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UFC 83 Televised Card Set

by MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] on Mar 05, 2008 at 9:10 am in - News -
The UFC recently posted the final televised card for "UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2," an event that takes place April 19 at Montreal's Bell Centre.

It's the first-ever UFC event held in Canada and is scheduled to air via pay-per-view.

UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra meets interim champ (and French-Canadian) Georges St. Pierre in the night's headline bout. The interim title was created after Serra was forced to pull out of a UFC 79 main event with Matt Hughes due to injury; St. Pierre fought -- and defeated -- Hughes in his place.

The full card can be found at UFC.com.

Serra and St. Pierre first fought in April 2007. Serra won the welterweight division of "The Ultimate Fighter 4" and was granted an automatic title shot with then-champ St. Pierre. In one of the sport's biggest upsets, Serra scored a first-round TKO to claim the 170-lb. title.

One noteworthy omission from the televised card is a Jason MacDonald vs. Joe Doerksen fight. MacDonald is a middleweight mainstay in the UFC who fights of Edmonton, and Doerksen hails from Manitoba. The two fighters first met at an October 2005 Ultimate Cage Wars event. MacDonald won via fourth-round submission.

The full card includes:

MAIN CARD

Champ Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre (title-unification bout)
Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter
Nate Quarry vs. Kalib Starnes
Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy
Marc Bocek vs. Mac Danzig
PRELIMINARY CARD

Joe Doerksen vs. Jason MacDonald
Rich Clementi vs. Sam Stout
Alan Belcher vs. Jason Day
Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Ed Herman vs. Demian Maia*
* -- Fight not confirmed by UFC
 
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Hughes on Hendo:"I don’t know why somebody would go into a title fight not in shape

Matt Hughes had an interesting take on the UFC 82 title fight between Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. Check out his comments on the fight provided courtesy of his official website:
Anderson Silva ended up winning the title fight, I think if Henderson was in shape he could have lasted longer. I don’t know why somebody would go into a title fight not in shape and ready to go five rounds. Anderson looked tough but once again I saw holes in his game.


http://www.fightline.com/news/2008/35/matt_hughes_317919.shtml
 
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Paulo Filho Pulls out of Chael Sonnen fight.

The new battle between the champions of the WEC to 83kg, the Brazilian Paulão Son, and American Chael Sonnen was postponed. The fight, which was scheduled for March 26, in Las Vegas, was moved to June. "I was not in a good time, I had problems with depression, I am raising now, and the Americans were forcing me to fight now. I was not motivated to train, not training right, then decided comply with the contract and the fight was moved to June, "revealed Paulo.

http://www.tatame.com.br/2008/03/04/...-mais-em-marco
 
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Shonie Carter: "I'm sick of guys talking about Gina Carano is fat"

Shonie Carter: "I'm sick of guys talking about Gina Carano is fat!"

It looks like Shonie Carter is bored . Pretty funny read. Some interesting comments on Gina. LOL.

More on Dana...

"Back to Dana, we don’t even have to sign exclusive contracts. I will shake his hand and buy him a drink just like he bought me drinks at the afterparty after we finished filming the reality show. I ain’t going to say where we was at; I’m just saying at the afterparty. If he wins, I will actually crown him the Playa and he gets his own Playa Cup."

On Gina Carano...

"It’s been a lot of flack and beef going around on the internet and I’m not usually the one to get involved with that, but I’m sick of guys talking about, “Gina Carano is fat.” Don’t call women fat. I just call them thick. What the hell are they calling her fat for? I might get in trouble for saying this and I don’t mind, but Gina got it going on."

He said a few other things in there if you're curious or bored...

http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content2136.html
 
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Juanito Ibarra gives updates on Cheik Kongo, Michael Bisping and Quinton Jackson

On Kongo's loss to Herring...

