Since returning to the sport of MMA in 2010 after semi retirement,  “The Pride of El Salvador” Ivan Menjivar, an international journeyman, who made a name for himself in Canada, Japan, and the United States in multiple weight classes, steps back into the octagon to continue his undefeated streak in the UFC since returning to the company.  Menjivar made his UFC debut back 2004 at Lightweight in a losing effort to Matt Serra. No stranger to tough competition, Menjivar has notable victories over Joe Lauzon, and  Hideo Tokoro and tough losses to Urijah Faber,Caol Uno and Bart Palaszewski. Upon his return to action, he picked up a quick victory over Aaron Miller at W-1, which caught the attention of the WEC. Menjivar made his WEC debut in a losing effort against Bard Pickett via decision. With the merger of the WEC and UFC, Menjivar joined the promotion with two victories, one over Charlie Valenica via TKO at UFC 129 and unanimous decision over Nick Pace at UFC 133. Next Wednesday night Menjivar takes on TUF 14 Alumni John Albert (7-1) who had an extremely impressive showing at the TUF 14: Finale when he took out Dustin Prague via TKO in 69 seconds.  Here Menjivar’s thoughts on his bout tonight.

Dave & Kevin will also be discussing all of the results of UFC 143, but in depth at the controversial decision for the Interim Welterweight champion between Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, Diaz’s retirement and much more in 2 hours of MMAgic.

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After a 7-year hiatus from the UFC when he fought Matt Serra at lightweight, Pat Curran has been somewhat of a journeyman jumping from local promotion to local promotion, dropping down into various weight classes, all the while building his record. The UFC, STRIKEFORCE, Bellator, WEC, PRIDE, KOTC, XFO, and IFL veteran miay be best known for his losing efforts against Urijah Faber, Mike Brown, Joseph Benevidez, and Takeya Mizugaki, but has been of a two fight win streak and returns to the UFC on October 29th at UFC 137 in Las Vegas, Nevada against Scott Jorgenson.

The first ever UFC Lightweight champion Jens “Lil Evil” Pulver is one of the only two men at lightweight to defeat BJ Penn. Coach of the Ultimate Fighter Season 5 along side Penn, and with notable victories over Dennis Hallman, Cub Swanson, Caol Uno, and Cole Escuvedo; Pulver is one of the most recognizable names in MMA history. A huge fan a PC gaming Pulver is featured for the first time ever in the new MMA Supremacy. MMA Supremacy differs from other MMA games, as it is simple and arcade style. The game is also the first to feature featherweight, bantamweights and female fighters and is available now for purchase for PS3 & XBOX 360.

Also on tonight’s program Dave and Kevin will discuss the results of UFC 135 and much more MMAgic with 2 full hours of MMA talk.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has decided to pay homage to the champion of their first ever tournament events with the release of a two-disc Ultimate Royce Gracie DVD set. Unlike current UFC shows, Gracie had to fight four times instead of just once. There were no weight classes or rules beyond no biting. Gracie was barely 170 lbs while a lot of his opponents were well over 200 and did not mind using punches to the groin to win.

Regardless of different styles and size, Gracie showed why the Gracie’s style of Brazilian jiu-jitsu can beat any man due to leverage and technique. Gracie dominated his opponents and won UFC 1 and 2 in extremely quick bouts. Gracie spent less than 10 minutes in the octagon to win the first championship.

Following his first tourney win, fighters started to realize they need to figure out a way to defend against this ground attack. Matt Serra, Lyoto Machida and Georges St-Pierre are just a few UFC veterans that express their appreciation and respect for how Gracie helped evolved mixed martial arts into what it has become today.

The documentary on disc one, which aired before on Spike TV, is an intriguing look at all of Gracie’s UFC encounters with many of the fights given in-depth analyst from Gracie and some of his opponents. Dan Severn’s belief that he thought Gracie wanted to quit at UFC 4 and Gracie laughs back, “That never crossed my mind,” gives the viewer a battle of opinions when it comes to UFC history. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Gracie’s bouts with Ken Shamrock as it is only Gracie and the former UFC founder Art Davie giving their belief that Shamrock was cocky and lived with that loss on his face ever since.

