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2006
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
2005
12/10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
11/19/05
ROTR 9
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/14/05
3rd American National BJJ Championships
(Torrance Unified School District, Torrance, CA )
10/29-30/05
Brazilian Team Titles
(Equipes)
(Brazil)
10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kauai)
8/27-28/05
International
Masters & Seniors BJJ Tournament
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
8/05 (tentative)
ROTR 8
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
7/23-31/05
World BJJ
Championships (Mundial)
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
7/23/05 or 7/30/05
Hawaii Grappling
Grand Prix
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(TBA)
7/21-23/05
World Cup of BJJ
(BJJ)
(São Paulo, Brazil)
7/9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
7/2/05
The Art Of War:
The East vs. The Rest
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu)
6/18/05
The Pride of Martial Arts Tournament
(Sport-Jujitsu, Sport-Pankration, Extreme (continuous) Sparring,
Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
Longman BJJ Tournament
(BJJ)
(Kauai)
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Quote
of the Day
"Watch your "Thoughts," they become words. Watch
your "Words," they become actions. Watch your "Actions,"
they become habits. Watch your "Habits," they become
character. Watch your "Character," for it becomes your
"Destiny.""
Frank Outlaw
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Penn's
Prelim Hearing Today;
Lawyer Contends Fighter was Pursued by Officer to His Car
By Loretta Hunt
Former UFC Welterweight Champion and current K-1 MMA competitor
BJ Penn is scheduled for a preliminary hearing this afternoon
in the Waikiki District Court of 7C in Hawaii. The local fighting
celebrity has been charged with assaulting District Six Waikiki
police officer Richardson Pouoa in the first degree, as part
of a multi-person altercation which started outside the Club
Zanzabar on May 8th, the site of Rumble On the Rock 7's afterparty
proceedings.
In
court documents obtained by FCF, Officer Pouoa, working a Special
Duty assignment that evening at the nightclub, contends Penn
punched him on the "left cheek area of his face" and
attempted to flee. At the time, Pouoa says he was attempting
to break up a large fight outside the club. Pouoa has stated
that Penn and others involved in the fracas did not comply with
the Officer's repeated instructions to leave the area and that
he deployed police-issued O.C. spray in Penn's direction from
a distance of 4 to 6 feet prior to the alleged assault.
"The
information that we have is that BJ was trying to leave,"
Penn's lawyer Michael Green says, "and actually left the
car at one point to try and help his brother who was getting
the crap beat out of him, and then they went back to the car."
According
to an anonymous witness close to Penn that spoke with FCF, the
officer pursued Penn to his car and held the vehicle door open,
impeding the fighter's exit from the scene. Attorney Green concurs
that his witnesses have described the same scenario.
"The
cop said something to BJ in the backseat and the cop was standing
on the street and BJ had something to say to him and the cop
reached into the car and blasted him in the face from probably
half a foot full-on with mace," Green explains.
"The
one witness who I spoke with who was a security guard, who really
didn't know BJ that night, said BJ jumped out of the car like
his head was on fire," Green continues. "It looked
to her like all he was trying to do was that his arms were waving
and he was trying to clear his eyes and get the fumes away from
him, and this cop grabbed him. I don't think he had a clue who
it was who grabbed him and he had just been punched and kicked
earlier. So, there was no intention to hurt anybody and he certainly
didn't know it was a police officer."
Penn's
preliminary hearing today to determine probable cause in the
case should also introduce a circuit court arraignment date.
Although Penn's legal representation already entered a "non
guilty" plea for his client at his initial court appearance
on May 12th, the Honolulu Prosecutor's office said a formal plea
will be entered at the arraignment.
Source: FCF |
EILERS
OUT FOR 6-8 MONTHS, MAYBE MORE..
It will probably go down as the single most injuries sustained
in one fight in the history of the UFC by one fighter. The news
yesterday did not get any better for Justin Eilers.
MMAWeekly
has leaned that the news was NOT good as Eilers received his
test results back yesterday. Eilers learned that he tore both
minuscus in his knee and he has no ACL whatsoever. This is on
top of two broken hands, a broken nose, and a badly sprained
ankle.
MMAWeekly
is hearing that he will be out for a minimum of 6 to 8 months
and he could be out a year. Right now the options for Eilers
is to use a hamstring from a cadaver to replace it.
Eilers
also said that he does want to come back from all the injuries
and once he does, that he will cut weight and fight in the Light
Heavyweight division at 205.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Diaz
Post Fight Interview
GF- Did the fight against Oishi go pretty much as planned and
are you happy with the result?
ND-
I'm happy with the way it turned out. I expected him to come
out and look for the takedown. It actually suprised me that he
wanted to stand and strike throughout the fight. The tapes that
I had seen made me think he would probably shoot in on me. I
know he had beaten Lytle and I had expected a different game
from him.
GF-
There has been some talk that you are challenging Diego Sanchez.
Can you comment on that?
ND-
I'm not challenging him. I don't think I have anything to prove.
I know he got on here by winning on The Ultimate Fighter. I also
think there are tougher guys in the UFC right now that got here
the hard way and not on some t.v. show. I was asked if I would
like to fight him and I said, "sure I would". I would
like to fight anyone they put in front of me. The only person
I want to challenge is Matt Hughes. That is because he is the
champion and I am the challenger.
GF-
What's next for you at this point?
ND-
I am boxing next month and there's a possibilty I will be cornering
my brother in a show in Japan. Other than that I'm still training
every day and staying in shape.
GF
Thanks Nick and good luck.
Source: Gracie Fighter
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JAKE
R REPORT:
LINDLAND - RIGGS UFC 54 RUMOR
In another exclusive report for Fightsport.com, this cyber reporting
stud can reveal that Zuffa is planning on setting up Matt Lindland
and Joe Riggs in August. Also, sources in Iowa are telling me
there is a strong possibility Zuffa will market this as yet another
in the long line of recent UFC grudge matchs.
