Lauzon considering move to Hawaii
There’s a really good article on InsideFighting.com that manages to do what the TUF cameras couldn’t: capture Joe Lauzon’s unique story and tell it to an audience. Lauzon will be fighting on the undercard of Saturday’s TUF 5 finale. When it’s all said and done, he’ll need to get back home in time to be at his IT job by Monday. However, Lauzon is being recruited to... [Read More...]
EliteXC and Mark Burnett to do a reality show?
The blog “Flying Triangle” has taken a look at Pro Elite’s recent filing with the SEC and one of the nuggets uncovered is the possibility of an EliteXC reality TV show produced by Mark Burnett, who produces reality shows such as “Survivor,” “The Contender,” and “The Apprentice.” You can read more at: http://rnc.blogspot.com/2007/06/survivorapprentice-producer-teams-with.html Read More →
Krazy Horse released from jail
Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett will not fight against Vincent “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela on tonight’s “Shamrock vs. Baroni” undercard but it wasn’t because of a lack of effort from the promoters. Bennett was actually released from Marion County (Fla.) jail on Thursday morning and a flight was booked for him to arrive in San Jose in time for weigh-ins. However,... [Read More...]
Barnett says favorable things about the UFC
In the June 4 edition of the Wrestling Observer, Dave Meltzer reported that Josh Barnett felt insulted after he asked the UFC for tickets to UFC 71 and was told to buy them on his own. Meltzer is usually on the money but it appears he may have gotten some bad info in regard to this one instance because in a recent interview on the Internet audio show “The Clinch,” Barnett tells a completely... [Read More...]
Hamill vs. Bisping now official
In the events section under UFC 75 on UFC.com, Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill are listed as the only two official matches. See for yourself at: http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=758 Read More →
Franklin to fight for title in either Cincinnati or Denver
According to the Wrestling Observer, Rich Franklin spoke during a breakfast that the UFC sponsored at Associated Press Sports Editors convention in St. Louis and said that his next fight will be against the winner of the Anderson Silva vs. Nathan Marquardt UFC middleweight title match at UFC 73. Franklin said the match could take place in Cincinnati or Denver. Read More →
New Dana White interview: Shogun to debut at UFC 76; moving closer to deal with Fedor
The Oregonian has a new interview with UFC president with Dana White available. The article goes on to quote White as saying that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will debut at UFC 76 on September 22 and that contract talks with Fedor Emelianenko are progressing. Here’s an excerpt from the article: White recently signed Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who current UFC light heavyweight champion... [Read More...]
Report: Sokoudjou to sign with EliteXC
Josh Gross of Sherdog.com is reporting that former PRIDE light heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has signed a lucrative four fight contract with Elite Xtreme Combat. However, the report goes on to state the following after the first paragraph said he had agreed to terms: A source in Sokoudjou’s camp, who expressed pleasure with the deal, said they’ve received the contract from EliteXC... [Read More...]
Bennett taken off EliteXC card
EliteXC and Strikeforce conducted their weigh-ins on Thursday in anticipation of Friday’s card featuring Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title. Everyone made weight, with the lone exception being Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett, who didn’t make it at all. Edson Berto has been officially added to tomorrow’s card and will fight Victor... [Read More...]
Preview of Shamrock vs. Baroni card
My full preview of tomorrow’s Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni main event and most of the undercard matches is available at: http://cbs.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10232977 According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, both Shamrock and Baroni opened up at -115 ($115 needs to be wagered in order to win $100) but the line moved to -140 after heavy betting on Baroni. For the record, I am... [Read More...]
New Dear Don column…
Don Frye is back with another advice column on the IFL’s web site. I highly recommend you check it out: http://www.ifl.tv/News-07June21-Dear-Don-9.html Read More →
Bas Rutten to be radio guest this Saturday
It’s time for some shameless self-promotion. IFL commentator and former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten will be a guest on the radio this Saturday on ESPN 920 in Philadelphia. Bas will join my co-host John Floyd and I for a segment on The Saturday Morning Sports Hangover at 11 a.m. ET. Bas will probably be on during the third segment, sometime around 11:40 a.m. ET. If you have a question... [Read More...]
Sokoudjou confirms talks with UFC
I was able to speak with Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou recently and he confirmed that his management team of Ryan Parsons and Dan Henderson have had direct talks with the UFC on his behalf. Sokoudjou also mentioned that he expects to know what promotion he’ll be fighting for by the end of the week and that K-1 and Bodog Fight are just two of the other promotions that have expressed an interest in... [Read More...]
Update on EliteXC/Strikeforce card
Follow the link for an update on this Friday’s co-promoted card by EliteXC and Strikeforce: http://cbs.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10232110 Read More →
Doerksen rumored to be fighting Filho
The rumors section of MMAWeekly.com is reporting that former UFC middleweight Joe Doerksen is rumored to be fighting former Pride middleweight Paulo Filho at WEC 29 on August 5 in Las Vegas. The card will be telecast on the Versus Network, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Also rumored is a welterweight title defense by Carlos Condit against Brock Larson and matches between Jeff Curran vs. Stephen Ledbetter and... [Read More...]
David Terrell to return to the UFC at 205 lbs.
GracieFigther.com is reporting the following: From a fighting perspective, the past 2 years have been hard ones on David Terrell. The Gracie Jiu-jitsu Black belt has endured a string of injuries that have kept him out of the cage. Forced to sit on the sidelines he has instead been focusing on a successful school he runs out of Santa Rosa, California. Meanwhile the sport of MMA has exploded onto the... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz won’t corner Nate Diaz
GracieFighter.com is reporting that Nick Diaz will not be allowed to corner his younger brother, Nate Diaz, for Nate’s upcoming fight this Saturday against Manny Gamburyan in the lightweight final of the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter. Diaz is still serving a six-month suspension imposed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for testing positive for marijuana leading up to his fight against... [Read More...]
Yamamoto in the U.S.
Various eyewitness accounts place K-1’s Kid Yamamoto at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif. Josh Thomson said on Beatdown Radio that Yamamoto is training at AKA and getting ready for an upcoming match. There are also images circulating around the Internet where Yamamoto can be seen training at AKA. For those of you who do not know, Yamamoto is one of the top amateur wrestlers... [Read More...]
Baroni and Rua cleared to fight
The California State Athletic Commission has cleared both Phil Baroni and Murilo Rua for this Friday’s pay-per-view card from San Jose, Calif. that is being co-promoted by EliteXC and Strikeforce. Rua will fight Joey Villasenor for the vacant EliteXC middleweight title while Baroni will take on Frank Shamrock for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title. Read More →
GracieFighter.com is at it again…
A day after reporting that Phil Baroni could be off Friday’s EliteXC/Strikeforce card due to some questions about a past MRI and then deleting the report from its web site, GraceFighter.com is reporting today that Baroni is awaiting results from a new MRI in order to get cleared for Friday’s fight vs. Frank Shamrock. The site goes on to claim that if Baroni isn’t cleared, Cung Le... [Read More...]
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