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Strikeforce: Payback
October 3, 2008
Broomfield Event Center
Broomfield, ColoradoOFFICIAL RESULTS
Duane Ludwig def. Sam Morgan via submission (punches) ** Round 1, 2:01
Frank Trigg def. Falaniko Vitale via unanimous decision
Donnie Liles def. Pete Spratt via submission (rear naked choke) ** Round 3, 1:59
Billy Evangelista def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision
Carlos Zevallos def. Andre Walker via TKO (punches) ** Round 1, 4:48
Michelle Waterson def. Tyra Parker via submission (rear naked choke) ** Round 1, 1:20
Tyler Toner def. Ricky Johnson via TKO (punches) ** Round 2, 3:44
AMATEUR FIGHTS
Drew Dober def. Lumumba Sayers via KO (punch) ** Round 1, 0:16
Alan Gomez def. Jordan Goodwin via unanimous decision
Eric Galvan def. Jeremy Malaterre via split decision
Turrell Galloway def. Brett Tillis via submission (rear naked choke) **Round 1, 1:21
Aaron Trujillo def. Haven Torres via TKO (punches) **Round 1, 2:59
Almeida out, Dan Miller in @ UFC 90
October 25, 2008
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Illinois
Main Card:
Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote - for the UFC Middleweight title
Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez
Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin
Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos Santos
Thales Leites vs. Goran Reljic
Preliminary Card:
Spencer Fisher vs. Shannon Gugerty
Gray Maynard vs. Rich Clementi
Hermes Franca vs. Marcus Aurelio
Matt Horwich vs. Dan Miller
Pete Sell vs. Josh Burkman
*ALL FIGHTS ON THIS CARD ARE “RUMORED” UNLESS OTHERWISE CONFIRMED BY THE ORGANIZATION*
Top Welterweight Fighters
161-170 Pounds
1. Georges “Rush” St. Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
2. Jake Shields (EliteXC Welterweight Champion)
3. Jon Fitch
4. Carlos Condit (WEC Welterweight Champion)
5.Thiago Alves
6. Josh Koscheck
7. Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez
8. Karo “The Heat” Parisyan
9. Nick “The Goat” Thompson
10. Matt Hughes
11. Drew Fickett
12. Matt “The Terror” Serra
13. Brock Larson
14. David Baron
15. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai
16. Chris Wilson
17. Jay Hieron
18. Mike Swick
19. Antonio McKee
20. Marcus Davis
21. Akihiro Gono
22. Chris “Lights Out” Lytle
23. Akira Kikuchi
24. Dustin Hazelett
25. Brett Cooper
Top Middleweight Fighters
171-185 Pounds
1. Anderson “The Spider” Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)
2. Paulo Filho (WEC Middleweight Champion)
3. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (EliteXC Middleweight Champion)
4. Rich “Ace” Franklin
5. Gegard Mousasi (DREAM Middleweight GP Champion)
6. Matt “The Law” Lindland
7. Frank Trigg
8. Kazuo Misaki
9. Nathan Marquardt
10. Yushin Okami
11. Dan Henderson
12. Yoshihiro Akiyama
13. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
14. Joey Villasenor
15. Patrick “The Predator” Cote
16. Jorge Santiago
17. Jason “Mayhem” Miller
18. Cung Le
19. Thales Leites
20. Michael “The Count” Bisping
21. Chael Sonnen
22. Denis Kang
23. Frank Shamrock
24. Nate “Rock” Quarry
25. Demian Maia
26. Scott Smith
UFC 93
January 17, 2008
O2 Arena
Dublin, Ireland
Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman
*All fights on this card are RUMORED unless otherwise confirmed by the UFC.
Finalized order of fights for EliteXC: Heat featuring Kimbo vs. Ken
October 4, 2008
Bank Atlantic Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Main card airs LIVE on CBS
EliteXC released a press release on Monday, which included a breakdown of the fights and their order on the card.
Complete bout order:
- Lightweight (160 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: Jorge Boechat (3-2), Lakeland, Fla. vs. Nicolae Curry (debut), Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- Bantamweight (140 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: David Gomez (debut), Miami, Fla. vs. Brett Jackowski (1-0), Boca Raton, Fla.
- Welterweight (170 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: Mikey Gomez (7-4), Orlando, Fla. vs. Lorenzo Borgomeo (4-0), Miami, Fla.
- Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: Aaron Rosa (11-2), San Antonio, Texas vs. Seth Petruzelli (9-4), Ft. Meyers, Fla.
- Lightweight (160 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: Edson Berto (14-5-1), Tampa, Fla. vs. Conor Heun (7-2), Los Angeles, Calif.
