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# Cage Potato

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## Posts
- [Rose Namajunas Speaks Out Against Roufusport’s Abusive Coaching Methods Following the Death of Kickboxer Dennis Munson Jr.](https://cagepotato.com/rose-namajunas-speaks-out-against-roufusports-abusive-coaching-methods-following-the-death-of-kickboxer-dennis-munson-jr/): On Saturday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a long, must-read feature on the death of Dennis Munson Jr., who collapsed and died following his kickboxing debut in Milwaukee in March 28th. The article sheds light on the “cascade of errors by fight officials” during the match, including a lack of regulatory oversight, an inept ringside physician — who was busy staring at his phone while Munson was showing signs of physical distress — and the use of same-day weigh-ins as an apparent cost-saving measure.
- [Referee Kim Winslow Discusses Critics, Sexism, Homemade Bread, and Her Worst Cage Experience](https://cagepotato.com/exclusive-referee-kim-winslow-discusses-critics-sexism-homemade-bread-and-her-worst-cage-experience/): After making history in June 2009 as the first female MMA referee to oversee a UFC fight, Kim Winslow drew controversy earlier this month for her handling of the Muhammad Lawal vs. Lorenz Larkin match at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. Last week, CagePotato had the chance to chat with Winslow, who spoke to us about her life inside and outside of the cage, her pioneering role in MMA, and how she responds to criticism of her job performance. Read on for the full Q & A…
- [After Being TKO’d by Fallon Fox, Tamikka Brents Says Transgender Fighters in MMA ‘Just Isn’t Fair’](https://cagepotato.com/after-being-tkod-by-fallon-fox-tamikka-brents-says-transgender-fighters-in-mma-just-isnt-fair/): Transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox earned her second straight win on Saturday, when she TKO’d Tamikka Brents in the first round at a Capital City Cage Wars event in Springfield, Illinois. Brents reportedly suffered a concussion and a broken orbital bone during the two-minute beatdown, and required seven staples in her head.
- [Jorge Masvidal on His Wild Ride From the Streets to the Main Event](https://cagepotato.com/exclusive-jorge-masvidal-discusses-his-wild-ride-from-the-streets-to-the-main-event/): By Jonathan Shrager
- [Exclusive: Impact FC Hasn’t Paid Its Fighters; Promoters Blame Each Other](https://cagepotato.com/exclusive-impact-fc-hasnt-paid-its-fighters-promoters-blame-each-other/): So does the "FC" stand for "Financially Challenged," "Financial Crisis" or "Fighters Cheated?") 
- [Did ‘Gym Rescue’ Destroy T3 Health & Fitness? Spike TV Reality Show Sets Off Nasty Dispute](https://cagepotato.com/did-gym-rescue-destroy-t3-health-fitness-spike-tv-reality-show-sets-off-nasty-dispute/): Spike TV’s newest reality series, ‘Gym Rescue‘, is set to debut this Sunday, August 10th, at 10 p.m. ET. Last week, Craig Marks — the glasses-tossing gym owner featured in the episode 1 sneak-preview — reached out to CagePotato.com to discuss how the new series inaccurately portrayed what went down when Randy Couture and Frank Shamrock “rescued” his gym. Marks claims that the show wound up destroying his business, but ‘Gym Rescue’ host Frank Shamrock maintains that he offered Craig valuable assistance, and that Craig’s lack of business expertise is what really sunk his operation. Join us as we present both Craig and Frank’s versions of the experience.
- [Henry Cejudo Signs With the UFC, Will Meet Scott Jorgensen at UFC 177](https://cagepotato.com/henry-cejudo-signs-with-the-ufc-will-meet-scott-jorgensen-at-ufc-177/): Well, Potato Nation, it appears we may have been…wrong.
- [On This Day in MMA History: Tim Sylvia Shits His Way Into Our Hearts (and Permanent LOLBanks) at Fight Night 3](https://cagepotato.com/on-this-day-in-mma-history-tim-sylvia-shits-his-way-into-our-hearts-and-permanent-lolbanks-at-fight-night-3/): Not taking anything away from Assuerio, he’s a tough dude, obviously. I hit him a couple of times and couldn’t finish him. I was really sick for the fight. I got really sick Saturday and had problems holding my innards. When I was warming up, I had a few problems, and I actually had a few problems in the ring when I was fighting.
