Friday, December 31, 2010
UFC Profile: Frankie Edgar
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11/11-11/14 MMA News Recap
Source: http://cardiofreakmma.com/2010/11/14/1111-1114-mma-news-recap/
Phil Baroni wants back in the Zuffa family
There?s a shit-ton of Phil Baroni interviews floating around in anticipation of his ION-broadcast prelim fight against Brad Tavares, but my favorite is this one with Jonathan Snowden. Say what you will about his agent provocateur role at Bloody Elbow or his recent fellating of Strikeforce, but the dude gets some great stories out of the fighters he interviews, like this:
"I go back with those guys a long time," Baroni said. "I don't get to talk to them as much anymore because they are busy, traveling around the world and doing great things. Joe Silva was my good friend. I'd drive him around because he didn't have a car. We'd go to find him comic books and he'd take me out to lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. It was cool. I'd go to Joe's office and watch tapes and it was like a soundtrack to the world. Back then the tapes were in different languages. We'd watch fights from Brazil and they'd be in Portuguese. We'd watch fights from Japan like Pancrase and SHOOTO and it was cool. I got to be real tight with those guys. Dana, when I tore my back and was out for almost a year, he took me to Hawaii for the first time. Those guys were good to me. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to win for them and it's a business. But I plan on winning now and getting back into the Zuffa family. I got to know these guys back then when they started and I'm proud of them. I want to be a part of what they are doing today."
I?m a total Baroni nuthugger and will be cheering for him to knock Tavares? block off. And in that spirit, here?s a highlight of oldschool Baroni taking people out:
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fightlinker/~3/lEeHCMAHmRs/phil-baroni-wants-back-in-the-zuffa-family
Ultimate Fighter Finalist Michael Johnson signs with R1 Management
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Cantwell-Diabate, Simpson-Miranda, Cane-Vemola Targeted for March UFC Cards
Also slated for March is Aaron Simpson vs. Mario Miranda at UFC Fight Night 24 and Luiz Cane vs. Karlos Vemola at UFC 128.
Junior dos Santos Plans to Fight Before UFC Champ Cain Velasquez Returns
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/17007/junior-dos-santos-plans-to-fight-before-ufc-champ-cain-velasquez-returns/
Report: Simpson-Miranda Targeted for UFC Fight Night 24
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Simpson-Miranda-Targeted-for-UFC-Fight-Night-24-29085
UFC 125 Press Conference Video
Filed under: UFC
UFC President Dana White, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, No. 1 contender Gray Maynard and others will all meet the media on Wednesday for the UFC 125 press conference, and we'll stream the video here at MMAFighting.com.The pre-fight press conference usually includes some pre-fight trash talk, although Edgar and Maynard have been awfully quiet on that front. The UFC may be counting on the talkative Leben to sell the pay-per-view.
The press conference begins at 4 PM ET and the video is below.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/29/ufc-125-press-conference-video/
Antonio McKee: I Should Have UFC Belt by End of 2011
Filed under: UFC
Antonio McKee has a plan. It's simple, really. "By the end of the year I should have the UFC [lightweight] belt," he told MMA Fighting. "I've got to get through [Jacob] Volkmann here, beat up Volkmann real quick, and after I get done with Volkmann they'll think I'm serious and we can start moving forward and making progress."
See? Nothing to it. After 11 years as a pro fighter, the 40-year-old McKee is set to make his Octagon debut at UFC 125 this Saturday, so of course he already has his future mapped out.
But does he really think becoming a UFC champion is going to be that easy? Seriously?
"Oh yeah, come on, man. I've got a four-fight deal, so I'd say that sounds about right. Randy [Couture] won the belt when he was about 44, right? I'll be 41 by the end of the year, and I think McKee is made of a little better stuff than Randy, so I should have it by then."
