UFC Results - Mirko Cro Cop

BJ Penn on Sean Sherk

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:04:58 -0700

As usual I was doing my morning surfing and found two interesting articles. The first (from MMAWeekly.com) had a quote from BJ Penn on Sean Sherk

“For me, honestly, it’s not personal at all,” he stated. “The man was cheating. I called him a cheater; then he got all personal. So I think all the personal stuff is on him. He said this is the first time a fight’s personal and this and that and whatever. I couldn’t care less. I’m just going to go kick his ass.”

This has become one of my new favourite quotes.

The other interesting news comes courtesy of mmajunkie.com. Mirko Cro Cop is leaving the UFC to fight in a new organization "DREAM 1", his first fight will be March 15th from Japan. Personally I wish Mirko had stayed in the UFC and made another attempt at the title. Frank Mir, Antonio Nogueira and Tim Sylvia could all be good fights for Mirko, not to mention Brandon Vera. Who knows though, maybe this will set up Cro Cop vs Fedor 2 down the line.

Don't forget that UFC Results will have ufc 82 results and ufc 83 results on March 1st and April 19th respectively.

Did Mirko Cro Cop break his Rib?

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:34:40 -0700

Everybody is looking for a reason for Mirko Cro Cop's lacklustre performance against Kongo at UFC 75. One of the rumours that I keep seeing is that Mirko Cro Cop broke his rib in the first round. That would certainly explains Mirko's lack of commitment to his shots in the second and third rounds. I also noticed Mirko winsing a lot. I'll poke around more of my top secret sources to see if there is any substance to this rumour.

Cro Cop vs Cheik Kongo at UFC 75

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:31:12 -0700

Dana White has announced that Mirko Cro Cop will face Cheik Kongo at UFC 75 in September in London, England.

Both of these guys are strikers. Kongo will have a definitive height and reach advantage, but Cro Cop is probably the best striker in the UFC heavyweight division, if not the best striker in MMA. Mirko Cro Cop is coming off a surprise loss to Gabriel Gonzaga. Gonzaga KO'd Cro Cop with a right high kick to the head after softening Cro Cop up on the ground for a while. Kongo is coming off a victory.

Name That Fight

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:37:17 -0700

It's that time again. Rumors are flying around about who's joining the UFC and when and fighters which are scheduled to fight, but with no opponents. So, I think it's time for us to start speculating.

Also, in case you haven't noticed, we changed the site name to "UFC Results"...I don't know why, just time for a change I guess.

Ok, we're going to play the game with Mirko Cro Cop and Mauricio Shogun Rua.

Mirko Cro Cop has already had two fights in the UFC and is scheduled to fight again soon (UFC 75 I think). Who would be a good match for Mirko and why?

1) Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia is a two time UFC heavyweight champion. He defeated Ricco Rodriguez the first time in a memorable KO performance and defeated Andrei Arlovski for his second title. Tim is not the most popular fighter in the UFC, mostly because of his lumbering style and reluctance in engage in a couple of fights. Tim most recently lost the UFC heavyweight belt to Randy "The Natural" Couture.

Tim would make an excellent match for Mirko Cro Cop for two reasons. First, if Tim defeats Mirko, he's right back in the mix and will make believers out of his biggest critics. Two, if Tim looses to Mirko Cro Cop, it puts Mirko right in the title picture and we can expect to see a showdown between Cro Cop and the winner of Gonzaga/Couture.

2) Brandon Vera
Everyone is talking about Brandon Vera. Where did he go? Is he coming back? Will he fight at heavyweight or light heavyweight? Who knows, but I'd like to see Vera fight either Mirko or Shogun, so he makes the list.

3) Fedor. Duh, would like to see it, but it's not going to happen. At least not in the short term.

4) Chuck Liddell - Hey, we can still wish for this super fight, right?

Ok, what about Shogun? Who would we like to see Shogun fight?
1) Chuck Liddell
2) Rampage Jackson

#2 is not going to happen for Shogun's first fight. His first outing will be at UFC 76 and Rampage is busy fighting Dan Henderson for the title at UFC 75. So we'll need to wait at least one fight for the title shot.

The only way I can see Chuck vs Shogun is if Dana was unsuccessful at luring Wanderlei Silva into the UFC. Shogun is dangerous for any fighter and I doubt if Dana wants to cash out his cash cow (Liddell) just yet. Of course, Chuck will fight anyone and Shogun is no exception.

I think it's most likely that they'll feed some middle ground light heavy to Shogun in his first UFC fight. Maybe a Keith Jardine or Forrest Griffin. Either guy would make it an excellent exciting match.

So what do you guys think? Mirko's next opponent will be __? Shogun's first UFC opponent will be? Leave your comments.

My 10 Favourite Fighters in MMA

nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:26:48 -0700

Please note before reading my list that these are my favourite fighters, not the fighters which are the best. That's a different list, perhaps entitled "Top 10 Best Figthers".

So, I wrote the title to this little entry and now I'm stuck, how do you pick a favourite. I've been watching MMA and particularly the UFC and PrideFC for so long that I feel like I'm picking one of my children as a favourite over another child. It's not fair, but I've made the commitment and now I'm going to follow through with it.

#10 BJ Penn is one of my 10 most favourite fighters. BJ Penn is made of rubber, probably the best natural fighter in MMA. BJ's appearance on the Ultimate Fighter TV series just solidifies this position. The guy is truly funny!

#9 Wanderlei Silva. Silva is an animal in the ring, pure and simple all out agression. A Wanderlei Silva fight is one of the most exciting things to watch. Even his recent losses to Cro Cop and Henderson were amazing fights.

#8 Royce Gracie. When I watch the old UFC fights with Royce Gracie I can't help but be amazed. Certainly Royce had the training advantage over his opponents, but watch carefully. Royce is tough, he took punches and kept coming. Watch his not so old fight against Sakuraba or his fight against Matt Hughes. Royce didn't win those fights, but his toughness came through.

#7 Kevin "The Monster" Randleman. Whenever the "Monster" steps into the ring (or cage), you get the feeling that something super-human is going to happen. Kevin Randleman is a freak of nature, strong and quick. Watching him drop Fedor on his head is still one of my favourite highlights.

#6 Mirko Cro Cop. Mirko suffered a loss recently to Gabriel Gonzaga, but it isn't Mirko's first loss. He came back before and he will again. He's an exciting fighter and doesn't talk trash, for that he's #6

#5 Fedor. Although this is a favourite list and not best fighter list, Fedor deserves to be on here out of simple respect. He's the best of the best.

#4 Matt Serra comes in at #4. Ok everybody, accuse me of jumping on the Matt Serra bandwagon, but Matt has paid his dues in this sport. The first fights I ever saw Matt in were an eye opener to me. I'd never seen anybody transition positions as smoothly and easily as Serra.

#3 Randy Couture makes my favourite MMA fighter list at number three. Randy is a class act, always has respect for an opponent and despite being an underdog in almost every fight he's ever had he's the UFC heavyweight champion at 43 years old.

#2 My second favourite MMA fighter is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. He never gives up in a fight, he is tough as nails and seems to always have respect for his opponents. Big Nog is one of the true talents in MMA. In a fight against Nog, if your name isn't Fedor, you'd better be prepared to lose!

#1 My favourite fighter has to be Chuck Liddell. I'm not saying that because Mr Liddell has an upcoming fight with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. In fact, I'm picking Rampage to win that fight. I picked Chuck because he has consistently said what he was going to do, then do it. No fanfare, no badmouthing, just great exciting fights, usually ending in TKO's.