Yardbarker: Renato Sobral

Fedor Getting Down To Business

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:05:11 -0500

Fedor Emelianenko has canceled a US tour to focus on his January 24th Affliction Day of ReckoningA bout with Andrei Arlovski. This is following a loss he received in his home country's Sambo tournament.

Here is the Sambo loss:

He was quoted in a story from MMAJunkie stating:

"I wish I could see the ...

The Daily Wrap: Nov. 24, 2008

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:52:08 -0500

MMA Chronicler brings you a new daily feature that includes a run-down of the day's top stories involving MMA.

Babalu Sobral: I Ain't No Huntington Beach Bad Boy

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:17:53 -0500

Bobalu Sobral Post-Fight Interview

Babalu, Smith and Kim Couture all winners at Strikeforce event

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:07:16 -0500

Renato 'Babalu' Sobral won his first American-based Light Heavyweight title, Scott Smith ended things quickly and Kim Couture earned her first victory as part of Strikeforce's event in San Jose, CA, Friday night. The card was televised on HDNet.

Instant News for 11/22, Just Add Water, Cooks in 3 Minutes!

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:32:12 -0500

The latest in news from the MMA world, including results for Strikeforce Destruction!

Strikeforce "Destruction" Results

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:54:35 -0500

With EliteXC gone, I've started watching a lot more Strikeforce. They have carved out a nice little niche for themselves and could be ready to take a step up in 2009. I know all the talk has been about Gina Carano signing with the WEC, but I'd rather see her fight for Strikeforce. She would make ...

Strikeforce: Destruction Preview/Predictions

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:33:42 -0500

The MMA Chronicler previews several upcoming bouts for Friday's Strikeforce card in San Jose, California.

Strikeforce: "Destruction" Card On November 21

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:26:36 -0500

Here is the card for Strikeforce's November 21 show in San Jose. The main event will be challenger Renato Babalu Sobral taking on the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Southworth for the title.

Bobby Southworth vs. Renato Sobral
Joe Riggs vs. Luke Stewart
Kim Couture vs. Lina Kvokov
Lemo... ...

The UFC's heavyweight division sucks

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:38:40 -0500

Great heavyweights are hard to come by, and if I were Affliction, I would milk whatever I could out of banking on the talent they have with the heavyweights. Think back to the glory days of boxing's heavyweight division in the 1990's and early 2000's with Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield providing exciting fights for the fans. Or better yet, Fedor Emelianenko, Cro Cop and Minotauro going at it in Pride. If Affliction manages to find a way to capitalize with its wealth of rare talent, watch out. The UFC will need to come up with an answer - fast. Find out why UFC's heavyweight division is no match for Affliction's.

Southworth, Sobral Finally Ready After Injury Timeout

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:12:06 -0500

I hope Bobby Southworth has enjoyed his extra two months with the Strikeforce light heavyweight title. I hope he hasn't let the belt out of his sight for the last 60 days. I hope he's been sleeping with it under his pillow, maybe took it out to eat, perhaps even to the voting booth with him on Election Day.

InstantMMA.net Light Heavyweight Rankings October 2008

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:35:29 -0500

InstantMMA.net's Light Heavyweight Rankings for October 2008

What EliteXC really needs

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:48:05 -0500

EliteXC can get all its fighters, all its freak shows and all its ratings that they want, and the promotion will still be on shaky ground if someone doesn't emerge soon as the clear cut leader. And Jared Shaw doesn't count.

The specific appeals of boxing and MMA : The synergy that Affliction-Golden Boy must create

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:52:55 -0500

Most people reading this are likely to have read the news report that Affliction and Golden Boy are partnering up to co-promote MMA and boxing events on the same card. To summarize the news, it goes something like this : ( Golden Boy and Affliction will partner 50-50 on at least four pay-per-view shows next year that will include boxing matches and MMA fights on the same card. As part of its deal with Golden Boy, Affliction will produce a line of event T-shirts for Golden Boy fights to sell at retail locations and at the fight. The first fight it will make shirts for is the Dec. 6 match between Golden Boy boss Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. In addition, Affliction will become the official apparel licensee for Ring Magazine, which Golden Boy bought last year. It unveiled several sample T-shirts featuring old covers of Ring magazine, including ones of Sugar Ray Robinson. ) Because there is surprisingly small overlap between the boxing and MMA fanbase, putting boxing and MMA fights on the same PPV is an iffy proposition. If they in fact decide to go through with the initial plan, both Golden Boy and Affliction would have to identify the basic appeal factors of boxing, MMA, their promotional aspects and put together a well-presented show in order to build a profitable venture. Here is the breakdown.

I'm backa??and so is Tito

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:56:57 -0500

I apologize for the lack of updates this week. I've been at Miller Park each day watching my Brewers get beat down by the Cubbies. Needless to say, it hasn't been a great week to live in Brew City but I can now turn my attention back to the MMA world and I have a great pay-per-view to look forward to next weekend as well as a very solid WEC card on Sunday night.

Affliction 2: Tito Ortiz vs Renato "Babalu" Sobral

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:44:13 -0500

Rumor fights for Affliction 2