Published by Stephen Rhodes

Other than MMA fighters who used to fight in the UFC and have bad things to say about the promotion, it is very uncommon for a MMA fighter who has never fought for the promotion to speak badly about them.  But that is the case, according to intheguard.tv as lightweight Joachim Hansen spoke to them [...]

Post a comment . Aug 18, 2008
Filed under: Commentary, Octagon Buzz, Dana White, Joachim Hansen, MMA, UFC

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the Octagon Buzz MMA rankings for the lightweight division:

B.J. Penn
Takanori Gomi
Joachim Hansen
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Shinya Aoki
Gesias Calvancante
Eddie Alvarez
Kenny Florian
Roger Huerta
Frankie Edgar

Post a comment . Jul 23, 2008
Filed under: Rankings, B.J. Penn, Eddie Alvarez, Frankie Edgar, Gesias Calvancante, Joachim Hansen, Kenny Florian, MMA, Roger Huerta, Shinya Aoki, Takanori Gomi, Tatsuya Kawajiri

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen - Dream.5 LW GP 2008 Finalsby moltisanti87
Wow. This Joachim Hansen is for real. Maybe the UFC should check this guy out. He does a number on Aoki.

Post a comment . Jul 22, 2008
Filed under: Videos, DREAM 5, Joachim Hansen, Shinya Aoki

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the card results from the DREAM 5 event:

Daisuke Nakamura defeated Andy Ologun (Armbar), 3:41 of Round 1
Shinya Aoki defeated Caol Uno, Unanimous Decision 
Eddie Alvarez defeated Tatsuya Kawajiri (TKO - Punches), 7:35 of Round 1*
Joachim Hansen defeated Kultar Gill (Armbar), 2:33 of Round 1
Joseph Benavidez defeated Junya Kudo (Guillotine choke), 2:42 of Round 1
Kuniyoshi [...]

Post a comment . Jul 21, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Alistair Overeem, Andy Ologun, Caol Uno, Daisuke Nakamura, DREAM 5, Eddie Alvarez, Hideo Tokoro, Joachim Hansen, Joseph Benavidez, Junya Kudo, Katsuyori Shibata, Kultar Gill, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Mark Hunt, Motoki Miyazawa, Shinya Aoki, Takeshi Yamazaki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yoshihiro Akiyama

Published by Stephen Rhodes

It has been reported by Ariel Shnerer of The Fight Network and confirmed by MMA fighter Alistair Overeem that Overeem will be the opponent of Mark Hunt at DREAM 5, which is set to take place Monday at Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan; Overeem’s last win at a DREAM event was a victory over [...]

Post a comment . Jul 19, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Alistair Overeem, Caol Uno, DREAM 4, DREAM 5, Eddie Alvarez, Fedor Emelianenko, Hideo Tokoro, Joachim Hansen, Josh Barnett, Katsuyori Shibata, Kultar Gill, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Mark Hunt, Mirko Filipovic, Motoki Miyazawa, Pride, Shinya Aoki, Tae Hyun Lee, Takeshi Yamazaki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Wanderlei Silva, Yoshihiro Akiyama

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below is the final card for the DREAM 5 event, set for July 21 from Osakajo Hall in Osaka, Japan; the fight will be televised on HDNet in the United States:
Lightweight Grand Prix Finals (16-man tournament)
-Shinya Aoki vs. Caol Uno
-Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Eddie Alvarez
-Winner of Aoki/Uno vs. Winner of Kawajiri/Alvarez
Lightweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout:
-Joachim Hansen [...]

Post a comment . Jul 17, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Caol Uno, DREAM 5, Eddie Alvarez, Jerome LeBanner, Joachim Hansen, Joe Benavidez, Katsuyori Shibata, Kultar Gill, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Mark Hunt, Motoki Miyazawa, Norifumi Yamamoto, Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yoshihiro Akiyama

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Another fight has been added to the DREAM 5 event, which will be held on July 21 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Japan, according to Al Yu of MMAWeekly; the fight in question will be a featherweight bout, featuring Hideo Tokoro going up against Takeshi Yamazaki.  Tokoro is coming off a victory over Darren [...]

Post a comment . Jul 15, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Caol Uno, Darren Uyenoyama, DREAM 4, DREAM 5, Eddie Alvarez, Hideo Tokoro, Jerome LeBanner, Joachim Hansen, Joe Benavidez, Katsuyori Shibata, Kultar Gill, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Mark Hunt, Motoki Miyazawa, Norifumi Yamamoto, Shinya Aoki, Takeshi Yamazaki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yoshihiro Akiyama

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Joachim Hansen, according to Sam Caplan of FiveOuncesOfPain.com, is expected to take part of the Dream.5 event, which is scheduled to take place on July 21 from Osakajo Hall in Osaka, Japan; while an opponent hasn’t been named to go up against Hansen, it is widely expected to be Kultar “Black Mamba” Gill.  Hansen (17-9) was [...]

Post a comment . Jul 01, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, BoDogFIGHT, Dream.3, Dream.5, Eddie Alvarez, Joachim Hansen, K-1, Kultar Gill, Shooto, Tatsuya Kawajiri, TKO