Today on MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan: Host of ESPN's "Sport Science" John Brenkus, UFC 114 Preview, Scott Christ, Moosin and UWC Recap
by Luke Thomas on May 23, 2010 8:37 PM EDT
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Remember, our new time slot from now on: Sundays 9 to 11pm EST.
Today on "MMA Nation" we'll be joined by the host of ESPN's "Sport Science" John Brenkus. We'll talk to Brenkus about the segment, what they show is attempting to uncover about MMA and what the science of fighting techniques tells us about MMA.
· Thursday’s BJ Penn segment: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?
· Recent Frank Mir segment: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?
· Recent Brandon Vera segment: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?
· "Sport Science" website: http://espn.go.com/espn/
· John Brenkus’ Twitter: http://twitter.com/Sport_
We'll also quickly catch with the Managing Editor of BadLeftHook.com, Scott Christ. We'll talk to Christ about last night's Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez IV.
I'll also recap the results from Strikeforce's Challengers Series Show, Moosin's MMA debut and my experience last night at UWC 8.
Of course, we'll be talking a ton of UFC 114 and taking all of your calls:
-Who is the rightful favorite: Rampage or Rashad?
- How many PPV buys will the show do?
- Does either Rashad or Rampage have a chance against Shogun? Is a Rampage rematch more important for selling the fight?
"MMA Nation" will air tonight 9:00pm EST to 11:00pm EST on 106.7 The Fan. To listen live over the Internet, go to The Fan's website and click "Listen Live".
I'm also on Twitter: @mmanation.
AS A NEW FEATURE: We'll stream the show live over UStream.tv. Here's my channel. I'll embed the live stream player in this post when the show begins. If you want to ask a question for us to answer on air, leave a question in the comments section. We'll get to all of them.
"MMA Nation" is also available by podcast on iTunes. For now, iTunes is disabled, but the show will be posted on the station's website soon afterward. I'll be sure to put a post up when they're ready to go. And when we're back on iTunes, I'll put up a link to that as well.
Number to call: 800-636-1067
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Talk to you then.
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Won’t be around to watch/listen, as I have a date with the missus and series finale of Lost…
BUT, on Rampage vs. Rashad, this fight is much closer than it is on paper. Rashad’s wrestling is not as good as people make it out to be, neither is his striking, but what he does great, is controlling his intensity. He can go from 0-60 in a blink of an eye. His striking is decent, but not anywhere near the top of the division. I think we’re gonna see Rashad look to put Rampage’s back to the cage, then look for a takedown if it presents itself, which, in theory, would work great. Then we have Rampage, who isn’t the most well rounded fighter, by any means, but he has power, and good at countering under fire. If Rashad had a tough time with Thiago Silva, injured or not injured, Rampage SHOULD be able to fight off the takedowns for the majority of the fight.
So, as overdone as this is, it’s a coin toss. If Rashad can stay out of dodge and do what he needs to do without getting coaxed into a brawl with Rampage, he’ll be fine. Alas, he didn’t show that kind of determination against Thiago Silva, traded shots, and he got rocked. Let’s keep in mind Rampage and him have some beef coming into this fight…real or not, remains to be seen, but I think at some point, Rashad is gonna get froggy, jump, and get dropped. Rampage is good at exactly what he needs to be good at to beat Rashad, save for speed.
I can’t wait though, it should be a fun fight, and I’m always ready to get old TUF fights done with.
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What are your thoughts on Roxy Modaferri vs. Tara LaRosa and Steve Cofield’s thoughts on the fight and Women’s MMA in general?
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Wow,where the hell did Cofield come from with that one?Saying he’d rather see Kimbo fight 25 more times than watch LaRosa fight again?Is he on crack or is he just trying to stir the pot?
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Luke,
Could you talk about why Rampage appears to be the overwhelming favorite among fans going into the fight,even though he’s been out of action for over a year,has gotten incredibly out of shape,and by all accounts isn’t too concerned about his fighting career?
