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WESTSIDE
BASH Results!
Punishment In Paradise 5: "Westside Bash"
Ahuna Ranch, Maili, Hawaii
July 30, 2004
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
After
a succession of kickboxing events, with the last event crowning
7 Punishment In Paradise Kickboxing champions, promoter Brennan
Kamaka helped to answer one of the most asked questions in Hawaii…who
is the best kickboxer. It just so happens that most of the best
kickboxers are just under or close to 170lbs, so what better
than to hold a tournament of these fighters to prove who is the
best kickboxer under tournament conditions. This also interests
MMA fans because six of the eight fighters are active MMA fighters.
Unfortunately Murphy's Law met the old adage, "The best
made plans of mice and men.." took over. The event moved
venues and took advantage of the beautiful weather and great
outdoors, taking place at Ahuna Ranch in Maile. It was cool,
with a clear sky and the moon crept over the mountains, almost
producing a sign from above to start the fights. The stars of
the event were Cheyenne Padekan in the Welterweight division
and Vai Togia in the Unlimited division. Both fighters beat
two fresh opponents to claim the tournament championship. Cheyenne
Padekan has been pounding fighters in boxing, kickboxing and
MMA, recently beating Dain Agbayani in his first fight back,
winning the Punishment in Paradise championship. He stepped back
into the ring and used his quick hands and accurate punches to
beat Afong. Cheyenne seemed to need a little time to warm up
because after that he finished Feti Weela in impressive action.
After winning the finals, Vai yelled out, "I'm Back!"
after a good effort against Kauwi Kauwi, which turned into a
brawl with both fighters pushing and shoveling, et.
Welterweight
Tournament (170lbs. & Under)
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Cheyenne "Oh Can He Punch" Padeken (Waianae Boxing
Club, Waianae) def. Reynold Afong (Nanakuli)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Unlimited
Tournament (265.1 & Up)
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Vai Togia (Freelance, Waianae) def. Kauwi Kauwi (Waimanalo)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Welterweight
Tournament (170lbs. & Under) Finals
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Cheyenne "Oh Can He Punch" Padeken (Waianae Boxing
Club, Waianae) def. Feti Weela (Waianae)
TKO via referee stoppage at 40 seconds in Round 2.
Unlimited
Tournament (265.1 & Up) Finals
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Vai Togia (Freelance, Waianae) def. Spam (Freelance, Waianae)
TKO via referee stoppage in Round 2.
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Down
Goes Tyson! The End of an Era?
By Aaron Imholte Live from Louisville
When one attends a Mike Tyson fight or event you rarely know
what to expect. But when the fight is against a virtual unknown
in the Americas, the outcome should almost be sealed and ready
for delivery.
Danny
Williams came in the underdog obviously. But in his walk to the
ring you could see that he had come to fight and that he knew
this was his big shot to make a title contender out of himself.
Tyson
came in also with a look of determination, focus, and a need
for a victory to keep his comeback alive. Almost everyone around
me knew this would be a short night and that Tyson would make
quick work of the Briton.
It
seemed that way three minutes into the Tyson-Williams main event
at Freedom Hall on Friday night. Tyson looked 5 years younger,
charging inside of Williams’ reach behind a beautiful stiff
jab and ripping his opponent’s body and head with fast ferocious
combinations while his uppercut and hooks were thrown with devastating
intentions. Couple that with the fact that Tyson was moving his
head very well and it seemed only a matter of time before Williams
hit the canvas. “I thought we were on our way to a quick
knockout,” said Freddie Roach, Tyson’s trainer, after
the fight.
A
funny thing happened though three minutes into this fight. The
bell sounded an end to the first round and both men were still
on their feet! An even greater concern to team Tyson was a knee
injury suffered by Mike while in a clinch with Williams. “I
don’t want to make excuses for Mike because that is the
last thing he would do but he just couldn’t turn the left
hook over because of the knee injury,” Roach said in the
post fight press conference. It really hindered Tyson’s
head movement and his use of his jab.
But
the fight continued on and for the first half of the second round
it was more of the same. Tyson was landing bombs to the head
and body of Williams while the game Brit stayed on his feet,
absorbing everything Tyson hit him with. “My game plan was
to box him but after he hit me with those first shots I thought,
lets go to war, but his power was not all that I expected it
to be,” Williams later said of his approach to the fight.
Williams showed life in the second, trading bombs with Mike as
well as clinching and using his weight to lean on Tyson in the
clinches. Late in the round Williams really tagged Tyson but
not enough to take the round.
Early
in the third round Williams was warned for punching in the clinch
and had a point taken away from him. Williams was now stunning
Tyson while they are trading shots in close and he even cut Tyson
by his eye. Tyson was still charging and they were still battling,
but later in the round ANOTHER point was taken away from Williams
for punching in the clinch. It was a curious move to everyone
in attendance especially Williams who later said “I felt
like I was fighting two people in there because that ref was
a joke.” The round ended with Tyson appearing a bit shaken
and Williams winning the round visibly, but not on the cards
due to the deductions.
Less
than a minute into the fourth round every writer in attendance
stopped their hurried writing of their round reports, dropped
their pens (including myself) and watched stunned as Danny Williams,
that unknown stepping stone for Mike Tyson’s comeback tagged
Mike repeatedly and sent him backwards. Mike failed to charge
back in and another succession of right and left hands sent Tyson
stumbling to the ground with only the ropes to keep him sitting
upright. Everyone in attendance was shocked to see the ref clutching
Tyson and waving the fight to a halt! Mike Tyson was finished
and even at the post fight press conference a lot of us were
still trying to bring our minds to believe the reality of what
had just happened.
Tyson
was taken to the hospital for stitches, a CT scan and to have
his knee looked at. Team Tyson believes he tore some ligaments
in his left knee which would be a difficult injury for a 38-year-old
to bounce back from.
Afterward
Freddie Roach appeared emotionally shaken by the outcome but
said he was proud of Mike and that he “worked hard”
in getting down from 268 pounds into his fight weight of 233.
When asked if Mike would fight again Roach said that “I
will sit down with Shelley Finkel and Mike and we will have a
long discussion about fighting in the future. We will not discuss
money; I care too much about Mike as a person too see him fight
solely for money.”
