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Josh Barnett moves up from 7th to 5th ranked heavyweight in the world with a first round submission win over Sergei Kharitonov in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix semi-finals on September 10. Daniel Cormier moves up from an honorable mention last month to 6th in the world with a knockout victory over previously 5th ranked Antonio Silva on September 10 in the other SF HW GP semi-final. With his loss, Antonio Silva drops from 5th to 8th, knocking Shane Carwin out of the 8th spot and the top 10 due to his inactivity. Since his loss to Junior Dos Santos in June, Carwin has been inactive and has no opponent or date for his next bout.

Heavyweights

1. Cain Velasquez (9-0, UFC Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar on October 23, 2010. Next fight: Junior Dos Santos on November 12, 2011.

2. Junior Dos Santos (13-1) (No. 1 contender in UFC HW division) Last fight: UD win over Shane Carwin on June 11. Next fight: Cain Velasquez on November 12, 2011.

3.Alistair Overeem (35-11-1) Last fight: UD win over Fabricio Werdum on June 18. Next fight: v. Brock Lesnar on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141

4 Brock Lesnar (5-2) Last fight: TKO loss to Cain Velasquez in October 2010. Next fight: v. Alistair Overeem on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141

5. Josh Barnett (30-5) Last fight:  submission win over Sergei Kharitonov on September 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Daniel Cormier in early 2012 in Strikeforce HW GP final

6. Daniel Cormier (9-0) Last fight: KO win over Antonio Silva on September 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Josh Barnett in early 2012 in Strikeforce HW GP final

7. Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) Last fight: UD loss to Alistair Overeem on June 18. Next fight: TBA

8. Antonio Silva (16-2) Last fight: KO loss to Daniel Cormier on September 10. Next fight: TBA

9. Frank Mir (15-5) Last fight: UD win over Roy Nelson on May 28. Next fight versus Antonio Rodgrio Nogueira on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.

10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-6) Last fight: KO win over Brendan Schaub on August 27. Next fight: v. Frank Mir on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140

Honourable mentions: Sergei Kharitonov, Brendan Schaub,, Fedor Emelianenko, Matt Mitrione, Shane Carwin

No movement in the light-heavyweight division this month. Rampage Jackson’s (5th) loss to Jon Jones (1st) does nothing to effect either fighters’ ranking.

Light-Heavyweights

1. Jon Jones (13-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: submission win over Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on September 24, 2011. Next fight: vs. Rashad Evans, date TBA

2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-5) Last fight: KO win over Forrest Griffin on August 27, 2011. Next fight: versus Dan Henderson on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139

3. Lyoto Machida (17-2) Last fight: KO win over Randy Couture on April 30, 2011 Next fight: TBA

4. Rashad Evans (15-1-1D) Last fight: TKO win over Tito Ortiz on August 6, 2011. Next fight: Jon Jones for UFC LHW title, date TBA

5. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8) Last fight: submission loss to Jon Jones on September 24, 2011. Next fight: TBA

6. Dan Henderson (27-8, Strikeforce LHW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on July 30, 2011. Next fight: versus Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139

7. Phil Davis (9-0) Last fight: UD win over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 26, 2011 Next fight: TBA

8. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (10-3) Last fight: TKO win over Yoel Romero on September 10, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

9. Forrest Griffin (18-6) Last fight: KO loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on August 27, 2011.  Next fight: TBA

10. Alexander Gustafsson (12-1) Last fight: TKO win over Matt Hamill on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Gegard Mousasi, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Tito Ortiz, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

With a unanimous decision victory over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on September 10, Luke Rockhold became the new Strikeforce middleweight champion and entered the Top 10 at number 10. Rockhold also knocked Jacare out of the 7th spot and the Top 10, leaving him as an honorable mention and a close 11th.  Previously ranked 8th, 9th and 10th Vitor Belfort, Brian Stann and Michael Bisping all move up one spot with Jacare’s loss to the 7th, 8th and 9th spots respectively.

Middleweights

1. Anderson Silva (30-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

2. Chael Sonnen (25-11-1D) Last fight: submission loss to Anderson Silva on August 7, 2010 for UFC MW title. Next fight v. Brian Stann on October 8, 2011.

3. Yushin Okami (26-5) Last fight: TKO loss to Anderson Silva on August 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) Last fight: UD win over Dan Miller on March 19, 2011. Next fight: TBA

5. Mark Munoz (11-2) Last fight: UD win over Demian Maia on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Chris Leben on November 5, 2011.

6. Demian Maia (14-3) Last fight: UD loss to Mark Munoz on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jorge Santiago on October 8, 2011.

7. Vitor Belfort (19-9) Last fight: KO win over Yoshihiro Akiyama on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

8. Brian Stann (11-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Santiago on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Chael Sonnen on October 8, 2011.

9. Michael Bisping (21-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Rivera on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Jason Miller on December 3, 2011.

10. Luke Rockhold (8-1) Last fight: UD win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on September 10, 2011 to win Strikeforce MW title. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov, Hector Lombard, Jorge Santiago, Rousimar Palhares, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza

Previously 3rd ranked Jake Shields loss to Jake Ellenberger on September 17 caused some movement at the top of the welterweight division. Shields drops down to 5th on the list with the loss, helping Josh Koschek move from 4th to 3rd with a victory on September 24 over Matt Hughes. BJ Penn also benefited from Shields’ loss and moved from 5th to 4th on the list. Jake Ellenberger’s win moved him up into the top 10 for the first time, taking Charlie Brenneman’s place at number 10.

Welterweights

1. Georges St-Pierre (22-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Jake Shields on April 30, 2011 Next fight: Carlos Condit on October 29, 2011 defending his UFC WW title.

