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11/10/07
Aloha State
Championship of BJJ
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10/6/07
Punishment
In Paradise 18
(MMA &
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7/28/07
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7/13/07
Punishment
In Paradise 17
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
6/23/06
Ultimate Fight Night
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(Spike TV)
6/22/07
Got
Skills
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
6/16/07
Hawaiian Open of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym UH Manoa)
5/19/07
Kickin it
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
4/27/07
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In Paradise 16
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4/9/07
UFC
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4/7/07
Got Skills
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
4/5/07
Ultimate
Fight Night
(Spike TV)
3/24/07
Garden Island Cage Match
5
(MMA)
(Kauai)
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:
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(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
(Serra vs GSP, 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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Icon
Sport: All In Results!
Icon Sport: "All In"
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
February 9, 2007
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
The
fighters prepared for battle, thousands of people were eager
for the action, I guess you could say that everyone was "All
In" for Icon Sport's latest event. Icon Sport debuted some
attractive recent acquisitions in Renato "Charuto"
Verissimo and heavyweight Scott Junk to not only add depth, but
bring in some local talent to please the crowd. This was a fast
paced night of action as only two of the 13 bouts went to a decision.
The heavy hitters got to show off their skill, racking up KO's
like Mark Moreno and Justin Bacholz. There were also a fair number
of submissions. "All In" All, a lot of action kept
the crowd in check. Unfortunately, the main event had to be scratched
due to Robbie Lawler. Lawler came down with a case of really
bad food poisoning from about Tuesday. Current Icon Sport Middleweight
Champion, Frank Trigg stepped in the ring to announce that he
will be fighting Robbie Lawler soon, possibly as soon as the
April Icon Sport event.
140-lbs
3 x 3 Mins
Devon Chong (Hard Knocks, Waianae) def. Isaiah Cobb-Adams (Animal
House, Ewa Beach)
Submission via arm bar from the guard at 0:50 in Round 1.
135-lbs
3 x 3 Mins
Duane Haney (Bulls Pen, Honolulu) def. Jay Bolos (Animal House,
Ewa Beach)
Submission via rear naked choke at 1:26 in Round 2.
Heavyweight
3 x 3 Mins
Richard Desforge (Hard Knocks, Waianae) def. Allen Lau (Grappling
Unlimited, Honolulu)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes at 2:34 in Round 2.
160-lbs
3 x 3 Mins
Justin Bucholz (Bulls Pen, Honolulu) def. Brandon Pieper (Hard
Knocks, Waianae)
TKO via referee stoppage from punches from the guard at 1:07
in Round 1
145-lbs
3 x 3 Mins
Sadhu Bott (HMC, Honolulu) def. Peni Taufa'ao (Eastsidaz, Waiamanalo)
Submission via rear naked choke at 1:36 in Round 2.
195-lbs
3 x 3 Mins
Kala Kolohe Hose (Bad Intentions, Waianae) def. Kekoa Baker (Fearless
Fight Club, Kapolei)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes at 1:07 in Round 1.
Heavyweight
3 x 3 Mins
Randy Lueder (MMA Development, Kailua) def. Ron "Killing"
Fields (Killing Fields MMA, Ohio)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
150-lbs
3 x 3 Mins
Jerome Kekumu (Hard Knocks, Waianae) def. Mike Balasi (Grappling
Unlimited, Honolulu)
Unanimous decision [(29-28), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
170-lbs
3 x 5 Mins
Mark Moreno (Bulls Pen, Honolulu) vs. Sam Jackson (Reinhardt
MMA, Iowa)
KO via kick to the head at 0:24 in Round 1.
145-lb
Hawaii State Title 3 x 5 Mins
Bronson Pieper (Hard Knocks, Waianae) def. "The Eastside
Strangler" Chico Cantiberos (Eastsidaz, Waimanalo)
KO at 3:23 in Round 1.
* Pieper becomes the new Icon Sport Hawaii State Champion.
Heavyweight
3 x 5: Mins
Scott "Punk Haole" Junk (MMA Development, Kailua) def.
John George (Reinhardt MMA, Iowa)
KO via straight right punch at 0:10 in Round 1.
205-lbs
3 x 5 Mins
Jeremy "½ Man ½ Amazing" Williams (Legends
Gym, Hollywood) def. Derek Thornton (Freelance, Honolulu)
Submission via guillotine at 3:48 in Round 1
185-lbs
3 x 5 Mins
"Charuto" Renato Verissimo (HMC, Honolulu) def. Kris
Fleurestil Reinhardt (MMA, Iowa)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the back mount at
2:19 in Round 1.
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Contact:
Patrick Freitas
Icon Sport Promoter
(808) 232-3481 **NEW NUMBER**
superbrawl21@yahoo.com
Icon Sport
Champ Trigg At Momilani Elementary
February 9, 2007 Honolulu, HI Nutrition and exercise were the
topics of discussion in the sixth grade class at Pearl City’s
Momilani Elementary School this morning. The guest lecturer?
Icon Sport Middleweight Champion Frank Trigg. Trigg, who is in
Honolulu to witness the Icon Sport “All In” event,
was invited to speak last week.
Upon entering the class, shiny Icon belt slung over his shoulders,
Trigg sent the class into a teacher-managed chaos. Smiles, applause,
and sheer awe spread throughout the classroom as the champ stepped
forward to speak to them. A handful of the sixth graders thought
he was actor Vin Diesel or pro wrestler Kurt Angle, but most
recognized him as the new Icon Sport champ.
Trigg was a “natural” and immediately took control
of the room. The children were completely focused on him as he
told of his journey into MMA via wrestling. He explained the
importance of nutrition, flexibility, and exercise, and urged
each one of them to put down the TV remote control and spend
more time playing any games that got them off the couch and up
moving their bodies.
After his lecture - and the standing ovation that followed -
Trigg autographed the “Icon Sport: Trigg versus Mayhem”
poster for each child in the class. And as he walked out of the
class, he proudly told the class’ teacher, “That’s
was great. That makes everything I do in practice and in the
ring worth while. Thank you for letting me share with them.”
Source: Icon Sport
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Frank
Shamrock prepares for Renzo Gracie
By Anthony Malakian
Back in 1993 when mixed martial arts first burst onto the scene,
it was a Shamrock and a Gracie leading the charge into the public’s
eye. Now, more than a decade later, it will again be a Shamrock
and a Gracie leading MMA to new frontiers – this time as
it breaks through onto premium cable.
When
Frank Shamrock
and Renzo Gracie do battle on Feb. 10 in the main event of EliteXC’s
inaugural fight card at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven,
Miss., it will also mark the first time Showtime will be televising
a MMA event. For Shamrock, it’s a dream come true.
“I’m
really excited for two reasons,” Shamrock said. “One,
fighting on Showtime has always been a dream of mine and I think
it is going to be huge. Two, fighting against Renzo is something
I’ve always wanted to do, so I’m just tickled pink
over here.”
Shamrock
is now more than seven years removed from his days as the Ultimate
Fighting Championship’s middleweight champion. He walked
away from the Las Vegas based organization after stopping Tito
Ortiz in September of ’99. Since then, there were Frank
sightings in 2000 and 2003, and again last March as he stopped
Renzo’s cousin, Cesar, in a Strikeforce competition.
Still,
fight fans were clamoring for a regular dose of the 34-year-old.
Now, after signing a multi-fight agreement with EliteXC, Shamrock
says that he is back and looks forward to becoming champion again.
“I’ve
been waiting for this sport to get bigger and I’ve been
waiting for the right opportunity to come along,” Shamrock
said. “I’ve always trained, I’ve always been a
professional martial artist, and now I have the opportunity to
get paid a bunch of money and I get to do it on Showtime."
And
fighting a Gracie, defending his family name in a classic match-up,
made getting back into the cage that much sweeter.
“This
is where it all started,” Shamrock said. “We were the
first two names in mixed martial arts. It represents the best
of American mixed martial arts and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I’ve
always wanted to fight the Gracies, but no one has ever stepped
up until now.”
It’s
a match that fight fans are anxious to see, points out EliteXC
president Gary Shaw, simply for how big the two families are
in the MMA world.
“For
me, having been on the stage with them at the press conference,
I got the chills,” said Shaw, who made his name as one of
the top boxing promoters. “It was like Lewis-Tyson. I just
thought, God, I’m here with a Shamrock and a Gracie, what
a way to start my career.”
At
this point in his career, with all the awards he’s received,
belts he’s won and records he’s set, Shamrock is looking
to fight the best competition available. The youngest Shamrock
views fighting Renzo as that kind of high-level challenge.
Shamrock
has always been challenge driven. It’s what has kept him
in top condition despite the fact that he has been fighting sporadically
after climbing to the top of the MMA world by his mid-20’s.
Now,
after all he has accomplished, he hopes to again climb to the
top of the mountain.
“I’ve
always looked for things to challenge me,” Shamrock said.
“I figure by the end of the year I will be back to were
I want to be and that is at the top of the game. My goals were
to win championships and set records and I’ve done all that.
Now I’m just looking to show as many people as possible
that I am a good mixed martial artist.”
Gracie,
who has himself only recently come back onto the professional
scene, has been on a hot streak. Fighting in the International
Fight League, he has won two super fights, submitting Pat Miletich
and taking a split decision against Carlos Newton. Gracie is
also the head coach of the Pitbulls, which is based out of New
York City.
In
Gracie, Shamrock feels he has found a competitor who can push
him to his deepest thresholds.
“He’s
still a gamer,” Shamrock said. “I think he is the toughest
of all the Gracies. I’ve watched his game and I have studied
it pretty thoroughly. He’s got a good ground game, understands
standup. I’m looking for someone to challenge me; I’m
looking for someone who can beat me, and he’s the guy.”
Like
Gracie, Shamrock is a head coach for one of the 12 IFL teams,
the Razorclaws (San Jose). Coaching this team has brought great
joy to Shamrock.
After
losing 3-2 to his brother Ken’s team, the Lions, Frank held
open tryouts in an attempt to bring some depth to his team. He
had approximately 50 applicants, of which 12 were invited to
try out. He was very pleased with what he saw.
“I
was very impressed with the level of knowledge that was out there,”
Shamrock said. “I was also impressed with the level of commitment
that these guys showed.”
Now
he’s hoping to get another shot at his older brother.
“I
hated losing to Ken, but it is what it is – you win some,
you lose some,” admitted Frank. “The boys fought their
hearts out and they’re living the dream – but I sure
would’ve loved to win that one.”
Who
knows, perhaps one day in the future we will see the Shamrock
brothers compete against one another inside the ring or a cage
rather than as coaches. But for now, the task at hand for Frank
is defending the Shamrock name against the Gracies. It’s
a mission he is glad to accept.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Anderson
Silva Fights Through
By Sean McClure
Reports are coming out of UFC 67 that Anderson Silva took the
fight despite some injuries. Just 11 weeks ago Silva apparently
had surgery on both knees, but decided to still fight on the
UFC 67 card. This is a testament to his professionalism, dedication,
and heart. Silva knew the risks bravely took the fight against
one of the best jiu jitsu fighters in the UFC. This probably
explains why Anderson was so frustrated with Lutter for not making
weight. He was dealing with knee surgery after effects and took
the fight to honor Travis's title shot that he earned from winning
the Ultimate Fighter season 4. It might also explain why he couldn't
squeeze the triangle as hard as he would have liked. If Lutter
had a shot to beat the #1 middleweight fighter in the world it
was on February 3rd.
Silva
will most likely take some time off to fully recover. He will
probably be facing Nathan Marquardt when he is physically 100%
and ready to fight.
Source: Maxfighting
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K-1
Unveils Reality TV Show
By Mark Pickering
K-1’s parent company, Fight Entertainment Group, has unveiled
plans to launch a reality television programme aimed at discovering
and developing fighters in Japan.
The
concept, premiered in the first instalment of the hugely successful
Ultimate Fighter series, has been adapted by an abundance of
markets including Berlin-based MAX Fighters organisation, and
American network, Oxygen TV’s Fight Girls series.
K-1’s
adaptation will take the traditional form of an ongoing competition
between two teams - one coached by four-time K-1 World Grand
Prix Champion Ernesto Hoost, the second by South Africa’s
three-time K-1 World Grand Prix semi-finalist Mike Bernardo.
FEG
President Sadaharu Tanikawa said he hoped young Japanese fighters
would flourish under the tutelage of two of K-1’s most prized
veterans.
Viewers
will follow their progress on the Fuji TV’s weekly flagship
combat show, Special Ringside.
Source: Fight Opinion
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One
year without Carlson Gracie
Ecxactly one year ago, the fight community suffered a terrible
lose. The BJJ black belt Carlson Gracie died one year ago because
of some problems on his kidney, letting his friends and pupils,
that got together yesterday (February 4th) for the to religious
mass remember Carlson Gracie.
Not
even with the finals of the ADCC Brazil, that finished about
5:40pm (at the same time as the celebration started), the mass
was crowed and had the visit of almost 40 people, beyond fans,
friends and family. The cerimony did put together many different
BJJ generations and all of them did remember Carlson’s funny
and unbelivable stories.
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Everyone here has many histories to tell about Carlson, when
everyone get together it is hard to not talk about him –
explained Oswaldo Paquetá, Carlson’s best friend,
just after the mass. Mrs. Marli, Carlson’s wife, who went
to the mass with her mother, remembered something that her grandchild
said some day. “Some days ago my grandchild said to Karen
that she is keeping with her a blanket to give her grandfather
in heaven”, said Marli. With so many histories and so many
people and friends together, that was hard to say good bye and
go home.
Source: Tatame
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Cesar
Gracie Interview
This is the transcript of Episode #51 with Cesar Gracie. A listener
politely posted that the original audio interview was too hard
to listen to. Ross, thanks for keeping us honest. Above all we
want to do right by our fans.
Caleb:
Hey everybody, welcome to The FightWorks Podcast, presented by
On The Mat.com. This is Caleb, your host, and we've got Dan,
our cohost, and of course we're joined today by Cesar Gracie.
Cesar, how are you?
Cesar:
Doing good, thank you.
Caleb:
We know you're really busy these days, why don't you tell us
a little bit about the things that are boiling right now on your
stove.
Cesar:
Um, fight-wise, we've got Nick fighting Gomi coming up here on
the 24th of February. I've got Javier Vasquez and Renzo Gracie
fighting February 10th in Showtime, I'm managing both those guys
right now, and Jake Shields looks like he's going to Bodog, we're
probably finalizing that today and he'll be flying down on the
11th of February for that fight, that's in Costa Rica, we'll
be getting his opponent named shortly here and after that I've
got both those guys Jake and Nick going over to Showtime May
5th, and that's what I got going on in the fight arena.
Caleb:
Is Gilbert Melendez under you these days now, I'm kinda lost
on that.
Cesar:
Yeah Gilbert, I don't manage Gilbert, but Gilbert does fight
on our team. He's been on our team now since he started.
Caleb:
And is David Terrell still active, or what's his status these
days?
Cesar:
David Terrell, I'm heading up to his academy in two days. Um,
let's see here, he's had this like bad elbow injury, he's got
a chip, a little bone chip on his elbow and he's going in for
surgery next week. Then he's gonna get back into fighting, training
again, he's gonna stay in shape, and after his elbow has had
some time, he'll start fighting. Gilbert Melendez is not fighting
on the Vegas show for Pride, he'll be fighting in Japan, probably
not till May however.
Caleb:
Is that a recent change?
Cesar:
No he was trying to get on the card out here, there's a lot of
contractual stuff... looking at getting [him] into the GP tournament
they'll be having, lightweight tournament in Japan
Dan:
That is a lot of stuff on the stove, Caleb.
Caleb:
Yeah, he's a very busy guy.
Cesar:
Yeah and those are just the major shows. Obviously there's a
bunch of smaller shows coming up here this month and next and
my other fighters will be fighting on those shows.
Caleb:
Well, one of the things we like to do is always to get a little
bit of background and biographical information about our interviewees
because a lot of times we hear the recent things people are doing
and what they're up to but we don't know a lot about when they
came to the United States, and how they got involved, and of
course you're a member of the Gracie family so we have some idea,
but could you tell us a little bit about your story?
Cesar:
Well, I came to the U.S. originally back in the 1970's when I
was a kid, my mother moved out here and then I moved back to
Brazil, and I stayed there, and I came back about 1990, and at
the time, jiu-jitsu was very small here in the U.S., there was
only one major school and that was Rorion Gracie's school. But
that was out of a garage, you can't really call it a major school.
Carley Gracie lived in northern California and taught primarily
privates, so there really wasn't any schools whatsoever. Rorion
had that garage and that was the first public school and that
was in Torrance California. At the time, I moved out, and I brought
some of my cousins from Brazil, the Machados, and so I brought
them out here, and we opened a school in my garage in Redondo
Beach and that was the second school in the United States. And
we've been teaching since then. I decided to move to northern
California, I opened a school up here, and I decided to bring
another one of my cousins up to the U.S. and got him started
here, Ralph Gracie. And, that's how things got started. So, that's
a little background.
Dan:
It's always cool to hear about that original school when all
the Gracies were training together, you know, in one garage.
Cesar:
Yeah, you know, it was kinda interesting, at one point, when
Rorion had the mats in his garage there and everything, and there
was so many different guys there, it was myself, and Ralph was
visiting with me so we both trained there, Rickson started teaching
some classes there, Royce obviously was the main instructor at
first. Rorion taught a few classes and Royler was out here for
a while too, and you had all these guys, training together you
know on the same, small place. It was a 700 square foot garage
or something, with mats on it, and all that talent was in there
training so obviously it really kinda branched out a little bit,
and we opened another place. Royler decided he really enjoyed
living in Brazil more, with his family, so he moved back, and
then Rickson eventually started his own thing, opened his own
school. And [unintelligible] used to train out of his own garage
too, for a while there, so we all kinda started opening up our
own schools, and branching out with our own careers and so forth.
The sport grew bigger and really got popular where all these
other people from Brazil came up here, and now you've got Brazilian
jiu-jitsu, which is massive. I remember the day when no one used
to know what it was. It was in one spot only, in the United States.
Caleb:
One of the things I wanted to ask you about Cesar, bringing it
back to the present, is just recently, I think it was back in
November you left the World Fighter Organization, and from a
business perspective, the mixed martial arts scene is really
volatile these days. Do you have any thoughts on that?
Cesar:
I do. You know, it's like any other business. It reminds me a
lot of the dot coms as a matter of fact, where, obviously there's
potential, and people see the potential, and everybody wants
a piece of the potential. Everybody's saying what a lot of startups
said, with people wanting to be the next Pride, or UFC, or K-1
or whatever. So they're opening up, they're starting these organizations
to be successful. The World Fighter Organization was one of those,
and there's a formula for success in this game, and most people
don't really know the formula. So they'll come in, and they'll
come in with good intentions and everything, but it's just not
a matter of spending a lot of money. It's not necessarily the
way to go. And you'd see things like, the WFA, which folded,
who poured huge amounts of money into making a show big, which
doesn't necessarily mean it will be. The World Fighter Organization
in particular had hired me as a matchmaker and I wasn't part
of the organization as far as like money coming in, or business
decisions. I said, "Hey, get this fighter here, this would
be a good guy to get", you know, and that type of stuff.
A little bit further down the line I noticed that they made some
mistakes and started to misrepresent themselves a little bit.
They had said they would do the show on the boardwalk with Renzo,
Frank, and this person and that person, and a bunch of other
people, and me knowing the fighters very well personally for
many years, I knew some of these guys from outside. They said
they had Frank Trigg for example, signed to the organization,
and I knew that wasn't the case. I'm friends with Frank's manager,
Rico Chiaparelli, and he wasn't signed. So them putting that
out there, and putting other people that they really didn't have
a signature yet, I could tell that they were trying to wing it,
and build up the hype they have with a person and then hoping
that more investment would come and more people would sign and
so forth. Really that's not the way to do things, because you
know people get wary of you real quick if they start to see some
things aren't real. And then I noticed that, I called the boardwalk
myself and noticed they weren't booked there, but it was on there
website. So, you know I had to move on from the thing and I kinda
figured it would collapse shortly afterwards and about a month
later or something it really did. So I was happy that I did the
right thing.
Caleb:
Do you have time for a couple more questions?
Cesar:
Sure.
Dan:
The big question that I had is, Cesar you're one of the folks
who've really seen both sides of fighting in terms of gi, as
well as no-gi. It's always one of the questions we're always
asked a lot at the school and so forth, and I'd like to get your
opinion on... How do you deal, in terms of someone starting off
in fighting or training, especially if they're gonna be going
into MMA, do you like for them to still start with the gi, or
do you like for them to start off without the gi? How do you
tie those two together?
Cesar:
I think you really need to be able to do both. At my school we
do gi and gi-less, and everybody that's gonna come in has their
own priorities. Obviously I'm going to have guys and you know,
they just want to do gi-less and I got guys that just want to
do gi, they really appreciate that, that aspect of the gi, and
they want to explore that and have fun with it. You take the
gi-less people on their own, and they wanna fight, and they like
that better, so you give them that option. Now the reason I think
you need to do both is because if you really want to do MMA,
you gotta think mixed martial arts is a competition for a professional
to get into, but really MMA is you not getting the shit kicked
out of you in a street fight or something, you know? People don't
walk around in Speedos in the street unless you're in Miami in
the summer or something. People walk around in clothes, and all
the gi is is a substitute for the clothes so you don't have to
keep getting them ripped over and over. They're meant to take
the place of that, a jacket, and a pair of pants, jeans or something.
I've had really good MMA guys come in, and get choked out by
a guy wearing a gi. You need to know how to defend against a
sleeve choke, or something, and they learn quick, "Oh I
don't want to be training with a guy with a gi on, and him getting
me in this move...". You need to understand that jiu-jitsu
and the grappling arts were originally invented for self defense.
You're walking down the street and you're attacked, and the guy
he's got a jacket on him, and then you're probably going to have
a jacket on. What's gonna happen when you don't know how to defend
against a simple choke, you know? An MMA guy may get on top of
you with a double leg or something, next thing you know the guy's
got two hands in your collar and you passed out. That's really
not the objective of things. My idea is, you don't have to be
excellent and have to know both, you can excell in gi-less, and
know some gi, or vice versa just to have yourself prepared for
those situations. I pretty much teach guys to do both. I do have
guys that 99% of the time do one thing. Right now David Terrell
he just trains gi-less, and he's got his black belt in gi. Jake
Shields was a gi-less guy that came in, and he did some work,
and I did have him compete with the gi on, and he won the Pan-American
purple belt division a couple years back. He had like seven matches.
I do prefer guys to do both at my school.
Dan:
So, I guess the next question is, when you have someone who competes
without the gi predominantly, and let's say maybe they're not
an MMA fighter, when you're promoting them, does that come into
play at all.
Cesar:
It does, it does come into play. Again, I look at what that guy
wants to specialize in, and like Jake for example, he's my gi-less
guy. You know a guy like Nick Diaz he's really 50-50 to be honest
with you. Jake is a brown belt, Nick is a brown belt. I think
that you look at a guy like Marcelo Garcia. He does both [gi
and gi-less]. Who's going to tell that guy he's not a black belt
if he just never wore a gi again. Him coming up, you'd have to
promote him also. I'd have to obviously make a little bit of
adjustments from that standpoint because I came from a Brazilian
jiu-jitsu school, where you learn how, you put a gi on, and that's
how you train. That's how you get promoted. So it works kinda
like hit and miss, you know, what to look for under my own standards.
