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Kenny Florian: ‘People are still doubting me’ Posted: 25 Aug 2008 08:36 AM CDT Props: Sherdog.com Quoteworthy: "I wouldn't be surprised if I went out there and knocked out Joe Stevenson in the first 10 seconds and they were like, 'Kenny got lucky, and he still has to prove himself; he'll never beat Sean Sherk or B.J. Penn, and Tyson Griffin's a better fighter.'.. For whatever reason, people are still doubting me. It's normal." Even with five straight wins — and likely no need to take a fight anytime soon because he’s emerged as the top contender in the lightweight division — Florian still doesn’t feel the love. In fact, even if he scores a knockout over Joe Stevenson at UFC 91 in Portland, Ore., on November 15, Florian still feels the doubters will remain. Maybe he needs a tattoo (sarcasm).

Paulo Filho vs Chael Sonnen 2 video promo WEC 36 Posted: 25 Aug 2008 08:17 AM CDT

Matt Lindland vs Trevor Prangley Affliction fight possible Posted: 25 Aug 2008 07:55 AM CDT After Vitor Belfort was forced to withdraw with an injury, Matt Lindland (21-5) was left wondering who his opponent for Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” would be at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 11. Elite XC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields was atop the rumor mill as a possible replacement, but today Trevor Prangley (17-5) was announced as “The Law’s” opponent for the middleweight fight, according to a report picked up by BloodyElbow.com. Prangley — a UFC, Strikeforce, and BodogFight veteran — last competed in November of 2007 in a four man tournament at Strikeforce: “Four Men Enter, One Man Survives” where he was victorious over Falaniko Vitale in the first round, but lost to Jorge Santiago in the finals. The South African had put together an impressive five wins in a row heading into that tournament, including victories over some other top class fighters with tons of experience such as Yuki Kondo (48-22-6), Anthony Ruiz (21-11) and Andrei Semenov (28-9-2). The competition won’t get any easier for Prangley on October 11. Lindland has been widely considered to be a top 10 middleweight for most of his career. He has victories over Jeremy Horn, Ricardo Almeida, Phil Baroni, Travis Lutter and others in his 11 years as a professional mixed martial artist. His unanimous decision win over Fabio Negao at the inaugural Affliction event turned into a wrestling match, resulting in one of the more lackluster fights on the card. However, a win is a win and Negao is certainly no pushover. But Lindland will have to put on a better show this time around if he wants to continue to get recognition as one of the top dogs. And that won’t be easy against Trevor Prangley. Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” will air live on pay-per-view (PPV) on October 11 from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event is a number one contender eliminator match for Fedor Emilianenko’s WAMMA heavyweight title between Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski. To check out the latest “Day of Reckoning” card and rumors click here.

UFC Quick Quote: Anderson Silva vs Chuck Liddell? Posted: 25 Aug 2008 06:55 AM CDT “At the end of the day, this is a business, and [the UFC] needs to sell fights. They need to sell a lot of pay-per-views, and they need to sell tickets. So, we want to be involved with those types of fights. We're not looking past Patrick Cote, but I think we'll take one step at a time and see what happens. But yeah, if a Chuck Liddell fight came up, we'd take it. Whoever the UFC wants to put in front of us, he wants to fight the best, and whoever that may be at the time, that's who he wants to fight." – Ed Soares, manager of UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva, makes it clear via MMA Weekly that “The Spider” is not content to just rest on his laurels and will continue to hunt down the best fighters in the world - including UFC icon Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell. Megafight? Don’t expect to see that one on Spike TV.

UFC 84 DVD ‘ILL WILL’ Posted: 24 Aug 2008 09:35 PM CDT UFC 84: "Ill Will" was broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, May 24 and featured the much-anticipated grudge match between reigning lightweight champion BJ Penn and former belt keeper Sean Sherk as the main event. Also on the card, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva battled Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine while the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz made his final Octagon appearance against Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida during a very impressive night of fights. Here's the complete line up for UFC 84: Main Event: UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. Penn (12-4-1) vs. Sean Sherk (32-2-1) Main card: 205 lbs.: Wanderlei Silva (31-8-1) vs. Keith Jardine (13-3-1) 205 lbs.: Goran Reljic (7-0) vs. Wilson Gouveia (10-4) 205 lbs.: Tito Ortiz (15-5-1) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-0) 205 lbs.: Thiago Silva (12-0) vs. Antonio Mendes (14-2) Under card: 185 lbs.: Rousimar Palhares (7-1) vs. Ivan Salaverry (12-5) 205 lbs.: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (4-2) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (11-7) 155 lbs.: Terry Etim (10-1) vs. Rich Clementi (31-12-1) 170 lbs.: Jon Koppenhaver (5-1) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2) 170 lbs.: Dong Hyun Kim (9-0-1) vs. Jason Tan (5-2) 265 lbs.: Shane Carwin (8-0) vs. Christian Wellisch (8-3) UFC 84: ‘Ill Will‘ is now available for purchase in our DVD store for $19.99 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.

