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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)
8/6/05
Hawaii Grappling
Grand Prix
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(TBA)
7/29/05
ROTR
8
(MMA)
(Aloha Stadium)
7/23-31/05
World BJJ
Championships (Mundial)
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
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)
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Quote
of the Day
"Vision doesn't usually come like a lightening bolt. Rather,
it comes as a slow crystallization of life challenges that we
one day recogize as a beautiful diamond with great value to ourselves
and others."
Michael Norwood, Author, THE 9 INSIGHTS OF THE WEALTHY SOUL
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SAKAKIBARA
TALKS FEDOR VS CRO COP
It's been a long time in the making, some believe too long. Fedor
Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop are on a collision course for August
28th at Pride's GP Finals Event.
If
this sounds familiar it is. In the UFC, Chuck Liddell chased
Tito Ortiz for a couple of years before getting his shot in the
Octagon. Now it appears Mirko Cro Cop will finally get his wish
to face long time rival, Fedor Emelianenko, on August 28th. In
what was expected to be announced at a press conference on Monday,
the day after the Pride GP event, the CroCop Fedor fight was
announced in the ring after Cro Cop's fight. Cro Cop called out
Takada to come into the ring, as the crowd responded to Cro Cop's
brashness. Cro Cop told Takada that he wanted Fedor, so Takada
took the mike and called for Fedor to enter the arena and the
ring with his championship belt. fedor marched in with belt over
shoulder and accepted the fight.
Sakakibara
said "Mirko has at last, having gone the long way round,
got his long sought after chance. I mean he's really wanted and
sought after this long and hard road, the right to challenge
for the heavyweight title on August 28. And I really don't think
anyone can dispute it. Fedor is not running away and can't run
away--he's also determined to do this fight. So, at last we will
be able to have the heavyweight fight of the century on August
28."
Both
fighters have had to wait for this match-up because of injuries.
Fedor assures everyone he will be healthy enough to fight by
August. Cro Cop's corner just wanted to make sure Mirko got out
of this past weekend's fight unscathed. Sakakibara said mission
accomplished. "I spoke to Mirko after the fight and apart
from the instep on his kicking leg hurting a little, he has said
there is no damage, so over the next two months he'll be training
hard and getting ready for this century's--well, this century
has really just started, but as far as Pride is concerned, we
expect this to be a truly history-making fight..."
Source: MMA Weekly |
SCHULTZ
WAITING FOR HIS SHOT
Respect, it’s a simple concept that all of us can understand.
We all want to get respect for our hard work and be rewarded
accordingly to our merits and achievements.
In
the MMA world there is often a lot of respect for the people
at the top, but there is an increasing amount of fighters who’ve
achieved a lot but still lack the push they deserve to get their
shot at the top. For one such fighter, Ryan Schultz, his upcoming
bout at Sportfight 11 is all about getting respect and moving
on to the upper echelon of the lightweight division.
On
July 9th Schultz, a product of Team Quest, will be matched up
with American Top Team standout Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti
in a fight of two of the most highly regarded young lightweight
fighters in the US. For Schultz however, the hype surrounding
Calvancanti isn’t anything that impresses or intimidates
Ryan.
“I
don’t know much about him other than I’ve heard he’s
pretty good and the next whatever, big thing or something,”
Schultz told MMA Weekly. “To me he’s just like any
other guy. I’m going to show up, do what I do and put him
down.”
Calvancanti
has received a lot of his attention for his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
skills coming out of the ATT. Schultz on the other hand is known
for his relentless aggression, hard hitting, and patented Team
Quest wrestling skills, which should make the fight extremely
interesting if it goes to the ground.
When
it comes to strategy, Schultz isn’t one to waste time getting
fancy, “I think I’ll go in with just the basic same
style as always, pound him hard until he’s out. I’m
aware that he has good BJJ and for the most part I don’t
mess around there anyway, but I do know those guys don’t
like being thumped hard when they are on their back, and that’s
what I do.”
Schultz
continued, ”If he wants to stand on his feet with me that’s
fine. If I have to take him down I will, but I like to bang.
He better expect to trade upstairs because he won’t take
me down.”
This
will be Schultz’ first fight since this past February in
the USA versus The World edition of Euphoria, in which Ryan got
back on winning track dominating Japan’s Hiroyuki Abe. According
to Schultz he is looking forward to building off the momentum
of the victory, “Since my last fight in Euphoria I’ve
been training hard since and improving all the time. I feel I
keep getting better and I’m looking forward to facing better
competition in the future.”
Ryan
had been scheduled to face off against Jorge Gurgel at an IFC
event in Ohio for their Lightweight Championship, but the fight
was called off because word has it that Gurgel became involved
in the second season of the UFC and Spike TV’s The Ultimate
Fighter reality series.
“I
was looking forward to fighting him,” said Schultz. “Other
things came up so the fight didn’t happen. I know he’s
a tough fighter and (Gurgel’s Manager) Monte Cox spoke highly
of him when we were at Euphoria. I was looking forward to a good
challenge. He’s got a decent record and I’ve seen him
fight and I think it could have been a good fight. Maybe we can
make it happen sometime in the future.”
For
Schultz it’s been a rewarding and frustrating time over
the last year. While he continues to gain fan and media support
as he racks up victory after impressive victory, he’s still
been denied his shot against top 10 ranked opponents.
“Nobody
in the big game wants to fight me and it’s frustrating,”
exclaimed Ryan. “If they don’t want to fight me in
a smaller show it’s fine, but they can’t keep avoiding
me. I would love to fight Yves (Edwards), Rich (Clementi), or
Hermes (Franca). I feel I’m a top fighter and I could beat
those guys if I got the chance. I mean I respect them and understand
why they don’t want the fight, they don’t want to take
chances. Maybe they would want me in the UFC or Pride, I’m
not sure, but they know I’m dangerous so maybe that’s
why they’re not fighting me.”
