Bruce Buffer may be best known for being the signature voice behind the UFC, but with his own gambling lounge and a new tournament win he's quickly earning a reputation as a poker mogul.
Today was a very interesting day on The Sherdog Radio Network. With Greg Savage on the road I was able to co-host "The Savage Dog Show" along side of Jeff Sherwood. Joining us was UFC veteran Aaron Brink.
Most MMA fans will know of Brink for his appearances in the UFC, King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge shows. But some may have seen his darker side on the show "Intervention." Brink sat down for nearly 60-minutes to share his story on today's SDS. Topics broached include his MMA career, drug addiction, and his roles in the adult film industry. This candid interview is one not to miss.
On "Beatdown" Jack and Lotfi talked about some of the quotes Chael Sonnen had on yesterday's UFC conference call.
Wednesday, July 28 1:19 pm PT: After tossing out quotes about moving to heavyweight to challenge Frank Mir (bad idea) to cutting to 170 lbs. to face Georges St. Pierre (almost as bad), Anderson Silva has finally found a happy medium: staying exactly where he is.
"If you want to beat me up, make weight and come fight me in my category, my division," he said during a conference call Tuesday. (More accurately, this is what translator Ed Soares said Tuesday: Anderson might have been talking about hamburgers.)
This is a deadening attitude considering Silva’s near-complete lack of opposition at 185 lbs. Assuming he beats Chael Sonnen next Saturday, only Vitor Belfort is left. After that, we’d be treated to a series of pointless rematches or bouts against talent that would be at the excitement level of St. Pierre/Dan Hardy: Joe Rogan could not pop his eyes out far enough to convince anyone Alan Belcher has a chance.
The only fights that make sense for Silva from a historical and audience-pleasing perspective are St. Pierre and Mauricio Rua. If he’s unwilling to consider either one, he’d be better off retiring as the only undefeated fighter with more than 10 fights in the UFC’s history. That says something. Fighting underqualified opposition does not.
Wednesday, July 28 9:17 am PT: Nobody ever really loses in MMA. There are weird anomalies where the referee raises someone else’s hand, and misguided record keepers apply an “L” to your resume, but it’s not really a defeat, exactly. It’s just the absence of a win.
Following his loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 in early July, Shane Carwin -- who appeared to have the constitution of a man who had just completed the New York City Marathon for the second round -- insisted in interviews that his cardio was not a problem. He then proceeded to make a subtle request for information on “lactic acidosis” in a fight forum. This is akin to someone vomiting, insisting they’re not really sick, and then asking for information on E. coli.
Wednesday, July 28 6:15 am PT: The death of female kickboxer Adrienne Simmons in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday is likely to receive only passing notices this week. Most of the copy will be occupied with the glut of events that begins with a UFC free-TV event this weekend and continues practically unabated through UFC 118 on August 28.
Yet her story is significant -- not only for the emotional trauma her family will obviously endure, but for its meaning in the perpetually frustrating issue of fighter safety.
