MMA Lights Out: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

UFC 115 Liddell v. Franklin

Main Card

Chuck Liddell v. Rich Franklin

Patrick Berry v. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

Martin Kampmann v. Paulo Thiago

Ben Rothwell v. Gilbert Yvel

Carlos Condit v. Rory MacDonald

Heavyweight Rankings updated 05/31/10

Rank, Name, Overall Record, (past 5 fights), Win/Loss Streak

Champion Brock Lesnar 4-1 (4-1) 4W
*Shane Carwin 12-0 (5-0) 12W
Cain Velazquez 8-0 (5-0) 8W
Junior Dos Santos 11-1 (5-0) 6W
Frank Mir 13-5 (3-2) 2L
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 32-6-1 (3-2) 1L
Cheick Kongo 15-6-1 (3-2) 1W
Gabriel Gonzaga 11-5 (3-2) 1L
Mirko Filipovic 26-7-2-(1) (3-1-1nc) 1W
Roy Nelson 15-4 (3-2) 2W
Mike Russow 13-1-1 (5-0) 9W
Patrick Berry 5-1 (4-1) 1W
Gilbert Yvel 36-14-1-1 (3-2) 1L
Joey Beltran 12-3 (4-1) 3W
Todd Duffee 6-1 (4-1) 1L
* Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion

Lightweight-Heavyweight Rankings 05/31/10

Rank, Name, Overall Record, (past 5 fights), Win/Loss Streak

Champion Shogun Rua 19-4 (3-2) 1W
Rashad Evans 15-1-1 (4-1) 2W
Lyoto Machida 16-1 (4-1) 1L
Quinton Jackson 30-8 (3-2) 1L
Thiago Silva 14-2 (3-2) 1L
Forrest Griffin 17-6 (3-2) 1W
Randy Couture 18-10 (3-2) 2W
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 19-3 (5-0) 7W
Rich Franklin 26-5-1nc (3-2) 1L
Jon Jones 10-1 (4-1) 1W
Vladimir Matyushenko 24-4 (4-1) 3W
Krzysztof Soszynski 19-9-1 (4-1) 1W
Brandon Vera 11-5 (2-3) 2L
Ryan Bader 11-0 (5-0) 11W
Cyrille Diabate 17-6-1 (5-0) 6W

Middleweight Rankings 05/31/10

Rank, Name, Overall Record, (past 5 fights), Win/Loss streak

Champion Anderson Silva 26-4 (5-0) 12W
Chael Sonnen 25-10-1 (4-1) 3W
Nate Marquardt 29-9-2 (3-2) 1L
Vitor Belfort 19-8 (5-0) 5W
Damian Maia 12-2 (3-2) 1L
Rousimar Palhares 11-2 (4-1) 3W
Wanderlei Silva 33-10-1-1n.c. (2-3) 1W
Michael Bisping 19-3 (3-2) 1W
Yoshihiro Akiyama 13-1-2n.c. (4-1n.c.) 3W
Mark Munoz 8-1 (4-1) 3W
Alan Belcher 16-6 (4-1) 2W
Yushin Okami 24-5 (4-1) 1W
Aaron Simpson 7-0 (5-0) 7W
Jorge Rivera 18-7 (4-1) 3W
Patrick Cote 13-6 (3-2) 2L

Welterweight Rankings 05/31/10

Rank, Name, Overall Record, (past 5 fights), Win/Loss Streak

Champion George St. Pierre 20-2 (5-0) 7W
Jon Fitch 22-3-1nc (4-1) 4W
Thiago Alves 16-6 (4-1) 1L
Josh Koscheck 15-4 (4-1) 3W
Dan Hardy 24-7 (4-1) 1L
Matt Hughes 44-7 (3-2) 2W
Martin Kampmann 16-3 (3-2) 1W
Carlos Condit 24-5 (4-1) 1W
Dustin Hazelett 12-5 (3-2) 1L
Paulo Thiago 13-1 (4-1) 2W
John Howard 14-4 (5-0) 7W
John Hathaway 13-0 (5-0) 13W
Mike Swick 14-4 (3-2) 2L
Anthony Johnson 8-3 (3-2) 1L
Ricardo Almeida 12-3 (4-1) 3W

