Hector Lombard's Blogs
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:30 a.m. ET MavTV: The Conventioneers
UFC Fan Expo Jason and Matt jump into the trade show octagon at the UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship Fan Expo.
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Moves
Learn the secret moves of the best fighters in the world.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 12: Semifinal Showdown Two semifinal fights determine which two men will move on to fight in the finale for a UFC contract.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 14: Finale Jonathan Brookins vs. Dustin Poirier; Jamie Varner vs. Melvin Guillard; Shane del Rosario vs. Pat Barry; Mike Ricci vs. Colton Smith; Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson. From Las Vegas. (Card subject to change)
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Flashback Seattle; Heavyweights Collide Experience UFC on FOX 5 from a new perspective; The comeback of Cain Velasquez; Randy Couture analyzes the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez championship fight.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 1
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 1
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Flashback Seattle; Heavyweights Collide Experience UFC on FOX 5 from a new perspective; The comeback of Cain Velasquez; Randy Couture analyzes the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez championship fight.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 14: Finale Jonathan Brookins vs. Dustin Poirier; Jamie Varner vs. Melvin Guillard; Shane del Rosario vs. Pat Barry; Mike Ricci vs. Colton Smith; Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson. From Las Vegas. (Card subject to change)
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Steel Curtain 2
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 1
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Flashback Seattle; Heavyweights Collide Experience UFC on FOX 5 from a new perspective; The comeback of Cain Velasquez; Randy Couture analyzes the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez championship fight.
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 4
A historic collection of match ups.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 2
Devastating knockouts that changed the history of MMA.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Steel Curtain 1
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unrestricted
An unprecedented and exclusive look deep inside the tense 36 hours leading up to UFC 148.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 2
Devastating knockouts that changed the history of MMA.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Bradley Scott vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change) Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
1:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: Ultimate Answers
UFC fighters' takes on topics from the hard-hitting to the totally random.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
Relive UFC 141, Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 14: Finale Jonathan Brookins vs. Dustin Poirier; Jamie Varner vs. Melvin Guillard; Shane del Rosario vs. Pat Barry; Mike Ricci vs. Colton Smith; Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson. From Las Vegas. (Card subject to change)
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 1
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 89 Experience UFC on FOX 5 from a new perspective; The comeback of Cain Velasquez; Randy Couture analyzes the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez championship fight.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Bradley Scott vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Poll: Who Wins? Lombard or Bisping
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights II Jay Glazer sits down and gets personal with the UFC's top welterweight fighters.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Henderson vs. Diaz
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua; Rory MacDonald vs. BJ Penn; Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick. From Seattle.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: Bellator Fighting Championships 83
From Caesars in Atlantic City, N.J.; Rad Martinez vs.Shahbulat Shamhalaev; Zach Makovsky vs. Anthony Leone; Zoila Gurgel vs. Jessica Eye.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Henderson vs. Diaz
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua; Rory MacDonald vs. BJ Penn; Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick. From Seattle.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
Relive UFC 141, Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson Weigh-In
Weigh-in for UFC on FX 6 Georges Sotiropoulos vs Ross Pearson from the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland, Australia.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 12: Semifinal Showdown Two semifinal fights determine which two men will move on to fight in the finale for a UFC contract.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 13: Finale Weigh-in Mixed martial artists from Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson and more weigh in ahead of the finale.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson Prelims
Cody Donovan vs. Nick Penner; Mike Wilkinson vs. Brendan Loughnane; Manuel Rodriguez vs. Benny Alloway; Seth Baczynski vs. Mike Pierce; Joey Beltran vs. Igor Pokrajac; Yaotzin Meza vs. Chad Mendes. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Bellator Fighting Championships 84
From Hammond, Ind.; Dave Jansen vs. Marcin Held; Michele Gutierrez vs. Felice Herrig; Rich Hale vs. Alexander Volkov.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: X-Fighters 2011 Highlights
Brazil
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 270 Matt Mitrione; Michael McDonald; Cheick Kongo; Dana White.
9:00 p.m. ET FX: UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Bradley Scott vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: X-Fighters 2011 Highlights
Italy
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 16 Will Campuzano vs. Jimmy Flick; from Allen, Texas.
