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Wanna become filthy rich like Dana White? Offer cheap entertainment!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:35:46 -0500

Apparently, the UFC is making even more money during bad economic times. Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta say that the reason they get even more sales is that in tough times, people need entertainment to soothe their souls, and watching UFC on pay-per-view is a cheap form of entertainment. Watch what White and Fertitta have to say after the jump and find out why I only half agree with them.

Wanderlei Silva in Japanese Shaving Commercial

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:16:05 -0500

Wanderlei Silva and Mark Coleman in a Japanese Shaving Commercial.

UFC Steals Some Of The Spotlight, Announces New Year's Eve Tripleheader

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:34:08 -0500

The UFC worked backward this week in announcing a trio of fights for December's UFC 92 card on Thursday, just one day after the company went public with a pair of bouts for UFC 93 in January.

UFC 92 Is The Best MMA Card Ever Created

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:41:41 -0500

The UFC is pulling out all the stops for their final PPV event of 2008. UFC 92 will feature a triple main event involving six of the biggest stars in the sport. Two Titles will be on the line and that does not even include the return of Rampage Jackson. Rear Naked News has the latest fight card and all your MMA News.

UFC 92: Nogueira vs Mir, Griffin vs Evans, Jackson vs Silva

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:29:32 -0500

UFC 92 is starting to take shape with 3 huge fights headlining the event.

Who gave the following MMA fighters their first beat down?

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:08:44 -0500

Do you know who beat your favorite fighters in MMA for the first time in their careers?

Machida vs Silva Rescheduled for Super Bowl Weekend

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:56:23 -0500

Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva will get to fight after all. Their original bout was canceled, when Silva sustained a back injury while training. The rescheduled fight will happen at UFC 93 on January 31, 2009. Plus, find out what Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Wanderlei Silva have to do with this. Rear Naked News spotlights what could be the greatest MMA fight card ever put together.

Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva Pushed Back to 2009

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:07:21 -0500

The third fight between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Wanderlei Silva appears unlikely to happen in 2008. Originally it was planned for UFC 91 in November as the co-main event along with Randy Couture vs Brock Lesnar. However, the UFC has decided to push it back to 2009. Rear Naked News has the latest on when and where the fight will now take place.

Bruce Lee - Is he the Godfather of MMA? -- I think so.

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:57:03 -0500

For all you MMA fans, We hope you can enjoy the video enclosed and we would like for you to comment on some of these comments below and tell us what you think. You guys are full of information and have a vast wealth of knowledge that you could bring to fans of MMA. We'll start with the comments that Frank Shamrock & Randy Couture made by saying, Bruce is the "FATHER" of MMA and Dana White who also has crowned Bruce Lee as the inspiration and original martial artist in mainstream America, who trained like an MMA fighter and taught the teachings of the MMA world way before UFC was even thought of.

UFC Ruling Pay-Per-View in 2008

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:53:10 -0500

The UFC is beating the WWE and HBO in PPV numbers for 2008 so far. Adam Swift goes over the numbers on "Inside MMA" in the video below.

UFC 89 and UFC 90 are solid cards, but they probably won't do much more than the average of 420,000 buys. On the other hand, UFC 91, with the huge match-up of Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar, plus Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva 3 and Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson may break UFC PPV records.

UFC 88: Breakthrough Preview

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:54:40 -0500

We know nothing about UFC so we called on our tapout-crazy friend Anthony to preview UFC 88: Breakthrough. Enjoy and if you lose money, blame him.

Official UFC 88 Trailer

Chuck Liddell Vs. Rashad Evans

In his 1^st fight since his hamstring injury back in May, which postponed his original matchup with Evans, Liddell is the favorite in this fight. Liddell is coming off an impressive win over Wanderlei Silva, which was HUGE since he lost to Keith Jardine at UFC 76 and at UFC 71 when he lost the belt to Quinton Jackson. A win over the unbeaten Rashad Evans Saturday night should put Liddell in a prime position to face forest Griffin for the title hopefully in early '09.

Personally I do not think Evans even belongs in the same ring as Liddell. Everyone can talk about Evans' wrestling background all they want, but you can't forget Liddell's superb takedown defense. Liddell's hands are going to be too heavy for Evans to handle.

The only good thing Rashad Evans has ever done

Evans has only been able to finish 2 of his 7 fights in the UFC, all others coming by way of decision, and 1 draw to Tito Ortiz, which was really his only true challenge and it was only a draw because Ortiz lost a point because he grabbed the cage. If Tito hadn't been such a moron, Evans is 15-1. Evans only other challenge was against Michael Bisping at UFC 78: Validation in NJ. I actually attended this fight and it was BORING, but I did think Bisping won. Bisping has since moved to Middleweight where he is better suited. Oh yeah, and Liddell has the greatest entrance theme EVER.

