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  woensdag 6 juli 2011 @ 09:39:33 #1
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  woensdag 6 juli 2011 @ 09:55:40 #2
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Misschien handig om er een link bij te zetten naar MMA Playground?
Wie werd waar wanneer geboren en waarom werd hij door wie hoe genoemd?
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Andrei Arlovski is a Belarusian heavyweight who has been in the MMA game for quite some time. His first professional fight dates back to 540 B.C. where Leonidas won as the underdog in Sparta
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 00:42:25 #4
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Emelianenko: "FAMILY UNDERSTAND THAT I SHOULD FIGHT ON"

- After your loss to Antonio Silva you said: "It's time to wrap it up" and your fans were horrified.

- That’s what they wrote. In fact, I said, "Maybe it's time to go"... Those were two loses because of my mistakes, and there is always the possibility of a new failure. But then, discussing everything with the team, we made a decision – I should continue on.

- Was the opinion of the family taken into account?

- Certainly. The opinion of my wife and mother for me are very important. My wife, probably in some degree would like me to retire. And mom, of course, also said it was time to finish it. However, people were calling, asking, begging... They want me to retire, but understand that I must stay.

- Henderson, with whom you fight July 30 in Chicago, is 40. Are you affraid people will say "Emelianenko beat up a tomato can!”

- No, because Dan Henderson is today one of the strongest fighters ever. He has had many performances, but he always stayed in the top ten. His track record speaks for itself. How many different belts he has? Five? Six?

- In an interview with a Russian newspaper you compared him with a vortex.

- Well, Henderson is not a whirlwind, of course, but he has explosive speed. Shot, punch, kick - those sharp attacks he have won him many battles. Henderson moves, breathes and scrambles very, very good.

- After two consecutive defeats do you worry more about the upcoming one?

- No.

- A more thorough training?

- I train for each fight the same, with the same intensity. Any opponent is worthy of respect.

- Two lost fights - two different stories, or a trend? Have you studied the reasons for those loses?

- I came to some conclusions, but I do not want to discuss them in as much detail as it is done by other people on the Internet. We worked very hard, we paid a lot of attentionn to the floor, to the stand up... So, somewhere I made a mistake.

- A former athlete, now actor Oleg Taktarov, with whom you are acquainted recently said, "Emelianenko had to rematch Werdum, and not go under the train." Is he right?

- No, not right, of course. This is a sport, not always everything turns out as you planned. Of course, we would like a rematch with Werdum. But we had obligations, there are people who organize the fights, the bosses, Strikeforce...

- Is there a chance that a second bout with the Brazilian still take place?

- I think so. First, the fight with Henderson, and then we will see.

- Revenge is now necessary not only with Werdum, but also with Silva. Who do you want more?

- I do not have a feel for revenge.

- Another quote from Taktarov, "Fedor is in a kind of slavery. Some people have their own personal scores to settle with him, they could very well don’t offer him any fights at all. "Who is it?

- That is only known to Oleg.

- Perhaps the question of contractual slavery?

- I don’t have any super-rigid contract. Oleg talks about what he does not know.

- Do you still hope to one day be able to fight at home?

- First, I had an exclusive contract with Japan, and now - with the United States, but not so exclusive. In principle, it allows us to organize the match in our country, but ... Russia does not have enough, well, good support. There has to be a very high level of competition.

- Did you like the recent bout between Denis Lebedev and Roy Jones? Did your friend and countryman realize his dream?

- What he wanted, he got - laughed Emelianenko. - Personally, I am a bit disappointed. Lebedev – is a great fighter, I have great respect for him. In the previous fight, when Dennis, in my opinion, won, but they give the fight to the defending champion, he fought very well. But, there was no advertising, no discussion, no protest. And no one even remembered the Russian spirit, or be proud of our boxer ...And now, Dennis has beaten Roy Jr. “a man with a bunch of recent loses”?... I really did not like the work of TV commentators. Too pretentious and a lot of trash talking in the direction of Roy Jones.

- What do you mean - trash? Abusive?

- Disrespectful.

- Don’t you think that Jones, is becoming a rent-a-celebrity and put himself in this position? He had a different path. He could have left.

- I understand that. But if people continue to go into the ring, it means they have a need for it.

- Finance?

- Apparently, financial. He probably, to some extent became a rent-a-celebrity. But we have this topic inflated to enormous size. Roy Jones is still Roy Jones. He still is perhaps the best boxer of all time.

- Fedor,I do not want to go through your pocket, but it is clear that with your career-earned money you could live and prosper comfortably in any country in the world, yet you prefer Russia. Isn’t your apartment too small? In your youth, you lived in a communal apartment.

- Always lived and will live in Stary Oskol. My housing all right, not complains, thank you.

- Kostya Tszyu recently said in an interview about Russia. He said that he can’t live here, because people are non-punctual, rude and rough.

- Motherland is likeas a mother. You must love it for what it is. Mom sometimes mothers get sick, and the country different things can go wrong. I thank God for being born in Russia. And rude people, non-punctual people...If you treat people with kindness, if you carry positive emotions, you will be treated the same way. And if for some reasons you are angry, do not pour it on others. Explain, gently let the person understand and they will draw conclusions.