"I was happy with his performance. I was happy that he went to the ground and was comfortable enough to handle it. I think he outwrestled Heath, but of course I wanted him to stand up and use his hands more. I think Heath made it difficult for him to do that. Heath told me after the fight, “I thought he was going to stand with me?” How can you stand up when you’re rushing a guy like that? I didn’t believe that, but I still think Kongo won the fight. He won 80% of the second round, but in the judges’ eyes, when you’re lying on your back for 2 rounds, I think that really hurt him."

"He caught a very bad cold there in Ohio the day before the fight and I was concerned with his breathing pattern. That really was a concern of mine going into this fight. He couldn’t eat for like a day and a half. He couldn’t even eat the food out there. That was a concern of mine, but you know what? He fought and I’m very proud of him."

On Bisping moving to middleweight...

"I think Bisping is going to benefit because he’s not that big of a guy. These guys at 205 are so strong now and big guys. I pray and I hope that it’s the right move. I really think it is. We’re moving to a tough division, but he’s a tough guy and you haven’t seen the best Michael Bisping yet. I really feel that you have not seen the best Michael Bisping yet. Hopefully, with the team, my system, everyone pushing him and him willing to listen, I really feel that you’re going to see one of the best 185 pound kids in the world. It’s a hell of a division, but I think he belongs there."

On Quinton Jackson coaching and facing Griffin...

"I’d rather had seen Rampage fight again and then maybe did the show or whatever. This layoff is too long for me and too long for him. I like to keep my kid in the mix. I’m a guy that likes to take a rest, but there’s only so much time you can rest. He’s a different creature though and he’s going to prove to the world why he’s the undisputed champion. I’m telling you. I’m telling you, mark my words with the date and time, Forrest is in a lot of trouble."
 
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Buzz' Determined to Saw Through Shamrock

March 5, 2008
by Jim Page ([email protected])

As the iron-willed, yet fading UFC legend Ken Shamrock (Pictures) prepares to make his long-awaited debut Saturday in the United Kingdom at Cage Rage 25, menacing Sunderland fighter Robert "Buzz" Berry (Pictures) can't wait for the opportunity to make his mark on "The World's Most Dangerous Man."

"I keep pinching myself to make sure it's real," Berry said. "It's out of this world to get matched up with Ken. Watching him fight in this country is a big thing anyway, but being able to fight him myself is really fantastic, really huge."

After more than a year out of competition and four straight stoppage defeats since Shamrock's last victory in 2004, many observers have labeled him a former star whose career is in terminal decline. Those same critics have also suggested that the tattooed Sunderland knockout artist is a handpicked opponent -- someone to give Shamrock his best possible chance of securing a win and maintaining his position as a major draw in the sport.

After a moment's examination, this appears to be quite a strange accusation. Frankly, if you're looking to boost up a fighter by feeding him a "gimme" opponent, you could do a great deal better than to pick someone of Berry's incredible strength and punching power.

The British fighter represents a higher hurdle than most at such a late stage in Shamrock's career. Though on the losing end of things in his last outing, "Buzz" thoroughly dominated South African man-mountain Neil Grove (Pictures) in the opening round before being forced to withdraw from the fight in need of urgent medical treatment.

"Before the fight, I was starting to get a head cold," Berry explained. "Obviously, I still wanted to fight, but after the first round I couldn't fight on. I got took into the hospital, and they said the head cold had attacked my heart. What they said in the hospital was, if I had continued into the second round, it could have killed us."

Berry was released from the hospital the following day and has since been through rigorous medical tests to ensure that the effects of the illness were purely short term.

"I've got the all-clear from the cardiologist," Berry said. "I've been for some more tests on my heart, and they've put it down to the head cold, which did attack my heart."

With these sincere health concerns out of the way, Berry is clearly looking forward to the fight.

"Ken still is a good fighter, and with his experience, he'll never lose that," he said. "But obviously, he's getting older now and it happens to every fighter. As they get older, they lose that spark; they lose the fire in their belly. All the younger fighters are still up-and-coming, and they still want to do it. The older guys, they've had their day. They've had their fire in the belly. Now that flame's going out a bit."

