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2008
11/8/08
Aloha State Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Sub Grapping)
(Gym #1, UH Manoa)
6/5-8/08
World Jiu-Jitsu Championsihps
(BJJ)
(Long Beach, CA)
5/3/08
Hawaiian Open of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Sub Grapping)
(Gym #1, UH Manoa)
3/28-30/08
Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship
(BJJ)
(Carson, CA)
2/08
OTM Grappling Tournament?
2/17/08
Hawaiian Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Sub Grapping)
(Gym #1, UH Manoa)
2/8/08
Hawaii Fighting Championships 7
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
1/26/08
NAGA Hawaii
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Location TBA)
Tentative
1/20/08
Big
Island Open Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(Konawaena High School)
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(POSTPONED)
1/19/08
UFC 80: Rapid Fire
(BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson)
Newcastle, England
1/12/08
Hawaii Fight League
Season 1, Event 2
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
2007
UFC 79: Nemisis
Las Vegas, NV
12/15/07
Clinton A.J. Shelton 3rd Annual Memorial Boxing Event
(Boxing)
Palolo District Park)
12/8/07
Ultimate Fighter Season 7 Finale
Las Vegas, NV
12/7/07
Punishment In Paradise
"BEST OF THE BEST"
11/23/07
MMA Contenders
(Kickboxing, Various)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
Hawaii Fighting Championships 4
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
11/18/07
The Quest for Champions 2007 II
(Sport-Pankration, Submission-Grappling, Continuous Sparring)
(St. Louis High School Gym)
11/17/07
Man Up & Stand Up
(Kickboxing, Various)
(Kalaheo High School, Kailua)
UFC78: Validation
Newark, NJ
11/16-17/07
Hawaii Training Center Boxing match event
(Boxing)
(Hawaii Training Center, Waipahu)
11/11/07
Aloha
State Championship of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
10/27/07
Freedom Fighting
"Battle on the Base"
(MMA)
(Kahunas Ballroom, MCBH, Kaneohe)
10/26/07
Kickin It / Hawaii's Most Wanted
(Kickboxing, Various)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
X-1 Presents
Fight Club Meets The Night Club
(MMA)
(O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu)
10/19/07
Hawaii Fight League
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery)
10/6/07
Gracie Proving Ground
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
9/28/07
Hawaii's Most Wanted
(Kickboxing, Various)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
9/15/07
Elite XC
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
September
Gracie Fighting Championships
(MMA)
9/8/07
UFC
75
(02 Arena in London, England)
(PPV)
Hawaii Fighting Championships 4
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
8/31/07
Fighters Journey
Pro-Am MMA Event
(MMA)
(tba)
X-1 Presents
Fight Club Meets The Night Club
(MMA)
(O Lounge, Honolulu)
8/25/07
UFC
74: Respect
(Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada )
(PPV)
8/23-25/07
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championshihps
(BJJ)
(The Pyramid, Long Beach, CA)
8/12/07
Punishment
In Paradise 17
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Hawaiian Waters, Kapolei)
***Postponed***
8/10/07
Hawaii's Most Wanted
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
8/4/07
X-1
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Island Warriors Fighting Championship
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/28/07
Maui
Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gymnasium, Wailuku, Maui)
7/21/07
Garden Island Cage Match 6: Caged Fury
(Kickboxing, MMA)
(Hanapepe Stadium, Kauai)
Palolo Boxing Club & Kawano Boxing Club
presents amateur boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
7/14/07
Patriot Fighting Championships
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
***Postponed***
7/13/07
Hawaii Fighting Championships: Stand Your Ground 3
(Kickboxing & MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
7/8/07
Dan Henderson Seminar
(MMA)
(O2
Martial Arts Academy, Aiea)
7/7/07
UFC
73: Stacked
(PPV)
7/1/07
Mike Swain Seminar
(Judo)
(O2
Martial Arts Academy, Aiea)
6/30/07
Icon Sport: Fearless
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
***Postponed
to 9/15***
6/29/07
MMA Contendors: Conflict - The Beginning
(MMA)
(Farrington H.S. Gym)
X-1 Presents
Fight Club Meets The Night Club
(MMA)
(O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu)
6/23/06
Ultimate Fight Night
(BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver)
(Spike TV)
6/23/07
Hawaiian
Open of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
6/22/07
Got
Skills
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
6/16/07
UFC 72: Victory
(PPV)
6/12/07
UFC
Fight Night
(MMA)
(Spike Oceanic 559)
6/3/07
The Quest for Champions 2007
(Sport-Pankration, Submission-Grappling, Continuous Sparring
and Sport-Jujitsu)
(Saint Louis High School Gym)
5/27/07
Benefit Concert for the 2007 Hawaii Junior Olympic Boxing Team
(Ewa Ranch, Ewa Beach)
5/26/07
UFC
71 Liddell vs Rampage
(MMA)
(PPV Oceanic 701)
Memorial Day Mayhem
(Kickboxing)
(Kalaheo High School Gym)
5/19/07
Kickin it
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
5/12/07
Punishment In Paradise: Untouchables
(Kickboxing)
(Hawaiian Waters, Kapolei)
USA-Boxing Hawaii Fundraising Event
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
5/5/07
ROTR Qualifer: Beat Down 3
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
4/28/07
Pride
Fighting Championships:
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
Maui MMA Event
(MMA)
(Maui)
K-1 World GP
(Kickboxing)
(Honolulu)
4/27/07
XMA
(MMA, Kickboxing)
**Cancelled**
4/24/07
Professional Boxing
(Boxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
4/20/07
Kickin It 2007 Part 3
(Kickboxing)
(Filcom Center, Waipahu)
4/7/07
Got Skills
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu Club Tournament
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(King Intermediate, Kaneohe)
4/6/07
Hawaii Fighting Championships: Stand Your Ground 3
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
4/5/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
3/31/07
Icon Sport
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
3/25/07
Kickboxing Benefit Event for Mrs. Faagai
(Kickboxing)
(Waianae H.S. Gym)
3/24/07
Garden Island Cage Match
5
(MMA)
(Kauai)
The 2007
Hawaii State/Regional Junior Olympic Championships (Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
UFC:
Tito Ortiz vs. Dana White boxing match
(Nevada)
*Cancelled*
3/17/07
X-1
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Island Warriors
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial)
3/13/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
3/10/07
Hawaiian Championship of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
3/3/07
UFC 68
(PPV)
(Columbus, Ohio)
Kickin It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom)
2/24/07
Pride Fighting Championships:
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
2/17/06
Got
Skills
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
2/16-17/07
USA-Boxing Hawaii State & Regional Championships
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park Gym)
2/16/07
Punishment
In Paradise 15
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Hawaiian Waters)
2/9/07
Icon Sports
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
2/3/07
UFC
67
(Lutter vs Silva)
(PPV)
2/2/06
Got
Skills & Kickin' It
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
1/23/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
1/20/07
IFL
(MMA)
1/14/07
NAGA Hawaii
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
1/13/07
USA Boxing Amateur Boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
1/12/07
K-1 Dynamite
(MMA)
(PPV, 5:00 PM Ch: 701)
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Quote
of the Day
“I
became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss
the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame American Baseball Player
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Jesus
is Lord Fireworks Fundraiser!
When you
think of the fighters from Jesus is Lord, you automatically think
of fireworks. What better way for the team to have a fundraiser
than to sell fireworks?
Come
down to Stadium Mall from December 26 to 31 and help the team
out by buying your fireworks from them. You are going to buy
fireworks anyway so why not help a team out?
David
Padilla said that if you buy a bunch of fireworks from him he
will shave his eyebrows off. Just kidding, I added that.
Make
sure you come down, check them out, and buy some firecrackers
to ring in 2008!
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Chuck
Norris in world of MMA
Actor creates new organization
With
the growing popularity of fight events around the world, the
sport is gaining ever more practitioners, some of them being
big names from the world of entertainment. One of these names
is none other than one of the most folkloric actors in the history
of cinema: Chuck Norris, star of dozens of action movies. The
legendary actor, 67, who always showed how tough he is on the
big screen and has martial arts running through his veins, decided
to put his acting career aside for a bit and devote himself to
putting together his own event.
The
endeavor is called World Combat League, and it follows a team
format (similar to the IFL), although there are some differences
in the rules. The changes keep with the Texan’s personal
tastes, doing away with submissions. “I’ve been watching
the UFC for 20 years, when “the fight goes to the ground,”
fighters are already experienced in stopping submissions, making
the fight boring, we want knockouts and not submissions,”
said the actor.
Another
change will be the gloves. Traditional boxing gloves will be
used and not the smaller ones, used in MMA, so as to lower the
number of injuries. The first event will take place today and
will include four teams, but according to Norris, the aim is
to have 36 teams in the United States and 24 around the world.
“My
heart has always been in the martial arts, which have been a
part of my life for 47 years. I think people who see it, will
become fans of the league. I hope everyone supports the team
in their city,” concluded Chuck.
Source: Gracie Mag |
Nathan
Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson
Nathan Diaz has accepted a fight with Alvin Robinson on January
23rd. The fight will be shown on Spike TV's fight night telecast
and will be on the main card.
Robinson
is coming off a victory over Jorge Gurgel and will be looking
to further his career by defeating the very popular Nathan Diaz.
Diaz has been on an impressive winning streak, having the won
'The Ultimate Fighter' show and finishing his last 4 opponents
by submission.
Source: Gracie Fighter |
Liddell
vs. Silva at UFC 79: History in the making
"I want to fight Chuck in November and make a huge show,
and make it the biggest show ever...I have no doubts it's the
most important fight of my life," Wanderlei Silva once said
about the ever elusive possibility about taking on Chuck Liddell.
“I
want Wanderlei Silva. I want to knock him out. He’s next,”
Chuck Liddell once said about the former PRIDE champion.
The
great thing? We’re about to find out which of these two
really wants to take on the other as that elusive bout will finally
happen at UFC 79: Nemesis on December 28th.
This
is history in the making. Here’s why.
Back
on April 14, 2000, Wanderlei Silva was soundly defeated via unanimous
decision by Tito Ortiz at UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3. From there
the Brazilian fighter went on to compete in 18 straight fights
without a loss, all but one of which took place in Japan’s
PRIDE organization. In other words, the last time Wanderlei Silva
fought in the UFC he was soundly defeated.
But
that was a long time ago.
Up
through the end of 2005, despite having lost to Mark Hunt via
controversial decision (a heavyweight) and Ricardo Arona via
decision (a loss he avenged), Silva was one of the big ticket
items, if not the big ticket item for PRIDE.
Across
the ocean from Japan, nearly nine months before Wanderlei Silva’s
streak of consecutive fights without a loss ended to Mark Hunt,
Chuck Liddell started a now famous winning streak. The man he
defeated to start the string off on April 2, 2004? How about
the fighter that Wanderlei Silva had tasted defeat at the hands
of in his last UFC bout?
That’s
right: Chuck Liddell knocked Tito Ortiz out on the night in question.
Including that now historic victory, Liddell won seven straight,
taking the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship back from Randy
“The Natural” Couture via KO two fights after beating
Ortiz.
Said
another way, by August of 2005 Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell
was the fight everyone wanted to see. There were legions of MMA
fans that felt Japan’s PRIDE organization had better fighters
than the UFC did. There were even a handful— albeit less—
that felt the UFC’s fighters were underrated and more skilled
than PRIDE’s. And in the middle of it all was Chuck Liddell
and Wanderlei Silva, to an extent the faces of the two organizations
in question.
The
similarities were kind of astounding. They both competed in the
205 pound weight class. The two of them loved to knock people
out and hardly every tried to take anyone down. Both were in
the middle of hot streaks; both had killer nicknames (the Iceman
for Chuck Liddell, The Axe Murderer for Wanderlei Silva).
But
the fight was simply not to be. PRIDE didn’t want their
fighters competing in UFC events; and for the most part, UFC
officials didn’t want theirs competing on PRIDE venues.
The one chance this fight had to happen failed when the UFC allowed
Liddell to compete in PRIDE’s middleweight tourney back
in 2003. Unfortunately, Liddell lost to PRIDE’s Quinton
“Rampage” Jackson via TKO, terminating the possibility
that he might continue onto the championship and face Silva.
Not
to be.
Much
later, the inevitable happened. PRIDE folded. Unfortunately,
it happened a little too late for some. Along with this, these
two Hall of Fame caliber fighters are currently on downward turns.
Wanderlei
“The Axe Murderer” Silva has lost his last two fights
via knockout in rather devastating fashion to Mirko “Cro
Cop” Filipovic and Dan “Hollywood” Henderson.
A once proud man with a jaw of granite was found to be like everyone
else—human. He hasn’t fought since losing to Henderson
on February 24th of this year.
Chuck
“The Iceman” Liddell hasn’t fared much better.
He was TKO’d by Quinton “Rampage” Jackson for
the second time on May 26, 2007, this time in a UFC encounter
where he lost his belt. Then he was upset via unanimous decision
by Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine in his last fight.
The
aura of invincibility surrounding both of these fighters—their
opponents were usually beaten before the fights even started—is
now gone. Still, does that make this fight any less interesting?
After all, whoever loses this bout may never recover. Back in
late 2005, a Liddell- Silva battle would’ve let everyone
know who the best 205 pounder in the world was.
Now
it’s about survival. Both guys need this fight like never
before. Not to answer a question, but rather to salvage a career.