- [Heart & Soul of MMA: Said Hatim, And The Virtue of Staying Ready](https://cagepotato.com/heart-soul-of-mma-said-hatim-and-the-virtue-of-staying-ready/): By Elias Cepeda
- [From Facepalm to Faceplant: The 8 Most Brutal Self-Inflicted Knockouts in MMA History](https://cagepotato.com/from-facepalm-to-faceplant-the-8-most-brutal-self-inflicted-kos-in-mma-history/): Although the fight records officially list Cain Velasquez‘s 5th round TKO of Junior Dos Santos at UFC 166 as coming by way of “Slam and Punch,” the credit should rightfully be given to Dos Santos for executing a picture perfect ninja-choke-into-faceplant KO. It was truly the most spectacular self-destruct sequence ever carried out in the octagon, and one that got us thinking: What are the Most Brutal Self-Inflicted KO’s in MMA History?
- [The MMA Media’s Race to the Bottom](https://cagepotato.com/shill-em-all-part-2-the-mma-medias-race-to-the-bottom/): Ideally, the relationship between professional sports organizations like the UFC and media members should be about interdependence, where both parties rely equally upon each other. In practice, many MMA media members and outlets often exist as the clingy, powerless co-dependent partners that put the needs of the UFC before the need for factual and accurate sports journalism.
- [Guy Mezger Saved a Woman From Knife-Wielding Scumbag Last Month](https://cagepotato.com/awesome-story-of-the-day-guy-mezger-saved-a-woman-from-knife-wielding-scumbag-last-month/): In spite of the fact that Guy Mezger retired seven years ago this month from active MMA competition, the 44-year-old former Lion’s Den fighter proved recently that he is still a badass.
- [Rose Namajunas Discusses Thug Life, Pat Barry’s Charm, And Her Invicta FC 5 Fight This Friday](https://cagepotato.com/interview-rose-namajunas-discusses-thug-life-pat-barrys-charm-and-her-invicta-fc-5-fight-this-friday/): With her fight against Kathina Catron leading off the Invicta FC 5 prelims this Friday, we called up CP’s favorite (and only!) sponsored fighter Rose Namajunas to get to know the woman a little better. So what did she have to say about pre-fight nerves, Pat Barry, and mean-mugging strangers at the grocery store? Read on and find out. And be sure to follow Rose on twitter @RoseNamajunas for more updates from her life.
- [Why Ethical MMA Journalism Is So Hard to Come By](https://cagepotato.com/shill-em-all-why-ethical-mma-journalism-is-so-hard-to-come-by/): There are many contentious subjects in mixed martial arts, from the use of performance enhancing drugs to the corruption and ineptitude of various athletic commissions. Before the issues come into focus, they are often filtered by the entity that draws an epic amount of criticism within the sport itself — the so-called “MMA media.”
- [Donald Cerrone Slapped With Misdemeanor Assault Charge for ‘Boat Rage’ Incident](https://cagepotato.com/donald-cerrone-slapped-with-misdemeanor-assault-charge-for-boat-rage-incident/): CagePotato.com has confirmed that UFC lightweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was charged with Third Degree Assault, following an alleged physical altercation in Grand County, Colorado on June 29th. According to a statement released to CagePotato by the Grand County Colorado Sheriff’s Department:
- [The BANG Effect: A Statistical Look at 2013′s Most Improved MMA Team [DATABOMB]](https://cagepotato.com/the-bang-effect-a-statistical-look-at-2013s-most-improved-mma-team-databomb/): By Reed Kuhn, @Fightnomics
- [Reliving Chuck Wepner vs. Andre the Giant: The Great American Freakshow We Somehow Forgot](https://cagepotato.com/reliving-chuck-wepner-vs-andre-the-giant-the-great-american-freakshow-we-somehow-forgot/): If you happen to be a connoisseur of MMA freak show bouts, it’s likely that you recognize June 25, 1976 as the day that “The Greatest of All Time” Muhammad Ali took on Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki in a mixed rules bout. The fight itself may have been an unwatchable display of bizarre kicks from Inoki – who was only allowed to kick if one of his knees was touching the mat – but it’s remembered as one of our sport’s first genuine freak show bouts.
- [Matt Riddle Cut From UFC After Second Positive Marijuana Test](https://cagepotato.com/and-now-hes-fired-matt-riddle-cut-from-ufc-after-second-positive-marijuana-test/): For the second time in less than a year, UFC welterweight Matt Riddle has tested positive for marijuana in a post-fight drug test, spurring the UFC to release him from his contract. Riddle’s latest failed test followed his split-decision win over Che Mills at UFC on FUEL 7 in London on February 16th, which came just seven months after his 90-day marijuana suspension following his UFC 149 win over Chris Clements. That victory was later changed to a no-contest, and it’s likely that Riddle’s latest win will be overturned as well.
