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Podcast: Nik Lentz
By: Luca Fury
Jon luther and Luca Fury returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Wednesday for a new episode of 'Beatdown.' Joing them was UFC lightweight Nik Lentz to talk about his upcoming fight against Mark Bocek at UFC 140.
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The two men also discussed the latest happenings in mixed martial arts, and took listener calls, email and tweets.
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Radio: Story, Lentz, Vazquez, 'King Mo'
By: TJ De Santis
The Sherdog Radio Network was live Wednesday with brand new episodes of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show."
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Greg Savage and Jeff Sherwood were kept busy during their two-hour session with interviews from Rick Story, Muhammed Lawal, and Javier Vazquez. Lawal and Story chatted about their upcoming fights, while Javier Vazquez chatted about his showdown with Joe Stevenson as well as the current state of judging in mixed martial arts. "Showtime" had some choice words for Nevada's executive director Keith Kizer.
Lutfi Sariahmed returned to The SRN for Wednesday's edition of "Beatdown." Joining him was UFC lightweight contender Nik Lentz.
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UFC 118 Postmortem: Lights Dim for Toney, Edgar Repeats, More
By: Jake Rossen
Randy Couture file photo: Sherdog.com
One way to get James Toney to stop talking: cutting off the blood supply to his brain.
Randy Couture performed a textbook arm-triangle choke against the veteran boxer and 0-0 fighter Saturday, fulfilling the expectations (and wishes) of most in the audience. The wrestler dropped Toney’s chances from about five percent down to zero by performing a low single ankle pick takedown, eliminating any possibility Toney could counter with a short strike. On the mat, Couture drowned him. Aside from the night he debuted against two grunting pituitary cases in 1997, it was far and away the least dangerous fight of the 47-year-old’s 13-year career. (Considering Couture’s willingness to fight a killer in virtually every one of his 22 prior UFC bouts, the break was well-deserved.)
By the time the fight adds up pay-per-view households, DVD sales and Spike reruns, it will become the most-watched boxer vs. wrestler mixed-style match in history. (Ali/Inoki, whatever its audience numbered, is a nothing: The wrestler couldn’t wrestle.) While predictable, the bout and its result exemplified the cultural shift in how our culture defines tough in combat sports. The Boston crowd was chanting “UFC” like the promotion was the home team and Toney was wearing a Yankees jersey; in less than four minutes, the boxer was splayed out on the mat, emasculated.
While many can appreciate the technique of controlled violence, prizefighting has always been about finding out who the toughest guy in the room is. Boxing, while a beautiful art to watch at its highest level, can’t wave that flag any longer. We didn’t need Couture/Toney to tell us that, but it’s the most visible evidence yet that MMA might be supplanting it sooner than expected.
Fair or not, Toney had a big “Boxer” banner on his chest this weekend. And for the first time in his 83-fight career, he got a good look at the ceiling at the same time his native sport got a good look at its future. Read more -
UFC 118 Prelims to Air on Spike TV
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Spike TV will feature two live UFC 118 preliminary bouts on Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. ET. The event will be held at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
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“The Ultimate Fighter” season five cast mates Joe Lauzon (18-6) and Gabe Ruediger (17-5) will clash in the prelim main event. Joining them on the one-hour live broadcast will be Andre Winner (11-3-1) and Nik Lentz (18-3-2).
The pay-per-view portion of UFC 118 will be headlined by the much-anticipated rematch between Frankie Edgar and B.J. Penn, and will feature the MMA debut of boxer James Toney against Randy Couture.
A press release sent to the media on Monday stated that additional bouts may be televised, depending on time constraints.
