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2009
1/31/09
UFC 93
(PPV, Las Vegas, NV)
2008
12/27/08
UFC 92
(PPV, Las Vegas, NV)
12/13/08
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Final
(PPV, Las Vegas, NV)
11/21/08
Man Up & Stand Up
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
11/15/08
UFC 91
(PPV, Portland, OR)
11/8/08
Aloha
State Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Sub Grapping)
(Gym #1, UH Manoa)
10/25/08
UFC 90
(PPV, Chicago, IL)
10/18/08
Destiny
(MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
UFC 89
(PPV, Birmingham, England)
10/17/08
Hawaiian Amateur Pankration Association
Presents
Friday Night Fights At Pipeline Café
(MMA)
(Pipeline Cafe, Honolulu)
10/12/08
HFL Championships
(MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
10/11/08
NAGA
(BJJ & Sub Wrestling)
(Blaisdell)
10/10/08
Man Up & Stand Up
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
10/4/08
The Quest
for Champions Martial Arts Tournament
(Sport-Pankration, Submission Grappling and Continuous Sparring)
(Kalani High School Gym)
9/27/08
X-1 Presents Temple of Boom
(Palolo Hongwanji, Honolulu)
(MMA & Boxing)
9/20/08
Boxing
(Palolo District Park)
(Boxing)
9/17/08
UFC Fight Night 15
(PPV, Omaha, NE)
9/7/08
2008 Samahan Filipino
Martial Arts Tournament
(Forms, Fighting, Masters Demonstrations)
(Pearl City High School Gym)
9/6/08
UFC 88:
Break Through
(MMA)
(PPV)
9/5/08
Got Skillz Fighter
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
8/23/08 & 8/24/08
Hawaii Training Ctr Boxing
(Boxing)
(Waipio
Industrial Court)
8/15/08
MMA At The O
(MMA)
(O Lounge Night Club)
8/14/08
Paragon Fighter
(Kickboxing)
(O Lounge)
8/9/08
K-1 Hawaii Grand Prix
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Stan Sheriff Center, UH at Manoa)
Man Up & Stand Up
(Kickboxing)
(Kalaheo High School)
UFC 87
(MMA)
(PPV)
7/26/08
Maui Jiu-Jitsu BJJ Tournament
(BJJ)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/19/08
Kawano B.C., Palolo B.C., & USA-Boxing Hawai Amateur Boxing
Show
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park Gym)
Affliction - Fedor vs. Sylvia
(PPV)
7/12/08
Aloha State
Mixed Martial Arts Competition
10AM - 7PM
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
7/11/08
Hawaii Fighting Championships 10
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballrooms)
7/5/08
UFC 86 - Jackson vs. Griffin
(PPV)
6/27-29/08
OTM Pacific Submission
Grappling Tournament
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Blaisdell Exhibition Hall)
MMA Expo
(Blaisdell Convention Center)
6/21/08
Hawaii
Xtreme Combat
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Maui)
Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
6/20/08
Paragon
(MMA Hybred)
(O Lounge)
6/15/08
Grapplefest
(Submission Grappling)
Anderson Silva Seminar
Studio 4, UH at Manoa
1-4PM
$100
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Seminar
Tropic Lightning TKD
Waipahu
5-7PM
$60
6/14/08
EliteXC
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI)
6/7/08
UFC 85 - Bedlam
(PPV)
6/6/08
Punishment in Paradise
Pound 4 Pound
(Kickboxing)
(Ahuna Ranch, Maili)
6/5-8/08
World Jiu-Jitsu Championsihps
(BJJ)
(California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California)
6/1/08
Hawaiian
Open of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Sub Grapping)
(Gym #1, UH Manoa)
WEC 33
(Faber vs. Pulver)
(PPV)
5/31/08
CBS EliteXC
Saturday Night Fights
(9-11 p.m. ET/PT)
(CBS)
5/25/08
Man Up Stand Up
(Kickboxing)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
5/24/08
UFC 84 - Ill Will
BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk
(PPV)
5/16/08
X-1: Legends
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI)
5/9/08
Man Up Stand Up
(Kickboxing)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
Hawaii Fighting Championships 9
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballrooms)
5/3/08
Hawaii
Fight League
Season 1, Event 3
(MMA)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
Full Force 4
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
Heart-of-a-Cage-Fighter
(Kauai
Veterans Center, Lihue, Kauai)
4/25/08
Punishment
in Paradise
(Kickboxing)
(Farrington High School)
4/18/08
Local Pride
Friday, April 18, 2008
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
4/12/08
Man Up &Stand Up
(Kickboxing)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
4/6/08
GrappleFest: Submission
Sundays
(Submission Grappling)
(Hawaii Room, Neal Blaisdell Center)
3/29/08
Garden Island Cage Match 7
(MMA)
(Hanapepe Stadium, Hanapepe, Kauai)
Hawaii Fighting Championships 8
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial)
3/28-30/08
Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
(BJJ)
(Californina State University, Dominguez Hills, CA)
Registration ends 3/22/08
3/16/08
Sera's Kajukenbo Open Tournament
(Continuous
Sparring, MMA, Submission Grappling)
(Maui High School Gym, Kahului, Maui)
Icon Fitness Gym Tournament
(Submission Wrestling)
(Icon Fitness Gym)
3/15/08
Icon Sport
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
3/9/08
2008 Pacific Invitational BJJ Tournament
(BJJ )
(Hibiscus Room, Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu)
3/7/08
Got Skillz Fighter
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
3/1/08
USA-Boxing
Hawaii, Palolo B.C. & Kawano B.C. Presents Amateur Boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
2/29/08
X-1 at the O-Lounge
Fight Club Meets Nightclub 4
(MMA)
(O-Lounge, Honolulu)
2/24/08
Icon Grappling Tournament
(Sub Grappling)
(Icon Gym)
2/17/08
Hawaiian
Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Sub Grapping)
(Gym #1, UH Manoa)
2/15/07
Midwest Invasion: Team Indiana vs. Team Hawaii
(MMA)
(Coyotes Night Club, 935 Dillingham Blvd, Kalihi)
2/8/08
Hawaii Fighting Championships 7
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
2/2/08
Man up and Stand up
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery
Ballroom)
1/26/08
X1 World
Events: Champions
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
1/20/08
Big
Island Open Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(Konawaena High School)
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(POSTPONED)
1/19/08
UFC 80: Rapid Fire
(BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson)
Newcastle, England
1/12/08
Hawaii Fight League
Season 1, Event 2
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
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O2 Martial Arts
Academy Day Classes Start May 2!
