Tim Boetsch's Blogs
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Podcast: Phan, Browne, Boetsch
On Thursday's edition of "The Jordan Breen Show," hosts Jordan Breen and Greg Savage were joined by fighters Nam Phan, Travis Browne and Tim Boetsch to discuss their upcoming fights.
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Almost immediately into the show, Phan spoke about his upcoming bout against Cole Miller at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for UFC on Fox 4.
Shortly after Browne, who also is competing on the UFC on Fox 4 card, talked to the guys about his fight against Ben Rothwell.
At the top of the second hour, middleweight Tim Boetsch discussed his next fight against Hector Lombard.
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Podcast: Cruz, Boetsch
By: Jared Koll
Jon Luther and Jared Koll returned to The Sherdog Radio Network for another edition of 'Beatdown.' Joining them was UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who discussed his hosting stint on the upcoming TUF season, his rivalry with fellow coach Urijah Faber, and his penchant for telling it like it is.
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Also, Tim Boetsch talked about his come-from-behind TKO victory over Yushin Okami, the sights and sounds of Japan, and where he sees himself in the UFC's middleweight division.
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Cut to Middleweight Difficult for Boetsch
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Tim Boetsch, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing his cut to middleweight:
“I don’t really feel like a middleweight, honestly, especially when I’m making that weight cut. It feels like a long ways away when I first start. It gets more miserable the closer I get. I still haven’t settled in. It’s been a hard cut for me every time I’ve done it and I expect it to be a hard cut again, but I believe middleweight is where I belong. I’ve had some success and I’m looking to keep that success going with a win over [Yushin] Okami and then certainly a shot at whoever’s next in line. I believe I’m a middleweight, but it doesn’t feel very good being there.”
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Podcast: Shields, Struve, Boetsch
By: TJ De Santis
Live radio returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Monday with new episodes of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show"
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Jack Encarnacao and Jon Luther returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Monday for another edition "Beatdown." Joining them was UFC welterweight Jake Shields.
The former Strikeforce and EliteXC champion joined Jack and Jon to talk about his upcoming match at UFC 144 agaisnt Yoshihiro Akiyama. The Shooto veteran talked about coming off of a pair of losses and what he feels he needs to do to defeat "Sexyama." The Cesar Gracie product also touched on his last loss to Jake Ellenberger and if he felt he should have taken the fight so close to the death of his father Jack.
Jeff Sherwood and I returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Monday for another edition of "The Savage Dog Show." Joining them were UFC fighters Stefan Struve and Tim Boetsch,
Stefan Struve will find himself in the co-main event Wednesday night in Omaha on the UFC's UFC on Fuel “Ellenberger vs. Sanchez” card. The Dutchman faces Dave Herman in a heavyweight tilt. Struve talks about the fight at hand and where he wants to go in the UFC's heavyweight division.
Tim Boetsch will cross the Pacific for his bout with Yushin Okami on February 25th for the UFC's UFC 144 card. Boetsch talks about his third fight at the middleweight division, where he feels his strengths lie against Okami, and what it will be like to fight in "The Land of the Rising Sun."
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Boetsch Hopes Silva Still Champ When He Gets to Top
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Tim Boetsch, on “The Savage Dog Show,” discussing UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva:
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“I want him to reign as champion for as long as he can until I get there and then I want to take it from him. He’s a living legend. I think he wins on reputation alone a lot of times. You see guys go in there against him almost fearful, and that’s no way to go into any fight. I think he’s going to continue to win and I look forward to getting my chance to take the belt from him. … Chael [Sonnen] had the perfect game plan, except for the fact that he didn’t do enough damage when he was on top. He had the takedown game perfect. He took him down and controlled him, but fighting isn’t about just control. You have to control your opponent and you have to hurt him. Obviously Chael didn’t hurt him bad enough. In the fifth round Anderson was still able to pull off that submission, but if you’ve got a guy completely battered and beaten underneath you [so] that he can’t even throw his legs up around your head, you’re way ahead of the game. That’s part of the puzzle that Chael missed. I’ve got a pretty solid game plan in my mind right now and I’m only going to get better. I’m looking forward to getting the opportunity.” -
Radio: Koch, Browne, Boetsch
By: TJ De Santis
Live radio returned Wednesday to The Sherdog Radio Network with new episodes of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show."
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Greg Savage and Jeff Sherwood returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Wednesday for another edition of "The Savage Dog Show." Joining them were UFC fighters Eric Koch and Tim Boetsch.
Koch talked about his recent win over Jonathan Brookins, while Boetsch discussed his upcoming bout versus Nick Ring at this Saturday's UFC 135 event. Savage and Sherwood also took listener calls, emails and tweets.
Jack Encarnacao and Jon Luther returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Wednesday for another edition of "Beatdown." Joining them was UFC heavyweight fighter Travis Browne. The Alliance product faces Nick Ring this Saturday night in Denver at UFC 135.
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Radio: Torres, Boetsch
By: TJ De Santis
Live radio returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Friday with new episodes of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show."
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Greg Savage and Jeff Sherwood returned to The SRN for another edition of "The SDS." Joining them were UFC fighters Miguel Torres and Tim Boetsch. Both men chatted about their performances last Saturday night at UFC 130.
On "Beatdown" Jack Encarnacao returned for two hours. Jack took listener calls, email, and chatted about the recently announced welterweight showdown between Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz.
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UFC 117 Prelims: Boetsch Edges Brown
By: Sherdog.com Staff
In a lackluster affair, Tim Boetsch returned to the Octagon with a unanimous decision victory over debutant Todd Brown at UFC 117.
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Boetsch (12-3), fresh off three consecutive wins outside the UFC, wobbled Brown with a right hand in the opening stanza and scored two takedowns in the final frame after dropping round two on the Sherdog.com virtual scorecard. Brown dropped to 11-2 (1 NC) with the loss, his first in more than three years.
The official scores were 29-28 across the board.

