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Georges St. Pierre Requested To Fight Matt Hughes; Has A Surprise For Hughe
2007-11-28 06:21:00 Earlier this week we reported that Matt Hughes personally requested to fight Georges ?Rush? St. Pierre for the UFC Interim Welterweight title. Well, it appears that the feeling was mutual, as St. Pierre also had his sights set on fighting Hughes as well. In a recent interview with the Fight Network, St. Pierre explains ... More About: Matt Hughes
Dida Leaves Chute Boxe
2007-11-27 18:26:00 Yet another great fighter has announced his departure from Chute Boxe. The latest fighter to leave the famed Brazilian mixed martial arts academy is Andre ?Dida ? Amade. Dida is perhaps best known for being once labeled as Wanderlei Silva?s protégé because he fights with the same intensity and aggression as his idol, The Axe Murderer. ... More About: Leaves , Aves
Quick-Quote: Matt Hughes
2007-11-27 17:30:00 Matt Hughes made it very clear during Monday?s UFC conference call that he has a heap of respect for Georges St. Pierre; Matt Serra, not so much. In Hughes? opinion, Serra is getting the easy way out as Serra will only have to face either Hughes or St. Pierre upon his return rather than having ... More About: Quick , Matt , Matt Hughes , Quote
Silva Preparing for Liddell
2007-11-27 15:26:00 Here?s a short video of Wanderlei Silva honing his boxing skills. The quality is very bad but nevertheless Wanderlei looks to be in great condition More About: Liddell , Prep
World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku
2007-11-27 13:59:00 Japanese mixed martial arts organization World Victory Road held a press conference today to officially announce its first event, Sengoku. Sengoku takes place on March 5, 2008 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The name Sengoku (Fight Master) was selected by fans in a contest where fans submitted their entries for the ... More About: Presents , World Victory Road
Filho Declined Liddell?s Proposal
2007-11-27 00:15:00 Earlier this month it was reported that Chuck Liddell ?s camp contacted Paulo Filho?s trainer, Josuel Distak, with a proposal to have Filho help train Liddell for his upcoming fight against Wanderlei Silva. The plan was to have Filho train Liddell from December 8th up until the scheduled fight day on December 29. Because ... More About: Proposal , Prop
Anderson Silva Assures there?s no Bad Blood with Wanderlei Silva
2007-11-26 18:35:00 Previously in an interview, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva expressed his desires to fight Wanderlei Silva some time in the future. Following this, many have speculated that there was a possible rift between the former teammates who both used to train at Chute Boxe. Some believe that such a fall out may have stemmed from ... More About: Blood , Anderson Silva
Matt Hughes Asked for St. Pierre
2007-11-26 16:29:00 Regardless of all the criticism Matt Hughes has received lately, you really have to hand it to him this time. Basically the UFC offered Hughes a number of fights and he decided to pick the number one dog out of the list, Georges St. Pierre . No, that was not a typo. YES, ... More About: Matt Hughes
Georges St. Pierre Will Challenge Matt Hughes For Interim Welterweight Titl
2007-11-25 16:46:00 The UFC has announced that Georges ?Rush? St. Pierre will now face Matt Hughes for the interim UFC Welterweight title on December 29th at UFC 79: Nemesis. The winner of the interim title will face current UFC Welterweight Champion Matt ?the Terror? Serra later on next year. St. Pierre has stepped in to ... More About: Challenge , Matt Hughes
Shonie Carter Gets Stopped By Rookie In The Great White North
2007-11-24 23:31:00 Mr. International, Shonie Carter was spotted last night fighting before a sellout crowd in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at the Maximum Fighting Championship High Rollers event. Squaring off against Carter was rookie Brad Zazulak, who only had two professional fights under his belt going into the contest. ... More About: Great , White , North , The G
Mark Hunt on Fox Sports News
