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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008NOAH pro-wrestler Takashi Sugiura has been booked against Xande Ribeiro on September 28th for Sengoku’s Tokyo event at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym I. The bout will take place at 205 pounds. Sengoku 9/28 Tokyo card line-up: Middleweight GP series; Logan Clark vs. Jorge Santiago (ATT) Middleweight GP series: Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Paul Cahoon (Golden Glory […]
Quote of the Day – Dave Meltzer
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008From the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer: It is very possible, and possibly even likely, that in the not too distant future, Elite, Affliction and DREAM will be gone, and UFC will be able to pick up any top fighter they want, and to do so without changing their current pay scale.
About the EXC show in South Florida…
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008The Miami Hurricanes play Florida State at Dolphins Stadium that same night.
DREAM 9/23 Saitama Super Arena card line-up
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008The card: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem Sergey Kharitonov vs. Mighty Mo Yoon Dong-Sik vs. Andrews Nakahara Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs. Zelg Galesic Melvin Manhoef vs. Gegard Mousasi Hideo Tokoro vs. Atsushi Yamamoto I made the mistake in the past of saying this show would take place at Yokohama Arena. I’m starting to think […]
Affliction signs long-term deal with HDNet Fights
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Partnership solidifies HDNet as THE Home for Mixed Martial Arts on television DALLAS (September 3, 2008) – HDNet Fights today announced a long-term partnership with Affliction Entertainment to air live MMA events exclusively in North America on HDNet. These live events, featuring the top Mixed Martial Arts fighters from around the world, will be broadcast […]
One month to go until EXC show in South Florida
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008They desperately need to get the card for this show finalized by the end of this week and start pumping out PR for it immediately if they want any chance of being successful here. They have no time to waste at all.
MMA Opinion free shirt give-away contest
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Head on over to MMA Opinion and participate in their new t-shirt giveaway contest, sponsored by The Pain Factory.
We’re never going to see Couture vs. Fedor, ever?
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Can anyone read this with a straight face? Complicating a potential Emelianenko match is that the Russian is signed to two contracts. His primary promoter is M-1, led by his manager, Vadim Finkelstein. But he has two more fights on a contract with Affliction Entertainment for any bout in the United States. Affliction Entertainment vice […]
Quote of the Week – Bryan Alvarez
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008From the land of F4W Online… Bryan opines on what would happen if UFC was the only major player in MMA: Obviously, such a scenario would be a disaster for anyone outside the top fighters in this country. MMA, like pro-wrestling, needs a strong number-two group. There are a finite number of spots in UFC, […]
Couture admits to main reason as to why he settled with UFC
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Predictable: “The biggest part of my decision was communicating with Lorenzo [Fertitta] and Dana [White] and clearing up things I was feeling,” Couture said. “The second part was getting tired of the legal sytem, throwing money at the legal system and lawyers with no resolution in sight. The best place where I fight is a […]
UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar on 11/15 in Las Vegas
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® ANNOUNCES UFC 91: COUTURE vs. LESNAR RANDY “THE NATURAL” COUTURE vs. BROCK LESNAR UFC® WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2008 LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA Las Vegas, NV (USA) – On November 15th, the champ is back. Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White today announced that after a year away […]
Dana White at his best
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Here you go: “I will be f—ing horrified if Affliction is still in business in January,” White said, referring to the fledgling MMA organization that has tried to position itself as a competitor to the UFC. We won’t be seeing Randy Couture in Affliction, that’s for sure. Furthermore, Randy thinks that at 225 pounds, he […]
Quote of the Day – Chuck Champion
Monday, September 1st, 2008The hits keep on coming: New CEO Champion, who Shaw helped bring aboard, says that the promoter is still a valuable asset to ProElite. Members of the board and big-block shareholders, he says, thought it would be wise to enlist managers most comfortable in transitioning from startup company mode into the next phase. Shaw didn’t […]
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