Archive for May, 2011

HT: Facebook

Strikeforce’s July 30th show is official with Fedor Emelianenko headlining in a bout against fellow MMA legend Dan Henderson. Tickets for the event go on sale this week. Thursday, June 2, at 10am CT is when the tickets are first available to purchase. As always, UFC Fight Club members get first dibs on the tickets. The UFC Newsletter presale begins on Friday at 10 and tickets are on sale to the public on Saturday at 10. Be sure to grab your tickets for this event that is guaranteed to deliver!

The number two ranked featherweight in the world and perhaps the most talented fighter outside of the UFC, Hatsu Hioki (24-4-2), is now reportedly a free agent and in discussions with the UFC. Hioki was previously the Sengoku featherweight champion and Shooto lightweight champion. However, according to Bloody Elbow’s Forrest Lynn, Hioki has been released from Sengoku. In addition, Hioki has vacated his Shooto title and will be in attendance for UFC 131 in Vancouver. Hioki has only one loss since November of 2007. The lone loss is an incredibly controversial decion against Michihiro Omigawa. In his last three fights, [...]

UFC light-heavyweight Rampage Jackson is coming off of a lackluster victory over Matt Hamill this past weekend. Outside of the cage, Rampage has been dabbling in the acting scene and has most recently done a skit for FunnyOrDie.com. Check it out:

When Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson face off against each other later this summer in Chicago, they will be making some serious cash. Accourding to a report by ESPN’s Josh Gross, Fedor will be making $1.5 million while Henderson will be pulling in $800,000. Their fight is expected to take place in July.

Masakazu Imanari def. Kenji Osawa via submission (Achilles lock) – Round 2, 0:58 (Japan bantamweight-tourney semifinal round) Hideo Tokoro def. Atsushi Yamamoto via split decision (Japan bantamweight-tourney semifinal round) Shinya Aoki def. Rich Clementi via submission (neck crank) – Round 2, 2:17 Katsunori Kikuno def. Daisuke Nakamura via unanimous decision Caol Uno def. Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura  via unanimous decision Takeshi Inoue def. Koichiro Matsumoto via TKO (strikes) – Round, 6:51 Joachim Hansen def. Mitsuhiro Ishida via split decision Kenji Osawa def. Takafumi Otsuka via split decision (Japan bantamweight-tourney first round) Masakazu Imanari def. Keisuke Fujiwara via unanimous decision (Japan bantamweight-tourney [...]

MAIN CARD Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. Matt Hamill via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Frank Mir def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Travis Browne def. Stefan Struve via knockout (superman punch) – Round 1, 4:11 Rick Story def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Brian Stann def. Jorge Santiago via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:29 PRELIMINARY CARD Demetrious Johnson def. Miguel Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Tim Boetsch def. Kendall Grove via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Gleison Tibau def. Rafaello Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:28 Michael McDonald [...]

Strikeforce light-heavyweight fighter “King Mo” Lawal had some very unflattering words for UFC 205-pound champion Jon Jones. In an interview from FightHype.com, King Mo was asked what he thought about Jon Jones going to the media about text messages he received from former teammate and rival Rashad Evans. Here is King Mo’s candid response: “Personally, Jon Jones is the king of hoe moves. That’s sh*t your ex-girl, Superhead, or Kat Stacks would do. I wouldn’t apologize for sh*t and I don’t think Rashad should either. Like I said before, that’s some hoe sh*t; petty in my eyes. So what? He [...]

Clipped from: mmaweekly.com (share this clip) When K.J. Noons steps back in the cage on June 18 to face Jorge Masvidal in Strikeforce it won’t just be any fight. It will determine the next fighter who will face Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce lightweight title. Noons confirmed the news in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio. “This is for the No. 1 contender for the 155, and then I get a title shot,” Noons said about his fight with Masvidal.

The self-proclaimed “baddest man on the planet,” Brock Lesnar, was forced to withdraw from his UFC 131 matchup against fellow coach on The Ultimate Fighter 13 Junior Dos Santos after symptoms of diverticulitis returned. Despite the unfortunate setback, the former UFC heavyweight champion is optimistic about his return. “Yeah, I’m very disappointed,” said Lesnar on “The Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo”. “This has not only mentally but this has been very physically strenuous on me,  since my first bout with Diverticulitis in 2009. Having to back away from a fight is not something that I think anybody likes to do, [...]