- Catchweight (148 lbs.); Three 3-minute rounds: Cris Cyborg (5-0), Curitiba, Brazil vs. Yoko Takahashi (13-9), Tokyo, Japan
- Middleweight (185 lbs.), Three 5-minute rounds: Murilo “Ninja” Rua (16-8-1), Curitiba, Brazil vs. Benji Radach (18-4), Orange County, Calif.
- Catchweight (140 lbs.); Three 3-minute rounds: Gina Carano (6-0), Las Vegas, Nevada vs. Kelly Kobold (16-2-1), St. Paul, Minn.
- Heavyweight (265 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: Andrei Arlovski (14-5), Chicago, Ill. vs. Roy Nelson (13-2), Las Vegas, Nevada
- EliteXC welterweight (170 lbs.) title match; Five 5-minute rounds: Jake Shields (21-4-1), San Francisco, Calif. vs. Paul Daley (18-6-2), Nottingham, England
- Heavyweight (265 lbs.); Three 5-minute rounds: Kimbo Slice (3-0), Miami, Fla. vs. Ken Shamrock (26-13-2), Reno, Nevada
Okami/Lister added to UFC 92
December 27, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir (for the UFC Heavyweight title)
Forrest Griffin vs. “Sugar” Rashad Evans (for the UFC Light Heavyweight title)
Yushin Okami vs. Dean Lister
Mustafa Al-Turk vs. Cheick Kongo
Ryo Chonan vs. Brad Blackburn
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jorge Rivera
*ALL FIGHTS ON THIS CARD ARE “RUMORED” UNLESS OTHERWISE CONFIRMED BY THE ORGANIZATION*
UFC 94
January 31, 2008
B.J. Penn vs. Georges “Rush” St. Pierre (for the UFC Welterweight title)
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva
Thiago Silva vs. Lyoto Machida
*All fights on this card are RUMORED unless otherwise confirmed by the UFC.
World Victory Road: Sengoku V
September 28, 2008
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan
Middleweight GP 1st Round:
Yuki Kondo def. Yuki Sasaki via submission (rear-naked choke), round 2
Siyar Bahadurzada def. Evangelista Santos via TKO (injury), round 1
Jorge Santiago def. Logan Clark via submission (arm triangle choke), round 1
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Paul Cahoon via unanimous decision
Lightweights:
Jorge Masvidal def. Ryan Schultz via TKO, round 1
Kiuma Kunioku def. Sol Kwon via unanimous decision
Heavyweights:
Muhammed Lawal def. Travis Wiuff via TKO, round 1
Light-Heavyweights:
Xande Ribeiro def. Takashi Sugiura via TKO, round 3
Top Light Heavyweight Fighters
1. Forrest Griffin (UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
2. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
3. Lyoto Machida
4. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
6. “Sugar” Rashad Evans
7. Vladimir Matyushenko
8. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
9. Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell
10. “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva
11. Thiago Silva
12. Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine
13. Dan Henderson
14. Renato “Babalu” Sobral
15. Ricardo Arona
16. Tito Ortiz
17. Brandon “The Truth” Vera
18. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante
19. Rich “Ace” Franklin
20. Luis Cane
21. Goran Reljic
22. Matt “The Hammer” Hamill
23. Wilson Gouveia
24. Kazuhiro Nakamura
25. Jon Jones
26. Andre Gusmao
27. Eric “Red” Schafer
Top Heavyweight Fighters
1. Fedor Emelianenko (WAMMA Undisputed Heavyweight Champion)
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion)
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy “The Natural” Couture (UFC Heavyweight Champion)
5. Andrei “Pitbull” Arlovski
6. Fabricio Werdum
7. Tim Sylvia
8. Ben Rothwell
9. Gabriel Gonzaga
10. Alistair Overeem
11. Aleksander Emelianenko
12. Frank Mir
13. Roy Nelson
14. Sergei Kharitonov
15. Brock Lesnar
16. Heath Herring
17. Cheick Kongo
18. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
19. Antonio Silva (EliteXC Heavyweight Champion)
20. Shane Carwin
21. Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo
22. Dave Herman
23. Cain Velasquez
24. Jeff “The Snowman” Monson
25. Brett Rogers
26. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson
EliteXC on Nov. 8th
November 8, 2008
Main Card airs Live on Showtime
Robbie Lawler vs. Joey Villasenor - for the EliteXC Middleweight title
Nick Diaz vs. Eddie Alvarez - for the vacant EliteXC Lightweight title
Yves Edwards vs. ?
Chris Liguori vs. ?
Fabricio Camoes vs. ?
Brett Rogers vs. ?
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante vs. ?
*All fights on this card are RUMORED unless otherwise confirmed by EliteXC.
