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| Shonie Carter vs Luke Stewart Strikeforce fight set for June 27 Posted: 04 Jun 2008 08:16 AM CDT
Perhaps best known for his spinning backfist knockout win against former champ Matt Serra seven years ago, Carter has since made his name a recognizable one in this business. His 63 career professional fights prove that he is a true fighter, despite coming off as more of a showman at times. The list of names he’s fought against include Jon Fitch, Matt Serra, Pat Miletich, Dave Menne, Nate Marquardt, Chris Lytle, Karo Parysian, Marcus Davis, Jason McDonald and more. He’s a true journeyman. Stewart, on the other hand, is just beginning his journey. This will be his seventh professional mixed martial arts fight — all with the San Jose, Calif.-based Strikeforce promotion. He suffered the first set back of his young career this past March at Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Le” at the hands of Tiki Ghosn. One of the most important things in a young fighters progression is how he handles his first loss and how he performs his next time out. This is that test for Luke Stewart. He’s a black belt under Ralph Gracie and spends a lot of time training with guys like Nick Diaz and Jake Shields. He’s a very confident — and coming off his first loss — he’s going to be very dangerous. This should be a solid addition to this event, which is scheduled to air on HDNet. Check out the developing card after the jump.
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| Nate Marquardt: ‘I can finish Thales Leites’ at UFC 85 fight (Video) Posted: 04 Jun 2008 07:47 AM CDT |
| UFC Quick Quote: Dana White does the best he can Posted: 04 Jun 2008 07:38 AM CDT
– UFC President Dana White talks to Rolling Stone about his role as promoter for the largest and most successful mixed martial arts promotion on the planet, addressing his unique approach and the public perception that it elicits. |
| Donald Trump to partner with Affliction MMA for ‘Banned’ event Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:26 PM CDT
According to a press release issued today, “The Donald” will partner with the start up Affliction MMA promotion, which is set to pull the trigger on its debut show at the at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on July 19. No particulars were revealed at this time. Here’s a snip from Trump:
Trump is the latest deep-pocketed businessmen, joining Mark Cuban and Calvin Ayre, to toss his hat into the MMA ring. He has a relationship with former UFC light heavyweight champion, Tito Ortiz, who was a contestant on his most recent season of “The Apprentice.” In fact, Trump was in attendance at UFC 84: “Ill Will” to show his support for “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy.” Trump also hosted the New York press conference to announce the “Banned” pay-per-view (PPV) event, saying that the card was “great.” Stay tuned for more details on the partnership between Trump and Affliction. Affliction “Banned” will feature a main event fight between between former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, and the last man to hold the Pride FC heavyweight strap, Fedor Emelianenko. Superstars such as Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo, Paul Buentello, Aleksander Emelianenko, Matt Lindland, Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Ben Rothwell and Antonio Rogerio Nogueria, among others, will also be in action. |
| Gabriel Gonzaga vs Justin McCully UFC 86 fight set for Las Vegas Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:50 PM CDT
Heavyweights Gabriel Gonzaga (8-3) and Justin McCully (8-3-2) are penciled in to tangle at UFC 86: “Jackson vs. Griffin” at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 5, according to MMAWeekly.com. Gonzaga is on a two-fight skid since smashing Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 70: “Nations Collide” with a devastating fight-ending head kick back in April 2007. He earned a title shot against then-division champion, Randy Couture, which he lost via technical knockout (strikes) in round three at UFC 74: “Respect.” “Napao” then failed to avenge the first loss of his career to Fabricio Werdum, losing to the Brazilian jiu-jitsu player via technical knockout just after two rounds at UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” earlier this year. It’s been quite a fall from grace for the Team Link member — he was being touted as the next big thing in the heavyweight division after his upset of Cro Cop. Gonzaga will have his chance to get back on track against “The Insane One.” McCully has not competed in more than one year. In his most recent fight at UFC Fight Night 9, McCully outpointed Antoni Hardonk on all three judges scorecards en route to a unanimous decision win. Even though he has not seen any action since April 2007, McCully has been linked to possible match ups against Cheick Kongo and Frank Mir while on hiatus. However, the Team Punishment camp member just returned from a USO tour in Iraq when the Kongo bout was proposed and the Mir fight was scratched when the former champion was tapped to coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Gonzaga and McCully share strengths (jiu-jitsu), which makes this a tough fight for McCully. That’s because Gonzaga more than likely has the tighter ground game, as well as marked edge in the stand up. But as we all know anything can and often does happen in mixed martial arts. That’s the reason the fighters fight in the fights. To check out the latest UFC 86 card click here. |
| Gina Carano as ‘Natasha’ in Red Alert 3 video game (Video) Posted: 03 Jun 2008 03:24 PM CDT (Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Teemu” for the assist.) |
| Elite XC on CBS ratings reach 6.51 million viewers Posted: 03 Jun 2008 02:16 PM CDT
Props: CBS Quoteworthy:
Those are some BIG numbers for the mixed martial arts network television debut for Elite XC: “Primetime” on CBS this past Saturday, May 31 from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. More on this in a bit. |
| UFC weigh-in 85 ‘Bedlam’ info and details for O2 Arena in London Posted: 03 Jun 2008 02:02 PM CDT
Doors to the official weigh-in event for UFC 85: "Bedlam" will open to the general public on Friday, June 6 at 3 p.m. local time at the O2 Arena in London, England. It will air LIVE on television throughout the United Kingdom on Setanta Sports FREEVIEW and online via streaming video at SetantaSports.com at around 4 p.m. local time. Of course, MMAmania.com will provide up to the minute coverage of the UFC 85 weigh-in, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude. Here's the complete line up:
For those in London this weekend remember that the weigh-ins are FREE to attend and open to the public. And if you happen to be a UFC Fight Club member, former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will host an exclusive question and answer session at 1 p.m. local time. Definitely check it out of you can In addition to coverage of the weigh-in, remember that MMAmania.com will also provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight afternoon, which is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the O2 Arena in London, England, on June 7. Of course, the latest quick updates of the prelim bouts will begin to flow earlier than that at around 1:30 p.m. ET. The PPV broadcast will re-air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET for those who don't want to watch it live. And if you're among that group be sure to avoid this site until you are ready to see and discuss the results. |
| UFC Quick Quote: Karo Parisyan is a gatekeeper? Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:25 AM CDT
– UFC President Dana White last night referred to one of the top welterweights in the sport, Karo Parisyan, as a gatekeeper for the 170-pound division during the “UFC Countdown” to 85 hour-long special on Spike TV. White was talking about how impressive it was that Thiago Alves was able to take him out UFC Fight Night 13 and get a crack at Matt Hughes in the main event at “Bedlam” this Saturday in London, England. Perhaps White has a different definition of gatekeeper, but in most circles that is not necessarily a desirable distinction — especially for a fighter who was supposedly knocking on the door to a title shot before the loss and has just three losses in 11 attempts inside the Octagon. |
| UFC 85 after party with Chuck Liddell at O2 Arena in London Posted: 03 Jun 2008 09:15 AM CDT |
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