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UFC 110: Mirko Cro Cop vs Ben Rothwell

06 Nov 2009 08:33:43 PST

Written by CagE
Cro Cop (25-7-2) is coming off a disappointing verbal submission loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103. He continues to state that a mental block is the reason preventing him from being the great fighter he was in PRIDE and has since seeked psychiatric therapy.

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Chris Horodecki Signs with WEC, Expected to Fight on December 15th

22 Oct 2009 15:00:55 PDT

Written by Tom Ngo
At only 22 years of age, “The Polish Hammer” is one of MMA’s best kept secrets. He boasts an impressive 13-1 mark with his only blemish coming at the hands of Ryan Schultz in the Finals of the IFL Lightweight Grand Prix back in 2007. Bart Palaszewski vs. TBD Chris Horodecki vs. Anthony Njokuani

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WEC Signs Horodecki

22 Oct 2009 07:04:37 PDT

Written by greg@sherdog.com (greg@sherdog.com (Greg Savage))
The WEC announced Thursday on Twitter that it has signed former IFL champion Chris Horodecki.

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Mysterious November meetings explained

20 Oct 2009 08:03:33 PDT

Written by fightlinker
This isn’t the first time Zuffa has brought it’s fighters together to teach them how to act like grown ups. They did it for sure in November 2007, although I dunno if it’s an annual or once every two years thing. Regardless, it seems like November is officially fighter education month at Zuffa...

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Antonio McKee Talks the Two Sides of MMA, Sport vs. Entertainment

28 Sep 2009 04:28:27 PDT

Written by Leland Roling
McKee's conveyed the same sentiments in his interview, but he has stated that if he were paid more... he would be a more exciting fighter because he knows he'll take some damage if he tries to be more exciting. He talked about how he's been working to improve his submission game in order to finish...

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The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Preview: Heavyweights - Part II

14 Sep 2009 08:08:08 PDT

Written by Leland Roling
Darrill Schoonover (10-0) is one of the fighters that I'm most looking forward to observing on this season. At 6'2", 250 lbs, he isn't the biggest heavyweight on the show, but his skill-set is one of the most well-rounded we'll see out of most of the contestants. He comes from a wrestling back...

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IFL: International Fight League news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit IFL: International Fight League news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers Predictions -- by Luke Thomas from Bloody Elbow
• WEC Announces Cerrone vs Ratcliff, Njokuani vs Horodecki -- from Brawl Sports
• “UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun” Results and Play-by-Play -- by 5thRound.com Staff from 5thRound.com - UFC 104 Play-by-Play Results, MMA News, Fight Rumors
• Five Things We’ll Learn After UFC 104 -- by Tim Ngo from 5thRound.com - UFC 104 Play-by-Play Results, MMA News, Fight Rumors
• Martin Kampmann Vs. Rory Markham Added to UFC 108 in January -- by Casey Trowbridge from MMA Blitz
• Slow Down on Cain Velasquez and the UFC Heavyweight Title -- by Michael Rome from Bloody Elbow
• Chris Horodecki Signs WEC Deal -- from MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts and UFC News Website
• Ben Rothwell Looking To Make “Big” Impression At UFC 104 -- by Tim Ngo from 5thRound.com - UFC 104 Play-by-Play Results, MMA News, Fight Rumors
• Bellator Fighting Championships Returns, but Not on ESPN Deportes -- by Tom Ngo from 5thRound.com - UFC 104 Play-by-Play Results, MMA News, Fight Rumors
• Tompkins: Chris Horodecki “Very Close” to Signing with WEC -- by Tom Ngo from 5thRound.com - UFC 104 Play-by-Play Results, MMA News, Fight Rumors

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Who else might sign Fedor

30 Jul 2009 09:18:26 PDT

Written by fightlinker
Strikeforce is one promotion willing to co-promote with M-1 Global. Scott Coker, Strikeforce’s CEO, told Sherdog.com that it was his understanding that Emelianenko and M-1 Global have “four or five offers on the table,” including ones from boxing promotions and television networks. Co...

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The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 Cast Annouced

10 Jul 2009 16:55:40 PDT

Written by CagE
Today the UFC and SpikeTV announced the full cast the 10th season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. This season features some know fighters – street fighter Kimbo Slice, 4 former NFL Players (Wes Shivers, Brendan Schaub, Marcus Jones and Matt Mitrione) and the former IFL heavyweight...

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Chris Horodecki: A Serious Pain in the Neck

05 Jun 2009 06:32:11 PDT

CA If you get injured and can't fight, there are no unemployment benefits to turn to. Well many MMA fan's have heard of this young fighter before. He practically ruled the now defunct IFL (International Fight League). Like he said “I train hard, ...

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Podcast: No Holds Barred: Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt, Bob Arum, Nick Lembo, ABC Meeting and MMA

04 Jul 2008 02:58:27 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting on the discussion we had on the most recent edition of this show with the award-winning boxing writer and author, Thomas Hauser of SecondsOut.com, about his views on UFC and the mixed martial arts. While we obviousl...

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Podcast: No Holds Barred: 2008 U.S. Olympic Wrestlers VanDusen, Dantzler, Mango, Hrovat, Miller, Bernard, Mocco, Byers, Wheeler, Cormier, Chun

23 Jun 2008 16:57:41 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team, who will compete this August at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. They were in New York last week for a media tour, which included promoting the Fuel the Dream program to assist fam...

