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Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) 2009 Barcelona quick results
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DREAM 11: 2009 Featherweight Grand Prix video promo for Oct. 6

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 07:28 PM PDT

UFC Quick Quote: What is Randy Couture going to do with Brandon Vera?

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 07:25 PM PDT

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"My whole thing is, I kick people in the face, I knee people in the face, I can submit people. Now, if I can go to the southpaw stance, and I'm knocking people out from the southpaw stance, people are gonna be like, 'oh my God, now what am I gonna do with Vera?'… I'm letting everything go with Mr. Couture. You've got to. You can't hold back with Randy. I'm gonna pull out every trick, everything I know…. Randy's a master tactician. If he were in the Army, he'd probably be one of the best generals in the world. He's the master planner. I'm excited. The nerves aren't hitting yet…. It's a big deal if you make it a big deal. For me, it's more about the fight. I'm fighting Randy Couture. It doesn't matter if it's televised, not televised, main event, or a dark match. It's not where I'm at on the card, it's who I'm fighting. I don't think there could be anything more exciting than the match itself."

– Light heavyweight Brandon Vera talks to MMAWeekly.com about his upcoming fight against mixed martial arts legend and former division champion, Randy Couture, in the UFC 105 main event from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England, on Nov. 14. “The Truth” is fresh of a dominant performance over Krzysztof Soszynski just last month, using a new-look southpaw stance to foil the “Polish Experiment” for three full rounds. Couture, on the other hand, has lost back-to-back fights in the heavyweight division to Brock Lesnar and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. The 46-year-old will return to the 205-pound division for the first time since 2006. Will “The Natural” have the right formula for success against Vera, as well as in the land of light heavies moving forward, or will the younger, faster and possibly hungrier challenger be too much to handle?

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson takes off with ‘new job’ as BA Baracus on A-Team movie set

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 07:24 PM PDT

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Props: DailyMail.co.uk

From his Twitter: “at his new job,loving it,hard work but loving it!“

Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) 2009 Barcelona quick results

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:34 AM PDT

The 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) grappling competition got underway today (Sept. 26) in Barcelona, Spain, wrapping up the quarterfinal brackets as well as a much ballyhooed superfight that saw Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza overcome the venerable Robert Drysdale.

Former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 contestant Vinícius Magalhães breezed through the quarterfinals (via slick flying armbar), as did former UFC and current Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum.

Also making the cut was staunch mixed martial arts veteran Jeff “The Snowman” Monson, female fightmonger Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and ex-WEC competitor Glover Teixeira.

Taking an early exit was fading mat technicians Ricco Rodriguez, Dean Lister and Márcio “Pe de Pano” Cruz along with Megumi “Mega Megu” Fuji and Kron Gracie.

Here are the ADCC 2009 quick results:

Men’s +99kg (+218 lbs.) Opening Round
#1 – Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) def. Rogent Lloret (Spain) via kimura
#2 – Tomasz Janiszewski (Poland) def. Antoine Jaoude (Brazil) via points
#3 – Romulo Barral (Brazil) def. Denis Roberts (Australia) via heel hook
#4 – Saulo Ribeiro (Brazil) def. Kouji Kanechika (Japan) via points (5-2)
#5 – Jeff Monson (USA) def. Karol Bedorf (Poland) via points
#6 – Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (Finland) def. Tom Erikson (USA) via heel hook
#7 – Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu (Brazil) def. Tom De Blass (USA) via points
#8 – Asa Fuller (USA) def. Mike Matell (Canada) via armbar

