Carey Vanier probably still would be cruising the aisles of Best Buy had one of his managers not asked him about risk.
The Bellator lightweight was interviewing for a promotion at the big-box retailer and realized he hadn't taken any.
He had always been scared that he wouldn't be able to provide for his
son if he pursued his true passion of fighting professionally in mixed
martial arts. But if he didn't give it a try, he couldn't live with
himself.
Spencer Fisher was arrested after a minor incident and has already been released after posting bail, but the UFC fighter's manager expects the charges will be dropped.
Earlier this week, Fisher was arrested on a charge of interfering with an official's duties, and he immediately posted $300 bail and was released on his own recognizance.
Mickey Dubberly of KO Dynasty today told MMAjunkie.com the incident resulted from Fisher double-parking while picking up his daughters from school.
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will undergo surgery to his left knee in the coming week to to replace both his anterior and posterior crucial ligaments. Lawal’s manager Ryan Parsons offered the update to Sherdog.com concerning the former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ, saying that the fighter will be out for up to nine months.
Parsons noted that the injury occurred Saturday night in Lawal’s loss to newly crowned champ Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante.
Meanwhile, “King Mo” himself addressed the use of the O2 canisters just before his fight Saturday to both MMAjunkie.com and TheGarv.com.
“My manager and coaches approached the athletic commission before the fight and asked them about it. They said that it’s cool. The can is nothing but pure oxygen. It’s oxygen in a can. It’s like 95 percent oxygen. It’s like sucking in a little oxygen through a can. That’s it.”
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“No effect, man,” he said of his O2 use during the fight. “People want to make a big deal about it, but it’s not a big deal. I used it in training camp for a week, (and) it helped me slow my heart rate down and focus my breathing – that’s about it. I could have done it without the oxygen can.”
In both interviews Lawal goes on to speak about the loss and what went wrong in his loss to Cavalcante.
Black House team manager Ed Soares talks about why he got involved in the sport of MMA, fighters he manages, most notably Anderson Silva as this was filmed just before the champs UFC 117 title defense, and plus a lot more.
If your interested in learning more about the guy who manages some of the best mma fighters in the world (Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Jose Aldo, Junior dos Santos, Thales Leites, and Mark Munoz to name just a few) then you should check out both videos.
The police department in Austin, Texas, is investigating a video
circulating the Internet of a man alleged to be Roger Huerta beating up a
man who punched a woman in the head outside a nightclub.
Veneza E. Aguinaga, a senior police officer in the Public Information office of the Austin Police Department, today told MMAjunkie.com that no charges or arrests have been made after she
initially said the APD had no information on the incident.
Jeff Clark, Huerta's manager, said it is definitely his client who's
shown in the video and that several parties have stepped up to provide
legal help in the event of any legal trouble that may arise.
Soon-to-be light heavyweight James McSweeney has opted not appeal his most recent UFC loss.
Lex McMahon, McSweeney's manager, today told MMAjunkie.com that the fighter instead will focus on his 205-pound debut against Tom Blackledge at UFC 120.
McSweeney, a veteran of "The Ultimate Fighter 10,"
suffered a TKO loss to UFC newcomer Travis Browne
after a fierce spell of ground and pound at The Ultimate Fighter 11
Finale in June.
UFC light-heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-4) is healing better than expected and may make his return to the octagon “sooner than expected” according to the champ’s manager Eduardo Alonso.
Alonso spoke to Sherdog.com about “Shogun’s” knee surgery, which he had on June 10 in Los Angeles, and the fighter’s expected return.
“Off the top of my head, I think of the Superbowl card in February, but this is something that could change depending on his recovery schedule and the UFC’s business schedule,” said Alonso. “But the way things are going right now, I can tell you that he’ll be ready sooner than expected.”
“…We had options to do the surgery in many different places, but opted with the UFC’s advice to do it in Los Angeles with Dr. Kitvme,” said Alonso. “Honestly, I think it’s the best decision we’ve ever made.”
“…Whatever happens, Shogun will have to defend his belt when he’s back sooner or later and if it’s against an interim champion or just a contender, it doesn’t change much,” he said. “The way we see it, unless a champion retires, the interim champion is just another contender.”
Top contender Rashad Evans has already stated he isn’t interested in fighting for an interim title and will wait for Rua to make his return. (MMAfighting.com)
“I’m really not in a rush to fight right now – I’m ready, but I just want to fight the best fighters,” Evans said. “I know he fought Machida when he was hurt, so I can wait to fight the best Shogun. I’m not like, ‘Ahhh – I need to fight! I need to fight!’ There’s a lot of things I can do with my time when I’m not fighting.”
Recently former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida’s manager Ed Soares came out and said his fighter was ready to face anyone in the division, and that Machida has started training again. His father, however, seems to disagree and thinks that Machida should retire. Your thoughts?
It’s been some time since we’ve heard anything from Lyoto Machida’s camp, with Machida taking some time to get things organized after losing his championship to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Now, his manager Ed Soares, recently talked to MMAWeekly about his fighter, and to let people know that not only is Machida training, but that he’s ready.
Machida is no doubt looking at a rematch with Shogun, as the record puts them at one even(though most MMA fans disagree giving it a clean 2-0 sweep to Shogun) but with Rua being out of action until next March it seems that Soares is looking for other options. Two interesting names are Rich “Ace” Franklin and Vitor Belfort:
“That could be a big fight. At the end of the day that’s the first guy who gave Rich Franklin his first loss, maybe Rich Franklin would like to avenge that. That could be a good fight.”
“You know what I think would be interesting is how about a Vitor Belfort? Vitor Belfort/Lyoto Machida? I think Vitor now will get another fight before he fights Anderson Silva. Put it this way, anything can happen, you never know.”
Belfort would certainly seem a much stronger opponent for Machida, but Belfort is looking at taking a run at UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva so Franklin could be a very viable opponent. The UFC hasn’t announced anything official, but The MMA News will keep you in the loop.
It’s been some time since we’ve heard anything from Lyoto Machida’s camp, with Machida taking some time to get things organized after losing his championship to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Now, his manager Ed Soares, recently talked to MMAWeekly about his fighter, and to let people know that not only is Machida training, but that he’s ready.
Machida is no doubt looking at a rematch with Shogun, as the record puts them at one even(though most MMA fans disagree giving it a clean 2-0 sweep to Shogun) but with Rua being out of action until next March it seems that Soares is looking for other options. Two interesting names are Rich “Ace” Franklin and Vitor Belfort:
“That could be a big fight. At the end of the day that’s the first guy who gave Rich Franklin his first loss, maybe Rich Franklin would like to avenge that. That could be a good fight.”
“You know what I think would be interesting is how about a Vitor Belfort? Vitor Belfort/Lyoto Machida? I think Vitor now will get another fight before he fights Anderson Silva. Put it this way, anything can happen, you never know.”
Belfort would certainly seem a much stronger opponent for Machida, but Belfort is looking at taking a run at UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva so Franklin could be a very viable opponent. The UFC hasn’t announced anything official, but The MMA News will keep you in the loop.
Carey Vanier probably still would be cruising the aisles of Best Buy had one of his managers not asked him about risk. 
Spencer Fisher was arrested after a minor incident and has already been released after posting bail, but the UFC fighter's manager expects the charges will be dropped.
The police department in Austin, Texas, is investigating a video
Soon-to-be light heavyweight James McSweeney has opted not appeal his most recent UFC loss.