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/30/antonio-mckee-i-should-have-the-ufc-belt-by-the-end-of-2011/
R1 MMA Gym to Host Animo Locke Tech MMA Club Seminar
Source: http://www.mmamemories.com/2010/12/14/r1-mma-gym-to-host-animo-locke-tech-mma-club-seminar.html
Event Review ? WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki
Source: http://cardiofreakmma.com/2010/11/14/event-review-wec-52-faber-vs-mizugaki/
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
9 Fights Signed for UFC 127
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/9-Fights-Signed-for-UFC-127-29000
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Spike TV ?The Ultimate Fighter? Contender Michael Johnson to Host Viewing Party!
Mirko Cro Cop Eyes February UFC Return, Says 2011 Will Be His Year
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16972/mirko-cro-cop-eyes-february-ufc-return-says-2011-will-be-his-year/
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11/11-11/14 MMA News Recap
Source: http://cardiofreakmma.com/2010/11/14/1111-1114-mma-news-recap/
Ultimate Fighter Finalist Michael Johnson signs with R1 Management
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sherdog.com?s Pound-for-Pound Top 10
That is how long Anderson Silva?s reign atop the Sherdog.com pound-for-pound rankings lasted. In October 2007, ?The Spider? assumed the throne from Fedor Emelianenko, on the back of the Russian?s sagging competition
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-Pound-for-Pound-Top-10-28930
March UFC Events Add Roller vs. Tavares, Barboza vs. Njokuani, McCorkle vs. Morecraft
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
U.S. Olympian to Make Strikeforce Debut Jan. 7
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/US-Olympian-to-Make-Strikeforce-Debut-Jan-7-28898
UFC Fight for the Troops 2 Lineup Complete for UFC Fight Night 23 on Jan. 22
UFC?s version of pumping out more product will result in more shows like UFC 122
Alistair Overeem Added to DREAM Dynamite Show vs. Unnamed Opponent
Filed under: DREAM, News, Japan
The New Year's Eve DREAM Dynamite!! 2010 card has added major star power to their event, adding Strikeforce heavyweight champ and recent K-1 World Grand Prix champ Alistair Overeem to the lineup.DREAM made the addition official in a Wednesday press conference in Tokyo, Japan.
Overeem's opponent was not named during the press conference. Though several names have been rumored as possible opponents, sources speaking to MMA Fighting say that Overeem's foe has yet to be finalized.
Dana White, Royce Gracie in new Round 5 series
Source: http://www.mmaonline.com/headlines/dana-white-royce-gracie-in-new-round-5-series/
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Alvarez to Take on Bruce for IBA Welterweight Title Tonight on GFL
Koscheck, Stevenson Receive 60-Day Medical Suspensions
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Koscheck-Stevenson-Receive-60-Day-Medical-Suspensions-28873
Henderson-Pettis Official for WEC 53
More WEC 53: Memories | Prelim Preview | Fight Week | ?Showtime? Arrives | Henderson Focused |
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Henderson-Pettis-Official-for-WEC-53-28808
Prediction Record Update ? UFC 122
Source: http://cardiofreakmma.com/2010/11/14/prediction-record-update-ufc-122/
Mayhem Miller vs. Tim Kennedy III Now ?Unlikely? For Jan. 29 Strikeforce Show
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Rua-Evans Slated for UFC 129 in NJ
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Rua-Evans-Slated-for-UFC-129-in-NJ-28790
Alvarez to Take on Bruce for IBA Welterweight Title Tonight on GFL
Tarec Saffiedine Alessio Sakara Hayato Sakurai Ivan Salaverry
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Gracie-Prangley Targeted for Jan. 29 Strikeforce
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Gracie-Prangley-Targeted-for-Jan-29-Strikeforce-28899
R1 MMA Gym to Host Animo Locke Tech MMA Club Seminar
Source: http://www.mmamemories.com/2010/12/14/r1-mma-gym-to-host-animo-locke-tech-mma-club-seminar.html
UFC Signs Duane Ludwig and TJ Grant to New Four-Fight Deals
Ludwig bounced back with a November win over Nick Osipczak, while Grant fell to Ricardo Almeida at UFC 124.
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16940/ufc-signs-duane-ludwig-and-tj-grant-to-new-four-fight-deals/
Chael Sonnen ?Took It Easy? On Wanderlei Silva In Training ?So His New Face Wouldn?t Fall Off?
