UFC 129 Videos: Dana White Video Blogs for ?St-Pierre vs. Shields?

Check out episodes one and two after the jump, and stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com tonight for live UFC results starting at 6pm Et.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18369/ufc-129-videos-dana-white-video-blogs-for-st-pierre-vs-shields/

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Surf Artist - Leandro Silva

Introducing Brazilian surf artist Leandro Silva. Leandro is a self-taught artist based in Rio de Janeiro. He says; "I have struggled to gain traction in the market for art, often by not being famous, many doors are closed before my work is even considered". Let's help change that! If you like Leandro's work share it with your friends and get Leandro the recognition he deserves…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/leandro-silva.php



Image below: Kelly Slater with one of Leandro Silva's paintings at the Billabong Pro at Santa Catarina, Brazil…



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Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/10/surf-artist-leandro-silva.html

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Surf Artist - Dominique Amendola

Introducing French artist (now living in India, which is a new location for COTW's artist base); Dominique Amendola. Dominique paints a vast array of subject matter, but her 'surf art' is particularly interesting and something 'new'… She takes famous paintings from great artists (e.g. Van Gogh) and gives them a surfing twist! She calls this the "Amadeus series" and she tells us there are more on the way, so watch this space…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/dominique-amendola.php


Artist's rendition of The Great Wave off Kanagawa

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UFC 129 picks, Vegas-style: Is anyone betting on Jake Shields?

Jake Shields has been just about unbeatable in smaller promotions around the world. Riding a 15-fight win streak that dates back to 2005, Shields finally arrives in the biggest of spots at UFC 129 and it's like he's starting all over again.

Shields was a champion at welterweight and even jumped to middleweight to pick up a couple of wins recently, but now he's stepping into the cage with the guy most fans and media folks believe is top two in the world pound-for-pound. The betting odds reflect the immense amount of respect bettors and fans have for GSP and their general lack of awareness of Shields. Las Vegas sports books have installed St-Pierre as a massive 5-to-1 favorite.

Watch Damon Martin from MMAWeekly and Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio break down the main event on RawVegas.tv.

UFC 129 betting odds (Courtesy Lagasse's Stadium Las Vegas):

Best plays in bold

Jake Shields (+350) vs. *Georges St. Pierre (-500) - UFC Welterweight title

Randy Couture (+300) vs. Lyoto Machida (-400) - Light heavyweight

Mark Hominick (+375) vs. *Jose Aldo (-550) - UFC Featherweight title

Mark Bocek (+110) vs. Ben Henderson (-140) - Lightweight

Rory MacDonald (-115) vs. Nate Diaz (-115) - Welterweight

Sean Pierson (+160) vs. Jake Ellenberger (-190) - Welterweight

Daniel Roberts (+120) vs. Claude Patrick (-150) - Welterweight

Charlie Valencia (+140) vs. Ivan Menjivar (-170) - Bantamweight

Ryan Jensen (-110) vs. Jason MacDonald (-120) - Middleweight

Kyle Watson (+120) vs. John Makdessi (-150) - Welterweight

Pablo Garza (+140) vs. Yves Jabouin (-170) - Featherweight

Vladimir Matyushenko (Even) vs. Jason Brilz (-130) - Light heavyweight

*champion

You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-129-picks-Vegas-style-Is-anyone-betting-on?urn=mma-wp1599

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Happy Holidays from COTW

As 2010 draws to a close and we settle in for the festive season with family and friends, all of us at Club Of The Waves would like to wish you all the best, a Happy New Year and good vibes for 2011. Aloha :)

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-holidays-from-cotw.html

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Watch UFC 129 from your own room in the Rogers Centre

UFC 129 in Toronto sold out in record time, but fans left without seats have an option to get into the Rogers Centre: book a room for $1,300 in the Renaissance Hotel, which is a part of the Rogers Centre and looks into the large, domed arena. You and up to three friends can enjoy the fights from the privacy of a hotel room.

