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Jon Jones' ascent to the top of the UFC's light heavyweight division has been fast, but also filled with plenty of hard work and growth as a fighter. It has been far from easy. He's proud of that belt and even keeps it wrapped in a special case when not carrying it with him.

So you can understand why he's not wild about the fact that someone can go to Toys 'r' Us and buy a similar belt for $12.99.

I hate it when people come up to me with a belt that looks exactly like mine and they ask me to sign it. I worked three times a day for three years to get this belt, and now this guy asking me for an autograph has one just like it. Are you serious? I mean it's not as heavy, but it looks just the same.

Fair enough, Jon. He has grown close to that belt, and doesn't want to see the fakes out there. He will have to put it on the line on Sept. 24 against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

Thanks to With Leather. Read the whole interview to hear what Jones will sign and Urijah Faber's thoughts on how to improve MMA.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Don-t-bring-Jon-Jones-a-fake-belt-to-sign?urn=mma-wp4690

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Bellator has done a heckuva collecting some top-notch featherweight fighters. While the UFC is struggling to find some depth beyond Jose Aldo, Bellator has an open race between 5-7 fighters for top spot in its 145-pound division.

Tonight on MTV2 (9 p.m. ET/PT) we get some more answers as Pat Curran faces Ronnie Mann and Marlon Sandro battles Nazareno Malegarie in Bellator Season 5 Featherweight tournament in Rama, Canada.. The winner of the tournament will eventually get a shot at Bellator champ Joe Warren.

Sandro, riding a streak of 4-of-5 win in Japan, was the pre-tournament favorite. Sandro (18-2) got fans in a lather with his performances at Sengoku 11, 12 and 13 where he scored three straight knockouts in a combined three minutes and 20 seconds. But Curran's success at lightweight (wins over Toby Imada and Roger Huerta, plus a close loss to Eddie Alvarez) and a dominant win in the first round over Luis Palomino might make him the favorite. Before we get to see a Sandro-Curran final, they have to get by some tough hombres in Canada.

Sandro is a big favorite at minus-260 over the once-beaten Malegarie while Curran is a slight choice over Mann at minus-130.

Bellator 47 weigh-in:

Pat Curran (146) vs. Ronnie Mann (144.8) - Featherweight
Marlon Sandro (145.6) vs. Nazareno Malegarie (145.6) - Featherweight
Neil Grove (264.4) vs. Zak Jensen (263.4) - Heavyweight
Chris Horodecki (155.4) vs. Chris Saunders (155.4) - Lightweight

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Curran-and-Sandro-favorites-at-tonight-s-Bellato?urn=mma-wp4961

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Here is a quick montage of throwaway from Mobbin' Deep out of Australia.

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With the Phil Davis/Tito Ortiz switcheroo and deletion of Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira from the co-main event, the UFC had to come up with a new trailer for UFC 133. This one has plenty of Ortiz's win over Ryan Bader, but not any mention of the losing streak that came before that win. Bygones, right?

The rest of the card has also been reshuffled. An injury to Alessio Sakara has again canceled his bout with Jorge Rivera. This was the UFC's third try at making that bout happen. Instead, Rivera will face Constantinas Phillippou, who was going to fight Rafael Natal.

Paul Bradley, the fighter who was sent home from the seventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter" because of a skin infection, is getting another chance at the UFC in a bout with Natal. Bradley is on a three-fight winning streak, with all three wins coming by submission. Before that streak started, he had a no-contest due to rainfall at a King of the Cage bout. Yes, rainfall. This is why you have to support local MMA -- Mother Nature finishes fights.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/More-changes-to-UFC-133-including-a-new-trailer?urn=mma-wp5042

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MMAFrenzy.com has complete results for "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson" from July 30 near Chicago, where former top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko battled light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson in the non-title main event on Showtime.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/19281/strikeforce-fedor-vs-henderson-results/

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Question: What do you get when you mix youthful energy, waterslides, flippin’ boats, surfers, and a touch of testosterone? Answer: An adventurous day on the water with the world famous AO river guides, Brad and Scott! Add some adventurous guests and you’re raftin’ down the Class IV+ wonder that is the Kaweah. Our new video [...]

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Fear is one of those things that we skydivers are facing each time we exit that airplane door. I don’t care how ballsy you are, this sport is still scary from time to time. If it’s not, you might want to do some internal searching as to why – have you become complacent? Do you [...]

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Paul Daley's loss to Nick Diaz in April a back-and-forth fight, with Daley looking close to the win during the bout, but Diaz coming back for the win. At the Strikeforce open workouts, he talked about how he got over that loss.

"The usual way that we do in England. Go out, have a drink, party."

Cagewriter mentioned that it's also how we get over losses in America.

