Diaz wants Aoki instead of Sakurai; “Mayhem” wants Sakuraba
Sherdog has a great piece up detailing some of the things that were said at the DREAM 3 post-fight press conference. Namely, Nick Diaz said he would rather be fighting Shinya Aoki next instead of Hayato Sakurai and Jason “Mayhem” Miller said that he would love a shot at his hero, Kazushi Sakuraba. Nick Diaz on Aoki: “You know, there’s a lot of other people I’d like to... [Read More...]
Mach, Lion defeated at Shooto Tradition
Some deflating upsets marked this morning’s Shooto Tradition card from Tokyo. In one bout, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai looked to be getting the better of David Baron on the feet but those tides turned quickly near the end of round one. Baron came out looking for a ground battle but became more confident as the minutes passed by. As the men were clinched and looking for a takedown, Baron... [Read More...]
Random Rant: Leave UFC 78 alone!
The rumored card for UFC 78 on Nov. 17 in Newark, NJ has been posted several times on FiveOuncesOfPain.com and thus far the responses haven’t been all that positive. But I need to speak up because I beg to differ; while the rumored card currently lacks star power, it’s still a strong card nonetheless. The match with the most appeal to me is Spencer Fisher vs. Frankie Edgar. Both have already... [Read More...]
Report: Ryo Chonan could fight at UFC 78
The Fight Network is reporting that DEEP veteran Ryo Chonan could be in the mix for the UFC’s UFC 78 card in Newark, NJ this November. No official announcement has been made. TFN is also reporting that Karo Parisyan has confirmed that the UFC is in negotiations for him to fight either Hector Lombard or Hayato Sakurai at UFC 78. Read More →
Possible future UFC matchups
It appears there is some news coming out of last night’s post-UFC 73 press conference. UFC president Dana White apparently said that a rematch between Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz is in the cards. both fighters campaigned for it. Also, Ortiz claimed afterwards that he injured his back two weeks ago while training for the fight. Gee, Tito claiming injury after a fight? Wow, that’s so unlike... [Read More...]
Trigg: Sakurai vs. Sanchez may not happen
I didn’t hear it firsthand, but there are multiple accounts claiming that Frank Trigg said on TAGG Radio yesterday that he’s spoken with people for Hayato Sakurai who claim that Sakurai has not been contacted by Zuffa to fight for either the UFC or Pride. According to Trigg, he’s been told that no one has talked to Sakurai about a fight against Diego Sanchez. Read More →
Rumored: Sanchez vs. Sakurai
A local station in Diego Sanchez’s hometown reported earlier this week that according to his camp, his next fight will be at UFC 74 on August 25 in Las Vegas against Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. I didn’t post the rumor immediately because I wasn’t sure how credible it was. However, MMAWeekly.com now lists Sanchez vs. Sakurai on the UFC 74 fight card in their “rumors”... [Read More...]