Of course, there's fine print:

The hotel plans on enforcing a strict set of special policies regarding the number of guests in the room, as well as the restriction of outside food and beverages, so be sure and check out the rules before booking the room.

You don't want to be watching a crucial moment in Jake Shields vs. Georges St. Pierre and have hotel security bust in and kick everyone out before you hear the judges decision, so it makes sense to follow these rules.

According to the Renaissance, the hotel rooms are comparable to 200 or 300-level seats, which are going for between $350-600 on Stubhub. A $1,300-room split four ways is $350. Throw in tax and food, and the room will cost about $400 a person, so it's not necessarily a cheaper option.

There are upsides to having a private room to watch the fights:

-- No line for the bathroom.

-- If a fight breaks out in the stands, that has no effect on you. Let the idiots tussle. They won't knock over your beer.

-- A break in the fights = naptime.

-- The guy yelling, "PUT HIM IN A BODYBAG!" is not sitting behind you. Neither is the armchair coach, the know-it-all, the fighting couple or the way-too-drunk-too-early-in-the-night guy. (Unless those are your friends. If they are, you can lock them in the bathroom.)

But it's not everything you could want in a fight-watching experience. A few years ago, a young woman tried to watch a Blue Jays game from a Renaissance room wearing nothing but a thong and a smile, and security quickly put an end to it.

More UFC 129 coverage on Yahoo! Sports:
Georges St. Pierre's training is just messing with us now
St. Pierre visualizes Toronto celebration

Would you want to watch the fights from a hotel room? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Watch-UFC-129-from-your-own-room-in-the-Rogers-C?urn=mma-wp1288

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Thailand sport climbing: can you help?

Since an old friend told me about his climbing trips to Thailand it’s been one of my boxes-to-tick. Climbing by the beach and then relaxing in the blue seas sounds too good to be true. I’m about to find out - I’ve decided to do it later this year…



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Sunday early - 30 January 2011

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The ‘Pitbulls’ offer another awesome finish at Bellator 41

In a highlight that should bring a smile to some fans' faces, Patricio "Pitbull" Freire scored another devastating finish for the "Pitbull" Brothers. See, the UFC doesn't have every good fighter in the world under contract ... yet.� The smaller of the two dynamos, took out a high level featherweight in Wilson Reis. "Pitbull" dominated most of the fight. Reis, a top level grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt had trouble getting Freire to the ground, and eventually wore down on the feet as "Pitbull" scored the finish at 3:29 of the final round.

Freire (16-1) advances to Bellator Season 4 featherweight final where he'll face Daniel Straus. That won't be an easy fight. Straus is a monster at 145 pounds and very good grappler. He dominated Kenny Foster, finishing with a third round guillotine choke in the other semifinal on Saturday. The win was particularly impressive for the massive Straus since the fight began with Arizona afternoon temperatures around 99 degrees.

Patricio's older brother Patricky, 25, reached the Bellator Season 4 lightweight final where he'll face Lloyd Woodard.

Joe Warren was successful in a non-title fight, but barely against Marcus Galvao. Warren, a bantamweight by trade, holds the Bellator featherweight title as well. By the looks of Straus and the Patricio "Pitbull," he'll be hard pressed to exit 2011 with that Bellator 145-pound strap. Warren and "Pitbull" met in the Season 3 final, where the American posted an amazing comeback victory after getting torn up in the first round. It looks like "Pitbull" has shored up any weakness that he had with his takedown defense.

The "Pitbulls" are on the verge of stardom. The MMA blogger for the Daily Mirror in the U.K. says they have a chance to be the next Nogueira brothers.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/The-Pitbulls-offer-another-awesome-finish-at-B?urn=mma-wp1295

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‘Philosopher’ Zahabi may be the best trainer in the game

If you think Georges St-Pierre is the most cerebral fighter in the game look no further than his coaches Greg Jackson and Firas Zahabi. They may be the best in the business and not because they understand the technique/physical side of things, but they're constantly trying to master the mental side.

Starting at 15 years old, Zahabi trained to be a fighter and then moved outside the cage as a trainer at 26. In between he went to Concordia University and majored in philosophy, which has a huge influence on how he handles his fighters.

