Frank Shamrock thinks Ken cut himself

It's no secret that there is no love lost between estranged adoptive brothers and MMA pioneers Frank Shamrock and Ken Shamrock. Frank has taken every opportunity he's had in the spotlight over the last few months to hype a potential PPV event featuring him VS Ken. But he kind of took things to a new level in a recent interview with fiveouncesofpain.com.

Frank made it clear in the interview that he believes Ken cut himself before his fight that he had scheduled with Elite XC to fight Kimbo Slice. His motivation, Frank speculates, was that his ego couldn't handle the fact that Kimbo was making so much more money for the fight than he was.

He went on to also say that a real fighter would not have gone to the emergency room for a cut like that sustained on fight day. They would have superglued it and fought anyway. He also said that he was willing to step in and take Ken's place against Kimbo Slice, but he didn't think the network could handle that.

It all just sounds like more Shamrock brothers trash talking to me.

A PPV fight between the Shamrock brothers is not likely, and Franks next fight will be on April 11th against Nick Diaz.

Rashad Evans vs Chuck Liddel at UFC 85

"Sugar" Rashad Evans steps in for the injured Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to fight Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell in London at UFC 85.

Evans (16-0-1) first made his mark when he won the heavyweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 2. He then dropped to 205 pounds and has been on fire since with wins over notable fighters like Stephan Bonnar and Michael Bisping and his fight against Tito Ortiz in July of '07 ended in a draw.

Richie Hightower to fight in PFC welterweight title fight

The Ultimate Fighter season 6 contestant Richie Hightower will compete for the PFC welter weight title at Palace Fighting Championship 7 on March 20th. He is taking on Brian Travers.

This is Hightower's return to the PFC after being eliminated from TUF 6 when he lost a quarterfinal fight to George Sotiropoulous then losing by TKO in the first round to Troy Mandaloniz at the TUF 6 finale.

Here is the PFC 7 fight card:

Jeromy Freitag vs. Jorge Oliveira - 205 lbs
Richie Hightower vs. Bryan Travers - 170 lbs
Justin Levens vs. Phil Collins - 185 lbs
Jorge Evangelista vs. Enoch Wilson - 145 lbs
Glover Teixeira vs. Buckley Acosta - 205 lbs
Carlton Jones vs. Rafael Del Real - 265 lbs
Jeremiah Metcalf vs. Jimmy Dexter - 185 lbs
Ulysses Gomez vs. Greg McDowell - 135 lbs
Luis Gonzales vs. David Mitchell - 135 lbs
Danny Castillo vs. Andy Salazar - 155 lbs
Manuel Quezada vs. Sal Farnetti - 265 lbs
Robert Breslin vs. Brandon Jinnies - 145 lbs

Kim Couture's Smoker Muay Thai debut at Xtreme Couture

Randy Couture's wife Kim Couture had her first muay thai fight at Xtreme Couture. Here's the video from Raw Vegas.

UFC 84 : Ill Will

UFC officially announced UFC 84:Ill Will. The event will be on May 24th, 2008 from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event will be a lightweight championship bout between "The Prodigy" BJ Penn and Sean "The Muscle Shark"Sherk.

The fight card is as follows:

Main Event:

• BJ Penn (champion) vs Sean Sherk for the lightweight championship

Undercard:

• 205 lbs.: Tito Ortiz (15-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0)
• 205 lbs.: Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (13-3-1)

Unconfirmed:

• 205 lbs.: Rashad Evans (11-0-1) vs. Thiago Silva (12-0)
• 205 lbs.: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-2) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7)
• 185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares (7-1) vs. Ivan Salaverry (12-5)
• 205 lbs.: Goran Reljic (7-0) vs. Wilson Gouveia (10-4)
• 170 lbs.: Jon Koppenhaver (5-1) vs. TBA
• 170 lbs.: Dong Hyun Kim (9-1-1) vs. Jason Tan (5-2)
• 155 lbs.: Terry Etim (10-1) vs. Jeremy Stephens (13-2)
• 265 lbs.: Shane Carwin (8-0) vs. Christian Wellisch (8-3)

UFC 85 - Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell in London

Chuck "The Iceman Liddell" will make his first UK appearance at UFC 85 on June 7th, 2008 at o2 Arena in London. His opponent hasn't been officially announced yet, but should be soon along with the rest of the fight card. Chick was originally supposed to fight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, but Rua re-injured his knee and will have to undergo surgery and was forced to withdraw.

