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UFC 110 Video: Wanderlei Silva Talks Michael Bisping Fight

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-25T17:25:00 00:00

Wanderlei Silva has confirmed that he will fight Michael Bisping (not Yoshihiro Akiyama, as previously reported) at UFC 110. And he uploaded a video to his YouTube chanel explaining why this fight is so important to him.

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Man Parachutes Off Tallest Building in Pakistan in Windy Conditions

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-25T14:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: Sports of an Extreme Nature

Valery Rozov is a Russian extreme sport athlete who has won X-Games medals and done more than 8,000 jumps off various high objects. But when he jumped off the tallest building in Pakistan, he underestimated the wind.

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Mike Shanahan Talks to the Bills

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-25T12:54:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: Bills, NFL Coaching, NFL Rumors

The 'Mike Shanahan to Buffalo' talk is heating up.

Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan met for seven hours in Denver with Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

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Alistair Overeem: Real Threat in K-1

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-25T06:30:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: K1

The K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 is the year's biggest kickboxing event, and as we get ready for the December 5 show, we have K-1 announcer Michael Schiavello offering his commentary on each of the fighters. His thoughts on Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, an MMA fighter taking kickboxing by storm, are below.

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Forrest Griffin Still Regrets His Loss to Anderson Silva

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-24T17:30:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

Forrest Griffin was in a celebratory mood after beating Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. But he acknowledged that he still looks back and feels badly about the way he fought the last time he stepped into the Octagon, a first-round technical knockout loss at the hands of Anderson Silva.

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High School Buddy of Tim Donaghy: 'He Was a Degenerate Gambler'

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-24T13:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: NBA

On the episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel that debuts Tuesday night on HBO, Gumbel sits down with Jimmy Battista, a high school buddy of disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy and professional gambler who helped Donaghy hatch his plan for betting on NBA games.

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Ruslan Karaev vs. Arch-Nemesis Badr Hari at K-1 World GP 2009 Final

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-24T12:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: K1

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Megumi Fuji Moves to 19-0

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-24T09:15:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: MMA Videos

When we posted our first women's pound-for-pound MMA rankings over the weekend, we had Megumi Fuji at No. 3 on the list. On Monday at the Shooto event in Tokyo, Fuji won again, beating Tomomi Sunaba with a first-round arm bar.

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Firefighter Hit by Bus, Completes Ironman Triathlon 40 Surgeries Later

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-24T09:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: Endurance

Matthew Long is a New York City firefighter who was at the World Trade Center on 9/11, and that experience made him resolve to always be in peak physical condition so he'd be ready for anything. As a result, Long started competing in triathlons.

And then, in 2005, he was run over by a New York City bus.

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Badr Hari: Most Exciting KO Artist Ever to Step in the K-1 Ring

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-23T12:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: K1

The K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 is the year's biggest kickboxing event, and as we get ready for the Dec. 5 show, we have K-1 announcer Michael Schiavello offering his commentary on each of the fighters. His thoughts on Badr Hari are below.

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O.J. Simpson as The Terminator?

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-23T10:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: TV and Movies

When director James Cameron made the first Terminator movie, he cast an ex-bodybuilder who would later go on to become the governor of California, a guy by the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger. But if the guy calling the shots at the studio had gotten his way, a very different ex-athlete who would later go on to a very different kind of fame in California would have been The Terminator: O.J. Simpson.

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MMA Top 10 Welterweights: Josh Koscheck Is Right, Sort Of

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-23T08:16:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, Welterweights

After his UFC 106 victory over Anthony Johnson, Josh Koscheck proclaimed that he -- not Dan Hardy -- deserves to be the next contender to Georges St Pierre's title.

As you'll see in my rankings of the Top 10 welterweights in MMA, I think Koscheck is right -- sort of. I believe Koscheck deserves to be higher-ranked than Hardy, but I also think Hardy is more deserving of a shot at St. Pierre. The reason is simple: Koscheck has already had a fight with GSP, losing to him at UFC 74. Hardy hasn't gotten his chance yet.

