Favorites roll – literally – at entertaining DREAM 16 event
Last night’s offering from DREAM featured all the colorful production and presentation fans have come to expect from the Japanese promotion, as well as a bout between two men known for having some of the most-memorable entrances in the sport’s history. It also featured a slew of decision/submission wins with only one strike-based finish in the show’s ten match-ups. Among the group of fighters... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki vs. Marcus Aurelio added to DREAM 16 line-up
If already-announced opponents Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Kazushi Sakuraba didn’t make for a colorful enough main card at DREAM 16, fans can now add submission specialist Shinya Aoki’s unique ring attire and trademark entrance to the vibrant line-up slated for the September 25th event. Over the weekend DREAM-promoter FEG announced Aoki would put his high-level Jiu-Jitsu skills up against a fellow... [Read More...]
No longer with the UFC, Marcus Aurelio set to main event WCA’s debut show
With the UFC looking to trim its roster from over 180 contracted fighters down to the neighborhood of 140 combatants, former PRIDE Bushido standout Marcus “Maximus” Aurelio found himself caught in a numbers game in the weeks that proceeded his loss to Hermes Franca this past October at UFC 90. Matched up against his former American Top Team teammate Franca, Aurelio sustained his second... [Read More...]
Report: Tibau injured, Aurelio steps in to face Franca at UFC 90
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 a very successful careeer in the PRIDE organization.... [Read More...]
Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante vs. Shinya Aoki scheduled for March
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 sanctioned fight during his appearance on... [Read More...]
K-1 HERO’S 10/28 Quick Results
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 Silva R1 via submission Yoshihiro Akiyama... [Read More...]
Report: Akiyama and Kang to fight for HERO’s on Oct. 28
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 to his match against Kazushi Sakuraba... [Read More...]
