(Dude. Don’t even get me started about mustard water. / Props: hypeordie)
After knocking out Christian Morecraft at UFC on FX 1 last month, Pat Barry has booked his next fight. The heavyweight kickboxer will face Lavar Johnson on the main card of UFC on FOX 3, May 5th in New Jersey, which will officially be headlined by a five-round lightweight contest between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller.
Lavar Johnson scored the Knockout of the Night during last weekend’s UFC on FOX 2 card, by smashing Joey Beltran in the first round of their preliminary card meeting. The win snapped a two-fight losing streak that Johnson had carried over from his stint in Strikeforce. His upcoming scrap with Barry seems like a way for the UFC to guarantee some much-needed excitement for their next FOX broadcast. As for Barry, it’s an opportunity to bump his UFC record over .500 and secure back-to-back victories for the first time in his UFC career.
In other May booking news…
The UFC has confirmed that their third FX card will take place May 15th in Fairfax, Virginia, and will feature a light-heavyweight rematch between Brandon Vera and Thiago Silva. Their first meeting in January 2011 was originally a unanimous decision win for Silva, until he popped positive for a urine adulterant and the fight was changed to a no-contest; Silva later admitted to using prohibited “injections” to treat a back injury he had suffered before the fight. This will be Silva’s first match since coming back from a one-year suspension, while Vera scored a follow-up decision win over Eliot Marshall in October.
UFC on FX 3 will also host a middleweight match between Tom Lawlor and Jason MacDonald.
I had a blast watching brock try his hand at this! I think the comments reflect some truth in what his mind was thinking… He was great for a strong moment but the sport evolves. For a strong moment he was able to lock down people with speed, power, wrist moves as he did with mir, got a few glancing shots in vs randy etc… The carwin fight I HAVE no idea how he survived that and wow when he came back to win that one… wow… The game evolved I think the 1 demise of brock that isn’t covered anywhere is this: There are gold medal olympic wrestlers that can school brock at wrestling and the top fighters trained 24 seven on getting up, getting out and not allowing the fight to get to the ground case and point brocks last 2 fights cain velasquez and alliaster how ever it’s spelled… The fight world i.e. the top just trained to not get stuck on the ground and take the fight to the stand up game and it worked like a charm.. I think now a fighter must have stand up, speed, form to do anything because if you can’t take the guy down you must fight him and you may be a horse but even horses have chin’s and if your a punching bag during your fight because your game plan was removed by the other fighter i.e can’t take him down you will go down no matter what especially if stand up is sorta your thing… these are the best in the world at striking, kick boxing, it’s open to anyone so it’s the best..Even boxers, know what it’s open to fight so if you the best there is a way to know … anyways I give brock all the credit in the world he fought the best with courage won some, lost some what are you doing to do! There will be robo champs that are just that good will be shocking if we ever see 10 win’s in a row from a heavy weight in the ufc but I think it’s upon us!