Ryan
knows if he wants to finally get his shot in the major MMA shows
he’s got only one course of action right now, keep winning
and make it so promotions can’t afford to not have him on
their shows. “I’m going to KO this kid (Calvancanti)
and go right down the line and earn my shot,” exclaimed
Schultz. “There’s too much politics in fighting. I
just want to fight and that’s just what I’m going to
do, that’s what I’m in this sport for, to fight the
best and become the best in the world.”
Source: MMA Weekly |
MIGHTY
MO AND BOTHA AT MIRAGE
K-1 “Battle at Bellagio III” tournament champion “Mighty
Mo” Siligia(26-3 (20 KO’s) will collide with former
world boxing champion Francois “The White Buffalo”
Botha (46-11-2 (30 KO’s) during a three-round K-1 “Mayhem
At The Mirage” Superfight on Saturday, August 13th.
Expected
to be a duel dominated by punching power, the matchup between
the 265 pound Siligia and the 250 pound Botha will mark the first
time ever that the two will have met in competition.
Siligia
is coming off his single greatest triumph in the squared circle,
a hard-fought, Superfight victory over reigning K-1 king Remy
Bonjasky at Las Vegas, Nevada’s Bellagio on Saturday, April
30th.
A
considerable underdog, Siligia patiently waited to close the
distance between his long legged opponent and him and, upon finally
doing so in the third and final scheduled round of action, struck
Bonjasky down with a short, but vicious right hand. Bonjasky
recovered, but the knockdown gave Siligia a slight edge on the
judges’ scorecards and a victory via split decision.
Since
he made his introduction to K-1 last February, Siligia, a protégé
of trainer Eddy Millis, has become recognized as a force amongst
martial arts fighting’s best, one who recently expanded
his arsenal to include a heavy roundhouse kick. During what was
only the second tournament start of his career on August 7th
of last year, the
stocky, heavy hitter defeated three straight opponents to capture
the K-1 “Battle at Bellagio III” tournament championship.
A
former International Boxing Federation (IBF) world heavyweight
crownholder, Botha undertook a new challenge in “The New
Fighting Sport” a year and a half ago. After coming up short
in his first few attempts, the South African native abruptly
turned his fortunes around towards the close of last year when
he scored back to back knockouts on two of the sport’s most
accomplished figures in Peter Aerts and Jerome LeBanner in September
and December, respectively.
Botha’s
only four defeats in the world of boxing came at the hands of
Michael Moorer, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and Wladimir Klitschko,
all of whom were present or former world champions at the time
Botha faced them.
Tickets
for K-1 “Mayhem At The Mirage” will officially go on
sale on K-1 North America’s website, www.k-1usa.net, on
Friday, July 1st. Tickets will be priced at $300, $200, $100,
and $50, respectively.
The
remainder of the lineup for the August 13th K-1 event has yet
to be announced, but the names of participating fighters will
be revealed gradually over the course of the next several weeks.
K-1
is a martial arts fighting sport that derives its name from its
inclusion of a wide array of combat disciplines, including Karate,
Kung-Fu, and Kickboxing (“K”), and its intent to determine
one champion in one ring (“1”). After being staged
for the first time in Japan in 1993 under the direction of founder
Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, it later evolved into the country’s
most popular sport and achieved popular culture status there
as its athletes turned into larger-than-life celebrities.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings
can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."
William James, 1842-1910, American Psychologist, Professor, Author
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ROCK
BAND SALUTES UFC
Rock music and MMA have always gone together. Throughout the
history of the sport, fighters have come out to fist pounding
tunes to get them and the crowd pumped up before a fight. It
seems impossible to think about a live MMA experience without
hard rocking tunes.
Last
year the UFC came together with various record labels to produce
their first official soundtrack album, Ultimate Beatdowns Vol.
1: Metal. The album featured some of the most respected and heavy
acts in music today including Fear Factory, Sepultura, Damageplan
(featuring the now sadly deceased Dimebag Darrell, RIP), Zuffa
Records’ own Stemm, and the reason for Chuck Liddell’s
signature mohawk, Slayer.
The
album seemed to a perfect way to introduce fans of heavy music
to the sport of MMA, but one thing was missing from the compilation,
of all the songs on the album, none of them actually incorporated
MMA into their themes/lyrics. Now one year later, rock band Adema
have penned a homage to the sport, and specifically the UFC,
with their song “Enter the Cage” off their brand new
third release Planets. The band, whose self-titled major label
debut album sold over 200,000 copies in the US alone, hopes to
have the song featured in future UFC projects, including live
shows and possibly even become the theme song to the upcoming
second season of Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter. MMA Weekly’s
Mick Hammond spoke to Adema drummer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fanatic
Kris Kohls about MMA, the band’s new album, and Kris’
connection to the legendary Gracie family.
MMA
Weekly: First off Kris tell us about the song “Enter the
Cage.” The lyrics are obviously inspired by the UFC and
their trademark Octagon. How did the idea come up to include
a song like this on the new album Planets?
Kris
Kohls: I’ve always been into martial arts, MMA, and especially
the UFC. From the beginning watching Royce Gracie in the first
shows I became a huge fan of what he did. I’ve been training
in BJJ for about three years and have a blue belt from Rorion
Gracie. I’ve done competitions and love everything about
BJJ. So basically the song came about from my love of the martial
arts. It’s about getting into the cage, what a fighter must
do, it's about mastering his fears and overcoming. You know eventually,
even at 33 years old, I want to have a cage fight someday. I
know some people want to jump out of airplanes, drive fast cars,
but I want to cage fight (laughs).
MMA
Weekly: Are your bandmates (vocalist Luke Caraccioli, bassist
Dave De Roo, and guitarst Tim Fluckey) into MMA and the UFC as
well?