To
the victor, however, go the spoils. Danny Williams seemed very
pleased at the post fight press conference and was very focused
on his future options when asked about them. “I would love
to fight Brewster or Byrd because I don’t feel that those
guys are really that good, if Mike wants a rematch I would only
do that if the money was right. I might like to fight Evander
Holyfeild, take another old boy down, no disrespect.”
So
how would someone celebrate such a victory and a career altering
one at that? “My celebration will be being able to hold
my two daughters, that’s all; there will be no partying
or drinking for me.”
As
to Tyson ever fighting again, is he still a draw? Is the mystique
gone? I asked Danny and here is what he had to say. “Definitely,
after someone like Danny Williams beats Mike Tyson it is over
for him.”
Time
will only tell whether Mike will return to the ring. One should
hope for Mike’s sake that he finds some other avenue in
which to pay off his creditors. His career in the ring is all
but over and the draw power and mystique he had may have just
run out for the man formerly known as ‘Kid Dynamite’.
So
tonight in Louisville it is the old case of ‘a star is born,
a star burns out’. Even if Tyson does return to the ring,
he is no longer a factor in the heavyweight scene and never will
be again. I wish him all the luck in the world in whatever else
he pursues. As to Danny Williams, good luck and enjoy your fame,
however long it lasts.
Source: Dog House Boxing |
TYSON
WEIGH-IN
Mike
Tyson weighed in for his scheduled fight against Danny Williams
at 233 pounds. It is seven pounds heavier then Tyson weighed
for his last fight last year.
Below
are the weigh-ins for tomorrow night's boxing bouts:
Mike
Tyson: 233 pounds
D. Williams: 265 pounds
Laila
Ali: 167 pounds
Monica Nunez: 164 pounds
Nelson
Dieppa: 108 pounds
Ulises Solis: 107.75 pounds
Source:
Fight Sport |
Minotauro
ready for Kharitinov
Rodrigo Minotauro has been training hard for the Pride GP final,
which happens on August 15, in Japan. He departs from Rio next
Wednesday and in front of him there is a Russian fighter: Sergey
Kharitinov. Minotauro complains about the brackets delay, but
also stated he is ready to fight the Russian. "They took
so long to define the brackets, but Its okay. When you do fight
a tournament you have to beat anyone," said Minotauro, who
believes Fedor will defeat Ogawa: "I am aware I will face
a tough fighter during my first fight and if I do will, it will
be more complicated over the final match. However I don't even
think about this second bout. I want to defeat Kharitinov."
The BTT athlete compliments Russian game. "He is tough but
so am I. I will exchange punches with Kharitinov and then submitted
him on the ground," promised Minotauro.
Source:
Tatame |
Pró
JJ: Macaco wins Pé-de-Chumbo
2o Desafio Internacional Pró Jiu-Jitsu
Friday, July 29, 2004
Olympia, São Paulo
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Grand
Prix Heavy Weight
Roberto Godói (Bra) defeated Cristiano Kaminishi (Japan)
by 2x0
Roberto Tozi - (Bra) defeated Nilson Liboni - (Bra) by 11 a 0.
Roberto Godói (Bra) submitted Roberto Tozi - (Bra) via
foot lock
Peter
De Been - Aus (Masters) submitted Marcelo Gheler - (Bra) via
relógio
Leticia Ribeiro (Bra) defeated Aika Sato - (Japan) by 15x0
Bibiano Fernandes (Bra) defeated Takashi Watanabe - (Japan) by
6x4
Luciano Nucci (Bra) defeated Hayakawa Mitsuyoshi - (Japan) by
advantages
Mario Reis - (Bra) defeated Yuki Naki - (Japão) by 3x0
Super
fight:
Jorge Patino Macaco - (Bra) defeated Délson Pé-de-Chumbo
- (Bra) by 4 advantages
Source:
Tatame |
Ebenezer
Braga Becomes a fight promoter in Brazil
by Andre Araujo / Team TATAME
One
of the most experienced Vale-Tudo fighters in Brazil, Ebenezer
Braga (Ruas Vale-Tudo) returns to the fray, this time as a fight
promoter. The first edition o 'Juiz de Fora Fight' is scheduled
for in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais (Brazil's Southwest) in late
September. According to the new promoter, the date and venue
will be defined in the next few days. The theme of the event
is to determine who is the best Vale Tudo fighter in Minas Gerais,
and the method to reach conclusion will be a eight-men-tournament.
Besides the tournament, the local audience will also see two
super-fights.
Debuting
as a promoter, Ebenezer shows confidence: 'I have been fighting
for 15 years and I know too much about fighting shows. I am sure
it will be great! My first concern is not about the show and
the money, but the fight card and all the bouts. The event is
especially made by an athlete for athletes' guarantees Ebenezer,
who besides the whole production, will be in charge of the refereeing.
'I will be the only referee, to keep the neutrality' he states.
The
card is under construction, and fighters have been contacted,
but Boxe Thai's Peterson Mello is already confirmed. 'We are
going to feature known fighters, and also we want toopen room
for new talent. Our major concern is hosting a real fighting
show and with a great card' concludes Braga.
Source: ADCC |
Catching
Up With ALBERTO CRANE
by: Keith Mills
New Mexico standout Alberto Crane is not only active in submission
wrestling tournaments but has also been Lightweight champion
of King Of The Cage. Recently he put on his own show in Santa
Fe, New Mexico with many of his own students fighting, as well
as Shannon Ritch and UFC vet Brad Gumm.
KM:
How did your show go? Crane: It was great; it was sold out. I
had a really good fight. One of my students beat Gumm who fought
in the UFC a while back. This was his first fight.
KM:
Wow, that’s impressive. Crane: There’s another guy,
Jason Tapia. He won nationals this year. He was like the first
Mexican to ever win nationals at the collegiate level and he
won his fight as well. He dominated the guy and the match was
really good. Luckily I was able to get my guy out pretty quickly.
KM:
Yeah, you got yours over in the quickest fight of the night.
Crane: Yeah, and thank God.
KM:
That was with an arm bar and what was it, like 30 seconds? Crane:
Yeah I guess the time was around 28 seconds. I got him in that
omaplata move and I turned that into an arm bar.