"I think Ken's got his skills in every department," Berry continued. "He's finished a lot of fights with chokes, leglocks, heel hooks, kneebars -- but it depends where the fight goes. I think he'll be looking for a submission."

In preparation for a full-on attack from Shamrock's extensive submission arsenal, Berry has been training with one of Britain's most underrated trainers, Ian Freeman (Pictures). A fighter also under contract with Cage Rage, Freeman shot to worldwide fame by savaging current UFC contender Frank Mir (Pictures) at the first UFC show in the United Kingdom back in 2002.

On that memorable night, Freeman punched his way out of numerous leglock attempts from the crafty American. Then he raised the roof of the Royal Albert Hall by battering the somewhat overconfident Mir into a bloody mess.

In a few short weeks, will Freeman have been able to pass on the value of this experience to his muscle-bound protégé? Or will Shamrock's undeniable skills and tenacity be too much for Berry?

One thing is for sure: If the fight hits the ground, Berry will need every trick he has learned from his mentor. However, as "Buzz" points out, the aging legend has every reason to be concerned should the fight remain upright.

"Obviously, I could knock Ken out. … I think I'll be stronger than Ken," Berry said. "In the heavyweights, you get caught with one on the chin, it's gonna cause damage. I think my strengths in this fight are my [physical] strength and my power.

"My training has gone really well. I've dropped nearly a stone [14 pounds] in weight, so hopefully everything will go to plan. When I train in the gym, it hasn't hit my strength too much. I'm still very powerful when I'm lifting heavy weights, still got my strength."

In the run up to the biggest fight of his back-and-forth career, Berry does not seem to be in awe of his big-name opponent. Instead he sees the fight as a potential steppingstone to the big time.

"To even just fight Ken Shamrock, to have him on my CV is a great honor," he said. "To beat Ken Shamrock is even bigger still. It's getting shown in America live. Hopefully I'll get recognized over there, and bigger things will come of it."

After much talk in the past of a clash between Berry and increasingly refined brawler Kimbo Slice, it appears that this potential barnstormer of a matchup is the next thing on the Sunderland fighter's mind following Saturday's main event.

"Kimbo Slice is getting a lot of recognition," Berry said. "Good luck to the guy. They are putting Ken Shamrock down to fight him. Let's see what happens. If I beat Ken -- or, shall I say, when I beat Ken Shamrock -- it could be me that's fighting Kimbo."
 
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heyzel said:
March 5, 2008
by Jim Page ([email protected])

As the iron-willed, yet fading UFC legend Ken Shamrock (Pictures) prepares to make his long-awaited debut Saturday in the United Kingdom at Cage Rage 25, menacing Sunderland fighter Robert "Buzz" Berry (Pictures) can't wait for the opportunity to make his mark on "The World's Most Dangerous Man."

"I keep pinching myself to make sure it's real," Berry said. "It's out of this world to get matched up with Ken. Watching him fight in this country is a big thing anyway, but being able to fight him myself is really fantastic, really huge."

After more than a year out of competition and four straight stoppage defeats since Shamrock's last victory in 2004, many observers have labeled him a former star whose career is in terminal decline. Those same critics have also suggested that the tattooed Sunderland knockout artist is a handpicked opponent -- someone to give Shamrock his best possible chance of securing a win and maintaining his position as a major draw in the sport.

After a moment's examination, this appears to be quite a strange accusation. Frankly, if you're looking to boost up a fighter by feeding him a "gimme" opponent, you could do a great deal better than to pick someone of Berry's incredible strength and punching power.

The British fighter represents a higher hurdle than most at such a late stage in Shamrock's career. Though on the losing end of things in his last outing, "Buzz" thoroughly dominated South African man-mountain Neil Grove (Pictures) in the opening round before being forced to withdraw from the fight in need of urgent medical treatment.

"Before the fight, I was starting to get a head cold," Berry explained. "Obviously, I still wanted to fight, but after the first round I couldn't fight on. I got took into the hospital, and they said the head cold had attacked my heart. What they said in the hospital was, if I had continued into the second round, it could have killed us."