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Report: Ortiz-'Minotoro' Moved to UFC Fight Night 24
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Ortiz-Minotoro-Moved-to-UFC-Fight-Night-24-28926
15 Fights Official for ?Soul of Fight?
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/15-Fights-Official-for-Soul-of-Fight-28896
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Ongoing Contract Negotiations Nix Fedor Emelianenko From January Return
Filed under: Strikeforce, M-1 Global, News
With contract negotiations still ongoing, Fedor Emelianenko will not be a part of Strikeforce's January 29 event, a Strikeforce representative has confirmed to MMA Fighting.A match pitting Emelianenko against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in San Jose, California on that date had been proposed as a possibility by several news outlets, but it's not going to happen, according to Strikeforce director of communications Mike Afromowitz.
Wanderlei Silva, Chael Sonnen Trade Words for Possible 2011 UFC Fight
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16945/wanderlei-silva-chael-sonnen-trade-words-for-possible-2011-ufc-fight/
Chris Leben Talks DUI Arrest, Upcoming Bout with Brian Stann
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive
It's been a year full of headlines for UFC middleweight Chris Leben, both good and bad. After making UFC history by notching two victories in the span of two weeks this past summer, Leben seemed to be in the midst of a career renaissance, going 3-0 in the first half of 2010.But in October Leben appeared to take a step backwards when he was arrested in Hawaii on suspicion of DUI. While he has a court date coming up in February of 2011, Leben said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that he doesn't expect to face any serious consequences as a result of the incident.
"George [W.] Bush got a DUI and he ended up being the president," Leben told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani. "I really feel as though nothing's really going to happen with it, honestly. I don't want to talk about it too much, and it's still in the works. But I don't think it's going to be a big deal."
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/20/chris-leben-talks-dui-arrest-upcoming-bout-with-brian-stann/
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Anthony Pettis' Striking Coach Duke Roufus Talks About 'Showtime Kick'
Filed under: UFC, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive
It was the Kick Heard 'Round the World, a climbing, twisting, off-the-cage, out-of-the-video-games-and-into-Ben-Henderson's-face, mind-scrambler of a strike in the 25th and final minute of a WEC championship match that shot Anthony Pettis into the consciousness of sports fans everywhere.While his aim is to stay there for more than just one night, it's safe to say that regardless of his future, the 23-year-old cemented himself a place in MMA history by authoring one of the sport's most incredible moments.
According to his striking coach, kickboxing great Duke Roufus, it was no accident. Roufus told MMA Fighting that it's a kick that was conceived a few years ago and practiced weekly by Pettis during training camp.
Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio Mikhail Avetisyan Armando Sanchez
Dana White, Royce Gracie in new Round 5 series
Source: http://www.mmaonline.com/headlines/dana-white-royce-gracie-in-new-round-5-series/
Pellegrino-Tibau Tapped for UFC 129
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Pellegrino-Tibau-Tapped-for-UFC-129-28813
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Report: Mir-Schaub Bout Tabbed for March
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Mir-Schaub-Bout-Tabbed-for-March-28751
'Mayhem'-Diaz Feud Escalates
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Mayhem-Diaz-Feud-Escalates-28787
Rua-Evans Slated for UFC 129 in NJ
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Rua-Evans-Slated-for-UFC-129-in-NJ-28790
Fight Card Updates for DREAM?s Dynamite!! 2010 and Sengoku?s Soul of Fight
Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/16915/fight-card-updates-for-dreams-dynamite-2010-and-sengokus-soul-of-fight/
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Shine Fights September tickets are on sale release!