KM:
Was there any sense of relief – with all the stress of putting
on the show – that yours ended so quickly? Crane: Yeah,
I was just glad to get the win and to look good. There were a
lot of nerves going in. And then to have the show and to have
all of my guys fighting as well.
KM:
How much help did you get in putting on the show? Did you do
it all yourself? Crane: No, I got a lot of help actually family
and friends and Rich Cordeiro. Yeah, everybody helped out a lot.
KM:
Ok, yeah, I know you have to give him a special thanks for that
he has a lot on his plate. What was it like putting on your first
show? Crane: It was awesome. It was my first time fighting in
Santa Fe. It was kind of special in that kind of way. I had all
my friends and family and they could come downtown and watch
it. It was the first event they ever had in Santa Fe as well
so that was really cool and it went real well and everybody loved
it like the city council. And everybody had a really good time.
The crowd was great as well. There weren’t any fights or
anything it went really smooth.
KM:
The last couple shows I saw in New Mexico were all around Albuquerque
and I think all the mixed martial arts shows have been around
Albuquerque. You were just talking about this being the first
show in Santa Fe. By being a Santa Fe resident, how much personal
satisfaction was it to bring it to your city? Crane: Yeah, that
was the thing, it was great that we could have something in Santa
Fe. I fought all over and I’ve never competed in New Mexico
so when the King of the Cage went to New Mexico it was great
cause I got to fight in New Mexico for the first time. And then
now, to have an event in Santa Fe, in my hometown, it was really
awesome.
KM:
What kind of advice could you give to someone that might be thinking
about putting on their own show. Dave Strasser has been putting
on his show for a while. Jeff Curran has been putting on shows
for a couple of months, but if I recall correctly Shannon Rich
was talking about getting into promoting. From your perspective,
being a fighter and a promoter now and doing so much with yourself
even though you had a lot of help, what kind of advice can you
give these people? Crane: Just do it. Just go for it.
KM:
Having been a fighter for other people’s shows, I am speculating
that you knew how you wanted to treat fighters differently from
other shows. Is that accurate? Crane: Yeah, you are right. You
want to be respectful to all the athletes and the fighters involved
and if you say you are going to do something then you do it.
That’s the bottom line. You follow through with it. You
show respect when you are dealing with people.
KM:
Don’t you have another one coming up in August? Crane: No,
I am not sure when I’m going to have another show.
KM:
So you’re next fight is going to be King of the Cage in
August? Crane: No, actually a student of mine is fighting. It’s
actually going to be the first girl fight in New Mexico. August
28th at the Sky City casino. Sarah Boyd. She actually fought
in the SmackGirl in June I think it was. She did good. She went
against Yuuki Kondo (note: loss by armbar 3:36 round 3). It was
her first fight and the other girl had 12 or 16 fights.
KM:
Do you have anybody else in the King of the Cage on August 28th?
Crane: I am not sure who is going to fight if it is going to
be another guy from my school, but Sarah is one of the main events.
I am really excited about that.
The
full results of Crane’s show “Eruption” as posted
on Crane’s website are:
Alberto
Crane Def. Richie Reyes (Omaplata)
Keigo Kunihara Def. David Davis
Don Ortega Def. Brad Gumm
Tom Pless Def. Victor Hernandez (RNC)
Tait Fletcher Def. Andy Montana
Jason Tapia Def. RJ Gomez
Shannon 'the Cannon' Ritch Def. Fletcher 'the Stretcher' Sievers
For
more information check out www.santafebjj.com.
Source: ADCC |
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PROMOTER
DECIDES TO FIGHT IN CAGE
KOTC’s
Tedd Williams Ready to Fight!
In
an interesting twist of fate, it seems that King of the Cage
and Gladiator Challenge’s own Tedd Williams will be making
a return to the cage.
On
the December 5th King of the Cage show at Soboba Casino, Williams
is scheduled to square off against Paul Herrera, though Herrera
has yet to sign a contract.
Apparently,
Williams’ return stems from an incident at the King of the
Cage show at Soboba this past February. Herrera was there in
support of his fighter, “Scary” Jerry Vrbanovic, and
was upset when Vrbanovic fought to a draw with MMA icon Dan “The
Beast” Severn.
“Herrera
tried to get the crowd going… flipping people off and stuff
and I was just trying to keep things under control,” according
to Williams. “I mean, you’ve basically got the power
to start a riot when you’re in the cage.”
“…I
was just trying to get him out of the cage and sort of pushed
him through the door and he fell,” Williams continued. Apparently,
Herrera threatened to sue and, in lieu of a lawsuit, the subject
was broached that maybe the two should settle their differences
in the cage instead of the court. Both fighters agreed and, contingent
upon Herrera signing the contract, they will meet in December.
Both
men are Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans. Williams has
a career record of 7-1 and last fought at UFC 27 back in September
of 2000, where he lost a decision to Ian Freeman. Paul Herrera
lost his only fight in the Octagon, to Gary Goodridge in February
of 1996, and has only one other fight to his credit, albeit a
win in his own Hitman promotion.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
BRENNAN
DUCKS MILLER
Journeyman fighter Chris Brennan was trying to find an opponent
for a fight he was planning in Guam. When rising middleweight
fighter Jayson Miller offered to take his offer, Brennan backed
out and stated:
"I
am not going to go out like everyone does in the UFC and fight
a UFC-caliber fighter outside the UFC when there is a chance
to lose" -Chris Brennan
Source:
Fight Sport |
Yves
Edwards - Part 3
by: Keith Mills
Yves Edwards not only has a fight coming up in the next UFC against
an extremely tough Josh Thomson but he is also scheduled to fight
in the second Euphoria Entertainment MFC show in October, a Lightweight
tournament with the likes of UFC vets Hermes Franca and Rich
Clementi as well as former Shooto champion Joachim Hansen.
During
the interview, Yves refers to one of his students, Rocky Long,
who fights on this weekend’s AFC card in Ft. Lauderdale.
Long started out his career fighting at 155 when he says he walks
around closer to 153, predictably resulting in his being out-weighed
and controlled by his opponents. Around the time he started fighting
in Renegades Extreme Fighting he dropped to 145 and has picked
up an 8-1 record since then, mostly in open-hand events in Texas.
