Travis Wiuff to fight Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5

September 11, 2008

Former UFC and PRIDE veteran and YAMMA Pit Fighting heavyweight champion Travis Wiuff has been announced by World Victory Road as the opponent for undefeated heavyweight sensation Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5 on Sept. 28. Wiuff is 53-11, according to Sherdog’s fight finder, and is currently on a 10-fight winning streak. He last fought at Sengoku 3 in June,... 

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Roger Gracie set to compete at Sengoku 5

August 19, 2008

World Victory Road has announced that heavyweight prospect Roger Gracie has been added to its Sengoku 5 card on Sept. 28 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Gracie, one of the best pure heavyweight grapplers on the competitive circuit, is 2-0 in his brief MMA career. He debuted in 2006 with a first round submission of Ron Waterman during BodogFIGHT’s... 

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Doug Marshall signs one-fight deal with the PFC

May 27, 2008

According to the Visalia Times-Delta, former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug “Rhino” Marshall has signed a one-fight contract fight for the Palace Fighting Championships. Marshall will fight for the promotion on July 18 at PFC 9 in Lemoore, Calif. against an opponent that has yet to be announced. All indications are that Marshall received permission... 

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Preview of tonight’s WEC show on VERSUS

March 26, 2008

The news cycle has been crazy the last two days so I haven’t had a lot of time to devote to previewing tonight’s WEC card (9 p.m. ET on VERSUS). While this isn’t the promotion’s best lineup on paper, I still think it’s a good show and you can’t judge a WEC card by how it looks on paper. Some of the best matchmaking in MMA... 

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WEC light heavyweight Stann questions Marshall’s mental game

September 4, 2007

When I initially met WEC light heavyweight title contender Brian Stann a few weeks back I thought he’d be a great fighter to be feature for the “Bring the Pain” interview series where I highlight fighters that I think have a big future ahead of them. But the more I talked to Stann, the more I realized his story needed to be told on a big stage. There... 

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