Men’s -99kg (-218 lbs.) Opening Round
#9 – Xande Ribeiro (Brazil) def. Ilir Latifi (Sweden) via points (2-0)
#10 – Radek Turek (Poland) def. Rafael Davies (USA) via points
#11 – Márcio Cruz (Brazil) def. Anthony Perosh (Australia) via points (3-0)
#12 – Vinícius Magalhães (Brazil) def. Rodrigo Cavaca (Brazil) via leglock
#13 – Dean Lister (USA) def. Andreas Olsen (Norway) via triangle choke
#14 – Glover Teixeira (Brazil) def. Vesa Vuori (Finland) via points (6-0)
#15 – Tomasz Szczerek (Poland) def. Ricco Rodriguez (USA) via poinits (4-0)
#16 – Gerardi Rinaldi (USA) def. Yoshiyuki Nakahashi (Japan) via points

Men’s -88kg (-194 lbs.) Opening Round
#17 – André Galvão (Brazil) def. Kassim Annan (France) via points (11-0)
#18 – Chris Weidman (USA) def. Daniel Tabera. (Spain) via points (19-0)
#19 – Tarsis Humphreys (Brazil) def. Igor Praporshchikov (Australia) via ref decision
#20 – David Avellan (USA) def. Trond Saksenvik (Norway) via heel hook
#21 – Bráulio Estima (Brazil) def. Yuji Arai (Japan) via rear-naked choke
#22 – James Brasco (USA) def. Gunnar Nelson (Iceland) via ref decision
#23 – Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA) def. Tom Lawlor (USA) via points (4-0)
#24 – Bruno Bastos (Brazil) def. Jorge Santiago (Brazil) via ref decision

Men’s -77kg (-170 lbs.) Opening Round
#25 – Marcelo Garcia (Brazil) def. Rodney Ellis (Australia) via guillotine choke
#26 – Kron Gracie (Brazil) def. Enrico Cocco (USA) via rear-naked choke
#27 – Marcelo “Uirapuru” Azevedo (Brazil) def. Mike Fowler (USA) via leglock
#28 – Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura (Japan) def. Milton Vieira (Brazil)
#29 – Pablo Popovich (Brazil) def. Don Ortega (USA) via rear-naked choke
#30 – Ben Askren (USA) def. Toni Linden (Finland) via arm-triangle choke
#31 – Leonardo Santos (Brazil) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (Japan) via points (8-0)
#32 – Gregor Gracie (Brazil) def. Murilo Santana (Brazil) via points (3-0)

Men’s -66kg (-145 lbs.) Opening Round
#33 – Rani Yahya (Brazil) def. Kouhei Yasumi (Japan) via rear-naked choke
#34 – Jeff Glover (USA) def. Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas (Finland) via rear-naked choke
#35 – Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles (Brazil) def. Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura (Japan) via armbar
#36 – Joel Tudor (USA) def. Nicolas Renier (France) via triangle choke
#37 – Leo Vieira (Brazil) def. David Marinakis (Australia) via guillotine choke
#38 – Ryan Hall (USA) def. Jeff Curran (USA) via points (5-2)
#39 – Rafael Mendes (Brazil) def. Jayson Patino (USA) via triangle choke
#40 – Justin Rader (USA) def. Baret Yoshida (USA) via points (7-0)

Women’s +60kg (+132 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#41 – Penny Thomas (USA) def. Shanti Abelha (Denmark) via points (3-0)
#42 – Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (Brazil) def. Ida Hansson (Sweden) via points (10-0)
#43 – Hannette Staack (Brazil) def. Hitomi Hiraiwa (Japan) via armbar
#44 – Rosângela Conceição (Brazil) def. Lana Stephanac (USA) via ref decision

Women’s -60kg (-132 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#45 – Hillary Williams (USA) def. Megumi Fujii (Japan) via rear-naked choke
#46 – Sayaka Shioda (Japan) def. Bianca Andrade (Brazil) via points
#47 – Luanna Alzuguir (Brazil) def. Ina Steffensen (Denmark) via guillotine choke
#48 – Ana Michelle Dantas (Brazil) def. Laurence Cousin (France)