"I've drank with Americans, and I think us Brits do it a little bit better. Nah, I'm joking. I just relaxed, tried to take my mind off the loss, and look at a way that I can come back stronger. The goal is to be a champion."

His path to be a champion in Strikeforce started when he was cut from the UFC after 113, when he threw a punch at Josh Koscheck after their fight had ended. It's not a moment that he's particularly proud of, but it's one that fans continue to congratulate him on.

"Everybody saying they hate Koscheck and saying well-done for hitting him? That's what I keep getting greeted with in the lobby. Obviously, I'm sorry for what I did, it's not something I'd repeat, and it's not something that I'm proud of, but I think the fan backlash is a little bit twisted. If I had a pound for every time somebody said well done for hitting Koscheck, I'd be a millionaire."

The Brit is hoping to create more memorable moments against another wrestler. In his first fight since losing to Nick Diaz in April, Daley will face Tyron Woodley at Strikeforce this weekend. Woodley was an All-American wrestler at the University of Missouri.

"Obviously, being the top fighter that I am, my least favorite fight is going to be against wrestlers, so I have to look at improving that area. It's something that I've continuously done. It's not something that I've stopped just because in recent fights I haven't faced wrestlers. I have to find all the best wrestlers I can and continue to improve in that area. I think I'm going to be there, and I think that Woodley is going to be surprised at the improvements I've made since my last fight with a wrestler.

With his unceremonious dismissal from the UFC after 113, you would expect that he would be in an awkward position after Zuffa, the UFC's parent company, bought Strikeforce. Instead, Daley was surprised by overtures from Lorenzo Fertitta.

"Lorenzo came to my dressing room before the Diaz fight, and he's a very cool guy. I've always said that. Very humble and approachable. He came to my fight and wished me good luck. He came out of his way to say hello, and he doesn't have to do that."

That quick cut from the UFC means that Daley has something in common with Nate Marquardt, the former UFC fighter who was released when he not allowed to fight on the UFC on Versus 4 card by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission. But don't look for any camaraderie between the two.

"I voiced my opinions about what he did and what he got caught for, and he comes back calling me a coward and a bully. I'm sure that's what he used to call people in the playgrounds. I aired my views in a sophisticated and direct manner, and he came back with that bullshit. If I am able to fight Nate 'The Great' Marq-Fart, then I will."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Paul-Daley-talks-Woodley-wrestling-and-Marq-f?urn=mma-wp5110

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Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunny-sunday-afternoon.html

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Zak Jensen and Neil Grove opened Bellator 47 with a bang. The heavyweights, who both reside just under the 265 pound limit, collided from the opening seconds like brahma bulls. Grove was rocked just five seconds in, but recovered to gain top control and smash out Jensen in exactly minutes in Rama, Canada.

Grove (11-3-1) showed he's tough. From the opening bell, the bulky big guys threw like wild men and Jensen clipped Grove with a right hand that dropped him. In the past, the South African fighting out of England with no formal wrestling training when he entered the sport, may have panicked and bailed mentally. With better training under his belt, Grove grabbed a leg and eventually flipped to work for a kneebar or heel hook.

Then both fighters sat up on the rear ends and wailed away at each other. Jensen couldn't keep pace and dropped back where Grove jumped into his guard. The 6-foot-6, 264 pounder got off six hammerfists and referee Yves Lavigne jumped in to save the American.

"He hit me with a couple of hard shots. I'm happy that I took them and because I've been spending so much time in America training some wrestling, I've been learning what to do when I'm on the ground. I made use of it," Grove told Bellator's Jimmy Smith. "When I was on the ground I just knew I had to let my hands go. The man can take a punch!"

Grove, 40, has been working on his grappling and ground work. It's always been the big hole is his game. It was exploited during Bellator's Season 3 Heavyweight tournament by former Div. 1 NCAA wrestling champion Cole Konrad. Konrad scored an early takedown and eventually got a first round win via keylock at Bellator 32 back in October.

"My loss against Cole Konrad is something of the past. I've been training everyday since that fight to get back into the heavyweight tournament," Grove said as he held up his fists. "And Cole you're going to say hello to goodnight and sleep tight when we meet next."

This was the ninth first round KO of Grove's brief career. The loss was the third in four fight for Jensen, a Season 10 "Ultimate Fighter" alum.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Grove-wallops-Jensen-and-calls-out-Konrad-at-Bel?urn=mma-wp4999

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The 2011�Professor Paddle Ball took place over Memorial Day weekend outside of Leavenworth, Washington, one of my favorite places.� The Ball is�a once-a-year gathering of the Northwest kayaking community organized by ProfessorPaddle.com founder James Amandus and a crew of volunteers, including Adam Ales, maker of the awesome Big Air Ramp over the past few years.� [...]