Berry was released from the hospital the following day and has since been through rigorous medical tests to ensure that the effects of the illness were purely short term.

"I've got the all-clear from the cardiologist," Berry said. "I've been for some more tests on my heart, and they've put it down to the head cold, which did attack my heart."

With these sincere health concerns out of the way, Berry is clearly looking forward to the fight.

"Ken still is a good fighter, and with his experience, he'll never lose that," he said. "But obviously, he's getting older now and it happens to every fighter. As they get older, they lose that spark; they lose the fire in their belly. All the younger fighters are still up-and-coming, and they still want to do it. The older guys, they've had their day. They've had their fire in the belly. Now that flame's going out a bit."

"I think Ken's got his skills in every department," Berry continued. "He's finished a lot of fights with chokes, leglocks, heel hooks, kneebars -- but it depends where the fight goes. I think he'll be looking for a submission."

In preparation for a full-on attack from Shamrock's extensive submission arsenal, Berry has been training with one of Britain's most underrated trainers, Ian Freeman (Pictures). A fighter also under contract with Cage Rage, Freeman shot to worldwide fame by savaging current UFC contender Frank Mir (Pictures) at the first UFC show in the United Kingdom back in 2002.

On that memorable night, Freeman punched his way out of numerous leglock attempts from the crafty American. Then he raised the roof of the Royal Albert Hall by battering the somewhat overconfident Mir into a bloody mess.

In a few short weeks, will Freeman have been able to pass on the value of this experience to his muscle-bound protégé? Or will Shamrock's undeniable skills and tenacity be too much for Berry?

One thing is for sure: If the fight hits the ground, Berry will need every trick he has learned from his mentor. However, as "Buzz" points out, the aging legend has every reason to be concerned should the fight remain upright.

"Obviously, I could knock Ken out. … I think I'll be stronger than Ken," Berry said. "In the heavyweights, you get caught with one on the chin, it's gonna cause damage. I think my strengths in this fight are my [physical] strength and my power.

"My training has gone really well. I've dropped nearly a stone [14 pounds] in weight, so hopefully everything will go to plan. When I train in the gym, it hasn't hit my strength too much. I'm still very powerful when I'm lifting heavy weights, still got my strength."

In the run up to the biggest fight of his back-and-forth career, Berry does not seem to be in awe of his big-name opponent. Instead he sees the fight as a potential steppingstone to the big time.

"To even just fight Ken Shamrock, to have him on my CV is a great honor," he said. "To beat Ken Shamrock is even bigger still. It's getting shown in America live. Hopefully I'll get recognized over there, and bigger things will come of it."

After much talk in the past of a clash between Berry and increasingly refined brawler Kimbo Slice, it appears that this potential barnstormer of a matchup is the next thing on the Sunderland fighter's mind following Saturday's main event.

"Kimbo Slice is getting a lot of recognition," Berry said. "Good luck to the guy. They are putting Ken Shamrock down to fight him. Let's see what happens. If I beat Ken -- or, shall I say, when I beat Ken Shamrock -- it could be me that's fighting Kimbo."
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BLACK MAMBA Interview

Kultar - thanks for doing an Interview for MMA UNIVERSE. How you today?

Everything’s good. Just found out that I am fighting Kawajiri. An highly ranked MMA fighter. It's nice to find out that I'm fighting in Dreams in two weeks. I love the short notice. Just booked off a couple of weeks from work and training hard.

The last time we saw you in action was in July 2007 at HEROS. You defeated Hideo Tokoro again to advance to the next stage in the tournament. However, you suffered an Injury that ruled you out for some time. What Injury did you sustain?

I had a herniated disc in my neck. Now I have a plate in my neck which has completely healed and I'm ready to get hurt again. [Laugh]

How is your neck now?

It's long and pretty muscular; it sits between my shoulders and head… Just joking. My neck is good. I'm sparring and wrestling and it's giving me no problems.

On the 15th of March K-1 and staff from PRIDE Fighting Championships join forces to produce DREAM.1. How do you feel about Competing on the first show?

