Archive for March, 2007



[ August 25, 2007; 10:00 pm; ]
UFC 74: “Respect”
Saturday, August 25 at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Event:
UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture (15-8) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (8-1)

Main card (televised):
155 lbs.: Roger Huerta (18-1-1) vs. Alberto Crane (8-0)
170 lbs.: Georges St. Pierre (13-2) vs. Josh Koscheck (9-1)
155 lbs.: Joe Stevenson (27-7) vs. Kurt […]

del.icio.us:UFC 74 Fight Card from Las Vegas, Nevada digg:UFC 74 Fight Card from Las Vegas, Nevada   53 Comments   March 30th, 2007

Josh Burkman (8-3) recently signed the bout agreement to face Karo Parisyan (16-4) at UFC 71 on May 26, locking in a major showdown within the welterweight division, according to a recent MySpace bulletin from the “People’s Warrior.”
Here’s a snip:
“I signed the fight today, me and Karo Parysian May 26th at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. […]

del.icio.us:UFC 71: Burkman vs. Parisyan is official digg:UFC 71: Burkman vs. Parisyan is official   30 Comments   March 29th, 2007

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz went from living in cars to living the dream, turning a career in mixed martial arts into a multimillion dollar enterprise.
In a recent interview on MMASportsMag.com, Ortiz reveals that his rough and tumble upbringing has been replaced with sick whips and luxury items.
Here’s a snip:
“I really got to […]

del.icio.us:Tito Ortiz: From rags to riches digg:Tito Ortiz: From rags to riches   49 Comments   March 29th, 2007

Props: eBay

del.icio.us:Rich Franklin selling more toys on eBay digg:Rich Franklin selling more toys on eBay   39 Comments   March 29th, 2007

“If people want to quit being greedy and make it a great sport not only competition-wise but compensation-wise, that’s good. My fear is fighters won’t be able to negotiate the best contracts because they’ll have no chips to bargain with. If that starts to happen to the fighters, then we’re talking about some exploitation.”
– Juanito […]

del.icio.us:UFC Quick Quote: Will recent merger lead to fighter exploitation? digg:UFC Quick Quote: Will recent merger lead to fighter exploitation?   12 Comments   March 29th, 2007

UFC fighters will have the opportunity to participate in the PRIDE FC 2007 Lightweight Grand Prix, which is set to begin on May 20, according to a recent interview with Nobuyuki Sakakibara in a Japanese magazine called Kamipro.
Here’s a snip from soon-to-be former President and CEO of Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE):
“In fact, PRIDE Light-Weight Grand […]

del.icio.us:Sakakibara: UFC lightweights will fight in PRIDE 2007 Grand Prix digg:Sakakibara: UFC lightweights will fight in PRIDE 2007 Grand Prix   34 Comments   March 29th, 2007

UFC heavyweight star Brandon Vera (8-0) recently verbally agreed to renew his UFC deal after he satisfies the final fight on his contract for which he was granted an extension to resolve legal issues with his management team, according to FightNetwork.com.
Vera last fought in November 2006, beating Frank Mir via technical knockhout at UFC 65.
Here’s […]

del.icio.us:UFC grants Brandon Vera fight extension digg:UFC grants Brandon Vera fight extension   35 Comments   March 28th, 2007

In addition to training with worldclass boxer Oscar De La Hoya, welterweight contender Diego Sanchez is hitting the mats with top collegiate wrestlers to prepare for his upcoming clash with Josh Koscheck at UFC 69, according to a recent interview with InsideFighting.com.
Koscheck is a four-time NCAA Division I All American and 174-pound champion in 2001 […]

del.icio.us:Diego Sanchez: 'I'm going to come back like a lion' digg:Diego Sanchez: 'I'm going to come back like a lion'   45 Comments   March 28th, 2007

Fresh off its purchase of PRIDE FC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) — Zuffa Entertainment — is still looking to tighten its stranglehold of the mixed martial arts industry.
According to report on KeepersOfTheCage.com, the Brothers Fertitta and their legal militia filed a lawsuit earlier this month in the United States District […]

del.icio.us:UFC parent company files lawsuit against Elite XC digg:UFC parent company files lawsuit against Elite XC   Comments   March 28th, 2007

“All these fighters right now – including Stevenson and a couple of other fighters that I know of – they’re all using growth hormones … they’re altering their game by using anabolic shit, you know, they just can’t get caught with it because it’s growth.”
– Transcript of Sherdog radio accusations — via MMAWeekly.com — […]

del.icio.us:UFC Quick Quote: Guillard says Stevenson uses HGH digg:UFC Quick Quote: Guillard says Stevenson uses HGH   42 Comments   March 28th, 2007




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