Lightweight Rankings 05/31/10

Rank, Name, Overall Record, (past 5 fights), Win/Loss streak

Champion Frank Edgar 12-1 (4-1) 4W
B.J. Penn 15-6-1 (3-2) 1L
Kenny Florian 12-4 (4-1) 2W
Gray Maynard 9-0-1nc (5-0) 7W
Tyson Griffin 14-2 (4-1) 2W
Jim Miller 17-2 (4-1) 4W
Sean Sherk 33-4-1 (3-2) 1L
George Sotiropoulos 12-2 (5-0) 6W
Kurt Pellegrino 15-4 (4-1) 4W
Joe Stevenson 31-11 (2-3) 1L
Ross Pearson 11-3 (4-1) 4W
Evan Dunham 10-0 (5-0) 10W
Rafael dos Anjos 14-4 (3-2) 3W
Takanori Gomi 31-6 (2-3) 1L
Gleison Tibau 21-6 (4-1) 2W

Volkart
Evans Decs
Miller decs
Duffe tko rd1
Nog tko rd1
Diego decs
Kim decs
Efrain sub rd 2
Melvin tko rd 2
Cane tko rd 2
Riley decs
Jensen sub rd 1

T.E.
Rampage tko rd 2
Bisping Decs
Duffee tko rd 1
Nog tko rd 1
Diego decs
Efrain tko rd 2
Kim decs
Melvin tko rd 1
Cane tko rd 3
Riley decs
Forbes decs

Pearce
Rashad decs
Bisping tko rd 2
Russow decs
Nog sub rd 2
Diego tko rd 2
Amir tko rd 3
Efrain decs
Waylon decs
Cane rd 1 sub
Brammer rd 2 sub
Forbes decs

Friday, May 28, 2010

Rampage v. Rashad

Quinton Jackson v. Rashad Evans Light-Heavyweight

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson

Age: 31

6’1” 205 lbs.
Overall Record 30-7
Lightsoutmma Light-Heavyweight Rank # 3

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over Keith Jardine decision

UFC Win over Wanderlei Silva ko

UFC Loss to Forrest Griffin (for UFC title)

Notes- Trains with Wolfslair MMA in

England

. Former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion. Walk around weight about 220 lbs. Has wrestling background. Started fighting in 1999, and made his Pride F.C. debut in 2001. He is a 2x Fight of the Night and 2x Knockout of the Night winner. 2x winner of Fight of the Year (2004 vs. Wanderlei Silva and 2008 vs. Forrest Griffin). Powerful puncher with killer instincts.

"Suga" Rashad Evans

Age: 30
5'11" 205 lbs.
Overall Record 14-1-1
Lightsoutmma Light-Heavyweight Rank # 4

Last 3 Fights
UFC Win over Thiago Silva decision

UFC Loss Lyoto Machida tko (lost UFC Light-Heavyweight Belt)
UFC Win over Forrest Griffin tko (Won UFC Light-Heavyweight Belt)

Notes- Trains at Grudge gym. Black belt in Bjj and Gaidojutsu. Wrestled at Michigan State. Started training after college with Dan Severn which lead to his selection onto The Ultimate Fighter Season 2, winning it all as the smallest Heavyweight on the show. Walk around weight at about 220 lbs. Beat Forrest Griffin for the Light Heavyweight Championship, then lost it to Lyoto Machida in only career loss. Has two Knockout of the Night and a Fight of the Night Award. Great wrestler with fast hands and great cardio.

Michael Bisping v. Dan Miller Middleweight

Michael “The Count” Bisping

Age: 31

6’1” 185 lbs.
Overall Record 18-3
Lightsoutmma Middleweight Rank # 8

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to Wanderlei Silva decision

UFC win over Denis Kang tko

UFC loss to Dan Henderson ko

Notes- Trains at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool. Won the Ultimate Fighter Season 3 at Light-Heavyweight. Has two Fight of the Night awards. Walk around weight at about 210 lbs. Only losses are to Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, and Rashad Evans. Great cardio with good all around game and brutal ground and pound.

