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This live workout will come at the end of a great LIVE Summer Series which brought you live mma events from Tulsa, Charlotte and this weekend will be in Omaha.  On top of that we streamed live workouts with UFC champ lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and #1 UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen.

Live workout with WEC champion Dominick Cruz Tuesday August 3 at 9:30pm EST | 6:30pm PST!]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:36:41 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1752-Dominick-Cruz-added-to-LIVE-Summer-Series http://www.purefight.org/topic/1703-Chael-Sonnen-added-to-LIVE-Summer-Series
Sandwiched in between the 2 live workouts will be a live stream from Epicentre Cage fights IV.  Fight Lab Promotions puts on the best fights in Charlotte, NC and they are doing this one from the top of the Epicentre, an entertainment hotspot of the southeast region.  This broadcast is this Friday July 16 starting at 7pm EST.


]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:58:52 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1703-Chael-Sonnen-added-to-LIVE-Summer-Series http://www.purefight.org/topic/1347-What-do-you-think-of-the-NEW-Purefight
One more thing that you don't notice now is that all of our videos are now available to watch on your iphone so you can now enjoy Purefight videos on the go.  

Any feedback is appreciated.]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 18:47:26 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1347-What-do-you-think-of-the-NEW-Purefight http://www.purefight.org/topic/1689-Frankie-Edgar-vs-BJ-Penn-Rematch
Frankie seemed to have a good game plan in the first fight.  Be fast, get in and out, and don't stop moving.  Regardless of what some people's opinion of the fight was, this strategy was good enough to earn Edgar the win and the belt.  What do you think will happen in this second fight?  You would have to assume BJ will make adjustments to his game plan, will he try to take Edgar down and work jiu jitsu on the ground, and if so will he be able to takedown Edgar who is a high level wrestler?  Maybe BJ will just make some adjustments in his striking and keep the fight on his feet.  Maybe Frankie Edgar will come out with something different, or maybe we will see much of the same the second time around.  I am eager to see how this fight unfolds and what to know what your thoughts are on this topic.]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:34:12 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1689-Frankie-Edgar-vs-BJ-Penn-Rematch http://www.purefight.org/topic/10182-Long-Beach-Fight-Night-12 Sunday May 1, 2011 Long Beach City College "Hall of Champions Gym".
http://www.longbeachfightnight.com/]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:08:43 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/10182-Long-Beach-Fight-Night-12 http://www.purefight.org/topic/1648-Brock-Lesnar-vs-Cain-Velasquez
Brock and Cain will probably fight in the fall or winter and I am curious to know what people think about this match up.  It was obvious in this most recent fight that Brock's stand up got exposed a little bit.  Carwin was the superior boxer and had Brock in trouble in the first round.  What enabled Shane Carwin to do all that damage and win the first round convincingly was actually his wrestling.  He stopped the first takedown attempt by Brock using good wrestling skills with a deep whizzer and being able to square his hips up and get them back.  This allowed the fight the remain standing until Shane dropped Brock.  Coincidentally it was Brock's wrestling ability which eventually led to his win, being able to get the takedown and work on the ground.

So the question that pops into my mind is will it come down to wrestling again?  Cain Velasquez showed very impressive striking skills against Nogueira and I would think he is a better boxer than Brock.  But Cain is a very talented wrestler himself and works with Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier at AKA.  How do you see this fight going down and will Cain Velasquez be able to defeat the champion in Brock Lesnar, or will Brock continue to reign as UFC heavyweight champion?]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:26:32 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1648-Brock-Lesnar-vs-Cain-Velasquez http://www.purefight.org/topic/2263-Muay-Thai-COCELITE
I work for a show called Champions of Champions Elite on G4TV. It features Muay Thai fighting. I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with it.

http://coc-elite.com

We're showing last years Kings Cup too:

http://community.coc-elite.com/video/264/COC-elite-promo-Nov-19th-.aspx

If you have heard of it, do you like it? Would you like to see more shows like it? Do you enjoy Muay Thai? Any feedback from you guys would be much appreciated.

To the mods - If you interpret this as spam, by all means delete it/ban me. I apologize if I'm causing trouble.]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:05:59 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/2263-Muay-Thai-COCELITE http://www.purefight.org/topic/2030-UFC-119-thoughts-and-predictions
At heavyweight we will see Frank Mir take on Mirko Cro Cop in an interesting match up that will see a striker vs a ground fighter. It seems to me that typically when this happens the fight goes to the ground fighter so I am going to pick Mir by submission.