Then
there are the questions. Are the UFC’s fighters really better
than former PRIDE competitors based on their recent wins in the
Octagon? Is the UFC’s success in the majority of initial
bouts between the two organizations really only about the transition
from the ring to the Octagon and all the rules changes? Does
the way that the UFC’s Gabriel Gonzaga dominated Mirko “Cro
Cop” Filipovic on the ground before knocking him out, and
the way that former PRIDE fighter Anderson Silva has dominated
the UFC’s middleweight division from a striking perspective
indicate that PRIDE once had the better strikers and the UFC
the better grapplers? Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s
ability to beat Chuck Liddell twice on his feet, and inability
to do the same to Wanderlei Silva, would seem to reinforce this
notion.
But
then again, Cro Cop did lose to Cheick Kongo on his feet and
was knocked out by Gonzaga.
In
the end, the upcoming match up between Wanderlei “The Axe
Murderer” Silva (31-7-1, 21 (T)KO’s) and Chuck “The
Iceman” Liddell (20-5, 13 (T)KO’s) will not answer
any of these questions entirely, even if it will give us another
glimpse. But the interesting thing is this.
Diehard
fans know what this fight used to mean to the game, and remnants
of this meaning are still there. And because of that, most fans
won’t be watching this one passively. In other words, that
opinion on this bout that you may have formed quite a while ago,
the one that you were married to, is likely to come out once
fight time commences. People will be rooting hard for one or
the other of these fighters. The fact that both are on downward
turns and need a win very badly only adds to the allure.
“I
think I just hit harder than he does,” said Liddell in a
recent interview at FIGHTHYPE with Percy Crawford. “I’m
going to knock him (Chuck Liddell) out in less than five minutes,”
Silva once told IronLife.com’s Alan Kermovan.
No
the fight’s not quite as big as it would’ve been in
August of 2005. But the upcoming match up between Chuck Liddell
and Wanderlei Silva is still huge.
Source: Max Fighting |
Quote
of the Day
“Make
the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and Essayist
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"Remember
you are mortal"
After
doing a cardiac surgery in August, shortly after his son Paulão
won the title of WEC (up to 83kg), Paulo Fernando Sousa, 68 years
old, went bad cuts yesterday, when his son faced the american
Chael Sonnen , pupil of Dan Henderson, in his second title defense
of WEC. "As I knew it would be a hard night, I had my sedative
as a precaution", revealed the husband of Dona Dena, who
watched the fight live on the Internet with his wife.
"Who
knows Junior knows he made a bad fight, especially in the first
round. After he went to live in Niterói he is doing everything
wrong. In addition to take his meals properly, he stopped to
emphasize the training of Judô and Jiu-Jitsu that are his
strong points. I always said to him that this business of Muay
Thai is ballet, Paulão has to do what he knows that is
to fight Jiu-Jitsu. He needs to have a strong team and academy
to pull his training", criticized the angry father, taking
advantage of the opportunity to make a curious analogy.
"Mainly
in the hour of victory, the Roman warriors were brought back
to reality by their superiors who spoke: "Remember that
you are mortal." That is what is missing for Paulão.
He needs a voice of command to call him back to reality. I warned
him that if he follows this path he will be fuc…” ,
complained his father, telling that once again his son abused
in losing weight on top of the hour. "There is less than
three months that he was with 106kg. It can´t be normal
a person lose 22kg in 90 days. Paulão needs discipline,
train more Judo and look for an organized academy", said
the father of black-belt, which despite the scare that the son
gave him in the first round, was satisfied with the performance
of Paulão in the second.
"He
did very well, in applying the arm-lock when the judge stopped.
How well Wanderlei once said: "Who ends the fight is the
judge", especially in where they are very patriotic. At
the end of the fight he was saying it was Brazilian and never
surrends and the crowd hoot on him", he said, again insisting
that the son should return fighting with his natural weight".
You saw Toquinho´s show? He does this because he fights
inside his weight. I am against Paulão fighting in the
category until 83kg, if he fights up to 93kg nobody will defeat
him", completed number one fan of the WEC champion.
Source: Tatame |
Babú
talks about Lyoto´s strategy
Coach
of ground techniques of Black House, the black-belt of Judô
and Jiu-Jitsu, Sergio Babú can not follow the training
of Lyoto Machida for the fight against Thierry Sokoudjou in UFC
79, which happens on December 29 in Las Vegas , USA. "I
could not go to Belém because I made a delicate surgery
in the tooth", said Babú, who spoke on the strategy
outlined by Lyoto to face Sokoudjou.
"This
time Lyoto defined the fight strategy based on Muay Thai, that´s
why he asked for Daniel´s (Francês) help. Although
he took Nino (Schembri), he didn´t set a strategy of ground.
It was his idea to prioritize the standing part, but I think
he should think of everything in the fight, because Sokoudjou
is a judo fighter, he´s good standing and this fight can
go to the ground. Sokoudjou can fight against Lyoto as a striker
or at the ground", said Babú, who believes in the
victory of Lyoto against the executioner of Rogério Minotouro
and Ricardo Arona.
"Lyoto
is more difficult for Sokoudjou to fight because he´s very
fast and has a very good movement of legs, and have a good basis
for falls and have a very good ground game. I don´t believe
that Sokoudjou has more ground than Nakamura. So wish all the
luck for Lyoto and I believe strongly in his victory, because
he has all the qualities to win this fight ", ended Babú.
Source: Tatame |
Miltinho
talks about his return to the rings
The
black-belt of Brazilian Top Team (BTT), Miltinho Vieira talked
with exclusivity to TATAME how is his preparation for his return
to the rings, against Jorge Brito in Capital Fight, which happens
today (14) in Brasilia. "I am expecting a good fight. I
hope to make a good show along with Jorge Brito, as it does not
depend only on me, depend on both", said Miltinho. Without
fighting since November of last year, in Deep against Yukinari
Tamura, when submitted the Japanese, Miltinho spoke also about
how is the climate in BTT, after the storms that struck the team
in 2006.
"Actually
I am not shaken after Rodrigo Minotauro, Paulão Filho
and Ze Mario Sperry left the team, because every fighter, in
my opinion, needs to himself and human material of their weight
and not of human material of 100kg. Thanks to God great people
stayed here such as Mauricio (Souza), Fernando Paulon, Vitor
Pimenta, Silmar Rodrigo and the fighters of my level are still
here. Toquinho is also helping me, although he is very tough
while training. Now the doors are really open and whoever was
out of the team can return. Now the team is very united and began
to train heavy, everyone is happy and Cunha is 100%, Eraldo is
helping with his techniques. I miss Zé Mario because it
was a guy that supported the training and supported the physical
preparation of the fighters. He forced the fighters to arrive
on time. He´s missing a lot for me", ended Miltinho.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
“Always
do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
Og Mandino, 1923-1996, American Motivational Author and Speaker |
Fighters'
Club TV New Episode Tonight!
Channel 52
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM
We return with our huge Christmas show!
In this episode, we meet on of the rising stars of the 170 lb
class and showcase his huge win over Rhalan Gracie, Eastsidaz's
Koa Ramos. Ramos has also been training at 02 Martial Arts Academy
with us as well and you will see huge things in the future from
this talent.
Another man that burst on the MMA scene is Kana Hyatt. We get
a chance to talk with Kana and after two big wins, he is one
of the fighters to beat at 135.
Penny Thomas, one of best female grapplers in the world, provides
our technique of the week!
We have much, much more on this episode including the usual one
scoop of Mike and one scoop of Mark with gravy all over. Mmmm
yummy!
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Hawaii
Fighting Championships VII
Friday,
February 8, 2008
Doors open at 5:30 pm, Fights start at 7:00 PM
Dole Cannery Ballroom
HFC is back with more action next year!
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PROELITE
AQUIRES HAWAII'S ICON SPORT
Entertainment and media company ProElite announced today that
they have acquired ICON Sport, Hawaii’s largest MMA organization.
EliteXC
is the live fight division of ProElite. The acquisition of ICON
Sport, formerly known as Superbrawl, will help ProElite and EliteXC
continue to establish itself as one of the premier MMA organizations
today.
“This
is an exciting day for all of our organizations, but the biggest
winners will be fans in Hawaii," stated EliteXC President
Gary Shaw said. “In a short span of twelve months, EliteXC
has already got the well-deserved reputation for staging sensational
fights with the world’s top fighters.
The
ICON organization has been around since 1995. ICON’s T.J.
Thompson said,” From day one we have discovered the raw
talent that make up Hawaiian MMA in Kaleo Kwan, Kala Kalohe Hose, Mark Oshiro, and
Hawaiian trained EliteXC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons.”
Many
of MMA’ greatest fighters have fought on the ICON’s
(formerly Superbrawl) stage, including Frank Shamrock, Vitor
Belfort, Matt Hughes, Rich Franklin, Tim Sylvia, Robbie Lawler,
Mayhem Miller, Frank Trigg and Takanori Gomi.
T.J
continues, ”Hawaii grows warriors and will continue to give
rise to MMA’s future champions.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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COUTURE
WILL WAIT TO FIGHT FEDOR
Randy Couture appeared at HDNet Fights on Saturday night and
reaffirmed to fans that he will return to fighting, but not in
the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as he will stay out until
his current contract expires and wait for a fight with Fedor
Emelianenko.
“I
am not retired,” said Couture at the HDNet Fights show in
Dallas, Texas. “I am waiting for my UFC contract to expire.
I will fight Fedor Emelianenko.”
Couture’s
statement will surely come as a shock to many fans who were waiting
to see if the current UFC heavyweight champion would return to
the Octagon, but it looks as if now he has decided sit out and
wait for the dream match-up with Fedor at some point in the future.
Another
embattled UFC heavyweight was a guest at the HDNet Fights show,
as former champion Andrei Arlovski was present at the show and
post fight press conference.
“I
will fight very soon,” Arlovski stated about his fight career.
Sources
close to the fighter confirmed to MMAWeekly.com that Arlovski
is also waiting out his UFC contract which according to them
expires in April and at that time the Belarus native will look
to move on to another organization.
Also
at the show was former UFC and Bodog Fight middleweight contender,
Matt “The Law” Lindland who was brought in by the show’s
promoters to commentate as a part of the broadcast team.
While
no announcement was made towards his future involvement as a
fighter for the organization, Lindland’s promotion, SportFight,
will be seen on HDNet next Saturday night as a part of the networks
extensive mixed martial arts coverage.
Source: MMA Weekly
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BISPING
MOVES TO MIDDLEWEIGHT
Speculation
has turned to confirmation as Michael “The Count” Bisping
has officially made the decision to drop to the middleweight
division according to UFC.com. The season three light heavyweight
winner of The Ultimate Fighter has done well for himself following
the reality show, but Bisping had tasted his first defeat last
month to fellow Ultimate Fighter winner Rashad Evans.
There
had been some reports suggesting that Bisping was a little small
for the light heavyweight division, and that he had been contemplating
a move for a while. Apparently, Dana White thought that the move
to 185 lbs. would be a benefit for Bisping. “Dana thought
it was a great idea, he said I'd be ‘a monster' down at
middleweight. In fact all sorts of people like Rampage (with
whom Bisping is close) were telling me this was the best thing
for my career. Really, I knew middleweight was the place to be.
When I went to train with Rampage in America over the summer,
when we'd go eat he'd have half a lettuce leaf; I'd have a pizza
or a couple of foot-long Subways and a couple of sneaky cookies.”
“Even
though I train as hard, if not harder, than anyone else for a
fight, I wasn't making sacrifices like other fighters do. I've
had world class nutritionists like (boxer) Ricky Hatton's strength
coach Kerry Kayes tell me I could be so much stronger at middleweight,
so I was getting this same advise from all sides.”
Bisping
will add depth to the middleweight division, which many experts
believe is probably the weakest division in the Ultimate Fighting
Championship. With Anderson Silva scheduled to fight Dan Henderson
in the near future, there are not many solid contenders after
that fight transpires. With Silva demolishing the likes of Rich
Franklin, Chris Leben and Nate Marquardt, a couple wins for Bisping
could be a fast track to a title shot.
Even
though Bisping had lost to Evans, he claims that it is not the
only reason for the move. “I didn't feel like I lost anything
in defeat,” Bisping said. “I felt I performed very
well against one of the best wrestlers in the UFC in Rashad.
I regret not pushing it a little harder in the last round but,
overall, I can't complain about a controversial loss because
I was coming off a controversial win. My performance again made
me go back and forth about going to middleweight but, in the
end, this is my career and how I make a living, and although
it isn't that I can't hack it at 205 pounds, it doesn't make
sense to give every opponent an advantage if I don't have to.”
No dates or opponents have been named for Bisping as of yet,
but whoever the UFC matches him up with will certainly have their
work cut out for them.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Birds
sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?"
Rose Kennedy, 1890-1995, American Family Matriarch
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Worlds
BJJ No-Gi Results
Jeff
Monson is absolute champion
Absolute
1)
Jeff Monson (American Top Team)
2) Bill Cooper (Alliance)
Super
super heavy
1)
Bruno Paulista (Gracie Barra)
2) Jeff Monson (American Top Team)
Super
heavy
1)
Vinicius Magalhães (Team Quest)
2) Cristiano Titi (Gracie Barra)
Heavy
1)
Roberto Tussa (Gracie Barra)
2) Fábio Leopoldo (Renzo Gracie)
Medium
heavy
1)
Marcel Louzada (Brasa)
2) Luke Stewart (Ralph Gracie)
Middle
1)
Pablo Popovitch (Team Popovitch)
2) Daniel
Correia (Relson Gracie)
Light
1)
Jeff Glover (Alliance)
2) Daniel Aguiar (Renzo Gracie)
Feather
1)
Rubens Charles (Alliance)
2) Shane Rice (Rickson Gracie)
Super
feather
1)
Samuel Braga (Gracie Barra)
2) Caio Terra (Cesar Gracie)
Rooster
1)
Takeo Tani (Gracie Barra)
Brown/
Black Female
Feather
1)
Bianca Barreto - Gracie Barra
2) Felicia Oh - Jean Jacques Machado
3)Patricia Lage - Barbosa JJ
Light
1)
Gazzy Parman Undisputed
2) Jeanette Portocarrero Jean Jacques Machado
Middle
1)
Hannette Staack - Carlson Gracie Team
2) Emily Kwok - Ricardo Almeida JJ
Medium
Heavy
1)
Penny Thomas - Maui Jiu-Jitsu
2) Christina Thomas - Relson Gracie
Source: Gracie Mag |
WEC
welterweight champion Carlos Condit & WEC lightweight titleholder
“Razor” Rob McCullough Next Title Defenses
By Brian Knapp
WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit and WEC lightweight titleholder
“Razor” Rob McCullough will make their next title defenses
on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in Las Vegas. Representatives from the
World Extreme Cagefighting promotion confirmed their participation
on the late winter card on Wednesday.
