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Posted by Bryan Belangia on 1st March 2010
I was originally going to do a story on Cain Velasquez and his rise in the heavyweight division following his latest win but after writing out a few paragraphs I kind of felt like it was a disservice to heap so much praise on Velasquez and not give equal space to the “other” heavyweight prospect, Junior dos Santos.
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Posted by Tommy Hackett on 28th February 2010
This week, Total-MMA staff writer Bryan Belangia began his monthly rankings of MMA’s top ten fighters, Lightweight through Heavyweight — including some commentary about his selections.
Next month, we will add Featherweight and Bantamweight.
Please enjoy, and feel free to comment!
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Posted by Tommy Hackett on 20th February 2010
It’s fight night! Looking back at our last round of predictions, where I spent more time complaining about advancing age than any actual analysis of UFC 109, it’s hard to miss how uninterested I was. What can I say? Trying to drum up interest for Couture vs. Coleman was like bleeding water from a stone. But ZUFFA’s making me forget it tonight (unless, of course, it’s my old age making me forget things again) — by assembling as strong an MMA card we’ll get in 2010 without the luster of a title fight. It also marks the first ever UFC to grace the shores of Australia, so expect a wild crowd screaming along every kangaroo hop of the way.
This, friends, is more like it.
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Posted by Bryan Belangia on 19th February 2010
As Wanderlei Silva prepares for his first fight in the UFC at 185lbs, that’s the biggest question. Silva has now lost 5 of his last 6 fights and has only one win since returning to the UFC. The losses though are nothing to get down about. Many fighters have fell to the hands of Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, and Rich Franklin. The test that he faces now is much different.
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Posted by Bryan Belangia on 9th February 2010
Anderson Silva destroys Chris Leben
Anderson Silva was originally brought into the UFC to bolster the middleweight division and to give it some depth. Fast forward three and a half years later, and while he’s been a certified killer inside the cage, he may have succeeded in killing the division as a whole.
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Posted by Bryan Belangia on 2nd February 2010
Who is the best in the world at 170lbs? That’s an easy one right? The consensus top five pound for pound and UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. But while “Rush” prepares to defend his belt against Dan Hardy at UFC 111, Nick Diaz is making a case as the fighter that poses the biggest threat to him at 170lbs.
Since his departure from the UFC, Diaz has reeled off an impressive streak of 7-1 and 1 no contest. The lone loss came via doctor stoppage due to cuts above his eye to KJ Noons and Diaz submitted then top five lightweight Takanori Gomi with a gogoplata before the NSAC ruled it a no contest due to a positive marijuana test.
At 26 years old, Diaz seems to be finally hitting his stride.
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