Source: http://www.ireneskayakingblog.com/events/professor-paddle-ball-2011-videos/

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When I came to work for prAna two years ago, I would have not considered myself a Yogi by any stretch. I did Yoga in fits and starts, on a good run I would go once a week for a … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/2011/07/30/international-yoga/

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Marc Snapper gets real gnarly in his Gooch Street 2 part.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/RPVWgIXMVv0/marc-snapper-in-cooch-street-2.html

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For casual MMA fans, the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix just took a major hit with the ouster of Alistair Overeem. Now the biggest name in the tournament is gone and the card loses a lot of steam without Overeem, a fan favorite.

Couldn't this have been avoided? Did Overeem overplay his hand or did Zuffa make a mistake? Yahoo! Sports' lead MMA writer Kevin Iole checked in to give his take on this video blog.

"The Reem" told Zuffa he wouldn't be ready for Strikeforce 36 in early September, but October was good. That would mean the other three participants would have to adjust their schedules for Overeem. Keep in mind, both Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov haven't fought since February.

Jeff Wagenheim from SI.com brought out the big guns and slammed Strikeforce's heavyweight GP.

The departure of The Reem is only the latest in a neverending succession of oddities and tribulations for the year-long event and for Strikeforce itself, which sensible Zuffa observers have always believed will go away at some point -- just as Pride did, just as the WEC did. But clearly this consolidation is not happening according to the Neil Young business plan, because Strikeforce is fading away before it can burn out. Apparently rust does sleep.

The Heavyweight Grand Prix was flawed to begin with -- shouldn't a tournament be held to determine the next challenger for a title, rather than including the champ himself? -- and soon became immeasurably more flawed. Can you imagine any major sport holding one set of playoff quarterfinals, then waiting four months before completing the other side of the bracket? Well, that's exactly how the Grand Prix unfolded.

The bigger issue? The October schedule is already jammed. Oct. 1 is out with UFC on Versus 6 in New Orleans, UFC 136 on Oct. 8 and Oct. 29 has UFC 137.

Don't forget Showtime is already booked for Oct. 15 with Bernard Hopkins facing Chad Dawson. So the only open weekend is Oct. 22. Does Showtime have the staff to effectively set up and promote major fight cards on back-to-back weekends?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Video-analysis-Who-blew-it-Zuffa-or-Overeem-?urn=mma-wp4822

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Here is a good minute of footage I stumbled across on the Toebock site.

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Check the promo for the new DTB, Low Key.

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Southside Skatepark welcomes Chris Luhring to the team with a full street part.

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It’s true.� Cherry Creek is still too high to run. While flows have been coming�down, they’re still about 2700 CFS–700 more cubic�feet of water�per second than we want to deal with!� Mother Nature won this round. So,�we’re not going to get out there to do our warm-up runs this weekend, and won’t be offering commercial [...]

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Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2011/05/dark-to-light.html

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Finally a little sun! Yesterday I went climbing in Burbage (specifically Burbage south boulders) in the Peak District near Sheffield. I’m really glad I’ve got these boulders within 15 minutes of my home.
Although in a climbing wall / gym I’m happy on 6a/6b the techniques on grit boulders are a different world: lots of smearing [...]

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Planning our trip to Belize, we thought ?Let?s go big or go home.? And we did. . .go BIG that is. When we heard about this anomaly in the middle of the Belize jungle called the Black Hole Drop, we … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/2011/07/28/adventure-life-the-belize-black-hole-drop/

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The following guest post is by Rory Alexander, a seasoned snowboarder and member of the Eternal Snow team. EternalSnow.com offers everything from a women?s snowboard, to all around snowboard boots, to top snowboarding gear, and much more. Alright skiers it is time to try something new, snowboarding.� ?But i have skied for years. Why snowboard?? [...]

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Fedor Emelianenko's media workout before his bout with Dan Henderson was unlike any open workout I've attended. Normally, fighters do some light shadow boxing, hit pads with their trainers, and maybe do some light grappling. Usually, it's just enough to break a sweat and give photographers an opportunity to snap interesting pictures. It's a casual environment, and most of the fighters on Saturday's Strikeforce cards followed this script.

Until Fedor walked in. Before he even started warming up, the room took a different tone, and he didn't look like the same man who had lost to Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Silva. In a near-silent room, Emelianenko went through calisthenics then hit pads with an unnerving intensity. See for yourself:

Few people talked as Fedor went through his workout, and if they did, it was at a whisper. He showed off the striking and speed that made him one of the best fighters in history; the striking and speed that were absent in his last two fights.

If there was any lingering doubts about Fedor's desire to fight after his winning streak was broken, they should be completely erased.

