Archive for April, 2008
One of the biggest discussions coming out of UFC 83 was the performance–or lack thereof–of Canada native Kalib Starnes. Starnes appeared to spend the majority of his fight running away from UFC vet Nate Quarry. The phrase “running away” may sound like a bit of a stretch, but believe me, it’s not–the dude had his […]
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April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in MMA, UFC | 2 Comments
In what you’ve got to consider as horrible news for UFC fans in England, Chuck Liddell has torn his hamstring and will miss his fight against Rashad Evans in London at UFC 85. The event will take place on June 7. The UFC provided the following picture of Liddell’s injury on their website:
After seeing that […]
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April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in MMA, UFC | No Comments
On his official blog yesterday, UFC star Matt Hughes discussed the Serra/St. Pierre fight and guessed that he’ll face Matt Serra 6 to 8 months from now:
GSP had a good game plan to take Matt Serra down and wear him out. I found myself rooting for Serra at the end of the second round, I […]
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April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in MMA, UFC | No Comments
Fedor Emelianenko told Sherdog.com today that he will be facing off against former UFC star Tim Sylvia on July 19:
“[Sylvia] is a good fighter, a strong fighter, the former UFC heavyweight champion, which is important,” Emelianenko said via telephone from Stary Oskol, Russia. “I am looking forward to fighting him and training hard for this […]
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April 8th, 2008 | Posted in Affliction, Golden Boy, HDNet Fights, MMA, UFC | No Comments
In an interview with MMA Madness, Randy Couture again confirmed his desire to leave the UFC for good:
“I can’t see myself fighting for the UFC again,” he said. “Too much has happened.”
He also confirmed his interest in Mark Cuban’s promotion:
HDNet owner Mark “Cuban is helping out,” Couture said. “More than likely, I will […]
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April 8th, 2008 | Posted in HDNet Fights, MMA, UFC | No Comments
The UFC has officially begun announcing matches for UFC 86, which will take place on July 5, 2008 at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas. Here’s the official card that’s been announced so far on UFC.com:
Light Heavyweight Championship: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v. Forrest Griffin
Lightweight bout: Joe “Daddy” Stevenson v. Gleison Tibau
Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir […]
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April 8th, 2008 | Posted in MMA, UFC | 1 Comment
All I can say is “WOW.”
I missed the first two fights on last night’s UFC Fight Night 13 card, so I avoided all media coverage until after I was able to watch the replay on my DVR this afternoon. Needless to say, the opening fight was a massive shocker.
In case you missed it, James Irvin […]
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April 4th, 2008 | Posted in MMA, UFC | 2 Comments
Saturday night on Showtime, EliteXC and Strikeforce put on another amazing show. This time, the main event easily stole the show.
In a captivating match-up, Sanshou-kickboxer Cung Le defeated Frank Shamrock to capture the Strikeforce middleweight title.
The HP Pavilion in San Jose was packed for the “Battle of San Jose”–both men claim the city as their […]
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April 1st, 2008 | Posted in EliteXC, MMA, Strikeforce | 3 Comments