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- UFC 101 video: Anderson Silva is going to have fun hitting Forrest Griffin
- UFC 103: Junior dos Santos ready to knockout ‘the most dangerous man in MMA’
- UFC 102: ‘Couture vs Nogueira’ fight card and line up finalized for Aug. 29 in Portland
- ‘Carano vs Cyborg’ video ‘news brief’ for Strikeforce title fight on Aug. 15
- DREAM 12 announced for Osaka-jo Hall on Oct. 25
- K-1 World MAX 2009 semifinal bouts confirmed for Oct. 26
- UFC 100 PPV buys in 1.5 million range; Dana White to jump off Mandalay Bay
- MMA Quick Quote: Gegard Mousasi may just go to the UFC
- UFC 101 video preview in depth for ‘Declaration’ on Aug. 8
- Rich ‘tweet’ Franklin indicates something may be awry with UFC 103 main event opposite Dan Henderson
| UFC 101 video: Anderson Silva is going to have fun hitting Forrest Griffin Posted: 25 Jul 2009 07:15 PM PDT
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| UFC 103: Junior dos Santos ready to knockout ‘the most dangerous man in MMA’ Posted: 25 Jul 2009 02:57 PM PDT
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Despite a solid ground game, Junior dos Santos plans to go toe-to-toe with former K-1 and Pride FC wrecking machine, Mirko Cro Cop, when the heavyweights collide at UFC 103 from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 19. The hard-hitting Brazilian has spent little more than two minutes combined inside the Octagon in his two appearances for the promotion, knocking out Fabricio Werdum and then following that performance up with a stoppage of Stefan Struve. Is “Cigano” perhaps feeling a little over confident heading into his match with the unforgiving Croatian striker or can he beat Cro Cop at his own game? Thoughts please, Maniacs …. |
| UFC 102: ‘Couture vs Nogueira’ fight card and line up finalized for Aug. 29 in Portland Posted: 25 Jul 2009 02:40 PM PDT
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently confirmed the final bouts for its upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, on August 29, 2009. UFC 102 will feature a main event between former champion Randy "The Natural" Couture battling former Pride FC champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira in a dream match up between two legendary mixed martial arts competitors. Perennial light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine is also slated to throw down in a 205-pound slugfest against hard-hitting Brazilian import Thiago Silva on the televised PPV portion of the card, as well as a possible number one middleweight title contender eliminator match between Demian Maia and Nate Marquardt. Here is the current UFC 102 fight card:
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 102, beginning with the PPV telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action on fight night about two hours earlier (8 p.m. ET). It's going to be a great night of fights … be sure to join us for the best coverage and discussion on the Internets! For all the latest UFC 102 information you can handle be sure to hit up our event archive right here. |
| ‘Carano vs Cyborg’ video ‘news brief’ for Strikeforce title fight on Aug. 15 Posted: 25 Jul 2009 02:20 PM PDT |
| DREAM 12 announced for Osaka-jo Hall on Oct. 25 Posted: 25 Jul 2009 02:08 PM PDT
Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) recently announced that DREAM 12, which was originally set for Oct. 31, is now set to take place from the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 25. Its the latest shake up from the company for its upcoming lineup of events. DREAM 12 was expected to feature the semifinals of the "Super Hulk" open weight tournament; however, the match ups were recently moved to DREAM 11 on Oct. 6. Remember that DREAM 11 was originally expected go down on Sept. 23. So now this all means that the promotion will stage two events in the month of October. FEG has yet to announce any bouts for DREAM 12 — the card is empty at this moment. That will likely change real soon as we get closer to fight night, which is just three months out. On the other hand, in addition to the "Super Hulk" semifinals, DREAM 11 will feature the conclusion of the featherweight grand prix — the semifinals and final are set to go down in the same night. DREAM 11 is expected to air in primetime on Japanese broadcasting network TBS. It will be last show on the promotion’s current television deal. And that’s likely the reason the card has started to become stacked in hopes of drawing much needed high ratings. Indeed, two title bouts are also in the works for DREAM 11. Its lightweight champion, Joachim Hansen, (19-7-1) will make a return to action and defend his title for the first time against Japanese mainstay Shinya Aoki (21-4). And Jason "Mayhem" Miller (22-6) will battle it out with bitter-rival Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (10-2) for the vacant DREAM middleweight title. For more on DREAM click here. |
| K-1 World MAX 2009 semifinal bouts confirmed for Oct. 26 Posted: 25 Jul 2009 01:55 PM PDT
Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) has officially announced the pairings for the semifinals of its K-1 World MAX 2009 (154 lbs) tournament, which are scheduled to take place from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on Oct. 26. K-1 MAX Japan Tournament runner-up Yuya Yamamoto will face off against Italian bruiser Giorgio Petrosyan, who managed to outscore the first ever K-1 MAX champion Albert Kraus on the judges scorecards to claim victory in his preliminary bout at K-1 World MAX Final 8. On the other side of the brackets will be a contest between a pair of former two-time K-1 World MAX Champions, Dutch blitzkrieg Andy Souwer (2005 and 2007 winner), taking on Muay Thai sensation Buakaw Por. Pramuk (2004 and 2006 winner), in what will be the third showdown between the two. The pair have faced off twice before and are currently one apiece in the rivalry with Souwer winning a decision at the 2005 K-1 MAX Final and Buakaw exacting revenge with a vicious knockout in the 2006 K-1 MAX Final. Now they will duke it out once more for the upper hand in the rivalry scorecards and also to reach this years tournament final and a chance to win it for a record third time; however, Yamamoto or Petrosyan may have something else to say about that. The winners of the semifinal bouts will then be given time to rest and will meet later in the same evening in the main event of the show.
