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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)
7/23/05
Super Brawl 40: Icon
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
7/21-23/05
World Cup of BJJ
(BJJ)
(São Paulo, Brazil)
7/16-17/05
Richard Bustillo 2 day Seminar
(Jun Fan
Jeet Kune Do, Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima, and Muay Thai concepts)
(HMC)
7/9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
7/3/05
Warriors Quest 11
(MMA)
(Kapaa H.S. Gym, Kapaa, Kauai)
Super Braw: Full Contact Showdown 4
at Bayfest
(MMA)
7/2/05
Extreme Wars X-1: Hawaii's Top Team vs. Next Generation's Top
Team
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu)
7/1/05
Dan "The Beast" Severn Seminar
(Farrington H.S. Gym)
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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"Better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one,
than to have an opportunity and not be prepared."
Whitney Young, Jr. 1922-1971, American Social Reformer
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Rumble
Rumors
Heading the ROTR 8 card is BJ Penn vs. Renzo Gracie, this will
be the first event in Hawaii that will be held at Aloha Stadium.
Aloha Stadium's capacity is 55,000, but the promoters are expecting
20,000, which would smash the current record of just under 9,000
set by Super Brawl 29 (I believe).
Here are some other rumored matches:
Battle of the Giants
South Korean fighter Hong-Man Choi (7'2") takes on Akebono
(6'8")
Musashi
vs. TBA
There is also a rumored heavy/super heavyweight 8 man tournament
attempting to be set up. Some of the fighters rumored to be contacted
about participating are:
Butterbean
Scott
Junk (previous fought Ricco Rodriguez at the last ROTR)
Carter
Williams
Yusuke
Fujimoto
Kimo
Leopoldo
Musashimaru's
brother
The
card sounds like it is going to be unreal. Again, this ROTR will
be heavily influenced by K-1, the most apparent change will be
the use of a ring instead of Rumble's cage.
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Roger
Gracie: Best grappler in 2005
By Marcelo Alonso
Most
important name of ADCC 2005 after conquering up-to-99kg and Openweight
category, Roger Gracie is going to BJJ Worlds as the man to be
beaten. In an exclusive to TATAME.com, Roger talks about his
training to ADCC 2005, his expectations for next BJJ Mundials
and whether he intends to do a MMA fight, like his cousins Royler,
Renzo, Rickson and Royler. 'I intend to do a MMA fight, but I'm
waiting for the right time. My next step is to dispute my weight
category and Openweight at BJJ Mundials'
How
was your preparation to fight without the gi? You're not used
with it.
It
was interesting, because I had ever fought with gi. Fighting
no gi is even more slippery and difficult to control the opponent.
But I picked it up fast. Renzo was one of the few persons who
helped me a lot on it. He's a specialist and he knows a lot about
no gi. He got much more involved in MMA during the past years
and he put the gi aside for a while. You can train it a lot on
his gym. By the way, all his students are very tough without
the gi.
And
how long did you spend there with Renzo?
I
spent seven weeks and Kyra spent more. But she'll stay in New
York, teaching classes for women on Renzo's gym.
You
train in England, far far away from best BJJ centers. How come
do you go so sharpen to the tournaments?
On
this moment of my career what really matters are the small details.
It's tough to change my game. Of course I still can learn a lot,
but it will depend on me not on anyone. Teaching classes is the
best way to improve technically. You pay more attention on details
that you can't when you're training only with tough fighters.
If you train hard, you become tough, but you end up loosing on
the improvement of your technique. Nowadays I prepare myself
more technically and physically.
And
what about your fight against Ronaldo Jacaré. Did you
prepare anything special to beat him?
No,
not at all. I didn't prepare anything to beat nobody. I knew
he'd do what he did. I knew how the fight would be. I trained
hard on the feet and I was very confident I could take him down.
But, in the end, he gave his back. Like my grandpa Hélio
Gracie says: when someone takes your arm you can choose between
tapping out or not. But when your opponent takes your neck, it's
tap out or sleep.
Your
next opponent at ADCC will be Dean Lister (ADCC 2005 superfight
champ). How is your expectation about this fight?
It's
difficult to say anything about it now, because we will have
two years to prepare myself for it. But I'm very confident. My
next step is to dispute my weight category and Openweight at
BJJ Mundials, in July.
Is
there any other fighter you highlight on ADCC 2005?
I
always like to see Marcelinho Garcia fighting. I think he is
very technical and a great guy. But I have also to congratulate
some other fighters that did well too.
Have
you already thought on fighting MMA?
Of
course I intend to do a MMA fight, but I'm waiting for the right
time. I don't have to risk myself and my career now just to get
even more noticed. I trained Wrestling for ADCC, but that's not
an usual training for me. Training Wrestling I could defend myself
of Alexandre Cacareco take-downs attempts. I think this disappointed
him, because he did his best attempts and he wasn't able to take
me down. He didn't expect that, he takes everybody down and I
guess this affected him psychologically.
Source: Tatame
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Preview
of Pride 'Critical Countdown'
By Scott Mallon
Critical Countdown Preview
June
26th is closing in fast and the countdown to the 2nd round of
"Critical Countdown 2005" has begun! The stage is set,
the fighters will definitely be ready and any-and-all true MMA
fans around the world have noted the date on their calendars.
Who will be the next Pride FC Middleweight Champion? Let’s
take a closer look at the combatants and see who stands a chance
and who doesn’t.
Wanderlei
“The Axe Murderer” Silva (Brazil / Chute Boxe) vs.
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan / Yoshida Dojo)
After
a New Years Eve loss to Mark Hunt in a non-title bout, his first
in nearly five years, Wanderlei Silva advanced to the 2nd round
with a split decision victory over Olympic gold medalist Hidehiko
Yoshida. Silva is now rather appropriately set to face the number
one Yoshida protégé, Kazuhiro Nakamura. Nakamura
defeated a slumping Kevin Randleman by unanimous decision to
advance. Contrary to what some may believe he will be out of
his league against Silva. Silva is a top-notch striker with knockout
power in not only his hands but his knees as well. Although Silva
can, at times, get wild with his punches, his aggression and
adaptability make up for it. Nakamura will try and take Silva
down but at some point while on his feet, Silva will put Nakamura
to sleep with a big punch or knee. Nakamura is going to have
to wait awhile to avenge Yoshida’s defeat.