Dan Miller

Age: 28

6’0” 185 lbs.
Overall Record 11-3-1
Lightsoutmma Middleweight Rank # 18

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to Demian Maia decision

UFC Loss to Chael Sonnen decision

UFC Win over Jake Rosholt

Notes- Trains at AMA Fight Club in New Jersey with brother Jim Miller. Bjj Black belt. Has background in competitive wrestling. Started fighting in 2005. Fought for Renzo Gracie in the IFL. Most wins via submission. Good grappler with good submissions and great takedowns.

Todd Duffee v. Mike Russow Heavyweight

Todd “Duffman” Duffee
Age: 24

6’3” 251 lbs.
Overall Record 6-0
Lightsoutmma Heavyweight Rank # 13

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over Tim Hague ko

Non-UFC Win over Assuerio Silva tko

Non-UFC Win over Josh Bennett ko

Notes- Trains with Xtreme Couture. Holds record for fastest official knockout in UFC history with 7 second ko of Tim Hague in UFC debut. All wins by knockouts. Started boxing at 16 years old. Good standup with awesome power and mature attitude.

Mike Russow

Age: 33

6’2” 265 lbs.
Overall Record 12-1-1
Lightsoutmma Heavyweight Rank # 16

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over Justin McCully decision

Non-UFC Win over Braden Bice submission

Non-UFC Win over Jason Guida submission

Notes- Trains in Chicago. Full time Police officer for the Chicago Police Department. First MMA fight in 1998, after long break began fighting again in 2006. Only loss was in Pride F.C. in 2007. Only two fights have made it to a decision. 8 wins by submission. Good wrestler with some boxing skills and decent ground game.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira v. Jason Brilz Light-HeavyWeight

Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira
Age: 33
6'1" 205 Lbs.
Overall Record 18-3
Lightsoutmma Rank # 10

Last 3 Fights-
UFC Win over Luiz Cane tko

Non-UFC Win over Dion Staring submission
Non-UFC Win over Vladimir Matyushenko tko

Notes- Twin brother of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Pride Veteran. BJJ black belt. Brazilian National Boxing Champion. Trains with Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, and his brother. On a 6 fight win streak. Has fought and trains with some of the best of the best. Great boxing and standup game with superior ground game.

Jason “The Hitman” Brilz

Age: 34

5’11” 205 lbs.
Overall Record 18-2-1
Lightsoutmma Light-Heavyweight Rank # 24

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over Eric Schafer decision

UFC Loss to Eliot Marshall decision

UFC Win over Tim Boetsch decision

Notes- Trains out of Elite Performance MMA . Full time firefighter from Omaha, Nebraska. He is an assistant coach for the back to back Division II National Wrestling champs, the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Former D-II wrestler. Made MMA debut in 2000. He is 3-1 in the UFC. Has notable win over Jason MacDonald in 2005. 9 wins by submission. Tough Wrestler with solid Ground and Pound.

Diego Sanchez v. John Hathaway Welterweight

Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez

Age: 28

5’10” 170 lbs.
Overall Record 21-3
Lightsoutmma Welterweight Rank # 12

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to B.J. Penn tko (for lightweight championship)

UFC Win over Clay Guida decision

UFC Win over Joe Stevenson decision

Notes- Trains at Albuquerque Kickboxing & MMA. Black belt in Gaidojutsu and brown belt in Bjj. Winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1. Seasoned grappler. 2x winner of Fight of the Year, for wins over Karo Parisyan (2006) and Clay Guida (2009). Draws energy from the Earth through meditation and the power of positive thought. Good grappler with great cardio and lots of experience.

John “The Hitman” Hathaway

Age: 22

6’2” 170 lbs.
Overall Record 12-0
Lightsoutmma Welterweight Rank # 17

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over Paul Taylor decision

UFC Win over Rick Story decision

UFC Win over Tomas Egan tko

Notes- Trains with ZT Fight Skool and the London Shootfighters. Played pro Rugby for Hove RFC, then began fighting in 2006. Also spent time at American Top Team and 10^th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. Good grappler with good ground and pound and a ton of toughness.

