Published by Stephen Rhodes

M-1 Global, a popular international MMA promotion, will make its United States debut with their inaugural event, “M-1 Challenge 8″; the event is scheduled to take place on October 29 in Kansas City, MO, at a yet-to-be-announced venue.  Few details are known about the event as of this writing, but light heavyweight Mike Whitehead will participate [...]

Post a comment . Oct 12, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, M-1 Challenge 8, M-1 Global, Mike Whitehead

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Xtreme Couture is not just a training facility conglomerate anymore; now they’re officially a MMA promotion company.  According to MMAWeekly.com, sources from within the training center have confirmed that Xtreme Couture will indeed host their first mixed martial arts event which will be held at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV on [...]

Post a comment . Sep 13, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Allen Goes, Gideon Ray, HDNet, Jay Hieron, John Alessio, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Xtreme Couture

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Due to an ACL injury, light heavyweight Bobby Southworth has had to bow out of the Strikeforce event, scheduled to take place September 20 at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, CA and will be replaced by Anthony Ruiz, according to MMAWeekly.com; Southworth’s opponent (now Ruiz’s opponent) would have been Renato Sobral.  Ruiz is coming [...]

Post a comment . Aug 27, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Anthony Ruiz, Bobby Southworth, Jeremy Freitag, Mike Whitehead, Renato Sobral, strikeforce

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Below are the medical suspensions following the Affliction: Banned event, which took place on July 19.  Interestingly enough, the length of some of the suspensions could put some fighters’ immediate title hopes in jeopardy - especially Fedor Emelianenko’s as he is due to put his WAMMA heavyweight title on the line against Andrei Arlovski on [...]

Post a comment . Jul 30, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction: Banned, Andrei Arlovski, Ben Rothwell, Edwin dewees, Fabio Nascimento, Fedor Emelianenko, Mike Whitehead, Pedro Rizzo, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Vitor Belfort, WAMMA

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I wouldn’t go so far as to say it is etched in stone yet, but according to Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports, sources are indicating that Tito Ortiz and Renato Sobral will fight in the co-main event at Affliction’s next event on October 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, with the [...]

Post a comment . Jul 29, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Andrei Arlovski, David Heath, Fedor Emelianenko, Mike Whitehead, MMA, Renato Sobral, Steve Mazzagatti, Tito Ortiz, Tom Atencio, UFC

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Below are the salaries earned by the fighters on the Affliction: Banned card which took place on Saturday; the information was provided by the California State Athletic Commission**:
Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Tim Sylvia: $800,000
Andrei Arlovski: $750,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
Ben Rothwell: $250,000

Josh Barnett: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Pedro Rizzo: $70,000
Mark Hominick: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win [...]

Post a comment . Jul 21, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction: Banned, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Edwin dewees, Fabio Nascimento, Fedor Emelianenko, Gary Goodridge, J.J. Ambrose, Josh Barnett, Justin Levens, Mark Hominick, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Ray Lizama, Renato Sobral, Savant Young, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Vitor Belfort

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Below are the results of the Affliction: Banned card:

Paul Buentello defeated Gary Goodridge by unanimous decision
Vitor Belfort defeated Terry Martin (KO - Punches), 3:12 of Round 2
Mike Pyle defeated J.J. Ambrose (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:51 of Round 1
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Edwin Dewees (TKO - Punches), 4:06 of Round 1
Matt Lindland defeated Fabio Nascimento [...]

Post a comment . Jul 20, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Affliction: Banned, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Ben Rothwell, Edwin dewees, Fabio Nascimento, Fedor Emelianenko, Gary Goodridge, J.J. Ambrose, Josh Barnett, Mark Hominick, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Renato Sobral, Savant Young, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, Vitor Belfort

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Affliction: Banned is directly in front of us; it will be on live Saturday, July 19, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.  Heavyweights will rule the card as it will have some of the top-tier fighters from the division.  This card should be one the top cards in recent memory when it hits the airwaves [...]

Post a comment . Jul 17, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz Exclusive, Affliction: Banned, Aleksander Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Ben Rothwell, Fabio Negao, Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Keith Jardine, Matt Lindland, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Randy Couture, Renato Sobral, Terry Martin, Tim Sylvia, UFC, UFC 30, UFC 57, UFC 74, Vitor Belfort, WAMMA

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Post a comment . Jul 17, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Mike Whitehead

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Below are the odds for the Affliction: Banned card:

Fedor Emelianenko (-400), Tim Sylvia (+300)
Josh Barnett (-400), Pedro Rizzo (+300)
Matt Lindland (-450), Fabio Negao (+325)
Renato Sobral (-260), Mike Whitehead (+200)
Mike Pyle (-350), Brett Cooper (+250)
Aleksander Emelianenko (-350), Paul Buentello (+250)

Odds courtesy of BETUS.COM
 

Post a comment . Jul 15, 2008
Filed under: MMA Fight Odds, Affliction: Banned, Aleksander Emelianenko, Brett Cooper, Fabio Negao, Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Matt Lindland, Mike Pyle, Mike Whitehead, Paul Buentello, Pedro Rizzo, Renato Sobral, Tim Sylvia