Aleksander Emelianenko to face Blagoi Ivanov in grudge match

Revenge will be a motivating factor when Aleksander Emelianenko faces off with the last man to defeat his brother Fedor Emelianenko during Sambo competition. Aleksander recently confirmed that he has signed the bout agreement to face Blagoi Ivanov on September 29 for the Fighter Mania Championship (FMC) promotion in Seoul, South Korea. The September 29 show will be the first for the Korean promotion. Ivanov... [Read More...]

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Aleksander Emelianenko narrowly escapes being knocked out in Russia

Aleksander Emelianenko was badly rocked by a crushing overhand right from Ibragim Magomedov in the first round of their bout held tonight in Rostov-on-do, Russia, but battled back to secure a TKO victory. The two met up at this evenings ProFC 5: Russia vs. Europe event About thirty seconds into the bout the two exchanged right hands following a brief exchange. Aleksander undoubtedly caught the worst... [Read More...]

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Aleksander Emelianenko and the Red Devil fight team part ways

According to published reports, Aleksander Emelianenko and the Red Devil fight team in St. Petersburg, Russia have parted ways. The separate appears to be mutual, as both the team website and Emelianenko’s own personal website indicated that there are no hard feelings towards either side. Emelianenko commented on his site that he was looking forward to the next chapter in his life and that he... [Read More...]

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Aleksander Emelianenko says late medicals were cause for absence from Affliction card

Aleksander Emelianenko, in an interview with Life.ru, discussed his absence from the Affliction: Banned card two weeks ago. Translation from MMA Mania: I passed the medical board and my license to fight was obtained without any problems. But the fact is that in California the commission is very rigid for admittance. One of the main conditions to let you fight is the ability to pass all of your tests... [Read More...]

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Report: Aleksander Emelianenko tests positive for Hepatitis B

Rumors swirled around the internet this past weekend regarding the medical status of Aleksander Emelianenko, the younger brother of the best heavyweight on the planet, Fedor. At the weigh ins, Emelianenko and Paul Buentello were not allowed to weigh in and no one had any clue why. Rumors soon began to form that Emelianenko had tested positive for Hepatitis B. Now MMA News is confirming those rumors: A... [Read More...]

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Three more bouts officially added to UFC 89

UFC.com has announced three additional bouts for October 18th’s UFC 89. The Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) (UFC(R)) has added three thrilling bouts to the organization’s next UK super-show. It has been confirmed that Rameau Sokoudjou will collide with Luiz Cane in a battle of light-heavyweight strikers, Japanese submission expert Akihiro Gono will take on on highly-regarded British debutant... [Read More...]

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Rumor: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura at UFC 84

According to MMAWeekly’s rumors section, “The African Assassin” Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will face fellow judoka Kazuhiro Nakamura at May’s UFC 84. Sokoudjou burst onto the MMA scene last year with two devastating knockout wins over highly touted fighters, Antonio Rogerio Noguiera and Ricardo Arona in the now defunct Pride FC. However in his recent UFC debut at UFC 79: Nemesis,... [Read More...]

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Sokoudjou: “I choked (against Machida)”

Earlier this month, JarryPark.com conducted a phone-based interview with Pride and UFC veteran, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. In the interview, “The African Assassin” covers a lot of topics including, his most recent fight against Lyoto Machida, why he didn’t sign with EliteXC or K-1 and how come his parents don’t know that he’s a mixed martial artist. It’s especially... [Read More...]

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Sokoudjou’s family has no idea he’s an MMA fighter

From an interview with Dave Doyle of Yahoo! Sports: But the 23-year old’s parents back home in Cameroon thought their son was studying computer science in San Diego. “Yeah, my parents, they don’t know,” the man dubbed “The African Assassin” said. “They think I’m in college and maybe training in judo on the side, just for fun. My family places a high value on education. All of my brothers... [Read More...]

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Impact Report: Signing of Sokoudjou could benefit UFC’s bottom line

After going through a period of negative news that included Randy Couture’s resignation along with a potential deal with HBO falling through, the UFC has rebounded nicely with a string of positive announcements. First, it was the signing of Brock Lesnar, which is a move that has the potential to pay huge dividends for the UFC from a mainstream perspective. Soon after that they made hardcore fans... [Read More...]