I've got my standards of what I need to see, so I'll see a guy
with technique, and I think that if a guy is to be promoted gi-less,
I'd like them to know some gi. So it's like I told you with Jake
Shields, you know, I put a gi on him for a while, and he got
pretty damn good at it to be honest with you! Winning the purple
belt at the Pan-Americans is no easy task. He really wiped out
the field. In his last match he took a guy that was a silver
medalist in the Worlds, and Jake beat the guy like 18-0.
Dan:
Wow.
Cesar:
Yeah and everybody else he armbarred or did whatever to. So I
think we'll put a gi on a guy a little bit, and kinda go, "Look
check this out I know you don't like this too much, and whatever,
but..."
Dan:
"...give it a go and see how it works out."
Cesar:
Yeah give it a go a little bit and just be somewhat proficient.
You don't have to be great at it, you need to know what's going
on with it. That's just my opinion.
Dan:
Good, I like that. Caleb...?
Caleb:
I was just going to say thanks a lot for being with us Cesar.
Is there anything else you'd like to say out to the listeners
out there before saying goodbye?
Cesar:
This is for On The Mat?
Caleb:
Yeah, we're going to be on On The Mat.com and The FightWorks
Podcast.
Cesar:
No, just say "hi" to Scotty and Gumby, and those guys.
I heard Gumby got his black belt from my cousin Ralph, so congrats,
and to all the guys that are training in jiu-jitsu and everything,
just have fun with it and thanks for participating in the sport.
Source: Fight Works
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Quote
of the Day
"Teamwork
is what the Green Bay Packers were all about.
They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they
loved one another."
Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, Hall of Fame American Football Coach
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Icon
Sport: All In Tonight!
Icon Sport: “All In”
7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th
Blaisdell Arena
MAIN CARD
185-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler Trevor “ The Experiment”
Garrett
Miletich Fighting Systems, Iowa vs. Killing Fields MMA, Ohio
Lawler is on the hunt for the Icon Middleweight, now worn by
Frank Trigg. But Garrett is no stepping stone. Like Lawler, Garrett
is a freakishly athletic fighter who has one-punch KO power.
This will be a stand-up war-of-the-ages.
185-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
“Charuto” Renato Verissimo Kris Fleurestil
HMC, Honolulu vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
Charuto, now training at BJ Penn’s camp in Hilo, makes his
Icon debut. Fleurstil is a talented grappler who will try over
power Charuto with big takedowns and ground & pound technique.
205-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
Jeremy “½ Man ½ Amazing” Williams Derek
Thornton
Legends Gym, Hollywood vs. Freelance, Honolulu
Pro-boxer-turned-MMA-star Williams makes his thrilling returns
to Icon. Thornton, fresh off his win at the Hawaii NAGA grappling
tourney, will try avoid Williams devastating strikes and take
the bout to the ground.
Heavyweight
3 x 5: Mins
Scott “Punk Haole” Junk John George
MMA Development, Kailua vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
Hawaii’s # 1 ranked heavyweight Scott Junk makes his Icon
debut. John George is a Midwest power house who is coming to
throw down with Junk.
145-lb Hawaii State Title 3 x 5 Mins
“The Eastside Strangler” Chico Cantiberos Bronson Pieper
Eastsidaz, Waimanalo vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
The State title goes on the line as two of Hawaii’s most
exciting fighters square off in Icon.
UNDERCARD
170-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
Mark Moreno Sam Jackson
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
150-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Mike Balasi Jerome Kekumu
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Heavyweight 3 x 3 Mins
Randy Lueder Ron “Killing” Fields
MMA Development, Kailua vs. Killing Fields MMA, Ohio
195-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Kekoa Baker Kala Kolohe Hose
Fearless Fight Club, Kapolei vs. Bad Intentions, Waianae
145-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Sadhu Bott Peni Taufa’ao
HMC, Honolulu vs. Eastsidaz, Waiamanalo
160-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Justin Bucholz Brandon Pieper
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Heavyweight 3 x 3 Mins
Allen Lau Richard Desforge
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
135-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Duane Haney Jay Bolos
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Animal House, Ewa Beach
140-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Isaiah Cobb-Adams Devon Chong
Animal House, Ewa Beach vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Notes: replaced fighters - Tyson Nam (fractured wrist), Ikaika
Choy-Fu (pneumonia), Marshall Harvest (strained neck), Kolo Koka
(elbow tendonitis).
Source: Promoter
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A
Huge Thanks to Nakano-san & Kasahara-san!
Thanks to Mark Kurano for bringing his friends from Japan, one
of whom just happen to be a world class Judoka to the O2 Martial Arts Academy last night. He taught
some fundamental throws, but he taught them the way he performs
them at the world class level. Due to this class alone, he helped
to totally revamp most our theories and practical aspects of
our Judo and introduced the elite level of Judo to the whole
academy.
Shintaro Nakano is a member of the All Japan Judo Team, first
competing at 60kg and then moving up in weight to perform even
better at the 69kg division. I believe he is currently ranked
5th in Japan.
Takeyuki Kasahara also accompanied Nakano-san. Kasahara is sponsored
by Secon (a Japanese securities firm) and a Chuo University player.
He was a master of the uchimata and was catching everyone with
it, with total control. Everyone, especially me, appreciated
the soft landing due to his skill level performing this throw.
These guys were awesome to learn from and they took on all comers
in randori, often causing the whole academy to gasp, then cheer
all the while being thoroughly impressed.
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SETTLEMENT
REACHED,
SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE IS ON
by Ken Pishna
For EliteXC, the first mixed martial arts promotion to air on
premium cable channel Showtime; the focus has unfortunately not
been on the fights, but on the contractual status surrounding
their main event, Frank Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie.
Frank
Shamrock had a pre-existing contract with the California-based
Strikeforce promotion. According to Strikeforce, his contract
stated that his next fight, if it were to occur in less than
24 months from his fight against Cesar Gracie, which took place
on the Strikeforce event of March 10, 2006, must take place under
the Strikeforce banner.
Strikeforce
official Mike Afromowitz told MMAWeekly in mid-December, “Frank
has a contract with us that very clearly states that his next
fight is to be for us. By signing to fight elsewhere before fulfilling
that fight, he is not honoring that contract.”
As
recently as mid-January, Shamrock stated, "It has been straightened
out. Strikeforce and I have a really good business relationship
and we have been able to see past the points."
Strikeforce
seemed to disagree however, as they took the issue to the courts
and were initially granted a temporary restraining order due
to Shamrock’s breach of contract. Strikeforce later rescinded
the restraining order in an attempt to come to an agreement with
Pro Elite.
As
first reported by Sherdog.com and independently confirmed by
MMAWeekly.com, an agreement was struck at the 11th hour and the
fight will take place this weekend as scheduled.
Strikeforce
has been making waves in the MMA world since their debut show
set an American attendance record, but they haven’t been
able to reach too far into a market dominated by the Ultimate
Fighting Championship which has a far great reach due to their
product being on SpikeTV and pay-per-view. The only thing really
lacking for Strikeforce is exposure to a wider audience.
At
the time of publication, no details were forthcoming on the final
agreement between Strikeforce and Pro Elite, but considering
that Strikeforce is an established promotion that has been able
to draw top tier talent to fight for them, it wouldn’t be
a stretch to think that the agreement might include some sort
of exposure for their promotion on Showtime. Receiving the exposure
that Showtime could provide for Strikeforce would be far more
valuable than just a monetary settlement. Of course, there are
myriad different options that a settlement could include and
we won’t know the final details as of yet.
Source: MMA Weekly
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For
Immediate Release
ELITEXC
AND STRIKEFORCE CREATE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Strategic Alliance to Take Effect after Shamrock Faces Gracie
in EliteXC Debut Telecast on Showtime February 10, 2007 at 10
p.m. ET/PT
LOS
ANGELES (February 7, 2007) – ProElite, Inc. (PELE.PK) today
announced the creation of a strategic alliance between its EliteXC
live events division and Strikeforce, a San Jose, California-based
premiere mixed martial arts promotion. The strategic alliance
will pave the way for EliteXC and Strikeforce to promote fights
together featuring Frank Shamrock following his bout with Renzo
Gracie on the debut of EliteXC on SHOWTIME, February 10 at the
DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, MS.
EliteXC
and Strikeforce plan to co-promote pay-per-view events beginning
with the highly-anticipated showdown between former UFC middleweight
champion, Frank Shamrock, and fellow middleweight knockout artist,
“The New York Badass” Phil Baroni. The strategic alliance
with Strikeforce is the first that EliteXC has formed with another
promoter; it was announced by EliteXC President Gary Shaw.
“EliteXC
is excited about our new strategic alliance with Strikeforce
- one of the leaders in MMA promotion,” said Shaw. “Starting
with an event featuring Frank Shamrock, we hope to do many more
events together in the future.”
A
leader in the mixed martial arts world, Strikeforce broke the
all-time record for attendance at a mixed martial arts fight
event in North America when it hosted a sellout crowd of 18,265
at San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion, the home of the NHL’s
San Jose Sharks.
“Strikeforce
has been a successful player in mixed martial arts fight promotions
for the last year,” said Scott Coker, President of Strikeforce,
“and working with ProElite is a great way to showcase our
fighters and this great sport to millions of fans worldwide.”
“The
alliance with Strikeforce is a logical move for ProElite as we
both share a commitment to creating world-class mixed martial
art events.” announced ProElite CEO Douglas DeLuca. ProElite
launches on February 10th with “Destiny – Shamrock
vs. Gracie” televised live on Showtime at 10pm EST.
#
# # #
About
ProElite, Inc. (www.proelite.com)
ProElite,
Inc. is an entertainment and media company dedicated to producing
world-class sporting events and empowering the participation
of athletes and enthusiasts. ProElite, Inc. fosters the growth
of the core principles of competition - Pride, Spirit, Honor
and Sportsmanship. ProElite, Inc. owns the following brands and
companies: EliteXCTM (mixed martial arts live event production),
ProElite.com (online community that provides content and tools
for martial arts enthusiasts), and LifeLogger (top-rated internet
blogging site and mobile application developer).
About
Strikeforce (www.strikeforceusa.net)
Strikeforce
is a world-class mixed martial arts fight promotion that on March
10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie”
event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in
California. 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 18,265
fans, the largest-ever attendance at a mixed martial arts fight
card held in North America.
Press
Contacts:
ProElite Inc.
Jordan Kaye / Brian Rosman
(310) 280-3710
Jordan@TheRoseGrp.com / Brian@TheRoseGrp.com
Strikeforce
Mike Afromowitz
(917) 566-8754
muaythaimes@aol.com
For
Media Credentials:
Brener, Zwikel, & Associates
Diann Brizzolara
818-344-6195 x115
diannb@bzapr.com
Source: Mike Afromowitz
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Exclusive:
PRIDE For Sale? Ed Fishman Hopes So
by Josh Gross
A report surfaced last week that gaming industry stalwart Ed
Fishman was in negotiations to purchase the PRIDE Fighting Championships.
On Wednesday, Sherdog.com spoke with Fishman, who currently serves
as President of PRIDE USA, to get his side of the story.
The
63-year-old entertainment entrepreneur revealed a strong desire
to purchase the company that’s home to Fedor Emelianenko
(Pictures) and Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) — however any
talk of a sale, said Fishman, is premature.
Sherdog.com:
Are you interested in buying PRIDE and have you taken steps in
that effort?
Ed
Fishman: Yes I am. I wish I could have a chance to buy PRIDE.
It’s to me the best MMA in the business. And I have absolutely
made that known to Mr. Sakakibara — I call him Nobu. We
have not gone into real heavy details yet. He is back in Japan
now, and he’ll be here next week when we’re getting
ready for the 24th. I’m sure we’ll have more conversations
then, but I am dead serious about buying it.
I
had an opportunity to first become acquainted with it about four
years ago. I watched it. I’ve watched their production.
I’ve watched the quality of their fighters. I’ve compared
them. My background is in entertainment for the last 40 years,
whether that’s owning the casinos that I’ve owned,
whether that’s owning movies, television, putting on major
shows, concerts. I realize the things they do are really good
as far as putting on a show, and I sincerely believe that PRIDE
has the best fighters in the world.
I
think that the UFC probably agrees with me, because they just
paid the highest price for one of our PRIDE fighters, Mirko “Cro
Cop.” And he literally is as good as there is as far as
a kickboxer, even though he was beaten by some of our guys —
Fedor, Nogueira, Mark Hunt (Pictures) and Kevin Randleman (Pictures).
I think he will do absolutely wonderful at the UFC and take on
anybody there.
Sherdog.com:
What exactly is the extent of your relationship with PRIDE now.
There’s talk that you’re an investor, but can you elaborate
on what your role is.
Fishman:
I really don’t want to elaborate too much on my role except
that I have a contract with them as President of PRIDE USA, and
am hoping to take that further. For nine and a half years they
only have done it in Tokyo and people have only seen it on pay-per-view.
So we got the opportunity on October 21st to show something here
of the difference. We had a great response and that’s why
we’re doing it on the 24th. We have a great card. We have
three champions on there. Most of our fights are not just a couple
of good fights and undercards — they’re mostly all
fights that each one of them rank the highest in the rankings.
I
talked to Caesars Palace — as you probably know Caesars
at one time was the home of the great sporting events, and that’s
what they want to be again. So do a lot of the other hotels that
came in and bought tickets — who never bought tickets for
UFC before — because we’re an international company.
We have a lot of international followers who came. They certainly
played. It was certainly good for the audience. It was good for
the casinos. It’s more of a high-end affair, and if I had
a dream, and I was able to get this, I would challenge UFC in
each one of our weights to find out, really, who has the best
fighters. … I would love to make that challenge and see
what UFC thinks about that kind of an event.
Sherdog.com:
It sounds like, from everything I’ve heard, that the UFC
also has a deep interest in purchasing PRIDE. Do you feel any
pressure, as someone who would like to take control of the company
in some capacity, to make the deal happen before the UFC can
do it?
Fishman:
No. I’ve heard the same thing. I haven’t talked to
any one of the key people at all. I know them. I respect them.
I think they’ve done an excellent job. Television has really
helped them. I come from a television background. We’re
talking about doing two television shows that will hopefully
we’ll be announcing soon. A different kind that will certainly
be very interesting, in a much larger way. I think that will
produce a lot more pay-per-view.
The
one thing that I would not want to do if I was able to get PRIDE
is lower the quality of how we do our events, or lower the quality
of the fighters that we have. The staff that I have met over
in Tokyo is a well-oiled machine — the same as UFC has a
well-oiled machine over here. We have some staff here that are
very good, but I would embellish on that staff and bring in a
lot more people here. And, you know, production-wise and everything
else that they’re doing over in Japan, we would do the same
thing here in the United States. And if I was able to buy the
whole PRIDE company, I’d be talking about Macau; I’d
be talking about Europe; I’d be talking about Russia —
all the places I do business now in.
Sherdog.com:
You have a long-standing relationship with Harrah’s, having
sold your Players Club International to them and done other work
with them. Would that be a relationship, if you owned PRIDE,
you could do something together again?
Fishman:
I think that’s something that’s possible. I think the
first [PRIDE USA], both parties were very, very happy. And that’s
the most important thing in doing an event. Harrah’s, especially
the Caesars Palace name, were never one that really supported
UFC. And some of the other ones like Venetian, Steve Wynn, Golden
Nugget were not there either. So we literally were able to take
a lot of people that I know and bring in, especially being an
Asian-bred company — we all know that Asians like to play
[casino games] — we were able to bring in some very good
Asian play, and that was just an add-on to a very great event.
So places from Monte Carlo to Atlantic City to the Caribbean
to Macau — all over the world, in other words, where there
is gaming, PRIDE is wanted. My vision is to take them there.
Sherdog.com:
The first PRIDE event in the States last October: would you classify
that as a success?
Fishman:
Well, it’s hard to say what “success” means. Success
as far as the people who came, who were maybe skeptical about
is it going to be just another MMA card, it was a tremendous
success. I mean from the people who live here, who have only
seen it on television, who are the ones at the hotels. Every
hotel that is in it now has bought more tickets, and enjoyed
it even more. It was a good representation of us.
If
you’re talking about the fights themselves and judging them,
I must tell you I’m new to the game, but I’m new to
a lot of games. I never owned a casino before I decided to buy
one. So, what I’ve heard is that, some may be better than
others. What I think the guys have done for the 24th is put together
a better card, and something that has much better fighters in
every division. So, literally, I don’t see many undercards
on the 24th. We wouldn’t be doing a second time here if
everybody didn’t like it. We wouldn’t have the sponsors.
And I’m really excited about the card.
The
following one is April 28th, which happens to be a Japanese holiday
for Las Vegas when we’re doing it, just like the Chinese
New Year when we’re doing it. And I expect a very big turnout
for the Japanese holiday on April 28th.
Sherdog.com:
Can you provide some background on how you were initially connected
to Dream Stage Entertainment (PRIDE’s parent company) and
why you feel they brought you in to become President of their
U.S. office?
Fishman:
If I remember correctly, four years ago I was in China doing
some business consulting in Beijing on a new scratch-game card.
One of the leading senators there who was a very big fan of PRIDE
went ahead and insisted that I come [to Japan] and really see.
Well, I said that’s great. I went to the Tokyo Dome and
saw over 60,000 people, with thousands outside waiting to get
in. That’s a Super Bowl to us. And they put on a show that
was spectacular.
I
came back, realized that most of the people on the card were
international. I told a very close friend of mine who knows something
about marital arts, Chuck Norris, that I went to Tokyo to see
this, and he couldn’t stop talking about PRIDE as far as
being absolutely the best fighters, absolutely the best production.
And I got excited. I went back. I met Nobu. We sat and talked
and I told him when he’s ready to come to the United States
that we market a little bit different over here.
We’re
very interested, as an ex-casino owner, of having Asian players
come over. And probably 18 months to two years later he decided.
He gave me a call and I think he was smart enough to realize
that if you go to a knew a country you need to market and know
the right people — and you’re opening up in the entertainment
capital in the world that has everything, including a very strong
competitor in the UFC. I explained to him that UFC is a very
good company, that they’re a different kind of casino. That
they are more for locals, mid-level — even though they’ve
built a beautiful one in Red Rock and they’re good people,
but they’re United States mostly. But, PRIDE, you’ve
done the world. Now let’s make a hit in the United States.
It
will take a little while when you bring it over and we will grow.
He did his due diligence, on who I am, what promotions I’ve
done, what experience I have in television and film and stars
and the contacts I have here in Las Vegas. We made a long-term
deal to do it. I must tell you I put together big casinos and
maybe some sponsors and I help in making sure we bring over Asian
players, who initially came as PRIDE fans. It worked over very,
very successfully for the first one. And it’s working the
same thing for the second one. That’s the reason. I think
[Sakakibara] recognized that you need somebody who understands
the American market. …
[Las
Vegas] is a tough place to get going with any type of entertainment.
You’ve got it all, and I decided to open up to every casino
by doing it at Thomas & Mack, which is a neutral place, so
that every casino could buy and not have worry about sending
their best players to another casino. That worked very well also.
And there were a lot of people out there who didn’t know
whether or not it was going to be just another MMA card, but
they believed in the past in the things I’ve done for 40
years. Most of them have proven worthy. Some of them have not
been proven worthy, but luckily when we balance out we did better.
I
know I wasn’t an expert on MMA, but I knew I can put PRIDE
in casinos open internationally to players. And I know that the
entertainment value, which is needed, would be there. And Nobu
and his staff provided exactly that. When you talked about success
before, that’s exactly it: people came. I was surprised
when we do a four-hour show — you usually don’t do
that long of a show ever in a casino; you don’t want to
keep the players out that long — but yet [people] stayed
for the whole thing. I told people that at six o’clock when
we open, we open spectacularly. Just like the Super Bowl, in
the middle they do something spectacular and that’s what
we do. And we will continue doing that.
Sherdog.com:
As you’ve gotten to know PRIDE — the people involved
and the company itself — there’s always been a discussion
as to who’s in control of the company. It appears Mr. Sakakibara
has taken the lead there. Are there other players involved within
the company whom you’ll have to deal with?
Fishman:
Well, there are a lot people that I’ve met I would like
to keep. I think [Sakakibara] may be open to stepping down in
Japan and he’s told me that. There are some key people he
has that would take over there. Here in the United States we
do things differently; I’d keep some of the people he has
here, but I would put on a lot of the marketing people I have
in my company who know the American market, and especially know
the casino market. Because I look at this as not only a great
event, but I know that also bringing in players from around the
world is an add-on to a casino and something that I’d want.
I
know that Nobu as a majority owner, if he did sell it, I’d
want him involved here in the United States and to continue somehow
because it’s his baby. But he does realize that in the casino
business you have to know something about it, so he respects
what I’ve done and the people I’ve known. I remember
the first time he came here and he gave me one-day’s notice
and I set up meetings with six of the [casino] presidents and
CEOs. Once they saw the videotape and saw what was going on and
what it meant and who attends these things, everyone was willing
to try it. And they know that I wouldn’t particularly disappoint
them on it.
For
now it’s working out well. I can’t tell you who’s
going to buy it, who will do it. All I can tell you is that I’m
sincerely interested in it. I’m talking to them about it.
And I’d love to take this business and expand it all over
the United States.
Sherdog.com: Are there things about the company as it stands
now that concern you as a prospective buyer, and would they possibly
be deal-breakers to you?
Fishman:
You never know something until you do your due diligence on what’s
out there. But you’re really buying assets. Assets are fighters’
contracts. They’ve got a library of over 600 fights. And,
you know, it’s one of those things you’ve got to take
a close look at it and see.
Right
now I see nothing. I like what I see when I see the shows. But
we have not really delved with due diligence. It doesn’t
take very long, but we haven’t delved into that yet. I wish
I could answer that. I’ve bought and sold a lot of businesses
in my life, and some surprise you and some don’t. But I
know MMA is going to be very popular and it’s going to continue
to grow. And unfortunately I see boxing not growing. So I see
it as a perfect opportunity to get in this business.
Sherdog.com:
What sort of timeline are you looking at? How soon would you
like to get a deal done?
Fishman:
As soon as possible. [Sakakibara] is coming here in a week or
so to do the 24th, and I’m sure we’ll spend a lot of
time talking about it.
Right
now, my concern is making sure we put on the best show possible
on Feb. 24th and that the fans out there, again whether they
buy pay-per-view or come to Thomas & Mack, that they see
the quality of fighter we have on all the cards, and we have
three champions [fighting]. Also, they see the quality of production.
And also it was mentioned to me many times was the speed between
the fights. We didn’t waste much time. We didn’t have
to waste 15-20 minutes between fights. So there were some things
that were done very well. We did lots of focus groups afterwards,
and I guess you’d have to know they turned out good or else
I wouldn’t be willing to step up and buy the whole thing.
Sherdog.com:
As owner of PRIDE, if that happens, do you think it’ll run
similarly to the way it is now, where it’s largely Japan-based,
or will Japan not be as important a market for you?
Fishman:
I haven’t given it a lot of thought, but there are so many
fans I never thought of stopping going to Japan. I think we’d
get back television, get back a sponsorship and we are delving
very heavy into China. The U.S. is so important to us. And besides
China, we will be taking other Asian countries and move around
the globe. I was just in London talking to major casino operators
there. They would love to have it. So, no, I work maybe a little
bit fast. I’m excited and I think this would just grow all
around the world.