Cantwell/Stann ‘RUBBER MATCH’ added to UFC: Fight For The Troops
December 10, 2008
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
9:00 PM (ET) - midnight
Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Wiman
Steve Cantwell vs. Brian Stann - rubber match
Mike Swick vs. Jonathan Goulet
Steve Bruno vs. Luke Cummo
Eddie Sanchez vs. Justin McCully
Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff
Liugi Fioravanti vs. Brodie Farber
Dale Hartt vs. Corey Hill
Nate Loughran vs.Tim Credeur
*All fights on this card are RUMORED unless otherwise confirmed by the UFC.
WEC 37
December 3, 2008
Miguel Torres vs. Manny Tapia - for the WEC Bantamweight title
Jeff Curran vs. ?
Bart Palaszewski vs. ?
Wagnney Fabiano vs. ?
Scott Jorgensen vs. ?
*All fights on this card are RUMORED unless otherwise confirmed by the WEC.
BREAKING NEWS: Clay Aiken…GAY?!? Say it isn’t so!
What’s so “breaking” about this “news”? Clay’s been gay since been gay since been gay since been GAY. Just ask Shad Smith, I have a feeling he’s known for a while now.
Slaughtering a Sport for Entertainment
(…what REAL Americans should look like!)
Remember this fella? Good ol’ “Sgt. Slaughter” from the WWF days (now WWE) when “professional wrestling” still SOMEWHAT had some uhh…”integrity”? Is that the correct word? (Probably not, but close enough.)
You know though, when wrestling wasn’t AS FAKE as it is nowadays. And blah blah…yes, I expect some kids who still think it’s real or will come at me saying they’re real athletes. Well, indeed they are. Some of them.. Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Bobby Lashley..to name a FEW of the…well, VERY FEW real ATHLETES in “professional wrestling”. Yes, wrestlers are ATHLETIC…not you can’t really call yourself a “professional athlete” right after admitting you compete in a scripted soap opera in a ring.
Anyways, back to my original subject of Sgt. Slaughter. Well, I came across some OLD-SCHOOL wrestling from back in the day, with none other than this true American in the ring. Skipping to the point where he “beats” whoever the other old (we’ll call him “dude”) was, he took to the microphone for a post-match interview.
It had not crossed my mind before that these older wrestlers didn’t have a DAMN thing to say. All I heard was a 10 minute interview with about 10 different ways the Sgt. said he was proud to be American. These guys relied not so much on their mouths, or even flash in the ring, but technical skills derived from REAL WRESTLING. Whether it be “professional wrestling” or Mixed Martial Arts, no longer are the paychecks given to the best fighters/athletes who put their 100% into the fight, but flashy guys with flashy personalities who put more time into developing their acting skills rather than fighting skills.
Don’t get me wrong, I love a good show. And I KNOW this sport, and mainly the UFC would never have blown up as it did without adding some sort of SHOW to the fights. The way the MMA product is being marketed in today’s era, one should wonder whether or not to put in more time at the gym or concentrate on finding themselves an acting coach?
Top Featherweight Fighters
136-145 Pounds
1. Urijah Faber (WEC Featherweight Champion)
2. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto
3. Hideki Kadowaki
4. Akitoshi Tamura
5. Hatsu Hioki
6. Masakazu Imanari
7. Takeshi Inoue
8. Mike Brown
9. Jeff Curran
10. Wagnney Fabiano
11. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
12. Rafael Assuncao
13. Antonio Carvalho
Top Lightweight Fighters
146-160 Pounds
1. B.J. Penn (UFC Lightweight Champion)
2. Eddie Alvarez
3. Takanori Gomi
4. Joachim Hansen (DREAM Lightweight GP Champion)
5. Shinya Aoki
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri
7. Gesias Calvancante
8. Kenny Florian
9. Josh Thomson (Strikeforce Lightweight Champion)
10. Caol Uno
11. Mitsuhiro Ishida
12. Vitor Ribeiro
13. Sean Sherk
14. Gilbert Melendez
15. Roger Huerta
16. K.J. Noons
17. Nick Diaz
18. Nate Diaz
19. Mizuto Hirota
20. Ryan Schultz
21. Chris Horodecki
22. Bart Palaszewski
23. Aaron Riley
“POUND-FOR-POUND” MMA Rankings
1. Anderson “The Spider” Silva
2. Fedor Emelianenko
3. Georges “Rush” St. Pierre
4. “The Prodigy” B.J. Penn
5. “The California Kid” Urijah Faber
6. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
7. Forrest Griffin
8. Josh Barnett
9. Miguel Torres
10. Randy “The Natural” Couture
11. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto
12. Matt Lindland
13. Rich “Ace” Franklin
14. Dan Henderson
15. Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell
DREAM Rankings
HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Alistair Overeem
2. Sergei Kharitonov
3. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
4. Jimmy Ambriz
MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Gegard Mousasi
2. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
3. Melvin Manhoef
4. Zelg Galesic
5. Yoshihiro Akiyama
6. Jason “Mayhem” Miller
7. Kiyoshi Tamura
8. Kazushi Sakuraba
9. Andrews Nakahara
10. Dong Sik Yoon
WELTERWEIGHT
1. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai
2. Nick Diaz
3. Daisuke Nakamura
4. Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura
5. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
6. Adriano Martins
7. Motoki Miyazawa
LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Eddie Alvarez
2. Joachim Hansen
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Tatsuya Kawajiri
5. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante
6. Caol Uno
7. Mitsuhiro Ishida
8. Luiz Firmino
9. Katsuhiko Nagata
10. Kultar Gill
FEATHERWEIGHT
1. Joseph Benavidez
2. Atsushi Yamamoto
3. Hideo Tokoro
4. Takeshi Yamazaki
5. Darren Uyenoyama
6. Junya Kudo
ShoXC on Oct. 10
October 10, 2008
Horseshoe Casino
Hammond, Indiana
Alenander “Storm” Shlemenko vs. Bubba McDaniel
Dave Herman (11-0) vs. Kerry Schall (21-10)
Mamed Khalidov vs. Jason Guida
Anthony Lapsley vs. Mike Stumpf
Lyle Beerbohm vs. Rafaello Olivera
Hector Urbina vs. Tiawan Howard
Torrance Taylor vs. Jeff Cox
*UPDATED* UFC 91 Card
November 15, 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
Randy “The Natural” Couture vs. Brock Lesnar - for the UFC Heavyweight title
Kenny Florian vs. Joe “Daddy” Stevenson
Nate Quarry vs. Demian Maia
Tamden McCrory vs. Dustin Hazelett
Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks
Alvin Robinson vs. Mark Bocek
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Justin Bucholz vs. ?
Nate Loughran vs. ?
*All fights on this card are “RUMORED” unless otherwise confirmed by the organization.
RESULTS: DREAM 6
September 23, 2008
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
Gegard Mousasi def. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza by KO at 2:15, R1
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Alistair Overeem was ruled a No Contest
Shinya Aoki def. Todd Moore by Submission (Neck Crank) at 1:10, R1
Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Masanori Tonooka by Submission (Armbar) at 6:26, R1
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka by Unanimous Decision, R2
Masakatsu Funaki def. Ikuhisa Minowa by Submission (Heel Hook) at 0:42, R1
Atsushi Yamamoto def. Hideo Tokoro by Unanimous Decision, R2
Sergei Kharitonov def. Jimmy Armbriz by TKO (Strikes) at 2:15, R1
Keita Nakamura def. Adriano Martins by Split Decision, R2
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza def. Zelg Galesic by Submission (Armbar) at 1:26, R1
Gegard Mousasi def. Melvin Manhoef by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:28, R1
Andrews Nakahara def. Dong Sik Yoon by TKO (Strikes) at 0:30, R2
RESULTS: Total Fight Challenge 13
September 20, 2008
Hammond Civic Center
Hammond, Indiana
Phil Fillo vs Ryan King - King winner - 3:20 1st round stoppage due to strikes
Erik Tweede vs Emanuel Eddy - Eddy winner - 2:33 1st round tapout arm triangle
Mark Sinclair vs Christian Uflacker - Uflacker winner - 1:22 1st round rear naked choke
Roberto Delgado vs Cole Vujosevic - Vujosevic winner - unanimous decision
Seth Rackie vs Marco Estrada - Estrada winner - 4:12 1st round tapout due to strikes
Allan Reiswitz vs Troy Vagel - Vagel winner - 1:26 1st round TKO ref stoppage strikes
Pete Sylva vs Dan Reimer - Reimer winner - 1:43 1st round ref stoppage strikes
Chad Buckley vs Eric Rasmussen - Rasmussen winner - 4:16 1st round ref stoppage strikes
Yusef Sadulve vs Martin Jimenez - majority draw
Rich Graveline vs Jerome Nealon - Nealon winner - 2:44 1st round TKO ref stoppage
Tim Plummly vs Chris Beane - Beane winner - 4:05 1st round tapout triangle
Mike Welch vs Albert Arrevelo - Welch winner - 3:58 2nd round TKO ref stoppage
Keith Smetana vs Juan De Dios Magana - Magana winner - 4:00 1st round TKO ref stoppage
Dan New vs Jason Chambers - Chambers winner - 2:11 1st round rear naked choke
Bill Hill vs Adreil Villa - Hill winner - unanimous decision
Kick boxing match - Cory Hogan vs Stephan Warren - Warren winner - split decision
My biggest problem with wrestlers today…
….especially wrestlers named “Wang”!
