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Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Jake Shields Strikeforce Middleweight Championship (vacant) Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Antonio Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum (9pm ET) PRELIMINARY CARD Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le will return to action at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19 in San Jose, California, according to Fanhouse, likely fighting Scott Smith at the Showtime-televised event. For the latest Strikeforce news and Strikeforce rumors stay...
Smith (16-6), who went 1-3 in the UFC between 2006 and 2007, twice fought EliteXC middleweight champ Robbie Lawler in 2008, fighting to a no contest in their first bout before suffering a second-round TKO in their second meeting. Smith rebounded with back-to-back wins in Strikeforce ove...
“It has been a while since I have fought in the States. It’s great to be part of a card that includes fighters like Fedor and Brett Rogers. I’ve come to seek what I think is mine. I will be working very hard for that.”“Werdum is a fighter of many qualities. He’s fought in many events. He has strengths an...
A rumored December 19 Strikeforce event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California was made official at Thursday’s “Fedor vs. Rogers” press conference, with Strikeforce’s Scott Coker announcing that the Showtime-televised “Evolution” event will feature Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s St...
“I respect him (Evangelista) as a fighter. He’s well rounded and he has a lot of heart. He’d not going to give up.“He’s well rounded, but I think I’m a better fighter and have more experience.“It’s going to be a tough fight. I’m really looking forward to it.“I’m excited to be booed for the first time...
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Yesterday
Shalorus (4-0-1) remained undefeated in June with a second-round TKO of Justin Miller. WEC 44 airs live on Versus and is headlined by featherweight champion Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo. For the latest WEC 44 rumors check out the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.
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PRESS RELEASE — Under Armour, (NYSE: UA) the Baltimore-based leader in performance apparel and footwear, announced today it has signed Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre to a multi-year endorsement deal. Under the terms of the agreement, St-Pierre, th...
Wednesday, Nov 4
PRESS RELEASE — HDNet’s “Inside MMA” will provide LIVE, exclusive coverage of the weigh-ins for “STRIKEFORCE: Fedor vs. Rogers,” Friday, November 6at 6:00 pm ET. Heavyweight sensation Bobby Lashley, “King” Mo Lawal, and MMA legend Frank Shamrock are expected to join Kenny Rice and Bas R...
Tuesday, Nov 3
The lawsuit outlines a number of allegations regarding the relationship between M-1 and Affliction, most of which concern the deal between Affliction and the UFC which resulted in the cancellation of the event and closure of Affliction Entertainment, an independent branch of the com...
Monday, Nov 2
today announced that it has acquired FightTrends.com, a leading MMA fashion and gear blog, with the site becoming the first part of the newly-launched MMAFrenzy.com Network. Below is an interview with FightTrends.com founder Cody Sweet, who has joined the MMAFrenzy.com team to remain as e...
Check out FightTrends.com’s Best of October 2009 for an introduction to what the site has to offer, and stop back to MMAFrenzy.com later today for an interview with Cody. New and enhanced features are in development for MMAFrenzy.com and FightTrends.com and will be announced in the future.
Cote made it to the third-round against middleweight champ Anderson Silva last October, but a torn meniscus in his right knee ended the fight prematurely. Two surgeries have postponed his return, but Cote posted on Facebook on Sunday that rehab was going “very well” and that he will retur...
Thursday, Oct 29
Emerson (8-8), a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 5, recovered from a double-knockout no contest with Gray Maynard to win back-to-back fights over Keita Nakamura and Manny Gamburyan, but has since dropped two-straight to Kurt Pellegrino and Rafael dos Anjos.
Tuesday, Oct 27
Maximum Fighting Championship on Monday announced that it was stripping light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley of the title and releasing him from the promotion. Prangley spoke with MMA Weekly about his release, saying he sought permission from the organization for the bouts but...
Friday, Oct 23
Meanwhile, the UFC will counter Strikeforce’s CBS debut on November 7 with “UFC Main Events” on Spike TV, a new special showcasing main events from the promotion’s recent cards. UFC 101 headliners BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva are set to be featured on the s...
