UFC 85 featured Nate Marquardt with his head-spiking piledriver using near flawless technique. And in UFC 84 we had Dong Hyun Kim dropping Jason Tan on his noggin’. Will this be a new trend in MMA? Never mind that it’s totally an illegal move; but for some reason the refs aren’t calling [...]
Mike Swick calls this technique “Swicking Out.” He goes on to explain the technique a bit further on the Underground “You just have to know that in my head I was a ground n pounding machine with brutal power and perfect technique… I guess I am not quite the ninja I think I am [...]
Luis Arthur Cane had a disappointing debut in the UFC last December. The Brazilian light heavyweight suffered his first defeat when he was disqualified for kneeing James Irvin to the head while Irvin was on the ground. At UFC 85: Bedlam, Cane came back very strong with a knockout win over Jason Lambert. [...]
This GIF comes from an article over at Bloody Elbow on how “not to punch.“
This is Nate Marquardt at UFC 85: Bedlam piledriving his opponent, Thales Leites. Marquardt lost by split decision.
Jason Day comes in to this match on a five-fight win streak. Michael Bisping is the hometown hero coming into this fight. They love “The Count” here in London. The cheers for Bisping were so loud on TV; I can’t even imagine how loud it must be in that arena. Bisping [...]
UFC 85: BEDLAM
London, England
Saturday June 7, 2008
Welterweight -Marcus Davis (19-4) vs. Mike Swick (11-2)
Fourth Televised Fight. ROUND 1 – Swick has the reach advantage. Davis coming forward. Swick throwing head kicks. Leg kick by Davis. Clinched against cage. Davis gets a good takedown but Swick pops up. Davis [...]
UFC 85: BEDLAM
London, England
Saturday June 7, 2008
Middleweight -Nate Marquardt (29-7-1) vs. Thales Leites (12-1)
Second televised fight. Feeling each other out. Nice exchange by both fighters. Both guys are BJJ Black Belts. Thales Leites just dropped Nate Marquardt with a big right hand. Now he has full mount on Marquardt. [...]
UFC 85: BEDLAM
London, England
Saturday June 7, 2008
Heavyweight -Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1) vs. Brandon Vera (8-1)
This is the first fight on the televised card. Werdum is coming off a big win against Gabriel Gonzaga, who knocked out Mirko CroCop, who is Fabricio Werdum’s striking coach. Werdum’s only loss is against the UFC Heavyweight Champ, Nougeira. [...]
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Here’s the promo video for UFC 85
UFC 85: BEDLAM
AT O2 ARENA, LONDON, ENGLAND
SATURDAY, NOON, PAY-PER-VIEW
MAIN CARD
Welterweight -Matt Hughes (43-6) vs. Thiago Alves (20-4)
Middleweight -Michael Bisping (16-1) vs. Jason Day (17-5)
Welterweight -Marcus Davis (19-4) vs. Mike Swick (11-2)
Middleweight -Nate Marquardt (29-7-1) vs. Thales Leites (12-1)
Heavyweight -Fabricio Werdum (10-3-1) vs. Brandon Vera (8-1)
UNDERCARD
Middleweight -Jorge Rivera (15-6) vs. [...]
Here’s a good roundtable discussion held today on Sherdog Radio. The discussion centered around UFC 85 being held Saturday in London, England. The guys over at Sherdog break down and analyze each and every fight and Greg, Jordan, and the boys each pick who they think will win each fight and how they will win. So if you’re planning [...]
For the second time in two weeks, a main card fighter has failed to make weight by a significant amount. Last week Gina Carano missed weight by an astonishing 4.5 pounds. Well, she must be a trend setter because today Thiago Alves, who is scheduled to fight legend Matt Hughes in the main event of [...]
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Matt Hughes will face Thiago Alves this Saturday, June 7 in London England. Hughes is coming off a loss to George St. Pierre. Here we get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the training Matt is doing to try and get back on the winning side of things.
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Thiago Alves faces Matt Hughes, the former UFC Welterweight Champ, at UFC 85 this coming Saturday in London, England. The event will be broadcast on Pay-Per-View. Thiago trains with American Top Team. Other fighters who train with American Top Team are Jeff Monson, Denis Kang, Din Thomas, Cole Miller, and Antonio Silva [...]
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Luiz Cane stops Jason Lambert in round one at UFC 85: Bedlam
UFC 85: BEDLAM
London, England
Saturday June 7, 2008
Light-heavyweight -Luiz Cane (8-1) vs. Jason Lambert (23-7)
Third televised fight.
ROUND 1 – Clinched against the cage. Cane just dropped Lambert. Lambert is hurt and gets popped again and falls straight back. Lambert still swinging but very wobbly. Dropped again by Cane, Herb Dean jumps [...]