I'm honored to compete with such high level athletes. Only a few people in the world get a chance like this and I'm very fortunate.

What is your opinion on your opponent?

Kawairi has been in with the best fighters in the world and won. He has heavy hands and great wrestling. It will be an action packed fight.

When did you find out who you would be facing?

Yesterday! Approximately two weeks before the show. Like I said, I love short notices. Kawajiri must have known two months ago.

Are you doing any thing differently in training for this fight then past fight you had?

I do the same training all the time. I have just added figure skating and pole vaulting to my cardio. I also changed my diet to hot wings and beer, but no carbs at night. [Laugh]

[Laugh] Ok. Are you training with guys similar to his style and strengths?

I train with an excellent team whom are masters of their own craft. Denis Kang, Blake Fredricksion, Kajan Johnson, Paul Lalonde, Bibiano Fernandez, Jose "Pele" Landi Jons, Rob Velek, Todd Gowenburg, Tyler, Timmy, Collin, Nick, Charlie and many more. Some of these guys KO me on a weekly base and some submit me regularly. All fun and games at my expense and Blake recently re-broke my nose, great.

You will be facing a fighter with a wealth of experience in Kawajiri. And the Internet forums are saying you are the underdog and Kawajiri will win etc. Does this motivate you more in your preparation?

That's nice that I do not have the support of the arm chair athlete. The keyboard warriors are 50 percent right, I can loose this fight. I'm 50 percent right that I'm going to win this fight. Only March 15th will tell. Like I said before and I only train part time, so most of the time I will be an underdog. As motivation goes, I motivated to win. Let’s see if my part time training will take out the highly ranked MMA fighter. What is he going to do to me? KO me, submit me and break my nose? Sorry but my sparring partners already do that to me so it won't be the first time.

When you come to the ring you do a traditional dance to the ring. Firstly do you choreograph the moves before hand or does it come naturally?

I got a rythm baby!!! Punjabi people love to dance to their folk music. I put the "Bang" in Bangra. I go with my natural instincts when I enter the ring.

Does it help relax you when you go to the ring?

I will be hundred percent relaxed in this fight cause I just don't care what happens.

You work full time as a Correctional Officer. Has your work given you adequate time off for training?

Every year I get 4 weeks vacation and I'm using two weeks for this fight. Corrections don’t care what I do outside of work. There is no support from my work. If I don't have vacation time I just don't fight. Unless I pull a scam. Keep the scam part a secret. [laughing]

I’d like to congratulate you on receiving your Purple belt in BJJ by Bibiano Fernandez. How much has your ground game improved under his guidance?

As you can see from my last fight with Tokoro it has improved 100 percent. From being non existent to not being submitted in the first round. So it's not bad now.

Do you have any parting words for MMA UNIVERSE?

I would like to thank everyone that supports me and likes my style of fighting. And there’s no kind words to people that do not like my fight style.
 
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Evan Tanner: "I won the battle, and I won the war."

The following is provided courtesy of Evan Tanner's official blog:
“My fight at UFC 82 could arguably be considered the most important of my “fight” career. I was an aging former world champion trying to break into the scene again after a long layoff. I sat out as the sport evolved, and it was said that I was too old, and the sport had passed me by, that my day was done. I could be said that there was so much riding on that fight, that there was so much to prove … and there was. I sat alone with my coach in the dressing room after the fight. No words, nothing to say, both just sitting there staring at the floor. It was an unbearably heavy sadness. We sat there without words, as the tears came to my eyes. I had to stand up and walk away as they rolled down my face. I didn’t want to bother my coach with them. They were mine, mine to deal with. I had just stepped out of the Octagon where I had stood face to face with one of the top fighters in the world, but it was there, in the dressing room behind the scenes after the fight that night, that I waged my greatest battle. It would have been so easy to have picked up the bottle again in that moment, to have made the decision to go back to it. I could have thought “I tried so hard, I did everything right, and this is my reward?” I could have cursed the heavens and gone back to the bottle. My addiction was still fresh with me. It would have been so easy. And the thought was there, tempting me, teasing me. That moment, in the silence of the dressing room, faced with crushing disappointment, numbing embarrassment, and that heavy sadness, I faced the old demons. I felt so low, as if everything had been lost. I wanted to drink. I faced those old demons again, and I beat them down. I won the battle, and I won the war. I didn’t drink, and I won’t. That was my great test, one I had to face before I could really move on. I passed it. I stand triumphant, solid, UNSHAKEABLE. The loss at UFC 82 was a setback, and I am very disappointed in that, but considering what I just came out of, the fact that I was near collapsing just months ago, that I was almost on the streets, I feel it was huge that I was even able to step into the ring again. I faced my fears, and my greatest weakness, and won. Despite the loss, I’m feeling very good, and highly motivated. There is still a belt out there to win. Now it’s time to get to work. I’m not going anywhere. I’m back in training this week.”
 
