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Martyn Ford Adds Six Pounds Following Bodybuilding Workout, Training For Eventual MMA Debut
Martyn Ford is planning to make the switch to MMA at some point in the near future.
Martyn Ford saw his fight fall through with the Iranian Hulk but he is still training in different ways to prepare for a fight. While he has no opponent lined up at the moment, Ford expressed an interest in signing an MMA contract at some point. To stay in shape, he decided to throw it back to a bodybuilding workout that added six pounds to his physique in just one hour.
Ford and his team decided to blackout of the fight with Iranian Hulk because they were not comfortable with his mental state. This came to light after Sajad Gharibi became emotional during an interview about how his family viewed the face-off between both men.
In a recent training session, Ford as able to put on six pounds of muscle in an hour. This came after Ford claimed that he is “one under percent” eyeing MMA.
“Well, with no clear date in mind to fight, thought I’d do a cheeky body building session ??♂️ guess muscle memory is a real thing … thing I’ve added about 6lb in an hour ??”
READ MORE: The Martyn Ford Workout For Intensity & Serious Muscle Growth
Martyn Ford’s MMA Plan
Martyn Ford was hard at work in the gym preparing for his fight with Iranian Hulk. Now, he will have to set his sights on another opponent. There might not be one lined up but Ford certainly wants to make his debut in MMA at some point.
“One hundred percent I am planning on getting involved in MMA,” Ford told Mirror Fighting. “I am already speaking to KSW. This is something that was set pre-covid. I have still been doing pieces of Jiu-Jitsu and stuff. They are looking at coming to London in October, and that is an event I would love to get involved with.”
This is not the first time that Ford has been linked to KSW. This is a Polish MMA promotion that previously signed Ford to a contract. He did not appear in a fight under this contract. The promotion is planning a show in October and Ford has expressed interest in fighting. It will be interesting to see if the two sides come to an agreement over the summer.
“It just needs to be the right person and right time, my feelers have been put out there to try and get this set up as soon as possible. I understand the frustration from people about not yet seeing me fight. I am still training, only thing I am not doing is active sparring.”
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UFC 274 Oliveira vs Gaethje, Namajunas vs Esparza 2 Results
UFC 274 will be must see TV!
This Saturday UFC 274 will feature intense bouts in the main and co-main event. Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira versus Justin Gaethje is sure to be a barn burner of a main event. Each man employs a pressure style and neither will back down from a firefight. The co-main event features strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in a rematch with former divisional queenpin Carla Esparza. Who wins at UFC 274? Let’s take a closer look.
Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje
The lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje is sure to produce fireworks. The two battle tested veterans will no doubt engage in a battle on the feet, for at least the beginning portions of the bout. Despite Gaethje calling Oliveira a coward and a quitter, the champion has a dog in him and a willingness to throw himself into the fire. Gaethje has a similar ability to throw caution to the wind and take the battle to his opponent.
With the most submissions in UFC history you would think Charles Oliveira would be a takedown artist. Instead it’s Oliveira’s striking ability that often forces his opponents to shoot for a takedown or force them to make a mistake to initiate a wrestling exchange of his own. Oliveira pushes the pace and has an aggressive style which often forces opponents on the back foot. Because he’s such a submission threat opponents often find themselves avoiding a ground battle with the jiujitsu wizard.
Justin Gaethje will no doubt embrace a toe to toe battle with the champion. Since Oliveira has a tendency to get a bit careless in the pocket, Gaethje will look to use wild exchanges as an opportunity to counter. Oliveira has a brilliant jab but often times leaves his head on the line leaving him open to overhands over the top. It also will leave him heavy on the front leg. Gaethje will take those opportunities to both chop on the champion’s lead leg and bomb over the top with a cross/overhand counter.
This will likely be a war of attrition and if Charles Oliveira feels the heat he’ll shoot for double under hooks or a single leg. Justin Gaethje will look to chop the legs out from the champion and go toe to toe to prove who is the real dog of the lightweight division. It will certainly be fun while it lasts.
Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza 2
This rematch has been years in the making. When Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza first stared at each other across the octagon it was under far different circumstances. Esparza was an eleven fight veteran with a strong wrestling pedigree, having fought high level opposition. Namajunas on the other hand was the young talented upstart who burst onto the scene with a ton of promise but only three fights into her career.
Both Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza fought through the Ultimate Fighter 20 tournament to see who would be crowned the inaugural strawweight champion. Both women tore through the competition and eventually met in the finals. But it would be Esparza who came out on top with a rear naked choke finish of Namajunas. Years later the two meet again this time with Namajunas as champion and Esparza as challenger.
