Spend 6 seconds watching Pat Barry?s flying takedown

In preparing for his UFC on Versus 6 bout with Stefan Struve, Pat Barry has to prepare for a bit of a height difference. Struve, nicknamed "Skyscraper," is a foot taller than Barry, and will have an eight-inch reach advantage. With that much of a deficit, Barry has to come up with some unconventional training methods.

Tickets for their card in D.C. at the Verizon Center, which will be headlined by Dominick Cruz's title defense against Demetrious Johnson, will go on sale Wednesday for UFC Fight Club members, and the general public on Friday.

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Phan fighting to break Asian stereotypes

Nam Phan admits he's a bit of a nerd, but he wasn't about to follow the traditional path that many Asians follow when they come to the U.S. Phan hated school, but wasn't a bad kid. That's when he turned to martial arts.

"You have to understand that where I grew up, living like a tough guy was attractive at the time," Phan told Bernard Fernandez of the Philadelphia Daily News. "Girls like bad boys, right? But I guess that's why I never got girls because I was the nerdy one. My brothers were much older than me and while they were going clubbing, I was always home alone. They never knew that while they were out, they stressed my parents out. I said right then, 'I am not going to do that, I am just going to do martial arts.' "

Phan's parents arrived in the U.S. in 1975 settling in Orange County. The 28-year-old says that California county is a little rougher than what you've see on television.

"I want to specify the northern part of Orange County, not the cushy one you see with all the surfers and girls in bikinis on MTV," Phan said. "They got [to America] and thought they were going to be safe and then my dad gets shot standing outside of a jewelry store and both of my brothers, Tan [34] and Khanh [32] have been victims of drive-by shootings . . . I've always thought that if there were more role models, there would be less crime."

By turning to athletics, Phan bucked what he says has become the traditional Asian path in the U.S.

"Look, man, it's a fact that people look at Asians in this country and they know we can excel as a lawyer or a doctor - but physically we aren't that gifted," Phan said in a phone interview Monday. "There are very few top Asian athletes, singers and actors, but mainly because there is so much pressure from family to be engineers and doctors."

Phan has a chance to jump to the next level at featherweight when he faces former 145-pound champ Mike Brown this weekend at UFC 133. Phan is the first Vietnamese-American to fight under the UFC banner.

You can watch UFC 133 right here on Yahoo! Sports

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Recall: Triumph Tiger 800 & Sprint GT

Triumph has issued recalls for both 2011-2012 model variants of the Tiger 800, as well as the 2011-2012 Sprint GT, for a defective top box locking mechanism. Missing a clip on the locking mechanism handle, there is a possibility that the top box may unintentionally detach from the motorcycle, and cause an accident with another vehicle. To remedy the situation, Triumph will have dealers install a new fitment clip, which will better align the rack ...

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Bouldering Burbage photos

Finally a little sun! Yesterday I went climbing in Burbage (specifically Burbage south boulders) in the Peak District near Sheffield. I’m really glad I’ve got these boulders within 15 minutes of my home. Although in a climbing wall / gym I’m happy on 6a/6b the techniques on grit boulders are a different world: lots of smearing [...]

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Nam Phan Replaces Josh Grispi at UFC 136

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One featherweight in dire need of a win will take over for another in similar standing.

Nam Phan will look to end a two-fight losing streak in the UFC when he steps in as a replacement to face Matt Grice at UFC 136 on Oct. 8 in Houston, Texas, the UFC has announced.

Grice's originally scheduled opponent Josh Grispi recently withdrew from the preliminary bout. Entering the UFC earlier this year as a No. 1 contender for Jose Aldo's belt, Grispi has since lost both his UFC fights to Dustin Poirier and George Roop.

Phan (16-9) is looking to hold onto his spot on the roster after falling to Leonard Garcia in a highly controversial decision and losing last weekend against Mike Brown. He's a mainstay in the California MMA scene and is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout.

Grice (13-4) returned to the UFC in June and lost via first-round TKO to Ricardo Lamas. In his previous stint with the UFC, Grice compiled a 1-3 record from April 2007 through July 2009. This UFC 136 fight will be the former University of Oklahoma wrestler's second try at 145 pounds.

UFC 136 features a stacked card with two championships on the line; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard and Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian. The main card will also be filled out by Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Mike Russow vs. Dave Herman and Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon.

 

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