"Philosophy's the root of all thinking. It's epistemology, learning how you know things. And I always thought it the fundamental building block of any science," Zahabi told Neil Davidson from the Canadian Press. "And I use philosophy every day. My training is always predicated on why. I cross-examine what type of reasoning is used to get to this conclusion. I think it's the key to success ? proper, rational training methods. We do a lot of different, radical things that a lot of people don't do."

Zahabi is always looking to broaden his knowledge so he even listens to audio books on his daily ride to and from TriStar Gym in Montreal. Davidson says Zahabi's recent reads include: "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson, "The 33 Strategies of War" by Robert Greene, and Plato's "Symposium."

What makes Zahabi so good and trusted by elite fighters like� St-Pierre, Kenny Florian and Miguel Torres is that he's also hands on. He's still a fighter at heart. Zahabi, 31, just earned his own black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

"The thing about Firas that makes his such a good coach is because he's always evolving himself. . . . He's not only a great coach, he's a great fighter. I always believed he would have been a great a fighter if he chose that route but he chose the coaching route," says lightweight John Makdessi.

Zahabi is going to be a busy man on Saturday night at UFC 129. He's worked with GSP, Torres, Makdessi, Yves Jabouin and Rory MacDonald leading up to the card at the Rogers Centre.

The GSP-Jake Shields fight should be the ultimate chess match in and out of the cage. It pits two great fighters from two very good game planning camps in TriStar versus Cesar Gracie.

You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/-Philosopher-Zahabi-may-be-the-best-trainer-in-?urn=mma-wp1525

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UFC 129 St-Pierre vs Shields Weigh-In Highlights - UFC 129

Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields get on the scale the day prior to their UFC Welterweight Title bout. Watch UFC 129 Live on Pay-Per-View or www.UFC.tv - Tomorrow, April 30th at 6/9PM PT/ET

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/ufc-129-st-pierre-vs-shields-weigh-in-highlights-video_e0a446320.html

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Triple Crown of Surfing Art

Surf comps over the past few years have been increasingly using surf art in their contest marketing materials, Billabong, Roxy and Vans seem to particularly like surf art (good on 'em!). The Triple Crown of Surfing has used surf art for years, with this years umbrella event artwork done by artist Chris Lundy (below), and below that are this years six competition posters…





What is the Triple Crown of Surfing?

If you weren't aware, there is a surfing event going on in Hawaii called the Triple Crown of Surfing, one the most prestigious of all surfing contests. The event spans 6 surfing comps with a holding period from November 12th through to December 20th. Right now is the Pipeline Masters (awesome!). The best Hawaiian local surfers take on the professional surfers from around the globe, in arguably the best waves on the planet.

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Toxic Turdz Tease

Check the Josh Swyers teaser for Toxic Turdz and go to the premiere tonight in Richmond, VA.

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Local Hero Peggy Oki

We're thrilled to hear that Peggy Oki has been named as a "Local Hero" by the Santa Barbara Independent (scroll halfway down the page to see Peggy!).

Peggy has more than earned this honor with her inspiring & enduring support for protecting cetaceans and ocean life, through her Origami Whales Project… An international campaign, aimed at getting the message across to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), to put a stop to the slaughter of whales and the cruelty of commercial whaling in Japan, Norway and Iceland.


Photo: Peggy Oki. Photo by Matt Dayka

You may remember Peggy Oki as the only female member of the legendary Zephyr Skate Team (a.k.a. Z-Boys of Dogtown)…



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Surf Artist - Marc Christian Kunze

We love these paintings by our latest featured ocean artist; Marc Christian Kunze from Santa Cruz, California. Take a look, We're sure you'll love them too? Let us know what you think… 

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/marc-christian-kunze.php 



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UFC Hopes for October Return for Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is recovering well from shoulder surgery that delayed his first title defense and is on track to return to the Octagon in October, UFC President Dana White said."Cain's good," White said. "He's coming along great."

