Events this weekend

UFC 108: JANUARY 2, 2010
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Bouts (On Pay-Per-View):
-Rashad Evans (13-1-1; #2 Light Heavyweight) vs. Thiago Silva (14-1; #9 Light Heavyweight)
-Paul Daley (22-8-2; #6 Welterweight) vs. Dustin Hazelett (12-4)
-Joe Lauzon (18-4) vs. Sam Stout (20-5-1)
-Duane Ludwig (19-9) vs. Jim Miller (15-2)
-Junior Dos Santos (10-1; #6 Heavyweight) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1)

Preliminary Bouts (On Spike TV):
-Martin Kampmann (15-3; #8 Welterweight) vs. Jacob Volkmann (9-1)
-Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Cole Miller (15-4)

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):
-Mark Munoz (6-1) vs. Ryan Jensen (14-5)
-Mike Pyle (19-6-1) vs. Jake Ellenberge (21-5)
-Rafaello Oliveira (9-2) vs. John Gunderson (22-6)

* Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

UFC 108 Preview: The Main Card

UFC 108 Preview: The Prelims

Long Beach Fight Night 7
Sunday Januaary 3, 2010
Gates Open: 3:30pm - Show Starts: 4:30pm
Long Beach City College "Hall of Champions Gym"

Click here for fight card.

TUF 10 Finale

ULTIMATE FIGHTER 10 LIVE FINALE: DECEMBER 5, 2009 ON SPIKE TV
venue: The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Bouts (On Spike TV):
-Roy Nelson (13-4) vs. Brendan Schaub (4-0)
-Jon Jones (9-0) vs. Matt Hamill (6-2)
-Kimbo Slice (3-1) vs. Houston Alexander (9-4)
-Frankie Edgar (10-1) vs. Matt Veach (11-0)
-Marcus Jones (4-1) vs. Matt Mitrione (0-0)

Preliminary Bouts (Non-Televised):
-James McSweeney (3-4) vs. Darrill Schoonover (10-0)
***-Justin Wren (6-1)*** vs. Jon Madsen (2-0)
-Brian Stann (7-2) vs. Rodney Wallace (9-0)
-Dennis Hallman (41-12-2) vs. John Howard (12-4)
-Mark Bocek (7-2) vs. Joe Brammer (7-0-1)

Main card airs live on Spike TV on Saturday, December 5 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

Good luck to War MMA warrior Justin Wren in his official UFC debut against Jon Madsen. WAR Wren!

Long Beach Fight Night 6 Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRXOPc7bos8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MLmbj_3I6Q


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvRiIM3QZaw



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Rk7Jo3oUM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vulPjVJlT0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1geQSDCZwc8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GkPMNqGkOg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EHZrGEzfJQ

Justin Wren TUF10 Blog

Justin Wren TUF10 Blog

UFC 103: SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
venue: American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas

Main Card Bouts:
-Vitor Belfort(18-8; #7 Middleweight)* vs. Rich Franklin (25-4)†
-Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-6-2; #7 Heavyweight)* vs. Junior dos Santos (8-1)
-Martin Kampmann (15-2; #7 Welterweight)* vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2)
-Josh Koscheck (12-4; #5 Welterweight)* vs. Frank Trigg (19-6)
-Tyson Griffin (13-2) vs. Hermes Franca (19-7)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Efrain Escudero (11-0) vs. Cole Miller (15-3)
-Drew McFedries (8-5) vs. Tomasz Drwal (16-2-1)
-Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Steve Lopez (12-1)
-Rafaello Oliveira (9-1) vs. Nik Lentz (16-3-1)
-Brian Foster (10-3) vs. Rick Story (7-3)
-Jason Brilz (17-1) vs. Eliot Marshall (7-1)
-Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
-Robert Emerson (9-7) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (11-4)

* Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings
† 195-Pound Catchweight Bout

TUF 10 Preview

TUF 10 Premiers this Wednesday on Spike after UFN


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aHt9vA5wfI

Be sure to tune in and watch War MMA fighter Justin Wren mix it up with the rest of the big boys.

UFC 102

UFC 102: AUGUST 29, 2009
venue: Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon

Main Bouts:
-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1; #5 Heavyweight)* vs. Randy Couture (16-9; #6 Heavyweight)*
-Keith Jardine (14-5-1; #8 Light Heavyweight)* vs. Thiago Silva (13-1; #9 Light Heavyweight)*
-Jake Rosholt (5-1) vs. Chris Leben (18-7)
-Nate Marquardt (28-8-2; #3 Middleweight)* vs. Demian Maia (10-0; #10 Middleweight)*
-Krzysztof Soszynski (18-8-1) vs. Brandon Vera (10-3)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Gabe Gonzaga (10-4) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (17-1)
-Mike Russo (11-1) vs. Justin McCully (9-4)
-Tim Hague (10-1) vs. Todd Duffee (4-0)
-Nick Catone (6-1) vs. Mark Munoz (5-1)
-Marcus Aurelio (18-7) vs. Evan Dunham (8-0)
-Ed Herman (15-7) vs. Aaron Simpson (5-0)

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

* Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

UFC 102 Preview: The Main Card

UFC 102 Preview: The Prelims

Strikeforce: Fedor-Rogers Booked

MMA Junkie article featuring War MMA fighter Cleburn Walker

Strikeforce

STRIKEFORCE: AUGUST 15, 2009 ON SHOWTIME
venue: HP Pavilion in San Jose, California

Main Card:
-Gina Carano (7-0) vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (7-1)
-Gilbert Melendez (15-2) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (18-5-1)
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral (35-8) vs. Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1)
-Jesse Taylor (13-3) vs. Jay Hieron (17-4)
-Fabricio Werdum (11-4-1) vs. Mike Kyle (12-6-1)

Preliminary Card:
-Mike Cook (7-4) vs. Scott Lighty (4-0)
-David Douglas (4-1) vs. Justin Wilcox (5-3)
-Alex Trevino (3-0) vs. Isaiah Hill (4-6-1)
-James Terry (6-1) vs. Zac Bucia

Main card airs live on Showtime in the United States at 10:00 PM (ET/PT)

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

Strikeforce ‘Carano vs. Cyborg’ Preview

Fedor Signs with Strikeforce

Fedor Signs with Strikeforce

Update: Affliction Clothing Back in UFC Fold

Affliction and Other Fighters signed by UFC/WEC:

Vitor Belfort (fighting Rich Franklin at UFC 103)
Mark Homminick (WEC)
Tito Ortiz (Yep, he and Dana apparently made up)
Dan Lauzon (fighting Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 103)
Javier Vazquez vs. LC Davis will be moved to WEC 42
Paul Daley (Possible fight with Brian Foster at UFC 103)


Affliction and Other Fighters Signed by Strikeforce:

Fedor Emelianenko
Jay Hieron (fighting Nick Diaz in Strikeforce on 8/15)
Gegard Mousasi will fight "Babalu" for Strikeforce LHW Title
Mitsuhiro Ishida to fight Gilbert Melendez for interim Strikeforce LW Title (Josh Thompson is injured)

Affliction Trilogy Cancelled

Affliction 'Trilogy' Cancelled.

