Dave Herman vs. Mu Bae Choi added to Sengoku 7 on Jan. 4
World Victory Road has announced that EliteXC heavyweight contender Dave “Pee Wee” Herman is set to make his debut for Sengoku vs. Mu Bae Choi at Sengoku 7 on January . FiveOuncesOfPain.com confirmed the news on Thursday morning with Herman’s manager, Mike Camp of F1 Management. Choi, 7-3, is a veteran of PRIDE, K-1 HERO’s, and Pancrase. He made his Sengoku debut at Sengoku... [Read More...]
Antonio Silva set to compete for Sengoku on Jan. 4
Officials with World Victory Road’s Sengoku promotion officially announced Friday that EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva will debut for the promotion on Jan. 4 during its Sengoku 7 event to be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. According to the promotion, Silva’s opponent will be Yoshihiro Nakao, who is best known to fans in the U.S. for earning a disqualification... [Read More...]
Cesar Gracie says Nick Diaz to fight next in Japan
Ever since the collapse of ProElite and EliteXC, managers such as Monte Cox have reviewed their fighters’ contracts and contacted EliteXC officials about a possible breach of contract with ProElite closing its doors. The contract for EliteXC’s fighters basically states that if EliteXC is unable to fulfill its payment obligations that the fighters can seek to terminate their contract with... [Read More...]
Travis Wiuff to fight Roger Gracie at Sengoku 5
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, where he knocked out Kazuyuki Fujita at... [Read More...]
Sengoku: Fourth Battle Quick Results
Sengoku: Fourth Battle emanated from Saitama Super Arena last night in Saitama, Japan with the opening round of their lightweight grand prix as well as the return of Takanori Gomi and Frank Trigg to the ring. Below are the results from the event: Undercard: Valentijn Overeem def. Yoshihiki Takahashi via KO (flying knee) at 2:42 of round one Moise Rimbon def. Peter Graham via submission (rear naked... [Read More...]
Roger Gracie set to compete at Sengoku 5
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 “USA vs. Russia”... [Read More...]
Sengoku announces four fighters for Middleweight Grand Prix
World Victory Road’s Sengoku promotion has announced four of the eight fighters that will be competing in its Middleweight Grand Prix beginning at Sengoku 5 on Sept. 28 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. According to a press release received by FiveOuncesOfPain.com on Friday, Jorge Santiago, Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, Siyar Bahadurzada, and former UFC and PRIDE light heavyweight... [Read More...]
Pawel Nastula to end retirement at Sengoku 4
World Victory Road’s Sengoku promotion has officially announced that former Judoka Olympic Gold Medalist Pawel Nastula is coming out of retirement to fight Korean wrestler Yang Dong Yi at Sengoku 4 on August 24. Nastula, who won gold in the 1996 Olympics while representing his native Poland, is 1-3 lifetime in MMA in spite of his impressive Judo credentials. All four of his fights took place... [Read More...]
IFL lightweight champ Ryan Schultz signs with Sengoku
The fallout from the IFL debacle continues as Sherdog is reporting that former IFL lightweight champion Ryan Schultz is headed to the Japanese Sengoku promotion. He will start out in the promotion by competing in their first ever 8-man lightweight grand prix. The opening round of the grand prix takes place on August 24 in Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The deal could span six total fights should... [Read More...]
Gracie tests positive for steroids
Just when you thought Dynamite USA!! couldn’t get any worse, now comes word from Josh Gross of Sherdog.com that Royce Gracie has tested positive for Nandrolone, a commonly used anabolic steroid. The test result came after Gracie’s decision victory over Kazushi Sakuraba on June 2 at the LA Coliseum. The California State Athletic Commission has suspended Gracie from June 2, 2007 through May... [Read More...]
FEG official: “For anyone to question our numbers is preposterous.”
“This is why we went to the Coliseum: to make a statement. For anyone to then question our numbers is preposterous and ridiculous.” – Mike Kogan, U.S.-based events director for FEG, as quoted in the LA Times. Then I guess that makes me preposterous and ridiculous. In regard to the 18,340 fans that were actually accounted for officially, claims continue that there were more fans. According... [Read More...]
Fighter payroll for Dynamite USA!!
The California State Athletic Commission has released the fighter payroll for this past Saturday’s Dynamite USA!! event held at the LA Coliseum. Here’s the listing (winners listed in bold): Brock Lesnar made $500,000 for 1:09 submission win. Min Soo Kim made $30,000 for 1:09 submission (strikes) loss. Royce Gracie made $300,000 for 15:00 unanimous decision win. Kazushi Sakuraba made $30,000... [Read More...]
Report: Persey tests positive
According to the Los Angeles Times, Tim “Big Perm” Persey tested positive for methamphetamine in a post-fight drug test that was taking following his loss to Jonathan Wizeorek during the EliteXC portion of last Saturday’s Dynamite USA!! card in LA. Persey could be suspended six months and fined $1,000 by the California State Athletic Commission. Read More →
More on the Dynamite USA!! attendance…
Ivan Trembow has a report at MMAWeekly.com about the Dynamite Attendance that is about 1,000 times better than mine: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4100 Read More →
Thoughts on the Dynamite USA!! attendance
I’m getting a lot of e-mails and reading a lot of message forum posts about why certain sites (such as Sherdog.com) and this site are reporting two different attendance figures for FEG’s Dynamite USA!! show this past Saturday. Well, we’re all reading the same reports, we’re just interpreting them differently. It’s actually an age old debate that has been going on in sports... [Read More...]
Attendance figures for Dynamite USA!!
The California State Athletic Commission has made the attendance figures available for FEG’s Dynamite USA!! show that took place this past Saturday at the LA Coliseum. Total attendance for the show was 18,340 . The paid attendance was 3,674. The total house was approximately $2.3 million in gross receipts. Loretta Hunt from The Fight Network reported on Mauro Ranallo’s radio show earlier... [Read More...]
Showtime to show portions of Dynamite USA!!
If you didn’t order the Dynamite USA!! show last week but were still curious, Showtime is going to be hooking you up if you’re a subscriber. Basically, they’re going to show you all the good stuff from Dynamite USA!! without making you sit through all the crap. The one hour telecast will air this Saturday at 9 p.m. ET (right before the Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson boxing match)... [Read More...]
Dynamite USA!! thoughts
I have not seen the entire show but I have had an opportunity to watch the Brock Lesnar and Johnnie Morton fights from last night’s Dynamite USA show. First, I will give my thoughts on Lesnar. What else is there to say than he absolutely destroyed Min Soo-kim? Lesnar showed good technique and tremendous strength. Kim had no business being in the ring with Lesnar, considering he was just 2-5.... [Read More...]
Dynamite USA results article
If you’re looking for a breakdown of last night’s Dynamite USA card with results and little editorializing, then I recommend you check out my boss’ article from CBS Sportsline. Denny Burkholder does a good job of giving just the facts without butchering last night’s card: http://cbs.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/story/10210286 Read More →
More changes to Dynamite USA!! card
According to the Wrestling Observer, more changes have been made for this Saturday’s K-1 Dynamite USA!! card. The biggest changes are to the co-main events, which had been scheduled for five rounds at five minutes a piece. Now, the Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba and Brock Lesnar vs. Kim Min-soo matches will be five rounds that last three minutes each. Wow, suddenly both matches have an exhibition-like... [Read More...]
