The MMA Quickie (No Cuddling Allowed)
Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson
Nate Diaz will be fighting on UFN 12 against Alvin Robinson. Should be a great fight, we’ll see if Nate will employ his usual tactic. Absorb violence and win by submission.
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Belcher vs. Almeida
Alan Belcher will be taking on Ricardo Almeida at UFC 81. Ricardo will be coming in after a four year layoff. He has a couple of impressive wins over, Ryo Chonan, and Nathan Marquardt. Alan Belcher is coming off his victory in which he opened up the Grand Canyon on Kalib Starnes’s face.
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Fedor’s Publicity Stunt Match, Has Yet to be Confirmed
It was reported that Emelianenko would return to action against Korean Hong Man Choi. Although Choi is the likely candidate, the bout has not yet been finalized.
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I don’t really care either way if this match happens. Sure it’s nice to see Fedor back in the ring, but not in another freak show match. I might as well just watch Fedor vs. Zulu again. At least then, I can pinpoint when that earthquake happened in Japan. The next match up with Fedor will be Fedor vs. King Kong. Prediction: Fedor via Armbar.
Kenny Florian Interview
Pretty interesting interview, here’s one highlight.
Q: You started working with a nutritionist in preparation for your fight against Alvin Robinson at UFC 73. What was the biggest change you had to make to your diet?
KF: A lot of it was just the timing of the foods and the type of foods I was using. Basically, I just took it to the next level as far as optimizing my energy levels (with) the right foods and just balancing everything together. My nutritionist is also a nationally ranked tri-athlete, so he’s tremendous.
He’s an athlete himself and not some guy who is just a nutritionist who doesn’t do it himself. He actually goes in there and shows what he does and proves that it works. He’s been amazing just in showing me what are the right supplements to take and eliminating some supplements — a lot of supplements don’t work. He showed me really what works and what the right timing is for foods and what I need to be doing fight week in losing the weight properly and also putting it back on properly as well. He’s been a huge help and a great addition to the team. And he also has been monitoring my cardio and heart rate levels as well.
I’m trying to do everything. I want to do that extra 2 percent that people aren’t doing. Everyone is doing all the right stuff. Everyone is training hard. Everyone is training in wrestling, jiu-jitsu and doing their strength conditioning, but you look at the Olympics where someone wins by 0.0001 — what made that difference? I try to find all those little advantages. Any little thing that I can do to help my mind, my body, or my technique, I’m going to use it.