Thanks to MMA Fighting.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Video-Watch-Fedor-s-intense-media-workout?urn=mma-wp5102

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On Saturday night, the last thing Paul Daley wants to be doing is stare at the arena ceiling for much his fight against Tyron Woodley. In the past, he hasn't much say where the fight goes against a former college wrestler like Woodley. Daley and his wrestling Kenny Johnson say his Strikeforce bout this weekend will be different.

Johnson, a former Olympian who wrestled at Iowa, has increased his time spent with the British slugger.

"We started picking up the pace in the last few years and his wrestling has gone through the roof," Johnson said (3:50 mark). "He's really dedicated a lot of time and tried to become a mixed martial artist."

Fight fans' last memory of Daley against an elite former college wrestler was Josh Koscheck at UFC 113. Daley was taken down at will and smothered for 15 minutes. The Brit says forget that fight, Woodley isn't in Koscheck's league.

"He's not as big as Josh Koscheck. He is as athletic, but on the technical side, I don't think he can compete with Josh Koscheck," Daley told USA Today. "People are comparing this to that. People do forget in the Koscheck fight, there are takedowns that I stopped. I think that Josh Koscheck is a higher level than Tyron Woodley, so even if I'm able to stop two of his takedowns or stuff them or stall two of his takedowns back then, I think Tyron Woodley's going to have a very difficult time taking me down when I'm on form, when I'm 100%."

Daley (27-10-2) is fully dedicated to shoring up his weaknesses.

"He (Johnson) lives at my house. He eats with me. So if we're not training, we're talking about wrestling; we're looking at footage. So I think people are going to be very shocked, and I think that's an area where Tyron Woodley is underestimating me, and I think that's going to work in my benefit," said Daley.

The biggest question mark for Woodley (8-0) is his experience. He's never been in the cage with someone so seasoned.

"I'm much bigger. I'm much stronger than he thinks. I'm a lot more experienced than him. I don't think he realizes how that's going to play out in this fight," said Daley.

When talking about future opponents, Daley dropped an interesting nugget during this interview.

"There's a mystery guy. There's a mystery guy that's been signed by Strikeforce that Scott Coker's mentioned, and he said that the winner of this fight could possibly be fighting him immediately for the title. There's lots of speculation; I really have no clue, but I want to be back in a position of fighting for a title," said Daley.

Who could it be?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Daley-says-his-wrestling-deficiency-is-overplaye?urn=mma-wp5128

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Kenny Power is back! We still have to wait for Season 3 of "Eastbound and Down," but we get a little Kenny in latest K-Swiss commercials. Last year MMA got a great pop with the inclusion of Urijah Faber in K-Swiss commercials.UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones is the latest signee by K-Swiss.

Watch this uncensored video where Jones, the Director of Human Resources, makes a shrewd move to increase company morale (1:37 mark).

Here's the cleaner 30 second spot that includes Jones.

Faber joins Jones in this commercial.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Jon-Jones-joins-Kenny-Powers-and-Urijah-Faber-fo?urn=mma-wp4597

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This is a huge year for the UFC. Unlike 2004 and 2005, when the promotion was basically begging television executives to work with its product, the UFC's in a position of strength.

Back then, the UFC would run events every few months. The schedule has expanded to the point where its approaching 30 events each year. Another five years from now, there may only may only be a few weeks a year without an event.

"I could definitely see potentially a fight a week. There's only so much we can push on the pay-per-view side of it. there's only so many big fights we can ask the public to pay for, " UFC president Lorenzo Fertitta told ESPNRadio1100's "The MMA Insiders" show. "But if you're getting it on free TV, I don't see why people wouldn't want to watch."

If the UFC has that many fight cards, it'll be looking for more outlets. or control of its own network.

"The reality is as the sport continues to grow, not just here in North America, but around the globe ... there's going to need to be dates to cultivate that talent as well," said Fertitta.

Fertitta joined Kevin Iole and myself on ESPNRadio1100 on Friday. In Part one of the interview, Fertitta was critical of the Culinary Union for blocking MMA's legalization in New York.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fertitta-interview-Part-2-Expanding-the-schedul?urn=mma-wp4762

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In an extended interview with MMA Fighting, Chael Sonnen gave his thoughts on, well, everything, and that included his views on Brazil. He said he was surprised that they even had computers in the South American country.

Demian Maia, a proud Brazilian, responded to Sonnen here.

Maia caught Sonnen in a triangle at UFC 95, and then after beating up on Anderson Silva for four rounds at UFC 117, Silva submitted Sonnen in a combo arm bar/triangle choke. In fact, Sonnen's last five losses were submissions, and four of those were to Brazilian fighters.

But Sonnen won't have to worry about losing to another Brazilian in his next bout, as he is taking on Brian "All-American" Stann.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Demian-Maia-responds-to-Chael-Sonnen-8217-s-cri?urn=mma-wp4841

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Clich�'s Encore DVD features all kinds of videos you may or may not have seen on various websites in the past couple of years all in one convenient DVD for free at your local skateshop.