Gracie touches on some of his controversial issues; the impression that the Gracies are being too arrogant to everyone else in MMA and why Gracie deciding to forfeit his 90-minute marathon fight against Kazushi Sakuraba. However, there is no mention of Gracie testing positive for steroids following the Sakuraba rematch. While there is his rematch with Hidehiko Yoshida where Gracie tells Yoshida to “f**k off,” there is no details giving on why he is saying that except for the announcers stating the first fight was a disputed finish.

The first and second disc both contain Gracie’s full fights starting from UFC 1, to a few of his battles in Pride, and ending with his battle with Matt Hughes at UFC: 60. You will get to see the full 90-minute bout Gracie had against Sakuraba and Gracie’s first fight that night as well. Included in the bonus materials is Gracie’s induction into the UFC Hall of Fame.

For fans that have not seen the documentary it is a highly educational and action-packed ride through the life of the most popular Gracie in North America. Royce Gracie may not have been the best MMA specialist in his family, but the Gracies were able to show that no matter your size, power can always be defeated with proper training and preparation.

UFC: Ultimate Royce Gracie

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Releases on May 10, 2011

$29.98

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UFC: Best of 2010 presents a documentary style look at 2010 through the weight classes, standout fighters, and memorable UFC headlines. The merger of the sister company World Elite CageFighting, aka WEC, the arrival of UFC pay-per-view events to new markets and the acceptance of mixed martial arts in new areas like Toronto, you get a clear picture that the UFC is growing and will continue their rise as a mainstream sports company.

B.J. Penn’s inability to solve Frankie Edgar and the questions circulating around Penn’s training regime are given a positive spin thanks to Penn’s jump back to welterweight and quick knockout win of UFC Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes. Hughes is also given the spotlight due to the number of achievements in his career, records that are still not broken, and for his ability to still compete after a long UFC career.

Included in the 2010 year in review for the DVD edition is 13 full fights along with 10 full bonus fights. The difference in the blu-ray edition is that it has 38 full fights in total. GSP fans will want to see the blu-ray edition if they missed out on getting the UFC 124 DVD as GSP VS. Koscheck 2 is not featured on the DVD. Kimbo Slice fans also only get a chance to see the popular heavyweight on blu-ray. Both editions have Chuck Liddell’s final MMA bout against Rich Franklin.

2010 was one of the best years for UFC making their Best of 2010 DVD or blu-ray a great collector’s item. Also a great watch for fans that cannot get enough UFC and easily the best buy for fans that are new to the sport or missed out on a few UFC events. The best now, soon to be, and will be for years to come are well represented in this huge 2-disc set.

UFC: Best of 2010

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Releases today Mar. 29, 2011

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UFC: Best of 2010 fight listing

Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Joe Stevenson vs. George Sotiropoulos
Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn
Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Chris Leben
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua 2
Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones
Jon Jones vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Minotauro Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez

Bonus Disc 1:

Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon
Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham (blu-ray only)
Melvin Guillard vs. Waylon Lowe
Diego Sanchez vs. John Hathaway (blu-ray only)
Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story (blu-ray only)
Efrain Escudero vs. Charles Oliveira (blu-ray only)
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle 2 (blu-ray only)
Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit
Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago (blu-ray only)
Dennis Siver vs. Andre Winner
George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Lauzon
Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson (blu-ray only)
Jim Miller vs. Charles Olivera
Geroges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck 2 (blu-ray only)

Bonus Disc 2:

Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione (blu-ray only)
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Pat Barry (blu-ray only)
Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin
Brandan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer (blu-ray only)
Krysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar 2

Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft (blu-ray only)
Junior Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson (blu-ray only)
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
CB Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen (blu-ray only)
Phil Davis vs. Tom Boetsch (blu-ray only)

From UFC: 97 in Montreal to UFC: 113 in Montreal, the most stunning and brutal KOs from 2009 to 2010 are highlighted. Chuck Liddell’s fight against Shogun Rua is one of the rare fights that is shown from start until Rua breaks through Liddell’s defence.