Kris
Kohls: The thing with the rest of the band is they get sick of
me talking BJJ all the time and taking their backs and choking
them (laughs). They’re fans of the UFC, that’s basically
all we watch when we are touring. Either on the bus or at the
hotel I’m usually watching the UFC or instructional videos.
They are aware of the styles and they recognize grappling, they
know what an armbar is, what a rear naked choke is from being
around me, but none of them train. Actually the opening band
out with us touring right now I’m teaching them submission
wrestling.
MMA
Weekly: You mentioned watching Royce Gracie in the early UFCs
and you’ve trained under Rorion Gracie, what is it about
BJJ that got you hooked?
Kris
Kohls: I remember seeing Royce fight Kimo at UFC 3, it blew my
mind and I instantly became big fan of Royce. The whole reality
it’s a proven fact that BJJ gives a smaller opponent a true
chance at all times is what really got me into it. Seeing Royce
control bigger guys and tapping them out was unbelievable. Growing
up watching kung fu and Bruce Lee movies it seems like that’s
the goal, you want to be the Zen Master beating your opponent
with all those fancy punches and kicks, but in reality it’s
different. With BJJ you have a real fighting chance as long as
you’re awake and not sleeping (laughs). To me BJJ is the
most effective style of martial arts, period.
Because
of Royce I started studying in 2002 after touring on Ozzfest
all summer. One day I just realized it’s something I wanted
to learn and that clicked. I was living in San Pedro at the time
and I drove by the Gracie Academy and went in and started from
there. I tend to be obsessive-compulsive about things so I was
training 6 days a week for nine months, I became really addicted
to it and it changed my life. I stopped drinking and my mindset
out on the road changed. Instead of partying, the main thing
on my mind is “Where is the next BJJ school?” so I
can roll. Before it was a hobby and now it’s an obsession.
I’ve already competed in the Pan-Ams, Copa Pacifica, and
have won tournaments. I take it very seriously and I still have
a long way to go, I would love to eventually get my black belt.
MMA
Weekly: Getting back to the song “Enter the Cage,”
I understand that your management is looking to get the song
featured on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Tell
us what it would be like if that could happen for you?
Kris
Kohls: That would be huge, it would be a total dream come true
at this point, obviously getting our song out to them would be
huge. It’s so cool because I just heard they are submitting
song to UFC and if everything goes well maybe it could be the
theme song for the TV show. I have trained with Eddy Bravo, he’s
a good buddy of mine, and he loves the song. We’ve played
it for Joe Rogan and he loves it too and we’re hoping we
can get it played for Dana (White, UFC President). The song was
definitely written for the UFC, it’s premier cage fighting
organization in the world. I’m really hoping it happens.
Everything going on with the UFC right now is amazing, the sport
is getting bigger and more popular, you know it’s best sport
in the world.
MMA
Weekly: I understand you guys just got back from Iraq and you
had the opportunity to roll with some of the unarmed combat instructors
over there, tell us what that was like and how you did against
the soldiers?
Kris
Kohls: I did, I rolled with the instructors over there and it
was awesome. We had such a great time over there; it was a real
highlight of my life for me. I went to a gym in Iraq with an
MP named Trinity because we had armed guard go with us and fallow
us around everywhere to keep us safe. At the gym they mats laid
out and literally 30 troops in gym watching us grapple so it
felt like a tournament. I tapped both of the instructors three
times, so I can at least say I was undefeated in Iraq (laughs).
MMA
Weekly: To kind of get off subject for a moment, I know the war
over there a very important subject to people here in the States.
Can you give us an idea of what it was like being with the troops
in Iraq?
Kris
Kohls: This may be hard for people to understand but we became
instant brothers and sisters over there. Before I went over there
I wasn’t sure what to expect or what my view on war really
was. Now that I’ve been over there I think no matter your
view is of it; you have to respect soldiers and everyone over
there. In our visit over there they made us feel great, welcome,
and safe. It’s crazy, at the base we were at in Mazul you
could hear mortars going off not too far from where we are sitting.
We were literally from stone’s throw away from where things
were happening. The show we played over there is the most meaningful
to me of my time in the band. Hanging with the soldiers was just
so unbelievable. They were totally thankful for that one hour
we played because they got to forget about their worries and
enjoy themselves. To us, performing, it’s our job, we love
it, we play rock shows to have a good time, but that experience
over there just made it so much more meaningful.
MMA
Weekly: Let’s talk about your band Adema right now. Your
third album Planets was just released and it’s a time of
renewal for the band. You’ve got a new album, a new singer,
and a new label, tell us how Adema circa 2005 is compared to
the past.
Kris
Kohls: It feels great, we are a much better, stronger band now.
We get along great and we’ve been having blast on the road.
We’re better on stage now than ever before and having a
great time out there performing. The only thing is missing is
it’s hard to find places to train while on tour (laughs).
Both of the changes, singer and label, have been for the better,
one hundred percent.
MMA
Weekly: Tell us about your change in record label and how that’s
effected the band.
Kris
Kohls: We were on a major label (Arista) and now on an independent
label (Earache). To be honest, being on an independent is so
much better. They let us produce our own record with the help
of Nick Forcillo; we never could do that on a major label. Earache
had faith in us; they let us make the record we wanted to make,
that’s the cool thing about them. The biggest thing is communication,
with this label I can call the main guy with the company whenever
I want. When you need something to get done it gets done; you
don’t have to talk to 20 people like we did on a major.
MMA
Weekly: Planets is the first release with your new singer Luke
(who replaced Mark Chavez, half-brother of Korn’s vocalist
Jonathan Davis), what’s it like having him in the band?
Kris
Kohls: Our new singer Luke is awesome. He was a marine for five
years and is the main reason we went to Iraq. I’ve been
getting him into BJJ and he’s letting me show him some stuff.
He’s a great singer, a great person, and we have great chemistry
as friends and musicians. We all rock hard every night because
we want to do our best. It’s because of the other three
guys’ energy that makes me want to go play my heart out.