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18354/ufc-hopes-for-october-return-for-heavyweight-champ-cain-velasquez/

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UFC's Daniel Roberts: - UFC 129

*** Watch Complete 1/2hr HD Episodes on http://www.MMAheat.com ***MMA H.E.A.T.'s Karyn Bryant sits down with Daniel "Ninja" Roberts at Xtreme Couture in Toronto, and gets his thoughts on his upcoming fight against Claude Patrick at UFC 129. Daniel also lets us know how and why he became part of the Skrap Pack team, which includes the UFC's Jake Shields and Nate Diaz, as well as Strikeforce champs Gilbert Melendez and Nick Diaz.Be sure to visit http://www.MMAheat.com for more interviews and archived episodes of our 1/2 hour TV show. N�s falamos Portugu�s! * We're on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAheat * Follow MMAheat on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAheat * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/ufcs-daniel-roberts-video_5c9a5af32.html

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Former NHL enforcer is trying MMA in June

On skates, Donald Brashear could always fight with the best of them.

Can he do it bare-footed and against trained professional fighters? Brashear wants to find out.

According to the Canadian Press, the former NHL henchman, who's still playing hockey in the minors, has signed a deal with Ringside MMA to fight in June in Quebec City.

"Despite Brashear's lack of experience in MMA, he's a very athletic guy, he's in good shape, he's gutsy, he's learning pretty fast and showed an early interest and motivation," a Ringside MMA spokeswoman said. "Plus, he's no stranger to fighting."

Keep in mind, Brashear is also 39 years old. The 6-foot-3, 237-pounder will have to get approval from local authories before he steps into the cage.

Brashear may want to look at MMA sparring videos with another former NHL player George Laraque. Sure he was facing one of the best in the world, but Laraque was schooled a few months ago by Georges St-Pierre.

We're guessing the biggest test for Brashear will be conditioning and avoiding the potential adrenaline dump that happens in fighting. Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski, who's crossed over to professional boxing, said fighting is unlike any conventional sport.

"You have to control it in boxing, because in football maybe that first series you get real excited. The warm up in boxing is far, far more important than in football," Zbikowski told ESPN1100 in Las Vegas.

During his 17-year career, Brashear piled up 2,634 penalty minutes in 1,025 NHL games.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Former-NHL-enforcer-is-trying-MMA-in-June?urn=mma-wp1474

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Former NHL enforcer is trying MMA in June

On skates, Donald Brashear could always fight with the best of them.

Can he do it bare-footed and against trained professional fighters? Brashear wants to find out.

According to the Canadian Press, the former NHL henchman, who's still playing hockey in the minors, has signed a deal with Ringside MMA to fight in June in Quebec City.

"Despite Brashear's lack of experience in MMA, he's a very athletic guy, he's in good shape, he's gutsy, he's learning pretty fast and showed an early interest and motivation," a Ringside MMA spokeswoman said. "Plus, he's no stranger to fighting."

Keep in mind, Brashear is also 39 years old. The 6-foot-3, 237-pounder will have to get approval from local authories before he steps into the cage.

Brashear may want to look at MMA sparring videos with another former NHL player George Laraque. Sure he was facing one of the best in the world, but Laraque was schooled a few months ago by Georges St-Pierre.

We're guessing the biggest test for Brashear will be conditioning and avoiding the potential adrenaline dump that happens in fighting. Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski, who's crossed over to professional boxing, said fighting is unlike any conventional sport.

"You have to control it in boxing, because in football maybe that first series you get real excited. The warm up in boxing is far, far more important than in football," Zbikowski told ESPN1100 in Las Vegas.

During his 17-year career, Brashear piled up 2,634 penalty minutes in 1,025 NHL games.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Former-NHL-enforcer-is-trying-MMA-in-June?urn=mma-wp1474

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UFC 129 presser audio: GSP says ignore the oddsmakers, give respect to Shields

Before their battle at UFC 129 next week, Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields have pretty much refused to engage in trash talk. That's because there's an immense amount of respect between the two fighters. GSP went one step further today saying the odds on the fight are ridiculous.

