This week on the FNU Combat Sports show, Tom, Tony and Rich discuss a slow week for boxing and recap two huge MMA cards in the United Kingdom last weekend. We also talk about Michael Bisping deciding to retire, weight cutting issues in the UFC, and a cop nicknamed “Blade” getting his 15 seconds of fame in a viral video where he boxes a teen in full uniform and comes out on top. Listen to the whole show below:
“Psychic” Tom Padgett and “Giwed Rousin '” Rich Bergeron catch up after a three-week hiatus. Tony “Y Tornado” Penecale will join us again next week for the broadcast. This week we cover as much as we can jam into the show to make up for lost time. From GSP’s triumphant return to McGregor’s conditions to come back to the cage, we cover it all. Yn olaf, Tom asks a very important question: Where are the legends of MMA?
Mayweather and McGregor lead off tonight’s show as Tony and Rich tease Psychic Tom about not wanting to watch the August 26th “superfight.” We also recap the TUF 25 Finale and UFC 213 Cardiau. We preview the Bellator and UFC cards coming up this weekend and all the incredible boxing action from the UK to New York.
Yr wythnos hon Tom, Tony and Rich discuss how boxing is winning the combat sports battle for market share. We recap Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and preview UFC 211. We also talk about the planned superfight between Canelo and Triple G, Gennady Golovkin. We break in with the news of GSP vs. Bisping getting cancelled and go on to explore multiple UFC fighter complaints from Tom Lawlor to Luke Rockhold to Anderson Silva. We will be moving the show to rantsports.com next week so stay tuned on the transition details.
We also touch on our interview from last year with “THE” James Krause, who just won his first fight in The Ultimate Fighter house on the current season of the reality TV tournament. This interview is from just prior to the UFC sale to WME/IMG and company, and it’s very eye opening:
Tom, Mae Rich a Tony yn ailadrodd y digwyddiadau chwaraeon ymladd mawr yr wythnos diwethaf, gan gynnwys ornest pwysau trwm mawr rhwng Deontay Wilder a Gerald Washington, amddiffyniad teitl llwyddiannus gan Liam McGeary ddydd Gwener diwethaf mewn Dulyn, Sioe Iwerddon Bellator, a dychweliad gwych gan Jarrett Hurd dros Tony Harrison. Rydym hefyd yn edrych ymlaen at y pwl teitl pwysau plu cyntaf i ferched yn Bellator nos yfory ac UFC llawn sêr 209 cerdyn ymladd gan gynnwys dau o'r cyd-brif ddigwyddiadau mwyaf disgwyliedig yn hanes diweddar UFC. Mae Stephen Thompson yn cael ei ail-gyfle gyda Champ Pwysau Welter UFC Tyron Woodley yn y prif ddigwyddiad tra bod Khabib Nurmagomedov a Tony Ferguson yn ymladd am ergyd i wynebu Conor McGregor am y teitl ysgafn yn y prif ddigwyddiad. Rydym hefyd yn trafod ymladd yn ôl GSP yn erbyn Michael Bisping, merch drawsryweddol ar ei ffordd i ddod yn ddyn yn ennill teitl reslo menywod Texas, a mab Muhammad Ali yn cael ei gadw mewn maes awyr yn Florida ddechrau mis Chwefror. Edrychwch ar ein Sioe Chwaraeon Brwydro yn erbyn FNU Llawn gyntaf a gynhelir ar YouTube:
Bellator President Scott Coker and Wanderlei Silva (Credyd: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)
SANTA MONICA (Mawrth 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "Mae'r Murderer Axe" Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.
“The Axe Murderer” has fought in some of the most memorable feuds and battles the sport has ever seen. His wars with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, and Michael Bisping are the stuff of legend – but Silva is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career.
In addition to his Pride FC Middleweight World Championship, Silva’s packed trophy case of accolades includes awards for Fight of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007), KO y Flwyddyn (2008), and multiple Fight of the Night awards including one for each of his last three fights, just to name a few. He now looks to continue to provide his award-winning, entertaining fights inside the Bellator cage.
Silva has several options for his first fight with Bellator. Although he has spent the majority of his career at 185-pounds, one of the things that his fans love most about him has been Wanderlei’s willingness to fight the best of the best – even if it was up two weight classes at heavyweight – as proven by his heavyweight wars against guys like Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita and Cro Cop; Or, his battles against light heavyweights like Ortiz, and his most recent opponent, Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second frame.
Silva is the latest in a long line of recent free agent signings made by Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. The former Chute Box competitor joins: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov ac Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvao, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary acVitaly Minakov,
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