We’re more energetic live now than we ever were before.
MMA
Weekly: Before we go, I’ve got one last MMA question for
you. It was announced recently BJ Penn will be facing off against Renzo Gracie
at Rumble on the Rock.
To steal a line from Pardon the Interruption, who ya got?
Kris
Kohls: Oh man that’s a tough one to answer. That’s
going to be a really tough fight. I’m a huge Gracie fan
and a huge BJ fan, his BJJ is amazing, but I’m going to
have to say Renzo. I saw him at Abu Dhabi and he looked good.
You know Renzo is always in there to fight hard and when he’s
healthy and in shape Renzo is as good anybody.
MMA
Weekly: Thanks a lot for taking the time off your touring schedule
for the interview Kris. As we close out the interview is there
anything you’d like to say?
Kris
Kohls: I want to make sure to mention Matt Baker, he’s been
a great teacher to me over the last few years. I started out
with the Gracies and got my blue belt but now that I’m back
in Bakersfield I’ve been training the last couple years
at Bakersfield Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Matt. He’s a brown
belt under Jean-Jacques Machado and hopefully with his help I
can get my purple belt within the next year or so. I’d like
to be the first rock musician to fight in the UFC someday, so
hopefully we can make that happen. I want to tell everyone to
go check out our new album Planets. Along with “Enter the
Cage” there’s a song on the album called “Bad
Triangle” that’s about being caught in a triangle choke.
Thanks to everyone for supporting Adema, long live MMA and Rock
& Roll.
Source: MMA Weekly
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COFFEE
GUY EXCLUSIVE: 'THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER' SECOND SEASON DISASTER
By Coffee Guy
UFC
President Dana White in what may be a retouched photograph.
Before
reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.
The
following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant
called 'Coffee Guy':
"Sources
associated with 'The Ultimate Fighter' television program confirmed
today that three of the eight contestants in the 170-pound division
have been severely injured during taping.
All
three of the injured contestants have been removed from the fighter's
house and are off the show. As a result, Spike TV officials have
been scrambling all week to find replacement fighters. The current
plan calls for the replacement fighters to show up next week
and begin the competition immediately, though officials briefly
discussed scrapping everything and starting over. Taping for
the show has been ongoing for nearly three weeks, so the influx
of new fighters will be awkward, and Spike TV fears that the
show will suffer as a result.
At
least one of the injuries was sustained during a Randy Couture-created
competition. Spike TV officials are said to be very displeased
with Couture's competitions, as they feel that they make for
bad television and create unnecessary risks for the fighters.
The relationship between Zuffa and Spike TV has suffered because
of Couture's presence and influence."
As
usual, stick to Fightsport.com for hard hitting reporting and
exclusives you won't find anywhere else. Must credit Fightsport.com
when discussing this story.
Source: Fight Sport |
RAY
MARDO: 'HOW I TOOK DOWN THE UFC'
Hello.
My name is Raymond A. Mardo III. Most people simply call me,
'raymardo'.
Thank
you for stopping here to see how I took down the UFC. This is
not an attempt to brag. It is merely to show that the little
guy need not be afraid of the big guy, even if it is the big
guy's job to kick ass for a living! When you are right and prepared,
you will win.
The
UFC needed to prove three key points in their case against me.
The one which proved to be their downfall was:
Registering
the domain name with bad intentions.
This could not be proved by the UFC or it's high powered attorneys
because it was not true. I never tried to sell the URL for profit.
I also registered the domain name two full years before the new
owners of the UFC, Zuffa LLC, even bought the fledging and financially
challenged company. I had interest in the UFC before Zuffa.
What
follows is a press release outlining most of the details of this
case between the UFC and myself. I hope you enjoy the results
of this case.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
For
Additional Information Contact:
Ray
Mardo at
LGRE
(973) 703 3568
No
Kill Date
Screenwriting
DJ Wins Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ray
Mardo, a professional DJ and screenwriter is a former freestyle
wrestling champion who has recently scored a major victory over
the UFC, an international no holds barred fighting organization
that has served as the launching pad for professional wrestlers
Ken Shamrock, Dan "The Beast" Severn, and Tank Abbott
into the WWE & WCW.
The
UFC attempted to wrestle the domain name "ultimatefightingchampionship.com"
away from Mardo but appears to have been choked out by Mardo,
the savvy screenwriting DJ who is in negotiations with Hollywood
makeup artist Louis Lazzara about the movie rights to this interesting
tale of a former amateur wrestler who defeats an international
no holds barred fighting organization.
"I
registered ultimatefightingchampionship.com after interviewing
Vince Mcmahon's daughter, Stephanie, and speaking with WWE champion
and 1996 Olympic gold medallist, Kurt Angle," says Mardo.
"Like myself, Kurt wrestled in amateur tournaments. I decided
to put together tournaments for professional wrestlers and have
all of the winners face each other in a tournament called the
ultimate fighting championship. Ultimate fighting is a generic
term that means; no holds barred. It's basically hardcore professional
wrestling."
At
this time Mardo also registered the domain names extremechampionshipwrestling.com
and worldchampionshipwrestling.com, since both of the WWE's competitors,
ECW & WCW, were on the verge of bankruptcy and were looking
to sell their organizations. Ray saw it as a way of giving former
wrestlers from these organizations the opportunity to compete
in his ultimate fighting championship tournament.
"The
UFC was struggling financially and was sold by Rob Meyrowitz
to Zuffa, LLC. Rob had no interest in the domain name so I bought
it well before Zuffa purchased the UFC and had it for nearly
two years before they filed an internet domain name dispute against
my company," adds Mardo. "Today's wrestling scene is
radically different then it was years ago. The WWE employs the
now defunct ECW's former owner, Paul Heyman and they bought WCW
from Ted Turner. These two events changed my plans for the wrestling
tournaments and I was considering transferring the name to Zuffa,
but when they tried to intimidate me, I decided to apply a submission
hold and make them tap out."