Chuck's fight will be the main event and he says he is ready to fight anyone. For UK fans tickets go on sale on march 7th, 2008.

Mark Coleman in UFC hall of fame - will fight Brock Lesnar

At UFC 82 on March 1st, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio the UFC's very first heavyweight champion, Mark Coleman was inducted into the UFC hall of fame. Later in the evening it was announced that he will fight UFC newcomer and college and professional wrestling legend Brock Lesnar.

Coleman made it very clear in a quick interview with Joe Rogan at the pay-per-view event Saturday night that he is not retired and that he has been wanting to get back into the octagon and fight.

Coleman, now 43 years old, began a dominant run in the UFC back in 1996 winning the tournaments at UFC 10 and 11 then defeating Dan Severn for the heavyweight title at UFC 12. Coleman is 15-8 in his professional career and was an NCAA National Champion Wrestler at Ohio State.

Still, Coleman recognizes that he is the underdog against Lesnar but says, "Don't bet the house against me."

He took the fight with 5 months notice and the fight is scheduled to take place in August.

UFC 82 fight results

Here are the results from UFC 82 Pride of a Champion in Columbus Ohio on March 1st 2008.

Main Event:

• Anderson Silva submitted Dan Henderson at 4:52 of round 2 with a rear naked choke

Main Card:

• Heath Herring defeated Cheick Kongo by split decision
• Chris Leben defeated Alessio Sakara by TKO at 3:16 in round one
• Yushin Okami defeated Evan Tanner by knockout at 3:00 in round two
• Jon Fitch beat Chris Wilson by unanimous decision

Under Card:

• Andre Arlovski defeated Jake O’Brien by TKO (strikes) at 4:17 in round two
• Luigi Fiorvanti beat Luke Cummo by unanimous decision
• Josh Koscheck defeated Dustin Hazelett by TKO (strikes) at 1:24 in round two
• Diego Sanchez submitted David Bielkheden with strikes at 4:43 in round two
• Jorge Gurgel defeated John Halverson by unanimous decision

It was a great fight night overall as was expected. Dan Henderson took control of Anderson Silva in round one on the ground, not doing a lot of damage but frustrating him and grinding on him. Then in round two Henderson learned that standing in front of Silva wasn't the best strategy as it resulted in Henderson on the ground in defense mode as Anderson Silva worked his way to his back and finished him with a rear naked choke late in the second round.

Heath Herring surprised many and silenced some critics by defeating Cheik Kongo by split decision in a very close fight. The two big heavyweights spent quite a bit of time on the ground despite predictions that this would be a stand up war. Herring was without question in much better shape than he has been in the past. There's no doubt we'll be seeing more of both of these fighters in the UFC.

Chris Leben defeated Alessio Sakara in typical Chris Leben fashion. The two traded strikes early in the first round and Leben admitted that some of Sakara's strikes had him hurt. However Leben punched his way to another impressive TKO at 3:16 in the first round.

Evan Tanner's return to the octagon after a two year hiatus was not successful as rising star Yushin Okami was able to knock him out with a knee in round two, after repeatedly feeding him left hands.

To see the full rundown as always check out UFC.com.