Rose Namajunas has vastly improved since their first meeting, learning more patience and streamlining her striking style. Carla Esparza has improved herself but her style has remained mostly unchanged. Esparza wants to get her opponent down and rain down continuous blows. Namajunas would much rather pick her opponent’s apart with strikes opting to switch things up as needed.
If the match up stays on the feet expect a long night for Carla Esparza. Should things hit the ground Rose Namajunas has the skill to swim in deep waters, but it will be to her opponent’s benefit. While both women are well rounded this is still a striker versus grappler match up at the end of the day. The story of the fight will be about who can control the distance. Can Namajunas stay long and pick her opponent apart to set up a finish? Can Esparza crash through the distance into the clinch and smother the champion to the ground? We’ll have to wait and see.
Results
Carla Esparza defeats Rose Namajunas by split decision.
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UFC 274 Oliveira vs Gaethje, Namajunas vs Esparza 2 Preview
UFC 274 will be must see TV!
This Saturday UFC 274 will feature intense bouts in the main and co-main event. Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira versus Justin Gaethje is sure to be a barn burner of a main event. Each man employs a pressure style and neither will back down from a firefight. The co-main event features strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in a rematch with former divisional queenpin Carla Esparza. Who wins at UFC 274? Let’s take a closer look.
Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje
The lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje is sure to produce fireworks. The two battle tested veterans will no doubt engage in a battle on the feet, for at least the beginning portions of the bout. Despite Gaethje calling Oliveira a coward and a quitter, the champion has a dog in him and a willingness to throw himself into the fire. Gaethje has a similar ability to throw caution to the wind and take the battle to his opponent.
With the most submissions in UFC history you would think Charles Oliveira would be a takedown artist. Instead it’s Oliveira’s striking ability that often forces his opponents to shoot for a takedown or force them to make a mistake to initiate a wrestling exchange of his own. Oliveira pushes the pace and has an aggressive style which often forces opponents on the back foot. Because he’s such a submission threat opponents often find themselves avoiding a ground battle with the jiujitsu wizard.
Justin Gaethje will no doubt embrace a toe to toe battle with the champion. Since Oliveira has a tendency to get a bit careless in the pocket, Gaethje will look to use wild exchanges as an opportunity to counter. Oliveira has a brilliant jab but often times leaves his head on the line leaving him open to overhands over the top. It also will leave him heavy on the front leg. Gaethje will take those opportunities to both chop on the champion’s lead leg and bomb over the top with a cross/overhand counter.
This will likely be a war of attrition and if Charles Oliveira feels the heat he’ll shoot for double under hooks or a single leg. Justin Gaethje will look to chop the legs out from the champion and go toe to toe to prove who is the real dog of the lightweight division. It will certainly be fun while it lasts.
Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza 2
This rematch has been years in the making. When Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza first stared at each other across the octagon it was under far different circumstances. Esparza was an eleven fight veteran with a strong wrestling pedigree, having fought high level opposition. Namajunas on the other hand was the young talented upstart who burst onto the scene with a ton of promise but only three fights into her career.
Both Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza fought through the Ultimate Fighter 20 tournament to see who would be crowned the inaugural strawweight champion. Both women tore through the competition and eventually met in the finals. But it would be Esparza who came out on top with a rear naked choke finish of Namajunas. Years later the two meet again this time with Namajunas as champion and Esparza as challenger.
Rose Namajunas has vastly improved since their first meeting, learning more patience and streamlining her striking style. Carla Esparza has improved herself but her style has remained mostly unchanged. Esparza wants to get her opponent down and rain down continuous blows. Namajunas would much rather pick her opponent’s apart with strikes opting to switch things up as needed.
If the match up stays on the feet expect a long night for Carla Esparza. Should things hit the ground Rose Namajunas has the skill to swim in deep waters, but it will be to her opponent’s benefit. While both women are well rounded this is still a striker versus grappler match up at the end of the day. The story of the fight will be about who can control the distance. Can Namajunas stay long and pick her opponent apart to set up a finish? Can Esparza crash through the distance into the clinch and smother the champion to the ground? We’ll have to wait and see.
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Tyson Fury’s Promoter Bob Arum Believes Fight With Francis Ngannou “Should Be Easy To Make”
Could Tyson Fury and Francis Nggannou put up bigger numbers than Mayweather vs. McGregor?
Tyson Fury has not been shy about calling out a fellow heavyweight champion in recent years. Fury and UFC champ Francis Ngannou have been going back-and-forth about a potential crossover fight. According to Tyson’s Promoter and CEO of Top Rank Bob Arum, this fight might not be that difficult to set up.
