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Friday, July 1, 2011
hikingcamping.com?s winter headquarters
In November, 2010, we sold our 2006 Toyota Rav4 and purchased a 2008, 19-foot Airstream Bambi SE and a base model 2010 Nissan Pathfinder. In a previous post, titled ?The Backcountry Hikers? Frontcountry Dilemma: Tent Camping vs. RVing,? we described the travel trailers (TTs) we considered before choosing the Airstream. In this post, we?ll describe [...]
Video analysis: Iole talks about Marquardt?s future
Nate Marquardt's situation looks pretty bleak right now. There's reportedly a press conference tomorrow so Marquardt can tell his side of the story. Because of HIPAA laws, both UFC and Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission have been tight-lipped on what the exact reason that prevented Marquardt from fighting at UFC on Versus 4.
Yahoo! Sports' lead MMA writer Kevin Iole filled us in on what he's heard about Marquardt and his future.
South Dakota town bans MMA because of a bar fight
A 28-year-old who belong to the Disciples of MMA club in Watertown was involved in a March bar fight. His opponent, Justin Jaton, died and the town has since banned MMA fights. Huh?
Jerrin Stulkin, who trains in Tae Kwon Do, is facing murder charges. (Video from KELO)
Three months later, according to The Republic, the residents of Watertown defeated a measure to allow an MMA fight within the city limits.
KWAT radio reports that Tuesday's vote was 841 people favoring the events and 1,228 people opposing them.
The City Council in May voted 5-3 to allow MMA events, a form of fighting entertainment that some label as barbaric. MMA opponents gathered enough petition signatures to force a citywide vote.
Mixed martial arts fighters use a variety of techniques, borrowing from boxing, wrestling and various forms of martial arts.
Promoter Mike Alama says he'll still hold fights in the Watertown area, but outside the city limits.
Did this really have anything to do with MMA? Of course not. The police description of the incident says it was even a fight.
"The term 'fight' should probably be used very loosely," said Detective Chad Stahl of the Watertown Police Department. "This was an assault."
Randy Leddy, a local bartender and MMA student, called the campaign to smear the sport silly.
"It's very frustrating for me that it has to be linked to MMA," Leddy said. "The cage fighting community had nothing to do with it - it was two individuals and liquid courage."
(NOTE: The Leddy quote appears to have been removed from the original story. It was saved from the story on MMA.tv.)
You still don't believe the fight and MMA are linked? Here's a follow-up story from April talking about how martial arts teaches you that it's proper to walk away from a fight.
With a population of 21,482, Watertown is the fourth-largest city in South Dakota.
White video: UFC president reacts to Marquardt?s excuse: ?Nate?s done?
Plenty of fans have come to the defense of Nate Marquardt and his woes with the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and his firing from the UFC. Dana White didn't see or hear about Marquardt's statement on Tuesday. White was getting a little R & R in Maine.
White is back and ready to work, but he doesn't sound ready to welcome back Marquardt or buy his story. White said this isn't about giving Marquardt a second chance. The UFC president quickly corrected that assertion saying, this is a fourth chance for Marquardt.
When asked point blank about Marquardt's future, White said sternly, "Nate is done."
Exploring Prague (Day 2)
We woke up to a crisp sunny day which is perfect for starting a hiking trip. After a breakfast that was fitting for Olympic hikers- which we are not- we headed to the Bohemia Hotel to meet up with our group from BACKROADS. Immediately, we were welcomed by our tour leader Steffi who made us [...]
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UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in: Fighters dropping down all look good
The scale doesn't lie, so often times how you look on weigh-in day can be a huge indicator of how fight night will go down. Five fighters on the UFC on Versus 4 card are dropping down to a new weight class and they all looked healthy on the scale in Pittsburgh. A sixth was expected to weigh-in, but Nate Marquardt was dumped from the card for failing his medicals and subsequently fired from the promotion.
Two former UFC lightweight contenders were really worth monitoring on the scale (full weigh-in video).
Both Tyson Griffin and Joe Stevenson, dropping 10 pounds to 145, looked good. Neither looked drawn in the face or sickly from a physique standpoint. Stevenson simply lost some mass on his upper body and Griffin was shredded around the waist. Rich Attonito, coming down from middleweight, looked good as well at welterweight. And featherweight absolutely looked like the correct move for Ricardo Lamas and Matt Grice.
The heavyweight staredowns were intense. Matt Mitrione had words for Christian Morecraft, who actually appeared a little thrown off by the exchange.
Cheick Kongo got right in the grill of Pat Barry. The Kongo-Barry fight is now the main event. Charlie Brenneman stepped up to fight Rick Story, the original opponent of Nate Marquardt. Brenneman and TUF 12 runner-up Michael Johnson both played to the Pittsburgh crowd. Brenneman wore a Steelers' hard hat and Johnson weigh-in with a "Terrible Towel" on his head.
UFC on Versus 4 weigh-in (Courtesy MMAjunkie):
MAIN CARD (Versus)
Pat Barry (243) vs. Cheick Kongo (234.4)
Charlie Brenneman (170.6) vs. Rick Story (170.4)
Matt Brown (170) vs. John Howard (170.2)
Matt Mitrione (261.1) vs. Christian Morecraft (261.4)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Manny Gamburyan (145.8) vs. Tyson Griffin (145.8)
Joe Stevenson (146) vs. Javier Vazquez (145.8)
Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Curt Warburton (155.6)
Rich Attonito (170) vs. Daniel Roberts (170.6)
Nik Lentz (155.6) vs. Charles Oliveira (153.8)
Matt Grice (145.2) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145.4)
Edward Faaloloto (155.4) vs. Michael Johnson (155.2)
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