Source: http://www.mmaonline.com/headlines/shine-fights-september-tickets-are-on-sale-release/
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera Joins UFC on Versus 3 Prelims on March 3
UFC Confirms Penn-Fitch, Bisping-Rivera for Australian Return
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Confirms-Penn-Fitch-Bisping-Rivera-for-Australian-Return-28765
WEC Draws 6,000-Plus in Phoenix for Final Event
GLENDALE, Ariz. - In its final event, the WEC brought in an estimated attendance of 6,384 to the Jobing.com Arena outside Phoenix on Thursday night. Gate information was not yet available late Thursday night.After Thursday's WEC 53 card, the promotion will merge with its Zuffa LLC sibling promotion, the UFC, starting in January, though there have already been several lighter-weight fights over the last two UFC cards.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/17/wec-draws-6000-in-phoenix-for-final-event/
Falling Action: Best and Worst of WEC 53
So let me get this straight: J.R. Smith dunks a basketball and it's named the day's top play in all of sports by ESPN's Sportscenter. Meanwhile, at WEC 53 Anthony Pettis pulls off a head kick that would make Jackie Chan blush, and that's No. 2?Now, I don't want to act like a jerk about something that's relatively minor (which is, of course, what you say right before you act like a jerk about something that's relatively minor), but seriously? What Pettis did was practically superhuman. Just to even think you could pull off a kick like that is so ambitious that it borders on delusional. To actually do it against the WEC lightweight champion in the fifth round of a title fight, that's a once in a lifetime moment.
Then again, I suppose it doesn't compare to a slam dunk. That only happens every single night during basketball season, and that doesn't even count the "And 1" tour.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/17/falling-action-best-and-worst-of-wec-53/
Friday, December 17, 2010
Sean Pierson may lose cop job over UFC fight
(Was it the ultimate fighting or the ridiculous hat the police have a problem with? From this picture I must surmise that Pierson is a cage fighting drug pimp)
Ever get the feeling that half the police force is made up of douchebags from high school who didn't exactly behave admirably the last time they had power over the weak? This fear was partially confirmed during the Countdown to UFC 124 when we learned that Josh Koscheck was on the way to becoming a cop before fighting came along.
So what does the police force do to cull out the jackasses and dick faces? They keep an eye on what you do and decide based on that if you might be a problem. Unfortunately, it looks like participating in human cockfighting is considered a red flag to the Toronto PD, who are making Sean Pierson chose between them and the UFC:
Pierson stepped down from his position as an accounts manager with Dell Canada three months ago and was recently hired by Toronto Police. The aspiring welterweight fighter was told he must make a choice between one job or the other.
?(Toronto Police) said there was a conflict with what I do with mixed martial arts and the police,? Pierson said. ?The timing was bad. The fight was on Dec. 11 and I was supposed to start with the police force on Dec. 14. It?s unfortunate for me that I have to make a choice between a career and pursue a dream.?
Compounding Pierson?s possible decision is his age. Being 34 years old, Pierson realizes his mixed martial arts career might not last too long. If Pierson was in his late teens and fighting, he said the situation would be far different.
?I don?t have a lot of time due to my age,? he said yesterday.
Pierson said he hasn?t made up his mind yet and will have a meeting with his new employers on the situation.
I think everyone agrees that Pierson's domination of Matt Riddle was impressive, but it doesn't let us know if he can hang with the sharks of the UFC welterweight division. And I bet when Sean puts together one of those pro / con lists to help make a decision, all the pros are on the police job side and all the cons are on the UFC side. But here's the biggest pro for sticking with the UFC: you can always re-apply for a job with one of the hundreds of police departments later, but the UFC only comes knocking once. Fuck the police - chase the dream, Sean!
The UFC returns to the birthplace of modern MMA
The UFC's attempts to become global aren't just about ego and status - one of the big reasons they're trying to spread as quickly as they can is so a loss of interest in one region doesn't wipe them out completely (like what happened to MMA in Japan). Up to this point the focus has been on Europe - specifically countries with strong economies like the UK and Germany.
But with Europe now on the same financial edge as North America (seriously, we have big problems and no one's doing anything about them), a new market has suddenly become interesting: Brazil. The UFC had a press conference yesterday and announced their first South American show in 12 years will be held in Rio de Janeiro on August 27th. Kevin Iole reports on why the sudden interest:
Brazil is one of four countries that investment firm Goldman Sachs refers to as the ?BRIC? countries, along with Russia, India and China. In a 2005 research paper, Goldman Sachs noted that the combined economy of the four countries would exceed the combined economies of the world?s richest countries by 2050.
