With Leather Live Discussion: UFC 155

Written by Ashley Burns / 12.28.12

"Boop! Got your nose!"

Well it’s taken long enough, am I right, fight fans? We were promised this rematch between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez as far back as May, after both fighters won their respective matches at UFC 146. And we wanted this rematch because, let’s face it, their first fight was a real turd in the punch bowl. Obviously, dos Santos won the UFC Heavyweight Championship from Velasquez at UFC on FOX last year, and it was a huge letdown because we wanted 5 rounds of pure, unfiltered ass-kickery and instead we got a knockout after a whopping minute of action.

Will we get something different this time, as these scrappy fellas headline UFC 155 in Las Vegas tomorrow night? I have no idea. I’m not psychic. If I were, I wouldn’t be talking to you guys about this fight, because I’d be in Vegas betting the millions that I already won on the previous fights that we’ve watched. Geez, use your brains.

As for the rest of the card, you’re not going to see any of the most recognizable names in UFC, but I think we’re in for an evening of intense fights featuring hungry dudes who want to become household fighters. As always, I’ve included the breakdown of the fight card – this time with a special tribute to With Leather’s First Lady of Booty Kicking, Gina Carano – and you can also check out our good friend Lobster Mobster’s primer for UFC 155 on her blog.

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UFC 146: Dos Santos Vs. Mir Live Blog And Open Discussion Thread

Written by Brandon Stroud / 05.26.12

UFC 146 airs live on pay-per-view this Saturday, May 26th, from the MGM Grand Gardens Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event starts at 7 PM/10 PM PTET. FilmDrunk editor and UPROXX Network MMA expert Vince Mancini will be handling the play-by-play alongside UFC vet and UFC.com writer Dan “Danny Boy” Downes, so you won’t want to miss it.

The show is headlined by a Heavyweight Championship bout pitting champion Junior dos Santos against challenger Frank Mir. Also on the card, Cain Velasquez takes on Antonio Silva, Roy Nelson takes on Dave Herman, and more.

The full card for the event, including Facebook and FX preliminaries, is below.

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UFC 146 Live Blog Featuring Vince Mancini And Danny Boy Downes Happens This Saturday

Written by Brandon Stroud / 05.25.12

Our UFC 145 Live Blog was a huge success, so we’re getting the team back together — FilmDrunk.com editor and “person who has actually gotten into a cage and done this” Dan “Danny Boy” Downes will be handling the play-by-play, giving their predictions and making as many jokes as possible for Saturday night’s UFC 146 event.

The page will go live tomorrow morning, so be sure to bookmark this link: UFC 146: Dos Santos Vs. Mir Live Blog And Open Discussion Thread. If you really want to talk UFC you’re free to do that now, but tomorrow’s thread will bring badge privileges, and those things are like candy.

Full card for the event is below.

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The Next Step Toward National Legitimacy: Foam Fingers

Written by Brandon Stroud / 11.09.11

dethrone-foam-clawMost sports have a “we’re number one” foam finger. They’re stereotypically worn by people in TV show sports crowds to show how into the team they are. Like on King of Queens, if the King of Queens was going to a New York Giants game (or whatever) he’s going to have 1) a beer hat holding two beers and 2) a foam finger. Most of the time you can find a foam everything, hands, gestures, animal paws. Pro wrestling alone has offered foam razor blades, foam drunken middle fingers and foam Mexican guy heads.

In preparation for UFC’s debut on FOX, Cain Velasquez and his sponsor Dethrone have taken an important step toward portraying mixed-martial arts as a nationally-acceptable sport for the whole family by introducing the Dethrone UFC on Fox Foam Claw.

For only $9.99 ($7.99 if you order two or more) you can wave around an arthritic hand to support Velasquez in his heavyweight bout against Junior Dos Santos, and as an added bonus you get to spend an entire bath scrubbing your hand with soap, trying to get that weird foam smell out. Seriously, I had a Danville Braves foam tomahawk when I was younger and it made my hand smell like a dinosaur sponge capsule for two years.

Additional ideas, if they want the UFC souvenir stand to be legitimate: teddy bears who have nothing to do with UFC wearing UFC shirts. Also, plastic Brock Lesnar heads with ice cream in them.

[h/t to Maggie Hendricks @ Cagewriter]

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In Case You Were Wondering What Mandy Moore Thought Of UFC On Fox

Written by Brandon Stroud / 11.04.11

mandy-moore-ufcIn this promotional clip for Ultimate Fighting Championship’s broadcast television debut on Saturday, November 12, teen pop singer turned inspirational Christian actress turned alt-country wife turned Disney princess Mandy Moore offers her opinion on who she thinks will win the heavyweight title bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. At no point was Willa Ford interviewed about Bellator 57. Hold on, I can get more obscure than that. At no point was Samantha Mumba interviewed about EliteXC. What does Skye Sweetnam think of the fight going on in my parking lot?

Anyway, Mandy’s right about what’s going to happen in the fight, but she’s got this thing where she’s incapable of expressing sincere emotion and just furrows her brow and points up her eyebrows to make it look like she means what she’s saying. She’s making UFC predictions with the same face she uses to tell her badboy teenage boyfriend she’s about to die (in the next five minutes) from a fatal disease. I guess that’s how she ended up dating Zach Braff for as long as she did.

Dana White should convince her to throw on a cocktail dress and pop-and-lock her way through the UFC On Fox theme, Faith Hill style.

[via UFC on Facebook]

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