Wanderlei Silva gets back on the winning track. Silva drops from the 205 pound division to middleweight. His opponent for his debut at 185 pounds is Michael Bisping. This fight took place at UFC 110 in Sydney, Austrailia.
Showing posts with label MMA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MMA. Show all posts
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Is it Gina, or 'Gina? Either way I still dig you.
So I am one of a countless many who enjoy looking at Gina Carano, and watching her fight. I first became a fan when she appeared in the MSNBC documentary series "Warrior Nation."
Let's get the obvious out of the way first, she's quite beautiful. Let's get real, she's sexy! If you understand males then you understand what her immediate appeal is. She just landed the 16th spot in Maxim Magazine's 2009 Hot 100. She's also featured in the special ad for the Hot 100 section.
Then of course, she's a legit fighter who's pretty good. The fact she comes from a Muay Thai background and likes to strike makes her style more enjoyable to fans. She also has much love because of her stint as Crush on the short lived American Gladiators show on NBC.
One of my friends, Felice Herrig, is close friends with Carano. You'd think I would ask her to introduce me, but I don't think I really want to meet Gina. It would ruin my dream of ever having her as a, um, love interest? I know in reality I'd never have a shot with her, and it's weird meeting someone you have a thing for. So it's best to just leave her alone.
She's scheduled to fight Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos in August for Strikeforce. Right now I'm leaning toward "Cyborg" for the fact she seems a little more well-rounded. However don't count out a fighter who trains with a master strategist like UFC legend Randy Couture(Gina's trainer.)
Let's get the obvious out of the way first, she's quite beautiful. Let's get real, she's sexy! If you understand males then you understand what her immediate appeal is. She just landed the 16th spot in Maxim Magazine's 2009 Hot 100. She's also featured in the special ad for the Hot 100 section.
Then of course, she's a legit fighter who's pretty good. The fact she comes from a Muay Thai background and likes to strike makes her style more enjoyable to fans. She also has much love because of her stint as Crush on the short lived American Gladiators show on NBC.
One of my friends, Felice Herrig, is close friends with Carano. You'd think I would ask her to introduce me, but I don't think I really want to meet Gina. It would ruin my dream of ever having her as a, um, love interest? I know in reality I'd never have a shot with her, and it's weird meeting someone you have a thing for. So it's best to just leave her alone.
She's scheduled to fight Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos in August for Strikeforce. Right now I'm leaning toward "Cyborg" for the fact she seems a little more well-rounded. However don't count out a fighter who trains with a master strategist like UFC legend Randy Couture(Gina's trainer.)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Erik's Big Return
I am kind of excited Erik Paulson is returning to active MMA fighting. The former Shooto light heavyweight champion will fight in Mark Cuban's new promotion "HDNet Fights."
Paulson is considered a living encyclopedia of leg locks. He is one of the most in demand coaches on the seminar circuit. I love his material on grappling and the clinch. Paulson calls his curriculum of MMA/grappling/no-gi "Combat Submission Wrestling" also called CSW for short. He's also developed a method of standup fighting called "STX." No doubt influenced from his days training Jeet Kune Do under Guro Dan Inosanto, "STX" combines fighting applications from Savate, Muay Thai, Western boxing, Jun Fan/JKD and Panantukan(Phillipino boxing.)
My old JKD/MMA coach was an instructor under Sensei Paulson, thus most of the MMA/grappling material I've learned has come from CSW, however I've yet to train any STX stuff. However I am anxious to learn.
I also think Paulson DVD instructionals are some of the best on the video market. Of course, nothing can replace a coach and "live" training, but Paulson has released a lot of solid videos on all aspects of the MMA and grappling game.
Of course nothing is like training with him. His seminars are some of the most enjoyable I've been to. Despite the fact I seem to leave feeling down on myself because I'm able to incorporate/retain much of the techniques and moves he teaches, I realize those particular moves aren't mine to "possess" yet. I am thankful for the stuff I have retained. To be fair he goes through and huge amount of material in order to make it relevant for the beginners as well as the veterans.
He may have been retired for seven years and although he is 40 years old, I still look forward to seeing him back on the mat. It'll be exciting to see him back in action. Welcome back Erik!
Paulson is considered a living encyclopedia of leg locks. He is one of the most in demand coaches on the seminar circuit. I love his material on grappling and the clinch. Paulson calls his curriculum of MMA/grappling/no-gi "Combat Submission Wrestling" also called CSW for short. He's also developed a method of standup fighting called "STX." No doubt influenced from his days training Jeet Kune Do under Guro Dan Inosanto, "STX" combines fighting applications from Savate, Muay Thai, Western boxing, Jun Fan/JKD and Panantukan(Phillipino boxing.)
My old JKD/MMA coach was an instructor under Sensei Paulson, thus most of the MMA/grappling material I've learned has come from CSW, however I've yet to train any STX stuff. However I am anxious to learn.
I also think Paulson DVD instructionals are some of the best on the video market. Of course, nothing can replace a coach and "live" training, but Paulson has released a lot of solid videos on all aspects of the MMA and grappling game.
Of course nothing is like training with him. His seminars are some of the most enjoyable I've been to. Despite the fact I seem to leave feeling down on myself because I'm able to incorporate/retain much of the techniques and moves he teaches, I realize those particular moves aren't mine to "possess" yet. I am thankful for the stuff I have retained. To be fair he goes through and huge amount of material in order to make it relevant for the beginners as well as the veterans.
He may have been retired for seven years and although he is 40 years old, I still look forward to seeing him back on the mat. It'll be exciting to see him back in action. Welcome back Erik!
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