As
usual, stick to the Jake R Report for news that is days, weeks,
and even months ahead of the other mma media sites.
*Exclusive
Jake R Report, must credit the Jake R Report when discussing
this article.
Source: Fight Sport
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SILVA
VS SYLVIA?
MMAWeekly.com has learned that the UFC has contacted Assuerio
Silva to fight Tim Sylvia at UFC 54.
It
looks as though the two sides have agreed in principle to face
one another in Las Vegas on August 20th.
Sylvia
says he will begin his training camp soon and he will be on the
radio show Friday to soundoff about a few issues.
For
Silva, it will mark the first time he has fought in the Octagon.
He has an overall record of 10-3. Size could be the issue in
this fight as Silva stands just 6'0 and weighs around 235.
For
Sylvia, he stands 6'8 and weighs 260, so Tim Sylvia will definitely
have the size advantage at UFC 54.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Ronaldo
Jacaré
By Marcelo Alonso
Reviewing
ADCC 2005
Ronaldo
Jacaré was one of the great athletes of ADCC 2005. After
doing eight fights and taking the - 88kg title home, Jacaré
fought tough guys as Marcelinho Garcia, Alexandre Cacareco at
the open class and did review the final of BJJ Worlds 2004, against
Roger Gracie. However, his fight started even in Brazil, before
departing, due to some visa troubles. During this interview,
made on the day after the competition, Jacaré talks about
his problems to get a visa, his fights with Marcelinho, Cacareco
and Roger and other things he's seen at ADCC 2005.
How
did you submit with leg-lock a specialist as Alexandre Cacareco?
I
fixed the hook from behind and fell down to his side. His leg
got stuck in my hook. I caught him and pulled with the hook and
then submitted him by leg-lock.
During
your fight with Marcelinho. did you have a special strategy?
I
wanted to fight on the top or bellow. I pulled him to my closed
guard and fixed a triangle choke, once he is smaller and his
arms would be spread. I attacked alternating the triangle choke
and kimura. He ended submitted by a kimura from the guard.
And
tell me about your strategy against Roger Gracie.
I
was doing a great fight with Roger, but unfortunately I allowed
him to get positioned. By the time he caught my back. He was
superior on the fight.
Even
winning the bout, you didn't play the tight game and kept fighting.
Yes.
But in certain time he caught my back. He didn't even put the
hooks. He passed through and fixed a triangle choke in my waist.
I stood up. That is his position. With his long legs. (laughing)
There
was a time referee said something for you and you gesticulated.
What happened in that moment?
He
said something with me and I was thinking he wanted us to go
to the middle of the mat. I pointed with my finger I would go
to the middle. I relaxed and Roger fixed the rear naked choke
in my neck and submitted me. I thought referee had stopped the
fight, because he touched me and I don't really understand English.
But maybe Roger would catch me anyway, because it's his favorite
position. and so far he had submitted everyone from there.
Dou
you want to face Roger at the BJJ Worlds?
Absolutely.
I want and I like to fight him. I appreciate fighting with a
tough guy. My happiness is fighting! My goal is facing the best
fighters. Xande Ribeiro means good fight. I like to fight him.
If I have to fight him, I'll always do because it will kick ass.
I enjoy difficult fights and Roger for me is the most difficult
fighter for me.
But
do you have a strategy to defeat him now?
There
is always a move you use in the certain time.
And
about the visa? Without it you would be out of ADCC...
I
start this story from Manaus. In two occasions, I've renewed
my visa by the internet. I visited Embassy's web site, pay the
first tax and then return to the web site and schedule an interview.
The problem is they didn't have time for me until end of June.
Then I called the Embassy everyday and I was not working. A week
before, some people started to help me. Vitor from Koral was
the guy who motivated me the most. In the last time I told Vítor:
"I think I'll not fight ADCC". And Vítor, who
is my sponsor, told me: "You will! You cannot give up. You
shall never give up! I trained in plenty agony for 15 days.
But
then you got it.
We've
sent a letter to the Consulate and a Xerox copy of the flight
ticket. Kid Peligro helped me a lot. Vítor sent a fax
as a manager and also the invitation letter of ADCC. The interview
was on May 27, it means a day before the event. ADCC guys allowed
me to weight at the time. I went to the consulate 5:30 am and
called the dispatcher to help me out. At 11am my name was in
the list and I haven't felt any kind of prejudice because I'm
black. Every time I went to the Consulate I was never mistreated.
I was treat as a professional athlete. When I left the building
I screamed and shouted: "I will fight Abu-Dhabi!"
And
tell me about the plane trip.
When
a competition is near to happen, I only care about sleeping.
On the plane I ate a lot. Even the stewardess though I was funny.
Because I slept and ate the whole time. I ended weighting 88kg.
I've never weight like this in my whole life.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it."
Irving Berlin, 1888-1989, Russian Composer
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The
Art of War:
The East vs. The Rest Changes Date & Venue!
The
inaugural event has gone through the ringer even before they
put on their first event. The event date will now be July 2nd
and the venue is now the Blaisdell Arena, so there will be room
for everyone.
The
tentative fight card will be delivered fairly soon. |
Inside
Fighting Notes
WOW! What a weekend of boxing and mixed martial arts! Ricky Hatton's
performance against Kostya Tszyu was nothing short of amazing.
The energetic young fighter proved that he is one of the best
- if not the best - 140-lb.'er in the world by beating the champion
into submission with unrelenting pressure and nonstop punching.
After a brutal 11 rounds, Tszyu decided to retire on his corner
rather than come out for the final round. Read about the fight
now on InsideFighting, and see where Hatton now ranks in the
hallowed 140-lb. division.
