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Late Than Never, as Couture Submits Coleman in UFC 109 Main
February 7, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC -
It was a bout nearly 12 years in the making, and for Randy Couture, it was
certainly worth the wait, as he was on point in his UFC 109 main event Saturday
night against Mark Coleman from the opening bell until he submitted his fellow
Hall of Famer in the second round at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
"I’m having
a blast," said Couture, who was scheduled to face Coleman in 1998 before an
injury scrapped their UFC 17 bout. "I feel like I’m improving each time. It’s my
third fight in seven months and it feels great to be so active." Read
more…
***Courtesy of
www.ufc.com
 RSR
Boxing Results: Edwin Valero TKO’s Antonio DeMarco
February 7, 2010
By
Geno McGahee-
WBC Lightweight Champion Edwin Valero, 27-0, 27 KO’s, has made a
name for himself on youtube, but got a chance on Showtime, against challenger
Antonio DeMarco, 23-2-1, 17 KO’s, to show his skills to a much larger audience.
The bout was fought evenly in the first round, but the drama began in the second
when an elbow hit Valero on the forehead and opened up a horrible gash. It
looked like the fight would be stopped because the cut was that bad, but he was
allowed to go on and Valero, with a face covered in blood, continued on and put
pressure on the challenger.
Read more...
 Florian
Faces Gomi in the UFC's Return to Charlotte on Mar. 31st
February 3, 2010
LAS VEGAS - Home to two of the first five Ultimate Fighting
Championship® (UFC®) events, Charlotte, North Carolina will once again host the
premier organization in mixed martial arts on Wednesday, March 31st, as the UFC
returns to Charlotte for the first time in nearly 15 years with a spectacular
card at the Bojangles Coliseum featuring the lightweight showdown between
two-time title challenger Kenny Florian and Japanese superstar and former PRIDE
champion Takanori Gomi. This bout will headline the latest edition of Spike TV's
hit UFC® Fight Night™ series, which airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Read
more…
***Couresty of
www.ufc.com
 A
Look Back at Prince Naseem Hamed -A Rare Talent from a Stand-Out
Period
February 3, 2010
By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett
- The mid-90’s was for me a terrifically bright period in the sport of boxing.
Bernard Hopkins was just coming into his own having won his first major world
title. Roy Jones JR, an almost supernatural talent at that point in time, was
the new IBF super middleweight king. Pernell Whitaker had come down a notch or
two and was beginning to have to really dig down in order to come out on top in
his ring assignments. Julio Cesar Chavez was a quart low but still fun to watch.
Read more....
STRIKEFORCE
MIAMI RESULTS
February 1, 2010
SUNRISE, Fla. - Nick
Diaz (21-7) of Stockton,
Calif., won his sixth straight and the first-ever STRIKEFORCE welterweight
championship with a 4:38, first-round TKO over MariusZaromskis (13-4)
of London, England, and the first and only STRIKEFORCE Female lightweight
champion, Cris
Cyborg (9-1) of Curitiba,
Brazil, successfully defended her 145-title for the initial time with a
third-round TKO over Marloes
Coenen (17-4) of
Deventer, Holland, in the co-featured matches of an action-packed mixed
martial arts card before 8,156 at BankAtlantic Center Saturday on SHOWTIME®.
Read
more....
 Wladimir
Klitschko Set to Defend Against Eddie Chambers January
26, 2010
NEW YORK ()
IBF/WBO/IBO
world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KOs) defends his titles
against Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KOs) on March 20th at ESPRIT arena Düsseldorf,
Germany. Chambers is the current WBO #1 and the official challenger. On fight
night, the arena, homefield of 2. Bundesleague Club Fortuna Düsseldorf, will
have a capacity of 51.000 seats. “I am really happy to be back in the ring,”
said Klitschko. “I have only good memories of Düsseldorf, my only fight there I
won by TKO. This fight is going to take place in a giant stadium. The audience
of over 50,000 spectators is a further motivation for me. Chambers is currently
the best heavyweight boxer from the US.”
Read more...
Trevor
Prangley To Face Karl Amoussou In Main Event When STRIKEFORCE Challengers Series
Hits San Jose Feb. 26 January
22, 2010
NEW YORK ()—World championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion
STRIKEFORCE will return to its roots when it brings its Challengers fight series
to The Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California on Friday, February 26. Topping
the card will be a middleweight (185 pounds) contest between wrestling
powerhouse Trevor Prangley (22-5) and Karl Amoussou (11-2-1).
