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| Sho XC fights announced for Chumash Casino September 26 Posted: 20 Aug 2008 08:11 AM CDT
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Shane Del Rosario (4-0) will face former Syracuse Orange linebacker Jon Murphy (4-3) and welterweights Matt Makowski (3-0) and Erik “Bad” Apple (9-1) will also face off. This will be Del Rosario’s third appearance on a Sho XC card. He has wins over Analu Brash and Amedio Viola in his prior matches. Del Rosario doubles as a professional Muay Thai fighter as well, boasting a (5-1) record with five knockouts. Jon Murphy is a step up in competition for Del Rosario, but Murphy has shown in previous fights he has trouble with big, strong and aggressive strikers (see losses to Houston Alexander and Brett Rogers). If Del Rosario’s Muay Thai skills are as good as advertised, this could be a nice “feather-in-your-hat” type win for him in front of a Showtime audience. Makowski is the guy who made Nick Serra quit in Newark, N.J., back at the at the CBS May 31 show. He’s a tall, athletic guy with a very nice all around game. He’s a very good prospect for Elite XC and deserves the airtime on the Challenger Series. His opponent, Erik Apple, isn’t too shabby, either. He has been out of action for nearly a year and a half after suffering the first loss of his career to Brock Larson at WEC 26 in March of 2007. Before that he had won all nine of his pro fights, ending five by submission and three by technical knockout. This will be the eighth Sho XC Challenger Series event since Elite XC’s inception in 2007. Other notable matches that have taken place under the banner include KJ Noons vs. Edson Berto, Victor Valenzuela vs. Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett, Eddie Alvarez vs. Ross Ebanez, Paul “Semtex” Daley vs. Sam Morgan and Poai Suganuma vs. Jared Hamman I & II. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more fight card updates. |
| UFC Quick Quote: Tyson Griffin may be a better wrestler than Sean Sherk Posted: 20 Aug 2008 12:36 AM CDT
-UFC lightweight contender Tyson Griffin (12-1) compares himself with former lightweight champion and UFC 90 opponent Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk. While I’m all for self-confidence, Sherk is a very experienced 32-3-1 and probably one of the best wrestlers in the game today. Good luck Mr. Griffin. |
| Joe Stevenson vs Kenny Florian in the works for November 15 UFC event Posted: 19 Aug 2008 11:54 PM CDT
MMAmania.com has been able to confirm with credible sources that the proposed fight has indeed been offered to each fighter and while they are expected to sign, have yet to do so. Stevenson is coming off an impressive rebound victory over Gleison Tibau at UFC 86 after watching his title hopes fade away under the tightly wrapped choke of current lightweight champion BJ Penn in their title bout at UFC 80. Penn of course is taking a second crack at welterweight deity Georges St. Pierre this December in an attempt to avenge his controversial loss to the Canadian back at UFC 58. As for Florian, he seems to be able to do no wrong as of late, steamrolling the competition since his decision loss to then-champion Sean Sherk at UFC 64. “KenFlo” is the winner of five straight and eight of his last nine. Florian will likely face Penn if he can successfully get past Stevenson (once “The Prodigy” comes back from his vacation at 170lbs). While exciting for fans, Joe “Daddy” will be a dangerous test for the Boston native and could possibly interfere with his plans to go for the gold. Tyson Griffin has been penciled in to oppose former lightweight champion Sean Sherk at UFC 90. A Florian loss coupled with a Griffin win and we could be looking at Penn vs Griffin in early 2009. Let’s not forget about, Stevenson, either — this is a huge opportunity to get right back in the think of the title chase. Stay tuned over the next few days for an official announcement from the UFC regarding the details of this fight, including its location. The November 15 event has recently been rumored to be taking place in Portland, Oregon. We’ll keep you posted. |
| UFC 58 DVD ‘USA VS CANADA’ BLOWOUT SPECIAL FEATURING GEORGES ST. PIERRE VS BJ PENN Posted: 19 Aug 2008 11:06 PM CDT
Now is your chance to relive the match that everyone is talking about - including its participants BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre! These two are set to collide in an epic rematch from UFC 58 that will prove once and for all who is the world’s top welterweight! Also on the card, UFC middleweight champion Rich “Ace” Franklin defends his title for the second time against top-ranked contender David “The Crow” Loiseau before a packed house at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Fight card: NOW AVAILABLE AT THE LOWEST PRICE POSSIBLE! UFC 58: USA vs Canada is now available for purchase in our DVD store for $13.99 by clicking here. To check out our massive library of MMA DVD titles, including PRIDE DVD and UFC DVD click here. We also have Elite XC, WEC, Cage Rage, IFL, King of the Cage and other products for sale in our store. Looking for a title but don't see it in our store? Email us and we'll be happy to check its availability. Please keep in mind that we are only able to ship within the continental United States at this time. |
| Jon Jones: UFC prospect has bright future (Video) Posted: 19 Aug 2008 10:33 PM CDT At just 21 years old — and only four months of professional mixed martial arts experience — it’s safe to say that UFC light heavyweight fighter, Jon Jones, has some serious upside. He knows how to handle himself with class outside the cage, too: |
| Terry Martin vs Corey Devela Strikeforce fight September 20 Posted: 19 Aug 2008 10:26 PM CDT
