On August 28 2009
MAIN CARD
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (231) vs. Randy Couture (220)
Thiago Silva (205) vs. Keith Jardine (205)
Demian Maia (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (185)
Krzysztof Soszynski (205) vs. Brandon Vera (205)
Jake Rosholt (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Aaron Simpson (185) vs. Ed Herman (185.5)
Chris Tuchscherer (258) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (259)
Mike Russow (260) vs. Justin McCully (238)
Todd Duffee (251) vs. [...]
On August 27 2009
August 26, 2009 (New York, NY) – Strikeforce president & CEO, Scott Coker, has confirmed that Fedor “The Last Emperor†Emelianenko (30-1) will meet undefeated Brett “The Grimm†Rogers (10-0) in his Strikeforce debut this fall. A venue or date for the show has not been announced.
Emelianenko participated in a public workout today in New [...]
On August 22 2009
UFC 102
Fighter, record, odds
Randy Couture (16-9) -180 Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1) +150
Keith Jardine (14-6-1) -155 Vs. Thiago Silva (13-1) +125
Chris Leben (18-5) -155 Vs. Jake Rosholt (5-1) +125
Nate Marquardt (31-8-2) -160 Vs. Demian Maia (11-0) +130
Brandon Vera -170 (10-3) Vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (19-9-1) +140
Ed Herman (17-6) -150 Vs. Aaron Simpson (5-0) +120
Gabriel Gonzaga [...]
On August 13 2009
New York, NY, August 12, 2009 - Spike TV will present a special cable telecast of some of the most exciting bouts from UFC 100, one of the biggest nights in the history of mixed martial arts, on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00pm-12:30am ET/PT. Featuring Brock Lesnar’s coronation as heavyweight king and Dan Henderson’s must-see [...]
On August 07 2009
Record, Fighter, Weigh in result, Fighter odds
13-5-1 B.J. Penn (155) -240 vs. 11-3 Kenny Florian (155) +180
24-4 Anderson Silva (205) -375 vs. 16-5 Forrest Griffin (205) +250
1-0 Amir Sadollah (166.5) -125 vs. 5-0 Johny Hendricks (171) -105
10-5 Kendall Grove (185) +125 vs. 10-3 Ricardo Almeida (185) -155
13-4 Kurt Pellegrino (154.5) +160 vs. 25-7-1 Josh Neer [...]
On August 06 2009
Scott Coker was a guest on Tapout Radio yesterday and talked about potential match up’s for the newest addition to his Strikeforce roster, Fedor Emelianenko:
“Although the deal with Strikeforce is an exclusive one, it’s far from a contract signed in blood as Fedor is currently contractually obligated to fight for Strikeforce for just one [...]
On August 06 2009
NEW YORK (August 3, 2009)-After a week of intense negotiations and speculation, the hottest topic of discussion in the professional fight world has come to a head as the world’s number one heavyweight and most sought after mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Fedor “The Last Emperor†Emelianenko has signed a historic, multi-fight agreement that will [...]
On July 30 2009
Zach Arnold thinks anyone sharing the latest deal offered to Fedor is unwittingly a UFC pawn:
On various message boards and web sites (and a couple of radio outlets), we’re now lead to believe ‘rumored’ numbers like Fedor being offered $30 million dollars by UFC, and yet there’s no online ‘fingerprints’ from UFC’s behalf for it. [...]
On July 30 2009
From Fight Hype:
“You know what, during the taping of the show … We got into it every time we faced each other, you know? It got challenging for both of us to keep our hands off of each other. He don’t like me and I don’t like him, so it got really hard for [...]
On July 29 2009
From the UK Sun
The American TV giant - owned by Disney - are understood to have secured the rights to broadcast the MMA promotion’s biggest events, starting with UFC 101 next month.
But now, well-placed parties involved on both sides of the negotiations between ESPN and the UFC have hinted an announcement will be made by [...]
On July 29 2009
From The LA Times:
A long-awaited agreement between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the man considered the world’s best mixed martial arts fighter, Fedor Emelianenko, is expected to be announced by UFC President Dana White on Friday, a source with information about the negotiations told The Times today. The source, who asked not to be identified because [...]
On July 28 2009
The following rankings were compiled by the MMANews.com web team on Monday, July 27, 2009. Any fights beyond that date are not taken into account in the below lists. Bold names indicate major title (UFC, WAMMA, Strikeforce, WEC, etc.) holders. Feel free to debate and argue with the MMANews.com team about their top 10 lists by clicking [...]