- [Women in the UFC: Looking Back at the First Six Months, And What It Means for the Future](https://cagepotato.com/women-in-the-ufc-looking-back-at-the-first-six-months-and-what-it-means-for-the-future/): For years, UFC president Dana White was firmly against bringing women into the Octagon to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- [Hot Fighter Alert: 16 Photos of Model/MMA Prospect Paige VanZant](https://cagepotato.com/hot-fighter-alert-16-photos-of-modelmma-prospect-paige-vanzant/): Props to BabesofMMA and MMAJunkie for turning us on to Paige VanZant, a 2-0 professional MMA fighter who will be facing Tecia Torres on the prelims of this Saturday’s Invicta 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt event in Kansas City.
- [The Culinary Union Has Uncovered Some Disturbing Facts About ‘UFC on FOX 5′ Fighters Tim Means and Abel Trujillo](https://cagepotato.com/the-culinary-union-has-uncovered-some-disturbing-facts-about-ufc-on-fox-5-fighters-tim-means-and-abel-trujillo/): Words cannot express how much we dislike the group of two-faced, propaganda pushing arseholes that are The Culinary Union (although we sure do try), but we have to admit that they’ve raised an interesting debate whilst digging up dirt on some of the fighters participating at UFC on FOX 5. First, they rallied to get Jeremy Stephens removed from the card as a result of his past transgressions, and now they’ve uncovered some information about undercard fighter and debuting UFC lightweight Abel “Killa” Trujillo that is simply too glaring to overlook:
- [Cecil Peoples: Leg Kicks “Certainly Don’t” Finish Fights](https://cagepotato.com/cececil-peoples-leg-kicks-certainly-dont-finish-fights/): Cecil Peoples, supposedly explained the rationale behind his scoring of the Machida/Rua fight at UFC 104 in a talk with CageReport.net.  He begins with the usual defense, pointing out that he has a different perspective on the fight than the fans do, and then launches into an explanation of why Machida’s strikes counted for more than Rua’s:
- [Interview: “Big” John McCarthy Talks His New Book, Dana White and Fighters Crapping Themselves](https://cagepotato.com/interview-big-john-mccarthy-talks-his-new-book-dana-white-and-fighters-crapping-themselves/): Somewhere in the back your mind is a Mt. Rushmore of MMA, one for fighter and one for non-fighters. On the latter, you’d undoubtedly have Dana White in addition to your pick of Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr., Bruce Buffer, or Joe Rogan. However, you only get to pick two of the guys I’ve listed because the second spot on the mountain is reserved for the most recognized referee in all of MMA, “Big” John McCarthy.
- [[UPDATED] NSAC Head Says Diaz Could Have Applied for Therapeutic Use Exemption for Marijuana](https://cagepotato.com/nsac-head-says-diaz-could-have-applied-for-therapeutic-use-exemption-for-marijuana/): By Elias Cepeda
- [The Seven Most Brutal KO Slams in MMA History](https://cagepotato.com/seven-most-brutal-ko-slams-mma-history/): We’ve sung the praises of Hughes’ signature slam before, but never was it more effective than when he used it to take the UFC welterweight championship away from Carlos Newton.  Hughes’s first line of defense against Newton’s triangle choke was to pick him up and walk him over to the fence, resting him atop the Octagon while he got a second to think things through.  When that didn’t help he dropped him straight down, sending Newton’s dreads a-flyin’ and knocking him out cold.  Hughes also seemed, shall we say, out of sorts after the slam.  He also seemed like the new UFC welterweight champ.  So there you go.
- [Exclusive Interview: Joe Rogan](https://cagepotato.com/exclusive-interview-joe-rogan/): We called up Joe Rogan earlier this week hoping to shoot the bull about tomorrow's UFC card. Instead, we got a full education about humanity's impending peak point, the thievery of war, Ashton Kutcher, and psychedelic Internet dance-p*rn. But that's how it goes with Joe, whether you're listening to his stand-up comedy CDs or watching him explain things to Mike Goldberg during UFC broadcasts — not only are you entertained, but you actually feel smarter afterwards. Of course, he did run down the GSP/Penn matchup for us, as well as share stories about his early days with the UFC and fill us in on his upcoming comedy special. So read on and be enlightened...
