The return of C-a-c ' knocked out? No, just shot! '

Welcome back, create-a-caption. Took away most of July, but August is ready for a busy. Let's start with this image from Tyson Griffin KO of Takanori Gomi. After the meeting was interrupted, Griffin has protested because clearly, has just tripped and fell. Nasty hook right Gomi had nothing to do with it. Take your best shot at a caption in the comment section. Winner Gets a lifetime supply of hair dye Gomi. Read on for the winners of our latest C-a-c.

First: "in a moment of confusion, Brock mounts the cage instead of his wife." — thunderboltgreaseslapper

Second place: "Brock is the fence when asked if he could defeat Fedor." — Allen

Third place: "...No Brock cannot jump off the top of the cage for a diving elbow drop. "— Marcyes

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The cut list: Who is 117 facing unemployment with a loss at UFC?

Know how to say that it is 117 a quality fight card from top to bottom at UFC? Coming up with candidates for the cut list actually a bit was a chore and not the kind of annoying obligation where you feel a sense of satisfaction once it is finished.

This weekend lineup has about a fighter with two consecutive losses, and quite a few that are strips of significant victory. So what gives? We could be the rare UFC event face where is nobody's job on the line?And if so, does this represent a leveling unemployment numbers and signs of economic recovery has been waiting the nation? or it is only a mistake like that one time when your ungeratener Uncle sober Thanksgiving is most showed?

The truth is, we know nicht.Aber are few guys with a slight chance fighting your way out of the job, on Saturday, so let's glance.

Anderson Silva(26-4,_11-0_UFC)
That he is facing: Chael Sonnen
Why he is in danger: If you believe that Dana White's threats, Silva could the first UFC champion of his successful title defense be fired as a direct result. Other head-scratching performance as his last fight, and he is out on the Straßen.So says white.Not child even if, for this happen Silva would have to reach new levels of annoying indifference.It is only the usual, bizarre result tun.Sogar a rapid loss would not tun.Wirklich, there is only one way he could get that may cut, and that is when the intentional author of his own death.
Likely always cut: 20-1.Since he did it three times already, I think we can say that it is impossible, he will do it again. At the same time if Silva does not want to beat up sun from now on can he be not even human.

Dennis Hallman (41-13-2 1, 1-4 UFC)
That he is facing:Ben Saunders
Why he is in danger: Only Hallman is back in the UFC, after all these years is unlikely enough. for all his success outside the Octagon has success in es.Ja had not the 34 year-old, he holds two victories over former welterweight champ Matt Hughes back in the day, but he also comes from a knockout loss to John Howard in his recent UFC seek.To make things complicated, Hallman recently went on "Inside MMA" and made some pretty incendiary comments on steroids, suggesting that it is just like aspirin for your headache.Not only his analogy is faulty, but come from someone who is above blown for the juice it kind of makes it seem like a possible future liability on the UFC roster.
Odds cut get:Sogar.Wenn Hallman loses Ben Saunders and drops to 0-2 in its current Octagon execution, it is almost guaranteed that he get deleted werde.Er needs only to keep around to win, and this will be not easy under Saunders against much larger.

Tim Boetsch (11-3, 2-2 UFC)
Who he is facing: Todd Brown
Why he is in danger:Bötsch has already the old 'go to win a few in the minors' speech of UFC getting ahead and to his credit he did exactly what he needed to return to the big show to tun.Jetzt thanks to breach Thiago Silva, he gets confronted an octagon newcomer at UFC 117, and, that never hurts your chances.At the same time during Bötsch perhaps a loss for Silva, have survived, could like a loss for a UFC rookie like Brown another grounds for dismissal.
Likely always cut: 4-1.Boetsch this one should win, but even if he loses he could keep his job, as long as it in the effort terrible look.

Rodney Wallace (9-2, 0-2 UFC)
That he is facing:Phil Davis
Why he is in danger:Although he has an awesome nickname ("Sho Nuff master"), to show that he fell a UFC caliber Kämpfer.Er Wallace a battle to Brian Stann, then an exciting Slobberknocker Jared Hamman, and now, after its pulled out former opponents with an injury, he has trouble of facing rising prospect Phil Davis on the Prelims.Bummer.Er undersized is Division to begin with, and his chances to stop Davis ' takedowns are, say, Arm.Er needs at an early stage to land a great Haymaker, otherwise it will be most to spend this fight on the back.
Likely always cut: 1-5.Es is just no way, the Wallace drops to 0-3 in the UFC and keeps his Job.Nicht having incriminating photos of someone high up in the organization.