The majority of the fight recaps usually end with an explosive knockout, like Lyoto Machida’s KO on Rashad Evans at UFC: 98 to capture the UFC Lightheavyweight Championship belt. The buckling of Evans’ knees and the rolling back of his eyes made it clear to everyone that Machida just knocked out Evans right on his feet. Fights also usually end after a big hook or a sudden trip followed by nasty ground and pound action. Vitor Belfort versus Rich Franklin is one of the rare times that a fighter decided not to pound away because they knew their opponent was out cold already. However, in the Mir against Shane Carwin fight, Carwin was beating down on a limp Mir and looked up at the ref who did not try to stop it until after a couple more bombs nailed Mir in the back of his head.

The Marcus Davis against Ben Saunders fight is one of the few fights that ended thanks to a knee shot. Easily one of the bloodiest KOs on the DVD as Davis took more than one shot to fall to the ground and looked like he was a lifeless body. Included in the DVD extras is a near seven-minute montage for Ultimate TKOs in the UFC during that period of time. Watching Kimbo Slice taking his final beating in the UFC are among the highlights in the short featurette.

Fans of sudden finishes and do not necessarily enjoy watching long fights get to enjoy a part of mixed martial arts that not only pleases boxing fans, but fight fans as well. Two gladiators battling and when they are both evenly matched, to see a KO scored is truly an amazing sight to behold. Some fight endings might seem questionable, but make no mistake you see a fighter get rocked in every fight.

UFC Ultimate Knockouts 8

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Run time of 93 minutes

Released on Jan. 25, 2011

$19.98

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UFC Ultimate Knockouts 8 Fight highlights

Chuck Liddell VS.Shogun Rua UFC: 97

Krzysztof Soszynski VS. Andre Gusmao UFC: 98

Drew McFedries VS. Xavier Foupa-Pokam UFC: 98

Lyoto Machida VS. Rashad Evans UFC Lightheavyweight Championship UFC: 98

Mike Ciesnolevicz VS. Tomasz Drwal Ultimate Fighter Finale U.S. VS. U.K.

Brock Lesnar VS. Frank Mir UFC Heavyweight Championship Unification UFC: 100

Anderson Silva VS. Forrest Griffin UFC: 101

Tim Hague VS. Todd Duffee UFC: 102

Nate Marquardt VS. Demian Maia UFC: 102

Keith Jardine VS. Thiago Silva UFC: 102

Tyson Griffin VS. Hermes Franca UFC: 103

Josh Koscheck VS. Frank Trigg UFC: 103

Rich Franklin VS. Vitor Belfort UFC: 103

Antoni Hardonk VS. Pat Berry UFC: 104

Anthony Johnson VS. Yoshiyuki Yoshida UFC: 104

Alexander Gustafsson VS. Jared Hamman UFC: 105

Marcus Davis VS. Ben Saunders UFC: 106

Luiz Cane VS. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira UFC: 106

Mike Pyle VS. Jake Ellenberger UFC: 108

Junior Dos Santos VS. Gilbert Yvel UFC: 108

John Howard VS. Dennis Hallman Ultimate Fighter Finale 10

Marcus Jones VS. Matt Mitrione Ultimate Fighter Finale 10

Roy Nelson VS. Brendan Schaub Ultimate Fighter Finale 10

Matt Serra VS. Frank Trigg UFC: 109

Brendan Schaub VS. Chase Gormley UFC on Versus

John Howard VS. Daniel Roberts UFC on Versus

Junior Dos Santos VS. Gabriel Gonzaga UFC on Versus

Minotauro Nogueira VS. Cain Velasquez UFC: 110

Keith Jardine VS. Ryan Bader UFC: 110

Shane Carwin VS. Frank Mir UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship UFC: 111

Lyoto Machida VS. Shogun Rua UFC Lightheavyweight Championship UFC 113

UFC 119 was headlined by the dream mixed martial arts match-up of Frank Mir versus Mirko Cro Cop. These two heavyweights have been considered two of the best fighters in this modern era and with Cro Cop finally coming to the UFC in 2007, the chance to see these two former champions collide was one of great intrigue.

