THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 10 DEBUTS

TUF 10 CAST

The 10th edition of the Spike TV reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” debuted last night. The current edition of the show features the most famous contestant in TUF history,  Kimbo Slice.

 

KIMBO SLICE

Slice is a former YouTube/Internet streetfighting sensation. He was then an EliteXC MMA fighter who failed miserably in his last fight on CBS. He was humiliated and knocked out by Seth Petruzelli, a last minute replacement for Ken Shamrock.

The coaches for the current edition of  TUF are Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson.

THIS EDITION’S COACHES ARE RAMPAGE JACKSON AND RASHAD EVANS

BOB ARUM CALLS MMA FANS “SKINHEADS,” SAYS SPORT IS GUYS WHO ROLL AROUND “LIKE HOMOSEXUALS”

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COUTURE LOSS HIGHLIGHTS UFC 102

NOGUEIRA  OUTLASTS RANDY COUTURE AT UFC 102

Randy Couture lost but he sure didn’t look like a 46-year-old at UFC 102 Saturday. Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Norueira fought to a decision. A decision that was awarded to Nogueira despite hometown judges in Portland that may have been looking to give Couture a victory. Despite Couture’s being knocked down a couple of times, some are already dubbing the Couture/Nogueira match a “classic.” Two of the judges had Nogueira eeking out a 29-28 victory although the fight ended up being a unanimous decision. Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports points out that Couture went “toe-to-toe” with Nogueira.

In other action Saturday, Nate Marquardt and Brandon Vera were both winners on the UFC 102 card. Also, Jake Rosholt choked out Chris Leben for the upset win. Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine suffered a disappointing knockout against Thiago Silva in the evening’s co-main event.

UFC 102 took place in Portland, Oregon. Oregon is the state that Randy Couture resided in for 13 years.

 

FAN FAVORITE COUTURE TOPS UFC 102 CARD

 

 

Former UFC champion Randy Couture has always been popular with the fans. What’s amazing is he is still a competitive fighter at 46-years-old. Couture takes on heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Saturday night in Portland, Oregon at UFC 102. Couture is a former Oregon resident.

Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports describes Couture as “ageless.” The Couture/Noguiera match highlights another deep UFC lineup. Other fights at UFC 102 include Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine taking on Thiago Silva and veteran Nate Marquardt battling undefeated Demian Maia. The winner of the Marquardt/Maia bout is rumored to be in line for a middleweight title match against Anderson Silva in 2010 following Dan Henderson’s shot at the belt.

Chris Leben, Brandon Vera and former heavyweight title contender Gabriel Gonzaga are also on the UFC 102 card.

 

 

RAMPAGE JACKSON SCORES A-TEAM PART

 

QUINTON JACKSON LOOKS TO END UP ON THE OTHER END OF A GUN

It was the role made famous by Mr. T. 

UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has reportedly been hired to star as B.A. Baracus in the big screen version of the ’80s tv series “The A-Team.” MMAjunkie.com is reporting that Jackson beat out Tyrese Gibson and rapper The Game for the role.

The movie will be released in 2010 and already has Liam neeson confirmed to star as Hannibal Smith.

 

MR. T: THE ORIGINAL BAD ASS BARACUS

WATCH JOE ROGAN DRINK HIS OWN PEE

Comedian/UFC announcer/Fear Factor host Joe Rogan recently posted an interesting video on his website . The video features Rogan Water Piking his nose and drinking his own urine.

Urine drinking is a practice common with several UFC fighters like Luke Cummo and Lyoto Machida. They say it is a “natural” way to promote good health.

 

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LIDDELL NAMED TO NEW DANCING WITH THE STARS CAST

CHUCK LIDDELL

UFC legend Chuck Liddell has been named a cast member for the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars” The former light heavyweight champion used to date singer Willa Ford when she was on Season Three of the show.

Entertainer and one-time teen idol Donny Osmond will also be on the show. So will former politician Tom DeLay.

 

CHUCK LIDDELL AND HIS INJURED HAMSTRING TO APPEAR ON DANCING WITH THE STARS

ANDERSON SILVA AND BJ PENN WIN BIG IN UFC 101

ANDERSON SILVA TKO’S FORREST GRIFFIN IN UFC 101

BJ Penn defeated Kenny Florian to retain his lightweight title at UFC 101 in Philadelphia Saturday night. Penn won the fight with a fourth round submission.

In the co-featured main event, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva moved up to light heavyweight (205 pounds) and destroyed former champion Forrest Griffin. Silva, who is still undefeated in UFC, knocked the popular Griffin out in the first round by TKO.

Thales Leites and Kendall Grove were both upset in undercard matches.

DEBUT OF NEW RING GIRL AT UFC 101

NATASHA WICKS: NEW UFC RING GIRL

There is a new ring girl debuting at UFC 101 in Philadelphia. Natasha Wicks replaces Edith Labelle. Labelle was reportedly dumped by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for being too hung over to work UFC 100 after a night of partying in Las Vegas.

Wicks was the winner of the Maxim magazine Octagon Girl contest.

Fighters Only originally broke the story of Labelle’s drunkeness.

 

EDITH LABELLE-FIRED BY UFC FOR TOO MUCH BOOZING IN VEGAS

THE UFC IS MORE POPULAR THAN BOXING – IN PHILLY

MUCH LIKE THE ROCKY BALBOA STATUE, BOXING HAS BEEN DISPLACED IN PHILADELPHIA

How popular is UFC?

So popular that the Wall Street Journal points out that the first ever Ultimate Fighting event in Philadelphia will have a higher gross than any boxing card in the history of the city.

Think about that. Philadelphia likes to bill itself as “The Boxing Capital of the World.” It’s Joe Frazier’s hometown. A Jack Dempsey/Gene Tunney fight once drew a crowd of 120,000 people there. Even the fictional Rocky Balboa/Apollo Creed fight was held in Philly. Hell, the freakin’ Rocky Balboa statue was displayed there.

Yet, the ONE event that UFC has ever held in Philadelphia will outgross every boxing match ever held in the history of the city. In fact, tomorrow’s UFC 101 will do a higher gate than any boxing card in the entire history of the state of Pennsylvania. Those figures come from the Wall Street Journal (who knows a little something about business.)

 

FORREST GRIFFIN: TAKES ON ANDERSON SILVA IN UFC 101

As for the UFC 101 card itself, Saturday’s event features BJ Penn taking on Kenny Florian to defend his lightweight title. Middleweight champion Anderson Silva will also fight. He is moving up to 205  pounds to take on Forrset Griffin.

 

 

THE DEMPSEY/TUNNEY FIGHT IN PHILLY ONCE DREW 120,00