Georges St. Pierre on Jake Shields, UFC Undisputed His Round 5 Action Figure - UFC 129

*** Watch Complete 1/2hr HD Episodes on http://www.MMAheat.com ***MMA H.E.A.T.'s Karyn Bryant spends a few minutes with UFC Welterweight Champ Georges St. Pierre, right after his photo shoot and scanning session with Round 5. Georges talks about having his own action figure, and also admits to us the one thing in this world he's not good at: video games. The conversation turns to his title defense against Jake Shields at UFC 129, and Georges lets us know what this fight means to him and how he prepared for his biggest challenge. The champ also tells us about his workout DVD set "Rush Fit," and whether or not it's possible to actually complete it.Be sure to visit http://www.MMAheat.com for more interviews and archived episodes of our 1/2 hour TV show. Nós falamos Português! * We're on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAheat * Follow MMAheat on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAheat * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant

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Haunted by "TUF 12" finale loss, Johnson hopes to ease the pain at UFC on Versus 4

LAS VEGAS - For five minutes, Michael Johnson was "The Ultimate Fighter 12" winner.

Unfortunately for him, it's the final 10 minutes of that tragic December 2010 fight with Jonathan Brookins that haunt his daily thoughts.

"I think about him everyday when I go into the gym," Johnson told MMAjunkie.com. "I'm not going to get over him until I fight. I've still got those memories in my head. The second and third round just keeps flashing in my head, so it makes me work harder."


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Florian asks White for another title shot while on TV

Kenny Florian will have his first fight at featherweight at UFC 131 against Diego Nunes, but he wants to have his plans set for the year. On national television, Florian had no qualms about asking the UFC for the next featherweight title shot after Jose Aldo and Mark Hominick's bout at UFC 129.

About 2:45 into Dana White's interview on "MMA Live," Florian, an analyst for the ESPN show, puts White on the spot. "Dana, if I get through Nunes and Aldo gets through Hominick, can

"As far as you getting through the title shot, everybody knows where you stand. You get in there, and if you make that weight, yeah. You're probably in for the next title shot," White said.

There are two obstacles standing in Florian's way. First, the weight cut will not be easy. Remember that Florian entered the UFC as a middleweight on the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Lightweight was clearly his most natural weight class. Losing another 10 lbs. will not be easy.

Secondly, Nunes shouldn't be overlooked. His last three wins include a decision over former WEC champ Mike Brown, and he is already comfortable at featherweight. Florian is also returning to the cage for the first time since August. A knee injury prevented him from a planned fight in January.

Another championship shot for Florian would be a change of tune for White. After Florian lost to Gray Maynard in August in a bout that decided the lightweight title shot, White accused Florian of choking in big fights. In addition to the Maynard loss, Florian also has lost in each of his lightweight title shots.

Perhaps this is why White told Florian that another bite at the championship apple is in the offing. This can be KenFlo's chance to redeem himself.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Florian-asks-White-for-another-title-shot-while-?urn=mma-wp1710

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MMATorch Staff Rankings for May 2011

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HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Cain Velasquez (69pts.)
2. Brock Lesnar (57)
3. Junior Dos Santos (54)
4. Fabricio Werdum (44)
5. Shane Carwin (41)
6. Antonio Silva (34)
7. Alistair Overeem (33)
8. Frank Mir (24)
9. Fedor Emelianenko (13)
10. Roy Nelson (9)

Others Receiving Votes: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (2), Mike Russow (2), Brendan Schaub (2), Sergei Kharitonov (1)


LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (70)
2. Mauricio Rua (58)
3. Rashad Evans (55)
4. Lyoto Machida (50)
5. Quinton Jackson (46)
6. Forrest Griffin (35)
7. Dan Henderson (25)
8. Ryan Bader (22)
9. Phil Davis (10)
10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (5)


Others Receiving Votes: Rafael Cavalcante (4), Thiago Silva (2), Gegard Mousasi (1), Muhammed Lawal (1), Stephan Bonnar (1)


MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (70)
2. Chael Sonnen (63)
3. Yushin Okami (56)
4. Nate Marquardt (47)
5. Demian Maia (40)
6. Ronaldo Souza (30)
7. Michael Bisping (20)
8. Jorge Santiago (19)
9. Vitor Belfort (10)
10. (tie) Hector Lombard (7)
10. (tie) Wanderlei Silva (7)

Others Receiving Votes: Brian Stann (5), Chris Leben (5), Alan Belcher (4), Yoshihiro Akiyama (2)


WELTERWEIGHT

1. Georges St. Pierre (70)
2. Jon Fitch (62)
3. B.J. Penn (52)
4. (tie) Thiago Alves (40)
4. (tie) Jake Shields (40)
6. Josh Koscheck (38)
7. Nick Diaz (29)
8. Carlos Condit (23)
9. Martin Kampmann (12)
10. Diego Sanchez (10)

Others Receiving Votes: Mike Pyle (2), Paul Daley (2), Rick Story (2), Paulo Thiago (1)


LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Frankie Edgar (70)
2. Gray Maynard (59)
3. Gilbert Melendez (58)
4. Eddie Alvarez (44)
5. Kenny Florian (42)
6. Jim Miller (32)
7. Shinya Aoki (29)
8. Melvin Guillard (20)
9. Anthony Pettis (17)
10. Sean Sherk (7)

Others Receiving Votes: Denis Siver (3), Tatsuya Kawajiri (3), Clay Guida (1)


FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (70)
2. Hatsu Hioki (51)
3. Chad Mendes (48)
4. Mark Hominick (45)
5. Michihiro Omigawa (31)
6. Hiroyuki Takaya (28)
7. Manny Gamburyan (25)
8. Bibiano Fernandes (22)
9. Diego Nunes (19)
10. Joe Warren (18)

Others Receiving Votes: Marlon Sandro (12), Rani Yahya (5), Dustin Poirier (3), Robert Peralta (3), Eric Koch (2), Josh Grispi (1)


BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominick Cruz (70)
2. Joseph Benavidez (58)
3. Brian Bowles (57)
4. Urijah Faber (50)
5. Miguel Torres (45)
6. Scott Jorgensen (35)
7. Takeya Mizugaki (22)
8. Brad Pickett (19)
9. Demetrious Johnson (15)
10. Eddie Wineland (5)

Others Receiving Votes: Hiroshi Nakamura (3), Michael MacDonald (2), Masakazu Imanari (2), Zach Makovsky (1), Renan Barao (1)

[Georges St. Pierre art by Travis Beaven (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Champs_Rankings_30/article_9257.shtml

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Frankie Edgar and Gray Marynard both injured, postponed from UFC 130

The triology between lightweights Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard has been postponed from UFC 130 after it was revealed that both fighters have suffered injuries during training. There was no indication on a time-frame before the fighters will eventually meet to resolve their unfinished business from their draw at UFC 125. The UFC made the [...]

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Facing More Important Fight, Brock Lesnar's Cage Future Grows Uncertain

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Two months shy of his 34th birthday, Brock Lesnar is forced to step away from mixed martial arts again. Since August 2009, he's fought twice, had two bouts of diverticulitis and withdrawn from three scheduled matches, statistics he wishes he could erase from history. Though he once called himself the "baddest S.O.B." on the planet, there might be more fear for Lesnar now than fear of him.

On Thursday, he announced that he would not be able to fight Junior dos Santos next month due to another diverticulitis flare-up, but at least he managed to put a confident bend on an otherwise disappointing scenario.

"I tell you one thing: I'm not retiring," he said. "This isn't the end of Brock Lesnar. It's a speed bump in the road."

He may be right. We should hope he is. When Lesnar is fighting, MMA seems to get a little more of the sports spotlight, a little more respect. But right now, his return timetable is a big question mark, largely because of the question marks facing his own care. Lesnar admitted that he is forced with the decision to either have surgery or simply deal with it the rest of his life. The former is no small procedure, involving invasive surgery and recovery time. The latter, as we have seen, can result in recurrences that take him out of action. Either way, there is no easy solution. Because of that, it is only human to wonder if Lesnar's best athletic days are behind him.

Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/12/facing-more-important-fight-brock-lesnars-cage-future-grows-un/

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