The Goldman Sachs paper predicts Brazil?s economy will soon become one of the five largest in the world. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Brazil?s economy is expected to expand 7.6 percent in 2010, its fastest rate of growth in two decades.
That and the country?s passion for MMA made a live event in Brazil a no-brainer, White said.
Considering the country's passion for MMA was alive and well last year when the Fertittas listed Brazil as a less important market than Italy and Spain, I'll stick with 'Brazil is no longer a cesspool of poverty and crime' as the reason. The police spent a good portion of last month sweeping drug dealers out the favelas as part of a 5 year plan to clean things up for the Olympics. So now the UFC just has to hope it's event doesn't spark the kind of crazy riots MMA has caused in the past, otherwise it might find itself as another undesired element in Brazil's efforts to fix up it's image.
(image via GracieMag's press conference gallery)
11/16 MMA News Recap
Source: http://cardiofreakmma.com/2010/11/16/1116-mma-news-recap/
11/11-11/14 MMA News Recap
Source: http://cardiofreakmma.com/2010/11/14/1111-1114-mma-news-recap/
Report: Mir-Schaub Bout Tabbed for March
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Mir-Schaub-Bout-Tabbed-for-March-28751
Fedor Emelianenko Yasubey Enomoto Mark Epstein Eric Butterbean
?Mayhem? Miller Criticizes Diaz, Team, Stockton
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Mayhem-Miller-Criticizes-Diaz-Team-Stockton-28761
Sherman Pendergarst B.J. Penn Anthony Perosh Seth Petruzelli
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Abu Dhabi cheaps out on the UFC
It's official: Abu Dhabi is out, New Jersey is in for UFC 129. That's the event set to feature the long awaited Shogun Rua vs Rashad Evans, plus Tito vs Lil Nog and Frank Mir vs Brendan Schaub. As for why the event ended up getting moved, you'll have to look back to a week ago when reports started coming out of a problem in the Middle East.
"We're still working on it," White said. "It just depends on our schedule and what we do. The guys in Abu Dhabi want a fight, so we'll see what happens.
"(But) you can't go there in the summer."
The UFC's first Abu Dhabi show took place outdoors at Concert Arena at the Ferrari World theme park on Yas Island. However, the temporary venue no longer exists, and officials haven't nailed down a replacement site.
The obvious question is why can't Abu Dhabi just throw together another stadium like last time? Sure, it was pretty baller to do it the first time around. But it's a sad day indeed when interest amongst your part-owner Sheikhs drops to the point where they aren't willing to blow several million dollars on an arena structure that will only exist for one event. But how about this for a novel idea, Abu Dhabi: why not build an arena ... and then don't tear it down?
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fightlinker/~3/QjnVFV5s4OM/abu-dhabi-cheaps-out-on-the-ufc
UFC 124 Bonuses: 3 Fighters Earn $100K; 2 Others Pocket $50K
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-124-Bonuses-3-Fighters-Earn-100K-2-Others-Pocket-50K-28718
To Fight at Welterweight, Hazelett Had to Eat Until He Was Sick
Weekend Rundown: Sylvia Wins Fourth Straight
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Weekend-Rundown-Sylvia-Wins-Fourth-Straight-28745
Mike Nickels Alexandre Franca Antônio Rodrigo Antônio Rogério
Dominance of Georges St. Pierre Is in the Details
Filed under: UFC
Last Friday, the night before UFC 124, company president Dana White ran into Josh Koscheck in the host hotel, just a block away from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The two shared a few words, and during the conversation, Koscheck shared his prediction that Georges St. Pierre would refuse to strike with him during their championship fight.The belief that St. Pierre has become a wrestling-dependent, "safe" fighter has become so widespread that even Koscheck -- before the biggest moment of his life -- felt sure it was his opponent's likeliest course of action. It turned out to be the wrong assumption. The fight spent just 68 seconds on the mat, as St. Pierre kept the action standing, where he out-struck Koscheck over five rounds, bloodying him and breaking his right orbital bone en route to a division record-tying fifth straight title defense.