Neither
man has an official opponent, though it is has been rumored that
McCullough will defend his 155-pound belt against Jamie Varner
and Condit will square off with Carlo Prater for the 170-pound
crown.
McCullough
(15-3, 6-1 WEC) last fought in September, when he stopped Richard
Crunkilton on strikes 1:29 into their title bout at WEC 30. The
30-year-old Californian has won nine consecutive fights, eight
of them by KO, TKO or submission. He has never been stopped in
18 career bouts.
Condit
(21-4, 3-0 WEC), meanwhile, defended his welterweight championship
at WEC 29 in August, as he submitted Brock Larson with an armbar
in a shade over two minutes. The 23-year-old owns stoppage victories
over John Alessio, Frank Trigg and Renato Verissimo. Condit lost
to Prater at a Fightworld event in 2004, as he succumbed to a
first-round triangle choke.
Source: The Fight Network
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& Buster's Presents UFC Fight Night
Saturday, December 29th
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are $10.00. Call today to reserve your seats! Pre-payment required,
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Source: Dave & Busters
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Jon
Koppenhaver pleads guilty to felony assault charge
The Ultimate Fighter 6's Jon Koppenhaver pleaded guilty Thursday
to a felony assault charge for choking a man unconscious and
punching him outside San Diego’s "Undisputed"
Fitness & Training Center, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The
plea in Superior Court comes five days after Koppenhaver won
over UFC fans with a come-from-behind performance at The Ultimate
Fighter 6 Finale, unexpectedly sweeping Jared Rollins and scoring
the knockout win in the final round of their lightweight contest.
The
incident took place on Sept. 2 and began when the victim poked
fun at Koppenhaver and friends for standing outside the gym without
their shirts on. When the altercation was over, the victim was
left with four fractures in his left eye socket.
Koppenhaver
will be sentenced on Feb. 7. Luckily for Koppenhaver, the sentence
will likely be reduced to a misdemeanor punishment. The victim
said that he is alright with a reduced sentence to avoid destroying
Kopenhaver's emerging career as a mixed martial artist.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Bustamante
to fight at M-1 Yarennoka
According to reliable sources from inside Brazilian Top Team,
confirmed that the leader of the team, Murilo Bustamante, is
confirmed at M-1 Yarennoka’s card that will be hold at December
31 at . Whithout fighting since april, when he knocked out Ryuta
Sakurai at Deep, Murilo is going to face the Japanese Judo black
belt Makoto Takimoto at Yarennoka debut event.
Source: Tatame
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Lyoto
MachidaBy Eduardo Ferreira
"I don´t
demerit Sokoudjou, but nobody can keep the explosion from the
beginning of the fight to the end"
By Bernardo Seabra
In
the final stage of preparation for the fight against the executioner
of Ricardo Arona and Rogério Minotouro, Lyoto Machida
haven´t been in Rio de Janeiro to prepare himself for the
fight against Thierry Sokoudjou in UFC 79, which happens on December
29 in the United States. "You always lose something, but
also gain others. I gave a call to Carlão Barreto and
he sent me Nino Schembri, to train ground techniques, and Daniel
(Francês) in the part of Muay Thai", commented Lyoto
in exclusive interview to TATAME´s site, where he also
said the strategy to face the fighter from : "He may even
be stronger, but I will attack his weak points. I don´t
demerit Sokoudjou, but nobody can keep the explosion from the
beginning to the end of the fight and I believe in what I am
doing”. Check out the full interview below:
Why
haven´t you been in Rio this time? Are you still in Black
House?
I
didn´t went because I was in a hurry, with all these changes
of the training center. I think it´s very important to
concentrate and I know Rio more or less, so I preferred to stay
here where I already know, to keep the concentration. I am still
in Black House but I preferred to stay here this time for a moment
of immediacy with the things that were happening.
Do
you think you lost much without training in Black House?
You
always lose something, but also gain others. I gave a call to
Carlão Barreto and he sent me Nino Schembri, to train
ground techniques, and Daniel (Francês) in the part of
Muay Thai to train with me.
Besides
Nino and Daniel, who is training with you?
Here
I train with Walter Broca, who teaches ground techniques and
gave me the black-tie two months ago. There is the Pai-de-Santo,
which is not well known in national MMA, but he´s well
known here in the northern region, where he made several fights.
My brothers Shinzo and Takê also are always helping me,
along with my father, who always stops with the training to correct
some things.
What
will be the strategy to face the Sokoudjou?
The
strategy will be the same of other fights. The main thing is
the Karate, but then, during the fight, I see the chances that
he will give me, see what´s the pace, the distance and
then adjust the game.
What
is your expectation for this fight?
He
is already talking a little out. It seems that in a French site
he said that he would use the Jungle Karate ... Let's see, because
fight is fight and everything is decided inside the ring. Big
names promised much and done little. I am prepared and that is
the most important fight of my life, as all the others were also.
He
has knocked out Arona and Minotouro, who has trained with you,
both at the beginning of the fight, and many people commented
that he´s very strong physically. What would you do to
prevent this?
He´s
really strong. I have trained with many tough guys and have fought
in the weight above. He may even be stronger, but I will attack
his weak points. . I don´t demerit Sokoudjou, his fights
ended very fast, but nobody can keep the explosion from the beginning
to the end of the fight and I believe in what I am doing”.
What
do you have to do differently from the two of them?
I
do not know what happened with Minotouro. Sokoudjou was not known
at that time and surprised everyone. I have to be patient to
see the progress of the fight. Arona is also very strong and
tried to impose his game, but in an error Sokoudjou got him.
He was opportunistic, although I think Arona and Minotouro are
more technical.
How
was the training with Rodrigo Minotauro in front of Dana White?
Minotauro
is always very friendly with everyone and whenever I have the
opportunity, I train with him. When we were training at UFC´s
academy, Dana White suddenly arrived by surprise. Minotauro came
and said: "The boss is there, let´s train properly"
(laughs). It was a hard train, very good, with ground, standing
up, everything. Dana came, stayed looking, then he leaved and
returned to see us again in surprise.
In
your last victory, Dana White said that you were among the three
best in the category. Have he commented with you the possibility
of you disputing the belt?
The
goal of everyone is to reach the top and the top is the belt
that is with Quinton Jackson, but in no time he (Dana White)
talked about this. We talked about other things, but not about
the belt dispute.
There
are rumors that the winner of the fight Wanderlei x Liddell can
dispute the belt against Quinton. Don´t you think that
now is your turn?
I
believe that I have condition to face any fighter of my category.
I never picked anyone, everyone who put in front of me I faced.
If they feel that my path has to be longer, because I do not
have the baggage that they had in Pride, there´s no problem.
My hour will come. I love what I am doing and this helps a lot..
Source: Tatame
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Hominick
Primed for Final Fight on TKO Contract
By Mike Russell
Ask
Mark Hominick about his fighting philosophy, and the London,
Ontario native will likely tell you it revolves around staying
focused on the task at hand and looking forward – just not
too far forward.
Midway
through his training camp and four weeks out from his TKO 31
bout this Friday in Montreal, Quebec, Hominick still had no idea
who he would fight. After informing its former featherweight
champion Nov. 15 that he would face Yaotzin Mesa (6-3) at the
“Young Guns” event, TKO called Hominick (14-7) one
week later to tell him plans had changed. He would meet Danny
Martinez (6-0) instead.
Ironically,
Martinez was TKO CEO Stephane Patry’s first choice to oppose
Hominick but had already been booked to fight Dec. 14. When Martinez’s
previously signed bout fell through and his teammate, Mesa, injured
himself training, the unbeaten Rage in the Cage featherweight
champion stepped up to challenge “The Machine.”
Hominick
considers Martinez an upgrade from Mesa, which suits the Canadian
perfectly. At this point in his career, he’s not looking
for easy fights.
“He’s
a scrappy fighter who’s a good wrestler with good ground-and-pound,
so I think this will be a good test for me,” Hominick says.
“I want to fight the best. I don’t care who the person
is or what their name is. If the WEC or TKO or whoever I’m
fighting for thinks they have the best fighter for me to face,
that’s who I want to fight.”
In
his past eight fights, Hominick has tackled top-tier, international
competition – Japan’s Hatsu Hioki (13-3-1), American
Yves Edwards (30-13-1) and Brazilians Rani Yahya (11-3) and Jorge
Gurgel (11-3) – along with Canadian up-and-comer Ben Greer
(10-3). Victorious in five of the eight bouts (he lost twice
to reigning TKO featherweight champion Hioki and once to Yahya),
Hominick admits he learned from the mistakes he made but does
not dwell on the past.
“To
base my whole career just on getting a rematch with guys I lost
to, like [Hioki] or Yahya, would not be very productive,”
Hominick says. “I’d love to fight either of them again,
but I’m not going to focus my attention on that.”
Hominick
wants another crack at Hioki at some point. The 24-year-old has
lost two of his three fights outside TKO since beating Hominick
by majority decision in February.
“As
far as Hioki [goes], that’s a name I’d love to put
to rest some day,” Hominick says. “I feel I beat him
the second time, though I didn’t put him away. I’m
not going to stress over him.”
As
he’s done several times in the past to prepare for fights,
Hominick spent a couple weeks training alongside longtime friend
Jeff Curran, who lost to WEC featherweight titleholder Urijah
Faber on Wednesday night. From there, he left to finish his camp
at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts, spending three weeks with
his Team Tompkins teammates in Las Vegas. Hominick credits the
quality and variety of training partners with whom he trains
for his steady improvement.
“I
trained the entire training camp with a group of really solid
people – guys like Tyson Griffin, Gray Maynard and Mac Danzig,”
he says. “I really focused more on my wrestling and submission
training. I work very hard at fixing the areas that have caused
me problems in the past so as not to have the same problems in
the future.”
Xtreme
Couture recently announced a partnership with Team Tompkins.
It was a natural progression for Hominick’s trainer and
close friend, Shawn Tompkins, whose involvement with UFC Hall-of-Famer
Randy Couture’s Nevada-based training facility has grown
over time.
“For
these past five or six months, we’ve basically been a part
of Xtreme Couture, but now it’s official,” Hominick
says. “Training back and forth with the guys here and there
has been beneficial to us all in so many ways. The Vegas gym
is by far the best gym in North America, especially for lightweight
fighters.”
After
taking a brief week off to enjoy Christmas with his family in
Thamesford, just outside of London, Hominick will hop a plane
to Uncasville, Conn. There, he will join his new Xtreme Couture
stablemates in support of Chris Horodecki and Jay Hieron at the
IFL World Grand Prix on Saturday, Dec. 29. He will begin work
as a trainer at Xtreme Couture’s Toronto location in January.
Heading
into the last bout on his five-fight contract with TKO this Friday
at the Bell Centre, the 26-year-old Hominick remains focused
on the opponent in front of him.
“I’m
just focusing and putting everything I have into this fight right
now,” he says. “In the new year, I’ll turn all
of my focus to the WEC to see what that has to offer. I don’t
want to look past my next fight. That’s my only concern
right now.”
Source: The Fight Network
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Quote
of the Day
"Leaders
keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line."
Warren Bennis, American Writer/Educator/Leadership Theorist
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Ryan
Gracie Passes Away!
Ryan
Gracie is the second from the left.
I apologize, I quickly translated this report and did not have
time to proof read it and correct the mistakes.
From
the Globo's
website
One day to after being arrested, Ryan jail Gracie is found dead
One day after to be imprisoned for robbery and aggression, the
fighter of jiu-jítsu and valley-everything Ryan Grace,
of 33 years, was found died in the imprisionament of 91º
Police station (Leopoldina Village), in the zone west of the
capital. SAO PABLO - day to after being arrested will be theft
and assault, the to fighter of jiu-jítsu and valley-all
Ryan Grace, 33 years old, was found dead in imprisionament of
91 of District Police (Leopoldina Village) in the west of the
capital. The body of it was without violence signals. The body
it was without signs of violence. Ryan had a son of 5 years.
Ryan had child of 5 years.
Daily archive of S.Paulo The policy goes to investigate the causes
of the death. The police will investigate the you cause of death.
according to Sabino psychiatrist Blacksmith of You would make
Grandson, Ryan had taken one coquetel, between 2h and 5h, with
anticonvulsive, tranqüilizantes and antialérgicos
before dying. According you the psychiatrist Sabino de Farias
Blacksmith Grandson, Ryan had taken the cocktail, between 2am
and 5h, with anticonvulsants, tranquilizers and protialergijska
before dying. A done piss examination na police station detected
substance presence found in cocaine, crack, marijuana and of
benzodiazepina, substance also used no treatment of anxiety and
sleeplessness. An examination of urine made in the station detected
presence of substances found in cocaine, crack, insomnia marijuana
and also of benzodiazepine, substance used in the treatment of
anxiety and insomnia.