Chuck Liddell -285, Rashad Evans +225

Liddell via KO

Chuck Liddell Highlights

Rich Franklin Vs. Matt Hamill

This is the fight I am most excited for. I think Rich Franklin moving back up to the 205 lb division is a good move for him. People forget that Franklin fought at 205 3 years ago and everyone counted him out after seeing Anderson Silva OWN him not once, but twice at UFC 64 and UFC 77. Hamill, who used to train with Franklin, is an extremely good wrestler and is coming off an impressive win over Tim Boetsch at the UFC fight night in April. Franklin has a good wrestling game and has seriously heavy hands. Look for Hammill to take the fight to the ground early and keep Franklin off his feet where he is most dangerous. That is the only chance Hamill has. If Franklin can get a win Saturday night, there could be some really interesting fights at 205 lb to come, pitting him against the likes of Griffin, Liddell, Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Machida, or Rua.

Rich Franklin -255, Matt Hamill +205

Franklin via TKO

Karo Parisyan Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Parisyan is back in the Octagon five months after getting pummeled by Thiago Alves, (who I think deserves a title fight with GSP immediately) at Fight Night 13 and after putting on a terrible fight at UFC 78 against Ryo Chonan where even after a decision victory, did nothing but complain about "personal issues" as his excuse for his poor display. Although Karo Karo's judo is incredible, Yoshida looked very good in his UFC debut in May with a 1^st round submission victory over Jon Koppenhaver. Yoshida is a serious fighter and if he can keep the fight standing I think he has a shot. 8 of Karo's 12 fights in the UFC have gone to decision but I think Yoshida is going to shock everyone with a KO early.

Yoshiyuki Yoshida +190, Karo Parisyan -240

Yoshida via TKO

Yoshida Cage force Sept '07

Dan Henderson Vs. Rousimar Palhares

Dan Henderson is coming off 2 straight losses since coming back to the UFC last September, both of which happened to be title fights. Henderson lost in a 5 round war with Rampage at UFC 75 (205lb) and to Anderson Silva at UFC 82 (185lb). Henderson was a wrestler in the '92 and '96 Olympics and hits as hard as anyone in the UFC. He was also the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion when he did so in PRIDE.

Palhares on the other hand is an extremely dangerous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert with a serious submission game. Palhares made his UFC debut on May 24. In that fight, he caught veteran Ivan Salaverry with an armbar in just 2:36, his fifth straight first-round submission victory. Look for Henderson's takedown defense to play a key roll in this matchup. Henderson can be comfortable on the ground but look for him to keep the fight standing and to avoid Palhares' major strength.

Dan Henderson -210, Rousimar Palhares +170

Henderson via TKO

Dan Henderson Highlights

All betting lines provided by http://bookmaker.com/sportsbook.aspx

Injuries hit two UFC fighters

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:20:07 -0500

Two fighters are out of scheduled fights and one of them will affect the pay-per-view this weekend in Atlanta at UFC 88. Karo Parisyan will miss his scheduled fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida due to a back injury. Parisyan was returning to the Octagon for the first time since losing to Thiago Alves in April. No time table has been set for Parisyan's return. As a result of this fight being taken off of the pay-per-view, the fight between Matt Brown and Dong Hyun Kim will air in that spot.

Chuck Liddell Still Has Wanderlei Silva On His Mind

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:26:34 -0500

Chuck Liddell wants another fight with Wanderlei Silva, but this time he hopes it is five rounds. Check out this and all the MMA news of the day at Rear Naked News.

Quiz: UFC and MMA Trivia

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:06:30 -0500

Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) is a rapidly growing sport in America. This quiz is all about this amazing sport. This is an average level quiz. Have fun.

Let's Review My UFC 84 Predictions

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:07:49 -0500

Thiago Silva (11-0) vs. Antonio Mendes (14-2)

Silva is a beast and I never heard of Mendes - Silva wins via TKO round 1

Nailed this one

Tito Ortiz (16-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0-0)

Machida will give Ortiz a nice butt woopin on his way out the UFC door - Machida wins via unanimous decision

Two in a row

Wilson Gouveia (10-4) vs. Goran Reljic (7-0)

Gouveia is riding a 4 fight win streak and his fights never go the distance - Gouveia wins via submission round 2

Not even close on this one

Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (13-4-1)

I have no idea, and i'm not sold on this being a great fight. Jardine sometimes dances around to much. - Silva wins via unanimous decision

I gave Jardine a little to much credit. He got destroyed.

BJ Penn (13-4-1) vs. Sean Sherk (35-2-1)

Penn is the man and he'll find that little bit of neck on Sherk - Penn wins vis rear choke round 4

Everyone just assumes Penn will submit his opponent. Penn is a great striker, and made Sherk pay the price.