Waterfalls – TLC

Source: http://skydivechick.com/2012/05/may-excitement/

Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi  Daniel Acacio

Dan Miller’s infant son is in need of help to fight kidney disease, and the MMA family has stepped up to help. Two different groups have sold shirts, fighters have donated memorabilia and worked at a seminar, and Nate Diaz, his brother’s opponent last Saturday night, told a national TV audience to support the cause. Miller said he was overwhelmed by the support.

While MMA is multi-million dollar business, the sport is also big on family. Fighters bend over backwards to help each other out. Seeing that play out to help out young Danny Miller is heartwarming.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/dan-miller-appreciates-overwhelming-support-mma-community-160412357.html

Les Archer Nicolas Aubin Rene Baeten David Bailey

Source: http://mmalice.com/james-toney/james-toney-and-ken-shamrock-nearly-fight-at-a-press-conference-video_184a34575.html

Torlief Hansen Marcus Hansson Doug Henry Broc Hepler

Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2012/01/7-january-2012-warm-water-and-early-sun.html

Trey Canard Håkan Carlquist Ricky Carmichael Danny Chandler

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Greg Albertyn Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi Thomas Allier

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Gordon Crockard Craig Dack Roger De Coster Ken De Dycker

Those short elbows that Jon Jones used on Rashad Evans, and the heel hook Efrain Escudero used on Mac Danzig did some damage. Evans tweeted a picture of his eye the day after the fight. Danzig, who managed to win his bout even though his ankle was swollen and ugly, showed how it was still bruised and swollen. He plans to get an MRI later this week to see what damage was caused at UFC 146. It’s just another reminder that fighters’ jobs are not like ours, unless your job involves laughing off injuries on a daily basis.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/rashad-evans-busted-eye-mac-danzig-busted-ankle-192510098.html

Neil Hudson Ryan Hughes Georges Jobe Gunnar Johansson

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Jeff Big Frog Curran Dai Shuanghai  Mac Danzig  Karen Darabedyan

Though Saturday’s UFC card on Fox was the best of the three cards that have aired on the network. Unfortunately, it was also the least-viewed of the three. Saturday’s fights pulled in 2.25 million viewers, less than the four million plus who watched UFC on Fox 1 and 2. The UFC won the key demographic of adults 18-49, but lost badly in overall ratings to CBS’ “48 Hours Mystery.”

There are several reasons for this drop-off in viewers:

— Lack of star power: The main card was not stocked with bankable stars, like in the past two events. There was no belt on the line, no outspoken promoter like Chael Sonnen, no well-known former champ like Rashad Evans. While Josh Koscheck has the reputation of being an MMA bad boy, it wasn’t anywhere near what Sonnen and Davis brought to the last card. The shame is that the performances were great and had nothing to do with the names written on a fight card.

— Mayweather/Cotto: Though the UFC did not go up directly against the marquee boxing match-up of the year, the Floyd Mayweather/Miguel Cotto bout did not help. Much of the week’s pre-fight coverage was devoted to the big boxing event instead of MMA bouts, and contributed to the lack of buzz around the UFC fights.

— No football: Something that hurt the UFC that they had no control over is that there was no football to promote the events. For the UFC’s first two events on Fox, the NFL was in-season and gave considerable promotion to fights. Cain Velasquez appeared on set with the NFL on Fox crew, and ads were run throughout games. Without football and its broad audience and huge ratings, the UFC didn’t have as much of a promotional push to pull in casual fans.

Did you watch Saturday’s fights? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/ufc-fox-3-ratings-dropped-off-previous-shows-120339648.html

Les Archer Nicolas Aubin Rene Baeten David Bailey

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Victor Arbekov Les Archer Nicolas Aubin Rene Baeten