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UFC Signing IFL Talent

20 Jun 2008 08:11:39 PDT

Written by Luke Thomas
However, there doesn’t appear to be a bias, as in recent months the UFC has selected former IFL fighters such as Gerald Harris, Mike Dolce, and Dante Rivera for the cast of its seventh installment of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality TV show. Now, with the recent signings of other former IFL fi...

Original story at Bloody Elbow .

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Podcast: No Holds Barred: Mo Lawal, Marcie Van Dusen, T.C. Dantzler, Ginger Snap, Beatrix Slaughter

09 Jun 2008 07:45:35 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by commenting on the recent exposure of what goes on behind the scenes of UFC's "The Ultimate Fighter" show by cast member and fighter Mike Dolce. Here, once again, the true, anti-social nature of that show is laid bare. Next, we re...

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Podcast: Pre fight audio from “The Hillbilly Heart Throb” Brad Imes

13 May 2008 20:59:10 PDT

Written by Larry Vollmer
Current Titleholder I just got off the phone with 6’7” heavyweight fighter Brad Imes. You may remember Imes as a runner up in “The Ultimate Fighter” season 2; he lost a close split decision to Rashad Evans and was a hair away from becoming the “The Ultimate Fighter” from season 3. Imes will be c...

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Podcast: NO HOLDS BARRED: Mo Lawal, Rory Markham, Pat Miletich, James Moore, Cristy Nickel, Oliva Fonseca, Bruce Silverglade, Mike O'Sullivan, Never Back Down

13 Mar 2008 07:52:33 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman begins by reviewing the new mixed martial arts-themed film, "Never Back Down" (http://www.neverbackdownthemovie.com/), which opens in theaters Friday, March 14. Next, we speak with one of the top freestyle wrestlers in America and...

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Former IFL Fighter Gerald Harris Chosen for “The Ultimate Fighter 7″

17 Feb 2008 09:30:52 PST

Written by MMA Junkie
With Harris, the latest rumored cast includes: Paul Bradley (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Matt Brown (7-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Steve Byrnes (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Timothy Credeur (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Mike Dolce (3-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)C.B. Dollaway (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Gerald Harris (6-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Mike Marrello (6-1-1 M...

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IFL, HDNet Fights Team Up to Televise First Three IFL Events of ...

05 Feb 2008 05:00:47 PST

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and HDNet Fights today announced an agreement to televise the first three IFL events of 2008 live, beginning with the Friday, February 29 card from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Original story at IFL.tv .

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Opinion: Fun With Betting Odds: UFC 79

28 Dec 2007 12:04:04 PST

Written by The Fighting Life
It's a big weekend in MMA, which is only fitting considering the year we've had. I'm in Connecticut for the final round of the IFL Grand Prix, while across the country the UFC has one of their best offerings of 2007. That's enough great MMA in one night to last you several months, but if you rea...

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Losses mount for IFL, Larkin takes over as CEO

20 Nov 2007 19:32:56 PST

Written by Steve Sievert(cycling.notebook@earthlink.net)
The most notable employee who has parted ways with the company is co-founder Gareb Shamus, who has resigned as IFL chairman and CEO. Jay Larkin gets bumped up to the big chair as new CEO. After six months in his previous position as chief operating officer, Larkin was set to pull down an annual...

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Opinion: IFL World Grand Prix hits live network TV tonight

03 Nov 2007 12:21:52 PDT

IFL's World Grand Prix hits live network TV tonight at 9 p.m. EST on MyNetworkTV. The one hour of coverage represents the first time in the history of this country that MMA will be covered live on network television (don't forget that IFL has had a weekly show called IFL Battleground on MyNetwo...

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Q&A with 20-year-old MMA fighter Chris Horodecki - SI.com

16 Oct 2007 14:13:16 PDT

Q&A with 20-year-old MMA fighter Chris Horodecki - Born in Poland and raised in Ontario, Horodecki currently fights for the Los Angeles Anacondas in the International Fight League (IFL), which is among the ... Q&A with IFL president Jay Larkin CBSSports.com all 2 news articles

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Podcast: Ricco Rodriguez to headline New Jersey MMA card

03 Oct 2007 06:52:15 PDT

Written by Sam Caplan
Now comes recent word that Rodriguez will be fighting in the main event of New Jersey-area fight promotion Battlcage Xtreme’s next card on Oct. 20 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. According to the promotion’s website, Rodriguez will be fighting Kauai Kupihiea for the USKBA heavywe...

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Opinion: IFL’s Shad Lierley to be a free agent after 2007 season

17 Sep 2007 14:40:01 PDT

Written by Sam Caplan
Many you might be familiar with Lierley following his stunning June match vs. Chris Horodecki at the IFL’s show in Everett, Wash. Lierley lost via unanimous decision but he boosted his stock tenfold by participating in what was probably the greatest match in IFL history and one of the best m...

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Full review of IFL semifinals in New Jersey

03 Aug 2007 11:16:46 PDT

Written by Sam Caplan
But can the team concept allow the IFL to be a viable number two? No doubt about it. The crowd was pretty good. The IFL benefited from having Renzo Gracie’s New York Pitbulls fighting in their backyard as there were a ton of red ...

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Podcast: NO HOLDS BARRED: Dr. Margaret Goodman on Tommy Morrison, Doping in Boxing and MMA, and Solutions

15 Jun 2007 03:04:58 PDT

Written by Eddie Goldman
On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Dr. Margaret Goodman, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Dr. Goodman, a neurologist who is also the former chief ringside physician for the Nevada commission, has just written a...

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