2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1NC-1D) Last fight: majority draw v. B.J. Penn on February 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

3. Josh Koscheck (15-5) Last fight: KO win over Matt Hughes on September 24, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4.B.J. Penn (16-7-2D) Last fight: majority draw v. Jon Fitch on February 27, 2011. Next fight: versus Nick Diaz on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137

5. Jake Shields (26-5-1D) Last fight: KO loss to Jake Ellenberger on September 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

6. Nick Diaz (25-7-1D) Last fight: TKO win over Paul Daley on April 9. Next fight: versus BJ Penn on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137

7. Carlos Condit (27-5) Last fight: KO win over Dong Hyun Kim on July 2, 2011. Next fight: vs. Georges St-Pierre for UFC welterweight title on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137.

8. Rory MacDonald (12-1) Last fight: TKO win over Mike Pyle on August 6, 2011. Next fight: vs. Brian Ebersole at UFC 140 on December 10, 2011.

9. Rick Story (13-4) Last fight: UD loss to Charlie Brenneman on June 26, 2011.  Next fight: v. Martin Kampmann on November 19, 2011.

10. Jake Ellenberger (26-5) Last fight: KO win over Jake Shields on September 17, 2011. Next fight: vs. Diego Sanchez on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141

Honourable mentions: Martin Kampmann, Diego Sanchez, Dong Hyun Kim, John Hathaway, Johny Hendricks. Anthony Johnson, Charlie Brenneman

Nate Diaz’ drop back down to the lightweight division with a first round submission win over Takanori Gomi brings him into the top 10 at number 10. Diaz holds a victory over previously 10th ranked Melvin Guillard.

Lightweights

 1.    Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: draw with Gray Maynard on January 1, 2011 to retain UFC LW title. Next fight : Gray Maynard on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 2.    Gray Maynard (10-0-1D-1NC) Last fight: draw with Frankie Edgar on Janaury 1, 2011. Next fight: Frankie Edgar on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 3.    Gilbert Melendez (19-2, Strikeforce LW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Tatsuya Kawajiri on April 4, 2011. Next fight: versus Jorge Masvidal for Strikeforce LW title on December 17, 2011.

 4.    Clay Guida (29-11) Last fight: UD win over Anthony Pettis on June 4, 2011. Next fight versus Benson Henderson on November 12, 2011.

 5.    Anthony Pettis (13-2) Last fight: UD loss to Clay Guida on June 4, 2011. Next fight Jeremy Stephens on October 8, 2011.

 6.    Benson Henderson (13-2) Last fight: UD win over Jim Miller on August 14, 2011. Next fight: versus Clay Guida on November 12, 2011.

 7.    Jim Miller (20-2) Last fight: Unanimous Decision loss to Benson Henderson on August 14, 2011. Next fight: TBA

 8.    Shinya Aoki (28-5-1NC, DREAM LW champion ) Last fight: submission win over Rob McCullough on September 24, 2011 at DREAM 17. Next fight: TBA

 9.    Eddie Alvarez (22-2, Bellator Lightweight champion) Last fight: UD win over Pat Curran on April 2, 2011 to defend Bellator LW title. Next fight: Michael Chandler for Bellator LW title in November

10. Nate Diaz (14-7) Last fight: submission win over Takanori Gomi on           September 24, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Dennis Siver, Donald Cerrone, Nate Diaz, Melvin Guillard

The only movement in the featherweight rankins this month is Eric Koch moving ahead of Joe Warren at 7th, dropping Warren to 8th. Eric Koch scored a decision victory over TUF winner Jonathan Brookins on September 17, while Warren was knocked out by Alexis Vila in the opening round of the Bellator bantamweight tournament. Joe Warren remains the Bellator featherweight champion despite the loss.

Featherweights

1.    Jose Aldo (19-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Mark Hominick on April 30, 2011 to retain UFC FW title. Next fight v. Kenny Florian on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

 2.    Chad Mendes (11-0) Last fight: UD win over Rani Yahya on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

 3.    Hatsu Hioki (24-4-1) Last fight: submission win over Donald Sanchez on April 29, 2011. Next fight v. George Roop at UFC 137 on October 29, 2011.

 4.    Mark Hominick (20-9) Last fight: UD loss to Jose Aldo on April 30, 2011 for UFC FW title. Next fight: vs. Chan Sung Jung on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.

 5.    Kenny Florian Last Fight: UD win over Diego Nunes on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jose Aldo for FW title on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

 6.    Diego Nunes (16-2) Last fight: UD loss to Kenny Florian on June 11, 2011. Next fight: TBA

 7.    Eric Koch (12-1) Last fight: UD win over Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

 8.    Joe Warren (7-1, Bellator FW champion) Last fight: KO loss to Alexis Vila on September 24, 2011 in first round of Bellator BW tournament

 9.     Pat Curran (16-4) Last fight: KO win over Marlon Sandro to win Bellator FW tournament on August 20, 2011. Next fight: TBA

10. Patricio”Pitbull”Freire (17-1) Last Fight: UD win over Daniel Straus on May, 21, 2011 to win Bellator FW tournament. Next Fight: versus Joe Warren for Bellator FW title, date TBA.

Honourable mentions: Dustin Poirier, Manny Gamburyan, Tyson Griffin, Marlon Sandro.

Former DREAM featherweight champion, Bibiano Fernandes made a successful drop the bantamweight on September 24 at DREAM 17 with a submission victory over Takafumi Otsuka in less than one minute in the opening round of the DREAM bantamweight Grand Prix. Fernandes bumps Hideo Tokoro out of the 10th spot, Tokoro suffered a decision loss to Antonio Banuelos on September 24 in another DREAM bantamweight quarter-final match.

Bantamweights

1. Dominick Cruz (18-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Urijah Faber on July 2, 2011 to retain UFC BW title. Next fight: Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

2. Brian Bowles (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Takeya Mizugaki on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011.

