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Podcast: Lavar Johnson, Joe Warren, Shayna Baszler
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned to the Sherdog Radio Network Monday for another edition of “Beatdown.” Joining them were fighters Lavar Johnson, Joe Warren, and “TUF 18” cast member Shayna Baszler.
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Johnson makes his Bellator debut this Friday night in Visalia, Calif. The UFC vet talks about his release from the UFC, his suspension from not disclosing the use of testosterone replacement therapy, and his goals going forward in mixed martial arts.
Warren was back in action last Friday night in Bellator after being deemed “medically unfit” earlier this month. Warren talks about the process of getting approved to fight and what went through his mind when some suggested that his career might be over. “The Baddest Man on the Planet” also talks about punching his ticket to the bantamweight finale with his first submission victory.
Baszler was back on “Beatdown” to talk about the latest episode of Fox Sports 1’s “The Ultimate Fighter.” The Team Rousey fighter talks about her team getting in the win column for the first time as Jessica Rakoczy defeated Roxanne Modafferi by second round TKO. Baszler talks about seeing her teammate wins and her friend lose. Shayna also defends her coach to those who thinks the Olympian falls under the category of bully.
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Podcast: Joe Warren
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned on Wednesday to host another edition of "Beatdown" right here on the SRN. Joining the program was Joe Warren to talk about his upcoming Bellator fight against Nick Kirk. The duo also answer listeners phone calls, emails, and tweets.
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Conor McGregor; Joe Lauzon; Travis Browne; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross 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)
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest Japanese Fighters The best of Pride's Japanese hometown stars.
4:30 p.m. ET Fox sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Conor McGregor; Joe Lauzon; Travis Browne; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 146: Relive all the action from UFC 146: Junior dos Santos vs Frank Mir, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Michael Johnson vs. Joe Lauzon; Uriah Hall vs. John Howard; Matt Brown vs. Mike Pyle; Iuri Alcantara vs. Urijah Faber; Travis Browne vs. Alistair Overeem; Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen. From the TD Garden in Boston.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 9: Eyes on the Prize The last quarterfinal matches commence as Joe Warren and Jackson MMA strive to get fighters to the next round. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Inside Jose Aldo's training camp; special Gracie breakdown of the Twister submission; Ricardo Lamas takes down the Aldo-Korean Zombie matchup; Phil Davis's live reaction to Glover Teixeira vs James Te Huna in Full Blast.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 163: Preview for UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung In-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC Fight Night 24: Relive all the action from UFC: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis in Seattle.
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Press Conference
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 163: Preview for UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Inside Jose Aldo's training camp; special Gracie breakdown of the Twister submission; Ricardo Lamas takes down the Aldo-Chan Sung Jung matchup; Phil Davis's live reaction to Glover Teixeira vs James Te Huna in Full Blast.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, Matt Hughes vs Josh Koscheck, Nam Phan vs Jimy Hettes, and Urijah Faber vs Brian Bowles.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 163: Preview for UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung In-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 6: Old School, New School Greg Jackson teaches his competitors the perfect strategy for victory; Joe Warren and Frank Shamrock help prepare for the cage.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends II Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
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Podcast: Joe Warren, Rob McCullough
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned Monday for a new edition of “Beatdown” on the Sherdog Radio Network.
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Bantamweight Joe Warren joined the program to discuss his upcoming bout against Owen Evinger at Bellator 80 on Nov. 9. Later, former WEC champ “Razor” Rob McCullough called in to talk about his anti-bullying campaign which will be seen throughout schools nationwide.
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Joe Warren: Fighting Is Scary
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Joe Warren, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing why he is focused on fighting at the moment but still plans on wrestling in the Olympics:
“I know how to wrestle. So what I did was put it on the backburner. I don’t know how to fight. I need to focus on this fighting. I need to get my muscle memory and my focus and maybe not be so scared. It’s a scary thing, this fighting. A lot of people, they don’t like to say that, but I’m extremely honest with you guys. It’s not the most calming experience when they lock your ass in the cage … . I needed to focus on getting a little more comfortable. I know that the Olympics is the only thing I haven’t won [in wrestling]. I know that if I do not make this team, I am going to retire and focus everything I have on MMA, but it’s a dream of mine. It’s the one thing I did not win and it’s right there at my fingertips. I could close it down and not wrestle or I could stay focused and just push hard and see if I make it. If I make this team, I win the Olympics. If I don’t make the team, I’m satisfied with my career.”