Sherdog.com:
If PRIDE does not sell, if the ownership stays in place along
with the same marketing and everything else, can it survive?
That has long been a discussion among mixed martial arts fans:
how much life does it have left? Do you have an opinion on that?
Fishman:
No, the only opinion I have is you may need some infusion in
money only because what I’ve seen the UFC do in taking one
of the fighters and paying them so much money. You don’t
want to get into what happened to boxing, where all of a sudden
everybody thinks they’re worth so much more, then you get
so high up there in purse value that there’s no room to
make anything out of it for a profitable business. That would
be my concern.
It’s
still a possibility that it will stay right where it is right
now. There is no sale out there. There are lots of people talking,
but there is no sale out there. And, like I said, we have this
date. We have April 28th, which should be a good date because
we have a Japanese holiday here, and we will have some great
Japanese fighters. I take one day at a time. All I’ve done
is mention that I’m very much interested if that becomes
the decision of Nobu’s, and for whatever reason someone
picked it up and wrote down that we were in negotiations. That’s
really not true right now.
Many
people are interested in the show and giving different offers,
including me, to come on in. New sponsors. New ways of revenue
money. Etcetera. I don’t look at that. Right now, it belongs
to Nobu and I’m very happy doing what I’m doing. It
was a choice between sitting on the beach and counting dolphins
or getting involved in this. …
I
think the UFC is just one of them out there. I take my hat off.
I think they do a tremendous job. I know they do a tremendous
job in casinos. The only difference is they’re a local’s
casino, so the big player element doesn’t really make a
difference, although they did build a most beautiful place in
Red Rock. But the rest of the casinos I’m involved with
are very large casinos, which are very much interested in getting
international players in. And that’s what we do bring along.
Sherdog.com:
If the UFC purchases PRIDE, what would that mean for your role
as president of PRIDE USA?
Fishman:
I don’t know. I guess that would be up to them. They would
either continue the contract or offer to buy it out or do something.
I mean, I haven’t even thought about that. No matter which
way it is, I may still stay in the MMA business, even if they
bought it.
Sherdog.com:
There was a strong rumor about two weeks ago that the UFC was
on the verge of purchasing PRIDE and both the American investor
— presumably you — and also PRIDE’s Korean television
partner stepped up with more money. Is there any truth to that
on your end?
Fishman:
I don’t know because I know that I can step up with more
money and have, but I don’t know what they’ve offered.
I don’t expect them to know what I should offer and I don’t
expect to know what they offered. So I really can’t tell
you.
There’s
a certain level, and I don’t think until you really do your
due diligence you know what it’s worth, and what it’s
worth to expand because I’d want to expand very rapidly.
And the team we’d put together would want to do that also.
There isn’t a dollar set amount in my mind. It would really
depend on what myself, my accountants and my advisors thought
where we’re going in the next three, four, five years.
I’m
sure you’ve seen a company that did a reverse shell recently
and didn’t really have anything. And you can see how many
people are interested. PRIDE’s vision of expanding internationally
is the same as mine. So I know that we do have together. …
I have no idea what the UFC plans, but if they did buy it, it’s
their money, they can do what they want to do. Again, I wish
I could tell you that I’d been in this for years. Ask me
about casinos I can tell you about building. What it would cost.
What it would make. Etcetera. Or let’s do a new film. But
as far as this, I can’t even tell you honestly if the UFC
has made an official offer. We don’t talk about it. And
that’s why I was surprised, and why I’m talking to
you now, I’m very open. I’ll answer questions straight
out. And if something comes I’ll be the first one to make
the announcement.
Really,
it’s not in my ballpark now. It’s in Nobu’s to
decide what he wants to do. But I think that you being in this
business much longer and knowing it, I think you’d have
to believe with me that this is not just something that’s
going away so fast, mixed martial arts. If you do it well, it
will go for a long time.
Sherdog.com:
I would like to hope that’s true. And I think at this point
the evidence is bearing that out. If the market place is willing
to accept it and with the right product and right marketing,
you can be very successful.
Fishman:
Yeah, you’re right. I think the two biggest [promoters]
in the country are UFC and PRIDE. And PRIDE is just not well
known enough over here in the United States because we’ve
never been here. But you go to the rest of the world and mention
PRIDE, and that’s it. As I told you, for my businesses I
travel all over the world. And it was just by accident that I
was introduced to PRIDE. As a matter of fact, when I was there
the first time four years ago, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta were
sitting two seats away from me. So I was happy to see them. At
that particular time I needed to know about how strong they were
with UFC.
Sherdog.com:
I know you say you’re a newcomer to the sport, but for the
health of the sport does it make a difference either way if PRIDE
is sold to someone like you who is independent, isn’t connected
to an MMA promotion, or the UFC, which seems to be growing larger
and larger as a promoter of the sport?
Fishman:
Well, I can only answer what I would do. I’m here to enlarge
it. I’m there not to make it on cable, I’m here to
put it on national TV. I’m interested in putting it in movies.
I’m interested in bringing it to all the countries I told
you before. All over the United States. All over the world. I’ve
got the capacity, the capability and the contacts, just because
of other businesses.
It’s
not a question of money for either one of us. I can’t tell
you what their plans are. Whether they’ll just fold it in
and say “hey, listen, I’ve got all the contracts”
and they’ll stop negotiations going. Or say “I’ll
be able to do more fights because I have more fighters.”
So they must have their own reasons. And I don’t know. I’ve
never discussed it with them. But for me, it’s definitely
expansion worldwide. And I have lots of offers in different places
to go. And I would mount a very large crew to be doing simultaneously
things very fast. I’ll end it with this. I still have that
dream after seeing it of finding out who has the best fighters.
And that would be my challenge immediately, to take our best
four and they take their best four and winner takes all.
Sherdog.com:
You know the Fertittas. Have you ever brought up that possibility
up to them, and if you have what has been their response?
Fishman:
First of all, I have never spoken to them except for saying “hello”
at one of these events or when I pass by here in Vegas. Never
have discussed MMA. I don’t know what their response would
be. If they believe they do have better fighters, then they should
accept it. It really would be the Super Bowl. I strongly believe
that PRIDE does have the better fighters, and I think they at
least agreed on one guy that they brought over for their last
fight and paid much more than we paid him. So I know that they
did that. I don’t really know if the UFC has offered to
buy or not. And I don’t know what they would do with it.
All I could tell you is my dream.
Source: Sherdog
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Mixed
martial arts notebook UFC makes move toward domination
BRAD McCRAY
Dana White is still cordial. Now a celebrity, the president of
the Ultimate Fighting Championship is still witty, still accommodating
and still dropping casual expletives in interviews.
But
there is new tension in his voice.
"We
are going to war with everyone," White said. "We are
going to hammer all these rinky-dink, fly-by-night organizations
that are popping up trying to grab a piece of the pie."
The UFC, American's largest mixed-martial arts organization,
is planning to make a run at the world. While other organizations
are in disarray or still gaining a fan base, White plans to bring
all the best fighters to the UFC and create a virtual monopoly
on elite mixed martial arts worldwide. The UFC recently acquired
high-profile Quinton "Rampage" Jackson by buying the
World Fighting Alliance, an upstart federation. In December,
it signed Croatia's Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic to a
$2.4-million contract for two years.
"Bringing
in guys like Mirko Cro Cop is just the beginning," White
said. "We're going after everybody."
White
confirmed the UFC is interested in Russia's Fedor Emelianenko,
widely considered as the top fighter in the world, as well as
popular Wanderlei Silva of Brazil.
White's
philosophy is reminiscent of the World Wrestling Federation's
rise to power in the mid-1980s when Vince McMahon Jr.'s national
campaign all but eliminated many regional wrestling promotions.
And the time could be right for the UFC's push. Japan's Pride
Fighting Championships -- once considered the world's premier
organization -- recently lost its television contract. The International
Fight League has a quality product but a comparatively small
fan base. The Showtime network also has thrown its hat into the
MMA cage.
"Companies
like these have been popping up for six years, but they don't
have any real fighters and they don't know what it takes to succeed
in this business," White said. "Now is the time to
put the smack down."
By
aggressively chasing the best fighters in other organizations,
the UFC expects to silence critics contending that the UFC is
merely style over substance. It also will make it more difficult
for fledgling promotions to gain headway.
"The
IFL hasn't affected our fan interest at all," White said.
"And Showtime didn't even want to hear about MMA a few years
ago. Believe me, I pitched it to everyone. A couple years ago,
I sat down with them and they were laughing at the idea of a
show on MMA. Now they are jumping in. It's crazy."
UFC
67: The UFC will unveil two of its newest acquisitions Saturday.
Jackson (25-6) will fight 37-year-old Marvin Eastman (13-6-1)
at light heavyweight (205 pounds) and Filipovic (21-4-2) will
fight Eddie Sanchez (7-0) at heavyweight. Eastman beat Jackson
in 2000.
"Guys
love to avenge their losses," said White, who bristled at
the notion of Eastman and Sanchez being put forth as punching
bags for the UFC's new stars. "I learned a long time ago,
you can't feed guys fights. I got burned too many times when
I bet against Randy Couture. We put together fights that people
want to see."
Filipovic,
ranked by many as the No. 2 heavyweight in the world and one
of the best strikers in any class, is already in line for a title
shot if he gets by Sanchez.
In the main event, Anderson Silva (15-4) fights Travis Lutter
(7-2) for the middleweight title. Silva will be making his first
title defense. Lutter earned the title shot by winning "The
Ultimate Fighter 4" television show.
INTERNATIONAL
FIGHT LEAGUE: After concluding its first full season in December,
the IFL begins a new season tonight in Houston with more teams
and an expanded schedule. The IFL remains unique, applying a
team scoring concept to MMA.
Tonight,
the Tokyo Sabres fight the Arizona Scorpions and the Los Angeles
Anacondas fight the Iowa Silverbacks.
In
the event's "superfight," Portland's Matt Lindland
(19-4) will take on former UFC champion Carlos Newton (13-11).
Newton has lost four of his past five matches.
"I
feel like I am the top 185-pounder in the world," said Lindland,
a 2000 Olympic silver medalist. "I feel like I'm just getting
to the top of my game. When I first started, I was just a wrestler,
and I had to learn MMA as I went on."
The
Portland Wolfpack, runners-up in 2006, will begin their season
Feb. 23 against the Toronto Dragons in Atlanta.
Brad
McCray: 503-221-8161; bradmccray@news.oregonian.com
Source: The Oregonian
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Quote
of the Day
"Defeat
may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory
out."
Edwin
Markham, 1852-1940, American Poet
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Triple
Congratulations!
Just last
night at about 2 am, one of our best friends and the God parents
to my son, had their second baby girl. Congratulations to Ian
and Jocelyn Beltran! Ian teaches our Escrima (Filipino Stickfighting)
classes at our school, O2 Martial Arts Academy. Mother and baby
are doing well and resting at Queens Hospital. I'm sure that
big sister Sage is in for a rude awaking now that she is not
the only child in the house. heh heh.
Congratulations
also to another one of our best friends and assistant instructor
Rex Barnum had a baby girl last month. He came back to class
the other night and everyone is doing well.
Lastly,
a huge promotion for us at O2 was our latest brown belt was awarded
to Brandon Bernardino who is Shane, Chris, and my right hand
man and has been ripping up the mats as usual. We could not hold
him back any longer. Relson came by to teach a class on Tuesday
night and awarded him his brown belt.
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Weigh-In:
2 p.m. Thursday, Feb 8
Blaisdell Arena
ICON SPORT: ALL IN
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USA-BOXING
HAWAII STATE AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FEBRUARY 16 AND 17, 2007
PALOLO DISTRICT PARK GYM, 7 P.M.
WINNERS
ADVANCE TO THE U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER
IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO IN JUNE 2007.
QUARTER-FINALIST
FROM 2007 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS MAKE THE OLYMPIC TRIALS IN AUGUST.
WINNER IN AUGUST WILL REPRESENT THE U.S.A. IN THE 2008 BEIJING,
OLYMPIC GAMES.
DEFENDING
CHAMPIONS EXPECTED TO COMPETE:
PALOLO B.C.-
ISAAC ARASATO 2X STATE CHAMP. DEFENDING CHAMPION AT 132 LBS.
KAWANO B.C.-
KAWIKA TANGJIAN JR. 3X STATE CHAMP. DEFENDING CHAMPION AT 119
LBS.
FILIPO TOELAU- 2X STATE CHAMP. DEFENDING CHAMP AT 178LBS.
AMADEO EZZO- WHITE JR.- 4X STATE CHAMP. DEFENDING CHAMP AT 125
LBS.
PAST
STATE CHAMPIONS EXPECTED TO COMPETE:
KAWANO B.C.- 141LBS -
THOMAS ORDONEZ- PAST 2X STATE/ REGIONAL J.O. CHAMP,
KEENYN PAHIO- PAST STATE/ REGIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION, AND
RYAN BOLEN- 2X STATE/REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
THE
ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS STARTS HERE!!
ADMISSION
IS $10 AT THE DOOR.
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MSNBC'S
"Warrior Nation" Fourth Episode Premieres Feb. 10th
Press Release on February 5, 2007
On February 10th, the 4th installment of MSNBC's "Warrior
Nation," takes viewers behind the scenes at UFC 66, the
legendary TITO ORTIZ v CHUCK LIDDELL match up. Ortiz and Liddell,
long time rivals, and UFC champions, granted MSNBC exclusive
access during the lead up to this epic event. Viewers will see
the fighters at home, while they are training, and mentally preparing
for the fight of a lifetime. Warrior Nation followed the fighters
for the month leading up to the fight and gained inside access
at their homes, and in the gym. The show follows the two from
San Luis Obispo and Big Bear, CA as they head to the fight at
MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Dana White, the president of the UFC,
is also prominently featured. Over 1 million Americans subscribed
to watch UFC 66 on Pay Per View.
As
the reigning UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion, Chuck 'The
Iceman' Liddell is 37-years-old and has dominated the UFC light
heavyweight division, knocking out his last six opponents. The
challenger is #1 contender 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Tito Ortiz.
At
32-years-old,
Tito lost his championship belt to Randy Couture in 2003 and
was defeated by Liddell in 2004. But he has won five consecutive
fights and wants to regain his championship title by defeating
Liddell.
Episode
Four also features up-and-coming fighters, Steve Byrnes and Logan Clark, who earned their
shot to debut for the UFC at UFC Fight Night at Miramar Marine
Corps Air Station. A former marine Sergeant stationed in Iraq,
Steve Byrnes
currently trains in Hawaii and works at a local nightclub. Steve's opponent
is Logan Clark, a 21-year-old college student from Minnesota.
Both fighters are undefeated and feel the pressures of fighting
in the UFC for the first time.
Source: MSNBC
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Pequeno
gives Shooto belt at TATAME
The
TATAME magazine promoted yesterday (Friday) a meeting between
the Shootoking Alexandre Pequeno and the Nova União leader
André Pederneiras. Pequeno did met Dedé Pederneiras,
who is the Shooto president in , to give him back his Shooto
belt. Pequeno came to TATAME office to give his belt back and
said that is pretty sad to do that. “It breaks my heart
to give my belt back to Shooto, but I am training hard to get
the Hero’s belt”, said Pequeno.
This
decision must be done because of the Shooto rules. The organization
says that when the champion loses, he should give the belt back
for the event. Dedé Pederneiras said that unffortunally
he had to follow the rules and that Pequeno ‘s action was
the best decision for everyone. “Pequeno took like one year
and a helf to ive this belt back, and the Japanese Shooto said
that they wouldn’t call Brazilians athletes anymore if he
takes more time”, explained André Pederneiras.
Source: Tatame
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Rudimar
Fedrigo
Leader
of the one of the biggest academies of martial arts of the world,
Rudimar Fedrigo did an exclusive interview to site TATAME at
the new academy of Chute Boxe . Rudimar told us about his new
Social Project, beyond talks about Wanderlei Silva bout at Pride
Las Vegas against Dan Henderson and said: “I believe 100%
at his victory by KO, and if the bout goes to the ground, don’t
be surprised if Dan Henderson will be KO’d”, said Rudimar.
Check out now the complete interview:
How
it Works this Social Project of Chute Boxe?
The
Social Project of the academy is all about the professors and
the masters. We did the new academy with or own money, each one
did a donation and the instructors will be given also by the
professors. This is a project to popularize the martial arts;
we will have as subjects martial arts. This is also an educational
project. This popularization is also to discover new talents
and to include the pupils into the bussiness market, and it will
depend of each one, depends of the interest about the training.
After five or six months, they will possible get a job. They
will be able to do some classes supervisoned by a black belt
athlete.
How
is working this support?
Each
one supports as they are able to. Some of them help giving some
material, some other ones giving some classes. The top fighters
will be used as examples, not just for the kid, because we will
have athletes from all the ages. We are just discussing about
what creterios we will use to choose the athletes, because the
project is for free. The discipline will be hard.
And
if some athlete has some problem out of the academy, as a street
fight for example?
He
will be deleted. This is the dangerous fact about teaching martial
arts for free: we will never know why that person is learning
that, to do what? So we will orient everything and every week
we will do parents meeting, I will do that every Saturday. I
want to meet their parents, know how their family life is.
And
the athletes will have to be studying to be part of this project?
We
will incentivate that, this is not obligated, but we will do
that final speeches in each class to consciatizate them.
How
do you see the fact that the Chute Boxe academy was choosen by
the American websites as the academy most wanted by the athletes
from all over the world?
This
is a support. It is stimulizating for us to keep working inside
the sport and for we can keep producing new athletes, because
I thinks a lot about that. We are renovating, so I am preparing
the athletes for the next two or three years. So we always want
to keep our eyes on the academy and be always trying to give
a better structure for all the athletes. Chute Boxe lives now
a unique moment.
What
about the new academy, how is that?
Master
Rafael is the coordinator, responsible for the academy, his academy
is here. The Chute Boxe is a academy group, but each filial has
it own administration, they are independents about the money
question. And he is here and he is a person that I really like,
he always wants something else. I am really glad to be in an
amazing place. The clime here is awesome, people from all over
the city is coming here, everyone wants to train here. In the
other academy we will finish now the second part, we will have
almost an hotel, where people can stay paying some money, they
will be able also o live at the academy.
Nowadays,
how many athletes use the Chute Boxe flag?
Here
in Curitiba there are almost 1 thousand. Each academy is reaching
almost 300 pupils. There are three official academies more some
other places where our athletes teach. We are also thinking about
giving our big classes at some Gymnasium where fits everyone,
because inside of the academies it is impossible. There are some
pupils that must be out, they want to participate, but it is
impossible.
What
do you expect of the bout of Dan Henderson with Wanderlei? How
is he getting prepared?
That
will be an exciting bout. Henderson is a tough guy, it is not
easy, but I believe 100% in Wanderlei’s victory by KO or
submission. He is evoluting a lot under the BJJ. He has been
submitting his adversaries at the trainings and if the bout goes
to the ground, don’t get surprised if Dan Henderson will
be submitted. Wanderlei is a MMA fighter; he will search the
victory, standing up or on the ground.
Source: Tatame
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European
BJJ Championship results
The
black belt from Gracie Barra and training mate of Roger Gracie,
Bráulio Estima was the great name of the European BJJ
Championship, that was held on last January 27th and 28th, in
Lisboa, . Bráulio won the Absolute category defeating
in the final the world champion Alexandre Ribeiro (Saulo Ribeiro),
while at the heavy category he won his team mate Lucio Rodrigues
Lagarto. The pupil of Manimal, Rafael Abi-Rihan (Carlson Gracie
Team) got the first place at the half-heavy category and his
team mate Antonio Sérgio Canudo got the second place.
The Brasa academy got two titles under the black belt with Alan
Nascimento winning the medium category and Reinaldo Ribeiro getting
the Featherweight title. The leader of the Alliance team Fábio
Gurgel was the champion of the Senior I at the category Super
Heavy and at the Absolute one. Check out the complete results
of the event at the CBJJ website (www.cbjj.com.br) and check
out now the black belt results:
Black
belt Results:
Super
Featherweight
1º Anderson Pereira - Brazilian Top Team
2º Alexandre Vasconcelos - Gracie Barra Caveirinha
3º Manoel Renato - Gracie Florianópolis
3º Augustin Climent - Sukata Alicante
Featherweight
1º Reinaldo Ribeiro - Brasa
2º Wellington Dias - Gracie Humaita
3º Gilson dos Santos - Carlson Gracie Team
3º Fernando Emanuel - De La Riva
Light
1º Philipe Della Mônica - Gracie Barra Caveirinha
2º Carlos Eduardo - Gracie Barra Caveirinha
3º Naoyoshi Watanabe - Tri-Force
3º Silvio Alberto - Maromba JJ
Medium
1º Alan Nascimento - Brasa
2º Yan Cabral - Aranha Toulouse
3º Marcus Carvalho - Gracie Barra Caveirinha
3º Aldo Januário - Gracie Barra Caveirinha
Half-heavy
1º Raphael Abi-Rihan - Carlson Gracie Team
2º Antonio Sergio Cardoso - Carlson Gracie Team
3º Felipe Amancio Dias - Akxe BJJ
Heavy
1º Braulio Estima - Gracie Barra
2º Lucio Rodrigues - Gracie Barra
3º Fernando Di Pierrô - Alliance
Super
Heavy
1º Rafael Lovato Jr - Saulo Ribeiro
2º Bruno Carvalho - Edson Carvalho
3º Marcelo Bernardo - Brazilian Power
Heaviest
1º Bruno dos Santos - Brasa
2º Leonardo Ramos - Gracie Barra Reus
3º Ulpiano Malachias - Gracie Barra
3º Jose Mario Rangel - Carioca Brazilian JJ
Absolute
1º Braulio Estima - Gracie Barra
2º Alexandre Ribeiro - Saulo Ribeiro
3º Rafael Lovato Jr - Saulo Ribeiro
3º Lucio Rodrigues - Gracie Barra
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
“Fair
peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.”
Ovid, 43 B.C. -17 A.D., Roman Poet
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Kid
Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . LAST MINUTE BOMB ! ! !
2007 BJJ
WORLDS TO BE HELD IN L.A. AREA!
A
last minute BOMB of epic proportions has just been confirmed:
The 2007 Worlds will be held in Los Angeles area in late July.
The event traditionally held in Rio de Janeiro, will, for the
first time leave Brazil and take place in the U.S.A.
The
Worlds will take place on July 25 thought he 28th at the Long
Beach Pyramid! More details as they become available but this
is a huge opportunity for everyone, especially the American competitors
to make a huge showing and secure a World title in their own
backyard!
Additionally
the U.S.A. is very central to Europe and Asia so expect a huge
presence from top fighters from these regions!
Source: ADCC |
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Icon Sport: “All In”
Press Conference, Weigh-In, Updated Card
February 5, 2007 Honolulu, HI. Icon Sport is ready to go “All
In” with its huge fight card this Friday, February 9th at
the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. With the NFL’s
Pro Bowl just a day later - and a sudden rush of VIP ticket sales
- ringside seats at this event will surely will be filled with
the football’s premier performers.
The 14-fight, action-packed “All In” card will not
disappoint the NFL’s best, nor the thousands of other fans
in attendance.
