Mark Munoz excited to face Maia at UFC 131

Munoz bounced back from that loss with a couple of dominating performances against two top middleweights in the likes of Aaron Simpson, whom he dominated and defeated via unanimous decision, and CB Dollaway, whom he dispatched in 54 seconds showcasing his improved striking. As a reward, Munoz gets to face another veteran fighter in Demian Maia (14-2-0), who is considered as one of the best BJJ practitioners around, with the winner likely to be next in line for a title shot.

‘The Philippine Wrecking Machine‘ said he is looking forward to. “I feel great about this match-up,”

Munoz told that. how concerned he is about Maia’s superb BJJ and submission skills, Munoz replied “His bjj will be no good if he’s getting hit hard in the face and the body.”

UFC 131 will be held on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and will be headlined by the return of Brock Lesnar against Junior Dos Santos in the finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 13, wherein the winner faces UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.

Mark Munoz excited to face Maia at UFC 131

After receiving heavy criticisms last week with a ballad performance, the youngest contestant in American Idol Season 10, 16 year-old (Yes, she just turned 16.) Filipino-American Thia Megia redeems herself with her performance of “Heatwave” by Martha and the Vandellas during the “Motown Night” episode of the talent search on March 24.

Thia Megia Shines in American Idol

Judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler came up with unanimous decision and commending Thia for coming out of her shell and taking a risk.

Judge Jennifer exclaimed, Wow! Who knew? “Okay! Now I feel, like we’re scratching the surface a little bit right there with you. It really, really great to see you let loose like that. I did not and I was not sure but this time that we are going there. I want you to dig deeper every week.

“You know, you are 16-year old and I don’t expect you to have the ‘live experience’ in the world to bring what you need to bring to the lyrics but part of performing is acting and you have to bring that every time, so always make sure you connect with the lyrics so you can bring even more because I just see, now I know, you got it in you,” she added.

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The pay-per-view event is titled The Rivals: Hopkins vs Jones 2 with the heading, “Who’s Gonna Get the Last Word?”

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The Winner is BERNARD HOPKINS BY UNANIMOUS DECISION

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Pacquiao defeated the physically bigger boxer from Ghana in a unanimous decision after going the full 12 rounds. Clottey played defensive throughout the match, possibly hoping steal it in the last three minutes. But the gamble didn’t pay off, and all three judges scored the match for Manny. Pacman took advantage of Clottey’s defensive stance to land several body blows and punch combinations.

Even so, the trainer wants to protect his fighter and is adamant that he will urge Pacquiao to hang up the gloves.

Roach understands the dangers of staying in the sport too long as he suffers symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, the result of his own boxing career.

“People ask me: ‘He’s the guy you’ve made the most money from, why would you want him to quit?’,” said Roach.

“We’ve done well with each other and I’d rather see him quit than continue after a Mayweather fight. I just don’t see any point in going any further.”

The 50-year-old Roach knows full well what the dangers are of staying in the fight game longer than one should; he remained in the game too long and wound up with Parkinson’s Disease as a result of punishment absorbed during his pugilistic career.

“We’ve talked about it a little bit, touched base on it a little bit. But I’d like to see Manny fight two more fights and then quit,” said Roach, who hasn’t minced words when advising several of his fighters to end their career when he saw fit to.

What is a Parkinson’s Disease:
Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and a loss of physical movement (akinesia) in extreme cases. The primary symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the basal ganglia, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the brain. Secondary symptoms may include high level cognitive dysfunction and subtle language problems. PD is both chronic and progressive.
PD is the most common cause of chronic progressive parkinsonism, a term which refers to the syndrome of tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. PD is also called “primary parkinsonism” or “idiopathic PD” (classically meaning having no known cause although this term is not strictly true in light of the plethora of newly discovered genetic mutations). While many forms of parkinsonism are “idiopathic”, “secondary” cases may result from toxicity most notably of drugs, head trauma, or other medical disorders. The disease is named after English apothecary James Parkinson, who made a detailed description of the disease in his essay: “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy” (1817).
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Other fights on this card include: Anthony Johnson taking on Josh Koscheck in a welterweight match that will certainly have future title shot ramifications, Phil Baroni returns to the UFC against Amir Sadollah, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira makes his Octagon debut against dangerous light heavyweight Luiz Cane.

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QUICK RESULTS:
•Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
•Josh Koscheck def. Anthony Johnson by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 2 (4:47)
•Paulo Thiago def. Jacob Volkmann by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
•Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Luiz Cane by TKO (punches) Rd 1 (1:56)
•Amir Sadollah def. Phil Baroni by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
•Ben Saunders def. Marcus Davis by Knockout (strikes) Rd 1 (3:24)
•Kendall Grove def. Jake Rosholt by submission (triangle choke) Rd 1 (3:59)
•Brian Foster def. Brock Larson by TKO (strikes) Rd 2 (3:25)
•Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes declared majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
•George Sotiropoulos def. Jason Dent by submission (armbar) Rd 2 (4:36)

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