Don't know if I posted this video before but it rox :]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MnwstJNkdhA

"Hippolyte is my new coach" - CroCop + Listers interview - taken from nokaut forums.

"Today I've baught the main Croatian sports newspaper (SN) as usual and there was a huge article about Mirko CroCop for his upcoming fight against Cheick Kongo.
There was also a short inteview with Dean Lister who is currently training with Mirko.

The article and interview is in Croatian so I will do my best to translate it.

Is this your last contract Mirko?
CC: "I don't know, time will tell"

Dana has gotten a fighter who can bring him much money.
CC: "I think they love my fighting style in USA"

How are the preparations going?
CC: "I will have easier trainings this week, to regenerate my body. Last week I was training with Remy, Yvel and their coach Hippolyte. After this week I will have again full power trainings."

We heard that those 3 will return next week to train with you for your final stage?
CC: "Correct. And not only that, I've hired Hippolyte to be my coach. He will come to Croatia and I will come to Amstredam, that is our deal"

Do you plan to go to Holland just before you fight Kongo?
CC: "No. They don't have the cage there, and to me it's necessary."

Unfortunately it took one brutal loss to figure out the difference between cage and ring.
CC: "The cage and the ring are like fire and ice. When you clinch someone around the waist it's easier for him to escape. The reason is simple, you scratch your fingers on the fence, just one little touch on it, it's unbareable. The same is with your head, it can be very dangerous. And you also can't corner your opponents, since an octagon has no corners."

You are training once a week now?
CC: "Yes. Before London we will train once a week, on mornings."

We see you have everything in your gym, from octagon to a ping pong table (Božić his boxing coach passes atm throwing a ping pong recket into trash). Did you lose at ping pong Mirko?
CC: "You are right shortie. I was soooo angry, I almost pulled out my radiator"

What do you think about your new cage:
CC: "It's great, I love it. It's a little shorter than the original one, I should have got one sooner."

What's your opinion on Dean Lister?
CC: "The guy is a living encyclopedia, he knows everything."

Mirko and Lister looked tired as heck, but still they both had the patience to answer our questions. CC started to talk about his loss to GG.
"You see, Gabriel has elbowed me 5 times in the temple. I had no defense whatsoever for that. When I got up I was finished, I couldn't defend the high kick."

Mirko continued: "This is a sport where one single shot can finish you. People pity me and I seriously don't want that, I HATE it. In football if you lose a match, it's forgotten the next day. You score from a free kick the next day and you are king again.
In Manchester I had a bad day. If I was to fight again today, trust me, it would be a different story. I'm dying for a rematch."

Kongo?
CC: "I think he's training with Jackson, he's 32, he hasn't beaten any of top names, but such fighters can be the most dangerous ones. He has all my respect but I think I should finish him in the first round."

Couture or GG?
CC: "I give the edge to Randy. He will tire him out, GG hasn't fought 5 rounds before unlike Randy. I say Randy via decision."

Your next fight?
CC: "Until the end of the year there are two termins, November and December. I picked December. If I beat Kongo I will most likely fight Minotauro in las Vegas."

Were you impressed by Vegas?
CC: "Not really."

Now very short Listers interview.

Can you tell us something about yourself Dean?
Lister: "I am the two time Champion in Abu Dhabi. I was born in San Diego, but I grew up in Brasil so I speak Portuguese very well. I love to travel, that's why I call my self student of the world.

We know you have much experience in jiu jitsu and cage.
Lister: "When I get my opponent on the ground I feel he is in my world."

How do you feel in Zagreb (capital of Croatia where Mirko lives)?
Lister: "It's great to be here, I ran away from some problems at home. It's an honour to work with Mirko who is along with Fedor and Randy best fighter in the world."

We could hear techno music on the backround as training was ending. Next week the Dutch men are coming again, until then, Sayonara.

That's it guys.

Now I don't know how to post pics here, so I will give you a link, hope it will help.

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/x/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/

Hope you enjoyed it."

hehe, silva vs. lidell, imo 2 of the biggest mma assholes
although silva earned some respect fighting nicely against heavier opponents

silva should win, with some nice boxing, like rampage

xD so why did they stop it the first time, when they both were on ground and yuri hit him hard on the head?
hm, this looked like they stop extra so that sakuraba can have a pause
ok I know sakuraba can take more
http://genghiscon.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/the-comeback-vol-1-sakuraba-x-smirnovas/
that's a hghlight of the fight at heros 2006

White says Emelianenko meeting 'didn't go well'

In an exclusive comment to CBSSports.com on Friday, UFC president Dana White said that his recent meeting with representatives of Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko did not bring UFC any closer to signing the superstar free agent.
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When asked how the Emelianenko meeting went, White said "it didn't go well," but declined to discuss details.

"I don't like to talk about contract negotiations with the public -- but it didn't go well," White said. "These guys are crazy."

The complete interview conducted by CBSSports.com contributor Sam Caplan will be published on CBSSports.com early next week.

While White did not give details, he indicated in the forthcoming interview that the meeting was not successful. That contradicted initial reports that people close to Emelianenko thought the meetings went well.

Since then, Emelianenko representatives have indicated to other publications that the negotiations are basically stuck where they've been for months -- with UFC offering big money, but insisting on exclusive rights to Emelianenko.

Emelianenko's camp is said to be happy with the money UFC is offering, but is adamant that Emelianenko must be allowed to fight for other promotions in addition to UFC, particularly in his native Russia.

http://www.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10328199