On July 26 2009
Elite 1: Never Back Down Results
- Brett Leblanc defeated Tim Kelly by TKO Round 1
- Alderic Keith defeated David Schpilt by TKO (Ref Stoppage) at 1:34 of Round 2
- Chance Walen Defeated Leo Duciaume by TKO (Ref Stoppage) at 2:42 of Round 2
- Matt Fagan defeated Matt Murray by Split Decision
- Jon McGrath defeated Jeff [...]
On July 25 2009
(Photo: Robin Black, right, and Stephane Poirier at the weigh-in in Moncton. Mike Hewitt/Facebook)
Fight day is finally here. I woke up feeling like it’s Christmas morning.
Sure, there’s a bit of anxiety too, but mainly I’m just excited.
After all the training, all the sacrifice, all the pain and exhaustion, I finally get to do what I’ve [...]
On July 24 2009
As reported by MMA Junkie
“We are excited about the return of Affliction to the UFC and look forward to seeing our fighters once again walk into the octagon wearing the Affliction brands,” UFC president Dana White stated. “Affliction is an innovator of mixing fashion with this sport, and we are looking forward to working together [...]
On July 24 2009
Dana White joined the boys (Steve Cofield ESPN Radio and Kevin Iole from Yahoo) at ESPN Radio 1100 in Vegas to answer some burning MMA questions.
Caller - I was wonderin if you’re gonna try harder to get Fedor Emelianenko in the UFC or what’s stoppin ya from doin so?
Dana - “Regardless of what I think [...]
On July 24 2009
Dana White joined the boys (Steve Cofield ESPN Radio and Kevin Iole from Yahoo) at ESPN Radio 1100 in Vegas to answer some burning MMA questions.
Caller - Will the UFC be going to Japan?
Dana - “Our goal was to keep Pride alive and running over there.” “I’ve talked about the corruption over there and you [...]
On July 24 2009
Dana White joined the boys (Steve Cofield ESPN Radio and Kevin Iole from Yahoo) at ESPN Radio 1100 in Vegas to answer some burning MMA questions.
On Tito Ortiz:Â Dana White twittered “welcome back Tito” just before his appearance on ESPN 1100. Â The boys asked “what does that mean, is Tito back? Dana Said “It’s [...]
On July 24 2009
July 24, 2009 – 6:09 pm by fightlinker
What a difference a few hours makes. Here’s what Kevin Iole was reporting from Dana White regarding Affliction back at 4PM EST:
White said an Affliction attorney flew to Las Vegas only days after UFC 100 and offered to fold and turn its contracts over to the UFC if [...]
On July 24 2009
Bloodyelbow reports:
In a matter of days Affliction Entertainment’s “Trilogy” event when from promising the top heavyweight fight in mixed martial arts to being cancelled outright, multiple sources confirmed to SI.com Friday morning.
Affliction Entertainment vice president began making calls with the news Friday morning to fighters scheduled to appear on the Aug. 1 card, SI.com has [...]
On July 24 2009
According to Graciefighter.com
“Joe Riggs has pulled out of his fight with Nick Diaz after suffering a bad reaction to an as of yet undisclosed drug. According to sources close to the fighter, Riggs will be recovering in the hospital for the next couple of weeks and therefore unable to fight Diaz. At this time it [...]
On July 23 2009
(Photo: Robin Black in Moncton, beside the Robin Mobile. Mike Hewitt/Facebook)
I arrived Wednesday night in Moncton.
It was about seven hours of traveling, which sure seems like a lot. But, it is what it is. I’m here.
My girlfriend Erica dropped me off at 8 a.m. at the Toronto airport. She’s coming Friday to watch me fight, [...]
On July 23 2009
From Josh’s myspace account:
“Many of you are wondering what’s happening. What I can say is that when applying for my license, the CSAC asked for me to submit a urine sample for testing prior to granting my license as they do with everyone, I believe. It was not a random test. I had no reason [...]
On July 23 2009
M-1 Global sent along the following story:
M-1 Global owner and president Vadim Finkelchtein and M-1 Global fighter Fedor Emelianenko were both on hand for a special press conference with the Russian media on Thursday in Moscow.
The press event was originally scheduled as a way to respond to a myriad of media requests that have been [...]
On July 23 2009
By Chris Howie
July 22, 2009
Yesterday, when rumors began to spread that Kimo Leopoldo had past away, many fans were left wondering if the story was actually true. It began to spread like wild fire due to a rumor that began on one of the more popular MMA message boards out there and then was followed [...]
On July 22 2009
SACRAMENTO - The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has denied a license to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Josh Barnett after Barnett tested positive for a banned substance.Â
Barnett’s June 25 drug test came back positive for 2a-methyl-5a-androstan-3a-ol-17-one, an anabolic steroid. CSAC learned of the results July 21 and immediately denied a license for Barnett. CSAC [...]
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