I want to…help the UFC stay and maintain the status that they are—the number one MMA organization in the world.
It’s a noble gesture, but does Anderson not realize that the UFC having legitimate competition is only going to benefit him in the long-run?
James Irvin after the jump.
As July 19 quickly approaches (that’s tomorrow if you didn’t know!), Affliction and the UFC have been going back and forth trying to one up each other ever since Affliction’s foray into mixed martial arts was announced. The UFC’s latest move was to air their card live on Spike TV in west coast, which is a first, as it’s usually aired on a tape-delay there. Now, presumably to get one final shot in, Affliction has informed MMAJunkie.com that the entire “Banned” event will be broadcast.
Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Saturday night’s pay-per-view broadcast will run a full four hours and will feature eight bouts. Additionally, FSN will air three bouts, rather than the previously reported two fights.
In other words, between FSN and PPV, the entire “Banned” fight card will be televised.
Frank Edgar faces Hermes Franca in a lightweight bout at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14 “Silva vs Irvin” this Saturday, July 19, at the Palms in Las Vegas. The event will air live on Spike TV.
Cain Velasquez takes on Jake O’Brien in a heavyweight bout at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 14 “Silva vs Irvin” this Saturday, July 19, at the Palms in Las Vegas. The event will air live on Spike TV.
CR: Sherdog.com
Well, if you listen to his camp, American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), it appears Cain Velasquez has the potential to be one of the top heavyweight mixed martial artists in the world.
Javier Mendez, founder of AKA, comments on Velasquez’s abilities beyond his ASU wrestling background:
“Right now, he could walk in and be a good pro boxer,” said Mendez about someone who, aside from fooling around with gloves with some friends, had never even put on boxing gloves until August 2006. “He could not only be a good kickboxer, but he’s K-1 level (the Japanese group which is top organization for heavyweights in the world). He won a world championship in Jiu Jitsu (World No Gi world champion in the blue belt division in late 2007, 17 months after his first class). He’s the fastest learner I’ve ever had. And nobody trains harder. He trains harder than the lightweights.”
In just one short week, James Irvin will face the biggest challenge of his MMA career when he takes on what many consider to be the most devastating striker in mixed martial arts today, Anderson Silva. Silva has largely used his Muay Thai kickboxing background to devastate his opponents since entering the Octagon. But unlike Silva’s previous UFC opposition, Irvin will bring a strong Muay Thai pedigree into the Octagon on July 19 as well. The question is, how will Irvin’s skills stack up against the Brazilian’s at the higher weight?
While no one knows for sure, unlike Silva’s previous opponents, Irvin isn’t coming up with an elaborate game plan for “The Spider.”
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