3. Joseph Benavidez (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Eddie Wineland on August 14, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4. Demetrious Johnson (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Miguel Torres on May 28, 2011. Next fight : Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

5. Urijah Faber (25-5) Last fight: UD loss to Dominick Cruz on July 2, 2011 for UFC BW title. Next fight v. Brian Bowles on November 19, 2011.

6. Scott Jorgensen (12-4) Last fight: KO win over Ken Stone on June 4, 2011. Next fight v. Jeff Curran on October 29, 2011.

7. Miguel Torres (39-4) Last fight: UD loss to Demetrious Johnson on May 28, 2011. Next fight TBA

8. Brad Pickett (20-5) Last fight: UD win over Ivan Menjivar on December 16 2010. Next fight v. Renan Barao on November 5, 2011.

9. Michael McDonald (13-1) Last fight: SD win over Chris Cariaso on May 28, 2011. Next fight: TBA.

10. Bibiano Fernandes (9-3) Last fight: submission win over Takafumi Otsuka on September 24, 2011 at DREAM 17. Next fight: TBA 

Honourable mentions: Eddie Wineland, Takeya Mizugaki, Damacio Page, Antonio Banuelos, Masakazu Imanari.  

See previous month’s rankings: August 2011, September 2011.

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This is the second installment of the Ringside Report official MMA Top 10 rankings.

There was some movement in the heavyweight division rankings in August. Fedor Emelianenko drops out of the Top 10 with a loss to Strikeforce Light-Heavyweight champion Dan Henderson on July 30. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira moves back into the Top 10 Heavyweights in the world with an impressive knockout victory over Brendan Schaub. Nogueira had been absent from the octagon since February of 2010 when he lost to Cain Velasquez.

Heavyweights

1. Cain Velasquez (9-0, UFC Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar on October 23, 2010. Next fight: Junior Dos Santos on November 19, 2011.

2. Junior Dos Santos (13-1) (No. 1 contender in UFC HW division) Last fight: UD win over Shane Carwin on June 11. Next fight: Cain Velasquez on November 19, 2011.

3.Alistair Overeem (35-11-1) Last fight: UD win over Fabricio Werdum on June 18. Next fight: TBA

4 Brock Lesnar (5-2) Last fight: TKO loss to Cain Velasquez in October 2010. Next fight: TBA

5. Antonio Silva (16-2) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on February 12.Next fight: Daniel Cormier on September 10, 2011 in Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals

6. Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) Last fight: UD loss to Alistair Overeem on June 18. Next fight: TBA

7. Josh Barnett (30-5) Last fight:  submission win over Brett Rogers on June 18. Next fight: Sergei Kharitonov on September 10, 2011 in Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals

8. Shane Carwin (12-2) Last fight: UD loss to Junior Dos Santos on June 11. Next fight TBA.

9. Frank Mir (15-5) Last fight: UD win over Roy Nelson on May 28. Next fight TBA

10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-6) Last fight: KO win over Brendan Schaub on August 27. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Sergei Kharitonov, Brendan Schaub,, Fedor Emelianenko, Matt Mitrione, Daniel Cormier

The only movement in the light-heavyweight rankings this month is the addition of Alexander Gustafsson to the top 10. Gustafsson scored a TKO victory over Matt Hamill on August 6 to bump Antonio Rogerio Nogueira out of the top 10. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s win over Forrest Griffin on August 27 does nothing to make a change in either fighters ranking.

Light-Heavyweights

1. Jon Jones (13-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Mauricio Shogun Rua on March 19, 2011. Next fight: Quinton Rampage Jackson on September 24, 2011.

2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-5) Last fight: KO win over Forrest Griffin on August 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

3. Lyoto Machida (17-2) Last fight: KO win over Randy Couture on April 30, 2011 Next fight: TBA

4. Rashad Evans (15-1-1D) Last fight: TKO win over Tito Ortiz on August 6, 2011. Next fight: expected to face winner of Jon Jones- Rampage Jackson LHW title bout.

5. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8) Last fight: UD win over Matt Hamill on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Jon Jones for UFC LHW title on September 24, 2011.

6. Dan Henderson (27-8, Strikeforce LHW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on July 30, 2011. Next fight: TBA

7. Phil Davis (9-0) Last fight: UD win over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 26, 2011 Next fight: TBA

8. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (10-3) Last fight: TKO loss to Dan Henderson on March 5, 2011 for SF LHW title. Next fight: v. Yoel Romero (4-0) on September 10, 2011 on preliminary card of Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals.

9. Forrest Griffin (18-6) Last fight: KO loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on August 27, 2011.  Next fight: TBA

10. Alexander Gustafsson (12-1) Last fight: TKO win over Matt Hamill on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Gegard Mousasi, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Hamill, Tito Ortiz, Roger Gracie, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

No movement in the middleweight rankings for September 2011. Anderson Silva retains his number position with a TKO win over Yushin Okami on August 27. Okami remains the 3rd ranked middleweight while Nate Marquardt is still listed as a middleweight as he has yet to make his welterweight debut.

Middleweights

1. Anderson Silva (30-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

2. Chael Sonnen (25-11-1D) Last fight: submission loss to Anderson Silva on August 7, 2010 for UFC MW title. Next fight v. Brian Stann on October 8, 2011.

3. Yushin Okami (26-5) Last fight: TKO loss to Anderson Silva on August 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) Last fight: UD win over Dan Miller on March 19, 2011. Next fight: TBA

5. Mark Munoz (11-2) Last fight: UD win over Demian Maia on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Chris Leben on November 5, 2011.

6. Demian Maia (14-3) Last fight: UD loss to Mark Munoz on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jorge Santiago on October 8, 2011.