Not to be outdone by a boxer, Cincinnati's Rich Franklin made
good on his promise to win the UFC Middleweight Championship
in an epic war with Evan Tanner. Franklin used an outstanding
jab and accurate strikes from the outside to cause serious swelling
and bleeding on the champion's face causing the ringside doctor
to stop the action at 3:25 of round four. Check out InsideFighting
for all the results from UFC 53, as well as a tremendous photo
gallery by Ed Mulholland.
The now-former champion must be applauded, though, for his gutsy
performance. Tanner showed amazing heart and courage in the fight.
He refused to quit and kept pressing for victory until the final
bell. Thank you for a great fight.
In a fight that actually occurred two weeks ago, the "New
York Bad Ass" Phil Baroni breathed new life into a stalled
career by brutally knocking out Ikuhisa Minowa in the second
round of his Pride debut, as shown on a two-week PPV delay broadcast
last night. The fighters engaged in an entertaining battle that
both men display tremendous chins, excellent standup and solid
ground work in the fight. Check back for an exclusive interview
with Baroni tomorrow.
Source: Inside Fighting
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...AND
NEW UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
RICH FRANKLIN!
In
a fight that had just about everything that fans could hope for,
Rich Franklin was able to live his dream and reach the pinnacle
of mixed martial arts and win a major title for the first time
in his career. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Rich Franklin has
come out and proved himself a fierce competitor time and time
again.
In
his very first match-up out of the gates under the bright lights
of the UFC, Rich was able to show his dominant style by getting
a huge win over Evan Tanner. In that one fight, he was able to
solidify himself as a top name in his weight class and start
his rise up the ranks in the octagon.
Rich
Franklin was fairly unknown up to that point, but did hold wins
over great competitors like Marvin Eastman and Travis Fulton.
With a victory over Tanner, he was invited back into the octagon
at UFC 44 against Edwin Dewees. Despite having a groin injury
going into the battle, Rich was able to again overwhelm his opponent
with his striking style and walked out a winner again.
It
was on New Year’s eve in 2003 that Franklin’s career
took a turn for the worse. He took a fight in Japan on the Inoki
Bom-Ba-Ye card against Ryoto “Lyoto” Machida. Though
Franklin seemed ready for the fight, he was stopped for the first
time in his career by Machida and his future in the UFC seemed
uncertain. Although, Franklin had two wins in the octagon, losing
in Japan by KO made some question whether he was really ready
for another fight in the UFC.
Despite
great success fighting at 205lbs, Rich was able to see that if
was to have a prosperous future in MMA he would need to drop
down to the 185lb weight class. Rich walked around for most of
his fights in the light heavyweight division at or around 210lbs
which was much less than many of the top fighters in that weight
class. Rich was then able to make a comeback to the UFC and start
his climb into the middleweight division.
His
first match-up was against tough as nails fighter, Jorge Rivera
at UFC 50 in Atlantic City. Franklin looked somewhat thin for
the fight and many critics speculated that the drop in weight
affected his performance. He had a very tough fight with Rivera,
but was able to show off his submission skills as he tapped out
Jorge with an armbar in the third round.
Now
back into the UFC, Rich was waiting to get another fight in the
185lb division when an offer came across his table that was just
too good to pass up on. The legendary Ken Shamrock was set up
to fight for the main event of the “Ultimate Fighter”
finale on Spike TV and Franklin was picked to take him on. Again,
Franklin had to regain the weight and take the fight at 205lbs.
It was obvious very early in the fight that Franklin was more
than ready for the war in the octagon. He landed strikes at will
and just a few minutes into the first round, Franklin ended Shamrock’s
night with a barrage of punches on the ground. With that fight,
not only did Franklin concrete himself as a top competitor, but
he gained instant stardom.
It
was announced that Franklin would drop back down to 185lbs to
where he felt he belonged and get a shot at a title in a rematch
with his opponent from his first UFC opponent, Evan Tanner. At
UFC 53, Franklin returned to Atlantic City to live his dream
and get the title he so badly wanted. Tanner to his credit was
a phenomenal champion in his own right and was more than ready
for another shot at Franklin.
In
the first round, the two fighters traded punches and kicks, but
with just about a minute to go, Tanner connected flush on Franklin’s
jaw with a heavy right hand and dropped the former school teacher.
Tanner jumped on the chance to end the fight, but Franklin was
able to defend effectively and get out of the round. The rest
of the time in the fight was dominated by Rich Franklin. He caught
Tanner with strikes throughout the next two rounds and was excellent
with his muay thai clinch and knees. By the 4th round, Tanner’s
face was cut multiple times and he seemed outmatched by Franklin’s
stand-up. A doctor determined that Tanner’s injuries were
too much to continue and the fight was stopped, and with that
Rich Franklin was crowned the new middleweight champion.
Now,
Rich Franklin has the title that he has sought for so long and
he’s also earned himself a spot as one of the coaches on
the newest season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Rich was
already a star after his defeat of Ken Shamrock, but now with
the second win over Evan Tanner and a primetime slot as a coach
on the top rated cable show, Franklin could be one of the biggest
names in the game.
Rich
Franklin earned his title and throughout his career he has proven
that he belongs among the top fighters in the world. Now, the
Cincinnati native can not only be called a top fighter, but Rich
Franklin can be called champion.
Source: MMA Weekly
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MARQUARDT
SIGNS WITH UFC
Pancrase
champ Nate "The Great" Marquardt signed a multi-fight
agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As might be
expected, the 7-times King of Pancrase is very happy to be fighting
on his home turf for the first time in many years.
Marquardt
has long hoped to show American fans what has made him a superstar
in Japan. At just 26 years old, Marquardt has been training and
fighting in Japan since 1999. During that period, Marquardt has
been consistently ranked among
the top-ten middleweight fighters in the world.
Following
in the footsteps of former Pancrase greats Bas Rutten and Ken
Shamrock, he eventually went on to surpass their formidable accomplishments
by doing the impossible, winning the King of Pancrase title seven
times.