In 2010, the hype for the showdown died a bit—Mir had suffered some major losses and Cro Crop scored victories that were deemed unimpressive compared to his Pride days. Regardless, at the UFC PPV both men just fought on their feet the majority of the fight. Odd considering how both have great ground games. Also odd was Cro Crop barely hitting any of his kicks—his kicks use to knockout opponents—against Mir his kick looked weak. Not only did they stay on their feet most of the fight, but most of the fight featured barely any action and the action you did see was strikes that did not have much power or effort behind them.

Near the end of the fight, with both fighters grappling up next to the cage, you can clearly tell the two are talking to each other and it looks like they are even laughing to each other. When Joe Rogan, a pro-everything-about-UFC commentator is complaining about how boring the fight is, many questions can be raised on if the fighters were truly prepared for this fight. Mir states in the post-fight footage that he was disappointed with his performance.

Lightweights Sean Sherk and Evan Dunham had arguably the best fight at UFC 119, but the ending to the fight is a highly debatable issue; some can say Sherk’s bloody elbow strike and cage control was enough to win the fight, others might see Dunham’s takedowns and near submission victories as more than enough to win it. Watch it and decide for yourself.

UFC 119 also features a beat-down on Matt Serra by Chris Lytle. Fans that could not stand Serra for his war with Georges St-Pierre, will definitely find comfort in Lytle beating down Serra for all three rounds. In the bonus footage showing how Serra got ready for the fight, Serra shows the poster from his first fight with GSP. “There was a rumour about us having a second fight, I don’t know what he’s talking about,” he says. Serra comes across as a caring parent when playing with his daughter and as he receives news of his second daughter on the way. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira against Ryan Bader starts off well for Little Nog, but Bader showed his ability to ride Little Nog to the point that he weared him down, almost scoring a TKO more than once.

The extras on this DVD are great reasons why UFC DVDs are worth buying. Day in the life of Serra, Lytle and Mike Goldberg all help give a unique look at them as they prepare days before fight day. Goldberg going through his production meeting and talking about his relationship on-screen and off with Rogan, shows you how much work the play-by-play position requires. The Matt Hughes commentary on the Serra-Lytle fight and the fighters’ technique demonstrations are neat insights that give you genuine perspectives on MMA.

UFC 119: Mir v. Cro Cop

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Run time of 333 minutes

$21.98

Released on Dec. 7, 2010

UFC 119: Mir v. Cro Cop event bouts

Frank Mir VS. Mirko Cro Cop

Antonio Rogerio Nogueria VS. Ryan Bader

Matt Serra VS. Chris Lytle

Sean Sherk VS. Evan Dunham

Melvin Guillard VS. Jeremy Stephens

Prelim bouts

CB Dolloway VS. Joe Doerksen

Matt Mitrione VS. Joey Beltran

Thiago Tavares VS. Pat Audinwood

Steve Lopez VS. Waylon Lowe

TJ Grant VS. Julio Paulino

Mark Hunt VS. Sean McCorkle

Voted by mixed martial arts fans online last year, this re-package box set is now in 1.78:1 aspect ratio on DVD and is also available on Blu-ray. Unlike the highlights of fights that aired on Spike TV, this box set gives you the complete fights.

From UFC 1 to UFC 98, there is a wide variety in fighting styles and how UFC has evolved from their days of No Holds Barred fighting. Legendary UFC fighters like Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, Tank Abbott along with current stars Brock Lesnar, Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn and Randy Couture are just a few of the fighters featured. Liddell, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra, GSP, Rich Franklin, are featured more than most fighters due to their well-known rivalries and memorable moments inside the octagon.

From Serra’s explosive KO on GSP, to GSP evolving his game and outclassing great warriors like Penn, Serra and Hughes, the history of not only the UFC unfolds, but a lot of their stars as well. Liddell’s dominance inside the cage, delivering phenomenal KOs and gruelling fights, is followed by the slow decline in his career as he became much easier to KO. Penn’s amazing encounters against Serra, Caol Uno, Carl Stevenson and others, is followed by Penn being described as being lazy when it comes to his fights later on in the set.

Due to the selective bouts that fans could vote for, there can be many debates questioning if this is truly the 100 greatest fights in the UFC and debates on the exact order. Regardless, there are so many different types of fights; some are quick, some are long brutal blood pouring marathons, and some are methodical chess games that sometimes end fast or go the distance. You may not get every great fight, but there’s no other collection that comes close to giving you your money’s worth.

