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- UFC on Versus 2 weigh in results LIVE from San Diego for 'Jones vs Matyushenko'
- The Most Interesting Man in the World, Chael Sonnen (Video)
- Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em: Former rap star transitions to CEO of MMA Management Company
- UFC Fan Expo 'Boston' VIP Tickets and Packages on sale soon
- UFC on Versus 2: 'Jones vs Matyushenko' pre-fight interviews (Video)
- Dana White: 'There is no way 'Shogun' Rua will return in December'
- KSW owners meet with Aleksander Emelianenko, reach verbal agreement. Props: MMA Spot
- Bellator 27: Joe Warren vs Joe Soto featherweight title fight set for September 2 in San Antonio
- UFC Fan Expo 'London' announced for Earls Court Oct. 15-16
- Dana White: 'I think it's time Yushin Okami got a title shot'
- UFC fighter autograph signings at GAME and GameStation locations (5pm-7pm) throughout the UK...
- "I can't please everyone. When you become a world reference in a sport you perform you become the...
| UFC on Versus 2 weigh in results LIVE from San Diego for 'Jones vs Matyushenko' Posted: 31 Jul 2010 04:39 AM PDT
The official weigh-in event for UFC on Versus 2: "Jones vs. Matyushenko" is set to take place TONIGHT (July 31) at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California. It is currently scheduled to air LIVE right here on MMAmania.com, as well as on several other online destinations, via streaming video. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 7 p.m. ET. As usual, MMAmania.com will provide the latest coverage of the UFC on Versus 2 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude. "Jones vs. Matyushenko" will feature a main event between light heavyweight superstar in the making Jon "Bones" Jones and Belarusian brawler Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko. Also on tap for Aug. 1 is a middleweight mash-up between Mark Munoz and Yushin Okami while Takanori Gomi looks for his first win as a Zuffa lightweight against Tyson Griffin. Complete UFC on Versus 2 weigh in results after the jump:
For those fortunate enough to be in "America's Finest City" for the promotion’s debut in San Diego, remember that the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. Doors to the weigh-in will open at 3 p.m. local time for the general public. In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend a special Q&A session with former Ultimate Fighter and hard-hitting light heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski prior to that at 2 p.m. local time. It’s going to be a fun night of fights so don’t miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight "UFC on Versus 2" coverage you can handle. Live stream and replay courtesy of UFC.com. |
| The Most Interesting Man in the World, Chael Sonnen (Video) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:54 PM PDT
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| Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em: Former rap star transitions to CEO of MMA Management Company Posted: 30 Jul 2010 03:02 PM PDT
Props: MMA Weekly Quoteworthy:
Former rap icon MC Hammer is ready to turn this mother out now that he's formed the Los Angeles-based "Alchemist Management" company to represent mixed martial artists. So far they've managed to secure Nate Marquardt, Tim Kennedy, Vladimir Matyushenko, Jorge Rivera, James McSweeney, Antoni Hardonk, Jared Hamman, Steve Magdaleno, Luke Stewart, and Alex Soto, among others. Not a bad start. Yes, MC Hammer is representing professional fighters. That's why we pray. |
| UFC Fan Expo 'Boston' VIP Tickets and Packages on sale soon Posted: 30 Jul 2010 02:13 PM PDT
They're back -- and ready for all you "VIP" fans who want to do "Beantown" in style. The UFC Fan Expo will return for the second time in 2010 when it storms the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, from Aug. 27-28, leading right up until fight time to coincide with UFC 118: "Edgar vs. Penn 2" on Saturday, Aug. 28. The two-day fan exposition of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) activities includes meet and greets with legendary UFC and WEC fighters, MMA demonstrations, fan-inspired special events, training and development sessions as well as other combat related opportunities and entertainment. Fans looking for the VIP treatment can purchase one of two packages that comes with a boatload of extras -- but are limited to just 535 tickets. Naturally, UFC Fight Club members will get first dibs on the VIP tickets through a special pre-sale that begins on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 at 10 AM ET. Assuming all 535 aren't gobbled up as soon as they're made available (rest assured they will be), the general public will have their chance to scoop up what's left on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 at 10 AM ET. Details on the special UFC Fan Expo "Boston" VIP Tickets and Packages after the jump. VIP: $200 (Limited to 500) * 2 Day Admission Ultimate VIP: $1,500 (Limited to 35) * 2 Day Admission For more information of the VIP tickets and Packages for the 2010 UFC Fan Expo "Boston" click here. To get more information on becoming a UFC Fight Club Member click here. |
| UFC on Versus 2: 'Jones vs Matyushenko' pre-fight interviews (Video) Posted: 30 Jul 2010 12:35 PM PDT
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| Dana White: 'There is no way 'Shogun' Rua will return in December' Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:41 AM PDT
Quoteworthy:
UFC President Dana White nixed the idea of a possible early comeback for the injured Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Following a recent successful knee surgery, Rua expressed his desire to return to the Octagon sometime this winter, possibly as soon as December. But D.W. doesn't sound like he's having any of that. White added that that a likely return for the new 205-pound champion is spring or even summer of 2011. To Rashad Evans' dismay, White also stated that there will be no interim belt up for grabs while "Shogun" fully recovers. What do we think about Dana's decision? Should we have to wait until next summer to see the best of the light heavyweight division in action? |
| KSW owners meet with Aleksander Emelianenko, reach verbal agreement. Props: MMA Spot Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT |
| Bellator 27: Joe Warren vs Joe Soto featherweight title fight set for September 2 in San Antonio Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:41 AM PDT
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 30, 2010) - Bellator Fighting Championships World Featherweight Championship belt will be on the line Sept. 2 when reigning champ Joe "The Hammer" Soto defends his title against Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 27 in San Antonio. The five-round Main Event Championship fight - which will be televised LIVE nationwide from San Antonio's Majestic Theatre on FOX Sports Net - features two fighters at the top of their games each looking to make another huge statement that they are among the world's top 145-pound fighters. Soto, a native of California's Central Valley, was a virtual unknown in the MMA world before knocking off Ben Greer, Wilson Reis and Yahir Reyes to take home the first-ever Bellator Featherweight Championship belt last June. He recently improved his record to a perfect 9-0 with an impressive May 20 ground-and-pound stoppage of durable UFC veteran Diego Saraiva at Bellator 19 in Dallas. The Hammer is known for his well-rounded arsenal and finishing ability with four of his wins coming via submission and four being stopped via KO or TKO. Warren, the former NCAA all-American wrestler at the University of Michigan and two-time Greco-Roman wrestling world champion, burst onto the MMA scene in 2009 with stunning wins over former WEC standout Chase Beebe and Japanese sensation Kid Yamamoto. In 2010, he took home Bellator's Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Championship with inspiring consecutive victories over Eric Marriott, Georgi Karakhanyan and the previously undefeated Patricio "Pitbull" Freire, improving his overall pro MMA record to 5-1 and solidifying his place among the best featherweights in the sport. "Of our four upcoming world title fights, the Soto-Warren fight is hugely intriguing," said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney. "Joe Soto is extremely talented and has made a collection of top ten rankings. Warren 's a world-class wrestler who beat one of the greatest featherweights in the world in just his second fight. He has tremendous heart and he doesn't understand what the word ‘lose' means. Joe Soto also comes from a national-caliber wrestling background and anyone who saw his fight with Diego Saraiva in May knows that his game is polished and world-class throughout every facet of MMA. This should be a truly spectacular fight." Soto said that he "can't wait for the fight" and thinks he matches up well against Warren. "I'm just really excited to get in there and compete against him," Soto said. "He's a wrestler just like I am, but I think I can out-wrestle him. If he takes me down, I'm better on my back than he is on top. If we stay standing, I think I can out-box him. No matter where the fight goes, I think I'm a much better all-around fighter than he is." Warren, for his part, respectfully disagreed, saying that "after September 2, Joe Warren will have his first belt and that's going to be big trouble for everyone in this weight division." "Joe Soto is a tough fighter, but he's going to see the best Joe Warren that's ever been in a cage," Warren said. "We're both great wrestlers so I'm guessing we're going to get in there and beat the crap out of each other, but in the end I'm going to be taking that belt home with me." For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator. Tickets for Bellator 27 are available at www.Ticketmaster.com. |
| UFC Fan Expo 'London' announced for Earls Court Oct. 15-16 Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:58 AM PDT
Dana White is bringing a little something extra to the UFC 120 event when he travels across the pond for the promotion's return to London, England, which is scheduled for the O2 Arena on Oct. 16, 2010. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced that it will coordinate a two-day "Fan Expo" at the nearby Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England, from Oct. 15 right up until fight time to coincide with the Spike TV event Here's what the cage boss had to say about his big plans:
That "experience" includes meet and greets with legendary UFC, Pride FC and WEC fighters, mixed martial arts (MMA) demonstrations, grappling "Super Fights," fan-inspired special events, training and development sessions, as well as other combat related opportunities and entertainment. Additionally, the fourth UFC Fan Expo, which is the second to be staged outside of "Sin City," is expected to attract more than "150 leading vendors covering roughly 200,000 gross square feet of space." According the the release, the exhibit floor will also "feature apparel, electronic gaming, food & beverages, fight gear, fitness equipment and supplies, nutritional supplements, lifestyle products and much more." Oh, and by the way, there are also some huge fights taking place that weekend. Leading the charge of Britain's best butt-kickers will be Michael "The Count" Bisping in a hard-hitting middleweight battle against Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama in the main event of the evening. Joining them will be Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy as he tries to fight his way back into 170-pound title contention against Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit in the co-featured fight of the night. Sounds like a blast. For more on UFC 120 be sure to hit up our event archive right here. |