Fury made remarks about this meeting once again following his knockout victory over Dillian Whyte. The crossover affair has been compared to another of its kind. Of course, that is Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor. Arum believes that this fight could be even larger.
“I think Fury and this UFC heavyweight champion, Ngannou, do bigger business than Mayweather and McGregor,” Arum recently told BoxingScene.
“They know each other and they know how much there is to be made for that fight…This UFC guy, assuming that he’s able to fight, that’ll do monumental business.”
That fight between Mayweather and McGregor saw 4.3 domestic buys, which is the second-highest buy rate in pay-per-view history. This was just behind Mayweather’s bout with Manny Pacquiao, which sold 4.6 million. Mayweather reportedly made around $280 million for the fight while McGregor, in a losing effort, took home $130 million.
Prior to his fight with Whyte, Tyson Fury announced that it would be his last and he had plans of retiring. This is true of official bouts but Fury has shown interest in appearing in exhibition fights and even teased a match wearing MMA gloves.
When McGregor made the switch to box Mayweather, it was the first time that a UFC fighter under contract was permitted to do so. This would not impact Francis Ngannou, who has no fights left on his current UFC deal. As champion, Ngannou is tied to his deal for another 12 months beginning this past January. Even so, Ngannou will not extend his contract if there is not a clause that allows him to take on Fury.
“The Tyson Fury fight has to be part of the discussion,” Ngannou told The MMA Hour.
“That’s not an option. It has to be part of the discussion because if that’s not part of the discussion, it never will be…If I sign another contract now, basically the same model of the contract, I’m screwed.”
According to Bob Arum, there is interest from both ends and we could see a Fury vs. Ngannou watch set up very soon.
“I don’t know what Ngannou’s contract situation over with the UFC is…Obviously, it’d be a massive fight, and it should be easy to make,” Arum said.
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Get The UFC 273 Fight Results Here Now!
Who won at UFC 273?
UFC 273 features some incredible match ups between some of the best fighters in the world. A featherweight battle between the divisional kingpin and a fan favorite all action fighter. A bantamweight title fight between two top champions each with a point to prove. And a welterweight showdown between a hungry veteran and an up and coming brash upstart.
Each match holds massive stakes. No fighter can afford to lose but there can only be a victor. Who won at UFC 273? Find out the results below now!
Results
Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chamaev defeats Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision.
Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling defeats Petr Yan by split decision.
Alexander Volkanovski vs Korean Zombie
TBD
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Singer India.Arie Shares Clips Of Joe Rogan Calling Black People “Apes”
Images via Instagram @ indiaarie and @joerogan
Joe Rogan falls into more controversy after leaked audio of racist comments is leaked by India.Arie.
MMA commentator and podcast superstar Joe Rogan finds himself in more hot water after singer India.Arie shared clips of Rogan referring to black neighborhoods as “Planet of the Apes.” This reveal comes shortly after many musicians such as Neil Young boycotted Spotify due to Rogan’s podcast allegedly spreading misinformation.
The leaked footage comes shortly after India.Arie announced that she would also be removing her music from Spotify. She cited that Joe Rogan’s podcast alongside his “language around race” were the reasons why she would be pulling her music from the platform.
After the announcement, Arie shared more detail about her decision by posting a video clip containing audio of Joe Rogan using racially insensitive language.
“He shouldn’t even be uttering the word. Don’t even say it, under any context. Don’t say it. That’s where I stand. I have always stood there,” India.Arie stated in her post.
India.Arie’s decision and comments came after other musicians had also boycotted Spotify – removing their music from the streaming platform. In fact, Arie stated that Neil Young’s decision to pull his music and voicing his concern about Joe Rogan is what encouraged her to come forward with her complaints.
After musicians such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and India.Arie pulling their music from Spotify, the streaming platform lost $2 billion in market value.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek responded to the controversy in an official statement on January 30, 2022. He claimed that Spotify would be adding COVID-19 content advisories to all relevant podcast episodes.
Daniel Ek went on to state:
“This advisory will direct listeners to our dedicated COVID-19 Hub, a resource that provides easy access to data-driven facts, up-to-date information as shared by scientists, physicians, academics and public health authorities around the world, as well as links to trusted sources.”
On January 31, 2022, Joe Rogan responded on social media to the backlash – though notably this was before India.Arie released the footage of Rogan’s past statements on black individuals.
In his post, Rogan stated “I don’t always get it right. I will do my best to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people perspectives so we can maybe find a better point of view.”