Hardcore fans will love to look back on some of their favourite fights and perhaps see a couple of fights they missed out on. New fans to MMA will get the full education lesson on what the UFC has produced for 16 years. If you did not buy it last year, this UFC box set is easily the best pick-up this holiday season and will keep you occupied watching UFC past the holiday season—it’s so good you’ll want to watch it over and over.

UFC: The Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights

Not Rated

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Re-released on Nov. 2, 2010

Runtime of 1600 minutes

$59.98 on DVD, $119.98 on Blu-ray

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UFC: Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights list:

100. Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor (UFC 80)

99. Pat Miletich vs. Carlos Newton (UFC 31)

98. Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon (UFN 13)

97. Rashad Evans VS. Sean Salmon (UFN eight)

96. Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 60)

95. Tyson Griffin vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 90)

94. B.J. Penn vs. Din Thomas (UFC 32)

93. Thiago Alves vs. Chris Lytle (UFC 78)

92. B.J. Penn vs. Matt Serra (UFC 39)

91. Rich Franklin vs. Ken Shamrock (TUF 1 Finale)

90. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno II (UFC 41)

89. Forrest Griffin vs. Keith Jardine (UFC 66)

88. Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin (UFC 67)

87. Jeremy Horn vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 54)

86. Phil Baroni vs. Evan Tanner (UFC 45)

85. Nick Diaz vs. Karo Parisyan (UFC 49)

84. Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo (UFC 30)

83. Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon White (UFC 49)

82. Georges St. Pierre vs. Frank Trigg (UFC 54)

81. Jon Koppenhaver vs. Jared Rollins (TUF 6 Finale)

80. Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner I (UFC 42)

79. Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre I (UFC 69)

78. Keith Jardine vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 76)

77. James Irvin vs. Anderson Silva (UFN 14)

76. Matt Hughes vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 42)

75. Gerard Gordeau vs. Royce Gracie (UFC 1)

74. Rich Franklin vs. David Loiseau (UFC 58)

73. Jason Miller vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 52)

72. Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 92)

71. Tank Abbott vs. Don Frye (UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1996)

70. Mark Coleman vs. Pete Williams (UFC 17)

69. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno I (UFC 34)

68. Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 84)

67. Shonie Carter vs. Matt Serra (UFC 31)

66. B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre II (UFC 94)

65. Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout II (UFN 10)

64. Chuck Liddell vs. Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral II (UFC 62)

63. Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre I (UFC 50)

62. Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida (UFC 72)

61. B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson (UFC 80)

60. Karo Parisyan vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 46)

59. Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar (UFC 91)

58. Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton II (UFC 38)

57. Leonard Garcia vs. Roger Huerta (UFC 69)

56. Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner II (UFC 53)

55. Rashad Evans vs. Forrest Griffin (UFC 92)

54. Chris Leben vs. Anderson Silva (UFN 1)

53. Kenny Florian vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 64)

52. Chuck Liddell vs. Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral I (UFC 40)

51. Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 88)

50. Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 92)

49. Houston Alexander vs. Keith Jardine (UFC 71)

48. B.J. Penn vs. Jens Pulver I (UFC 35)

47. Chuck Liddell vs. Kevin Randleman (UFC 31)

46. Quinton Jackson vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 71)

45. Pete Sell vs. Scott Smith (TUF4 Finale)

44. Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre II (UFC 83)

43. Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg I (UFC 45)

42. Sean Sherk vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 56)

41. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 81)

40. Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture (UFC 15)

39. Keith Jardine vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 84)

38. Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo I (UFC 31)

37. Royce Gracie vs. Kimo Leopoldo (UFC 3)

36. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell II (UFC 52)

35. Frank Mir vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 48)

34. B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 84)

33. Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn II (UFC 63)

32. Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC 74)

31. Dan Henderson vs. Quinton Jackson (UFC 75)

30. Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn I (UFC 46)

29. Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC 98)

28. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz II (UFC 66)

27. Randy Couture vs. Tito Ortiz (UFC 44)

26. Jon Fitch vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC 87)

25. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell III (UFC 57)

24. Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock I (UFC 1)

23. Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre II (UFC 65)

22. Clay Guida vs. Roger Huerta (TUF 6 Finale)

21. Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell I (UFC 43)

20. Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre III (UFC 79)

19. Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva (UFC 82)

18. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz I (UFC 47)

17. Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia (UFC 68)

16. Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout I (UFC 58)

15. Thiago Alves vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 85)

14. Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I (UFC 34)

13. Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez (TUF 9 Finale)

12. Nick Diaz vs. Diego Sanchez (TUF 2 Finale)

11. Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson (UFC 86)

10. Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (UFC 76)

9. Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC 70)

8. Karo Parisyan vs. Diego Sanchez (UFN 6)

7. Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva II (UFC 77)

6. Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva I (UFC 64)

5. Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir I (UFC 81)

4. B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre I (UFC 58)

3. Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II (UFC 52)

2. Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva (UFC 79)

1. Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin I (TUF 1 Finale)

WEC featherweight Leonard Garcia appeared on this program to talk about his fight on September 30 at WEC 51 against Mark Hominick. Garcia also talked about his legendary fight against “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and much more.

Vermont and Montreal based fighter Tom Murphy was also interviewed on this show, he talked about a scheduled fight with Gary Goodridge for MFL 3, the sport of MMA and his career.

Dave, Kevin and Julie previewed DREAM 16, UFC 119 and MFL 3 on this show and discussed the latest in MMA on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

In the un-aired preliminary fights:

Joey Beltran def. Rolles Gracie via TKO in Round 2

Chris Tuchscherer def. Tim Hague via majority decision

Phil Davis def. Brian Stann via unanimous decision

Robert Emerson def. Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision

Televised Preliminary Fights

Melvin Guillard v. Ronys Torres (Lightweight)

Round 1

Guillard missed a flying knee and was taken down quickly. Torres transitioned into side-control but Guillard was able to get to his feet without taking much punishment on the ground. Torres pushed Guillard back with some punches and scored another takedown. Torres attempted to mount but Guillard scrambled out and got into Torres’ guard. Torres got to his feet and took a stiff leg kick from his opponent. Torres pushed Guillard back with some punches and missed a flying knee of his own. Guillard tried a spinning back-fist but Torres evaded the strike. Torres landed a nice counter-right hand but ate a knee when shooting in for the takedown. Torres was able to score the takedown and worked some punches in Guillard’s guard. Guillard took little damage from the bottom and scrambled to his feet. Both men landed strikes as they traded punches. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Ronys Torres: 10-9

Round 2

Torres landed a punch early in the round and pushed Guillard into the cage. Torres lifted Guillard with his shoulder and almost threw him out of the cage but Guillard stopped it by grabbing the cage. Torres and Guillard exchanged some punches and Torres pushed Guillard into the fence. Torres attempted a slam but Guillard landed on his feet and escaped. Guillard landed a nice leg kick and a leg kick- right hand combination. Guillard landed some big knees to Torres’ face as they clinched up. Torres was unable to land punches as Guillard weaved away. Torres went for a takedown, Guillard tried to roll out but landed on his back. Torres attempted a kimura but Guillard escaped and rolled into Torres’ guard. Guillard stood up and went for a diving right hand that missed as the round came to an end. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Melvin Guillard: 10-9

Round 3

Guillard missed an overhand right hand and Torres attempted a takedown that was stuffed in the first minute of the final round. Guillard landed a nice right hook and punching combos but Torres kept moving forward. Torres was able to land a single-leg takedown and transitioned from half-guard into side-control. Torres landed some punches to the face and elbows to the body as he tried to improve to mount position. Guillard scrambled back to his feet and landed a jab and leg kick. Torres landed a jab of his own and pushed Guillard against the cage and into a seated position. Torres tried to land some ground and pound as Guillard stayed pressed against the fence. Guillard got back to his feet and was taken down but Guillard landed on top of him in mount position and landed a flurry of punches just as the fight came to a close. Ringside Report scores Round 3 for Ronys Torres: 10-9

Melvin Guillard def. Ronys Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Mac Danzig v. Justin Buchholz (Lightweight)

