MMA Fighters in Halloween costumes....(PICS)

KJ Noons

Arianny Celeste

Chuck Liddell

Mike Swick

Jamie Varner

Dominic Cruz and Phil Davis

Rashad Evans

Kimbo Slice

 Ryan Bader

 Tom Lawler

 Meisha Tate

 Seth Petruzelli

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UFC's Mike Swick finishes 10th of 2,521 in World Series of Poker event No. 42

Swick (14-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), who hasn't competed since a February loss to Paulo Thiago, had been sidelined with an arm injury. In fact, the injury, which left Swick unable to extend fully his arm, spoiled a planned April bout with Matt Serra. He recently returned to training and plans to fight later this year.

(source: mma junkie)

Dan Hardy lashes out!

In his blog for hometown news site This Is Nottingham, UFC welterweight title contender Dan Hardy fired back today at those who have recently criticized his chances against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 111, and his rapid rise to title contendership, including: American Kickboxing Academy fighters Mike Swick and Josh Koscheck, and GSP training partner Nate Marquardt:

I am a big underdog against GSP and every interview, every day, in emails from fans, I'm getting asked: 'How do you expect to beat GSP?' and 'Do you think you deserve a title shot?'

I am getting those questions all the time, like GSP is some kind of god and shouldn't even have to defend his title.


GSP has already beaten most of the top contenders. They've had their chance, while I haven't.

I've beaten everyone the UFC has put in front of me; I've never turned down a fight and I am not about to now.

On Swick:

I would have been happy having a couple more fights before getting my shot, but I was offered a spot as a late replacement against Mike Swick in a final eliminator in November, accepted, and beat him up.

It's funny Swick is now moaning that I didn't deserve this shot. Swick should have kept his mind off me and on his last opponent, Paulo Thiago, and maybe he wouldn't have been beaten again.

On Koscheck:

I am very amused Josh Koscheck is still bitching his lungs out that he deserves a title shot, not me.

British fans will know Koscheck as the Fraggle-haired guy who got sparked out in one round in London a year ago, only to take his loss out on an innocent chair backstage, scoring a split decision points win over the unsuspecting piece of furniture.

If you've forgotten that fight (and if you blinked, you'd have missed it) you'll see something very similar in May when Paul Daley knocks him out.

Koscheck says I have beaten nobodies but my latest win was over his supposed friend and team-mate in Swick.

How loyal. That's why Jon Fitch isn't improving, why Koscheck has so many one-sided losses on his record and why Swick will never fight for a title.

They aren't really a team, they don't have each others' best interests at heart and clearly there's a lack of respect in that gym.

On Marquardt:

Nate Marquardt is another guy who has been vocal that I am getting some sort of preferential treatment from the UFC.

He's a middleweight, so I can't see how this concerns him. But all I can say is if I don't curl up into a ball and get blasted in one round, I'll do better than he did in his title shot against Anderson Silva.

I've won four UFC bouts to get here, not-so-great Nate had three, none of which were against world-beaters.

Check out all the fights on the card- UFC 111 FIGHT CARD

*KEKAI MMA previously did a quick interview with "The Outlaw" Dan Hardy.  Check it out HERE.



(article written by Scott Habor on March 1st.  photo by mmaweekly.  info on bloodyelbow too....thanks folks)

UFC 109 Fight Card!

Main Card:
Location: Las Vegas
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

(who we think and/or want to win in RED fooooool)

MAIN CARD
Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture
Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago
Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
Justin Buchholz vs. Mac Danzig
Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)
Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover
Phil Davis vs. Brian Stann
Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Joey Beltran vs. Rolles Gracie





(pic and info taken from mmajunkie. thanks guys.)

Machida vs. Nogueira????

Just when Mike Swick was pointing out the pitfalls of fighting one of his American Kickboxing Academy teammates, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Lyoto Machida’s manager discussed how his clients could potentially wind up across each other in the Octagon.


“(Rogerio) wants what every other light heavyweight wants in that category and that’s he wants a belt,” said Ed Soares. “Whatever fight is going to be, put him up a little bit closer towards that title shot, that’s where he wants to be, that’s who he wants to fight.”

It turns out Nogueira is expected to face former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at UFC 113 on May 8 in Montreal. A win over a former champion surely would “put him a little bit closer towards that title shot.”

Despite Nogueira and Machida being Black House teammates, Soares believes a battle over the belt would be enough for the two to face each other, not out of any disparagement, but out of respect.

“They both want the same thing. Lyoto wants to keep his belt and Rogerio wants it. We’ll cross that bridge when it comes, but I think when push comes to shove if that fight was to come up, I think they’d fight each other. They’re friends they respect each other very much,” Soares told MMAWeekly Radio recently.

“At the end of the day, they both want one thing. If the only way is that they’re going to have to fight, like I said, we’ll cross that bridge when it comes, but I think it could happen.”

Nogueira, of course, first has to get past Griffin, which is no small task.

Machida also has his own hurdle to cross, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Machida and Rua fought once before, at UFC 104 last October, with the champ earning a controversial unanimous decision. Many felt that Rua should have gotten the nod, and UFC president Dana White granted an immediate rematch.

There are other contenders in the mix as well; fighters like Rashad Evans, Quinton Jackson, Jon Jones, and even another teammate, middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

But if each wins his next bout, another section of the bridge between Machida and Nogueira will be in place.

 
 
 
(info from yahoo sports via mmaweekly.  pic from...we don't remember, who cares.)