Women & Kids Kickboxing Class starts May 4!
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O2MAA Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Day Classes will be held on Monday,
Wednesday, and Fridays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and will be taught
by one of Relson Gracie's first black belts, Sam Mahi!
We will be starting a Womens and Kids kickboxing class on Sunday
afternoons from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The class will be taught
by none other than O2's Kaleo Kwan! It will be a non-competitive,
fun atmosphere and allow the ladies and kids to get in a quick
workout and learn some legitimate kickboxing technique before
the long work week starts.
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Sidney
Silva Submission & MMA Hawaii Seminar
This seminar MMA,NO GI, SUBMISSION GRAPPLING it is about to show
you effective positions, the ones that really work, not the fancy
acrobatics ones, the real ones, the most commons attacks, transitions
between strikes and grappling, mistakes, combinations and of
course the defenses and escapes for all that.
It
is all about the details. Every body knows how to do an arm bar,
triangle, choke … right? But also a lot of time people miss
the positions because they miss the details. A little detail
can make the position successful or not, can be the difference
between the victory and the defeat.
Also
I would like to innovate with a new seminar style, which instead
of only showing you the positions and drills, like the traditional
types of seminar, you will also be allowed to ask your own questions
about specific positions and/or moves that you concern about.
I
want you, at the end, to feel that you learned as much as possible
and especially had fun.
So
I would like to invite you and your friends to learn and have
fun on September 07 at ICON gym. The investment is only $ 40
and you can also get a free seminar t-shirt if you are one of
the first 10 registrants, if you miss the registration you can
buy one over there for only $20.
The seminar will start at 3pm until 6pm and after will have lots
of time for free training.
If you want to pre-register send a check or money order to:
SIDNEY
SILVA
1503 Punahou Street, #1C
Honolulu, HI 96822
Thank
you,
Sidney Silva
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Quote
of the Day
"I
hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."
Michelangelo, 1475-1564, Italian Renaissance Sculptor and Painter
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Sidney
Silva Submission & MMA Hawaii Seminar
Today!
This seminar MMA,NO GI, SUBMISSION GRAPPLING it is about to show
you effective positions, the ones that really work, not the fancy
acrobatics ones, the real ones, the most commons attacks, transitions
between strikes and grappling, mistakes, combinations and of
course the defenses and escapes for all that.
It
is all about the details. Every body knows how to do an arm bar,
triangle, choke … right? But also a lot of time people miss
the positions because they miss the details. A little detail
can make the position successful or not, can be the difference
between the victory and the defeat.
Also
I would like to innovate with a new seminar style, which instead
of only showing you the positions and drills, like the traditional
types of seminar, you will also be allowed to ask your own questions
about specific positions and/or moves that you concern about.
I
want you, at the end, to feel that you learned as much as possible
and especially had fun.
So
I would like to invite you and your friends to learn and have
fun on September 07 at ICON gym. The investment is only $ 40
and you can also get a free seminar t-shirt if you are one of
the first 10 registrants, if you miss the registration you can
buy one over there for only $20.
The seminar will start at 3pm until 6pm and after will have lots
of time for free training.
If
you want to pre-register send a check or money order to:
SIDNEY
SILVA
1503 Punahou Street, #1C
Honolulu, HI 96822
Thank
you,
Sidney
Silva
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2008
Samahan Filipino Martial Arts Tournament
Today!
September 7,2008 @ Pearl City High School Gymnasium
On behalf of the Del Mar School of Filipino Martial Arts, I would
like to invite you to the 2008 Samahan Filipino Martial Arts
Tournament. This is the first tournament of its kind and will
happen on September 7,2008 @ Pearl City High School Gymnasium.
It features an electronic scoring system, FIRST on in Hawaii
(possibly the WORLD) to utilize this system in an FMA (Filipino
Martial Arts) tourmanet. There will be Forms, Fighting, Masters
Demonstrations, Vendors, and Entertainment. Attached is a flyer
of the event and for more information you can visit www.myspace.com/fma_samahan.com.
Our goal is to unite Philippine Martial Arts groups and individuals
that will strengthen our community's cultural awareness.
TOURNAMENT
DETAILS
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Sunday,
September 7, 2008
Pearl City High School Gymnasium
2100 Hookiekie St Pearl City, HI 96782
REGISTRATION
FEES: Forms-$30, Padded stick fighting-$40, Both events-$50
*Download
the form and check out the pre-registration fees*
SAMAHAN
Registration Forms
SAMAHAN Official Rule Book
REGISTRATION
BEGINS: 9:00 A.M.
FIGHTERS BRIEFING: 9:45 A.M.
ALL
SCHOOLS WELCOME
Caranza-Forms Divisions
PADDED STICK FIGHTING DIVISIONS UTILIZING
AN ELECTRONIC SCORING SYSTEM
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Sponsors
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*Young Guns*
*Lighting Services, Inc.*
*American Window Cleaning*
*Oahu Tae Kwon Do Center*
Respectfully,
Roderick Baranda
Del Mar School of Filipino Martial Arts
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Dan
Inosanto Two Day Semi-Private Training Event!
Today
On Saturday,
September 6th and Sunday September 7th, Burton Richardson and
JKD Unlimited will host Tuhon Dan Inosanto for a special semi-private
training event here in Honolulu. Tuhon Inosanto is considered
the most knowledgeable martial artist that the world has ever
known, as he has researched every system and style possible over
the last 50 years. He is best known for being Bruce Lee's number
one student and training partner, but is also famous for his
work in bringing previously unknown systems into the limelight.
From the Filipino Martial Arts to Muay Thai to Pentjak Silat
to French Savate and Burmese Bando, Inosanto's never-ending quest
is to make more martial arts available to students everywhere.
He is also a great example to follow, as this legendary martial
artist strapped on a white belt and took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
at the age of 60!
He is now a black belt under the Machado brothers. This will
be a very special seminar, as it will be semi-private. No more
that 20 participants will be enrolled. This will allow each attendee
to submit a particular question or request to be covered by Tuhon
Inosanto over the weekend. It will also mean that participants
will get more one on one interaction with this amazing instructor.
In addition, each participant will be invited to attend a dinner
with Tuhon Inosanto, to talk story with this legend. Ten will
go on Saturday's dinner, the other ten on Sunday's dinner.