With
his big victory over the UFC, Mardo is at work on the screenplay
for the movie. "Hollywood sees this as the classic tale
of the big guy with money and strength trying to bully the little
guy around. It's an abuse of power. Sometimes the underdog can
win if he is right and is prepared," Mardo stated with smile.
"This is a story of motivation for the average Joe. I feel
like Rocky Balboa. Yo Adrian, I did it!"
Mardo
is also scheduled to set a DJ world record for Guiness, and has
his second cd is coming out soon possibly through Dave Sanchez
at Madonna's old boyfriend's label; Jellybean Records.
Source: Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you
fail to make the turn."
Unknown
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Pride
Viewing Times in Hawaii!
Don't even think of mentioning anything about the results to
me. I am trying to stay away from the results pages until the
first when I can watch the fight.
Mike
Date Time Channel (Oceanic Digital)
7/1/2005 4:00PM 701 IN1
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PEDRO
VS SERGEI IN HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE
The
last time fans set eyes on Pedro Rizzo was in a very uninspired
victory over Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 45 in November of 2003. Rizzo
pulled out the decision, but in winning what many thought was
a boring fight from start to finish, he also lost his spot in
the UFC heavyweight division. The UFC was the only major MMA
organization that Rizzo had fought for up to the point when it
was announced that the Marco Ruas prodigy would finally make
his return to professional competition to face rising star, Sergei
Kharitonov in Pride on June 26th.
Pedro
Rizzo has always been one of the most dangerous strikers to ever
set foot into an MMA ring or octagon, but he seems to struggle
when the spotlight is solely on him. He was able to take out
Tank Abbott, Mark Coleman, and Tsuyoshi Kosaka before getting
in line for his first title shot against Hammer House product,
Kevin Randleman at UFC 26. Rizzo didn’t seem able to work
his game against the former NCAA champion wrestler and he lost
a decision to Randleman.
Again
Rizzo fired back, this time defeating UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn
and knocking out Josh Barnett in a classic battle. The Brazilian
was then set up to face Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight
title at UFC 31. The fight was very close throughout but again
Rizzo faced defeat and lost a decision to Couture and his second
shot at a title fell by the wayside. Rizzo received a rematch
against Couture at UFC 34, but this time lost by TKO when the
former Olympic wrester took the fight to the ground and pounded
him out in the third round.
Rizzo
did come back to the UFC for another string of fights, in the
process getting a KO victory over now UFC heavyweight champion
Andrei Arlovski, but then lost to both Gan McGee and a much smaller
fighter in Vladimir Matyushenko. Rizzo managed to get wins over
an aging Tra Telligman and the afore mentioned Ricco Rodriguez
match, but Rizzo then faded out of the UFC and now he will make
his return to mixed martial arts this time in a Pride ring.
Sergei
Kharitonov is a fighter who seemingly came out of nowhere when
he was selected to fight in Pride’s heavyweight Grand Prix.
In the first round of the tournament, Kharitonov showed that
he belonged among the best in the world when he took out dangerous
striker and Chute Boxe member, Maurilo “Ninja” Rua.
Although Rua was out of his normal weight class, he still posed
a definite threat to the Russian, but a definitive reach advantage
and excellent punches throughout showed that Sergei was the real
deal.
In
the second round of the Grand Prix, Kharitonov would then square
off against a man who seemed in the exact opposite end of the
spectrum of the fighter that Kharitonov had just defeated. Semmy
Schilt, who stands at an intimidating 6’11” tall, was
already a very dangerous kickboxer and MMA fighter and posed
a serious threat to Kharitonov continuing on in the tournament.
Despite the height difference, Sergei was able to take Schilt
out of his game and win a TKO stoppage over the Dutch fighter
in the first round.
Kharitonov
took on perennial favorite and Brazillian Top Team member, Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira in the semi-finals, and the Russian’s talent
wasn’t quite enough on that night. The fight was very close
throughout but Nogueira was able to pull out the victory with
a judges’ decision and Kharitonov was handed his first ever
defeat. Sergei made a return to his winning ways knocking out
Choi Mu Bae in the first round in Pride in February.
Pedro
Rizzo will be fighting for the first time in over a year and
a half and his challenge is none too easy. Sergei Kharitonov
has been shown to be more than a dangerous opponent both on the
ground and standing on the feet. Rizzo is a classic counter puncher
and that has come back to bite him in many of his fights as fans
and critics have accused him of never really pushing the pace
and going for the win. Although Pedro Rizzo’s style has
managed to get him wins over many quality opponents, his tentative
nature has cost him in many other fights. The best thing with
the match-up that Rizzo has going for him is the fact that Kharitonov
has been aggressive in all of his fights.
Sergei
Kharitonov has pushed the pace in every fight that he’s
had in Pride and this fight probably won’t be much of an
exception. The Russian fighter has shown tremendous stand-up
skill, but has an arsenal of ground weapons as well. For Kharitonov
to win this fight, he may be best served to feel out with his
jab and take the fight to the ground. Rizzo has shown a great
sprawl against many outstanding wrestlers throughout his career,
but has also had trouble when fighting on the ground.
This
is an interesting match-up for both fighters for a number of
reasons. First, Rizzo’s greatest attribute has been his
ability to counter punch a fighter and keep them off guard with
devastating leg kicks. Kharitonov is a straight ahead fighter
who swings heavy and hard and won’t stop pressing the fight.
Pride has not given Rizzo an easy fight for his first time out,
but they did give him a fighter that his style matches up very
well with. Second, Kharitonov has shown the ability to hang with
many of the best in the world, but he has not defeated a veteran
fighter with as much skill as Rizzo yet in his career. If Kharitonov
wants his name mentioned along side fighters like Fedor Emelianenko,
Mirko CroCop and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira a win over Rizzo would
be a great stepping stone.