Kazushi
“The Gracie Hunter” Sakuraba (Japan / Takada Dojo)
vs. Ricardo Arona (Brazil / Brazilian Top Team)
Once
you’re old, battered and a grizzled veteran, you normally
stay that way. Sakuraba’s “comeback” fight, if
you can call it that, was against “one of the finest Judoka
from Korea,” Yoon Dong Sik. He may be one of the finest
Judoka in Korea but he didn’t belong in a Pride bout against
Saku. The fact is Saku got a gimme from Pride so he could get
a “W” on his record, then get another shot at the middleweight
title and garner interest for the June 26th card. Arona is going
to bring his “A” game for sure, and at this point in
his career Sakuraba needs to get lucky or see Arona commit a
serious error. Arona in a unanimous decision beat down. No Japanese
will advance in the tournament.
Igor
“Ice Cold” Vovchanchyn (Ukraine / Team Vovchanchyn)
vs. Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem (Netherlands
/ Golden Glory)
Vovchanchyn
is strong, can take a pounding and can bang. Overeem is tall,
has good stand-up, an improving ground game and excellent knees.
The difference will be either Vovchanchyn’s ability to take
a beating and land the big shots or Overeem’s ability to
land a flush knee and KO Vovchanchyn. At 6’5 Overeem towers
over the 5’8 Vovchanchyn and may very well land a big knee.
My gut though tells me Vovchanchyn may get rocked but will find
a way to win. He’ll hold his own in the stand–up either
winning a close decision or submitting Overeem, possibly with
a heel hook.
Antonio
“Minotouro” Nogueira (Brazil / Brazilian Top Team)
vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (Brazil / Chute Boxe)
This
may be the most eagerly anticipated bout on the card. It ought
to be a great fight but is one I definitely won’t be betting
on. Both fighters have a shot at winning the championship and
the rivalry between Chute Boxe and BTT gives the fans one more
reason to watch the fight... as if it was really needed. Nogueira
is a complete fighter, very well-rounded and just coming off
a big win over Dan Henderson. “Shogun” has good ground
technique and excellent stand-up and is on a roll after knocking
out Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the first round of
the tournament. Neither Rua nor Nogueira has faced another Brazilian
fighter in Pride and both fighters are sure to be pumped for
this bout. It’s a pick-em fight but I’m going with
Rua by decision simply because of his confidence-building win
over Jackson.
Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil / Brazilian Top Team) vs. Pawel Nastula
(Poland)
In
his first fight in 6 months, “Minotauro” takes on legendary
Polish Judoka Pawel Nastula. The skill and experience of Nog
is also legendary though. Nastula was the 1996 gold medalist
in the Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 and 1997 Judo World champion.
On paper it may look like a good bout but there is a big difference
between fighting in the Pride ring and being a Judo player. Nastula
should have taken a few tune-up bouts against lesser opponents.
Whether the match is a “jacket” bout or not won’t
matter. Nog by unanimous decision and who knows, perhaps he’ll
sink in the Anaconda choke.
Sergio
Kharitonov (Russia / Russian Top Team) vs. Pedro Rizzo (Brazil
/ Ruas Vale Tudo)
I
have a hard time figuring this bout out as I’m unsure of
Kharitonov and even more unsure of which Pedro Rizzo is going
to show up. Rizzo hasn’t fought in a year and a half and
has always been inconsistent. He is going to need to be focused
and on his game if he wants to have a chance at defeating Kharitonov.
The Russian is a good body puncher and deceptively quick and
strong. How will he react when hit by Rizzo? How will Rizzo react
to the wicked body shots of Kharitonov? Sergei is a few years
younger than Rizzo, tough as nails and has less wear and tear
on him. Couple this with Rizzo’s long layoff and this being
his first experience in Pride and I’ll be putting my money
on Kharitonov. I like Rizzo’s style but his mental state
during fights can at times be wishy-washy. He’s going to
need to be rock solid to beat Kharitonov and this bout should
be a war for as long as it lasts.
Mirko
CroCop (Croatia / Team CroCop) vs. Ibragim Magomedov (Russia
/ Red Devil Sports Club)
Mirko
is on a six fight winning streak since his devastating knockout
loss to Kevin Randleman and is hot on the trail of Fedor Emelianenko.
He’s focused and is probably more than a little pissed off
he’s not fighting for the title this time around. Magodmedov
hasn’t really fought anyone near the level of CroCop; however,
he has fought in six Russian M-1 competitions and in Holland’s
Too Hot Too Handle. This won’t be enough and CroCop will
surely take out his frustration on Magodmedov. Mirko will administer
a quick and impressive thrashing and knockout Magodmedov towards
the end of round 1.
Kiyoshi
Tamura (Japan / U-File Camp.com) vs. Makoto Takimoto (Japan /
Yoshida Dojo)
Takimoto
has one fight in Pride, Tamura has twenty. Takimoto was however
a gold medalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics which may or may
not count for much. I haven’t seen Takimoto fight and event
though Tamura is 4-6 in his last fights, his experience should
be a deciding factor.
My
Picks for the Tournament Fights
Wanderlei
Silva
Ricardo
Arona
Igo
Vovchanchyn
Mauricio
Rua
Any
of the above four fighters are capable of winning the tournament.
What remains to be seen though is just how well each of them
will perform. Silva will have his hands full with Rua or Vovchanchyn,
each of whom is capable of beating him. Rua may be the dark horse
but he stands a good chance of winning the title if he can get
by Minotouro. Vovchanchyn is always dangerous and the road to
the title should be exciting for the fans. Japanese fans may
not like what they see but there are definitely some excellent
fights on the horizon.
Non-tournament
Bouts
Minotouro
Noguiera
Sergei Kharitonov
Mirko CroCop
Kiyoshi Tamura
Just
how good are the Judoka? How good is Sergei Kharitonov? Can CroCop
keep his momentum going? All these questions and more will be
answered on June 26th in the Saitama Super-arena and maXfighting.com
will be there to provide coverage.
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men
with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, Thirtieth President of the USA
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SYLVIA
TALKS MIR, ARLOVKSI, AND UFC 54
MMA Weekly reported last week that former UFC Heavyweight Champion
Tim Sylvia is in Las Vegas currently getting ready to begin training
for his upcoming bout against Assuerio Silva at UFC 54. When
contacted about his trip to Vegas, Sylvia informed MMA Weekly
that he was going to be working with former multiple time UFC
Champion Randy Couture during his stay.