The doctor said that he visited the fighter in the imprisionament,
for return of 6h of today, and Ryan was well. Doctor The said
he visited the to fighter in imprisionament, around the 6h today,
and Ryan was well. The commission agent Pablo Bittencourt says
that the fighter can have had a cardiac attack. The delegate
Pablo Bittencourt said the to fighter might have had heart attack.
It was found died by the proper commission agent and a jailer,
by return of 8h, with the body of side on a mattress, with spots
in the skin and a liquid in the mouth.
He was found dead by own delegate and the jailer, around the
8h, with the body of hand on mattress, with spots in the skin
and liquid in the mouth. According to prisoners, it it presented
difficulties when breathing, but it did not ask for aid. According
prisoners, he had trouble breathing, but did not request relief.
Entities of human rights question the treatment of the policy
to the fighter and had said that it must have been led to a hospital
soon after detected the presence of drugs in the organism. Entities
human rights challenge you the police treatment of the to fighter
and said that he should have been taken you the a hospital to
after detected the presence of drugs in the body. The Gracie
family, who was in Rio De Janeiro, believes fatality, according
to lawyer Rodrigo Souto de Assis The family Gracie, who was in
Rio De Janeiro, believes in fate, according you the to lawyer
Rodrigo Souto de Assis.
In accordance with the Secretariat of Public Security, Ryan was
alone in the cell. According you the Department of Public Safety,
Ryan was alone in the cell. After to be imprisoned in this friday,
accused to steal an car and to attack an aged one of 76 years
in the quarter of the Itaim Bibi, in the south zone of São
Paulo, the fighter if found modified sufficiently. After being
arrested this Friday, accused of stealing to car and assaulting
an elderly of 76 years in the neighborhood of Itaim Bibi, in
the south of Sao Pablo, the to fighter was quit changed.
To the night, Ryan was taken to a laboratory of the Central IML,
in the Clinics, to make examinations toxicológico and
of body of the offense. At night, Ryan was taken you the a laboratory
of the Central IML, in Clinical, you the toxicological examinations
and body of sin. It returned to the imprisionament in the dawn,
1h30m. Returned you the imprisionament in the morning, 1h30m.
In this morning, employees had found it dead in the cell.
On this morning, the officers found dead in the cell. In 2000,
the fighter already had been imprisoned for esfaquear a person
in one boate in Rio De Janeiro, city where he was born. In 2000,
the to fighter had been arrested will be to esfaquear person
in nightclub in Rio De Janeiro, City where he was born. The aggression
happened during one fight.
The attack happened during fight. Of agreement with policemen
do 15° police station, where the friday occurrence was registered,
Ryan still tried to steal a Fiorino and a motion, but it was
dominated by motoboys later that one you undo gave to a helmet
blow no fighter. The fighter said the victims that he was being
pursued and needed to run away.
According to police the 15 ° district police, where the occurrence
of Friday was recorded, steal Ryan even tried to an Fiorino and
motorcycle, but was dominated by motoboys to after one of them
took blow on the helmet of to fighter. The to fighter said the
victims who was being pursued and needed escape. according to
policy, Ryan stole a Toyota Corolla of a pensioner of 76 years,
neighbor to the building of it in the Street Jacurici. According
you the police, Ryan stole the Toyota Corolla from retiree of
76 years, the neighboring building Jacurici him in the street.
The aged one was boarded when it left the building and was wounded
by the fighter in the left hand. Senior The was raised when rising
of the building and was injured by to fighter in the left hand.
It was armed with a kitchen knife. He was armed with knife, kitchen.
In the escape, Ryan went up with the car in the sidewalk, knocked
down a orelhão and was to stop in one mureta in the Avenue
Enrique Flame. In flight, Ryan rose with the to car on the sidewalk,
toppled the orelhão and was stop on Avenue Enrique mureta
Flame. It abandoned the vehicle and tried to steal a Fiorino.
He abandoned the vehicle and tried you the steal an Fiorino.
The driver was boarded for Ryan, but I obtained to run away.
The to driver was approached by Ryan, but managed you the escape.
The fighter followed then until the Avenue Juscelino Kubitschek.
The to fighter then followed until the Avenue Juscelino Kubitschek.
It approached motoboy Adriano Da Silva Souza, of 29 years. He
addressed the motoboy Adriano Da Silva Souza, 29 years. As it
counted to the policemen, motoboy was threatened of death for
the fighter. According you the police counted, the motoboy was
threatened with death by the to fighter.
Motoboy was knocked down by the fighter and when Ryan tried to
bind the motion, Adriano beat with the helmet in the head of
the fighter. The motoboy was overthrown by to fighter and when
Ryan tried you turn the bike, Adriano broke with the helmet on
the head of the to fighter. Others motoboys that they passed
for the place had dominated Ryan and the policy was called. Other
motoboys who passed Ryan dominated by local police and was called.
It imprisoned and was taken the principle for 15º (Itaim
Bibi) police station. He was arrested and taken principle will
be the 15 th (Itaim Bibi) district police. Gracie family helped
to spread out jiu-jítsu. Family country helped spread
the Gracie jiu-jítsu in the country. The Gracie last name
is synonymous of jiu-jítsu in Brazil.
The last name is synonym of Gracie jiu-jítsu in Brazil.
She was the family who spread out the martial art in the country
and created a new style to fight. Martial It was the family that
broadcast the art in the country and created new style of fighting.
The brothers Hélio and Carlos apredenderam the fight with
a Japanese master and had repassed the children, grandsons and
greats-grandson. The brothers Helium and Carlos apredenderam
the fight with the Japanese to teacher and had repassed to their
children, grandchildren and greats-grandson. They adaptaram the
Japanese martial art and had created what today jiu-jítsu
is known as Gracie. They adapted the martial Japanese art and
created what is now known the Gracie jiu-jítsu. To show
that its form to fight extremely efficient age, the brothers
had defied fighters of all the styles for a combat without rules.
You the show that to their way of fighting was extremely efficient,
the brothers challenged fighters of all styles will be fight
without rules. It was thus that in the decade of 30 the valley-everything
was born. Thus, in the decade of 30 was the valley-all.
In years 90, the first world-wide championship of free fight
was carried through, with world-wide transmission of the combats.
In to year 90, was held the first world championship in wrestling,
with global transmission of the fighting. Royce and Rickson Helium
children had become astros international of this type of fight
and it always has descendants of the Gracie family being prepared
to fight. Royce and Rickson children of international Helium
have become stars of this kind of struggle and always there descendants
of the family Gracie being prepared you fight.
Source: Globo / On The Mat
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Bob
Sapp also in K-1 Dynamite
Giant had already signed with Strikeforce
As GRACIEMAG.com reported two days ago, the giant Bob Sapp is
back in MMA. The “Beast” this week signed a contract
with the American event Strikeforce, to fight in February, 2008.
Nevertheless, one event was not enough for the giant’s appetite.
Today, Sapp announced another fight in a different event.
The
former American football player will be back early than previously
predicted. Not having fought since November, 2005, Sapp guaranteed
his presence in K-1 Dynamite, on December 31 in Japan, at the
organization’s traditional New Year’s show. The former
Pride figher will face the Nigerian Bobby Olugun, who has only
three MMA fights on his record, and best known for having been
knocked out in only 16 seconds of fighting against Fedor Emelianenko’s
adversary-to-be, Hong Man Choi, in the giant Korean’s only
MMA fight to date.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Gunderson
to replace Lierley in
IFL World Grand Prix Finals
Shad Lierley (2-1) broke a toe in training and will not be able
to fight Chris Horodecki (11-0) for the IFL lightweight title.
John Gunderson (15-5) will take Lierley's place.
Here
is the latest card for the Dec. 29 IFL World Grand Prix Finals:
CHAMPIONSHIP
BOUTS:
145
lbs: Wagnney Fabiano vs. L.C. Davis
155 lbs: Chris Horodecki vs. John Gunderson
170 lbs: Jay Hieron vs. Delson Heleno
185 lbs: Matt Horwich vs. Benji Radach
265 lbs: Roy Nelson vs. Antoine Jaoude
PRELIMINARY BOUTS:
175
lbs: Rory Markham vs. Tom Gallicchio
185 lbs: Marcello Salazar vs. Alex Cook
185 lbs: Elias Rivera vs. Tim Kennedy
Source: MMA Fighting
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UFC
79: Nemesis
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV
FIGHT
CARD:
170
lbs: Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
205 lbs: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
205 lbs: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida
155 lbs: Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
265 lbs: Sao Paleleivs. Eddie Sanchez
205 lbs: Luis Cane vs. James Irvin
155 lbs: Nate Mohr vs. Manny Gamburyan
185 lbs: Jordan Radev vs. Dean Lister
170 lbs: Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza
155 lbs: Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans
Source: MMA Fighting
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KLITSCHKO-IBRAGIMOV
ORGANIZERS EXPECTING MSG SELLOUT
In
the tradition of the classic baseball movie, Field of Dreams,
which states, “Build it, and they will come,” fans
have responded to the February 23rd world heavyweight title unification
bout between IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO champion
Sultan Ibragimov by snapping up tickets for the bout – which
will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City - at a
breakneck pace.
“We’re
ecstatic about the ticket sales so far for Klitschko vs. Ibragimov,”
said Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors Boxing.
“I think this reaction shows that when you put the two best
heavyweights in the world in the ring together, the fans will
respond.”
“We
have priced tickets very reasonably and are on track to sell
out the Garden", said Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions.
Klitschko
vs. Ibragimov, a 12 round heavyweight title unification bout,
headlines a historic night of boxing presented by K2 Promotions
and Seminole Warriors Boxing and will be televised live on HBO
World Championship Boxing.
Source: The Fight Network
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Quote
of the Day
"Plans
are nothing; planning is everything."
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United
States
|
USA-BOXING
HAWAII ASSOCIATION INC, PALOLO B.C. & KAWANO B.C.
PRESENTS THE 3RD ANNUAL CLINTON A.J. SHELTON MEMORIAL MATCH EVENT
Today!
DECEMBER 15, 2007
PALOLO DISTICT PARK GYM, AT 6 P.M.
AS OF DEC. 7th, BOUTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, line up order could
change.
RED
CORNER WEIGHTS BLUE CORNER
3 ROUNDS
Pele Kamala 8 yrs 45lbs 8yrs Ronson Yadao-Farin
Oki B.C. (Kauai) 1 min. 10/17/98 Evolution B.C.
Nainoa Dung-Cummings 8yrs 62lbs 8yrs Faasina Masalosalo
Five-0 B.C. 02/11/99 1 min. Villaver B.C.
Or Nathaniel Enanoria 8/62 (0 bouts) Villaver B.C.
Cain Del Rosario 10yrs 68lbs 10yrs Dustin Somera
Southside B.C. 01/31/97 1 min. 08/13/97 Pearlside B.C.
Alexander Palacio 15 yrs 155lbs 15 yrs Adrian Pelayo
Oki B.C. 02/11/92 2 min. 09/22/92 Southside B.C.
Ronson Nakoa 16/155 2 bouts Stand by
MacAurthur Ige 16yrs 145lbs 16yrs Keaton Keyes
Pearlside B.C. 2 min. Kawano B.C.
Kolton Foo 17yrs 145lbs 33yrs Thomas Carleton
Evolution B.C. 09/07/90 2 min. 02/19/74 Palolo B.C.
Kevin Demello 19yrs 119lbs 20yrs Julio Moreno
Evolution B.C. 10/11/88 2 min. Villaver B.C.
Mel 19yrs 160lbs 17 yrs Lindsey Tufono
Evolution B.C. 2 min. 03/14/90 Kawano B.C.
------Intermission-----
Lean Jeffrey Gumboc 20yrs 125lbs 22yrs Koichi Tanji
Central Maui B.C. 09/10/87 2 min. 09/07/85 Unattached
Matt Takata 125lbs Stand by
Kurtis Hagi 15 yrs 105 lbs 14yrs Emmit Bolibol
Unattached 08/22/92 1 ½ min. 01/08/93 Unattached
Nickolas Rivera III 16yrs 200lbs 17yrs
Beau Rabe Evolution B.C. 01/30/91 2 min. 02/18/90 Kalakaua B.C.
Davin
Kim 18 yrs 140 24yrs Isaac Arasato
Five-0 B.C. 10/07/89 2 min. 08/30/82 Palolo B.C.
201+lbs
25yrs Daly Tipoti
Needs Match has 4 bouts 2 min. 11/10/82 Kawano B.C.
Needs Match has 4 bouts 105 16yrs Evonne Amantial-Williams
2 min. 04/09/91 Evolution B.C.
In
loving memory of Clinton A.J. Shelton October 7, 1982 - October
8, 2005.
Thanks to our Medal Sponsor- Red Lions University, and also the
Volunteers, Coaches, Officials, Parents, Door Workers, USA-Boxing
Hawaii President Ralph Martin, and "YOU" our Boxing
Fans.
Special Thanks to Dr. Kanani Texeira, Boxing Commissioner- Herbert
Minn, Shelton Ohana, HPD Officer -Alfred Dela Cruz, and Med Students
helping out.
All boxers will receive Gold Medals for just stepping in the
Ring. In Amateur Boxing there are no losers.
Mahalo for your Support!! Thank You Again!!
Source: Bruce Kawano
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O2
Martial Arts Academy In-School Gi & No Gi Tournament
Tomorrow!
Sunday,
December 16, 2007 @ 5:30PM
Pre-register by Wednesday, Dec 12 (if possible).
Walk ins
ok!
