Nate Marquardt: GSP Will Destroy Jake Shields

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Jake Shields was the reigning Strikeforce middleweight champion and before that the reigning EliteXC welterweight champion, and so when he signed with the UFC, there was some question of which weight class he would pick.

Shields chose welterweight, beat Martin Kampmann by split decision in his first UFC fight, and will get the next crack at UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre if St. Pierre beats Josh Koscheck next month.

But just because Shields won his first fight doesn't necessarily mean that welterweight was the right choice. And one UFC middleweight, Nate Marquardt, believes that Shields' style of using his grappling to control his opponents on the ground would have been much more successful if he didn't have to cut down to 170 pounds.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/10/nate-marquardt-gsp-will-destroy-jake-shields/

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As His Pivotal Showdown Nears, Urijah Faber Feels Confident About the Future

Generally speaking, a lot of people feel positive about the announced merger of the WEC and UFC. Fans will get better fights, fighters will get bigger paychecks. There are some negatives that come from the WEC basically being swallowed up by the UFC, but for the most part, both anticipation and expectations remain high. Heading [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/08/as-his-pivotal-showdown-nears-urijah-faber-feels-confident-about-the-future

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Sportsnet.ca offers Canada?s first fantasy MMA game

Fightmetric?s Rami Genauer spoke with MMA Payout about Fightmetric?s involvement in creating a fantasy MMA game for Canadian sports outlet Rogers Sportsnet. Contestants pick winners from the three UFC events starting with UFC 122 on November 13 and culminating in the final match between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck at UFC 124 in Montreal [...]

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Ellenberger uses the power of Twitter to call out 'hated' Shields

UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger wants a piece of Jake Shields, and he's using his mouth to try to make it happen. Never mind that Shields has already cemented his title shot with a win over Martin Kampmann, and that Ellenberger is in line behind Jon Fitch and Carlos Condit, a fighter who has beaten Ellenberger. He wants Shields, and he is using the power of Twitter to try to sway the powers-that-be in the UFC.

Ellenberger -- who has recent TKO wins over John Howard and Mike Pyle -- has called out Shields several times on Twitter in the last few days, questioning Shields' title shot immediately after the fight, then going on to say:

Ellenberger isn't the first fighter to use a strategy of asking for fights to move up for a bout. Dan Hardy, "King Mo" Lawal and Ben Saunders have all gotten a shot at top fights by simply asking for them. Ellenberger would have to clear a lot of hurdles to get a shot at Shields before Shields fights either Georges St. Pierre or Josh Koscheck for the UFC welterweight title, but stranger things have happened in MMA.

UPDATE: Cagewriter spoke with Ellenberger via text, and he said that both Jake Shields and the UFC have not responded to his tweets. "But it's only a matter of time. Fake Shields is a fraud. Excuse me, Miss Piggy is a fraud," Ellenberger said. Why Miss Piggy?

"When he fights, he reminds me of Miss Piggy, with hs softness and feminine charm."

Ellenberger's beef with Shields comes from before both fighters were with the UFC. He says that he had a signed contract to fight Shields, but Shields' father (and manager) pulled him out of the bout because it was a bad match-up. Ellenberger admits that Condit and Fitch also have a claim on a bout with Shields, but, "I hate him more."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Ellenberger-uses-the-power-of-Twitter-to-call-ou?urn=mma-280071

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UFC 122 To Air On German Internet TV For Free And Spike TV For Subscribers

ufc 122 will come to us all from the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany on November 13.  In other words, it won’t go off live that night at 10 PM Eastern in America like the Las Vegas shows often do.   Which always leaves fans wondering a few things regarding the telecast.  Questions like, what [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/06/ufc-122-to-air-on-german-internet-tv-and-spike-for-free

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UFC 122 PREVIEW: Yushin Okami expecting "excellent exhibition of mixed martial arts" in most important fight of his career against Nate Marquardt

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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While the MMA world continues to wind down from "Brocktober" and the news of the UFC/WEC merger, the UFC still has a couple of events coming up this month. First up is the return to Germany with UFC 122; and although fans and pundits alike have been talking about the possibility of a lightweight fight between Gilbert Melendez and Eddie Alvarez outside of the UFC, this event brings a true #1 contender fight between two of the best middleweights in the world in Nate Marquardt and Yushin Okami.

Okami discussed the upcoming headlining bout for the UFC's countdown show.

"[Nate Marquardt] is a complete, technical fighter and he has no weakness," Okami said. "[He's] a very high level, all-around fighter. Marquardt and I can show the fans what real mixed marital arts is. I think people will be able to see an excellent exhibition of mixed martial arts."

The winner of this fight will take on the winner of the UFC 126 main event between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. If it remains Anderson Silva, both fighters will be looking forward to a rematch with "The Spider." However, Okami's focus simply remains on the title shot, and he believes this may be his final opportunity to earn one in the UFC.

"All of the UFC fights are important to me. But this fight is very important to me because it's a doorway for a title shot," Okami said. "I'm looking at this fight as my last chance. My ultimate goal in the UFC is to become the first Japanese champion. This fight will lead me to that goal. So this is the most important fight of my career."

UFC 122 airs via tape delay in the U.S. on Spike TV on November 13, and takes place from the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

Penick's Analysis: This is an excellent fight here between what essentially are the #2 and #3 middleweights in the world with Chael Sonnen out on suspension. And although some are down on the event as a whole, this is a high level fight that could really be very entertaining. That's not the word that comes to mind when Okami fights most of the time, but I'm not sure that Marquardt is capable of putting on a "boring" fight in 2010. I'm really looking forward to this fight, and the winner could potentially get their long awaited rematch with Silva.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_7410.shtml

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