Rocky now wants to continue on his path to the bigger events
at 145. His opponent this weekend is Jim Bruketta.
First
Yves finishes talking about his upcoming UFC fight.
KM:
you are fighting about three times as much as Thompson. What
does this difference in experience mean to you? Yves: You know,
like I said before – all the stuff goes out the window once
you step in the cage. If you get too confident in your experience
you are just going to make a harder fight for yourself. I am
not planning on my experience to be a deciding factor. If it
comes to that point then that will kick in automatically. I do
have a little bit more experience and I think that will help,
but it isn’t something I am banking on.
KM:
Everybody knows you prefer to stand up. I think you have 9 submission
wins as a pro and he has 2 submission wins as an amateur. The
two guys he beat, I think one was 1-8 and the other was 2-9 losing
records. Given the fact that you prefer to stand up and that
is what you are going for – Does that difference in experience
or skill and submission make you more confident or change your
plan at all? Yves: Nothing is going to change my confidence level.
I don’t even know how many people he submitted or what their
records were or how many people he has knocked out and I could
care less because there is no way he is going to submit me. He
may get a take down or two, but if it goes to the ground and
stays there he is going to get submitted. If he stands up he
is going to get knocked out. He doesn’t have the experience,
he is game, he is wily, he is good, but this is a whole new world
and he has this concept that he is going to stand up with me.
If he stands up with me he’ll get what everyone else who
stood up with me got. He is going to get ninja fucked.
KM:
Where are you in your training right now? We are about a month
out or so – Are you peaking in your training at this point?
Yves: I don’t know that I am at peak. I always feel really
good. There are some days I go into the gym and feel lackluster,
but I feel really good right now and I am getting better at some
basic things that are really important that a lot of people have
no idea about. I am working really hard with my boxing coach
and my fitness coach is putting me to the ropes so I am feeling
real confident in both parts of my game – in stand up and
on the ground and I am always confident about my transition game.
Mostly the middle close-up standing inside stuff and that is
one thing Josh Thompson has no idea about what he is getting
into. If he tries to play the clinch game with me, it’s
over.
KM:
I was just watching the DVDs of your fights and seeing the clinch
over and over again, it was amazing. With the Clementi fight
and one other UFC one you had that rear mount triangle kind of
hold instead of the hooks in the legs like we are used to seeing.
Where did that come from? We haven’t really seen that in
MMA. Yves: Actually, the first time I ever saw that was in Shooto
and I have been doing that in the gym ever since. Sometimes I’ll
put that hold on guys I feel I am a lot better than or I’ll
put it on guys to make them fight. You know, when your gas is
getting low. What is does, it constricts your lungs and it keeps
me stuck to your back. If you can’t get my legs apart, you
can’t turn to face me and that’s one thing I love about
that submission. It allows me to rest and I am long for the wait
and I am tall and have long legs and it just makes that position
ideal for me.
KM:
I was wondering why we don’t see more of that. Does it fit
in with more of your body type or is there some disadvantage
that I am not catching onto as opposed to the traditional hold?
Do you have any speculation as to why we don’t see more
people trying that? Yves: I would guess it has something to do
with body type. I would expect to see lanky guys doing it. If
you get to see some of the lightweights you will get to see a
lot of them doing that kind of technique.
KM:
How is Rocky Long doing with his prep for AFC? Yves: Rocky is
looking really good. He is pushing pace really hard, he works
harder than anyone else. The guy is a single dad with four kids
and he still makes sure he is prepared. He makes sure to get
all his running done, he is in the gym six days a week, he is
working on his stand up and he is doing it all out, putting everything
he has into it. Right now, he is looking really good. His mind
is focused; he’s ready. He is adapting to everything we
throw at him.
KM:
There’s going to be some inevitable comparisons between
the two of you because he trains with you. How would you say
your styles are similar and how are they different? Yves: I think
the only similarity is that he is real confident standing. He
doesn’t counter like I do, but he leads, he hits a lot harder
and for 145 lbs. he is really strong. But then, I think it ends
there, he is a completely different fighter, he takes some techniques
that I use, but he’s just a completely different fighter.
He is really powerful. You know, I have seen this guy double-leg
and pick up a 250 lb. guy over his head, I am still trying to
do that. He’s phenomenal.
KM:
As far as the training or anything else, is there anything else
you want to get across? Yves: As far as this fight, it’s
not official for the UFC lightweight title, but it is, everybody
knows that it is. Once Josh and I get it over with there’s
nobody else left. We are at the top of the food chain and we’re
not fighting for the title and that’s ridiculous.
KM:
Is it any distraction knowing you have that fight against Kotani
in October? Yves: No, that is a good thing. I am not worried
about Kotani at all; I’ll get worried about him sometime
in late September. I am focused on Josh and by the time I get
done I’ll be in really good shape and Kotani will just be
the next victim.
KM:
Are there any sponsors you want to thank? Yves: Full Contact
Fighter and MMA Weekly. Plex Health and Fitness, it’s a
training facilty for professional athletes.
For
more information please go to http://www.thugjitsu.com and http://Plex.com.
Source:
ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"From what we get, we can make a living: what we give, however
makes a life."
Arthur Ashe 1943-1993, Tennis Player
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WESTSIDE
BASH Tonight!
Ahuna Ranch, Maile, Hawaii
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2004
Welterweight Tournament (170lbs. & Under)
Zack Elaraza (Wailuku Boxing Gym, Maui)
Wayne Perrin III (Team Bigdogs, Waianae)
PJ Dean (Bad Intentions, Waianae)
Clyde Paling (Freelance, Nanakuli)
Cheyenne "Oh Can He Punch" Padeken (Waianae Boxing
Club, Waianae)
Mark "El Toro" Moreno (Bulls Pen, Kalihi)
Kaleo Padilla (Westbrook Boxing Club, Kona)
Shawn Taylor (Freelance, Kailua)
Heavyweight
Tournament (265lbs. & Under)
Jacob "Hitman" Fa'agai (Untaimed Bloodline Inc., Waianae)
Doug Armaral (Hawaii Self-Defense, Nanakuli)
Vai Togia (Freelance, Waianae)
Unlimited Tournament (265.1 & Up)
Robert Atisinoe (Hawaii Self-Defense, Nanakuli)
John Tamau (Hawaii Self-Defense, Nanakuli)
Spam (Freelance, Waianae)
Shilo Ho (Team Bigdogs, Aiea)
This
is the only directions that we have for the event. Please don't
blame us if it is wrong.