Source: http://theskateboardmag.com/blogs/templeton-elliott/2011/07/27/cliche-encore-dvd-trailer/

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Approximately three miles off the coast of Maui sits an extinct, but no less impressive, volcanic crater known as Molokini. This underwater volcano is now home to a plethora of sea life, as it has been converted to Hawaii’s only Island Marine Sanctuary. Molokini Crater snorkeling offers some of the best underwater viewing around Maui, [...]

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In an extended interview with MMA Fighting, Chael Sonnen gave his thoughts on, well, everything, and that included his views on Brazil. He said he was surprised that they even had computers in the South American country.

Demian Maia, a proud Brazilian, responded to Sonnen here.

Maia caught Sonnen in a triangle at UFC 95, and then after beating up on Anderson Silva for four rounds at UFC 117, Silva submitted Sonnen in a combo arm bar/triangle choke. In fact, Sonnen's last five losses were submissions, and four of those were to Brazilian fighters.

But Sonnen won't have to worry about losing to another Brazilian in his next bout, as he is taking on Brian "All-American" Stann.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Demian-Maia-responds-to-Chael-Sonnen-s-criticism?urn=mma-wp4841

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Molokini snorkeling tours are the perfect way to make the most of your Maui vacation. Molokini Crater is considered one of the premier locations for snorkeling and diving in the world, due to the breathtaking coral formations and the abundance of tropical fish and other marine life in the area. Molokini has been labeled Hawaii’s [...]

Source: http://www.prideofmaui.com/blog/molokini-crater/what-to-look-for-in-a-molokini-snorkel-tour.html

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D.C. UNITED HEAD COACH BEN OLSEN

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WASHINGTON, DC ? For the sixth time in his lengthy MLS career, D.C. United midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was recognized as an MLS All-Star.

However, his status as an inactive All-Star ? not on the game day roster ? means that he can remain focused on his new club and won?t make the mid-week journey up north to face Manchester United.

The Canadian international saw the silver lining in not making the trip up to Red Bull Arena on Wednesday.

Source: http://feeds.dcunited.com/~r/DCUnited/all/~3/a46tQqfIObU/inactive-all-star-de-rosario-keeping-focus-on-dc

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Heavyweights Pat Barry and Stefan Struve will look to rebound from first-round knockout losses when the division's shortest and tallest fighters are scheduled to square off at UFC on Versus 6 on October 1 in Washington, D.C., the promotion announced Tuesday.

UFC on Versus 6 is headlined by a bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Demetrious Johnson.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/19247/pat-barry-vs-stefan-struve-added-to-ufc-on-versus-6/

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The PWA season started in Vietnam with a very early event in the 2011 season. Before the event I stayed at Fuerteventura and was much better used to the hot temperatures of South East Asia. I really felt good, but could not warm up before the event on the water because my new Reflex II [...]

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Dana White is trying to allow the legends of MMA to walk away gracefully, but some won't cooperate. After UFC 132, White said "I think that's it." We're still waiting on an answer from Silva. He did the same after UFC 128 with Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, but it looks like the former PRIDE star wants to continue to eran a few bucks.

Cro Cop wants to fight on and is owed another bout on his contract. So coming off an ugly third round knockout loss to Brendan Schaub, Cro Cop announced he'll be facing Roy Nelson at UFC 137 in October.

"I've had no contact with Dana White and have not re-negotiated with the UFC. I agreed to my next fight and that's it," Filipovic explained. "I can now exclusively confirm that I will fight my last UFC fight October 29 in Las Vegas against Roy Nelson."

Cro Cop, 36, has been battling a nasty knee injury over the last few years, but says he's good to go now.

"We will see in the next fight. I am happy that I managed to rehabilitate my injury. I received a few injections to the knee. It is an unpleasant procedure. They take your blood and separate parts of it using a a centrifuge and�then inject [the plasma rich platelets] into the knee to stimulate cartilage regeneration," Cro Cop said. "This knee was destroyed, but I managed to repair it. I felt terrible pain, and now twice a week I'm doing exercises with physiotherapy. "

Cage Potato calls this a win or go home fight for both fighters. Do you agree? Nelson's lost two straight, but against Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/-Cro-Cop-returns-for-another-UFC-fight-against-?urn=mma-wp4654

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With the Phil Davis/Tito Ortiz switcheroo and deletion of Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira from the co-main event, the UFC had to come up with a new trailer for UFC 133. This one has plenty of Ortiz's win over Ryan Bader, but not any mention of the losing streak that came before that win. Bygones, right?

The rest of the card has also been reshuffled. An injury to Alessio Sakara has again canceled his bout with Jorge Rivera. This was the UFC's third try at making that bout happen. Instead, Rivera will face Constantinas Phillippou, who was going to fight Rafael Natal.