The cost for this special weekend is only $500 per person. $250
is required to reserve your spot to be one of the twenty. Please
call 864-1620 for more information and to arrange for payment.
This will be a weekend to remember.
Aloha, Burton Richardson
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UFC
88 Results
UFC 88:
Breakthrough
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
1.
Ryo Chonan def. Roan Carneiro via split decision
2. Jason MacDonald def. Jason Lambet via submission (RNC) - R2
(1:20)
3. Tim Boetsch def. Mike Patt via TKO (strikes) - R1 (2:03)
4. Kurt Pellegrino def. Thiago Tavares via unanimous decision
5. Dong Hyun Kim def. Matt Brown via split decision
6. Nate Marquardt def. Martin Kampmann via TKO (strikes) - R1
(1:22)
7. Dan Henderson def. Rousimar Palhares via unanimous decision
8. Rich Franklin def. Matt Hamill via TKO (kick to the body)
- R3 (0:39)
9. Rashad Evans def. Chuck Liddell via KO - R2 (1:51)
Source:
MMA Fighting
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H.A.P.A.
HAWAIIAN AMATEUR PANKRATION ASSOCIATION
PRESENTS
FRIDAY
NIGHT FIGHTS AT PIPELINE CAFÉ
OCTOBER 17TH DOORS OPEN 5 PM
FIGHTS START AT 6 PM
IF
YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES SIGN UP AT
FIGHTERS CORNER!
WEIGHT
CLASSES ARE:
135lb
145lb
155lb
170lb
185lb
205lb
265 lb
ALL
FIGHTS ARE EXHIBITION AND WEIGH INS ARE OCTOBER 16TH AT FIGHTERS
CORNER
LAST
DAY TO SIGN UP IS SEPTEMBER 30th
Presale
Tickets Start at $20
MUAY THAI
RULES
1. No elbows
2. Muay Thai shorts required
3. Fights are 2 TWO MINUTE rounds with ONE MINUTE break between
rounds
H.A.P.A.
IS PROVIDING
1. Gloves
2. Shinguards
PANKRATION
RULES
Stand up Rules:
1. NO knees
2. NO elbows
3. Two limbs have to be touching ground to be considered on the
ground (two knees or one hand and one knee)
Ground
Rules
1. NO STRIKING
2. ALL SUBMISSIONS WELCOME
3. If there is no position improvement or stalling one warning
second is "1" point
H.A.P.A.
IS PROVIDING
1. Gloves
H.A.P.A.
IS NOT PROVIDING
1. Cups (groin protector)
2. Mouth piece
3. Corner man or supplies
4. Entrance song if you want a song please provide a CD with
only one song.
Source: Fighters Corner
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THE
INSIDE SCOOP ON COUTURE'S UFC RETURN
by Tom Hamlin
12:57 p.m. – September 2nd, 2008: Randy Couture makes a
new three-fight deal that will keep him in the UFC for three
more fights, starting with Brock Lesnar on Nov. 15 at UFC 91.
The legal battle between Couture and Zuffa, LLC is finished.
The dark clouds hanging over his head have disappeared. Now,
he can do what he loves best… fight.
Up
until 12:56, however, there wasn't a final deal. Couture and
his lawyers still had objections to the proposed UFC contract.
A teleconference of hungry journalists was pushed back an hour.
Within the last few minutes before the actual beginning of the
press conference, Couture remained outside the UFC offices (he
had gone out to take a walk and to talk more freely with his
lawyers). A series of phone calls between Couture's and the UFC's
lawyers played out. The UFC, eager to get their star back into
the fold, and Couture, eager to get back into the Octagon, collectively
resolved the remaining sticking points, and the deal was done.
As
he later stated on the press call, "There were some compromises
made on both sides."
MMAWeekly.com
spoke to several sources that told portions of the story of how
Couture's new UFC deal came to be and what those compromises
may have been. The parties closest to the matter remain pretty
tight-lipped. When contacted for comment, Couture's lawyers,
Samuel Spira and Christopher Rudd at Venable LLP, merely confirmed
the settlement and stated that they were confident that going
forward the parties would have a much more productive relationship.
In
one of the biggest turnaround stories in UFC history, "The
Natural" went from pariah to champion in a little over three
weeks.
A
Texas court set the wheels of negotiation in motion. Lawyers
for Mark Cuban's HDNet Fights filed suit against the UFC in February,
asking for a declaratory ruling on Couture's UFC contract. After
an initial ruling in May allowing a summary judgment hearing
to be put on calendar, lawyers for Zuffa succeeded in obtaining
a temporary stay on the ruling. Then, on Aug. 1, Zuffa was granted
a permanent stay, which effectively shelved the Texas suit until
arbitration proceedings in Nevada – a requirement of Couture's
contract – were complete.
As
weeks passed following the ruling, Couture realized that he had
two options. He could continue to fight in court – his lawyers
had already readied for a new offensive against Zuffa after the
stay was granted – and hope to be free for an upcoming fight.
Or, he could fight in the Octagon, resolve his misgivings about
the UFC, and pursue a fight with Emelianenko from inside the
organization.
But
before he did all that, he needed to try to encourage the UFC
to communicate with Emelianenko's representatives.
UFC
president Dana White had negotiated with Emelianenko's management
shortly after the UFC's purchase of the Pride Fighting Championships
in March of 2007, and had quickly reached an impasse over concessions
they wanted for signing the Russian to the UFC.
Instead
of taking the front door approach, Couture's lawyers arranged
a full day of meetings and photo shoots with Emelianenko and
his management team on Aug. 11 in Los Angeles. The day ended
with a large dinner for the group at the trendy STK Steakhouse
in West Hollywood, hosted by Couture and his lawyers. The meetings
were well documented by the media; in a press luncheon the next
day, Emelianenko said the parties had met to discuss "mutual
business interests."
By
the end of that week, text messages were flying between Couture
and Dana White and the UFC was communicating with Emelianenko's
representatives, but this time, it was his American representatives
at Blue Entertainment Sports Television, the firm tasked with
branding Fedor in the U.S.
In
the middle of all of this, an unlikely angel appeared to assist
Couture. Despite seemingly working against his own interest,
Mark Cuban provided advice and counsel to Couture in an attempt
to bridge the gap between the parties. Affliction wanted to loan
out Emelianenko for one fight, an idea that was not quite what
the UFC had in mind.
