Video of the Day - Del Rosario v. Johnson

Here is Shane Del Rosario fighting Lavar Johnson at Strikeforce - Fedor v. Silva on 2/12/11 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Both Del Rosario and Johnson have made their way to the UFC.

 Del Rosario will make his UFC debut at UFC 146 against Stipe Miocic. Lavar Johnson fights Stefan Struve at UFC 146.

UFC 146 - Heavyweight Blowout!

This Saturday, UFC 146 will take place in Las Vegas in the MGM Grand Arena.  The card features an all heavyweight main card with some serious power punchers stacking the card.  Headlining is the HW title fight between champion Junior Dos Santos and Frank Mir. 


Originally Alistair Overeem was scheduled to fight champion Junior Dos Santos (14-1), but a random drug test by NSAC discovered elevated testosterone led to his dismissal from the card.  In stepped Frank "Bone Breaker" Mir (16-5).  


Mir is coming off a dominant arm breaking submission victory over Antonio Nogueira. Expect Dos Santos to do everything in his power to keep the fight standing where he can utilize his devastating boxing.  Dos Santos has delivered 6 TKO wins in his 8 UFC wins, taking the title from Cain Velasquesz in his last bout.  The Brazilian slugger has also defeated Shane Carwin, Roy Nelson and Fabricio Werdum in the UFC. 


(Dos Santos punching Cro Cop)

Former UFC champ Frank Mir was getting tagged by Big Nog in his last bout before transitioning to the ground.  Once there, Mir cranked a kimura breaking the large Brazilian's humerus bone.  
While Mir's stand-up has improved dramatically over the past few years, he needs to get the fight to the ground against Dos Santos to have a chance to win.  Mir's biggest wins have come over Brock Lesnar, Cro Cop and Tim Sylvia in the UFC.

(Frank Mir pictured)

Video of the Day - Cormier v. Silva

Here is Daniel Cormier fighting Antonio Silva in the Strikeforce Grand Prix on 9/10/11 in Cincinatti, Ohio.

Cormier would go on to win the Strikeforce Grand Prix, dominating Josh Barnett to win it all.  Cormier will likely face someone off this Saturday's UFC 146 card next.

Spotlight - Karate Mart

Karate Mart is an online superstore which can accomodate any and all of your martial arts needs. They have uniforms for Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Kendo. In stock are a plethora of weapons, including fighting fans, knives, swords, tonfa, throwing stars and throwing spikes. For MMA afficianados, they have rash guards, shorts, sparring equipment, headgear and more. The site literally seems to have no end!

My favorite thing about Karate Mart is that they offer free shipping on all orders over $60. They also have a physical store located on 15th and Indian School Road in Phoenix, Arizona. If you are looking for some awesome gear, check out Karate Mart.com!

Fighter Rankings

Heavyweight

1. Junior Dos Santos
2. Alistair Overeem
3. Cain Velasquez
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Shane Carwin
6. Frank Mir
7. Daniel Cormier
8. Josh Barnett
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10. Antonio Silva

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones
2. Rashad Evans
3. Dan Henderson
4. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Phil Davis
7. Alexander Gustafsson
8. Ryan Bader
9. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
10. Forrest Griffin

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva
2. Chael Sonnen
3. Mark Munoz
4. Vitor Belfort
5. Michael Bisping
6. Hector Lombard
7. Tim Boetsch
8. Yushin Okami
9. Luke Rockhold
10. Alan Belcher

Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Carlos Condit
3. Nick Diaz
4. Jake Ellenberger
5. Johny Hendricks
6. Josh Koscheck
7. Jon Fitch
8. Jake Shields
9. Martin Kampmann
10. Ben Askren

Lightweight

1. Benson Henderson
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Frank Edgar
4. Gray Maynard
5. Nate Diaz
6. Clay Guida
7. Anthony Pettis
8. Michael Chandler
9. Jim Miller
10. Eddie Alvarez

Featherweight

1. Jose Aldo
2. Hatsu Hioki
3. Chan Sung Jung
4. Pat Curran
5. Chad Mendes
6. Dennis Siver
7. Daniel Strauss
8. Dustin Poirer
9. Marlon Sandro
10. Bart Palaszewski

Bantamweight

1. Dominick Cruz
2. Urijah Faber
3. Renan Barao
4. Brian Bowles
5. Eduardo Dantas
6. Scott Jorgenson
7. Michael McDonald
8. Miguel Torres
9. Bibiano Fernandes
10.  Travis Marx

Video of the Day - Jung v. Son

Here is Chan Sung Jung fighting Fanjin Son at Deep 39 which took place on December 10, 2008 in Korakuen Hall,Tokyo, Japan.

Jung next fights Dustin Poirer at UFC on Fuel 3 tonight.

Video of the Day - Magalhaes v. Weidman

Here is Vinny Magalhaes going against current UFC fighter Chris Weidman in a 2009 ADCC qualifier match. Vinny went on to take a bronze in both the absolute and under 99KG's in 2009. He would win the over 99KG division this year.

Wiedman, who took 3rd in the NCAA's at 197 pounds in 2007, has started his MMA career off with 8 straight victories, going 4-0 in the UFC. His last win was a slow decision over top ten fighter Demian Maia.

Vinny's M-1 Global contract is currently expiring which could lead to the former TUF 8 finalist returning to the UFC. The ebay auction claiming to list his M-1 Global belt for sale ended up being fake.

Video of the Day - Zaromskis vs Carvalho

Here is the ending of Marius Zaromskis' fight with Bruno Carvalho from Rumble of the Kings 2011, which took place on 11/26/2011 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Zaromskis defeated Waachim Spiritwolf in his last bout at Bellator 68.