A loss to ‘Lil Nog’ won’t keep Tito Ortiz from fighting — no matter what Dana White says (Video)

But would Strikeforce be in the Tito Ortiz business considering the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” hasn’t won a fight since 2006?

Filed under: MMA news | Posted on December 17th, 2010 by Jacob | No Comments »

The 10 Biggest UFC Grudges

It’s another in a long line of grudges that have developed over the years and been settled man to man in the Octagon, cage, or ring, and if history holds up, we should be in for a highly competitive and emotionally charged contest. What follows are ten of the most heated rivalries in history. Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn When they first met in March of 2006, Georges St-Pierre and BJ Penn were vying for a shot at then champion Matt Hughes, arguably the most dominant champion in UFC history. The fight ended in a controversial split decision, which was awarded to St-Pierre. click to watch In the years following, both men rocketed to the top of the fighting world. While St-Pierre eventually usurped Hughes as champion and continues to dominate the division, Penn dropped down to lightweight and became the division champion. Still, he was haunted by what he felt was a fight he should have won. It took nearly three years to rematch the two men. St-Pierre was victorious again, this time more emphatically as he stopped “The Prodigy” in four rounds, effectively closing the book on the rivalry. However, recent events have found Penn returning to the welterweight division and making a statement with a quick and hellacious knockout win over Matt Hughes. ? One has to wonder if the next chapter of this rivalry is being written as we speak. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Rashad Evans There may never have been a more heated – or public – feud in the UFC than that between Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans. click to watch The feud between the two kicked into high gear when Evans, then the champion, was brought to the Octagon after Rampage’s win over Keith Jardine. The two immediately squared off and started jawing with each other, with Joe Rogan holding a microphone between the two. The intensity they displayed in the exchange indicated they might not have even noticed Rogan’s presence. This carried through to the 10th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” where the two men were set against each other as coaches. see more It seemed anytime one of them opened their mouths, it was only a matter of minutes before the topic of conversation veered towards the other. Unfortunately, the fight between the two had many false starts until it finally went down last May

Filed under: MMA news | Posted on December 10th, 2010 by Jacob | No Comments »

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