This week in Mixed Martial Arts...
Brock Lesner lines up against Mark Coleman. Sherdog.com noted- oddly enough the same night her received awards from the UFC paving way into the Hall of Fame, Coleman annouced he'd be matched up against Lesner come this August 9th in UFC 87. Lesner hopes to begin his UFC climb here by tackling a former UFC Champion...again. Better luck this time Brockie...
MMA moves from buzzword to bigtime, when recently Quinton Rampage Jackson teamed up with those who Just Do It. Nike paired Rampage with Lebron James and other notable stars to shoot the "Human Chain" commercial this week in LA. This marks the first of many larger mainstream corps to take notice of the formidable rise of MMA. Others who are not far behind: CBS, HBO, Busch, and Bud...
*sigh* "Never Back Down" the first full Mixed Martial Arts movie was released. One of the reasons for a three day waiting period for guns. Look for mass amounts of fighters to have committed suicide by Monday morning...
Hermes Franca spoke about his and opponent Sean Sherk's suspension last year for using steroids. Mentioning his health status before the fight, basically recovering from an injury he felt the weight of supporting his family, his fans/school, and his opponent forced him to make the only choice. He was apologetic and admitting, opposite his counter part who will apparently die before saying the words I used roids...Cage Potato reports Franco will return this July.
Pele in good spirits announced his return. Recently at TKO 32 broke his shin while performing a leg kick. No words can explain.
-we'll just show you.
He is recovering well and will have a metal bar placed in his right leg. All the better, now he'll feel like robocop putting a low kick to your thigh. If you don't know who Pele google Jose "Pelé" Landi-Jonsis- if you love Silva..Pele is Michael Jordan while Anderson is Kobe Bryant minus the lawsuits...
Other notable topics-
*Thiago Tavares will take on Matt Wiman at UFC 85.
*Diego Sanchez Calls out Josh Koscheck, who follows by calling out Matt Hughes...
*The Ultimate Fighter 7 announces 32 fighters will all battle royal for 16 spots on the show...
*Tito Ortiz Signs on to a UFC knock-off pitting 2 combatants to settle a domestic score inside the ring...
*Kevin Randleman Vs Jeff Monson on at the Global Fighting Championship
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