Directions
to Ahuna Ranch
Take a right on St.
John's St.
(the light right by Maili Cove, the hotel on the Makai side).
Take a left almost at the end of the road
Drive past Maili Elementary School
Past the Stop sign and it will be on your right side
There is a long drive way.
There should be signs from St. Johns road giving directions.
TICKET INFORMATION 330-4483
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Exclusive:
UFC President and Penn’s Attorney Shed Light on Lawsuit
by Mike Sloan & Josh Gross
 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- With news breaking late last week of former
UFC welterweight champion BJ Penn’s lawsuit against Zuffa,
representatives from both sides spoke on the record with Sherdog.com.
In exclusive interviews, Penn’s attorney in Hawaii, Steve
Strauss, and UFC president Dana White answered questions about
the suit.
Before
the complaint was filed on July 8, Penn and his attorneys protested
Zuffa's belt-stripping of Penn after he signed a multi-fight
deal with K-1. They also demanded that Zuffa not only reinstate
the man who defeated Matt Hughes for the 170-pound title, but
the promoter should also line up title defenses for him.
Las
Vegas-based Zuffa refused, claiming that Penn breached his contract
when he signed to fight Duane Ludwig in Japan; as a result it
has penciled in Hughes to face Georges St. Pierre for the vacant
title October 22 in Atlantic City.
In
response, Penn retained the services of local Las Vegas law firm
Raleigh, Hunt and McGarry, P.C, to pursue legal means of settling
the dispute; the complaint against Zuffa, which was obtained
by Sherdog.com, was filed with the District Court of Clark County,
Nevada.
“The
first thing I did was look at the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s
rules and regulations and Nevada Statutes,” Strauss said
Monday afternoon from Hawaii. “We had multiple discussions
with the principles at Zuffa. I had one-on-ones with (Zuffa COO)
Kirk Hendrick. I also participated in discussions with Dana White,
with BJ and Kirk involved. I had an extensive review of the contract’s
provisions that they had and the way the promotions are set up
-- it seems that BJ’s case is a strong one.”
On
the other hand, Zuffa suggests Penn remained under contract and
since he was champion, his contract should have automatically
extended. When Penn decided to sign with K-1, Zuffa -- fearing
Penn would place the UFC brand at risk if he lost while holding
the UFC welterweight belt -- had no recourse except to strip
him of the title.
This
is where the situation becomes cloudy. Did the contract expire,
did a loophole in the contract allow Penn to retain his belt
while fighting for another promoter, or was Zuffa in the right
when it stripped its title from the welterweight?
“If
you really want to look at it, basically the title was vacated,"
White asserted Friday from the UFC's Las Vegas offices. "We
wanted to make it known that BJ no longer held the title when
he fought over at K-1. His contract was up and he chose to leave
and fight for another organization.”
Strauss,
of course, believes Zuffa acted incorrectly.
“It
became clear that we really have to address the exclusivity terms
that Zuffa is trying to enforce,” explained Strauss. “We
have really two approaches on this. First, within the confines
of the agreement, an analysis of the agreement that’s drafted
by Zuffa, and after review of the history between the parties,
has there been a breach by BJ of the terms that would permit
Zuffa to take the action that they did? My analysis is that no,
there is no breach and that BJ did everything that he was supposed
to do; and that we had extensive written communications with
Zuffa explaining to them why we believe that their interpretation
of their own agreement is incorrect -- that the term that they
specifically identify for the duration of the agreement was satisfied.
That is because he fought three times under the contract and
that his championship [fight] occurred more than one year after
his first bout [under the contract]; they had no automatic extension
agreement that they apparently are seeking, or we are expecting
that they’ll be seeking to enforce.
"Based
on their own terms of the contract, without even challenging
the terms, it seems that there is not a reasonable dispute. That
BJ satisfied what he was supposed to do. That he performed his
obligations.”
Strauss
further elaborated that the next step was to look at the at the
agreement under the spotlight of Nevada Law as it pertained to
the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the Nevada Revised Statutes
and the common law in terms of interpretation of contracts.
Strauss
and Vegas-based attorney John Hunt are investigating whether
Zuffa’s conduct is consistent with an applied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing, and whether the exclusivity that
Zuffa is attempting to promote violates Nevada law in terms of
“little antitrust,” which applies to state, not federal
cases.
According
to Strauss, Penn claims that White was disgruntled after witnessing
the Hawaiian's victory over Hughes.
“I
know that BJ expressed that when he won the title; Dana White
had a pained look on his face,” said the attorney. “It
was not expected and [Penn's win over Matt Hughes ] may have
upset [White's] plans. ..."
Speaking
with Sherdog.com before the suit was filed on the 8th, the UFC
president said that had Penn not been welterweight champion when
he fought in K-1, he would have been allowed to fight with virtually
no strings attached.
"[BJ's
representatives] came to me and asked if they could fight in
another organization and I told them yes, but I would do it.
I would do it like I did it with Chuck," White elaborated
Friday. "I would cut the deal. I was trying to cut a deal
to have him fight in PRIDE and the next thing I know is I hear
that he's fighting in K-1. So he walked out on our deal, on our
contract. He wouldn't re-sign with us."
“What
they say and what’s expressed in the contract are two different
things," countered Strauss. “Their contract does not
say that if you are their champion, you’re theirs forever.
It says that if on a date within one year of your first bout
you become champion, then they extend the term for a year. But
that’s not the case; he became champion more than a year
after the date of his first bout of that contract. He only had
three bouts with them (under the structure of his contract)."
"Zuffa
is claiming that they had some heartbreak because they said [Penn]
wanted to take some time and rest, and they said that they’d
let him do that; and by implication, it should have been an extension
of their agreement," he continued. "But there is no
such term in the agreement itself, and in the contract it’s
specific that any modification must be in writing.”
According
to White, "BJ's management came back and said, 'no,'"
to a contract extension, "because he took some time off
and they said the contract was expired. So, at the end of the
day, we let BJ walk. BJ wanted to go, we wished him well as a
fighter in K-1.”