7. Ronaldo Jacare Souza (14-2-1NC, SF MW champion) Last fight: submission win over Robbie Lawler on Janaury 29, 2011. Next fight: Luke Rockhold on September 10, 2011 defending his SF MW title.

8. Vitor Belfort (19-9) Last fight: KO win over Yoshihiro Akiyama on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

9. Brian Stann (11-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Santiago on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Chael Sonnen on October 8, 2011.

10. Michael Bisping (21-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Rivera on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Jason Miller on December 3, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov, Hector Lombard, Jorge Santiago, Rousimar Palhares, Luke Rockhold

With a victory over the tough Mike Pyle (21-8-1) on August 6, Rory MacDonald enters the top 10 list this month at number 8. Rick Story gets bumped down to 9th and Charlie Brenneman to 10th, knocking Dong Hyun Kim out of the top 10.

Welterweights

1. Georges St-Pierre (22-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Jake Shields on April 30, 2011 Next fight: Nick Diaz on October 29, 2011 defending his UFC WW title.

2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1NC-1D) Last fight: majority draw v. B.J. Penn on February 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

3. Jake Shields (26-5-1D) Last fight: UD loss to Georges St-Pierre on April 30, 2011 for UFC WW title. Next fight v. Jake Ellenberger on September 17, 2011.

4. Josh Koscheck (15-5) Last fight: UD loss to GSP on December 10, 2010 for UFC WW title. Next fight: rumored to be fighting at middleweight on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.

5. B.J. Penn (16-7-2D) Last fight: majority draw v. Jon Fitch on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Carlos Condit on October 29, 2011.

6. Nick Diaz (25-7-1D) Last fight: TKO win over Paul Daley on April 9, next fight v. Georges St-Pierre for UFC WW title on October 29, 2011.

7. Carlos Condit (27-5) Last fight: KO win over Dong Hyun Kim on July 2, 2011. Next fight: B.J. Penn on October 29, 2011.

8. Rory MacDonald (12-1) Last fight: TKO win over Mike Pyle on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

9. Rick Story (13-4) Last fight: UD loss to Charlie Brenneman on June 26, 2011.  Next fight: v. Martin Kampmann on November 19, 2011.

10. Charlie Brenneman (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Rick Story on June 26, 2011. Next fight: Anthony Johnson on October 1, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Martin Kampmann, Diego Sanchez, Jake Ellenberger, Dong Hyun Kim, John Hathaway, Johny Hendricks.

Benson Henderson’s victory over Jim Miller shook up the lightweight division this month. Henderson was previously ranked 9th and faced the 4th ranked Jim Miller. Henderson’s victory bumps him up to 6th on the list while Miller drops to 7th. The fact that Anthony Pettis is one of the few men to hold a victory over Henderson is enough to move him from 8th ranked in August, to 5th in September. The fact that Clay Guida is one of the few to hold a win over Anthony Pettis will also earn him a boost in the rankings as he switches places with Jim Miller and goes from 7th to 4th. Shinya Aoki and Eddie Alvarez move from 5th and 6th respectively to 8th and 9th due to their lack of facing top 10 level competition.

Lightweights

1.    Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: draw with Gray Maynard on January 1, 2011 to retain UFC LW title. Next fight : Gray Maynard on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 2.    Gray Maynard (10-0-1D-1NC) Last fight: draw with Frankie Edgar on Janaury 1, 2011. Next fight: Frankie Edgar on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

3.    Gilbert Melendez (19-2) Last fight: TKO win over Tatsuya Kawajiri on April 4, 2011. Next fight: expected to fight Jorge Masvidal for Strikeforce LW title on December 17, 2011.

 4.    Clay Guida (29-11) Last fight: UD win over Anthony Pettis on June 4, 2011. Next fight rumoured to be fighting Benson Henderson on November 12, 2011.

5.    Anthony Pettis (13-2) Last fight: UD loss to Clay Guida on June 4, 2011. Next fight Jeremy Stephens on October 8, 2011.

6.    Benson Henderson (13-2) Last fight: UD win over Jim Miller on August 14, 2011. Next fight: rumoured to be fighting Clay Guida on November 12, 2011.

7.    Jim Miller (20-2) Last fight: Unanimous Decision loss to Benson Henderson on August 14, 2011. Next fight: TBA

8.    Shinya Aoki (28-5-1NC, DREAM LW champion ) Last fight: submission win over Rich Clementi on May 29, 2011 to defend DREAM LW title. Next fight: Rob McCullough on September 24.

9.    Eddie Alvarez (22-2, Bellator Lightweight champion) Last fight: UD win over Pat Curran on April 2, 2011 to defend Bellator LW title. Next fight: Michael Chandler for Bellator LW title on October 15.

10. Melvin Guillard (29-8-2D-1NC) Last fight KO win over Shane Roller on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Joe Lauzon on October 8, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Dennis Siver, Donald Cerrone.

Only movement in the featherweight division this month is Pat Curran knocking out Marlon Sandro on August 20 to take his place at 9th in the world.

Featherweights

1.    Jose Aldo (19-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Mark Hominick on April 30, 2011 to retain UFC FW title. Next fight v. Kenny Florian on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

2.    Chad Mendes (11-0) Last fight: UD win over Rani Yahya on August 6, 2011. Next fight: TBA

3.    Hatsu Hioki (24-4-1) Last fight: submission win over Donald Sanchez on April 29, 2011. Next fight v. George Roop at UFC 137 on October 29, 2011.

4.    Mark Hominick (20-9) Last fight: UD loss to Jose Aldo on April 30, 2011 for UFC FW title. Next fight: TBA

5.    Kenny Florian Last Fight: UD win over Diego Nunes on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jose Aldo for FW title on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

6.    Diego Nunes (16-2) Last fight: UD loss to Kenny Florian on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Manvel Gamburyan on September 24, 2011.

