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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped the ante in its latest round of counter programming, assembling a two-hour block of recent main event bouts to challenge tonight’s Strikeforce show from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Props: Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: “EA Sports is the premiere game manufacturing company in the world and I’ve been an EA Sports fan since Madden 1! For them to have Strikeforce in their game as the premiere league, we’re very honored.” –Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker reacts favorably to the in...
Akihiro Gono vs. Yoon Young Kim In a non-title bout against the reigning Sengoku champion and top-ranked middleweight, Jorge Santiago, the Chechen-Polish fighter sent a shockwave throughout Ryogoku Kokugikan with his granite fist.
CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 5th, 2009) – The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA), today announced it will sanction the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global fight between undisputed WAMMA reigning heavyweight champion Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and undefeated challenger, Brett “The G...
While a headlining bout for the card is still up in the air, Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Afromowitz, confirmed an intriguing middleweight battle between 2008 DREAM middleweight grand prix runner-up, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (10-2), and 13-year mixed martial arts ve...
And let’s not forget about Gegard Mousasi, who won the Strikeforce light heavyweight title from Renato Sobral but doesn’t think Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has earned the right to compete for it. Mousasi: Mousasi: -500 ((Bet Now)) Prediction: Mousasi via submission Silva:
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Bowling, who has yet to go to a decision or even see the 2nd round in his career, is considered by many to be one of the top welterweight prospects in MMA. Known for his cardio, brutal strikes, and excellent wrestling, he is expected to make his StrikeForce debut in February or March 2010. He hol...
In his 51 career bouts, he has faced opponents of every stylistic stripe; Kim, long-limbed submission specialist, poses no novel threat to him. Despite the cataclysmic ending to his last fight, he looked sharp with his strikes and more than held his own in the grappling department. Kim, a S...
Wednesday, Nov 4
Former UFC welterweight number one contender Jon Fitch shares the frustration of undergoing multiple changes in both events and opponents after Ricardo Almeida and Thiago Alves both went down with knee injuries and were forced out of action. Now Fitch must face the unknown Mike Pierce,...
Ultimate Fighter (TUF) castoff Jesse Taylor is also scheduled to make his Strikeforce debut on the Showtime telecast, and there will be plenty of other promising fighters from the promotion’s roster in action as well. Strikeforce fans can probably expect more of the same in this fight fr...
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DALLAS (November 4, 2009) 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. The special 90-minute edition of “Inside MMA” will provide a first look at the undisputed #1 Heavyweight in the wor...
Tuesday, Nov 3
NEW YORK (November 3, 2009)–-Jason “Mayhem” Miller has already shown the world that he’s no fan of bullies. Now, the host of MTV’s smash-hit reality series “Bully Beatdown” has been joined by fellow STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) stars Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith and Daniel Cormi...
Former UFC lightweight Jorge Gurgel responds to critics who don’t understand why the Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt continually abandons his ground game in favor of an all out slugfest. Gurgel went on to win a unanimous decision on all three judges scorecards in his first appearance und...
Monday, Nov 2
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) today announced its first show of the New Year, which will feature the return of Jamie Varner, defending his lightweight belt against 155-pound interim champion, Benson “Smooth” Henderson, in the main event of the evening.
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The Chicago MMA Hype train has left the station. Has the promoting for the Strikeforce/CBS event been up to snuff? Opinions please… The Chicago MMA Hype train has left the station. Has the promoting for the Strikeforce/CBS event been up to snuff? Opinions please…
Sunday, Nov 1
UFC 107 main card fighter and former UFC welterweight number one contender Jon Fitch will join us tonight at 9 p.m. ET on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio. Hosted by Larry Pepe, Pro MMA Radio is professional, guest-driven program that features some of mixed martial art...
Kimbo Slice (3-1) will make his first official appearance inside the Octagon opposite Houston Alexander (9-4) in a 215-pound catchweight brawl booked for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale, which is slated for “The Pearl” at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 5, according to NWITi...
Saturday, Oct 31
NEW YORK (Oct. 31, 2009) – DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Champion Marius “Whitemare” Zaromskis (13-3) of Lithuania has signed a multi-fight agreement with world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Strikeforce. Two of his three losses came against former Cage Rage British...
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The fight will be for the vacated Strikeforce middleweight championship formerly held by Cung Le, which Le won by defeating Frank Shamrock way back in March 2008, but he never once defended it because has been more involved in the movie business than mixed martial arts.
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”Keep moving. Never, never stay still. Keep moving, and you’ll always find some way, some pocket, to get out of a bad situation. Especially when it comes to a ground situation.” – Words of wisdom from former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Josh Barnett, as he helps Brett Rogers prepare to take on the...
Friday, Oct 30
In one of the two five-rounders under the specially designated VTJ rule, current Shooto 143-pound champion “Lion” Takeshi Inoue solidified his champion status in the Shooto history book by defeating the former champion, Alexandre “Pequeno” Franca Nogueira via TKO in Round 4.
Famed boxing promoter Don King, who once joined the likes of Bob Arum in trashing the world’s fastest growing sport, can no longer ignore the dollar signs attached to the millions of loyal fans it now draws. It also helps that Dana White and the Fertitta brothers have been doing most of the he...