Read more...
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Moving on to Mayweather-Mosley
January 19, 2010
By Steve Kim -
It
couldn’t have come as a great surprise when WBC titleholder Andre Berto
announced that, because of the recent disaster in his homeland of Haiti, he
would be pulling out of his January 30th appointment against Shane Mosley at the
Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Talks immediately focused on Mosley moving onto to a
spring showdown with Floyd Mayweather, who is currently without a fight.
"First of all, I want to talk
about the situation with Andre Berto, we all feel bad for him," said Richard
Schaefer, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, on what became a hectic Martin Luther King
Day.
Read more...
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Evolution AMMA RESULTS January
18, 2010
By Enrique Olivieri- I
can honestly say this much, for a first time show the guys at Evolution AMMA
really put on a good one. When you’re sitting cage side you can usually tell how
the event is going from the promoters side, from what I could hear and see this
show went better than well. Lets not lie to our selves, I’m sure you’ve been to
amateur mma shows where after a few fights you just want to go home for one
reason or another, that just wasn’t the case for this smooth sailing show.
With ten exciting bouts how could you go wrong...Complete
results and photos...
 Manny
Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather JR: One of Many Boxing Tragedies and Controversies
of 2009
January 16, 2010
By
Geno McGahee-
It’s
very rare that you get a year in boxing like 2009. It was a year that saw the
unexpected in a sport where you learn to expect just that. It came in like a
lion and left like a lion and we are all still recovering from the Manny
Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, JR., fall out. Consider this a year in review,
covering the negative things that have transpired in the sport, and let’s see if
the sport moved forward or fell back.
Read more...
Who did they think they where fooling?
By Enrique Olivieri - Decemeber 13,
2009
Let me start by giving thanks to the
boys at ZUFFA for the banning of the Hoelzer Reich clothing from all UFC and WEC
events. The honest truth is every mixed martial arts promotion company in this
great country of ours should follow suit and ban this vile brand. The sport of
mixed martial arts does not need such negativity in any shape, form or clothing
line, it’s just not acceptable in fact it’s damn right offensive.
Read more...
International Vale Tudo
Championships Enrique
Olivieri
I've published a few really old school IVC
(International Fighting Championships) fight photos. This was mixed martial arts
in it's infancy, no gloves, only an optional protector cup and a mouth piece if
you chose to use them. Wanderlie Silva before anyone knew who he was.
Click here to see the photos
IVC FAME Photos
JANUARY 2010
A letter and a few questions for Manny Pacquiao
The Sad Fate of “Irish” Jerry Quarry
Mediator’s Corrective Order Re: Mayweather-Pacquiao Mediation
ROBBIE LAWLER VS. MELVIN MANHOEF, JOE RIGGS VS. JAY HIERON SET FOR
STRIKEFORCE: MIAMI JAN 30
Manny
Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather JR: Is Steroid Abuse More Likely?
Bao Quach to compete in Bellator
Fighting Championships
Shane Mosley and Andre Berto Cancelled
Golden
Boy Signs Former Two - Time Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz
Manny Pacquiao – Joshua Clottey: A Great Showdown and Steroid Speculation
December
2009
Boxing Results from the Manhattan Center
Baker, Lewis and Machan rise to occasion at MFC 23
HERSCHEL WALKER TO MAKE MMA
DEBUT;
K.J.
NOONS SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE
Boxing
Results: Roy Jones JR Gets TKO’d in One!
MELVIN
“NO MERCY” MANHOEF SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE
Is
Julio Cesar Chavez JR a Joke?
Amir
Khan destroys Brooklyn's Salita in first round
Boxing
Fans’ Xmas Wish Granted: Floyd Mayweather JR – Manny Pacquiao is a Done Deal
DAN HENDERSON
SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE
Megafight Crumbling: Floyd Mayweather JR Threatens Pull Out of Manny
Pacquiao Showdown
Superstition
or Steroids: Is Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather JR being Scrapped?
Stop!
Thief! : Roy Jones JR’s Plan to Rob Danny Green of Victory
Did
Roid Rage Ruin the Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather Super
Fight?
A
Close Shave with “The Blade” with Former Three-Division Champion Iran Barkley
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