"This is foolish. This is like a trap for me. I'm not going to fall into that trap. The odds are ridiculous," St-Pierre said. "Sometimes I think people don't even know the sport. To know the sport, you have to be into it. Most of the people who make the odds they don't even know the sport very well."

GSP said Shields would beat everyone of his previous opponents and he knew before watching past fights, that the former Strikeforce middleweight champ was going to beat Robbie Lawler and Dan Henderson.

"People forget that a guy who has good submission holds is just as dangerous as a knockout punch. You can be winning the whole fight ... and at the last minute you commit a mistake and bang you have to tap," St-Pierre said (1:15 mark). "Jake Shields has a weapon that's more dangerous than a knockout punch."

St-Pierre knows the general lack of respect for Shields puts a lot of pressure on him to win.

"People who make the odds they don't even acknowledge the true skill set of Jake Shields. And that is something that really pisses me off," St-Pierre said. "I have the pressure of going through Jake Shields like a knife in the butter. They don't understand the danger. People keep asking me about 'what are you going to do next?' It's not what I'm going to do next. What is happening right now is the most dangerous test I ever face in my career."

Here's video GSP on the teleconference. He was having a meal at the time (3:20 mark):

St-Pierre is firing away at the wrong people when he talks about the oddsmakers. The folks who set the numbers are simply looking for two-way action. He needs to call out bettors, fans and "experts" of the sport who don't recognize Shields as a good play at plus-350.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-129-presser-audio-GSP-says-ignore-the-oddsm?urn=mma-wp1403

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Ramsey Nijem Makes His Case for Jake Shields, Talks TUF Episode 5

by Michael David SmithOur weekly interview with The Ultimate Fighter cast member Ramsey Nijem includes not only a look at the fight that took place on this week's show -- Clay Harvison defeating Mick Bowman -- but also the fight that everyone in the MMA world is discussing this week, Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields at UFC 129.

Although he knows he's in the minority, Nijem is picking Shields. That's motivated in part by Nijem's status as one of Shields' training partners to help him get ready for the St. Pierre fight, but it's not just talk: Nijem says he put down some money on Shields.

Nijem also comments on this week's Ultimate Fighter episode. The full interview is below.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/04/28/ramsey-nijem-makes-his-case-for-jake-shields-talks-tuf-episode/

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Jake Hayes in Fulfill THe ook

Australian ripper Jake Hayes attacks spots in his Fulfil The Ook part.

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A Year of Holmes

Holmes Skateshop in New Jersey celebrates their one year anniversary with this montage created by Justin White of Popills fame.

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Jose Aldo - People Will Know Who I Am (after UFC 129) - UFC 129

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo says that people will know who he is soon enough... after his UFC 129 fight with Mark Hominick, to be precise. Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/jose-aldo-people-will-know-who-i-am-after-ufc-129-video_1b3537c99.html

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Panama Jack Suncare

Summer is fast approaching and that means one thing, the sun will be shining. When the sun comes out, so do the sunblocks, sunscreens, face sticks and plenty of kooks. If your skin has been hiding behind thick layers of rubber all year, you are going to want to apply some type of sunblock while [...]

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His life is ‘a living hell’ so Nick Diaz is going to box Fernando Vargas?

This latest gem doesn't sound like Nick Diaz is "playing the game." as Dana White requested last year.

Outside the cage, that means the Strikeforce welterweight champ, has to show up for drug tests and fulfill some of his media responsibilities. Do that and there could be huge paydays awaiting him in the UFC. Oh, and one more thing ... don't sign boxing contracts.

The constantly displeased Diaz told HDNet there's no one for him to fight in Strikeforce and his life is a living hell. His trainer Cesar Gracie says the MMA star has signed a deal to fight former world champion boxer Fernando Vargas in September. Gracie says the Diaz camp is just waiting for Vargas, 33, to sign the contract.