Even
more impressive, all of Marquardt's Pancrase fights were under
the closed fist, UFC-like rules, adopted by Pancrase in 1999.
Marquardt's UFC debut takes place on "Ultimate Fight Night",
a Spike TV network special program, shown live on August 6, 2005,
from Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be a main event, middleweight
bout against AMC Pankration fighter Ivan Salaverry (11-3).
Source: MMA Weekly
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"The
Ultimate Fighter”: Success Again at UFC 53
The
power and influence of television was never clearer than on Saturday
night at UFC 53 at the Boardwalk Hall. With the debut of the
light heavyweight winner of the “Ultimate Fighter”
competition in Forrest Griffin, and Nathan Quarry, who became
a fan favorite after his devastating ankle injury kept him from
competing for the show, both were met with huge ovations in their
official octagon debuts.
Many
questioned the signing of Nathan Quarry because of the fact that
he never fought once during the show and his record is still
somewhat lacking of a usual UFC fighter. Quarry walked to the
octagon in front of a packed house, and the fans were very much
on his side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered almost
as loud as they did for any fighter on the card, when the Team
Quest prodigy made his way octagon.
Another
factor that set Quarry apart as the obvious fan favorite was
the fact that usual crowd pleaser, “Mr. International”
Shonie Carter was booed during his flashy entrance. Shonie came
out sporting another great outfit, carrying both his cane and
cup, playing to the crowd. As the sounds of “Superfly”
filled the arena, the crowd let Carter have it as they were supporting
a face that was mostly known to them from the popular Spike TV
series. Quarry didn’t disappoint in his fight either.
After
a series of exchanges, one of which stunned Quarry, he gained
the upperhand and unloaded on Carter. Shonie was pushed back
a couple of times during the fight, and Quarry looked much bigger
than Carter when the two locked up against the cage. After just
a few minutes, Quarry ended Shonie’s night with a combination
that left him stunned and stumbling in the octagon. The referee
stopped the fight giving the TKO win to the newest star to the
UFC, Nathan “Rock” Quarry.
Forrest
Griffin arguably one of the most popular fighters featured on
the show both in and out of the octagon. His persona was built
for TV as he showed a ton of humor and an amazing heart as he
battled back from a cut above his eyebrow to be able to fight
in the semi-finals of the light heavyweight division. Forrest
was also one of the top picks to win the division from the very
beginning of the show, and he was featured in one of the top
fights in UFC history when he fought co-competitor, Stephan Bonnar
in the finale.
The
battle that Bonnar and Griffin waged was one for the ages. A
slugfest from start to finish also got the attention of more
than 10 million fans watching on live TV. Griffin got the decision
that night and made his official debut for the UFC on Saturday
taking on TKO heavy hitter, Bill “The Butcher” Mahood.
Griffin
was seen working hard before the fight along side training partner,
Rory Singer, in preparation for his pay per view entrance. Much
like Quarry’s walk to the cage, Forrest Griffin was met
with a huge ovation from the New Jersey crowd. His face was well
known to the fans due the exposure on the “Ultimate Fighter”
and fans cheered him loudly as he made his way down for his fight.
Griffin made short work of the Canadian stand-out as he tapped
him out due to a rear naked choke in the first round. With a
win in his first fight as an official UFC fighter, Forrest Griffin
also through his name into the mix of the light heavyweight division.
Both
Quarry and Griffin lived up to the hype that the show built so
well. The crowd was louder during their performances than for
any other fight on the card. Quarry was emotional in the post
fight press conference as he was very thankful for the shot to
prove himself inside the UFC octagon. Griffin was poised and
ready for his UFC debut and made quite an impression to the crowd
with a great win. At UFC 54, the middleweight winner of the “Ultimate
Fighter”, Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez will make
his official debut as he will drop to his natural weight and
fight at 170lbs, and he is sure to make an impression on the
crowd as well.
President
Dana White has said for years that the UFC would see huge success
with a television show, and he was right on multiple levels.
The UFC now has a regular slot on cable television with live
fights throughout the year. And with the competitors from the
first season of the “Ultimate Fighter” now officially
fighting inside the octagon, the crowds are cheering them on
in record numbers. A second season is set to debut on August
22nd with coaches Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes. The heavyweights
and welterweights are on display this time and a new set of stars
are sure to be made.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse
to soar."
Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer,
Amorist
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ARLOVSKI
OUTCLASSES EILERS
Great
champions, beat who they are supposed to beat. It would've been
very easy for Andrei Arlovski to overlook Justin Eilers. The
Pit Bull was coming off demonstrative wins over Vladimir Matyushenko,
Cabbage Correira , and Tim Sylvia.
For
just over four minutes, the interim champion was peppering Eilers
with jabs, overhand rights and lefts, as well as inside leg kicks.
While Arlovski didn't get the knockout win like most people thought
because of a freak accident to Eilers knee.....it was clear
who the best fighter was in the Octagon this weekend.
His
name IS Andrei Arlovski. The man from Belarus, made Eilers look
slow in the stand up exchanges as there was no doubt who would
win the fight. During the pay per view broadcast, Mike Goldberg
made reference that with this latest win by Arlovski, it
would set a showdown between him and Frank Mir for October. Now
there is still now word whether or not Mir will be ready to go
for an undisputed fight, however you would think if they would
take the liberty to promote the match for October, that all parties
involved believe it could happen.
Where
does Arlovski rank in the world among UFC and Pride Heavyweights?
Probably close to the top. While it may be a for gone conclusion
that Pride has the best heavyweights in the world according to
most MMA insiders, Arlovski continues to improve and has stamped
his name as one of the best in not only the UFC, but the world
in MMA.
Source: MMA Weekly |
UFC
53 Heavy Hitters: Prelim Fighters Deliver the Goods for Live
Crowd
There
were four UFC veterans returning for the preliminary portion
of UFC 53 Heavy Hitters. These are the guys that are enlisted
to come out and warm up the live crowd, hoping that there will
be enough time on the pay-per-view broadcast to get their fight
shown at some point to the thousands watching on television.