Long Beach Fight Night 5 - Videos

Scott "Urban Warrior" Catlin vs. Jaco "O" Fishel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQGyebkOsRA


Bruno Paulista vs. Alex Suhnosov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAeep1O6n4A


Clay The Bull Denham vs. Juan Rivas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0WcGNXRUL8


Danny Juarez vs. Gentleman Gerry Noche
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Dq1CLAGzc


Kengo Ura vs. Anthony "Venom" Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=149vLvqjBWk


Chris Urban Legend Culley vs. Sgt. Vince Ortiz- USMC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZDAa4T21IA


Sergio Suave Salcido vs. Russ Miura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_vjfasufqY


Lewis Vanilla Gorilla Jablonski vs. Illiams Ewee Goglia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLvCaf5WfGc


Evan The Matrix De Long vs. Jason The Eternal Meaders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLjFmrjfpqw


Maurice Syko Eazel vs. Josh "The Hitman" Rabedeaux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osuwVN_nLWA

He did it!

Bruce Buffer is now a legend in my eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ah57GjZSWc

"The Ultimate Fighter 10" Cast Revealed

Meet the cast: "The Ultimate Fighter 10" fighters officially unveiled at UFC Fan Expo

Included in the cast is War MMA fighter Justin Wren.


Good luck, Justin. I hope you got the chance to beat up on Kimbo for us!

UFC 100

UFC 100: JULY 11, 2009
venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card Bouts:
-Frank Mir (12-3; #3 Heavyweight)* vs. Brock Lesnar (3-1; #8 Heavyweight)*
-Georges St. Pierre (18-2; #1 Welterweight)* vs. Thiago Alves (15-3; #3 Welterweight)*
-Jon Fitch (18-3; #2 Welterweight)* vs. Paulo Thiago (11-0)
-Dan Henderson (24-7; #5 Middleweight)* vs. Michael Bisping (18-1)
-Yoshihiro Akiyama (12-1; #9 Middleweight)* vs. Alan Belcher (14-5)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Mark Coleman (15-9) vs. Stephan Bonnar (13-5)
-Mac Danzig (21-6-1) vs. Jim Miller (13-2)
-Jon Jones (8-0) vs. Jake O'Brien (11-2)
-Dong-Hyun Kim (11-0-1) vs. T.J. Grant (14-2)
-C.B. Dollaway (11-2) vs. Tom Lawlor (6-2)
-Matt Grice (9-2) vs. Shannon Gugerty (11-3)

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

* Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

UFC 100 Preview: The Main Card

Bruce Buffer isn't ruling out a "Buffer 360" during Saturday's UFC 100 main event

Junior Dos Santos is set to fight Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovoc at UFC 103

Alistair Overeem vs Fabricio Werdum booked for August 15 Strikeforce event

Affliction ‘Trilogy’ to feature Takanori Gomi vs Rafaello Oliveira for Aug. 1

Local MMA:

Long Beach Fight Night, Sunday July 19, 2009, 4:30pm, Long Beach City College "Hall of Champions Gym"

3 Events This Weekend

SHO MMA: STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS: JUNE 19 ON SHOWTIME
location: ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington

Main Bouts (on Showtime):
-Joey Villasenor (26-6) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (16-12)
-Nick Thompson (#9 Welterweight in the World)* (38-10-1) vs. Tim Kennedy (9-2)
-Conor Heun (8-2) vs. Jorge Gurgel (12-5)
-Sarah Kaufman (9-0) vs. Shayna Baszler (9-5)
-Cory Devela (9-2) vs. Luke Rockhold (4-1)

Preliminary Bouts (non-televised):
-Dennis Hallman (40-12-2) vs. Justin Davis (10-7)
-Brian Caraway (10-3) vs. Alex Zuniga (2-1)
-Duane Ludwig (18-8) vs. Lyle Beerbohm (9-0)
-Landon Showalter (7-12-1) vs. Travis Doerge (4-8)
-Len Bentley (3-2) vs. Marques Daniels (1-2)
-Steve Hadsel (1-0) vs. Taylor Roberts (1-1)

Main card airs live on Showtime in the United States at 11:00 PM (ET/PT)
*Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings


Bellator Fighting Championships Week 12
Date: Jun 19, 2009

Location: Hollywood, Fla.
Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
TV: ESPN Deportes (one-day tape delay)

155 tourney finale: Eddie Alvarez (17-2) vs. Toby Imada (22-12)
185 tourney finale: Hector Lombard (20-2-1) vs. Jared Hess (8-0-1)
155: Jorge Masvidal (17-4) vs. Eric Reynolds (10-2)
145: Sami Aziz (4-0-1) vs. Brad Pickett (16-4)
170: Josh Martin (6-2-1) vs. Sergio Morais (3-0)
120: Jessica Aguilar (5-2) vs. Rosie Sexton (9-1)
185: Moyses Gabin (4-2) vs. Virgil Lozano (6-2-1)
155: Troy Gerhart (5-0) vs. Luis Palomino (10-5)


ULTIMATE FIGHTER 9 LIVE FINALE: JUNE 20, 2009 ON SPIKE TV
venue: The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Bouts:

TUF 9 Lightweight Finals:
-Ross Pearson (8-3) vs. Andre Winner (9-2-1)

TUF 9 Welterweight Finals:
-Damarques Johnson (9-6) vs. James Wilks (5-2)

-Diego Sanchez (23-2) vs. Clay Guida (25-9)
-Kevin Burns (7-2) vs. Chris Lytle (28-17-5)
-Joe Stevenson (31-10) vs. Nate Diaz (13-3)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) vs. Gleison Tibau (17-6)
-Tomasz Drwal (15-2) vs. Mike Ciesnoleviscz (17-3)
-Edgar Garcia (7-0) vs. Brad Blackburn (13-9-1)
-Cameron Dollar (2-1) vs. Jason Dent (18-9)
-Frank Lester (3-2) vs. Nick Osipczak (3-0)

Main card airs live on Spike TV on Saturday, June 20 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

UFC 99

UFC 99: JUNE 13, 2009
venue: Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany

Main Card Bouts:
-Wanderlei Silva (32-9-1; #8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Rich Franklin (24-4)
-Cain Velasquez (5-0) vs. Cheick Kongo (14-4-1)
-Spencer Fisher (22-4) vs. Caol Uno (25-11-4)
-Mike Swick (13-3) vs. Ben Saunders (8-1-2)
-Marcus Davis (16-5) vs. Dan Hardy (21-6)

