Report: Tibau injured, Aurelio steps in to face Franca at UFC 90

September 1, 2008

Sherdog is reporting that Gleison Tibau has had to pull out of his scheduled fight with Hermes Franca at UFC 90 due to a shoulder injury. Stepping in for the injured Tibau is his American Top Team teammate, Marcus Aurelio. Aurelio is most recently coming off a defeat to lightweight title contender Tyson Griffin at UFC 86 and is currently 2-2 in the UFC after... 

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Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante vs. Shinya Aoki scheduled for March

January 24, 2008

That’s the good word according to MMA Junkie: The hotly anticipated Gesias “JZ” Calvancante (14-1-1) vs. Shinya Aoki (12-2) match-up — first promised to the world and then removed from a New Year’s Eve “Yarennoka!” card in Japan — has been reset for a March date in Japan. American Top Team General Manager Richie Guerrero confirmed the K-1... 

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K-1 HERO’S 10/28 Quick Results

October 28, 2007

Shungo Oyama def. Carlos Newton R3 via submission Kim Dae Won def. Marcelo Garcia R2 via doctor stoppage Min Suk Heo def. Katsuyori Shibata R1 via KO Poai Suganauma def. Bernard Ackah R1 via submission Tae Hyun Lee def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto R1 via TKO Min Soo-Kim def. Ikuhisa Minowa R1 via TKO Zelg Galesic def. Taiei Kin R1 via TKO Dong Sik-Yoon def. Fabio... 

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Report: Akiyama and Kang to fight for HERO’s on Oct. 28

October 1, 2007

Sherdog.com is reporting that Yoshihiro Akiyama and Denis Kang have been scheduled for K-1 HERO’s next card on Oct. 28. The card is slated to take place in Seoul, South Korea at the Jang Chung Gymnasium. This will be Akiyama’s first fight since a 10-month suspension after being accused of applying an excessive amount of moisturizer to his body prior... 

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