UFC vs MMA

"King Mo" walks away from a badly damaged Larkin (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Landing 15 unanswered shots, Muhammed Lawal nearly beat Lorenz Larkin into oblivion to pick up his ninth career win. "King Mo" was far from jubilant. In fact, he was angry following the victory. Lawal lashed out at the referee Kim Winslow for not protecting his opponent. In the ring, Lawal screamed out a suggestion that Winslow shouldn't be reffing fights. In the postfight press conference, he brought it even stronger. "The commission, they need to like to do something with her ... let her take a fight or something and give her a bad ref. Let her fight [Cristiane] "Cyborg" Santos and let's do a late stoppage with her," said Lawal."The tables need to be turned. Put me in there as a ref and I'll do a terrible job like her." Winslow's decision to allow a limp Larkin to absorb 6-8 extra punches was shaky, but her explanation to Lawal was even worse...

Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold pounds Keith Jardine to the mat on his way to a first round TKO in defense of his belt Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at the Hard Rock. By Case Keefer (contact) Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 | 1 a.m. Luke Rockhold wants what he can’t have. Immediately after defending his Strikeforce middleweight title by defeating Keith Jardine on Saturday night at the Hard Rock, Rockhold requested a bout against one of the top 10 185-pound fighters in the UFC. “Those are the guys I want,” Rockhold said. “I want to climb to the top and fight the best in the world. I think they should bring over some top contenders.” This is the problem Strikeforce will deal with for as long as it continues to operate. Most of its top fighters are going to crave UFC competition. But it’s unlikely to happen. Officials from both promotions have made it clear that UFC and Strikeforce will run as separate entities. Strikeforce champions will naturally yearn for the opportunity...

Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone and Johny Hendricks each walked out of UFC 141 Friday night $75,000 richer. In the Fight of the Night, Diaz outboxed Cerrone through three rounds for a convincing decision win (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). The fight was strictly a standup affair, with Diaz sticking to his rapid-fire boxing and Cerrone mixing in his Muay Thai kickboxing background. While Diaz was the clear winner with his accurate punches, Cerrone drew excitement from the Vegas crowd every time he chopped Diaz to the floor with leg kicks. Hendricks won Knockout of the Night bonus with his 12-second finish over former title contender Jon Fitch. Hendricks landed a big left hand to flatten Fitch and then followed with one more before referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in. There were no submission finishes on the card. In the 10 fights, seven went to decisions while three ended in (T)KOs. View the original article here