While statistics don't tell the whole story, they help illuminate the fallacy of many criticisms lobbed against the UFC's welterweight champion.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/14/dominance-of-georges-st-pierre-is-in-the-details/
Karen Grigoryan Maxim Grishin Kendall Grove Guram Gugenishvili
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Matsumoto Stops Maruyama, Otsuka Dominates Hori at Deep 51
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Matsumoto-Stops-Maruyama-Otsuka-Dominates-Hori-at-Deep-51-28713
Yoshiaki Yatsu Hirotaka Yokoi Hidehiko Yoshida Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Stefan Struve Wants to Get to 280 Pounds for Lesnar, Carwin, Etc.
With his first-round win at UFC 124, Stefan Struve has now captured five of his last six fights, a strong run in the division. Because of it, many believe Struve is soon to face up with some of the division's best. On the flip side, Struve is just 22 years old, so it might make some sense to let him continue to work his way towards the division's elites.Because of a variety of issues, the UFC may well put Struve into the mix with the biggest of its big names, including Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, athletes who cut down to make the division's 265-pound limit. And while Struve thinks he's ready for the move skill-wise, he would prefer to take a little more time to put on the muscle he feels is necessary to face the UFC's monster heavyweights.
Nevada Commission Bombarded with E-mails About Phan-Garcia Decision
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Donald Cerrone: I Feel Like I'm on the Chopping Block
Filed under: WEC
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Donald Cerrone may not be meeting his old pal Jamie Varner for a third time when the WEC rolls out its final event on Thursday night, but that doesn't mean they aren't thinking about each other. "I would love that fight again, and again, and in the parking lot, and wherever I can get it," Cerrone said at Tuesday's WEC 53 open workouts. "But it'll come in due time. Hopefully he wins his next fight and I can see him in the UFC. I plan on whipping his a-- every chance I get, so I don't ever plan on letting him dictate one round or one second of any fight ever again."
It's a sentiment that's likely shared by Varner, who recently described Cerrone as a "lonely, uneducated hillbilly" in an interview with MMA Fighting. But while Cerrone admitted he wasn't aware of that latest salvo, even he seems to be on the verge of acknowledging that the time might have come for him to finally move on from that rivalry after winning a unanimous decision in their last meeting.
Some habits, however, die hard.
Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/14/donald-cerrone-i-feel-like-im-on-the-chopping-block/
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Marius Zaromskis vs. Kazushi Sakuraba Title Match Booked for Dynamite!!
It was well short of the 10 fights we were promised, but on Monday at the ANA InterContinental Hotel in Tokyo, FEG President Sadaharu Tanigawa, DREAM Executive Producer Keiichi Sasahara and the newly announced Dynamite!! Executive Producer Antonio Inoki made five bouts official for FEG's end of year effort.Marius Zaromskis will defend his DREAM Welterweight Title for the first time against Kazushi Sakuraba who will be making his debut as a welterweight at 41 years old; 2010 K-1 MAX 63 kg Japan Tournament Champion Tetsuya Yamato will return to the FEG ring for the first time since capturing the promotion's first belt at that weight limit to face K-1 débutante Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura; and UFC veteran Caol Uno will debut as a featherweight against Kazuyuki Miyata.
Also made official were the "special rules" bout between DREAM Lightweight Champ Shinya Aoki and cosplayer Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima and the MMA bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Strikeforce's Josh Thompson. The bout between Jerome Le Banner and Tatsuya Mizuno has not yet been made official despite the Frenchman's management confirming it last week.
Kirby Convicted in 'Mask' Trial
Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Kirby-Convicted-in-Mask-Trial-28658
Nobuhiko Takada Yoshihiro Takayama Daiju Takase Oleg Taktarov
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Dana White Names Possibilities for Ultimate Fighter Coaching Jobs
Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, News
Upon returning to his Las Vegas office on Monday morning after a hugely successful UFC 124 event, company president Dana White has several items that will require fairly immediate attention. Among the most pressing is selecting coaches for the upcoming season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter.The series is scheduled to begin taping in just a few weeks, and White admits he's late in picking the men who will lead two teams in competition and later battle it out themselves.
Though he says the decision is far from made, he shared with MMA Fighting some possibilities for the job.