His apology was met with mixed responses – though notably Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson defended Rogan – commenting, “Great stuff here brother. Perfectly articulated. Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you.”
As of the time of this writing, Joe Rogan has yet to respond to India.Arie’s claims and the footage that she had released on social media.
This story is still developing and will be updated as more information becomes available. Stay tuned to the Generation Iron Fitness Network for more updates on all things bodybuilding, strength sports, and fitness.
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How to Turn Your Toothpick Neck into a Wood Log
Build a Thick Neck With These Exercises
Many people will be curious after reading the title as only a few people in gyms around the world train their necks while the others have a pencil neck. It might come as a shock to them that you could develop the muscles in your neck.
Just like other muscles in your body, the muscles in your neck can be developed through training. Although you’ll need to be careful while training your neck as a small mistake can lead to an injury.
Neck Rotations
Many people these days have a desk job which makes them lean onto a laptop for the majority of the day. The awkward position while working on a laptop can cause problems like cervical pain and headaches.
Spending five minutes on rotating your neck in the morning can get you incredible results and fix the neck pain happening due to working on a computer. Neck rotations are also the easiest exercise on the list.
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Neck Bridges
We get into the serious business of developing a thick neck with the neck bridges. The neck bridges are commonly performed by boxers, MMA athletes and wrestlers in their training. These athletes take a lot of hits on their heads and having a strong neck keeps them from being knocked out.
The beck bridges are hard to perform and when you’re starting out, they should be done under the supervision of someone who knows how to do them correctly. While performing the bridges, hold the position where you feel a tension in the neck until the tension starts to fade away.
If the bodyweight version of the bridges feels easy, you can add resistance by placing a weight plate on your chest. Start with performing the orthodox bridges and once you get better, do the neck rotations as you get into the ‘bridge’ position.
Neck Curls
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Neck curls are fairly easy to perform, but you need to make sure your ego doesn’t get in the way. For the neck curls, place your chest on an incline bench, so your body is aligned from the top of your neck to your toes.
Use a head harnesses or simply hold a weight plate at the back of your head. Slowly lower your head and then raise it so your chest is lifted an inch off the bench. Hold the rep at the top and the bottom of the movement.
You can also perform this exercise on the cable pulley machines or with resistance bands. Both of these variations will add constant tension on your neck throughout the range of motion.
Shrugs
The trapezius muscle forms a big part of the neck and training the traps can help with the neck development. For the shrugs to help get rid of the pencil neck, make sure you maintain a full range of motion.
While performing the shrugs, try to touch your ears with your shoulders and hold the rep at the top of the movement. Perform three sets of 15-20 reps on each exercise. You can adopt the same approach to training the neck as the calves.
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UFC 269: Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier Results
These are the UFC 269: Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier results.
UFC 269 featured two high stakes winner take all battles between lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier as well as a women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña. Who won at UFC 269?
Since defeating Conor McGregor twice within the calendar year, Dustin Poirier has seen his market value skyrocket. Many who didn’t know his name before have a much better idea of who this fighter is now. He’s an every man in a sense, a man who has been grinding to reach the top. Now he has opportunity to cement his legacy by becoming the undisputed lightweight champion. But standing in his way is another man with quite a similar story.
Charles Oliveira was at one point considered a good fighter who would never reach the top of the mountain. He was certainly skilled as his record breaking submission wins would indicate. That said Oliveira had lost some pretty important fights earlier in his career. But the last few years have seen the young fighter with tons of potential mature into a wrecking machine of a talent.
En route to winning the UFC lightweight championship, Charles Oliveira dispatched the likes of Kevin Lee, Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chandler. Now he is faced with defending his title against a game and hungry Dustin Poirier who hopes to cap off his Cinderella story with a lightweight belt.
Anyone could win this match up. Both Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier have all the tools to take the other out. It will be about who has the better game plan. It will be about who wants it more.
Results
Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier for the UFC Lightweight Championship
TBA
Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Peña for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship
Julianna Peña defeats Amanda Nunes by submission (rear naked choke).
Did you tune in for UFC 269?
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Opinion: The Pros and Cons of Lifting Heavy as a Mixed Martial Artist
Barbell lifts have been translated over to almost every sport imaginable. At first many believed weightlifting was only for bodybuilders and people looking to create some solid beach muscles with no real substance behind the aesthetics. Soon people learned just how wrong that notion was.
In reality, barbell lifts are great for athletic performance. Building quality muscle doesn’t simply need to be translated over to the bodybuilding stage. If you have the right program then it can be adjusted to your needs. Which leads us to the notion of heavy lifting. Can it be beneficial to your performance in endeavors outside of powerlifting and bodybuilding? On an even more personal perspective, how does heavy lifting translate over to martial arts?
