http://mmamania.com UFC news, event schedules, fight analysis, Octagon predictions, UFC fighters and MMA thoughts Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:28:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out the conclusion after the jump. http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/ufc-101-videos-bj-penn-has-a-message-for-kenny-florian/ Anderson Silva needs no introduction. He is arguably the best mixed martial arts fighter on the planet. With a record-breaking nine consecutive UFC wins to his credit (and counting), he has been as dominant as any fighter in the history of the sport during his reign. Recently however, his showings against Patrick ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/spider-man-an-mmamaniacom-interview-exclusive-with-anderson-silva/ Amarillo, TX. - July 3, 2009 - Shark Fight Promotions, a Texas based mixed martial arts fight Promotion Company, recently announced that they will be hosting a free mixed martial arts event on July 18th in Amarillo Texas at Gamboa's Outdoor Event Center. The popular Texas fight promoter was recently forced ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/shark-fights-to-hold-free-event-on-july-18-to-repay-fans-for-recent-cancellation/ Props: MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: "I've trained with him two times and he looked really sharp. I put my money on him against B.J. Penn. Kenny Florian is a great training partner, and is going to be a great champion, and he's also a greater person and human being (than B.J. Penn)." Current UFC welterweight ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/rush-to-judgement-st-pierre-picks-florian-over-penn-in-fighting-and-in-life/ http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/yoshihiro-akiyama-planning-to-show-that-judoka-can-be-successful-in-the-ufc-video/ The rivalry between The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 coaches, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson, will culminate at UFC 100 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 11. UFC President Dana White revealed that with a win, “The Count” would earn a title shot, which would likely ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/brit-picking-uk-elite-sound-off-on-bisping-vs-henderson-for-ufc-100/ Props: MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: "Hopefully by October I'll be competing. We're finishing the contract I'd say with CBS, Showtime, and Strikeforce and making a deal that UFC can't match. I feel sorry for the person they have me fight, but I do need one warm-up fight. I managed to come off a huge ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/tito-ortiz-give-me-fedor-by-summer-2010/ http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/thiago-alves-has-been-training-his-whole-life-to-knock-out-georges-st-pierre-video/ "I’m the guy with the road map. I’m the guy who knows where I want to go with this thing. I know what my end game is. I know where it is. When this thing is a sport, all over the entire world, and you can take the UFC to ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/03/dana-white-one-bleeping-sport-to-rule-them-all/ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has turned to Maxim magazine to help search for and name its next Octagon girl during its two-day fan expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, July 11. The first-ever Maxim UFC Octagon Girl Search will feature fine females 18 years ... http://mmamania.com/2009/07/02/how-to-become-a-ufc-ring-girl-search-begins-at-ufc-fan-expo/