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Sokoudjou to face Machida @ UFC 79 confirmed

UFC.com has confirmed what has been rumoured over the past couple of days. “The African Assassin” Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-1) has signed a deal with the UFC and his first bout will be against undefeated Ryoto Machida. The fight will happen at UFC 79: Nemesis on 29th of December and will add to an impressive card already featuring Matt Serra and Matt Hughes in a Welterweight title fight... [Read More...]

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The latest on Sokoudjou

From Dave Meltzer: Regarding rumors of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou fighting in UFC, there is no contract signed, but his deal with Hero’s did fall apart and UFC is interested in him and talks have begun. There are talks of a potential fight with Lyoto Machida on 12/29, but it’s nothing more than talk at ths point. Nothing new, really, but just more confirmation that Sokoudjou looks likely... [Read More...]

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Report: Team Quest confirms possibility of Sokoudjou in the UFC

MMAmania.com is reporting the following in regard to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou’s potential addition to the UFC light heavyweight division: He has made a decision, however, to fight for the UFC. Other offers from EliteXC and K-1 were “flaky.” In addition, the Team Quest management team feels that his best long-term interests will be served fighting in the United States. The site is quick to... [Read More...]

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Is Sokoudjou going to fight at UFC 79 on Dec. 29?

The website HACnews.com has conducted an interview with free agent light heavyweight superstar Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. At least, I think he’s still a free agent. His current status has come into question following some comments he made in the interview. There was a lot of discussion during the interview about fighters currently affiliated with the UFC: LC- How do you feel you match... [Read More...]

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Bisping responds to Sokoudjou comments

There’s a new Michael Bisping interview available at MMAMadness.com in which Bisping is asked to address comments attributed to Thierry Sokoudjou where Sokoudjou claimed he asked the UFC if he could fight Bisping and that they essentially told him that “he was on crack.” MMA Madness: Well, ok Mike, now comes the hard question. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou was recently in discussions... [Read More...]

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Quick updates on Mayhem Miller and Sokoudjou

Last night UFCjunkie.com was kind enough to allow me to participate in a chat with Dan Henderson. Henderson fielded a ton of questions and I was able to incorporate some of my own. I’ve been asked a lot of people about Jason “Mayhem” Miller and when he’ll be fighting next for the WEC. A few e-mails I received asked me if he was a free agent. According to Henderson, who trains... [Read More...]

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Henderson: Sokoudjou likely to fight for K-1 in September

Carlos Arias has a new column now available on the web site for the Orange County Register. Arias recently attended the media days for both Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan Henderson. Arias revealed to Henderson that Rampage spent some time recently training with Randy Couture at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. This is very notable because Henderson and Couture used to be teammates at Team... [Read More...]

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Blog within a Blog: Steroid testing, Tiger Schulman’s and MMA, dream match at 160 lbs., and much more

  I know I caught your attention with the Tiger Schulman’s Karate teaser. I’ll get to TSK soon. But first, I want to talk about drugs. Many pundits have written columns on the major sites discussing steroids and offering their ideas about how the issue should be addressed by the major promotions. Thus far, there seems to be a big push for the promotions to do internal testing. While I respect... [Read More...]

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Report: K-1 tried to get Sokoudjou for Monday’s card

Loretta Hunt from The Fight Network is reporting that K-1 tried to bring in Sokoudjou as a last-minute addition to fill one of two vacant spots on a card scheduled to be held on Monday at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. However, Sokoudjou was unable to obtain a proper visa and won’t be able to fight on the show. Melvin Manhoef and Alistair Overeem both remain without opponents. The report... [Read More...]

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Report: Sokoudjou deal with EliteXC falls through

Wow, it’s a busy news day in MMA today. The latest breaking story pertains to Rameua Thierry Sokoudjou and EliteXC. In a yet to be published story attributed to Todd Martin by WrestlingObserver.com, Martin will be reporting in a story that will appear on SI.com later that EliteXC president Gary Shaw has indicated that talks with Sokoudjou have broken off and that the former Pride fighter could... [Read More...]

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