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Monday, Jun 15
Which Fight Matters More: Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir at UFC 100 or ...
as the most successful fighter in the history of the sport, against Josh Barnett. Emelianenko has been considered the top heavyweight since he beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on March 16, 2003, in Yokohama, Japan to capture the PRIDE championship. ...
Sunday, Jun 14
Another View on Mirko Cro Cop Leaving the UFC for DREAM
As for Mirko saying one thing and doing another to Dana's face… well, take a look at Mirko's past history in the fight business and how he handled his deal with power agent Miro Mijatovic before joining Ken Imai and Sakakibara in PRIDE. ...
Thursday, Jun 4
Pushback on the UFC's Use of Kimbo Slice on "The Ultimate Fighter ...
Furthermore, what message is being sent by Zuffa to young, up-and-coming MMA fighters? For all the talk about how UFC is a real sport while PRIDE and other promotions were carnival acts, it sure feels like Dana White pulled a page right out of PRIDE's ...
Tuesday, May 26
Bloody Elbow Judo Chop: Sean Sherk and the Lost Art of the Double ...
A staple of free-style wrestling it was the lynch pin of the success of UFC and PRIDE tournament champion Mark Coleman. Tito Ortiz' still unmatched run as UFC LHW champion (5 title defenses) was predicated on the double leg. ...
Monday, May 25
Gambling Spotlight: DREAM 9
on May 26th with a full lineup of PRIDE-style fights that should surely garner a lot of interest from fans everywhere. The event will feature the "Super Hulk" tournament, Featherweight Grand Prix Second Round matchups, a Middleweight title bout, ...
Thursday, May 21
Kitaoka's Opponent Announced, GP Pairings Confirmed for Sengoku IX
Also confirmed was a middleweight title eliminator between UFC and PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura and "The GRABAKA Hitman," Kazuo Misaki, the winner of which will get to rematch champion Jorge Santiago later this year. Neither man has fought since ...
Tuesday, May 12
Can Takanori Gomi Compete in the UFC?
by Leland Roling on May 12, 2009 12:42 PM EDT 0 comments Sherdog.com was able to obtain a small interview with former PRIDE Lightweight champion and former Shooto Welterweight champion Takanori Gomi regarding his future plans after his recent Shooto ...
Thursday, Apr 30
Hello, Japan! DREAM's "Super Hulk" Tournament Stirs Feelings of PRIDE
- Chris Nelson, Chris Nelson With a middleweight championship bout, a lightweight title eliminator and the second round of a loaded Featherweight Grand Prix, DREAM.9 was already going to be big. But today, things got huge. What Sasahara had originally referred to as a ...
Monday, Apr 27
Career Overview: The Brazilian Buzzsaw
After seeing the enormous potential that Shogun displayed, and already featuring his good friend/teammate Wanderlei Silva, PRIDE signed Shogun to a contract. He made his debut at PRIDE Bushido 1 back on October 5th, 2003. He was part of Royce Gracie's ...
Wednesday, Apr 22
UFC 16: Frank Shamrock Slams
He almost signed with PRIDE but never stepped in the ring there. Many casual fans confuse him with his adopted brother Ken Shamrock. Most of his biggest wins were over fighters who either never lived up to their potential (Olympic gold medalist Kevin ...
Tuesday, Apr 21
Report: Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Rafael "Feijao" Calvancante Off ...
- Leland Roling by Leland Roling on Apr 21, 2009 9:23 AM EDT 18 comments According to MMAWeekly's radio show, the light heavyweight matchup between former UFC and PRIDE fighter Renato "Babalu" Sobral and up-and-coming talent Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante scheduled to ...
Sunday, Apr 19
Kicking Chuck Liddell While He's Down
I went wild when Jeremy Horn choked him out at the bell at UFC 19. I almost fell out of my seat when Guy Mezger knocked him down in the first round of their PRIDE 14 fight. I booed all the way through his stall and brawl snoozer against Murilo ...
Saturday, Apr 18
Major Korean MMA Promotion Announced, Aleksander and Ivanov Attached
Fighter Mania Championship (FMC) announced its formation via Korean news site MFIGHT on Thursday, along with plans to hold its first event in Seoul this September. FMC said it aims to be to Korea what PRIDE was to Japan and the UFC is to America, ...
Thursday, Apr 16
Dana White: Sherdog.com Threatened to Adjust Coverage Over DVD Prices
White finally contends that Sherdog.com (presumably he means Jeff Sherwood) threatened to either cover only PRIDE or spend more effort covering PRIDE than the UFC in retaliation (the details of White's contention are not clear based on the video alone) ...
Wednesday, Apr 15
Andre Galvao In Strikeforce After DREAM WW GP
But when you're a seven-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and your training partners include UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, MMA legend and former PRIDE and UFC champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, DREAM middleweight veteran Ronaldo ...
Both Chuck Liddell and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Retooling for Their ...
I blame the knee injuries (and surgeries) for most of Shogun's problems in the UFC, but going back to the old trainer can't hurt. You never had to worry about Shogun gassing in the PRIDE days. Of course you also had to worry about him stomping on your ...
Tuesday, Nov 25
More Bellator
He talks about the tournament structure and why he feels it's better than the current MMA model: The rules, the times of the rounds, the weight classes, those are all going to be very standard and what we're all used to seeing, touching, feeling." Cage or ring?
Saturday, Sep 20
Will Strikeforce's Japanese Gambit Succeed?
But his biggest fight was this past New Year’s Eve, when he apparently knocked off the most hated fighter in Japan, Yoshihiro Akiyama of South Korea. Mitsuhiro Ishida - The Endless Fighter (By Genghis Con) Mitsuhiro Ishida vs Takanori Gomi
Friday, Feb 8
MMA History XII: End of the UFC Glory Days
Kimo and Severn would go on to fight possibly the dullest match in MMA history at PRIDE 1 and Severn lost his Superfight crown to Coleman at UFC XII and left the Octagon behind (don't mention his loss to Rizzo at UFC 27). ...
Wednesday, Jan 16
Bloody Elbow Meta-Rankings: Heavyweight
UFC's acquisition of PRIDE was supposed to fix all that. But PRIDE imports Cro Cop, Big Nog, Werdum and Heath Herring have all been pretty much duds so far. And of course they tried and failed to sign Fedor, lost Randy and refuse to ...
Saturday, Dec 15
BREAKING: Ryan Gracie Dies?
I have not yet been able to confirm this, but according to a MySpace bulletin from Bob Gracie, PRIDE fighter and spirited competitor Ryan Gracie has passed away. To wit:. Ryan Gracie dies - Fighter was in jail in Sao Paulo ...
Tuesday, Nov 20
Did Zuffa's PRIDE Screwups Lead to Fedor on NYE?
Depending on who you talk to, the 12/31 show is either a farewell to PRIDE's loyal fanbase in Japan or possibly the start of something bigger. Many of the employees who were laid off by Zuffa when the PRIDE office in Japan was closed ...
Monday, Oct 29
The Evolution of MMA: Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor is an overlooked fighter but was one of the most dominant forces of two early eras of fighting: the 1995-1997 NHB era and the 1998-2001 early PRIDE era and remained a respectable journeyman in PRIDE into 2005. ...
Monday, Oct 22
Rich Franklin to Retire? - Bloody Elbow
Rich Franklin to Retire? - Nogueira had the benefit of leaving PRIDE for the UFC once Fedor bested him three times, but I think something similar can happen for Franklin should he ...