“I’m
down here relaxing a bit and I’m going to be doing some
training,” commented Sylvia. “I’ve talked to Randy
and we’ve set up some times to work together. We’ve
trained with each other before so I know what to expect. The
only thing that’s different now is that he’s lighter
than he was last time.”
According
to Sylvia, he will be spending a few weeks in Vegas before either
returning to Iowa or heading to Utah to finish his preparations
for his return to the octagon on August 20th. “I’ll
be down here for about a month. I’m not sure if I’m
going to Iowa or to Jeremy’s (Horn) after that. I’ve
trained in Utah before when I was getting ready for Gan McGee
(UFC 44). I really enjoyed it out there and I’m sure Jeremy
could use my help as well. I definitely feel I can help him with
striking to get ready for Chuck (Liddell)”
Assuerio
Silva presents a very tough challenge for Tim, as Assuerio is
currently 10-1 in MMA with wins in his last two fights after
losing a tough split decision to Aleksander Emelianenko at Pride’s
Bushido 1 show in 2003. Sylvia however doesn’t appear to
be fazed by the challenge, appearing relaxed and confident when
he said, “On my behalf everything is done, signed, and I’m
focused on Silva. I’m going to go in there and I’m
going to knock him out, and that’s how it’s going to
turn out.”
However
when asked while in Vegas if he would be making an impromptu
appearance on the upcoming TUF Season 2 show currently shooting
at the UFC’s training facility, Sylvia was a bit more uncertain.
“You know I have no idea, I don’t honestly know anything
about it. They’ve got two great coaches in Matt (Hughes)
and Rich (Franklin) and that’s about all I know. If they
asked me to make an appearance it’s really up to them.”
Sylvia
concluded the conversation by responding to his feelings on the
UFC’s heavyweight division and where he feels his future
lays in it. “I don’t think (Frank) Mir will get back
into the UFC. Even if he fights again I think he’s done.
You know I’m still the big man in the UFC and hopefully
within the next year I’ll get another shot at Andrei (Arlovski,
current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion) and knock his ass out
and get the belt back.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Assuério
vs Sylvia confirmed at UFC
Without a representative at UFC's Heavyweight after the end of
Pedro Rizzo's deal, Brazil gets now his man in the category.
It's former Chute Boxe athlete Assuério Silva, who has
just confirmed the deal. Assuério closed a three-fight-deal
for a year and his debut is scheduled for August 20th, at UFC
54. Assuério will face Tim Sylvia and for his training
for this combat, he'll have the backing of former UFC's Light
Heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort.
-
I'm going to Belo Horizonte next week to train with him. Vitor
knows a lot about that octagon and he can teach me a lot - states
Assuério, who is also training with Karate master Ademir
da Costa.
Out
of UFC since his loss to Andrey Arlovski, when he lost his Heavyweight
belt, Tim Sylvia is confident on a good fight against Assuério
Silva. The American will train for this fight in company of former
Light Heavyweight champ Randy Couture. "I'm going to knock
him out and that's how the things have to go on", stated
Sylvia to our friends from MMAWeekly.com.
Source:
Tatame
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PITMASTER
GIVES THOUGHTS ON HORN VS LIDDELL
"The Pit Master," John Hackleman was featured on MMAWeekly
SoundOff Radio Wednesday. Outside of his own fighting career,
Hackleman is probably most known as Chuck Liddell's trainer,
but John has put together a pretty impressive stable of fighters
at The Pit not named Chuck. Hackleman discussed Liddell, the
rematch with Randy Couture, the UFC 54 main event between Liddell
and Jeremy Horn, among other things. This is merely a brief recap
of what Hackleman had to say. To hear the interview in it's entirety
click on the radio archive.
Reflecting
on the rematch between Chuck and Randy, Hackleman said, "I
was a lot more nervous than Chuck was...I was just hoping that
everything was working, and Chuck would just stay on his game,
and focus, and just not slip back at all." What concerned
Hackleman the most going into the fight was, "His coming
forward and getting Chuck against the cage, and slamming him.
That was probably it."
Randy
Couture was able to control Chuck Liddell, both standing and
on the ground, in their first bout. John was asked what adjustments
were made to ensure that didn't happen again. He stated, "The
lateral movement was probably the biggest thing...Moving forward
is great, and he does that well, but when he moved back he was
moving straight back in a straight line, and there's only one
place to go. When you move back in a straight line you're going
to go right back against the cage. If you move back in a lateral
movement it's much more difficult to get caught."
Straighter
punches was another adjustment made. Hackleman commented, "There
was still a place for the old looping left hook which, as you
noticed, it actually set up the straight right a few times, but
yeah I wanted those straight punches to come right down the pike."
Many
have alleged that Liddell underestimated Couture in their first
bout, but Hackleman disagreed. "Not all all. He has nothing
but respect for Randy's skills...I'll give you he wasn't focused,
but he didn't underestimate him at all. I mean I was there during
the whole training. He was very focused. I mean he was not quite
as focused because he had other things going on. He got an injury.
There was other things. The whole build up thing with Chuck Liddell
this, and that. I mean the whole thing was more built around
Chuck, so it kind of took him out of his game a little bit when
he had to be the, you know, just so much hoopla going into that
fight. He wasn't as focused, but he didn't underestimate him."
"It was just a whole mixture, a whole, you know everything
put together. It just didn't work right that fight, but it wasn't
one thing."
Liddell's
popularity has skyrocketed since knocking out Tito Ortiz, appearing
on The Ultimate Fighter reality show, and winning the UFC light
heavyweight title from Couture. Stardom can change a man. John
was asked if Chuck has changed at all since becoming champ. He
answered, "No. Not a bit. He's just the same old Chuck.
Chuck's is Chuck. He's probably the most most down to Earth guy
ever. He'll be walking down the street and not only will he stop
to sign every autograph and stop to talk to everyone that asks
him. If there's a homeless guy on the side of the street, and
he calls him over, he'll go over there and talk to him for an
hour. Chuck's Chuck. He hasn't changed one bit."