7.    Joe Warren (7-1, Bellator FW champion) Last fight: UD win over Marcus Galvao on April 16, 2011. Next fight: Alexis Vila on September 24 in Bellator BW tournamen

8.    Eric Koch (12-1) Last fight: KO win over Raphael Assuncao on March 19, 2011. Next fight v. Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011

9.     Pat Curran (16-4) Last fight: KO win over Marlon Sandro to win Bellator FW tournament on August 20, 2011. Next fight: TBA

10.  Patricio”Pitbull”Freire (17-1) Last Fight: UD win over Daniel Straus on May, 21, 2011 to win Bellator FW tournament. Next Fight: versus Joe Warren for Bellator FW title, date TBA.

Honourable mentions: Dustin Poirier, Manny Gamburyan, Patricio Tyson Griffin, Marlon Sandro.

We mistakenly had Joachim Hansen at bantamweight in August but he is currently competing at featherweight. DREAM bantamweight grand prix winner Hideo Tokoro steps in at number 10.

Bantamweights

1. Dominick Cruz (18-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Urijah Faber on July 2, 2011 to retain UFC BW title. Next fight: Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

2. Brian Bowles (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Takeya Mizugaki on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011.

3. Joseph Benavidez (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Eddie Wineland on August 14, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4. Demetrious Johnson (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Miguel Torres on May 28, 2011. Next fight : Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

5. Urijah Faber (25-5) Last fight: UD loss to Dominick Cruz on July 2, 2011 for UFC BW title. Next fight v. Brian Bowles on November 19, 2011.

6. Scott Jorgensen (12-4) Last fight: KO win over Ken Stone on June 4, 2011. Next fight v. Jeff Curran on October 29, 2011.

7. Miguel Torres (39-4) Last fight: UD loss to Demetrious Johnson on May 28, 2011. Next fight TBA

8. Brad Pickett (20-5) Last fight: UD win over Ivan Menjivar on December 16 2010. Next fight v. Renan Barao on November 5, 2011.

9. Michael McDonald (13-1) Last fight: SD win over Chris Cariaso on May 28, 2011. Next fight: TBA.

10. Hideo Tokoro (30-23-1) Last fight: UD win over Masakazu Imanari to win DREAM BW GP. Next fight: v. Antonio Banuelos in DREAM BW GP on September 24, 2011. 

Honourable mentions: Eddie Wineland, Takeya Mizugaki, Damacio Page

 

]]> http://ringsidereport.net/2011/09/top-10-mma-rankings-for-september-2011/feed/ 0 UFC 131: Dos Santos VS. Carwin DVD review http://ringsidereport.net/2011/08/ufc-131-dos-santos-vs-carwin-dvd-review/ http://ringsidereport.net/2011/08/ufc-131-dos-santos-vs-carwin-dvd-review/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:47:30 +0000 admin http://www.ringsidereport.net/?p=6026 Shane Carwin’s near year long return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship saw him leave the octagon a bloody mess after encountering the heavy hands of Junior Dos Santos at UFC: 131 in Vancouver, Canada.

The first round for Carwin was the complete opposite compared to his first round against Brock Lesnar. Dos Santos nailed some nasty ground and pound to close off the first round, so much so that Dos Santos looked to the official in amazement for not ending the fight right there. Carwin emerged with a crimson mask and looked like he was partially knocked out. Out of respect for Carwin’s ability to nail that one knockout punch, Dos Santos played it safe for the next two rounds as he punched and dodged to earn a title shot against UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.

Carwin’s original opponent before replacing Lesnar, Jon Olav Einemo battled Dave Herman in the fight of the night. Einemo looked like he rocked Herman just at the end of the first round and was able to secure a possible knockout victory, but the round ended just as Herman went down. In the second round Einemo continued to beat down on Herman with some serious knee shots and charging punches, but miraculously Herman nailed a strong knee that brought Einemo down. Einemo recovered to deliver a wicked slugfest back and forth with Herman that Herman got the best of in his UFC debut. Easily one of the most exciting fights of the year in the UFC.

Kenny Florian came back from being down a round to win an unanimous decision victory against Diego Nunes. Florian was awarded a title shot against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo thanks to his win. Florian made his comeback by nailing a vicious elbow to the top of the head of Nunes. With Nunes dazzled, Florian was able to takedown Nunes and punish him on the ground. Nunes did not pass out, but was still beaten into a pool of his own blood.

The butterflies that fighters have before going through the entrance curtain, Florian explaining his drop to the featherweight division, and post fight comments are the features for the behind the scenes footage. Dos Santos explains that he was a bit nervous since there was a lot on the line in his fight, but he feels that he proved that he is quicker and has better boxing skills.

UFC: 131 was not the best UFC show this year, but there were a few moments that will definitely make the best of 2011 highlights. Best for fans that enjoy particular fighters or were anticipating one of the fights on the card.

UFC 131: Dos Santos VS. Carwin

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada

Run time of 337 minutes

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Prelims

Michihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins

Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa

Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young

Nick Ring vs. James Head

Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Mike Massenzio

Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris Weidman

Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards

Main

Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha

Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman

Demian Maia vs. Mark Muñoz

Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes

Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin

]]> http://ringsidereport.net/2011/08/ufc-131-dos-santos-vs-carwin-dvd-review/feed/ 0 Top 10 MMA Rankings- August 2011 http://ringsidereport.net/2011/08/top-10-mma-rankings-august-2011/ http://ringsidereport.net/2011/08/top-10-mma-rankings-august-2011/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:04:14 +0000 admin http://www.ringsidereport.net/?p=5772 This is the first installment of the Ringside Report official MMA Top-10 rankings. The lists were debated over the past few weeks on Ringside Report Radio and will be updated on the first of every month.

