Putin hosts Van Damme, fighters at St Petersburg palace
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Russian President Vladimir Putin rolled out the red carpet for Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and a score of grizzled martial arts fighters in Saint Petersburg, state-run television reported Sunday.
Putin treated the fighters to tea and cakes at the chandelier-lined hall of the Konstantinovsky palace following a mixed martial arts contest.
Dubbed "Russia versus America", Saturday's contest was won by Russian champion Fedor Yemelyanenko who defeated US rival Matt "The Law" Lindland.
Jorge Gurgel vs. Jamie Varner at UFC 73
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The Ultimate Fighter 2’s Jorge Gurgel (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will face Jamie Varner (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at UFC 73 in July. Gurgel told a UFCjunkie.com source about the upcoming match during a Warrior Mixed Martial Arts event in Bowling Green, Ky., last night.
Keith Jardine vs. Houston Alexander? UFC 71
Thats what is being reported at UFC junkie. I knew the UFC would bring in a new comer if of course this fight will happen and Im not surprised seeing as there are no LHW's available to fight in the UFC. Alexander is 6-1 anyway.
I still take Keith on this on. thoughts?
Phil Baroni interview
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Baroni claims that UFC President Dana White -- who has also been feuding with Shamrock -- promised to double Baroni's purse and pay for his training expenses if he knocked out Shamrock.
5 mistakes good fighters make and how to fix them
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InsideFighting columnist and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Nick Thompson had a title fight this weekend in Russia, but that didn’t stop him from filing his story for this week (what a guy, huh?). And lucky for us because this week’s column is an excellent must read for all fighters and aspiring fighters as Thompson continues his training and nutrition series by pointing out the five common mistakes of good fighters and offering solutions. Oh yeah, Nick also won his title fight in Russia today by second TKO. See what it takes to go from a “B” level fighter to an “A” level fighter and enjoy!-editor
Interview with Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski talks to ufcjunkie.com. He discusses his upcoming bout against Fabricio Werdum and what maybe in the future for him and the UFC.
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UFC 70: Cro Cop training with Nastula and Corletta for Gonzaga
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Mirko trains hard for every fight, his upcoming fight with Brazilian fighter Gonzaga is no exception. He has been training for weeks now in his private gym with two-time BBJ world champion Marcio Corletta, and recently he was joined by Olympic judo gold medalist Pawel Nastula
PRIDE 5/20 Saitama show postponed
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Dream Stage Entertainment issued a press release stating that Lorenzo Fertitta has asked for the PRIDE 5/20 Saitama Super Arena event (the promotion’s Lightweight GP tournament - first round) to be postponed. “There is not enough time for production and promotion.”
Trash Talkin' Tito on TitoOrtiz.com
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People are sooooooooo pissed at Tito that the casual fan of MMA have signed up for Tito's forum to post flaming messages for the former UFC champion to take notice.
Kitaoka Locked In for Upcoming PRIDE Lightweight GP
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Kitaoka's win signifies the first confirmed entry in the much-anticipated 16-man tournament. It also triggers speculation about a possible match against sometimes-training partner Shinya Aoki, who is also expected to compete in the tournament.
Arona’s mind on the ADCC
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Ricardo Arona has no time to lament. Knocked out by Rameau Sokodjou last Sunday, at Pride 34, the Brazilian Top Team black belt is already looking ahead and worrying about getting over the illness - suspected dengue fever - that affected his performance in his battle with the Cameroonian. "I am confirmed at the ADCC, to fight in the under-99kg category. I want to get better fast, as I have little time,"said Arona to GRACIEMAG.com.
When questioned about the possibility of facing Roger Gracie in the superfight, since the current champion Dean Lister is out due to injury, Arona says he sees no problem in that. “I don’t know anything about that yet, but I would surely accept. That even picks me up a bit, it would be an interesting fight,” said Arona, who was absent from the last ADCC because of the Pride middleweight Grand Prix, and thus did not defend the superfight title he won in 2003 with a win over Mark Kerr.
Set for the 5th and 6th of May, ADCC 2007 has not yet announced the substitute for Dean Lister. So stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com to find out all the news relating to the greatest submission grappling event on the planet.
Interview with Cobra Kai's Sonny "Boy" Nohara
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On December 16, 2006, Sonny "Boy" Nohara received his brown-belt from the "American Ronin" Marc Laimon; making him just the fifth person ever to receive this rank at Las Vegas' famed Cobra Kai Academy. What's even more impressive is that Sonny achieved this feat after training jiu-jitsu for only four and a half years. A native of Hilo, Hawaii, Sonny has won many gi and no-gi tournaments all over the west coast, which have included many advanced, purple-belt, and super fight matches. Fortunately, I was able to catch up with Cobra Kai's newest brown-belt just before he competes in the GQ U.S. Nationals Pro Flyweight 8-man tournament this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge Interview
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Marlene: In the Future do you plan to stay in K-1 or can we expect to see Big daddy back in MMA?
Big Daddy: Absolutely, I thought I was going fight UFC last year, but who knows maybe this year, the year is still young. We’ll see what happens I’m open to offers, I’ve had offers to fights in other shows but I don’t want to sell myself cheap.
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