In the main event, “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, on the
hunt for the Icon belt now worn by Frank Trigg, must first survive
one-punch knockout threat Trevor “The Project” Garrett.
Also on the main card, pro boxer Jeremy “1/2 Man, 1/2 Amazing”
Williams returns. Williams holds the notoriety of being the first
“legitimate” American boxer to transition to the world
of MMA. Middleweight star Charuto Verissimo and top-ranked Heavyweight
Scott Junk, each having signed multi-fight contracts with Icon,
make their Icon debuts. Rounding out the main card, former all-state
Castle H.S. quarterback, Chico Cantiberos, makes his first defense
of the 145-lb State Title.
Media and general public are invited to both of these events:
Press Conference:
7 p.m. Wedndesday, Feb 7.
Blaisdell Arena
Weigh-In:
2 p.m. Thursday, Feb 8
Blaisdell Arena
ICON SPORT: ALL IN
7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th
Blaisdell Arena
MAIN CARD
185-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler Trevor “ The Experiment”
Garrett
Miletich Fighting Systems, Iowa vs. Killing Fields MMA, Ohio
Lawler is on the hunt for the Icon Middleweight, now worn by
Frank Trigg. But Garrett is no stepping stone. Like Lawler, Garrett
is a freakishly athletic fighter who has one-punch KO power.
This will be a stand-up war-of-the-ages.
185-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
“Charuto” Renato Verissimo Kris Fleurestil
HMC, Honolulu vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
Charuto, now training at BJ Penn’s camp in Hilo, makes his
Icon debut. Fleurstil is a talented grappler who will try over
power Charuto with big takedowns and ground & pound technique.
205-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
Jeremy “½ Man ½ Amazing” Williams Derek
Thornton
Legends Gym, Hollywood vs. Freelance, Honolulu
Pro-boxer-turned-MMA-star Williams makes his thrilling returns
to Icon. Thornton, fresh off his win at the Hawaii NAGA grappling
tourney, will try avoid Williams devastating strikes and take
the bout to the ground.
Heavyweight
3 x 5: Mins
Scott “Punk Haole” Junk John George
MMA Development, Kailua vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
Hawaii’s # 1 ranked heavyweight Scott Junk makes his Icon
debut. John George is a Midwest power house who is coming to
throw down with Junk.
145-lb Hawaii State Title 3 x 5 Mins
“The Eastside Strangler” Chico Cantiberos Bronson Pieper
Eastsidaz, Waimanalo vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
The State title goes on the line as two of Hawaii’s most
exciting fighters square off in Icon.
UNDERCARD
170-lbs 3 x 5 Mins
Mark Moreno Sam Jackson
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
150-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Mike Balasi Jerome Kekumu
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Heavyweight 3 x 3 Mins
Randy Lueder Ron “Killing” Fields
MMA Development, Kailua vs. Killing Fields MMA, Ohio
195-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Kekoa Baker Kala Kolohe Hose
Fearless Fight Club, Kapolei vs. Bad Intentions, Waianae
145-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Sadhu Bott Peni Taufa’ao
HMC, Honolulu vs. Eastsidaz, Waiamanalo
160-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Justin Bucholz Brandon Pieper
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Heavyweight 3 x 3 Mins
Allen Lau Richard Desforge
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
135-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Duane Haney Jay Bolos
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Animal House, Ewa Beach
140-lbs 3 x 3 Mins
Isaiah Cobb-Adams Devon Chong
Animal House, Ewa Beach vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Notes: replaced fighters - Tyson Nam (fractured wrist), Ikaika
Choy-Fu (pneumonia), Marshall Harvest (strained neck), Kolo Koka
(elbow tendonitis).
Source: Promoter
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Kickin
It Results!
KICKIN
IT STARTED THE YEAR WITH SOME MAJOR FIREWORKS. WITH THE FIRST
SET OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS GOING TO THE MANA KRYZKA AND DAMIEN
GOMES MATCH. MANA RECEIVED A 3-POINT FEILD GOAL KICK TO THE GROIN
FROM DAMIEN. THE NEXT ROUND CAME AND IT WAS MANAS TURN FOR HIS
3 POINTER TO DAMIENS FIELD GOAL POLE. THIS FIGHT WAS A BATTLE
THAT WENT TO DAMIEN IN THE BEGINNING OF EACH ROUND. BUT MANA
WAS THE SMARTER FIGHTER AND STOLE AWAY EACH ROUND RIGHT BEFORE
IT ENDED.
THE MAIN EVENT WAS DEFINITELY ORIGINAL WITH BEN BEING LED BY
HIS DANCE CREW (MOST WANTED). HIS CREW AND HIM DANCED ALL THE
WAY TO THE RING AS IF THEY WERE GOING CLUBBING. OLAS ENTRANCE
INCLUDED HIS ANIMAL HOUSE FLAG WHICH HE FOLLOWED BY AN ENTOURAGE
OF FIGHTERS FROM ANIMAL HOUSE. THE FIGHT WAS SO INTENSE AND SO
LOUD THAT IN THE SECOND ROUND, BEN COULD NOT HEAR HIS CORNER
TELLING HIM TO MAKE HIS KICKS. THIS FIGHT HAD CRAZY FIRE POWER
BUT BEN PULLED OUT A CONTROVERSIAL WIN.
BUT THE SHOWSTOPPERS WERE TONY AND KOICHI. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME
THESE TWO GUYS FOUGHT EACH OTHER. KOICHI CAME OUT FOCUSED AS
ALWAYS. TONY PUT ON A SHOW FOR EVERY ONE WITH HIS ENTRANCE. WHEN
THE BELL RANG, IT WAS ALL ABOUT GETTING RESPECT.
TONY CAME OUT WITH NOT JUST A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER BUT THE WHOLE
BAG OF CHIPS. AND KOICHI WAS ON A MISSION TO KNOCK IT OFF. IN
THE END, TONY PULLED OUT THE WIN BUT ANNOUNCED TO EVERYONE THAT
KOICHI EARNED HIS RESPECT FOR TAKING THIS FIGHT ON A 1 WEEK NOTICE
AND PERFORMING LIKE A TRUE WARRIOR. TONY THEN ROSE KOICHIS GLOVE
IN THE AIR AND DID A LAP AROUND THE RING WITH BOTH THEIR GLOVES
RAISED. SPORTSMANSHIP AT ITS FINEST. CAUSE DAS HOW WE BE KICKIN
IT.
1 KANA LOA 115 JAN QUIMOYOG
1 BAGAHZVILLE INNER CIRCLE
QUIMOYOG DECISION OVER LOA
2 MARSHALL POAHA 145 AJ BROWN
2 TEAM DEVASTATION BIG TYME FIGHT
POAHA DREW BROWN
3 RICHARDSON SUNGA 150 JON MENDONSA
3 VEGAS FIGHT CLUB NAKOA FIGHT CLUB
SUNGA DECISION OVER MENDONSA
4 MIKE LEMAIRE 175 WILL HARVEST
4 TEAM ISLAND THUNDER BIG TYME FIGHT
LEMAIRE TKO HARVEST
5 MAKANA VERTIDO 240 KENJI SAITO
5 VEGAS FIGHT CLUB ANIMAL HOUSE
SAITO DECISION OVER VERTIDO
6 MANA KRYZKA 150 DAMIEN GOMES
6 TEAM DEVASTATION HSD
KRYZKA DECISION OVER GOMES
7 WAYNE PURVEY 185 DONOVAN COLLIER
7 TEAM ISLAND THUNDER INNER CIRCLE
PURVEY DREW COLLIER
8 KOLOA KAHALEWAI 190 EZEKIAL LOPES
8 TEAM ANILAND NAKOA
KAHALEWAI DECISION OVER LOPES
9 PHILLIIP BENJAMIN 150 JERELL MUNOZ
9 WESSIDE CONNECTION HSD
BENJAMIN DREW MUNOZ
10 KAWAI QUIZON 185 JASON LOPES
10 TEAM DEVASTATION JESUS IS LORD
LOPES DECISION OVER QUIZON
11 KOICHI TANJI 135 TONY PERERRA
11 HMC WAIANAE KICKBOXING CLUB
PERERRA DECISION OVER TANJI
12 KALAI MCSHANE 100 JOHN SMITH
12 FIVE O BOXING ANIMAL HOUSE
SMITH DECISION OVER MCSHANE
13 RANDY KAMAIOPI 140 GARY REBALIZA
13 EASTSIDAZ INNER CIRCLE
REBALIZA DECISION OVER KAMAIOPI
14 KYLIE DELACRUZ 120 MANA WOOLSEY
14 FIVE O BOXING HSD
EXHIBITION
15 BEN SANTIAGO 165 OLA PLUNKETT
15 BANGAHZVILLE ANIMAL HOUSE
SANTIAGO DECISION OVER PLUNKETT
OUR NEXT KICKIN IT EVENT WILL BE ON MARCH 3 AT THE WAIPAHU FILCOM.
IF INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING E-MAIL: BRIGHTJ001@HAWAII.RR.COM SEE YOU ON MARCH 3RD
Source: Promoter
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UFC
67 FIGHTER SALARIES
MMAWeekly has obtained the fighter salary information for UFC
67, which took place this past Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The
following figures are based on the fighter salary information
that the UFC is required by law to submit to the state athletic
commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although
MMA fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the
fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every
other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses
that the UFC also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to
the athletic commissions (specifically, PPV bonuses for PPV main
event fighters), are not included in the figures below. Also
not reflected below are the taxes that the fighters have to pay.
In
the listings below, "Title Match & Main Event Fighters"
are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show
and/or compete in a title fight on a show. "Main Card Fighters"
are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card,
but not in title fights or in the main event. "Preliminary
Match Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take
place before the live broadcast goes on the air, regardless of
whether or not those matches end up airing on the PPV broadcast.
In
addition, next to each fighter's name is the number of UFC fights
that he has had, not counting fights that took place during TUF
seasons because they are officially classified as exhibition
fights.
Due
to the fact that he failed to make weight for his fight against
Anderson Silva, Travis Lutter was fined 10% of his pay. Since
his pay was $20,000, the fine was $2,000. Of that amount, $1,000
went to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and $1,000 went
to Anderson Silva for agreeing to fight Lutter even though Lutter
hadn't made weight. These amounts are reflected in the salaries
listed below for Silva and Lutter.
Title
Match & Main Event Fighters
-Anderson
Silva: $71,000 (3rd UFC fight; defeated Travis Lutter)
-Travis
Lutter: $18,000 (5th UFC fight; lost to Anderson Silva)
Main
Card Fighters
-Mirko
Cro Cop: $350,000 flat fee (1st UFC fight; defeated Eddie Sanchez)
-Quinton
Jackson: $170,000 (1st UFC fight; defeated Marvin Eastman)
-Eddie
Sanchez: $30,000 flat fee (2nd UFC fight; lost to Mirko Cro Cop)
-Marvin
Eastman: $30,000 (3rd UFC fight; lost to Quinton Jackson)
-Patrick
Cote: $20,000 (5th UFC fight; defeated Scott Smith)
-Scott
Smith: $12,000 (3rd UFC fight; lost to Patrick Cote)
-Roger
Huerta: $12,000 (2nd UFC fight; defeated John Halverson)
-John
Halverson: $3,000 (1st UFC fight; lost to Roger Huerta)
Preliminary
Match Fighters
-Lyoto
Machida: $36,000 (1st UFC fight; defeated Sam Hoger)
-Jorge
Rivera: $12,000 (7th UFC fight; lost to Terry Martin)
-Tyson
Griffin: $9,000 (2nd UFC fight; lost to Frank Edgar)
-Terry
Martin: $8,000 (3rd UFC fight; defeated Jorge Rivera)
-Sam
Hoger: $7,000 (4th UFC fight; lost to Lyoto Machida)
-Frank
Edgar: $6,000 (1st UFC fight; defeated Tyson Griffin)
-Dustin
Hazelett: $6,000 (2nd UFC fight; defeated Diego Saraiva)
-Diego
Saraiva: $3,000 (1st UFC fight; lost to Dustin Hazelett)
Disclosed
Fighter Payroll: $803,000
Source: MMA Weekly |
Brazilian
fighters into ADCC
The
Brazilian selective for the ADCC Championship was held during
this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, . A lot of good bouts were held
and hard finals were done. Only four feminine fighters were classified
for the ADCC under the categories until 55kg, until 60kg, until
67kg and under 67kg. The names are: Bianca Andrade, Vanessa Porto,
Hannette Quadros and Rosângela Conceição.
Under
the masculine categories, the classified ones were: Bruno Frazatto
(Godoi JJ); André Galvão (Brasa); Delson Pé-de-Cumbo
(Gracie Barra); Cristiano “Tide” (Gracie Barra BH)
and Luiz Theodoro “Big Mac” (Godoi JJ). They all did
very exciting bouts and the event was really well organized.
Check out now all the Brazilian athletes classified for the American
ADCC event:
Women:
Until
55kg:
-
Bianca Andrade;
Until
60kg:
-
Vanessa Porto;
Until
67kg:
-
Hannette Quadros;
Under
67kg:
-
Rosangela Conceição.
Men:
Until
66kg:
-
Bruno Frazatto (Godoi JJ);
Until
77kg:
-
André Galvão (Brasa);
Until
89kg:
-
Delson Pé-de-Chumbo (Gracie Barra);
Until
99kg:
-
Cristiano Tide (Gracie Barra BH);
Under
99kg:
-
Luiz Theodoro “Big Mac” (Godoi JJ).
Source: Tatame
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RANDY
COUTURE OPENS XTREME GYM TODAY
Randy
Couture has long been considered one of the smartest most adaptable
fighters in mixed martial arts. As he has gotten a little bit
older, the 43 year-old Couture has proven that his smarts and
adaptability aren’t limited to his “in-ring” experiences,
although he is making his return to the Octagon on March 3rd
to challenge UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia.
Couture
has long been a part of various other ventures outside of competing.
He and longtime training partner Matt Lindland started their
own fight promotion, Sportfight, several years ago and it is
still going strong. Couture has also jumped into the supplement
business with Couture Nutrition and is a part of the Legends
Gym in downtown Hollywood, Calif.
Today,
Couture opens his own gym, Xtreme Couture, in Las Vegas, Nev.
The 11,000 square foot facility includes a 24 ft. Octagon, a
24 ft. ring, two mat areas with nearly 4,000 square feet of training
space, free weights and other fitness equipment, and 24 Muay
Thai bags.
Although
many non-fighters can be a little intimidated when they consider
training in mixed martial arts, Couture believes it is an idea
who’s time has come and that the average person off the
street need not be intimidated. "People are intimidated
to come to an MMA gym. They think its all fighters and they’re
going to get punched and beat up,” commented Couture.
But
Couture was reassuring, “The biggest thing we tell people
is that nobody has to get hit in the head here. It's about technique
and training and getting the physical fitness and discipline
from the sport and not actually having to get into the ring and
spar unless that's what you want to do. Maybe you have that screw
loose and want to get punched in the head. There are a few that
come in that way, but the majority of the people don't want that."
"Our
motto is ‘check your ego at the door,’" said Couture.
Of
course, Couture himself will be teaching some of the classes
and working with the professional fighters, but many of those
fighters and other professional trainers will also be teaching
at Xtreme Couture. Besides Couture, instructors include Mike
Pyle, Jay Hieron, Gray Maynard, Ron Frazier and Harout Terzyan.
Xtreme
Couture will also have a full pro shop that includes not only
Randy Couture’s own gear, but items from Tapout, the UFC,
Sinister Brand, Throwdown, Triggonomics, Natural Couture supplements,
and more.
The
grand opening is today, Saturday, Feb. 3rd at 4055 W. Sunset
Rd., just across the freeway from the Mandalay Bay. As part of
the weekend opening, Couture will also be hosting a Super Bowl
party on Sunday at the gym.
Classes
start on Monday, February 5th. For more information go to XtremeCouture.tv
or call 702-616-1022.
Source: MMA Weekly
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BO
CANTRELL WANTS A FAST FINISH AT ELITE XC
At
February 10th’s EliteXC show there will be a multitude of
fights that could have exciting endings. Perhaps most exciting
could be the heavyweight match-up of two of California’s
top prospects, Bo “Redrum” Cantrell and Tim “Big
Perm” Persey.
Fans
of the Gladiator Challenge shows will instantly recognize Cantrell’s
name. He’s the promotion’s reining Heavyweight Champion
for over a year and went undefeated in that time, dominating
his fights.
“I
feel I had a pretty good year last year,” said Bo of his
2006. “I went 5-0 and defended my Gladiator [Challenge Heavyweight
Championship] belt five times against pretty tough opposition.
I got my knockouts in quick fights that I trained hard for.”
Cantrell
added, “I think I might have had a total of six minutes
[fighting] in five fights I had. That’s just showing my
tenacity and aggressiveness. When I fight I try to end it. I’m
not trying to look pretty, I’m trying to end the fight the
quickest way I can, and that’s what I think makes me an
exciting fighter.”
The
year was Bo’s busiest, and according to him, the consistent
schedule was a welcomed change that paid big dividends.
“I
stayed busy and kept my momentum up the whole year,” exclaimed
Cantrell. “In the past I was fighting once every three-to-four
months and so I stopped training so I could spend some time with
my family and then have to get back in the swing of things.”
“This
time, I pretty much trained the whole year and it was a big reason
for my success. I was in tip-top shape the whole year and didn’t
let myself get lazy, not once,” continued Bo.
That
training comes under the watchful eye of Tim Marinoble, one of
the sport’s emerging premier trainers, having worked with
the likes of WEC 145lb Champion Urijah Faber and UFC veteran
James “Sandman” Irvin.
Under
Marinoble’s tutelage Cantrell feels he’s able to grow
on a daily basis, something that not many fighters get an opportunity
to do.
“When
I train, I train everything – jiu-jitsu, stand-up, defending
the takedown, on my back – I think as a fighter I’m
growing every day and learning,” commented Bo. “Mr.
Marinoble is very good about teaching me something every day
that’s new to me, and that’s why I like him. I feel
like at the end of the day that I picked something up that I
can use in my arsenal.”
It’s
Cantrell’s impressive arsenal that has helped him land a
spot in EliteXC, MMA’s newest and possibly next big promotion,
to be carried on the Showtime, one of pay-television’s biggest
networks.
Having
an opportunity to fight on such a stage has Bo, a former Marine
helicopter machine gunner, feeling blessed and genuinely excited
to be able to showcase his skills at the next level.
“I
feel privileged and I appreciate it,” obliged Cantrell.
“There’s so many shows out there with talented, good,
up-and-coming fighters, so for me to get my break – and
earned it – when they could have called so many other fighters,
it’s an honor.”
Bo
further commented, “MMA has grown and more big shows are
going on and it’s good for the fighters that have been paying
their dues for years. To be part of something like the first
primetime MMA show on Showtime, it makes me feel so grateful
and privileged to be part of something like that, it’s huge.”
At
EliteXC Cantrell will be matching up with fellow Californian
heavyweight prospect Tim “Big Perm” Persey. Tim is
a one-time training partner of current UFC star Quinton “Rampage”
Jackson and is a member of Team Oyama, headed by elite trainer
Colin Oyama.
Coming
from the same state, Bo is familiar with his opponent and even
had the opportunity to see him fight up close and personal.
“I’ve
actually seen Big Perm fight in person,” explained Cantrell.
“I saw him fight Rocky Batastini on a Gladiator Challenge
show; I was actually judging that fight. He’s a big, strong
man and seems pretty confident when he’s in there. I think
it’s going to be an interesting fight.”
“I
think he will stand up with me and I think he’ll bring it.
I know he trains hard. He had a stint with Quinton Jackson, so
he’s got good wrestling and has a good camp. I know he’ll
be ready I’m looking forward to one hell of a fight,”
continued Bo.
With
his success on a local level already cemented, Cantrell is looking
to use EliteXC to break onto the national level, and should all
go well against Persey, continue to move up the ranks to the
worldwide stage.
“I’m
not looking past Big Perm at all, but I’ve thought about
that,” admitted Bo. “I know as you grow as a fighter
that the challenges ahead of you become tougher. I’m just
curious to know where I’m at. You’re only as good as
the people you train with and the people you fight. I want to
be, one day, one of the fighters that people talk about as one
of the best in the world.”
Bo
added, “Hopefully MMA gets to a point where it’s not
just the UFC or PRIDE, I mean, I want to be on all stages. Call
me greedy, but I want to be able to fight everywhere. I’d
love to fight overseas, like in Japan, they love fighting and
have a lot admiration for the fighters, so to be part of that
would be fine with me.”
So
when fans login to www.ProElite.com to checkout the live undercard
via streaming video, be sure to not to miss what could be a heavyweight
explosion when Bo Cantrell and Tim Persey match-up. As Cantrell
himself says, it’s not going to be a fight you’ll want
to miss.
“I
want give a shout-out to: Roseville Hyundai, The Body Shop, Full
Contact Fighter, Fairtex, Marinoble’s – Dave Marinoble
– my trainer, my wife, my son Xander, my daughter Lilly,
my entire family and my fans,” said Bo. "The show’s
going to be worth the money, it’s going to be worth getting
Showtime if you don’t have it just for that.”
“It’s
going to be worth it, because I don’t know about the other
fights, but our fight [Bo vs. Big Perm] is going to be one of
the most exciting fights on the show. I hope he brings it, because
I’ll bring it. It’s not going to a decision, it’s
definitely going to end before three rounds [are up],” concluded
Cantrell.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
“The
only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about
money.”
Johnny Carson, 1925-2005, American Comedian/Writer/Host of "The
Tonight Show"
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FCTV
Episode 47 is Out!
Fighters'
Club TV Episode 47 is cut and submitted to Olelo programming.
It will air our normal timeslot of 7pm every Tuesday night on
Olelo
Oahu Channel 52. It will show on Jan. 23, 30, Feb 6 and 11.
Episode
47 features:
-Highlights
from the 2007 January NAGA Absolute No-GI Division,
featuring Bruno Ewald, Dave Chew, Rylan Lizares, and a few more
of
Hawaii's top grapplers.
-interviews
with NAGA promoter Kipp Kollar and MMA.TV owner, Kirik
Jenness.
-Icon
Sport highlights of Jeremy Williams (Pro Boxer) vs Ron Fields
(MMA veteran)
-Technique
of the week, Mike and Mark demonstrate the kimura keylock
-FCTVemail,
Mike and Mark go over a bunch of viewers questions so don't
miss this as it might be yours!
Please
send your Suggestions, Comments, or Questions to:
fctv@onzuka.com
aloha,
fctv808
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Channel
4 News Story on MMA Regulation
Click here for a link to the
Hawaii Channel.com and select the
Auditor suggests regulation For Martial Arts" video. You
may recognize the first commentating voice and what a great voice
that is (heh heh). Also, previewed is the bad hair day director
of marketing of Icon Sports, but excellent spokesman for MMA,
Pat Freitas.
Please
contact your legislators and tell them that you want the DCCA
to regulate MMA and a dedicated MMA commission is not needed.
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UFC
67 Full Results: Cro Cop & Rampage Don't Disappoint
The
UFC made the announcement to the pay per view audience via Mike
Goldberg. They showed an interview with a dejected Travis Lutter
and then with Anderson Silva who felt very disrespected that
his opponent did not make weight.
I
never get tired of seeing that Pete Sell knockout by Scott Smith.
I had a feeling here that maybe Patrick Cote might end up with
the same fate if he did not take this to the ground quickly.
