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Yarennoka Promo Video
2007-12-11 15:30:00 Here?s the first Yarennoka promotional video. It?s not bad, but certainly not nearly as cool as the promo videos that PRIDE used to make back in the good old days. More About: Video , Promo
Bob Sapp Returns
2007-12-11 14:12:00 After a two year hiatus, Bob ?The Beast? Sapp will return to mixed martial arts on February 23rd at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The Strikeforce organization has announced that Sapp will be the main attraction for its ?Strikeforce at the Dome? event. Also, featured on the card is a bout between former UFC ...
Hansen, Manhoef, And Minowaman Confirmed For Dynamite!
2007-12-11 13:53:00 The Fight Entertainment Group, which operates K-1 and K-1 HERO?S, held a press conference in Japan today to announce three more matches to its annual New Year?s Eve show Dynamite ! K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite! will feature the return of Joachim Hansen in a K-1 HERO?S ring against Kazuyuki Miyata. Originally scheduled to fight ... More About: Nami
Schilt Contemplates Leaving K-1
2007-12-11 06:42:00 Fresh off of being crowned the 2007 K-1 World GP Champion, Semmy Schilt is now contemplating on what?s next in store for his future. After capturing his third consecutive K-1 World GP title, Schilt surprised many fans by hinting at the idea that he may consider leaving K-1, the organization that has brought ... More About: Leaving , Temp
It?s Official: Penn and Stevenson Fight For Official Lightweight Belt At UF
2007-12-11 06:07:00 The UFC has formally announced that BJ ?the Prodigy? Penn and Joe ?Big Daddy? Stevenson will fight for the official UFC Lightweight belt on January 19th at UFC 80: Rapid Fire. Former 155lb crown holder, Sean ?the Muscle Shark? Sherk has been stripped of his UFC Lightweight title, after his charges of steroid use were ... More About: Fight , Belt , Official
Icon Sport?s Fearless Event Cancelled
2007-12-11 04:43:00 Icon Sport has just announced that this Saturday?s Fearless event has been postponed. The Hawaiian based mixed martial arts organization, Icon Sport decided to pull the plug on the event after EliteXC and Icon Sport Middleweight Champ, ?Ruthless? Robbie Lawler tore his bicep during training. Lawler was scheduled to defend his Icon Sport ... More About: Icon , Event
Kang Is Running Out Of Time
2007-12-10 21:55:00 The clock ticks as the year comes to a close and Denis Kang still awaits confirmation from K-1 officials on whether or not he will be fighting on New Year?s Eve. The Fight Network reports that former PRIDE FC star Shungo Oyama recently declined a New Year?s Eve date with Kang and with three ... More About: Running , Time
Super Challenge Grappling Results
2007-12-10 18:09:00 Lost in the shadows of some of the larger fight events over the weekend was The Super Grappling Tournament held by West Promotion and Entertainment which took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday. The tournament had its shares of downs over the past few months with the withdrawal some big name grapplers like ... More About: Results , Challenge , Halle
Roger ?El Matador? Huerta vs. Clay ?The Carpenter? Guida
2007-12-10 16:33:00 Here?s the Huerta ? Guida fight which headlined Saturday night?s TUF finale. This was also ?Big? John McCarthy?s last showing as a UFC referee. Great fight for all those who missed it. As a tribute to ?Big? John McCarthy: ?Are you ready? Are you ready? Let?s get it on!? More About: Clay , Matador
Jared ?J-ROC? Rollins vs. John ?War Machine? Koppenhaver
2007-12-10 16:04:00 Here?s the Rollins ? Koppenhaver fight. This was easily one of the best fights of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale. More About: Machine , John , Jared , War Machine , Mach
