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Just a quick one, had a really good session the other night, I was totally out on my feet by the end which is usually a sign Ive been working hard. The bad thing was that I didnt notice Id been scratched across my chest until I got into the showers, ooooooooouuucchhh! Its quite deep as it still kinda stings to touch now but slapping some shower gel onto it when it was still open and standing under the shower isnt a good idea. Especially when there a bunch of other dudes in the showers too and youre the only one squealing like a girl, the shame!My shoulder blade muscle thingy seems to be more or less healed up though, no problems with it during training this week so i guess i have no excuse to skip weights anymore :/ martial art mma fight mma training anderson silva

Macklin-Barker middleweight battle stirs memories of Benn-Eubank 20 years on

Matthew Macklin?s middleweight meeting with Darren Barker, the most eagerly-awaited domestic dust-up this year, has stirred memories of the battles between Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Michael Watson.
Macklin, trained by Freddie Roach and based for long stretches in America this year, was a whisker away from earning a world title shot, but the complex machinations [...]mma fight mma training anderson silva chuck liddell

UFC welcomes fans to next week's UFC 117 open workouts in Concord, Calif.

In keeping with a recently introduced trend in the Ultimate Fighting
Championship, fans will be granted access to the open workouts of six
high-profile fighters competing at August's UFC 117 event.

UFC officials recently announced the event's open workout sessions are open to both media and fans.

The free event, which are scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 4, from 1-3 p.m.
PT (local time), take place at the UFC Gym at 1975 Diamond Blvd. in
Concord, Calif.



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Torres says Shields is afraid of Silva and may struggle at 170

Jake Shields finally jumped on board with the UFC last week and has been the recipient of some criticism from several directions. Some called his fighting style boring. Others wonder why the middleweight champ from Strikeforce is fighting for his new boss at welterweight. Miguel Torres, a former champ down at 135, suggested that Shields was afraid to fight Anderson Silva."I think he's getting out of 185 because he's a little bit afraid of Anderson (Silva)," Torres said during last week's stint as a guest host on ESPN2's "MMA Live" (starts at 26:30 left mark). "Anderson's a tough guy to fight at that weight class and he's thinking St. Pierre's an easier fight."ESPN was nice enough to include me in the discussion. I disagree with Torres. Shields' biggest strength is his grappling. Takedown defense might be Silva's only weakness. So in theory St. Pierre, with his excellent MMA wrestling, is actually a more difficult challenge for Shields. Shields explained to MMAWeekly Radio that it was simply a case of looking at the quickest path to a title shot (video below). "Obviously if I'm close to getting a title shot it's a huge factor," Shields
commented about his weight class choice. "I'm not really sure if this is going
to be a number one contender's fight or not, it hasn’t been mentioned to me, but
there's a good chance if I go out there and look really good doing it, it's
definitely a possibility." He might be right. If GSP beats Koscheck, the UFC may be looking for a fresh face to step up. That could be the winner of Shields and his opponent at UFC 121 in October, Martin Kampmann.Torres also didn't the like the choice because he believes Shields is now a natural middleweight."I think it might be too much of a weight cut," Torres said on MMA Live. Sometimes trying to cut that it's a little bit too much for you and I think Shields is going to find out right off the bat. He'a a great wrestler but at that weight class, cutting that weight is going to be rough," said Torres.
By the numbers, Shields is far from a natural middleweight. Sure, he looked physically big enough when he faced guys like Robbie Lawler and Dan Henderson, but he told MMA Weekly he's at 195 right now. Most of UFC middleweights are much bigger walking around 205-220 pounds. mma fight mma training anderson silva chuck liddell

MMAjunkie.com Radio: Marc Laimon, Joey Oddessa, Percy Crawford, Jorge Lopez

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes a plethora of expert analysts to the
show to break down this weekend's combat sports action, as well as Wand
Fight Team prospect Jorge Lopez.

Top trainer Marc Laimon comes in-studio to breakdown UFC on Versus 2,
while MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa calls in to offer his expert opinion as
well. Percy Crawford of FightHype.com also joins us via phone to share
his wisdom on the latest in boxing, while Lopez previews his fight at
Saturday's MMA Xplosion show in Las Vegas.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from the
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino's Race & Sports Book. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.



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Baroni Out of UFC 118

Phil "The Best 'Eva!" Baroni has been forced to pull out of his UFC 118 prelim bout due to an injury to his collar bone. Baroni was due to meet John Salter in the bout, Salter coming off his TKO win over Jason MacDonald when the latter suffered a broken leg.
Baroni had strung together three straight wins since he dropped to welterweight but then dropped a fight to former UFC contender Joe Riggs in a Strikeforce. Despite that loss he was surprisingly invited to rejoin the UFC where he lost his first fight back to TUF winner Amir Sadollah.
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Revealing recent Fedor Emelianenko interview - last entrance song, his injury, life

courtesy of sherdog.com

Came across another recent Fedor Emelianko's interview from from his official site posted on 08/08/2008. Cool date!  He talks about finding religion, his entrance song and a few other interesting things. Read on for details.

