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| Round 5 MMA Figurines: Arlovski, McCarthy, Mir and Nogueira featured in next series Posted: 12 Jan 2009 08:02 AM CST
MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, January 12, 2009 — Mixed martial arts stars Andrei "The Pit Bull" Arlovski, "Big John" McCarthy, Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira will be featured in Round 5's Series 3 of mixed martial arts collectible figures, it was announced today by Round 5 C.E.O. Barron Lau and President Damon Lau. Series 3 figures are projected to be available at retail outlets throughout North America and online at www.Round5MMA.com beginning in April. The Series 3 figurines follow successful launches of the first two series in April 2008 and November 2008, respectively, which featured eight MMA fan favorites. Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton 'Rampage’ Jackson and Tito Ortiz comprised Series 1 while Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva were released in Series 2. "We are excited that four huge MMA standouts like Arlovski, McCarthy, Mir and Nogueira will be our partners in creating the next Series of Round 5 figurines," said Damon Lau. "These are some of the biggest names in the sport today and we think fans will love to show their support of these great stars with a high-quality collectible on their desks." As in the earlier series, the four newest Round 5 stars maintain creative control of their likenesses, including the pose, facial design and shorts. Each will be instrumental in creating the final design and will benefit from a royalty agreement that gives them a considerable portion of the sale of their respective figurines. Round 5 collectible figures may be purchased at leading retailers such as Toys 'R' Us, Champs Sports and FYE. Other retailers can be found at www.round5mma.com/wheretobuy.php. Arlovski, the former UFC heavyweight champion, will next be competing in the highly-anticipated battle with Russian star Fedor Emelianenko on January 24 at the Affliction "Day of Reckoning" event in Anaheim, Calif. The Minsk, Belarus, native has a 14-5 career record, 10 of those by knockout. He has won five straight bouts, including all three of his 2008 fights. McCarthy has been recognized as the pre-eminent MMA referee since the early days of the UFC. He has been in charge in more than 600 bouts worldwide and was one of the original authors of the MMA rules and regulations that are used today. His "larger than life" personality has also made him one of the most recognized and celebrated figures in the sport. Mir is coming off the biggest win of his career, when he defeated Nogueira with a second-round TKO on Dec. 27 to win the UFC heavyweight title. He has persevered through devastating injuries, including a broken leg suffered in a motorcycle accident, to reach the pinnacle of the sport and looks forward to defending his crown. He earned additional attention as a coach in the recently concluded eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" television program on Spike TV. Despite the loss to Mir, Nogueira remains one of the sport's most legendary and popular athletes, particularly in his native Brazil. He first gained attention as one of the top stars in PRIDE and was also a coach in season 8 of "The Ultimate Fighter" opposite Mir. Of his 31 career victories – against just five defeats and one draw – 20 have come by submission. Round 5 plans to release three additional series of athletes in 2009, one during each quarter. Athletes to be represented in those series are yet to be announced. About Round 5 |
| UFC Quick Quote: Thiago Alves gunning for winner of Penn vs GSP Posted: 12 Jan 2009 07:55 AM CST
– Thiago Alves shares his prediction with Tatame.com for the upcoming welterweight superfight between BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre at UFC 94 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 31. "The Pitbull" might be in over his head when it comes to challenging the winner but he also has every reason to be confident — he has three straight dominating wins over top contenders Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes and Karo Parisyan. |
| UFC 93 videos: Mark Coleman on Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua rematch Posted: 12 Jan 2009 06:42 AM CST |
| UFC Quick Quote: Michael Bisping would prefer to fight Dan Henderson Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:34 PM CST
– The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 3 light heavyweight winner Michael Bisping tells The Daily Mirror about his preference when it comes down to fighting either Rich Franklin or Dan Henderson. “Ace” and “Hollywood” will headline UFC 93 less than one week from today (January 17) in a 205-pound bout for the right to coach opposite “The Count” on the upcoming season of TUF. Of course, the eventual winner of the bout between Bisping and Franklin/Henderson will likely earn a big money match against reigning UFC 185-pound killer, Anderson Silva. So who would you rather see … Bisping vs. Franklin or Bisping vs. Henderson? |
| Palace Fighting Championship (PFC): Bobby Lashley vs Mike Hayes on Feb. 6 Posted: 11 Jan 2009 12:14 PM CST
The California-based mixed martial arts promotion, Palace Fighting Championships (PFC), today confirmed that recently acquired former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley (1-0) will do battle against CageSport veteran Mike Hayes (4-0) at a joint mixed martial arts and boxing card at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California on February 6. Lashley recently made his professional mixed martial arts debut with a first round technical knockout win over Joshua Franklin at Mixed Fighting Alliance: "There Will Be Blood" at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., on December 13. He overwhelmed his opponent right from the get-go, opening up a gnarly fight-ending gash on his head only 41 seconds into the bout. While it wasn't a true showcase of Lashley's developing mixed martial arts skills, it was an impressive performance nonetheless. Now training with one of the most highly regarded camps in the world, American Top Team, the potential is almost limitless for a guy with the background, size and athletic ability of Lashley. Still, Lashley will have something to prove against Hayes. The ‘White Buffalo Warrior’ made his debut in Strikeforce a successful one back in February when he decisioned the husky Matt Kovacs at ‘Strikeforce at the Dome.’ Hayes fought three more times in 2008 and continued to improve in each contest. After submitting Josh Bennett in August under the CageSport banner, he pounded out Jeremiah Constant in the first round just three months later with the same promotion. Joining them in action is 170-pound judo specialist, Hector Lombard (17-2-1) against a yet-to-be-named opponent. "Shango" was supposed to fight Karo Parisyan at UFC 78, but had visa issues and never made his way back onto another UFC card. He also signed with Elite XC last year, but never got a chance to compete for promotion before it went out of business in October. In short, his debut on American soil is long overdue. Fernando Gonzalez (13-6), loser of three out of his last four fights, is being mentioned as a possible opponent. Here is the current line up for the February 6 PFC event: Mixed Martial Arts: Boxing: |
| UFC 93 video blog with Dana White (Episode one) Posted: 11 Jan 2009 09:50 AM CST |
| Dismember the Alamo: UFC eyes San Antonio for 2009 Posted: 11 Jan 2009 08:49 AM CST
Props: My San Antonio Quoteworthy:
-Marc Ratner, vice president of government and regulatory affairs for the UFC, talks about Zuffa’s plans to hopefully return to the state of Texas at either the AT&T Center or the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio between September and December of 2009. The UFC’s first and only appearance in The Longhorn State was UFC 69 ‘Shootout,’ which drew a crowd of 15,000 fans at Houston’s Toyota Center and generated a live gate of $2.8 million - the largest gate in Toyota Center history. Remember Goliad! |
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