Tag: BJ Penn

UFC 118 Liveblog: The Turncoats are Coming! The Turncoats are Coming!

  (So at $1,000,000, you payin’ me $4,219 a pound, sucka!!)
Well, Potato Nation, tonight’s the night we’ve been waiting for for months. The question on everyone’s mind will finally be answered: "Is Will Forte really leaving Saturday Night Li…

 
(So at $1,000,000, you payin’ me $4,219 a pound, sucka!!)

Well, Potato Nation, tonight’s the night we’ve been waiting for for months. The question on everyone’s mind will finally be answered: "Is Will Forte really leaving Saturday Night Live?"

OK so maybe that’s not the question on everybody’s mind, but it’s definitely bugging Will’s agent and his parents.

Ben and ReX13 are off schmoozing at the UFC Fan Expo, where I would have been as well if I could cross the border (more on that at a later date, but I will tell you it involves a bar brawl and a Bruce Lee instructional book I’ve owned since I was 13) and  Chad Dundas is off the grid attending an Amish wedding, which leaves me here to supply you guys with some play-by play action from tonight’s festivities in Boston.

The co-main event will undoubtedly produce some differing opinions on James Toney’s place in the grand scheme of the UFC’s heavyweight division and the main event should decide whether or not BJ Penn simply had an off night in Abu Dhabi.

Before we get to it, we’d like to announce the winner of our Boston UFC Fan Expo. The winning ticket is #031014. If this is your number, send photographic proof to [email protected] and we’ll hook you up with a $100 gift card to MMAWarehouse.com.

Here’s a glimpse of our uber-popular booth from the expo. Don’t let VivaHate’s nonplussed expression fool you, everyone had a blast this weekend and we got a ton of footage and interviews from fans and fighters.

Results and play-by-play after the jump.
Strap in and get ready. It’s sure to be a rocky ride.

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UFC 118 Stats and Trivia

Filed under: UFC, NewsBOSTON — Randy Couture is a massive favorite to win his third straight fight Saturday night at UFC 118, but given Couture’s status and renown in the MMA world, you might be surprised to learn that if Couture does indeed win, it w…

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BOSTON — Randy Couture is a massive favorite to win his third straight fight Saturday night at UFC 118, but given Couture’s status and renown in the MMA world, you might be surprised to learn that if Couture does indeed win, it would be his first streak of three wins or more since 2001.

During the course of fight-week, we’re privy to a host of interesting stats that don’t otherwise make it into the event discussion, so we’re compiling a few of the more interesting nuggets here, including a few gems about James Toney, BJ Penn, Frankie Edgar and more.

UFC 118 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsBOSTON — The 20 fighters competing at UFC 118 weighed in at the TD Garden. There were no complications as every fighter on the card made weight.

The UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar weighed in at 154 for his UFC lightweigh…

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BOSTON — The 20 fighters competing at UFC 118 weighed in at the TD Garden. There were no complications as every fighter on the card made weight.

The UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar weighed in at 154 for his UFC lightweight championship defense against BJ Penn, who also checked in at 154. Meanwhile boxer turned MMA fighter James Toney checked in at 237 for his bout with multi-time champ Randy Couture (220).

Watch the UFC 118 Weigh-Ins Live Right Here at 4:00pm ET

(If you don’t look in his eyes, Randy, you won’t be hypnotized into standing and trading with him.)Just a reminder that the weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s brouhaha in Boston will be live here at 4:00 pm. 
A number of questions will be answered, li…


(If you don’t look in his eyes, Randy, you won’t be hypnotized into standing and trading with him.)

Just a reminder that the weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s brouhaha in Boston will be live here at 4:00 pm. 

A number of questions will be answered, like:

Is James Toney really in shape?

Did Gabe Ruediger really quit cake?

Will Chandella give Arianny the stink eye for getting a Playboy cover?

UFC media player is after the jump.

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Florian Takes Exception to Maynard Comments, Questions ‘Bully’s’ Will

Filed under: UFCBOSTON — Kenny Florian is the type of cerebral fighter who doesn’t waste time getting overly invested in back-and-forth pre-fight chatter. In fact, it’s downright unusual to hear Florian spout negatives about his opponent. He tends to …

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BOSTON — Kenny Florian is the type of cerebral fighter who doesn’t waste time getting overly invested in back-and-forth pre-fight chatter. In fact, it’s downright unusual to hear Florian spout negatives about his opponent. He tends to stress his foe’s strengths, realizing they are hurdles for him to jump.

Yet one comment made by UFC 118 opponent Gray Maynard seemed to have gotten under Florian’s skin. In a recent interview, Maynard voiced a belief that Florian tends to wilt under pressure. It was a comment to which the two-time top contender in the division took exception.

“I’m not sure where he got that from,” Florian said following a media workout on Thursday. “When I had minimal skills and experience, I fought Sean Sherk for five rounds, and he beat me up good, but I was there until the end, trying to win with an arm lock or trying to knock his head off; whatever I could. I don’t know what he’s talking about. He’s ‘The Bully.’ He’s the guy who needs to be concerned with what happens if his will gets broken.

Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar Comfortable in Underdog Role Again

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosBOSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Frankie Edgar at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workout session about Saturday’s title defense against BJ Penn.

Edgar talked about being the underdog despite holding a w…

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BOSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Frankie Edgar at Thursday’s UFC 118 media workout session about Saturday’s title defense against BJ Penn.

Edgar talked about being the underdog despite holding a win over Penn in April, how he has adjusted to life as champion and his game plan going into the fight.

Check out the video interview below.