Liddell
will defend his UFC LHW title for the first time at UFC 54 against
the man who handed him his first loss, Jeremy Horn. About Horn,
"Pit Master" commented, "Jeremy Horn's, I mean
even though he's fighting Chuck, I of course want Chuck to win,
but to me Jeremy's, I would say he's the best fighter out there
except for Chuck. He's definitely one of my favorites to watch.
I mean whenever I watch him fight, I love to watch Jeremy fight.
He's fricken unbelievable man. He ends up on his back, and you're
thinking oh shit the guy's going to land some brutal elbows.
Next thing you know the guy is out. He's just unbelievable."
Hackleman
went on to say, "He fights every friggen week. He's like
an old school boxer. You know? He shows up at these little out
of the way venues. In these little smoke filled arenas. He just
fights anyone anywhere, and beats everyone at the smaller shows.
He's unbelievable man."
John's
biggest concern is, "His submissions of course. That's his
game, and that's that biggest fear I have about him, but it's
a different Chuck now, and it's a bigger, stronger, more confident,
harder hitting Chuck with better movement. He's been there, done
that. A lot more experience, so I don't see Chuck losing this
one, but it's definitely a fight he has to stay on his toes for."
"I think he'll have a real hard time taking him down. If
he does I don't think he'll be able to keep him down."
John
Hackleman has several fighters to watch out for in the future.
"Probably next up would be in skill and experience level
coming up would be Antonio Banuelos, but he's 135 pounds, so
he's, it's hard for us to get him recognized. You know? It's
so hard to get him fights at 135. He was fighting 155 for a while,
and he walks around at about 140 or 138, so he was fighting guys
much bigger than him. He wasn't quite doing as well, but when
we brought him down to 135 he's been undefeated, and I think
he's explosive, great wrestler, great striker. His Jiu-Jitsu
is coming, and if you guys have seen the last couple of WECs
or Rumble on the Rocks, he's done really well in those shows,
but like I said, at 135 it's hard to get him fights."
John
continued, "Then we've got Von Flue, Jason Von Flue, "Cokeman."
He's kind of a sleeper. I mean he gets in there and just kind
of gets on his back, and the next thing you know you're asleep...Then
I've got a couple of really good kick boxers. I've got Scott
Lighty, Chuck's main sparring partner...He does well. He's getting
better. He's had some problems. One thing is he's small for K-1.
He walks around at 215, but he's getting a lot better."
He
added, "Then John "Buckets of Blood" Polakowski,
who had the the wars, the unforgettable wars with Olaf. And Abe
Baxter, another one of Chuck's sparring partners. He's just got
a first round knockout in the last WEC. He's doing real well."
Keep an eye out for these guys in the future.
Source: MMA Weekly
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The
Two Sides of Pedro Rizzo
By Jeremy Wall
Sometimes it amazes me how fickle people in mixed martial arts
can be... how short memories can be. Once upon a time Pedro Rizzo
was bar none the single most devastating striker in MMA. Now,
he's considered UFC washout. But in reality, he's both. Is that
even possible?
Of
course it is. Rizzo was one of the most disappointing fighters
in the history of the UFC. He was signed to a six-figures-per-fight
contract in that promotion. Then in his final fight at UFC 45,
he ended up fighting former champ Ricco Rodriguez in a dark match
that didn't even air on pay per view . UFC figured that the match
would suck... and from all accounts they were right.
But
he's still got the skills. His striking hasn't diminished at
all by any account. Afterall, he did KO former UFC Champion Josh
Barnett, and the current Interim title holder, Andre Arlovski.
His war with Randy Couture from UFC 31 remains legendary, where
he could easily have been the victor. Prior to his loss to Gan
McGee at UFC 39, he had only lost in title fights.
However,
the bane of Rizzo's existence is that he has always been criticized
for being extremely unaggressive. And the criticism is deserved,
it you look back throughout his career in the UFC.
A
trainee of Marco Ruas, Rizzo was undefeated in kickboxing before
entering MMA. He competed in a number of MMA fights in Brazil,
which included winning a one-night tournament in WVC by knocking
out future UFC veteran Vernon White in the finals. Rizzo then
appeared in Ultimate Brazil, where he became an instant name
by sending Tank Abbot to the matt (and out of the UFC, off to
WCW) with a big right cross.
People
were expecting the same kind of knockout performance from Rizzo
when he was booked in his return UFC bout against Mark Coleman
just a few months later. Coleman had been defeated in two straight
fights by strikers, losing the UFC Heavyweight title to Maurice
Smith and then being knocked out by Pete Williams.
However,
even though Rizzo ended up defeating Coleman via split-decision,
he displayed some of his future problems with being unaggressive
when he held back and didn't knock Coleman out as expected. Coleman
ate strikes standing and Rizzo was able to score from his back
as well when Coleman took him down. Rizzo ended up with a victory,
albeit not in the way people had expected.
People,
with their short memories, would forget about any problems with
Rizzo, though, when he went to war with another striker in Tra
Telligman of the Lion's Den at UFC 20. Rizzo was able to knock
Telligman out in under five minutes, and the match was exciting
enough that when Rizzo was falling apart years later, Zuffa would
bring Telligman back into the fold to try and boost Rizzo with
an exciting win.
That
was three wins in a row for Rizzo, and he would have to take
on Tsuyoshi Kohsaka at the second Ultimate Japan event before
he would get a shot at the Heavyweight title. The entire fight
was standing, and in what would grow to be typical Rizzo fashion
it was a slow fight, where Rizzo was able to TKO Kohsaka just
a little over the eleven minute mark.
This
setup Rizzo challenging Kevin Randleman for the UFC Heavyweight
title. Randleman had defeated Pete Williams for the title, which
had been vacated when champion Bas Rutten decided to drop down
a weight class and ended up retiring. Randleman had previously
fought and lost to Rutten in the fight where Rutten had won the
vacant title, which at that point had been vacated by Randy Couture.
Rizzo
had defeated Coleman, and Randleman was Coleman's training partner
and protege so it was logical to expect Rizzo to defeat Randleman
as well. It didn't happen. The fight was so slow that at one
point in the second round when both fighters were dancing, John
McCarthy had to step between them and tell them to pick up the
action. Rizzo was slowly picking his shots, waiting for Randleman
to gas out. Rizzo ended up having a cut open on his face due
to an accidental headbutt from Randleman, and Rizzo never got
the chance to knock the champion out. He ended up losing a decision,
his first loss ever in mixed martial arts. The fight was so bad
the fans tossed trash into the ring afterwards.
