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| UFC officially agrees to release Tim Sylvia from contract Posted: 28 Mar 2008 08:40 PM CDT
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, and the organization have mutually agreed to part ways, according to a recent interview that just aired on “Inside MMA” on the HDNet network. The “Maine-iac” had one fight remaining on his existing deal. During the announcement, he also revealed that he has signed on with the former M-1 Global promotion, which has been renamed to “Adrenaline MMA” after a recent split with its Russian counterpart. In addition, Monte Cox — the head of Adrenaline MMA and Sylvia’s long-time agent — broke news that former IFL heavyweight stand out, Ben Rothwell, has also been inked to a deal. Sylvia mentioned that the split was amicable and that he intends to return to the Octagon later in his career. The Miletich-trained fighter first debuted with the organization back in 2002, stopping Wesley “Cabbage” Correira via technical knockout at UFC 39: “The Warriors Return.” Sylvia later went on to capture the heavyweight title on two different occasions when he stopped Ricco Rodriguez in 2003 and later Andrei Arlovski in 2006. |
| Weigh-in results for Strikeforce: ‘Shamrock vs. Cung Le’ Posted: 28 Mar 2008 06:03 PM CDT
Though not everything went according to plan. For starters, Strikeforce pillar and middleweight champion Frank Shamrock came in at 186 lbs. Since his fight with Cung Le is for the 185 lb title, no one-pound allowance is permitted. Frank stripped and did some funky breathing but still came in at 185.25. He disappeared for roughly twenty minutes and returned to the scales at an even 185. The Strikeforce brass did not seem amused. Neither did Luke Stewart, who was forced to pose solo after Tiki Ghosn went missing in action and no-showed the weigh-ins. Rounding out the fun was a lethargic and rather blase Drew Fickett, who not only came in two pounds overweight, but looked extremely apathetic towards the entire event. In fairness to him and other Strikeforce competitors, it has been a bit chaotic these past few weeks with all of the changes to the scheduled fight card. Here are the official results: 185 lbs.: Frank Shamrock (185) vs. Cung Le (183) *Drew Fickett was able to make weight in the allotted time and Tiki Ghosn was finally tracked down for his weigh-in. Reminder: The televised portion of the Showtime broadcast begins Saturday, March 29, at 10 p.m. ET. We will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action at this time when the event begins to air from the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Quick results of the Strikeforce event, however, will begin to flow earlier than that here at MMAmania.com at about 8:00 p.m. ET with the preliminary fights. Feel free to hit us up before, during and after the show for some good discussion and coverage — it should be an interesting night of mixed martial arts (MMA) action. See you all tomorrow at (and on) Showtime. |
| Georges St. Pierre on Matt Serra UFC 83 fight (Video) Posted: 28 Mar 2008 03:16 PM CDT |
| Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le Cage Cam on Sho.com Posted: 28 Mar 2008 01:58 PM CDT
It will either be a referee-mounted camera similar to the Pride FC glory days or one of those cameras used in NBA or NFL games that hangs from a cable above the action and is controlled by remote. Both are possibilities at this time. Regardless, fans who do or do not have the Showtime premium cable network will be able to watch the unique perspective provided by the Cage Cam live on Sho.com during the fight. And if you miss the live feed it will be available on demand on Sho.com following the match. This might come in handy to get an up close look at Shamrock’s ribs breaking from Cung Le’s body kicks or Cung’s facial expressions as Shamrock drops him with that right hand. Either way this could be very cool for fans. Check it out on Saturday night and see how it works. |
| Quinton Jackson: Forrest has a glass jaw and punches like a crack head Posted: 28 Mar 2008 10:42 AM CDT (Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “juanito” for the assist.) |
| UFC Quick Quote: To be the best you have to beat the best Posted: 28 Mar 2008 09:41 AM CDT
– UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira speaks the truth in a recent interview with the Press-Telegram. However, the recent — and possible — departures of some key players such as former champions Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia, in addition to Couture, could leave the UFC heavyweight cupboard looking rather barren. Nogueira, Frank Mir, Brandon Vera, Fabricio Werdum, Heath Herring, Cheick Kongo, Brock Lesnar, Mark Coleman, Gabriel Gonzaga, as well as promising prospects Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez, would essentially be the crux of the top talent in a worse case scenario. Is that good enough to be considered the best? |
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