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Diego Sanchez Wants Josh Koscheck By This Summer

Diego Sanchez had an impressive victory against David this past weekend at UFC 82. The win snapped a two fight losing streak for the former original Ultimate Fighter cast member and put him back on track to begin another title run.

Sanchez's confidants appears high as he looks forward to exacting some revenge on an old nemesis.
"One that would be big for my heart and soul would be Josh Koscheck,” Sanchez told MMAWeekly. “The number one question that everyone always asks me is, ‘When are you going to kick that Josh Koscheck’s ass?’ So hopefully, maybe in June or July, we can go ahead and set that fight up.”
 
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YAMMA Pit Fighting Finalizes April 11 Card

YAMMA Pit Fighting, the upstart organization launched by UFC creator Bob Meyrowitz, has announced the full card for its debut April 11 show.

The event, which includes a state-sanctioned eight-man heavyweight tournament and two "Masters Superfights" with veteran MMA fighters, takes place at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.

The show airs on pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET. The cost is $34.95.

The night's heavyweight tournament will require fighters to compete in up to three bouts in one night. However, the fights will use modified rules. Preliminary and semifinal fights last just one round of five minutes, and the tournament finale lasts three rounds of three minutes each. Advancing fighters must pass physical exams between each round of the tournament.

The full card for the event includes:

Masters Superfights

Don Frye (19-6-1) vs. Oleg Taktarov (15-5-2)
Eric "Butterbean" Esch (10-5-1) vs. Gary Goodridge (23-15-1)
Heavyweight Tournament

George Bush (5-0)
Alexey Oleynik (6-3)
Sherman Pendergarst (10-8)
Marcelo Pereira (5-0)
Rex Richards (4-1)
Tony Sylvester (10-1)
Chris Tuscherer (10-0)
Travis Wiuff (47-11)
Tickets for the show go on sale March 8 at all Ticketmaster locations
 
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RANDLEMAN RETURNS WITH WVR & GLOBAL FIGHTING

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion and Pride fighter Kevin Randleman recently announced on MMAWeekly Radio that he has signed or agreed to contracts with two different companies and will be fighting in the very near future.

After much speculation, he confirmed that he has signed with Global Fighting Championships and will make his debut with that organization in June.

“As of right now, I am fighting Jeff Monson, June 21 in North Carolina in Bobcat Arena,” said Randleman.

First things first though, he is expected to make his return to fighting in Japan, a place he called home for many years while fighting in Pride Fighting Championships.

“My first fight is going to be May 18 in the new Japanese organization, it is not Pride, (but) World Victory Road,” he continued.

Randleman, who hasn’t fought since October 2006 in a loss to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, has not yet been given an opponent for the World Victory Road fight.

World Victory Road held its first event on Wednesday and announced that both Randleman and Roger Gracie would be fighting on its May event, but it is not yet clear that they would be facing each other.

Contacted for comment, a representative of Randleman’s said that they were working on the final details of his World Victory Road contract and that an opponent would be named shortly after everything is finalized.
 