Paul Bradley, the fighter who was sent home from the seventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter" because of a skin infection, is getting another chance at the UFC in a bout with Natal. Bradley is on a three-fight winning streak, with all three wins coming by submission. Before that streak started, he had a no-contest due to rainfall at a King of the Cage bout. Yes, rainfall. This is why you have to support local MMA -- Mother Nature finishes fights.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/More-changes-to-UFC-133-including-a-new-trailer?urn=mma-wp5042

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James Toney and Ken Shamrock are supposed to fight sometime in the fall of 2011. The two had a short press conference in Van Nuys, California to announce the fight, but started to get physical a little early.

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Major League Soccer announced today that D.C. United midfielder Dwayne De Rosario has been selected as an inactive All-Star through the player voting process ahead of the 2011 MLS All-Star Game set to take place at Red Bull Arena on July 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET. De Rosario joins five other players selected to the inactive roster, rounding out the squad of 32 ahead of Wednesday?s fixture against Manchester United.

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Nick Diaz is about as unconventional as it gets in mixed martial arts. That includes training year round for triathlons in between all of his time at the gym.

Diaz is prepping for the biggest fight of his career, Georges St-Pierre at UFC 137 in October, but he's not curtailing any of his road work, cycling or swimming.

The former Strikeforce welterweight champ, who hasn't lost an MMA fight since 2007, finished an impressive 36th at the 30th Annual Donner Lake Triathlon.

Diaz also beat out former Oakland A's outfielder Eric Byrnes in the process. It took Diaz 2 hours, 46 minutes and 20 seconds to complete the 0.9 mile swing, 24.8 mile bike ride and 6.5 mile run around Donner Lake.

"It keeps me in great shape. I'll be in great shape when I start training camp," Diaz told the North Tahoe Bonanza. "A lot of mixed martial arts guys who train only at one sport will fall short at some point in a fight, whereas an all-around good athlete can go further, in my opinion."

In April, Diaz was in Las Vegas for an Xterra race. He explained to Cagewriter's Maggie Hendricks why he races eight or nine times a year.

I just like to race. I like the open water swim. It gives me something to build for. During [triathlon] season, every two weeks, I'll race. In that training, I get stronger and stronger, building up to the race. After a race, a lot of people will crash, but I'll keep building up and building up until I have to fight. It gives me something to not crash after the race is over. I try to keep the ball rolling until I have a fight.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Diaz-beats-former-MLB-player-Byrnes-at-Lake-Taho?urn=mma-wp4866

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Filed under: UFC, News

After being bounced out of the UFC for failing to gain proper medical clearance to use testosterone, Nate Marquardt has signed with a new promotion -- one that doesn't have an American TV deal and doesn't have many high-profile opponents for Marquardt to fight.

The promotion, the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, said on Friday that it has signed Marquardt to an exclusive deal, making Marquardt by far the best fighter in the organization.

The question now is whether BAMMA will be able to find appropriate opponents for Marquardt, a Top 10 middleweight who had been planning to move down to welterweight before the UFC cut him. Almost all of the top talent in the welterweight and middleweight divisions is tied up to North American promotions, and Marquardt may soon find himself fighting unknowns in fights that few American fans will see.

"I'm very excited to be working with BAMMA," Marquardt said, per Josh Gross of ESPN.com. "They hold sports regulation in high regard and mandate it for their athletes. They are also known for signing top-level fighters and I want to fight the best. I can't wait to show everyone what I'm capable of in the welterweight division."

Realistically, it's hard to see how Marquardt can "fight the best" if he's under contract to BAMMA. The only high-level welterweight under contract to BAMMA is Paul Daley, and BAMMA vice president Liam Fisher told ESPN.com that he couldn't commit to putting together a Marquardt vs. Daley fight.

Marquardt could make his BAMMA debut as soon as September 10 at BAMMA 7, which will take place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. That card features a main event of Frank Trigg vs. Tom Watson and also includes a welterweight fight of Che Mills vs. Joey Villasenor.

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/07/22/nate-marquardt-heads-to-england-will-fight-for-bamma/

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Filed under: Bellator

The semifinal round of Bellator's Summer Series featherweight tournament takes place Saturday night in Rama, Ontario, Canada, as Pat Curran faces Ronnie Mann and Marlon Sandro takes on Nazareno Malegarie at Bellator 47.

What: Bellator 47

Where: Casino Rama, located on the reserve land of Chippewas of Rama First Nation

When: Saturday, the MTV2 televised card begins at 9 PM ET

Predictions on the four televised fights below.