The
new formats for the names and information shows an obvious similarity
to other major sports.
.
Scott Smith vs. Patrick Cote
+
Round 1 - Cote lands a nice leg kick and then another shortly
after. Patrick landed a nice a body shot. Smith looks frustrated
and then charges with a flurry. They lock up against the fence
and as they release Scott lands a big right hand. They clinch
and Scott lands some good shots only to get tossed around by
Cote’s clinch. Patrick slams Smith down and starts raining
down shots. Scott showed he has improved here and stands right
back up. The round ends with both fighters throwing lazy jabs.
I scored the round 10-9 for Cote.
+
Round 2 – Cote leg kicks. Smith rushes and lands some good
shots. Patrick pushes Smith up against the fence looks to take
Scott down. The referee separates them and then Cote almost drops
Scott Smith who then starts acting like he is the Karate Kid
in a very bizarre exchange. Joe Rogan was as confused as I was
about Cote not trying to finish. Cote is content to just jab
and throw some leg kicks. The round ends with Cote looking tentative
and unwilling to exchange. I score the rounf 10-9 for Cote.
+
Round 3 – Big exchange and Smith gets the better of it.
Scott Smith actually attempts a takedown on Cote. The referee
resets them after they are inactive against the fence. Patrick
lands some leg kicks and Smith looks to be picking his shots.
Cote starts pressing the pace and then unloads with a quick flurry.
Smith presses forward and lands a flurry of his own. He cannot
take Patrick down again and they are reset yet again for inactivity.
They explode and trade punches with Smith rocking Cote. The two
fighters are pressed against the cage with no one really doing
anything. Patrick flurries, but there is nothing there. The round
ends with Cote celebrating and the crowd booing heavily. I scored
that round 10-9 Smith.
Eddie
Bravo scores the fight 30-27 for Cote. I scored the fight 29-28
Cote.
Official
result – 30-27 for Patrick Cote and he gets his first official
win.
Quinton
Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman
Note:
Rampage spent a bit of time listening to Tito Ortiz at ringside.
He also looked a little nervous as he entered the Octagon. Marvin
and Rampage had an intense stare down.
+
Round 1 - Eastman comes out looking to throw. Eastman lands some
good jabs. They lock up and Rampage scores with an uppercut.
Good knees by Jackson. Eastman pushes Quinton against the cage
and leans on him. Jackson looks to trade now. Eastman shoots
and it is quickly stuffed by Jackson. Eastman unloads with a
good flurry. Rampage lets his hands fly and connects with a few.
It looks like Jackson is uncomfortable with the cage. Jackson
rocks Eastman with a big left hand and tries to finish as the
time runs out. I scored the round 10-9 Jackson.
+
Round 2 – They exchange some small shots and them they are
up against the fence again. Rampage pushes off and they are in
the center of the Octagon. Rampage and Marvin both look like
they are having trouble landing punches. A big right hook lands
on Eastman’s head from Jackson. Rampage gets thumbed in
the eye twice in this round. Jackson lands with some big uppercuts
and knocks Marvin out cold.
Winner
by KO – Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Rampage
states that he loves Marvin, but he said it was time for some
“black on black crime” and then offers to take Chuck
out for drinks at the after party.
Roger
Huerta vs. John Halverson
+
Round 1 – Huerta and Halverson explode with Huerta grabbing
a kick by John and taking him down. Huerta moves in and appears
to inadvertently knee Halverson in the head rocking him badly
and forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Winner
by KO – Roger Huerta
Note:
The replay appeared to show the knee landing to Halverson’s
shoulder as Huerta claimed it did in the post fight interview.
Randy Couture joins the booth for the up coming Cro Cop fight.
Mirko
Cro Cop vs. Eddie Sanchez
Note:
Cro Cop makes his way to the cage very quickly and extremely
confident.
+
Round 1 – Sanchez rushes and Cro Cop lands a left hand.
Cro Cop lands a body kick and then lands another left hand that
staggers Eddie. Sanchez lands a punch in return. Another straight
left hand from Cro Cop. Left high kick that lands on the top
Eddie’s head by Cro Cop. Sanchez lands a left hand again.
Cro Cop rocks Sanchez one more time. HUGE right leg kick from
Cro Cop. Cro Cop knocks him down with a big left hand and mounts
him landing big punches. Mirko continues to pummel Sanchez and
the referee mercifully steps in to stop it.
Winner
by KO – Mirko Cro Cop
Anderson
Silva vs. Travis Lutter (Non-title fight)
Note:
Lutter approached the cage with a very dejected look on his face.
He couldn’t even look in the fans eyes for more than a few
seconds. He was booed heavily by the fans in attendance, most
likely for not making weight.
+
Round 1 – Circling for 30 seconds. Lutter owns the center
of the octagon. Silva stuffs two takedowns. Silva starts measuring
and then throws a high kick. Lutter eats it, but takes him down
anyway. Lutter in guard and dropping body shots. Anderson locks
in a body triangle, but can’t hold it. Silva gets up, but
gets taken down again. Silva attempts an arm bar. Lutter passes
guard and gets in side control then gets the mount and drops
bombs. Lutter attempts another takedown, but cannot make it stick.
Silva narrowly misses with a stomp kick. I scored the round 10-9
for Lutter.
+
Round 2 – Lutter takes Silva down again right off the bat.
As Lutter tries to pass guard he gets caught in a deep triangle
choke from a setup by an upkick. But he is partially blocking
it. Lutter’s whole body is turning red, but Silva cannot
finish him. Silva is nearly illegally spiking Travis in the back
of the head with elbows and Lutter taps out.
Winner
by submission – Anderson Silva
It
was a so-so night of fights for the UFC. Mirko Cro Cop and Quinton
Jackson definitely made the night for me and most fans who watched
this PPV.
Note:
Wesley Snipes is in the crowd and I cannot imagine Joe Rogan
is not thinking of issuing his fight challenge again, this time
personally to the movie star.
Source: Maxfighting
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UFC
67 FULL REVIEW: SILVA, CRO COP, JACKSON WIN
Heavily favored Anderson Silva, Mirko Cro Cop, and Quinton Jackson
each won their respective fights at UFC 67 in Las Vegas, Nevada
on Saturday night.
One
and a half pounds turned a contender into a pretender on the
day before UFC 67 when Travis Lutter failed to make weight for
his UFC Middleweight Title bout against Anderson Silva. After
the fight, Lutter left the Octagon without a title and with a
submission loss to the Middleweight Champion of the UFC, Anderson
Silva.
It
was clear to everyone before the bout that Lutter, a Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu black belt, would try to take this fight to the ground,
where he believed he would have the advantage.
After
a spectacular-looking flying knee from Silva grazed Lutter's
head, Lutter put Silva on his back and tried to ply his trade
on the ground. It was Silva’s bodylock and tight guard that
initially prevented Lutter from getting much of advantage on
the ground.
The
Ultimate Fighter Season 4 winner did eventually get the full
mount, where he started to reign down punches on the champion.
At one point towards the end of the first round, Lutter landed
several heavy punches on Silva from the full mount, but Silva’s
long legs eventually came to the forefront, as he swept Lutter
and got out of the bad position.
In
the second round, the opening was much the same with Lutter taking
Silva down and trying to pass his guard, but this time Lutter
got caught with an up-kick from Silva and found himself in a
triangle choke from the #2 middleweight in the world.
Silva
tightened his grip in an attempt to choke Lutter out, but Lutter
stayed in the move for an extended period of time, relieving
the pressure on his throat by pushing on the side of his own
head with his hand.
Finally,
while still in the triangle choke position, Silva landed some
wicked elbows to the top of Lutter's head, which prompted Lutter
to finally tap out. With the win, Anderson Silva now moves to
3-0 in the UFC and also proves that he is not only the most dangerous
striker at 185 pounds, but very skilled on the ground as well.
The
UFC heavyweight division has taken much criticism over the past
few years for the lack of overall talent being developed. The
addition of Mirko Cro Cop, who is the #2 heavyweight in the world
according to the MMAWeekly Rankings, boosted the UFC's heavyweight
division instantly. In many people’s minds, Cro Cop's entry
into the UFC put a ticking timer on how long it would take for
the Croatian to hold the UFC Heavyweight Title.
The
first stepping stone on Cro Cop’s road to the title was
Eddie Sanchez, who entered the fight with a UFC record of 1-0,
an MMA record of 8-0, and a complete understanding of the fact
that he would be a tremendous underdog against one of the most
dangerous fighters on the planet. The fight appeared to be a
mismatch going in, and it appeared to be even more of a mismatch
once the action got underway.
It
was very apparent early on that Sanchez pinned his hopes of winning
the fight on the possibility of a big haymaker landing on a fighter
who is widely seen as the best striker in the business. Cro Cop
literally stalked a backpedalling Eddie Sanchez throughout the
fight and managed to throw some pinpoint jabs, as well as a few
of his signature kicks. One particular leg kick sounded like
a baseball bat slamming into Sanchez’s thigh, and the crowd
reacted with shock at the kick's enormous impact.
Cro
Cop simply overmatched his opponent with fast hands and even
threw a left high kick (which landed, but didn't knock out Sanchez
as many thought it would). With about a minute left in round
one, a punch from Cro Cop floored Sanchez, and this time Cro
Cop would follow Sanchez to the ground.
Cro
Cop moved from side control to mount, where he landed strikes
on the ground until referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in to stop
the bout. It might have been seen as a premature stoppage with
different fighters in the ring, but it was completely justified
in such a mismatch, and Sanchez did not protest the stoppage
at all.
Cro
Cop has now put his UFC debut behind him, and the timer moves
that much faster for the championship bout that Mirko is sure
to get very soon.
Quinton
“Rampage” Jackson made his long-awaited debut in the
Octagon a successful one, as he defeated Marvin Eastman in another
fairly one-sided fight. The fight never went to the ground until
the very end, as both fighters were unsuccessful in their takedown
attempts, and Jackson out-performed Eastman in the stand-up exchange.
Jackson,
the #7 light heavyweight in the MMAWeekly Rankings, landed crisper
shots from the outside and also landed some knees and punches
from the clinch. After an uneventful first round, Jackson stunned
Eastman with uppercuts from the clinch and won by TKO in the
second round.
Jackson
admitted after the fight that he had never been so nervous before
a bout, but he was happy to get past this one unscathed. He also
commented that it was the first time in his career that he had
ever been booed during a fight, and he added that he feels as
though he needs another fight before he takes on Chuck Liddell
for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. Liddell was shown at ringside
during the bout and appeared to be rooting for Rampage, who gave
Liddell his last loss back in 2003.
Roger
Huerta won his fight against the debuting John Halverson, but
not without some controversy, which may call the Nevada State
Athletic Commission into action. As the fight opened, Halverson
shot in on Huerta, who defended the takedown effectively.
Huerta
then landed what appeared to be a knee to the head while Halverson
was on the ground, which would be illegal under the Unified MMA
Rules that have been in place in the United States since 2000.
Referee Yves Lavigne could be heard on the PPV broadcast warning
Huerta about the illegal knee to the head on the ground, as Lavigne
said, "Watch the knee to the head!"
When
the knee landed, Halverson's body went limp and he was pretty
much out, at which point Huerta got in the rear mount position
and landed about 15 punches to the head of the defenseless Halverson
before the referee stopped the fight. Huerta was given the win
by TKO, despite the fact that the referee had just warned Huerta
for the illegal knee that knocked Halverson out.
In
the post-fight interview, Huerta said that he landed the knee
to the shoulder, not the head. Upon inspecting the slow-motion
instant replay with a Tivo on a frame-by-frame basis, it's still
not completely clear, as part of the knee appeared to land on
Halverson's head and part of the knee appeared to land on Halverson's
shoulder.
In
any case, it appeared that any foul on Huerta's part was purely
accidental, as he definitely appeared to be aiming for Halverson's
shoulder. It's just a question of whether part of Huerta's knee
connected with Halverson's head instead of his shoulder.
The
result of this bout may or may not be changed to a no-contest
at a later date, depending on what the Nevada State Athletic
Commission decides.
In
the opening fight of the PPV broadcast, Patrick Cote was finally
able to secure his first official win in the UFC (his two wins
on TUF 4 are technically considered "exhibition bouts"),
as Cote defeated Scott Smith by unanimous decision. In his prior
UFC fights, Cote performed well against fighters like Tito Ortiz,
Joe Doerksen, and Chris Leben, but he came up on the losing end
of every one of those bouts.
Cote
showed superior striking in the bout, opening with leg kicks
and then using a very effective jab during the fight. In the
second round, Cote appeared to stun Smith with a big punch and
everyone jumped in anticipation of Cote pouncing on Smith, but
unfortunately he didn’t and the fight continued. After the
finish, Cote admitted that he thought Smith would uncork a right
hand, reminiscent of the shot that finished Pete Sell in their
match-up.
Cote
was definitely the better striker and won the fight on all three
judges' scorecards. The crowd booed heavily, not because they
disagreed with the judges' decision, but because they did not
find the fight very exciting. In a funny moment during the post-fight
interview, Cote was thanking all of his training partners and
then he added, "Thanks also to everyone who is booing me
right now! I'm going to be back and then you can come back and
boo me again!"
If
you stopped watching the pay-per-view broadcast immediately after
the main event, you missed one of the best fights of the night,
as Frank Edgar and Tyson Griffin stole the show with a sensational
preliminary bout that Edgar won by unanimous decision. These
two undefeated lightweight fighters put on a heck of a show with
a back-and-forth contest in which both fighters displayed great
skill in kickboxing, wrestling, submissions, and submission defense.
The
stand-up exchanges and ground transitions offered the kind of
competitive action that was largely absent from the top three
bouts on the card. Edgar ultimately won the fight, but not before
appearing to almost having his leg broken in the process.
For
most of the fight, it was a closely contested struggle that Edgar
appeared to be winning by a slight margin. With less than one
minute left in the fight and Edgar seemingly ahead on the scorecards,
Griffin applied a sick kneebar. Edgar skillfully rolled out of
it as much as he could to relieve the pressure, but even then,
the torque on his knee was nasty-looking. Edgar punched away
at Griffin's thigh and managed to hang on until the bell rang
to end the fight.
The
judges gave the fight to Edgar (29-28, 29-28, 30-27), handing
Griffin the first loss of his MMA career. Both of these fighters
looked like they have the potential to be future stars in the
lightweight division.
In
the other preliminary bout that aired after the main event, Terry
Martin won his first UFC middleweight bout, as he knocked out
Jorge Rivera in just 14 seconds. Martin had previously gone 0-2
in the UFC's light heavyweight division, but a newly slimmed
down Martin said confidently before the fight that nobody would
be able to handle his punching power in the 185-pound division.
He was correct on this particular night, as Martin decimated
a highly respected fighter in Jorge Rivera.
Rivera
landed a leg kick in the opening seconds of the bout, but when
Rivera threw a high kick a few seconds later, Martin caught the
kick with his arms and landed a brutal punch to the side of Rivera's
head. Rivera went down with Martin on top of him as if Martin
had gotten a takedown, but in fact Rivera was almost completely
out as a result of Martin's punch.
When
the two fighters hit the ground with Martin on top, Martin landed
two punches to the head almost instantaneously, and referee Herb
Dean showed why he is one of the best in the business as he stopped
the fight and spared the unconscious Rivera from any further
punishment.
Martin
said in the post-fight interview that he wants his next fight
to be against Mike Swick. MMAWeekly's Rumors section lists Swick
on the UFC's April 7th pay-per-view line-up facing Yushin Okami,
who is 3-0 in the UFC.
In
one of the two prelim bouts that did not air on the PPV broadcast,
Ryoto Machida made his UFC debut and beat TUF 1 contestant Sam
Hoger by unanimous decision. It was Hoger's first fight since
a controversial decision loss to Rashad Evans last April, and
Machida's first fight since a one-sided decision victory over
Vernon "Tiger" White last July.
Hoger
and Machida came out ready to fight, and Machida got the upper
hand by knocking Hoger down with punches in the first round,
then knocking him down again with leg kicks in the second round,
and then once again with punches in the third round. Hoger put
on a gutsy performance in withstanding Machida's Muay Thai onslaught,
but it was Machida who won the fight by unanimous decision in
his impressive UFC debut.
In
the other preliminary bout that did not air on the PPV broadcast,
Dustin Hazelett defeated Diego Saraiva by unanimous decision.
Hazelett won the first two rounds with his ground and pound offense.
The action picked up in round three, as Saraiva landed a high
kick and Hazelett responded by landing a high kick of his own
and then knocking down Saraiva with a knee from the Thai clinch.
Hazelett won the fight in a clear-cut unanimous decision.
UFC
67 didn’t feature any title fights, but we did get the chance
to see Anderson Silva display his versatility in a bout that
does earn Fight of the Night honors. To Travis Lutter’s
credit, despite not making weight to get a title shot, he did
fight pretty well and should be commended for his performance.
Silva reaffirmed the fact that he deserves to be the UFC Middleweight
Champion, and it may be a long while before anyone else will
hold that title.
It's
hard not to automatically want to hand Fighter of the Night honors
to either Mirko Cro Cop or Quinton Jackson since their respective
UFC debuts were so one-sided. Jackson had the tougher fight against
Eastman, while CroCop simply outmatched his opponent, Eddie Sanchez.
But Fighter of the Night to Anderson Silva, who once again showed
that he may be a step or two above the rest of the 185-pound
class in the UFC by submitting a dominant ground fighter like
Travis Lutter.
FULL
RESULTS
-Anderson
Silva def. Travis Lutter by submission (strikes while in a triangle
choke) at 2:11 of Round 2
-Mirko
Cro Cop def. Eddie Sanchez by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes)
at 4:33 of Round 1
-Roger
Huerta def. John Halverson by TKO at 0:19 of Round 1 [result
may or may not be changed to no-contest at a later date due to
knee on the ground]
-Quinton
Jackson def. Marvin Eastman by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes)
at 3:49 of Round 2
-Patrick
Cote def. Scott Smith by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Terry
Martin def. Jorge Rivera by KO at 0:14 of Round 1
-Frank
Edgar def. Tyson Griffin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,
30-27)
-Ryoto
Machida def. Sam Hoger by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Dustin
Hazelett def. Diego Saraiva by Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27,
30-27)
Source: MMA Weekly
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HIERON
TALKS IFL WIN & XTREME COUTURE GYM
This past Friday the IFL’s Los Angeles Anacondas made history,
becoming the first team to defeat the two-time defending IFL
Champion Quad Cities Silverbacks at their 2007 season opener
in Houston, Texas.
A
key part of the Anaconda’s victory is welterweight Jay Hieron,
who rebounded off his tough loss in the IFL semi-finals last
year to Chris Wilson of the Wolfpack, to defeat late replacement
Victor Moreno en route to the Anacondas’ 3-2 victory.
“It
feels great,” exclaimed Jay of his team’s win. “We
worked hard, because we came up short in Portland, so there’s
no better feeling than to take out the champs. We did that convincingly,
every fight was good, and I’m proud of my team, myself and
my coaches.”
Hieron
is not only pleased with his team’s performances, but he
himself had an impressive showing against Moreno.
“I
didn’t know much about him, but that’s the fight game,
I’m a professional and I was ready for anybody they put
in front of me,” commented Jay. “I went in, did my
job and took him out quick. I felt good and everything felt on-point:
my striking, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, every aspect of my game felt
good and it showed that night.”
Hieron
continued, “I went out and established my striking and he
didn’t want any part of that, so we went to the ground.
I started softening him up on top [position], he turned his back
and I took the choke. I’ll always say I’ll take what
a guy gives me [in a fight].”
With
the win, the Anacondas now seem like the team to beat in the
2007 season. It’s a fact that’s not lost on Jay, but
he knows better than to get complacent being on top.
“Right
now I think people are going to be gunning for us because we
just beat the Silverbacks,” said Hieron. “So we’re
going to train just as hard – if not harder now – because
we’ve got to stay on top of our game, because it’s
easy for the guys on top to fall.”
“We
definitely feel that we’re running in the top contender
category, but we take each match one at a time. We’re not
looking past any team; we have to take it one team at a time
and train just as hard for everybody,” added Jay.
With
one IFL show down, Hieron’s focus for the time being has
shifted towards the opening of the Xtreme Couture gym in Las
Vegas, named after, owned, and operated by soon-to-be-returning-to-action
MMA legend Randy Couture.
Not
only will Jay be training at Xtreme Couture, but he’ll also
be one of the instructors that people can learn from and train
with on an almost daily basis.
“I’m
blessed to be a part of Xtreme Couture,” exalted Hieron.
“Everything in my life is good right now, so all I want
to do is keep working hard and fulfilling my goals. The facility
has been great for us, and everything is in one place, which
I haven’t had before.”
Jay
continued, “I used to have to run all over to a couple different
places all day, but now I have everything in one place and it’s
a great, unbelievable feeling. I’m also going to be one
of the trainers in there and I’m happy to show some of my
skills and give back to people that want to learn.”
Always
a gracious individual, Hieron wanted to make sure to get in a
word for those who’ve helped make his year so far a great
one and to remind people to keep their eyes open for the Anacondas
and to check out Xtreme Couture.
“Thanks
to my team, all my training partners and all the fans for supporting
us,” concluded Jay. “Without the fans we couldn’t
do the things we do today. Check out the Anacondas [match with
the Silverbacks] on FSN and [our match versus the Razorclaws]
on March 17th in LA. And anybody in Las Vegas come out to Xtreme
Couture, sign up and train with us.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Time
is what we want most, but what we use worst."
William Penn, 1644-1718, British Religious Leader and Founder
of Pennsylvania
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X-1
world events presents
Xtreme Fighting 2
Blaisdell Arena
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Double
Main Event
Wesley'Cabbage'Correira vs TBA
Falanko Vitale vs TBA
K1
rules Kickboxing
Kaleo Kwan vs Danny Steele
X-1
Championship Title Defence
170 welter wt. Mark Moreno vs TBA
155 light wt. Kolo Koka vs 'Sugar'Shane Nelson
145 super Lt wt. Eddie Yagin vs TBA
Womens
match
Kelly Cobalt vs Tonya Evinger
XMA
match 'stand and bang' no ground
Jr Sua vs Jay Carter
Kaipo Gonzales vs David Balico
MMA
matches
Harris Sarmiento vs Mike Aina
David Padilla vs 'Dirty'Dave Moreno
Also
other exciting matches To Be Announced
Another
X-1 World Event
Source: Event promoter
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EliteXC:
DESTINY
DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Miss.
Live on SHOWTIME, 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast)
BOUT
SHEET
(Middleweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
FRANK SHAMROCK VS. RENZO GRACIE
(Heavyweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
ANTONIO SILVA VS. WESLEY
CORREIRA
(Middleweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
DAVID LOISEAU VS. JOEY VILLASENOR
(Women’s
MMA 3X3 Minute Rounds)
GINA CARANO VS. JULIE KEDZIE
(Lightweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
KJ NOONS VS. CHARLES BENNETT
INTERNET
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The
Following Undercard Bouts Streamed Live At www.ProElite.com beginning
7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
(Middleweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
SETH KLEINBECK VS. RIKI FUKUDA
(Lightweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
JOHN-DAVID SHACKELFORD VS. EDSON BERTO
(Lightweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
ADRIANO NASAL VS. JAVIER VAZQUEZ
(Welterweight
Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
MIKE PYLE VS. ROSS
EBANEZ
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Bout 3X5 Minute Rounds)
TIM PERSEY VS. BO CANTRELL
Source: MMA Fighting
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Q&A
with Trevor Garrett
By Ray
On February 9th, Trevor Garrett stands in Robbie Lawler's path
to reclaim the Icon
Sport Middleweight
title. While a win over Lawler won't guarantee Garrett a title
shot, Garrett will surely fly up the ranks if he defeats the
former champion.