Round 1

Danzig lands some leg kicks and punching combinations and dodges some kicks by Buchholz in the first minute of the fight. Danzig landed a left hook but Buchholz fired back with a body kick. Danzig landed some punches as they clinched, Danzig lands several punches but Buchholz fires back with a right hand that drops Danzig. Danzig gets back to his feet quickly but Buchholz continues to land shots with knees in the clinch and some punches. Danzig landed a right hand and pushed Buchholz into fence with 30 seconds remaining in the round. They separate and both men land shots in the exchange. Ringside Report scores Round 1 a draw: 10-10

Round 2

Buchholz lands a body kick and a jab but gets pushed into the fence. Danzig is unable to score a takedown and Buchholz pushes him away. Danzig lands a body kick but Buchholz lands a straight right hand. Danzig scores a takedown and lands in side-control. Danzig lands some elbows to the body and punches to the face as he tries to work the ground and pound. Buchholz locks Danzig in a half guard and attempts a kimura armbar but cannot lock the hold. Danzig gets into side-control and transitions into a mount. Buchholz turns over and Danzig takes his back but Buchholz rolled into Danzig’s guard. Danzig landed some elbows and punches from the bottom and reversed the position into a mount and scored punches and elbows as the round came to an end. Ringside Report scores Round 2 for Mac Danzig: 10-9

Round 3

Danzig pushed Buchholz into the cage and tried for a takedown but Buchholz got to his feet and landed a big hook and a knee. Buchholz fired in with a right hand but Danzig landed a counter-punch. Buchholz landed a right hook and Danzig clinched him against the fence. Buchholz attempts a takedown, Danzig tried to roll out but Buchholz was able to hang on and take his opponent down. Buchholz did little in Danzig’s guard and the fighters were stood up by referee Herb Dean with two minutes remaining. Danzig hit his opponent with a good punching combination, some body punches and elbows to the head. Danzig scored a takedown and scored some punches. Danzig tried to back-mount Buchholz but he rolled out. Danzig moved into a mount and landed several big punches. Buchholz turned to his back and Danzig attempted a rear-naked choke. Danzig was unable to secure the hold but hit several more punches as the fight came to an end. Ringside Report scores Round 3 for Mac Danzig: 10-9

Mac Danzig def. Justin Buchholz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Main Card Pay-Per-View Fights

Matt Serra v. Frank Trigg (Welterweight 170lbs.)

Round 1

Trigg and Serra box, and are exchanging punches. Trigg counts with some counter strikes from Serra’s offensive punching combinations and a high kick.  Serra connects with an inside leg kick followed by a three punches for the knockout.  

Matt Serra def. Frank Trigg via TKO 2:19 Round 1

Dan Miller v. Demian Maia (185lbs.)

Round 1

Miller hit a jab cross combination and a leg kick. Maia throws a punching combination, Miller clinches and Maia breaks free and counter strikes. Maia connects with a 3 punch combination and pushes him into the cage. Maia holds Miller to the cage and Miller blocks the takedown. Miller breaks free and Maia connects with a punch and pushes Miller against the cage and knees him in the groin. The referee stops the action and gives Miller a time to recover. Miller is ok and the exchange punches standing up, Maia clinches Miller against the cage and takes down Miller. Miller gets up immediately and punches Maia. Maia connects with two punches as the round ends. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Maia

Round 2

Miller connects with a leg kick and a left hand. Maia counter strikes an uppercut combination from Miller. Maia with a big left hook. Miller and Maia are circling each other connecting with punches and kicks. Miller pushes toward into Maia with body punches and leg kicks. Maia land to big rights and dodges a punch combination from Miller. Maia lands a hook, cross,  jab cobmination to end the round. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Maia.

Round 3

Miller connects with a leg kick and two body punches. Maia shoots for a takedown and shoves Miller into the cage. Maia connects with some knee, but Miller breaks free with an uppercut. Miller connects with a right and drops Maia. Miller drops down a big elbow, but Maia gets up. Maia takes him down against the cage and attempts to pass guard. Miller scrambles out and has Maia in a north south guillotine. Maia breaks free and mounts Miller attempting to pass guard and connect with ground and pound. Miller attempts to push Maia off him. Miller pulls Maia into a triangle, but can’t sink it in. Maia gets back in Miller’s guard. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Maia.