| Dana White: 'I think it's time Yushin Okami got a title shot' Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:38 AM PDT
This Sunday (Aug. 1) the UFC makes its way to the Versus network for the second time this year. Headlining the card will be surging light heavyweight prospect Jon "Bones" Jones taking on the always crafty Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko. The co-main event of the evening will pit middleweight phenom Mark Munoz against the Japanese grinder Yushin "Thunder" Okami. Both men are coming off impressive second round stoppages in their previous fights. Okami took out UFC newcomer, Lucio Linhares, via doctor stoppage during their UFC Fight Night scrap back in March. Munoz was last seen opening the live show for the UFC's first venture to Abu Dhabi for UFC 112 with his fight against Kendall Grove. Mark survived a shaky start and came back with a vengeance in round two, working his violent ground and pound on Grove and finishing the Hawaiian to improve to 8-1 overall. Last night UFC President Dana White made an appearance on the Versus sports talk show, The Daily Line, to discuss this Sunday's UFC on Versus 2 card. His comments about the middleweight contest should definitely catch the eye (or ears) of Yushin Okami as the boss made the claim for "Thunder" getting a UFC title shot somewhere down the road:
What's interesting about these comments is that no one has really considered this fight as a number one contender bout or anything of the sort -- especially with Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort waiting in the wings. Munoz is riding a three fight win streak, which could argue a number one contender opportunity soon after this fight should he defeat Okami, but Okami is 1-1 in his last two fights. Prior to the Sonnen fight, Okami had been on the sidelines since 2008. His career has been riddled with decision performances in the past and injuries that have kept him from achieving the status that a lot of MMA fans believe he can reach. Perhaps the best argument for Okami is the "unfinished business" angle from their 2006 bout under the "Rumble on the Rock" banner in which Okami scored a DQ win over Silva. The Brazilian has not lost since. But this will be no easy test for Okami. Munoz is a monster with some of the most vicious ground and pound we've seen in years, and perhaps ever in the history of MMA. Few men are able to throw down the incredibly powerful body shots that this guy can pull of while in someone's guard and if Okami gets stuck under the "Filipino Wrecking Machine" you can bet there will be "Thunder" and lightening waiting for him. Okami has almost always had the wrestling and ground control advantage over his opponents; that is until he faced Chael Sonnen. Sonnen was able to use his stick-to-you wrestling style to stifle any offense "Thunder" could have gained. With Munoz having just as good, if not a better, wrestling game in his arsenal it will be interesting to see if the "Sonnen Blueprint" can still be used on Okami, or if he's filled those holes in his game. One thing about Mark Munoz is you always hear great things about him coming from his training camp. That's always the case with fighters and their partners, but with Mark it's different. Much like what we used to see coming out about Cain Velasquez when it was still unknown exactly what he possessed. Time and time again you'll hear tough guys rant and rave about Munoz, the level he's training at currently, and just what he's able to do. For this training camp he's been training with Anderson Silva, who reportedly told Munoz that "Thunder" won't stand a chance against him, and although that's great praise to be given from probably the best source you could possibly get it, the fact still remains that Anderson Silva is the Middleweight Champion, and Munoz is a middleweight. So here we're faced with another teammate vs. teammate debate. But I guess we'll "cross that bridge when we get to it." In the meantime, does Okami deserve a title shot with a win over Munoz? Or should he fight Vitor Belfort in a number one contender match? FanPost edited and promoted by MMAmania.com. |
| UFC fighter autograph signings at GAME and GameStation locations (5pm-7pm) throughout the UK... Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:38 AM PDT  UFC fighter autograph signings at GAME and GameStation locations (5pm-7pm) throughout the UK including Ross Pearson, Dan Hardy, Michael Bisping and Paul Taylor. 4 August 5 August 6 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 19 August 20 August |
| "I can't please everyone. When you become a world reference in a sport you perform you become the... Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:12 AM PDT  "I can't please everyone. When you become a world reference in a sport you perform you become the target of cheap talking. It's need to watch yourself because any wrong attitude ends showing an opposite image of what is actually represented" Props: UOL |
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