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Jacob "Stitch" Duran who is a cut man for the Klistcho brothers, Josh Barnett, UFC, WEC, & he is also a cut man for the athletic commission said "I have seen Josh Barnett & Fedor drink vodka together. They are drinking buddies."
When Josh Barnett failed the 3rd pre-fight drug test from the CSAC. One of the biggest mma clothing companies "tapout" came out and blamed the CSAC for Affliction 3 not happening. They also said "we believe that josh barnett is innocent and csac is screwing with him."
TUF 12 Bio: TUF Season 12 is all 155 lbs. (Thank God at least 155 lbs fighters usually don’t give crappy fights). It starts off with 28 155 lbs fighters. There will be the “have to win to get into the house” fight this season & also two “wild card” pick is back again for this season.
Team GSP Coaching Staff
•Firas Zahabi – Head MMA Coach of Tri-Star Gym. He coaches GSP, Kenny Florian, David Loiseau, and Patrick Cote
•Phil Nurse – Muay Thai Coach. He trains GSP, Kenny Florian, Frankie Edgar, & Ricardo Almeida
•Jean-Charles Skarbowsky – Muay Thai Coach
•Shawn Williams – Renzo Gracie BJJ Black Belt
•John Danahar – Renzo Gracie BJJ Black Belt. Interestingly, he trained American Kickboxing Academy’s Grappling Coach Dave Caramillo
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Team Koscheck Coaching Staff
•“Crazy” Bob Cook – Founder of American Kickboxing Academy and Head MMA Coach. He is 5-0 in MMA. He is hated by Dana White, because he is matchmaking advisor for Strikeforce.
•Teddy Lucio – He has been the Head Boxing Coach at American Kickboxing Academy over 15 years
•Javier Mendez – American Style Kickboxing Specialist. He has trained B.J. Penn, Sean Sherk, & Frank Shamrock in the past. He currently trains Cung Le, Mike Kyle, Josh Thomson, Jon Fitch, Mike Swick, & Josh Koscheck
•Daniel Cormier – Current King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion. 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling 4th place. 2008 Summer Olympics U.S. Wrestling Team Captain. Pro Record: 5-0. He not only trains at American Kickboxing Academy, but he also trains at Grudge Training Center in Denver with Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt, and Shane Carwin. He is also part of King Mo’s Team Thirsty GDP (GDP = Get Dat Paper)
•Dave Caramillo – Creator of Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu. Meaning taking of best of part of BJJ and Judo and putting it all together. He was also a former student of TUF Season 12 TEAM GSP BJJ Coach John Danahar.
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TUF Season 12 Cast Members
•Joseph “J.J.” Ambrose
Pro Record: 14-3, 1 NC
Last 3 Years: 7-1
Finishing Percentage: 76.9%
Key Wins: Andrew Flores
Key Loss: Mike Pyle
•Paul “The Wheel” Barrow
Pro Record: 3-1
N/A Notables
•Jonathan Brookins
Pro Record: 11-3
Last 3 Years: 6-2
WEC Record: 0-1
Finishing Percentage: 90.9%
Key Wins: Luis Palomino, Jose Figueroa, Yves Jabouin
Key Losses: Harris Sarmiento & Jose Aldo
•Mike “Wildfire” Budnik
Pro Record: 9-4
Last 3 Years: 8-4
WEC Record: 1-3
Former X-Games Champion
Finishing Percentage: 77.8%
Key Wins: Ryan Bixler, Dustin Phillips
Key Losses: Shane Roller, John Franchi, Rich Clementi
•Alex “Bruce Leroy” Cacares
Pro Record: 4-2
If fans remember the horrible martial arts movie Berry Gordy’s “The Last Dragon.” Actor Taimak played Leroy Green. Leory Green in the movie is trying to become like Bruce Lee. Alex Cacares dresses up like Leroy Green when he does his entrances this is why he has the nick-name “Bruce Leroy.”
