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10 Shooto Fights You Need to Watch, with Videos
November 11, 2008 by
Ultimate MMA News and Articles
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Shooto is considered to be the oldest MMA organization on the planet. Started in 1985, there are so many great fights, that its impossible to boil it down to 10, but these are some of the best I've ever seen. Takanori Gomi vs Joachim Hansen- Shooto- 8/10/03 in Yokohama Cultural...
Hello, Japan: DEEP to Launch Kickboxing Event in July
June 11, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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DEEP has announced the formation of a new kickboxing event aimed at raising fighters who aspire to join K-1 MAX, K-1's 155-and-under division. The inaugural DEEP KICK event, "DEEP KICK START!," launches at Zepp Osaka on July 5th and is co-produced by popular cosplay...
Antonio McKee Talks the Two Sides of MMA, Sport vs. Entertainment
September 30, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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Jeff Sherwood over at Sherdog.com grabbed an interview with former IFL fighter Antonio McKee this afternoon on the Savage Dog Show on the Sherdog Radio Network. During the interview, McKee revealed that there has been some discussion that he will be taking on Takanori Gomi toward...
MMA's biggest upsets all on one video
March 23, 2009 by
Epic Carnival
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While you might (key word: might) be able to argue the merits of a couple of these being on this list, you surely can't argue how fun it is to watch these...The list includes the following...UFC: Joe Lauzon beats Jens PulverEliteXC: Seth Petruzelli beats Kimbo SliceUFC: Houston...
DON CHARGIN SIGNS MMA SUPERSTAR NICK DÃ AZ TO BOXING CONTRACT - Boxeo Mundial
Boxeo MundialDON CHARGIN SIGNS MMA SUPERSTAR NICK DÃ AZ TO BOXING CONTRACTBoxeo MundialNick dãaz is a fighter many have proclaimed as the "Arturo Gatti" of the MMA world. His bloodbath with Japan's best 155-pounder, Takanori Gomi was a ...
Affliction canceled: What's next for the fighters on the card?
July 24, 2009 by
Cage Writer
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Josh Barnett's positive drug test proved to be a harbinger of bad things to come as today, Affliction confirmed that their August 1 event was canceled. Even before Barnett's issue, ticket sales were rumored to be dismal. The Affliction officials scrambled to find an opponent...
DREAM 10: Vitor "Shaolin" Eyes Return to the Top of the Lightweight Division Against Shinya Aoki
July 15, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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One of the more perplexing stories in the Lightweight division in the past couple of years has been the success and abrupt hiatus of Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro's career in MMA. Vitor was considered a top three lightweight in the world during Takanori Gomi's reign...
Joachim Hansen speaks about head injury
September 04, 2009 by
Five Knuckles
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By Jacob Camargo September 04, 2009"During the final phase of training, I lifted my training partner for a take-down, and he tried to defend tenaciously. After staggering on my feet, we both fell head first on to the floor and I hit my head pretty hard. Even though I retained...
UFC Thoughts and response to INGAMENOW's article
August 12, 2008 by
pelechati's Blog
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I ran across an article from ingamenow pointing out some issues they had with the state of the UFC and I thought I would put in my two cents.
The original Article is below:
"The problem it would seem the UFC is facing is a gap in talent where the top of the class is so much...
Quick Hits: Anderson Silva to Undergo Surgery, Couture-Vera Set for Strikeforce, Fedor-Rogers in Chicago, and More
Ratings for the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 dropped 29 percent to 2.9 million from the series record 4.1 million who tuned in for the TUF 10 debut. [Spike TV]
Strikeforce recently announced the signing of notable lightweight Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (20-3...
PRIDE Shockwave 2006 final fight card
PRIDE Heavyweight Title Bout: Emelianenko Fedor vs. Mark HuntLightweight Non-Title Bout: Takanori Gomi vs. Mitsuhiro IshidaMauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Kazuhiro NakamuraGilbert Melendez vs. Tatsuya KawajiriJoachim Hansen vs. Shinya AokiKiyoshi Tamura vs. Ikuhisa MinowaJosh Barnett...
