UFC 116 pre-fight press conference airs today (July 1) LIVE on MMAmania.com at 4 p.m. ET
by Jesse Holland on Jul 1, 2010 3:58 PM EDT
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UFC 116: "Lesnar vs. Carwin" is set to take place this Saturday (July 3) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a 265-pound match-up between current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Interim titlist Shane Carwin.
In addition, middleweight stars Yoshihiro Akiyama and Chris Leben will do battle in the co-featured fight of the night to see who works their way into the 185-pound title hunt.
In preparation for this weekend's return to "Sin City," the UFC will hold a pre-fight press conference featuring the major players from the event including Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Chris Leben and of course, UFC President Dana White.
The press conference will air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com at 4 p.m. ET after the jump.
Live stream and replay courtesy of UFC.com.
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I cant believe this fight is finally here! WAR CARWIN!!!!
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Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Wanderlei Silva Chris Leben ?!?
"The other shape,
If shape it might be call'd, that shape had none,
Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb;
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd;
For each seem'd either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand; and from his seat
The monster, moving onward, came as fast
With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
-- John Milton
by O damn he got caught on Jul 1, 2010 9:21 AM EDT reply actions
Carwin for the win by KO
"They say the only way to kill a lion is with a rear naked choke. I would just kick it in the head." - Bas Rutten
"Liver, liver, liver, now get drunk" - Bas Rutten
"I wanted to beat him until his nerves stopped working....
but I didn't because I'm a nice guy." - Bas Rutten
I Hate Brock as much as anyone
And not calling you on this Ozzy… but I think the gayest thing I have delt with all week are all of these Fedor fans swinging from Carwin’s nutsack. What, do you guys think that if Brock loses too it helps the Fedor arguement? It doesn’t… you’re talking about a UFC castoff beating Fedor vs 2 REAL Champions fighting for a real belt. If Carwin beats Lesnar, it just shows they are BOTH better than Fedor in my opinion.
I really can’t call a winner in this one….. All depends on if Carwin can hit Lesnar before it hits the floor….
Give a man to fish and feed him for a day. Kick his stupid ass and maybe he will leave you alone.
Cant Wait To See Carwin Not Doing The Media Thing Today
And would love to see Lebens talk to Akiyama.
I don't know...
Brock might have a choice comment that gets Shane to say somethin, then maybe Brock really gets going lol. Could be interesting, I don’t know that Leben/Akiyama will be all that interesting just cause of the language barrier.
"The other shape,
If shape it might be call'd, that shape had none,
Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb;
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd;
For each seem'd either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand; and from his seat
The monster, moving onward, came as fast
With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
-- John Milton
by O damn he got caught on Jul 1, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats Why I Just Said Leben LOL
I like to hear him talk about fights. Fighters are like strippers was great,
by AintNoSunshine on Jul 1, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
fighters are like strippers? he's retarded.
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yea that was pretty stupid
seems like theres plenty of guys with college degrees/careers and what not who are fighting, rich franklin, chris lytle, carwin… sorry ass leben is too dumb to do anything else, including serve out his stint in the army, fucking traitor
by xquisitewretch on Jul 1, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
cant argue with that but shit, why sign up in the first place? there were times when i was at rock bottom in the army, facing another possible deployment and stop loss on my contract, but i wasnt gonna abandon my nation’s military when they needed me, no matter how miserable i was or how much i wanted to do some cocaine and ride dirt bikes.
by xquisitewretch on Jul 1, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow best stream in a long time...
SO PUMPED FOR THIS CARD!
"I only want to be known as the best ever. Is that too much to ask?"
-BJ Penn
"I dont know how GSP puts his jeans on with all those people hugging his nuts"... -Dan Hardy
Fuckin silverlight malware...
Whoever invented that should take the gun from the kitty above and use it.
sports reporters tend to ask the stupidest questions
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Sexyama could be an old mexican dude, right now.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
"Leben looked awesome in his last fight" - DW
yeah, rigght. Dana sellin’ the fight.
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He Damn Well Did
Didnt you see his sprawl vs a wrestler that was full of hype.
by AintNoSunshine on Jul 1, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Mullin looks a hell of a lot like Cro Cop.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
id say he looks more like peter aerts(sp?)
As far as fighter likenesses go….and don’t flame me for this, but who is he (chris mullen?)
Join The Army, Visit exotic places, meet strange people, then kill them.
by salamagogo on Jul 2, 2010 8:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Mullin was a star F for the Warriors
He was on the Dream Team with Magic, Bird, Jordan, Malone, Stockton et al. He was then the GM of the warriors just long enough to eff up the team long term.
Funny, that pic does look like Aerts. I only added Brocks flat top and “birthmark” to that shot….the rest is real.
Damn I can't load it, give me the highlights
if there are any..
"The other shape,
If shape it might be call'd, that shape had none,
Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb;
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd;
For each seem'd either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand; and from his seat
The monster, moving onward, came as fast
With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
-- John Milton
by O damn he got caught on Jul 1, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Brock doesn't watch a lot of tv and drinks Bud light but likes coors light
but when he’s home its about family so he doesn’t follow the hype about the interim belt
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
And Akiyama said Leben is well-rounded, tough guy with a powerful left hook. thanked Leben for steppin up.