If,
as Strauss claims, there was no contract written with specific
modifications, could there have been a verbal agreement between
the parties which could have kept Penn as UFC champion?
“In
my understanding, there was no such verbal agreement,” he
said. “There is no agreement that says, ‘We’ll
let you rest, but we must extend the term of the agreement.’
It’s simply that he wanted to rest and that’s the way
it was. The agreement that underlines this lawsuit, the basis
of this lawsuit, contains a specific term that says modification
must be in writing.”
“[BJ]
wants to defend his title in the UFC and we expect that they
would provide title defenses until such the time that they either
retire the title and have no more welterweights or until BJ lost
or retired himself,” Strauss said. “We would have to
have an appropriate agreement that would cover compensation to
that, but it’s not something that he’s willing to walk
away from. If they absolutely refuse, then it comes down to a
damages case.”
Before
the case goes to trial there is a possibility that the two sides
could settle out of court. But, according to Strauss. that appears
unlikely.
“We’re
always willing to talk to those people,” Strauss said. “But
I can’t predict whether it could or could not [be settled].
We’re open to discussion, but nothing has come from their
side. First we requested and then demanded title defenses, for
weeks now.”
While
many of the cases settled out of court reward one side with hefty
monetary rewards, that’s not something which interests Penn.
Said Strauss: He simply wants to fight and establish himself
as the world’s best.
What
it would take for Penn to settle?
“Title
defenses and attorney’s fees would probably take care of
it,” Strauss answered. “If BJ can get back in and defend
his title, then the damages really go away. The contract is expired
now, so we would have to cut an agreement that would provide
title defenses and make it worthwhile. BJ’s motivating interest
is really not the money. Surprisingly enough, he wants to be
the world’s best. He wants that recognition and he is not
willing to give up that title belt that he worked really hard
for. In our discussions with Zuffa, they wanted him to give back
the belt. BJ said, 'Look, I earned this belt. Maybe you don’t
understand that, but when you earn something, you don’t
just give it up.'"
White,
however, remains confident in Zuffa's position, openly doubting
Penn's chances at winning in a Las Vegas courtroom.
“Our
litigators have reviewed the documents and believe there's absolutely
no merit to the allegations,” said the UFC president. “Right
now we have litigators who will aggressively defend this matter
and will be seeking reimbursement for the litigation fees.”
Penn's
suit versus Zuffa is the first of its kind in mixed martial arts,
and both sides have decidedly different views on what it could
mean. All Penn wants, said Strauss, is to defeat Zuffa in court
so he can defend his title in the Octagon. Meanwhile, said White,
it's an interesting change of pace when one of the finest fighters
in the world is suing to get back into his show.
Source: Sherdog |
AKEBONO
VS. ROUFUS
K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tamigawa announced to the Japanese media
that the matchup of Akebono vs. Rick Roufus would take place
on the K-1 Vegas card on August 7th.
Source: Fight Sport |
Japan
- News Update from the Japanese scene!
by: MMA Observer
Note:
Some of this data appeared on http://www.puroresupower.com/,
Zach Arnold's incredible website of news from the Japanese scene.
PRIDE
in AUGUST
PURORESU POWER reported a few days ago that the next round of
PRIDE's GP, scheduled for August 15th at the Saitama Super Arena,
was sold out in advance!
Well,
that news is indeed true, as Zach Arnold confirms today. Report
includes Fuji TV's production crew altering floor plans to allow
more seats to be made available. This new batch of tickets go
on sale this weekend, starting Sunday, August 1st at 10 AM Tokyo
time. Arnold goes on to predict the PRIDE GP may end up getting
50,000 in the building, breaking all-time attendance records.
JAPAN's
U-STYLE
U-STYLE,
Japan's pro wrestling organization that was started by Kiyoshi
Tamura after the demise of RINGS, is in the news again. Mr. Saeki,
who is the head of U-STYLE and is also heavily involved with
Bushido and DEEP, held a press conference to announce the lineups
for two U-STYLE August shows.
U-STYLE
features what is called a 'strong' style, with pre determined
outcomes, but moves that are more realistic than what Americans
think of as pro wrestling. The Japanese scene has been filled
with a lot of cross over recently between MMA events and pro
wrestling. Even Arnold's website (referenced above) has started
to cover MMA more, as the lines blur with pro wrestling in Japan.
Ogawa,
who remains in the PRIDE GP, is the top draw in Japan's pro wrestling
scene, and his cross over to MMA has been shrewdly planned to
keep him atop the pro wrestling heap. Other Japanese 'fighters'
have come from a pro wrestling background, and the pro wrestling
scene has been hiring foreign fighters for such as Kevin Randleman
and Mark Coleman for appearances.
The
U-style event features Kiyoshi Tamura taking on MMA fighter Dokonjonosuke
Mishima. Mishima, the former SHOOTO fighter, has participated
in pro wrestling before, and he has a pro wrestler's charisma.
His first name being a stage name, and he is 'exciting' and a
performer. It will be interesting to see if Tamura, the acknowledged
star of the event, will look good or not against the smaller
Mishima. The Japanese fans will be watching, and the outcome,
though pre determined, will affect both men's appeal in MMA.
Source:
ADCC |
ADCC
North American Trials
OFFICIAL Invitations being Issued!!!
September 18th, 2004 – Vernon, BC, Canada
'The ADCC is issuing the OFFICIAL invitation for the North American
Trials over the course of the next week' states spokesman Miguel
Iturrate. 'These are the official ADCC qualifiers, with the winners
of each of the 5 weight classes getting an acceptance to the
ADCC 2005 – the 6th Submission Wrestling World Championships.'
The
North American Trials will take place on September 18th, 2004
in beautiful Vernon, BC, Canada. 'We want to thank our hosts
up there, SHOWDOWN FIGHTWEAR, they are great hosts and they will
be putting onm a stand out event.' continues the spokesman. This
is the first North American Trials ever held outside of the USA,
and it is the 4th North American Trials in history.
'Things
have worked out pretty well' reveals the spokesman. 'The 6th
World Championships of Submission Wrestling will be in May of
2005, so it is the perfect time to expand north of the border.
The level of the TRIALS has gone up every year as well, and for
this edition, the ADCC received more applicants than ever. Te
level will be up again this year' predicts the spokesman.
