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Floyd Mayweather Tops Jon Jones and Anderson Silva for ESPY; Would He Get Killed by a Wrestler?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:07:27 +0000

Jon Jones and Anderson Silva were nominated for ESPN’s Best Fighter ESPY, but once again, they were beaten out by boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr . The ESPYs are voted on by fans and were awarded Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Jones and Silva have each been nominated for the award three times since its inception in 2007, but no mixed martial artist has ever won it. Mayweather has won the award five times, while Manny Pacquiao has won it on two occasions. ESPY voting takes place online and is open until the time the award is handed out, so much of the voting came after Silva got knocked out by Chris Weidman at UFC 162 on July 6. While fans may have voted Mayweather the top fighter, UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan, in the August issue of Inked magazine, pointed out that boxing is too limited when comparing fighters from that sport to mixed martial arts. “MMA for sure is more of a realistic contest, more of a realistic test as far as using the body in martial arts competition,” said Rogan. “Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art

UFC Champ Jon Jones Returns from Injury, Begins Training for Alexander Gustafsson

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:03:33 +0000

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been sidelined ever since his UFC 159 victory over Chael Sonnen . That is, he had been sidelined until Tuesday. The champ injured his toe in the first-round drubbing of Sonnen on April 27 in New Jersey. Limping over to do his post-fight interview with UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan, Jones’ toe was jutting out at an unnatural angle, bleeding, the bone trying to sneak a peak through his skin. It caused more than a few stomachs to churn when the cameras focused on his injured foot. The injury, which most believed was a fracture, was actually a severe dislocation. That ended up being a more questionable proposition for healing than the fracture would have been, but Jones recuperated rather quickly, and has already returned to training.

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Joe Rogan: “If Anderson Silva Wins in Dominant Fashion, (Jon Jones) is a Really Logical Fight”

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 22:54:12 +0000

UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan took the stage at Friday’s UFC Fan Expo, fielding questions from fans. Rogan has been around the UFC for a long time, so he had a lot to say about everyone from Anderson Silva to Chris Weidman to Jon Jones to super fights. Coming from a comedic background Rogan also mixed in good bit of entertaining whit. Check out Joe Rogan from Friday’s UFC Fan Expo Q&A in Las Vegas. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

Dan Henderson Believes Rashad Evans is “Shy” about Exchanging in the Pocket

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:00:48 +0000

UFC light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson believes his UFC 161 opponent Rashad Evans is “shy” about exchanging in the pocket, but is aware of the former UFC light heavyweight champion’s wrestling ability. The difference between Evans and other opponents Henderson has faced is Evans’ ability to get the fight to the ground. “He’s a better wrestler than most of my opponents have been,” Henderson told former welterweight contender turned broadcaster Frank Trigg . “I think he gets a little nervous sometimes in there. I’m going to be pressuring him, but not overly aggressive where I end up getting taken down easy. I want to make sure I pressure and control the middle and wait for him to kind of come at me a little bit, but still just pressure him and be aggressive, but not to where I’m going to be getting taken down,” he said.

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