Gray Manyard’s next fight could take place at UFC 90 vs. Rich Clementi
August 21, 2008
Xtreme Couture team member Gray Maynard put his MMA career into high gear after a unanimous decision victory over Frankie Edgar this past April at UFC Fight Night 13. Maynard looked dominant in handing Edgar the first loss of his professional career. Since that fight, Maynard has been missing in action, thanks largely in part to an injury. However, MMAjunkie.com...
Read More...Aleksander Emelianenko off of Affliction: Banned; Gary Goodridge tapped as last-minute replacement
July 18, 2008
- According to Sherdog, Aleksander Emelianenko was denied his license by the CSAC because he did not meet requirements and the fight with Paul Buentello on Saturday is off. - Though Sherdog then came through again, stating Gary Goodridge would be named as a replacement on the Affliction card against Buentello since he was already licensed to fight in the state. -...
Read More...Buentello vs. Emelianenko added to inaugural Affliction show
May 20, 2008
According to Sherdog.com, Affliction announced Tuesday that a heavyweight clash between Aleksander Emelianenko and Paul Buentello is the latest fight to be added to its debut card on July 19 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Buentello, 25-10, also currently competes for Strikeforce and has also fought for the UFC in the past. The Texas native is looking...
Read More...Aleksander Emelianenko to headline M-1 Challenge on April 3
March 18, 2008
Aleksander Emelianenko, the younger brother of Fedor Emelianenko, is slated to headline an M-1 Challenge event scheduled for April 3 in St. Petersburg, according to the website M1Mixfight.com. The 15-bout card is scheduled to feature several team challenges with fighters representing Russia, Japan, Korea and Finland. Three “superfights” will also...
Read More...Report: Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett in April
January 24, 2008
Aleksander Emelianenko announced via his official website that he will be fighting on the M-1 Gobal show in Chicago on April 11th. He said that he expects that his opponent could very well be currently unsigned heavyweight free agent Josh Barnett. This could be a big move for M-1, gobbling up some more of the UFC’s talent pool from which to draw fighters....
Read More...MMA News & Notes: Guy Mezger talks Cuban; Emelianenko could fight in Canada; and talk to Jon Fitch
September 6, 2007
I’ve got some MMA News & Notes for you on a Thursday afternoon. I was on the EliteXC conference call today and I hope to have some highlights for you a bit later. On to the news… - I was able to touch base with Guy Mezger today and ask him for some more detail behind Mark Cuban’s new MMA project. You can read the highlights of my conversation...
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