Wanderlei and Anderson Sitting in a tree

"how much do you weigh?  so why are you going to get yourself in trouble?"  These are the words of Anderson Silva to Wanderlei Silva.  This comment reflects Wanderlei's recent move from Light heavyweight to middle weight.  Wanderlei is naturally a super middle weight fighter and is more comfortable fighting at 195.  This would be interesting to see if Wanderlei will have a leg up on middleweights as he is a small light heavy weight.  

What does Wanderlei think about this?  "I thought it was excellent being quoted by the champion without having a fight in the division....He is too cocky....He has always been my friend, respected me, but now he came with statement...the war is declared."  

Wanderlei Silva is not comfortable with this recent move and has been seen helping Rich Franklin train for his upcoming fight.  The plot thickens between Wanderlei and Anderson, perhaps this is a start of a mega fight at 185lbs....

"we'll see...."  says the Axe Murderer, we'll see..  

 

One Of The Sickest Submission EVAH!!!

In the semifinals of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament, Toby Imada defeated heavy favorite Jorge Masvidal mid way through the third round this past Friday night. Imada, who was losing the fight was able to lock an inverted upside down triangle choke, while standing. Due to the lack of blood to his head, Masvidal collapsed and went to sleep. Basically it kinda looked like Tajiri's Tarantula submission minus the ropes.

Advancing to the finals, Imada now has to face yet another favorite in Eddie Alvarez. I'm curious as to what crazy submission Imada will try to pull off next. Maybe he'll try a flying gogoplata German suplex.

Here are the highlights:

Feature Fighter of the Month: Jon "Bones" Jones

This month's fighter is none other than rising star Jon “Bones” Jones. Born July 19, 1987 in Rochester, New York, now fights out of Endicott, NY. Jones has fought in the octagon twice now and is scheduled to fight Jake “Irish” O'Brien in the monumental UFC 100 card in July 11th. Jones currently trains with Team BombSquad out of Cortland, NY. Jon's record consist of five knock outs, two decisions, and one submission.

Born in Rochester, NY Jones grew up in Endicott, NY. In 2005, Jon was a state wrestling champ in his senior year at Union-Endicott High School. Jones later went on to becoming the National Junior College Champion at Iowa Central Community College. Jones later signed a four fight contract with the UFC making him the UFC's youngest fighter at the time.




Jon's latest victory was against TUF season 1 runner up, Stephan Bonnar. In it, Jones was able to pull off some impressive strikes in the first two rounds. Spinning elbow-strikes and even landed a suplex on Bonnar. Bonnar was able to put up a fight during the third round, but with both fighters showing signs of fatigue, Bonnar was unable to finish Jones. The result was a unanimous decision in favor of Jones.

Jon's next fight is at UFC 100 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the night is shared between Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir and Georges St-Pierre vs Thiago Alves. Jones will be taking on Jake O'Brien in a preliminary bout. With both fighters having a background in wrestling, they could possibly cancel each other out making this a striking match. O'Brien may have the edge on the ground however based on both fighter's past performances, Jones has the superior striking skills.

With Jones being as young as he is and as talented as he is, there is no telling to what he is truly capable of. By no means is he perfect, he has gassed before in his fights. Most notably was he last fight against Stephan Bonnar. With a little more time, Jones can be a top contender and possibly in title contention. As for now we'll all just have to wait and see what becomes of Jon “Bones” Jones.