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Alessio Sakara out-of-UFC 118, Gerald Harris likely to face Joe Vedepo

A knee injury surging Italian striker Alessio Sakara from the UFC 118 card has forced and UFC middleweight champion Gerald Harris fight is probably be replaced by Joe Vedepo return.

A source with knowledge of the situation informed MMA fighting the change.

Sakara had originally to face Jorge Rivera, been planned that break from the event after his arm to withdraw musste.Harris Rivera, and now Harris replaced face are probably a replacement fighters.

The source who said the fight is not yet officially signed has, however, that both fighters offered fight and orally agreed.

Harris (17-2) one of the signature was UFC 116, moments from July's Dave branch with a thundering slam in the third round of their bout aussparen.Die KO ESPN SportsCenter made's plays of the week as a result.

3-0 In the UFC, also hit, Mario Miranda and John of basic ist.Alle three his victories on knockout arrived at.

It is run a second in the UFC for Vedepo which 11-3 overall though went from 0-2 in his first UFC stint of 2008-09, losing to the aforementioned Sakara and Rob Kimmons.

Since then he has, however, won four straight fights, deserve a second chance on the biggest stage of sport.

An event UFC 118 takes place on August 28 from TD Garden in Boston.Es runs for the first time the organization in Massachusetts since the State sanctioned highlight the sport.

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UFC 117: Six sub plots to watch for

If your interest in Saturday night UFC 117 not over to the middleweight title matchup between Chael go Suns and Anderson Silva, I suggest to stop because thats the last mention of you in this story you either here, or to invest further in the map by you a look at other interesting ways.

We present a look at the top six subplots of UFC 117 of the night hüllt.Und what has forgotten, the ignored the storylines that could result at the time with each of these anyway to do Jake shields?

6. Hendricks vs. Brenneman, take 2
If in the welterweight of prospects Johny Hendricks and Charlie Brenneman up on tonight's undercard hook, it not the first Mal.Die both took the 2004 NCAA Wrestling Championship Tournament against each other. Hendricks won the game and at the end of the fifth in the tournament, place the first of his four all-American Awards to earn.Meanwhile Brenneman was a senior and defeat ended his career.

Hendricks recently admitted he had no memory of this game.Brenneman, who in the meantime it in his memory, what branded him a little extra motivation to hand of the 8 0 Hendricks his first professional loss.

5. Rafael dos Anjos ' test
Rafael dos Anjos opened his UFC career with consecutive losses.For most young fighters leads to a ticket back to MMA's minor League for more spice. whatever the UFC dos Anjos gave another shot for whatever reason, and he has gone 3-0 since, with victories over Rob Emerson, Kyle Bradley and Terry etim.

The perfect man admits him a shot against clay Guida, which seems despite a 6-5 record in the UFC, weed out pretenders from competitors sein.Vier of straight UFC win would be a great achievement for dos Anjos, and at the age of 25 years, would it a guy deserves to keep in mind.

4. Perform any of the last for Hughes?
After losing consecutive fights against Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, many thought it was time to retire for Matt Hughes.Still a victory against Ricardo Almeida would give today quiet evening, three straight WINS.

Victory would mean; although his last victory over 43-year-old Renzo Gracie as surprise not come, Almeida is that the game of Hughes passed so much as a 2 to 1 edition of MMA live said favorite in the sport Pfund.Auf of this week former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans essentially something has. 36 Hughes is certainly a tough battle to back the cover 170 pounds-to move, but we want to may wait until tonight to see only what he had left.

3. The ghost of Jake shields
You questions is perhaps what Jake shields to UFC 117 to do has. While it is true that he is not on the map, it is also true that he could bear benefit if a few things to go his way.The first one already did: Thiago Alves missed weight.

If Alves beats has Jon Fitch tonight, UFC trust matching Alves weight in the title of the winner to make promised?For all his considerable talent, Alves has had to ignore a story of the problems with the weight cut that always is harder and harder.If that the UFC fear, shields can its way into the No. 1 contender slot with an impressive win over Martin Kampmann in the Oktober.Wenn Alves Fitch perhaps backdoor in fact tonight beat, not surprisingly, Dana white, that at least the possibility to entertain it be heard.

2. The quiet rise of Phil Davis
The 25-year-old Phil Davis remains one of the brightest prospects in MMA, but for the third time in three games, his bout on the undercard.

The UFC has chosen to bring him along methodically, well aware, the 205 pound Division is full is sharks are and there is no need in this tank to overthrow. While you are taking the right approach with Davis, probably hope in the title picture in about two years would be it nice to find a way, to get his fight on TV and to start, the interest in a fighter who probably finally is a top five light heavyweight building.