Heavyweights

1. Cain Velasquez (9-0, UFC Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar on October 23, 2010 to win UFC HW title. Next fight: Junior Dos Santos on November 19, 2011 defending his UFC HW title.

2. Junior Dos Santos (13-1) Last fight: UD win over Shane Carwin on June 11. Next fight: Cain Velasquez on November 19, 2011 for the UFC HW title.

3.Alistair Overeem (35-11-1) Last fight: UD win over Fabricio Werdum on June 18. Next fight: October 2011 for United Glory in Russia.

4 Brock Lesnar (5-2) Last fight: TKO loss to Cain Velasquez in October 2010 for UFC HW title. Next fight: TBA

5. Antonio Silva (16-2) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on February 12.Next fight: Daniel Cormier on September 10, 2011 in Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals

6. Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) Last fight: UD loss to Alistair Overeem on June 18. Next fight: TBA

7. Josh Barnett (30-5) Last fight:  submission win over Brett Rogers on June 18. Next fight: Sergei Kharitonov on September 10, 2011 in Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals

8. Fedor Emelianenko (31-4-1) Last fight: TKO loss to Dan Henderson on July 30, 2011. Next fight: TBA

9. Shane Carwin (12-2) Last fight: UD loss to Junior Dos Santos on June 11. Next fight TBA.

10. Frank Mir (15-5) Last fight: UD win over Roy Nelson on May 28. Next fight TBA

Honourable mentions: Sergei Kharitonov, Brendan Schaub, Matt Mitrione,Daniel Cormier

Light-Heavyweights

1. Jon Jones (13-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Mauricio Shogun Rua on March 19, 2011 to win UFC LHW title. Next fight: Quinton Rampage Jackson on September 24, 2011 defending his UFC LHW title.

2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-5) Last fight: TKO loss to Jon Jones on March 19, 2011 for UFC LHW title. Next fight v. Forrest Griffin on August 27, 2011

3. Lyoto Machida (17-2) Last fight: KO win over Randy Couture on April 30, 2011 Next fight: TBA

4. Rashad Evans (15-1-1D) Last fight: UD win over Quinton Rampage Jackson on May 29, 2010. Next fight v. Tito Ortiz on August 6

5. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8) Last fight: UD win over Matt Hamill on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Jon Jones on September 24, 2011 for the UFC LHW title.

6. Dan Henderson (27-8, Strikeforce LHW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on July 30, 2011. Next fight: TBA

7. Phil Davis (9-0) Last fight: UD win over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 26, 2011 Next fight: TBA

8. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (10-3) Last fight: TKO loss to Dan Henderson on March 5, 2011 for SF LHW title. Next fight: TBA

9. Forrest Griffin (18-6) Last fight: UD win over Rich Franklin on February 5, 2011. Next fight v. Mauricio Shogun Rua on August 27, 2011.

10.Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-5) Last fight: UD loss to Phil Davis on March 26, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Gegard Mousasi, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Hamill, Tito Ortiz

Middleweights

1. Anderson Silva (30-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: KO win over Vitor Belfort on February 5, 2011 to retain UFC MW title. Next fight v. Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011 defending his UFC MW title.

2. Chael Sonnen (25-11-1D) Last fight: submission loss to Anderson Silva on August 7, 2010. Next fight v. Brian Stann on October 8, 2011.

3. Yushin Okami (26-5) Last fight: UD win over Nate Marquardt on November 13, 2010. Next fight v. Anderson Silva on August 27, 2011 for UFC MW title.

4. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) Last fight: UD win over Dan Miller on March 19, 2011. Next fight: TBA

5. Mark Munoz (11-2) Last fight: UD win over Demian Maia on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Chris Leben on November 5, 2011.

6. Demian Maia (14-3) Last fight: UD loss to Mark Munoz on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jorge Santiago on October 8, 2011.

7. Ronaldo Jacare Souza (14-2-1NC, SF MW champion) Last fight: submission win over Robbie Lawler on Janaury 29, 2011. Next fight: Luke Rockhold on September 10, 2011 defending his SF MW title.

8. Vitor Belfort (19-9) Last fight: KO loss to Anderson Silva on February 5, 2011 for UFC MW title. Next fight v. Yoshihiro Akiyama on August 6, 2011.

9. Brian Stann (11-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Santiago on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Chael Sonnen on October 8, 2011.

10. Michael Bisping (21-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Rivera on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Jason Miller on December 3, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov, Hector Lombard, Jorge Santiago

Welterweights

1. Georges St-Pierre (22-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Jake Shields on April 30, 2011 Next fight: Nick Diaz on October 29, 2011 defending his UFC WW title.

2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1NC-1D) Last fight: majority draw v. B.J. Penn on February 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

3. Jake Shields (26-5-1D) Last fight: UD loss to Georges St-Pierre on April 30, 2011 for UFC WW title. Next fight v. Jake Ellenberger on September 17, 2011.

4. Josh Koscheck (15-5) Last fight: UD loss to GSP on December 10, 2010 for UFC WW title. Next fight: TBA.

5. B.J. Penn (16-7-2D) Last fight: majority draw v. Jon Fitch on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Carlos Condit on October 29, 2011.

6. Nick Diaz (25-7-1D) Last fight: TKO win over Paul Daley on April 9, next fight v. Georges St-Pierre for UFC WW title on October 29, 2011.

7. Carlos Condit (27-5) Last fight: KO win over Dong Hyun Kim on July 2, 2011. Next fight: B.J. Penn on October 29, 2011.

8. Rick Story (13-4) Last fight: UD loss to Charlie Brenneman on June 26, 2011.  Next fight: TBA

9. Charlie Brenneman (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Rick Story on June 26, 2011. Next fight: Anthony Johnson on October 1, 2011.