Rizzo
came back with a quick win over Dan Severn at UFC 27. Severn
came into the fight on short notice when UFC's planned fight
with Tito Ortiz fell apart, and they moved Rizzo into the main
event slot. They needed an opponent for the Brazilian, and Severn
answered the call. Severn hadn't fought in the UFC in years,
and he buckled after one low kick from Rizzo just moments into
the fight.
What
was probably the biggest win of Rizzo's career came next, when
he knocked out Josh Barnett at UFC 30 in February 2001. Barnett
was doing an excellent job of standing and trading with Rizzo,
winning the fight until late in the second round until Rizzo
put him on queer street with a right hook and then clobbered
Barnett with a left hand in a highlight reel knockout. It remained
Barnett's only career loss until he was defeated by Mirko Cro
Cop recently in Pride due to injury.
It
was also enough to get Rizzo another title shot. By this point
Randy Couture had come back to the UFC and had reclaimed his
Heavyweight title by defeating Kevin Randleman. And at UFC 31,
Rizzo and Couture would collide in one of the closest heavyweight
bouts in UFC history.
Couture
destroyed Rizzo in the first round by taking him down and pushing
him up against the fence, where Rizzo took a beating. However,
in round two Rizzo was able to knock Couture down with a kick
to the midsection. Rizzo continued to dominate Couture, landing
strike after strike, even dropping him again before the end of
the round.
The
third round was more even, with Couture taking some punishment
standing, although he was able to take Rizzo down and dish out
some punishment of his own. Couture then won the fourth round
by tying Rizzo up in the clinch, and delivering more of a pounding
on the ground. Rizzo came back strong in the fifth and final
round, though, with Rizzo defending against the takedown and
winning the stand-up game.
Couture,
however, ended up winning a unanimous decision. A rematch was
booked for UFC 34 later in the year. This time, Couture trained
with Mo Smith for the fight and was prepared for Rizzo's stand-up
skills, and many people didn't give Rizzo much of a chance to
win the fight. Couture was able to pound him standing, in the
clinch and on the ground and eventually stopped Rizzo in the
third round. It would be the last time Rizzo challenged for the
UFC title.
Rizzo
wouldn't take a lot of time off, though, and would be back a
few months later to take on future UFC Heavyweight champ Andrei
Arlovski. The fight was all stand-up, with Arlovski making the
mistake of playing Rizzo's game and wound up knocked out from
a huge punch in the third round. The win was especially amazing
considering the amount of striking skills Arlovski has shown
in fights since that point.
However,
it would be Rizzo's last win for awhile, as he lost for the first
time outside of a title fight when he took on Gan McGee at UFC
39. Rizzo was winning the first round standing and was doing
a good job of avoiding McGee's takedowns. Unfortunately for Rizzo,
McGee had been training with Chuck Liddell and used his reach
to land a huge punch in the closing seconds of the first round
which shattered Rizzo's nose. Marco Ruas ended up throwing in
the towel between rounds. Even though Rizzo lost the fight, there
was a good chance that if that one punch from McGee never connected
that he would have scored a knockout or won the decision.
Rizzo
followed this up with another loss, in a very disappointing performance
against Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 41. Matyushenko had a great
gameplan, avoiding Rizzo's strikes and instead taking him down
and controlling him on the ground for as long as possible. It
was a dull fight, but it was a dull fight which Matyushenko would
win a decision in. Rizzo had now lost four of his last five fights
and looked finished.
Zuffa
brought Tra Telligman out of mothballs to fight Rizzo at UFC
43 in a dark match, and Rizzo clobbered him again, scoring a
victory due to a cut on Telligman in a good fight. Rizzo followed
that up with the decision win over Ricco Rodriguez, and now,
well over a year after that fight, he's back, and he's taking
on Sergei Kharitonov in Pride. It will be interesting to see
which Rizzo shows up against Kharitonov, if Rizzo even shows
up at all.
Source:
Maxfighting
|
Interview
with Kenny Florian
By Jason Gatties
provided by MMAwreslting.com
Jason Gatties:First
off Kenny, thanks again for doing this interview for with us.
Kenny
Florian:No problem man. It is good to help spread the word MMA.
JG:Before
we get into "The Ultimate Fighter" questions, you appear
to be booked for "Ultimate Fight Night" on August 6th
against Alex Karalexis. How is the training going and break down
this fight for us.
KF:Training
has been going great. I have been staying in shape since the
finale, waiting eagerly for another fight. I am very focused
and just looking forward to the fight. Alex is a friend of mine
so it is too bad we have to fight, but I think both of us are
looking forward to fighting each other. We both fought in the
same shows here in Boston. We could have been fighting back in
the small shows not too long ago so to have this opportunity
to fight each other in the octagon and in front of potentially
millions of people is huge.
This
will be the first time in a long time that I am fighting someone
at 170 (my walk around weight) so I am excited. I have not shown
my true skills thus far from my fights on TUF so I am thankful
for another shot. If things come together like they should, it
will be tough for anyone to take me out at 170. Alex has good
cardio, some dangerous hands but I have experienced this many
times in training and in fights. I know how to deal with that
and I have proven that I can take a good punch. My striking skills
are improving daily. I train with pro boxers and pro muay-thai
guys who are at a high level. There is nothing I have not seen
before. I have skills everywhere to win this fight. Alex will
have to worry about it all for this fight. I have seen many of
his fights and I obviously have trained with him from the show
so I have a good idea of what to expect. Alex is a tough opponent
and I need no motivation to prepare for this fight. I am taking
this fight very seriously. I have started training with Steven
Seagal as well. I have been wearing huge and weird asian-themed
robes and growing a sweet pony tail. In all seriousness, I will
say that I will be ready come Aug. 6th.
JG:How
does it feel having the opportunity to work your way up the UFC
ranks?
KF:It
is a dream come true for me.
JG:Back
in 2002 I believe, you had your first MMA fight against Nuri
Shakir. Looking back now, were you at all nervous or did your
BJJ background keep your confidence level high?