The tournament will be held at:
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kamehameha Hwy, #208A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(Between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea, Above Goodwill)
Open to
ALL Relson Gracie affiliates
$20 Entry fee
Weight Divisions*
Up to 150lbs
150 - 175lbs
176 - 200lbs
200 and over
Belt Divisions (Gi/No Gi) Time Limits
White/Novice 5:00 Min
Blue/Intermediate 6:00 Min
Purple/Advanced 7:00 Min
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rules (points & advantages)
*Kids divisions will be determined at time of event by amount
of entrants
Sorry, this is not a spectator event due to space constrictions.
- Gain much needed tournament experience.
- Test your conditioning & try out new techniques.
- Build team loyalty with other affiliate schools.
- This will help you enter the next big tournament with more
confidence!
For
more information call Mike (808) 381-9530 or Chris (808) 381-5959
or email info@onzuka.com
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Jason
"Mayhem" Miller:
The Incomparable Road to Revenge
By Chris Yucus
Before he was able to pay his bills with fighting, Jason “Mayhem”
Miller says he had a stretch of quite interesting jobs.
“I
was fired continuously from jobs like being a porn store clerk.
I worked at an illegal chop shop. I was a bouncer at a Vietnamese
bar where I continuously got pepper sprayed,” says Miller.
That
is not all. Miller, who constantly blurs the line between reality
and fiction, claims one more job on his resume.
“I
was a pimp, at one point,” says Miller, adding “it’s
not as much fun as it sounds.”
While
pimping wasn‘t easy for Miller, it seems that fighting is.
On Saturday, Miller (19-5) will face IFL standout Tim Kennedy
at HDNet Fight‘s Reckless Abandon in Houston.
Miller
and Kennedy [a late replacement for recently injury suspended
Sean Salmon] will reprise their 2003 fight at Extreme Challenge
50 in Utah. That night Miller choked out Dennis Kang (27-9-1)
before losing a decision to Kennedy (8-1), the eventual tournament
victor, in the semifinals of the 8-man tournament.
On
Saturday both men will be fresh, and Miller has something to
prove.
“Revenge
is a dish best served cold,” says Miller, “with whipped
cream and strawberries.”
Through
his unique way of keeping things surreal, and his exciting fighting
style, Miller has found immense popularity. The Mayhem Monkeys,
his large, warped version of an Internet fan club are perhaps
the most dedicated fan following of any MMA fighter. When asked
about the Mayhem Monkeys, Miller, who always seems to be joking,
had the following to say:
“I
almost don’t want to talk about them. The Mayhem Monkeys
are a vicious breed of internet predator, the kind that Chris
Hansen can’t even catch.”
Serious
for a minute, Miller says has come a long way since his worst
memory in MMA.
“After
one fight I went to the hospital under a fake name to get my
face stitched up,” Miller says, “When I left, I just
drove my van a few blocks, parked and went to sleep, because
that was my house.”
Miller
says that he lived in his van for approximately a year before
his alleged stint in pimping landed him at the home of a female
friend.
“I‘m
not proud of it,” says Miller of his past,. “It’s
unfortunate that it happened. I don’t recommend that any
other people do that.”
Miller
is best known for his hard fought decision loss to Georges St.
Pierre in 2005 at UFC 52 in Las Vegas. Aside from Pierre, the
26 year old has faced other top competition. Miller owns a victory
over Robbie Lawler, whom he submitted to become the Icon Sport
Middleweight Champion in February 2006. Mayhem lost the Icon
Belt when he was KO’d by Frank Trigg in December of last
year.
Nowadays
Miller resides in Hollywood. With his fight career blooming,
as well as a show on Sirius Satellite Radio, and working with
the Triumph United clothing line, Miller is a busy man.
“I
have a lot of fires burning,” says Miller, “but I wouldn’t
want it any other way.”
Regardless
of the distractions, Miller says that when it comes time, he
focuses all his energy on fight preparation. “When I’m
training for a fight, I’m training for a fight. There are
no excuses come win or lose. I put all my effort into training.”
Miller
trained at Team Quest in Temecula in preparation for his fight
against Kennedy.
“Training
camp is like a long hallway with boots and bats,” says Miller.
“It’s like you’re running down the hallway and
every now and then you get hit in the face with the bat or booted
in the balls.”
It
is statements like Miller’s portrayal of training that separate
him from the majority of his fighting counterparts. He is never
afraid of saying something ridiculous, hilarious, or often times
both. Miller is politically incorrect at a time when a majority
of pro athletes are preoccupied with their image.
Not
that Miller isn’t conscious of his image. It’s just
that his image is, simply put, weird. His ringside entrances
are a testament to that. Miller has ran the gamut with his entrances;
doing things like throwing fake cash in the air and break dancing,
or donning a “Jason” mask and knife. Its all part of
his larger than life persona, and it all seems to be working
out for him.
Miller’s
prediction for how the fight with Kennedy will go down attests
to his lunacy.
“I
think Tim’s going to come out like a Mac truck, and I’m
going to have slow him down, much like Spiderman would.”
Taking
the bait, the question is asked.
How
would Spiderman do it?
“With
webs,” answers an incredulous Miller, “don’t you
watch anything?”
Saturday
night, the MMA world will definitely be watching “Mayhem,”
wondering just what it is he will do or say next.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Paulao
and his checkered shirt
Fighter to defend WEC title today in Vegas
Those that think the details in the world of MMA only begin when
the ref starts the fight are fooling themselves. Paulao Filho,
who will defend his WEC middleweight belt and his unbeaten streak
of 15 fights, is among the many fighters that have registered
trademarks, when it comes to clothes, accessories and styles.
Besides the Team Link black belt, who cannot do without his sleeveless
checkered mackinaw, during the most important moments in his
career, we can name Quinton Jackson and the chain around his
neck, Chuck Liddell’s Mohawk, Tito Ortiz’s colored
hair and Alistair Overeem’s hammer.
For
the Brazilian, though, who is considered one of the best in the
world at his weight, this shirt he wears not out of vanity or
as a fashion accessory. Paulo who will get in the cage this evening
in Las Vegas to face the American Chael Sonnen, who is coming
off five wins in a row, three by knockout, will surely be sporting
the shirt, besides entering the ring with an American pit bull,
as has already been reported by GRACIEMAG.com.
“I
bought this shirt in Japan. It was long-sleeved, but my arms
didn’t fit through the sleeves, so I had to cut them off.
I got into three big car accidents and the shirt was always with
me. When my dad was run over and had gone cold, I covered him
with this shirt. It has always been with me during hard times
and to me it symbolizes what I can get through them. I feel really
good wearing it and that is why I go into my fights with it,”
the Carioca declared to the official UFC site.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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ELITEXC
LANDS UFC VETERAN
UFC veteran Scott Smith – perhaps best known for his one-punch
knockout of Pete Sell at “The Ultimate Fighter 4” Live
Finale in November 2006 – has signed a long-term contract
with EliteXC. Terms of the agreement, announced by EliteXC Live
Events president Gary Shaw on Wednesday, were not disclosed.
“Scott
is definitely a standout at 185 pounds and a tremendous addition
to the EliteXC and ProElite family,” Shaw said. “Talk
about a highlight-reel fighter. All of Scott’s fights are
wars. Hardcore MMA fans already know Smith, but newer fans are
going to love him. I can’t wait to cut him loose in the
cage.”
Smith
(11-4), who is scheduled to fulfill a one-fight contract with
the Gladiator Challenge promotion later this month, is expected
to make his EliteXC debut in February. He last fought in June,
when he submitted to a rear-naked choke from Ed Herman at UFC
72.
“This
is obviously a great opportunity, and I’m grateful to EliteXC
for giving it to me,” Smith said. “I’m really
looking forward to fighting for them. I want to get in contention
for the title.”
Source: The Fight Network
|
Quote
of the Day
"The
only thing better than singing is more singing."
Ella Fitzgerald, 1917-1996, American Jazz Singer
|
Arona
& Sperry at OTM Hawaii Today!
Friday,
December 14
3:00 to 5:00 PM
1255 S Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96814
808-591-6620
 
From 3:00 to 5:00 pm, the OTM Fight Shop Hawaii will be having
an autograph session with MMA fighters Ricardo Arona & Erik
Apple.
Everyone
who walks into OTM between 3-5pm will receive a free gift*
(sunglasses, t-shirts, towels, dvd’s and more)
*while supplies last
Also in the house we will have BJJ Black Belts Mario Sperry,
Kid Peligro, and Ginastica Natural’s Professor Alvaro Romano.
This is a huge chance to see some of the top Jiu-Jitsu MMA fighters
in the game and also the mastermind behind many of these top
fighters excellent conditioning, Professor Alvaro Romano, who
is also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Hope
to see you there!
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Arona
calms down confusion in Hawaii
By Eduardo Ferreira
Sponsored
by one of the world's most famous surfwear, Quicksilver, the
black-belt Jiu-Jitsu fighter, Ricardo Arona was invited to the
final stage of the WCT (first division of surfing), which is
happening in Hawaii, to give lessons to the surf athletes sponsored
by the brand, including Kelly Slater. "I made a camp with
the athletes before the competition and I will give some lessons
then as well. I´ve done this sponsorship with Quicksilver
when I was in France, where I lectured for some athletes",
said Arona, which separated a fight between the Brazilian Neco
Padaratz and Hawaiian Sunny Garcia, who was angry after an interference
of Neco in his wave. Sunny began attacking Neco in the water
and followed him in the sand when Arona came on the scene and
calmed down the nerves. Neco was calmed, while Sunny was out
and still received a fine for the aggression.
Source: Tatame
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USA-BOXING
HAWAII ASSOCIATION INC, PALOLO B.C. & KAWANO B.C.
PRESENTS THE 3RD ANNUAL CLINTON A.J. SHELTON MEMORIAL MATCH EVENT
Tomorrow!
DECEMBER 15, 2007
PALOLO DISTICT PARK GYM, AT 6 P.M.
AS OF DEC. 7th, BOUTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, line up order could
change.
RED
CORNER WEIGHTS BLUE CORNER
3 ROUNDS
Pele Kamala 8 yrs 45lbs 8yrs Ronson Yadao-Farin
Oki B.C. (Kauai) 1 min. 10/17/98 Evolution B.C.
Nainoa Dung-Cummings 8yrs 62lbs 8yrs Faasina Masalosalo
Five-0 B.C. 02/11/99 1 min. Villaver B.C.
Or Nathaniel Enanoria 8/62 (0 bouts) Villaver B.C.
Cain Del Rosario 10yrs 68lbs 10yrs Dustin Somera
Southside B.C. 01/31/97 1 min. 08/13/97 Pearlside B.C.
Alexander Palacio 15 yrs 155lbs 15 yrs Adrian Pelayo
Oki B.C. 02/11/92 2 min. 09/22/92 Southside B.C.
Ronson Nakoa 16/155 2 bouts Stand by
MacAurthur Ige 16yrs 145lbs 16yrs Keaton Keyes
Pearlside B.C. 2 min. Kawano B.C.
Kolton Foo 17yrs 145lbs 33yrs Thomas Carleton
Evolution B.C. 09/07/90 2 min. 02/19/74 Palolo B.C.
Kevin Demello 19yrs 119lbs 20yrs Julio Moreno
Evolution B.C. 10/11/88 2 min. Villaver B.C.
Mel 19yrs 160lbs 17 yrs Lindsey Tufono
Evolution B.C. 2 min. 03/14/90 Kawano B.C.
------Intermission-----
Lean Jeffrey Gumboc 20yrs 125lbs 22yrs Koichi Tanji
Central Maui B.C. 09/10/87 2 min. 09/07/85 Unattached
Matt Takata 125lbs Stand by
Kurtis Hagi 15 yrs 105 lbs 14yrs Emmit Bolibol
Unattached 08/22/92 1 ½ min. 01/08/93 Unattached
Nickolas Rivera III 16yrs 200lbs 17yrs
Beau Rabe Evolution B.C. 01/30/91 2 min. 02/18/90 Kalakaua B.C.
Davin
Kim 18 yrs 140 24yrs Isaac Arasato
Five-0 B.C. 10/07/89 2 min. 08/30/82 Palolo B.C.
201+lbs
25yrs Daly Tipoti
Needs Match has 4 bouts 2 min. 11/10/82 Kawano B.C.
Needs Match has 4 bouts 105 16yrs Evonne Amantial-Williams
2 min. 04/09/91 Evolution B.C.
In
loving memory of Clinton A.J. Shelton October 7, 1982 - October
8, 2005.
Thanks to our Medal Sponsor- Red Lions University, and also the
Volunteers, Coaches, Officials, Parents, Door Workers, USA-Boxing
Hawaii President Ralph Martin, and "YOU" our Boxing
Fans.
Special Thanks to Dr. Kanani Texeira, Boxing Commissioner- Herbert
Minn, Shelton Ohana, HPD Officer -Alfred Dela Cruz, and Med Students
helping out.
All boxers will receive Gold Medals for just stepping in the
Ring. In Amateur Boxing there are no losers.
Mahalo for your Support!! Thank You Again!!
Source: Bruce Kawano
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Sherk
attacks BJ
Penn
“BJ
Penn is
a punk!”
Sean Sherk’s failed drugs test and this disputed UFC lightweight
belt are turning into a soap opera. Last Friday, Sherk had his
punishment for steroid use reduced from one year to six moths,
meanwhile the UFC confirmed that he lost his belt, and that the
fight between Joe Stevenson and BJ Penn will be for the vacant title.
