Not much to say here other than HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THAT WAS A BRUTAL FINISH!!!

The shove after the knee was a stroke of genius, I wonder why more fighters don’t push stunned opponents down. Since Sexton was only taking this as a tune up fight and was supposed to compete in season 3 115lb tournament. I wonder what Bellator is going to do about her medical suspension? And where does Zoila go from here seeing as the tournament taking place is 2 weight classes down from her usual division of 135.

Darn fighters and their desire to win and the highly random nature of the fight game.

UPDATE:

As mentioned in the comment sections and now MMA Junkie not only is Ms. Frausto a 125lb fighter.

Frausto, who fights at 125 pounds out of Fresno, Calif.’s Team Buhawe, met Sexton at 120 pounds and pulled off the upset with a knee strike and punches that knocked the English fighter senseless at the bout’s two-minute mark.

She is now being considered to take Sextons place in the 115lb tournament, as soon as Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney hammers out the details/logistics with the other fighters he had waiting in the wings for the opportunity to be an alternate/back up fighter.

“I think the plan with Rosi is let her get back into training (and) bring her back not in the tournament, but bring her back for a fight,” Rebney said.

While Frausto’s performance certainly puts her in line to replace Sexton, Rebney said there is no guarantee that she’ll get the job.

“The only thing that’s standing in the way is that we had women who were positioned and we had talked to as the No. 9, 10 and 11,” he said. “The matter is clearing our heads and looking at the situation and saying, ‘Does that warrant her leapfrogging ahead of people who we had otherwise recruited and talked to for that spot?’”

As for Frausto, she said she’d have no trouble making weight.

“When they call me, I will make [115 pounds],” she today told MMAjunkie.com. “I made 120 (pounds) easy, and that was a little bit of a shock to everybody and myself. … I can make that.

“I’ve been doing this to fight the best, and I just beat one of the best. So hell yeah, I want that spot.”

Rebney is making good on his word on letting fighters control their destiny. Hopefully Zoila can compete and Sexton when she is medically cleared can also return to Bellator later this year.

Maybe the guy in the corner knows something we don't?

Photo from Sherdog.com

I can’t get enough of this KO, not only does it herald Sandro as one of the elite fighters of the featherweight division. It is just one damn beautiful to behold. Marlon Sandro is the new Sengoku featherweight champion.

From Middleeasy.com

Seeing as how his only loss was a very questionable decision from biased Japanese judging, you could argue it as highly dubious.

Bloody Elbow has a write up of this win and Sandro’s stunning metamorphosis from solid featherweight to nightmarish finisher who just may be the best in the world at 145. That being said he needs to come to the WEC to prove it, even though WEC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo is his campmate. Depending on whether one of the two change weight classes, it may be best for them to rule their roost from different orgs.

The Studio behind A-Team is getting their monies worth out of Quinton Jackson.

Nicktheface strikes again with another well edited promo for the next light heavyweight title fight. Didn’t think I could be hyped for a fight with two of my favorite fighters trying to take each others head off, nevertheless I’m already amped.

Toney would benefit from this guy in regards to self promotion.

His smack talk game needs stepping up something fierce.

This vid showcases the main event and the second biggest fight (Hansen vs Takaya) on the card. The footage of Diaz training also has him talking about Dream Lightweight champ Shinya Aoki and his time spent in the Ceasar Gracie camp after his lost to Strikeforce Lightweight champ Gil Melendez.

I hope Shinya will start a renaissance of Japanese fighters and trainers coming stateside to pick up modern training techniques and practices. It would be a shame to see Japanese mma to fall to the wayside completely due to outdated and inefficient training methods.

In part 3 of Alistair Overeems online documentary, he defends his Strikeforce Heavyweight title against Brett Rodgers. We are offered new angles to appreciate Overeems destruction of The Grimm. Now the even longer wait for Overeems next opponent: the winner of Fedor vs Werdum, begins.

The most interesting section of this episode in my opinion was seeing Big John McCarthy give Overeem and his camp his interpretation of intelligent defense. After years of hearing “We went over the rules in the locker room” here you actually get to see what is actually said and described. It reinforced my already rock solid belief that Big John is one of the finest referees this sport has ever had if not the best.

While Dream’s future may be a bit foggy, I want the organization to survive mainly due to Pride nostalgia and their gallery of amazing event posters. The Japanese based organization also produces some of the event promo and intro’s in the business. A fact reinforced by the Dream 14 trailer.

While I did start to take a shine to the guy in the first installment, the Wu Tang intro of the second vid has won me over. At the end of the day, isn’t that the intended result of these slick edited fighter propaganda pieces. If it works for boxing with their 24/7 series and UFC’s Primetime shows for their super star main events, why wouldn’t you try to emulate their proven method of success.

This episode focuses on Alistairs last workout/sparring session before his weigh ins for his first title defense at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery.

Been digging the episodic documentary for Strikeforce Heavyweight Champ Alistair Overeem. Giggle at the name all you want, it kind of fits. It is a very smart move from Overeem an his PR team to release this so that all his new fans have something to familiarize themselves with. I am also a fan of the monochrome color palate and soundtrack choices, The Incredible Bongo Band is in fact certified dope by the F.D.A. This first ep shows Alistair winning the title and gives the reason as to why he hasn’t defended it in so long: lack of heavyweight opponents, more lucrative opportunities in K-1, injuries etc.

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