UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 - Extended Preview

MMA "We Are the World" Public Service Announcement

For a sport often stereotyped as being a bunch of roided meathead misogynistic douche bags....in many ways, MMA promotes a lassez-faire attitude about personal life and the like.

We have gay female fighters challenging for Rousey's newly crowned belt.
We have women fighters headlining events (ahem, boxing?)
We have transgendered fighters.
We have former gay pornstars fighting in the premier MMA organization in the world. We have more diversity among the champions in the UFC than you could find in boxing with its 432 different championship belts and 20 weight classes.
You truly have fighters from all walks of life from teachers to the impoverished to small business owners to parents to former addicts and convicts.

What I've always liked about MMA and to a similar extent Jiu-Jitsu is that people who are fake, those who bull&^%$, whatever, they typically don't last.

The mats have an equalizing effect that those who remain are often at best the most humble, supportive, and down to earth people you will ever meet. You'll meet doctors, lawyers, teachers, business owners, people who came from nothing, people who are normal, every day salt of the earth people and of course, some of the most eccentric people you'll ever have the joy of meeting and knowing.
There is always someone better or more skilled and that constant reminder and awareness helps us understand and bond with one another.

That constant proving every day of who you are, what you can do, and your willingness to simply show up and do your best  and learn, win, lose, or draw is what binds us.

It's a great community, and far more open-minded and tolerant than the vast majority of other social groups of which I have been a part for much of my life.
 

Rodrigo Caporal via Stuart Cooper, DSTRYRSG,Shoyoroll

Why? Because highlights and short docu-pieces with good music and video editing with insight into the mind and life of a rising star are awesome as *&^%.

Comprehensive UFC Recently Cut or Signed List

From over at Bloodyelbow.com:

"table are listed alphabetically.

TotT	Name	Division	Zuffa Record
March 20		Terry Etim	Lightweight	6–5
March 20		Jon Fitch	Welterweight	14–3–1
March 20		Ulysses Gomez	Flyweight	0–2
March 20		Josh Grispi*	Featherweight	4–4
March 20		Jay Hieron	Welterweight	0–4
March 1		Rampage Jackson	Light Heavyweight	7–5
March 20		C.J. Keith	Lightweight	0–2
March 20		Vladimir Matyushenko	Light Heavyweight	7–5
March 20		Che Mills	Welterweight	2–2
March 21		Diego Nunes*	Featherweight	7–4
March 20		Wagner Prado	Light Heavyweight	0–2 (1 NC)
March 26		Matt Riddle	Welterweight	8–3 (1 NC)
March 20		Mike Russow	Heavyweight	4–2
March 20		Jorge Santiago	Welterweight	1–5
March 13		Cristiane Santos	Women's Bantamweight	0–0 (1 NC)
March 20		Paul Sass	Lightweight	3–2
March 13		Aaron Simpson*	Welterweight	8–4
March 20		Mike Stumpf	Welterweight	0–2
March 20		Motonobu Tezuka	Bantamweight	0–2
March 20		Simeon Thoresen	Welterweight	1–2
March 21		Milton Vieira	Featherweight	0–1–1
March 20		Jacob Volkmann	Lightweight	6–4

Recent Signings

The fighters listed below have been signed or come out of retirement in the last month, or have yet to make their octagon debut or return. Fighters in this table are listed alphabetically.

TotT	Name	Division	MMA Record
April 6		Adlan Amagov	Welterweight	11–2–1
April 20		Roger Bowling	Lightweight	11–3
March 12		Nah-Shon Burrell	Welterweight	8–2
April 20		Daniel Cormier	Heavyweight	11–0
April 6		Ryan Couture	Lightweight	6–1
Unknown		Alexis Davis	Women's Bantamweight	13–5
Unknown		Germaine de Randamie	Women's Bantamweight	3–2
March 16		Nick Diaz	Welterweight	26–8 (1 NC)
Unknown		Geronimo dos Santos	Heavyweight	31–14
July		Roger Gracie	Middleweight	6–1
Unknown		Nandor Guelmino	Heavyweight	11–4–1
April 27		Pat Healy	Lightweight	29–16
Unknown		Jason High	Welterweight	16–3
March 3		Mizuto Hirota	Featherweight	14–5–1
Unknown		Kurt Holobaugh	Featherweight	9–1
March 3		Kyung Ho Kang	Bantamweight	11–6
Unknown		Guto Inocente	Light Heavyweight	6–0
Unknown		Sarah Kaufman	Women's Bantamweight	15–2
Unknown		Julie Kedzie	Women's Bantamweight	16–11
Unknown		Tim Kennedy	Middleweight	15–4
April 6		Ryan LaFlare	Welterweight	7–0
April 20		Lorenz Larkin	Middleweight	13–0 (1 NC)
March 3		Hyun Gyu Lim	Welterweight	10–3–1
April 20		Jorge Masvidal	Lightweight	23–7
Unknown		Nate Marquardt	Welterweight	32–11–2
Unknown		Adriano Martins	Lightweight	24–6
April 6		Conor McGregor	Featherweight	12–2
April 27		Yancy Medeiros	Middleweight	9–0
March 16		Jordan Mein	Welterweight	26–8
April 20		Gilbert Melendez	Lightweight	21–2
Unknown		Eddie Mendez	Light Heavyweight	7–0–1 (1 NC)
April 6		Gegard Mousasi	Light Heavyweight	33–3–2
March 16		Quinn Mulhern	Welterweight	18–2
May 25		K.J. Noons	Lightweight	11–6
Unknown		Amanda Nunes	Women's Bantamweight	7–3
May 25		Estevan Payan	Featherweight	14–3 (1 NC)
May 18		Luke Rockhold	Middleweight	10–1
April 20		Yoel Romero	Middleweight	4–1
Unknown		Tarec Saffiedine	Welterweight	14–3
April 27		Ovince St. Preux	Light Heavyweight	12–5
May 18		Ronaldo Souza	Middleweight	17–3 (1 NC)
April 6		Chris Spang	Welterweight	5–1
April 13		Miesha Tate	Women's Bantamweight	13–3
April 20		Josh Thomson	Lightweight	19–5 (1 NC)
March 3		Kazuki Tokudome	Lightweight	11–3
Unknown		James Vick	Lightweight	4–0
April 27		Gian Villante	Light Heavyweight	10–3
March 12		Yuri Villefort	Welterweight	6–1
March 16		Bobby Voelker	Welterweight	24–8
April 13		Cat Zingano	Women's Bantamweight	7–0