MMA Crunch

The work week is set to come to a close, although there are plenty of new stories opening up in the world of mixed martial arts. Forrest Griffin continues to get more respect, while a couple other fighters are trying to claw their way back to respectability. We’ll say TGIF as we get going with the Daily Crunch.

Sherdog.com updates its list of the top ten pound for pound fighters in the world. Forrest Griffin broke into the top ten for the first time following his upset victory over Rampage Jackson.

Kenny Florian shares his current views on UFC.com’s The Florian report. Check out what Kenny’s been up to as he prepares for his UFC 87 bout against Roger Huerta.

Phil Baroni has decided to drop down to the 170 lb. weight class in an attempt to resurrect his career. Baroni talks to Mmanews.com about the change and what’s in store for his future.

Todd Martin of CBS Sports talks to Brandon Vera who is apparently still very disgruntled over last month’s controversial loss to Fabricio Werdum.

Mark Hunt talks to MMA Weekly about his return to the cage and his upcoming bout at Dream 5.

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s recent knee surgery may still delay his return to the octagon. Five ouncesofpain.com reports that UFC President Dana White is optimistic about a return this fall.

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Nick Diaz was originally set to fight as part of the Dream 5 fight card which will take place on July 21 on Japanese soil. Since then, the organization has been scrambling to complete it’s lineup. Dream has also announced that Mark Hunt will be part of the event even though he has not had a professional fight in more than eighteen months.

Much of the card will feature Japanese fighters including Kuniyoshi Hironaka who will try to issue Motoki Miyazawa his first defeat in a welterweight match-up. Hironaka has four UFC fights on his resume, although three of them were losses. His final defeat in the octagon came courtesy of Jonathan Goulet who acored a TKO midway through the second round.

Losing Diaz unquestionably hurt Dream 5, however it is up to these other fighters to help its cause. Fiveouncesofpain.com has the full story along with the up to date fight card.

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