UFC 133
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UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
.
This event was expected to feature Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones
' first title defense against former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans
. But a pre-existing injury in his right hand, which was expected to keep him sidelined until late 2011 delayed the fight. Not willing to wait, Evans accepted a fight against Phil Davis
. However, Jones later found out that he would no longer require surgery and now is expected to make his first title defense against Quinton Jackson
on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135
.
On July 12, Phil Davis
pulled out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans
due to a knee injury suffered during training. Tito Ortiz
was offered to step in as Davis' replacement but initially declined. Evans was rumored to face Lyoto Machida
, in a rematch of their bout at UFC 98
. Machida's camp verbally accepted the fight. However, when UFC President Dana White
called Machida's camp again to confirm the fight, the camp said Machida would fight only if he received higher pay, which White declined. In the meanwhile, Tito Ortiz
reconsidered the offer and replaced Davis.
Nick Pace
was originally slated to take on Michael McDonald
at this event, before McDonald was pulled to replace Norifumi Yamamoto
for a UFC 130
bout with Chris Cariaso
. Ivan Menjivar
would later step in to face Pace at this event.
A bout between Featherweight Champion José Aldo
and Chad Mendes
was previously linked to this event. However, Aldo was sidelined until October recovering from various injuries, while Mendes remained on the card and faced Rani Yahya
.
Riki Fukuda
was scheduled to face Rafael Natal
, but was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury suffered sustained in a car accident and was replaced by Costantinos Philippou.
Vladimir Matyushenko
was originally scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson
. Matyushenko, however, pulled out of the bout on July 13, 2011 due to an injury and was replaced by Matt Hamill
.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
was expected to face Rich Franklin
, but Nogueira pulled out of the bout on July 16, 2011, citing a shoulder injury. Franklin was then pulled from the card as well.
Jorge Rivera
was originally scheduled to face Alessio Sakara
. However, on July 25, Rivera announced that Sakara was no longer in the fight due to a torn ACL. The UFC announced that Costantinos Philippou would be pulled from his bout with Rafael Natal
and instead faced Rivera. Natal faced Strikeforce
and The Ultimate Fighter
veteran, Paul Bradley.
UFC 133 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV
.
On August 5th at the official weigh ins, Ivan Menjivar
could not make the 136 pound weight allowance cut off. His opponent, Nick Pace
, subsequently agreed to fight Menjivar in a 138 pound catchweight bout.
^Brian Ebersole was awarded an honorary "getting those horrifying shorts off TV as soon as possible" bonus by Dana White for defeating Dennis Hallman.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
on August 6, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
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.
Background
Multiple fighters that were expected to fight at this event suffered injuries. This led to multiple fights, including championship bouts being called off as a result.This event was expected to feature Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones
Jon Jones (fighter)
Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....
' first title defense against former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
. But a pre-existing injury in his right hand, which was expected to keep him sidelined until late 2011 delayed the fight. Not willing to wait, Evans accepted a fight against Phil Davis
Phil Davis (fighter)
Phil Kwabina Davis is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight division...
. However, Jones later found out that he would no longer require surgery and now is expected to make his first title defense against Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...
on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135
UFC 135
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 2011 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.-Background:...
.
On July 12, Phil Davis
Phil Davis (fighter)
Phil Kwabina Davis is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight division...
pulled out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
due to a knee injury suffered during training. Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
was offered to step in as Davis' replacement but initially declined. Evans was rumored to face Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
, in a rematch of their bout at UFC 98
UFC 98
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
. Machida's camp verbally accepted the fight. However, when UFC President Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
called Machida's camp again to confirm the fight, the camp said Machida would fight only if he received higher pay, which White declined. In the meanwhile, Tito Ortiz
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
reconsidered the offer and replaced Davis.
Nick Pace
Nick Pace
Nick Pace is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pace mostly fought in the Ring of Combat promotion where he was the reigning and inaugural Ring of Combat Bantamweight champion until he signed with World...
was originally slated to take on Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (fighter)
Michael McDonald is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McDonald fought mostly in regional promotions in his home state of California before signing with Zuffa in 2010.-Background:McDonald started training...
at this event, before McDonald was pulled to replace Norifumi Yamamoto
Norifumi Yamamoto
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is associated with Purebred Tokyo and Krazy Bee. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona...
for a UFC 130
UFC 130
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 28, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
bout with Chris Cariaso
Chris Cariaso
Chris Cariaso is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
. Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
would later step in to face Pace at this event.
A bout between Featherweight Champion José Aldo
Jose Aldo
José Aldo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the first and current UFC Featherweight Champion...
and Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
Chad Edward Mendes is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-High school:Mendes finished 8th in the state of California , wrestling for Hanford High School. In 2002, he finished 5th at 114 lbs. and in 2003, he finished third at 121 lbs...
was previously linked to this event. However, Aldo was sidelined until October recovering from various injuries, while Mendes remained on the card and faced Rani Yahya
Rani Yahya
Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
.
Riki Fukuda
Riki Fukuda
Riki Fukuda is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight.-Early career:...
was scheduled to face Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...