Pat Curran vs. Ronnie Mann
Curran, who won Bellator's lightweight tournament last year, looked great in his featherweight debut last month against Luis Palomino, and he'll have a significant size and strength advantage over Mann. Curran has one-punch knockout power and is a good wrestler, and he's definitely a threat to overwhelm a smaller opponent like Mann.

But what Mann lacks in size and power he more than makes up for in technique. Early in his career, Mann submitted most of his opponents, but more recently he has become a more effective striker. I think Mann keeps this fight standing and wins a decision.
Pick: Mann

Marlon Sandro vs. Nazareno Malegarie
This is one of the best featherweight fights of the year in MMA. Sandro is both a Top 10 featherweight and one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, but Malegarie is 20-1 in his career and is a threat to finish anyone on the ground. Malegarie employs an attacking style of Brazilian jiu jitsu, and is much more interested in pulling off submissions than he is in simply gaining advantageous positions, and that makes him a pleasure to watch.

So Sandro will have his hands full, especially if Malegarie is able to get the fight to the ground. But I think Sandro will prove to be too much for Malegarie. In four of Sandro's last seven fights, he has knocked his opponent cold with punches, and Malegarie has never faced anyone with even close to the striking power that Sandro possesses.
Pick: Sandro

Neil Grove vs. Zak Jensen
During Bellator's heavyweight tournament last year, the Bellator heavyweights were derided as a bunch of boring fat guys. But Grove, who lost in the tournament final, was the exception -- the three heavyweight tournament fights Grove participated in all were finished in the first round and featured short bursts of exciting action, while the other four tournament fights all went to decision and featured long stretches of boredom.

Now Grove is back with Bellator in another heavyweight fight that looks like it should be exciting. Grove is a power puncher who usually wins by first-round knockout or TKO, and win or lose, Jensen's fights usually end quickly: In 17 pro fights (including one while he was a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter), Jensen has only gone past the first round once.

So one way or another, this fight will be over quickly. I think it will be over with Grove having his hand raised.
Pick: Grove

Chris Horodecki vs. Chris Saunders
It's hard to believe Horodecki is still only 23 years old, because we've been hearing him touted as one of the rising stars of MMA for four or five years. Horodecki was a young sensation in the now-defunct International Fight League, building up an 11-0 record before he turned 20. In hindsight he may have been pushed too hard, too fast, as his career started to falter: Horodecki went just 2-2 in the WEC in 2009 and 2010 and was released from the promotion before the UFC absorbed the WEC.

Bellator is a great place for Horodecki to get his career back on track: He could use a little time in a smaller promotion to regroup before trying to make another run at the UFC. Saunders, who's 9-1 in his professional MMA career, is a solid opponent whose striking is good enough that he could knock Horodecki out, but I think Horodecki controls this fight and wins a unanimous decision.
Pick: Horodecki

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/07/23/bellator-47-predictions/

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Despite the recent foot of ash that fell on the Argentine city of Bariloche, pows are in session up high on Cerro Catedral--this footage from SASS featuring Skylar Holgate, Andrew Burns and Jon Conway should give you an idea of how things are filling in down south.

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Walking into Roufus Sport Academy in Milwaukee, I crossed paths with a man who resembled UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell, but this one looked slimmed down from the man who beat Gilbert Yvel in a decision at UFC 115. Rothwell sustained a knee injury in that fight, and has been rehabbing his knee since.

This same Rothwell-lookalike made his way through a killer sparring practice, followed by a conditioning session where coach Duke Roufus bounced up and down on this fighter's abs as he did crunches.

Turns out that this was Rothwell, and he's looking at his UFC 135 bout to show how he's improved during the layoff.

"I've really worked hard on myself. It's not a comeback. It's an unveiling," Rothwell told Cagewriter. "I have been off for more than a year, and instead of using it as a layoff I've used it as a huge building block. I posted a few pictures, and people said, 'Whoa, this guy ain't the same.' When I came back to Duke, he said, 'People who are off because of an injury usually gain 20 lbs. You look like you've lost 20 lbs.'

Rothwell has 37 fights under that belt, and he sees that experience as an asset in preparing to end the layoff in a bout with fellow veteran Mark Hunt.

"I've been fighting for so long, and I've had layoffs, I've been out. I think I'm one of the few guys who can come back from such a long layoff and not look like I've missed a beat. I'm really banking on that fact. As far as Americans go, I'm one of the most experienced guys in the sport. I've been fighting the longest. I'm 31-7, and I've gone through a lot, inside and outside the Octagon."

He hurt his knee in the first round of the bout with Yvel, but is proud that he was able to complete the fight with a victory.

"It was a big challenge for me because I knew my knee was hurt, right at the beginning of the fight. I was in a must-win situation. I'm known for having exciting fights, and it wasn't one of my more exciting fights. Unfortunately for the crowd, they didn't like it, but for me, it was a tremendous mental victory because I knew what I was up against. I was on the brink of defeat, and I fought through and I won. I went through a three-round bout on one leg and won."