KF:I
was actually calmer for my first MMA fight then for my BJJ and
submission matches. I kill myself in preparation for MMA fights.
I make sure that I have trained as hard as I can and as best
I can. There is no lying to yourself in preparation for MMA.
I know what my skills are and this gives me the confidence and
keeps me relaxed. I was very nervous for the last fight against
Diego due to the craziness behind the scenes. I was taking pictures,
trying to warm up, signing documents, urinating in a cup - but
not my own, it was a drug exam, doing interviews, getting phonecalls,
getting cued by production, talking to many people etc . . .
I learned so much from the last fight in every aspect possible.
After that, I am ready for anything.
JG:Ever
since I began to promote the fact that you agreed to this interview,
I've received many emails from potential "groupies".
Do any of these ladies stand a chance at going a round or two
with KenFlo?
KF:My
standards are low. If they are in perfect shape, like to cook
- preferably naked, have modeling experience, make 6 figures
and like to share me with other similar women then I am down.
Seriously, I think I can take any woman out there right now.
They may be the first opponent that I a stronger than. If I don't
get the knockout, I will get the submission. Ok, I will be honest,
I should I get a split decision out of it.
JG:Getting
back to your training program, when you are NOT preparing for
a big fight, how often do you work out?
KF:Like
I said, I have been preparing for this fight since I got home
from the final show. Before the fight with Diego, I started lifting
weights for the first time. I have continued working on my strength
program and have kept my skills sharp in striking. For grappling,
I have gone back to the basics and have gone back and done things
that have made me the grappler I use to. I have gone back to
the old school KenFlo. I work on my lifting @ 5 x a week, BJJ/wrestling
4 x a week, muay thai 2-3 x week and boxing 2x a week. This is
what I do all thetime, whether I am fighting or not. When I begin
training for a fight, the intensity changes. Harder sparring,
more intense workouts, strategy, etc . . . but I never really
take time off anymore.
JG:I
understand you've put out some instructional DVD's. Care to plug
them?
KF:Yes.
I have a No gi/MMA Seminar DVD for sale and a Sport BJJ Seminar
DVD for sale on my website at www.kennyflorian.com.
JG:And
now, TUF time. First of all, did the producers of the show truely
capture your personality?
KF:Not
really. I mean, they did not show too much of me until the end.
I am very laid back and tried to avoid the drama which kept me
out of a lot of episodes. I like to see people get along then
fight all the time. I was definitely one of the biggest clowns
of the group. I was constantly joking around and singing and
doing crap like that. Trash talking and drama takes precedent
over that stuff so that is what was shown.
JG:What
was it like living with other fighters? They're had to have been
some real tense moments perhaps not seen on TV.
KF:For
me, I was pretty cool with everything and I tried to avoid the
bickering. There were definitely some tense moments but most
of it was probably caught on TV. With all the Alpha dogs in the
house, things got interesting from time to time. I thought it
was all pretty funny. There was a tense moment for us in the
house that was not shown. One of the guys was terribly constipated
and he did not go to the bathroom for a couple of weeks. We were
all very concerned along with the producers and staff. He finally
went and the tension was released. I don't know why the editors
did not show that.
JG:I
think many people felt you stood no chance against Chris Leben
because people may argue that you are not much of a "striker."
You certainly put that to rest when you busted Leben wide open.
KF:Well,
I was much smaller than him and had much less experience than
he did. While I did get the win, I really did not show any great
striking skills or grappling skills compared to what my skills
were then or what my skills are now. I got Chris with some leaping
hooks and uppercuts but the combinations, footwork and timing
was not there. The two elbow combo at the end was great but that
is it. What I did show was, what I am all about though and that
is heart. Chris hit me with everything you could throw at a person.
I will never quit nor back down from anyone. I kept my composure
in there and was patient. I showed everyone that my chin is pretty
tough as well. My heart and me not accepting defeat won me that
fight.
JG:Looking
back, what went wrong during the Sanchez fight?
KF:The
main thing was my hesitation. In combat, there can be no hesitation,
that was my biggest mistake. I took a defensive posture instead
of doing what I wanted to do which was go at him and put the
pressure on him. This quickly changes everything and put the
burden on me. I try to always go forward in my fights and I waited
for him.
This
made Diego more comfortable. I wanted to relax in there and dance
around in there to mess him up. When I had the chance to attack,
I didn't and let him come at me not once but twice. He got in
and took me down with a takedown up against the fence. From there,
the first punch he threw, he cut me open on my nose and it bled
right down to my eyes.
I
remember throwing up-kicks with one eye and the other eye was
covered. That is when I panicked. I mean, fighting blind is something
I have never experienced before. The blood was in my eyes and
I could not see him at all. I was just moving on sensitivity
and hoping to get on top or stand up so the ref could clean m
eyes out. He tried to take my back, I rolled out not seeing where
he was and then he just kept punching realizing I was not defending
the ground anymore and that was it. Experience was the real key.
Including the show, Diego had close to 20 fights to my 5 fights.
Diego made his mistakes 15 fights ago in smaller events. I am
learning as I go at the highest level and on the biggest stage.
It is a tough way to learn but I will just get that much better
with every fight.
JG:There
is a lot of MMA promotions out there, would you be interested
in fighting for Pride, King of the Cage or perhaps some of the
promotions near the Boston area?
KF:Right
now I am happy fighting in the UFC and hope to be able to keep
fighting here. It is the highest level of MMA along with Pride.
I hope I will not take any steps down from here so I have to
win and be impressive. I would definitely be open to hear offers
eventually from other large organizations when my contract is
up but I am very happy with the UFC right now. It has also always
been a dream of mine to fight in Japan so I would seriously consider
fighting in Pride if the opportunity ever presented itself.
JG:Speaking
of Boston, can I get your thoughts about the City of Boston putting
a ban on MMA fighting?
KF:There
is a lot of misinformation going around about the sport and what
the sport is about. It is a witch hunt going on with a lot of
envious old school boxing influences going on in there. But,
in the end we will win. MMA is a sport that is here to stay and
it is being reviewed right now. The problem is a lack of education
about the sport. People get the wrong impression about the sport.