Rampage and Griffin Announced as TUF 7 Coaches
2007-12-10 06:44:00 Forrest Griffin and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton ?Rampage ? Jackson will serve as coaches for next season?s the Ultimate Fighter. The famed TUF alumnus, Griffin was introduced as next season?s coach during the TUF season finale last night, while Rampage was revealed as Griffin?s opposing coach earlier this evening during Spike TV?s 2007 Video Game ... More About: Coaches , Anno
Sherk Stripped of UFC Lightweight Title
2007-12-10 02:45:00 The word on the street is that Sean ?the Muscle Shark? Sherk has been stripped of his UFC Lightweight belt. Following his successful title defense over Hermes Franca at UFC 73, Sherk was suspended for 1 year by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for the banned substance Nandrolene. Earlier this ... More About: Title , Stripped , Weigh
TUF 6 Finale: Danzig Wins, Huerta Submits Guida
2007-12-10 00:58:00 The 6th season of the Ultimate Fighter came to a close in Las Vegas last night when Mac Danzig defeated fellow Team Hughes teammate Tommy Speer. Danzig proved that he was worthy of the title of the Ultimate Fighter by relying on his skill and experience ... More About: Finale , Wins , Huerta
Machida Reveals Game Plan For Sokoudjou
2007-12-08 20:47:00 With less than a month to go until UFC 79: Nemesis, Lyoto ?Ryoto? Mach ida is making the final preparations for his showdown against the African Assassin, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou . The perfect 11-0-0 Machida realizes he has his work cut out for him come December 29th as his next opponent Sokoudjou brings a tremendous amount ... More About: Game , Plan
Semmy Schilt Wins 3rd Straight K-1 World GP Title
2007-12-08 16:32:00 For a third year in a row, Semmy Schilt was crowned the K-1 World Grand Prix winner earlier this morning in Japan. It was an all Dutch final at the Yokohama Arena today as fellow country men Schilt and Peter Aerts battled for the title of the world?s best kickboxer. At the start ... More About: Title , Straight , Wins
Shinya Aoki on Latest Kamipro
2007-12-08 00:00:00 To keep the ball rolling on Japanese fight magazines, here?s the latest cover of Kamipro with Shiny a Aoki in all his sexiness. Aoki who?s scheduled to take on 2-time K-1 HERO?S Tournament winner, Gesias ?JZ? Calvancanti is confident that he will be victorious on New Year?s Eve. As reported earlier today, Yarennoka will be broadcasted live ... More About: Shinya
Yarennoka to air Live via HDNet
2007-12-07 22:36:00 Fans hoping to watch the Yarennoka New Year?s Eve! 2007 event live need no longer to worry. Good news for American MMA fans as HDNet Fights? CEO Andrew Simon has revealed that HDNet will broadcast the Yarennoka event live. As we know the Yarennoka event will be headlined by Fedor Emelianenko whose opponent ... More About: Live
Big John McCarthy Moves onto a New Chapter
2007-12-07 21:42:00 The most familiar face of the UFC is moving onto a new chapter in his life. The following has been available for immediate press release by The Fight Network: MMA PIONEER STEPS INTO A NEW ROLE IN THE FIGHT GAME! LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - ?Big? John McCarthy has joined The Fight Network, North America?s only all-combat ... More About: Moves , Chapter
Hiroyuki Takaya Signs with WEC
2007-12-07 18:15:00 In the latest issue of GONKAKU magazine (pictured above) there is an article with Hiroyuki ?The Streetfight Bancho? Takaya where he discusses his plans to come WEC to ?assassinate? current WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. Well guess what? According to a report from Sherdog, Takaya has inked a deal with the WEC. Hiroyuki Takaya ... More About: Signs , Kaya
And Still Your UFC Lightweight Champion?Sean Sherk!!!