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (24-6-2) vs. Mustapha Al-Turk (6-4)
-Terry Etim (12-2) vs. Justin Buchholz (8-2)
-Dale Hartt (6-1) vs. Dennis Siver (13-6)
-Stefan Struve (16-3) vs. Denis Stojnic (5-2)
-Peter Sobotta (8-1) vs. Paul Taylor (9-5-1)
-Paul Kelly (8-1) vs. Roli Delgado (6-5-1)

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

*Based on MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

Dale Hartt interview


UFC 99 Preview: The Main Card

UFC 99 Preview: The Prelims

Twister!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO19BLyoCC0&feature=player_embedded

Kimbo Slice signs with the UFC as a participant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10

Kimbo Slice signs with the UFC as a participant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10

Evans-Jackson, Machida-Rua

Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson to Coach “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10

UFC 104: Mauricio Shogun Rua signs to fight Lyoto Machida in October

Next events:

STRIKEFORCE: JUNE 6, 2009 ON SHOWTIME
venue: Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri

Main Card (Showtime):
-Robbie Lawler (16-4; #2 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Jake Shields (22-4-1; #4 Welterweight in the World)* in a 182-pound bout
-Nick Diaz (19-7) vs. Scott Smith (15-5)
-Andrei Arlovski (15-6) vs. Brett Rogers (9-0)
-Joe Riggs (29-10) vs. Phil Baroni (13-10)
-Kevin Randleman (17-12) vs. Mike Whitehead (23-6)

Preliminary Card:
-Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (7-1) vs. Mike Kyle (11-6-1)
-Jesse Finney (3-0) vs. Josh Bumgarner (5-0)
-Tyron Woodley (2-0) vs. Sal Woods (2-4)
-Scott Ventimiglia (12-5-1) vs. Lucas Lopes (8-8)
-Pat Benson (3-5-1) vs. Dave Cochran (16-19)
-Booker DeRousse (1-1) vs. James Wade (0-0)

Main card airs live on Showtime in the United States at 10:00 PM (ET/PT)

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings


WEC 41: JUNE 7, 2009
venue: ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California

Main Card Bouts:
-Mike Brown (21-4; #1 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Urijah Faber (22-2; #2 Featherweight in the World)*
-Jose Aldo (14-1; #6 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Cub Swanson (13-2)
-James Krause (10-0) vs. Donald Cerrone (9-1)
-Josh Grispi (12-1) vs. Jens Pulver (22-11-1)

Undercard Bouts:
-Manny Gamburyan (8-4) vs. John Franchi (5-0)
-Mike Campbell (4-1) vs. Anthony Pettis (6-0)
-Scott Jorgensen (6-2) vs. Antonio Banuelos (15-5)
-Eddie Wineland (14-6-1) vs. Frank Gomez (6-1)
-Rolando Perez (4-2-1) vs. Seth Dikun (6-3)

Main card airs live on Versus in the United States at 9:00 PM (ET) / 6:00 PM (PT)

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

UFC 98

This weekend:

UFC 98: MAY 23, 2009
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card Bouts:
-Rashad Evans (16-0-1; #1 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Lyoto Machida (14-0; #2 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Matt Hughes (42-7; #6 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Matt Serra (11-5; #7 Welterweight in the World)*
-Dan Miller (11-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (21-10-1)
-Sean Sherk (33-3-1) vs. Frankie Edgar (9-1)
-Drew McFedries (7-5) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10)

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Brock Larson (25-2) vs. Mike Pyle (17-5-1)
-Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) vs. Brandon Wolff (7-3)
-Tim Hague (9-1) vs. Patrick Barry (4-0)
-Phillipe Nover (7-1) vs. Kyle Bradley (13-6)
-Andre Gusmao (5-1) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (17-8-1)
-George Roop (10-5) vs. David Kaplan (3-3)

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

* Based on the MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings

Other MMA News:

Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic returns at UFC 99 to face Mustapha Al-Turk

Dana White on Espn E60

Another Amazing Bellator Finish

Call To Arms I

Saturday, May 16th 2009, Call To Arms I

Fight 1
Johnny Gomez, Blue corner
Francisco Rivera, Red corner
Round One
Rivera explodes onto Gomez and then takes him down to his guard. Gomez is able to escape and they both stand up.
Round Two
This round was all standup, a good mix of leg kicks and body shots from both combatants. Round ends with Rivera throwing a flying knee, no damage.
Round Three
Mostly standup again in this round, a few attempted take downs early in the round both seemed content with letting it go to the judges for scoring.
Rivera, 30-26, 30-27, 30-27

Fight 2
Harold ‘The Constrictor’ Lucambio, Blue
Sevak Magakian, Red, 157lbs
Round One
They tie up and Magakian tries a hip toss and misses. They both land on all fours and Lucambio takes Magakian’s back. Lucambio is too high on his back. As he falls off, he tries for an arm bar, and misses. They are both on the ground in a heap of twisted arms and legs trading leg locks. Magakian finally turns for a knee bar and gets the tap.
Magakian, Kneebar 1.59 1st round


Fight 3
Jay Silva, Blue, 184.5lbs.
Reggie ‘Iron’ Orr, Red, 185lbs.
Round One
Silva comes out strong early. Orr seems a little tentative. Silva starts head bobbing and taunting Orr, trying to get him to participate in the fight. From the clinch, Silva leg trips Orr and falls into half guard. Orr rolls and gets guard. Orr rotates his hip for an arm bar. Silva picks him up and slams him. Both fighters stand up. Orr is able to take down Silva two more times, but each time Silva is able to stand up. From the clinch Orr is able to take Silva’s back standing, Silva locks in a kimura while standing and takes down Orr and lands in half guard. Orr is able to work a sweep from butterfly guard and stands up. A few more take downs and escapes and Orr takes a knee to the groin. The ref separates them, and then the fight continues.
Round Two
Silva throws a left flying knee catches Orr on the left side of the head ending the fight.
Orr, Flying knee, 2nd round


Fight 4
Brett Cooper, Blue, 168.5lbs.
Joe ‘The Show’ Cronin, Red, 170lbs.
Round One
Both fighters stance before the bell, indicates they are going to charge out like bulls; nope, they walk to the center and touch gloves. Cooper knocks down Cronin and is standing over him in the open guard throwing punches. Cooper backs off and motions for Cronin to stand up, the ref gets between them and tells Cronin to stand. When Cronin stands, the ref stops the fight to look at a cut, the Doctor is summoned and the fight is stopped. Cut to the right eyebrow.
Cooper, Doctor stoppage, 1st round