Yesterday
the president of the organization, Dana White, confirmed that
even so, the former champion will have the right to a fight with
the winner of the bout at UFC 80. The big controversy is in the
fact that the Hawaiian BJ Penn had declared that should he beat
Stevenson, he will not face Sean if the ruling is not overturned
(which did not happen). The statement appears to have irked Sherk.
“I
think BJ Penn is a punk. Who the hell is he? He's won one fight
in a couple of years now and it's just whatever man. He wants
to make all these rules and regulations, but who the hell is
he? I'm the champ in my eyes so I don't care if he fights me
or not, there's a whole bunch of guys that could fight me right
now. It's his loss, not mine. He needs me more than I need him,”
fired off the wrestler to the website Fighthype.com.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Rickson
Gracie commented Super Challenge Grappling
Elected
at #141 TATAME Magazine as the biggest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all
times, the legend Rickson Gracie, that was refereeing director
of Super Challenge Grappling, that was hold last Saturday, December
8 at São Paulo, commented the first edition of the event.
“First of all, I would like to say that that I am very glad
to contribute to the event, because this is a way to dignify,
to professionalize a Grappling elite”, said Rickson, that
talked also about the rules of the event.
“I
think that in this version of the no gi, the judge has not to
let the fight stopped, has to give more penalties then he had
give here, basically we didn’t saw penalties here. It’s
necessary to improve the judge’s. For a lack of train in
that, it was not an accurate thing, the judge didn’t pressed
the fighters the fighters. By the fighter part, they didn’t
became inside the Submission, they were fixed at making points,
what is normal because of their experience at Jiu-Jitsu championships”,
analyzed Rickson, that said also that to be successful, the event
must have a continuity.
Source: Tatame
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Report:
TUF 6 Finale Draws 2.5 Million Viewers
By FCF Staff
According to a news release sent out by the Spike Television
Network, Saturday’s broadcast of the “The Ultimate
Fighter” Season 6 Finale drew 2.5 million viewers. Breaking
down the numbers further, the card drew more men in the 18-34
and 18-49 year-old demographic, than anything else shown on television
that night from 9:00PM until 12:12AM EST. At its peak, the TUF
6 Finale drew 2.9 million viewers.
The
card was headlined by a memorable lightweight contender bout
between Roger Huerta and Clayton Guida, which saw Huerta come
from behind to submit Guida in the third round. In the event’s
other featured bout, Mac Danzig secured the “Ultimate Fighter”
title, submitting finalist Tommy Speer in the first round.
These
impressive numbers come as good news for the UFC and Spike, in
the aftermath of recent reports that ratings for the Ultimate
Fighter series have been dropping. Earlier this week, the UFC
confirmed that light-heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and
popular contender, Forrest Griffin, will coach the seventh season
of TUF. Filming is set to begin in January, with the show airing
in April. Griffin will challenge Jackson for his title after
the season concludes.
Source: FCF
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2007
Strikeforce
At The Dome:
Sapp Returns, Smith Battles Roufus
TACOMA,
WA.—Former University of Washington football star and NFL
lineman turned martial arts fighting sensation, Bob “The
Beast” Sapp (8-2-1), will make his highly-anticipated return
to the fight world when he headlines Strikeforce’s debut
mixed martial arts event at Tacoma Dome on Saturday, February
23rd.
Former
UFC Heavyweight Champion and K-1 North America king, Maurice
“Big Mo” Smith (73-20-4), will battle fellow legend
and six-time world kickboxing champion, Rick “The Jet”
Roufus (57-7), in a heavyweight contest during “Strikeforce
At The Dome,” which will be presented by BodogFIGHT. Sapp’s
opponent will be named shortly.
Tickets
for “Strikeforce At The Dome,” priced at $150, $100,
$75 and $35, go on sale at all Ticketmaster locations (253-627-TIXS),
the Tacoma Dome box office, and Ticketmaster.com on Saturday
at 10 AM PST.
At 6 feet 4 inches tall and 375 lbs, the 33-year-old Sapp, a
native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is nothing short of a monstrous
specimen of man. Following his college football career as an
offensive lineman for the University of Washington, where he
won the Morris Award, Sapp went on to play for three different
NFL teams over the course of four years.
In
2002 and 2003, Sapp was recruited by Japanese martial arts fight
federations, Pride Fighting Championship and K-1, respectively.
His astonishing size and strength, which he has used to defeat
some of the most seasoned martial arts combatants, including
five-time K-1 World Champion, “Mr. Perfect” Ernesto
Hoost, helped catapult Sapp to the forefront of pop culture in
Japan and earned him starring roles in over 200 television commercials
there as well as dozens of endorsement deals for a wide array
of Japanese consumer products ranging from bento boxes to ice
cream.
It
wasn’t long before the American media caught wind of Sapp’s
story and plastered it everywhere from the cover of The Wall
Street Journal to the pages of ESPN magazine and The Seattle
Times. Prior to his K-1 fighting debut in The United States,
which saw him stop mixed martial arts legend Kimo Leopoldo at
Las Vegas’s Bellagio on August 15, 2003, Sapp was a guest
on Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show.”
More
recently, Sapp has been courted by the world of Hollywood. In
2005, he made two appearances on the silver screen – the
first as a villain in the comic book adaptation of Elektra, which
starred Jennifer Garner, and, the second, playing a supporting
role in the Adam Sandler re-make of Burt Reynolds’s football
comedy, The Longest Yard.
One
of the original pioneers of mixed martial arts, Smith was crowned
UFC heavyweight champion on July 27, 1997 after he took a judges’
decision from fellow legend, Mark “The Hammer” Coleman.
Three months later, he defended his title by stopping David “Tank”
Abbott.
A
former world kickboxing champion, Smith is, in large part, responsible
for bringing back the relevance of striking to the sport after
the Gracie family had set off a revolution in the martial arts
world by dominating competition in the early ‘90’s
with their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ground fighting techniques.
His
superior kicking and punching skills led Smith to the K-1 North
America tournament championship at Las Vegas’s Mirage on
May 5, 2001. Smith defeated three consecutive opponents in one
night of action to conquer martial arts fighting’s most
coveted tournament.
Three
years before Smith was crowned K-1 champion, it was Roufus who
stood in the winner’s circle in Las Vegas after a trying
night of tournament action. During his career, the Milwaukee,
Wisconsin native has defeated nearly every major rival including
Michael “The Black Sniper” McDonald and Stan “The
Man” Longinidis.
While
maintaining his standing at the top of kickboxing’s heavyweight
division, Roufus has also explored the world of professional
boxing. After losing a judges’ decision in his debut, “The
Jet” turned his fortunes around and reeled off 11 victories
in his next 12 appearances. On August 10, 1996, Roufus was crowned
World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas Cruiserweight
Champion after stopping Sean McClain in the fourth round of their
meeting in Las Vegas.
“Strikeforce
At The Dome” will feature 10 world-class, professional mixed
martial arts bouts. Doors at Tacoma Dome will open at 7 PM PST
and the first fight will begin at 8 PM PST. The event is being
promoted by Strikeforce in conjunction with Brian Halquist Productions.
About
The Tacoma Dome:
The
Tacoma Dome is one of the largest wood domed structures in the
world. It is owned and operated by the City of Tacoma’s
Public Assembly Facilities Department. The Tacoma Dome hosts
over one million guests annually. The Tacoma Dome Arena and its
attached Exhibition Hall host over 300 days of events every year
including WIAA high school sports, major concerts, family shows,
and several tradeshows.
About
Strikeforce:
Strikeforce
is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which,
on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock
vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts
fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza,
which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion,
played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995,
Strikeforce has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming
for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship
kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial
arts series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” Since then,
it has produced the first SHOWTIME PPV mixed martial arts event
in history with its world championship “Shamrock vs. Baroni”
card on June 22nd of this year followed by the first-ever mixed
martial arts event at the world-famous Playboy Mansion on September
29th.
About
Brian Halquist Productions:
Brian
Halquist Productions is the Northwest premiere fight promotion
company creator of the famed “Battle at the Boat” boxing
series now in its 12th year and nearly 100 fights at the Emerald
Queen Casino. In the past year Brian Halquist Promotions has
promoted events for ESPN, ShowTime and HBO and was recently featured
on Showtime’s historic boxing event in St Lucia. BHP fighters
included Undefeated David Torres, Undefeated Heavyweight Eric
Fields and Native American Prospect Roger Cantrell. Brian Halquist
Productions has been promoting fights and concerts for over 20
years in the Pacific Northwest.
Contacts:
Mike
Afromowitz, Strikeforce – (917) 566-8754 or muaythaimes@aol.com
Brian
Halquist, Brian Halquist Productions – (253) 564-2090 or
bhalquist@qwest.net
Kellyann
Hussey, Brian Halquist Productions – (253) 564-2090 or bhmainevent1@qwest.net
Source: Mike Afromowitz
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Quote
of the Day
“Accessing
any emotion is like entering a dark room and flipping on a switch.
If you choose to experience a certain feeling, you simply have
to turn it on.”
Peggy McColl, Canadian Author and Goal Achievement Expert
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Arona
& Sperry at OTM Hawaii Friday!
Friday,
December 14
3:00 to 5:00 PM
1255 S Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96814
808-591-6620
From 3:00 to 5:00 pm, the OTM Fight Shop Hawaii will be having
an autograph session with MMA fighters Ricardo Arona & Erik
Apple.
Also in the house we will have BJJ Black Belts Mario Sperry,
Kid Peligro, and Ginastica Natural’s Professor Alvaro Romano.
This is a huge chance to see some of the top Jiu-Jitsu MMA fighters
in the game and also the mastermind behind many of these top
fighters excellent conditioning, Professor Alvaro Romano, who
is also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Hope
to see you there!
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UFC
ANNOUNCES FORREST VS. RAMPAGE
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White over the
weekend officially announced that Forrest Griffin and Quinton
“Rampage” Jackson would serve as coaches for the seventh
season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show.
The
series begins filming in January and will air in April 2008 on
Spike TV.
Following
the regular season, Griffin and Jackson will fight for Jackson’s
light heavyweight championship.
White
made the Griffin announcement at the end of season finale for
season six of The Ultimate Fighter. He also indicated that there
would be major changes as the series marks its seventh season,
saying, “We’re going to completely revamp and change
the show.” Both White and Spike TV executives are being
extremely secretive about the changes.
The
Jackson announcement came during Sunday night’s airing of
the 2007 Video Game Awards on Spike TV.
Source: MMA Weekly
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FABER
FINISHES CURRAN, LEAVES NO DOUBTS
LAS VEGAS – Wednesday night, World Extreme Cagefighting
champion Urijah Faber proved why he is considered one of, if
not thee best featherweight in the world when he choked out Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jeff Curran in the second round.
Curran
gave Faber a run for his money though. He rode Faber’s back
for almost the entire first round, but it didn’t seem to
bother the champ, who said after the fight, “Hey, I fight
off of my back all day long. I don’t care.”
He
opened up a significant cut on the bridge of Curran’s nose
in the second, but it was the deep guillotine choke that had
his challenger tapping out and kept the gold around his waist.
Jens
Pulver wasted no time making an impact in the WEC. He likely
moved himself into contention for the featherweight title when
he submitted rising star Cub Swanson in just 35 seconds with
an Anaconda choke.
After
the fight, Pulver stated, “(Cub) brought it out of me.”
He
also said that he did not want to wait for a title shot. “I
don’t want to wait any more than three months. Whoever wins
this tonight, let’s go.”
Now
it’s up to the WEC if he will get that shot at Urijah Faber.
“He’s
out! He’s out!”
Those
were the words of Chael Sonnen after he slammed Paulo Filho to
the mat in the opening moments of the first round. Out or not,
the fight wasn’t stopped and Filho soldiered on, albeit
constantly on the end of Sonnen’s right jab, straight left
combinations.
But
late into the second round, eating punches from his back, Filho
climbed his legs up and secured Sonnen’s left arm and referee
Josh Rosenthal called a halt to the bout.
Sonnen
vehemently denied the stoppage, not wanting to give in. After
the fight, he said that Rosenthal asked him if he wanted to quit
saying, “I declared, ‘No, no, no,’ but I blame
myself for putting myself in that position in the first place.”
Through
his manager, Filho said that Sonnen did hurt him early on in
the fight and he was in a little bit of trouble, but stated that
he’s been through a lot of beatings in his life.
In
the end, Filho remains the WEC middleweight titleholder.
Light
heavyweight champion Doug Marshall took a new tact in defending
his belt against Cuban Ariel Gandulla. Instead of the scoring
the “KD” or knocked dead, he finished Gandulla with
an armbar in the first minute of the first round.
In
the midst of the three-fight winning streak, Marshall says he
is ready to take on all comers. “Whoever (the WEC) wants,
I have tons of hostility to take out on them.”
John
Alessio seemed to be able to do just about whatever he wanted
in his welterweight battle with Todd Moore… except finish
the fight. He applied kimuras, guillotine chokes, threw devastating
right hands and even landed a right knee flush to Moore’s
face, but to no avail. Moore had to have a heart as big as the
room to go the distance, but it was Alessio that scored the unanimous
decision and edged closer to a rematch with WEC champion Carlos
Condit.
In
a solid middleweight match-up, Eric Schambari spent the majority
of the fight trying to take Bryan Baker down. He controlled much
of the pace as a result, but it was Baker that made more attempts
to finish his opponent and ended up with a split decision victory
in the end.
Alex
Karalexis and Ed Ratcliff started and finished as a classic grappler
versus striker match-up. Karalexis made a couple good guillotine
attempts in the first round, but was saved by the bell at the
end after being put down with a hard right.