It is imperative that the promoters, fighters and fans promote
the sport in a positive and respectful manner especially now
when there is thism scare right now. People heard about a guy
getting killed in a pro-wrestling event here called "Ultimate
wrestling" or something and they heard about a girl getting
killed in a toughman contest and they think it is MMA. The Boston
Herald who is a major newspaper are getting their facts all wrong
and look like idiots talking bad about MMA. People fear what
they don't know. Now we just have to educate and use other states
regulations of MMA as a way to get back on track. It is like
a bad high school rumor that gets out of control. Now we just
need to get on the loud speaker and make a special announcement.
JG:So
when your not kicking some guy's ass, what do you enjoy in your
spare time?
KF:I
do a lot of teaching. I teach BJJ and MMA seminars and do a lot
of private lessons. Right now I am very booked up with teaching.
I like to hang out with my girlfriend and I assume she likes
hanging out with me. Sometimes I put on my favorite cardigan
sweater and smoke a pipe and read my leather-bound books. I like
traveling and going out from time to time to a club or a restaurant.
I enjoy long walks on the beach and sitting in front of the fire
wondering how to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
JG:I
had alot more to ask but much of the questions were complete
crap. Wanna send out thanks or promote something right quick?
KF:Some
crap questions can be good. Besides, I probably have my answers
to those crap questions saved somewhere. I could have just recycled
the crap with you. Please check out my website www.kennyflorian.com.
I hope to be able to update it with techniques, stories and articles
and news about me and the sport soon. Thanks so much to everyone
who has shown me support. I hope to make some more fans after
my fight on Aug. 6th. I am currently looking for companies or
even individuals who would be willing to sponsor me for my fight
on Aug. 6th live on SpikeTV.
JG:Thanks
again Kenny.
KF:Thanks
bro...
Source:
Maxfighting
|
Quote
of the Day
"Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties
today of its strength."
Anonymous
|
The
Quest for Champions 2005
Today!
FEATURING:
USSJA Sport Jujitsu, Sport Pankration, Extreme Sparring, Juniors/Adults
Novice Divisions, Submission Grappling
Saturday, June 18, 2005
9:00 Weigh-In Registration
9:45 All Divisions will begin!
St.
Andrew's Priory Gym
224 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, HI 96813
$25.00
Per Division
This
is NOT a no holds barred event!
For more information please contact
KEMPO UNLIMITED HAWAII at (808) 778-3601
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Platinum
Limousine and Platinum Public presents
Extreme
Wars X-1
Hawaii's Top Team vs. Next Generation's Top Team
Tickets
On Sale Today!
Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
Saturday July 2, 2005
Doors will open at 7:30pm
Tickets will be available for purchase this Saturday, June 18,
2005 at the Neal Blaisdell ticket box office, all Ticket Master
outlets, and all Times supermarket.
Ringside $100.00
Risers $65.00
Lodges $45.00
General $35.00
Sidney Silva (HMC/Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Josh "Submit"
Smith
Johnny
"Gun" Sampaio (Young Guns de Luta) vs. Fernando "Heavy
Hands" Gonzalez
Kaleo
Kwan (Eastsidaz) vs. Mike Corey (Next Generation)
Mark
Moreno (Bulls Pen) vs. Chris "The Westside Stranger"
Brennan (Next Generation)
Harris
Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory) vs. Josh Hunger (Next Generation)
Ron
"The Machine Gun" Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs. Adam
"Bam Bam Banger" Lynn (Next Generation) (Next Generation)
Jeff
"Snowman" Monson (American Top Team) vs. Rich Wilson
(National Greco Roman Wrestling Champion)
Ricco
"Suave" Rodriguez vs. Reuben "Warpath" Villarreal
Dan
"The Beast" Severn vs. Marcelo Tigre
Source: Event Promoter
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Richard
Bustillo Seminar in July!
I will be hosting world-renowned instructor, Richard Bustillo
from the IMB Academy in Los Angeles for a 2-day seminar covering
Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Cacoy Doce Pares Eskrima, and Muay Thai
concepts.
The
seminar will be on July 16 and 17, 2005. Locationto be announced.
For more information and to register, contact Edward Barinque
at 381-2285 or e-mail edward@barinque.us
Mahalo,
Edward Barinque
Martial Arts Skill Development & Training
Source: Edward Barinque
|
Dan
"The Beast" Seminar!
Wrestling & ground fighting seminar
DON'T MISS THIS OPPURTUNITY TO TRAIN WITH A LEGEND!!!
Friday July 1st 2005
Farrington High School Gym 1564 North King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
(808) 330-7108 - 926-4466
Seminar: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Itinerary:
YOUTH / ADULT SEMINAR
Amateur Wrestling
Take Downs
Submission Holds
Chokes
Arm locks
Grappling Techniques
Training Tips
UFC inside information
And much more in this unique learning experience
Advance Registration
Attending Seminar: $45.00
At the door Registration
Attending Seminar: $55.00
* Limited
Mat Space - Get signed up ASAP. Each seminar will be limited.
Contact the numbers provided to secure your spot.
Advance Registration
Make checks payable to:
Platinum Activities
409 Lewers St. # 129
Honolulu, HI. 96815
Dan Severn Resume Highlights:
* World Record Holder of 14 Title Belts
* UFC Hall of Fame Inductee
* Former WWE Super Star
* 2 time NWA Heavyweight Champion
* 3 time UFC Champion
* Freestyle National Wrestling Champion
* Multiple Time Shoot Fighting Champion
* Greco-Roman Wrestler for 30 years
* Black Belt in Judo,
Jui Jitsu & Combat Sambo
* Holder of over 95 States, National & International Titles
& Records
Source: Dino Fernandez
|
PRIDE
FC Bushido Volume 8
Gomi versus Silva plus additional bouts announced
Takanori Gomi versus Jean Silva as well as additional bouts have
been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING'S BUSHIDO VOLUME 8 event. Gomi
is 6-0 in BUSHIDO/PRIDE and has won all of his bouts in impressive
fashion, including his last victory versus Luiz Azeredo of the
Chute Boxe Academy at BUSHIDO Volume 7. Now Gomi takes on Azeredo's
teammate, Jean "The White Bear" Silva, who boasts a
record of 11-2-3. Additional announced matches include Shooto's
Tatsuya Kawajiri (14-2-2) versus Brazilian Top Team's Luis "Buscape"
Firmino (10-2), as well as Yosuke Nishijima versus an opponent
to be named. Nishijima is one of Japan's premiere heavyweight
boxers and has a boxing record of 24-2-1 with 15 KO's.