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Shogun Locc said:
YAMMA Pit Fighting Finalizes April 11 Card

YAMMA Pit Fighting, the upstart organization launched by UFC creator Bob Meyrowitz, has announced the full card for its debut April 11 show.

The event, which includes a state-sanctioned eight-man heavyweight tournament and two "Masters Superfights" with veteran MMA fighters, takes place at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.

The show airs on pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET. The cost is $34.95.

The night's heavyweight tournament will require fighters to compete in up to three bouts in one night. However, the fights will use modified rules. Preliminary and semifinal fights last just one round of five minutes, and the tournament finale lasts three rounds of three minutes each. Advancing fighters must pass physical exams between each round of the tournament.

The full card for the event includes:

Masters Superfights

Don Frye (19-6-1) vs. Oleg Taktarov (15-5-2)
Eric "Butterbean" Esch (10-5-1) vs. Gary Goodridge (23-15-1)
Heavyweight Tournament

George Bush (5-0).............................



Alexey Oleynik (6-3)
Sherman Pendergarst (10-8)
Marcelo Pereira (5-0)
Rex Richards (4-1)
Tony Sylvester (10-1)
Chris Tuscherer (10-0)
Travis Wiuff (47-11)
Tickets for the show go on sale March 8 at all Ticketmaster locations
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DAMN GEORGE BUSH IS A BADASS...HE'S 5-0 IN MMA...WHO WOULDA KNOWN.
 
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UFC's Rogan in HDNet gaffe

JOE ROGAN could be in hot water with his UFC bosses after publicly backing calls for Randy Couture to fight Fedor Emelianenko.

The colour commentator was being interviewed by ESPN prior to UFC 82, when he was asked for his thoughts on Mark Cuban's involvement in mixed martial arts.

Cuban is the president and co-founder of HDNet Fights, who have filed a lawsuit against the UFC to find out when Couture's contract ends.

And former Fear Factor host Rogan insists the highly-anticipated clash between 'Captain America' and Emelianenko must be allowed to take place.

He said: "I would like to see that fight. I wish that fight could be in the UFC but they couldn't work it out.

"If it's on HDNet or wherever it's at, I'm going to watch it.

"Having Mark Cuban involved in MMA is only a good thing.

"Any big successful businessman that wants to get behind this incredible sport and promote it more and give the fighters more opportunities to make money — and the public more opportunities to see this great sport — I think is awesome."

According to Sherdog's Adam Swift, a preliminary court hearing on the Zuffa v Couture proceedings is due to be heard in Las Vegas tomorrow.

But Cuban's involvement has opened up a second issue in Couture's war with the UFC.

Last week, HDNet Fights filed a suit against Zuffa seeking a declaratory judgment concerning the contractual status of Couture under his UFC promotional contract.

But in an ironic twist, Zuffa’s co-defendant in the suit is technically none other than Couture himself.

Billionaire Cuban is demanding a ruling on when Couture’s deal will expire, with a favourable judgement clearing the way for HDNet Fights to televise the fight with Emelianenko later this year.

During the interview with ESPN, Rogan also welcomed the news that UFC rival EliteXC has signed a deal with US network TV station CBS.

He added: "I think it's fantastic. Any exposure that MMA gets which shows how exciting the sport is, whether it's EliteXC, Strikeforce, IFL or whoever it is, I don't care — I like watching fights."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article870521.ece
 
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HEATH HERRING DISCUSSES KONGO, FUTURE

Coming into UFC 82, “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring was looking forward to testing his stand-up with Cheick Kongo after a long training camp with legendary kickboxer Rob Kaman.



What happened in the fight was something almost no one predicted. Kongo took Herring down to the mat and tried a ground attack.



Even Herring, with nearly 60 professional fights, was surprised at the game plan of Kongo, who seemed to be primed for a striking war.



“It actually took me towards the end of the first round to even figure out what was happening at that time,” said Herring in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio. “I had trained pretty much exclusively for a stand-up fight and we were in the middle of a wrestling match. It was pretty shocking.”



Kongo’s strategy made Herring dig deep to find new ways to win the fight and he complimented the game plan, but says that his own power at the beginning of the first round may have played into the ground attack also.



