The UFC president says he'd be 'picking up cigarette butts' if not for Griffin-Bonnar.
Monday 1 July 2013
Mark Munoz shows off slimmed down physique for UFC 162 after ‘turning to food for comfort’
Last summer, Mark Munoz was knocked out by Chris Weidman. Then he had to recover from a foot injury sustained while training for the Weidman bout. It was a rough turn of events for a fighter who had title shot hopes and who had been on a four-bout winning streak.
He turned to what so many turn to for comfort in tough times -- food. Munoz talked about his struggles on his website.
Battled through injury, self-doubt, and depression. I turned to food for comfort and what I found was more heartache. A never ending cycle of “eating because I was sad and sad because I was eating.” I had to find peace and comfort in my faith in God, He shaped my life.
In the above picture, Munoz showed off how far he has come since January of this year. He went from 252 lbs. to 199 on June 27, which is not far from his fighting weight of 185 lbs. It's an impressive turnaround for a 35-year-old fighter.
This Saturday, he'll fight Tim Boetsch at UFC 162 with a whole new physique. It's his first chance to get back on the winning track after the loss to Weidman, who will fight for the middleweight belt on the same card. Will his newly healthy body make a difference? Make your pick here.
Take a look back at the pivotal Forrest Griffin-Stephan Bonnar fight from the first TUF finale
By now, you have heard of the important bout between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar at the first "The Ultimate Fighter" finale. It was on April 9, 2005, and happened at a time when the UFC needed a big win to keep going. The fight was fun, exciting and neither fighter gave up for even a second. It won the UFC many fans when paying customers was what the promotion needed most.
Now, eight years later, Griffin and Bonnar are retiring after long careers with the UFC. The promotion now has a network television deal after moving on from Spike. Bonnar and Griffin will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this week, so they're inviting a look back to the fight that meant so much. Is it how you remembered?
Time to make your UFC 162 picks
UFC 162 is days away, and we want to know who you think will win. On Cagewriter's Facebook page, you'll find polls asking who you think will win for every main card fight that will happen this Saturday in Las Vegas.
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira
Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie
Mark Munoz vs. Tim Boetsch
Dennis Siver vs. Cub Swanson
Take the poll, then tell us why you think your fighter will win in the comments of the poll. The best comments will be featured right here on Cagewriter with picks from Kevin Iole and me. It will be lots of fun.
Sunday 30 June 2013
Frankie Edgar 'wouldn't say no' to dropping more weight if right opportunity came along (Yahoo! Sports)
The UFC's iron man has found a home at featherweight, but he's leaving the door open for another move.
Friday 28 June 2013
Where did Miesha Tate, the Jones family and Brendan Schaub fall on Cagewriter’s hot list?
It's been a slow week of MMA, but never fear. UFC 162 and a championship fight are oh-so-close. Who had a good week, and who didn't?
Hot -- Miesha Tate: She's filming "The Ultimate Fighter" now as a coach against UFC women's bantamweight championship. She will also pose nude as a part of ESPN the Magazine's Body Issue.
Not -- Brendan Schaub and Matt Mitrione: The one-time teammates started squabbling on Twitter like a bunch of seventh graders. They are fighting on July 27, so the squabbling will likely continue until then.
Hot -- The Jones' jewelry collection: According to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones' Instagram, the Jones family has much better jewelry than most of us.
Hot -- GLORY: The kickboxing promotion will become more available to the U.S. fans. They will start airing fights on Spike come October.
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T.J. Grant says Anthony Pettis’ attempt to take the lightweight title shot was ‘disrespectful’
No cuts, no butts, no coconuts. It's something we were taught as we lined up for dismissal in grade school. It's a lesson we live with when in line at the grocery store or the ATM. It's an idea heavily enforced as we board planes by specific groups.
With that in mind, you can see why T.J. Grant was miffed when he heard Anthony Pettis trying to take his title shot with Benson Henderson at UFC 164. After an injury to Pettis forced him out of his featherweight title bout with Jose Aldo at UFC 163, Pettis said he wanted to fight later that month.
“I can be 100-percent ready to fight Benson Henderson in [at UFC 164] Milwaukee. With all due respect to TJ Grant, Milwaukee is my town and the fight with Ben is the fight everyone has wanted for years,” read a statement that Pettis released to Fuel TV. “If it works out, great; if not, I will get my shot very soon. But I think we all know which fight the fans want to see and the entire city of Milwaukee!”
Pettis' pleas to fight at UFC 164 didn't matter as his injury required he sit out for six weeks. Grant was still unhappy that Pettis tried to take the shot.
“I wish it was handled a little differently. Him of all people, I think it was disrespectful, to do that against someone who has earned the right to fight is not right,” Grant said to ESPN. “Unfortunately he got hurt but it was low class, I thought. I didn’t want to get into the whole talking thing. I got here legitimately and earned it. Ultimately, what he was saying was that he wanted my title-shot which was incredibly disrespectful. It was pretty dirty.”
On two different occasions, Pettis had and then lost title shots. First, the draw between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard put Pettis back in line, and then the injury. You can see why Grant was upset when Pettis tried to do to him what has happened to Pettis before.
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