Donosimo vam tri zanimljive MMA vijesti u jednom paketu.

Na eventu Bellator 160, kojeg predvode bivši UFC-ov prvak Benson Henderson i Patricio Freire, nastupa Machidin brat Chinzo Machida (3-2). On je slavio u posljednja dva meča i oba je odradio u organizaciji Resurrection Fighting Alliance.

Bellator 160 "Henderson vs. Pitbull" :

Benson Henderson (23-6) vs. Patricio Freire (25-3)
Saad Awad (19-7) vs. Derek Anderson (13-2)
 Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) vs. Jaimelene Nievera (4-1)
A.J. McKee (4-0) vs. Henry Corrales (12-3)

Chinzo Machida (3-2) vs. Mario Navarro (4-4)
Bubba Jenkins (11-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)
Joey Davis (Pro Debut) vs. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro Debut) vs. Jon Tomasian (Pro Debut)
Gabriel Green (2-0) vs. Alex Trinidad (1-0)
Steve Ramirez (4-1) vs. Ron Henderson (4-2)
Kyle Estrada (3-2) vs. David Duran (3-4)
Mike Segura (4-3) vs. Jacob Rosales (3-2)
Jonny Cisneros (9-4) vs. Andy Murad (12-2)
Jake Roberts (6-0) vs. Stephen Martinez (11-4)


Kada je riječ o trenutnim članovima najjačeg MMA rostera, UFC-ov prvak srednje kategorije Michael Bisping dobio je ulogu u filmu My Name is Lenny. Njegov lik će se zvati Roy Shaw, a radnja se vrti oko Britanca Lennyja McLeana, koji se proslavio u Velikoj Britaniji borbama golim šakama.

 

Excited to be playing Pretty boy Roy Shaw in the upcoming movie about Lenny Mcleans life. Thanks to @msstaudt for helping me with this. #theguvnor #mynameislenny

A photo posted by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Aug 7, 2016 at 3:19am PDT

Treća zanimljivost je vezana za Georgesa St-Piereea, a ispričao ju je njegov trener John Danaher.

On je otkrio da je GSP odradio savršeni trening kamp za Nicka Diaza, ali sve se preokrenulo dan-dva prije samog meča, kada je St-Pierre popio lagano pokvareni sok od lubenice. Tu je večer proveo povraćajući, a u borbi je morao maskirati činjenicu da se ne osjeća najbolje. Tom je pričom trener istaknuo kako jedna sitnica može zakomplicirati pripreme, i koliki je GSP prvak u svakom smislu riječi.

 

The best laid plans of mice and men: As a coach one of the main aspects of my job is to conceive plans of action that raise the likelihood of an athlete winning an event. Yet despite our best intentions, there is always a good chance of things going awry that require spontaneous change and adaption in the face of unexpected circumstances. All the major MMA fight camps I have been a part of furnished unforeseen incidents and drama that could not have been predicted and which had to be overcome. Probably the most flawless and well run fight camp I ever saw was that of Georges St-Pierre in preparation for Nick Diaz (Interestingly, his prior fight camp with Carlos Condit was probably the worst). We had an excellent game plan, the physical preparation was excellent, superb choice of sparring partners, all match contingencies covered, no injuries, no backstage drama, perfect weight cut - everything was perfect - until the very night before the fight when Georges drank some watermelon juice for rehydration that had been too long out of the fridge and got a badly upset stomach. He spent the entire night vomiting. It was so sad to see such a perfect camp get ruined at the last minute by such a minor oversight. The night of the fight, Mr St-Pierre came in underweight and drained. We had to curtail the warm up for fear of exhausting him before the bout even began. There was some drama with Mr Diaz's camp insisting that both sides have their hand wraps double checked. This was done, but we did not want them to see how bad Mr St-Pierre looked, so he had to put on an act of confidence and vigor when they came in the dressing room. In the end, Mr St-Pierre showed why he was a great champion that night, putting on a dominant shut-out performance to win a unanimous decision - no one in the audience would have guessed how serious a problem he had to overcome. He used a system of pacing the rounds and timing the takedowns and allowing standing escapes to maintain the pace of the fight whilst controlling the action but at the same time, not exhausting himself. It worked brilliantly and the problem was overcome. This kind of adaptation is crucial in fight preparation at all levels.

A photo posted by John Danaher (@danaherjohn) on Aug 6, 2016 at 3:33pm PDT

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