UFC 93: Dublin, Ireland
UFC 93 is rumored to be heading over to Dublin, Ireland in the O2 Arena. The date has also been rumored too, January 17th. The rumor came from Yahoo Sports UK.
Because the event was rumored as UFC 93 it looks like the UFC are adding this one in and that the Superbowl weekend event featuring GSP Vs. BJ Penn will be renamed UFC 94.
Rumors have also been flying around that the main event in Ireland could be Rich Franklin Vs. either Chuck Liddell or Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
Hopefully the event will get a stacked card so it can be justified as a PPV although it will air at around 3PM EST in North America due to the time differences. This will be the first time that the UFC has had an event in the Republic of Ireland.
Matt Hughes is a One Trick Pony
“This fight should happen. A lot has been said by both sides, and I don’t plan on talking without walking. I plan on fighting. I would love to be the nail in his coffin…. Matt Hughes is a one trick pony, but he’s very good at that one trick. Top position is his thing, both submission wise and ground-and-pound. That’s what he’s the master of, and I know that. I feel that my jujitsu is going to have to be where it should be, and I plan on doing more wrestling.”
The fight between Matt Serra and Matt Hughes should come sometime in 2009. Hopefully sooner rather than later as this feud between the two keeps growing and banter continues to be thrown by both. The fight was originally scheduled for December of 2007 but due to an injury to Matt Serra GSP was left to fill in on short notice. Ever since then the two have been going at it.
Sengoku V: Results and Videos
Sengoku 5 took place today from the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Here are the complete results for the event as well as all the fight videos below. Make sure to watch Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos vs.Siyar Bahadurzada, Cyborg breaks his arm while Bahadurzada is trying to take him down. Here are the Sengoku V results:
Heavyweight Fight:
Muhammed Lawal (1-0) defeats Travis Wiuff (53-12) via TKO (R1)Light Heavyweight Fight:
Xande Ribeiro (1-0) defeats Takashi Sugiura (1-3) via TKO (R3)Lightweight Fights:
Jorge Masvidal (13-4) defeats Ryan Schultz (20-11-1) via TKO (R1)
Kiuma Kunioku (33-22-9) defeats A Sol Kwon (5-4) via unanimous decisionMiddleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round:
Yuki Sasaki (22-14-1) defeats Yuki Kondo (49-23-6) via submission (rear naked choke – R2)
Siyar Bahadurzada (14-3-1) defeats Evangelista Santos (16-12) via TKO (injury – R1)
Jorge Santiago (18-7) defeats Logan Clark (11-3) via submission (arm triangle choke – R1)
Kazuhiro Nakamura (12-8) defeats Paul Cahoon (10-12) via unanimous decision
Now here are the Sengoku V videos for all of you that didn’t manage to catch the event due to crazy time differences. If you are on the site click read more to see the videos.
Kimbo Slice is Getting About: Jimmy Kimmel September 24th
Kimbo Slice has been getting about in the media quite a bit recently. There is no doubt right now that Kimbo is one of the most well known MMA fighters out there. This weeks appearences so far include David Blaines “Dive of Death,” Pardon the Interuption and Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show. See Kimbo on Jimmy Kimmel below:
UFC 91: Video Trailer ‘Couture Vs. Lesnar”
Video trailer for what could be the bigest fight in a long time. The return of “The Natural” Randy Couture to fight up-and-coming heavyweight Brock Lesnar.
ESPN’s MMA Live Episode 20
Here it is episode 20 of MMA Live from ESPN where the main discussion is the retirement of Anderson Silva. The show also includes a recap of last weekends Strikeforce at the Mansion II.
Andrei Arlovski to Fight Roy Nelson at EliteXC: “Heat”
Thats right, a card that had pretty much nothing going for it has now added a fight between the former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski and former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson. The fight will be co-promoted by Affliction and EliteXC.
Although the fight has a bit more credibility among MMA fans it will not become the main event. Kimbo Vs. Shamrock will retain that position.
“This is yet another testament to EliteXC’s willingness to work with other MMA promotions to bring the best possible fights to the broadest possible audience. Special thanks to the hard working team at Affliction and of course our partners at CBS and Showtime.”
Dana White: Kimbo Slice Vs. Ken Shamrock
Above video is an interview with UFC President Dana White. He shares his thoughts on EliteXC’s Kimbo Slice Vs. Ken Shamrock fight. He basically goes on to say that Shamrock is too old and Kimbo is a bad fighter so Shamrock will take the fight.
Anderson Silva Will Retire Within the Year
Anderson Silva
“I’ll retire next year, I already gave my all. I don’t need to prove anything for anyone and within one year I’ll put my gloves aside.”
UFC Middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva is looking to retire within the next year he told SporTV today. Hopefully for fans this was just a little joke by Silva with the cable channel or maybe it is true. The number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world may be retiring soon. He has had a lot of the spotlight recently with his move up to light-heavyweight where he defeated James Irvin. Silva has also cleared out the middleweight division during his reign as champion. The middleweight championship will be on the line at UFC 90 when he defends the title against Canadian Patrick Cote.
Strikeforce at the Mansion II Results
Here are the results from last nights Strikeforce at the Mansion II event in Beverly Hills, California.
Jesse Gillespie def. Dave Martin via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Brandon Magana def. Brandon Thatch via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Eric Lawson def. Kenneth Seegrist via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 3:07
Luke Stewart def. Jesse Juarez via submission (arm bar) — Round 1, 4:55
Trevor Prangley def. Anthony Ruiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Justin Wilcox via submission (arm-bar) — Round 1, 1:21
Terry Martin def. Cory Devela via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 2:08
Josh Thomson def. Ashe Bowman via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 1:14
Kazuo Misaki def. Joe Riggs via TKO (punches) — Round 2, 2:29