10. Dong Hyun Kim (14-1-1D-1NC) Last fight: KO loss to Carlos Condit on July 2, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Martin Kampmann, Rory MacDonald, Diego Sanchez, Jake Ellenberger

Lightweights

1.Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: draw with Gray Maynard on January 1, 2011 to retain UFC LW title. Next fight : Gray Maynard on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 2.Gray Maynard (10-0-1D-1NC) Last fight: draw with Frankie Edgar on Janaury 1, 2011. Next fight: Frankie Edgar on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 3.Gilbert Melendez (19-2, Strikeforce Lightweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Tatsuya Kawajiri on April 4, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4.Jim Miller (20-2) Last fight: TKO win over Kamal Shalorus on March 19, 2011. Next fight: Benson Henderson on August 14, 2011.

5.Shinya Aoki (28-5-1NC, DREAM LW champion ) Last fight: submission win over Rich Clementi on May 29, 2011 to defend DREAM LW title. Next fight: Rob McCullough on September 24.

6. Eddie Alvarez (22-2, Bellator Lightweight champion) Last fight: UD win over Pat Curran on April 2, 2011 to defend Bellator LW title. Next fight: Michael Chandler for Bellator LW title on October 15.

7.Clay Guida (29-11) Last fight: UD win over Anthony Pettis on June 4, 2011. Next fight TBA

 8. Anthony Pettis (13-2) Last fight: UD loss to Clay Guida on June 4, 2011. Next fight Jeremy Stephens on October 8, 2011.

9. Benson Henderson (13-2) Last fight: UD win over Mark Bocek on April 30, 2011. Next fight: Jim Miller on August 14, 2011.

10. Melvin Guillard (29-8-2D-1NC) Last fight KO win over Shane Roller on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Joe Lauzon on October 8, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Dennis Siver

Featherweights

1. Jose Aldo (19-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Mark Hominick on April 30, 2011 to retain UFC FW title. Next fight v. Kenny Florian on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

 2.Chad Mendes (10-0) Last fight: UD win over Michihiro Omigawa on February 5, 2011. Next fight v. Rani Yahya on August 6, 2011.

 3.Hatsu Hioki (24-4-1) Last fight: submission win over Donald Sanchez on April 29, 2011. Next fight v. George Roop at UFC 137 on October 29, 2011.

 4.Mark Hominick (20-9) Last fight: UD loss to Jose Aldo on April 30, 2011 for UFC FW title. Next fight: TBA

5. Kenny Florian (15-5) Last Fight: UD win over Diego Nunes on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jose Aldo for FW title on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

 6.Diego Nunes (16-2) Last fight: UD loss to Kenny Florian on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Manvel Gamburyan on September 24, 2011.

 7.Joe Warren (7-1, Bellator FW champion) Last fight: UD win over Marcus Galvao on April 16, 2011. Next fight: Alexis Vila on September 24 in Bellator BW tournament.

 8.Marlon Sandro (19-2) Last fight: UD win over Nazareno Malegarie on July 23, 2011. Next fight v. Pat Curran on August 20, 2011 in Bellator FW tournament final.

 9.Eric Koch (12-1) Last fight: KO win over Raphael Assuncao on March 19, 2011. Next fight v. Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011.

10.Patricio”Pitbull”Freire (17-1) Last Fight: UD win over Daniel Straus on May, 21, 2011 to win Bellator FW tournament. Next Fight: versus Joe Warren for Bellator FW title, date TBA.

Honourable mentions: Dustin Poirier, Manny Gamburyan, Tyson Griffin

Bantamweights

1. Dominick Cruz (18-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Urijah Faber on July 2, 2011 to retain UFC BW title. Next fight: Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

2. Brian Bowles (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Takeya Mizugaki on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011.

3. Joseph Benavidez (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Ian Loveland on March 19, 2011. Next fight: Eddie Wineland on August 14, 2011.

4. Demetrious Johnson (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Miguel Torres on May 28, 2011. Next fight : Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

5. Urijah Faber (25-5) Last fight: UD loss to Dominick Cruz on July 2, 2011 for UFC BW title. Next fight v. Brian Bowles on November 19, 2011.

6. Scott Jorgensen (12-4) Last fight: KO win over Ken Stone on June 4, 2011. Next fight v. Jeff Curran on October 29, 2011.

7. Miguel Torres (39-4) Last fight: UD loss to Demetrious Johnson on May 28, 2011. Next fight TBA

8. Brad Pickett (20-5) Last fight: UD win over Ivan Menjivar on December 16 2010. Next fight v. Renan Barao on November 5, 2011.

9. Joachim Hansen (22-10-1) Last fight: SD win over Mitsuhiro Ishida on May 29,2011. Next fight TBA.

10. Michael McDonald (13-1) Last fight: SD win over Chris Cariaso on May 28, 2011. Next fight: TBA.

Honourable mentions: Eddie Wineland, Takeya Mizugaki, Damacio Page

]]> http://ringsidereport.net/2011/08/top-10-mma-rankings-august-2011/feed/ 1 Phil Davis and Sarah Kaufman on latest episode of Ringside Report Radio now online http://ringsidereport.net/2011/07/phil-davis-and-sarah-kaufman-on-latest-episode-of-ringside-report-radio-now-online/ http://ringsidereport.net/2011/07/phil-davis-and-sarah-kaufman-on-latest-episode-of-ringside-report-radio-now-online/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:31:02 +0000 admin http://www.ringsidereport.net/?p=5677 Click here to listen to the July 8, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough.

Phil Davis appeared on this episode and talked about his fight against Rashad Evans that will main event UFC 133 on August 6 in Philadelphia. Davis also discussed his championship aspirations and his love of Mario Kart.