1. Roy Nelson complete improbable perform?
Sure, he was a former IFL heavyweight champion, but Roy Nelson was signed on 10 of the ultimate fighter season, he was on a two fight losing streak.

When he got was he Dissed by Dana white and by fans due to the portly occurs his, but everything he has done is dismissed, Brendan Schaub and Stefan Struve consecutive gewinnen.Er breezed by TUF, then knocked perspectives.

Opponents is junior dos Santos a powerful puncher with a ground game, we still have to sehen.Nelson, meanwhile, is a decorated could grappler and a floor fight already has its clearest way to the Sieg.White said Brock Lesnar or Cain Velasquez faced aimed the winners for the UFC heavyweight title fight way "Big Country" for a UFC belt would have only a year ago a massive longshot, but now it is fully within its range.

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MMA link parade

Market as you wait until Friday afternoon the UFC 117 results from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, why not the time to with these articles by our friends around the Internet.

-Drei of preliminary bouts official UFC-120.(Difficult)

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-Austin PD opens investigation Roger Huerta Street justice incident.(MMA convert)

-Dana white speaks revival more Jon Jones future Japanese MMA. (Versus)

-UFC 117 countdown video.(MMA scraps)

-Terms affecting Jon Fitch Thiago Alves II.(Watch na run)

-UFC on versus 2 salary information.(Five ounces of pain)

-Cain Velasquez talks about training with Bobby Lashley for Brock Lesnar.(Lowkick)

-The number on Chael Sonnen's ticket.(Fight magazine)

-The time for talk is almost over.(Cage potato)

-Chael Sonnen's Guide to trash talk.(Ultimate fighter)

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Brazil vs. US at UFC dates back to the beginning

? Although focused on the middleweight title fight Champion Anderson Silva vs. Chael Saturday's UFC-117-card can Sun - probably the most virulent outspoken challenger in the promotion's history - and USA hot vs. Brazil. ? for the first time in the promotion's story, are each fight on the main map between an American and a Brazilian.

It is appropriate that modern mixed martial arts owes much of its framework of the Gracie family of Brazil, and the sport become a worldwide phenomenon thanks largely to the promotion and the marketing machine that is the UFC in America.

At Saturday's pre-fight press conference said UFC President Dana white, there was no strategy, to build a map to fighters from the two countries.

"It just kind of worked so", said White."I would love to tell you we are the brilliant and this is how we this thing, but it is just the way which it out am sure it will be fun for Brazil wirkten.Ich your guys win or what to see, but the manner, I think, mixed martial arts is, people from all over the world care about guys from other Ländern.Sie have people in the United States who want to see dos Santos Silva or (junior) or who it is from Brazil win, too.Das is not really one such sport."

Although the sport of mixed martial arts vs suitable fighter, regardless of the country of origin to fighters more than it does to all geographical boundaries if there is a rivalry, USA vs. Brazil the Yankees-red become Sox, Celtics-Lakers, Packers bears or Liverpool Manchester United in the MMA world.
In 221 UFC fights between Brazilian and American Brazil currently holds a 117 102 lead, there two draws.
During lists of the greatest fighters included in the certainly names outside these two countries - Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Filipovic, Bas Rutten, Takanori Gomi, Oleg Taktarov and Georges St-Pierre, name sport's story a few - an overwhelming number of MMA big originate or in Brazil and in the USA

So is not Brazilian that is surprising apart from Americans, were the mainstays in the UFC.157 Total events, including Saturday's UFC 117 map have only 21 Brasilianer - amazing 87% not included.

But go further within the numbers when it comes to the Brazilians faced Americans, including more than five times on Saturday will happen but it is the percentage close, Brazil has a significant lead before the USAIn between Brazilian and American Brazil 221 UFC is currently a 117-102-lead, there were two draws.

UFC pre Zuffa infancy Hall of Famer Royce Gracie led that victories over who won Brazilian kostenlos.Mit like Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn Gracie his first eight fights against American fighters before finally to fight to a draw with Shamrock. 8-1: 1 against US competition was his only loss of Matt Hughes at UFC 60.Gracie out helped Brazil to a 10-1-1 lead against the Americans - although no such official statistics are kept by the UFC.It was not until UFC fight night 2 that it has in the United States its first lead.And the United States went to fight night 7, 48-47-1.But since regained the top on the fight night 8, Brazil still not repented - 101-82-1 at UFC 98, his largest lead in the rivalry up.