“I think maybe a lot of it had to do to with the fact that we landed that straight right early on and it might have just kind of taken the wind out of him,” he stated.



In both the second and third rounds, Herring was able to take side control on Kongo and began reigning down knee strikes to the body, but the Texas native admitted after the fight that he wished he had a different set of rules while working in that position.



“The crowd seemed to get really, really excited when I would raise that one knee above his head, and I was kind of playing to the crowd a little bit on that,” he admitted. “I’m really missing those Pride rules. It would have been awesome to finish that fight in the second round with knees to the head.”



Herring seemed content in both rounds to maintain side control, a position he says he favors.



“I like the side control. As long as I’m on top, I’m big enough, I’m strong enough, it’s just going to pose a lot of a challenge to anybody who gets underneath me,” he said. “I think knees to the body are going to count a heck of a lot more than rabbit punches to the side of the head or rabbit punches to the body.”



With the win over Kongo, Herring will take some time off before heading back to the gym to work with both Kaman and nutrition guru Tony Aponte, who has also been working with UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn.



Herring said that he plans on calling old friend Mark Laimon, from Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu, to come on board and help with his ground attack and along with Aponte and Kaman he may just have the perfect training camp.



Putting on a show in front of the fans in Columbus, Ohio, Herring is just waiting to hear about his next fight and feels that he’s never too far away from being in title contention.



“I always kind of felt I was right there. I was in the top five for years and years and years when I was in Pride, and I think I’ve always been considered in the top ten or fifteen heavyweights,” said Herring. “I feel like I can get in there with any of the best of them and give them a hell of a fight.”



Coming into UFC 82, “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring was looking forward to testing his stand-up with Cheick Kongo after a long training camp with legendary kickboxer Rob Kaman.



What happened in the fight was something almost no one predicted. Kongo took Herring down to the mat and tried a ground attack.



Even Herring, with nearly 60 professional fights, was surprised at the game plan of Kongo, who seemed to be primed for a striking war.



“It actually took me towards the end of the first round to even figure out what was happening at that time,” said Herring in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio. “I had trained pretty much exclusively for a stand-up fight and we were in the middle of a wrestling match. It was pretty shocking.”



Kongo’s strategy made Herring dig deep to find new ways to win the fight and he complimented the game plan, but says that his own power at the beginning of the first round may have played into the ground attack also.



“I think maybe a lot of it had to do to with the fact that we landed that straight right early on and it might have just kind of taken the wind out of him,” he stated.



In both the second and third rounds, Herring was able to take side control on Kongo and began reigning down knee strikes to the body, but the Texas native admitted after the fight that he wished he had a different set of rules while working in that position.



“The crowd seemed to get really, really excited when I would raise that one knee above his head, and I was kind of playing to the crowd a little bit on that,” he admitted. “I’m really missing those Pride rules. It would have been awesome to finish that fight in the second round with knees to the head.”



Herring seemed content in both rounds to maintain side control, a position he says he favors.



“I like the side control. As long as I’m on top, I’m big enough, I’m strong enough, it’s just going to pose a lot of a challenge to anybody who gets underneath me,” he said. “I think knees to the body are going to count a heck of a lot more than rabbit punches to the side of the head or rabbit punches to the body.”



With the win over Kongo, Herring will take some time off before heading back to the gym to work with both Kaman and nutrition guru Tony Aponte, who has also been working with UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn.



Herring said that he plans on calling old friend Mark Laimon, from Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu, to come on board and help with his ground attack and along with Aponte and Kaman he may just have the perfect training camp.



Putting on a show in front of the fans in Columbus, Ohio, Herring is just waiting to hear about his next fight and feels that he’s never too far away from being in title contention.



“I always kind of felt I was right there. I was in the top five for years and years and years when I was in Pride, and I think I’ve always been considered in the top ten or fifteen heavyweights,” said Herring. “I feel like I can get in there with any of the best of them and give them a hell of a fight.”
 
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