The
first round of official invitations will be distributed by August
4th.
Any
questions? e-mail itur_miguel@yahoo.com.
(Responses by Aug 2nd due to travel).
NORTH
AMERICAN TRIALS UPDATE
The champions from 2003 are all invited back to defend their
titles, and Pablo Popovich will be back in the 66-76.9 KG. Also
assured of a spot are the winners of the TORONTO SHOWDOWN event
scheduled for August 14th, 2004 in Toronto, Canada.
65.9
KG:
#2 - Canadian pre Trials Winner.
66-76.99
KG:
#1 - Pablo Popovich (2003 Champion)
#2 - Canadian pre Trials Winner.
77-87.99
KG:
#1 - Canadian pre Trials Winner.
88-98.99
KG:
#1 - Canadian pre Trials Winner.
99
KG:
#1 - Canadian pre Trials Winner.
Source:
ADCC |
TYSON
ARRIVES IN LOUISVILLE AS THOUSANDS CHEER
by: Eddie Goldman/ADCC Wrestling Editor
While many tickets reportedly remain for Friday's Mike Tyson-Danny
Williams fight in Louisville, Kentucky, according to press reports
thousands of people came out to watch Tyson conduct a public
workout Tuesday.
Here
are the fighters' workout quotes, as released by Showtime, which
will show this fight on pay-per-view.
SHOWTIME
PAY PER VIEW PUBLIC WORKOUT QUOTES:
FORMER
UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MIKE TYSON, WBU INTERNATIONAL
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DANNY WILLIAMS, UNDEFEATED JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT
CONTENDER ULISES SOLIS TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2004, FROM FOURTH STREET
LIVE, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Former
undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (50-4-2, 2 NC, 44
KOs) will take his initial step toward reclaiming a world title
when he faces World Boxing Union (WBU) International Champion
Danny Williams (31-3, 26 KOs) in a 10-round showdown live on
pay per view, Friday, July 30. The TYSON-WILLIAMS pay-per-view
telecast from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., will begin at
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Straight Out Promotions will present the
event, which will be distributed by SHOWTIME Pay Per View and
carries a suggested retail price of $44.95.
Rounding
out the SHOWTIME pay-per-view telecast, Women's International
Boxing Association (WIBA) Super Middleweight Champion Laila Ali
(17-0, 14 KOs) will make her second title defense when she meets
Monica Nuñez (9-1, 5 KOs) and Nelson Dieppa (20-1-2, 12
KOs) will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior flyweight
crown for the fourth time when he battles undefeated Ulises Solis
(18-0-1, 13 KOs).
MIKE
TYSON
'I am very appreciative of cities like this and the way the fans
here have come out to support me. I may be calmer before this
fight than usual, but the fire will be there come Friday.'
DANNY
WILLIAMS
'Mike Tyson has had his day. Now it is time for Danny Williams
to take over - trust me. Tyson will be as vicious as ever when
he gets into the ring, but so will I. He has tremendous power,
but I am ready for that and anything else he has to offer. I
feel less pressure for this fight than for any fight before.
Everybody expects Tyson to knock me out in one or two rounds,
so all the pressure is on him. Tyson is hungry, but I am hungrier.
He is here just to pay his bills. I am here to make a name for
myself.'
ULISES
SOLIS
'This is a great opportunity for me. I am confident I can win
another world title for Mexico. This will be a great fight. I
hope all my Mexican fans watch.'
Source:
ADCC |
Minotauro
Vs Kharitonov at Pride GP
Now its official: Pride Heavyweight interim champion Rodrigo
Minotauro's opponent at upcoming Pride GP, will be Russian Sergei
Kharitonov. In the other semifinal, Pride's champion Fedor Emelianenko
takes on Naoya Ogawa. Other fights has been also confirmed: Kevin
Randleman Vs Ron Waterman, Wanderlei Silva Vs Yuki Kondo and
Mirko Cro Cop Vs Fedor Emelianenko. The Pride GP Final Conflict
happens on August 15 at Saitama Super Arena, in Japan.
Source:
Tatame |
PRIDE
HEAVYWEIGHT GP FINALS CARD
August 15th, 2004
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
DSE/PRIDE officially announced the following matchups for their
PRIDE Heavyweight GP card on August 15th:
Heavyweight
GP semifinals:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Naoya Ogawa
Single
fights:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alexander Emelianenko
Kevin Randleman vs. Ron Waterman
Below
are two rumored matchups that may be announced next week:
Mark Hunt vs. Mark Coleman
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante
Source: Fight Sport |
PRIDE
GRAND PRIX NOW SET
MMAWeekly's Scott Petersen reports from Japan that Pride has
now announced the final card as far as the upcoming Grand Prix
goes.
This
is how the Final Four will shape up as the official pairings
have been announced....
OFFICIAL
PRIDE GRAND PRIX
-
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Fedor Emelianenko: GP Semi-Finals
-
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Naoya Ogawa: GP Semi-Finals
-
Nogueira/Ogawa vs. Kharitonov/Fedor: GP Finals
OTHER
MATCHES OFFICIAL ANNOUNCED
-
Kevin Randleman vs Ron Waterman
-
Wanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Source:
MMA Weekly |
"I
THINK I CAN KNOCKOUT CHUCK LIDDELL"
MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio continued it's sixteen fighters in sixteen
days on Wednesday with Vernon "Tiger" White. Vernon
will be facing Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell at UFC 49
and wants to play 'spoiler' to Chuck's hopes for a title bout.
White
has been training hard on his stamina and boxing. He stated,
"Chuck has a way of wearing his opponents down so he can
beat the tar out of them in the last couple of minutes of the
fight and I'm not going to allow him to do that."
"Tiger"
had plenty to say about Chuck's fighting ability. He commented,
"I think what Chuck does is he makes people play his game
but then when he has to play other peoples game, that's when
he loses." White went on to say, "Chuck has a problem
when people keep him on his heels."
When
asked about his game, Vernon replied, "I actually have no
game. The octagon is my game. I just go out and I fight."
He did however shed some light on what he plans to do in the
fight. Vernon said, "If he gets too close, I've got to take
him down. If he stands away from me, I'm going to have to keep
him away from me because he's real good at those long range shots."