In Atlantic City, these guys all did their jobs and more. Not
one fight went to a decision… in fact, all three fights
were finished by TKO!
Nick
Diaz is a quiet guy that comes to the ring to fight… nothing
more, nothing less. On Saturday night, Diaz did just that. As
part of a deal to allow David Terrell to fight at UFC 51, the
Japanese Pancrase organization sent Koji Oishi over to face Diaz.
Surprisingly, Oishi, normally known for his solid takedowns and
ground and pound strategy, chose to stay on his feet and trade
blows with Diaz. Though he landed a few blows that appeared to
be a faulty strategy for Oishi.
Flat-footed
for most of the fight, Oishi took numerous powerful left hands
to the face that put him on his back little more than a minute
into the fight. Diaz quickly dropped on top of him and sealed
the deal with a couple of final blows before referee Mario Yamasaki
stepped in to stop the bout.
Diaz
has only lost one of his five bouts in the UFC and that was a
split decision lost to fellow welterweight contender Karo Parisyan.
He is one of the most complete and aggressive young fighters
in the world today. It shouldn’t be long before we see him
fighting for the title. With champion Matt Hughes one of the
coaches on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, maybe we’ll
get to see Diaz rematch with Parisyan in the mean time.
Canadian
striker David “The Crow” Loiseau is another UFC veteran
that was enlisted to excite the live crowd. He stepped in against
UFC rookie Charles McCarthy, a submission specialist. This was
a classic striker vs. grappler matchup that went far beyond expectations.
McCarthy was very aggressive in round one, taking Loiseau’s
back and nearly landing a rear naked choke. The choke was defended
well as Loiseau turned the tables and landed some strikes to
finish out the round.
In
round two though, it was The Crow. After some solid ground and
pound by Loiseau, the two were stood up. McCarthy was peppered
with a couple of solid jabs then stunned more by a flying knee.
Loiseau immediately saw the opening and landed a crushing spinning
back kick and followed with another flying knee, but it was the
spinning back kick that put McCarthy on the mat and ended the
fight, a spectacular finish by Loiseau.
The
win over McCarthy marks Loiseau’s fourth win in succession
and should put him back on the main pay-per-view card in the
future. His manager, Stephane Patry, is currently negotiating
with the UFC and hopes to have Loiseau fighting again on the
August 20th UFC 54 card. Whether he is or not, it’s a good
bet that we’ll be seeing more of him soon. How about a matchup
between Loiseau and David Terrell to start setting the stage
for the contenders to Rich Franklin’s new middleweight championship?
Although
UFC 53 was Nate Quarry’s first appearance on a UFC pay-per-view
card, he was very impressive in his victory over Loudon Sincaid
at The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He had a difficult task in front
of him facing longtime veteran Shonie Carter who is nearing 100
mixed martial arts bouts to his credit. Carter’s last appearance
in the Octagon occurred before Quarry even started fighting.
This was one of those bouts to be used to gauge where both fighters
are at in their careers. Is the new dog for real? And what does
the old dog have left in his bag of tricks?
Carter
is a crafty veteran with a very unorthodox style that threw various
spinning kicks and backfists at Quarry looking to throw him off
of his game. But Quarry is a very orthodox fighter that isn’t
easily shaken. He was very collected as he looked for the openings
in Carter’s unorthodox techniques and exploited them fully.
Quarry
rocked Carter over and over with his straightforward boxing style,
dropping him early in the round. He punished Carter with a barrage
of elbows and forearms, but couldn’t put the veteran away
on the mat. Carter worked the fight back up to the feet, but
Quarry quickly clinched, landed some solid knees, and then threw
a solid combination of punches that left Carter stumbling to
the mat for the final time halfway through the first round.
It
took nine years of training and fighting for Quarry to arrive
at this point. He’s an emotional guy that wears his heart
on his sleeve and seems to appreciate how fortunate he is to
have earned this moment in his life. At the post fight press
conference, a teary-eyed Quarry commented on his memories of
sitting back and watching Carter in the UFC so long ago and now
he has defeated him. A mature and fundamental fighter from the
Team Quest camp, Quarry appears to be gearing up for a long run
in the UFC. With such a strong performance against a veteran
like Carter; look for Quarry to be stepping into the Octagon
with a middleweight title contender in his next fight.
In
the end, all three preliminary bouts were shown on the pay-per-view
broadcast after the main event was finished treating the viewing
audience to some tremendous performances.
Source: MMA Weekly |
TANNER
SHOWS HEART, JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT AGAINST FRANKLIN
Evan
Tanner wanted respect and finally got it in his last fight against
David Terrell. In the first round of the UFC Championship fight
against Rich Franklin, it looked like Tanner was ready to shock
not only the MMA world, but Franklin by standing up and exchanging
strikes. Tanner landed a huge right hand that dropped challenger,
toward the end of the first round. It looked as though the champ,
would shock everyone by knocking out Franklin, the better striker
going into the fight.
But
give Franklin credit. He took the champs best right hand, recovered
and then dominated the next three rounds. Tanner did not have
an answer for Franklin on Saturday night. Tanner became the ex-champ
as he was dominated in the final three rounds. Tanner showed
a lot of heart as he never gave up in the fight. However this
night was Rich Franklin's, not Tanner's. Franklin beat Tanner
to every punch after the first round. Tanner couldn't take Franklin
down and he couldn't get off in the clinch, which is his bread
and butter.
So
what now for the ex-champ? That's a good question. David Terrell
would probably like a rematch. Matt Lindland would probably love
a fight as well. Only time will tell. This is what we do know.
Tanner will look to earn that respect once again as he drops
to 31-6 in his MMA career.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"It is never too late to be what you might been."
