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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
DREAM.5 will feature the organization's lightweight grand prix
semifinals, and the match-ups include Shinya Aoki (16-2) vs. Caol Uno
(25-10-4) and Eddie Alvarez (14-1) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (22-4-2).
The Japanese-based organization announced the match-ups on Sunday during its DREAM.4 event.
Unlike former rounds of the tournament, both the semifinals and finals
will take place during the July 21 event, meaning the finalists will
fight twice in one night. Full Article
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Well, it’s Tuesday, which means you’ve probably been biting your nails all day wondering when Dana White is going to drop his huge, mind-blowing announcement that may or may not define the future of the sport. Dave Meltzer, who broke some news earlier about EliteXC’s next CBS show — which has the working title of [...]
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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(the middle finger that launched a thousand shoves)
Nick Diaz is pissed off that once again he’s getting painted as the bitch ass punk fucker in the KJ Noons situation, so he’s come out to try and explain what’s really up:
He said Monday he ran into Noons and his family after returning from a long run [...]
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
Kim Couture will make her professional MMA debut Friday at a
combination boxing-MMA show -- one that's expected to draw
approximately 18,000 spectators at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center. After that, though, the pro MMA rookie and Vice President of Xtreme Couture isn't sure what the future holds.
However, Couture today told TAGG Radio, the
official radio partner of MMAjunkie.com, that she's
been in talks with Strikeforce about a possible deal, and that the
Kentucky-based American Fight League has offered a lucrative contract.
Couture also debunked rumors of her past and why Matt Hughes eventually apologized for fueling some of the speculation. Full Article
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
Reigning Cage Warriors welterweight champion Dan Hardy will reportedly make his debut with the Ultimate Fighting Championship at a yet-to-be-announced international event on October 18th in his native country of England.
The news comes from Sherdog.com’s latest ”European Throwdown” column.
Hardy, who signed a four-fight deal to fight under the Zuffa banner, has won eight out of his last nine fights, his lone defeat being a disqualification loss to fellow UFC newcomer Yoshiyuki Yoshida last December. Hardy most recently scored a TKO win over Daniel Weichel on May 3rd. The Nottingham native also stopped Chad Reiner with strikes at a Cage Warriors event last month.
“It means everything to finally be at the pinnacle of mixed martial arts,” Hardy said concerning his signing last month. “Even kids who have never taken a martial arts class in their life dream about fighting in the UFC - it is the Premier League of MMA and there was nowhere else I wanted to be. I cannot wait to step into the Octagon and showcase myself on the biggest stage in MMA.”
While potential opponents for Hardy have not yet been revealed, it’s likely that the UFC could consider setting up a rematch between him and Yoshida, who scored his first UFC win by submitting “Ultimate Fighter” cast member Jon Koppenhaver last month. Full Article
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Legendary boxing guru Freddie Roach — who has trained a long list of superstars including Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, and James Toney — will enter the world of mixed martial arts on July 19th, when he’ll be working the corner of Andrei Arlovski at Affliction: Banned. According to Fighthype, Arlovski has [...]
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Don Frye exchanges punches with Yoshihiro Nakao. Photo courtesy of FEG.
Longtime fan-favorite Don Frye will return to action when he takes on colorful Japanese veteran Ikuhisa Minowa, who will continue his open-weight fighting quest at a scheduled DEEP event entitled “Gladiator” on August 16th in Japan.
The organization announced the event earlier today.
Frye quickly picked up his first win of this year back in January, scoring a first-round knockout of Bryan Pardoe in the main event of a NoLimit Fighting show in Dallas. Despite noticeably falling off talent-wise as he approaches the twilight of his career, Frye has only lost once in his last six fights.
Meanwhile Minowa has strugged as of late, losing three out of his last four bouts. His only win was a submission of former professional baseball player Bum Chan Kang at DREAM’s inaugural event in March. He most recently lost an unanimous decision to Taiei Kin at DREAM.2 in April.
Additional bouts announced for the card include Daijiro Matsui vs. Eun Soo Lee and a K-1 rules bout between Gary Goodridge vs. Hiromi Amada. HT: Fight Opinion via Japan-MMA
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
Rob McCullough. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
Former WEC lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough will likely continue his journey to regain his title later this year, possibly taking on undefeated prospect Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a bout with potential title shot implications.
The news comes from MMA Mania, which reports that the fight is currently “in the works” and could either take place at planned WEC events in August or September.
McCullough bounced back from a brutal TKO loss that cost him his welterweight title at the hands of current champion Jamie Varner in February by avenging a prior loss to Kenneth Alexander via split decision earlier this month in Sacramento. The bout will likely mark the fifth consecutive time that McCullough has been in a Zuffa-televised bout.
Cerrone, who has yet to lose thus far in his professional career, was also victorious at the WEC’s latest effort earlier this month, submitting Danny Castillo with an armbar during a preliminary bout. The fight was his first since being suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after testing positive for a banned diuretic last year.
Officially announced by the WEC today was a bantamweight showdown between rising contender Brian Bowles and Jackson’s Submission Fighting product Damacio Page. That fight will take place at the promotion’s next event on August 3rd in Las Vegas. Full Article
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
In the above video, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner discusses his upcoming fight against Kendall Grove, the middleweight winner of the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, courtesy of ESPN. Among the topic Tanner elaborates on was the reasoning behind his most recent loss to Yushin Okami in March, his training leading up to the fight, and why the loser of the fight might actually find their way out of the UFC. Full Article
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (21-4 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will make
his light-heavyweight debut and take on veteran fighter James Irvin
(14-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at a July 19 UFC event.
MMAjunkie.com confirmed the fight this afternoon with a source very close to the event; it was first reported today by MMARated.com.
MMAjunkie.com has also confirmed that the event will be titled UFC
Fight Night 14 (and the Sept. 17 Spike TV event will now be titled UFC
Fight Night 15).
The event, which will air on Spike TV, was only recently put together
-- likely to combat Affliction's star-studded debut "Banned" show,
which features a main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia. Full Article
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