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Fedor Emelianenko Addresses The Famous Sweater

CagE — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:26:24 +0000

Can’t a man wear a sweater, its cold in Russia and Chicago.

The straight faced Russian must be having a good week, at 0:29 Fedor actually cracks a smile.

Gegard Mousasi On Fame, Title and The Possibility Of Fighting Dan Henderson

CagE — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:02:15 +0000

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi will take on Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in a non-title fight on the CBS portion of Strikeforces “Fedor vs Rogers”.

Cash Strapped Pat Barry Wins Big At UFC 104, Talks About Cashing Check

CagE — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:48:36 +0000

Pat Barry talks about financial troubles before UFC 104 and winning two fight bonuses totaling a whooping $120,000.

Michael Bisping On TUF, Rashad Evans and Rampage

CagE — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:54:34 +0000

Michael Bisping talks about the fan backlash from US fans following his stint as a coach on TUF. Also, addresses allegations from Rashad Evans that he didn’t take the Dan Henderson fight seriously and a bit about Quinton Rampage Jackson.

Bisping takes on Dennis Kang at UFC 105 on Nov. 14th in Manchester England.

Strikeforce Video: Brett Rogers On ESPN ‘First Take’

CagE — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:04:23 +0000

Brett Rogers appears on ESPN “First Take”

Jake Shields On Preparing For The Mayhem, “This Fight Could Take Place Anywhere”

CagE — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:24 +0000

Jake Shields,

“I think me and Mayhem match up for a nice and exciting fight,”

“I think he’s an extremely talented fighter. He’s got a little size on me, and he’s extremely well-rounded,” added the Cesar Gracie trained combatant. “He can fight from anywhere and he always comes in shape.”

“Being ground fighters, being on top in MMA is usually an advantage. Wrestling would definitely be an advantage, but I feel Mayhem has a little bit underestimated wrestling … His wrestling is actually pretty good. I think he’s definitely capable of taking me down and I think I’m definitely capable of standing with him too, so this fight could take place anywhere.”

“I spar with the best fighters in the world no problem, but people want to bash my stand-up … I’m not going to let (the criticism) force me to play into someone else’s game to try and prove myself.”

“I think my stand-up is way underrated, but I’m not going to try to prove something to show these idiots that I can stand.”

“My grappling is my strongest point. I work my stand up all the time. I knockout people all the time in training, but that’s training … I figure I’ll save the stand-up for when I need it and work to put it toward the ground and play to my strength. There’s no reason for me to try to prove anything to show anyone. I’ll stand-up when I need it, but the ground is my strength … We trained a couple of times together. It was one of those things where it was nonstop transitioning from one move to the next on the ground … Hopefully we’ll have that kind of fight out there. [MMAWeekly]

As much as I want to see Jake Shields test his stand up and quiet Jason Mayhem Miller, a fast pace technical ground battle between the two, might just be what the Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers” main card needs.

Shields and Mayhem will be fighting for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight belt at Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers” this Saturday in Chicago.

Tito Ortiz Wants A Third Fight With Chuck

CagE — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:38:54 +0000

Tito Ortiz,

“I know I’ve lost two matches. I still think I can beat him, and I still think that’s a big fight … I still want that fight. That would be awesome.”

“I think if I call him out enough times I think he’ll be a man and step up … Why wouldn’t he? That’s a huge fight and a big payday for him. It will be good.

“Why not? I’m down. I’m always game. You know me, I’m not afraid to fight anyone, even though there was a picture that was painted a long time ago that wasn’t true. I’ve fought him twice already. I’m not afraid … He already proved he’s not my friend, so the hell with it. I’ve got nothing to lose. Lets make some money, and this time I’m going to kick his ass.” [MMAWeekly]

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has his sights set on a third fight with “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell. That dream will have to wait, he fights Forrest Griffin in the main event at UFC 106.

Mayhem Miller Looking To Bring Out The Art Against Jake Shields

CagE — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:34 +0000

Jason Mayhem Miller must bring it all together to defeat Jake Shields at Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers” on CBS.

Tito Ortiz On Forrest Griffin, UFC 104 And TV Hosting

CagE — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:23:32 +0000

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz out in Big Bear training for his UFC 106 fight with Forrest Griffin.

Boxing Promoter Don King Wants A Piece Of MMA

CagE — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:19 +0000

Notorious Boxing Promoter Don King,

When I bring my guys in we’ll be getting prepared to take on Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta in their league vs. our league. The same thing I want to do with the sport of boxing I want to do with MMA. Make it competitive, man. Make it a comparison. Even though they’ve put on good fights, let’s see what they do with someone totally independent.

So does this mean you’re adding an MMA arm to Don King Productions?

Well, I can’t do this all by myself. I’m 78 but I’m not slowing down. I’ve got all the time in the world to rest when I get to heaven.[USAToday]

Serious or not, Don King is the latest boxing promoter to want to dip his cup into MMA. Golden Boy=FAIL, Gary Shaw=FAIL

Sporting a fine jean jacket, obviously made by a 12 year old girl, Don King rambles about politics on ESPN Radio,