DREAM recently announced additions and changes to the fight card for its October 25 DREAM 12 event, including Kazushi Sakuraba replacing Melvin Manhoef against Zelg Galesic and welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis’ return to action in a non-title bout against Myeon Ho Bae. Paulo Filho...
Thursday, Oct 22
Former WEC featherweight and bantamweight contender and recent Strikeforce signee Jeff Curran will make his Strikeforce debut against Sam Thao on the undercard of “Fedor vs. Rogers” on November 7, according to Five Ounces of Pain.
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Tuesday, Oct 20
The matchup is a rematch from The Ultimate Fighter 5 semifinals, when Diaz submitted Maynard with a guillotine choke in the second-round of the bout to advance to the finals, where he defeated Manny Gamburyan to win the reality show.
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Lightweight fighter, Chris Horodecki is expected to sign with the WEC very soon, according to his trainer Shawn Thompkins. If the deal goes through, the 22 year old fighter would enter the organization with a 13-1 record, having suffered his only loss to Ryan Shutlz in the IFL.Jeff Curran’...
“We’re thrilled to bring Bellator’s brand of MMA to our viewers. We believe the quality of the events and the passion of these fighters will resonate with our audience,” said David Sussin, Vice President of Programming, FOX Sports Net.
Sunday, Oct 18
During the latest installment of ESPN’s “MMA Live,” Cerrone’s teammate Rashad Evans said “The Cowboy” could get his anticipated rematch with Varner with Henderson hurt, and the Cerrone-Varner matchup appears to be a possibility to headline WEC 45, though a non-title bout, including...
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Friday, Oct 16
A cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 8, Lawlor (6-1) has won back-to-back UFC fights over Kyle Kingsbury and CB Dollaway. Simpson (6-0), an All-American wrestler at Arizona State, improved to 6-0 with UFC wins over Tim McKenzie and Ed Herman in 2009.
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UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun – October 24, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA)DREAM 12 – October 25, 2009 (Osaka, Japan)Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Gurgel – November 6, (Fresno, CA)Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers – November 7, 2009 (Hoffman Estates, IL)Sengoku 11th Battle – November 7, 20...
Vale Tudo Japan, which is set to take place on October 30th, in Tokyo, is still taking shape. An opponent for lightweight fighter Takanori Gomi, was recently announced. Gomi will be taking on King of the Cage lightweight champion Tony Hervey, in his alleged final fight in Japan. Other expect...
Wednesday, Oct 14
According to Dan Baylard, the Gomez family’s attorney, a Blue Springs assistant wrestling coach, James Williamson, watched and cheered. Mixed martial arts fighting is a full contact combat sport that combines boxing, wrestling and martial arts.
Friday, Oct 9
Former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman will look to get back in the win column after losing to Mike Whitehead at a June Strikeforce event, facing off against undefeated Stanislav Nedkov at Sengoku 11. [MMAJunkie]DEEP’s “45th Impact” will include a “Guam vs. Japan” format which...
Monday, Oct 5
Press Release — Shine International has signed a global distribution deal with STRIKEFORCE, one of the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions, to sell its entire library of television programming, including more than 70 hours of content, to international markets.
The UFC has signed light heavyweight Rodney Wallace to a four-fight deal, with “Sho Nuff The Master” slated to make his Octagon debut on December 5 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, possibly against former WEC champ Brian Stann. Wallace confirmed his signing and debut in an interview wit...
Sunday, Oct 4
Japanese MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba will look to rebound from back-to-back losses when he returns to action on short notice at Tuesday’s DREAM 11 event against professional boxer Rubin Williams, who will be making his MMA debut in the bout.
Saturday, Oct 3
Chou comes to STRIKEFORCE with 10 years of experience in the MMA business. During his tenure in the sport, he has functioned in the same capacity with two other organizations and worn a number of other hats including that of competitor and referee.
Thursday, Oct 1
Strikeforce fighter Luke Rockhold has announced via facebook that he will be Jesse Taylor’s unannounced opponent at the November 6 “Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Gurgel” event in Fresno California, which will air on Showtime. This comes just a day after MMAFrenzy.com repor...