Communications
between Emelianenko's American representatives and the UFC are
ongoing. White said he is unwilling to "co-promote"
a fight with Emelianenko's managers – one of the concessions
that halted the original negotiations – but still wanted
to sign the Russian. "We're going to offer him a fair deal,"
he said. Now, White believes the obstacle is Emelianenko's contract,
which binds him to Affliction for two more fights.
"Fedor's
under contract with somebody else right now," he continued.
"Everybody knows how hard we are (in) protecting our contracts,
so that's another obstacle in this whole deal. We would never
interfere with someone else's contract."
White's
assertion is incorrect, though. Emelianenko's Affliction contract
contains a clause that allows him to fight for another promotion
during the term of his contract. In addition to that, his Affliction
deal is exclusive only to the U.S. Even if the UFC decides not
to provoke any more legal issues by attempting to utilize that
clause, they could promote an Emelianenko/Couture fight in the
U.K.
Speculation
that Couture would get a fight with Emelianenko after the Lesnar
fight, sometime in early 2009, continues to mount, although White
has said that the winner of the Couture/Lesnar bout would face
the winner of Nogueira/Mir.
After
the final details was agreed to, at 1:05 p.m., White and Couture
sat in the Zuffa offices, ready to tell their story to the World.
There was a lot more to it than they revealed, but in the end,
it was as much a win-win situation as possible. Couture could
go back to shattering expectations of what's possible for athletes
in their mid-forties, and White could promote what he expects
to be the biggest pay-per-view in the company's 15-year history.
"I
think we've cleared the air," Couture said. "We've
addressed a lot of those issues, we're both in a different place
and both the company and myself are trying to move forward."
Source: MMA Weekly
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JAKKS
to release WEC and PRIDE action figures
The UFC won't be the only Zuffa brand getting the action figure
treatment. Not to be left out, WEC and PRIDE have followed the
UFC into a four-year deal with toymaker JAKKS Pacific.
"We are thrilled to extend our relationship with UFC by
adding the WEC and PRIDE to our action figure roster," said
Stephen Berman, President and COO of JAKKS Pacific. "As
the world leader in fighting action figure toys, we plan on dominating
the Mixed Martial Arts collector action figure arena. The addition
of WEC and PRIDE gives JAKKS a substantial base of fighters with
which to work and develop into a broad and exciting line of collectable
products for fans."
WEC
and PRIDE figures are expected to hit stores Spring 2010.
The
UFC announced in June that it had signed a four-year deal with
JAKKS Pacific that will see the likenesses of Chuck Liddell,
Brock Lesnar, Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira, Michael
Bisping, Anderson Silva and others sculpted into action figures.
There will also be Octagon sets and role-play items based on
the UFC.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Paulo
Filho going to USA
By Guilherme Cruz
A
few days for his next fight against Chael Sonnen to try to continue
the WEC middleweight champion, Paulo Filho goes do USA tonight
to finish his preparation and stay focused on Sonnen. After getting
the plane, Filho spoke to TATAME about the thoughts of the fight,
his problems with depression, his training with André
Galvão, the possibility to face Andeson Silva, a friend
and UFC champion, and analyzed Rousimar Palhares’ bout against
the former pride champion, Dan Handerson. “The depression
is over and now is just happiness, I’m ready for the war”,
guarantees the champion, on the exclusive interview you check
tomorrow in TATAME.com.
Source: Sherdog
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Xande’s
opponent announced
Debuts against Sugiura
Sengoku
announced today more details on the event scheduled for September
28. Making his debut in MMA, Xande Ribeiro will take on Japan’s
Takashi Sugiura. Despite not being very experienced (only three
MMA bouts), Sugiura can brag about the fact that he fought twice
at Pride FC.
Interestingly
enough, both these fights were against Brazilian athletes. At
Pride 21, in June 2002, he was defeated by Daniel Gracie in a
split decision. But at Bushido 4, in July 2004, he beat Paulo
Cesar “Giant” Silva by technical knockout.
Check
out the updated card and stay tuned for more on Sengoku 5.
Ryan
Schultz vs Jorge Masvidal
Yuki Sasaki vs Yuki Kondo*
Siyar Bahadurzada vs Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos*
Logan Clark vs Jorge Santiago*
Paul Cahoon vs Kazuhiro Nakamura*
Roger Gracie vs t.b.a.
Xande Ribeiro vs Takashi Sugiura
*
Middleweight Grand Prix fights
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Liddell’s
Top 8 Moments in MMA
by Jordan Breen
Zuffa brings its beloved big top to Atlanta on Saturday night
for UFC 88. As good hosts, Dana White and Co. are putting their
best foot forward in Georgia with an end-to-end burner of a fight
card, suitably topped off with MMA's foremost rockstar, Chuck
Liddell (Pictures).
In
a main event some five months in the making, Liddell, now with
full hamstring capabilities, meets the undefeated Rashad Evans
(Pictures). For the 38-year-old Liddell, the fight is a must-win
to secure a December mega-fight with UFC light heavyweight champion
Forrest Griffin (Pictures) and to have one last crack at solidifying
his resume as the sport's greatest light heavyweight.
On
the cusp of boom-or-bust for MMA's favorite San Luis Obispan,
here are eight of the finest episodes from "The Iceman."
And in the interest of class, only one reference to “Good
Morning Texas.”
8.
Liddell vs. Vitor Belfort (Pictures) (June 22, 2002)
While
he impressed in his recent 185-pound debut against Terry Martin
(Pictures), the MMA world has learned to temper its enthusiasm
when it comes to Belfort after approximately 42 career resuscitations.
Six
years ago, we were in the middle of the first Belfort rehabilitation
tour. After embarrassing and deflating losses to Randy Couture
(Pictures) and Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures), Belfort had seemingly
matured in the fight game and was still only 25 years old. It
was supposed to be his time (for real, this time), and he was
thus slated to meet light heavyweight kingpin Tito Ortiz (Pictures)
at both UFC 33 and 36 before injuries nixed the respective bouts.
In the meantime, Liddell had quietly piled up victories of his
own, and as Ortiz began to embrace his poster-boy persona and
shirk in-cage duties, it left a Liddell-Belfort title eliminator
as the obvious solution.
Aided
by Fox Sports Net and “The Best Damn Sports Show Period,”
which aired the fight three days later, the bout was the most
cautious of the ad-hoc promotional vehicle known as UFC 37.5,
which largely featured Octagon neophytes. However, the fight
did showcase the technical and tactical side of Liddell, who
put his now famous cage-crawl takedown defense on display vividly
in the first round.