For
a first fight back, Rizzo will have to be ready to face off against
one of the top heavyweights in the sport in Sergei Kharitonov.
Whoever comes out victorious, one thing is for sure, it will
be a war in the ring.
Source: MMA Weekly
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SPIKE
TV READY TO LAUNCH SHOW ON JULY 25TH
Spike TV has annoucned that it will officialy air the fights
you did not see for the season finale of the Ultimate Fighter
in July.
On
July 25th, Spike TV will have a one hour special of these specific
fights. Sam Hoger vs Bobby Southworth, Chris Leben vs Jason Thacker,
Lodune Sincaid vs Nathan Quarry, Alex Karalexis vs Josh Rafferty,
Josh Koscheck vs Chris Sanford and Mike Swick vs Alex Schoenhauer.
Almost
all of the matches will be shown in their entirety, a couple
of the matches that went very long could be chopped down a bit.
Spike
TV confirmed to MMAWeekly that July 25th is the day that they
will air the one hour special of the Ultimate Fighter Finale
of the fights that have never seen before on television.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Chris
Leben is Off to the UK
Cage Rage 13 "No Fear"
Wembley Conference Center
September 10th
Ian
"The Machine" Freeman vs. TBA
Sol
"Zero Tolerance" Gilbert vs. Chris Leben
Mike
"The Count" Bisping vs. Evangelista "Cyborg"
Santos
Antony
Rea vs. Jason DeLucia
James
"The Colussus" Thompson vs. TBA
Alex
Evans vs. Tulio Palhares
Melvin
Manhoef vs. Pierre Guillet
Ross
"The Boss" Mason vs. Dexter Casey
Mark
"The Beast" Epstein vs. Ross Pointon
Abdul
Mohammed vs. Paul "Hands of Stone" Jenkins
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what
you have to do."
Epictetus, 50-120, Stoic Philosopher
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Assuerio
Silva Preparing for UFC 54
On
August 20th at UFC 54: Boiling Point in Vegas, former Chute Boxe
fighter Assuerio Silva will be stepping into the UFC octagon
for the first time in his career. Staring back at him from across
the canvas will be the former Heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia.
Silva,
originally from Curitiba, the location of the famed Chute Boxe
gym, is currently 10-3 in mixed martial arts competition. He
possesses a background in thai boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,
but that is not all he will be bringing to the octagon. "The
principal style that I will represent [in the UFC] is Seiwakai
Combat Karate," says Silva, in regards to training he has
done in recent months with Brazilian karate legend Ademir da
Costa. "I'll also bring my jiu jitsu and Muay Thai to the
octagon."
Coming
off back-to-back wins, over Fabiano Scherner and Alessio Sakara
respectively, in Antonio Inoki's Jungle Fight promotion, Silva
has no plans to change from his usual game plan of striking mixed
with BJJ. "I will approach the fight the same way that I
always train before a fight," says Silva in regards to the
bout with Sylvia.
Silva,
also a former member of Muay Thai Dream Team, another club in
Brazil centered around thai boxing - like Chute Boxe, does have
more international experience than Sylvia,as he has competed
globally three times with his Pride appearances.
His
first bout in Pride was at Pride 15 in July 2001. He submitted
Valentijn Overeem with a heel hook, just a little under three
minutes into the bout. Silva looked very slick on the ground,
a testament to his purple belt in jiu jitsu.
Two
months later he fought and defeated former RINGS star Yoshihisa
Yamamoto at Pride 16, as Silva flew out of the gate and destroyed
Yamamoto in only 11 seconds, taking the fight by TKO.
His
final fight in Pride would be his only loss in the organization.
Silva found himself on the wrong end of a split-decision against
Aleksander Emelianenko at the first Bushido show in October 2003.
He has not been back in Pride since that point.
The
loss was only one of three in Silva's career, with the other
two happening early on in Brazil against Charles Gracie via submission
and Russian fighter Mikhail Avetisyan via doctor stoppage.
Silva
is known primarily as a striker, but you can certainly say the
same about Tim Sylvia, who is an excellent boxer by MMA standards
and has a tremendous reach advantage with his 6'8" frame
towering over the vast majority of his opponents.
When
asked if Sylvia's reach advantage worried him at all for their
fight, Silva, who is only 5'11" (meaning that there is a
difference of nine inches in height), simply stated: "No,
I do not."
Assuerio
Silva is back and he's ready for the UFC. He signed a three-fight
deal with the promotion and is looking forward to making some
big things happen. "I am available to fight with anyone
who the UFC determines," he says. "I am working very
hard for this fight and to make the American people very happy."
Source: Maxfighting
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SHOOTO,
July 3rd - Kultar Gil as Main-Event
Friday, June 24, 2005
The
8-2-0 Kultar Gill is making his Japanese fighting debut as the
main-event for the July 3rd SHOOTO card in Nagoya, Japan. Gill
trains under former SHOOTO 183 lbs contender and UFC veteran
Lance Gibson, and he has asserted a reputation as one of those
undiscovered talents at155 lbs who is just one big win away from
breaking through. Early in his caree he lost to Yves Edwards,
but he has rallied since then to defeat quality opposition such
as David Ouimet of TKO fame, and recently Harris Sarmiento - the Rumble on the
Rock 8-man tournament champion... both by choke-submission. SHOOTO is known
for the lighter weight classes, so this can be big opporunity
for Kultar to get that break-through performance that he craves...
However,
Daisuke Sugie will be determined to derail Gill's ambitions as
he too is trying to make his way at 155 lbs. Having performed
inconsistently against tough opposition, Sugie - known as "Amazon",
has pulled together a 6-5-1record. Now, a strong showing against
a respected international fighter, can help Sugie get things
on track and make a name for himself.
