by: DarthMolen
December 28 2006
This week we bring you the fourth episode of Komikazee's MMA Smackdown where we give you an in-depth preview of UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz 2. We also talk about Mirko possibly coming to the UFC and a surprise announcement from Randy Couture about his status.
Be sure to check the show notes by clicking "Display Show Notes".
Display Show Notes
Komikazee's MMA Smackdown #4
News
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Captain America announces that he might
come back if Ortiz wins. Also outlines a
plan that Tito needs to execute to win
(http://blogs.chron.com/fighting/2006/12/couture_outlines_fight_plan_fo_1.html
):
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"Absolutely ... the more he makes Chuck work; the more he makes Chuck
swing and miss and swing and even if he hits him ... in those flurries of
engagement, I don't think you'll see the knockout shot. You'll see Tito
then be able to transition through that flurry of engagement and take the
fight to the ground, which again, is ultimately going to make Chuck work
to get back up to his feet, which he does very well. Tito's going to have
to do that repeatedly; round after round."
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"If Tito finds a way to beat Chuck, I'm going to have to come out of
retirement and give Tito a whack."
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Hmm. That might just be enough to make me root for Tito just this once. I
love watching Captain America work... just kidding.
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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to fight
Marvin "Beastman" Eastman at UFC 67
(http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6398
)
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The rumors had been swirling that he was going to fight Hoger due to a
cryptic message on Sam's personal blog.
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Instead he is going to fight Marvin "Beastman" Eastman at UFC 67 on Feb.
3rd in Las Vegas (Super Bowl Weekend).
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The contract he si gns is a two fight contract with the UFC that reads
similar to his WFA contract in that it includes bonuses for pay-per-views
that aren't normally associated with UFC contracts.
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He definitely won't be meeting Liddell before July at the earliest.
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B.J. Penn and Jen Pulvers as The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 coaches
(http://www.graciemag.com/?c=144&a=5983):
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Season 5 starts shooting in January and airs in June / July
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This probably means that they will be fighting each other.
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B.J. Penn is 10-4. Jens Pulver is 21-7-1.
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B.J. is dropping down to lightweight for this fight.
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Warror Nation to show
on MSNBC in January
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Warrior
Nation is a 4 part mini-series that follows the lives of various
fighters and what they do to prepare for the grueling sport of MMA.
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Will air in January on MSNBC. Starts January 9th and will air on
consecutive Tuesdays.
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Some of the people that they are planning on featuring are:
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Jan. 9th - Urijah Faber and Enoch Wilson - Young fighters that are
trying to make it
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Jan. 16th - Erin Toughill and Clark Bevans - Couple that both fight in
MMA
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Jan. 23rd - Gina Carrano and Elaina Maxwell - Female MMA Athletes
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Jan. 30th - Steve Byrnes and Logan Clark, Liddell and Ortiz - UFC
fighters
Rumors
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Mirko Cro-Cop UFC Saga
(http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6424
): This whole Mirko saga has been going back and forth.
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Sherdog first broke the "news" that Mirko was considering coming to the
UFC.
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Mirko Fired back that nobody but him knew which way he was going and that
all the rumors were false that he was going to the UFC.
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Sherdog then rebutted in their "Beatdown" podcast and said that they were
standing by their source.
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Then a
picture
of Mirko in a UFC hoodie
showed up on the Internet.
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Now Sherdog is coming out that it is definite that Mirko is coming to the
UFC and that it will be announced during UFC 66 on December 30th.
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Gracie
Mag is saying that Mirko is going to hold a press conference January
1st to clear up which way he is headed.
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MMAWeekly now states that he will fight in UFC 67 on Feb. 3rd.
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We will have to wait and see on
Saturday.
Calendar
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IFL Finals Live on Dec. 29th and broadcast Dec. 31st on FSN
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Dec. 30th UFC 66
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Dec. 31st Pride Shockwave
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Dec. 31st K-1 Dynamite!!!!