, but was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury suffered sustained in a car accident and was replaced by Costantinos Philippou.
Vladimir Matyushenko
Vladimir Matyushenko
Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...
was originally scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson is a Swedish mixed martial artist who has competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Shooto, FinnFight and UFC in his career. He is currently signed with the UFC fighting in their light heavyweight division. As of August 2011, Gustafsson is ranked the #9 light-heavyweight in the...
. Matyushenko, however, pulled out of the bout on July 13, 2011 due to an injury and was replaced by Matt Hamill
Matt Hamill
Matthew S. Hamill is a retired American wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York...
.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antônio Rogério Nogueira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. A proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan...
was expected to face Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
, but Nogueira pulled out of the bout on July 16, 2011, citing a shoulder injury. Franklin was then pulled from the card as well.
Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera (fighter)
Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...
was originally scheduled to face Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara
Alessio Sakara is an Italian mixed martial artist and boxer, who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Middleweight Division. Sakara is also a Former World Junior Boxing Contender. He holds notable wins over Elvis Sinosic, Thales Leites, James Irvin.-Background:Sakara was born...
. However, on July 25, Rivera announced that Sakara was no longer in the fight due to a torn ACL. The UFC announced that Costantinos Philippou would be pulled from his bout with Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...
and instead faced Rivera. Natal faced Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
and The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
veteran, Paul Bradley.
UFC 133 featured two preliminary fights live on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
.
On August 5th at the official weigh ins, Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
could not make the 136 pound weight allowance cut off. His opponent, Nick Pace
Nick Pace
Nick Pace is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pace mostly fought in the Ring of Combat promotion where he was the reigning and inaugural Ring of Combat Bantamweight champion until he signed with World...
, subsequently agreed to fight Menjivar in a 138 pound catchweight bout.
Preliminary card (Facebook)
- Middleweight bout:
Rafael NatalRafael NatalNot to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...
vs.
Paul Bradley
- Natal defeated Bradley via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout: Mike BrownMike Brown (fighter)Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...
vs. Nam PhanNam PhanNam Phan is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck...
- Featherweight bout:
- Brown defeated Phan via unanimous decision (29–27, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: Johny HendricksJohny HendricksJohny Hendricks is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division...
vs. Mike PierceMike PierceMichael Adam "Mike" Pierce is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion...
- Welterweight bout:
- Hendricks defeated Pierce via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Evans vs. Ortiz fight.
- Catchweight (138 lb) bout:
Ivan MenjivarIvan MenjivarIvan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
vs. Nick PaceNick PaceNick Pace is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pace mostly fought in the Ring of Combat promotion where he was the reigning and inaugural Ring of Combat Bantamweight champion until he signed with World...
- Catchweight (138 lb) bout:
- Menjivar defeated Pace via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). This bout aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Hendricks vs. Pierce fight.
Preliminary card (televised)
- Featherweight bout: Chad MendesChad MendesChad Edward Mendes is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-High school:Mendes finished 8th in the state of California , wrestling for Hanford High School. In 2002, he finished 5th at 114 lbs. and in 2003, he finished third at 121 lbs...
vs. Rani YahyaRani YahyaRani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
- Mendes defeated Yahya via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Matt HamillMatt HamillMatthew S. Hamill is a retired American wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York...
vs.
Alexander GustafssonAlexander GustafssonAlexander Gustafsson is a Swedish mixed martial artist who has competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Shooto, FinnFight and UFC in his career. He is currently signed with the UFC fighting in their light heavyweight division. As of August 2011, Gustafsson is ranked the #9 light-heavyweight in the...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Gustafsson defeated Hamill via TKO (punches and elbows) at 3:34 of round 2.
Main card
- Welterweight bout: Rory MacDonaldRory MacDonald (fighter)Rory MacDonald is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist. He holds MMA lightweight titles with King of the Cage and King of the Cage Canada. MacDonald has signed a four-fight deal with UFC and debuted in January 2010....
vs. Mike PyleMike Pyle (fighter)Michael Wayne Pyle is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He held the WEC Welterweight Championship in 2005/6 before joining the IFL and UFC competitions. He holds notable victories over Jon Fitch, John Hathaway and Ricardo Almeida-Early life:Mike Pyle grew up in Dresden, Tennessee. At age...
- MacDonald defeated Pyle via TKO (punches) at 3:54 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Jorge RiveraJorge Rivera (fighter)Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...
vs.
Constantinos PhilippouConstantinos PhilippouConstantinos Philippou is a Cypriot mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the middleweight division.-MMA career:Philippou made his professional MMA debut in May 2008 for the Ring of Combat promotion...
- Middleweight bout:
- Philippou defeated Rivera via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).
- Welterweight bout: Brian EbersoleBrian EbersoleBrian Ebersole is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting under the Ultimate Fighting Championship as of February 2011. Ebersole is a veteran of the mixed martial arts world with a total of 64 professional fights. He has been known to have an iron chin, never being knocked out...
vs. Dennis HallmanDennis HallmanDennis Lloyd Hallman is an American professional mixed martial artist from the U.S. state of Washington. A former state champion wrestler, Hallman is known best for his expertise as a grappler. He has appeared in many fight organizations, including UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, Shooto, Rumble on the...
