Thursday, February 26, 2009

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

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thursday, February 5, 2009

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

Monday, February 2, 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

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