Fight 5
‘Superfly’ Matt Major, Blue, 184.5lbs.
Jamie Fletcher, Red, 183.5lbs.
Round One
Major starts with a right leg kick. Mostly standing the whole round. A couple of take down attempts by Fletcher. A good mix of punches and kicks. Most of the round was spent in the clinch. Most exciting part of the round was when Major lost his mouth piece.
Round Two
Fletcher comes out a little more aggressively with leg kicks. Major loses his mouth piece again and continues to grab the fence. I am a little surprised the ref hasn’t warned him yet.
Round Three
Major does a couple of spinning back kicks. Looked pretty. Fletcher takes down Major, but Major is able to stand back up again. Fight ends with a take -down, fighters are on their knees in a north/south position.
Major, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28

Fight 6
Alvin Cacdac, Blue,140lbs.
Chad ‘The Savage’ George, Red, 138lbs.
Round One
Cacdac takes down George and gets him in a guillotine in the full mount. George is able to reverse him and in the scramble they wind up north/south on their knees. George is able to put Cacdac on his back and pass to side control, and does a good job of controlling him from side control because George refuses to let go of the guillotine. They reverse each other back and forth a few times and Cacdac gets caught in a triangle set up. He is able to escape and winds up in George’s guard. The round ends with one more take down and George is fully mounted on Cacdac.
Round Two
They clinch against the fence and Cacdac is able to trip George and falls into the open guard. Neither one of them improve their positions so the ref stands them up. Cacdac throws a head kick, stumbles and falls with George on top of him. George passes to side control. Cacdac reverses but George is able to get a guillotine from the bottom. Cacdac pops his head out and starts to do a little ground and pound.
Round Three
Fighters come out and give a two handed high five and George kicks Cacdac in the balls, Ref stops it and gives Cacdac a chance to recover. Cacdac is able to take down George, but it is quickly reversed. They move in and out of half guard, butterfly guard and side control. George is able to take Cacdac’s back. Fight ends with Cacdac defending a rear naked choke.
George, Split decision 30-27, 28-29, 30-27


Fight 7
Albert Rios, Blue
Georgi ‘Insane’ Karakhanyan, Red
Round One
Lots of clinching against the fence. Karakhanyan takes down Rios to side control. Positions get reversed a couple of times, Rios takes Karakhanyan’s back, but is riding too high and gets shook off, both stand up.
Round Two
Karakhanyan throws a flying knee, catches Rios in the head but he is ok. Lot more clinching against the fence. Karakhanyan shoots for a single and executes a text book take down. Probably the best take down of the night. A little ground and pound, nothing really getting through, ref stands them up.
Round Three
Even more clinching against the fence, ref gets tired of it, separates them and has them re-start in the center of the ring. Karakhanyan takes down Rios and starts delivering knees while on the ground. Rios escapes and they both stand up. Round ends after one more take down by Karakanyan.
Karakhanyan (30-27) x 3

Fight 8
Mike ‘The Bully’ Sandez, Blue,164.5lbs.
Toby ‘Tiger Heart’ Grear, Red, 164
Round One
Early in the fight, Grear gets poked in the eye, ref stops the fight to look at it. Everything ok. Sandez lands a knee to Grear, Grear goes down. Sandez administer’s some ground and pound while in Grear’s half guard. Looks like Grear is ok and pulls Sandez close to avoid punches. Grear is able to escape and get to his feet. Grear takes down Sandez and is standing over him while Sandez is on his back when the bell rings.
Round Two
Grear is throwing unanswered leg kicks. Sandez spent most the round stalking Grear, no ground work.
Round Three
Sandez is still stalking Grear. Sandez throws a head kick, slips and falls, Grear standing over him delivering leg kicks while Sandez is on his back. After a scramble, both fighters stand. From the clinch, Grear takes down Sandez with a double leg and then stands over him, but doesn’t capitalize on his own take down.
Grear (30-27) x 3

Fight 9
Karen Darabedyan, Blue, 155lbs.
Joe Camacho, Red, 155lbs.
Round One
Fight was mostly clinching against the fence. At some point Darabedyan got a cut and the Doctor stopped the fight after the first round ended.
Darabedyan, Doctor stoppage, end of round one.

Fight 10
Jeff Ford, Blue, 238lbs.
Danial Puder, Red, 226lbs.
Round One
Ford throws a left head kick and misses, spins around and hits the mat on his right shoulder. Pruder jumps on him, but it is apparent that Ford is done and the ref steps in and stops the fight. After the fight Pruder starts taunting Ford in the cage. His poor sportsmanship and trash talk, pisses off the crowd and they boo him so loudly that while being interviewed you could not hear him.
Puder, Ref. Stoppage 1.23 1st round

Fight 11
Brian ‘Mr. Unbreakable’ Warren, Blue, 170lbs.
Tiki Ghosn, Red, 170lbs.
Round One
Tiki forces Warren against the fence and takes him down to his guard. He doesn’t improve his position so the ref stands them up. Tiki gets another takedown and gets caught in a guillotine on the way down, but gets out.
Round Two
Warren comes out with a pair of spinning back kicks, one lands, one misses. Tiki gets another takedown, passes and then gets Warren’s back. Warren is able to get his shoulders to the mat and avoid the choke. Tiki gets another double leg and passes to side control.
Round Three
More of the same.
Ghosn, (30-27) x 3


Fight 12
Jason ‘The Punisher’ Lambert, Blue, 205lbs.
Vladimir ‘The Janitor’ Matyushenko, Red
Round One
Lot of clinching against the fence. Matyushenko slips and Lambert falls on top of him into his guard. Passes back and forth between full and half guard. Ref stands them up. Bell rings.
Round Two
Matyushenko shoots for a double leg take down and gets caught in Lambert’s guillotine but is able to escape. Matyushenko takes down Lambert, but doesn’t improve his position so the ref stands them up, again.
Round Three
Lambert presses Matyushenko against the fence and is able to take him down with a double leg. Lambert does a good job with some ground and pound while in Matyushenko’s half guard. Matyushenko is able to escape and go directly to a double leg take down of his own and passes to side control. Lambert is able to get back to his feet only to be taken down again by Matyushenko. Fight ends with Matyushenko in side control.
Matyushenko, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

Click here to view more photos of the event.

Sick Sub

Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpr9lPqcMDM

Big Fights to Look Forward to This Summer

UFC 98: May 23
Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida
Matt Hughes vs. Matt Serra

Dream 9: May 26
Kawajiri vs. JZ Calvancante
Jacare vs. Mayhem

Strikeforce: June 6
Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields
Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith

WEC 41: June 7
Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber

UFC 99: June 13
Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin (at 195 lbs.)