George Eliot, 1819-1880, British Novelist
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Fernando
“Margarita” Pontes Seminar
Wednesday,
June 8, 2005
Relson
Gracie Main Academy
844
Queen Street, 2nd Floor
7:30-9:30PM
$50
per person
Saturday,
June 11, 2005
Hawaii
Martial Arts Center (HMC)
King's
Gate Plaza
555 North King Street
(808) 841-5144
Time: to be determined
Cost: to be determined |
2005
HAWAIIAN OPEN OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU RESULTS
Kids
Gi Division
5
- 6 years old:
1) Isaiah Calpito
Gracie Kailua
2) Noah Robinson
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
7
- 8 years old:
1) Paliku Victorino
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Juan Milian-Gutierrez Jr.
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
9
years old:
1) Makana Valdez
Relson Gracie
2) Makoa Gaughen
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
10
years old:
1) Noah Hashimoto
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Angel Fergerstrom
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
11
- 12 years old:
1) Keanu Ching
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Bryan Peralta
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
10
- 13 years old Heavyweight:
1) Sage Yoshida
HMC / Brazilian Freestyle
2) Keola Mayural
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
13
- 15 years old:
1) Kamanao Chun
Relson Gracie Kahaluu
2) Kena Gugudan
Relson Gracie
15
years old Heavyweight:
1) Keola Knight
Gracie Kailua
2) Jacob Matta
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
Mens
White Belt
Featherweight:
1) Sadhu Bott
HMC / Nova Uniao
2) Mark Enomoto
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
Lightweight:
1) Marc Hasegawa
Alliance
2) Chris Procopia
Gracie Kailua
Middleweight:
1) Omar Fleury
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Jordan Ware
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
Light
Heavyweight:
1) Mike Maatta
808 Fight Factory
2) Luis Feliciano
Relson Gracie Casca Grossa
Heavyweight:
1) Grant Manning
Longman Jiu Jitsu
2) Bo Lagmay
Kauai Tech
Super
Heavyweight:
1) Travis Dasher
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Kaimiloa Chandler
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
Mens
Blue Belt
Super
Featherweight:
1) Sergio Hurtado
Longman Jiu Jitsu
2) Brandon Thompson
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
Featherweight:
1) Andrew Kawada
Relson Gracie Casca Grossa
2) Jake Scoval
Longman Jiu Jitsu
Middleweight:
1) Kekoa Rogan
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Anya Douglas
North Shore Jiu Jitsu
Light
Heavyweight:
1) Rob Thompson
Relson Gracie
2) Jonathan Collins
Relson Gracie
Heavyweight:
1) Imiloa Lindsey
Relson Gracie
2) David Chew
Relson Gracie
Super
Heavyweight:
1) Raymond Seraile
Grappling Unlimited
2) Maui Wolfgramm
Relson Gracie Kahaluu
Blue
Belt - Master
Lightweight:
1) David Hattori
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Chan Abenes
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
Purple
Belt
150
- 180 lbs:
1) Sidney Batista
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Tyson Coloma-Nahooikaika
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
Brown/Black Belt
Lightweight:
1) Baret Yoshida
Baret Submission Grappling
2) Tulio Perrone
Alliance
Kids
No Gi Division
5
- 6 years old:
1) Isaiah Calpito
Gracie Kailua
2) Kaleo Batista
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
7
- 8 years old:
1) Paliku Victorino
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Hikina Gaughen.
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
9
years old:
1) Makana Valdez
Relson Gracie
2) Makoa Gaughen
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
10
years old:
1) Noah Hashimoto
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Kaeo Paik
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
11
- 12 years old:
1) Keanu Ching
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) David Terao
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
10
- 13 years old Heavyweight:
1) Sage Yoshida
HMC / Brazilian Freestyle
2) Keola Mayural
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
13
- 15 years old:
1) Kamanao Chun
Relson Gracie Kahaluu
2) Alvon Caller
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
15
- 17 years old Heavyweight:
1) Jacob Matta
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Justin Wong
HMC / Nova Uniao
Mens
No Gi Novice
Featherweight:
1) Kaipo Orellana
Wahiawa Jiu Jitsu
2) Ian Hasegawa
Wahiawa Jiu Jitsu
Lightweight:
1) Masa Kurita
HMC / Nova Uniao
2) Chris Procopio
Gracie Kailua
Middleweight:
1) Omar Fleury
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Jordan Ware
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
Light
Heavyweight:
1) Mitchell Johnson
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Luis Feliciano
Relson Gracie Casca Grossa
Heavyweight:
1) Grant Manning
Longman Jiu Jitsu
2) Jason Sanchez
Relson Gracie
Super
Heavyweight:
1) Calvin Gibbs
Jesus Is Lord
2) R.K. Castillo
HMC
Mens
No Gi Intermediate
Featherweight:
1) Jake Scoval
Longman Jiu Jitsu
2) Justin Wong
HMC / Nova Uniao
Lightweight:
1) Brian Gugerty
City Boxing
2) Mark Hasegawa
Alliance
Light
Heavyweight:
1) Carlos Molestina
North Shore Jiu Jitsu
2) Elijah Young
North Shore Jiu Jitsu
Heavyweight:
1) Bo Lagmay
Kauai Tech
2) Thane Fowler
Jesus Is Lord
Super
Heavyweight:
1) Maui Wolfgramm
Relson Gracie Kahaluu
2) Brandon Nunley
Wahiawa Jiu Jitsu
Mens
No Gi Advanced
Featherweight:
1) Baret Yoshida
Baret Submission Grappling
2) Sergio Hurtado
Longman Jiu Jitsu
Middleweight:
1) Sidney Batista
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Brad Scott
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
Heavyweight:
1) Raymond Seraile
Grappling Unlimited
2) David Chew
Relson Gracie
Team
Points
Relson
Gracie 80
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu / HMC / Nova Uniao 31
Longman Jiu Jitsu 14
Gracie Kailua 11
North Shore Jiu Jitsu / Wahiawa Jiu Jitsu 10
Grappling Unlimited 6
Baret Submission Grappling 6
Alliance 5
Jesus Is Lord 4
808 Fight Factory 3
City Boxing 3
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Niko
Vitale Seminar on Kauai
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Hawaii
Karate
Roots: 105 Years of Karate in Hawaii Exhibit
Aloha,
It
is my pleasure to invite you to the opening ceremony for "Hawaii
Karate
Roots: 105 Years of Karate in Hawaii." This exhibition will
run from
Saturday, June 25th until Friday, August 19, 2005 in the Community
Gallery
of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i:
2454
S. Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96826
(across from Star Market)
Telephone:
(808) 945-7633
The
Community Gallery is on the ground floor on the Ewa side of the
building (next to the Kenshikan martial arts dojo). The exhibition
and
opening is *free of charge* and open to the public. Parking is
available
in the JCCH parking structure for a fee. There is some street
parking in
the area. Normal Gallery hours are from Tuesday to Saturday,
from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
The
opening ceremony will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday
the 25th
of June. The Gallery will remain open until 4 p.m. that day.
