ANTONIO BANUELOS GETS SET TO TAKE ON MIGUEL TORRES AT UFC 126.Wilt Chamberlain Hank Aaron Jackie Robinson Ted Williams Magic Johnson
Sunday, February 13, 2011
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ANTONIO BANUELOS GETS SET TO TAKE ON MIGUEL TORRES AT UFC 126.
UFC 126 shocker: Jones given immediate title shot after submitting Bader
Now that's a night. Jon Jones showed off another part of his sick arsenal in taking out unbeaten Ryan Bader at UFC 126. The lanky 23-year-old light heavyweight phenom overpowered Bader for 6-of-9 minutes on the ground and finished the fight with a guillotine choke. Then the UFC shocked Jones and fans by offering the kid a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Jones accepted on the spot.
"I feel great. God is so good. I feel great," Jones told UFC analyst Joe Rogan. "Hats off to Endicott, New York. And I'm going for a world title baby. Let's do it!"
Rogan announced that Rashad Evans, Rua's original opponent at UFC 128 was out with an injured knee. Dana White confirmed to Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole that the fight is still on for mid-March in Newark, N.J.
Jones (12-1, 6-1 UFC) will have just over five weeks to prep for the biggest fight of his young career. Iole reports that Evans injured his knee yesterday. According to Dr. Steve Sanders, the knee will keep Evans sidelined for 6-8 weeks.
Bader (12-1, 5-1 UFC) is a huge, thickly-muscled light heavyweight, but tonight he looked no different than every other Jones' opponent in the UFC. The kid is thin, but he's overpowered everyone when they've locked horns with him.
After toying with some standup at the start of the fight, Jones scored an easy takedown just 30 seconds in. He muscled Bader on the ground, which shocked many observers considering he was facing a former All-American wrestler from Arizona State. Jones worked for different chokes while he kept the fight on the ground for two minutes. Once it got back up to the feet, Bader looked intimidated by Jones' length. He attempted a takedown from a mile away and wound up on his back again for the final two minutes of the first.
In the second, it was more of the same. Jones was more measured. Bader looked tentative on the feet. Then Bader made the mistake again of shooting from long distance and allowed Jones to settle on top of him, where he eventually sunk in the nasty guillotine. His 84-inch reached help set it up and it was clear, his grip was like a vice. Bader tapped at 4:20 of the second.
Update: Jones received a $75,000 bonus for Submission of the Night.
Herschel/Overeem interview: 'The Reem' feels like he's got Fedor trapped
Strikeforce pulled off a coup by bringing Herschel Walker and Alistair Overeem around radio row in Dallas just days before Super Bowl XLV. The NFL legend/fighter and star fighter appeared on dozens of stations.
Update: Sorry for the audio glitch. New version has been uploaded.
Word had it that Overeem didn't get a lot of attention from general sports talk shows, which were probably unaware of his career, so when ESPNRadio1100 got the fellas to sit down, we decided to focus on the Strikeforce heavyweight champ. Overeem talked about why he agreed to take part in the promotion's heavyweight Grand Prix. He was tempted by the fact that Fedor Emelianenko, if he beats Antonio Silva, is now locked into fighting him.
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Strikeforce: Valentijn Overeem Submits Ray Sefo
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Valentijn Overeem needed only a few seconds on the ground with Ray Sefo to earn an easy submission victory on the first televised fight of the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva card.
Although Sefo is a very accomplished kickboxer, having been the runner-up in the 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix, he simply has no ground game at all, and Overeem made him look foolish on the ground: Overeem went for a lazy takedown and easily pulled Sefo's leg out from under him, then got on top of him in side control, started to crank on Sefo's neck and got Sefo to tap.
The fight lasted a minute and 37 seconds.
Valentijn Overeem needed only a few seconds on the ground with Ray Sefo to earn an easy submission victory on the first televised fight of the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva card.Although Sefo is a very accomplished kickboxer, having been the runner-up in the 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix, he simply has no ground game at all, and Overeem made him look foolish on the ground: Overeem went for a lazy takedown and easily pulled Sefo's leg out from under him, then got on top of him in side control, started to crank on Sefo's neck and got Sefo to tap.
The fight lasted a minute and 37 seconds.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Dana White Discusses UFC 126, Strikeforce GP and Japanese MMA - Dana White
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Crypt Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park
You’ll find Crypt Lake on page 113 of Don’t Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies, the Opinionated Hiking Guide. It’s Trip 22. You’ll also find it on the agenda of every visitor to Waterton Lakes National Park who has any interest in hiking. It’s by far the most popular trip in the park, and [...]
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