Using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation.
oh and Carwin didn't come out with his belt
and when they asked him why, he said cause Brock called it Fake…jokingly.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
im glad he didnt. and Brocks right, it is fake.
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True but i understand what the UFC did with the Carwin / Mir fight with the unknown status of the BROCKLESNAR’S health at the time.
by bigc4277 on Jul 1, 2010 4:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the BROCKLESNAR'S? lol
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
they knew Brock was returning before this fight, thats why they said the winner fight's Brock.
so what’s the point of the interim belt?
answer: so they can sell it as a “Championship title fight” and then market the Brock fight as “Champ vs. Champ”, “unifying the titles”. All that bullshit.
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They may have known that he would return, but after a bout with a disease(virus?) like that the legnth until his return plus what shape he would be in was uncertain. But yea why not spin it for some press 2 title fights on the NJ card and a champ vs champ card at 116
by bigc4277 on Jul 1, 2010 5:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually they knew he would return AFTER they had anounced the fight
for the interim belt. And I don’t think they wanted to take away the “interim” title away from the winner. Didnt’ want to hurt anyone’s feelings. didn’t want them catching vapors or nothin.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
Haha the vapors. Wow thats a throwback
by bigc4277 on Jul 1, 2010 5:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i dont get the point of interim belts
hurt feelings? what pride does someone get from a make-believe belt?
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its not make believe to them.
at the point the fight was scheduled as a fight for the interim belt, Brock’s future was uncertain. A champion was needed in the mean time because it was being predicted at the time that brock could be out for a year AT LEAST. So whoever became “fake” champion, would hold that title for some time. It wasn’t fake to them. Then it would legitimately be champion vs champion. If Brock had been out for a longer period of time, it would have made sense. Problem is, Brock had a miraculous recovery and within a month of the match being scheduled, Brock announced he was coming back and the “interim champion” thing became bullshit because the champion never went anywhere.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
brock started humble, turned back into brock...and then back peddles a little...
but is still brock. he says anything can happen.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
i think the diverticilitis scared him and calmed him down.
he just seems more cerebral. noticed it in his interviews.
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He is acting kind of strange...
And he’s said “blessed to be here” like 20 times…
by Lester The Pimp on Jul 1, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
absolutely. I said it before, he really changed after.
Lets see if this “nice guy” act effects him like it did BJ.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
i dont think its strange, considering what he went through
and he just said it again.
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ok the black dude is getting a lot of air time lol...
lester is gonna be pissed.
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
haha, Dana dodged that "free tickets" request real nice. LOL
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It was really hard to understand that guy
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
totally
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
why would you ask Leben about a title fight?
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
they do that all the time, its annoying.
they do it because it to add more significance to the fight, and they wanna hear the fighter say he wants a title shot, so they can write it up and make it sound like it was the fighters idea. I hate 90% of the media.
i remember them askin Dana if George Sotiropoulos was ready for a title shot after he beat Joe Daddy. Dont they realize there are other fighters in line?
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LOL Leben is so full of crap. he said he couldn’t pass up this opportunity when he actually declined the fight the first time then called back and had changed his mind.
I hope he losses just for being a bullshitter
Why doesn’t that make sense? He turned it down, realized it was too good of an opportunity, and took it.
Sorry Joey, i don't see where the bullshit comes in
Doc: You know what they say: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships.
Rocco: Doc, I gotta buy you, like, a proverb book or something. This mix'n'match shit's gotta go.
Doc: What?
Connor: A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it?
Murphy: And don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.
And
Wasn’t it Leben that told the story about him declining the 1st time? How is it bullshit to tell the truth and the whole story….. you must be a liberal!
Give a man to fish and feed him for a day. Kick his stupid ass and maybe he will leave you alone.
No. it was a guy that Realized that why not make more money. If someone really thought it was a opportunity they wouldn’t even have to second guess you just jump on it.
Call backs dont count!
HW: Frank Mir, Dos Santos, Cain, Gonzaga.
LHW: Shogun, Rashad Evans, Jon Jones.
MW: Wanderlei Silva!, Anderson Silva, Demian Maia
WW: Amir Sadollah, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves
LW: BJ Penn, Ross pearson.
i literally have no way of making that any clearer. whats your number, ill call you
HW: Frank Mir, Dos Santos, Cain, Gonzaga.
LHW: Shogun, Rashad Evans, Jon Jones.
MW: Wanderlei Silva!, Anderson Silva, Demian Maia
WW: Amir Sadollah, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves
LW: BJ Penn, Ross pearson.
lesnars going south paw! or playing mind games?
“I brought in Peter Welch, and we changed my stance and switched it from traditional to southpaw,” he said. “It’s really worked out, helped on wrestling and shooting. We changed a lot of things and we’ll see if they work I guess.”
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