Update - Camp Diaz says the Vargas fight is off:

"We were talking about Vargas, but the thing is, I just came under some information that Vargas apparently has some kind of medical issue where he's not able to pass the test any more, and he could be retiring," Gracie said. "Vargas was very interested, but unfortunately, if he can't pass the test, he can't pass the test."

Gracie says now Diaz wants to fight Jeff Lacy.

This is all an interesting development since Scott Coker has basically indicated Diaz can't box while under contract with Strikeforce.

Vargas claims he's making a comeback and told ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto in January that he had his weight down to 187 pounds. If his goal is to make a run at a world title again, why would Vargas risk his reputation by fighting someone from the MMA world? Who wants to bet this "dream" fight never comes off?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/His-life-is-a-living-hell-so-Nick-Diaz-is-goin?urn=mma-wp1236

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Showtime Hits With UFC-Strikeforce Purchase, Misses With In-Cage Action

by Michael David SmithSaturday night's Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley card was the first major event on Showtime since the UFC purchased Strikeforce, and it was a good opportunity to see how Showtime would handle its MMA broadcasts now that the premium cable channel is in business with a promotion that had previously been a rival.

Overall, I thought Showtime did a solid job of handling the UFC's purchase of Strikeforce. But once it was time for the fighters to step into the cage, the coverage of Saturday night's biggest controversy -- the Gegard Mousasi vs. Keith Jardine draw -- left something to be desired.

Let's start with the good: Showtime handled the UFC's purchase of Strikeforce appropriately by tackling it at the outset. It's a major story that deserved the upfront treatment it got.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/04/10/showtime-hits-with-ufc-strikeforce-purchase-misses-with-in-cage/

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Randy Couture says he will Retire after UFC 129 - Randy Couture

Randy the Natural Couture visits the Inside MMA set via satellite to announce that UFC 129 will be his last show

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Green Foam Surfboard Blanks

Over the past several years the phrase “Go Green” has been created and used alongside almost everything.� “Go Green” can relate to your lifestyle, your refrigerator, your food, your car and now it even relates to your surfboard.� Green Foam, a company in San Clemente, Ca. has pioneered a new “green” technique of making surfboard [...]

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Jake Hayes in Fulfill THe ook

Australian ripper Jake Hayes attacks spots in his Fulfil The Ook part.

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Mark Hominick Fighting at UFC 129 with Wife About to Give Birth - UFC 129

Mark Hominick talks about fighting while his wife is about to give birth, and what this fight means to him, his family, and his fight team. Get more MMA and UFC news at the World's top MMA News website http://www.mmaweekly.com.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-129/mark-hominick-fighting-at-ufc-129-with-wife-about-to-give-birth-video_b0fc38ab7.html

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UFC 129 media cat fight: Toronto Star writer not happy with dot-com MMA media

If media folks could simply duke it out, wouldn't this be a better world? Instead we use our pens, keyboards and mouths to rip and critique each other. Why not, right? We do it to the athletes, so why not crush each other?

The Toronto Star threw a few haymakers at anonymous MMA media members by calling out the behavior of some of those covering yesterday's UFC 129 press conference:

As for the media, well, the UFC certainly attracts an interesting group of "journalists". Sure, the so-called "mainstream" media was out in force, but so too were a ton of those Dot.com media outlets. You know the ones ... they interview Georges St. Pierre and then ask for his autograph.

Steve Buffery wasn't a huge fan of the delivery from some in attendance.

The mixed martial arts media do not hide the fact that they're huge fans of the sport they cover. One guy actually took the microphone and proceeded to tell Dana White how great his organization is and how intelligent the fighters all are. I can't remember if he actually asked a question.

One media lady stood by the podium taking pictures of pictures. Of course, my good buddy, Toronto Sun photographer Jack (The Scamp) Boland, then took pictures of her taking pictures.

Buffery has a point. Some of us in the MMA media are a bit too fanboy-ish at times.

That said, we could also bore you death with horror stories about members of his "mainstream" media.