At light heavyweight we will see TUF winner Ryan Bader taking on his coach on the show's twin brother in Antonio Rogerio Nogueira as Bader tries to continue his rise to the top and keep his record perfect.  Little Nog is much more experienced in the fight game and has had more big fights and will be looking to hand Bader his first loss along the way.  I am going to pick Bader to win this fight either by watching Nog with a big shot on his feet or by way of decision.

Here is the entire fight card, what are your thoughts and predictions on the event?

Main Card
265- Frank Mir vs Mirko Cro Cop
205- Rogerio Nogueira vs Ryan Bader
170- Matt Serra vs Chris Lytle
155- Sean Sherk vs Evan Dunham
155- Melvin Guillard vs Jeremy Stephens

SpikeTV Card
185- CB Dollaway vs Joe Doerksen
265- Matt Mitrione vs Joey Beltran

Undercard:
155- Thiago Tavares vs Pat Audinwood
155- Waylon Lowe vs Steve Lopez
170- Julio Paulino vs TJ Grant
265- Sean McCorkle vs Mark Hunt]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:11:37 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/2030-UFC-119-thoughts-and-predictions http://www.purefight.org/topic/2007-Yves-Edwards-joins-the-FloNetwork
Yvesedwards.com is powered by the FloNetwork which means that it is a video driven site that shares videos with popular video websites like Flowrestling and Purefight.  Take a look at the Thugjitsu Master's new fight and let's follow along as he tries to climb his way back up the UFC ladder.

If you currently have a website and would like to become a part of the FloNetwork, or if you would like to create a website on the FloNetwork please visit the follow link and answer the questions on the right hand side.  http://www.purefight.org/video/341666-FloWebsites]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:17:36 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/2007-Yves-Edwards-joins-the-FloNetwork http://www.purefight.org/topic/1988-Josh-Barnett-Signs-with-Strikeforce
“STRIKEFORCE is the home of the best heavyweight division in the world and I’m proud to be able to call it my home now,” said the 32-year-old Barnett (29-5), an expert in catch wrestling who hails from Seattle, Wash.

“I’m looking forward to competing amongst the greatest fighters in the world and fighting my way to another world title.”

The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Barnett became the youngest UFC champion in history at age 24 when he scored a second-round TKO (4:35) on MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture in Las Vegas, Nev., on March 22, 2002. In his sixth career fight, Barnett submitted wrestling and MMA legend Dan “The Beast” Severn with an armbar in the fourth round (1:21) in Hawaii.

In addition to his achievements in America, Barnett has spent a good portion of his career competing in top tier promotions overseas, including the now defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan where he notched memorable victories over the likes of Aleksander Emelianenko, Mark Hunt and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. On Oct. 21, 2006, Barnett took part in PRIDE’s first event on U.S. soil, submitting Pawel Nastula with a toe hold in the second round (3:04) at Las Vegas’s Thomas & Mack Center.

In 2008, Barnett competed in another Japanese promotion, Sengoku. After submitting (heel hook) Hidehiko Yoshida in Tokyo on March 5, 2008, Barnett returned to action on May 18, 2008, and earned a unanimous decision over top-ranked rival and fellow American Jeff “The Snowman” Monson.

Barnett signed an agreement to compete in Japan’s DREAM promotion earlier this year. Last March 22, he made his debut with the organization, submitting former K-1 tournament champion and devastating power puncher, “Mighty Mo” Siligia, with a kimura at 4:41 of the first round.

On July 10, Barnett followed up the strong showing with a first-round TKO (punches) over Geronimo dos Santos in the main event of a fight card in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:07:27 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1988-Josh-Barnett-Signs-with-Strikeforce http://www.purefight.org/topic/1921-Frankie-Edgar-vs-Gray-Maynard
This next fight could be different as I could see Frankie giving him more trouble than he did last time.  But Gray Maynard is still a force in the lightweight division and nobody has had an Answer for his style, let's see if Edgar can do it.  This fight between 2 D1 wrestlers will be an interesting one, Gray is known for using his superior wrestling to grind out victories while Frankie used a good deal of stand up in both of his victories against BJ with a few takedowns mixed in there.

What are your thoughts on this match up?  Will Gray be able to impose his will on the champion and grind out a victory to earn the belt, or will Edgar be able to come up with a game plan tailored to shut down his opponent's strength like he did with BJ?  Let us know what your thoughts and predictions are for this fight. 

