Joe caught up with Gina Carano at Madison Square Garden in New York City and got to spend some time with her after her press conference, in addition to opponent Cris Cyborg and StrikeForce boss Scott Coker. Gina and Joe managed to keep it pretty clean this time, although some of the language got a little rough.
Emily is the model you all have seen repping FightChix on FoxNews Fight Game’sCageFashion videos from UFC 100. Get the behind-the-scenes story of why Emily was wearing Urijah Faber’s boxers.
Joe had some exclusives from the press conference about StrikeForce’s 185-pound division on the men’s side and the 135-pound women’s division. He also broke the news about Tara LaRosa signing with Bellator.
Among the topics she handled were the hype and havoc surrouding UFC 100 in Las Vegas and what happens in and around the event. She also got in-depth about the fights, giving her predicitions for Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, and for Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves (Joe gave his predictions, also).
Brad Blackburn announced his next fight, Roy Nelson, a.k.a. Big Country, discussed his appearance against Jeff Monson on Roy Jones’ MMA and boxing hybrid card, and Jacob Nuesser from the the smoking-hot Fightchix MMA apparell line gave us the latest on his company and some touching memories of Charles “Mask” Lewis, the late founder of TapouT.
It was a show dedicated to the ladies of MMA when Joe & Ted welcomed Kim Rose and Debi Purcell to The Rear Naked Choke.
This was Kim’s first interview since her bloody unanimous decision victory over Kim Couture. Debi took a timeout from the hijinks to reveal her next fight, which will be against Rosie Sexton of England on August 17 (at least that is what Debi says, and she is bad with dates).
First, click above and start listening to the show, on which Kim Rose appears first. In the meantime, start to watch the fight with the YouTube volume off while you’re listening to our interview with Kim Rose, who broke Kim Couture’s jaw in two places five seconds into the match.
Here’s the vid:
…Continue it for Round 2:
& then Round 3:
Our take:
For two fighters making their pro debuts, this was an exciting fight with surprising technical level. Kim Rose, sponsored by our friend at Fightchix, more than lived up to her nickname of The Little Pitbull, while Kim Couture did a great job considering the severity of her injuries sustained right off the bat. Couture reportedly will need to have her jaw wired shut for five weeks.
From MMAWeekly:
Little did anyone know at the time, Couture not only suffered a broken nose in the exchange, but the bone-crushing overhand right, according to her Xtreme Couture teammate Brice Ritani-Coe, actually split her lower jaw bone in the middle of her chin.
So Kim Rose is pretty bad-ass. She also is an identical twin whose sister fights fires, and not other women.
Debi Purcell told us she would fight anyone anytime. Then Ted asked, “Would you fight me?” To which Debi immediately replied, “No!” Of course, this means she has never met Ted, but she did call him a “Boobhead”.
Since we caught her around workout time, Debi had tons of energy and expended it upon us. She recapped her career, which has stalled at times because there was simply no one willing to fight her. She talked about how she called out Gina Carano from Day One, and that she wants to fight Tara LaRosa after the Sexton fight.
When you listen, you’ll learn that the Purcell-LaRosa fight almost came off as an IFL bout, and you’ll find out why it did not happen. It might have something to do with Marco Ruas.
Debi is getting married very soon, and we hope that she remembers the dates of her wedding and her fight, and does not get them confused. Golly gee, she has an awful lot of energy. She is doing her web stuff with Fightergirls so give her a holla.
The Rear Naked Choke, Featuring Joe & Ted is the best MMA entertainment outside of the ring and the cage! Listen here every Monday at 9:30 p.m. Eastern, 6:30 Pacific for the best of MMA!
Sean Faris from the movie “Never Back Down” did not back down when Riz & The Kitch welcomed him to The Rear Naked Choke, live ringside from the IFL season-opening event at The Orleans in Las Vegas!
Sean talked about the movie and his MMA training with Joe (a.k.a. “Riz”) and James “the Kitch” Kitcher, subbing for Ted, who could not make the trip.
The Vegas shows the first couple of nights were sidetracked by the Doodlebops, but the guys were able to land Geno the Driver for analysis on MMA and things like The Notebook!
During the ringside live stream, the stars had aligned.
The leadoff guest was Elisabeth Nuesser, who owns the smokin-hot Fightchix clothing line! Listeners of The RNC need only email info@fightchix.com to get 15% off their order – Elisabeth said it herself right on the show!
Then Ken Shamrock jumped into the seat and dished about his place in MMA history, the treatment of the UFC to him and others scorned, and his ongoing feud/storyline with his brother, Frank Shamrock. Ken was not fighting on this evening, but he did call out The Kitch in one of The RNC’s all-time classic moments. Hear a tidbit of it in the show-opening teaser!
Gary Grate, who acts as Ken’s assistant coach in the IFL, took the chair and gave the guys a verbal lesson in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Gary is a Charles Gracie disciple and has a jitz school in Reno. He helps the guys in Ken’s Lion’s Den stay sharp on the ground and has forgotten more about MMA than most people will ever know. He’s also a good friend of BJ Penn, but we’re not name-dropping…
Then Faris, the star of the MMA movie Never Back Down, grabbed the headset. Sean was able to relax with the guys while explaining the movie’s plot and how he suffered through some pretty serious training injuries, like a broken back and busted thumb! He also dished about his teen idol status, how he got interested in MMA, and his overall experience with the sport, the movie and his future with both. Riz also asked him about a Never Back Down sequel – listen for the answer!
What more can you ask for?
A discount on the hottest line of MMA clothing
Ken Shamrock calling out The Kitch
Gary Grate confusing Riz about who he is
Sean Faris getting the distinction of becoming the first movie star on the show
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Here are the results from the IFL Las Vegas card:
Ian Loveland wins by submission (guillotine choke) against Dennis Davis
Rafael Dias wins by submission (rear naked choke) against Santino Defranco
Josh Haynes wins by unanimous decision against Leopoldo Serao
Alexandre Ferreira wins by submission (flying guillotine) against Lew Polley
Jake Ellenberger wins by unanimous decision against Pat Healy
*Ryan Schultz wins by unanimous decision against John Gunderson (defendends IFL lightweight title – 155 pounds)
*Roy Nelson wins by TKO (strikes) against Fabiano Scherner (defends IFL heavyweight title – 265 pounds)
*Ryan McGivern wins by unanimous decision over Matt Horwich (gains IFL middleweight title – 185 pounds)
note: * indicates title fight (defending champion in bold, new champion in italics)
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