Key Losses: Matt McCook, Farkhad Sharipov
•Joseph Duffy
Pro Record: 7-0
Last 3 Years: 6-0
Finishing Percentage: 100%
Key Win: Norman Parke
•Pablo “The Scarecrow” Garza
Pro Record: 8-0
Key Win: Mitch Jackson
•Toby “True Warrior Tigerheart” Grear
Pro Record: 7-4-1
Key Win: Brett Cooper
Key Losses: Mitch Whitesel, Victor Valenzuela, Bobby Green
•Dan Head
Pro Record: 6-2
N/A on Notables
•Michael Johnson
Pro Record: 8-4
Last 3 Years: 8-4
Finishing Percentage: 75%
Key Win: Clay French
Key Losses: Ted Worthington, James Krause, Eric Marriott
•Amir Khillah
Pro Record: 6-4
Amir has tried out in the past 2 times. So the Third Time is the charm for this guy. He trains with Jeremy Horn.
Key Losses: Mark “Meat Missle” Miller (TUF Season 9 Team U.S. Cast Member), Pat Curran (Jeff Curran’s Cousin & Bellator Season 2 155 lbs Tournament Winner)
•Jeff Lentz
Pro Record: 6-1
Last 3 Years: 6-1
Finishing Percentage: 83.3%
He has fought at 145 lbs in the past. He moved up to 155 lbs to go on TUF.
Key Loss: Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison
•Sevak Magakian
Pro Record: 8-3
Key Loss: Bobby Green
•Steve “The Dream” Magdaleno
Pro Record: 6-2
He has fought for one of the major promotions in Japan Pancrase.
Key Win: Hiroyuki “AB” Aoki
Key Loss: Ivan Jorge
•Andy Main
Pro Record: 4-1
Key Loss: Lester Caslow
•Cody McKenzie
Pro Record: 11-0
Last 3 Years: 9-0
Finishing Percentage: 100%
N/A on Notables
•T.J. “The Spider” O’Brien
Pro Record: 15-3
Last 3 Years: 12-2
Finishing Percentage: 93.3%
Key Win: Will Shutt (2 X’s),
Key Losses: Chris Mickle, Erik Koch
•Spencer Paige
Pro Record: 7-2
Key Losses: Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison, Josh Grispi
•Nam Phan
Pro Record: 15-7
Last 3 Years: 3-3
WEC Record: 0-1
Finishing Percentage: 73.3%
Nam Phan is moving up back up from 145 lbs to 155 lbs to go on TUF Season 12.
Key Wins: Hideki Kadowaki,
Key Losses: “Razor” Rob McCullough, Josh Thomson, Gesias “J.Z. Calvan” Cavalcante, Billy Evangelista, Michihiro Omigawa
•Mike “The Marine” Richman
Pro Record: 8-0
Last 3 Years: 8-0
Finishing Percentage: 100%
N/A on Notables
•Dane “Red Horse” Sayers
Pro Record: 7-1
N/A on Notables
•Ariel “Tarzan” Sexton
Pro Record: 6-2, 1 NC
Key Losses: Thomas Schulte, Derrick Noble
•Marc Stevens
Pro Record: 12-5
Last 3 Years: 6-4
Finishing Percentage: 66.7%
Marc Stevens has fought at 185 lbs & 170 lbs in his career. He is moving down to 155 lbs to go on TUF Season 12
Key Win: Sterling Ford
Key Losses: Tom Gallicchio, Will Kerr, Luis Palomino
•Kyle Watson
Pro Record: 12-6-1
Kyle has fought at 170 lbs mostly in his career. He is dropping down to 155 lbs to go on TUF Season 12
Key Losses: Sherron Leggett, Bart Palazewski, Spencer Fisher
•Ran Weathers
Pro Record: 13-7
Last 3 Years: 7-5
Finishing Percentage: 92.3%
Ran normally fights at 145 lbs. He is moving up to 155 lbs to go on TUF Season 12
Key Losses: Lawson McClure, Billy Stamp, Beau Baker, James Krause
•Aaron “The Daywalker” Wilkinson
Pro Record: 6-3
N/A on Notables
UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares takes place at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, 09/15/10. This event will lead into the TUF Season 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. It will air at 8pm ET / 5pm IF you have Satellite. If you have Cable it will air at 8pm ET / 8pm PT (3 hours taped-delayed in the West Coast) on SPIKE TV
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185 lbs Main Event
Nate “The Great” Marquardt
Pro Record: 29-9-2
Last 3 Years: 4-2
Finishing Percentage: 75.9%
Notable Wins: Demian Maia, Wilson Gouveia, Martin Kampmann, Jeremy Horn, Dean Lister, Joe Doerksen, Izuru Takeuchi (2 X’s), Kazuo Misaki (2 X’s), Yuji Hisamatsu, Yuji Hoshino, Hakaru Sato, Yves Edwards
Notable Losses: Izuru Takeuchi, Keiichiro Yamamiya, Ricardo Almeida, Anderson Silva, Thales Leites, Chael Sonnen
Notable Draw: Eiji Ishikawa
Vs.
