Published by Stephen Rhodes

Perhaps it was the loss to Gegard Mousasi at the most recent DREAM event in Japan.  Or maybe it was the time spent away from his family.  Regardless of the reason, mixed martial arts has lost one of its shining stars as it has been learned that middleweight Melvin Manhoef has announced his retirement with [...]

Post a comment . Sep 28, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Melvin Manhoef

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Below are the official weigh-in results for DREAM 6, which will air live at 3 AM (EST) on HDNet:

Mirko Filipovic (225.9) vs. Alistair Overeem (241.8)
Shinya Aoki (153.8) vs. Todd Moore (153.6)
Yoshihiro Akiyama (184.8) vs. Masanori Tonooka (184.1)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka (167) vs. Hayato Sakurai (167.2)
Masakatsu Funaki (198) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (193.4)
Hideo Tokoro (138.4) vs. Atsushi Yamamoto (138.2)
Jimmy [...]

Post a comment . Sep 23, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Adriano Martins, Alistair Overeem, Andrews Nakahara, Atsushi Yamamoto, DREAM 6, Gegard Mousasi, Hayato Sakurai, Hideo Tokoro, Ikuhisa Minowa, Jimmy Ambriz, Keita Nakamura, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Masakatsu Funaki, Masanori Tonooka, Melvin Manhoef, Mirko Filipovic, Ronaldo Souza, Sergei Kharitonov, Shinya Aoki, Todd Moore, Yoon Dong Sik, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Zelg Galesic

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Yet another bout has been added to the DREAM 6 card, set to take place on September 23, as Hayato Sakurai will take on Kuniyoshi Hironaka at the event.  Sakurai (32-8) has fought previously in the UFC and has been in MMA since 1996, holding wins over the likes of Mac Danzig, Frank Trigg and [...]

Post a comment . Sep 11, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Adriano Martins, Alistair Overeem, Andrews Nakahara, Atsushi Yamamoto, Dong Sik Yoon, DREAM 6, Gegard Mousasi, Hayato Sakurai, Hideo Tokoro, Ikuhisa Minowa, Keita Nakamura, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Masakatsu Funaki, Melvin Manhoef, Mighty Mo, Mirko Filipovic, Ronaldo Souza, Sergei Kharitinov, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Zelg Galesic

Published by Stephen Rhodes

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

Anderson Silva
Patrick Cote
Robbie Lawler
Rich Franklin
Yushin Okami
Matt Lindland
Melvin Manhoef
Denis Kang
Paulo Filho
Chris Leben

Post a comment . Jul 23, 2008
Filed under: Rankings, Anderson Silva, Chris Leben, Denis Kang, Matt Lindland, Melvin Manhoef, MMA, Patrick cote, Paulo Filho, Rich Franklin, Robbie Lawler, Yushin Okami