There will be
a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. and a Karate and Kobudo
(ancient
weapons art) demonstration at noon. The demonstration will be
by members
of the Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai (and/or their students) and
Professor
Feliciano "Kimo" Ferreira, as well as members of the
Hikari Dojo
(instructors and students from my dojo). Kodanshakai members
who are
scheduled that day include: Bobby Lowe, Jimmy Miyaji, Pat Nakata,
Joseph
Bunch, Lee Donahue, Alan Lee, Paul Ortino, and possibly others.
The
purpose of this exhibition is to recognize and honor the pioneers
of
Karate in Hawaii. We will be presenting about 130 photographs,
some being
shown for the first time. We will also present many rare Karate
weapons
(such as sai, nunchaku, tonfa, kusarigama, tobikuchi, and yawara)
and other
artifacts.
Karate
arrived in Hawaii in 1900 with the very first group of Okinawan
immigrants. Successive waves of immigrants, first from Okinawan
and later
from Japan, brought the art with them. Many Hawaii residents
returning
from military or government service in the orient had also learned
the art.
Prominent
Karate instructors visited Hawaii before World War II. These
included Kentsu Yabu (1927), Choki Motobu (1932), Mizuho Mutsu
and Kamesuke
Higashionna (1933), and Chojun Miyaji (1934). We have photographs
of all
of these instructors, plus many others.
Issei
instructors in Hawaii included Seio Morikone, Seiichi Urasaki,
Chonin
Sanra Arakaki, Watoku Higa, Chinyei Kinjo, Oki Shikina, and others.
One of
the first nisei instructors was Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro, who,
with Seishin
Uehara, Mizuho Mutsu and Kamesuke Higashionna, founded the Hawaii
Karate
Seinenkai in 1933.
Our
research is ongoing. While we have not covered every Karate sensei
in
Hawaii, we have included most of the early ones and many in the
post-War era.
More
than anything else, we wish to honor and remember Hawaii's Karate
pioneers. Without them, we would not have the art here in Hawaii
today.
Please
join us for the opening ceremony. It should be a memorable event
and many Karate seniors are expected to attend. You never know
who you
might get to see that day. Very light refreshments will be served.
We are
putting the emphasis on the collection rather than food. There
are many
nice places to eat in the surrounding area.
Please
feel free to invite your family, friends and students (if you
are an
instructor). You are welcome to forward this email to them. Please
RSVP
(confirm that you will attend) by calling Nayna Tanega Goodin
at 488-5773
or by sending her email at tanega@hawaii.rr.com.
I
look forward to seeing you that day. We expect a big turn out
and I will
be doing my best to show the collection and coordinate the
demonstration. It might be very hectic. However, I want to personally
thank you for your support. Without the support of senior Karate
sensei,
and their families, students and supporters, this event would
not be
possible. I particularly want to thank everyone who donated photographs,
artifacts, books, and weapons to our museum.
Each
photograph in the exhibition is a glimpse into the life of a
Karate
pioneer or senior. Karate helps us to become better people, like
them. They are our examples and role models. By studying their
lives, we
can become better students, and hopefully better teachers too.
This
exhibition is being presented by the Hawaii Karate Museum, which
is a
part of the Hikari Institute, a Hawaii nonprofit corporation
and tax exempt
organization. For any donations, checks should be made to the
Hikari
Institute.
For
more information about our projects, please visit: http://Hikari.us/.
And
if you have any items that you might consider donating to the
Hawaii
Karate Museum (or allowing us to scan any old Karate related
photographs),
please contact me.
Thank
you very much again.
Respectfully,
Charles
C. Goodin
Hikari Institute (Hawaii Karate Museum)
98-211 Pali Momi Street, Suite 640
Aiea, Hawaii 96701 USA
e-mail:
goodin@hawaii.rr.com
tel: (808) 488-5773
fax: (808) 488-5778
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Coaches
For The Second Season of TUF
Las
Vegas, NV--UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes has been selected
to be one of the coaches for the second season of Spike TV’s
hit reality series The Ultimate FighterTM, while the second coaching
spot was decided Saturday inside the OctagonTM at UFC 53: Heavy
Hitters, UFC.
Not
only was the middleweight belt be on the line between Evan Tanner
and Rich Franklin at UFC 53, but the winner also becoame the
coach opposite Hughes on The Ultimate Fighter.
“Matt
Hughes is a great champion of the UFC and will be an outstanding
coach on The Ultimate Fighter,” said White leading up to
this event. White was equally excited about the second coaching
spot also going to a UFC Champion... That being the newly crowned
Rich Franklin.
The
Ultimate Fighter’s second season is scheduled to tape this
summer in Las Vegas and will premiere on August 22, 2005 on Spike
TV.
