Is Pat Miletich returning to the UFC? The "Croation Sensation" has only fought 2 times in last 7 years going 1-1. A UFC Hall Of Fame inductee, has a record of 29-7-2 but is also 41 years old. Randy Couture has set a bad precedent making the older fighters think they can suceed in a young mans sport. Well, Pat needed to mend a few fences with UFC brass but indeed he is trying to score a fight in the UFC. Hopefully, Joe Silva is smarter than that.
Speaking of the ageless wonder Randy Couture, he has been scheduled to fight Brandon Vera at UFC 105. The fight was initially offered to Rashad Evans (who is looking for a fight since Rampage Jackson is off playing Mr.T in the A-Team movie), but he turned it down allowing the "Truth" to step up to the biggest fight of his career. Vera is trying to climb back to the top, and with the "Natural" struggling against strikers today, Brandon may have a chance. By the by, anyone else notice that if Randy fulfills his contract, it is possible that he ends his career 16-16?
The Nevada Athletic Commission has now sanctioned "Main Event" fights can be 5 rounders even if a title is not on the line. While this is a good idea that could have helped Wanderlei Silva against Rich Franklin, the UFC mouthpiece Dana White says they will not adopt the new voluntary policy, instead continuing to make title fights the only 5 round bouts to keep them more special.
Dan Henderson turned down a fight with incoming Antonio "Lil Nog" Nogueira to instead hold out for a possible title shot and new contract. Apparently "Hendo" doesn't want a rematch with Rogerio but a rematch with Anderson Silva instead. There is probably an issue about the money as well. Stay tuned but I don't see Henderson going to Strikeforce or DREAM anytime soon.
Fabricio Werdum is calling out Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem is on steroids and not defending the strap. "It seems either that the gummy berry juice he is taking to give him super powers is (causing) him to avoid fighting here in America or he is afraid of having no arms to fight after facing me one more time... There is no sense he takes so long to come and fight in America... I want to say to him that if comes, face me and lose. I will let him take some pictures with my belt and he will be able to keep good memories from his time as a Strikeforce champion." Werdum submitted Overeem with a kimura back in 2006 in a little company called Pride FC. Alistair is scheduled to fight some K-1 kickboxing fights this year and plans to return in 2010, a good 2 years after winning the belt.
Kimbo Slice has developed a fued outside The Ultimate Fighter 10 when he decided to take shots at former trainer/friend/lover Bas Rutten. "I guess with him, he pretended to be a friend but he really wasn't I guess. It was just business with him. You pay a guy good money to teach you things and be a good teacher and they take your money." said the former pornstar bodyguard. "El Guapo" was a bit offended and replied in kind.
"I never said “I tried to teach you stuff but its not working”, I don’t say the word “stuff” when I mean skills or technique, I said, I try to teach you skills but you are not listening. Example, all the fights before the last one, he would print out my game plan, well, he didn’t need to print out my game plan the last fight he had against Seth Petruzelli, first line in the game plan? “DO NOT rush in!”"I didn’t say that he was an asshole, I said that he TURNED into an asshole, I actually told him this also about 5 weeks before the Petruzelli fight, I told him that I thought he turned into a asshole, he said that he didn’t realize that and apologized, he did that two more times that day and even called me to say he didn’t knew he was doing that. Later I called him an asshole because all of the shit that he took for granted, I also told him that I had no respect for him in our last meeting, but why I said that? I won’t even go there." stated Rutten. These fellas need to hug it out.
At least Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva seemed to have been able to mend fences while kissing and making up. "The Spider” indicates that it was just a “misunderstanding” and that everything is now “okay.” So “okay” that Anderson can joke about Wanderlei’s recent procedure on his face, which he underwent to remove scar tissue around his eyes to avoid future cuts and fix his nose to correct a sleep apnea problem. Anderson told him he was more handsome and looked like Angelina Jolie. They are planning to train together again in the future when "The Axe Murderer" returns to the UFC in 2010. Neither man will compete again this year. I just love a happy ending;)
*The picture, honest to god, is Wanderlei's real father!
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