Amir Sadollah v. Dong-Hyun Kim Welterweight

Amir Sadollah
Age: 29
5'11" 170 Lbs.
Overall Record 3-1
Lightsoutmma Welterweight Rank # 27

Last 3 fights-

UFC Win over Brad Blackburn decision

UFC Win over Phil Baroni decision
UFC Loss to Johny Hendricks TKO

Notes- Trains with Xtreme Couture. Winner of Ultimate Fighter Season 7. Black belt in Sambo and Purple Belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Went on Ultimate Fighter with no professional record in MMA, Ultimate Fighter fights considered amateur fights. Has pro-Kickboxing experience. Began working as a surgical technologist and began fighting after seeing similarities in the personalities of surgeons and fighters. Good Muay Thai and Kickboxing with a ton of heart and determination.

Dong-hyun “Stun Gun” Kim

Age: 28

6’1” 170 lbs.
Overall Record 12-0-1
Lightsoutmma Welterweight Rank # 21

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over T.J. Grant decision

UFC No Contest against Karo Parisyan (Karo tested pos. for banned substance)

UFC Win over Matt Brown decision

Notes- Trains at CMA Korea. A 4^th Dan black belt in Judo. Began fighting in 2004, retired in 2005 due to low pay and lack of training conditions in

South Korea

. Began fighting again in 2006. Only loss changed to a No Contest against Karo Parisyan due to Karo using Banned substance before the fight. Extremely good Judo practitioner with good ground skills.

Efrain Escudero v. Dan Lauzon Lightweight

Efrain “Hecho en México” Escudero

Age: 24

5’10” 155 lbs.
Overall Record 13-1
Lightsoutmma Lightweight Rank # 31

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to Evan Dunham submission

UFC Win over Cole Miller tko

UFC Win over Phillipe Nover decision

Notes- Trains at Southwest MMA with Drew Fickett. Winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 8. While wrestling as an All-American in College, he fought in the summer off season, with 8 fights in 2007 including 7 submissions in a row. Tough powerful wrestler with lots of potential and upside.

Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon
Age: 22
5'10" 155 lbs.
Overall Record 12-3
Lightsoutmma Lightweight Rank # 38

Last 3 Fights
UFC Loss to Cole Miller submission

Non-UFC Win over Bobby Green submission
Non-UFC Win over Justin Hammertrum tko

Notes- Until recently he trained with older brother Joe Lauzon. Made first UFC debut at UFC 64 in 2006, at 18 1/2 years old, making Lauzon the youngest fighter ever to appear in the UFC. This is his second stint in the UFC after 3 years in other organizations. Has never fought past 2nd round. Wrestler and a true life back alley tough guy.

Melvin Guillard v. Waylon Lowe Lightweight

Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard

Age: 27

5’9” 155 lbs.
Overall Record 23-8-2
Lightsoutmma Lightweight Rank # 24

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Win over Ronnys Torres decision

UFC Loss to Nate Diaz submission

UFC Win over Gleison Tibau decision

Notes- Trains at Jackson’s Submission Fighting. Blue Belt in Bjj under Rico Rodriguez and Brown Belt in Judo. Debuted on The Ultimate Fighter Season 2. Troubled early career having one win changed to a No Contest for Greasing between rounds and being suspended for 8 months due to cocaine use. Fearless stand up with improving maturity and improving ground skills.

Waylon Lowe

Age: 29

5’7” 155 lbs.
Overall Record
Lightsoutmma Lightweight Rank # n/a

Last 3 Fights-

Non-UFC Win over Steve Berger ko

Non-UFC Win over Chris Barnes tko

Non-UFC Win over Frank Carabello decision

Notes- Trains with Joe Hands Boxing in Philly. Coaches on the U of Penn wrestling team. Tried out in 2007 for the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team, started fighting after getting cut from team. 3x D-II wrestling Champ at U of Findlay, 5x NAGA winner, and 3X Grapplers Quest Winner. Great Wrestler with some Boxing skill and lots of grappling experience.

Luiz Cane v. Cyrille Diabate Light-Heavyweight

Luiz "Banha" Cane
Age: 29
6'2" 205 Lbs.
Overall Record 10-2-1 n.c.
Lightsoutmma Light-Heavyweight Rank # 11

Last 3 Fights-
UFC Loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira tko

UFC Win over Steve Cantwell decision
UFC Win over Sokoudjou tko

Notes- Trains with American Top Team in Florida. Bjj Black belt. Has 9 wins by knockouts. Style BJJ, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing. Good disciplined striking ability with good Jiu-Jitsu and submission skills.