- Welterweight bout:
- Ebersole defeated Hallman via TKO (elbows) at 4:28 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Vitor BelfortVitor BelfortVítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
vs.
Yoshihiro AkiyamaYoshihiro Akiyama, born Choo Sung-hoon , is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent and acquired Japanese nationality in 2001....
- Middleweight bout:
- Belfort defeated Akiyama via KO (punches) at 1:52 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad EvansRashad EvansRashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
vs. Tito OrtizTito OrtizJacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003. Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars...
- Light Heavyweight bout:
- Evans defeated Ortiz via TKO (knee to the body and punches) at 4:48 of round 2.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $70,000 bonuses- Fight of the Night: Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
- Knockout of the Night: Vitor Belfort
- Submission of the Night: Not awarded as no matches ended by submission.
^Brian Ebersole was awarded an honorary "getting those horrifying shorts off TV as soon as possible" bonus by Dana White for defeating Dennis Hallman.
Entrance music
| Fighter | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Gustafsson | Vince DiCola Vince DiCola Vince DiCola is an Italian-American composer, keyboardist, and arranger best known for his work on the The Transformers: The Movie, Staying Alive and Rocky IV soundtracks... |
"Training Montage" | Rocky IV |
| Brian Ebersole | Bliss n Eso Bliss n Eso Bliss n Eso are an ARIA Award-winning Australian hip hop band based in Sydney, and were originally known as Bliss N' Esoterikizm for their debut EP The Arrival... |
"Reflections" | Running on Air Running On Air Running on Air is the fourth studio album by the Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso. It was released on 30 July 2010. The album debuted at number one in Australia for the week commencing 9 August 2010. It has since been certified Platinum by ARIA... |
| Constantinos Philippou | Whitesnake Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style... |
"Here I Go Again Here I Go Again "Here I Go Again" is a #1 hit song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake. The song was re-recorded yet another time that year in a new "radio-mix" version... " |
Saints & Sinners Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album) -Personnel:* David Coverdale – Lead Vocals* Micky Moody - Guitars* Bernie Marsden – Guitars, Backing vocals* Jon Lord - Keyboards* Neil Murray – Bass* Ian Paice – Drums* Mel Galley – Backing vocals-Production notes:... |
| Dennis Hallman | Billy Joel Billy Joel William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to... |
"We Didn't Start the Fire We Didn't Start the Fire "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song by Billy Joel. Its lyrics are made up from rapid-fire brief allusions to over a hundred headline events between March 1949 and 1989, when the song was released on his album Storm Front... " |
Storm Front Storm Front (album) Storm Front is the 11th studio album by Billy Joel. Released in 1989 , the album featured one of Joel's three #1 hits, "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song, mentioning some of the major historical events that took place in his time, and "Leningrad", Joel's take on the end of the Cold... |
| Johny Hendricks | Bleu Edmondson | "$50 Dollars and a Flask of Crown" | Southland |
| Jorge Rivera | AWOLNATION AWOLNATION AWOLNATION is an American alternative pop band, and is the solo project of Aaron Bruno, formerly of Under the Influence of Giants, Hometown Hero, and Insurgence... |
"Sail" | Megalithic Symphony |
| Mike Pierce | Ron Artest Ron Artest Metta World Peace is an American professional basketball player and rapper who is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. World Peace gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders as he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004... |
"Champions" | Champions |
| Mike Pyle | Bill Conti Bill Conti William "Bill" Conti is an American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards ceremony.-Early life and career:... |
"Gonna Fly Now Gonna Fly Now "Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford... " |
Rocky - Original Motion Picture Score |
| Rafael Natal | Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol... |
"Need You Now" | Need You Now Need You Now "Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,... |
| Rashad Evans | Puff Daddy Sean Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally... (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough... & Busta Rhymes Busta Rhymes Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes... ) |
"Victory Victory (Puff Daddy song) "Victory" is a song by Puff Daddy. It features heavy use of mafioso-style lyrics, as was popular at the time. It features The Notorious B.I.G, who raps two verses, and Busta Rhymes, who sings the song's chorus... " |
No Way Out |
| Rory MacDonald | Mc Hammer MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s... |
"U Can't Touch This U Can't Touch This "U Can't Touch This" is MC Hammer's 1990 super hit signature song, from his album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em. The album sold more than 10 million copies, due primarily to this single, and gaining multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA, and other Recording Industries.Rick James sued Hammer... " |
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em |
| Tito Ortiz | Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... |
"Cinderella Man" | Recovery |
| Vitor Belfort | Jorge Quintero | 300 Violin Orchestra [Remix] | Remix Album |
| Yoshihiro Akiyama | Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident.... and Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register... |
"Time to Say Goodbye Con te Partiró - History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In... " |
Time to Say Goodbye Time to Say Goodbye (album) Time to Say Goodbye, known as Timeless in Europe, is Sarah Brightman's most popular album, released in 1997. . The SACD 5.1 version released by EMI is entitled Time to Say Goodbye and follows the American track listing... |