Press Release: WEC invades Florida on September 10th
By Zach Arnold | July 18, 2008
URIJAH FABER vs. MIKE BROWN
PAULO FILHO vs. CHAEL SONNEN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 LIVE FROM THE SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN HOLLYWOOD, FL
LIVE ON VERSUS 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT
Tickets Go on Sale Monday, July 21 at Noon
Las Vegas – World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) announced today that two world titles will be on the line on Wednesday, September 10th when the organization makes its initial foray into the great state of Florida. In the main event, WEC Featherweight Champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber defends his title against Florida’s own Mike Brown, and in the co-featured bout, WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo “Eli” Filho returns to action to battle Chael Sonnen in their highly anticipated rematch. This championship doubleheader will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
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Plenty of tickets left for Affliction: Banned event
By Zach Arnold | July 18, 2008
According to Ticketmaster, anyways.
- The Canadian Press: Affliction looks to carry fashion success to world of MMA
- The LA Times: UFC’s Dana White, Affliction’s Donald Trump face off
- USA Today: MMA is alive, kicking
- The New York Post: Dueling MMA brands dilute fan base
- MMA Junkie: Affliction to broadcast entire ‘Banned’ fight card
- The Canadian Press: Anderson Silva aims to light up heavyweight
- The Chicago Sun-Times: UFC 90 coming to Allstate Arena in Chicago on October 25th
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Press release: Season two of TapouT debuts July 30th
By Zach Arnold | July 18, 2008
THE TAPOUT CREW CONTINUES THEIR SEARCH TO FIND THE NEXT MMA SUPERSTARS
Season Two of TapouT to Premiere July 24 on VERSUS on Demand; Network Debut Scheduled for July 30 at 10 P.M. ET
New York – VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition, will debut the second season of the hit reality series TapouT on Thursday, July 24, on VERSUS on Demand and on Wednesday, July 30, at 10 p.m. ET on VERSUS. The second season includes 10 one-hour episodes that follow Mask, Punkass and Skyskrape—the crew behind the premier mixed martial arts clothing and gear line TapouT—on their cross country travels in search of the next MMA superstar. TapouT is produced by Pilgrim Films, of American Chopper and Dirty Jobs fame.
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Hideo Tokoro involved in car accident
By Zach Arnold | July 17, 2008
30-year old Hideo Tokoro, who was booked to fight 31-year old Takeshi Yamazaki on this Monday’s DREAM 5 event at Osaka Castle Hall in a fight billed as an ‘ikemen (hot guy) match’, was involved in a minor car accident at 2:20 PM on the 16th in Machida, Tokyo. His car was rear-ended.
A decision will be made tomorrow as to whether or not Tokoro will be able to fight on the show.
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Reports: Rampage Jackson in the hospital
By Zach Arnold | July 17, 2008
Sherdog leads out the coverage on this story. And if you needed more proof of how much steam this story is picking up, there are reports on the situation at MTV.com, Sports Illustrated, and the IHT (NY Times family). Additional articles at The Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Pilot, and Orange County Register.
CBS2 in Los Angeles has a report on the matter at hand.
The Boston Herald has comments from Dana White on the story. Todd Martin has an assessment of the legal charges against Jackson.
The LA Times is reporting that Juanito Ibarra is not returning any messages to the media.
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Kelvin Hunt: Making the case for Tim Sylvia beating Fedor
By Zach Arnold | July 17, 2008
This weekend, a fight is taking place that to the casual fan bears little significance. However, this fight could very well be the most important fight happening this weekend. Tim Sylvia vs. Fedor Emelianenko is a fight that hardcore fans have been talking about forever and now it’s happening.
This fight answers many questions like:
- Is Fedor still the #1 HW in the world?
- Who was better, PRIDE or UFC?
- Can Fedor survive a crushing 1-2 combo from Sylvia?
- Can Sylvia survive if this fight goes to the ground?
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New details released in media about Rampage Jackson incident
By Zach Arnold | July 17, 2008
More details are coming out regarding Quinton Jackson’s alleged hit-and-run incident and they are not pretty at all. As if the story wasn’t strange enough, the folks at Total MMA found this. The Sun in the UK asked Michael Bisping for his thoughts on the situation.
- Jason Probst: Fight of the Night – UFC vs. Affliction
- The Long Beach Press-Telegram: Cashing in on its Affliction
- The LA Times: Fedor Emelianenko prepares for ‘very important’ fight
- USA Today: Affliction packing a big punch in first MMA promotion
- The Telegraph (UK): Ticket rush for Michael Bisping UFC 89 showdown with Chris Leben
- The Canadian Press: Grappler proves he Cain do it all
- USA Today: Anderson Silva eager for ‘standup war’ versus Ultimate Fighting’s Irvin
- Press Release: Former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski launches a social network
- The Baltimore Sun: He’s no Gump – UFC champion Forrest Griffin defies stereotypes
- G4TV: ‘UFC 2009 Undisputed’ details
- News 10 (Sacramento, CA): Local MMAer Joseph Benavidez lands center stage in DREAM
- The Virginian Pilot: Local martial artists are mixing it up in a big way
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A note to readers about Affliction: Banned
By Zach Arnold | July 17, 2008
If you are watching the event and able to record it on DVD (a personal copy), please let me know. I’m trying to help someone out with this, so I would consider this a big favor. Many thanks.
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MMA Predictions: Sponsors wanted
By Zach Arnold | July 17, 2008
If you own a web site or own a company that is looking to advertise on a site geared towards MMA fans, then you should contact Caleb at MMA Predictions. I’ve always been a big believer in his project and, right now, Caleb’s project could definitely use our support.
If you can’t become a sponsor for MMA Predictions, then maybe you would be interested in checking out their online store.
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The latest on Rampage vs. the authorities
By Zach Arnold | July 16, 2008
The Long Beach Press-Telegram is reporting that a court date has been set for August 15th.
TMZ is covering the Toyo Tires aspect of the story.
The Baltimore Sun notes a very ironic twist in the situation.
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Your Shooto super-fantastic preview section
By Zach Arnold | July 16, 2008
Did you know there is a Shooto card this weekend? This Friday at Korakuen Hall. Go read the linked preview.
Then, check out this profile article on Mamoru and his afro.
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Affliction: Banned press conference quotes
By Zach Arnold | July 16, 2008
Total MMA radio special on Affliction: Banned event.
‘Affliction Banned’ official weigh in — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — Friday afternoon, July 18 (doors open at 2 PM/PT, on scales at 3 PM/PT) at Honda Center in Anaheim (2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 714.704.2400).
PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Fedor Emelianenko: “I want to thank Affliction, M1 Global and Tim Sylvia. We will be great in the ring. I also want to thank all of the fans. I guarantee that after this show, they’ll be coming back for more.”
Tim Sylvia: “It’s finally here and this fight is finally going to happen. You’re seeing the future. Affliction is helping fighters and giving other organizations competition. They’re putting on a great show. The WAMMA belt is on the line and fighters in other organizations will recognize this one belt. I want to thank Fedor. It’s going to be an awesome fight. I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time.”
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TMZ: Rampage is in the hospital
By Zach Arnold | July 15, 2008
Report here, in their own inimitable style.
Will Rampage face any jail time?
Here is an LA Times wire report.
MMA Opinion: Pictures of Rampage Jackson’s arrest
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