Rousimar “Toquinho (English: Tree Stump)” Palhares
Pro Record: 11-2
Last 3 Years: 6-1
Finishing Percentage: 81.8%
Notable Wins: Tomasz Drwal, Lucio Linhares, Jeremy Horn, Daniel Acacio, Fabio “Negao” Nascimento
Notable Losses: Arthur Cesar & Dan Henderson
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155 lbs Televised Bout
Efrain “Hecho en Mexico” Escudero
Pro Record: 13-1
Last 3 Years: 4-1
Finishing Percentage: 76.9%
Notable Win: Cole Miller
Notable Loss: Evan Dunham
Vs.
Charles “da Bronx” Oliveira
Pro Record: 13-0
Last 3 Years: 13-0
Finishing Percentage: 92.3%
Notable Win: Darren Elkins
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155 lbs Televised Bout
Jim Miller
Pro Record: 17-2
Last 3 Years: 10-1
Finishing Percentage: 70.6%
Notable Wins: Mark Bocek, Duane “Bang” Ludwig, Mac Danzig, Matt Wiman, David Baron, Bart Palazewski, Chris “The Story” Liguori via 2 X’s (Veteran of UFC & Elite XC), Anthony Morrison
Notable Losses: Frankie Edgar & Gray Maynard
Vs.
Gleison Tibau
Pro Record: 21-6
Last 3 Years: 5-3
Finishing Percentage: 57.1%
Notable Wins: Caol Uno, Josh Neer, Jeremy Stephens, Rich Clementi, Terry Etim, Jason “Dynamite” Dent (UFC Veteran & TUF Season 9 Team U.S. Cast Member), Fabricio Camoes, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, Adriano Martins, Emanuel Silva, Thiago Alves
Notable Losses: Eiji Mitsuoka, Nick Diaz, Tyson Griffin, Joe Stevenson, Melvin Guillard
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155 lbs Televised Bout
Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson
Pro Record: 11-3
Last 3 Years: 11-2
Finishing Percentage: 72.7%
TUF Season 9 155 lbs Winner
Notable Wins: Dennis Siver, Aaron Riley, Andre Winner
Notable Loss: Abdul Mohamed
Vs.
Cole “Magrinho” Miller
Pro Record: 16-4
Last 3 Years: 4-2
Finishing Percentage: 87.5%
Notable Wins: Jorge Gurgel, Leonard Garcia, Chris Mickle
Notable Losses: “Lion” Takeshi Inoue, Jeremy Stephens, Efrain Escudero
205 lbs Prelim Bout
Jared “The Messenger” Hamman
Pro Record: 11-2
Last 3 Years: 4-2
Finishing Percentage: 90.9%
Notable Wins: Rodney Wallace, Po’ai Suganuma, Aaron Rosa (one of Tito Ortiz’s main training partner), Travis Wiuff, Rogent Lloret, Ray Lizama
Notable Losses: Po’ai Suganuma, Alexander Gustafsson
Vs.