Cyrille “The Snake” Diabate

Age: 36

6’6” 205 lbs.
Overall Record 16-6-1
Lightsoutmma Light-Heavyweight Rank # n/a

Last 3 Fights-

Non-UFC Win over Rob Smith submission

Non-UFC Win over Marcus Hicks submission

Non-UFC Win over Lodune Sincaid tko

Notes- Trains in native France. Muay Thai and Kickboxing base. Has been working on his ground game recently. Has fought in Cage Rage, ShoXC, Deep, Palace Fighting, and lost to Shogun by foot stomps in Pride. Very good standup game with long reach and improving ground skills.

Aaron Riley v. Joe Brammer Lightweight

Aaron Riley

Age: 29

5’8” 155 lbs.
Overall Record 28-12-1
Lightsoutmma Lightweight Rank # 30

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to Ross Pearson tko

UFC Win over Shane Nelson decision

UFC Loss to Shane Nelson tko

Notes- Trains at One Spirit Martial Arts Academy and Jackson’s Submission Fighting. Started fighting pro in 1997, fought 9 times in 9 months in 1999, he fights a lot. 12 wins by submission. Has one Fight of the Night award. Very experienced with good grappling.

Joe “Southside Strangler” Brammer

Age: 26

155 lbs.
Overall Record 7-1
Lightsoutmma Lightweight Rank # 37

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to Mark Bocek submission

Non-UFC Win over Chris Mickle decision

Non-UFC Win over Michael Johnson submission

Notes- Trains at Throwdown MMA. He is chaplain and sponsored by Fight Pastor. Started training at 16 in Jeet Kune Do. 5 of 7 wins by submission. Accomplished grappler with submission ability.

Jesse Forbes v. Ryan Jensen Middleweight

Jesse “Kid Hercules” Forbes

Age: 25

6’2” 185 lbs.
Overall Record 13-4
Lightsoutmma Middleweight Rank # 31

Last 3 Fights-

UFC Loss to Nick Catone decision

Non-UFC Win over James Head decision

Non-UFC Win over Cleburn Walker

Notes- Trains with Arizona Combat Sports. Appeared on The Ultimate Fighter Season 3, losing twice throughout the tournament. Good at finishing his fights. Young guy with losses to mid tier fighters.

Ryan Jensen
Age: 32
6'1" 185 lbs.
Overall Record 14-6
Lightsoutmma Middleweight Rank # 27

Last 3 Fights
UFC Loss to Mark Munoz tko

UFC Win over Steve Steinbeiss submission
UFC Loss to Wilson Gouveia submission

Notes- Went 0-2 in first stint in the UFC with losses to Damien Maia and Thales Leites. 9 of 14 wins by submission. Only 2 of 20 career fights lasted longer than one round, and both of those ended on the second round. Skills are a little rough around the edges, has good submission game.

Friday, May 21, 2010

UFC on Versus 2 Jones v. Matyushenko

Salt Lake City, August 1, 2010

Main Card
Jon Jones v. Vladimir Matyushenko
Jim Miller v. Gleison Tibau
Takanori Gomi v. Joe Stevenson
Jake Ellenberger v. John Howard

Prelims
James Irvin v. Igor Pokrajac
Mike Massenzio v. Brian Stann
DaMarques Johnson v. Matt Riddle
Rob Kimmons v. Steve Steinbeiss

UFC 116 Lesnar v. Carwin

Las Vegas, Saturday, July 3

Main Card
Champion Brock Lesnar v. Interim Champion Shane Carwin
Yoshihiro Akiyama v. Chris Leben
Matt Brown v. Chris Lytle
Stephan Bonnar v. Krzysztof Soszynski
Kurt Pellegrino v. George Sotiropoulos

Prelims
Brendan Schaub v. Chris Tuchscherer
Kendall Grove v. Goran Reljic
Paul Kelly v. Jacob Volkmann
Forrest Petz v. Daniel Roberts
Jon Madsen v. Karlos Vemola