Bisping v. Hamill Confirmed for UFC 75
UFC.com today confirmed that Michael "The Count" Bisping would take on TUF 3 counterpart Matt "The Hammer" Hamill at September's UFC 75 event in London. This puts to rest the rumor that Ken Shamrock will return to the UFC to face Bisping.
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Soukoudjou speaks with UFC
PRIDE youngster Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been contacted about fighting in the UFC, but according to the 23-year-old Team Quest fighter, the offer was far from overwhelming.
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Nick Diaz will NOT corner Nate
Nick Diaz will not be cornering his younger brother, Nathan Diaz, in what will surely be the biggest fight of Nathan's career. Nick, who is himself under a six month NSAC suspension, has been advised that due to his suspension he will not be able to secure a corner's license in Nevada.
Jake Shields will now travel to Las Vegas to take over cornering duties. He will be joining Gilbert Melendez and Cesar Gracie in Nathan's corner.
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Fedor Commits Verbally to UFC?
This is up on the Dog. This guy has been THE guy to break Fedor news in the past, personal friends, always interviews him... Take it for what its worth, but he's not usually wrong... He says UFC and Fedor have reached a verbal agreement...
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Clarification On The Rampage/Sakuraba Story
Mauro was Pride’s play-by-play announcer for several years and has a strong knowledge of how the company did business, as a result. He said there was a six-month period in Pride where fighters were offered bonuses if they lost via ref stoppage from strikes or a submission. The idea behind the bonus wasn’t to get fighters to take dives, but to entice them not to quit in order to make the fights more dramatic. The clause never served its intended purpose and that was it.
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Roger Huerta - Still Hungry
The phone call came out of the blue, but given the way Roger Huerta’s career had taken off in the previous six months, nothing was going to be too surprising. When the UFC called, it was usually another interview, another photo shoot, another media tour. Huerta took the assignments gratefully, knowing that its things like this which make fighters into stars and that help educate people about the still-growing sport of mixed martial arts.
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Maynard Eager to 'Bully' the 155 Pound Division
Gray Maynard thought he was done when it came to competitive athletics. A three-time All-American wrestler for Michigan State, Maynard had fallen short of his dream of making the 2004 Olympic team, and after years of sacrifice, he was tired of the ‘other’ stuff that went along with being a top-flight wrestler, such as weight cutting.
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Report: Dave Terrell Could Return to UFC in 2007
Oft-injured former middleweight contender Dave Terrell (6-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) could return to the UFC as soon as this year — and he’d do so as a 205-pounder, according to the official Web site for Gracie Fighting.
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Gamburyan’s Relentless Charge leads him to Vegas Saturday
Entering season five of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, most believed that at best, Manvel ‘Manny’ Gamburyan would possibly do enough to warrant an undercard bout on the season finale card, but nothing more. Few but the hardcore fans knew who he was, and at 5 foot 5, they figured that he was just too small to compete against the young guns of the 155-pound weight class. SOURCE
Size Matters.
Gas up the DeLorean and revisit 2002. The UFC (and by extension, mixed martial arts) was watching its vital signs emit only the occasional burp of vitality.
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War of Words Continues As Fight Looms.
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20 -- With doubts lingering around Friday's co-promoted Strikeforce-EliteXC pay-per-view card, EliteXC president Gary Shaw cleared the air during a press conference Wednesday.
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Krazy Horse In The Bing...Not Looking Good
Well, Krazy Horse got himself locked up last week, with multiple parole violations. Gary Shaw has been trying to "spring" him, but it's not looking good. There was no bail set, and Charles Bennett is currently locked up. If Shaw can't get him on a plane by 10:30 am tomorrow for the weigh-ins then the fight is off, with Edson Berto pencilled in to replace the Horse. I personally was looking forward to seeing Joe Boxer vs Krazy Horse, it would've been a war, maybe in the future.
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Preview of Shamrock v. Baroni
"For Shamrock, a win over someone like Baroni, not considered top 10 at MW, but certainly someone that is a game fighter, would go a long way towards reestablishing his reputation. It wouldn’t fully cement Shamrock as top of the food-chain, but it would answer a lot of the remaining questions."
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Baroni, "Ninja" Cleared to Fight Friday
Hurdles in the way of Phil Baroni (Pictures) and Murilo Rua's (Pictures) anticipated fights Friday in San Jose, Calif. have been cleared, California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Armando Garcia told Sherdog.com.
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Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni on June 22
This Friday in San Jose, former UFC middleweight champ and MMA legend Frank Shamrock takes on Phil Baroni in a fight that has been building up for close to a year now. The two fighters square off for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight belt (in an event co-promoted by EliteXC), but a shot at the title seems to be the least interesting aspect of the fight.
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New Five Star Radio
There was so much this week that one show would not suffice, so days before Mike heads to San Jose for Strikeforce, he sits down and previews both that show and the TUF 5 Finale. Plus, we even have a segment on all the world of Japanese pro wrestling and the reading of hate mail~! Five Star Radio is the best MMA related show on the internet today, so says a gay Irishman! Really, can you beat praise like that? Best of all, this one is free so listen, love it, and spread the word.
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Head Coach Says Penn Will Be Ready On LW Return.
Even in the usually fascinating world of mixed martial arts, Rudy Valentino stands out as one of its most interesting figures. In addition to his head coach duties for former UFC welterweight champion BJ Penn, Rudy is a former kickboxing champion and professional surfer, a fight historian and he also works full time for the Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Report: Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill Still “Scheduled”
Despite rumors saying Michael Bisping will fight UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock at September’s London UFC event, The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight is still scheduled to face his original rumored opponent, Matt Hamill.
That’s the word from the ever-credible Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer.
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