Kyle “Kingsbu” Kingsbury
Pro Record: 8-2, 1 NC
Last 3 Years: 1-2
Finishing Percentage: 62.5%
Notable Wins: Razak Al-Hassan, Brian Ryan
Notable Losses: Tony Lopez, Tom Lawlor
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185 lbs Prelim Bout
Tomasz “Gorilla” Drwal
Pro Record: 17-3-1
Last 3 Years: 3-2
Finishing Percentage: 88.2%
Notable Wins: Drew McFedries, Mike Ciesnolevicz, Ivan Serati, Andre Fyeet, Lucio Linhares, Michael Knaap
Notable Losses: Thiago Silva, Rousimar Palhares
Vs.
Dave Branch
Pro Record: 6-1
Last 3 Years: 6-1
Finishing Percentage: 100%
Notable Wins: Derrick Mehman, John Troyer
Notable Loss: Gerald Harris
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185 lbs Prelim Bout
Rich “The Raging Bull” Attonito (Sometimes he uses his other nick-name “The Guido Athleto”)
Pro Record: 8-3
Last 3 Years: 5-1
Finishing Percentage: 75%
Notable Win: Gregory Babene
Notable Loss: Bristol Marunde
Vs.
Rafael “Sapo” Natal
Pro Record: 12-2
Last 3 Years: 5-2
Finishing Percentage: 83.3%
Notable Wins: Travis Lutter, Alexandre Moreno, Jon Kirk, Danillo Villefort
Notable Loss: Victor O’Donnell
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170 lbs Prelim Bout
Anthony “TJ” Waldburger
Pro Record: 12-5
Last 3 Years: 4-2
Finishing Percentage: 91.7%
Notable Wins: Pat Healy, Andrew Chappelle, Pete Spratt, Brian Foster
Notable Losses: Todd Moore, Josh Neer, Pete Spratt
Vs.
David “Daudi” Mitchell
Pro Record: 12-0
Last 3 Years: 7-0
Finishing Percentage: 83.3%
Notable Wins: Tim McKenzie, Bobby Green, War Machine, Jeff Morris
Notable Losses: N/A
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170 lbs Prelim Bout
Brian “The Foster Boy” Foster
Pro Record: 13-5
Last 3 Years: 6-3
Finishing Percentage: 100%
Notable Wins: Brock Larson, Kyle Baker, Nathan Coy, Steve Carl
Notable Losses: Anthony “TJ” Waldburger, Rick Story, Chris Lytle
Vs.
Forrest “The Meat Clever” Petz
Pro Record: 17-8
Last 3 Years: 5-4
Finishing Percentage: 64.7%
Notable Wins: Brendan Seguin, Brian Gassaway, Luigi Fioravanti, Dan Hardy
Notable Losses: Josh Neer, Marcus Davis, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Josh Burkman, T.J. Grant, Victor O’Donnell, Daniel Roberts
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155 lbs Prelim Bout
Yves “The Texas Gunslinger” Edwards
Pro Record: 38-16-1
Last 3 Years: 7-3
Finishing Percentage: 78.9%
Notable Wins: Luis Palamino, Derrick Noble, Kyle Jensen, James Warfield, James Edson Berto, Alonzo Martinez, Seichi Ikemoto, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Hermes Franca (2 X’s), Naoyuki Kotani, Josh Thomson, Nick Agallar, Rich Clementi, Aaron Riley (2 X’s), Pete Spratt, Thomas Denny
Notable Losses: Nate Marquardt, Rumina Sato, Matt Serra, Caol Uno, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Joachim Hansen, Mark Hominick, Joe Stevenson, Mike Thomas Brown, Jorge Masvidal, KJ Noons, Duane “Bang” Ludwig, Mike Campbell
Vs.
John “Quick Guns” Gunderson
Pro Record: 23-7-1
Last 3 Years: 6-4
Finishing Percentage: 87%
Notable Wins: Steve Sharp, Alexander Crispim, Bryan Caraway, Enoch Wilson
Notable Losses: Bart Palazewski, Wagnney Fabiano, Ryan Schultz, Bryan Travers, Rafaello Oliveira
speaking of Ultimate Fight Night 22, I'll be at the Frank Erwin Center repping TLOS hard...hope to get a pic on my phone to send to the boys, and maybe write an article about the in arena experience...
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