By
Anthony De Franco 
December 16, 2009, at 2:30 pm
I am just plain shocked at how many people have bought the Fedor Strikeforce on CBS Walkout Shirt. To be honest, one of my biggest worries was that no one really knew who Fedor was. However, I was wrong and it’s gone on to become our bestseller.
The old adage goes “Give the people what they want.” So, here’s another RVCA Fedor Shirt for your pleasure.
Simple like the man himself. Nothing but a distinctly russian font saying the name of the best heavyweight on the planet. I feel like shirt is good conversation starter. “What does your shirt say?” Then you get to look cool as you introduce your friends to the greatness of a man who lives and trains in Siberia by choice.
MMA Warehouse has it for 31.99.
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By
Anthony De Franco December 16, 2009, at 11:48 am
YES. Y.E.S. YES. From Brandon Vera’s Twitter:
just found out I’m firing Jon Bones Jones on March 21st in Denver Colorado. hope u heard it here first!!!!
Yes, Brandon. We here you loud and clear. Here’s the problem. You are about to get into the cage with a human conundrum. Jon Jones is just too damn fast for you. He’s too strong for you. For once, your opponent is going to have limbs just as long as you, so staying on the outside against Jonny Bones won’t be easy.
All Jon Jones man love aside, I love this fight. Brandon Vera put up a good fight against Randy Couture, and although I do think that he rightfully lost that decision, I will say that I understand how some people judged that fight for Vera. My main complaint with Brandon is that he doesn’t seem to want to finish. While this a sport of technique, there is some element of killer instinct to it. I’m beginning to worry that Vera doesn’t have that. Vera was supposed to take on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 109, but Lil Nog was injured and had to pull out. Get well soon, Lil’ Nog.
As for Jones, he’s coming off a loss against Matt Hamill. In the fight, Jones threw the wrestler around and mounted him raining down punches and elbows from mount. The ref didn’t stop the fight, and in an attempt to switch it up and try to end it, Jones threw three downwards elbows. With those being illegal, and Hamill being unable to continue, the fight was stopped and Jones was decided the loser due to a disqualification. There is some contention about what the result of the fight will end up, but one thing is clear: Jones was too good for Hamill.
Will he be too good for Vera? I think so. Look for the Jon Jones Greco-Roman toss in this one. The toughest thing for Jones will be closing the distance, but I don’t expect him to have much of a problem.
By
Anthony De Franco December 16, 2009, at 11:22 am
Oh baby. I am pumped for this fight. It looks like Brock Lesnar will continue to be out of commission for awhile, and while it sucks for the UFC’s bottom line, we will get to see all his possible opponents go at it for a chance at the champ. Starting with this one, via MMA Weekly:
It appears the wait for a heavyweight title fight for Shane Carwin has finally been set, except it will be for an interim title, as current champion Brock Lesnar remains on the mend. Carwin will now likely face Frank Mir in an interim heavyweight title match at UFC 111 on March 27 in Newark, N.J.
The rumored bout has started to take shape sources close to the negotiations disclosed to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday night. Possibility of the bout was first reported by AOL Fanhouse.
The likelihood of this fight came about most likely in two parts following the UFC 107 weekend that just past. First, UFC president Dana White said the company was looking to make a decision in the next 6 to 8 weeks about the future of the title with Lesnar still sidelined.
The second part was Mir’s first round destruction of Cheick Kongo at UFC 107, putting the former champion squarely in the sights of another run at the title belt.
It looks like all the pieces of the puzzle have fallen together and Carwin vs. Mir is now a reality.
I really like this fight. As said above, Mir’s enhanced striking really looked good against Kongo. I really do believe that between that and the extra 25 pounds of muscle he’s added in the last few months, that he is ready to compete with any heavyweight in the world. That means you, Brock.
However, Frank Mir himself called Carwin a better version of Lesnar. Shane is a solid 265, has great wrestling and packs the hardest punch in all of MMA. His striking is nice and tight, and I just don’t see Mir achieving a takedown on him.
As you can probably tell, I like Carwin in this one, but it will be a damn good fight.
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