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Tuesday, Mar 24

Sengoku: Historical Reenactment Inside the Ring

At Sengoku 6, Gomi fought an unheralded Russian kickboxer, Sergey Golyaev, in what was essentially a tune-up fight before facing the winner of the Lightweight Tournament. No one gave Golyaev a chance against Gomi, the former PRIDE Lightweight Champion and the Sengoku poster boy. Golya...

Friday, Mar 20

One Last Stand: The Fireball Kid Returns

During the “Shooto Tradition 6” event it was announced that former PRIDE Lightweight Kingpin and Shooto Welterweight Champion Takanori Gomi will return to the company where he made his name to take on the current Welterweight Champion Takashi Nakakura on May 5.

This article also contains excerpts from MMAjunkie.com

Friday, Mar 13

Tatsuya Kawajiri and Joachim Hansen: The Destined Foes

In the opening round of the tournament, Kawajiri collided with Takanori Gomi in a breathtaking bout. Despite falling short, Kawajiri went toe-to-toe with the eventual tournament winner whom many regarded as the best lightweight in the world at the time.

Monday, Mar 9

Rashad Evans vs. Rampage Jackson: An Epic Battle For Supremacy

May 23, 2009. UFC 98 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card that was set to feature the two best heavyweights in the UFC fighting for supremacy, will now pit the light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

Thursday, Feb 26

Yoshihiro Akiyama Signs With The UFC

Dana White has expressed interest in moving the UFC in a direction which could include trips to Japan. The Octagon could be his greatest weakness in the UFC, the cage provides challenges and strategies that the fighter may not be aware off. Akiyama has fought all his fights within a ring and u...

Monday, Feb 23

Historic MMA Rivalries, Part Three: Brazil Vs. Japan

Brazil vs Japan Wanderlei Silva kicked off his reign of terror against Japanese fighters by defeating PRIDE doormat Daijiro Matsui the same night that Sakuraba beat Royler. Silva would defeat Sakuraba on three different occasions.

Friday, Feb 20

Historic MMA Rivalries, Part Two: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Vs. Wrestling

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu vs. Wrestling Between the five great wrestlers are eight UFC tournament victories (open and heavyweight), two of them became UFC heavyweight champions, one was a PRIDE FC 2000 Grand Prix champion and three are UFC Hall of Famers.

Wednesday, Feb 18

Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva and B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian

Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (24-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and former PRIDE title-holder Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) have agreed to meet at UFC 99. The event will take place June 13 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Rumored bouts:

Historic MMA Rivalries, Part One: Dream Stage Entertainment vs. Shukan Gendai

Dana White claimed a TV deal in Japan would not be possible due in part to PRIDE’s smeared reputation. The tabloid continued to kick DSE and Fuji TV while they were down, not wanting to let up on the irresponsibility and poor judgment made by DSE and Fuji TV’s handling of PRIDE FC during its exi...