Published by Stephen Rhodes
Even the highly regarded mixed martial arts fighters can be released, either due to internal strife or the size of their contracts with the promotion; a good example of this was the announcement of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou being released by the UFC, according to FiveOuncesOfPain.com. During his brief time with the UFC, his record was 1-2.
Following his victories over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona during his stint in PRIDE in 2007, Sokoudjou was signed by the UFC; he made his UFC debut at UFC 79, losing to Lyoto Machida but rebounded to defeat Kazuhiro Nakamura at UFC 84 before losing to Luiz Cane at UFC 89. One thing is for certain – despite his mediocre record in the UFC, some promotion will sign him up. You can take that to the bank.
. Nov 28, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, UFC
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Below is the updated card for UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben, which will take place on October 18 from Birmingham, England:
Main Card:
- Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
- Rameau Thierry Soukoudjou vs. Luiz Cane
- Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera
- Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
- Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
- Paul Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
Preliminary Bouts:
- Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
- David Baron vs. Jim Miller
- Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
- Sammy Schiavo vs. Per Eklund
- Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim
. Sep 23, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Akihiro Gono, Brandon Vera, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, David Baron, David Bielkheden, Jess Liaudin, Jim Miller, Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane, Marcus Davis, Michael Bisping, Neil Wain, Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor, Per Eklund, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Sam Stout, Sammy Schiavo, Shane Carwin, Terry Etim, UFC 89
Published by Stephen Rhodes
I suppose it was a poorly kept secret, but the rumor about UFC president Dana White’s announcement of the UFC 89 event being televised on Spike TV on October 18th is no longer a rumor; White, during the UFC 84 replay Saturday on Spike TV, announced that the UFC 89 card will be televised on the network. Below is the tentative card for UFC 89*:
- Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
- Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luiz Cane
- Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera
- Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
- Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
- Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
- Sammy Schiavo vs. Per Eklund
- Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim
- Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
- Paul Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
- David Baron vs. TBA
*Card subject to change.
. Jul 27, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Akihiro Gono, Brandon Vera, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, Dana White, David Baron, David Bielkheden, Jess Liaudin, Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane, Lyoto Machida, Marcus Davis, Michael Bisping, Neil Wain, Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor, Per Eklund, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Sam Stout, Sammy Schiavo, Shane Carwin, Terry Etim, Thiago Silva, UFC, UFC 84, UFC 89
Published by Stephen Rhodes
Apparently, the UFC really likes what they have in Chris Lytle as according to MMAjunkie.com, the UFC has signed Lytle to a four-fight extension; Lytle has also signed to fight Paul Taylor at UFC 89, which will take place on October 18 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. Below is the tentative card for UFC 89:
- Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
- Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez
- Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
- Luiz Cane vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
- Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
- Terry Etim vs. Sam Stout
- Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
- Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor
- David Bielkheden vs. Jess Liaudin
- Per Eklund vs. Sammy Schiavo
. Jul 16, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Akihiro Gono, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, David Bielkheden, Diego Sanchez, Jess Liaudin, Luiz Cane, Marcus Davis, Michael Bisping, Neil Wain, Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor, Per Eklund, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Sam Stout, Sammy Schiavo, Shane Carwin, Terry Etim, Thiago Alves, UFC, UFC 89
Published by Stephen Rhodes
In an expected move in light of the number of released fighters as of late, according to Sam Caplan of FiveOuncesOfPain.com and confirmed by The Wrestling Observer, the UFC has released light heavyweight Kazuhiro Nakamura; the decision was made shortly after Nakamura’s loss to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at UFC 84. Nakamura made his debut at UFC 76 where he lost to Lyoto Machida in an unanimous decision; shortly thereafter, the California State Athletic Commission announced it was finingand suspending Nakamura due to marijuana showing up during a post-fight drug screening; he attempted to appeal but was unsuccessful.
As of this writing, it is unclear as to where Nakamura will fight next; certainly other promotions, such as Strikeforce, DREAM, Sengoku and EliteXC will take a look at Nakamura as the aforementioned promotions have a demand for light heavyweights at any given time.
. Jul 01, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, California State Athletic Commission, DREAM, EliteXC, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Lyoto Machida, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Sengoku, strikeforce, UFC 76, UFC 84