Season
No. 1 (13 weeks) of The Ultimate FighterTM averaged a 1.7 household
rating (1.5 million) with a 2.0 (1,015,000) among males18-49
a 2.4 (604,000) in M18-34 and an average audience of 2.1 million
viewers. The coaches for the first season were light heavyweights
Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell. Forrest Griffin (light heavyweight)
and Diego Sanchez (middleweight) were The Ultimate Fighter champions
for the premiere season and each received a six-figure deal with
the UFC® organization. Stephan Bonnar was also awarded a
contract after his epic battle in the Finals versus Griffin.
The audience peaked during the Bonnar/Griffin fight with 3.3
million viewers. Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television,
Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White of Zuffa,
LLC are the show’s executive producers.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship brand is the world’s leading
professional mixed martial arts association and offers the premier
series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC,
and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC fight programs feature
six live pay-per-view events annually through cable and satellite
providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution, UFC fight programs
are distributed internationally throughout the world, including
broadcast on WOWOW, Inc. in Japan, Globosat in Brazil and Bravo
in the United Kingdom.
Zuffa,
LLC licenses the distribution of its fight show DVDs through
Studioworks Entertainment, a Ventura Distribution company. “Ultimate
Fighting Championship,” “Ultimate Fighting,” “UFC,”
“Submission,” “As Real As It Gets” and the
Octagon cage design are registered trademarks or trademarks owned
exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the U.S., Japan and other jurisdictions.
All other marks that may be referenced herein belong to their
respective holders.
Source: Maxfighting
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Phil
Baroni Speaks Out
Sorry
about the language, but there are Phil Baroni quotes.
Phil
Baroni will always be Phil Baroni. You say you don't know what
that means?
"I
feel I stole the [third] round with the big slam in the last
minute," says Baroni on his bout with Matt Lindland from
UFC 41, maybe the most famous fight of his career. "The
whole third round I pounded the sh!t out of him. Beat his fu<king
@ss. I had him holding on for dear life. I made his candy @ss
p!ss blood for two weeks. Fu<k what the judges say. They don’t
know shit about MMA. I won that fight."
Now
you know what that means.
Baroni
is coming off one of the biggest wins of his career over Ikuhisa
Minowa at Bushido 7. "It was a great win. I proved a lot
of people wrong," says Baroni. But it was not a great win
because it was in a main event, because it wasn't. It was not
a great win because it was a title fight, because it wasn't.
It was a great win because it was Baroni's first step in silencing
the critics that have been claiming he's washed up after losing
four fights in a row in UFC... with the last loss being against
unknown Pete Sell.
"First
of all, who gives a sh!t about the past? It's history,"
says Baroni. "Who cares about yesterday's news? What really
matters is not my win over Minowa but who I'm gonna knockout
next. You don't wanna talk about Dave Menne or Amar Suloev do
you? Why everyone loves to talk about my losses is that everyone
knows these are guys I should have beat. They were huge upsets.
Upsets that I'm over finally. Upsets that I'm never gonna let
happen again."
"And
as far as my last fight [against Sell] it was a pressure thing,"
continues Baroni. "I let the pressure get to me. I froze
up. Fought like sh!t. Didn't open up and tried to play it safe.
[I] fought not to lose. Being on my back with a bad cut five
seconds into the fight due to a slippery canvas didn’t help
matters. Even so I dominated fourteen minutes of that fight.
I was tired, stressed out, [and] made a simple mistake and paid
the price for it. Happy Birthday! I got caught. One thing I will
say is that kid had a big fu<king mouth after the fight and
when I see him I'm gonna shut it permanently. That motherfu<ker
can't hold my big sweaty jock. He wouldn't last one round with
me if we fought again."
And
so far, Baroni has been proving himself to be correct starting
with his knockout victory over Minowa in what was Baroni's Pride
debut. One of the biggest question marks that has been raised
over Baroni's career is his cardio conditioning, a question which
Baroni feels he answered by outlasting Minowa.
"The
cardio obstacle is over. We went at it for ten minutes hard grappling.
Back and forth. We went to war," says Baroni. "An Olympic
wrestling match is two three minute periods. And those guys are
dead after the match. Newsflash: wrestling balls out is fu<king
tiring. We went balls out for ten minutes. What the fu<k!
In the past my conditioning hurt me, yes. But to ask or say that
about this fight makes me sick. I worked my @ss off training
with Matt Smith world renowned strength and conditioning coach."
So
what is Baroni's contract status with Pride? "Let's just
say I'm planning on fighting here for a long time," answers
Phil. "I got my eyes set on the Pride Grand Prix. I wanna
prove without a doubt that I'm the best 185 lbs. fighter in the
world. And the Pride Grand Prix is the most prestigious title
in the world."
Is
there anyone Baroni wants to face in Bushido, whether it be in
a Grand Prix or in a single fight? "I don't pick my opponents.
That's not my job. My job is to kick @ss," explains Baroni.
My next opponent, I could care less. That's up to Pride and my
manager. I don't give a fu<k who I fight next, all I care
about is shutting my co<ksucking critics up and knocking motherfu<kers
out."
Yes,
Phil Baroni will always be Phil Baroni.
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"If your ship doesn't come in, sail out to it."
Jonathan Winters, Actor
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PRIDE
BUSHIDO 8 NEWS
DSE/PRIDE announced that the following fighters will participate
on the PRIDE Bushido 8 card on July 17th:
Ryo
Chonan
Hayato Sakurai
Joachim Hansen
Takanori Gomi
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Marcus Aurelio
Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Ikuhisa Minowa
Jutaro Nakao
Kazuo Misaki
Naoyuki Kotani
Masakazu Imanari
Source:
Fight Sport
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Ricardo
Arona
By Marcelo Alonso and Alexandre Lobo
Pride GP on the road
Ricardo
Arona was one of the big names of first round of Pride GP Middleweight,
on last April 23. Now, Brazilian Top Team is ready for another
war, at this time | |