2007-11-24 05:54:00 Here?s an interview that Fox Sports News did on PRIDE veteran, Mark Hunt . Overall Hunt seems like a super cool dude. Hope to see him in either M-1 Global or K-1 HERO?S soon. The Japanese fans love this guy and he?d definitely help boost ticket sales for either the Yarennoka event or ... More About: Fox Sports
Matt Hughes Responds to Serra Pulling out of Title Fight
2007-11-23 21:31:00 Matt Hughes isn?t such a bad guy after all. The former Welterweight Champion was all class when he responded to Serra ?s withdrawal from UFC 79. Seems like Hughes is taking this very professionally and is patiently waiting to see what plans the UFC has in store for him. Here?s Hughes? reaction taken ... More About: Fight , Matt , Matt Hughes , Title
Four Fights Announced for The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
2007-11-23 19:15:00 The UFC has announced four new match-ups for The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale . Jared Rollins vs. John Koppenhaver Troy Mandaloniz vs. Richie Hightower Roman Mitichyan vs. Dorian Price Paul Georgieff vs. Jonathan Goulet Judging from the clips of next week?s episode of The Ultimate Fighter , Jared Rollins and John Koppenhaver appear to get into a little bit of a scuffle. ... More About: Fights
Matt Serra Pulls out of UFC 79
2007-11-23 18:35:00 The UFC has officially announced that Matt Serra has been forced to withdraw from UFC 79: Nemesis due to an injury. The UFC Welterweight Champion suffered a herniated disk on Monday while training. A disappointed Serra reveals, ?This is the hardest thing I?ve ever had to do,? said Serra. ?I?ve never had a back ... More About: Matt Serra , Pull
Nino Schembri Is Up For The Super Challenge
2007-11-23 00:46:00 Former PRIDE FC fighter Nino ?Elvis? Schembri is the latest participant to enter the Super Challenge Grappling tournament. According to Tatame, Schembri is serving as a last minute replacement for Flavio Cachorrinho who had to withdraw from the December 8th tournament due to a contusion of the wrist. Aside from his fascination with ?the ... More About: Halle , The Super
New Holiday Banner
2007-11-22 18:33:00 Nothing ground breaking, but it?s a slow day in terms of mixed martial arts news. In light of the holiday season being right around the corner, here is our latest banner available for your viewing pleasure for a limited time only. What? Now who?s that in the top corner? Well, I ... More About: Holiday , Banner
Happy Thanksgiving 2007
2007-11-22 16:58:00 We just wanted to wish all our readers south of the border a Happy Thanksgiving . I?m sure you all have some sort of dinner arrangements later on this evening which may involve the consumption (or in my case, abuse) of alcohol. Just a reminder to have fun and be safe. If you?re going to drink, ... More About: Hank
TUF 6: Episode 10 Recap
2007-11-22 15:56:00 This week Team Serra?s John Kolosci is down and out over his loss to Team Hughes? Mac Danzig from last week. A battered and bruised Kolosci admits to the cameras that he?s at his lowest of lows. As Kolosci describes it, ?When you win it?s the highest of highs, when you lose it?s ... More About: Episode , Recap
Ricardo Arona Cannot Do It! Confirms That He Will Not Be Making An Appeara
2007-11-21 23:36:00 As you may know representatives from M-1 Global along with former PRIDE FC officials held a press conference today to announce its New Year?s Eve Yarennoka event. The event features a stellar lineup of former PRIDE FC fighters which include: Fedor Emelianenko, in his M-1 Global debut, Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya ?the Crusher? Kawajiri, and ... More About: Ricardo Arona , Ricardo , Arona , Anno
Quick Quotes: Mark Cuban
2007-11-21 22:43:00 ?We’re talking to Mario López to put together a celebrity mixed-martial-arts [a judo-boxing-wrestling combo] program where celebs beat the heck out of each other. It sounds like fun depending on who the celebs are. I could think of a few names. [Laughs.]? Billionaire mogul and HDNet Co-Founder, Mark Cuban Source: TIME Magazine More About: Quotes , Quick
Official Fighters Announced for M-1 Global/HUSTLE NYE Event; Official Websi