After an illness forced Brock Lesnar to withdraw from his main event fight against Shane Carwin, the UFC promoted the rematch between Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz into the main event slot. For all the latest on the UFC 106 fight card and rumors click here.
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Thursday, Oct 29
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– Undefeated heavy-handed heavyweight, Brett Rogers, isn’t going to let his new-found fame (and a few cameras) get in the way of what he has to do at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Nov. 7. “The Grim” has taken a serious step up in competition after knocking out Andrei Arlovsk...
Shooto Rules – 2R x 5 min. Yoichiro Sato (75.8kg / 167.1 lbs) vs. Jung Min Kang (75.4kg / 166.2 lbs) Shooto Rules – 2R x 5 min. Kosuke “Jukucho” Eda (62kg / 136.7 lbs) vs. Makoto Sannai (61.8kg / 136.2 lbs) For all the latest on Vale Tudo Japan 2009 click here.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials stormed Massachusetts earlier this year, attempting to convince lawmakers in the “Bay State” that mixed martial arts regulation is good for them and the state economy … to the tune of $12.3 million in just one weekend.
Wednesday, Oct 28
Heavyweight: 2. Brock Lesnar 4. Frank Mir 5. Josh Barnett 6. Shane Carwin 7. Junior Dos Santos 8. Brett Rogers 9. Randy Couture Light Heavyweight: 1. Lyoto Machida 2. Rashad Evans 4. Mauricio Rua 5. Forrest Griffin 6. Anderson Silva 7. Thiago Silva 8. Gegard Mousasi 10. Luis Cane Middleweight:
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In anticipation of the event that will rechristen Sengoku as the Sengoku Raiden Chapionship, “SRC Spirit” offers glimpses into the personal lives and training of the fighters who will grace the ring. • Eiji Mitsuoka, seen working with his personal trainer at Gold’s Gym, speaks about his...
“The time has finally arrived for mixed martial arts and for the PMMAL,” stated Englebrecht. “As a club promoter of MMA since it was approved in California in 2006, I know first-hand the struggle young fighters have in trying to get fights, and the major struggles small mixed martial arts p...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Former Pride FC lightweight deity Takanori Gomi talks to Tsutaya Online about his fighting future as he prepares for Tony Hervey at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 on Oct. 30. “The Fireball Kid” flirted with a stateside move a few years ago when Zuffa — the UFC parent company — purchased the Japan-based...
Iole, who also broke the news on Brock Lesnar’s withdrawal from UFC 106, gives an update as to the status of the champ and when we might see him fight again. Hosted by Larry Pepe, Pro MMA Radio is professional, guest-driven program that features some of mixed martial arts biggest names.
Monday, Oct 26
The tournament reserve bout pitted the 2006 and 2007 K-1 MAX Japan champion, Yoshihiro Sato, against the 2008 champion, Yasuhiro Kido. Sato landed a series of low kicks in the first round while Kido scored with jabs. Both fighters switched to a higher gear in the second round, picking up one...
The public reaction to the newly unveiled cage and the broad implication of caged fight card held by a major Japanese organization will likely become evident in weeks and months to follow. The fighters also seemed eager to fight again in the white, hexagonal cage if given the opportunity.
Joe Stevenson gives MMA Fanhouse the people’s eyebrow when talking about the condition of opponent Spencer Fisher at UFC 104 last Saturday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “Daddy” forced referee Herb Dean to stop the bout in the second round after “King” Fisher was busted ope...
Saturday, Oct 24
DREAM will unveil its much ballyhooed white, hexagonal cage to showcase this eight-fight card. Consensus top-10 ranked lightweight, Eddie Alvarez returns to Japan against a dangerous, fast-rising Katsunori Kikuno, and the welterweight champion, Marius Zaromskis returns for the f...
DREAM 12 will mark the first time ever that a major Japanese MMA event will take place inside a cage and features international MMA stars Alistair Overeem, Eddie Alvarez and Kazushi Sakuraba in action, among others. Heavyweight: James Thompson (126kg / 277.8 lbs) vs. Alistair Overeem (115...
Friday, Oct 23
Machida: Notable wins: Managed to suck less than Mark Coleman at UFC 93, put Chuck Liddell on ice at UFC 97. Notable losses: Embarrassed by Forrest Griffin in his UFC debut. Weaknesses: The fighter that terrorized PRIDE has yet to make an appearance in three fights under the UFC banner.
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PRIDE veteran and former WEC Middleweight Champion, Paulo Filho, was unable to travel to Japan for his scheduled fight against Dong Sik Yoon at DREAM 12 from the Osaka-jo Hall on Oct. 25, according to Tatame.com. He injured his foot after “JT Money” shot for a takedown early in the first round....
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The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 8 champion Efrain Escudero (12-0) will try to continue his meteoric rise through the lightweight division when he faces Evan Dunham (9-0) — not Nik Lentz at the UFC Fight Night 20 event, tentatively scheduled for the Patriot Center on Jan. 11, in Fairfax,...
