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This bout is between Jae Young Kim and defending Spirit MC heavyweight champion Denis Kang at the Spirit MC 18 event in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday. For those of you who follow Kang and Spirit MC, you probably know the outcome of this fight. If you don’t, check it out. It [...]
. Aug 31, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Denis Kang, Jae Young Kim, Spirit MC, Spirit MC 18
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Sunday brought some exciting bouts at the Spirit MC event that took place on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea; below are the final bout results:
Denis Kang defeated Jae Young Kim (TKO - strikes), 1:31 of Round 1
Ui Cheol Nam defeated Se Young Kim (TKO - strikes), :52 of Round 1
Jin Suk Jung defeated Jae Hyun [...]
. Aug 31, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Chang Seob Lee, Dae Han Choi, Dae Hyun, Denis Kang, Dong Hyun Kim, Dool Hee Lee, Ho Jin Kim, Hoo Joong Kim, Hoon Kim, Jae Hyun So, Jae Young Kim, Jeong Hyeon Hwang, Jin Suk Jung, Ok Myoung Kim, Sang Il, Se Young Kim, Seung Bae Whi, Seung Hwan Kim, Spirit MC, Ui Cheol Nam, Ye Won Nam
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11 bouts round out the card for Affliction: Day Of Reckoning, set to take place on October 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV; below is the final lineup for the event:
Pay-per-view:
Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Matt Lindland vs. Trevor Prangley
Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Louzon
Pedro Rizzo vs. [...]
. Aug 31, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Albert Rios, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Duarte, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Brett Cooper, Chase Gormley, Chris Horodecki, Dan Louzon, drew fickett, Jason High, Jay Hieron, Jay White, Josh Barnett, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Patrick Speight, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Roy Nelson, Trevor Prangley, Vladimir Matyushenko
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Below are the final card results from Combat Sports Challenge 26, which took place on August 30 in Colonial Heights, VA:
Undercard (Amateur):
Lionel Borelli defeated Cory Getz (triangle choke), 1:01 of Round 1
Jeremy Fields defeated Matt Nice (rear-naked choke), 1:52 of Round 2
Brylan Vanartsdalen defeated Israel Flores, unanimous decision
Lauren Feldman defeated Lindsey MacMhaolain, unanimous decision
Brandon Mickens [...]
. Aug 31, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Anthony Morrison, Brandon Mickens, Brylan Vanartsdalen, Combat Sports Challenge 26, Cory Getz, David Barb, Dwayne Shelton, Francois Ambang, Israel Flores, Jack Greene, Jason Morris, Jay Palmer, Jeremy Fields, John Doyle, John Opfar, Lauren Feldman, Levon Maynard, Lindsey MacMhaolain, Lionel Borelli, Matt Nice, Sedico Honorio, Tim Williams, Tuan Pham, Whitney Waddell, Zach Davis
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Amir Sadollah, who won during season seven of The Ultimate Fighter, made an appearance at Combat Sports Challenge 26 in Virginia as a cornerman for some of his teammates at Team Combat; but just his mere appearance at the event wasn’t what made the hometown crowd ecstatic; according to FiveOuncesOfPain.com, Sadollah announced during the event’s intermission [...]
. Aug 31, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Amir Sadollah, C.B. Dollaway, Combat Sports Challenge 26, Gerald Harris, IFL, Matt Brown, The Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC 91
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EliteXC fighter (and Octagon Buzz favorite) Gina Carano and Kim Couture, wife of UFC and MMA legend Randy Couture, grappling over at Xtreme Couture.
. Aug 30, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Gina Carano, Kim Couture, MMA, Randy Couture, UFC
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WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emeliananko talks about EliteXC heavyweight Kimbo Slice; watch until the 1:30 mark when Fedor does talk about Kimbo - very interesting takes coming from him.
. Aug 30, 2008
Filed under: Videos, EliteXC, Fedor Emelianenko, Kimbo Slice, WAMMA
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As those of you who are regular readers of Octagon Buzz already know, K.J. Noons addressed his situation with EliteXC and his status with the promotion (in his words) here this past Thursday (August 28); today, Nick Diaz‘ camp (Cesar Gracie) posted a response over at Graciefighter.com. I think it is safe to say that [...]
. Aug 30, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, EliteXC, K.J. Noons, Nick Diaz
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RITC 115 - MMA Unifed Rules in Arizona
4 Title Bouts
Desert Diamond Casino
Saturday Sept 13, 2008
Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Fight Time: 8:00 PM
Rage in the Cage tickets on sale at the Desert Diamond Box Office ( 520-393-2799 or 866-DDC-Wins ) and through Ticket Master ( 520-321-1000 or 480-784-4444 ). Advanced tickets are $25, $40 [...]
. Aug 30, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz Exclusive, Rage In The Cage 115, Rage In The Cage 116
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2008 U.S. Olympian wrestler Ben Askren, who just recently returned from Beijing, China from the 2008 Olympic Games, is weighing the option of entering professional mixed martial arts or working towards the 2012 Olympic Games in London, according to MMAWeekly.com. Askren, who wrestled for the University of Missouri, is a longtime fan of MMA and [...]
. Aug 30, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Ben Askren, MMA, WEC 36