10:30 p.m. ET The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with a focus on exciting match-ups and developing the next generation of great fighters. Tune in for non-stop action from events across the country.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson Featuring Jay Glazer and MMA analysts recapping the lightweight battle, including interviews and highlights.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
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Tim Boetsch: I Have to Finish Hector Lombard
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Tim Boetsch, on “The Jordan Breen Show,” discussing what it will take to improve his chances of getting a middleweight title shot:
“I think the key is taking out Hector [Lombard] in impressive fashion. I don’t think anybody expected [Chris] Weidman to maul on [Mark] Munoz like he did, but he did himself a big favor by putting on an impressive performance. Absolutely that’s what I need to do. I need to take out Hector and really get people talking about how I do it. I’ve got to be exciting and I’ve got to finish him. That’s what I have in my mind.”
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Podcast: Bjorn Rebney Joins 'Beatdown'
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Internet issues kept the SRN from going live Thursday. However, TJ De Santis was back for a taped edition of "Beatdown."
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Bellator puts on it's 67th show tomorrow night in Rama, Ontario. Bjorn Rebney joined TJ De Santis to chat about the current season of Bellator, its show Friday night, and the departure of middleweight champion Hector Lombard.
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Lombard Expected Shlemenko Rematch, Promises to Finish
By: Tristen Critchfield
Hector Lombard (left) has won 20 consecutive bouts. | Photo: Keith Mills
Hector Lombard was not surprised by outcome of the welterweight tournament final between Alexander Shlemenko and Vitor Vianna at Bellator 57. A few days prior to the bout, the Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight title holder told Sherdog.com he expected Shlemenko to get the victory.
“Styles make fights, and I believe Vianna doesn’t have the tools to beat Shlemenko,” he said.
The Russian striker did not disappoint, earning a unanimous decision over Vianna to become the promotion’s second two-time tournament champion. The win sets up a rematch of a Bellator 34 title fight between Lombard and Shlemenko. Read more -
Noke Draw Still Stings for Streaking Lombard
By: Tristen Critchfield
Hector Lombard has won 19 fights in a row. | Photo: Keith Mills
Hector Lombard’s 19-fight tear is impressive, but his overall unbeaten streak stretches to 24 bouts when you include his draw with Kyle Noke at Cage Fighting Championships 1 in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
With so few blemishes on his career record, it is not surprising that the Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder still remembers his three-round stalemate with Noke. While Noke has gone on to become a cast member of “The Ultimate Fighter 11” and compiled a 3-1 mark in the UFC, Lombard still contends his hand should have been raised at the conclusion of their encounter.
“I won that fight. In any other kind of situation, it would have been over in the first round, because he basically got saved by the bell,” Lombard told Sherdog.com. “Basically, it was 10-7 [in] the first round. He was beat up. The second round, I still won.”
The judo black belt was not with American Top Team at the time, and he believes the lack of a true camp played a role in his not being able to finish with a flourish.
“The third round, I lost; my preparation wasn’t great,” said Lombard, who faces Trevor Prangley in a non-title bout at Bellator 58 on Saturday in Hollywood, Fla. “I was living in Australia at the time. I didn’t have any place to train. Kyle Noke was training at Jackson’s [Mixed Martial Arts] at the time, so he came out more prepared. Honestly, I gassed at the end of the round, but I won the fight.” Read more -
Masvidal: If Lombard Doesn’t Like You, Look Out
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Jorge Masvidal, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing teammate Hector Lombard (Pictured):
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“Hector’s a specimen. He’s just a special type of athlete. … A lot of people don’t like Hector because of the way he is. He’ll tell you. If he doesn’t like you or if he doesn’t like something about you, he’s going to tell you. So he comes off wrong to a lot of people, but that’s just him. He just tells you like, ‘I don’t like you, man, and I’m going to mess you up in practice today.’ He does that. A lot of people don’t like that, but he’s a specimen. Anybody will tell you, even if they don’t like him, the guy is gifted. He has speed and power for his size and he’s got a crazy gas tank as well to go along with it. It’s awesome to have a [teammate] like that.” -
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