MMAFighting.com:
How do you think you match up with Robbie Lawler style-wise?
Trevor
Garrett: I think we match up great, we are both very explosive
and heavy handed.
MMAFighting.com:
There are already plans for Lawler to fight Trigg for the title
in April if he wins this fight. How do you feel going into this
as an underdog?
TG:
I'm used to it, I'm not saying I'm not good, it's just I have
fought many well known fighters. I can pull off some upsets.
MMAFighting.com:
You sport an overall record of 6-9. What might not be apparent
is that half your fights were against tough competition. Can
you tell us why fans should expect a much better fighter than
the one they see on paper?
TG:
Actually everyone is going to see a much better fighter, I have
been working with a guy named Garth Krane, he cleaned my whole
entire game up. All I needed to learn was to stay out of that
dangerous rear naked choke, and I did. It was just a lack of
skill at the beginning, I thought I could just bully people around.
I learned that's not the answer.
MMAFighting.com:
Tell us about your training in Ohio.
TG:
I train at the Killing Fields with Garth Krane and Chris Stivers.
Garth has me cleaned up with no sloppy punches anymore [laughs].
We are training in every aspect. I will be improved and shocking
him wherever we go.
MMAFighting.com:
What will you be doing once you arrive in Hawaii?
TG:
Getting used to the 6-hour time change, just relaxing and some
fine tuning.
MMAFighting.com:
You've fought mostly around welterweight and middleweight. Which
division do you feel more comfortable in?
TG:
Welterweight, I'm eating cleaner than I did in the past. I feel
way faster at that weight. I can just walk around at 180 now.
Unlike before where I would always eat double cheeseburgers all
day for a dollar [laughs].
MMAFighting.com:
Congratulations on recently becoming a father.
TG:
Thank you very much.
MMAFighting.com:
How's the parenting life treating you?
TG:
It's great! Definitely with the help of my awesome wife Amanda,
she understands I have to train for this fight a little more.
In the morning I lay Pixie down with a blanket on the mats at
the gym and she just watches me train. That helps push me.
MMAFighting.com:
Any closing words for the fans before this show?
TG:
Yes, thanks to all you guys and ladies the sport is growing so
big. Thanks for everyone's support, we will give everyone a great
show. I would like to thank Headblade, Sprawl, Wired energy drinks,
Six Deuce, and Gladiator mouth guards.
Source: MMA Fighting
|
Quote
of the Day
"Being
ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn."
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American Scientist/Publisher/Diplomat
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Legislature
Reintroduces Bill to create MMA
Commission in Hawaii
HB1866
passed Tourism & Culture
Committee (TAC) with amendments on Saturday, Feb 2nd.
House Bill 1866
Establishes a state
mixed martial arts commission. Provides for regulation of mixed
martial arts. Prohibits no rules combat, extreme or ultimate
fighting, or similar contests.
Actual Bill - http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB1866_.htm
Status of Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=HB1866
Senate Bill 1655
Establishes a state
mixed martial arts commission. Provides for regulation of mixed
martial arts. Prohibits no rules combat, extreme or ultimate
fighting, or similar contests.
Actual Bill - http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB1655_.htm
Status of Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=SB1655
Introducer(s): CHANG, CABANILLA, GREEN, KARAMATSU, MANAHAN, Bertram,
Hanohano, Ito, Lee, Magaoay, McKelvey, Rhoads, Tokioka, Wakai
Current Referral: TAC, CPC/JUD, FIN
1/24/2007 H Introduced and Pass First Reading
1/26/2007 H Referred to TAC, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
1/30/2007 H Bill scheduled to be heard by TAC on Saturday, 02-03-07
at 8:30 am in House conference room 325.
2/3/2007 H The committees on TAC recommend that the measure be
PASSED,
WITH AMENDMENTS.
The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane,
Manahan, Chang, Hanohano, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamashita, Marumoto;
Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Berg;
0 Noes: none;
and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, Herkes, Ching.
Source: Hawaii.gov
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UFC
67 Results
UFC 67 "All or Nothing" Results
By MMAFighting.com on February 3, 2007
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
Results:
1. LW: Dustin Hazelett def. Diego Saraieva via unanimous decision.
2. LH: Lyoto Machida def. Sam Hoger via unanimous decision.
3. LW: Frankie Edgar def. Tyson Griffin via unanimous decision.
4. MW: Terry Martin def. Jorge Rivera via KO at 0:14 of round
1.
5. MW: Patrick Cote def. Scott Smith via unanimous decision.
6. LH: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson def. Marvin Eastman
via KO at 3:49 of round 2.
7. LW: Roger Huerta def. John Halverson via TKO at 0:19 of round
1.
8. HW: Mirko Cro Cop def. Eddie Sanchez via TKO at 4:33 of round
1.
9. MW: Anderson Silva def. Travis Lutter via submission (strikes)
at 2:11 of round 1.
Source: MMA Fighting
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IFL
Results
Lindland guillotines Newton
Reliant Center in Houston, Texas:
2/2/07
Tokyo Sabres vs.
Tucson Scorpions
WW: Antonio McKee def. Gabe Rivas via TKO at 3:20 of round 2.
LH: Vladimir Matyushenko def. Dwayne Compton via armbar at 1:47
of round 1.
HW: Chad Griggs def. John Marsh via referee stoppage (strikes)
at 2:32 of round 3.
LW: Savant Young def. Ed West via unanimous decision.
LW: Matt Ver Halen def. Masaaki Izena via unanimous decision.
Tokyo Sabres win 3-2.
Los Angeles Anacondas
vs. Quad Cities Silverbacks
HW: Ben Rothwell def. Matt Thompson via TKO at 1:47 of round
2.
WW: Jay Hieron def. Victor Moreno via rear naked choke at 1:55
of round 1.
MW: Benji Radach def. Ryan McGivern via TKO at 2:22 of round
2.
LW: Chris Horodecki def. Bart Palaszewski via split decision.
LH: Mike Ciesnolevicz def. Alex Schoenauer via split decision.
Los Angeles Anacondas win 3-2.
Superfight
MW: Matt Lindland def. Carlos Newton via guillotine choke at
1:43 of round 2.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Assuério
Silva at UFC 68
The Brazilian has yet to win in octagon
The end of the year was a victorious one for Assuério
Silva. With triumphs over Eduardo Maiorino (Show Fight 5) and
Igor Pokrajac (Jungle Fight 7), the fighter ended the year that
had not been turning out to be one of the best, as he was coming
off two losses (one to Tim Sylvia and the other to Brandon Vera)
from both of his appearances in the UFC.
It
seems, though, that Assuério will have another chance
to show his talent in the American octagon. Although the organizers
of the event have not yet made an official announcement, his
presence on the card his name on the card has been mentioned
as being a certainty for UFC 68, set for March 3, in Ohio. Assuério`s
opponent, however, has yet to be defined.
UFC
68
Nationwide Arena, Ohio, USA
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Tim
Sylvia vs Randy Couture
Matt Hughes vs Chris Lytle
Rich Franklin vs to be announced
Renato Babalu vs Jason Lambert
Martin Kampmann vs to be announced
Luigi Fioravanti vs to be announced
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Mixed
Martial Arts--- Fighter Salary Breakdown for First Zuffa-Owned
WEC Event
by Ivan Trembow
Originally Published on MMAWeekly
MMAWeekly
has obtained the fighter salary information for the WEC event
that took place this past Saturday night, January 20th, in Las
Vegas, Nevada. The event was the WEC's first in Las Vegas and
also the WEC's first since being purchased by Zuffa, the same
company that owns the UFC.
The
following figures are based on the fighter salary information
that Zuffa and the WEC are required by law to submit to the state
athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although
MMA fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the
fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every
other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses
that Zuffa and the WEC also pay its fighters, but do not disclose
to the athletic commissions (specifically, PPV bonuses for the
top PPV main event fighters, which would not apply since this
event was not on PPV), are not included in the figures below.
In
the listings below, "Title Match & Main Event Fighters"
are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show
and/or compete in a title fight on a show. "Preliminary
Match Fights" are fights that are taped before a show goes
on the air, and since this show hasn't aired on TV or PPV, all
of the non-main event fights are defined as "Main Card Fights."
Highlights
from this event will air this summer on one of the WEC's hour-long
highlight shows on the Versus Network, which is available in
approximately 70 million U.S. households.
Title
Match & Main Event Fighters
-Rob McCullough: $20,000 (defeated Kit Cope)
-Urijah Faber: $10,000 (defeated Joe Pearson)
-Kit Cope: $5,000 (lost to Rob McCullough)
-Joe Pearson: $4,000 (lost to Urijah Faber)
Main
Card Fighters
-John Alessio: $10,000 (defeated Brian Gassaway)
-Rich Crunkilton: $10,000 (defeated Mike Joy)
-Alex Karalexis: $8,000 (defeated Olaf Alfonso)
-Logan Clark: $8,000 (defeated Blas Avena)
-Carlos Condit: $8,000 (defeated Kyle Jensen)
-Antonio Banuelos: $6,000 (defeated Mike French)
-Brian Gassaway: $4,000 (lost to John Alessio)
-Brendan Seguin: $4,000 (defeated Fernando Gonzalez)
-Olaf Alfonso: $4,000 (lost to Alex Karalexis)
-Mike French: $3,000 (lost to Antonio Banuelos)
-Fernando Gonzalez: $3,000 (lost to Brendan Seguin)
-Kyle Jensen: $3,000 (lost to Carlos Condit)
-Blas Avena: $2,500 (lost to Logan Clark)
-Mike Joy: $2,000 (lost to Rich Crunkilton)
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $114,500
Source: Ivan Trembow
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Vitor
Belfort interview
The sum of a 10 year career
The star says he performed at 10% against Henderson and remembers
the best and worst moments after a decade of MMA
Vitor
Belfort was anxious upon entering the ring, in the United States.
With the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in the audience,
including Shaquille O'Neal and Magic Johnson, the Carlson Gracie
black belt stops his American rival in a shocking 12 seconds.
Ten
years later, at Pride USA, Victor has a series of reasons for
celebrating a decade-long career, which began with that massacre
at SuperBrawl 2, against Jon Hess, on October 11th, 1996. The
problem is that Dan Henderson did not help, and Vitor loses,
on October 21st, by unanimous decision, in his eighth loss in
22 fights, the fifth defeat in the last seven fights. To make
matters worse, the fighter, now 29 years old, found himself being
accused of doping at Pride. "All I took was a supplement,
called Max Tribostak, I got from a Max Muscle store, in La Habra,
California. I had no idea a supplement could contain a substance
that is illegal in Nevada, he states, already at home in Brazil.
Now having moved from Belo Horizonte back to Rio, Vitor analyzed,
in exclusive testimony, not only his loss to Hendo, but also
his career and life over these ten years in which he helped write
the history of MMA.
What
did you think of your performance against Henderson, at Pride
in Las Vegas?
I performed at 10% of what I could have, and that bugs me. Dan
Henderson is good, but I was sad about what I didn’t deliver.
Losses are always bothersome, but this was one of the worst performances
of my life. I am disappointed because it has been years since
my sister Priscila's kidnap [died in 2004], and I still haven't
been able to perform well in the ring. Those who make a living
from fighting know that the psychological side of things is vital.
It’s been a series of things, but I have even come to fear
the big city, in Rio and São Paulo, because of the violence
and traumas I have suffered, some of which I don’t even
mention. For this reason I have taken refuge in Minas Gerais.
But now I think it is time to return to the scene. Back in Rio
I will have more training infrastructure and can rediscover my
roots. As Carlson said, the lion must be among the beasts
How
is your new team, Black House, of Joinha in partnership with
Carlão Barreto?
Now I will sum it up. Carlão has a history with me, since
the days with Carlson, as we were both the MMA precursors of
the team. The academy X-Gym, in Recreio, is perfect, we will
be a true team, and with everything in black and white. The trainers
I had were excellent, but the team was missing to provide shelter,
incentive, adding pleasure to training.
Do
you manage to train with the same happiness as you did ten years
ago?
I was managing to maintain the same happiness, but there was
a time when I was disappointed with the world of MMA and lost
my appetite. This disappointment sapped my desire, snuffed out
the fire that motivated me. With all that maybe I didn't train
adequately sometimes.
These
days do you enjoy fighting?
I had several options for sports in the beginning of my career:
volleyball, soccer, tennis. Why did I opt to fight? For the pleasure.
Carlson was important in my life. His presence was a great motivation
for me, and Carlson’s team was very much united, each member
valued, I loved being there with them. At that time I was a lion
when I trained, competed, prepared myself to fight. Today I can
still be, but I’ve lost some stimulus, because I am a person
that is sensitive to what happens around me.
In
training do you still run everybody over the way you used to?
As Dorea, my boxing coach, says, “We need to take the Vitor
from training to competition!” What I need is to motivate
myself. After all, the most difficult times are what make the
changes in us. Part of life is to make mistakes, lower your head
and get back on top. I have the strength to overcome it all.
What
motivated you when you started, ten years ago?
My motivation when I was 18, 19 years old, was to prove the effectiveness
of Jiu-Jitsu, show the value of Carlson and the Gracie family.
As time passed and I became more professional, I suffered great
disappointments in the fight world, and everything started deteriorating.
The levels of motivation drops, it is like a snowball effect.
I know it is my job to fight, but that is not all: my millions
of fans around the world see that the real Vitor is not fighting,
and that makes me sad. At the same time, that is what motivates
me. I am not ashamed to say I went through tough times, and not
found my style in the ring. Now I want to rescue what there is
within me that is missing to put on great shows. Talent and the
trust of the team I have, I just need to wipe the ghosts from
my head.
What
was the happiest day of your career?
All of them… But there was the day at UFC 12, in Alabama
[February 7, 1997]. Carlson didn’t have his due recognition
in the USA, and after my victory, I, at 19 years of age, was
able to help him to be recognized the world over. Wherever we
went, we were recognized. That marked me.I want to go back to
that phase. [Belfort ran Tra Telligman and Scott Ferrozzo over
in the same night, in 1 min 17 secs and 43 secs respectively].
What
do you remember of your first fight, in the ring at Super Brawl,
in Hawaii?
I remember that, at the weigh in, Magic Johnson and Shaquille
O’Neal bet a rolex on the fight. One of them even asked
me how I could beat the big guy, and Carlson responded with a
classic, “It’s no problem because the king of the jungle
is the lion, not the elephant!” Only the winner would take
the 10,000 dollar prize. It was a savage time, no holds were
barred, and Jon Hess said he would stick a finger in my eye.
I was 18 years old, I was terrified (laughs). But Carlson made
me feel absurdly confident, and told my opponent: “You want
to go in armed? Take a knife, we will let you!”
How
do you see your future?
I tell my fans I will know throw away what I have built over
my career. I am re-evaluating my career path and will fight for
my team, for me and for my fans. The outcome, the belts and the
money, all are just consequences. I want to be an inspiration
to my fans and teach good things even to my opponents. Whoever
gets to the top must not step on the heads of whoever is below.
The fighter goes through several phases, and the true champion
cannot belittle the rest, but teach all others.
Your
son Davi is almost two years old. Do you encourage him to be
a fighter?
He already hits the bag, he has his little gloves. He also swims,
plays soccer, tennis, volleyball. He has adeptness for sports.
If he becomes a fighter, at least I will be able to help him
avoid some of the things I went through. But if he wants to be
a lawyer, doctor, economist, musician, I will encourage him as
well.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Quote
of the Day
"To
educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace
to society."
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States
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UFC
67 "All or Nothing" card Tonight!
The card is in place for UFC 67, happening this Saturday, February
3, during Superbowl weekend.
The
Ultimate Fighter 5 middleweight winner Travis Lutter gets his
shot at the dangerous Anderson Silva, who is making his first
title defense since dominating Rich Franklin at UFC 64.
Mirko
"Cro Cop" Filipovic, the 2006 PRIDE GP Champion, joins
the UFC Heavyweight division against the undefeated Eddie Sanchez.
Quinton
"Rampage" Jackson will make his long-awaited UFC debut
against Marvin Eastman. Both fighters had their WFA contracts
bought out by the UFC.
In
a battle between two TUF 5 contestants, Patrick Cote will face
Scott Smith. Cote became the runner-up when he lost to Lutter
in the season finale. The same event, Smith scored a spectacular
KO against Pete Sell.
Team
Jorge Gurgel's Dustin Hazelett takes on Diego Saraieva in a lightweight
bout. Saraieva is stepping in for Melvin Guillard, who was forced
to leave the card due to a hand injury.
Probable
Bout Order:
1. Sam Hoger vs. Lyoto Machida (205 lbs)
2. Terry Martin vs. Jorge Rivera (185 lbs)
3. Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin (155 lbs)
4. Diego Saraieva vs. Dustin Hazelett (155 lbs)
5. Patrick Cote vs. Scott Smith (185 lbs)*
6. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman (205
lbs)*
7. Mirko Cro Cop vs. Eddie Sanchez (HWT)*
8. John Halverson Vs. Roger Huerta (155 lbs)*
9. Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter (185 lbs)*
*Televised
bouts on pay per view.
Source: MMA Fighting
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GOT
SKILLS FIGHTER
Saturday, February 17th
Waipahu Filcom Center
Doors open @ 6:30PM
Tickets $20 pre-sale/$25 door
For info. call #779-3237
*FIGHT CARD TO FOLLOW SOON*
Source: Event Promoter
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UFC
Roster Packs a Bigger Punch (and Slam)
with New Additions
By Derek Callahan
Gone
are the days of stellar cards with all big-name fighters in the
UFC, but so goes with the territory of free and frequent events.
With their February 3rd Pay-Per-View show, the UFC seems to be
finding a happy medium between stacked cards and weak showings.
Some fights are intriguing, some evoke excitement, and others
look to induce highly skilled bouts.
Starting
at the top, Anderson Silva (17-4) will defend his title for the
first time against Travis Lutter (9-3). True to the word of The
Ultimate Fighter finale, Lutter is getting a shot at the title
that exemplifies exactly what TUF is there for. As a strong wrestler
and fantastic grappler, Lutter has been erratic since he was
initially heard from by UFC fans. After knocking out Marvin Eastman
in 2004 in his big stage debut, Lutter has been on-and-off impressive
and looks to ride some of the first momentum he's had in some
time. As a reality show, TUF is designed to give talented fighters
who have strayed, the chance for a puncher's chance. After winning
three straight, including the title shot-clinching armbar of
Patrick Cote, Lutter doesn't need a punchers chance. He needs
to see how Daiju Takase and Ryo Chonan handed Silva half his
career losses: with submissions.
Fortunately
for Lutter, Silva has been a world-class striker that can be
submitted if found open to one. Seven out of nine of Lutter's
wins have come by submission, so it stands to reason that that's
his best shot. Short of a one-punch haymaker or a successful,
quick combination that lands, Silva won't be out struck. It's
a main event that requires Lutter to impose his game and not
get caught by Silva's on the way.
If
that's the intriguing fight of the night, the next two will provide
the excitement. Mirko FiIipovic's (21-4-2) record is laughably
superior in strength of opposition than just about anyone else
on the UFC roster. All those complaints about a moribund heavyweight
division had better get eaten, which was obviously part of the
UFC's mindset in bringing in one of the world's top-five heavyweights.
For proof that he can knock out a tough looking opponent and
convince fans who haven't yet seen him that he is indeed a brutal
tactician, he faces Eddie Sanchez (7-0).
For
potentially donating his body to impact research, Sanchez will
have the chance to give himself something immediately in common
with Kevin Randleman, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt and
Fedor Emelianenko. If he can somehow continue the seven-fight
win streak that has been his career, it would be the biggest
catapult for a contender since Joe Lauzon knocked out Jens Pulver.
As much as "Li'l Evil" is an all time great though,
Filipovic's striking is on a plane above that which Sanchez has
faced, or likely will ever face again. The results are so assuredly
exciting, but the chances for Sanchez are so slim. That just
might be why this bout is compelling in spite of itself.
Just
as groundbreaking as the entrance of Mirko "Cro-Cop"
into the UFC is that of Quinton Jackson (23-8). The reason of
course, is that Jackson holds a win over current UFC poster boy
Chuck Liddell. Credit the company for knowing a good storyline
when they see one, because the image of Jackson dominating the
UFC champion on the mat and finishing him with the help of a
solid body attack isn't an easy one to forget. Marvin Eastman
(13-6-1) may not have, but he may also be wondering how he did
it the last time. After beating a much greener Jackson in both
of their pro debuts, Eastman has had a successful, yet professionally
erratic career. He doesn't lose to bad fighters, and has beaten
his share of them. He played a part in the unraveling of Alex
Stiebling, he avenged an earlier loss to Vernon White and most
recently he ground out a close decision over Travis Wiuff.
That
said a re-energized Jackson, fighting in the U.S. for only the
second time since 2001, still has a test in Eastman. Although
it's been almost two years since his KO loss to Mauricio Rua,
Jackson is still working his way up in competition. Obviously
his last win over Matt Lindland constitutes a world-class victory,
but it did come against a fighter moving up in weight for the
challenge of fighting him. It came down to a split decision in
a competitive bout. Beyond that, two wins over Hirotaka Yokoi
and Yoon Dong Sik don't do much to suggest that any power bombs
are on their way. A win over Eastman however, just might.
The
Ultimate Fighter 4 rears its head again with the appearance of
Scott Smith (11-2) on the card. Smith takes on an interesting
opponent in Patrick Cote (8-4). Coming into his fight with Tito
Ortiz, in just the sixth bout of his career, Cote was heavily
hyped. He had to be though, or else the fight would be less interesting
than it already was. So even though it died down a little bit
after the Ortiz loss, it took a bigger hit when Cote dropped
two straight to Joe Doerksen and Chris Leben. Those two are just
a brief litmus test of how deep the middleweight division goes,
and there is a stark distance from their level and that of the
Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva's of the world. Cote has a chance
though, to put his TUF loss to Lutter behind him and move forward
with a win over Scott Smith. Cote has been tough, and his performances
against good competition, stands to reason that he can hold his
own. The question is what else can he do?
Rounding
out the card is a varied array of experience and talent. Sam
Hoger (8-2) takes on Lyoto Machida (8-0), who should be expected
to fight Rich Franklin soon. It is more than likely that the
Brazilian's previous win over the former champ, is the main reason
he's been invited to the UFC.
Perennial
workhorse Jorge Rivera (21-5) is in against Terry Martin (14-3)
in a middleweight bout. Besides an old school debut loss to Stephan
Bonnar that some would argue doesn't count on his record because
of a murky, undecided amateur/pro distinction, Martin's only
other losses have been in the UFC. He's been on a good two-win
streak since losing to Jason Lambert last April, but smart money
sometimes just goes to experience in favor of Rivera.
Frank
Edgar (6-0) is nicknamed "The Answer" but there is
no question that he has talent. His wrestling is generally exciting
enough to fans and certainly strong enough for opponents. He's
ground out two straight decisions and faces his toughest challenge
yet in Tyson Griffin (8-0). Griffin already has the big name
victim after a stoppage win over Duane Ludwig last June. It's
substance time now, and both prospects will be looking to back
it up.