He
wouldn’t be so lucky in the second round as Ratcliff dropped
him with what should have been a fight-ending left hook. After
Karalexis floated to the canvas, Ratcliff started to celebrate
a split second too soon as referee Steve Mazzagatti did not stop
the fight. Instead, Ratcliff had to follow Karalexis to the floor
and finish him off with a flurry of punishing blows.
He
had to go into the second round to do it, but Hardcore Gym fighter
Brian Bowles improved his record to a perfect 5-0. He dropped
Marcos Galvao early in the second and seemed to have him finished
with some brutal right hands while standing in the Brazilian’s
guard, but Galvao somehow survived. Bowles kept stalking his
prey with hard right hands and finished with a straight right
that had the referee waving off the bout.
Charlie
Valencia made a statement in the opening bout in a wild finish.
He dropped Ian McCall with a big right hand, suplexed him, dropped
him again with a barrage of punches and then treated him to a
fight-ending guillotine choke to close out the fight in the first
round.
-Urijah
Faber def. Jeff Curran by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:22,
R2
-Jens Pulver def. Cub Swanson by Submission (Anaconda Choke)
at 0:35, R1
-Paulo Filho def. Chael Sonnen by Verbal Submission (Armbar)
at 4:55, R2
-Doug Marshall def. Ariel Gandulla by Submission (Armbar) at
0:55, R1
-John Alessio def. Todd Moore by Unanimous Decision, R3
-Bryan Baker def. Eric Schambari by Split Decision, R3
-Ed Ratcliff def. Alex Karalexis by TKO (Strikes) at 1:26, R2
-Brian Bowles def. Marcos Galvao by TKO (Strikes) at 2:09, R2
-Charlie Valencia def. Ian McCall by Submission (Guillotine Choke)
at 3:19, R1
Source: MMA Weekly
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FEDOR
VS. CHOI OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Representatives of the Yarennoka mixed martial arts event scheduled
for New Year’s Eve in Japan on Thursday officially announced
that Fedor Emelianenko will indeed fight Korean fighter Hong
Man Choi.
The
bout had long been rumored, but was only recently finalized.
Yarennoka
is a conglomeration of representatives from M-1 Global, K-1,
DEEP, World Victory Road and former employees of Pride Fighting
Championships.
MMAWeekly’s Korea Correspondent, John Evans, recently caught
up with Fedor Emelianenko, the man almost universally regarded
as the No. 1 mixed martial arts heavyweight in the world.
MMAWeekly:
You will be fighting on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, but your opponent
has yet to be named. Can you confirm the rumors that you will
be fighting Hong Man Choi?
Emelianenko:
I cannot confirm this fight at the moment. I am ready to meet
any opponent in the ring.
MMAWeekly:
Jeff Monson and Josh Barnett are obviously perspective opponents
as well. Do you have plans to fight either of them in a future
M-1 Global promotion?
Emelianenko:
I think that fights with these fighters are possible in the future.
M-1 opens greater opportuinties for sportsmen.
MMAWeekly:
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has been
quoted as saying, "I don't think Fedor is a top-five heavyweight
in the world, and I'm not saying that because I didn't get Fedor.
I've always felt that way about Fedor and I always felt Randy
Couture would beat Fedor … Fedor is a farce." How do
you feel about these comments?
Emelianenko:
Dana talks a lot and uses words lightly. Let Randy Couture fight
me. Allow this fight that everyone wants to take place. Me, Randy
and MMA fans all over the world want it. The only obstacle is
Dana.
MMAWeekly:
What is your opinion of Randy Couture? He has announced publicly
that at this point in his career you are the only fighter that
he feels it is worth it for him to face in the ring.
Emelianenko:
People want to see this fight and I want to meet him in the ring.
I have the greatest respect for Randy and have always admired
him. I am also thankful that he has such a high opinion of me.
MMAWeekly:
Can you discuss your long-term goals in the M-1 organization?
Where do you see the M-1 promotion, and Russian MMA in general,
ten years from now?
Emelianenko:
I trust in (M-1) and the good people that they have brought together.
M-1 gives me the chance to meet champions from various organisations
in the ring, instead of being restrained within the limits of
one organization.
MMA
has great potential in Russia. In every city there are Mix Fight
clubs opening. There are fights shown on TV, including fights
from Pride Fighting Championships which are shown on NTV, (one
of the most popular television stations in Russia). On subscription/pay
TV there is a special fight channel. The president of Russia
respects our sport and attends the large events.
The
card has been slowly coming together and currently includes:
-Fedor
Emelianenko vs. Hong Man Choi
-Kazuo Misaki vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
-Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante
-Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luiz Azeredo
-Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa
-Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Gilbert Melendez
-Ricardo Arona vs. TBA
Source: MMA Weekly
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SWANSON
PLANS TO SILENCE PULVER AT WEC
On
Wednesday night, the showdown that has been months in the making
will finally occur between Cub Swanson and Jens Pulver at World
Extreme Cagefighting in Las Vegas. A war of words has ensued
between the two in the last couple weeks and it is now time to
put up or shut up.
The
fight supposed to transpire back in September until Pulver was
forced to pull out of the fight due to a knee injury. Swanson
has been waiting and now he's ready to go.
“I've
been waiting for it for a while now. I'm just so stoked,”
said the 24-year-old Swanson.
The
talk that had been going around in this fight was that Swanson
didn't believe Pulver was seriously injured and just wasn't ready.
Swanson cleared the air on that subject recently on MMAWeekly.com’s
SoundOff Radio.
“I
know that he'd been sick and that he hurt his knee, but I just
felt that he could have been ready. I felt like he just didn't
take it serious. What pissed me off was the limping around and
I knew that wasn't true. I wasn't getting paid and this is my
only job.”
Swanson
had found out that the fight had been cancelled after he had
just returned home from his final days of training.
“It
was extremely frustrating because it was my first day home from
Big Bear. I had crammed eight hard weeks. I ended up finding
out on the Internet.”
With
Pulver making his featherweight debut in the WEC, many people
were surprised that he received such a tough opponent in Swanson
for his first bout.
“He
lost his last fight and I won my last two [in the WEC], and I
heard he was coming, and I asked for him,” Swanson explained.
A
win over Pulver would certainly catapult him to the top of the
145-pound division and would more than likely earn him a title
shot. At least, that's what Swanson believes.
“My
whole plan was to come in the WEC and take people out one by
one and keep getting better, and as soon as I felt like I was
ready, I'd ask for a title shot. And after this fight, I feel
like there would be no better time.”
While
some fighters attempt to follow game plans to the letter, Swanson
knows that he'll have to adjust to whatever is going on in the
cage.
“I'm
gonna try and go wherever it goes. I think it's gonna be on the
feet for the most part. I feel ready for wherever the fight goes.”
A
video on YouTube had surfaced recently, and was featured on the
WEC preview show, of Pulver knocking out a training partner with
a high kick while proceeding to say some choice words to Swanson.
“I
thought it was pretty funny. It ended up being a joke around
my camp. I thought it was pretty pathetic. What kind of a jerk
knocks out a training partner? That's not cool. That just shows
what kind of person he is.”
Swanson
claims conditioning won't be a factor in this fight and that
the longer it goes, the better for him.
“The
longer it goes, the worse for him. My cardio is great. If he
has any chance of beating me, he's gonna have to do it quick.”
In
fact, Swanson believes he'll be the one to end it early. “I
say a first round knockout with Jens' questionable chin.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Semmy
Schilt is interested in fighting Fedor on NYE
Sadaharu
Tanikawa and Semy Schilt had an interview on Dec 09. In the interview,
Schilt showed his interest fighting Fedor. Schilt won K-1 World
GP 2007 on Dec 08. Mr. Tanikawa said he would like to see him
fighting in MMA rule.
Fedor
fought Schilt in his PRIDE debut fight. Fedor defeted Schilt
by decision. Schilt said he would like to fight Fedor but he
needs time to train his ground techniques. I have a confidence
to win and I would like to fight him while I`m a K-1 champion.
Source: Suki MMA
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Bob
Sapp to headline "Strikeforce at the Dome"
Bob "The Beast" Sapp (8-2-1) will main event "Strikeforce
at the Dome" at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, February 23,
2008. An opponent has not been signed yet.
Sapp
last competed in a mixed martial arts bout in Nov. 2005, winning
his third straight HERO's bout in dominant fashion against less-than-stellar
opponents. His most recent fight was a kickboxing bout against
3-time K-1 World GP champion Peter Aerts in June of this year
at a K-1 World GP event in Amsterdam. Sapp lost in 26 seconds
via knockout.
Also
on the card is a battle between two legendary strikers: Former
UFC heavyweight champion Maurice Smith (73-20-4) will take on
6-time kickboxing champion Rick "The Jet" Roufus.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
“Confidence
is a muscle that becomes strong when exercised.”
Peggy McColl, Canadian Author and Goal Achievement Expert
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Longman
Jiu-Jitsu Presents
Big Island
Open Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
We were
just informed that this tournament is postponed. Keep checking
the news page and we will post if this tournament is on.
Konawaena
High School, Kona, Hawaii
(35
minutes south of Kona airport)
Sunday,
January 20, 2007
Kids
division 11AM sharp
Adult
Gi division to follow immediately
No-Gi
Advanced Division
(no beginner or intermediate offered, but all are okay to compete)
Top
16 competitors in each division will be accepted. Must pre-registration
to be selected.
3
Weight divisions
1PM
sharp
$45
Pre-register by January 14th.
$60
late registration
Online
registration available at www.longmanjiujitsuhawaii.com
For
more information, please contact Aaron Moeller (808) 634-0141
or jjjuicekauai@hotmail.com
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B.J.
PENN RECEIVES
ONE YEAR PROBATION
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran B.J. Penn on Tuesday was sentenced to one year
probation and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for hitting
a police office during a fight outside of a Waikiki bar in Hawaii
two years ago, according to a report by The Honolulu Advertiser.
The
presiding judge, Karl K. Sakamoto, did allow for Penn to make
the trip to Newcastle, England in January to face Joe Stevenson
for the UFC lightweight championship.
Originally
slated as an “interim” title bout, the Penn versus
Stevenson fight was upgraded to full championship status when
the California State Athletic Commission recently upheld the
suspension of former champion Sean Sherk for testing positive
for the anabolic agent Nandrolone.
The
Advertiser reported that, as part of a no-contest plea agreement,
Penn must also abstain from alcohol, submit to substance abuse
treatment, perform 50 hours of community service and submit to
random drug and alcohol tests.
The
offense will be removed from his record if he adheres to the
terms of his probation for one year.
In
a statement outside of the court, Penn stated, “It’s
time to move on with my life and focus on my career. I’m
glad it is done.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Xande
Ribeiro wins Super Challenge Grapling
Text
by Eduardo Ferreira, at São Paulo, Brazil
The
three times Mundial Jiu-Jitsu champion and ADCC champion, Xande
Ribeiro, was the great champion of Super Challenge Grappling,
that was hold yesterday, at Club Athletico Paulistano, at São
Paulo, Brasil. To became the champion, and receive the prize
of USD 15,000 and a Katama from Rickson Gracie’s hand, Xande
got the return match against David Avellan at his first bout
and defeated the American with a 8x0 score. At quarter finals,
Xande defeated Cristiano Titi, that won the prize for fastest
submission, by a 3x0 score.
At
semi final Xande faced André Galvão, that had submitted
Leonardo Peçanha with a rear naked choke at the first
round and defeated Gabriel Vela at the quarter final by 3x1 score.
Xande and Galvão made the best fight of the event. After
been tackled down by Xande, making a 1x0 score, Galvão
made 3 points trying a foot lock. In less then 30 seconds, Xande
try a guillotine choke and made 3 points also, making 4x3 at
the score. At 5 seconds to the final, Galvão, that tried
to take Xande’s back twice, made one more try and tie the
score. At judge’s decision, Xande was appointed the champion.
At
the big final, Xande faced the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion,
Luis Felipe Big Mac, that defeated Rafael Lovato Jr. at the first
bout for a 2x0 score, then Demian Maia at judge’s decision
at the quarter final, and in the semi final, he defeated Tarsys
Humphreys for a 1x0 score. Xande and Big Mac bout was a very
close match, with both fighters taking all two rounds and the
extra round studying themselves. At judge’s decision, Xande
Ribeiro was appointed the champion. At the third place dispute,
André Galvão and Tarsys Humphrey made a close fight,
winner by Tarsys by a 6x5 score.
COMPLET
RESULTS:
Super
Challenge Grappling
Clube Athletico Paulistano, São Paulo-SP
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Side
1:
- Demian Maia defeated Bruno Bastos by 3x0;
- Luiz Big Mac defeated Rafael Lovato Jr. by 2x0;
- Tarsis Humpreys defeated Shiko Yamashita by 9x0;
- Antoine Jaoude defeated Leonardo Chocolate by 1x0;
Side
2:
- Xande Ribeiro defeated David Avellan by 8x0;
- Cristano Titi submitted Hyotaro Endo with a triangule position;
- Gabriel Vella defeated Eduardo at judge’s decision;
- André Galvão submitted Leonardo Peçanha
with a rear necked choke;
Quarter
final:
- Luiz Felipe Big Mac defeated Demian Maia at judge’s decision;
- Tarsis Humphreys submitted Antoine Jaoude with a leg-lock;
- Xande Ribeiro defeated Cristiano Titi by 3x0;
- André Galvão defeated Gabriel Vella by 3x1;
Semifinal:
- Luiz Big Mac defeated Tarsis Humphreys by 1x0;
- Xande Ribeiro defeated André Galvão at judge’s
decision (4x4);
Third
place dispute:
- Tarsys Humphreys defeated André Galvão by 6x5;
Final:
- Xande Ribeiro defeated Big Mac at judge’s decision.
