Author: Dr. Steroids

It’s finally going down.  The premier womens MMA fight that everyone has been asking for and waiting for.  Gina “Conviction” Carano (7-0) will finally be taking on Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (7-1), for Strikeforce’s first ever womens 145 lb world title.  This Strikeforce fight will take place on August 15th at the HP Pavillion in San Jose California.  Not only is this fight highly anticipated, but one woman will walk away with a title as the best female mixed martial arts fighter in the world.  It’s all on the line this time and I guarantee that neither of these women are taking it…

After the 8 second devastating finish of proven fighter Cub Swanson and third straight 1st round TKO, one would think Jose Aldo is a given to challenge Mike Brown for the 145lb title. Not so fast. WEC general manager Reed Harris tells MMAJunkie.com “It’s not safe to say” when asked whether Aldo was next in line at a title shot. So if not Mike Brown then who? Former IFL featherweight champ Wagney Fabiano has an impressive enough resume to warrant a title shot yet also been less than stellar in his two WEC victories. He poses a legitimate enough challenge…

Recently the history channel paid tribute to Bruce Lee. They discussed his life, but went further to discuss his influence on popular culture, and society in general. Bruce Lee like Muhammad Ali is an iconic figure in the fighting arts and in general society. It is in part due to Bruce Lee’s exploits that martial arts and combat sports in general are as popular as they are today. Who knows had there been no Bruce Lee there may have been no MMA. Bruce Lee was a fore runner for today’s modern combat sports, and is one of the major links…

Posted by Buffness at GymJunkies.com, very good info on Thyroid, read up. Take a minute and look around your house, apartment, dorm room or prison cell. If you’ve been involved in the iron game long enough, you’ll probably have dozens of informational guides scattered around: books, copies of T-mag, your nutrition and training logs, a worn out VHS tape of Pumping Iron, a pair of lacy panties that are, for some inexplicable reason, stuck to the ceiling… no wait, that’s my apartment. Nevermind. So why not add a handbook about one of your favorite glands to your collection? After all,…

The WEC 41 Payout continues to support the fact that, the best fighters don’t always make the most money.  Jens Pulver, was not a headliner and who was submitted early in the first round by Josh Grispi,  actually made the most money bring bringing home $31,253.  Urijah Faber, who also lost made less than Pulver, but still made more than Mike Brown who defended his title against Faber.  The rest of the payouts are below.  Just remember that these figures don’t include any of the sponsorships or other payments the fighters receive. Champ Mike Brown: $25,256 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def.…

The rest of the fight, round-for-round, saw Brown trying to get his gloves on Faber, but not sticking anything substantial. Faber threw countless frontkicks and pushkicks and a bevy of elbows, but also couldn’t score a knockout blow. The fight didn’t go to the ground very much, which isn’t surprising. Both fighters tried a few submissions, the guillotine being the favorite, but Faber couldn’t lock his broken hands together and was just too evasive for Brown to utilize any type of fight-ending ground-and-pound. This fight was a classic strength vs speed matchup. Both fighters landed some good strikes and nearly-successful…

Some of you may have already heard, but on May 23, 2009 it was announced that Forrest Griffin will be winning the very first Tequila Cazadores Authentic Spirit Award for his work and contributions to the Wounded Warrior Project. The UFC will give an award out each month to a fighter who “demonstrates either social responsibility, dedication to the art of MMA, or good sportsmanship” according to the UFC website. The winner will receive a plaque and 1,000 dollars to go to the charity of their choice. As the awards continue the fighter with the most outstanding spirit will receive…

Jake Shields (EV, 5Dimes) vs Robbie Lawler (-115, Sportsbook) Jake Shields was the EliteXC welterweight champion with great wrestling and sick jujitsu. He is on just about everybody’s top 10 welterweight lists and is coming in to fight Lawler at a 182lbs catch-weight. He is on a current 11 fight win streak and is moving up to middleweight due to the fact that he can’t find much welterweight competition outside of the UFC. He has a pretty straight forward game plan, get to the ground and submit Lawler, and don’t get knocked out in the process. Lawler was the EliteXC…

For those of you living in a basement tied up with rubber tubing and bondage tape, the newest UFC video game, “UFC 2009, Undisputed” is now on the market and available for purchase at your nearest video game outlet. The short and curly of it is that this game is one of the greatest ever, but beware some of the quirks. I waited months for this game and was able to get a copy the day it was made available. I have to tell you how great this game is. I had this thing in my xbox for two days.…

Mike Brown (+115, Sportsbook) vs Urijah Faber (-105, 5Dimes) This is a title fight in the featherweight division whose lines look very off to me. First, we have Urijah Faber, the face of the WEC. He is a very reckless fighter that comes in with no game plan and just does whatever he feels like. He has gotten away with it through sheer talent, fitness, and well rounded skill set. Then there is Mike Brown, a talented wrestler with very technical boxing skills. He is also extremely strong. He was noted as being strong for a lightweight and now he…