Just got home from my 5th class, the start of my third week of training. Had a long talk with one of my buddies I'm training with tonight and I thought I'd write a bit about our thought processes regarding why we decided to train, and some disagreements we had about our perspectives.

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Everybody likes my fight style but now I need to win... I'm working 24 hours a day for this fight.

Keith Jardine has a good style. He likes to fight standup and it's good for fans. It's more emotional. I love this. I think this is a good opponent for me. He has beaten many, he beat Forrest, he beat Chuck and he is a good name for me, a good match.

I’m going to prepare for his technique. I’m training a lot of Muay Thai. I'm training a lot of wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu. I'm prepared for every situation for this fight.

The odds:

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SportsNavi had coverage of the Dream day-after Press conference:

Dream Event Producer Sasahara was asked about the possibility of Kimbo Slice possibly fighting on a dream card, despite him being unknown in Japan. He was also asked if EliteXC's female superstar Gina Carano might be a possibility.

Dream Event Producer Sasahara: " Certainly, now Kimbo Slice is perhaps namelessness. But, like Mayhem Miller yesterday, there is a possibility where it can grasp the heart of the fan with 1 appearance'

In regards to the woman fighter, at present time, no. Now ' DREAM ' is in the process of growing. When ' DREAM ' has reached maturity, we would think of adding women fighters at that time."

Other Notes coming out of the day after press conference after the jump:

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NoooOOoooo:

Something unexpected has come up. I'm not going to be able to keep this journal here anymore. I'll be shutting it down for good later this week, but before I do, I'm going to try to get everyone caught up on what has led to this. I have some stories to tell, and some pictures to post up.

Brent and I are going to try to drive the Land Cruiser over the mountain range tomorrow, from Vegas to Pahrump.... We're going to load up our warm clothes, some food, a camera, and a spare gas can, and just go for it. I'm hoping we can get it done in one day, and I hope we make it back in one piece.

I'll start catching the journal up when I get back from the mountains.

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'The OC Bad Apple' talks fighter pay, Frank Shamrock, Marco Ruas, Brock Lesnar, TapouT tattoos and more.

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One month since the epic event and my free YAMMA shirt has finally arrived.

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Dr J over at MMAHQ is reporting and Ben Rothwell is confirming the addition of Arlovski vs Rothwell to the Affliction card. This bout is scheduled for July 19th on the undercard of Fedor Vs Tim Sylvia.

According to Dr J, Arlovski has signed with AdrenalineMMA and is being loaned out to the Affliction card, though there has been no independent verification of this. The Adrenaline promotion is headed up by Monte Cox and are focusing on being a mid-level regional player in the MMA landscape, much like Strikeforce in Northern Cali and the West Coast. Adrenaline has focused on the Midwest, with their initial cards being in suburban Chicago and the Quad-Cities area. Signing Arlovski to Adrenaline makes sense since he is headquartered out of Chicago and could be a significant draw for them.

Arlovski is a former UFC heavyweight champion who recently became a free agent after his Victory over Jake O'Brien at UFC 82. Rothwell became a free agent January 1st of this year, after an undefeated run in the IFL for the Pat Miletich coached Silverbacks. Rothwell recently signed to AdrenalineMMA, which is headed up by his manager Monte Cox.

Developing.....

Update [2008-5-13 9:50:36 by Luke Thomas]:: Just so everything is clear, this story is NOT - I repeat: NOT - confirmed. This is, at best, interesting speculation and should be viewed as such. Apologies for any misconception.

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Undefeated Croatian light heavyweight fighter Goran Reljic (7-0) sat down with Fighthype.com to discuss Wilson Gouveia (10-4), the fight, training at Xtreme Couture and his pick for Couture vs Fedor. Gegard Mousasi and Zelg Galesic are making waves over in the Dream Middleweight Grand Prix, so don't be surprised if another Eastern European fighter opens eyes at UFC 84. MMAWeekly Interview

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A little meet and greet for the fans.

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Because there are 11 quality events coming in just 8 weeks:

• Sat May 24 UFC 84 - Penn vs. Sherk, Machida vs. Ortiz

• Sat May 31 Elite XC on CBS - Slice vs. Thompson, Lawler vs. Smith
  
• Sun June 01 WEC 34 - Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver, Torres vs. Maeda

• Sat June 07 UFC 85 - Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves, Werdum vs. Vera
  
• Sat June 07 TKO 34 - Wes Sims vs. Steve Bosse, Wooley vs. Martinez
  
• Sun June 08 Sengoku 3 - Takanori Gomi vs. TBA, Thompson vs. Costa

• Sat June 14 Elite XC - KJ Noons vs. Yves Edwards, Diaz vs. Corbbrey
  
• Sat June 14 Adrenaline 1 - Jeff Monson vs. Mike Russow, Fryklund vs. Gassaway
  
• Sun June 15 Dream 4 - Cro Cop vs. Jerome LeBanner, Middleweight Grand Prix Second Round

• Fri June 20 SportFight 23 - Pierce vs. Coy, Queen vs. Bennitt
  
• Sat June 21 YAMMA 2 - TBA vs. TBA
  
• Sat June 21 TUF 7 Finale - Tanner vs. Grove, Sanchez vs. Fioravanti

• Fri June 27 Strikeforce - Gilbert Melendez  vs. Josh Thomson, Southworth vs. Ruiz

• Sat July 05 UFC 86 - Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin, Cote vs. Almeida

• Sat July 19 Affliction Banned - Fedor vs. Sylvia, Emelianenko vs. Buentello

Be prepared... I know I am.

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BJ is looking great in his latest training video on mount drills.

Update [2008-5-12 15:51:17 by Nick Thomas]: Jens “Little Evil” Pulver talks B.J Penn vs. Sean Sherk.:

I love B.J in the early rounds. He doesn’t lose the first round ever! Anybody that tries to shoot on B.J they are going to find out real quick that B.J likes that. When B.J shoots it’s a different story. So is Sherk going to go out there, and stand with him and try to make B.J take that shot? That might not be a good idea either I mean B.J wrecked GSP in the first round…The one thing I do give Sherk is the guy can do that speed all day long…If it gets to that 4th or 5th round you got to give it to Sherk grinding it out. Is it going to be flashy? Probably not…He will be ground and pounding, and just grinding away scoring points.

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At Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA (9/29/07)

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