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Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Allistair Overeem, Bellator Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis are all slated to compete at DREAM 12. In addition, the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba is booked to take on Zelg Gal...
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Thursday, Oct 22
The last-minute shuffling of fight card continues with Vale Tudo Japan 2009, scheduled to take place in a week on Oct. 30 at JCB Hall in Tokyo. Joe Warren, previously announced as the opponent for Rumina Sato, has been scratched from the line-up due to injury.
Daily spectator passes to PWR 14 start at $50. Daily participant passes to PWR 14 start at $200. Weekend packages including a $100 ticket to the Strikeforce/M-1 Global Fedor vs. Rogers show, lunch, and passes to the Official Fedor vs. Rogers After Party are $500.
Wednesday, Oct 21
Manager Monte Cox has given the green light for his client, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia (25-6), to verbally agree to his participation in the FieLDS Dynamite!! event on New Year’s Eve in Japan, according to MMA Fanhouse.
Indiana ( USA ): MMA Big Show has signed two-time UFC veteran Junie Browning (3-1) and The Ultimate Fighter alum Luke Zachrich (9-1) to contracts. Browning will debut at November’s MMA Big Show event, “ONSLAUGHT,” while Zachrich will fight at the January 9th event. Junie Browning is a memb...
Jake “The Snake” Paul (14-13) has tangled with well-known veterans of the fight game with UFC, WEC, EliteXC experience, including Mike Dolce, Mike Pierce, Rick Story, Jaime Jara, Floyd Sword, and Blas Avena. Nothing Brad Johnson throws at him is going to faze the grizzled Paul, and he wil...
Having developed into one of the premier lighter weight fighters in Japan during his reign as the featherweight King of Pancrase, Maeda has run into a rough patch as of late. After a fight-of-the-year-caliber performance in his loss to Miguel Torres in WEC bantamweight title bout at WEC 3...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber explains his negative history with No. 1 WEC Bantamweight contender Dominick Cruz on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio. Faber made Cruz pay for his poorly placed signature at WEC 26, winning via rear naked choke in the f...
McCarthy — perhaps the most recognized and respected referee in the history of the sport — retired from his in-ring duties following his 535th bout (the main event between Roger Huerta and Clay Guida) at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 8, 2007.
Monday, Oct 5
The stacked mixed martial arts event will air LIVE in North America on Oct. 6 at 7:00 AM ET courtesy of HDNet. For all the sleepyheads and chislers who won’t shell out the few extra clams for a DVR, the event will be replayed at 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 9.
Saturday, Sep 19
The UFC’s welterweight division has been, arguably, the most stacked division in mixed martial arts since the Pharaoh first taught Moses to roll. No other division under any MMA promotion has consistently been home to so many top 10 fighters in the modern era of the sport. One of the fighter...
Friday, Sep 18
– After more than four years away from the Octagon, former number one welterweight contender, Frank Trigg, tells Las Vegas Review-Journal that he’s ready to give it one more shot before he puts a ribbon on his mixed martial arts career. The 37-year-old fighter considers himself a trailbl...
Wednesday, Aug 5
Fans in the New York City area turned out in droves last Sunday (August 2) to attend the first ever New York Mixed Martial Arts Expo held at the Uniondale Marriot in Long Island, New York. Sponsored by the Fighter Warehouse NY, the event helped push for sanctioning of MMA in the state of New Yor...
Sunday, Jul 5
That fact is not lost on the former champion, who said on MMAmania’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio that if he’s not granted a title shot with a win at UFC 100, he’ll likely head back to light heavyweight, where he feels equally as competitive.
Wednesday, Jul 1
Fresh off his stint as coach of Team U.S. on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “U.S. vs. U.K.” the former PRIDE light heavyweight and middleweight champion, Dan Henderson, was one of two featured guests on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio this week.
Monday, Jun 22
Fans of mixed martial arts were once again treated to an action-packed weekend chock full of fights thanks to three very different promotions putting on three very different events. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) capped off its ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) with a th...
Friday, May 29
Hosted by Larry Pepe, Pro MMA Radio is professional, guest-driven program that features some of MMA’s biggest names like Brock Lesnar, Randy Couture and Urijah Faber. Can’t make the 9pm start time? Interested in hearing from past guests like Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture? No problem. Pr...
Friday, May 8
Brian Oswald (MMAmania.com): You entered the sport with a background in wrestling. Can you tell us about your background in wrestling? Brian Oswald (MMAmania.com): Six out of your 11 wins in MMA have come by way of submission. So what are you better at: wrestling or jiu jitsu?
Tuesday, Nov 11
Amir Sadollah: Since I got off the show, I’ve just been working out here in Vegas with a lot of high level guys. So I’ve just been trying to catch up and improve all my areas, really. I mean definitely wrestling has been a big part of it for me, but just ground damage, striking and everything. It’s d...
Tuesday, Sep 16
Tito is one fighter Evans would like a rematch with after “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” tried to punk him in front of his wife at a UFC show. Stay tuned next week as UFC heavyweight Frank Mir dishes on everything from his stint on The Ultimate Fighter 8 to the meteoric rise of former opponent Br...
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