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UFC 133 picks, Vegas-style: Tito looking to pull off second straight shocker
UFC 133 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse's Stadium Las Vegas):
Tito Ortiz (+300) vs. Rashad Evans (-400) - Light heavyweight
Dennis Hallman (-110) vs. Brian Ebersole (-120) - Welterweight
Yoshihiro Akiyama (+280) vs. Vitor Belfort (-360) - Middleweight
Constantinou Philippou (+155) vs. Jorge Rivera (-185) - Middleweight
Mike Pyle (+220) vs. Rory Macdonald (-300) - Welterweight
Matt Hamill (+150) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (-180) - Light heavyweight
Rani Yahya (+190) vs. Chad Mendes (-240) -Featherweight
Nick Pace (+190) vs. Ivan Menjivar (-240) - Bantamweight
Nam Phan (+170) vs. Mike Brown (-200) - Featherweight
Paul Bradley (Even) vs. Rafael Natal (-130) - Middleweight
You can watch UFC 133 right here on Yahoo! Sports
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Czech Republic Grand Prix Live Brno MotoGP Race 2011 HD!!
Refreshed and ready for their imminent return to action after a two-and-a-half week interval since Laguna Seca, the MotoGP class returns to the track on Friday morning for the opening session of the Cardion ab Grand Prix Ceské republiky.
The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President - T.G. Masaryk. A new circuit was built during the 1980s with the aim of attracting Formula 1 to Czechoslovakia, and in 1987 it played host to the FIM Czech Grand Prix.
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Duration: Friday, 12 August-Sunday,14 August, 2011
Free Practice: 10:10 - 14:55 CEST (08:10 - 12:55 GMT), Friday, 12 August
Qualifying: 13:55 - 14:55 CEST (12:55 GMT), Saturday, 13 August
MotoGP Final Race: 14:00 CEST (12:00 GMT), Sunday,14 August
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Sunday, 14 August 2011
Dan Hardy on UFC on Versus 5 opponent Chris Lytle - "I want to fight like this guy"
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It's a rough patch that he finds himself in, and one wholly unfamiliar to him as well. The 29-year-old British Welterweight had only ever suffered back to back losses one time prior in his career, but after a decision loss to Georges St. Pierre in his one shot at a UFC Title last March, Hardy has added a knock out loss to Carlos Condit and another decision loss to Anthony "Rumble" Johnson as well.
His frustration has been palpable, especially in regards to his decision losses to St. Pierre and Johnson. With wrestling being a weak point in his game, both of those fights saw him be put on his back on numerous occasions, not allowing him to get going in the most effective aspect of his game. However, in Chris Lytle - the man he meets this Sunday in Milwaukee, Wis. - Hardy sees a somewhat kindred spirit, and is expecting a very different type of fight than he's gotten recently.
"I think this is the kind of fight that the fans want to see and I'm not expecting to hear any boos at any point in the 15 minutes," Hardy said during a recent media conference call for the event. "It's frustrating for me because I do this sport just because I love it. I love fighting, I love the competition, I love the risk taking and the gamble in throwing punches at somebody and two of my last three fights have been snoozefests. It's been disappointing and I just don't like having boring fights.
"I want fun fights and for me, Chris Lytle is the kind of guy that I can look up to and think he's the kind of guy I want to fight like. I want to fight like this guy. So having the opportunity to actually share a main event with him is an honor. And I know he's going to bring it, I know he's going to test me and I know that he's going to come and try to win the fight and that's exactly what I want is somebody who wants to get that paycheck and take it home."
Of course, Hardy also felt he was going to get a slug fest out of Anthony Johnson, who promised a war with Hardy before the two squared off in March. However, Johnson entered off a loss and a long layoff, and his instincts kicked in to utilize his wrestling to get a win, and that's just what he did. Hardy believes Lytle will indulge him with a more entertaining fight, but also knows he needs to be prepared for Lytle's ground game anyway.