Sarah Kaufman was also interviewed on this episode. Kaufman discussed her bout against Liz Carmouche on July 22 for Strikeforce, the UFC purchase of Strikeforce and the future of women’s MMA.

Dave and Kevin began debating the top 10 mixed-martial artists for July 2011 and began with the heavyweight, light-heavyweight and middleweight divisions.

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Click here to listen to the June 15, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough.

Dave and Kevin re-capped all the action from UFC 131 including Junior Dos Santos’ victory over Shane Carwin and his upcoming title shot against Cain Velasquez. They also discussed Mark Munoz’ win over Demian Maia and the questionable judging at UFC 131 in Vancouver.

All this and more MMA on this 1-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

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Click here to listen to the June 10, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough.

In this episode, Dave and Kevin give a full preview of UFC 131 including their predictions on Shane Carwin v. Junior Dos Santos, Mark Munoz v. Demian Maia, Diego Nunes v. Kenny Florian and the rest of the card.

Dave and Kevin also discussed the UFC making future non-title main events 5-round bouts and the inclusion of a flyweight division. All this and much more on this 1-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

]]> http://ringsidereport.net/2011/06/ufc-131-preview-now-online/feed/ 0 Aaron Rosa,Chris Weidman,Darren Elkins,Dave Herman,Diego Nunes,Donald Cerrone,Dustin Poirier,James Head,Jason Young,Jesse Bongfeldt,Joey Beltran,Jon Olav Einemo Click here to listen to the June 10, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough. In this episode, Dave and Kevin give a full preview of UFC 131 including their predictions on Shane Carwin v. Junior Dos Santos, Click here to listen to the June 10, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough. In this episode, Dave and Kevin give a full preview of UFC 131 including their predictions on Shane Carwin v. Junior Dos Santos, Mark Munoz v. Demian Maia, Diego Nunes v. Kenny Florian and the rest of the card. Dave and Kevin also discussed the UFC making future non-title main events 5-round bouts and the inclusion of a flyweight division. All this and much more on this 1-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio. Dave Simon, Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough, Jeremy Prophet clean Donald Brashear on latest episode of Ringside Report Radio now online http://ringsidereport.net/2011/06/donald-brashear-on-latest-episode-of-ringside-report-radio-now-online/ http://ringsidereport.net/2011/06/donald-brashear-on-latest-episode-of-ringside-report-radio-now-online/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:55:39 +0000 admin http://www.ringsidereport.net/?p=5522

Click here to listen to the June 8, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough.

On this episode, Dave and Kevin discussed the results from Ringside 11 and played post-fight interviews with Donald Brashear and Ringside MMA president Eric Champoux.

Dave and Kevin also re-capped The Ultimate Fighter 13 finale card and heard clips from Shane Carwin and Junior Dos Santos in anticipation for their bout on June 11 in Vancouver B.C.

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Click here to listen to the June 3, 2011 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin McKough.

On his episode, Dave and Kevin talked about the UFC announcing Georges St-Pierre will face Nick Diaz in October at UFC 137 and what it could mean for the future of the Strikeforce promotion.

Dave and Kevin previewed Ringside 11 including Patrick Cote v. Todd Brown and former NHL player Donald Brashear’s MMA debut. They also previewed every fight on The Ultimate Fighter 13 finale show including the main events of Clay Guida v. Anthony Pettis and Ramsey Nijem v. Tony Ferguson.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

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For the first and perhaps only time, Lesnar opens up with Paul Heyman co-writing on his personal life in his memoirs Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination, and Survival.

Lesnar explains how it was tough growing up poor on a farm in South Dakota. Lesnar dispels the rumours that he grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, however credits his parents a lot for helping him early in life. Lesnar explains how he changed from a scrawny kid to a larger than life heavyweight in his college days.

Following his spectacular double overtime victory for the NCAA Heavyweight Championship in amateur wrestling, WWE talent scout Gerald Brisco saw Lesnar and signed him to the biggest WWE development deal of all-time, or at least from what they told him. After telling the WWE that “If you want me to get better, then you need to put me in the ring with better people!” WWE brought Lesnar to the main roster where he went on a path of destruction with Heyman.

The difficult road schedule and the politics of the WWE environment eventually started to wear down “The Next Big Thing.” Lesnar admits to drinking a bottle of vodka a day and taking a couple hundred pills of Vicodin became his only way to numb the pain he was going through, especially after he got a concussion from the Shooting Star Press at WrestleMania 19. Lesnar openly says that WWE pushed him to do the move even though he thought it was a dumb idea.

Lesnar did not want to become like Curt Hennig or Ric Flair, he wanted out and he wanted to move on. A major motorcycle accident stopped him from going further in his NFL career, but after a bitter contract dispute with WWE, Lesnar jumped the barricade at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event and got Dana White’s attention. Right away Lesnar said he wanted to face the best and he got to face the best. To those tradition MMA fans that believe he got a title shot too quickly he says, “Screw them.”

A lot of stories especially when it comes wrestling are not mentioned because Lesnar cannot remember thanks to all the drug and alcohol abuse he went through. While Lesnar is brief with a lot of his stories, fans still get an honest and aggressive opinion from the former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Bullying around the Big Show, questioning the honesty of The Rock and Kurt Angle, and criticizing Vince McMahon for the way he treats his superstars. Wrestling fans get more than enough shocking and bunt opinions from Lesnar.

Haters of Lesnar will only look at this book and find they were always right about how he was born with a wicked spirit. Lesnar sums himself up quite nicely though, “You can call it ego, or cockiness, or arrogance, or anything else you want, but I’m used to being in control. Some people were meant to lead, others were meant to follow. I was born to take charge. It’s not only what I do, it’s who I am.”

Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination, and Survival

By Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman

HarperCollins Canada

224 pp.

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