So because I'd like to see GSP get a new challenge, I think Hardy is a fitting No. 1 contender, even though Hardy is just below Koscheck on the list below.

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NFL Week 11 Live Tweet

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-22T12:47:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: NFL Analysis

It's Week 11 of the 2009 NFL season and we've got some big games ahead of us this afternoon: Colts vs. Ravens, Redskins vs. Cowboys, Falcons vs. Giants, Jets vs. Patriots and Chargers vs. Broncos are among the big games of the day.

I'll be watching all of those (and even some Browns vs. Lions) on my three-TV home office, with my wife at my side and DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket keeping me constantly informed, and I'll be tweeting about all of it. So if you want to know what's going on today in the NFL, follow along below or follow me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

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MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Griffin and Little Nog Look Good

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-22T08:30:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC, Rankings, Light Heavyweights

Forrest Griffin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira both had big wins at UFC 106 Saturday night, and they're both on my list of the Top 10 light heavyweights in MMA.

My question now is whether they should fight each other next. As strong as the UFC's light heavyweight division is, there's a bit of a logjam in it. The Lyoto Machida-Shogun Rua rematch for the title won't take place until May 1, Rampage Jackson is off making movies and Dan Henderson is in a contract dispute, and that means the only light heavyweight fight including top 10 fighters scheduled for the next five months is Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva.

My Top 10 list is below.

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UFC 106: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin Post-Fight Press Conference Video

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-22T01:00:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC

UFC President Dana White, main event fighters Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin and other winners from Saturday night's big night of fights will meet the press afterward at the UFC 106 post-fight press conference, and we have the live video right here at FanHouse.

The post-fight press conference should begin some time around 1 AM ET. The video is below.

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UFC 106: Forrest Griffin Beats Tito Ortiz by Split Decision

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-22T00:45:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC

In a rematch between two of the most popular fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, Forrest Griffin defeated Tito Ortiz by split decision in a hard-fought battle Saturday night at UFC 106.

More: UFC 106 Results | Latest UFC 106 News

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UFC 106: Ortiz-Griffin Live on Twitter

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-21T23:58:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC

It's UFC 106 time, and we'll be live tweeting the full UFC 106 fight card right here.

From the first undercard fight through the main event of Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin, we're live tweeting all the fights, offering news, commentary and analysis, all 140 characters at a time.

So whether you're buying the UFC 106 pay-per-view or don't know what's going on and need to follow along, just follow below and follow me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.

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UFC 106: Josh Koscheck Submits Anthony Johnson

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-21T23:58:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC

Josh Koscheck took on a bigger, stronger, more athletic opponent and used his superior wrestling to defeat him on Saturday night in Las Vegas, submitting Anthony Johnson with a second-round rear-naked choke in a strange, foul-filled fight at UFC 106.

Johnson got the better of the stand-up in the early going, and halfway through the first round Koscheck went for a takedown. But while they were on the ground, Johnson landed both an illegal knee to the head and a poke to Koscheck's eye. That led to a lengthy delay during which referee Mario Yamasaki did not appear to know the rules regarding delays for fouls and injuries, but Koscheck did eventually say he could continue, and the fight went on.

More: UFC 106 Results | Latest UFC 106 News

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UFC 106: Paulo Thiago Beats Jacob Volkmann by Unanimous Decision

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-21T23:25:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC

In a battle between two talented but little-known welterweights, Paulo Thiago defeated Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106.

More: UFC 106 Results | Latest UFC 106 News

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UFC 106: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira TKOs Luiz Cane

Michael David Smith — 2009-11-21T22:48:00 00:00

by Michael David Smith

Filed under: UFC

Making his Octagon debut after a long and successful career fighting in other promotions, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira whipped Luiz Cane with a first-round TKO in their fight Saturday night at UFC 106.

More: UFC 106 Results | Latest UFC 106 News

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