Even
if the most memorable moment of the affair was the wild, winging
right hook that sent Belfort to the canvas with 90 seconds to
go, Liddell's ability to take over the fight was dictated by
an acute sense of distance created with low kicks and straight
punches. Not epic fight material to be sure, but a major win
in Liddell's career that highlighted the finer technical points
of his game rather than the sizzling KO power he's become acclaimed
for.
Jeff
Sherwood/Sherdog.com
Many
fans and pundits alike saw Jeremy Horn as a serious threat
to Liddell.7. Liddell vs. Jeremy Horn (Pictures) II (Aug. 20,
2005)
You
would be hard-pressed to find a seasoned MMA fan who would admit
to having taken Horn against Liddell. Amidst Horn's current spell
of disinterested doldrums and with hindsight being so crystal
clear, such a prefight prognostication would seem farfetched.
However, a considerable contingent in MMA, even if they will
lie about it now, thought that Horn could pose serious problems
for the newly minted champ.
Much
of the live-underdog hype was arguably generated by kneejerk
anti-Zuffaism that had propelled Horn to indie-hero status after
being cut from the UFC following his Elvis Sinosic (Pictures)
debacle -- the same sentiment that saw Sean Sherk (Pictures),
Ivan Salaverry (Pictures) and Matt Lindland (Pictures) all gain
acclaim and adoration only after being booted from the promotion.
In
spite of Liddell’s title triumph over Randy Couture (Pictures)
only four months earlier, some fans and pundits had begun to
pigeonhole "The Iceman" as a willfully one-dimensional
fighter. Many figured that the submission-slick Horn, who had
never been knocked out, had the skills to outlast and outwit
Liddell on the mat as he had in their first encounter six years
earlier.
Instead,
Horn was bruised and abused over a woefully lopsided opening
10 minutes that featured two nasty near-finishes. Liddell's major
weapons early in the fight were actually straight (at least by
his standards) punches from inside the pocket rather than long-range,
looping artillery. More impressive still, in the wake of Dana
White's infamous "following the game plan" rant that
has become a full-scale MMA meme, Liddell showed sober strategy
in fighting a conservative third round, only to come out firing
in the fourth and halt Horn, who told referee "Big"
John McCarthy he could no longer see.
Liddell's
one-sided avenging of his first loss was an early indicator of
his title reign ahead, even if those who had backed Horn will
never admit it.
6.
Liddell vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral I (Nov. 22, 2002)
Much
of Liddell's ability to transcend the sport itself and become
a pop culture icon can be traced to his physical packaging. The
distinctive Mohawk and mustache combo, the head tattoo and the
killer's stare all richly contribute to a seemingly violent veneer
that is the exact example of how the public would expect an MMA
ambassador to look.
Beyond
the world of posters and promotion, however, Liddell has secured
his stature in the sport by embodying the non-superficial essence
of prizefighting with an anyone-anywhere-anytime mantra -- an
attitude exemplified by his first bout with Renato Sobral (Pictures).
Already
installed as the UFC's top 205-pound contender to then-incumbent
king Tito Ortiz (Pictures), Liddell voluntarily chose to take
on the ever-tough and well-traveled "Babalu" rather
than rest on his laurels and wait for the elusive Ortiz. The
fight was more a favor to Liddell from Zuffa than vice versa,
and although he was a rightful favorite, a Liddell loss on the
main card of the biggest event the promotion had staged to that
point would've been relatively disastrous.
Just
inside the three-minute mark of the first round, Liddell thwarted
Sobral's attempt to play spoiler, putting his left shin across
the Brazilian's mug in brutal fashion. While he would replicate
his victory over Sobral in their August 2006 rematch in a mere
95 seconds, Liddell's display of his down-for-whatever disposition
and a highlight reel KO he'll be reaping royalties from forever
make their first encounter the more memorable.
5. Liddell vs. Guy Mezger (Pictures) (May 27, 2001)
It
seems like eons and epochs ago that a prized Zuffa fighter could
have jumped on a plane and scrapped in Japan for another company.
Crazier still, when Liddell halted former UFC heavyweight champion
Kevin Randleman (Pictures) in 78 seconds on May 4, he had scored
the biggest win of his career. Just 23 days later, he met Guy
Mezger (Pictures) in Yokohama and usurped that win.
A
battle of two top-10 light heavyweights at the time, Pride parent
company Dream Stage Entertainment officially announced the bout
less than two weeks beforehand in true DSE style. While Liddell
looked to play predator early, stalking Mezger around the ring
and attacking with right-handed haymakers, Mezger’s experience
was on display as he soundly outstruck Liddell with crisp counters.
With the opening 10 minutes winding down, Mezger even gave Liddell
a taste of his own medicine, putting him on the mat momentarily
with a rainbow right hand.
Despite
Mezger getting the better of Liddell and seemingly having a handle
on things, Liddell turned in his most brutal bit of handiwork
early in the second round. Pushing Mezger back to the ropes,
Liddell began firing wildly with punches, and when Mezger attempted
to return fire, Liddell let loose with a whipping right hand
that absolutely melted Mezger on the spot.
The
brutal bird's-eye view of the aftermath crystallized the vicious
KO as one of MMA's pantheon-level finishes, revealing a motionless
Mezger with his left leg pinned precariously beneath him and
his right arm slung over his chest as if he'd been laid to eternal
rest in the middle of Yokohama Arena.
Liddell
is known as one of the sport's most brutal hitters, and none
have been more brutal than his one-hitter-quitter of Guy Mezger
(Pictures).
4.
Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz (Pictures) II (Dec. 30, 2006)
Chuck
Liddell (Pictures)'s rematch with Tito Ortiz (Pictures) was not
his greatest triumph. It was not a bout that transformed MMA
fans into stark-raving lunatics with excitement the way Fedor
Emelianenko (Pictures) vs. Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) did. It
didn't produce anything significant for the Liddell highlight
reel. What it did produce, though, was a mega-marketable matchup
that made for a media and monetary breakthrough for MMA.
There
was little reason to believe Ortiz-Liddell round deux would end
any differently than their first fight. However, it didn't stop
all major media outlets from turning UFC 66 into a major sporting
spectacle, including ESPN, which two years earlier would have
seemed like an insane pipe dream for MMA.
