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Dan Henderson video blog for Strikeforce 'Nashville' (Episode 1)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:18 AM PDT

M-1 Selection 2010 quick results for 'The Americas' (Round 1)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:13 AM PDT

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Tournament Fights

155 lbs.: George Sheppard def. Mervin Rodriguez via Split Decision
155 lbs.: Dennis Bermudez def. Kevin Roddy via Unanimous Decision
170 lbs.: Colin Schrader def. Josh Smidt via Submission (Guillotine Choke) 0:30 R1
170 lbs.: Pat Audinwood def. Robert Conner via Unanimous Decision
185 lbs.: Plinio Cruz def. John Doyle via Unanimous Decision
185 lbs.: Mike Geurin def. Todd Chattelle via TKO (Punches) 0:32 R3

Non-tournament Fights

130 lbs.: Lennox Chance def. Rami Ibrahim via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 4:46 R1
135 lbs.: Zach Makovsky def. Josh Rave via Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1:49 R3
160 lbs.: John Salgado def. Renato Migliaccio via Split Decision

Results courtesy of Sherdog.com.

Moosin poster for 'Gods of Martial Arts' on May 21 in Worcester

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:30 PM PDT

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Interesting title. A real Mount Olympus. Should be quite the spectacle...


Programming alert: 'Countdown to UFC 112' debuts on Spike TV and Versus April 9

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:23 PM PDT

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Countdown to UFC 112: "Invincible" will debut Friday, April 9 at 12:00 a.m. ET on Spike TV (Thursday night into Friday morning) to promote the upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for the Concert Arena at the Ferrari World theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, April 10.

It can also be seen on the Versus network, UFC's second home for combat programming, just one hour later at 1:00 a.m. ET.

The network special will provide a glimpse into the preparation and training camps of the fighters set to headline the show, featuring current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and number one contender Demian Maia. Also getting a closer look is the 155-pound championship tilt between lightweight kingpin BJ Penn and challenger Frankie Edgar.

For those who miss the "Countdown to UFC 112" premier it will re-air at the following times:

April 9 at 11 p.m. ET (Spike TV)
April 10 at 12:00 a.m. ET (MTV 3)
April 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET (Spike TV)

Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Saturday, April 10), which is slated to air at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view from Abu Dhabi. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 8 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts.

To get up to speed on the "Invincible" event be sure to check out the complete UFC 112 archive by clicking here.

UFC 112: Frankie Edgar working on a secret ingredient to beat BJ Penn (Pic)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

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"The Answer" is apparently pizza as the Tom's River, NJ native gets one last pie in before heading to Abu Dhabi. Pictured are Edgar with fighters Chris Liguori, Ricardo Almeida and boxing trainer Mark Henry -- who just so happens to be co-owner of Pino's Pizza & Restaurant in Woodbridge.

Thanks to MyCentralJersey.com for the pic.

K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Yokohama recap and post-fight wrap-up

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Badr Hari dominated his way to a victory in Yokohama via www.k-1.co.jpCross-posted from Head Kick Legend.

The K-1 World Grand Prix in Yokohama is in the books, with things falling into place for the 2010 World Grand Prix with the best of the best showing what they have to offer in 2010. The biggest questions going into this event surrounded Peter Aerts and Alexey Ignashov and where both men stand in the current K-1 world.

Peter Aerts looked like the incredibly shrinking man in Yokohama today, as the once bulkier Aerts entered into the ring against Kyotaro at a small 213lbs, actually smaller than we've ever seen him in K-1. Kyotaro on the other hand looked better than he probably ever has, which paid off for him.

It isn't often where a defending champion will be a giant underdog, but against Peter Aerts, Mr. K-1, Kyotaro was quite simply in over his head most thought. So what does that mean? It means that Kyotaro was going to go in with a fire that we haven't seen since his vicious knockout of Melvin Manhoef and knock out the K-1 legend and make it look easy. 

It is easy for some fans to write Aerts off due to aging, and while he may be getting smaller and having issues keeping up his mass, his talent is still nearly unrivaled and Kyotaro really pulled off an amazing feat in knocking Aerts out.

As for Ignashov, while many will be critical for him being on the defensive the whole fight, the truth of the matter is that Badr Hari is a beast of a fighter at this point in his career and to stand for three rounds with Hari and only get knocked down once should be see as a victory in and of itself for Ignashov. Ignashov looked a lot better than he has in a while and was simply overmatched by Hari, which tells me that K-1 won't have a problem bringing him back in the near future.

Semmy Schilt solidified his stance as being incredibly difficult to defeat and was able to disprove a lot of theories about how to solve the Sem Schilt puzzle. Many feel that if you simply pressure Schilt and are aggressive, you'll be able to break his defenses and take him out, but an aggressive Errol Zimmerman was unable to find many chinks in the Hightower's armor and had to settle for losing a decision to Schilt.

Jerome Le Banner shocked a lot of people by coming out in fantastic shape and taking his opponent, Tyrone Spong seriously. The last we saw of Le Banner was against Sem Schilt in the K-1 World Grand Prix last year where he put up no fight at all and actually took a knee a few times to avoid taking punishment. This was not the JLB that anybody wanted to see, but many resigned themselves to the fact that JLB was probably ready to call it quits from the fight game.

So when he came at Spong with the old aggression we came to know and love as well as piecing together combinations and hurting Spong early and often, it was clear he has some fight left in him. Spong of course looked outmatched and dwarfed by the physical specimen that is JLB and really might need to reconsider competing at Heavyweight.

One of the biggest no-brainers of the night involved Alistair Overeem as the Dutch Cyclone from the Golden Glory camp made short work of the Bosnian Dezvad Poturak with a right knee that knocked Poturak to the mat and left him unable to make the standing 10 count.

Editors note: If you haven't seen what Dave and the guys are doing over at Head Kick Legend you are doing yourself a disservice. Check it out here.

Concert Arena construction nears completion on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as UFC 112 approaches on...

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:01 AM PDT

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Concert Arena construction nears completion on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as UFC 112 approaches on April 10 (Pic).

Alistair Overeem knocks out Dzevad Poturak at FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2010 (Video)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:50 AM PDT

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