http://tazmma.wordpress.com MMA and UFC Blog, News, and Analysis, With a Bias Towards the Smaller Weights Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:23:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://tazmma.wordpress.com http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-part-3/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-part-3/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:01 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=752 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-part-3/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk When you've got two fights in the top 5 on this list, like Pedro Rizzo, you're allowed to look this beaten up Unfortunately for Barnett, he was a little bit too unconscious after our #5 fight to employ his patented throat slash Josh Thomson can laugh about it now, but being a Lightweight in the UFC during his tenure wasn't so fun Parisyan checks in at the third spot on our list, but even this fight isn't the best of his career Shonie Carter may in fact be Ben Henderson's father, it's the only explanation for both guys' submission defense One of the greatest fights in UFC history, Randy Couture and Pedro Rizzo set the standard for what a five-round war should be http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-part-2/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-part-2/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:55 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=749 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-part-2/feed/ 1 bradtaschuk About 15 seconds after this picture was taken, Matt Hughes had ended Carlos Newton's UFC title reign and began one of the truly storied runs in MMA Ian Freeman gained official pimp status with his victory over Frank Mir at UFC 38. THAT is why he's allowed to look like this in pictures Nick Diaz cares not for gameplans in MMA, he just shows up to fight, and that is what makes him one of the most exciting fighters in the sport http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-1/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-1/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:15:41 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=741 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/top-25-ufc-fights-pre-tuf-1/feed/ 2 bradtaschuk Other than Randy Couture, Yves Edwards is the only fighter to grace this list on three separate occasions Frank Trigg is quite familiar with being caught in a Rear-Naked Choke, but this is likely the most memorable of all In what was long thought to be the last great performance from each, Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort put on a spirited display at UFC 51 http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/does-shogun-run-the-risk-of-following-in-his-brothers-footsteps/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/does-shogun-run-the-risk-of-following-in-his-brothers-footsteps/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:00:09 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=720 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/does-shogun-run-the-risk-of-following-in-his-brothers-footsteps/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/interview-bellator-lightweight-dave-jansen/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/interview-bellator-lightweight-dave-jansen/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:17:03 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=711 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/interview-bellator-lightweight-dave-jansen/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk Dave Jansen would love to make his next fight in Bellator a Tournament bout Jansen back in his days under the Sportfight banner Jansen celebrates a victory during his time in M-1 New Bellator Champion Michael Chandler awaits his next challenger. Could it be Dave Jansen? Jansen says he enjoys the training in MMA more than in Wrestling. And who could blame him, getting punched in the face is fun, right? http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/brads-friday-fight-bodega-maximo-blanco-2/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/brads-friday-fight-bodega-maximo-blanco-2/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:05:35 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=701 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/brads-friday-fight-bodega-maximo-blanco-2/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk Strikeforce Semifinals More... http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/tazmma-sloppy-slugfest-koichiro-matsumoto-tatsunao-nagakura/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/tazmma-sloppy-slugfest-koichiro-matsumoto-tatsunao-nagakura/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:00:31 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=686 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/tazmma-sloppy-slugfest-koichiro-matsumoto-tatsunao-nagakura/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk The Grandaddy of all Sloppy Slugfests, Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama Fryama Fryama http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/this-week-in-canadian-mma-september-5-11/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/this-week-in-canadian-mma-september-5-11/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:46:44 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=679 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/this-week-in-canadian-mma-september-5-11/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk CFC 7 takes place Saturday, September 10th in Winnipeg, Manitoba Jordan Mein makes his big promotion debut at the Strikeforce GP Semifinals this Saturday http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/brads-friday-fight-bodega-shinya-aoki-seichi-ikemoto/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/brads-friday-fight-bodega-shinya-aoki-seichi-ikemoto/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:05:02 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=669 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/brads-friday-fight-bodega-shinya-aoki-seichi-ikemoto/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk One FC Logo http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/brads-friday-fight-bodega-august-26-2011/ http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/brads-friday-fight-bodega-august-26-2011/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:31 +0000 bradtaschuk http://tazmma.wordpress.com/?p=658 ]]> http://tazmma.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/brads-friday-fight-bodega-august-26-2011/feed/ 0 bradtaschuk Shooto Brazil Logo