"You know, I have come to realize that opponents can be quite unreliable, which is disappointing," Hardy said. "But I don't think that Chris is that guy but either way I mean as everyone on Twitter keeps telling me, 'it's mixed martial arts, got to learn some wrestling and jiu jitsu."
"I think everyone thinks I just hit bags all day but you know, it?s one of those things I was annoyed in the fight. I was disappointed because I had a lot of people especially over in the UK waiting up til early hours of the morning to watch a good fight and I ended up having a nap for 15 minutes. And I just don't want a boring fight. Regardless of where the fight goes I just don't want a boring fight... and I don't think Chris has got that in him."
For his part, Lytle assured that he's not coming out to eke out three rounds on the judges scorecards, and said the honor of being placed in the main event slot means he's going out to put on a show.
"You're going to get what you pay [for]," Lytle promised. "You're going to get a good fight out of it. That's all I can guarantee. It's going to be fun to watch."
The event comes live on the Versus network this Sunday, August 14, airing from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
Penick's Analysis: Lytle has the capability to bring this fight to the ground and end it with his submission game, but he's also got a penchant for swinging with opponents, and may be coming into this fight ready to go out on his shield. At any rate, it really should be a very entertaining fight, and even though it's main eventing with both coming off of losses over a more deserving fight in Jim Miller vs. Ben Henderson, it should send fans home happy with an entertaining scrap to close out the show.
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UFC 133 postfight: Special bonus, Vitor wants Silva and Evans can?t wait to face ?cocky? Jones
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- UFC 133 drew 11,583 to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. That was good for a $1.5 million gate. The solid gate allowed the UFC to pay out $70,000 bonuses. Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans got Fight of the Night, and Vitor Belfort got Knockout of the Night. Brian Ebersole got a special bonus for beating Dennis Hallman and his awful blue Speedos.
-- Evans had no problem admitting he wants Jon Jones next. Jones defends the UFC light heavyweight title against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in Denver at UFC 135. Why you ask? Jones is cocky.
"I would prefer to get [the title] from Jones. I would love to be the first one to beat him," Evans said. "You know, he's so cocky. He's for real cocky. I'm like on camera, joking around cocky. He's going to sleep, praising himself cocky. That's how cocky he is."
-- Evans was wearing a cast on his right hand as a result of what he called a jammed thumb. In the first round, he delivered an overhand right to Ortiz's head and felt it pop. It wasn't painful, but Evans thought it might be dislocated.
-- Belfort said his goal is to get another title shot against UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva suggesting that "The Spider's" nasty front kick knockout at UFC 126 only saved him from impending doom.
"If he didn't throw that kick, this would've happened to him. He knows that," Belfort said. "I would like to fight the winner of Okami and Anderson."
-- White thinks Belfort could turn around quickly if necessary. He agrees that Ortiz now needs a break. Tito countered by saying he wants to fight before the end of 2011.
-- Ortiz gave credit to Evans' submission defense saying he was very technical in getting out of trouble from a second-round guillotine choke attempt.
"I thought it was close for about a 10th of a second, then Rashad pushed my knee down and I was like 'damn.' I made a mistake and kept my elbow up a little high," Ortiz explained. "I teach my kids in my submission class at Punishment Training Center how to drop your elbow down and Rashad must've been working on that."
Evans admitted he'd put in work with his jiu-jitsu coach in Florida along with Renzo Gracie in New York.
"As soon as he grabbed me, I just put my head to the floor as hard as I could and I put my shoulder into him. So then I pushed his knee down and started working on his hands," said Evans.
-- Evans said there will be no more breaks during his career if he can control it. Evans was set to face Mauricio "Shogun" Rua for the title in the fall of 2010. When Rua went down with a knee injury, Evans elected to wait. Then he got hurt right before the March 2011 matchup and saw Jones step in front of the line. Jones went on to�win the title and Evans didn't fight for 14 months.
"I just want to fight and I miss fighting so much that when it's my time to fight, I'm going to fight. I'm not going to be waiting to fight anymore. I'm 31 years old," Evans said. "I want to do some things. If I'm the best, I'm the best."
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