Demian Maia def. Dan Miller via Unanimous Decision

Mike Swick v. Paulo Thiago (Welterweight)

Round 1

Swick and Thiago circle each other with and a head kick by Thiago was the only strike landed in the first minute. Thiago landed a leg kick and a right hand, Swick came back with a leg kick and a right hand of his own. Swick landed a leg kick and continued to circle his opponent. Paulo Thiago nailed Swick with a hard leg kick and the fighters continued to look for their range. With 30 seconds remaining in the round, Swick scored a takedown and did little damage to Thiago. Ringside Report scores Round 1 for Mike Swick, 10-9

Round 2

Swick lands some leg kicks a big right hand but Thiago countered left-hook that knocked Swick down. Paulo Thiago pounced on his opponent and locked in a d’arce choke that put Swick to sleep.

Paulo Thiago def. Mike Swick via submission (d’arce choke) at 1:54 in Round 2

Nate Marquardt v. Chael Sonnen (Middleweight)

Round 1

Marquardt connects with punches and gets taken down by Sonnen. Marquardt pulls a guillotine, but Sonnen breaks free and connects with elbows in Marquardt’s guard against the cage.  Marquardt gets up and connects with a flying knee and is taken down again. Sonnen connects with several big gound and pound elbows in Marquardt’s guard controlling Marquardt on the ground. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Sonnen.  

Round 2

Sonnen connect with and counter strike and takes down Marquardt and punches him the side. Marquardt pulls a kimura. Sonnen break free and connects with lots of ground and pound. Marquarrdt pushes him up and Sonnen connects with a big punch. Sonnen is bleeding and is gushing all over Marquardt. Sonnen has Marquardt’s back and connecting with punches, while Marquardt connects with elbows. Marquardt gets up and is taken down again. Sonnon connects with more vicious ground and pound. Ringside Report scores the round 10- 9 Sonnen.

Round 3

Marquardt attempts to strike Sonnen with punches and kicks, but in taken down. Sonnen mounts Marquardt and connects with punches and elbows. Marquardt gets to his feet, but Sonnen holds on for another takedown. Sonnen is in half guard connecting with left hand punches and elbows. Marquardt gets back to his feet and pulls and deep guillotine. Sonnen breaks free and punches Marquardt and takes his back. Marquardt gets up and into a north south choke and transitions into mount and connect with some bug ground and pound strikes. Ringside Report scores the 10-9 Sonnen.

Chael Sonnen def. Nate Marquardt via Unanimous Decision (30-27,30-20-27,30-27)

Randy Couture v, Mark Coleman (Light Heavyweight)

Round1

 Couture connects with a stiff jab. Coleman connects with two punches that are countered by Couture. Coleman connects with another big punch, but couture pushes forward and connects with two punches. Couture connects with a right cross and knees in the Muay Thai clinch, into a clinch against the cage. Coleman pushes Couture off with two punches, but Couture clinches and works the dirty boxing. Couture land with three big uppercuts and is pulled in by Coleman. Couture connects with punches and elbows in the clinch against the cage. Ringside Report scores the round 10-9 Couture.

Round 2

Couture and Coleman exchange punches. Couture lands and big right and clinches against the cage. Couture takes down Coleman and mounts him. Couture connects with some ground and pound, takes Coleman’s back and gets the hooks and chokes out Coleman.

Randy Couture def. Mark Coleman via rear naked choke submission 1:09 Round 2

In this episode Dave and Kevin discussed WEC going to Pay-Per-View, Brock Lesnar appearing on the cover of UFC Undisputed 2010 and more.

Strength and conditioning coach to Nate Marquardt and many more, Jonathan Chaimberg, appeared on the show from Las Vegas to talk about the fighters he has trained for UFC 109. Chaimberg also confirmed Chael Sonnen’s assertion that Anderson Silva speaks English and much more.

Ringside Report contributors Julie V and Tito Curtis joined Dave and Kevin to give their thoughts on Ringside Report’s UFC 109 Roundtable. Dave and Kevin gave a full preview of the card and all four members of the Ringside Report team gave their predictions.

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