UFC 82 Pride of a Champion Fight Card

Main Event:

• UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (20-4) vs. Dan Henderson (22-6)

Main card (televised):

• 265 lbs.: Cheick Kongo (11-3-1) vs. Heath Herring (27-13)
• 185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara (12-6) vs. Chris Leben (17-4)
• 185 lbs.: Evan Tanner (32-6) vs. Yushin Okami (21-4)
• 170 lbs.: Jon Fitch (15-2) vs. Chris Wilson (13-3)

Under card (may not be broadcast):

• 265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski (11-5) vs. Jake O’Brien (10-0)
• 170 lbs.: Luke Cummo (6-4) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (11-3)
• 170 lbs.: Josh Koscheck (9-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (10-3)
• 170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez (17-2) vs. David Bielkheden (12-5)
• 155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel (11-3) vs. John Halverson (16-5)

Lots of good fights here, even on the under card. What's everybody's take on these? Leave some comments and let us know...

Kimbo Slice Beats Tank Abbott

The EliteXC bout between Kimbo Slice and Tank Abbott ended the way many though it would and not without controversy. Action was stopped early in th first round and Kimbo was warned about strikes to the back of the head and then stopped again for something being thrown into the cage from the crowd. This seemed to energize Kimbo even more, and it wasn't long after the fight was under way again that Kimbo got the knockout.

Also, Antonio "Big Foot" Silva defeated Ricco "Suave (Seriously)" Rodriguez in a split decision, Scott Smith defeated Kyle Noke and Brett Rogers Defeated James Thompson.

So what's next for Kimbo? Is he going to be taken seriously as a professional MMA fighter? It's difficult to say because this fight was anything but traditional MMA and while Tank Abbott may have been his most formidable professional opponent thus far there are certainly more difficult challenges ahead for Slice.

TUF Season 6 Semi Final Fights tonight on Spike

The semi-finalists for the season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter will air on Spike tonight at 10pm Eastern. The 2 fights will be Matt Arroyo vs Mac Danzig and George Sotiropoulos vs Tommy Speer. If I recall the preview of this weeks episode hinted that one of those fighters wouldn't be able to compete. Possibly Tommy Speer's cuts prevent him from fighting? Hard to say. We'll have to see.

I think George might be the sleeper here. He seems to have kept kind of a low profile on the show so who knows what he's really got. I don't really care as long as Mac Danzig gets his ass kicked. I know he's a decent fighter but what a fucking douche bag. Even I want to hit him in the face.

UFC: Ultimate FIghter 6 Finale FIght Card

The season finale for UFC's reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" will air on Saturday Dec. 8th on Spike TV live from The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada at 9 PM Eastern Time.

The fight card is as follows:

Main Event:
Clay Guida (22-8) vs. Roger Huerta (19-1)

Undercard:
170 lbs.: TUF 6 Finalist #1 vs. TUF 6 Finalist #2
170 lbs.: Ben Saunders (4-0-2) vs. Dan Barrera (0-0)
170 lbs.: Jared Rollins (5-3) vs. John “War Machine” Koppenhaver (4-1)
170 lbs.: Troy “Rude Boy” Mandaloniz (2-1) vs. Richie Hightower (7-1)
170 lbs.: Roman Mitichyan (3-1) vs. Dorian Price (7-2)
170 lbs.: Paul Georgieff (5-1) vs. Jonathan Goulet (19-9)

BodogFight New Jersey on ION TV

The fifth season of BodogFight will kick off on ION TV on Tues. August 21st.

The episode was taped at BodogFight's first event in the US which took place in Trenton, NJ on July 14th.

You can catch BodogFight : New Jersey on ION every Tuesday at 11 pm Eastern.

Here's the card:

• heavyweight: Mark Burch vs. Yoshiki Takahashi
• 145 lbs: David Love vs. Eben Oroz
• 155 lbs: Jorge Masvidalvs. Yves Edwards
• 185 lbs: Chael Sonnen vs. Amar Suloev
• heavyweight: Branden Lee Hinkle vs. Roman Zentsov
• 155 lbs: Nick Agallar vs. James "Binky" Jones
• 135 lbs: Blair Tugman vs. Dan Hawley
• 185 lbs: Trevor Prangley vs. Yuki Kondo
• 135 lbs: Tara LaRosa vs. Kelly Kobold
• 170 lbs: Eddie Alvarez vs. Matt Lee

MMA videos part 1

OK so I'm browsing Youtube looking for some MMA fight videos to share on my blog and I'm thinking blood, brutal knockouts, big slams... then I came across the MMA girls, Joanne and Lauren.