- You are a very strong person. What to do if you see injustice in everyday life? Intervene - or stay away?

- Injustice, evil can’t be allowed to happen. If it happens close to you you must intervene. Sometimes you can only overcome evil with force. I always try to talk it over.

- To stay on top, you need to constantly evolve and learn something. You just seem to know everything. Or?

- I am working in many directions. I don’t really want to talk about it, but my kicks are still not as good as my hands. I am training Thai boxing, and it’s going very good, but in a fight l still can’t bring those skills to work automatically. My hands are all nice, but I mostly use my kicks defensively.

- Latest question - a collective one from all my friends who are addicted to martial arts or boxing. How to become like Fedor Emelianenko?

- When I asked about this, I always say: "But why? What is the point? "

- And yet.

- Need determination. Ability to work constantly to endure fatigue and pain, the willingness to live with this pain. Also - love their country and thank God for what He has given you in life.

Immediately after our conversation Fedor went to the designer studio, where he was shown sketches of shirts and sweaters “Emelianenko”. He is the spokesperson for the sportswear “Forward”.

- “We adorned here the Russian coat of arms with laurel wreaths” - praised the designer.

- “The Russian coat of Arms does not have laurels - Emelianenko said firmly. He studied all the sketches very carefully, he is an artist himself. – “And these words (quote about Russia and God) can’t be written verticaly under any circunstances”

- “May I suggest another phrase? - He said, though hardly anyone would refuse Fedor. Emelianenko was given a pen. "Reason, pagans, and submit, for God is with us" - led the famous fighter.
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Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann confirmed for UFC 136 in October

Paul Taylor Out, Charles Oliveira In Against Donald Cerrone at UFC on Versus 5

Dan Miller steps in to face Rousimar Palhares at UFC 134
Hier schreef JustinK het volgende:
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Kijken of Chael een all american hero durft te beledigen :)
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 09:37:02 #7
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Kijken of Chael een all american hero durft te beledigen :)
Daar twijfel ik niet aan :D

Wel een rare match-up, Brian Stann gaat natuurlijk gigantisch klop krijgen :)
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Dan Miller mist straks een arm :D
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Dan Miller mist straks een arm :D
Mwah, Miller is verdomd hard te finishen. Maia en Marquardt konden het ook niet. Ik denk dat het een saaie decision wordt.

Die matchup van Sonnen-Stann is wel verrassend! Weet niet zo goed wat ik daarvan moet vinden, maar ik hoop dat Stann hem pakt.
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 18:39:09 #10
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http://www.heavy.com/mma/(...)i-his-rise-and-more/

Brian Stann on Anderson & Wanderlei, His Rise And More
Former war hero sounds off on multiple subjects


Brian Stann will face Chael Sonnen at UFC 136 in Houston. A win over Sonnen would likely put Stann in the one position every single fighter wants to assume: in the driver’s seat for a title shot.

Stann joined the set of HeavyMMA’s Fight Day pre-show last Saturday to discuss his rise in the middleweight division, Wanderlei Silva, facing Anderson Silva and much more. Check out Stann’s comments below.

ON BEING BRIAN STANN RIGHT NOW

For me, it’s more about my skill set and my ability to fight the big fights. When you’re a fighter in the UFC, you don’t just want to exist. You want to fight the best. You want a skill set and a performance that dictates your ability to do so. I’m really pleased with that and I’m glad the UFC is giving me tough match-ups.

THE DECISION TO GO TO JACKSON’S MMA

I met Greg when the UFC was in Atlanta. That was right after I lost my title to Steve Cantwell. He told me that there were a lot of areas where he could help me and that he would love for me to come down to the gym. So I went down there to try it out, and after the first week [Keith] Jardine and [Joey] Villasenor came up to me and told me that I really belonged here. And I felt like I belonged there.

It’s an environment where you don’t just have one or two coaches. It’s not just Greg Jackson or Mike Winkeljohn. Every fighter that trains there is another coach for you. So every time I would get beat during training, the fighter I was training with would stop and tell me what I was doing wrong. And that’s what allowed me to progress from being just a raw guy who could throw punches to being an actual mixed martial artist in three years.

IS HE READY FOR A TITLE SHOT?

I have a couple more fights regardless of what I think. I have no issues fighting anyone in the middleweight division right now. To turn down a title fight is just ridiculous at this level. Everybody has a shot to win, especially when the champion is a guy like Anderson Silva who likes to stand and bang. You’re always going to have a puncher’s chance. But I know I’m going to have to fight a few times before I get that shot, and I’m going to have to fight two, or maybe even three, really good guys. That’s what I’m focused on right now.

ON OTHER FIGHTERS CALLING HIM OUT

I don’t mind being called out. I think it’s what they should do. You as a fighter need to take control of your career. There are times after your fight that you need to evaluate the landscape, to look out there and see who is not matched up yet. You always want to be fighting up. That’s what I did when I asked for Chris Leben. That’s what I did when I asked for Wanderlei Silva. That’s why I got lucky when I didn’t know who they were going to match me up with, and I got Jorge Santiago. Leben and Santiago were both well above me in the rankings, and that’s what you want as a fighter. If you’re fighting up, you have more to gain and less to lose.