]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:48:16 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1921-Frankie-Edgar-vs-Gray-Maynard http://www.purefight.org/topic/1933-Joe-Soto-vs-Joe-Warren
It will be interesting to see how this fight plays out, will Soto try to keep it standing and stay outside, or will Warren come in immediately looking for the takedown?  Styles make fights and I am interested to see how this one plays out.  What are your thoughts on this Bellator featherweight title bout?]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:04:52 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1933-Joe-Soto-vs-Joe-Warren http://www.purefight.org/topic/1916-Randy-Couture-uses-low-single-to-takedown-Toney Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:57:37 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1916-Randy-Couture-uses-low-single-to-takedown-Toney http://www.purefight.org/topic/1851-WEC-50
The bantamweight division has come full circle in the last year. On August 9 Brian Bowles fought as an underdog and knocked out longtime champ Miguel Torres. That same night Joe Benavidez and Dominick Cruz fought for a chance as the title with Cruz winning that fight and eventually beating Bowles for the title. The same night that Cruz won his title, Joe Benavidez handed Miguel Torres just the third loss of his career when beat Miguel up then submitted him with a guillotine. Now we have a rematch except the last time these two fought it was for a title shot, this time it's for the belt.

On top of a great main event we've got Shane Roller vs. Anthony Pettis featuring two guys who are very close to a title shot. It will be interesting to see if Roller will use his wrestling to neutralize the striking of Pettis or if he is confident enough in his own to stand and trade.

Cub Swanson vs Chad Mendes is another great fight between a guy who has been around the top of the division vs a promising up and comer. This will be a good test to see where both of them stand.

Scott Jorgenson some say deserved a title shot over Benavidez, will take on heavy handed Brad Pickett, the English import who lives and train with Mike Brown at ATT in south Florida. Wrapping up the main card is WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski vs Zach Micklewright. 

Here is the fight card with my picks in Bold, let's hear what you think...
Main Card:
Bantamweight (title fight): Dominick Cruz vs Joseph Benavidez
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis vs Shane Roller
Featherweight: Chad Mendes vs Cub Swanson
Bantamweight: Scott Jorgenson vs Brad Pickett
Lightweight: Bart Palaszewski vs Zach Mickelwright

Undercard:
Lightweight: Anthony Njokuani vs Maciej Jewtuszko
Featherweight: Mackens Semerzier vs Javier Vasquez
Lightweight: Dave Jensen vs Ricardo Lamas
Featherweight: Fredson Paixao vs Bryan Caraway
Lightweight: Danny Castillo vs Dustin Poirier]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:54:54 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1851-WEC-50 http://www.purefight.org/topic/1792-UFC-117-thoughts-and-predictions UFC 117 has turned into the Chael Sonnen show with all of the over the top trash talking that Chael has done leading up to this fight.  This could have been looked at as just anohter guy that Silva is going to crush, but he has caught the attention of so many people with the things he has said about Anderson and the confidence he is displaying leading up to this UFC middleweight title shot.  You hear this phrase a lot, but this time I think it could be true, "This is one of the most anticipated UFC fights in a while."

 

The crazy thing is that it is actually a great fight card and not just a main event, but it seems like those fights aren't really even getting paid attention to.  Personally I am super excited to see the Fitch-Alves rematch and the Nelson-Dos Anjos fight.  Jon Fitch beat Thiago Alves in their 2006 fight at Ultimate Fight Night 5 when Fitch stopped Alves by TKO late in the second round.  Since then Alves has emerged as one of the top fighters in the weight class, each of them has a loss to GSP and the winner gets a title shot... even if that ends up being Fitch vs. Koscheck (which could be a whole other topic itself).  The we have Big Country Roy Nelson who, it is not secret, was not someone Dana White was very fond of on the TUF show, taking on the very dangerous Junior dos Santos for a shot at the heavyweight title.

 

And of course we can't forget UFC legend Matt Hughes who will be taking on Ricardo Almeida and the always tenacious and entertaining Clay Guida taking on Rafael dos Anjos.  On the undercard I personally am excited to see Johny Hendricks battle Charlie Brenneman and always excited to see Mr. Wonderful Phil Davis in action.  Did anyone else see the picture of Phil at weigh ins, wow!

 

Let's hear what you have to say about this fight card and these match ups.  Which fight are you most excited for?  Do you think Chael can win this fight, or will the hype train come to a screeching hault?  How many fights does Matt Hughes have left in him?  Who will win more fights on the main card, USA or Brazil?

