Frank Mir Breaks Nogueira’s Arm In Gruesome Submission (Video)

Posted by jmusc on Dec 11, 2011 in Featured Articles, Fight News | 0 comments

Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir became the first man to submit Brazilian great Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in mixed martial arts competition, finishing him with a horrific first-round kimura in the co-main event. The hold snapped Nogueira’s shoulder out of place in gruesome fashion, eliciting the tapout 3:38 into round one.

“Now I’m the first person to knock him out and the first person to submit him,” Mir said.

Nogueira (33-7-1, 1 NC, 4-3 UFC) had Mir badly hurt before the submission. He landed a right hook, backed it up with a left and put Mir on wobbly legs. It went to the ground, and Nogueira swarmed with punches, closing fast on the finish. Somehow, the Las Vegan survived.

“I was stunned. I was really trying to play out the first three or four minutes to see what he was doing differently,” Mir said. “He caught me. I didn’t come up to my knees, so he couldn’t drive into me. I kept flat, chest heavy and was able to break it. That’s what I trained for.”

During a subsequent scramble, Mir (16-5, 14-5 UFC) caught the arm, locked up the kimura and wrenched. Nogueira tried to roll free, but Mir only cinched it deeper. Ultimately, the arm snapped and Nogueira tapped in visible pain.

“I honestly hope that Nogueira ends up being OK,” Mir said. “I idolize him. When you’re our size and you’re as dangerous as we are, things happen. You can get caught. It takes nothing away from Nogueira.”

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Ladies and Gentlemen Your New Champion Junior Dos Santos

Posted by jmusc on Nov 12, 2011 in Featured Articles, Fight News, MMA EVENTS | 0 comments

1 Miniute and 04 seconds in the first round and it is all over. Dos Santos hammers the champ Cain Velasquez with a vicious right hand. Seemingly uneventful for such an enormous venue. Somewhat old school Mike Tyson PPV feeling. But you can’t take anything away from the Brazilian who has waited all his life for this moment.

“I have no words to say what I am feeling,” dos Santos said from the Octagon as tears began to well up in his eyes. “It’s amazing, my life. I want to say thank you to my family. I have a lot of good people around me.”

The fight marks UFC’s network debut as part of a seven-year deal with FOX. The main event was originally scheduled to headline next Saturday’s UFC 139 card, but was moved up to headline the initial FOX broadcast. Each fighter entered with an unblemished record in UFC competition.

Velasquez’s attempt to defend his title didn’t last long.

“He kind of messed up my equilibrium,” Vesasquez said of the hard right that hit him near the left ear. “It was a good shot. He has a lot of power. I waited too much for him and he did what he was supposed to do. Hats off to him tonight.”

Velasquez last fought October 2010 at UFC 121 at the same arena as Saturday’s contest. He won via a first-round TKO over Brock Lesnar, but Velasquez sustained a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder that required surgery. Dos Santos has quickly risen through the heavyweight ranks since the Brazilian’s first fight stateside three years ago, including a victory by decision over Shane Carwin at UFC 131 in June.

“I want to say sorry to all my fans, my family and friends,” Velasquez said as his eyes scanned the partisan stands, where many wore the colors of Mexico to support him. “I disappointed you. I am much more than this. I will come back and I will get this belt back.”

The 6-foot-1 Velasquez weighed in at 249 pounds on Friday, while the 6-foot-4 dos Santos came in at 239.

There were eight fights on the undercard before the main event got underway. Benson Henderson defeated Clay Guida by unanimous decision in the undercard headliner, which is expected to lead to a shot at UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar when the UFC returns to Japan on Feb. 25.

Dustin Poirier moved toward featherweight contention with a submission win over Pablo Garza, while Ricardo Lamas came back after falling behind early to submit Cub Swanson in their featherweight encounter.

DeMarques Johnson scored a first-round TKO just 1:34 into the first round of his welterweight bout when he knocked his opponent Clay Harvison to the canvas and pounced on him, raining strikes down before the referee called the bout to a halt.

In his first UFC bout, Darren Uyenoyama beat MMA legend Kid Yamamoto by decision in a bantamweight bout. Robert Peralta scored a third-round TKO over Mackens Semerzier in a featherweight encounter, while Alex Caceres, Mike Pierce and Aaron Rosa all scored victories in their bouts.

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How Much Does Dana White Make?

Posted by jmusc on Nov 12, 2011 in Entertainment, Featured Articles | 0 comments

Dana White Salary

Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (A.K.A. UFC) and a mixed martial arts organization with an estimated net worth of $150 million. He was born in July 28th, 1969 in Manchester, Connecticut. He spent his youth going back and forth between Las Vegas and Maine. He spent much of his youth involved in sports and is a lifelong fan of the baseball team Boston Red Sox. He would even go to school at Boston University though he did not finish. While he was there he opened up a boxing program for at risk children in the inner-city. To make a living during this time he became an aerobics instructor. In 1992 he established Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas, it was also during this time that he began managing fighters Chuck Lidell and Tito Ortiz. With his foot in the door as a manager in UFC he found out that Semaphore Entertainment Group, the parent company of the UFC was looking to sell the UFC. Luckily for White he had grown up with Lorenzo Fertita who had made a name for himself as an executive at the Station Casino. Lorenzo quickly saw the profit that could be made and he made a deal to buy the UFC. Lorenzo also invited his older brother Frank to get in the action also. They soon appointed White as president. In the years since buying the UFC White and team have taken the organization which used to be seen a barbaric and illegal and turned into a national phenomenon.

What is Dana White’s salary per year? $5 million

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Affliction Model Search with Playboy’s Miss July Jessa Hinton

Posted by jmusc on Aug 19, 2011 in Featured Articles, MMA Blog, Ring Girls | 0 comments

Official Model Search and Calendar Shoot 2012

Affliction clothing and “Playboys Miss July” Jessa Hinton will be searching for top models to be featured in the Affliction 2012 calendar.

Top Model Grand Prize

• 4 month feature pictorial in the Affliction Jessa Hinton 2012 calendar (distribution throughout US)
• Full page advertising in revolver magazine
• Inclusion in Affliction’s lookbooks and catalog (100,000 + printed/shipped to all major retail buyers)
• Millions of still and video impressions through afflictionclothing.com, youtube, and socialnetworks (averaging over 7 million page views)
• $1,000 Payment for photo day (hair and makeup included)
• $1,000 Apparel allowance
• 2 Week (hotel and travel included) calendar tour signing with jessa Hinton for Affliction retail stores (Miami, Las Vegas, L.A., New Jersey) and Millitary bases across the globe (locations TBD)

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Picture of Dennis Hallman’s Fight Shorts and UFC 133 Fight Video

Posted by jmusc on Aug 6, 2011 in Featured Articles, MMA Blog | 2 comments

Dennis Hallman’s Fight Shorts was what sparked the funniest line of the night.

“What an unfortunate choice of shorts” – Joe Rogan

Thanks for the laugh.

On a side note, UFC posted on Twitter
Dana just announced that he’s giving Brian @twasebersole 70k for getting hallman’s shorts off tv as quickly as possible

Gotta love Dana White. LOL

****BONUS Watch Dennis Hallman’s fruity shorts in action. Watch the fight here.

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