, a split decision win over Alan Belcher. A fighter fond of submissions, with over half of his wins coming via tapout, will look to take Leben to the ground and dominate rather than trade strikes with the brawler Leben. Akiyama looks to have the edge on paper, but having showed good takedown defence versus pedigree wrestler Simpson, Leben is not one to be taken lightly – nobody who takes a fight at late notice especially after fighting a week previous should be taken lightly.

MMAFriedRice Picks:

R: Akiyama via Decision

V: Leben via TKO 3rd Round

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Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown

MMAFriedRice Picks:

R: Chris Lyle via TKO in Round 2

V: Chris Lytle via Decision

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Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar

MMAFriedRice Picks:

R: Bonnar via Decision

V: Soszynski via Submission 2nd Round

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George Sotiropoulos vs. Kurt Pellegrino

MMAFriedRice Picks:

R: G. Sot via Submission Round 3

V: G. Sot via TKO Round 2 (Gnp via Rubber Guard Transition)

UFC 116: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Chris Leben Officially Co-Main Event

UFC 116’s co-main event is now set.

Ultimate Fighting Championship officials today confirmed that middleweight Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama (13-1-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will meet Chris ‘The Crippler’ Leben (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) at the July 3 event, which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Although the Japanese fighter’s reported discontent with the late-notice change stirred rumors of the bout’s cancellation, the bout will go on as planned.

A heavyweight title-unification bout between champion Brock Lesnar and interim title-holder Shane Carwin headlines the show. The main card airs live on pay-per-view.

Akiyama signed with the UFC in February 2009 and has fought just once for the promotion, a narrow decision victory over Alan Belcher at UFC 100. He originally was scheduled to face Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) at UFC 110, but the promotion instead slotted Michael Bisping against Silva in the co-main event of the February card.

When the UFC presented Akiyama with the opponent change for next Saturday’s fight, he made it clear he didn’t find the match-up to be sexy.

However, an email sent today to MMAjunkie from Akiyama representative Ayako Sotooka confirmed the fighter has changed his tune and accepted the fight.

Leben is less than a week removed from his second consecutive octagon win, a TKO of rising prospect Aaron Simpson at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale on June 19.

While the original “TUF” alum initially said he would take it slow getting back into the cage, he jumped about the opportunity to co-headliner a major event.

“I think he’s basically a little slower version of [Simpson],” Leben stated. “He’s an awesome judo player, he’s got fast kicks, but I don’t think he’s got near the wrestling that Simpson has, and I don’t think he’s got knockout power.

“But it’s a great fight and an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.”

Source: MMAJunkie

Wanderlei Silva out of UFC 116 – Video Blog Message to fans

UFC star Wanderlei Silav speaks to his fans after being force to withdraw from his UFC 116 fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama due to injury.

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin – Main Card & Prelims Confirmed

The fight card for next week’s UFC 116 summer blockbuster headlined by former WWE Superstar and current UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar’s title defence versus Shane Carwin is complete with today’s official addition of a Forrest Petz vs. Daniel Roberts preliminary-card bout.

UFC officials have now announced the full lineup and the new prelim fight between Forrest Petz and Daniel Roberts. Set to take place on 3rd July at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, UFC 116 promises to be the biggest event of the year so far.

The pay-per-view main card features a heavyweight title-unification bout between champion Brock Lesnar and interim title-holder Shane Carwin. Additionally, Spike TV airs a one-hour “UFC Prelims” special prior to the main card that features preliminary-card bouts.

Petz (18-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC), a former UFC fighter who returns to the UFC on the heels of a four-fight win streak in outside organizations, replaced injured Julio Paulino (17-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC). His opponent, Roberts (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), is an NAIA All-American wrestler who signed with the UFC earlier this year. But at UFC on Versus 1, he served as an injury replacement for Anthony Johnson and suffered a TKO loss to John Howard, which marked his first career loss. The full UFC 116 card is as listed below.

Main Card Bouts

Brock Lesnar vs. interim champ Shane Carwin – UFC HW Championship Bout

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Wanderlei Silva

Matt Brown vs. Chris Lytle

Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

Kurt Pellegrino vs. George Sotiropoulos

Live on Spike Prelims

Brendan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer

Kendall Grove vs. Goran Reljic

Un-Aired Prelims

Seth Petruzelli vs. Ricardo Romero

Dave Branch vs. Gerald Harris

Forrest Petz vs. Daniel Roberts

Jon Madsen vs. Karlos Vemola

Thanks to MMAJunkie