UFC 100: July 11
GSP vs. Thiago Alves
Mir vs. Lesnar
Henderson vs. Bisping

UFC 101: August 8
BJ vs. Florian
Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin

UFC 102: August 29
Big Nogueira vs. Randy Couture
Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva (who was originally going to fight Forrest at UFC 101)

Kyle Maynard

Kyle Maynard, a congenital amputee who has amazed and inspired people by his remarkable success in wrestling and submission wrestling, tested his tremendous will in the MMA arena on Saturday.

I found the fight on youtube and I must say that it was hard to watch. Maynard's opponent was able to keep him away by pusing his head away and throwing a punch here and there and prevent him from executing any sort of effective offense.

Kyle has stated on Sherdog Radio that he wants to continue to compete in MMA, and more power to him if that's what he really wants to do. But this fight illustrated one of the major differences between MMA and wrestling and why he will not find success in MMA and that is the striking. Although I am truely impressed by his heart and determination, he will simply continue to lose. He has the right to get his face smashed in as much as anyone, but he just does not have to tools to win in MMA. I wish Kyle continued success in submission wrestling tournaments.

Here are some intereting articles about Kyle Maynard regarding his MMA debut:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/14658/congenital-amputee-kyle-maynards-long-road-to-saturdays-mma-debut.mma

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Maynard-Loses-Leaves-Cage-Unscathed-17190

Here's a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkvwgL0GiWI&feature=related

Long Beach Fight Night 4

April 19, 2009
Play by Play: Cale Stark
Photos: Chuck Davis

First fight: Anthony “A-Train” Appello, 238 lbs. vs. Many “Bam Bam” Lara, 237lbs
Lara enters to Mariachi music. Bell rings and they touch gloves. Clinch and move to the ropes. Lara reaches down for a single leg and takes down Appello and hits the ground in side-control. Lara mounts but Appello rolls to the side and Lara gives up the mount for side control again. Appello is able to get into half guard but then rolls to his stomach to avoid Lara’s ground and pound. Lara takes his back but doesn’t put in the hooks so Appello rolls back to his back. Lara turns on the ground and pound and the ref stops the fight at 2:24 of the first round.


Second fight: Darby “The Edge” Faulkner, 146lbs. vs. Scott “The Sza” Brommage 144lbs.
Faulkner shoots but Brommage catches him in a standing guillotine. Faulkner finishes the take down and they hit the mat. Faulkner defends the guillotine while in Brommage’s full guard. Faulkner sinks his own guillotine on Brommage while still stuck in his guard. They are both in guillotines, very odd. They roll over and escape each other’s guillotines with Brommage now on top. Brommage starts some ground and pound and gets caught in a pretty deep arm bar from Faulkner’s back. Brommage picks up Faullkner and drops him on his head to escape the arm bar. They both stand up and do a little boxing. Faulkner throws a right and Brommage falls down. As Faulkner rushes in Brommage tries for a guillotine. End of round 1

Second round starts trading leg kicks. Faulkner shoots and winds up in a north-south guillotine. They stand up and Faulkner is knocked down to his knees. Brommage is standing over Faulkner delivering ground and pound till the ref stops the fight at 1:18 of the second round.

Third fight: Juan Rivas, 143lbs. vs. Andrew “Mon Chi Chi” Patlan, 144lbs.
Patlan starts the fight with a right leg kick. The fighters clinch against the ropes then break free. There is a flury of punches and Patlan falls with Rivas on his back, no hooks. Rivas begins to ground and pound and knees to the body. The Ref moves the fight to the center of the ring with Rivas still on top. Patlan escapes and both fighters are on their feet. The round ends with Patlan grabbing Rivas’s kick to the body.

Second round Patlan shoots and finishes a single leg. Rivas lands on his back with Patlan in his guard. Patlan tries to pass and they move back and forth between full and half guard. Rivas tries for a gogoplata but eventually has his guard passed. Patlan takes Rivas’s back and starts to punch Rivas in the side of the head, moves to mount and continues to ground and pound. After a scramble, the bell rings signaling the end of round two.

Third round started trading kicks. Patlan shoots for a double leg and gets caught in a standing guillotine. He finishes the takedown and escapes the guillotine. Patlan passes and as Rivas rolls over giving up his back. Patlan does not capitalize and Rivas escapes now standing over Patlan, who is on his back. Rivas kicks at Patlan’s legs a few times and then jumps on him. No damage, bell rings. End of fight.
Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3
29/28 29/28 29/27 Unanimous decision for the red corner-Rivas

Fourth fight: Fabian “Wolverine” Diaz, 150lbs. vs. Sgt. Vince Ortiz (USMC) 148lbs.
A little feeling out at first. Ortiz clinches with Diaz and throws some knees in close. Diaz responds with knees of his own, and Ortiz takes one to the tenders. Ref steps in and lets Ortiz recover. After the break they go right back to the clinch and start kneeing each other again. Diaz is able to get a standing guillotine but is taken down by Ortiz who then escapes the guillotine. There is a scramble for position and Ortiz takes Diaz’s back. Ortiz fights for the choke while Diaz does a good job defending, at first. Ortiz stays with the dominate position and finally gets the RNC. Diaz taps at 2:48 of the 1st round.


Fifth fight: Lamar “Monster” Jiles 202lbs. vs. Keneti “Monsta” Faagata 204lbs.
Monsta starts with some body-kicks. Monster clinches and then takes down Monsta. Monster falls into Monsta’s guard. Monster passes to side control and receives some elbows from the bottom. Monster achieves the mount and sets the hooks. He does a good job of maintaining the mount and administeing some ground and pound, moving back and forth from hooks in, to sitting up and delivering blows. Ref. Herzog steps in and stops the fight, TKO. Red corner wins 2:59 first round.

Sixth fight: Fernando Bettega, 179lbs. vs. John “VooDoo” Walsh.
Walsh clinches with Bettega and takes him down. Bettega is able to get half-guard for a moment but is eventually mounted by Walsh. Bettega takes a few shots on bottom and rolls giving up his back. Bettega is able to escape the back mount, reverses Walsh and sets a guillotine. They stand up and Walsh takes him down again, still with his head in a guillotine. Bettega hangs on tight and lands on his back with Walsh in his guard and a deep guillotine on his neck. Bettega chokes out Walsh. Tap out 1:23 first round.


Seventh fight: Darrell “The Mongoose” Montague, 129lbs. vs. Maurice “Syko” Eazel, 129lbs.
Montague entered the ring with a blue belt wraped around his Gi to the music, Sade “Smooth Operator”. Hmmm. Eazel came with gifts and tossed red “Hitman” hats to the audience. OK, the fight. Eazel shoots for a double leg and lands in Montague’s guard. Montague is able to get to his feet but is taken down again, back to full guard. He escapes again and gets a standing guillotine on Eazel. Eazel executes a spectacular feet over head take down of Montegue and lands in side control. Montague is able to obtain guard and then stands up. He throws a flying knee and then clinches with Eazel. Montague takes down Eazel to his half guard. Eazel is able to get back to his feet and a flurry of punches ensues. The round ends in a clinch.

