Written by: J. Johnson After losing what was once his Anthony Pettis has been away from the octagon from some time. Getting himself back into the mindset of re-capturing the UFC Lightweight Championship, but his first step is to face Eddie Alvarez at UFC Fight Night 81. Even though some fans thought Pettis would never get back in the octagon this early in the year it seems the former Lightweight Champion takes the nickname "Showtime" to a new level this time around as he's already looking past defeating Alvarez. Yesterday during an interview with MMAFighting.com, Pettis was asked how his state of mind and where his focus was at for this Sunday's fight with the always hard-hitting Ariel Helwani. Helwani asked Pettis, "...it's almost like …show more content…
In addition to his excellent and opportunistic Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Pettis is a highly creative fighter. Eddie Alvarez Record: 26-3 Key Wins: Michael Chandler (Bellator 106), Gilbert Melendez (UFC 188), Shinya Aoki (Bellator 66), Pat Curran (Bellator 39) Key Losses: Donald Cerrone (UFC 178), Michael Chandler (Bellator 58) Keys to Victory: One of the finest boxers in the sport, Alvarez is quite fluid with his combinations and movement. Though he's not often forced to rely upon his other skills, Alvarez is also a very talented wrestler and grappler. This is a spectacular match up of two men desperate to earn a shot at Octagon gold. With incredible talent and a unique style, Pettis was on the path to become an all-time great and star all at once. Unfortunately for "Showtime," the oft-overlooked Rafael dos Anjos announced his own greatness by mauling the Tae Kwon Doe fighter. Luckily, Pettis is still near the top of the division, and a victory here could earn him a title eliminator bout. Before long, he could be in a position to regain all that was lost. However, a second consecutive loss here would be devastating and show that Pettis has serious issues with his
This is a fight that UFC fans have been dreaming about the second their first match ended.
"This is a great matchup between two veteran heavyweights who can show a lot of the younger kids how it's done," said Oscar De La Hoya, president and founder of Golden Boy Promotions. "I'm really looking forward to this one and as far as picking a winner, it's a toss-up."
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Boxing, an official sanctioned sport in the early 20th century, is a sport that is known as one of the most violent and physically demanding sports on the earth. Professional boxers that get paid to fight must be in top shape in order to preform at the highest level. Being a professional boxer is a tough life. Boxers train hard for many months leading up to one fight and either win, lose, knock out the opponent or even get knocked out. The sport has been around for centuries, but has most recently taken off over the last 100 years. It is a multibillion dollar industry with fighters taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars if not even millions of dollars for big matches. In his novel Papa Jack, Roberts tells the story of the famous African American boxer Jack Johnson. He details the boxers rise to fame and fortune and his downward spiral that would soon follow. In Papa Jack, Roberts displays life of a professional boxer through firsthand accounts with events that happened during Johnson’s life and shows how boxing not only influenced his life but also how he influenced the African American community.
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In what was the most anticipated Rousey bout since an undefeated Cat Zingano stepped in the Octagon with her, Correia entered UFC 190 with a purpose to dethrone the only women’s bantamweight champion in UFC history. Correia met Rousey Saturday night with an
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Calandrelli, 28, who is a pro-MMA fighter, has been involved in mixed martial arts since the four. Since then he has won a variety titles which includes: USKBA North East MMA Champion; 2 X Grapplers Quest U.S. National Champion 2003-2006; NAGA Expert Div. North American Grappling Champion 2003; and 5X NAGA Grappling Champion from 2002-2006. He is also a former
Successful administrators possess the necessary attributes that help them make decisions and solve various problems. All school leaders, regardless of their title or role in a building or district, will face obstacles involving individuals, community members, staff, and students. In order to address these challenges, leaders must understand the issue, formulate and apply a solution, and then reflect on their implementation of the solution to decide whether or not it is improving the situation. By no means is this an easy task, but effective leaders must strive to make sure their students, personnel, and constituents are being led down a path that will lead to overall academic and personal success. According to Young (2008), “as such,
Muhammad Ali had an outstanding record of 56 wins, 5 loses, and had 37 knockouts even to some opponents treat people thought he would never beat like the big bear AKA Sunny Liston.
Throughout world history people have enjoyed watching two men compete in hand to hand combat. Professional boxing made its debut here in America around the turn of the 20th century. Unlike boxing, mixed martial arts is a relatively new sport. Both sports are very technical and require their fighters to be in superb condition. Many fighters train all their life to make it big, but few ever get there. Although both sports are immensely popular, one stands alone as the dominant sport. In this paper I 'll prove that the sport of MMA is more technical, more exciting, and much safer than boxing.
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Undergraduates are in a highly influential period of their lives. University campuses not only bring students together through academia but also through diverse opportunities for students to get involved, involving social gatherings. Alcohol is a commonly apart of the majority of social events offered as a part of undergraduate events. Apart from the academic pressures of university, socially anxious undergraduates may feel added pressure integrating into university social practices due to their individual alcohol expectancies.
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These 14 lines precis Pound's idea of nature which is great, and strong. It fills up the distance between heaven and earth. It accompanies righteous mind and reason. Without it, man cannot survive, and suffers from starvation. Then, Pound explains how to move with "the “seed’s breath,” in the words of Giovanna, a servant in a Venetian family Pound knew. In this aspect, “not combaattere” (do not fight) which he glosses as “do not work so hard,” and he supports her saying with three Chinese ideograms “not,” “help,” and “grow” from Mencious story of Kung Sun Chow, is a character in Book II of Mencius, which tells the anecdote of a man of Sung who was upset because he pulled out his corn to make it longer and pulled it up by the roots. He went Horne, and said, "I have been helping the corn to grow long." This story is an illustration of the way most people deal with their passion nature. There are few in the world who do not deal with their passion nature, as if they were helping the corn to grow longer.