UFC 140 Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Battle For Light Heavyweight Title In Toronto! Whom Will Be More Elusive?

Jon Jones and Machida Battle For The Light Heavyweight Title In Toronto 205-lb. champ Jon Jones returns to the Octagon to face former titleholder Lyoto Machida - plus, Minotauro Nogueira looks to avenge his 2008 loss when he takes on Frank Mir, and Tito Ortiz battles Rogerio Nogueira! UFC 140 - Saturday, Dec. 10 live at Air Canada Centre in Toronto - UFC Fight Club Presale starts Thursday at 10am ET.  Will Machida be able to be so elusive with Jones' extensive reach?  We doubt it but whom can Jones train with to simulate Machida's style? UFC 140 VIP Packages On Sale Thursday at 10am ET Floor seats, meet & greets, backstage tours and more! Get the ultimate experience on December 10th in Toronto!

Fedor Emelianenko Turns 35 Today. Can Fedor Blast Through Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson On Nov. 12?

Fedor Emelianenko, Happy Birthday!  What do you predict this year will be like for Fedor?  Can Fedor Blast Through Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson On Nov. 12?


http://www.mmamaxim.com/2011/08/fedor-emelianenko-not-retiring-after.html

 

Fedor vs. Monson Set to Meet This Fall

Sunday, November 20, 2011

From The Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia

NEW YORK (September 16, 2011) – Mixed martial arts (MMA) heavyweight legends Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko (31-4, 1 NC) and Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson (42-12) will meet as the headline bout at M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson. The event will take place Sunday November 20^th from the Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia with details on broadcast availability announced soon.  

“Fedor has been very vocal about wanting to continue his fighting career,” said Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for Europe’s leading MMA promotion M-1 GLOBAL. “Fedor vs. Monson is a classic fight that had been in crosshairs for year. All parties have come together to make this fight a reality.”

Regarded as one of MMA’s greatest heavyweight fighters of all time, Emelianenko has been challenged as late, losing his last three bouts after going undefeated for nearly a decade. The losses came at the hands of Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva and Dan Henderson. Hungry to compete, ‘The Last Emperor’ still has the drive to battle top competitors. “I cannot wait to compete again. Monson is a great athlete who is skilled in many areas. He is a very worthy opponent,” said Fedor.

Coming of a loss to Daniel Cormier, the 40-year-old Monson is a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist and considered extremely dangerous on the ground with more than half of his 42 career wins coming by way of submission.

Even though Emelianenko is coming off three straight losses, Monson holds Fedor in high regard; “Fedor is the best heavyweight of all time… It’s an honor to be fighting him.” Asked about what a win would mean, Monson didn’t mince words; “A win would be a highlight to my career. My trainers at American Top Team will prepare me for all possibilities. I’ll be prepared.”

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As the hype builds towards the legendary matchup between Fedor and Monson, M-1 Global is already well underway preparations for its October 14^th event in Phoenix, Arizona, M-1 Challenge: Guram vs. Garner 2.

The event from the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena marks the promotion’s third outing on premium US network SHOWTIME and is headlined with two title fights; Reigning Heavyweight (265 Lbs.) Champion Guram Gugenishvili (11-0) will face relentless power-puncher Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner (7-3) while BBJ Ace Vinny Magalhaes (8-5) makes his inaugural light heavyweight (205 Lbs.) defense against Mikhail Zayats (14-5).

About M-1 Global:

Founded in 1998, M-1 Global (www.M-1Global.com) has established itself in the realm of mixed martial arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world’s next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and affiliates in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand has staged over 100 events worldwide including the M-1 Selection and M-1 Challenge events and its co-produced Strikeforce events in the United States. Captivating the live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and match-ups, M-1 events boast some of the sport’s top names including Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Aleksander Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Roman Zentsov, Stephan Struve and rising stars Shamil Zavurov, Guram Gugenishvili,  Alexander Sarnavskiy and Vinny Magalhaes. 2011 marks a breakthrough year with two Selections tournaments across Eastern & Western Europe, North America and Asia and a full calendar of Challenge events fuelled by a talent-rich contention system ranking M-1 Global’s Champions amongst the greatest in the sport.

UFC 139 Press Conference from San Jose On Now! Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, Shogun Rua vs. Dan Henderson

Live UFC 139 press conference today from San Jose - the return of Dan Henderson, plus Wanderlei, Shogun, Cung Le and Dana. Watch live at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT on UFC.com http://ufc.com/media/ufc-139-press-conference or YouTube http://www.youtube.com/ufc#p/l/1MkCM6dm1DE

In attendance will be former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and his opponent, former two-division PRIDE® champion Dan Henderson, as well as co-main event fighters Wanderlei Silva and San Jose's own, Cung Le. The press conference will be hosted by UFC President Dana White. 

 #UFC #MMA UFC Press Conference Shogun Rua said he will not fight at middleweight as his natural weight is approx 225 lbs.

#UFC #MMA Cung Le happy to be fighting in the UFC especially in San Jose. What a rise from being in a refugee camp. 

#UFC #MMA Shogun Rua glad Quinton Rampage Jackson called him out after losing to Bones Jones but focused on Dan Henderson.  

#UFC #MMA Fan asked when UFC President Dana White will get in the Octagon. White said I can't even handle the treadmill let alone fight!

UFC 135 Results & Win our Contest

Bones Jones defeats Quinton Rampage Jackson as we predicted via rear naked choke. Jones was using Muay Thai strikes like some of the best Thai Boxers and Wrestling like top wrestlers at 23 years old.
Watching Bones Jones defeat Rampage Jackson was like a crane eating a frog with legs cut off by a French chef.  www.MMAMaxim.com

If you missed UFC 135 watch this clip of the action:
http://www.ufc.com/media/135-WATCH-THE-REPLAY

If you want to know why Jones went with the monkey style in round 1:

James Te Huna by KO in R 1 at 47 seconds over Ricardo Romero who badly telegraphed his takedowns and was punished by a barrage of punches.  This is 2011 and a fighter does not want to strike and is predictable at his takedowns = failure! 

Post your prediction with round, time, and way to victory to win a shirt at www.Facebook.com/MMAMaxim We are predicting Jon Jones by KO/TKO Round 3 at 3:03 with a barrage of leg kicks in the 1st two rounds to make Rampage's boxing reach look short.

Takeya Mizugaki TKOs Cole Escovedo in R2 at 4:30.  Why hold the Thai Clinch without using knee strikes? www.MMAMaxim.com

Junior Assuncao by Unanimous Decison over Eddie Yagan

Nate Diaz submits Gomi! What a great transition from a triangle not quit on to an arm bar. 4:27 in R1.

All three judges had it 30-27 for Browne vs Broughton. Funniest quote tonight Browne stated "I am feeling how big that dude is."

Ben Rothwell almost submitted via arm bar by Mark Hunt! Elevation takes it toll on Heavyweights. Hunt by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27).

Josh Koscheck KOs Matt Hughes in R1 at 4:59.  Yamasaki are you blind? He was out 5 shots before you stopped it.
Yamasaki are you blind? He was out 5 shots before you stopped it