Also
scheduled is the always dangerous Hideki Kadowaki, known for
his superb submission talents having submitted American fighter
Bao Quach, taking on the up-and-coming Hatsu Hioki. At 6-1-0,
Hioko is becoming a player in SHOOTO's 143 lbs division (arguably
the most competitive division in MMA), and he is looking to follow
up his TKO victory over Miletich Fighter - Joe Pearson.
Promoted
by Alive
Fukiage
Hall
Nagoya,
Japan
July
3, 2005
Full
card - subject to change
***All
records listed are from SHOOTO records and reflect SHOOTO participation
Class-B
/ 154 lbs - WW
Takashi
Ouchi (2-4) vs. Kenichi Hattori (1-2-1)
Class-B
/ 154 lbs - WW
Takahiro
Kajita (3-2) vs. Ken Omatsu (2-5)
Class-B
/ 132 lbs - FW
Akira
Kibe (3-4-1) vs. Hiroyuki Tanaka (3-1-1)
Class-B
/ 183 lbs - LHW
John
Valuri (2-0) vs. Masahi Yozen (2-0)
Class-B
/ 132 lbs - FW
Hiroshi
Umemura (2-8-3) vs. Manabu Kanou (0-5)
Class-B
/ 123 lbs - BW
9th
ranked Takeyasu Hirono (2-8-3) vs. Keisuke Kurata (4-2)
Class-A
/ 143 lbs - LW
Hideki
Kadowaki (9-4-1) SHOOTO World Rank 10 vs. Hatsu Hioki (6-1) SHOOTO
Pacific-Rim Rank 10
Class-A
/ 154 lbs - WW
Daisuke
"Amazon" Sugie (6-5-1) SHOOTO Pacific-Rim Rank 8 vs.
Kultar Gill (debut)
Source: Maxfighting
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Quinton
Jackson Bets on Shogun
The
TATAME crew was able to steal a few moments with Quinton "Rampage"
Jackson while in the audience of ADCC 2005. During the conversation
with the Pride fighter, Jackson mentioned his opinion regarding
the Pride Middleweight GP: Critical Countdown, which takes place
this weekend in Japan. “Mauricio Shogun is a tough man and
he throws knees very well... I felt it and Wanderlei Silva better
watch out!” Quinton added, “Shogun could beat Wanderlei.
If he knees him like he did to me and fights Wanderlei the way
he fought me... I think he will be able to defeat Wanderlei and
win the whole Pride GP,” says the American fighter.
The
full video interview is available at TATAME TV (www.tatame.com.br/tv) . Along with the
Quinton Jackson interview is a number of exclusive videos from
ADCC 2005, Jungle Fight 4, which took place in Manaus (Amazon)
on May 21st, and Storm Samurai, which happened in Curitiba (Paraná),
June 11th.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that
one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome
while trying to succeed."
Booker T. Washington, 1856-1915, American Black Leader and Educator
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BOUT
ORDER ANNOUNCED FOR PRIDE FIGHTING’S
CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2005
From Dream Stage Entertainment
June 22, 2005
TOKYO, Japan –
The
bout order has been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S next
event, CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2005.
FIGHTCARD:
(Shown
in order from first to last)
Sergei
Kharitonov (Russia) vs. Pedro Rizzo (Brazil)
Mauricio
“Shogun” Rua (Brazil) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
(Brazil) *
Igor
Vovchanchyn (Ukraine) vs. Alistair Overeem (Holland) *
Mirko
“Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia) vs. Ibragim Magomedov
(Russia)
Makoto
Takimoto (Japan) vs. Kiyoshi Tamura (Japan)
Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil) vs. Pawel Nastula (Poland)
Kazushi
Sakuraba (Japan) vs. Ricardo Arona (Brazil) *
Wanderlei
Silva (Brazil) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan) *
*
Tournament Match
(Participants
and Matches Subject to Change)
PRIDE
FIGHTING’S 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament spans
three events … TOTAL ELIMINATION (opening round), CRITICAL
COUNTDOWN (Second Round) and FINAL CONFLICT (Semi-Finals and
Finals). The date for FINAL CONFLICT will be announced soon.
CRITICAL
COUNTDOWN 2005 premieres on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND,
DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s
Choice Canada on July 1st at 10:00pm EST, 7:00pm PST (including
a countdown show at 9:30pm EST, 6:30pm PST). For additional replay
times, please contact your pay per view provider or pridefc.com.
For
more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!
Source: MMA Weekly |
UNO
OUT OF HERO'S SHOW
MMAWeekly's
Scott Petersen reports from Japan that Caol Uno is out of the
upcoming Hero's show scheduled for July 6th.
MMAWeekly
has learned that Uno was originally scheduled to fight Duane
"Bang" Ludwig for the show but an undisclosed injury
will pull Uno out of the show.
The
promotion announced that the show will feature Jerome Le Banner,
Peter Aerts, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Rodrigo Gracie in MMA matches.
They
also announced a middleweight tournament that will feature Kid
Yamamoto, Royler Gracie, Pequino Nogueira, and more....
Here
is the breakdown for the upcoming tournament...
Middleweight
Tournament: Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs.
Ian Schaffa (Australia)
Middleweight
Tournament: Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Arslan
Magomedov (Russia)
Middleweight
Tournament: Royler Gracie vs. Koji
Yoshida (aikido/boxing)
Middleweight
Tournament: Alexandre Franca "Pequeno"
Nogueira vs. Hideo Tokoro (ZST)
Middleweight
Tournament: Hiroyuki Takaya vs. TBA
Middleweight
Tournament: Remigijus Morkevicius vs. TBA
Source: Tatame
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Marco
Ruas
Before
Pedro Rizzo departing to Japan, where he will fight Russian Sergei
Kharitonov on next June 16, in Japan, Ruas Vale-Tudo athlete
received an important help during his training. Master Marco
Ruas flew from United States to help him out to fight at Pride
GP. Ready to debut at Pride, Marco Ruas stayed in Brazil for
a week preparing him to this big challenge. We caught up with
'The King of The Streets' and discovered what to expect of Rizzo
in Pride.
