Matt Hamill's Blogs
-
Video: Jones, Hamill Open Workout
Video courtesy of UFC.com. Read more -
Red Ink: Jones/Hamill
By: Jake Rossen
T. Goodlad/Sherdog.com
Part of MMA’s appeal is the amusement in seeing human beings perform as though they were in a video game, with striking techniques that can seem miles away from the kind of stationary, routine exchanges found in boxing.
Boxers are very good at what they do: what they do just isn’t that layered. That sport is a two-point attack: MMA offers eight points (hands, elbows, knees, feet), and athletes like Cung Le, Georges St. Pierre, and now Jon Jones are composing attacks you’d normally only see in an arcade. Read more -
Primer: ‘Ultimate Fighter 10’ Finale
By: Jake Rossen
T. Goodlad/Sherdog.com
With a midsection like rising dough, Roy Nelson is among the unlikeliest of finalists in the history of the nearly-five-year-old “Ultimate Fighter” television tournament. Despite burning an incredible number of calories in camps, he manages to recoup them and maintain an impressive bulk. If he ever stops training, the Learning Channel will be paying to cut him out of his home.
This is not intended to disparage Nelson, a good fighter, but it is intended to address how casual UFC viewers will feel about a heavyweight contender who looks like the Michelin Man with a bad case of fluid retention. While Nelson was the favorite heading into the season in September, he took a lethargic approach to the finals: against Justin Wren, he actually appeared to have lost. If Nelson is not endearing himself to fans through his charisma or through his fighting, that doesn’t leave a lot left. Read more -
Jones-Hamill Breakdown
Video courtesy of UFC.com. Read more -
'TUF' Crowd: Jones/Hamill Considered for December Finale
By: Jake Rossen
A fight between tough wrestlers and unorthodox strikers Matt Hamill and Jon Jones is being penciled in for a December 5 “Ultimate Fighter” finale, according to MMAJunkie.com.
Read more
If the fight goes through, it will mark Hamill’s first Octagon appearance since earning a March win over Mark Munoz and subsequently being sidelined by a knee injury. It would also be a virtual guarantee to make the live Spike broadcast block considering Jones’ rapid elevation in the promotion’s light-heavyweight division -- and the guarantee that the inevitable Kimbo Slice fight won’t take more than twenty seconds to air.
Sponsored by