We last saw Martin getting flattened by Vitor Belfort at Affliction: “Banned” in July. He’s also remembered for his less than stellar (2-4) record inside the UFC Octagon. The truth about Martin is that he’s pretty much all or nothing. Either he’s going to knock you out, or he’s going to sleep himself. His balls to the wall approach doesn’t always result in his hand being raised, but it usually makes for an exciting fight sans the Marvin Eastman snorer at UFC 81. He’ll come into this fight having lost three of his last four. In his defense, he has been fighting some decent competition lately, but things certainly won’t get any easier when he faces Cory Devela. “The One” has reeled off seven straight wins, including a win against Joe Riggs at “Strikeforce at the Dome” in February. His only two losses were to UFC fighters Ed Herman and Matt Horwich. Here’s what he had to say about the match up:
He’s right about the reach — Martin is giving up a a good six inches in height to the 6′ 2″ Devela. He’ll have a definite advantage in the reach department, but Martin has plenty of experience against bigger, taller guys. Remember he used to be a light heavyweight, so he’s used to giving up some height at 5′ 8.” This will be a very competitive match up, and a solid addition to an already impressive fight card being put together by Strikeforce for its second trip to the Mansion. Josh “The Punk” Thomson is expected to defend his lightweight title in the main event of the night, and Bobby Southworth will put his light heavyweight championship belt on the line against the dangerous Brazilian, Renato “Babalu” Sobral as well. |
| Urijah Faber on Mike Brown WEC fight video September 10 Posted: 19 Aug 2008 09:28 PM CDT |
| Sengoku 5 to feature middleweight grand prix; grappling all-stars Posted: 19 Aug 2008 08:44 PM CDT
Confirmed participants include Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-8), Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (16-11), Siyar Bahadurzada (13-3-1), Yuki Sasaki (21-14-1) and UFC veteran Jorge Santiago (17-7). Nakamura is making his debut with World Victory Road after a 0-2 run in the UFC. Long criticized for carrying a few extra passengers in the caboose, Nakamura is finally shedding the freshman 15 in order to participate in September’s tournament. Both Bahadurzada and Sasaki are looking to rebound from their recent Sengoku losses while Santiago and Santos took victories in their Sengoku debuts. Also scheduled to appear are American Top Team’s Jorge “GameBred” Masvidal (13-3) as well as jiu-jitsu all-stars Alexandre Ribeiro (0-0) and Roger Gracie (2-0). A four-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, “Xande” rocketed to the top of the grappling food chain after defeating Gracie at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world championships absolute divisions in 2006 and 2008. While the match-ups have not yet been assembled, one has to wonder if this will this be Gracie’s chance to exact revenge. Ribeiro is making his debut in MMA while Gracie has already pocketed two wins over MMA veterans Yuki Kondo and Ron Waterman. Stay tuned for more updates as the Sengoku 5 card continues to come together. |
| Strikeforce: MMA promotion returns with ‘Young Guns III’ September 13 Posted: 19 Aug 2008 08:24 PM CDT
Two 145-pound up-and-comers — Jose Palacios (3-1) and Alvin Cacdac (4-4) — will scrap in the main event of the evening. Both fighters are coming off losses at Strikeforce: “Melendez vs. Thomson” in June. Palacios dropped a fight for the first time in his career to Bobby Stack (5-1) in a three, three-minute round unanimous decision. Cacdac was submitted by a very tough Bryan Caraway (9-3) in the first round of their match. Both will look to get back in the win column after sustaining their first defeats under the Strikeforce banner. “Young Guns” was initiated in 2006 by the San Jose-based mixed martial arts organization with the hopes of giving some of the younger talent in the area a chance to develop their skills and talents in a minor league setting. Here’s the full fight card for “Young Guns III:”
This will be one of three events set to take place for Strikeforce in a span of less than one month. “Strikeforce at the Mansion II” is set to go down on September 20 and “Payback” is scheduled for October 3 in Denver, Colorado. |
| Sengoku 4: August 24 fight card finalized Posted: 19 Aug 2008 03:41 PM CDT
"The Fireball Kid" is looking for his second straight win under the upstart promotion after stopping Duane "Bang" Ludwig at Sengoku: First Battle back in March. Opposing him will be current DEEP lightweight champion Bang Sueng Hwan. The South Korean debuted in 2007 and is the winner of five straight. Also headlining the card will be former UFC welterweight Frank Trigg. "Twinkle Toes" last competed at HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon back in December when he submitted Edwin "Babyface" DeWees by kimura. Here's the official card for Sengoku 4: Main Card: Takanori Gomi (28-3) vs Bang Sueng Hwan (5-1) Lightweight GP: Clay French (16-2) vs Satoru Kitaoka (20-8-9) The GP may not have any household names, but I'll be keeping a close eye on Clay French, who has wins over some tough competitors like Jason Ireland and Mac Danzig. Also watch out for Brazilian black-belt Rodrigo Damm, winner of eight straight including his last match at Sengoku: Third Battle. Making his return to MMA is Olympic judo gold medalist Pawel Nastula, last seen competing at PRIDE 32 back in 2006. While his 1-3 record is nothing to brag about, three of his four fights were against some of the world’s best including Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Aleksander Emelianenko and Josh Barnett. That’s pretty stiff competition for anyone, let alone a fighter new to the world of mixed martial arts. Now he’s on the main card matched against a more suitable opponent in Yang Dong Yi, the young and dynamic DEEP fighter who has two straight first round TKO wins to start his career. It will be interesting to see how fans receive the Sengoku lightweight grand prix considering how soon it's being held after the DREAM lightweight GP. While I've yet to hear any fans complain about having too much MMA, there may be an unspoken expectation for the Sengoku participants to try and outshine their crosstown rivals. |
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