Correspondent: Fedor, first fight according to your contract this year took place. It became one of the fastest out of Your stellar record. Did You expect such a desicive victory over Tim Sylvia?


Fedor Emelianenko: I never exect when a fight is going to end and can never tell ahead of time what is going to happen. Of course, I do want it to end as soon as possible, though I always mentally prepare myself for a long and gruelling fight.


Correspondent: Traditionally fighter's entrance is accompanied by music. This time it was a complete surprise a complete surprise when you came out to a kazak song "Stepan Razin's Dream" (Son Stepana Razina) , better known as a fold song "Oi, to ne veter" (Oi, that's not wind). What made you choose it, and who was it performed by? MMANinja's Note: as Fedor said he had father Andrei record it for him. From little searching that I did I found a version sung by a folk band. Download it here.


Fedor Emelianenko: It was my choice, I really like the song. With God's help I met a wonderful man - a priest from Nizhnii Novgorod father Andrei. When I heard him chant prayers and sing this song, I asked him to record it for me and he agreed.


Correspondent: After the fight cameras zoomed in on a moment when Your coach Vladimir Voronov placed a cross on you. You haven't had it that long. Are you a person of faith?


Fedor Emelianenko: Yes, I'm a person of faith and recently my life has changed, I will try to live my life according to God's teachings...


Correspondent: First step back to church many people make after something happened: serious illness, loss of a loved one, other tragic events... What was the reason for you to make that decision?


Fedor Emelianenko: When I met father Andrei, all my doubts left me...After being around this man, I realized that its the only right way. Through father Andrei God brought me to people who helped me realize how I used to live and how I should live going forward.


Correspondent: A disappointing incident from your last fight became an injury: a broken thumb, the same one that You already had a surgery on, put a metal plate on and so on, it happened again...According to international standards, after a fracture you can not even talk about fighting until after half a year. Does that mean that in 2008 You will not be able to fight?


Fedor Emelianenko: In reality, I don't feel a lot of pain, hand is healing and I'll hope that everything will work out. My next performance is planned in November: Combat Sambo world championships will take place in St. Petersburg.


Correspondent: Do you have plans to participate in "Affliction-2" in October?


Fedor Emelianenko: I would like to take part in "Affliction-2", but I'm not sure yet if it will happen.


Correspondent: Your younger brother Alexander was going to participate in the last "Affliction" event. What was the reason for him not being allowed to fight? Many fear if the same situation will happen at the next event?


Fedor Emelianenko: I can't comment on the situation. Alexander was in fact barred from performing from some blood tests. That's why I can't really say anything.


Correspondent: Last few years you have not trained with your brother. He moved to St. Petersburg and your training, mostly, takes place in Starii Oskol. Any plans to resume training together?


Fedor Emelianenko: It's more convinient and better for me to train in Starii Oskol. That doesn't work for Alex. From what I understand from his recent interviews, he likes it in St. Petersburg and he isn't planning to go anywhere for training.


Correspondent: A considerable group of fans went with you to America. How important is that for you?


Fedor Emelianenko: For me, of course, it's important to have people close to me, who always support me, worry about me and pray for me. I wish all of them could come with me, but none the less it was great to see guys who cheered for me at the event.


Correspondent: Are you planning to fly to Beijing to support russian athletes?


Fedor Emelianenko: Unfortunately, they way things are working out I will not be to go to Beijing. But I wish I could.


Correspondent: One of the organizers of the "Affliction" event was world famous make of stylish clothing, gothic style. You came out in an "Affliction" t-shirt as well. Do you prefer such "brave" style?


Fedor Emelianenko: I prefer a more simple style in clothing. Though I do really like "Affliction" clothes, it's comfortable. And on my t-shirt there was nothing that was against Russian orthodox, so I came out to the ring in it.


Correspondent: In one of your recent interviews we spoke about a project "Fighting Fedor". Are the participant already picked? When will it start?


Fedor Emelianenko: That's a question for Vadim Finkelstein - he leads that project. I don't know the exact time frames.


Correspondent: What are your plans for the near future?


Fedor Emelianenko: I am leaving for America to participate in a press conference. I will also be negotiating with "Affliction" company.


Check out and learn Fedor's MMA style from his new book:  Fedor: The Fighting System of the World's Undisputed King of MMA


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