"Tiger"
acknowledged that "Chuck can basically knock anyone out,"
but added, "It's going to be hard to knock something out
that you can't hit." He went so far as to say, "I think
some of the people that I have fought are a lot tougher than
some of the people that Chuck has fought." "If it ends
in a knockout, I don't think it's going to be me because he's
no Remy Bonjaski," stated White.
Ken
Shamrock eluded to the bad blood between Chuck Liddell and Vernon
White at both the post fight UFC 48 press conference and when
he appeared here on MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio. According to Vernon,
the two were supposed to fight in King of the Cage but Chuck
decided to not fight because it wasn't enough of a pay day. He
said the contract was signed but Chuck decided go fight in the
UFC instead and that Chuck is the one being "sour"
about it.
"Tiger"
said, "The way I look at it now, there's no running. If
he did run, there's no running now. If it was money, well he's
getting the money that he wants now, so shut up and fight."
Looking
at the fight itself, Vernon anticipates "a brutal fight
happening because neither of us can stand to lose this fight."
Chuck has his title hopes on the line and White may very well
have his career at stake. White said he is trying not to feel
the pressure but "knows this is a big fight."
As
the interview was nearing it's end, Vernon promised his fans
a "good show." He then took the liberty to say, "To
all the Chuck fans, be prepared." I don't know about you
but as an MMA fan, I am prepared to see this one. "It will
end most likely by knockout and I think I can knockout Chuck
Liddell."
Source:
MMA Weekly |
LISTER
TALKS ABOUT FIGHT WITH SULOEV
Now that Pride’s Bushido 4 pay-per-view has debuted and
the fans have had a chance to see the action, MMAWeekly’s
Mick Hammond caught up with Dean Lister and spoke to him about
his performance against Amar Suloev.
When
asked his overall thoughts on the fight Lister commented, “It
was a close fight. Kind of like a strategically stalled out fight.
I wasn’t able to show my potential on the ground. You can
always look back on a fight, win or lose, and say I should have
done this or should have done that, even if you win, but it’s
promising to show that I can stand with a world class striker.
He has a really good sprall and is a really good wrestler. I
went down to the ground a couple of times with him but only got
on top one time for a few seconds and didn’t get a chance
to work my game.”
Lister’s
strategy in the fight was questioned by some in the MMA community,
to this he replied, “I think I gave him too much respect.
I hadn’t faced a really good striker in the ring so I wasn’t
used to it. He was making a lot of space so it was difficult
to shoot in on him. His strategy was decent in staying away.
It was obvious he didn’t want to engage on the ground and
I wasn’t going to shoot in with my head down and get soccer
kicked. If you miss you have to pull guard right away. If someone
doesn’t like it or thinks it looks bad, well it looks worse
getting kicked in the head.”
Lister
seemed quite adamant about the damage, or lack thereof, he received
by saying, “I can take a hit, I didn’t get hurt or
rocked at all. When he kicked me in the leg he hit me on my ligament
that I had my knee operation on. A chain is only as strong as
its weakest link, so I’ll make it as strong as it can be
in the future. It’s my fault it seemed like he did more
damage to my legs than I did to his. After the fight was over
you could see his legs were more bruised up than mine were.”
When
asked what he thought of the judges’ split decision in favor
of Suloev, Lister said, “That’s the way it goes sometimes.
Judging is one of the hardest things you can do and I wouldn’t
want to be a judge. They have certain criteria they judge on
and I guess I didn’t do enough within that criteria in two
judges’ minds to give me the decision. I look at it like
this, if I win by decision I didn’t really win, if I loose
by decision then I didn’t really lose. In my mind you win
or lose in the ring or not at all.”
The
conversation ended with Lister talking about his future prospects
and if he thinks Pride will have him back, “I believe they’ll
have me back. I really hope that Pride understands that it was
a very stubborn match-up, the styles clash so bad. It wasn’t
as action packed as I thought it should be. I didn’t show
my game, so hopefully next time they’ll get me in a fight
with someone whose style compliments mine. My top two priorities
are my gym (City Boxing) and my students. Pride is the most important
thing in my competitive career, but it’s only fighting.
I have the Abu Dhabi fight next year that’s signed in which
I’m going against Ricardo Arona. That’s going to be
a really good match. He’s got a lot of great skills so it
should be fun for the crowd to watch.”
Source:
MMA Weekly |
COFFEE
GUY EXCLUSIVE: TITO VS. MEZGER PART III
By Coffee Guy
Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.
The
following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant
called 'Coffee Guy':
Zuffa
has all but signed the matchup of Tito Ortiz vs. Guy Mezger rematch
for UFC 50.
Mezger
may have signed already, but I am not sure if Tito has signed
as of yet. However, it's expected that Tito will sign.
Source: Fight Sport |
COFFEE
GUY EXCLUSIVE: UFC POSSIBLY IN JAPAN
By Coffee Guy
Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.
The
following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant
called 'Coffee Guy':
Zuffa
is having talks with some small-time Japanese promoters with
the hopes of staging a UFC show in Japan this coming December.
The
show would be small scale, and there is talk that Tito Ortiz
would headline the show.
Source: Fight Sport |
Milton
Vieira
By Eduardo Ferreira
The
man who taught hand's triangle choke to Minotauro
When
Rodrigo Minotauro first used the hand's triangle choke at Pride
GP, everybody wanted to know where the hell that movement came
from. We know who taught him: Milton Vieira (BTT), who also used
the position against Jadyson Costa at Meca XI. However Miltinho
does not know how the hand's triangle choke came out, he guarantees
nobody taught him. Check out a full interview with Miltinho and
know more about the position and lots of news from the Brazilian
Top Team athlete.
You've
been to Japan with your teammates... How is your dealing with
Japanese promoters?
Japanese
complimented me a lot. I did a presentation before Pride Bushido
and I think I did great job. I don't even like to talk about
it now, but I do hope fighting at Pride someday.
Brazilian
Top Team wants to feature a fight between you and Takanori Gomi.
What do you think of it?
I
believe I would give him a hard time. Gomi needs somebody who
enjoys punches' exchanging. Somebody that is not concerned about
what might happen after. He is a complete fighter and a bout
between us would be great because my skills on the feet and on
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