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Lutter Downplays Retirement Plans 2008-06-16 08:57:36 Typically if you’re 35 years old and happen to be defeated by a younger opponent, one of the first things that come to mind is retirement talk. If you’re Travis Lutter, you throw the retirement stuff out of the octagon; according to Tommy Messano of Sherdog.com, Lutter, instead of contemplating retirement, is looking to take stock [...]
Cole Charged With Rape 2008-06-16 08:33:36 In an unfortunate event in the MMA world, according to Sherdog.com, International Fight League veteran Devin Cole was arrested by the Medford (Oregon) Police Department at 7:40 AM Saturday; Cole, 31, was charged with first-degree rape, 2 counts of first-degree sodomy and 2 counts of first-degree sexual penetration and is currently being held at the [...] Read more:Charged
UFC Event In The Works For July? 2008-06-16 08:13:12 Mark July 19 on your calendar if you’re a MMA junkie, because that day - as crowded as it already is - may just get even more crowded as according to Sherdog.com and verified by several MMA sources, the UFC is in the planning stages of an event (no doubt in response to the Affliction: [...] Read more:Works
WCF Fight Card 2008-06-17 09:03:54 Below is the full card for the World Championship Fighting event, scheduled for June 20 in Wilmington, MA at Aleppo Shriners Auditorium:
Dan Lauzon vs. Brendan Hoxie
Mike Campbell vs. Rich Moskowitz
John Benoit vs. Travis Lerchen
Jamie Campbell vs. Jose Valentin
Dan Bonnell vs. Barrington Douse
Chris Grandmaison vs. Jon Bermudez
Jon Jones vs. Parker Porter
Davin Wesinger vs. Jose Lopez
Ken St
UFC Acquires Welterweight 2008-06-17 08:31:36
As if the welterweight division was competitive enough, the UFC acquired yet another one as according to Sherdog.com, the organization has signed Cage Warriors champion Dan Hardy to a contract - specifically, the deal was inked back in May. He is scheduled to make his UFC debut in October at UFC 89, which will take [...]
Silva Declines UFC 88 Invite, Event In Jeopardy? 2008-06-16 21:34:14 As I had reported earlier today, the UFC was looking to pit Wanderlei Silva
against Brandon Vera in a light-heavyweight fight at UFC 88, tentatively scheduled for July 19 and to be broadcast on Spike; however, according to Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports, Silva’s people have turned down the invitation, stating that Silva cannot be [...] Read more:Invite
, Jeopardy
Liddell-Evans Back On For UFC 88 2008-06-16 18:06:18 In what could possibly have title implications, MMAWeekly is reporting that former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell
will face Rashad Evans
in a 205-pound showdown; the UFC announced the bout on Monday. The two principals were to have met earlier in June at UFC 85, but Liddell suffered a hamstring injury that [...]
MMA Rankings - Light Heavyweight Division 2008-06-18 14:57:35 The following MMA rankings are provided by several online publications - including Octagon Buzz; rankings are current as of June 18, 2008:
MMAWeekly
Quinton Jackson
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Chuck Liddell
Lyoto Michida
Wanderlei Silva
Forrest Griffin
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Keith Jardine
Thiago Silva
Octagon Buzz
Quinton Jackson
Lyoto Michida
Chuck Liddell
Maur Read more:Division
, Rankings
MMA Rankings - Heavyweight Division 2008-06-18 11:03:54 The following MMA rankings are provided by several online publications - including Octagon Buzz; rankings are current as of June 18, 2008:
MMAWeekly
Fedor Emelianenko
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Randy Couture
Josh Barnett
Tim Sylvia
Andrei Arlovski
Fabricio Werdum
Gabriel Gonzaga
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
Aleksander Emelianenko
Octagon Buzz
Fedor Emelianenko
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Randy C Read more:Division
, Rankings
Interview With Evan Tanner 2008-06-18 09:03:49 After making his return to action in March with a loss to Yushin Okami after a nearly two-year layoff from MMA, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner
will look to go back to his winning ways when he goes against The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall Grove on Saturday. In this interview with Chris Howie of [...]
KO News 2008-06-17 23:24:43 KO News - MMA - June 17
Silva To Main Event UFC Event On Spike TV 2008-06-17 22:41:11 In what has to be one of the worst-kept secrets in the short history of mixed martial arts, according to Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports, UFC President Dana White has confirmed that the organization will run a live Spike
TV special on July 19 - in direct competition with Affliction’s pay-per-view debut; but it gets [...] Read more:Silva
MMA Fight Odds - Ultimate Fighter Finals 2008-06-17 21:42:02 When: July 21
Where: The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV
Odds:
Welterweights
Diego Sanchez 1/5 vs. Luigi Fioravanti 7/2
Josh Burkman 5/11 vs. Dustin Hazelett 9/5
Lightweights
Spencer Fisher 5/11 vs. Jeremy Stephens 9/5
Middleweights
Drew McFedries 10/13 vs. Marvin Eastman 1/1
Jeremy Horn 5/7 vs. Dean Lister 11/10
Evan Tanner 4/9 vs. Kendall Grove 33/20
Odds courtesy of BoDog; od Read more:Ultimate
Kim Rose vs. Kim Couture, Round 1 2008-06-23 23:22:46 Folks, this match will get ugly. If you’re squeamish about blood and other stuff, then you better turn away. Read more:Couture
Fitch, Le Head MMA Retreat 2008-06-23 21:20:00
In a press release, Paradise Warrior Retreat Center will offer a fantasy camp/training seminar on June 27 in Simi Valley, CA. Paradise has been putting together seminars - primarily on the West Coast - since 2004 and have featured some of the top names in mixed martial arts, including Bas Rutten, Pat Militech, B.J. [...] Read more:Fitch
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