- [Butterbean Goes Down Again, Saki and Hari Win Big at K-1 World GP 2008](https://cagepotato.com/2008/08/11/butterbean-goes-down-again-saki-and-hari-win-big-at-k-1-world-gp-2008/): The K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 went down Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, with Turkish kickboxer Gokhan Saki cruising through the event’s eight-man tournament thanks to three consecutive knockouts of Deutsch Puu, Rick Cheek, and Randy Kim. The GP’s quarterfinal round featured a match between Eric “Butterbean” Esch and Wesley “Cabbage” Correira, who previously fought in an MMA bout at Rumble on the Rock 8, where Butterbean won a doctor’s stoppage victory after two rounds. This time the ‘Bean wasn’t so lucky, as he suffered a head-kick knockout in the second round, which dropped his K-1 record to 2-4.
- [Urijah Faber Outslugs Pulver in Five-Round Classic at WEC 34; Torres Also Retains Belt](https://cagepotato.com/faber-outslugs-pulver-in-five-round-classic-at-wec-34-torres-also-retains-belt/): Those left with a bad taste in their mouth from the multiple fiascos of Saturday’s EliteXC show got a palate-cleansing burst of brilliant MMA last night, as WEC 34 in Sacramento featured arguably the two greatest bouts in the organization’s history.
- [Dan Henderson Talks Openly About His TRT Exemption; Says Stricter Testing is Needed of Approved Fighters](https://cagepotato.com/dan-henderson-talks-openly-about-his-trt-exemption-says-stricter-testing-is-needed-of-approved-fighters/): Rumor had it for a while that Dan Henderson was one of the fighters with an approved testosterone replacement therapy exemption, but until now there was no concrete evidence that he was in the same company as Chael Sonnen, Todd Duffee, Nate Marquardt and Dennis Hallman (who we know about). It’s not that he was hiding it, it’s just that no one asked.
- [CagePotato.com Banned From UFC Fan Expo; Online Rebellion to Begin Next Week](https://cagepotato.com/cagepotato-com-banned-from-ufc-fan-expo-online-rebellion-to-begin-next-week/): Got some bad news, folks. Our grand plans to bring love, positivity, and a punch-machine to the Toronto UFC Fan Expo (April 29-30, Direct Energy Centre) have been officially shot down by the UFC top brass.
- [‘The Gracie Hunter’ Returns: Sakuraba vs. Ralek Gracie Booked for DREAM.14](https://cagepotato.com/gracie-hunter-returns-sakuraba-vs-ralek-gracie-booked-dream14/): It looks like DREAM will try to borrow some heat from an old Pride-era rivalry to build up its next show. The leading Japanese fight club held a press conference earlier today at Kazushi Sakuraba's Laughter7 gym in Tokyo, where it was announced that Sakuraba would return later this month at DREAM.14 (May 29th, Saitama), against Ralek Gracie. The son of UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie and third-eldest grandson of Helio Gracie, Ralek is an instructor at the Gracie Academy Headquarters in Torrance, and is 2-0 as an MMA competitor; he holds wins over Katsuyori Shibata and Alavutdin Gadzhiyev, both by first-round armbar. 
- [Chael Sonnen’s Drug Suspension Reduced to Six Months](https://cagepotato.com/sonnens-suspension-reduced-six-months/): After a near three-hour hearing before the California State Athletic Commission on Thursday, UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen's 12-month suspension for non-disclosure of his prescribed testosterone therapy prior to his UFC 117 championship bout with Anderson Silva was cut in half.
- [Top 10 MMA Conspiracy Theories](https://cagepotato.com/top-10-mma-conspiracy-theories/): If MMA folks sometimes seem a little suspicious that The Man is out to get them it’s because there was a time in the sport’s short history when The Man really was out to get them, and not just in the Rampage-Jackson-on-the-55-Freeway kind of way. A number of factors, including efforts by finagling lawmakers to kill MMA in the late '90s and the glut of misinformation about the sport that still percolates in many mainstream media reports, have created a bit of a bunker mentality among its hardcore supporters.
- [The Cage Potato Awards: Best and Worst of 2009](https://cagepotato.com/potato-awards-best-and-worst-2009/): You didn't think we were going to let another calendar year run out without paying homage to this year's big winners and mocking the year's biggest idiots, did you?  Naw son, that's not our style.  2009 was an eventful year with plenty of ups and downs, but after casting our ballots and tallying up the votes (there's only two of us, so it really shouldn't have taken as long as it did, but there was a lot of yelling and a little crying) we have some awards to give out.  The envelopes please...