Men’s +99kg (+218 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#53 – Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) def. Tomasz Janiszewski (Poland) via points (3-0)
#54 – Saulo Ribeiro (Brazil) def. Romulo Barral (Brazil) via points (3-0)
#55 – Jeff Monson (USA) def. Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen (Finland) via points
#56 – Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu (Brazil) def. Asa Fuller (USA) via points

Men’s -99kg (-218 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#57 – Xande Ribeiro (Brazil) def. Radek Turek (Poland) via armbar
#58 – Vinícius Magalhães (Brazil) def. Márcio Cruz (Brazil) via flying armbar
#59 – Glover Teixeira (Brazil) def. Dean Lister (USA) via points
#60 – Gerardi Rinaldi (USA) def. Tomasz Szczerek (Poland) via points

Men’s -88kg (-194 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#61 – André Galvão (Brazil) def. Chris Weidman (USA) via points (4-0)
#62 – David Avellan (USA) def. Tarsis Humphreys (Brazil) via rear-naked choke
#63 – Bráulio Estima (Brazil) def. James Brasco (USA) via ref decision
#64 – Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA) def. Bruno Bastos (Brazil) via points

Men’s -77kg (-170 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#65 – Marcelo Garcia (Brazil) def. Kron Gracie (Brazil) via mounted guillotine choke
#66 – Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura (Japan) def. Marcelo “Uirapuru” Azevedo (Brazil) via points
#67 – Pablo Popovich (Brazil) def. Ben Askren (USA) via kneebar
#68 – Gregor Gracie (Brazil) def. Leonardo Santos (Brazil) via points

Men’s -66kg (-145 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
#69 – Rani Yahya (Brazil) def. Jeff Glover (USA) via points (7-0)
#70 – Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles (Brazil) def. Joel Tudor (USA) via rear-naked choke
#71 – Leo Vieira (Brazil) def. Ryan Hall (USA) via guillotine choke
#72 – Rafael Mendes (Brazil) def. Justin Rader (USA) via brabo choke

Men’s Superfight
Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza def. Robert Drysdale via points (2-0)

Semifinal matches for Sunday, September 27
Matches begin at 6AM ET

Men’s +99kg (+218 lbs.) Semi-Finals
Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) vs. Saulo Ribeiro (Brazil)
Jeff Monson (USA) vs. Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu (Brazil)

Men’s -99kg (-218 lbs.) Semi-Finals
Xande Ribeiro (Brazil) vs. Vinícius Magalhães (Brazil)
Glover Teixeira (Brazil) vs. Gerardi Rinaldi (USA)

Men’s -88kg (-194 lbs.) Semi-Finals
André Galvão (Brazil) vs. David Avellan (USA)
Bráulio Estima (Brazil) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA)

Men’s -77kg (-170 lbs.) Semi-Finals
Marcelo Garcia (Brazil) vs. Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura (Japan)
Pablo Popovich (Brazil) vs. Gregor Gracie (Brazil)

Men’s -66kg (-145 lbs.) Quarter-Finals
Rani Yahya (Brazil) vs. Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles (Brazil)
Leo Vieira (Brazil) vs. Rafael Mendes (Brazil)

Women’s +60kg (+132 lbs.) Semi-Finals
Penny Thomas (USA) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (Brazil)
Hannette Staack (Brazil) vs. Rosângela Conceição (Brazil)

Women’s -60kg (-132 lbs.) Semi-Finals
Hillary Williams (USA) vs. Sayaka Shioda (Japan)
Luanna Alzuguir (Brazil) vs. Ana Michelle Dantas (Brazil)

ADCC is an invitation-only event held every two years to determine the world's best no-gi grapplers. Only 16 competitors in each of five weight classes plus the "absolutes" are selected, and it is widely considered the most difficult submission fighting event to qualify for.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the remaining results and highlights from this year’s tournament.

(Special thanks to Chris Nelson over at Bloody Elbow for the compiling the results)

K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16 highlights and video gallery

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 08:59 AM PDT

Alistair Overeem vs. Peter Aerts (1 of 2):