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Wednesday, Sep 30
Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10, which features the highly-anticipated heavyweight matchup between Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson. Roy Nelson def. Kimbo Slice via TKO (strikes) — Round 2
Middleweights and light heavyweights are invited to tryout for The Ultimate Fighter 11 on Monday, October 26 at the Renaissance Airport Hotel in Los Angeles. Veteran David Loiseau is among the fighters who plan on trying out for the show. [Fanhouse]Urijah Faber says he’s close to a new dea...
Monday, Sep 28
As yet, White made no mention of when the potential bout would take place, but UFC 105 in November seems to be the likely candidate. Both fighters have spent time in training camps recently, and Hardy was already scheduled to be on the November 14 card in Manchester, England fighting Dong Hy...
Friday, Sep 25
Ratings for the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 dropped 29 percent to 2.9 million from the series record 4.1 million who tuned in for the TUF 10 debut. [Spike TV]Strikeforce recently announced the signing of notable lightweight Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (20-3), who is 1-1 in 2009 in...
Thursday, Sep 24
Also revealed in the promotional video were nine of the fighters to be featured. Those nine fighters are Eddie Alvarez, Paulo Filho, Katsunori Kikuno, Yoshiro Maeda, Andrews Nakahara, Alistair Overeem, Kiyoshi Tamura, and Marius Zaromskis. Another fighter to be featured on the card wa...
Evans (13-1-1), following 12-straight wins to begin his career over the likes of Michael Bisping and Chuck Liddell, won the UFC light heavyweight championship last December with a third-round knockout of Forrest Griffin. In his first title defense, Evans was knocked out by Lyoto Machi...
Monday, Sep 21
A running back at the University of Georgia, Walker won the 1982 Heisman Trophy and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Walker then spent 12 seasons in the NFL from 1986 to 1997, going to the Pro Bowl in ‘87 and ‘88 and became one of the all-time leaders in total yardage in th...
Saturday night at UFC 103, the MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic took to the Octagon again, in hopes of proving that he was still the fighter we saw in Pride, and that he could perform in the UFC. His opponent, Junior dos Santos, beat the once feared striker to the punch throughout the fight...
Saturday, Sep 19
Two former UFC stars were in action last night at Adrenaline MMA IV in Council Bluffs, Iowa, among others. Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and UFC light heavyweight fighter Houston Alexander were both looking to pick up much needed wins when they stepped inside the cage last ni...
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Friday, Sep 18
Shields (23-4-1), the former EliteXC welterweight champion who is currently riding a 12-fight win streak that includes victories over Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, Paul Daley, and Nick Thompson, last fought in June, submitting Robbie Lawler in the opening round of the catchweight co...
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre recently did an interview with TSN.ca. in which he told them that he is “close to getting back to 110 percent in October.” The French-Canadian fighter also mentioned that he is continuing to look to improve his game including starting yoga, and a m...
Thursday, Sep 17
The UFC has a history of counter-programming their competition, that is, putting on their own show opposite the competition’s. When Affliction debuted on July 19, 2008 headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia on pay-per-view, the UFC threw together a full night of fights on Spike in...
Friday, Sep 4
Evans (13-1-1), is also familiar with TUF, appearing as a heavyweight on the second season of the show, suffered a second-round knockout to Machida in his most-recent bout in May. He was previously undefeated in 14 career fights with notable wins over Michael Bisping, Chuck Liddell, and...
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Saturday, Nov 15
The auction was set to sell the promotion’s fighter contracts, along with other assets, but faced heavy opposition from MMA agents who, on behalf of their clients, claimed that the agreements were not transferable and could not be sold. Showtime has canceled its planned auction of the as...
Friday, Sep 19
Showtime, a subscription television brand owned by CBS, has entered talks to purchase ProElite Inc., the parent company of mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC, according to Sherdog: The news of a potential sale surfaces just weeks before EliteXC’s October 4th event on CBS, “Heat”, wh...
Sunday, Jun 1
The most suspicious of matches stopped last night was the heavyweight headliner Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson. The question I now ask is, was the bout stopped simply because Thompson’s ear looked uncomfortably sanguinary for network America? Or because EliteXC (Gary Shaw, cough) real...
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