2007-12-07 16:53:00 That?s right Sean Sherk will not be stripped of his title and will remain the UFC Lightweight Champion . The Houston Chronicle?s Steve Sievert is reporting that UFC has decided to allow Sean Sherk to retain his title despite of having his suspension being upheld by the California State Athletic Commission. Shame on the UFC If this ... More About: Weigh
Mac Danzig Moving Down to 155
2007-12-07 16:05:00 Despite making it to The Ultimate Fighter finals, Mac Danzig has revealed to the UFC that he will be moving down to the lightweight division even if he is victorious on Saturday night. During this season of The Ultimate Fighter, many viewers noticed that Danzig looked rather small compared to most of the other ... More About: Moving
Video: Wanderlei Spars with Shawn Tompkins
2007-12-07 15:39:00 Check out this video of Wanderlei ?The Axe Murderer? Silva sparring with Xtreme Couture?s very own Shawn Tompkins. Wanderlei is making final preparations for his octagon return at UFC 79: Nemesis. The former PRIDE star Wanderlei will take on ex-UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck ?the Iceman? Liddell on December 29th. Thanks to Xtreme Couture ... More About: Video
K-1 World Grand Prix Finals Press Conference
2007-12-07 14:51:00 Tomorrow, all roads will lead to the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan where the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals will take place. The tournament features the top 8 kick boxers in the world who will all compete for the title of K-1 World GP Champion. Some of the big names involved ... More About: Press , Press Conference
Hughes Claims Arroyo Faked Rib Injury
2007-12-07 01:24:00 The Ultimate Fighter 6 coach, Matt Hughes claims that Team Serra?s Matt Arroyo faked his season ending rib injury. In his latest blog entry, Hughes suggests that Arroyo made up the injury in order to avoid fighting Team Hughes? Mac Danzig. Matt Hughes explains: ?However, one thing we did find out from Dana later ... More About: Injury , Claims
K-1 Advertises Premium 2007 Dynamite!
2007-12-06 21:43:00 Just exactly how popular is mixed martial arts in Japan? Well, just imagine walking through the malls one of these days and seeing posters of some of your favorite MMA fighters everywhere. Check out the latest advertisement scheme from K-1. The pillars in the photos are all decked out with K-1 Premium ... More About: Dynamite , Vert , Nami , Remi
Ibarra Doesn?t Think Silva or Shogun Can Handle Rampage
2007-12-06 18:09:00 Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Quinton ?Rampage ? Jackson in no stranger when it comes to fighting guys out of the Chute Boxe camp. Back in PRIDE, Rampage fought all of Chute Boxe?s top three light heavyweights at the time: Wanderlei ?The Axe Murderer? Silva (twice), Murilo ?Ninja? Rua, and Mauricio ?Shogun ? Rua. Out ... More About: Handle
Shogun Picking Wanderlei Silva over Chuck Liddell
2007-12-06 16:36:00 In a new interview with Tatame, Mauricio ?Shogun ? Rua gave his predictions on the highly anticipated fight between Wanderlei ?The Axe Murderer? Silva and Chuck ?The Iceman? Liddell at UFC 79: Nemesis. Shogun is confident that his good friend and former Chute Boxe teammate will be able to win the fight with a knock-out. ... More About: Chuck Liddell , Wanderlei Silva
Kawajiri vs. Azeredo Set for Yarennoka
2007-12-06 10:24:00 The Yarennoka event continues to get better and better. With some of the world?s best lightweights slated to participate, yet another exciting lightweight match-up has been added to the Yarennoka event. Shooto and PRIDE veteran Tatsuya ?The Crusher? Kawajiri steps up to the plate to take on Chute Boxe?s very own Luiz Azeredo. ...
Melendez vs. Ishida Official
2007-12-06 09:10:00 After a week of speculation, Gilbert Mele ndez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida has been officially added to the Yarennoka card scheduled to take place on New Year?s Eve 2007. This fight comes as the third official match-up announced for the highly anticipated event which is being organized between former PRIDE staff members and M-1 Global. Gilbert ?El Nino? ... More About: Official , Elen
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale ? Official Fight Ca
More articles from this author:2007-12-06 08:53:00 With the two finalists for The Ultimate Fight er 6 being revealed, the UFC has announced the official fight card for Saturday night?s TUF finale. Main Card: Roger ?El Matador? Huerta vs. Clay ?The Carpenter? Guida Tommy Speer vs. Mac Danzig Jared ?J-ROC? Rollins vs. John ?War Machine? Koppenhaver Billy Miles vs. George Sotiropoulos Undercard: Ben Saunders vs. Dan Barrera Troy ?Rude Boy? Mandaloniz ... More About: Team , Finale , The Ultimate Fighter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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