Tuesday, 6 September 2011
MMA Combat - Sanchez Injured, Out of UFC 135 Line-up
MMA Combat - Sanchez Injured, Out of UFC 135 Line-up
TUF Season 1 winner and one-time lightweight title challenger, Diego Sanchez (23-4-0), has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 135 co-main event matchup against former welterweight champion Matt Hughes (45-8-0) due to a broken hand suffered while training. UFC president Dana White announced the news on Monday via his twitter account.
“Diego Sanchez broke his hand,” White wrote on Monday. “Looking for a replacement for Hughes.”
Josh Koscheck, also a participate on TUF Season 1 and a former title-challenger in his own right has apparently answered the call, but the promotion is yet to make anything official with the event less than three weeks out.
“Got a fight in 21 days, bitches,” wrote Koscheck. “Oh ya, 19 days then or something like that! Either way, it looks like I am in to fight Matt Hughes if he takes it?”
UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage will take place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, and will feature a light heavyweight title bout when former champ, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8-0), takes on current title holder Jon "Bones" Jones (13-1-0).
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TUF Season 1 winner and one-time lightweight title challenger, Diego Sanchez (23-4-0), has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 135 co-main event matchup against former welterweight champion Matt Hughes (45-8-0) due to a broken hand suffered while training. UFC president Dana White announced the news on Monday via his twitter account.
“Diego Sanchez broke his hand,” White wrote on Monday. “Looking for a replacement for Hughes.”
Josh Koscheck, also a participate on TUF Season 1 and a former title-challenger in his own right has apparently answered the call, but the promotion is yet to make anything official with the event less than three weeks out.
“Got a fight in 21 days, bitches,” wrote Koscheck. “Oh ya, 19 days then or something like that! Either way, it looks like I am in to fight Matt Hughes if he takes it?”
UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage will take place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, and will feature a light heavyweight title bout when former champ, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8-0), takes on current title holder Jon "Bones" Jones (13-1-0).
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MMA Combat - UFC Books 2012 Japan Return
MMA Combat - UFC Books 2012 Japan Return
Tuesday, September 6, 2011, The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced their intention to return to the Land of the Rising Sun on February 26, 2012. The news was delivered via a video message from UFC President Dana White during a press conference that was held at the Shinjuku Wald 9 Theater.
The event is expected to take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and the venue is expected to host up to 20 000 spectators. In order to better accommodate their Western audience, preliminaries will begin at 10:00 am Japan time, with the main card taking place from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm.
Zuffa LLC Asia Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Mark Fischer, was present to address those in attendance.
"To give another idea of the scope of this event, it will literally be witnessed by millions of fans all over the world,” said Fischer. “Moreover, this event will be a boon for Japan's economy. For example, UFC 100 in Las Vegas generated more than $51 million for the local economy. In Sydney, Australia, our two events generated over $30 million for the local economy. We're pleased to bring the similarly anticipated event to Saitama and the greater Tokyo area."
"Let me also say that while UFC Japan in 2012 will be the first event for Zuffa in Asia, it certainly won't be the last. We hope to make UFC Japan an annual fixture on our calendar and we also have plans to follow-up with a series of high quality events across Asia."
The UFC has not held an event in Japan since April 14, 2000, when the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo was witness to the below card.
1 LaVerne Clark def. Koji Oishi via Decision (Majority) rd3 5:00
2 Ikuhisa Minowa def. Joe Slick via TKO (Cut) rd3 2:02
3 Ron Waterman def. Satoshi Honma via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
4 Sanae Kikuta def. Eugene Jackson via Submission (Armbar) rd1 4:38
5 Murilo Bustamante def. Yoji Anjo via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) rd2 0:31
6 Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva via Decision (Unanimous) rd5 5:00
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011, The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced their intention to return to the Land of the Rising Sun on February 26, 2012. The news was delivered via a video message from UFC President Dana White during a press conference that was held at the Shinjuku Wald 9 Theater.
The event is expected to take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and the venue is expected to host up to 20 000 spectators. In order to better accommodate their Western audience, preliminaries will begin at 10:00 am Japan time, with the main card taking place from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm.
Zuffa LLC Asia Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Mark Fischer, was present to address those in attendance.
"To give another idea of the scope of this event, it will literally be witnessed by millions of fans all over the world,” said Fischer. “Moreover, this event will be a boon for Japan's economy. For example, UFC 100 in Las Vegas generated more than $51 million for the local economy. In Sydney, Australia, our two events generated over $30 million for the local economy. We're pleased to bring the similarly anticipated event to Saitama and the greater Tokyo area."
"Let me also say that while UFC Japan in 2012 will be the first event for Zuffa in Asia, it certainly won't be the last. We hope to make UFC Japan an annual fixture on our calendar and we also have plans to follow-up with a series of high quality events across Asia."
The UFC has not held an event in Japan since April 14, 2000, when the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo was witness to the below card.
1 LaVerne Clark def. Koji Oishi via Decision (Majority) rd3 5:00
2 Ikuhisa Minowa def. Joe Slick via TKO (Cut) rd3 2:02
3 Ron Waterman def. Satoshi Honma via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
4 Sanae Kikuta def. Eugene Jackson via Submission (Armbar) rd1 4:38
5 Murilo Bustamante def. Yoji Anjo via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) rd2 0:31
6 Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva via Decision (Unanimous) rd5 5:00
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Friday, 2 September 2011
MMA Combat - One FC - Champion vs. Champion
MMA Combat - One FC - Champion vs. Champion
One FC Champion vs. Champion will take place September 3rd, 2011 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore. It is the inaugural event for Asian promotion One Fighting Championship, and the fights are expected to be broadcast to 500 million viewers worldwide. The card includes fighters from all disciplines with notable names such as UFC veteran Phil Baroni, TUF competitor Andy Wang, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion Gregor Gracie, and a main-event pitting Korea's A Sol Kwon (17-6-0) against the Philippines' Eduard Folayang (9-1-0).
