Published by Stephen Rhodes
What has been rumored for some time has become a reality as Zuffa, LLC and German concert promoter Marek Lieberberg during the UFC 91 event came to terms, bringing the preeminent MMA organization to Germany for the first time. The UFC will make their debut at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne on June 13, 2009; [...]
. Dec 01, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Chuck Liddell, Marek Lieberberg, Randy Couture, Zuffa
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Grappling X has received a lot of calls and emails asking if we could also host a submission grappling tournament for the kids on December 6th. We felt because we are so close to Christmas that GX would give you a gift. Not only are we going to host a submission grappling tournament on December [...]
. Nov 30, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz Exclusive, Grappling X
Published by Stephen Rhodes
UFC 93 is gradually taking shape as two more bouts have been added to the fight card; the event is scheduled to take place on January 17 at the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland; according to MMAJunkie, Warrior Promotions Fighter Management confirmed the bout between Tomasz Drwal and UFC newbie Ivan Serati while a source [...]
. Nov 28, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Alan Belcher, Chris Lytle, Dan Henderson, Denis Kang, Ivan Serati, Jeremy Horn, Marcus Davis, Mark Coleman, Mauricio Rua, Rich Franklin, Rousimar Palhares, Tomasz Drwal, UFC 93
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Although he is under suspension by the California State Athletic Commission, that’s not going to stop Antonio Silva from accepting a bout overseas as World Victory Road announced on Friday that Silva will take part in their Sengoku 7 event, scheduled to take place on January 4 in Japan. The bout would be Silva’s first [...]
. Nov 28, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Antonio Silva, California State Athletic Commission, Hidehiko Yoshida, Jorge Santiago, Kazuo Misaki, Sanae Kikuta, Satoru Kitaoka, Sengoku 7, Takanori Gomi, World Victory Road
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Although nothing is etched in stone as of yet, according to FiveOuncesOfPain.com, Affliction is trying to put together a bout which would feature Josh Barnett against Brett Rogers for the Affliction: Day of Reckoning card, scheduled to take place on January 24 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. Barnett has been advertised for the [...]
. Nov 26, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Affliction: Day of Reckoning, Brett Rogers, Josh Barnett
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Below is the final fight card for UFC: Fight for Our Troops, scheduled to take place on December 10 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC (in partnership with Ft. Bragg):
Main Card
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Jonathan Goulet vs. Mike Swick
Razak Al-Hussan vs. Steve Cantwell
Tim Credeur vs. Nate Loughran
Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Wiman
Preliminary Card
Brodie [...]
. Nov 26, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Ben Saunders, Brandon Wolff, Brodie Farber, Corey Hill, Dale Hartt, Eddie Sanchez, Frankie Edgar, Johnny Rees, Jonathan Goulet, Josh Koscheck, Justin McCully, Luigi Fioravanti, Matt Wiman, Mike Swick, Nate Loughran, Razak Al-Hassan, Steve Bruno, Steve Cantwell, Tim Credeur, UFC: Fight for our Troops, Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Grappling X has received a lot of calls and emails asking if we could also host a submission grappling tournament for the kids on December 6th. We felt because we are so close to Christmas that GX would give you a gift. Not only are we going to host a submission grappling tournament on December [...]
. Nov 25, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Grappling X
Published by Stephen Rhodes
When John “The Mulatto Mauler” Mahlow was asked to fight ex-UFC fighter Ryan Roberts, he immediately accepted. Even though he was offered the fight with just four hours advance notice. Even though he had to drop nearly ten pounds to make weight. And even though his next fight was an XFC lightweight title defense against [...]
. Nov 24, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz Exclusive, John Mahlow, Luis Palomino, XFC 6: Clash of the Continents
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Another fight has been penciled in for UFC Fight Night 17, which will take place on February 7 tentatively at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV, as according to Mac Danzig at his MySpace page on Sunday, announced that he will face Josh Neer at the February event.
Danzig’s last fight was a [...]
. Nov 24, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Josh Neer, Mac Danzig, UFC Fight Night 17
Published by Stephen Rhodes
The fight between Amir Sadollah and Nick Catone, which was scratched from the undercard of UFC 91 on November 15, has been rescheduled for February; Catone confirmed the bout in an interview with iguillotine.com. The original bout was scrapped just days before UFC 91 due to Sadollah being hospitalized with a leg infection.
The February bout [...]
. Nov 24, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Amir Sadollah, C.B. Dolloway, Nick Catone, UFC 91, UFC Fight Night 17