ON WANDERLEI SILVA TURNING DOWN A BOUT WITH HIM

Wanderlei Silva is a legend. He’s at that point where he can fight whoever he wants. When you get to a point in your career where you’ve won 30 or 40 fights, where you’ve won multiple world titles, you’re really looking for matchups that excite you. And at the end of the day, I think a match-up with a guy like Chris Leben just excited him more. He has earned that right. He’s earned that status. Whether it had anything to do with anyone booing him or not? I’m not sure. But in addition to the match-up not being that exciting to him, I think his injury timeline didn’t work. He didn’t know if he could be ready for Memorial Day weekend, which is when I wanted to fight. It was really personal to me. And Wanderlei didn’t want to say yes to Memorial Day and then have to push it back to July because he didn’t know if his knee would be ready.

ON FIGHTING ANDERSON SILVA

Fighting Anderson Silva would be a dream come true. Anybody who does not want to fight the champion is really in the wrong sport. So if I were to get the opportunity to be lucky enough to fight Anderson in the UFC, it would be a very difficult match-up. It’s a fight where I would really have to improve my footwork. I’d have to show him a couple of different looks in the stand-up game. He’s not the kind of guy that is going to come in and try to take me down. He will try and strike with me, and he has some of the fastest hands I’ve ever seen in the sport. He has the best hand/eye coordination that we’ve ever seen in mixed martial arts. I would have to use lots of head movement and I would have to fight him lefty and righty. I would have to shoot for takedowns and really mix things up so that he couldn’t get used to me an implement his game plan.

WOULD SILVA’S FRONT KICK WORK ON HIS JAW?

I’ll tell you what: if someone kicks me like that, the chances are much higher of them breaking their foot than me getting hurt. It’s not just my jaw – it’s my whole head. I’m in the Tito Ortiz category.
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 18:44:59 #11
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  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 20:44:56 #12
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Exclusive: Major MMA Star Eyeing Pro Wrestling
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But a major, charismatic MMA star currently signed with Strikeforce is considering announcing his retirement, and getting into the sports entertainment business.

"I've always been a fan, and now it's WWE. TNA does not appeal to me right now, even though I will watch them on TV," the fighter told us exclusively.

More on this developing story, including who the fighter is, once WZ has confirmed further details.
Attended: UFC 99 - UFC 167 - UFC 175 - TUF 19 Finale - Invicta 13 - UFC 189 - Fight Night 84 / 87 / 90 - TUF 23 Finale - UFC 200 - UFC 205
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  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 21:07:40 #13
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Exclusive: Major MMA Star Eyeing Pro Wrestling

[..]

The Rock tegen Lesnar op MMA regels :P?
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 21:13:07 #14
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[..]

The Rock tegen Lesnar op MMA regels :P?
Er stond trouwens nog bij, it's NOT Brock Lesnar.. vergeten te kopieren!!
(maar die staat trouwens ook niet onder contract van Strikeforce).

Ben erg benieuwd wie het is, mijn gok: Josh Thomson of King Mo Lawal
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Josh Barnett :P
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Josh Barnett :P
Die doet al aan pro-wrestling though..
[i]Doordeweeks werken, in het weekend aan de coke[/i]
The Ultimate Predictor 2011/2012 Champ!
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Barnett is te gemotiveerd voor de GP sinds zijn overwinning, zou me erg verbazen.
King Mo lijkt me wel een safe bet.

Zoveel charismatische MMA 'stars' heeft Strikeforce verder niet.
Hier schreef JustinK het volgende:
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  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 21:28:35 #18
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0s.gif Op donderdag 7 juli 2011 21:24 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:
Barnett is te gemotiveerd voor de GP sinds zijn overwinning, zou me erg verbazen.
King Mo lijkt me wel een safe bet.

Zoveel charismatische MMA 'stars' heeft Strikeforce verder niet.
De dag dat Barnett stopt met MMA/free fight is de dag dat hij sterft
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King Mo zou ik ook zeggen.

Is die onzin niet iets voor Kimbo trouwens? Lijkt me wel een mooie carrière move voor hem.
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 21:36:19 #20
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King Mo zou ik ook zeggen.

Is die onzin niet iets voor Kimbo trouwens? Lijkt me wel een mooie carrière move voor hem.
Dat gaat hij absoluut geen maand volhouden, veel te hard voor zijn aftakelende lichaam
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Kimbo gaat boksen toch?
Hier schreef JustinK het volgende:
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Kimbo gaat boksen toch?
Ja las ik laatst ook ergens :P
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 22:41:31 #23
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Kimbo heeft al het maximale uit z'n MMA carriere gehaald puur naar z'n skillset kijkend
  donderdag 7 juli 2011 @ 23:11:02 #24
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Phil Davis training hard for his fight against Rashad Evens

Wat een build heeft die gast!
Attended: UFC 99 - UFC 167 - UFC 175 - TUF 19 Finale - Invicta 13 - UFC 189 - Fight Night 84 / 87 / 90 - TUF 23 Finale - UFC 200 - UFC 205
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