Cro Cop In the Past, Kongo Looks to Nog
(mmaweekly.com)With his win over Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at Ultimate Fighting Championship 75, French striker Cheick Kongo solidified himself as a top contender in the heavyweight division.
In the fight with Cro Cop, it seemed after the first round that Kongo figured out his opponent and worked his game plan to perfection.
“Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion” Fighters’ Salaries
(mmajunkie.com)Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez ($30,000) and Strikeforce newcomer Joe Riggs ($29,500) were the big winners at this past weekend’s Strikeforce show in Beverly Hills, Calif. The two main-card fighters — both of whom were victorious — received the biggest disclosed salaries from the event.
Full UFC 77 "Hostile Territory" Card Announced
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The following is the complete OFFICIAL fight card for UFC 77 "Hostile Territory" according to UFC.com:
Main PPV Card:
-Anderson Silva (c) vs. Rich Franklin (UFC MW Title)
-Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Eric Schafer
-Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher
Prelim Card:
-Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
-Jorge Gurgel vs. Alvin Robinson
-Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
-Jason Black vs. Matt Grice
Thats really weird cos Jensen was heavily rumored to be replacing Eastman to fight Meia, though they make no mention its the FULL card on ufc.com like they say here so i expect that fight TBA as a prelim as well
Its surprising the Okami Macdonald fight isnt main card, even tho im sure it will be boring its between 2 top MW's whilst the Bonnar Schafer fight isvery far down the list and pretty unexciting to me
Full Card For CFFC 6 With Kimbo vs. Tank Abbott (10/12)
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The following is the full fight card for Cage Fury Fighting Championships 6 - Heavy Hands on October 12, 2007 in Atlantic City, New Jersey live on pay-per view:
-Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott
-Ricardo Almeida vs. Dennis Hallman
-Marcio “Pe De Pano” Cruz vs. John Marsh .................................
Vitor Belfort wants to fight Rampage Jackson
(ufcmania.com)“I want to start everything from the beginning and win the most big belts that I can. I´ll give the maximum attention to my career and fight against the best athletes. I have this big wish of fighting against Quinton Jackson, I think it would be a great combat…. Then I´ll go to the superheavy category, this is my aim. “
Wanderlei Silva - The Return of The Axe Murderer - Part I & 2
(ufc.com)When the word “legendary” precedes your name, it can sometimes be a license to forget where you came from, to avoid the people who supported you through the lean times, and to look down from your ivory tower as a different person than the one you started out as.
After dropping a five round decision to Tito Ortiz at UFC 25 in April of 2000, the then-23 year old Wanderlei Silva was at a crossroads in his mixed martial arts career. He had left Japan’s PRIDE organization (where he was 3-0) to take a world title shot in the UFC, but having lost, he was a man without a venue to fight in.
The Tito Ortiz Charade: Playing New Games
(mma-analyst.com)In the latest chapter of the saga that is Tito Ortiz, the "bad boy" of the UFC has seemingly caused multiple rumors to be released onto the Internet as to who he will be fighting next in the UFC. The presumption was that he would rematch Rashad Evans due to the draw that occured between the two at the UFC 73: Stacked because of a Tito Ortiz fence grab that ultimately caused the scores to be even at the end of the bout.
Six More UFC 76 Fighters Cleared of Steroid Use
(mmajunkie.com)The California State Athletic Commission today released the names of six additional fighters who cleared UFC 76 drug tests for anabolic steroids, masking agents and diuretics — bringing the total of number of fighters tested and cleared to 12.
The results for the remaining six fighters, all of whom were main-card fighters (including main-event participants Keith Jardine and Chuck Liddell), should be available later this week.
Evan Tanner's Latest MySpace Blog-Entry Rant
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The following is the latest MySpace blog entry from former UFC Middleweight champion Evan Tanner:
"October 1, 2007
10:26 pm
I am setting a date.
I have been drinking like a madman for fifteen years.
I am done with it.
I am setting a date.
The Big Diesel becoming The Big MMA?
(mmanews.com)Although he likely won't quit his day job as the NBA Miami Heat's starting center, Shaquille O'Neal spent the summer offseason doing some MMA training.
Likely will never make it to UFC or any MMA promotion for that matter, but it would be fun to see him bring some Diesel Power to the sport. He certainly would guarantee packed arenas.
Former UFC Champion Checks Into Celebrity Rehab
(mmajunkie.com)Former UFC HW Champion Ricco Rodriguez, coming off a loss in the IFL Championship Finals, has been chosen to appear on "Celebrity Rehab", a weekly reality series debuting in January '08 on the cable network VH1.
I'm a bit skeptical about this just because it's a TV deal even though it's supposedly a legit rehab thing, some of those celebrities he'll be with might not be the best people for him to go through rehab with.
UFC 76 Steroid-Free So Far
(mmajunkie.com)UFC is awaiting steroid test results for all 18 fighters who competed at the UFC 76 event, but 6 test results came back recently, and the good news is all 6 passed.
It appears that these were prelim fighters who have had their results back, but still good to see that nobody's failed so far.
Akiyama, Kang Are HERO's Again
(sherdog.com)At a press conference Monday in South Korea, the K-1 HERO's promotion announced the return of Yoshihiro Akiyama for the 10/28 event. Akiyama has been the subject of massive controversy due to circumstances surrounding his New Year's Eve fight with Kazushi Sakuraba. The outcome led to HERO's totally reforming the rules of the promotion. The promotion also annoucned top MW Denis Kang for the 10/28 card.
Several other prominent Korean MMA fighters will also be featured on the card.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Sensation Not Going To UFC
(sherdog.com)BJJ sensation Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, coming off his 6th win in 7 fights, recently denied internet reports saying he had signed with Zuffa and was headed to UFC.
Based on other comments he made, it sounded like he almost had a deal to fight for the now-Zuffa-owned WEC, but apparently it fell through.
Tito Or No Tito, Rashad Ready To Fight Again
(mmaweekly.com)UFC LHW fighter and TUF 2 winner Rashad Evans, rumored to be fighting Tito Ortiz at UFC 78 in a rematch of their first fight, says that regardless of who it is, he just wants to get one more fight in this year.
Hopefully the fight with Tito does get made, but if it doesn't there certainly is no shortage of potential opponents for Evans. He wants another good opponent and he can certainly get one if UFC can make the match happen.
Daniel Puder Challenges Bob Sapp
(mmanews.com)Former WWE wrestler Daniel Puder, now an undefeated MMA fighter, called out Bob Sapp after Saturday night's Strikeforce event to challenge him to an MMA fight.
While Sapp probably is nowhere near the fighter he once was, this could still be a good fight because of the name recognition both have and both do have wrestling backgrounds to complement their chosen fighting styles.
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