Kwon is a winner in six consecutive bouts with three knockout finishes during that stretch. The K-1, Sengoku, and Deep veteran last appeared at Deep - 54 Impact on June 24, defeating Yoshihiro Tomioka by unanimous decision; his counter-part, once-defeated "Landslide" Folayang has won four straight contests and owns five of his nine victories by way of [T]KO. Folayang last fought in October of 2010, walking away with the unanimous decision victory against Vuyisile Colossa under the Martial Combat banner.
The co-main event will see a pair of UFC veterans go toe-to-toe when "The New York Badass" Phil Baroni (14-13-0) battles Yoshiyuki Yoshida (12-6-0).
The only fighter to not make weight for the event was TUF alumnus Andy Wang who came in at 163.1 lbs, 4.1 lbs over the 159 lbs catchweight weight limit agreed upon. It's expected Zorobabel Moreira will go ahead with the fight, claiming an additional 15% for himself off of Wang's purse.
Main Card:
A Sol Kwon (155 lbs) vs. Eduard Folayang (155.9 lbs)
Phil Baroni (176 lbs) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (174.8 lbs)
Mitch Chilson (145.5 lbs) vs. Eric Kelly (142.4 lbs)
Gregor Gracie (170.9 lbs) vs. Seok Mo Kim (169.7 lbs)
Andy Wang (163.1 lbs) vs. Zorobabel Moreira (158.9 lbs)*
Preliminary Card:
Radeem Rahman (125.2) vs. Susovan Ghosh (125.2 lbs)
Soo Chul Kim (135.5) vs. Leandro Issa (136.5)
Vuyisile Colossa (160.7 lbs) vs. Ma Xing Yu (155.2 lbs)
Daniel Mashamaite (136 lbs) vs. Yodsanan Sityodtong (135.1 lbs)
Soo Chul Kim (135.5) vs. Leandro Issa (136.5)
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One FC Champion vs. Champion will take place September 3rd, 2011 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore. It is the inaugural event for Asian promotion One Fighting Championship, and the fights are expected to be broadcast to 500 million viewers worldwide. The card includes fighters from all disciplines with notable names such as UFC veteran Phil Baroni, TUF competitor Andy Wang, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion Gregor Gracie, and a main-event pitting Korea's A Sol Kwon (17-6-0) against the Philippines' Eduard Folayang (9-1-0).
Kwon is a winner in six consecutive bouts with three knockout finishes during that stretch. The K-1, Sengoku, and Deep veteran last appeared at Deep - 54 Impact on June 24, defeating Yoshihiro Tomioka by unanimous decision; his counter-part, once-defeated "Landslide" Folayang has won four straight contests and owns five of his nine victories by way of [T]KO. Folayang last fought in October of 2010, walking away with the unanimous decision victory against Vuyisile Colossa under the Martial Combat banner.
The co-main event will see a pair of UFC veterans go toe-to-toe when "The New York Badass" Phil Baroni (14-13-0) battles Yoshiyuki Yoshida (12-6-0).
The only fighter to not make weight for the event was TUF alumnus Andy Wang who came in at 163.1 lbs, 4.1 lbs over the 159 lbs catchweight weight limit agreed upon. It's expected Zorobabel Moreira will go ahead with the fight, claiming an additional 15% for himself off of Wang's purse.
Main Card:
A Sol Kwon (155 lbs) vs. Eduard Folayang (155.9 lbs)
Phil Baroni (176 lbs) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (174.8 lbs)
Mitch Chilson (145.5 lbs) vs. Eric Kelly (142.4 lbs)
Gregor Gracie (170.9 lbs) vs. Seok Mo Kim (169.7 lbs)
Andy Wang (163.1 lbs) vs. Zorobabel Moreira (158.9 lbs)*
Preliminary Card:
Radeem Rahman (125.2) vs. Susovan Ghosh (125.2 lbs)
Soo Chul Kim (135.5) vs. Leandro Issa (136.5)
Vuyisile Colossa (160.7 lbs) vs. Ma Xing Yu (155.2 lbs)
Daniel Mashamaite (136 lbs) vs. Yodsanan Sityodtong (135.1 lbs)
Soo Chul Kim (135.5) vs. Leandro Issa (136.5)
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Thursday, 1 September 2011
MMA Combat - Barnett: Title Would Be Nice, But Its Absence Doesn't Change Things
With Manny Gamburyan and Diego Nunes injured and hence removed from the UFC 135 card, the promotion has announced another featherweight match that will fill the void; UFC veteran and submission specialist Junior Assuncao (12-4-0) will battle promotion new-comer Eddie Yagin (15-4-1) on the evening's undercard.
Assuncao made his first stint with the UFC in 2006/2007, going 1-2 with a submission win and two submission losses. Most recently, the 30 year old out of Athens, Georgia, has compiled six-straight victories with his last three all coming by first round stoppage. Yagin, out of Alliance MMA in Honolulu, Hawaii, has won consecutive bouts and seven of his previous eight. In his most recent appearance, "The Filipino Phenom" caught Bellator veteran Joe Soto with a first round Guillotine Choke, halting the contest two minutes into the very first round.
UFC 135 will take place September 24, 2011, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado; the event will feature a light-heavyweight title showdown pitting number one contender Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-8-0) against 24 year old champion, Jon "Bones" Jones (13-1-0). The co-main event will see UFC legend Matt Hughes go toe-to-toe with TUF Season 1 winner, Diego Sanchez.
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