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What do a pair of underground hip-hop heavyweights and an outside-the-box mixed martial artist have in common? Well, besides a love of combat sports and hard-hitting music, East Coast rappers Jedi Mind Tricks and UFC star Mac Danzig both know very well what life is like outside the mainstream.
Jedi Mind Tricks, comprised of MCs Vinnie Paz and Jus Allah, have just released an impressive new album, Violence Begets Violence. Meanwhile, Mac Danzig, aka “The World’s Toughest Vegan,” is coming off one of the most exciting fights of the year at a UFC Live event in October. So we here at RosebudMag.com figured it was the perfect time to sit the three friends down to share their thoughts on everything from the music industry to fighting.
Buckle up readers. This isn’t your typical journalistic Q & A. This is a candid conversation between three men who have carved out a niche in their industries while bucking the stereotype of who you need to be to succeed as either a fighter or a rap group.
Mixed Martial Arts is one of the world’s fastest growing sports. Fans and practitioners are on the rise, and the UFC is big business. Despite the UFC’s perfect track record of safety and the sport’s overall record of safety, which is comparable to other major sports like football and hockey, many detractors continue to complain that MMA doesn’t belong in our culture. All too often these arguments are fueled by abject ignorance or the nuance, skill, and safety of MMA.
Last weekend Anderson Silva went a long way to proving beyond a doubt that he is the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA by knocking out Vitor Belfort with a unique left front kick, the likes of which has never been seen in the UFC. I’ve advocated Georges St. Pierre as the best pound-for-pound guy in this space before, but even I’m about ready to sit on the fence after UFC 126 and that spectacular finish. However, things are shaping up to put an end to the ongoing dispute once and for all.
2010 was an incredible year in sports, especially if you are a basketball, hockey, or MMA fan. But other sports had plenty of drama as well, both good and bad. Phil Mickelson, Serena Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Sidney Crosby, Manny Pacquiao, Georges St. Pierre, LeBron James and Roy Halladay were all in the headlines for the right reasons. Meanwhile some characters, like Tiger Woods and Reggie Bush were in the headlines for the wrong reasons. All in all, it made for an exciting year in the NFL, PGA, NBA, NCAA, UFC and just about any other league you can name. So without further delay, here’s my list of the best moments of the sports of 2010:
Cain Velasquez’s first round TKO of UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar was impressive on it’s own, but the Mexican fighter’s performance at UFC 121 taught MMA fans a few things.
First of all, Velasquez showed incredible wrestling. As an NCAA Division 1 wrestler, Velasquez’s skills were assumed to be above average in the MMA world. But most of his fights have been out-and-out stand up battles that ended quickly and badly for his opponents. So his wrestling was something of an unknown quantity.
By Dr. Ted Gambordella and Nigel Salazar
Maybe you watch UFC, MMA, boxing, karate, kung fu, kickboxing, Tae Kwan Do, Judo or other martial arts combat sports- but you want to be more than a spectator so you can protect yourself, your family and your hydroponics garden.
Nick Diaz avenged his last loss by winning a unanimous decision victory over KJ Noons at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II from San Jose, California. It’s now been three years since Diaz has lost, but more impressive than that is how he’s done what he’s done. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has out-struck former pro-boxer Noons, Lithuanian knockout artist Marius Zaromskis, and Japanese stand-up legend Hayato Sakurai.
Anderson Silva extended his winning streak to 13 straight victories at UFC 117 on Saturday night, but just barely. After being controlled for four rounds and most of the fifth by Chael Sonnen, the world middleweight champion pulled off a submission win via triangle choke to snatch a win out of the fire and retain his title.
The second UFC on Versus event took place Sunday, featuring some fast rising fighters in the world of mixed martial arts. Light heavyweight phenom Jon “Bones” Jones made an impressive statement by polishing off grizzled veteran and fellow wrestling standout Vladimir Matyushenko. Meanwhile, Yushin Okami’s winning performance against Mark Munoz puts him in the middleweight title picture.
It was one of the least anticipated UFC cards in recent memory, and UFC 119 lived up to its lack of billing. The night was markedly short on decisive outcomes. In some cases, hard fought seesaw battles provided entertainment, as in the case of Joey Beltran vs. Matt Mitrione, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader. But in the featured match of the night, Frank Mir vs. Mirko CroCop Filipovic, the two fighters refused to take sufficient risk to establish a compelling pace.
Brock Lesnar versus Shane Carwin was billed as the biggest heavyweight MMA match in the history of the sport. At UFC 116 from Las Vegas, the short but sweet fight lived up to its billing with a stunning start and equally shocking finish as Lesnar went on to retain the world heavyweight title.