Monday, November 7, 2011

MMA Fighting Sold to Vox Media

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VOX MediaVox Media, the parent company of SB Nation, announced on Monday that it has acquired MMAFighting.com from AOL.

"I'm really excited to announce here that MMAFighting and SB Nation are going to team up together," Vox Chairman and CEO Jim Bankoff said in an appearance on The MMA Hour.

Bankoff said the MMAFighting.com audience shouldn't expect to see many changes in the site.

"When you talk about MMAFighting, it's the team of people behind it and the audience and community that the team has built up, and the audience it engages in," Bankoff said. "We're going to do everything we can to support the people who make it all possible and support the audience that makes it all possible."

MMAFighting.com will join MMANation, MMAMania and Bloody Elbow as part of SB Nation's portfolio of combat sports sites. Bankoff said MMAMania and Bloody Elbow would remain separate sites, while over time MMAFighting will become the MMA hub of SB Nation.

"SB Nation, unlike a lot of other sports sites, has from the beginning put an emphasis on the coverage of MMA," Bankoff said. "We're proud of the people behind those sites."

Bankoff said MMAFighting.com will remain largely the same site going forward that it is now.

"All the great work that is done, whether it's the interviews, the video, the community interaction, all of that is going to stay at the level if not be bigger and better than where it is today," Bankoff said.

 

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UFC 138: Terry Etim Submits Edward Faaloloto in 17 Seconds

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The British fighter Terry Etim thrilled the fans in England at UFC 138 on Saturday with a stunningly fast submission victory over Edward Faaloloto.

Etim hit Faaloloto with a couple of punches early, then as Faaloloto went low to attempt a takedown, Etim sunk in a guillotine choke and wrapped Faaloloto up while they were still standing. Faaloloto attempted to slam Etim down, but that only allowed Etim to sink the choke in tighter, and Faaloloto had to tap.

The entire fight lasted just 17 seconds.
Etim, who has been sidelined for more than a year and a half with injuries, said afterward that he was motivated to get his career back on track.

"I think that's what 19 months off does. I was so hungry to get back in," he said. "It's absolutely killed me but I'm back now and ready to make an impact in this lightweight division. Let's do this."

Etim did it in a big way to get the UFC 138 broadcast started right.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/11/05/ufc-138-terry-etim-submits-edward-faaloloto-in-17-seconds/

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Patel Is Waiting to See If Flower Will Reward Him For Shedding The Pounds

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Samit Patel has finally looked long and hard at himself in the mirror and realised he needs to shed a few pounds for international cricket.

Why it should have been an issue for him to find the motivation to change and to train with greater intensity is a mystery.

If he was as confident as he appears in his natural talent, being ignored by England team director Andy Flower for two years because of his lack of fitness and conditioning seems a dreadful waste.

The 26-year-old has cut out the fast food and put in the hours on the training ground to win himself a place for the five-match ODI series against India.

Now he has kept his part of the bargain, it is time for Flower to keep his and intigrate the Nottinghamshire all-rounder into a side, in conditions where he can flourish.

For so long England have bemoaned their lack of a genuine second spin option when they travel to the sub-continent and conditions which are crying out for quality spinners.

Graeme Swann is truly world class, but beyond that England have relied on batsmen who can turn their arm over with medium pace cutters to for their other option to take pace off the ball.
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Patel is a genuine spinner and his left arm variety gives England a new edge. What is more important, is that with the bat, Patel can produce match-winning innings and has served his time in international cricket.

That is why it would send the wrong message to Patel and others on the county circuit if Scott Borthwick is elevated ahead of his team mate when the first game starts on October 14.

Patel finally feels he has done enough to belong at this level. He is reaping the rewards for his hard work.

He does not require praise for that, not something that should be an accepted part of a professional sportsman's life, but he deserves the extended chance which was intimated was waiting for him if he sorts his fitness out.

Patel has always been confident he would be back and said: "If I did the right stuff I was very confident of getting back and I had good vibes from the management," he said.

"I knew my cricket wasn't the issue, it was the other stuff. I hope I've overcome that now. I have not done it fully yet, it doesn't change overnight, there is a long way to go."

Hard work and results over the next month could clinch Patel's place in the ODI squad for some time to come. He knows it is in his own hands, Flower permitting.

 

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Source: http://www.fanhouse.co.uk/2011/10/06/samit-patel-is-waiting-to-see-if-andy-flower-will-reward-him-for/

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The MMA Hour With Alistair Overeem, Mark Munoz and Media Roundtable

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Alistair OvereemThe MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday with another loaded two-hour show.

* Alistair Overeem will break major news about his career and discuss his UFC 141 fight against Brock Lesnar.

* Mark Munoz will talk about his recent win at UFC 138 and what's next for him.

* MMA Fighting's Mike Chiappetta and ESPN.com's Chuck Mindenhall will join us for another media roundtable to discuss all the comings and goings in the world of MMA and all the news coming out of UFC 138 and preview UFC on FOX 1.

* We will also address the future of MMAFighting.com and The MMA Hour with a guest to be announced on the show.

* Plus, we'll give away two sets of the Ultimate Fight Collection, 2011 Edition. It's a 20-disc DVD set that has over 40 hours of footage of UFC fights from July 2010-June 2011 and 10 hours of content never before available on DVD. It will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on Tuesday, Nov. 8. It will go to the best calls of the day, and the winners have to be United States residents.