Second round starts with Eazel delivering kicks and knees to the body of Montague. In the clinch, Montague is knocked down by a right hand. In the scramble for position, Eazel winds up in Montague’s guard. Eazel does a little ground and pound and the bell rings.

In the third round, this time Montague knocks down Eazel. Eazel gets up only to receive a flying knee to the head. Montague finishes Eazel with a little ground and pound before the Ref steps in. Montague wins by KO at 36 seconds of the third round.
Paramedics, with a stretcher, were summoned to assist, however, Eazel was able to walk away under his own power.

Eighth fight: Scott Rose, 181lbs. vs. Tarec Saffiedine, 177lbs.
Rose starts with kicks. Saffiedine lands a left that rocks Rose. In the clinch, Saffiedine forces Rose out of the ring. On the restart, Rose pulls guard. Saffiedine passes to half guard and sets up a head and arm triangle, steps out of half guard and gets the tap. Saffiedine wins by tap out at 58 seconds of the first round.


Ninth fight: Erik Meaders vs. Thomas Kenney, 167lbs.
Kenney shoots but the shot is defended by Meaders. They clinch for a moment and then separate to do little boxing. Meaders shoots and Kenney grabs a guillotine and pulls guard. Meaders gets out of the guillotine and throws punches from inside Kenney’s guard. Meaders stands up and Kenney is still on his back. Meaders throws a few leg kicks to the downed Kenney before the Ref. stands it up. Kenney delivers some leg kicks and the round ends.

Kenney starts the second round the way he ended the first round, with leg kicks. Kenney shoots and gets caught in a guillotine and half guard. Kenney defends the guillotine and mounts Meaders who rolls and gives his back to Kenney. Meaders rolls to his back and is remounted. Kenney is working on a head and arm triangle when the bell rings.

Third round, Kenney shoots and takes Meaders down only to get caught in a crucifix. He escapes, shoots again for a double and passes to side control. He is able to start a kimura on Meaders left arm but Meaders is able to get half guard and stuff his own arm behind his back preventing the finish. Meaders reverses Kenney and is working for a guillotine when the bell rings.
Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3
29/28 29/28 29/28 Unanimous decision for the blue corner-Kenney

Click here to view the entire gallery of photos from the event.

Dana White Debacle

A story has developed over the last couple of weeks regarding Dana White, Sherdog.com, Managers Credentials, and Dana's Video Blog. Here's the condensed version with a little background: Years ago, Dana had a falling out with Sherdog.com, according to Dana, stemming from a disagreement over UFC DVD distribution. The UFC ended up pulling the credentials of Sherdog along with several other MMA websites. Since then, there has been tension between Sherdog and the UFC. Fast forward to April 1, 2009. Lorreta Hunt, the news editor of Sherdog.com published an article about how the UFC has limited backstage access to some fighters' managers. An irate Dana White responded to the article on his video blog which included the usual F-bombs as well as a "F***in F****t". The later insult outraged the gay and lesbian community and GLADD demanded an appology from Dana, which he issued, also on his Vlog. Sherdog.com issued their response to Dana's rant here. Dana has since done a couple of interviews where he addressed the incident including The Carmichael Dave Show where he states that he is no longer going to do the Video Blogs. He then went on TSN (Canada's version of ESPN) and fielded several direct questions regarding whether or not he thought he crossed the line. Fans have been begging Dana to continue witht he Vlogs and despite his previous statement to the contrary, he has done one Vlog since the incident.

This Saturday:
UFC 97: APRIL 18, 2009
venue: Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada

Main Card Bouts:
-Anderson Silva (23-4; #1 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Thales Leites (14-1)
-Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (17-3; #5 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Chuck Liddell (21-6; #6 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Luiz Cane (9-1) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-1)
-Cheick Kongo (13-4-1) vs. Antoni Hardonk (8-4)
-Brian Stann (6-1) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8-1)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Nathan Quarry (10-3) vs. Jason MacDonald (21-11)
-Denis Kang (31-11-1) vs. Xavier Fouka-Pokum (20-9)
-David Loiseau (18-8) vs. Ed Herman (16-7)
-T.J. Grant (13-2) vs. Ryo Chonan (15-9)
-Mark Bocek (6-2) vs. David Bielkheden (13-6)
-Matt Wiman (11-5) vs. Sam Stout (13-5-1)
-Eliot Marshall (7-3) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (6-4)

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings

TUF Contestants' Myspace and Facebook Friend Count

I’ve become more and more fascinated with how being on The Ultimate Figher affects a fighter’s popularity and fame, which in turn affect their pay, matchups, endorsements, etc. It’s difficult to accurately and statistically quantify a fighter’s increase of popularity, however I thought of one fairly simple way to do it: Myspace and Facebook. So for TUF 8, I decided to track the number of MySpace (and in a few cases, Facebook) friends each of the contestants had before the show aired and note the increase from week to week through the finale. It was very interesting to see the correlation between the increase in friends had with success and camera time on the show. Those who won their fights and had more camera time gained significantly more friends than those who lost early of had less than reality-show friendly personalities.

Here are a few comparisons from the start of TUF, Season 8 to the beginning of Season 9, about 8 months later:

Top 5 greatest friend increase:
1. Junie Browning 3,571
2. Ryan Bader 2,331
3. Efrain Escudero 1,458 (1,382 FB)
4. Krzysztof Soszynski 1,198 FB
5. Phillipe Nover 1,049
(Vinicious Magalhaes 1,171 estimated, his GF made him delete all the girls from his MySpace friends)

Average Increase for those who made it into the house and onto the show: 875.4
Average Increase for those who didn’t make it onto the show: 247.8

Just getting on the show, however, doesn’t automatically mean your popularity will increase significantly. Those who lost their first fights in the house only showed an average friend increase of 322 compared to 1,461.9 for those who won. And it goes without saying that the bigger the personality, the bigger the increase in popularity as evidenced by Junie Browning’s significant lead on all of the other competitors. Love him or hate him, he obviously made an impact which translates into fan interest in watching him fight.

