While there’s no doubt that Brittney Palmer has been blessed with some really fortunate genes, it turns out that she doesn’t just roll out of bed and look traffic-stoppingly hot. It takes a lot of work.
Here’s a video of Brittney keeping her body in the sort of condition that we’ve come to know and love, going through a work out that looks like it would kick my burger-loving ass.
It’s actually an ad for fitness junk manufacturer Gamma Labs, and a pretty great one at that. Now, whenever I see “Gamma Labs,” I’ll immediately think “Brittney Palmer’s boobs” and reach for my wallet. Seriously, they could make Gamma Labs-brand grout and I’d purchase it right now.
Here’s the “Countdown” video for TUF Brazil, which features Wanderlei Silva — who is one of the coaches for TUF Brazil, the other one being Vitor Belfort — being treated like a gigantic rock star, getting mobbed by fans, promising to kill Chael Sonnen “soon,” and dispensing advice to the young fighters at Rio’s XGym:
“Nowadays, when you start fighting, a lot of people come around and start offering you stuff. ‘Let’s do this! Let’s go over here!’ The thing is to stay focused and study the art. To come into the gym and train, eat well and sleep well… Your buddies won’t fight the fight for you. It will be you up there, and if you lose, those guys will find someone else to suck up to.”
Interestingly, I once heard Bernard Hopkins give very similar advice to young boxers during an interview.
Does anyone else thing TUF Brazil is going to be the absolute jam? I really expect far less mugging for the camera, getting twisted and faux tough-guy posturing and a lot more leaving it all in the gym, because these guys really, really need this break. Also, while Axe Murderer hasn’t had a great run since coming to the UFC from PRIDE, I still think he’s going to be an amazing, amazing coach for these guys. Unlike says Rampage Jackson or Brock Lesnar, he has the temperament for this.
As for the Chael Sonnen comment, I’m not sure if the fan thought he was Anderson Silva, or if Wanderlei is just planning to kill Sonnen in a literal, outside-the-cage sense.
Mixed martial arts usually doesn’t offer much that could be called “cute” or “heartwarming,” but every so often there are exceptions. Here’s Georges St-Pierre doing some foam-sword kendo with a Japanese kindergarten class. (Yes, apparently the Japanese teach basic kendo to five year-olds. That’s why they’re cooler than us.)
It ends with the kids ganging up on him and foam-smashing the hell out of him.
Then he goes to visit the mayor of Saitama, but we don’t really care about that.
While it sucks that GSP is unable to fight until the fall, I’m glad he’s still available to be the UFC’s number one goodwill ambassador. Can you imagine what would have happened if they sent Nick Diaz to do this?
3) Turn of the (last) century bare-knuckle boxers? Check.
4) A total lack of cheesy, late ’90s nü metal? Oh, sweet merciful check.
Yeah, I’m not sure what else you could ask for from the promotional clip for the first FX-aired, live-fights edition of The Ultimate Fighter. This is just completely boss.
After watching this clip, I actually think they should give old Brucey a rest and let Will Ferrell announce an event. Nothing big, just have him do one of the Fuel shows or something.
Yes? No? What do we think here, folks?
(As an aside, I think that thing about Rampage Jackson and Bel Biv Devoe may actually be true.)
Three new fights – Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, Darren Elkins vs. Deigo Brandao and Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury – have all been added to the card for UFC 146. (MMA Junkie)