Source: FCF
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Monson
to face Aleksander
The snowman should face Aleksander at Bodog
Jeff
Monson doesn't want to rest. After being substituted for Matt
Lindland in the battle against Fedor Emelianenko at the Bodog
April 7 edition, in Russia, the American, nicknamed the Snowman,
may be put back on the card, and his opponent should be Fedor's
younger brother, Aleksander Emelianenko. Information about the
fight was provided by Monson himself to the site UFCmania.com.
It
is worth remembering that the American fighter will, on the 4th
of March, almost one month before Bodog, fight in the main event
of the British Cage Warriors Fighting Championship. Mario Sukata,
the Brazilian recently introduced at the UFC, is the most likely
opponent.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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QUESTIONS
STILL SURROUND SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE
by Ivan Trembow and Ken Pishna
Rumors have abound that Strikeforce has filed a lawsuit against
Frank Shamrock for breach of contract and that they will attempt
to stop Shamrock’s fight against Renzo Gracie from taking
place on the first Elite Xtreme Combat (EliteXC) event, which
is scheduled to air on the Showtime premium cable network on
Feb. 10.
MMAWeekly
has been in contact with sources close to both sides of the situation
and we’re receiving conflicting reports.
Sources
on the Showtime and Pro Elite, Inc. side (Pro Elite is the company
that has partnered with Showtime in producing the EliteXC event)
are adamant that “the Frank Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie fight
is going to take place on February 10th on Showtime.” Without
further explanation, however, it is unclear whether this statement
comes from an actual resolution to the conflict or whether it
comes from the belief that they will find a way to resolve the
conflict prior to Feb. 10.
As
for Strikeforce, our sources close to the situation are just
as adamant in stating that Strikeforce is in ongoing talks with
Showtime and Pro Elite, but that there has been no agreement
reached at this time. They also say that Strikeforce is prepared
to move forward in the courts if the two sides cannot come to
a resolution on their own.
Strikeforce
parent company West Coast Production is alleging that Shamrock
breached his contract with Strikeforce when he signed with EliteXC
parent company Pro Elite, Inc. to fight Gracie on the February
10th Showtime telecast.
According
to Strikeforce, Shamrock's contract with them explicitly states
that his next fight must be for Strikeforce, which if true, would
seem to make Shamrock's contract with Pro Elite a violation of
his pre-existing Strikeforce contract.
Shamrock
had been scheduled to fight Phil Baroni on a major Strikeforce
show in the late spring on nationally distributed pay-per-view,
but those plans were thrown into disarray when Shamrock signed
to fight on the February EliteXC card. In addition to the possibility
that he might lose to Gracie, Shamrock could also be injured
even in victory, thus putting the Strikeforce event that was
to be built around Shamrock vs. Baroni in jeopardy.
The
facts of the litigation are that West Coast Production did indeed
file for a preliminary injunction against Frank Juarez (Frank
Shamrock’s legal name) on Jan. 23, 2007 and a hearing date
to determine whether the injunction would be granted or not was
set for Feb. 6, 2007, just four days prior to the scheduled fight.
If
the situation has not been resolved prior to the hearing date,
Strikeforce's representatives will make their case to a judge
that Shamrock should be legally prevented from fighting on the
Feb. 10 event, while representatives of the Shamrock-Showtime-EliteXC
side will argue that Shamrock should not be legally prevented
from fighting.
If
the situation progresses to the Feb. 6 hearing, the judge will
not be deciding the entire case at that hearing; he or she will
only be deciding whether to issue an injunction at that time
to bar Shamrock from fighting on the EliteXC card.
If
the judge decides not to issue an injunction (thus allowing Shamrock
to fight on the EliteXC card as scheduled), Strikeforce's suit
against Shamrock would still be active and they could still seek
monetary damages in the future.
At
the EliteXC introductory press conference in mid-December, Sherdog.com
asked Shamrock how he could be fighting Gracie in February when
he had just announced that he would be fighting Baroni in Strikeforce.
Shamrock's response was, "I have a business relationship
that allows that to happen."
Strikeforce
did not agree with Shamrock's assessment of the situation, as
Strikeforce official Mike Afromowitz told MMAWeekly's Ken Pishna
in mid-December, “Frank has a contract with us that very
clearly states that his next fight is to be for us. By signing
to fight elsewhere before fulfilling that fight, he is not honoring
that contract.”
In
addition, Strikeforce told MMAWeekly in mid-December that Strikeforce
had previously notified an EliteXC representative about Shamrock’s
contract with Strikeforce (prior to Shamrock's signing with EliteXC),
and added that Strikeforce has "sent correspondence to Gary
Shaw and Douglas DeLuca [both members of the EliteXC management
team] and Showtime officially notifying them that there is a
problem."
During
a mid-January press conference to promote the EliteXC card, Shamrock
was once again asked by a member of the media about the contractual
issues involving Strikeforce. According to EliteXC's transcript
of the press conference, Shamrock replied, "It has been
straightened out. Strikeforce and I have a really good business
relationship and we have been able to see past the points."
Strikeforce
apparently disagreed and has filed the lawsuit seeking a preliminary
injunction if the situation is not resolved between the two sides.
Even
if a judge does issue an injunction that would prevent Frank
Shamrock vs. Renzo Gracie from taking place, the EliteXC card
would still take place on Feb. 10th, albeit without its scheduled
main event.
At
the time of publication, officials from both Strikeforce and
from Showtime/Pro Elite declined to comment on the situation,
although it was indicated that Showtime/Pro Elite will soon be
issuing comment on the situation.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Pride:
fighters should learn English
Sakakibara says he has not abandoned Japanese market
It
is becoming evermore clear that the principal axis of world MMA
is moving from Japan to the United States, as you can read about
in NOCAUTE #48, on sale now throughout Brazil. So much so that
Pride’s directors are putting more and more effort into
conquering the American market, as they put on more events in
the land of Uncle Sam in 2007. The dedication to the task is
such that Pride’s president, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, revealed
that he requested that their fighters learn to speak English,
so as to bring themselves closer to the fans in the United States.
“The
general public in the United States is starting to understand
MMA. It is similar to what happened in Japan five, six years
ago,” said Sakakibara.
The
intense devotion to events to take place in North America has
been provoking reactions from the Japanese press, so much that
Sakakibara made a point of stating that he is not abandoning
his country of origin: “We have no intention of neglecting
the Japanese market. We have to get back on network television
this year. That is one of our greatest objectives.”
Source: Gracie Magazine
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South
x North America at Jungle 8
The
promoter of Jungle Fight event Wallid Ismail promises a big show
for the eight edition of his event that will bring confrontations
between athletes from North America and South America . “The
South America team will invade the North America . That will
rock!”, said the glad Wallid, who doesn’t confirms
that the event will be held in . “There are big chances,
but I can’t confirm it yet. I also can’t confirm anything
about the athletes yet”, said Wallid, who just said that
Ronaldo Jacaré will might dispute the category belt of
the next edition.
For
whom thinks that now the Jungle Fight will just be held in other
countries, Wallid send a message: “I am from Amazon and
I won’t let my own land ever. There is a sentence that I
always like to say: “Never forget that your own people or
they will forget you”. So I can guarantee to you that this
year I will do at least two editions of Jungle Fight in ”,
said Wallid
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"One
doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you."
Larry Gelbart, American Comedy Writer
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Kickin
It 2007 Tonight!
WEIGH-INS
ARE GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY FEB 1 AT NANAKULI BEACH PARK PAVILLION
AT 6PM. FIGHTERS UNDER 18 MUST BRING PARENTS TO SIGN WAIVER FORMS.
NO PARENT - NO FIGHT
WHAT
- KICKIN IT 2007
WHEN
- FEB 2, 2007
WHERE
- WAIPAHU FILCOM CENTER
DOORS
OPEN AT 6:00PM
DAVIN
KIM 125 JULIO MORENO
EWA
BEACH FIGHT CLUB EXHIBITION BULLSPEN
THIS
FIGHT IS STILL IN TALKS BUT OH WHAT A FIGHT THIS WOULD BE. MORENO,
JUST THE NAME BRINGS EXCITEMENT TO A CARD. BUT DONT COUNT OUT
THE YOUNGSTER DAVIN, WHO HAD A SLOW START IN THE BEGINNING OF
LAST YEAR. BOTH OF THESE FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN LIGHTING UP THEIR
LAST FEW OPPONENTS. LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE FOR THESE
TWO FIGHTERS BUT YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT IF YOU WATCHED THESE GUYS
FIGHT.
BEN
SANTIAGO 165 OLA PLUNKETT
BANGAHZVILLE
ANIMAL HOUSE
BOTH
OF THESE FIGHTERS FOUGHT TO A DRAW FOR THE KICKIN IT SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
TITLE LAST YEAR IN THE SEQUEL. BEN WAS ANNOUNCED THE WINNER EARLIER
BUT WHEN THE SCORE CARDS WAS REVIEWED FOR THE SECOND TIME. BEN
ACTUALLY MISSED ONE KICK IN THE FIRST ROUND WHICH COSTED HIM
THE WIN. IT WAS THAT CLOSE. BOTH OF THEM RECEIVED BELTS FOR A
JOB WELL DONE THAT NIGHT. EXPECT SOME BIG SWINGING LIKE THE LAST
TIME THESE TWO GUYS MET. WILL OLA'S FLAG STILL BE WAVING ITS
COLORS OR WILL FEB 2ND BE ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMIN. CHECK IT OUT
KYLIE
DELACRUZ 120 MANA WOOLSEY
EWA
BEACH FIGHT CLUB HSD
MAKE
SURE THAT YOU DONT MISS THIS FIGHT. BOTH ARE TEEENAGERS AND BOTH
ARE FROM THE WESSIDE. SO YOU KNOW THE ACTION WILL BE IN EFFECT
WHEN THE BELL RINGS. THESE TWO FIGHTERS WILL BRING MAJOR SKILLS,
SPEED AND MANA (POWER). THESE GUYS CARRY NO FEAR AS WELL AS NO
BODY FAT. 120 POUNDS SOLID. THIS FIGHT WILL DEFINITELY BE A SHOW
STOPPER.
NUI
WHEELER 145 DAVID BALICAO
TEAM
SOLJAH EXHIBITION HSD
BOTH
OF THESE GUYS ARE CHAMPIONS AT THE SAME WEIGHT DIVISION BUT AT
DIFFERENT CALIBERS. THEY WILL BE ENTERING A DIFFERENT KIND OF
FIGHTING ON FEB 2ND. BOTH OF THESE GUYS ARE VIRGINS TO THE GROUND
GAME. THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER ARE IN THEIR STAND UP. THEY HAVE
NEVER BEEN ROCKED OR KNOCKED OUT BUT CAN THEY BE TAPPED OUT?
BE THERE
KILEY
RAMIRO 80 MICAH
HMC
TEAM DEVASTATION
KANA
LOA 120 JAN QUIMOYOG
BANGAHZVILLE
INNER CIRCLE
WAYNE
PURVEY 185 DONOVAN COLLIER
TEAM
ISLAND THUNDER INNER CIRCLE
ITO
190 KOLOA KAHALEWAI
WESSIDE
CONNECTION TEAM ANILAND
PHILLIP
BENJAMIN 150 JERELL MUNOZ
WESSIDE
CONNECTION HSD
RICHARDSON
SUNGA 150 DAMIEN GOMES
VEGAS
FIGHT CLUB HSD
KENJI
SAITO 240 MAKANA VERTIDO
ANIMAL
HOUSE VEGAS FIGHT CLUB
KOICHI
TANJI 145 TONY PERERRA
HMC
WAIANAE KICKBOXING CLUB
KAWAI
QUIZON 185 JASON LOPES
TEAM
DEVASTATION JESUS IS LORD
MIKE
LEMAIRE 175 WILL HARVEST
TEAM
ISLAND THUNDER BIG TYME FIGHT
JOHN
SMITH 100 KALAI MCSHANE
ANIMAL
HOUSE EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
MANA
KRYZKA 150 JON MENDONSA
TEAM
DEVASTATION NAKOA FIGHT CLUB
MARSHALL
POAHA 145 AJ BROWN
TEAM
DEVASTATION BIG TYME FIGHT
GARY
REBALLIZA 140 RANDY KAMAIOPI
INNER
CIRCLE EASTSIDAZ
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Diego
Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck at UFC 69 in Houston
Diego Sanchez (17-0) is putting his undefeated record on the
line against Josh Koscheck (8-1) April 7 in the first-ever UFC
event in Texas. The winner of this bout should cement his status
as a top contender for Georges St. Pierre's welterweight title.
Sanchez
holds an uncredited win over Koscheck from a semifinal exhibition
bout on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Judges rendered
a split decision after 3 rounds in favor of Sanchez. He went
on to defeat Kenny Florian to win the TUF 1 middleweight championship.
If
Georges St. Pierre recovers from his knee injury, he will give
TUF 4 winner Matt Serra his title shot on this card.
Source: MMA Fighting
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DSE
Officially Announces Shogun-Overeem II
PRIDE parent company Dream Stage Entertainment has officially
announced a rematch between Mauricio Rua and Alistair Overeem
for its Feb. 24 card at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The
sixth official bout for PRIDE's second North American venture,
Rua and Overeem previously met in Aug. 2005 in the semifinals
of PRIDE's Middleweight Grand Prix.
Rua
weathered the early offense of Overeem, including an escape from
Overeem's trademark guillotine choke, before mounting the Dutch
fighter and pounding him out from the dominant position midway
through the first round.
Later
that night, Rua went on to defeat Ricardo Arona in the finals
to become PRIDE's 2005 Grand Prix champion, leading also to his
being named Sherdog.com's Fighter of the Year along with Takanori
Gomi.
Since
his shocking injury loss to Mark Coleman, Rua has won three straight
bouts, taking out Cyrille Diabate and Kevin Randleman, before
earning a dominating decision over Kazuhiro Nakamura this past
New Year's Eve.
Meanwhile,
Overeem has dropped three of his last four, including bouts to
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in July and Ricardo Arona in Sept.
Source: Sherdog
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Mach
speaks about upcoming Las Vegas PRIDE
Dream Stage Entertainment held a press conference at the Aoyama,
Tokyo office on January 23rd to announce four fight cards for
the upcoming February 24th event in Las Vegas, Nevada, PRIDE
33 THE SECOND COMING. At the press conference were CEO Nobuyuki
Sakakibara and four announced fighters Takanori Gomi, Kazuo Misaki,
Kazuhiro Nakamura and Hayato "Mach" Sakurai. These
four PRIDE samurais will shock America!
Hayato
"Mach" Sakurai appeared at the press conference with
a Mohawk-hair style and was all smiles from beginning to end.
Sakurai appeared to be in a bright mood, nodding his head as
Dream Stage Entertainment CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara spoke. Exploring
his role as the "mood maker" for the Japan team, Sakurai
elicited laughs from the gathered reporters.
"Regarding
my fight, I don't know anything about my opponent?" Sakurai
said but nothing else followed. Asked why he didn't continue
speaking, Sakurai explained, "Well, I hadn't thought of
anything to say. Then, they told me to speak in English so I'm
very confused at the moment. (laughing)"
After
pausing for a moment, Mach continued and showed off his fluent
(?) English, "If I have to speak in English about this fight,
I can say?punch, kick, hiza?wait, hiza is "knee" in
English. Oh, I can say "keep on going." That's about
it."
"I
lost big at the casinos when I went to watch the last Las Vegas
PRIDE event. Several years ago I lost to Matt Hughes in the UFC
too, so I don't have any good memories in Las Vegas. So, I want
to make up for my losses and I'm going to take out my losses
on Danzig," Sakurai promised to take out his frustration
on his opponent, Mac Danzig, but everyone seemed more interested
in Sakurai's casino losses.
Asked
by reporters how much he lost at the casinos, Mach made a sour
face and said, "It's a secret." Sakakibara, however,
more was more than willing to expose Sakurai's secret, "You
wouldn't believe how much he lost. Apparently, he lost several
tens of thousands of dollars in about five minutes."
Naturally,
audible gasps of surprise could be heard from the reporters.
Sakurai laughed and said that it's just one more reason he can't
afford to lose his upcoming fight, "To make it even worse,
that was borrowed money that I have to pay back. I'll be fighting
my best so I can repay my loans, too."
Incidentally,
Sakurai lost his money playing baccarat and explained that he
didn't understand the rules very well. Sakurai's previous experiences
in Las Vegas have all apparently been negative and he's going
to bring that frustration, and the need to repay his loans, into
his fight against Mac Danzig on February 24th!
Source: Pride
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Sérgio
Cunha: At new home
By Eduardo Ferreira
Former athlete of Chute Boxe, Sérgio Cunha was introduced
last week as the new Muay Thai trainer of the Brazilian Top Team
(BTT). Cunha, who spent one year in training the Judô fighter
Hidehiko Yoshida, will replace Paulo Nikolai, who is out of the
team now. The fighter from Curitiba is for almost two months
in Rio de Janeiro , where he has been working with Rodrigo Minotauro,
Rogério Minotouro and Rafael Feijão. Check out
now the exclusive interview that Cunha did to site TATAME, where
the Muay Thai black belt tell us a little bit of his new home:
What
are you expecting of this new team work?
I
hope to be able to do a nice job with the whole team. I am still
meeting the athletes and I hope that soon I can improve their
games, specially the clinch, the knee blows, the Boxing, kicks...
People here at BTT have a good technique quality and I want them
– who came from BJJ – to be confident at the standed
up fight.
You
are here in Rio for two months... Have you already worked with
some BTT athlete?
I
already worked with Rodrigo Minotauro , Rogério Minotouro,
Rafael Feijão, Wagão.. I also did some training
job with Minotauro before his fight against Josh Barnett at the
New Years Pride and I am already training with Minotouro for
his next bout at the Pride.
You
used to train at Chute Boxe, the big rival of BTT. How the team
from Rio de Janeiro did receive you here?
I
was really well received here. I got surprised, that was much
better than I was expecting. People are getting more professionalism
and they are not watching things with the personal size. This
change is called as professionalism and this is what I am trying
to get for my trainer career.
What
are you thinking about the city?
I
am here for two months and everything is fine. I don’t know
too much things here, so I just can do by myself the way home
and the way for the BTT academy. But I know that soon I will
know the city and I will be well adapted. My kids are loving
to live here and I will put them at a good high school here.
Tell
us how was the time when you were promoter and after that when
you were Yoshida’s trainer at?
That
was a nice time. I was producer and promoter when I was at the
presidency of the Shooto Brazil and it really helped me at the
fight world. People started to know me... I also did grow up
as a person at that time. I started to work at a Japanese company,
and the owner is Hideiko Yoshida. So I started to be more important
at Shooto and I went to work with Yoshida in , where I spent
about one year training with him and his team. That time that
I spent there also helped me to open my eyes for some business
questions. But I am happy today, I am back working and doing
what I like to do, that is teaching Muay Thai.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Weakness
of attitude becomes weakness of character."
Albert
Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
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UFC
FIGHT NIGHT 8 DRAWS SOLID RATINGS
The
two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 8 on Spike TV drew an overall
rating of 1.7 on Thursday, January 25th. The overall rating and
the specific demographic ratings were close to the UFC's averages
for live fight specials on Spike TV, and they were also up from
the ratings that were drawn by the previous UFC Fight Night special
on December 13th.
Comparisons
to UFN 7 and UFC's Averages-to-Date
Compared
to the two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 7 on December 13th,
UFC Fight Night 8 was a big success from a ratings standpoint.
UFN
7 drew a 1.3 overall rating, while UFN 8 drew a 1.7 overall rating.
UFN 7 drew a 2.0 rating in the key demographic of 18-to-34-year-old
males, while UFN 8 drew a 2.3 rating in this demographic. In
the broader 18-to-49-year-old male demographic, UFN 7 drew a
1.6 rating and UFN 8 drew a 2.0 rating.
Compared
to the UFC's averages for the first twelve live fight specials
that it aired on Spike TV (from April 2005 to December 2006),
UFC Fight Night 8 was on par in terms of overall viewership and
slightly below average in the key demographics.
The
UFC's first twelve live fight specials on Spike TV drew an average
overall rating of 1.7, which is identical to the overall rating
that was drawn by the company's thirteenth live fight special,
UFN 8. However, UFN 8's rating of 2.3 in the coveted 18-to-34-year-old
male demographic falls short of the prior UFC average of 2.9
in that demographic. Also, UFN 8's rating of 2.0 in the 18-to-49-year-old
male demographic falls short of the prior UFC average of 2.3
in that demographic.
O'Brien
vs. Herring Out-Draws Evans vs. Salmon
The
surprise of the night was that the biggest ratings draw was not
the main event match-up of Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon. The
biggest draw of the night was the fight between Heath Herring
and Jake O'Brien, which was the first live UFC fight since last
October to break the 2.0 barrier in the ratings.
The
lowest-rated fight of the evening was the fight that opened the
live TV broadcast. This is almost always the case because a large
percentage of the people who watch a live UFC special over the
course of its two-hour duration are people who were not aware
that the event was going to be taking place until after it started.
Word of mouth and viewers stumbling upon the broadcast while
flipping channels both play a big role in the ratings for every
live UFC special, as evidenced by the fact that the ratings always
start out low when not as many people are aware that there's
a live UFC special airing on Spike TV.
In
the opening fight of the broadcast, Hermes Franca defeated Spencer
Fisher by TKO, and the fight drew a 1.5 overall rating, which
is actually a higher rating than most UFC "opening fights"
draw on Spike TV.
The
biggest jump of the night for UFN's ratings came for the next
fight, Jake O'Brien's unanimous decision victory over Heath Herring.
That fight drew a 2.1 overall rating, creating more of an audience
increase from the previous fight than the audience growth on
the entire UFN 7 broadcast in December. During that broadcast,
the largest audience growth was from 1.1 to 1.4.
The
viewership level decreased slightly after the O'Brien vs. Herring
fight, and it never reached the 2.0 level again. Ed Herman's
submission victory over Chris Price drew a 1.8 overall rating,
and then the main event fight between Rashad Evans and Sean Salmon
was responsible for moderate ratings growth, as it drew a 1.9
overall rating.
While
it was somewhat surprising for Evans vs. Salmon to have not drawn
the highest rating of the broadcast, the fight still drew a high
enough rating to be the second most watched fight on the last
three UFC live specials (behind only O'Brien vs. Herring).
Pros
vs. Joes Draws Strong Ratings for Season Premiere
The
January edition of UFC Fight Night was specifically scheduled
to take place on Thursday the 25th in order to serve as a steady
lead-in for another show on Spike TV, which has been the case
in some form or another for every single live UFC fight special
on Spike TV since UFN 4.
In
this case, the show being promoted was the second season premiere
of Pros vs. Joes, and the show came through by actually out-drawing
the UFC Fight Night special that served as its lead-in. It was
only the second time that a non-UFC show has out-drawn its live
UFC lead-in, with the first show being Blade: The Series last
June.
Pros
vs. Joes drew an overall rating of 1.9, building on UFN's overall
rating of 1.7. Pros vs. Joes also drew a 2.6 rating in the 18-to-49-year-old
demographic, building on UFN's 2.0 rating in this demographic.