* Unfortunately, Fedor Emelianenko has cancelled his appearance.

So, give us a shout at: 212-254-0193, 212-254-0237 or 212-254-0714.

*** You can also stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here.

 

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Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski Earn ProElite Victories

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A pair of former UFC heavyweight champions were in action on Saturday night in Moline, Illinois, and both of them won. But neither looked particularly impressive in the process.

Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski were both victorious at Saturday night's ProElite event, yet save for one high kick from Arlovski at the very end of his fight, it was a dreadful affair all around.

Sylvia took a unanimous decision over Andreas Kraniotakes, 30-27 on all three judges' cards. The fight consisted of a lot of clinching from Sylvia, and the crowd loudly booed at the end of the fight and again as Sylvia got his hand raised in the cage afterward.

Arlovski knocked out Travis Fulton with a shocking head kick with one second remaining in the third round of a fight that had been, up to that point, a dud. HDNet announcer Michael Schiavello accurately described the fight as "a cure for insomnia" heading into the third round, but Arlovski finally got busy in the third, and when the opportunity arose just as the fight was coming to an end, he threw a left high kick and landed his shin perfectly against Fulton's jawline, knocking him cold.

Reagan Penn, the brother of B.J. Penn, looked even worse than Sylvia and Arlovski in losing a unanimous decision to Evan Cutts, 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 on the judges' scorecards. It was the second pro fight of Penn's MMA career, and it's hard to see any reason he'll have a third fight.

And in the first round of ProElite's eight-man heavyweight tournament, four men advanced to the semifinals:
-- Ryan Martinez handed Mark Ellis the first loss of his career, winning by unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three judges' cards. It was an extremely disappointing showing from Ellis, who entered the cage as a heavy favorite but left with the crowd loudly booing his lackluster performance.
-- Jake Heun brutalized Ed Carpenter, knocking him down with a kick-punch combination and then finishing him off with ground and pound for a first-round TKO.
-- Cody Griffin was losing the fight after two rounds but came back on fire at the start of the third, battering Justyn Riley, knocking him down and finishing him with punches on the ground to win a third-round TKO.
-- Richard Odoms beat Rodney Housley by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 30-27. The fight wasn't particularly competitive or particularly compelling -- which meant it fit in well with this disappointing fight card.

 

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UFC 138 Live Blog: Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh Updates

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Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh is a fight on the main card of UFC 138.This is the UFC 138 live blog for Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh, a light heavyweight bout on the main card of the UFC 138 fight card in Birmingham, England.

Diabate (17-7-1) has won two of his three UFC fights, including a decision win over Steve Cantwell at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. Perosh (11-6) is 1-1 since he returned to the UFC.

The live blog is below.

Round 1: The lanky Diabate is repeatedly feigning with his knee, threatening the grappler Perosh and trying to dissuade him from moving in for a takedown. Perosh bides his time circling on the outside. Diabate lands a left hand as Perosh attempts to close the distance. Perosh summons his courage to dive low, but his single leg takedown attempt is easily stopped. Perosh tries to pull guard, but Diabate postures up and scores with left hands. Diabate then gets back to his feet. Perosh moves in and takes Diabate down with 90 seconds remaining. Perosh thought about an arm-triangle but didn't get close. It's not enough for Perosh as Diabate takes the round 10-9.

Round 2: Diabate looks confident and moves forward with strikes. Perosh takes advantage and ducks low for a takedown. He quickly advances to full mount, then takes Diabate's back with 3:30 left. Diabate turned into the choke to relieve pressure and Perosh let it go. Perosh went for an arm triangle but released it because Diabate had his defense set with his hand on his ear. Diabate gave up his back and Perosh fired off hard strikes from the top. Perosh then sunk in the choke and got the tapout for his second straight win.

Winner: Anthony Perosh via rear naked choke submission, Rd. 2, (3:09)


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UFC 138: Anthony Perosh Submits Cyrille Diabate

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Anthony Perosh submits Cyrille Diabate at UFC 138.Anthony Perosh survived an early barrage on his feet and then looked tremendous on the ground, beating Cyrille Diabate with a second-round submission on Saturday at UFC 138.

The victory was the second in a row for Perosh, who has been surprisingly successful since coming to the UFC in 2010 as a late replacement to fight Mirko Cro Cop. Perosh lost that fight, but he's now won both of his UFC fights since then.

"The first win was a big relief, and the second one in a row was even better for me because I didn't want the first one to be a fluke," he said. "I'm here to stay at light heavyweight."
Diabate landed a good combination very early in the first round to open a cut on Perosh's face, and he also landed a body kick that turned Perosh's ribs red. In the early going it looked like it was going to be all Diabate, but Perosh did a nice job of catching a body kick and taking Diabate down into side control. However, while Perosh stayed on top for the rest of the round, Diabate did a nice job of neutralizing Perosh and not taking much damage. It was a first round that Diabate deserved to win.

In the second round, however, it was a different story: Perosh took control early, getting full mount on the ground and attempting to get into position for an arm-triangle choke a couple of times. When that didn't work, Perosh stayed in the mount until Diabate tried to buck him off, then took Diabate's back, battered him with ground and pound, sunk in a rear-naked choke and forced Diabate to tap.

 

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