In
the end, UFC 66 took in a gate just under $5.4 million and a
whopping estimate of 1.05 million pay-per-view buys, making it
by far the most lucrative North American MMA event to date. As
for the fight, while Ortiz did better than most expected, Liddell
retained his title with a third-round stoppage due to strikes
(and with a torn MCL, no less).
The
profile of the bout also launched Liddell's pop culture crossover,
leading to appearances on Letterman, Leno and “Entourage,”
and giving us his infamous appearance on “Good Morning Texas.”
Liddell
brought his A-game in both bouts with rival Tito Ortiz.3. Liddell
vs. Tito Ortiz (Pictures) I (April 2, 2004)
But,
for the purposes of this list, magnitude triumphs the monetary,
and few fights in the sport's history have produced the anticipation
of the first clash between Liddell and Ortiz.
The
back story is familiar lore to MMA fans at this point. Once upon
a time, Ortiz and Liddell went away to fight camp together, and
depending on whom you believe, they either stayed up all night
telling ghost stories, pricked each other’s fingers to become
blood brothers and swore to never fight, or Liddell beat up Ortiz,
kicked sand in his eyes and made him cry every day.
Whichever
you believe is up to you, but regardless, with Randy Couture
(Pictures) rekindling his rivalry with Vitor Belfort (Pictures)
and both Ortiz and Liddell returning after losses to "The
Natural," the timing was perfect for two of the sport's
most storied 205-pounders to square off.
While
the majority of the first round produced little action, the sheer
tension between the two was enough to carry it until the last
five seconds of the round, when Liddell landed a volley of strikes
that ignited the crowd at Mandalay Bay and caused Ortiz to taunt
Liddell in defiance.
However,
carrying over into the second round, the excitement had no chance
to build to a crescendo. Instead it combusted quickly when Liddell
forced Ortiz to retreat to the fence (or poked him in the eye,
depending again on which version of the truth you prefer), and
let loose with a furious chaingun flurry of punches that put
Ortiz down and out.
Liddell's
triumph over Ortiz isn't the fight that made him a champion,
but it is the bout that turned him into a bonafide star.
2.
Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) (Dec. 29, 2007)
From
the moment he first set foot in Japan, where Wanderlei Silva
(Pictures) made his combative home in Pride, Liddell told anyone
who would listen that he wanted to fight the Brazilian.
More
than any matchup in MMA history, Silva-Liddell morphed astonishingly
over its chaotic six-and-a-half-year buildup. As Silva began
his destructive reign as Pride's light heavyweight kingpin, many
believed he was the alpha dog -- an opinion strengthened in November
2003, when Liddell was brutally bashed by Quinton "Rampage"
Jackson in Pride's 205-pound grand prix. When Liddell finally
struck gold in the UFC, though, and tore off seven straight knockouts,
Silva's struggles with Brazilian rival Ricardo Arona (Pictures)
and his brutal demolition at the hands of Mirko "Cro Cop"
Filipovic led most to think Liddell would be the victor if the
most mythic of MMA fantasy matchups ever actually happened.
The
MMA world waited years for Liddell to take on Wanderlei Silva,
and the bout delivered.If Silva's February 2007 crushing KO loss
to Dan Henderson (Pictures) didn't kill all hope of the 205-pound
pie in the sky, Liddell losing his UFC title to Quinton Jackson
(Pictures) three months later, and subsequent lackluster loss
to Keith Jardine (Pictures), did. Yet, with Pride buried by Zuffa
and Silva under UFC contract as 2007 drew to a close, the fighters’
recent failings only made the stakes higher with a back-against-the-wall,
absolute must-win scenario for the sport's two greatest light
heavyweights.
After
a buildup that lasted longer than either World War, it would've
been nigh-impossible for the fight to live up to the hype. And
yet, it did.
Silva-Liddell
offered 15 minutes of the brand of balls-to-the-wall brawling
that both have become famous for, with both men hitting the deck
and a frenetic five minutes in round two that has unlimited replay
value. However, throughout the bout, it was Liddell who controlled
the action, landing the more brutal blows that seemingly would
have ended such an affair on any other night. In the end, “The
Iceman” picked up a richly deserved unanimous decision.
If there is one moment in MMA we can point to in order to justify
holding fast to our dreams and bathing in the promotional bluster,
this is it.
1. Liddell vs. Randy Couture (Pictures) II (April 16, 2005)
Anything
else here would be unsuitable.
The
UFC's product, and perhaps even the sport on the whole, can be
divided into the pre-“Ultimate Fighter” and post-“Ultimate
Fighter” eras. Ask Dana White, and he'll tell you that the
hopes of Zuffa and the UFC, and as a result, North American MMA,
were all-in on the success of “The Ultimate Fighter”
series.
While
we remember the inaugural TUF season most for bed urination,
door breaking, fatherless bastards and asparagus (among other
things), its larger design was to promote the rematch between
Chuck Liddell (Pictures) and Randy Couture (Pictures) for the
light heavyweight title -- the biggest fight the UFC could muster
at the time.
When
discussing TUF and the current climate of the sport, the 205-pound
finale between Forrest Griffin (Pictures) and Stephan Bonnar
(Pictures) is considered the ultimate moment, the JFK where-were-you-when,
the moment when MMA was forced into the mind of the mainstream.
It lived up to its purpose, making it possibly the best infomercial
in history. However, if Griffin-Bonnar I was what fixed the public's
eyes to MMA, something else would have to glue them there.
Seven
days later at the MGM Grand, the Couture-Liddell rematch raked
in a $2.57 million gate and an estimated 280,000 PPV buys, smashing
previous North American MMA marks. While the rest of the card
was crackling, Couture and Liddell's second go-around did not
live up to the sustained action and drama of their first encounter
of June 2003 that Couture had won. Instead, just six ticks past
the two-minute mark, Liddell turned Couture's lights out with
a brutal right-hand counter, culminating Liddell's seven-year
odyssey to become a UFC champion.
While
Liddell would duplicate his KO victory over Couture in their
rubber match 10 months later, his capture of the UFC light heavyweight
crown stands as his finest hour.
His
first victory over Tito Ortiz (Pictures) made him a star and
his second made him a cultural superstar, but it's his title
victory over Couture that paved the road in between, marking
his transition from perennial contender to champion and putting
a face and a fist to the new era in MMA -- a far cry from the
dream-in-the-dark the sport had when Liddell first stepped into
the cage.