Benefits
I was never much of a heavy lifter when I was actively competing in Karate and kickboxing. Instead my focus was purely on technique and strategy. Rather than “waste time” lifting heavy weight, the focus was always on improving on execution. It’s only now in hindsight that I’ve made the realization that it was the wrong approach. Lifting should definitely be apart of a martial artist’s program. But should you be going heavy?
To clarify, when I started a program I chose the powerlifting approach with some bodybuilding principles thrown in to add variety. Squats, bench press, and the occasional deadlift were all on the menu. The results were definitely alarming, particularly in the beginning.
The benefits of lifting heavy is gaining some insane, godly strength. When I switched over to lifting heavy I felt incredible strength and power, something that was perhaps always there but was dormant. Clinches and ties ups were easy enough to shrug off and my muscle mass increased meaning playing the bully was all but guaranteed. But it wasn’t all sunshine and wine. Lifting heavy has drawbacks, despite the insane strength increase.
Drawbacks
There are a number of things to consider as a fighter when you choose to lift weights. One, you must keep in mind that you have to compete in a particular weight class and gaining too much muscle can make a weight cut even harder than it already is. Secondly, if you’re lifting heavy weight, the chances of you getting sluggish in your movement is a real concern.
Lifting heavy put on the muscle mass sure, but it also turned my fleet footed movement into more of a plodding affair. Rather than bouncing around with dynamic speed, I was reduced to marching towards sparring partners or only able to have fast feet for a short period of time before my muscles fatigued.
Suggested Methods
So where does that leave me and heavy lifting? Well, there is certainly a benefit to lifting in general, one that can’t be denied, discarded or ignored. But lifting heavy simply isn’t going to get the job done as far as aiding in athletic performance for MMA.
That said, lifting should definitely be thrown in there somewhere. Rather than aiming to lift heavy and achieve personal records, an individual looking to use lifting for athletic performance should focus on the rate of velocity of their lift. In layman’s terms that means focusing on how fast the bar is traveling from the bottom position of a lift to the top. That means sacrificing the heavy weight for something much more manageable.
You don’t need to come close to your one rep max to get a ton of benefits of lifting. Your strength may not triple over night, but you will get more explosive which is far more important in a sport like MMA. You’ll gain muscle, but not the kind of massive amounts that will throw you out of a weight class, plus you’ll be able to reap the strength benefits without feeling like a sluggish mess when it’s time to mix it up in sparring.
All in all, you should definitely be lifting if you’re competing in an explosive, dynamic sport. It’s all about programming and how you implement the training more than the actually weight you put on the bar. A good rule of thumb to live by is performance over ego. If you keep that in mind then you’re golden.
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UFC Fighter Jon Jones Has Been Arrested For Domestic Violence In Las Vegas
UFC Star Jon Jones falls into yet another controversy with another arrest.
UFC star Jon Jones was arrested Friday morning in Las Vegas according to a report by ESPN. Jon Jones is an often controversial but wildly popular MMA fighter who was also featured in the theatrical documentary The Hurt Business.
Jon Jones is being charged with a misdemeanor battery domestic violence charge and injuring or tampering with a vehicle. This charge is deemed a felony according to officer Larry Hadsfield of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department – who spoke with ESPN for the story. Jones is currently being held at Clark County Detention Center. He is scheduled to first appear in the Las Vegas Justice Court this Saturday at 1:30pm.
According to the initial report, Jon Jones was arrested at 5:45 A.M. Friday at a resort near Las Vegas Boulevard. Jones adviser, Richard Schaefer spoke with ESPN – stating,
“the facts are still developing, we really don’t know yet the full story so I’m not going to make any comment until I have a chance to talk to Jon and until we see how this plays out.”
Jon Jones is known as on elf the best UFC fighters in the history of MMA. He had held the UFC title for nearly nine years and was never truly beaten in the octagon. His only official loss was via a controversial disqualification.
While very popular and legendary in the sport, he is also just as notoriously known for his past controversies. Most notably, Jones was involved in a felony hit and run arrest and had failed two drug tests in his career.
After some time out of the spotlight, Jon Jones was set to make some sort of return as a heavyweight – wanting to add yet another title to his impressive collection. Just one day before his arrest, he had spoken with ESPN stating that he was weighing in at 255 pounds and was looking to bulk even further – to 270 pounds for his heavyweight debut.
This story is still developing. Generation Iron will continue to update as more information becomes available.
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