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Jan. 19th International Fight League (IFL)
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Jan. 20th Gracie Fighting Championship (GFC)
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Jan. 20th World Extreme Cage (WEC)
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Jan. 25th Ultimate Fight Night Live 9 (UFC)
UFC 66
Chuck Liddell (204~6.2~19-3-0) vs. T ito Ortiz (204~6.2~15-4-0)
Tito Ortiz
Chuck Liddell
Forrest Griffin (205~6.3~13-3-0) vs. Keith Jardine (HAR-DEEN)
(205~6.2~11-3-1)
Forrest Griffin
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http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=3526
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Above average banger
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A lot of heart and a Scrapper
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Once had his arm broken and knocked the guy out with the other arm
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Has gone from a total brawler (see the first Stephan Bonnar fight) to a
decent technician (see the second Stephan Bonnar fight)
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Goofy as all get-out. Decent whit
Keith Jardine (HAR-DEEN)
Andrei Arlovski (240~6.4~11-5-0) vs. Marcio Cruz
(246~6.4~2-1-0)
Marcio Cruz
Andrei Arlovski
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Ex UFC Champion
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Wins against Ian Freeman, Tim Silvia, Cabbage
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Losses against Tim Silvia (2 times) and Pedro Rizzo (Hizzo)
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World Class Banger
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Signature look: Fangs on the Mouthpiece
Chris Leben (LEE-BEN) (5.11~185~15-2-0) vs. Jason MacDonald (185~6.3~17-7-0)
Jason MacDonald
Chris Leben (LEE-BEN)
Michael Bisping (205~6.2~11-0-0) vs. Eric Schafer (205~6.3~9-1-2)
Eric Schafer
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http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=13275
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Submission Specialist. Notable win against Rob McDonald with an Arm Triangle
Choke.
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Goofy guy. Here is a description of himself from his myspace account:
"I am a quasi-professional mixed martial arts fighter who studies Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu. I am not very good at it. I pretty much let the other guy hit me
in the face until he gets tired, then I submit him. That is why I am so ugly
and dumb. It was not always that way, once I was handsome and smart as a
whip. I graduated from UW Oshkosh with a BS in Biology and Chemistry, ready
to go to Medical School. Now I can barely figure out how to turn on this
computer. Boy times have changed… I also suffer from General Anxiety
Disorder, but I can usually cure that with a few glasses of booze. Not sure
if my mother is proud, but boy is life great: people pay me dozens of
dollars to beat people up, legally".
Michael Bisping
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TUF3 205 Champion
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English
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Very good striker. Decent ground game
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Defeated Kristian Rothaermel and Ross Pointon to punch his ticket to the
finals. Won against Haynes for the championship
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Hasn't fought in the octagon since June. Might be a little rusty.
Prelims
- Tony DeSouza (DE-SOOZA) (170~6.1~9-2-0) vs. Thiago Alves(170~5.8~15-4-0) (Prelim)
- Yushin Okami vs. Rory Singer (Prelim)
- Carmelo Marrero (220~6.0~5-0-0) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (6.1~2421~6-1-0) (Prelim)
- Anthony Perosh (225~6.3~5-2-0) vs. Christian Wellisch (237~6.3~7-2-0) (Prelim)
Commercial
Next week we review the fights as they went down during the New Years holiday.
We will discuss select exciting matches from UFC 66 and their implications on
the UFC scene as well as any surprise announcements that might come up during
the broadcast. We will also be announcing the IFL Championship results and the
winner of the HENZO Gracie vs. Carlos Newton superfight.
We also invite undefeated IFL Heavyweight Ben Rothwell of the Miletich
Silverbacks onto the radio show and discuss with him what is going on with his
life and where he wants to go with his fight career.
IFL championship breakdown by Steven Quadros before the New Years Eve fights.
For show notes, the latest breaking news on mixed martial arts, and the rumors
as they happen in the industry visit us online anytime at Komikazee.com, that's
K-O-M-I-K-A-Z-E-E --- DOT --- COM. Join us Wednesday, January 3rd,
2007 for all this and more.