Source: Sherdog
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PHIL
BARONI HEADS PALACE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
The Palace Fighting Championship on Thursday announced the full
line-up for its Sept. 26 event at the Tachi Palace Hotel and
Casino in Lemoore, Calif. The main event features Ultimate Fighting
Championship and Pride veteran Phil Baroni squaring off with
popular Mexican fighter Olaf Alfonso.
The
fight will be Baroni’s third since making the move down
to the 170-pound division following a three-fight skid in his
last three middleweight bouts. He has defeated both of his opponents
thus far at welterweight.
Alfonso
is a popular fighter in Lemoore area, winning his two most recent
bouts. He is trying to stay on track following a six-fight nosedive
spanning most of 2005-2007.
PFC
10 also features three title bouts. Shawn Klarcyk defends his
bantamweight bet from Brandon Miller. Brian Cobb makes the first
defense of his belt against Lance Wipf in the lightweight division.
In a battle for the vacant welterweight title, Bryan Travers
faces Jeremiah Metcalf.
-Phil
Baroni vs. Olaf Alfonso
-Shawn Klarcyk vs. Brandon Miller
-Brian Cobb vs. Lance Wipf
-Bryan Travers vs. Jeremiah Metcalf
-Antonio Banuelos vs. Bryan Goldsby
-David Mitchell vs. David Suarez
-Chris Botelho vs. Anthony Bivins
-Poppies Martinez vs. Sergio Cortez
-Dustin Akbari vs. Bill Theofanopoulos
-Joe Soto vs. Brandon Jinnies
-Lavar Johnson vs. Vince Lucero
-Elvis Franco vs. Mike Craddock
-Joey Cabezas vs. Billy Terry
-Xavier Foupa-Pokam vs. Derek Thornton
-Chad Mendes vs. Giovanni Encarncacion
-Luis Gonzales vs. Elbert Randle
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Maxim
for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you."
Wayne Dyer, American Psychotherapist/Author/Lecturer
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UFC
88 'Breakthrough' Preview
by Robert Rousseau
Today!
Hawaii
Air Times
3:00PM UFC 88 Preview Channel 559 (SPIKE)
4:00 PM Channel 701 (Oceanic Cable)
UFC 88 will come to us all live on September 6th from the Philips
Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will give Atlanta its first
taste of live UFC action, and there’s sure to be a lot of
it when Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell takes on Rashad
Evans for the likely right to face Forrest Griffin for the UFC
Light Heavyweight Championship.
But
UFC 88 is about a lot more than just the headliner. On the night,
Rich “Ace” Franklin will jump up to the light heavyweight
division when he takes on former TUF star Matt Hamill. Former
PRIDE champion Dan Henderson will try to avoid three straight
losses when he takes on BJJ wizard, Rousimar Palhares.
As
is always the case these days in the UFC, this card is simply
chock-full. So let’s get to the nitty gritty.
Chuck
Liddell (21-5) vs. Rashad Evans (11-0-1): Chuck Liddell may do
two things better than anyone that has ever fought in the light
heavyweight division. First, he may have better one punch knockout
power than any 205 pounder in history. Second, he may have the
best takedown defense as well.
In
other words, wrestlers beware.
Liddell
is an outstanding counter puncher whose technical striking is
better than he’s given credit for. His wrestling skills
are wholly underrated and of course are the reason for his stellar
takedown defense. As for BJJ, it’s hard to say.
Liddell
hardly every ends up on the ground. He likes to knock people
out as those 13 career (T)KO’s would seem to attest to.
Rashad
Evans is a former Michigan State Division I-A college wrestler
with excellent takedowns, takedown defense, and ground control
skills. As one might guess from a Division 1 athlete, Evans is
simply very athletic. Along with this, he possesses fast reflexes
and some good power.
Though
Evans’ jiu jitsu and submission skills appear to be improving,
they represent a relative weakness
Beyond
that, the knock on Evans— at least in relation to Chuck
Liddell— would probably have to be his finishing skills.
More than half of his wins have ended in decision.
And
the more chances you give Chuck Liddell to hit you the worse
your chances of victory.
Prediction:
Evans can take a punch, which will help him here. Further, he
has some power and is fast on his feet. But this fight would
seem to be tailor made for Liddell. As good as his opponent’s
wrestling is, one would be hard pressed to say that it’s
better than Randy Couture’s, who had serious difficulties
getting Liddell to the ground in their final two encounters.
In the end, that’s exactly what Evans will probably have
to do to win this one; continually take Liddell down and avoid
getting knocked out.
But
considering Liddell’s takedown defense and ridiculous power,
that’s a tall order.
Chuck
Liddell wins by second round KO over an excellent opponent.
Rich
Franklin vs. Matt Hamill (4-1): Former TUF contestant Matt Hamill
is an outstanding wrestler. He’s also very strong; inhumanly
so, almost. Since the show ended, Hamill has also clearly improved
his striking immensely.
Despite
these strengths and the fact that many believe he’s never
really lost (the loss to Bisping was controversial) Hamill doesn’t
have much in the line of submissions. Further, even when on top
on the ground he sometimes seems too willing to stay in his opponent’s
guard where the damage he does is sometimes less than you’d
expect. He’s certainly very capable as he showed against
Tim Boetsch in spurts on the ground.
It
seems to be a matter of putting it altogether.
Rich
Franklin is moving up in weight to a division he once resided
in. Along with this, you have to wonder if the move will impact
the amazing cardio he has become known for. Regardless, he possesses
better than average takedowns, takedown defense, submissions,
and technical striking. Further, he hits very hard.
Franklin
has it all except perhaps elite striking skills, which have led
to knockout losses to Anderson Silva (twice) and Lyoto Machida.
In other words, despite his toughness, against the best of the
best, Franklin has sometimes fallen via (T)KO.
Prediction:
There’s no denying that Hamill poses challenges for Franklin
from a wrestling and power perspective. In other words, expect
Ace to end up on his back more than once. Still, Franklin is
better than his adversary on the feet and will likely attempt
a few submissions from his back when that’s where the fight
goes. Hamill’s inexperience may show in this one, even if
he isn’t stopped.
Someday
this one might be Hamill’s. But today?
Rich
Franklin wins via unanimous decision.
Karo
Parisyan (18-5) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2): Yoshida has won
nine straight and looked excellent in defeating John Koppenhaver
by Anaconda Choke in less than a minute in his only UFC performance.
The bottom line is that Yoshida has excellent judo skills, is
a very tough hombre, and has more than solid submissions.