Source: MMA Weekly
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CURRAN
READY TO SINK THE CALIFORNIA KID
Jeff Curran is one of the busiest fighters in the sport of mixed
martial arts. He has built his career from the ground up and
is proud of where his hard work and dedication has taken him.
On
Wednesday night, the “Big Frog” has the opportunity
to reach what many consider the pinnacle of his career when he
faces Urijah Faber for the World Extreme Cagefighting 145-pound
divisional title.
“Fighting
for a title is prestigious. I love the organization, I love working
with all the staff at Zuffa. I’ve been curious about what
all Faber’s hype is about…just because of that I feel
the fight is getting the attention, in my heart, regardless if
the fight were for a title or not. I’m really looking forward
to going out there first hand and seeing what it’s all about.
There’s a lot about him that impresses me and that’s
my first immediate attraction to want to fight him.”
Curran
returned to the WEC last August after a nearly five-year absence.
The first opponent under his exclusive four-fight contract was
Hardcore Gym’s Stephen Ledbetter. After earning a unanimous
decision, the Illinois resident looks forward to contending for
the featherweight belt on Dec. 12.
“Whoever
wins the fight gets the other person’s prestige along with
it. It’s a very good fight to promote and I think it’s
the biggest fight in the weight class yet,” said Curran.
“He’s either going to be what a real champion is made
of and rise up, which I’m expecting, or he’s going
crumble.”
He
spent some time in Minnesota training with former Ultimate Fighting
Championship titleholder Sean Sherk in preparation for his fight.
In addition, he sharpened his skills with regular training partners
such as Bart Palaszewski, Nate Mohr, Mike Stumpf, Russ Janca,
Pat Curran and Dr. Doug Mango.
“My
training has become harder and longer. I actually don’t
train more hours. Take a normal day where I would put four or
five hours of good solid work…I don’t double it or
add three hours of training. Instead, I focus on the ‘live’
aspect of it whether it be sparring, grappling, or wrestling.
Whatever I do ‘live’ has to be at a faster harder pace.”
“I
think I study my own fights more than him. I look at his most
recent fights and compare to his fights three years ago and he’s
relatively the same fighter,” added the former Shooto America
Champion.
“He’s
a lot more confident and aware of what’s going on out there
now. He continues to work his stand up and being the wrestler
that he is, his jiu-jitsu comes natural probably. Like any fighter,
he’s got kinks in his armor and I hopefully I can find them.”
Holding
a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Pedro Sauer, Curran
complimented his ground prowess by significantly improving his
striking over the years under the boxing tutelage of Doug Mango.
“I
definitely deep down know that I have better hands and don’t
think kicks are going to be a factor. If he starts throwing kicks
at me, I’ll be kicking right back. I’m kicking everyday
and my kicks are coming up fast and hard. If we get into that
kind of Thai boxing toe-to-toe match, it’s going to be a
barn burner, but I definitely don’t think he’s going
to have anything for me in the long run.”
Wednesday
night’s 145-pound divisional championship fight is scheduled
for five rounds. Neither fighter has fought past the third round
in their respective careers.
“We’re
both experienced enough to know that it’s our job to be
in shape and go for five rounds. I can pace myself,” explained
Curran. “Early on in the sport, I got to realize what it’s
like to go through hell and I respected the training from then
on. I changed my ways; I didn’t want to be that tired guy
out there.”
Faber
has been one of the most dominant champions in WEC history. The
“California Kid” utilizes his wrestling prowess to
overpower and overwhelm his opponents.
“He’s
[Faber] not going to just tire on you; you can’t just tire
him out. You got to hurt him. You got to hurt him with shots
to the head, liver, body or whatever,” said Curran. “You
can be the best guy in the world when it comes to conditioning
and if you take a really good liver kick, down you go and that’s
just the way it goes.
“I
think that’s the only way to change the conditioning of
someone like Faber and at the same time the way to change mine.
He’s not going to just tire me out because he tries to elbow
me every two, three seconds. I’m not under stress there.
I’m comfortable; I’m going to survive it. He’s
going to have to watch his pace a little bit.”
On
Dec. 12, Curran has opportunity to solidify himself as one of
the top featherweight fighters in the world and garner the recognition
that has eluded him for many years … the recognition that
even Faber doesn’t seem to be giving him.
“I
watched about thirty seconds of the preview show and he’s
already on there telling people that he’s insulted for having
to get in the cage with me. That’s the stupidest thing I’ve
ever heard,” expressed Curran. “He can go and fight
guys that are 5-0 that nobody’s heard of and he’s not
insulted by that? Now he gets a chance to step up and fight someone
like me who, in the past three years since he’s been fighting,
shares the exact same record against higher level guys. He better
bring it on, I’m ready to meet him in the ring and let it
fly.
“It’s
time for Faber to put his money where his mouth is. Put up or
shut up. Show the world who you are because I’m not somebody
that’s going down like his last five guys.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Lyoto
talks about Sokoudjou
In
final preparation phase for his bout at UFC 79, at December 29,
against the man that knocked out Rogério Minotouro and
Ricardo Arona, Thierry Romeau Sokoudjou, Lyoto Machida didn’t
go to Rio de Janeiro that time to prepare himself. “We always
lose something, but I won others too. I call Carlão Barreto
and he sends me Nino Shembri, to work at my ground game, and
Daniel (Francês) to work my Muay Thai”, said Lyoto
to TATAME. Lyoto talked also about his strategy for this bout.
“He could be stronger than me, but I will attack his weak
points. I know that Sokoudjou is a good fighter, but nobody can
have that strength stamina from the beginning to the end of the
fight, and I believe in what I am doing”, said Lyoto.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Sport Cancelled!
Robbie
Lawler had an MRI done and he has a torn bicep and cannot fight
on Saturday. Due to the late injury, no suitable opponent can
be found for Kala Kalohe Hose so the event is cancelled.
If
you have tickets, take your tickets back to the same location
you bought them from for a full refund. Icon Sport plans to return
in early 2008.
At
the press conference today, Robbie informed everyone of his injury
and said that he was disappointed that he could not fight. Kala,
being very gracious, just stated that he does not want to let
things he cannot control affect him.
He will patiently wait for yet another chance at Lawler and the
Icon Sport Middleweight belt.
As
a way of apologizing for the fans, Icon Sport will be discounting
their tickets for their next event.
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SEAN
SHERK STRIPPED OF TITLE
According to sources close to the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
the promotion has stripped lightweight champion Sean Sherk of
his title following the upholding of his suspension by the California
State Athletic Commission for testing positive for the steroid
Nandrolone.
The
CSAC, earlier this week, did decrease Sherk’s suspension
from 12 to 6 months. He will be eligible to come off of suspension
in early January due to his suspension being retroactive to the
night of his July 7 bout against Hermes Franca.
A
proposed interim lightweight title bout between B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson
on Jan. 19 will now reportedly be declared a full title bout
and drop the interim designation.
Source: MMA Weekly
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REVIEW:
HUERTA SOLIDIFIES HIS PLACE AS A CONTENDER
LAS VEGAS – It was a chilly night in Sin City, but the action
was white hot in The Pearl at the Palms Hotel & Casino where
Roger Huerta made the move from over-hyped Sports Illustrated
cover boy to iron-clad Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight
contender.
Clearly
the fight of the night, Huerta and Clay Guida fought one of the
highest paced, most dynamic battles of the year. This fight was
everything and more that the hype promised.
Guida
appeared poised on the brink of victory as he dropped Huerta
to his back in the second round, but somehow Huerta dug deep
into his heart and found a way to survive. Then in the third
round, Huerta shifted gears, yet again, rocked Guida and then
took his back and clamped down the fight-ending rear naked choke.
Huerta
was clearly overwhelmed with emotion after the fight, thanking
God and his mother before declaring, “I want to bring the
UFC to Mexico.”
The
Ultimate Fighter welterweight finale went pretty much as expected,
with the bigger Tommy Speer trying to utilize his size and strength,
while Mac Danzig went for skill and technique. In short order,
it was Danzig that took Speer to the ground and quickly transitioned
to his back to sink in a rear naked choke.
Leading
up to the finale, Danzig made no bones about why he signed up
for the hit reality series. He wanted to win it all and build
up his name to the legions of mixed martial arts fans around
the world. He easily did that on Saturday night.
“I
was really nervous going into this fight with Tommy,” said
Danzig after the fight, although it didn’t show in his performance.
Asked
if he would now drop back down to his usual weight of 155 pounds,
the new Ultimate Fighter winner stated, “Absolutely. I’m
really happy about jumping in the mix with (Roger Huerta and
Clay Guida).”
In
an amazing battle of wills, John Koppenhaver and Jared Rollins
bloodied each other near the end of the first round, trading
elbows on the ground, and commenced to fight a see-saw battle
of wills.
As
both fighters were cloaked in crimson, Rollins looked like he
would end it with a succession of brutal knees, but Koppenhaver
was able to reverse position on the ground and put Rollins out
with a fight-ending ground and pound assault.
“I
didn’t want to have to fight him tonight,” said Koppenhaver
in tears after the fight. “I love him man. He’s a tough,
tough dude.”
A
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under the Machados, George Sotiropoulus,
now training with UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, wasted
no time getting Billy Miles to the ground. Once there, he fixed
himself on Miles’ back, locking in the rear naked choke
at 1:36 of round one.
“I
knew that was his weakness,” said Sotiropoulus of Miles’
ground game. “I knew once it was on the ground it was going
to be over.”
In
the opening bout of the live telecast on Spike TV, Dan Barrera
and Ben Saunders fought a fairly close back-and-forth affair
early with Barrera trying to employ a ground and pound attack,
while Saunders went for the submissions. As the fight progressed,
Saunders took over and earned the unanimous decision.
In
the final preliminary bout, Troy Mandaloniz and Richie Hightower
gave fans an exciting slugfest. Hightower took charge in the
first half of the first round, landing some wide punches, along
with a succession of forearms and knees. But in the end, it was
Mandaloniz that caught Hightower walking into a stiff left jab,
dropping him to the mat, and then finishing him off with a couple
of hammerfists for the TKO.
Unable
to compete in the semi-final round due to injury, Matt Arroyo
made up for it with by putting on a submission clinic at the
expense of John Kolosci at Saturday’s finale. He attempted
several submissions, finally finishing Kolosci with an armbar
late in the first round.
Roman
Mitichyan’s fight in the finale was even more short-lived
than his injury prone stint during the regular season, albeit
this time in his favor. He immediately took Dorian Price to the
mat and dropped into a straight ankle lock that had Price tapping
almost immediately.
In
the event’s opening bout, Paul Georgieff knocked Jonathan
Goulet down with a left hook about halfway through round one,
but it was Goulet that would call upon the depth of his experience
to put the fight away. After going down, he grabbed Georgieff’s
legs and put him on his back. The Canadian then transitioned
through various positions to Georgieff’s back and locked
on a rear naked choke, causing him to pass out.
Roger
Huerta def. Clay Guida by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:51,
R3
Mac Danzig def. Tommy Speer by Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
at 2:01, R1
John Koppenhaver def. Jared Rollins by TKO (Strikes) at 2:01,
R3
George Sotiropoulos def. Billy Miles by Submission (Rear Naked
Choke) at 1:36, R1
Ben Saunders def. Dan Barrera by Unanimous Decision, R3
Troy Mandaloniz def. Richie Hightower
by TKO (Strikes) at 4:20, R1
Matt Arroyo def. John Kolosci by Submission (Armbar) at 4:42,
R1
Roman Mitichyan def. Dorian Price by Submission (Ankle Lock)
at 0:23, R1
Jonathan Goulet def. Paul Georgieff by Submission (Rear Naked
Choke) at 4:42, R1
Source: MMA Weekly
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FORREST
GRIFFIN RETURNS AS SEASON 7 COACH
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White on Saturday
night announced that “The Ultimate Fighter” season
one light heavyweight winner Forrest Griffin would return as
a coach during the upcoming seventh iteration of the popular
television series on Spike TV.
The
announcement came at the end of Saturday night’s Ultimate
Fighter season six finale in Las Vegas.
White
also indicated that there would be major changes as the series
marks its seventh season, saying, “We’re going to completely
revamp and change the show.” Both White and Spike TV executives
are being extremely secretive about the changes.
Griffin’s
coaching counter-part is set to be announced on Sunday night’s
2007 Spike Video Game Awards show. It is expected that UFC light
heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson will be tabbed to fill the
role.
With
Griffin’s recent win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua,
it is likely that the UFC would want to pit the two against each
other first on The Ultimate Fighter as coaches and then in the
Octagon vying for Jackson’s belt.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Ze`
Mario "The Zen Machine" Sperry Seminar
Sport
Accomplishments: Black Belt World Mundial Champion 1996, 1997
and 1998. Brazilian National Black Belt Heavyweight Champion
1994 and 1995. Voted Best Purple Belt in Brazil by the Brazilian
Confederation in 1990. Voted Best Brown Belt in Brazil by the
Brazilian Confederation 1992.
No
Holds Barred Accomplishments: Vale Tudo Super fight Champion
at the Titanic Duel in Brazil 1995. Reality Super Fight Champion
in Alabama 1996. Ultimate Caged Combat Overall Championship in
Sidney Australia 1997. Japan's Coliseum 2000 Heavy Weight Champion
(Def. Hiromitsu Kanehara). Pride Fighter from 2001 - 2006.
Submission
Grappling Accomplishments: Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Competition
Heavyweight and Absolute Class Champion 1998, Abu Dhabi Submission
Wrestling Competition Superfight Champion 1999. Abu Dhabi Submission
Wrestling Competition Super Fight Champion 2000.
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