I'll never forget the media center at Super Bowl 32 in San Diego. The pizza machine went on the fritz and several media members waiting in line for their FREE food, had a conniption. The pizza girl actually fled the scene crying. Nice job fellas. That was the beginning of the end for the freeloading media expecting lavish spreads at sporting event. Now many venues charge the media for pregame meals.

Don't let the mainstream media dudes fool you. There are just as many unprofessional, butt-kissing hacks running around TV, newspapers and radio stations as they are in the MMA media. Just look for the self-aggrandizing media folks on Twitter who like to update you on their latest healthy meal or even better, their� travel woes. That's a good start.

You can watch UFC 129 on PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) right here on Yahoo! Sports.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-129-media-cat-fight-Toronto-Star-writer-not?urn=mma-wp1618

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Panama Jack Suncare

Summer is fast approaching and that means one thing, the sun will be shining. When the sun comes out, so do the sunblocks, sunscreens, face sticks and plenty of kooks. If your skin has been hiding behind thick layers of rubber all year, you are going to want to apply some type of sunblock while [...]

Source: http://www.thesurfingblog.com/panama-jack-suncare

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Ridge Motorsports Park Coming to the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is about to get a new track day venue, as the�Ridge Motorsports Park has won its special zoning permit, and begun construction in Mason County, Washington.�Ridge Motorsports Park will feature a 2.5 mile road course that incorporates the topography of the area to create a venue with undulating elevation, which should make for a fun and challenging track for car and motorcycle enthusiasts alike. Judging from the track layout, there appears to ...

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Triple Crown of Surfing Art

Surf comps over the past few years have been increasingly using surf art in their contest marketing materials, Billabong, Roxy and Vans seem to particularly like surf art (good on 'em!). The Triple Crown of Surfing has used surf art for years, with this years umbrella event artwork done by artist Chris Lundy (below), and below that are this years six competition posters…





What is the Triple Crown of Surfing?

If you weren't aware, there is a surfing event going on in Hawaii called the Triple Crown of Surfing, one the most prestigious of all surfing contests. The event spans 6 surfing comps with a holding period from November 12th through to December 20th. Right now is the Pipeline Masters (awesome!). The best Hawaiian local surfers take on the professional surfers from around the globe, in arguably the best waves on the planet.

www.triplecrownofsurfing.com

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Surf Artist - Colleen Malia Wilcox

Following on from her recent fame painting the Women's Triple Crown of Surfing poster (more here), we're proud to present Hawaiian; Colleen Malia Wilcox as a featured artist on COTW. Below is her original painting and the end poster presented by Vans. "Her artwork expresses a love of the island lifestyle and appreciation for the natural beauty of Hawaii". We hope you enjoy the rest of her art…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/colleen-malia-wilcox.php




Photo: Stephanie Gilmore winning a wooden carved rendition of Colleen's painting

- www.colleenwilcoxart.com
- http://malikodesigns.blogspot.com

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Williams Farm Second Design Meeting

The second design meeting for Virginia Beach's Williams Farm skatepark is happening on Thursday, May 5th from 6-8PM at Diamond Springs Elementary School.

"The purpose of this follow-up workshop is for the public to review the plans that have been developed based on the original feedback garnered at the first public meeting on April 7. Citizens were invited to provide input into the design elements of the skate park, which will be sized approximately 20,000 square-feet, in-ground and concrete, with urban street plaza elements like steps and rails. Plans also include a vert ramp/bowl component and a flow park."

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Six Days in Porto

Pac�me Gabrillagues has a montage from six days in Porto. Looks like they have some sick spots there.

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Brazil's Barboza vs. England's Pearson Set for UFC: Rio

by Michael David SmithThe UFC's August 27 fight card in Rio de Janeiro is continuing to fill up with fights featuring a Brazilian fighting on his home turf against an opponent from another country.

The latest fight announced for the card features undefeated Rio native Edson Barboza taking on Sunderland, England's Ultimate Fighter winner, Ross Pearson. The fight was reported by Pearson's hometown paper in Sunderland and was confirmed on the UFC's official UK Twitter account.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/04/19/brazils-barboza-vs-englands-pearson-set-for-ufc-rio/

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