He’s
also pretty good on his feet and is a ground and pound specialist.
He’s simply well rounded.
Parisyan
has looked like a title contender on multiple occasions throughout
his MMA career before faltering, such as was the case when he
was knocked out in his last fight by Thiago Alves. Still, Parisyan
is a judo nightmare for opponents. What’s more, he has excellent
submissions, usually fights at a breakneck pace, and has improved
his striking tremendously.
Parisyan
is also tough. But how does he respond from a knockout loss?
Prediction:
This may very well prove to be a good fight. Yoshida will likely
test Parisyan’s judo and ground skills. Still, provided
that we see the same Parisyan we saw before the loss to Alves,
figure that he’ll do enough to get back on the winning track.
Karo
Parisyan wins via unanimous decision.
Dan
Henderson (22-7) vs. Rousimar Palhares (8-1): Figure that Henderson
is better on his feet in this one. That said, Palhares has ridiculous
submission skills. In the end, this fight will go to the ground
in spurts. If Henderson ends up on top he wins. If Palhares ends
up on top, it’s likely submission time.
But
Henderson has that wrestling pedigree.
Dan
Henderson wins via unanimous (ground and pound) decision. Still,
this is a very close call that could go either way.
Martin
Kampmann (13-1) vs. Nate Marquardt (29-8-2): This is going to
be a war. To be honest, it’s another one of those too close
to call fights.
But
that’s not what you want to hear. . .
Martin
Kampmann wins in an upset by way of TKO in round two.
Thiago
Tavares (13-2) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (11-4): Tavares has 10 submission
victories and three out of four of Pellegrino’s losses have
come by way of submission. This should be a good fight while
it lasts.
Thiago
Tavares wins via second round submission.
Tim
Boetsch (7-2) vs. Michael Patt (12-2): Patt is very good on the
ground, but Boetsch is hard to get there. Oh yeah, and he hits
like a truck.
Tim
Boetsch wins via second round TKO.
Dong
Hyun Kim (10-0-1) vs. Matt Brown (7-6): Somebody’s getting
knocked out here.
Matt
Brown wins via second round TKO.
Jason
Lambert (23-8) vs. Jason MacDonald (20-10): Lambert’s been
on a bad streak and sometimes those are hard to get off of.
Jason
MacDonald wins via close decision.
Roan
Carneiro (12-7) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-8): Chonan is hard to submit
and has improved his takedown defense tremendously.
Ryo
Chonan wins via unanimous decision.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Dan
Inosanto Two Day Semi-Private Training Event!
Today &
Tomorrow
On Saturday,
September 6th and Sunday September 7th, Burton Richardson and
JKD Unlimited will host Tuhon Dan Inosanto for a special semi-private
training event here in Honolulu. Tuhon Inosanto is considered
the most knowledgeable martial artist that the world has ever
known, as he has researched every system and style possible over
the last 50 years. He is best known for being Bruce Lee's number
one student and training partner, but is also famous for his
work in bringing previously unknown systems into the limelight.
From the Filipino Martial Arts to Muay Thai to Pentjak Silat
to French Savate and Burmese Bando, Inosanto's never-ending quest
is to make more martial arts available to students everywhere.
He is also a great example to follow, as this legendary martial
artist strapped on a white belt and took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
at the age of 60!
He is now a black belt under the Machado brothers. This will
be a very special seminar, as it will be semi-private. No more
that 20 participants will be enrolled. This will allow each attendee
to submit a particular question or request to be covered by Tuhon
Inosanto over the weekend. It will also mean that participants
will get more one on one interaction with this amazing instructor.
In addition, each participant will be invited to attend a dinner
with Tuhon Inosanto, to talk story with this legend. Ten will
go on Saturday's dinner, the other ten on Sunday's dinner.
The cost for this special weekend is only $500 per person. $250
is required to reserve your spot to be one of the twenty. Please
call 864-1620 for more information and to arrange for payment.
This will be a weekend to remember.
Aloha, Burton Richardson
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Source: Fighters Corner
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UFC
88: MARQUARDT SEES KAMPMANN AS UPGRADE
by Damon Martin
“You
can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes,
you just might find, you get what you need.”
When
Mick Jagger wrote the classic song “You Can’t Always
Get What You Want,” he obviously had no idea that it would
one day relate to the sport of mixed martial arts, but for Nate
Marquardt there may not be a more perfect theme song.
In
his last bout, he faced Brazilian Thales Leites in a middleweight
showdown and despite the former King of Pancrase’s dominant
performance two separate illegal strikes causing point deductions
essentially cost him the match.
Leites
got the win via a split decision victory, but far from a definitive
performance, many fans instantly asked for a rematch to settle
the matter. Marquardt also asked for that same rematch, but he
was soon rebuffed in his request.
“I
think they would have given me that fight, I asked for it and
their response was (Leites) didn’t want to fight me again,”
said Marquardt in a recent interview with MMAWeekly Radio.
Little
did he know that his request for a rematch being denied may have
led him to the bigger fight that he faces on Saturday night as
he squares off against Martin Kampmann at UFC 88 in Atlanta.
“You
can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes,
you just might find, you get what you need.”
Regardless
of the rematch with Leites, Marquardt believes he is in a much
better position than his last opponent, taking on a fighter that
could be poised for a title shot in the near future. That’s
exactly what the Colorado resident is looking for as well and
he’s not looking back at past fights.
“My
stock went up after that fight,” he commented about the
Leites bout. “I’m getting a better fight than he’s
getting. I’m getting a fight against someone that beat him,
someone that’s undefeated. I’m trying to climb the
ladder, I want to get to the top and I think if I had a rematch
against him any time after this fight it would be kind of a step
down.”
What
he faces in Martin Kampmann is a tough as nails striker who has
also shown a great ability to control the ground game as well.
Marquardt knows he will have to be on top of his game to beat
the Danish fighter at UFC 88.
“He
is very well rounded, but at the same time I know I can beat
him in any area,” he said about Kampmann. “I don’t
necessarily know what his gameplan is, that’s going to be
one of the biggest questions. I can assume some things from watching
his past fights.”
Following
his last bout, Marquardt traveled to Montreal to help good friend
and training partner Georges St. Pierre prepare for his most
recent bout before traveling to Greg Jackson’s gym in New
Mexico and then closing out his training at his home gym in Colorado,
giving him the best possible camp to get ready for Kampmann.
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