The winner of the K-1 MAX World 2009 Final is expected to get the honor of taking on K-1 legend Masato, on new years eve at the annual "Dynamite!!" event, in what will be Masato's retirement match. In addition, after both being victorious in their bouts at K-1 World MAX Final 8 this July, Yoshihiro Sato and Yasuhiro Kido will battle it out in a tournament reserve bout. Here is the current line-up for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final:
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| UFC 100 PPV buys in 1.5 million range; Dana White to jump off Mandalay Bay Posted: 25 Jul 2009 09:55 AM PDT
Prior to the landmark centennial pay-per-event (PPV) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), company president Dana White promised to do a backflip off the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, if the show attracted buys in the 1.5 million range. He’s apparently a man of his word. UFC 100 on July 11 must have hit or exceeded that gaudy number because White announced during the ESPN Radio 1100 Radiothon that he would be base jumping off the 39-story luxury hotel and casino, according to ESPN.com. And he sounded dead serious. No date or time for the stunt was mentioned in the interview; however, the annual year-end event in Las Vegas would seem like a logical choice, putting an exclamation point on yet another banner year for business. Prior to UFC 100, it’s believed that UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008″ on Dec. 27, 2008, held the company record for the most PPV buys for a single event with an estimated 1.2 million. UFC 66: “Liddell vs. Ortiz 2,” which took place on Dec. 30, 2006, now falls to third all-time with an estimated 1,050,000 PPV buys. Of course, it's always hard to nail down an exact figure because the information is never made public; however, with all the mainstream media coverage and the historic nature of the show, it’s easy to understand the many reasons UFC 100 was so successful. UFC 100 also attracted a sell-out crowd of more than 11,000 fans, tallying a juicy $5,128,490 live gate for the promotion. It ranks second all time behind UFC 66: “Liddell vs. Ortiz 2″ in Dec. 2006 ($5.3 million) as the most successful gate in the history of the organization. Who wouldn’t flip out with those types of numbers? |
| MMA Quick Quote: Gegard Mousasi may just go to the UFC Posted: 25 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT
– Gegard Mousasi expresses his frustration to Fight Network Radio over the cancellation of the Affliction: "Trilogy" event (and eventual collapse of the promotion), which followed the announcement that heavyweight title contender and main event participant Josh Barnett had tested positive for steroids. The cancellation hits Mousasi (25-2-1) especially hard, as he was hoping to make his United States debut and add to his 12-fight win streak in a highly anticipated match up against Renato "Babalu" Sobral. Before he can even think of heading to the Octagon, however, he has to finish what he started with the Dream “Super Hulk” tournament. Mousasi is set to face Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (6-4) in the semifinals of the open weight competition on Oct. 6. |
| UFC 101 video preview in depth for ‘Declaration’ on Aug. 8 Posted: 25 Jul 2009 08:40 AM PDT |
| Rich ‘tweet’ Franklin indicates something may be awry with UFC 103 main event opposite Dan Henderson Posted: 25 Jul 2009 08:36 AM PDT
– Former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin gets the rumor mill swirling via his official Twitter account after his main event bout against Dan Henderson at UFC 103 went from the pages of UFC.com to the back of a milk carton. While “Ace” hasn’t been contacted about any change in opponents, it’s hard not to speculate if the return of Tito Ortiz has anything to do with either fighter — especially Franklin, who is now comfortable fighting in the light heavyweight division. The ol’ Zuffa switch-a-roo? Or much ado about nothing? Stay tuned. |
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