- [Carlos Condit Goes Down With Hand Injury; UFC 108 Co-Main Event Scrapped](https://cagepotato.com/carlos-condit-goes-down-hand-injury-ufc-108-co-main-event-scrapped/): For a card that was already struggling to book big fights in the wake of a heavyweight-targeting staph-outbreak, this is the last thing that UFC 108 needed. The January 2nd show has been struck down yet again, as Carlos Condit has been forced to withdraw from his fight against Paul Daley due to a hand injury suffered in training. The Condit/Daley scrap was slated to be UFC 108's co-headliner. As things stand now, the only fights locked down for the main card are Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva, Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout, and Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller — and the event is less than a month away. Not exactly worthy of "New Year's" card status, if you ask us. Can we move this one to Arbor Day?
- [Cage Potato Tribute: The Leg Kick](https://cagepotato.com/cage-potato-tribute-the-leg-kick/): Leg kicks may not seem impressive to everybody, particularly certain MMA judges whose names rhyme with Schmecil Feeples, but as anyone who has ever been hit with a good one knows, they really, really hurt.  Sometimes they hurt so much that you want to quit fighting.  Other times they hurt so much that you have to quit fighting.  Still other times they just gradually chip away at you until you're a fraction of the man you were when you entered the cage.  Leg kicks are not only an effective weapon that deserves to be scored with some respect for their cringe-inducing power, they can also end a fight.  They have ended fights, in fact, and probably will end a few more before this grand MMA experiment draws to a close.
- [Best Signature Moves In MMA – Top 10](https://cagepotato.com/10-best-signature-moves-mma/): When you fight Aoki you know he wants to get things to the ground, and he knows that you know it.  Takedowns and sweeps can be hard to come by against an opponent looking to defend them and almost nothing else, so Aoki has had to find other , more creative ways of getting the fight where he wants it, even getting thrown and briefly mounted from time to time.  One of our favorite maneuvers is his flying guard pull.  It may look silly, but more often than not you’re coming down with him and playing the ground game.  If you defend that, he can always jump on you from behind like a kitschy Japanese backpack.  Think "Hello Kitty," only way more dangerous. 
- [B.J. Penn’s Camp Files Formal Complaint Over Vaseline on St. Pierre’s Back Between Rounds](https://cagepotato.com/bj-penns-camp-files-formal-complaint-over-vaseline-st-pierres-back-between-rounds/): B.J. Penn's camp has filed a formal complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission over Vaseline that was allegedly rubbed on Georges St. Pierre's back between rounds one and two.  UFC president Dana White said at the post-fight press conference that he was aware of the complaint, and said he personally witnessed members of the commission take the Vaseline away from GSP's camp and rebuke them in the Octagon between rounds.
- [The Cage Potato Awards: The Best and Worst of 2008](https://cagepotato.com/potato-awards-best-and-worst-2008/): Okay, so all the headlines weren’t positive for "The Spider" this year, but when the worst complaint you can lodge against a guy is that he acted like a jerk in toying with an outclassed challenger, you don’t have that much to complain about.  He’s still the most dominant force in the MMA universe, and that doesn’t seem like it’s going to change any time soon.
- [Guy Mezger Airing Pride’s Dirty Laundry](https://cagepotato.com/2008/06/12/guy-mezger-airing-prides-dirty-laundry/): In a recent interview with MMAyou, Guy Mezger divulged some not quite shocking but still interesting information about his days in Pride. Apparently (are you sitting down?), not everything that happened in Pride was on the up-and-up. And when you didn’t “play ball”, you paid for it:
- [Butterbean vs. Patrick Smith: An American Tragedy](https://cagepotato.com/2008/04/12/butterbean-vs-patrick-smith-an-american-tragedy/): We had neither the time nor interest to watch YAMMA live, so if you want a more detailed recap of the sad spectacle than we had in our results post. But if you want the entire depressing, cut-rate experience boiled down into three minutes, look no further than the “Masters Superfight” between Eric “Butterbean” Esch and Patrick “Pillbottle” Smith. Cheers to Smith for dodging Butterbean’s infamous haymakers; jeers to Esch for not being able to get to his feet after slipping. Smith simply got down next to the 416-pound beached whale and dropped punches until Dan Miragliotta decided that the 200 audience members had gotten their money’s worth. If only ‘Bean could have fallen onto the revolutionary YAMMA incline instead — who knows what could have happened…
- [Mark Coleman Could Enter UFC’s Hall of Fame](https://cagepotato.com/2008/01/22/mark-coleman-could-enter-ufcs-hall-of-fame/): According to a report on Knockout Radio, Mark “The Hammer” Coleman may be inducted into the UFC’s Hall of Fame at “Pride of a Champion” on March 1st in Columbus, OH. He would be just the fifth Hall of Fame inductee, after Royce Gracie, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, and Randy Couture.

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