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Last night I was listening to a rerun of the Ferrall Sirius Satellite Show on Howard 101 (Howard Stern’s Channel).  Ferrall had WWF / WWE / TNA Wrestler Kurt Angle on the show for an interview.  They discussed the Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir fight, how the audience reacted toward Brock at the event (lots of “booing” for Brock) and how Kurt Angle is making his way into MMA.  Kurt stated that he was ready to make an UFC debut in 2003 as the UFC started to gain it’s popularity.  Until an unfortunate Neck Injury (broken neck) resulting from competing and winning an Olympic Gold metal.

According to Kurt he will once again try his fate at an MMA bout.  He announced on the show that he will take on UFC legend Randy Couture in an MMA event.  He is currently training 2 days a week and will soon announce the fight details.  When asked if he would fight street bad ass Chuck Zito, Kurt said that a few years ago he would, but now, he knows his limits and wouldn’t dare go up against Chuck.  Does this make any sense at all?  Randy Couture is one of the most well rounded fighters in the world, he’s a MMA legend and has taken down and defeated the best.  Chuck Zito is a street bad ass, most likely skilled with his hands and no ground game, he has some martial arts training but has no MMA fights.  But he’s willing to take on Randy?  I don’t get it…

This is a sick BJJ submission that I saw on a recent program showcasing some Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training.  The move is called a crucifix and works best when training with a Gi.  Doug Anderson of Fight Quest got choked out with this while training in Rio Brazil.  Check it out.

What a way to strengthen your stomach muscles!  While training in Indonesia, Doug Anderson of Discovery’s Fight Quest takes a beat to prepare himself for his upcoming fight.  Doug gets pounded with punches and kicks in order to better train his body for the upcoming blows that he may face. Pretty crazy stuff, don’t try this kids.

On last night’s Fight Quest, the Discovery channel captured an interesting documentary of the Israeli self defense martial art of Krav Maga.  I thought it was extremely interesting and wanted to put the concept out there for all of the reader.  The Krav Maga self defense system is unique in that it’s 100% hardcore, all out, no rules, survival mentality.  As explained by Wiki:

In Krav Maga, there are no hard-and-fast rules, and no distinction in training for men and women. It is not a sport, and there are no specific uniforms, attire or competitions, although some organizations recognise progress through training with rank badges and different levels. All the techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real-life conditions. Krav Maga generally assumes a no quarter situation; the attacks and defenses are intended for potentially lethal threat situations, and aim to neutralize these and escape via maximum pain or damage to opponents, as rapidly and safely as possible.

Here’s an Urban Tactical example of Krav Maga that gives a better feel for the “art”.

Wow, this is very interesting. Yahoo! Sports and the UFC have teamed up to deliver live UFC events online. The first event to make its way live on the Internet is UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” featuring Dan Henderson vs Anderson Silva. The video will be streamed live in high quality bandwidth, 300k, 700k, and 1200k.  In addition to the full PPV event streamed live to your computer, included in the package is 24 hours of unlimited archive viewing of the event.  So, what does this all cost? $44.95!

In my opinion, this is a good option for people who are overseas, including soldiers and vacationers.  With a video output card, you can deliver the live PPV directly to a television.  But the average Joe who can’t order the event and watch it directly on their big screen tv.. at $44.95, it’s not happening…

TSEG (TEAM SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC) will present it’s fourth Battle Cage Xtreme, “BCX IV” this April at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City New Jersey. The fight is set for the 19th of April and will feature USKBA Lightweight title holder Kevin Roddy and Tim Troxell and Blair Tugman versus Steve D’Angelis for the Featherweight Title Fight. The main event is yet to be announced.

A fight of the night that I’m looking forward to includes local New Jersey fighter Ryan McCarthy of Modern Martial Arts in Woodbridge, New Jersey facing off with Robert Goodridge of The Armory out of Jupitar Florida. New Jersey Native and UFC fighter Kurt Pellegrino instructs at The Armory and is scheduled for a special guest appearance and a meet and greet with the fans.  Will he possibly corner Robert Goodridge as well?

Forrest Griffin’s friend and assistant Frank posted an update to Forrest Griffin’s myspace bulletin today. Frank stated that Forrest has been extremely busy (He’s been putting 12 hour days into the project) filming The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 for Spike TV which will air on April 2, 2008. At the end of the season, Forrest will take on Quinton Rampage Jackson for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.  The date of the event has not been set yet, but expect a hell of an exciting fight.

UFC Ring Girl Arianny Celeste shows off the UFC’s new apparel for the year 2008 at the Magic 2008 show. Among the products shown are some “really cool hats”, for both guys and girls, including some cool pink hats for the chicks. If you’re interested in seeing Arianny’s video, you can watch it below… (fyi her appearance is fairly short).