2007-11-21 19:17:00 Yarennoka (Can you do it)? Yes, you can! The New Year?s Eve MMA event held in partnership between M-1 Global and several former PRIDE staff members has now launched its own website, called Yarennoka.com. You can now pencil in Ricardo Arona Gilbert Melendez, Kazuo Misaki, Joachim Hansen, and Hidehiko Hasegawa as all OFFICIAL ... More About: Event , Fighters , Hustle , Official
James Thompson Returns to Action on Dec. 18th
2007-11-21 18:30:00 PRIDE veteran, James ?The Colossus? Thompson will return to action on December 16th, 2007 as he will be featured in the main event of Ultimate Force ? Festive Fury. Thompson will look to settle the score with Tengiz Tedoradze, the man who handed Thompson his first defeat back in 2004. Thompson (14-7-0) is best known ... More About: Action
More Fighters Announced for NYE Event at Saitama Super Arena
2007-11-21 16:37:00 As being reported by MFC M-1 and FightOpinion.com, several former PRIDE staff members held a press conference in Japan today along with newly formed MMA organization, M-1 Global. The purpose of the press conference was to promote and announce some of the fighters expected to fight on the huge New Year?s Eve event which ... More About: Event , Fighters , Super , Arena , Anno
Where Are They Now: Dan ?the Beast? Severn
2007-11-21 14:02:00 Ever wonder what happened to UFC veteran Dan ?the Beast ? Severn? You know Dan Severn the wrestler that dominated the UFC in its early days with wins over fellow mixed martial arts dinosaurs: Oleg Taktarov, Ken Shamrock, and Tank Abbot. At 53 years of age, Severn is not stocking up on adult diapers ...
Ali Sonoma wants to do More than Shake her Booty
2007-11-20 19:40:00 Ali Sonoma is no longer a UFC ring girl. Yep, that?s right fellas, suck it up because no longer will we see the blonde beauty showcasing her assets (and talents) inside the octagon. The St. Louis native announced on her MySpace page that she is moving on to pursue her childhood dreams to ... More About: Booty
It?s Official: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Hong Man Choi is a Go on NYE
2007-11-20 13:24:00 The world?s worst kept secret has finally been confirmed. M-1 Global President and CEO Monte Cox verified with MMA Weekly today that the world?s #1 ranked heavyweight in the world Fedor Emelianenko will indeed fight ?the Techno Goliath? Hong Man Choi in Japan at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year?s Eve. According ... More About: Official
Rumor Alert: Fedor Will Fight Hong Man Choi NYE
2007-11-20 04:25:00 I?ll keep it short and sweet because I think we?ve all be beaten to death with the rumors of Fedor Emelianenko fighting in Japan at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve. Today Greg Savage announced on the Savage Dog Radio Show that Fedor?s opponent on New Year?s Eve will be none other ... More About: Rumor , Fight , Alert , Choi
Takanori ?the Fireball Kid? Gomi UFC Bound???
2007-11-20 01:43:00 You heard it right, the world?s top ranked lightweight, PRIDEFC Lightweight Champion, Takanori ?the Fireball Kid? Gomi may be headed to an octagon near you. In a post UFC 78 exclusive with Brazilian publication Tatame, UFC President Dana White openly expressed his interest in the Japanese superstar, Gomi. When asked about negotiations between ... More About: Bound
UFC 78: Validation: Thoughts and Review
2007-11-19 21:51:00 On paper UFC 78: Vali dation looked like it was going to be one of the worst UFC fight cards in recent memory. Fans criticized the card for having a main event that was predicated to put you to sleep faster than a rear naked choke. Unfortunately, the UFC thought otherwise. They boasted ... More About: Review , Thoughts , Dati
Leites Faces Marquardt at UFC 81
More articles from this author:2007-11-19 14:04:00 UFC Middleweight Thales Leites will be making an appearance on February 2nd at UFC 81. Leites informed to Sherdog today that he will go toe to toe against Nathan Marquardt at the Superbowl weekend event. Presently, Leites is riding on a 3 fight win streak, which includes victories over Pete Sell, Floyd Sword, and Ryan ... More About: Faces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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