Most impressively of all, Pros vs. Joes drew a 3.3 rating in
the 18-to-34-year-old male demographic, building on UFN's rating
of 2.3 in this demographic.
Compared
to the launch of Blade: The Series following a UFC Fight Night
special last June, Pros vs. Joes lost slightly when it comes
to the overall rating (1.9 to 2.0), but Pros vs. Joes handily
out-drew Blade: The Series' premiere in the 18-to-34-year-old
male demographic (3.3 to 2.6) and in the 18-to-49-year-old male
demographic (2.6 to 2.2).
Of
course, as with any TV series (and any individual season of any
TV series), the question is whether or not Pros vs. Joes can
maintain ratings that are close to this level over the long haul.
The
strong first week ratings won't mean all that much if the ratings
fall off drastically in subsequent weeks and the series ends
up being cancelled, which is what happened to Blade: The Series.
Blade went from drawing a 2.0 overall rating in its first week
to averaging a 0.9 overall rating in its remaining weeks, and
it experienced similarly drastic drop-offs in the 18-to-34-year-old
male demographic (from 2.6 down to 1.0) and in the 18-to-49-year-old
demographic (from 2.2 down to 0.9).
Other
Spike TV Ratings from January 25th
Airing
from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM and leading into the UFC Fight Night
special on Spike TV was a new episode of UFC Unleashed, which
drew an overall rating of 0.6. The last time that a new episode
of UFC Unleashed aired at 7:00 PM, it drew an overall rating
of 0.9 back on August 17th (the night of TUF 4's premiere).
After
the two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night and the one-hour broadcast
of Pros vs. Joes, the Spike TV original series Afro Samurai aired
from 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM and drew an overall rating of 0.7,
which was actually an increase from the series' previous average
of 0.5.
Airing
from 11:30 PM to 12:00 AM, Wild World of Spike drew an overall
rating of 0.5, which was up slightly from its previous average
of 0.4. Needless to say, the ratings that have been drawn by
Afro Samurai and Wild World of Spike have left a lot to be desired,
and the low ratings can't be blamed on the late timeslot because
TNA Impact was able to consistently draw ratings of 0.8 or higher
in the same timeframe (11:00 PM to 12:00 AM).
The
latest episode of Inside the UFC aired on Spike TV from 12:00
AM to 12:30 AM, and it drew an overall rating of 0.4. The ratings
for Inside the UFC have decreased ever since Spike TV took away
its UFC lead-in.
In
the five-week period when Inside the UFC had repeats of UFC Unleashed
and one new episode of UFC All Access as its lead-ins, the series
was averaging a 0.6 overall rating, which was actually considered
a fairly good rating for a show that airs at midnight. In the
four weeks since then, with lead-ins of Afro Samurai and Wild
World of Spike, the series has drawn overall ratings in the 0.3
to 0.4 range.
Head-to-Head
Network Competition
Airing
head-to-head with UFC Fight Night 8 on Thursday, January 25th
from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM, a repeat of CSI Miami on CBS led the
pack with an overall rating of 8.1, while a repeat of the ABC
series Ugly Betty drew a 6.9 overall rating. NBC's repeats of
My Name is Earl and The Office drew overall ratings of 5.3 and
4.8, respectively, which are fairly strong ratings for repeats
of comedy shows. Bringing up the rear was Fox, which managed
to draw only a 3.5 overall rating for a repeat of 'Til Death
and a 3.2 overall rating for a new episode of The War at Home.
Neither series is going to be on the air for very long if they
keep drawing ratings in that range. The War at Home's ratings
have fallen off drastically ever since Fox moved the series from
Sunday nights and put it head-to-head with The Office and Ugly
Betty on Thursday nights.
Airing
head-to-head with UFC Fight Night in the 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
hour, a new episode of Grey's Anatomy on ABC out-drew a new episode
of CSI on CBS, which was shocking when it first happened last
fall but is now considered commonplace. Grey's Anatomy drew a
14.0 overall rating, while CSI drew a 13.1 overall rating. In
the meantime, NBC's repeats of Scrubs and 30 Rock drew overall
ratings of 3.2 and 2.5, respectively. Despite its critical acclaim,
30 Rock is probably not going to get renewed for a second season
unless its ratings increase in the coming months. Fox again came
in last place with a 2.5 overall rating for a new episode of
The OC. That is exactly the kind of number that caused Fox to
make the decision to end The OC, which was drawing more than
double its current audience just two years ago.
Source: MMA Weekly |
KEVIN
RANDLEMAN OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
MMAWeekly.com reported last week that Kevin "The Monster"
Randleman was hospitalized, his body basically shutting down
and nearing kidney failure. Fortunately, he made it to the hospital
in time to avert what surely would have been disaster.
Randleman's
wife, Elizabeth, said that his CPK levels reached a measurement
of 68,000. A measurement of 150 is considered normal. What this
means is that Randleman's muscles were shutting down and if they
hadn't got it under control, his organs would start to follow
suit.
Much
of the problem stemmed from complications following several surgeries
and Randleman's refusal to slow down and let his body fully recover
before resuming his normal routine resulting in him having to
be on I.V. antibiotics for an extended period of time, which
is stressful on the body.
The
doctor's at St. Rose in Las Vegas, Nev. were able to flush out
his system and lower his CPK levels. According to Elizabeth,
"Kevin was released from the hospital and is doing very
good. His CPK is down to 2,000, which is a long way from 68,000."
She continued, "He can’t do anything until it gets
to 150 and stays there for a week or so. Other than him being
somewhat stir crazy, he is very good."
Randleman
spoke to Damon Martin and Jeff Cain on MMAWeekly's SoundOff radio
show last week from his hospital room. "I can honestly say,
that no matter whatever happens in my life, I have been blessed,"
said an introspective Randleman.
He
even touched on the issue of his failed drug test following the
Shogun fight on Pride's U.S. debut last October in Las Vegas.
"If you're going to be a man, you have to stand up for what
is right. I made a very bad mistake. I did something wrong. I
want everyone to understand that I am so sorry to my fans, to
MMA... I am going to accept everything that I get," said
Randleman.
Randleman
said, "I don't take performance enhancing drugs" and
went on to explain that, following 11 surgeries in 16 months,
he was on so many antibiotics and pain pills that he was afraid
he may not be allowed to fight. But he reiterated, "From
the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry for the deception. It is
not my right to fight; it is an honor for me to fight."
Source: MMA Weekly |
LINDLAND,
EVANS & NOONS ON SOUNDOFF
Tonight’s
radio show on MMAWeeklyRadio.com is stacked from top to bottom.
Due to some technical difficulties last night, we couldn’t
get Rashad Evans on as planned, so we’re kicking off the
show with him tonight to talk about his brutal KO of Sean Salmon.
We’ve
also got the #1 ranked middleweight fighter in the world, Matt
Lindland, coming on to talk about this weekend’s IFL fight
with Carlos Newton and his new 3-fight deal to fight for BodogFights.
Lindland’s deal with Bodog calls for him to fight all 3
fights at heavyweight, the first of which is scheduled to be
Fedor Emelianenko, the #1 ranked heavyweight fighter in the world.
KJ
Noons is
an up-and-coming fighter that will be facing Charles “Krazy
Horse” Bennett on the EliteXC card for Showtime next week.
He is a unique fighter that is projected to be world-class in
MMA and professional boxing and has signed to do both on Showtime.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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K-1
Elite to Yokohama; New Weight Class Announced
TOKYO,
January 25 - K-1 announced today it will launch its World Grand
Prix 2007 season with an All-Star event in Yokohama. The fightsport
organization also outlined plans to create a new weight class,
as well as a program to kickstart the development of young Japanese
fighters.
Joining
K-1 Event Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa in the Imperial Hotel press
conference were a couple of K-1's Japanese stars -- Musashi and
Yusuke Fujimoto. These fighters will face one another at this
year's first World GP event, set for Yokohama Arena on March
4. Headlining the talent-rich card is a bout between defending
WGP Champ Sammy Schilt and Ray Sefo of New Zealand. In other
action, Korean giant Hong-Man Choi will step in against American
Mighty Mo; Ruslan Karaev of Russia will tango with Dutchman Badr
Hari; Chalid "Die Faust" of Germany will take on Japanese
tough guy Hiromi Amada; and French kickboxer Cyril Abidi will
test Japanese fighter Mitsugu Noda.
Tanikawa
also outlined a new K-1 weight classification scheme. "In
1993, when K-1 started, the final eight fighters in the championship
tournament were all about 90 kg each," he said. "But
in recent years, bigger and bigger fighters have emerged who
have good skills. And so, in order to make the sport more competitive
and exciting, we will be experimenting this year with a 100 kg
(220lbs) weight classification."
The
new over/under 100kg weight division will be applied in K-1 Superfights.
Overall, the World Grand Prix will continue as an open weight
class format.
Also
unveiled today was a reality television concept aimed at discovering
and developing fighters in this country. The program will take
the form of an ongoing competition between two teams -- one coached
by Ernesto Hoost, the second by Mike Bernardo. Tanikawa said
he hoped young Japanese fighters would flourish under the tutelage
of these K-1 veterans. Viewers will follow their progress on
the weekly Fuji TV fightsport program "SRS" (Special
Ringside).
Source: Maxfighting
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Cung
Le in MMA movie “Never Submit”
BEVERLY
HILLS, Calif.--— Jan 31, 2007Imperia Entertainment, Inc.
(Pink Sheets:IPEI) President President James Hergott announced
today that the he has cast undefeated MMA fighter and three time
world Kickboxing Champion Cung Le in the role of villain, “Ricardo”
in the world’s first MMA feature film, “Never Submit.”
“We are pleased to have a star of Cung’s caliber on
the team. Cung has won all of his MMA fights by KO or TKO in
the first round and is an exciting fighter and talented actor.”
said Hergott. “I am very excited to be on board,” said
Cung Le.
ABOUT
CUNG LE
In
1975, three days before the fall of Saigon, Cung Le and his mother
Anne escaped Vietnam by helicopter under heavy gun fire. They
spent several difficult months in a refuge camp in the Philippines
until the time they where reunited with some of their family
members. Luckily, they had a sponsor in America and were able
to start their new lives in San Jose, California. Growing up
as a skinny Vietnamese refuge, Cung Le was an easy target for
bullies to pick on, often used for practical jokes, pushed around
and even beat up. Most of these bullies never even knew his name
and often referred to Cung Le as a nip, chink, or gook.
Today
the name Cung Le is one of the most famous names in the Martial
Arts Fight World as "... pound for pound one of the most
exciting fighters of all times (Dave Carter, Inside Kung Fu)."
Cung Le is not only a three-time world champion who is in his
prime, he is also a dedicated father and role model to millions.
Cung Le has made a tremendous impact on martial arts and continues
to expand his arsenal of tools with the addition of Jujitsu training.
His popularity as a fighter has brought San Shou Kung Fu to the
forefront of the fight world and is catapulting Le into the main
stream.
Most
recently, Le was featured on a television series called JOURNEY
OF A CHAMPION. His beginning, his challenges, his victories,
and the road ahead are featured in three unforgettable episodes.
He is also the subject of a documentary that chronicles his life
"Cung Le, The Making of a Champion", beginning with
Le as a child in Vietnam, following him as a wrestler in college
and taking the audience ringside for his many hard fought victories.
The film also takes you behind the scenes to see the type of
grueling training that makes a champion. Le was also the featured
guest for The Discovery Channel documentary titled, "On
the Inside: Martial Arts."
?Le
has made appearances on the covers of several of the most renowned
martial arts publications in the world, including Black Belt
Magazine, Inside Kung Fu, Wushu Kung Fu, Martial Arts Illustrated,
ESPN the magazine and the cover of DirecTV. A testament to his
high status in Asia, an article on Le was also published in the
Japanese version of Black Belt Magazine, the Bible of Martial
Arts. Le has also captivated his television audience with outstanding
victories on ESPN2 StrikeForce, Pay-Per-View’s K-1 Superfights,
DRAKA Championships and Shidokan, The Triathlon of Martial Arts.
??At the prestigious 2004 Asia Entertainment awards, Le was honored
as the most famous Vietnamese Martial Artist in the world. He
received this award in Los Angeles amid a first class Oscars-like
ceremony. With this honor Le is now in possession of over 35
major awards.
ABOUT
"NEVER SUBMIT"
“Never
Submit” is a movie set in the world of MMA. The performances
will be a mix of nationally recognized actors and fighters. Auditions
are being held across the country looking for actors and fighters
for the movie. Inquiries pertaining to fighters and actors interested
in auditioning for roles, potential sponsorship opportunities
available to companies/vendors and MMA media requests should
be made via e-mail to Stephanie Johnson at neversubmitmovie@gmail.com
"Never
Submit" is an inspirational tale similar to "Rocky,"
but the lead character is an intelligent young man (as are most
fighters competing in this sport) rather than a beaten-down punch-drunk
fighter. An amazing cast of characters will round out this film;
each from different walks of life; each with his own set of circumstances
and motivating factors driving him to be the best. "Never
Submit" is a metaphor describing the way these athletes
live their lives.
Imperia
Entertainment recently announced a partnership with TapouT Magazine
(www.tapoutmagazine.com) as part of a cross-country tour to promote
the publication as well as the movie. Stops at select dojos to
hold auditions for "Never Submit" are being finalized.
TapouT Magazine readers can expect to see the mixed martial arts
movie prominently featured in the bi-monthly publication throughout
the casting, filming and theatrical release stages, as well as
enjoy behind the scenes details from "Never Submit"
director James Hergott, one of TapouT Magazine's newest contributors.
"Never
Submit" is featured on myMMAspace.com. myMMAspace.com is
the fastest growing mixed martial arts (MMA) destination site
on the Internet. The site features traditional social networking
features and tools like Myspace, but also provides specialized
tools for MMA fighters, brands, promoters, and fans to communicate
and interact in an MMA focused environment. www.myMMAspace.com
The company's weekly internet radio show, Cage Side Live!, will
feature interactive and entertaining interviews with MMA's top
fighters, promoters, and personalities. James Hergott is scheduled
to do an interview on the show Thursday, February 1st.
ABOUT
IMPERIA ENTERTAINMENT
Imperia
Entertainment, Inc. (www.imperiaentertainment.com) is a company
that has emerged as a player in the area of independent film
production and distribution, once monopolized by the major film
studios. In conjunction with its distribution subsidiary, Imperia
International Distribution, the company engages in investing
in and producing and distributing full-length feature films.
Along with its equity interest in "All That I Need"
(www.allthatineed.net), released in theaters last year, and now
being marketed for DVD distribution, Imperia's film properties
include its feature film, "Say It In Russian" (www.sayitinrussianmovie.com),
starring Faye Dunaway and Agata Gotova, "Brothers,"
by Tarquin Gotch ("Home Alone"), "Whiskers,"
a family film, made by Imperia's subsidiary, Muller Media, Inc.
(Pink Sheets: MUME), and the award-winning "Autograph"
television series (www.autograph.tv), which airs on the OlympuSAT
system. This press release contains statements, which may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the
intent, belief or current expectations of Imperia Entertainment,
Inc. and members of its management as well as the assumptions
on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and
that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated
by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently
known to management that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward-statements include fluctuation
of operating results, the ability to compete successfully and
the ability to complete before-mentioned transactions. The company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking
statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of
unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.
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Kickin
It 2007
WEIGH-INS
ARE GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY FEB 1 AT NANAKULI BEACH PARK PAVILLION
AT 6PM. FIGHTERS UNDER 18 MUST BRING PARENTS TO SIGN WAIVER FORMS.
NO PARENT - NO FIGHT
WHAT
- KICKIN IT 2007
WHEN
- FEB 2, 2007
WHERE
- WAIPAHU FILCOM CENTER
DOORS
OPEN AT 6:00PM
DAVIN
KIM 125 JULIO MORENO
EWA
BEACH FIGHT CLUB EXHIBITION BULLSPEN
THIS
FIGHT IS STILL IN TALKS BUT OH WHAT A FIGHT THIS WOULD BE. MORENO,
JUST THE NAME BRINGS EXCITEMENT TO A CARD. BUT DONT COUNT OUT
THE YOUNGSTER DAVIN, WHO HAD A SLOW START IN THE BEGINNING OF
LAST YEAR. BOTH OF THESE FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN LIGHTING UP THEIR
LAST FEW OPPONENTS. LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE FOR THESE
TWO FIGHTERS BUT YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT IF YOU WATCHED THESE GUYS
FIGHT.
BEN
SANTIAGO 165 OLA PLUNKETT
BANGAHZVILLE
ANIMAL HOUSE
BOTH
OF THESE FIGHTERS FOUGHT TO A DRAW FOR THE KICKIN IT SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
TITLE LAST YEAR IN THE SEQUEL. BEN WAS ANNOUNCED THE WINNER EARLIER
BUT WHEN THE SCORE CARDS WAS REVIEWED FOR THE SECOND TIME. BEN
ACTUALLY MISSED ONE KICK IN THE FIRST ROUND WHICH COSTED HIM
THE WIN. IT WAS THAT CLOSE. BOTH OF THEM RECEIVED BELTS FOR A
JOB WELL DONE THAT NIGHT. EXPECT SOME BIG SWINGING LIKE THE LAST
TIME THESE TWO GUYS MET. WILL OLA'S FLAG STILL BE WAVING ITS
COLORS OR WILL FEB 2ND BE ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMIN. CHECK IT OUT
KYLIE
DELACRUZ 120 MANA WOOLSEY
EWA
BEACH FIGHT CLUB HSD
MAKE
SURE THAT YOU DONT MISS THIS FIGHT. BOTH ARE TEEENAGERS AND BOTH
ARE FROM THE WESSIDE. SO YOU KNOW THE ACTION WILL BE IN EFFECT
WHEN THE BELL RINGS. THESE TWO FIGHTERS WILL BRING MAJOR SKILLS,
SPEED AND MANA (POWER). THESE GUYS CARRY NO FEAR AS WELL AS NO
BODY FAT. 120 POUNDS SOLID. THIS FIGHT WILL DEFINITELY BE A SHOW
STOPPER.
NUI
WHEELER 145 DAVID BALICAO
TEAM
SOLJAH EXHIBITION HSD
BOTH
OF THESE GUYS ARE CHAMPIONS AT THE SAME WEIGHT DIVISION BUT AT
DIFFERENT CALIBERS. THEY WILL BE ENTERING A DIFFERENT KIND OF
FIGHTING ON FEB 2ND. BOTH OF THESE GUYS ARE VIRGINS TO THE GROUND
GAME. THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER ARE IN THEIR STAND UP. THEY HAVE
NEVER BEEN ROCKED OR KNOCKED OUT BUT CAN THEY BE TAPPED OUT?
BE THERE
KILEY
RAMIRO 80 MICAH
HMC
TEAM DEVASTATION
KANA
LOA 120 JAN QUIMOYOG
BANGAHZVILLE
INNER CIRCLE
WAYNE
PURVEY 185 DONOVAN COLLIER
TEAM
ISLAND THUNDER INNER CIRCLE
ITO
190 KOLOA KAHALEWAI
WESSIDE
CONNECTION TEAM ANILAND
PHILLIP
BENJAMIN 150 JERELL MUNOZ
WESSIDE
CONNECTION HSD
RICHARDSON
SUNGA 150 DAMIEN GOMES
VEGAS
FIGHT CLUB HSD
KENJI
SAITO 240 MAKANA VERTIDO
ANIMAL
HOUSE VEGAS FIGHT CLUB
KOICHI
TANJI 145 TONY PERERRA
HMC
WAIANAE KICKBOXING CLUB
KAWAI
QUIZON 185 JASON LOPES
TEAM
DEVASTATION JESUS IS LORD
MIKE
LEMAIRE 175 WILL HARVEST
TEAM
ISLAND THUNDER BIG TYME FIGHT
JOHN
SMITH 100 KALAI MCSHANE
ANIMAL
HOUSE EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
MANA
KRYZKA 150 JON MENDONSA
TEAM
DEVASTATION NAKOA FIGHT CLUB
MARSHALL
POAHA 145 AJ BROWN
TEAM
DEVASTATION BIG TYME FIGHT
GARY
REBALLIZA 140 RANDY KAMAIOPI
INNER
CIRCLE EASTSIDAZ
MATCHES
AND PARTICIPANTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TICKETS
AVAILABLE AT ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS OR CALL DOUG AT 721-6019.
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Icon
Sport
Blaisdell
Arena
Friday, February 9
Fights start at 7:30 PM
Buy your tickets now!
MAIN CARD
185-lbs
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawler Trevor “ The Experiment”
Garrett
Miletich Fighting Systems, Iowa vs. Killing Fields MMA, Ohio
Lawler is on the hunt for the Icon Middleweight, now worn by
Frank Trigg. Garrett is no stepping stone. Like Lawler, Garrett
is a freakishly athletic fighter has one-punch KO power. This
will be a stand-up war-of-the-ages.
185-lbs
“Charuto” Renato Verissimo Kris Fleurestil
HMC, Honolulu vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
Charuto, now training at BJ Penn’s camp in Hilo, makes his
Icon debut. Fleurstil is a talented grappler who will try over
power Charuto with big takedowns and ground & pound technique.
205-lbs
Jeremy “½ Man ½ Amazing” Williams Derek
Thornton
Legends Gym, Hollywood vs. Freelance, Honolulu
Pro-boxer-turned-MMA-star Williams makes his thrilling returns
to Icon. Thornton, fresh off his win at the Hawaii NAGA grappling
tourney, will try avoid Williams devastating strikes and take
the bout to the ground.
Heavyweight
Scott “Punk Haole” Junk John George
MMA Development, Kailua vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
Hawaii’s # 1 ranked heavyweight Scott Junk makes his Icon
debut. John George is a Midwest power house who is coming to
throw down with Junk.
145-lb Hawaii State Title
“The Eastside Strangler” Chico Cantiberos Bronson Pieper
Eastsidaz, Waimanalo vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
The State title goes on the line as two of Hawaii’s most
exciting fighters square off in Icon.
UNDERCARD
170-lbs
Mark Moreno Sam Jackson
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Reinhardt MMA, Iowa
135-lbs
Tyson Nam Devon Chong
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
Heavyweight
Randy Lueder Ron “Killing” Fields
MMA Development, Kailua vs. Killing Fields MMA, Ohio
150-lbs
Mike Balasi Jerome Kekumu
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
160-lbs
Justin Bucholz Ikaika Choy Fu
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Jesus Is Lord, Waipahu
195-lbs
Kekoa Baker Kala Kolohe Hose
Fearless Fight Club, Kapolei vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
145-lbs
Sadhu Bott Peni Taufa’ao
HMC, Honolulu vs. Eastsidaz, Waiamanalo
Heavyweight
Alan Lau Richard Desforge
Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu vs. Hard Knocks, Waianae
135-lbs
Duane Haney Jay Bolos
Bulls Pen, Honolulu vs. Animal House, Ewa Beach
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PUNISHMENT
IN PARADISE
EAST vs WEST Anniversary
Friday Feb 16, 2007 @ Waterpark
ONLY 400
TICKETS LEFT
They are only allowing 800 people in. We already sold 400 so
we have 400 left..If you don't want to miss it, get it now!
TICKET OUTLETS.
EN FUEGOS GRILL IN KAPOLEI
HAWAIIAN WATERS ADVENTURE PARK
ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
www.piphawaii.com buy online!
FIGHT OR TICKET INFORMATION CALL 808-631-8199
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