Previously
announced matches include Ryo Chonan versus "The New York
Bad Ass" Phil Baroni … Joachim Hansen of Norway versus
Masakazu Imanari of Japan … Brazil's Daniel Acacio versus
Kazuo Misaki of Japan … and finally Jyutaro Nakao of Shooting
Gym Osaka against Marcus "Maximus" Aurelio of the USA
Fight
Card
Takanori Gomi (Japan) vs. Jean Silva (Brazil)
Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs. Phil Baroni (USA)
Masakazu Imanari (Japan) vs. Joachim Hansen (Norway)
Kazuo Misaki (Japan) vs. Daniel Acacio (Brazil)
Jutaro Nakao (Japan) vs. Marcus Aurelio (USA)
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Japan) vs. Luis "Buscape" Firmino
(Brazil)
Yosuke Nishijima (Japan) vs. TBA
(Fight
Card Subject to Change)
Additional Matches to be Announced Soon
BUSHIDO
VOLUME 8 will take place from the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Japan
and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via
iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer's
Choice Canada.
North
American Pay Per View Schedule:
PPV Premiere Date: Friday, July 22nd, 2005
Premiere Time: 7:00 pm PST, 10:00 pm EST
BUSHIDO
VOLUME 8 will be available at a reduced rate of $19.95.
For
additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider
or pridefc.com.
-
>From Dream Stage Entertainment, June 16, 2005
Source:
MMA Fighting
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Vitor
Belfort Preparing himself to return
By Eduardo Ferreira
After his loss at Pride GP Middleweight 2005 first round, Vitor
Belfort decided to change his life routine. First he moved from
São Paulo to Belo Horizonte and then he hired Luis Dórea,
Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogério Minotouro's Boxing trainer.
During an exclusive to TATAME.com, Vitor confessed he admires
the Chute Boxe way of living in a team: "I'd love to have
a big team such as Chute Boxe. At Chute Boxe there is that master
thing I had in Carlson's era".
Why
did you hire former Brazilian Olympic Boxing Nationals Luis Dórea?
Dórea
is an experienced trainer, he is available and he trusted in
me. Besides, he's a good corner and I needed it. He's doing a
good job with Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogério Minotouro.
After
your loss at Pride GP Middleweight 2005 first round did you keep
in touch with UFC's president Dana White?
No...
I'm only focused on my training. TV Presenter Jorge Guimarães
is my manager and the person in charge of it. I'll continue fighting
during this year, probably at Pride. I just need a good opportunity.
How
is your psychological aspect?
My
head was not good. I was very sad with that BTT thing, because
I like those guys pretty much. Most of them grew up with me since
Carlson's era. But I had some dealing problems and I decided
to leave the team again. I'm not all ashamed to say I'm going
to psychologist and I'm feeling much better. At this time, I'm
caring more about Vitor as a person.
Don't
you miss a big team behind you, supporting you?
I'd
love to have a big team such as Chute Boxe. They train together
since beginning and they are very close friends. Rudimar Fedrigo
(Chute Boxe's leader) and Rafael Cordeiro (Chute Boxe's technical
director) are only trainers, not trainers and fighters. Besides
it, there is also that master thing I had in Carlson's era. But
I think my big team period it's over. Nowadays, I see fighters
being part of a big team out of necessity and, sometimes, being
very unhappy.
Your
manager is very close to Chute Boxe people. Is there any contact
to take you to move to Chute Boxe? Is your problem with Wanderlei
Silva an obstacle for this moving?
No.
Joinha and Rudimar are friends, but there's nothing about me
being part of Chute Boxe team. I'm a professional fighter and
I don't accept this I-don't-talk-with-him thing. If I am part
of a team, I don't want to be in this kind of problem.
Why
did you move from São Paulo to Minas Gerais?
I
intended to be closest to my family. Here is a calm place to
live and train. For a while, I'm here in my father's house. But
I'm looking for my own home to take my family to there.
Have
you opened a Training Center in Belo Horizonte?
Not
yet. Actually, I'm only focused to train hard and I'm not worried
about Training Center. I hired Luis Dórea to take care
of my Boxing training. There're also Olímpio, my Muay
Thai trainer, the BJJ World champ and 2005 ADCC champ Ronaldo
Jacaré, his master Henrique Machado and Peposo, a Heavyweight
BJJ fighter. There're also the guys from Judo, who train at Minas
Tênis Clube.
Source:
Tatame
|
Black
Belt PRO AM rocks in USA
After
fighting at ADCC 2005, brothers Saulo and Xande Ribeiro continue
in US to dispute another tournament, Black Belt Pro AM. Sixteen
fighters, splited in two eight-men-brackets (Lightweight and
Heavyweight) will be on July 18th, in California, disputing a
US$10-thousand-money-prize. Apart the two brackets, there will
be two superfights, bringing Fábio Santos vs Aloísio
Silva and Cléber Luciano vs Johnny Ramirez.
There
will be some novelties on Black Belt Pro AM rules. The fights
will last 12 minutes, on the contrary of 10-minutes-Worlds-fights.
There's no advantage and the fight ends by submission, points,
disqualification, if an athlete is unable to continue or one
of two fighters score 16 points. If a combat ends drew, there
will be an extra time till one of the fighters score a point,
concedes or is unable to continue.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Black
Belt Pro AM
The Heritage Forum - Anaheim, California
Saturday, June 18th 2005
Lightweight
:
1-
Rodrigo Teixeira vs João Cunha;
2- Saulo Ribeiro vs Shawn Williams;
3- Paulo Guillobel vs Cameron Earle;
4- Cássio Werneck vs João Silva;
Heavyweight:
1-
Leo Dalla vs Arthur Ruff;
2- Bento Ribeiro vs Rafael Lovato Jr;
3- Kurt Osiander vs Luiz Guigo;
4- Xande Ribeiro vs Pal Marki;
Tournaments
Semifinals
5-
Winner of #1 vs Winner of #2;
6- Winner of #3 vs Winner of #4;
Finals
7-
Winner of #5 vs Winner #6.
Superfights:
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Fábio Santos vs Aloísio Silva;
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Cleber Luciano vs Johnny Ramirez.
Source:
Tatame
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