Now that TUF 9 has begun, I decided to again track the contestants’ increase in MySpace friends, however this season I’m including many more Facebook pages than last season. So far, here’s where they’re starting off:

Team US:
Welterweight:
DaMarques Johnson W
MySpace 141
Facebook 173
Mark Miller W
MySpace 3,130
Facebook 215
Jason Pierce W
N/A
Kiel Reid TBD
MySpace 110
Frankie Lester TBD
MySpace 318
Facebook 80

Lightweight:
Santino DeFranco W
N/A
Cameron Dollar W
MySpace 507
Richie Whitson W
MySpace 433
Facebook 253
Jason Dent TBD
MySpace 49
Robert Browning TBD
MySpace 344


Team UK:
Welterweight:
Dean Amasinger W
Facebook 900
David Faulkner W
N/A
Nicholas Osipczak W
Facebook 240
James Wilks W
Facebook 83

Lightweight
Jeff Lawson W
MySpace 86
Ross Pearson W
MySpace 182
Facebook 945
Martin Stapleton W
Facebook 207
Andre Winner W
MySpace 59
Facebook 769

Coaches
Dan Henderson
MySpace 37,684
Facebook(Fan Page) 2,778
Michael Bisping
Facebook 4,360
Facebook(Fan Page) 6,748

Out
Team US:
Ray Elbe L
MySpace 5109
Christian Fulgium DNMW
MySpace 241
Kevin Knabjian L
Facebook 444
Paul Bird L
N/A
Tom Hayden L
Facebook 289
Waylon Lowe L
MySpace 87
Josh Souder HERPES
N/A

Team UK:
A.J. Wenn L
Facebook 667
James Bryan L
N/A
Dan James L
N/A
Gary Kelly L
MySpace 195
Facebook 430
James Bateman L
N/A
Tommy Maguire L
Facebook 229
Che Mills L
MySpace 235
Facebook 766
Alex Reid L
MySpace 123
Facebook 492

I'll keep checking the progress from week to week and will post the results on WarMMA.com.

Nick Diaz says smoking marijuana is part of his plan

Nick Diaz says smoking marijuana is part of his plan

STRIKEFORCE: APRIL 11 ON SHOWTIME
location: HP Pavilion in San Jose, California

Main Card Bouts:
-Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz
-Gilbert Melendez vs. Rodrigo Damm
-Christiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Hitomi Akano
-Brett Rogers vs. Ron Humphries
-Benji Radach vs. Scott Smith

Preliminary Card Bouts:
-Luke Rockhold vs. Buck Meredith
-Eric Lawson vs. Waylon Kennell
-Raul Castillo vs. Brandon Michaels
-James Terry vs. Zak Bucia
-Jeremy Tavares vs. Shingo Kohara

Main card airs live on Showtime in the United States at 10:00PM (ET/PT)

UFC Greenlights Construction of Russian Stadium

UFC Greenlights Construction of Russian Stadium
Take a close look at the capitalized letters in the last paragraph.

Special Attraction Added to UFC Fan Expo
I got Bruce by "Buffer 180"! Joe won't know what hit him.
(Note the first letter of each paragraph.)

Fights Tonight!

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 18: APRIL 1, 2009
location: Nashville, Tennessee

Main Card Bouts:
-Carlos Condit (#8 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Martin Kampmann
-Tyson Griffin vs. Rafael dos Anjos
-Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo Marrero
-Cole Miller vs. Junie Browning

Preliminary Bouts:
-Brock Larson vs. Jesse Sanders
-Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Horwich
-Jeremy Stephens vs. Gleison Tibau
-Jorge Rivera vs. Nissen Osterneck
-Rob Kimmons vs. Joe Vedepo
-Aaron Simpson vs. Tim McKenzie
-Steve Steinbeiss vs. Ryan Jensen
-Nick Catone vs. Tim Credeur

Main card airs on Spike TV in the United States at 8pm

* Based on MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings


Ultimate Fighter Season 9 follows UFN18 at 10:00pm

Penn, Nurse, Jackson Testify Before NSAC

Penn, Nurse, Jackson Testify Before NSAC

Parisyan Suspended Nine Months

Tapout Documentary - Worth the watch

Shamrock Suspended for Steroids

Upcoming fights:

There's a bunch, check out the MMAWeekly Rumors page

TAPOUT FOUNDER KILLED IN OVERNIGHT CAR CRASH

TAPOUT FOUNDER KILLED IN OVERNIGHT CAR CRASH

Fighthype.com

mmamania.com

RIP Charles.

UFC and Quebec Officials Save UFC 97 in Montreal

MMA Rules Minus Foot Stomps Stays The Same In The Province of Quebec

COUTURE AGREES TO FIGHT WITH NOGUEIRA

WEC CHAMP VARNER'S INJURIES NOT CAREER ENDING

Upcoming Events:

WEC 39: MARCH 1, 2009
venue: American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas

Main Card Bouts:
-Mike Brown (#1 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Leonard Garcia (#10 Featherweight in the World)*
-Jose Aldo Vs. Chris Mickle
-Bart Palaszewski vs. Ricardo Lamas
-Rob McCullough vs. Marcus Hicks

Preliminary Bouts:
-Marcos Galvao (#5 Bantamweight in the World)* vs. Damacio Page
-Johny Hendricks vs. Alex Serdyukov
-Mike Budnik vs. John Franchi
-Kenji Osawa vs. Rafael Rebello
-Justin Haskins vs. Mike Pierce
-Danny Castillo vs. Phil Cardella
-Alex Karalexis vs. Greg McIntyre

Main card airs on Versus in the United States at 9:00 PM (ET) / 6:00 PM (PT)


UFC 96: MARCH 7, 2009
venue: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio

Main Card Bouts:
-Quinton Jackson (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Keith Jardine (#8 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Gabriel Gonzaga (#8 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Shane Carwin
-Matt Hammil vs. Mark Munoz
-Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller
-Matt Brown vs. Pete Sell

Preliminary Bouts:
-Brandon Vera vs. Mike Patt
-Kendall Grove vs. Jason Day
-Tim Boetsch vs. Jason Brilz
-Tamdan McCrory vs. Ryan Madigan
-Aaron Riley vs. Shane Nelson

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States


DREAM 7: MARCH 8 ON HDNET
venue: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan

First Round of Dream Featherweight Tournament

Announced Participants:
-Atsushi Yamamoto (#10 Bantamweight in the World)* vs. Masakazu Imanari
-Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Kim Jong Won
-Yoshiro Maeda vs. Micah Miller
-Chase Beebe vs. Joe Warren
-Takafumi Otsuka vs. Bibiano Fernandes
-Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura vs. Abel Cullum

Non-Tournament Bouts:
-Shinya Aoki (#1 Lightweight in the World)* vs. David Gardner
-Mitsuhiro Ishida (#8 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Daisuke Nakamura
-Melvin Manhoef vs. TBA

Main card airs in the United States on HDNet

UFC's Montreal return in jeopardy?

UFC's Montreal return in jeopardy?
Quebec Athletic commission wants to change the rules!