Not exactly the kind of knockouts I was looking for, but hey, it works for me :)

So basically these cuties started out on Myspace and Youtube and have been increasing popularity for a while. They make videos demonstrating MMA techniques and making fight predictions.

Cute girls + MMA = well I'm not very good at math but it seems like a pretty good combo to me. So I figure I'll post a few of their Youtube vids here since they seem to be so popular.

You can also check out more of the MMA girls at their site.

And here's one of their videos, MMA Girls Lesson #1

Wanderlei Sliva signs with the UFC

We finally get to see Wanderlei Silva's return to the octagon.

Silva said that he has been looking forward to coming to the UFC and competing for the belt at 205 pounds for a long time. This adds even more depth to one of the most exciting weight classes in the UFC, along with greats like Chuck Liddell, Rampage Jackson and Dan Henderson.

The date and opponent for Wanderlei Silva's fist fight back in the UFC has yet to be announced. You can bet your ass we'll keep you posted.

As excited as I am about this, I don't think I'm quite as excited as Dana White, who looks like he just scored a hot date for the prom or something in the pics an videos over at UFC.com.

Silva's last fight was in PRIDE against champion Dan Henderson back in February, so I would expect to his first fight take place pretty soon.

UFC 75 - Championship fight on Spike TV

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion will air on Spike TV. This is a milestone for a couple of reasons. For one, it is the first title fight to be aired on Spike. Secondly it is the first unification title fight since the UFC's acquisition of PRIDE FC.

The light heavyweight (205 lbs.) title bout will be between UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and PRIDE FC light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson.

This is the kind of fight MMA fans have been waiting for for a long time, to determine who is the top 205 pounder in both organizations.

The fight will be in London at the O2 Arena and will air on Spike on Sept. 8th at 9:00pm Eastern Time.

Also on the card:
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Cheick Kongo (Heavyweight) and
Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill (Light Heavyweight)

Royce Gracie suspended for steroid use

The one year suspension that Royce Gracie received from the California State Athletic Commission is now official.

He tested positive or anabolic steroids in June after a fight. His time frame to appeal the suspension and $2,500 fine has run out so they will stand.

Renato "Babalu" Sobral arrested

UFC contract fighter Renato "Babalu" Sobral was arrested on Saturday, July 14th on charges of battery and trespassing.

There was an altercation between Sobral and a bouncer at a party. According to witnesses there was no physical altercation but "Babalu" may have spit at the bouncer.

Sobral was a guest at WEC IV on Friday night. He was released from Hillsboro County (Florida) jail after posting bond.

UFC 74: Respect

UFC 74 will take place on Saturday, August 25th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Randy Couture will defend his heavyweight title against Gabe Gonzaga, who knocked out Cro Cop to get his title shot.

The only other fight that has been announced so far is a welterweight match between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. You can keep up with the latest news over at UFC.com or at the official UFC 74 web site.

WEC on Versus

Starting in June Versus will be airing live WEC fights and highlight shows. Here is the current schedule:

• 6-3-07 8:00pm-9:00pm WEC highlights
• 6-3-07 9:00pm-11:00pm World Extreme Cagefighting
• 6-6-07 9:00pm-10:00pm WEC Highlights
• 6-13-07 9:00pm-10:00pm WEC Highlights
• 8-5-07 8:00pm-9:00pm WEC Highlights
• 8-5-07 9:00pm-11:00pm World Extreme Cagefighting
• 8-8-07 9:00pm-10:00pm WEC Highlights
• 8-15-07 9:00pm-10:00pm WEC Highlights
• 9-5-07 9:00pm-11:00pm World Extreme Cagefighting