Back for a title run

Now, Rothwell wants to make a run for the title, in part because he isn't happy with the way other fighters have acted towards fans.

"A lot of these guys, especially champions, I see how they act, and it enrages me. It's not right. It's not fair," he said. "I fight for the fans because without them, I wouldn't be able to do this. A lot of guys talk the talk, but people know when they meet me, I smile in my pictures. I love giving autographs because I am very thankful for everyone that's made the sport possible. That motivating factor has made me who I am now, and it's time to go out and take what's mine."

He wants to be the kind of champ that fans deserve because MMA, and all the people involved in the sport, made such a marked difference on his life.

"When I was 17, 18 years old, I was on a path of destruction. I had no guidance. I had a gorilla on my shoulder. It wasn't even a chip. I was very lost. The sport has completely changed me. It's made me a far more humble person. It showed me the truth about a lot of people, and it showed me the truth about myself. The sport has given me a reason to be a good person. I have a lot that I fight to protect, and this sport gave me all that. I am forever indebted to it."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rothwell-interview-It-s-not-a-comeback-It-s-a?urn=mma-wp4705

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Fair readers, sometimes we come across MMA videos that we don't understand. Videos that are in Portuguese, but soundtracked by a terrible song in English with nonsensical lyrics. Videos that involve women in bikinis and men in boardshorts cheering on the UFC featherweight champ.

But if we have one rule at Cagewriter, it's that when we see a video of Jose Aldo jumping in a giant slip and slide, we share it.

According to the video's title, he beat Demian Maia in drowning the goose. His next opponent is Kenny Florian. The two will face each other in the co-main event at UFC 136 in Houston. Hopefully, they will both incorporate slip and slides into their training.

Thanks to MMA Mania.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Video-you-need-to-see-Jose-Aldo-on-the-best-sli?urn=mma-wp4769

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Daniel Cormer was helping teammates Mo Lawal and Luke Rockhold prepare for their Sept. 10 bouts when he was given the opportunity of a lifetime. Alistair Overeem had dropped out of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, and Cormier was being asked to step in and fight Antonio Silva. For Cormier, taking the fight with Silva was a no-brainer.

"Obviously, I had no reservations. I'm a person who thinks things through, and when I weighed out the positives and negatives, there was no reason for me to not take the fight," Cormier told Cagewriter.

It's a leap up in competition for the undefeated Cormier. His last bout was a unanimous decision over journeyman heavyweight Jeff Monson. With Overeem's withdrawal, the tournament has lost one of its biggest names, but that doesn't bother Cormier.

"People are saying that the tournament means nothing because Overeem is out, it's the biggest thing in my life. When I first saw the tournament started, I thought it was the greatest collection of heavyweights in one bracket. I still get to fight some of the best heavyweights in the world, and if I string this together, I think it validates me as a mixed martial artist."

Though Silva has Cormier beat on size -- "Big Foot" is six inches taller -- Cormier says that he has other advantages to neutralize Silva's size.

"I'm faster than he is, I'm more athletic and a better wrestler, and I think I'm a pretty decent mixed martial artist. I've gotten better to the point that I think I'm ready to compete with the best guys in the world. I won't know how far I am in this journey until I do test myself with someone like that."

The tournament concept is nothing new to Cormier. As a two-time Olympic wrestler, tournaments have ruled his athletic career.

"In wrestling, everything was tournament-based. It's not like I haven't had to set my mind for a tournament before. I'll just draw back on my wrestling experience, the Olympics, U.S. Nationals, world team trials, every other tournament I've been in my whole life. I've been going to tournaments since I was seven."

Because of that Olympic pedigree, it's hard to think of Cormier as anything but a wrestler. Two years into his MMA career, he does believe he is on the right path.

"I'm on my way to becoming a full-fledged mixed martial artist. I spend a lot of times covering all disciplines of MMA. With the Monson fight, I was fighting someone much more experienced than me, and I was able to outstrike him. At the same time, I don't ever want the Olympic tag to be lifted from my name. I worked my whole life for that. No matter what I do in my life, I will always be an Olympian."

Beyond beating Silva, he still has plenty of goals to meet as a fighter.

"At some point, I'm going to be considered one of the best fighters in the world. My drive and determination are going to push me in that direction."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Cormier-talks-about-Silva-the-Grand-Prix-and-hi?urn=mma-wp5017

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Location: Stanage Plantation
Date: Sunday 27 July
Sunday shone this weekend. A planned trip to the gym was quickly canned and instead we made a trip out to a new bouldering spot. After a recommendation that Stanage plantation had some good climbing (thanks Jonny!) we checked my bouldering guide book and set out.
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