 

 

Main Card:

Middleweight title bout- Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen

Welterweight- Jon Fitch vs Thiago Alves

Lightweight- Clay Guida vs Rafael dos Anjos

Welterweight- Matt Huges vs Ricardo Almeida

Heavyweight- Roy Nelson vs Junior dos Santos

 

Undercard: 

Welterweight- Dustin Hazelett vs Rick Story

Light Heavyweight- Phil Davis vs Rodney Wallace

Light Heavyweight- Tim Boetsch vs Todd Brown

Welterweight- Johny Hendricks vs Charlie Brenneman

Heavyweight- Stefan Struve vs Christian Morecraft

Welterweight- Ben Saunders vs Dennis Hallman]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:14:26 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1792-UFC-117-thoughts-and-predictions http://www.purefight.org/topic/1794-Silva-over-Sonnen Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:30:25 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1794-Silva-over-Sonnen http://www.purefight.org/topic/99-Womens-MMA
What do you think about women in mma?]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:59:18 CST http://www.purefight.org/topic/99-Womens-MMA http://www.purefight.org/topic/1741-UFC-Live-Jones-vs-Matyushenko
UFC Live fight card:

Main card:
205- Jon Jones vs Vladamir Matyushenko
185- Yushin Okami vs Mark Munoz
170- Jake Ellenberger vs John Howard
155- Takanori Gomi vs Tyson Griffin

Undercard:
155- Paul Kelly vs Jacob Volkman
170- Matthew Riddle vs DeMarques Johnson
205- James Irvin vs Igor Pokrajac
185- Brian Stann vs Mike Massenzio
155- Darren Elkins vs Charles Oliveira
185 Rob Kimmons vs Steve Steinbeiss]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:24:41 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1741-UFC-Live-Jones-vs-Matyushenko http://www.purefight.org/topic/1663-where-do-us-low-level-fighters-get-some-prize-money-to-fight Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:21:38 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1663-where-do-us-low-level-fighters-get-some-prize-money-to-fight http://www.purefight.org/topic/1426-OMA-Mascarade Thu, 27 May 2010 14:20:22 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1426-OMA-Mascarade http://www.purefight.org/topic/1203-Brock-Lesnar-vs-Shane-Carwin Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:38:38 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1203-Brock-Lesnar-vs-Shane-Carwin http://www.purefight.org/topic/1568-Purefight-LIVE-Summer-Series Current Events on the Series:

June 25- Xtreme Fighting League: XFL Superfights LIVE from Tulsa, OK

July 7- UFC Champ Frankie Edgar workout

July 16- Fight Lab Promotions: Epicentre Cage Fights IV LIVE from Charlotte, NC

July 23- Victory Fighting Championship: VFC 32 LIVE from Council Bluffs, IA

More dates to be announced!!!
]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:53:21 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1568-Purefight-LIVE-Summer-Series http://www.purefight.org/topic/1590-Joe-Warren-wins-Bellator-featherweight-Tournament
What are your thoughts on Joe as a fighter?  He got into the sport a little later than most but has been very impressive in his short career, beating Kid Yamamoto and now winning the Bellator tournament.  How much of a future does Joe have in this sport and how freaking impressed were you with his comeback last night?

Baddest Man on the Planet!]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:40:50 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1590-Joe-Warren-wins-Bellator-featherweight-Tournament http://www.purefight.org/topic/1536-Who-wants-an-MMA-pro-debut Much like those who play pro basketball, football, or any other professional sports, everybody wants to get paid for what they love to do. With all of the 'Red-Tape' that has to be cleared in order to become a pro MMA fighter... the question is - who's willing to pack-up and leave home for a shot?]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:02:36 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1536-Who-wants-an-MMA-pro-debut http://www.purefight.org/topic/1495-Chucks-chin-is-gone-Time-to-Retire Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:13:03 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1495-Chucks-chin-is-gone-Time-to-Retire http://www.purefight.org/topic/1491-Pat-Curran-wins-Bellator-Lightweight-Tournament Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:03:49 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1491-Pat-Curran-wins-Bellator-Lightweight-Tournament http://www.purefight.org/topic/1410-Bellator-welterweight-finals Sat, 22 May 2010 01:39:04 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1410-Bellator-welterweight-finals http://www.purefight.org/topic/912-LoneStar-Beatdown-January-30th-Houston-Arena-Theatre-TX ]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:11:07 CST http://www.purefight.org/topic/912-LoneStar-Beatdown-January-30th-Houston-Arena-Theatre-TX http://www.purefight.org/topic/197-Cage-or-Ring Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:34:10 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/197-Cage-or-Ring http://www.purefight.org/topic/1329-Strikeforce-or-Bellator Mon, 03 May 2010 22:41:38 CDT http://www.purefight.org/topic/1329-Strikeforce-or-Bellator