Non Stop MMA Lightweight Rankings
February 03, 2008 by
Non Stop MMA
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1. Sean Sherk (UFC)
2. Kenny Florian (UFC)
3. Joe Stevenson (UFC)
4. Frankie Edgar (UFC)
5. Hayato Sakurai (K-1)
6. Tyson Griffin (UFC)
7. Thiago Tavares (UFC)
8. BJ Penn (UFC)
9. Gilbert Melendez (Independent)
10. Takanori Gomi (PRIDE)
Pride Bushido 12 Full Event in English- Divx Video
March 13, 2008 by
Ultimate MMA Video Blog
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****Breaking News, UFC Deal with Takanori Gomi Falls Through****Fights shown on this full event- WW GP: Dan Henderson vs. Kazuo Misaki- WW GP: Akihiro Gono vs. Gegard Mousasi- WW GP: Ryo Chonan vs. Paulo Filho- WW GP: Denis Kang vs. Amar Suloev- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Chris Brennan-...
Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki III officially confirmed for DREAM 11
August 06, 2009 by
Five Knuckles
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By Jacob Camargo August 06, 2009Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) has officially announced the long rumored rubber match between grappling wizard Shinya Aoki and DREAM 2008 lightweight grand prix winner Joachim Hansen for DREAM 11. The fight will determine the promotion's...
Pride returns
August 12, 2009 by
Five Knuckles
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By FiveKnuckles.com Staff August 12, 2009One of the most popular MMA organizations in the world during its ten years of operation (1997-2007), PRIDE Fighting Championships, based in Japan, featured world class mixed martial arts artists in some of the most dramatic bouts in the early...
Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen III set for DREAM 11
July 21, 2009 by
Five Knuckles
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By Jacob Camargo July 21, 2009Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) has recently announced a third bout between WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki and DREAM 2008 lightweight grand prix winner Joachim Hansen for the promotion's lightweight title at the DREAM 11 event.
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Shinya Aoki Claims DREAM Has Better Lightweights Than the UFC
October 07, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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From Dave Meltzer:
Aoki had said before the event that Dream, and not UFC, had the best lightweight competitors. After winning the title, he made that claim again.
"It’s not UFC, it’s...
World Victory Road Comes Up Short at Sengoku IX
August 03, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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It's no secret that I've long been openly rooting for World Victory Road's Sengoku to surpass DREAM as Japan's #1 MMA promotion. DREAM came out of the gate faster by putting on some spectacular events, but I'm not a fan of the way they do business.
World Victory...
Japanese Coverage of Affliction Demise Unfavorable to Josh Barnett
July 25, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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Zach Arnold throws down some facts that may suprise a lot of people believing Barnett would be in the clear overseas:
Amazingly, the major Japanese newspapers (Nikkan Sports, Daily Sports, and Sports Nippon) all played it straight with coverage. You know...
Spike TV to Debut PRIDE Weekly Series
August 12, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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A reader chastises me for not covering this sooner. Hardcore and casual fans (and those new to MMA looking to fill gaps in their knowledge as well as appreciate some of the sport's best and most meaningful action) rejoice:
One of the most popular MMA organizations...
B.J. Penn's Top 10 Moments
July 23, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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When discussing the top martial artists in the world today many names come to mind. Fedor, GSP, and Anderson Silva usually top everyone’s list, but there are other “masters” in their own right. To be a champion is to be a master, albeit a master of one...
Jay Hieron - Front Runner to Fight Nick Diaz at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
July 28, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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According to Graciefighter.com:
Phil Baroni has been nixed by Showtime brass as a possible opponent for Nick Diaz. Attempts to sign Takanori Gomi for the bout went unfulfilled and Jay Hieron has become the front runner to fill the spot.
and MMAWeekly.com:
Jay Hieron, the former...
The USA TODAY/Bloody Elbow Top 50 MMA Fights in History VII: 2005-2006
July 09, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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Here's the sixth installment of our USA TODAY/Bloody Elbow Top 50 MMA fights in modern history.
Beau Dure has written up the next block at USAT's Fighting Stances blog. To start, here's our criteria:
Some of the 50 fights we'll list aren't necessarily the...
Affliction Rounds Out Trilogy Card: Takanori Gomi Vs. Rafaello Oliveira
July 06, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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With UFC 100 set to commence on July 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Affliction has created a card to compete with what is being called the greatest card in the history of the UFC...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
"I want to fight BJ Penn again. He knows I’m the unique guy of this division able to knock him out. ...
October 27, 2009 by
Bloody Elbow
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"I want to fight BJ Penn again. He knows I’m the unique guy of this division able to knock him out. It would be the biggest champions fighting. Imagine how this match would be … but it’s not close to coming true. I don’t want to talk over UFC … Mr. Dana White is...
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