Modern, is Silva, which has dominated.He is 8-0 against Americans and it looks nine straight against Sun Saturday machen.Auch on Saturday's-an American fighter against test card, DOS which calls Santos his first career; Rafael dos Anjos, taking clay Guida, is 2: 2 against Americans Hughes is an impressive 5-1 in the UFC opponents, Ricardo Almeida, against U.S. fighters; and Thiago Alves, despite a loss for Jon Fitch earlier in his career, sees his 4-2 record against the States in the pair's rematch added.

Other remarkable Brazilian fighters against Americans in UFC history include Pedro Rizzo (7: 4), Vitor Belfort (6), Gabriel Gonzaga (5-2) and something surprisingly plays given his last exit from promoting, Thales, who is a perfect 5-0 against American competition in the UFC.

On the U.S. side, the two most successful American Brazilian opponents are two Hall of Fame, Chuck Liddell (5-1) and Randy is couture (5-2) .Hughes, fellow Hall of Fame, 4-1, his only loss coming Alves.Und Tyson Griffin is 4-0.Liddell's only loss came in to Mauricio Rua UFC 97.Couture lost Belfort and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

With all his main map Saturday with Brazil vs. the USA fights, the UFC is new - type treten.UFC 58 Canada was called vs. dominant USA waren.Den USA went all eight fights on the map between fighters from these two countries 5-3, under the leadership of then Middleweight Champion rich Franklin's decision on David Loiseau.

But not even a company record for most Brazil US games on a Karte.Diese is deserves honor 117 UFC UFC 85, the six battles between Americans and Brazilian featured.

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Welcome to Chael Sonnen map

SAN FRANCISCO - like Chael sunbathing on the UFC 117 press conference demonstrated is the key to any good schtick that ruse maintain that it is not a schtick.

Laugh at your own jokes. Crack a smile.Not nod and wink your way through your Routine.halten you just plowing forward, as if you have no idea that the words coming out of your mouth are completely absurd.

For the better part of a half hour in fisherman's Wharf Hilton on Thursday afternoon, this is the game plan, the Suns gefolgt.Die was exactly time that it was over the Suns of only the straight face could hold.

His insult comedy routine got accused Silva's Manager, Ed Soares immediately, from the ground as he Anderson, the mistranslating one the Silva's comments.

"You not the only one in the room, which speaks Portuguese, although you act like you are," boomed Suns. "It is a difficult picking up this language as it is pig Latin understanding step."

And how that set the tone for the afternoon.

Sure there were some questions for the other fighters. Dos Santos has a chance to talk one candidate bout a little about your number and Jon Fitch heavyweights Roy Nelson and junior and Thiago Alves weighed in with a few comments of your own.But it took long also gave the floor to Sun, and you Rails just curious to hear what he would say next as the media.

"" I really know what respect means,"said Sun somewhere."That sounds like something a child in the street, says after he is always ready, talks about respect your coat and your shoes to nehmen.Jeder, I do not. Listen, I'm here to Kämpfen.Dies is a fist fight to me.You can speak about mixed martial arts, and can bend and do all this shit you see in the movies, but when done with it, and the guy in the shark [-skin] suit gets done say our name and gets the heck out of the ring'm going to be in a fist fight, I on Saturday night in Oakland, California. "

The former welterweight of Champ Matt Hughes was breathless with laughter at this time.

"I have to say this is the funniest press conference that I've ever been," said Hughes.

Even Dana White had to admit that he himself enjoy was.

", He says some funny sh-t.""It's hard not to laugh."

A man, which stopped short of laughter, Silva.Wie was however, Suns itself as "under the weather over trained, under motivated and yet robust enough to beat this guy" described, Silva simply rubbed his eyes and shook his head.When asked whether all the began trash talk by his opponent to annoy him, the Champ shrugged.

"I am to the idiots like him who is sprechen.Es about me fight fought a constant Kampf.Ich idiots around the world have beaten some me, some have not."

So far succeeded Sun's mouth always him mainstream exposure on ESPN SportsCenter and even made an appearance in the Jim Rome show about Lance Armstrong incendiary comments speak Suns still insists he never made.

But if any of the publicity is bad for Sun's image, he is the last who know.

"He said"I never backlash for my comments,","."I receive Lob.In of fact, I ran for public office and 99.6% of the vote."

The Republican was primarily for the Oregon Statehouse where Sun unopposed, asked MMA fighting of Ariel Helwani ran.

"That is correct," said Sun.

And for a second there, it looked almost like he along with the joke laugh war.Fast.

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