Strikeforce Lands Showtime Deal

Strikeforce Lands Showtime Deal, Purchases EliteXC's Assets


St. Pierre: 'I never cheated in my life'

Next Event:

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 17: FEBRUARY 7, 2009
venue: USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida

Main Card Bouts:
-Joe Lauzon vs. Jeremy Stephens
-Cain Velasquez vs. Denis Stojnic
-Anthony Johnson vs. Luigi Fioravanti
-Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer

Preliminary Bouts:
-Jake Rosholt vs. Dan Miller
-Rich Clementi vs. Gleison Tibau
-Kurt Pellegrino vs. Rob Emerson
-Matt Grice vs. Matt Veach
-Nick Catone vs. Derek Downey
-Steve Bruno vs. Matt Riddle

Main card airs on Spike TV in the United States

PENN VS. ST. PIERRE CONTINUES OUTSIDE OCTAGON

PENN VS. ST. PIERRE CONTINUES OUTSIDE OCTAGON
St. Pierre's cornerman has been accused of putting vasaline on his back in between rounds.

ST. PIERRE TRAINER RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS

Gladiator Challenge Results and Photos

Gladiator Challenge - LA Fitness Expo Results

Nick Realle vs. Brad Ball
Realle by Armbar 1:08 R1

Tyson Threadgill vs. Aaron Hays
Hays by Arm Triangle 1:40 R1


Richard Schiller vs. Chris Kirtley
Schiller by Armbar 2:42 R2

Sean Loeffler vs. Rubin Taigle
Loeffler by RNC :36 R1


David Espinosa vs. Jordan Sutton
Espinosa by Head and Arm Choke 2:27 R1

Saad Awad vs. Karen Darabedyan
Darabedyan by Split Decision

Click here for more pics of the event.

Varner Fears Career-Ending Injury

Tom Atentio: Rumors are false; Affliction MMA here to stay

WEC likely to eliminate 170-pound class, Condit vs. Larson II scrapped

In case you've been living under a rock, UFC 94 is this Saturday. Here's the fight card:

UFC 94: JANUARY 31, 2009
venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Card Bouts:
-Georges St. Pierre (#1 Welterweight in the World)* vs. B.J. Penn (#2 Lightweight in the World)*
-Lyoto Machida (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Thiago Silva (#10 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Karo Parisyan (#10 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Dong Hyun Kim
-Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones

Preliminary Bouts:
-Jon Fitch (#2 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Akihiro Gono
-Jake O'Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
-Chris Wilson vs. John Howard
-Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
-Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer

Main card airs in the United States on pay-per-view for $44.95

Helio Gracie Dead at 95

Helio Gracie Died in his sleep thursday morning.

Green To Replace Horodecki for Affliction

Green To Replace Horodecki for Affliction
Chris Horodecki is out due to injury.

Monson Arrested for Domestic Violence

BJ Penn kicks out Spike TV production crew for ‘Primetime Live’

World of MMA Podcast: Gegard Mousasi Interview

Events this weekend:

AFFLICTION 2: JANUARY 24, 2009
venue: Honda Center in Anaheim, California

Pay-Per-View Bouts:
-Fedor Emelianenko (#1 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Andrei Arlovski (#4 Heavyweight in the World)*
-Josh Barnett (#2 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Gilbert Yvel
-Matt Lindland (#3 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Vitor Belfort
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
-Paul Buentello vs. Kiril "Baby Fedor" Sidelnikov
-Dan Lauzon vs. Bobby Green

HDNet Bouts:
-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (#7 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
-Jay Hieron vs. Jason High
-L.C. Davis vs. Bao Quach
-Antonio Duarte vs. Albert Rios
-Brett Cooper vs. Patrick Speight

Preliminary card airs on HDNet at 7:00 PM Eastern Time / 4:00 PM Pacific Time on January 24

Main card airs on pay-per-view at 9:00 PM Eastern Time / 6:00 PM Pacific Time on January 24


WEC 38: JANUARY 25, 2009
venue: San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California

Main Card Bouts:
-Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
-Urijah Faber (#2 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Jens Pulver
-Jose Aldo vs. Rolando Perez
-Danillo Villefort vs. Mike Campbell

Preliminary Bouts:
-Hiromitsu Miura vs. Edgar Garcia
-Dominick Cruz vs. Ian McCall
-Scott Jorgensen vs. Frank Gomez
-Charlie Valencia vs. Seth Dikun
-Blas Avena vs. Jesse Lennox
-Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Njokuani

Main card airs on Versus in the United States at 9:30 PM (ET) / 6:30 PM (PT)


Gladiator Challenge
"LA Fitness Expo"
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 1:00pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
Saad Awad vs. Andy Wang
David Espinosa vs. Rick McCorkell
Court Mcgee vs. Ray Lazama

Antonio Silva Sues CSAC

Antonio Silva Sues CSAC

Monson's Malicious Mischief



Fights this weekend:

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson
Date: Jan 17, 2009

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Venue: The 02
Broadcast: Pay Per View

World of MMA Podcast: Affliction Media Conference Call

MAIN CARD

Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin
Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang
Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares
Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle

PRELIMINARY CARD

Alexandre Barros vs. Martin Kampmann
Antonio Mendes vs. Eric Schafer
Thomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati
Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway
Dennis Siver vs. Nate Mohr

Long Beach Fight Night 3 - Jan 4, 2009

By Chuck Davis

Yesterday I had the opportunity to cover the Long Beach Fight Night. Unfortunately, I got there late and missed the first two fights and many of my pictures turned out blurry as I was getting used to a new camera.

It was a great event though with an even better turnout than last time. Only one fight went to a decesion, which happened to be one of the fights I missed, although there were a couple of bazzar endings. Here are some of the highlights:

Danny Juarez made quick work of Miles Howard with a RNC victory in round 1. Tony Fergeson defeated a visibly broken Frank Park by Arm Triangle and Darrell Montague punished Scott Brommage for nearly 3 rounds before finally finishing him via RNC.

Then the wierdness began. Jim Ramsey appeared to be putting up a good fight against a very game Maurice Eazel, even picking him up and tossing him to the canvas at one point. However, after Eazel took his turn and nearly threw Ramsey out of the ropes, Ramsey decided he had had enough and verbally quit.

The next fight took strange to the next level as both competitors stood and traded blows, Demetrice Woods reared back to through a punch and instead threw himself out of the ring. He was visibly in tremendous pain with an apparent shoulder dislocation and Keneti Faagata was awarded the victory via TKO.


The main event saw local favorite Thomas Kenney take a beating at the hands of Strikeforce verteran Jesse Juarez. Although the crowd was audibly pulling for Kenney, their support wasn't enough to help him defend Juarez's takedowns and superior ground game. While Kenny kept going for a dead-end Kimura, Juarez was able to take his back and eventually flatten him out and finish him with strikes.


Click here for more photos of the event. Special thanks to Todd Felker for contributing some of the photos.