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Bellator Champ Warren Unfazed by Doubters
By: Brian Knapp
Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight titleholder Joe Warren will defend his crown against Pat Curran in the Bellator 60 main event on Friday in Hammond, Ind., six months after he was on the receiving end of a violent knockout from 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Vila. The 35-year-old Warren, in an exclusive interview with Sherdog.com, said he expected the critics to come out of the woodwork following his Sept. 24 defeat and claimed to be unfazed by those who doubt him:
“I don’t really pay much attention when I hear people saying things like, ‘He’s done’ after my last fight. I’m used to winning, so I’m used to people talking about me. Plus, I do a lot of talking, so there has to be a lot of people talking about me (laughs). The thing is I’m so young in this sport that I’ve actually been doing most of my learning inside the cage instead of in practice. The people that are out there talking bad about me, I don’t give two s---s about what they have to say. I’m only worried about pushing myself to the limit inside the gym so nobody can hang with me in that cage in the future.”
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Podcast: Faber, Warren
TJ De Santis and Jared Koll filled in Monday for Jeff Sherwood and Greg Savavge for another edition of 'The Savage Dog Show' on The Sherdog Radio Network.
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Urijah Faber called in to discuss the upcoming season of 'The Ultimate Fighter,' where 'The California Kid' will coach against bitter rival, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, leading up to their rubber-match title fight in July.
Also, Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren called in to discuss his March 9th championship defense against Pat Curran. 'The Baddest Man on the Planet' talked about coming back from a KO loss, his wrestling pedigree, and his aspirations to make the Olympics.
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Joe Warren’s Bellator Blog, Part 2
Joe Warren faces 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Vila at Bellator 52. | Photo: Dave Mandel
Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren (www.twitter.com/JoeWarrenMMA) will blog his thoughts and experiences for Sherdog.com as he takes part in Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season bantamweight tournament, which kicks off with Bellator 51 this Saturday, Sept. 10, on MTV2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Friday morning: weigh-in day. I woke up calm after a great nine hours of sleep and focused on the weight cut. Team Warren -- Ryan Tobin, Scott Jorgensen and Mark Montoya -- knocked on the door. We checked my weight and set the game plan for the day. My weight was light, just three pounds over. I felt great. We were off to the sauna. Scotty and Mark sat in the sauna with me while I bounced around talking s--- and staying relaxed. Three sauna stints -- 10, five and five minutes -- followed, and I was on weight easily. I showered and headed back to the hotel.
Healthy weight cutting is an art developed through years of wrestling. Not a lot of people do it very well. My wife, Christy, coaches me through it, telling me what foods will burn off easily and trying to keep me motivated. She knows the importance of a good weight cut for me. Read more -
Joe Warren’s Bellator Blog, Part 1
Can Joe Warren earn another Bellator title in Season 5? | Photo: Dave Mandel
Bellator featherweight champion Joe Warren (www.twitter.com/JoeWarrenMMA) will blog his thoughts and experiences for Sherdog.com as he takes part in Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season bantamweight tournament, which kicks off with Bellator 51 this Saturday, Sept. 10, on MTV2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
I have my own room during fight month. I wake up in the basement, look at the treadmill next to my head and feel a violent focus on the job at hand: winning another Bellator belt. My first task is crushing a Cuban named Vila.
I get out of bed and my focus changes completely. My one-year-old baby girl, Maddox Reese -- named after my best friend in college, Jeff Reese, who died in the sauna next to me -- grins and yells “Daddy!” and clings to my neck. My three-year-old boy Xandr Achilles, named after my wife’s favorite warrior, jumps on me and attempts his version of an armbar.
My beautiful wife, Christy Cech, prepares breakfast: French toast, oatmeal, and cappuccino while ‘‘Go Diego’’ plays in the background. I have these two hours to spend with the family before hitting the road to Denver. Highway 25 is a challenge in itself.
When I leave, she smiles, but I see the look in her eye. She will have a tough week alone with our two strong-willed toddlers -- can’t imagine where they get that from -- but she always does what she needs to.
I will miss them. These mornings with my babies puts the job in perspective -- they motivate my violent intensity; daddy has to get the job done.
While driving to the Rino Sports Galleri, I visualize lifting that belt over my head, I visualize my strikes landing perfectly, my jiu-jitsu flawless, and being able to taking care of my family for another year. Ten minutes out, music playing, positive attitude, windows down, I start to loosen my hands and my shoulders. I focus on staying positive. The focus is intensity. Read more