Dana White Playboy interview magazine MMAmania contest winners Posted: 24 Aug 2008 03:27 PM CDT A few days ago we proposed a new contest, asking our readers to provide us with reasons we should send them a free copy of Playboy magazine. We received more than 175 responses. And here are the winners (in no particular order): “I just broke up with my girlfriend. She said I ditched her for my "stupid fighting shows" on saturday nights. How could I miss a PPV with Brock Lesnar and GSP? Show me some love Mania!!“ – LiFt “I dont get the internet on the toilet.“ – kazanski “I'm a SINGLE father of two! No wife for me yet, God hasn't made a woman with the enormous sense of perversion and level of patience it requires to put up with me!“ – chefdaddy (for this and other related comments in the thread). “i want a copy of playboy cause im a true mma fan and would love to read more about it, and get to look at naked chicks. im a simple man, fighting and girls. thats all i need. but im poor, so please, give me a copy.“ – ryan Congratulations to all the winners. Please send us your contact information and address we can get the issues in the mail (go through the “Contact” page located on the top navigation). “Thorazine” please send in your address, too, with a shirt size — you deserve something for all that activity on the post, but there is just no Playboy ‘fer this guy! And thanks again to everyone who participated — apologies we could not give a free copy to everyone. In addition, we would like to extend another special thanks to the good folks over at Playboy Enterprises Inc. for being kind enough to provide MMAmania.com with several copies of the latest installment of America’s most coveted men’s magazine to giveaway to our readers FREE. Remember that you can go buy Playboy online right here.

Matt Hamill on Rich Franklin UFC 88 fight video Posted: 24 Aug 2008 01:33 PM CDT

UFC Quick Quote: Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua rematch still possible at UFC 92 Posted: 24 Aug 2008 01:27 PM CDT "I'm back to training. I'm doing some Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu stuff, and thanks God everything is fine now. I'll be back in December … They said that I might fight with Quinton Jackson, but nothing has been signed yet. They (UFC) called me and offered a fight with him and I accepted, but they didn't say anything else more.” – Mauricio “Shogun” Rua tells Tatame.com recently the Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is still the likely opponent for his next fight. We first passed along the possible rematch almost two weeks ago right here. Shogun — who has not competed since UFC 76 in 2007 — has been sidelined with a serious knee injury. If the match up is added to the New Year’s Eve show on December 27 … watch out — this 205-pound fight would be insane.

Rob Kimmons vs Dan Miller UFC Fight Night 15 bout announced Posted: 24 Aug 2008 01:09 PM CDT The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today made official several bouts for its upcoming Spike TV special from the Omaha Civic Center in Omaha, Neb., on September 17, including a middleweight showdown between Rob Kimmons (21-3) and former IFL 185-pound champion, Dan Miller (8-1). Kimmons was successful in his debut for the promotion, submitting Rob Yundt with a guillotine choke at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 Finale back in June. He has been all over the place throughout his five-year professional career, competing for organizations such as International Fighting Organization (IFO), American Bushido, Titan Fighting Championships (TFC) and Victory Fighting Championships (VFC), among others. The Kansas City-bred fighter is on a four-fight win streak, which also includes a submission victory (rear naked choke) over the super tough Tristan Yunker back in late 2007. Miller was among several talented IFL fighters who Zuffa picked up when the promotion folded. He was the last man to hold the IFL title; however, he was never able to defend the belt after defeating Ryan McGivern via submission (kneebar) to win it in May of this year. Miller — a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt — is based out of New Jersey. His only career loss is to Mike Massenzio — a fellow Garden State resident who will also be making his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 15 against Drew McFedries. It should be real interesting to see how all the newcomers perform and whether or not any of them can make a big splash in their respective divisions. To check out the most recent UFC Fight Night 15 card and rumored bout click here.

Sengoku 4 results: Gomi; Trigg prevail Posted: 24 Aug 2008 11:18 AM CDT World Victory Road held its fourth installment under the Sengoku banner earlier this morning at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Lightweight superstar Takanori Gomi took his second straight victory for Sengoku with a unanimous decision win over Seung Hwan Bang in the main event. “The Fireball Kid” is expected to meet the winner of the lightweight grand prix later this year for the first ever Sengoku lightweight championship. Former UFC welterweight Frank Trigg also battled his way to a unanimous decision win when he outpointed a very game Makoto Takimoto while former K-1 star Peter Graham finds himself 0-2 in mixed martial arts after getting choked out by Moise Rimbon. Olympic judo gold medalist Pawel Nastula’s comeback was short-lived thanks to a second round TKO at the hands of twenty three year-old Yang Dong Yi. The former DEEP fighter is now 3-0 with three straight TKO victories. One of the night’s two spectacular knockouts belongs to Valentijn Overeem, who flattened Yoshihiki Takahashi with a flying knee in the first round. The other came courtesy of Mizuto Hirota when he uspet one of the grand prix favorites by going Man of Steel on Ryan Schultz and sending him to the land of eye crusties in round two. Clay French has always proven that only his eye is glass and not his jaw, but it wasn’t enough to keep Pancrase veteran Satoru Kitaoka from submitting him just thirty-one seconds into the fight. In a shocking turn of events, grappling phenom Rodrigo Damm was choked out in the first round by the wily Eiji Mitsuoka. Damm was expected to control the ground game but instead got a taste of his own rear naked medicine. Kazunori Yokata kept shame from the Grabaka name after decisioning Slovenia’s legend of Zelva. As expected, Yokata was better on his feet and advanced himself to the grand prix semifinals. Here are the Sengoku 4 complete results: Main Card: Takanori Gomi defeated Seung Hwan Bang via unanimous decision Frank Trigg defeated Makoto Takimoto via unanimous decision Valentijn Overeem defeated Yoshihiki Takahashi via KO (2:42-R1) Moise Rimbon defeated Peter Graham via submission (0:42-R2) Yang Dong Yi defeated Pawel Nastula via TKO at (2:15-R2) Lightweight Grand Prix: Mizuto Hirota defeated Ryan Schultz via KO (4:25-R2) Kazunori Yokata defeated Bojan Kosednar via unanimous decision Eiji Mitsuoka defeated Rodrigo Damm via submission (3:13-R1) Satoru Kitaoka defeated Clay French via submission (0:31-R1)

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