I’ve been watching the Primetime shows,and noticed he’s still very out of shape-the last episode was shot 2 weeks out from fight night,and it looked like he was still at 230 pounds.They wouldn’t show him working out without a baggy T-shirt on,and whenever they’d show him sparring,he’d throw a combo,then put his hands down,take a deep breath,then scream at his training partners.People seem to interpet that as “Wow,Rampage is really pumped for this fight!He’s going to kill Rashad!”,and not “Wow!Rampage is really out of shape.”
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Good topic. Other than Rampage having a bit of size and power on Rashad the only thing really that makes me think he could win is his overwhelming hatred for Rashad. He has been out of the cage for a while now and I wonder how his gas tank would be if Rashad is able to keep him on the ground a bit and work him over.
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The Sport Science segment is one of my favorite parts of the revamped MMA Live show. Unlike some of Florian’s training and cooking segments it really seems to work.
I wondered how they picked certain fighters for the feature and if they’re going to continue to be a part of MMA Live each week?
Thanks,
Anyone else have problems when trying to listen to 106.7 online?
It skips out like every minute or two for me.
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@deowade
The site loaded hella slow.
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-Lao Tzu
106.7 is about one to two minutes behind the USTREAM feed though.
Maybe that’s normal, idk, this is the first time I tried to flip back to the ustream during commercials.
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That’s standard. Radio uses a buffer to make sure nothing naughty slips out.
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I don't mean the delay.
It just pauses like every 2 minutes.
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@deowade
oh, it’s not doing that for me
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Switching over to Narrowband fixed it.
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I can't get it to work with Chrome`
Its something with the new ads loading. i use ie for it.
I liked the snuggie joke. It was better than Quittin.
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Luke James!!
A-team cast will be on RAW next Monday.
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
Also, Vince has a history of holding petty grudges will people at the expese of the show.
It would be interesting to see if Vince clowns ’page and at what level this “clowning” would be at, because Vince can be vindictive.
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Vince as a issue with Rampage?
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters
By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters
More like Vince has an issue with UFC.
An okay UFC card just schooled his biggest show of the year.
Instead, of excepting that they’re oranges and apples, there’s a high possibility he’ll do something to “embarace” ’page.
He is a child when he holds grudges.
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Vincente is GOD!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGbiWnoWTto
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Women’s MMA – sometimes awesome, sometimes awkward.
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I usually find it awkward.
I can appreciate their athleticism and all, but it’s weird to me.
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
whoa, emergency broadcast system test
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yea, but it was just the noise portion that begins it, and then it stopped before the whole announcer thing starts and explains what it is
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
what happened?
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by Luke Thomas on May 23, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Emergency broadcast system test for about 10 seconds.
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by Brian Mayes on May 23, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
ETS interupted you for a couple seconds.
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FWIW,Cofield said he’d rather watch Kimbo fight than LaRosa,specificly.He has a beef with her in particular.He’s a fan of female MMA when it’s Gina Carano or Cyborg.
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What’s his personal issue with her?
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That she’s over rated,and had critized his dream woman Carano.Read the article.It’s a hit peice on her,based entirely on her loosing,so she must be over rated.Cofield’s only knowledge of Roxi is that she lost to Coenen.
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by Brian Mayes on May 23, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Really pulling for Rampage here…but I fear his inability to be well rounded will lead to his downfall. If he wins and the A-Team movie blows up….Rampage vs Shogun would be HUGE. That being said I see Shad wrasslin Page to a decision.
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s what I thought was nice, that he was actually mailing him a snuggie
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention if Rashad comes to the fight with Snuggie on his trunks as a sponsor.
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure what kind of market cross-over there would be. Slap his fight sponsors logos on one and wear it after the fight?
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lol, either that or rampage brings the one Rashad bought him and lays it out over him if he gets a KO
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
killer flickr account btw. just added you.
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thanks!
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by JeremyShane on May 23, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Podcast on iTunes
Hey Luke, any progress or estimate for when the podcast will be back up on iTunes?
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