This
time you didn't come back to Brazil on vacation, right?
Not
this time. I came to help Pedro Rizzo, because he is going to
fight on June 26th in Pride. I left my academy there in the US
and came here to give him some help.
Pedro
himself recognizes that you are the person who teaches him the
most and that you are very important in his training.
We
always trained together; it's a relationship of many years. So
I know his qualities and his flaws, his strong and weak points,
so that helps. I think he has more good qualities, so we develop
this. I've already seen his opponent fighting and I really trust
in Pedro for this bout. I think this Russian guy is an excellent
opponent for his beginning in Pride.
What
did you think about Pedro the training sessions you led with
him here in Brazil?
I
think he is ready to go. He was already training for other fights,
which were delayed. This actual fight was announced a short time
ago, so I think it is actually good, because in this way he will
not feel over trained. He was 'about to fight' several times
and it didn't happen. This time he closed the deal with a one
month and a half left, so he will achieve his peak for fighting
quickly.
And
how are the expectations?
We
have big expectation. This fight is very important for him, because
of the amount of time he stayed without fighting, and because
it is his Pride debut, but we are confident. We're expecting
his come back to be strong, and I believe he will come with full
strength.
This
period that Pedro stayed without fighting can work against him?
No,
because he was training and I think this time without fighting
can give him more will to win. It is like a new opportunity,
like you're going to start your career fresh. When I started
in Ultimate, I had the opportunity to be recognized in the United
States. Now Pedro has the opportunity to be recognized in Japan,
in an event which today is the highest level one in the MMA world.
So he will go with that 'hunger', when you are about to enter
in an event like this one, you have to go with confident.
What
did you think about Kharitonov's fights that you see?
I
think he is a tough guy. He is strong, like all the Russians
he has a lot of will to win, has good boxing. He has his qualities.
When you talk about an opponent and say his name, everybody speaks
well about him. He fought against Minotauro and lost by points,
his is coming with a winning streak. So he is not an ordinary
opponent. I think this value and when Pedro wins this match,
this is going to value a lot his victory. I think it's an excellent
adversary, because of his qualities and because of the people
who values him. He has a great fighting style for Pedro, he is
going to accept the standing fight and will make a great fight.
You
are considered a great strategist in MMA, tell us a little about
this...
I
think it is important nowadays. Even more in a match with a short
time period like this one, where you can not waste your time
with unnecessary things. I try to direct things to the right
point, like in this Pedro fight. I will shape the guy based on
his opponent.
How
is the future you see for Pedro in Pride?
I
think in the kind of rules that are adopted in Pride, he is going
to be the champion, we will catch this belt. I think now he is
coming to explode. The rules, the ring, it has everything for
him to become the champion. With Pedro letting go there, I don't
see anyone who to stop him.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be
content with what you have."
Doris Mortman, Author
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MIKE
SWICK TO FACE KEITH ROCKEL
Riding high off of the success of The Ultimate Fighter and a
devastating 20-second knockout of Alex Schoenauer on the show’s
finale, Mike Swick returns to the Octagon on August 6th. Breaking
the news on MMAWeekly Radio’s SoundOff, Swick is set to
face two-time UFC veteran Keith Rockel at Ultimate Fight Night,
the first broadcast of a new multi-show contract between the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and SpikeTV.
Rockel
is co-founder of the Massachusetts Submission Academy. He has
earned his Black Belt in Judo and Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu
under Gracie Black Belt Patrick Barbeiri.
With
over six years of experience in mixed martial arts, Rockel is
also part of Team Elite, which includes fellow UFC veterans Mike
Brown and Jorge Rivera. He returns to the Octagon having lost
his debut to Eugene Jackson at UFC 35, but winning his return
bout at UFC 45 by choking out Chris Ligouri.
Rockel
has a solid record of 11-4-1, with his only losses being to some
fairly solid fighters in the aforementioned Jackson, Canadian
standout Denis Kang, Pancrase mainstay Sanae Kikuta, and UFC
veteran Charles McCarthy. He is also the current Ring of Fury
Middleweight Champion.
A
big theme of this first Ultimate Fight Night show is taking fighters
from The Ultimate Fighter series and matching them up with UFC
veterans. Some of the other pairings include: Josh Koscheck vs.
Pete Spratt, Chris Leben vs. Patrick Cote, and Nate Quarry vs.
Pete Sell. These should make for some very exciting matchups
and serve as litmus tests for the up-and-coming fighters from
the show.
Swick
is no slouch himself, training with Crazy Bob Cook and a tremendous
stable of fighters at the American Kickboxing Academy in San
Jose, California. He carries with him a stellar 5-1 professional
record with his only loss, ironically, being to fellow Ultimate
Fighter competitor Chris Leben at World Extreme Cagefighting.
Like
the other bouts on Ultimate Fight Night, Swick’s fight with
Rockel should be a tough test for him and show the world where
he stands as a UFC fighter.
Source: MMA Weekly |
TRIGG'S
TAKE ON ALISTAR VS IGOR
MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio co-host and UFC welterweight contender,
Frank Trigg, breaks down the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix match
up between Alistair Overeem and Igor Vovchanchyn. Trigg's in-depth
expert analysis is exclusive to MMAWeekly.com.
Discussing
Igor Vovchanchyn, Frank Trigg said, "He's not a very big
heavyweight. I think he does better at 205. I think he's in better
shape at 205 because he has been concentrating on his diet...I
like him better at 205. I think he can stand to lose even a little
bit more weight. I don't think he's a great heavyweight, and
I think he's a lot better 205 pounder."
Trigg
added, "If you lose the weight correctly you're going to
have the same muscle mass, but less fat which means he's going
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