If you woke up on the ‘wrong side of the bed’ today (which depending on what you consumed last night could mean various things), you may be happy to find out that reports are firing around the internet, saying that Chael Sonnen will receive an immediate rematch with Anderson Silva sometime this winter. According to […]
If you woke up on the ‘wrong side of the bed’ today (which depending on what you consumed last night could mean various things), you may be happy to find out that reports are firing around the internet, saying that Chael Sonnen will receive an immediate rematch with Anderson Silva sometime this winter. According to a report on MMA Junkie, UFC top dawg Dana White confirmed on ESPN’s SportsCenter that Silva will indeed fight Sonnen when he returns from his rib injury, although no date is apparently fixed. In addition, a ‘tweet’ from the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire (thanks to Cage Potato for the heads up), stated:
UFC will stage Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen rematch on New Year’s Eve or Super Bowl card, depending on Silva’s hurt ribs.
Pretty exciting stuff no? If you’re a Sonnen ‘booster’ then you know your boy is getting another (and really, well deserved) crack at Silva, and if you’re more about “The Spider”, then you get to see how a healthy champ fairs in the rematch (we’ll leave aside the whole ‘everyone’s injured when they fight, blah, blah, blah’ debate for another time).
So where does this leave Vitor Belfort? Who, as you likely know, has been the focus of speculation as to whether he might face Sonnen next while Silva is sidelined, well, yesterday he tweeted that he’s fighting in November. Why not see how “The Phenom” does against Yushin Okami?
The Texas authorities won’t be taking any action against Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal or KJ Noons for their use of oxygen canisters in their fights at this past weekends Strikeforce: Houston event. Nor do the authorities see any wrong doing by the referees who handled the bouts featuring KJ Noons defeat of Jorge Gurgel […]
The Texas authorities won’t be taking any action against Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal or KJ Noons for their use of oxygen canisters in their fights at this past weekends Strikeforce: Houston event. Nor do the authorities see any wrong doing by the referees who handled the bouts featuring KJ Noons defeat of Jorge Gurgel or Chad Griggs victory over Bobby Lashley.
A representative of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation spoke to MMAjunkie.com about the event.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation believes no harm or foul got in the way of this past Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Houston.”
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And while many have suggested Lawal and Noons could have gained an unfair advantage with the breathing aid, Stanford said oxygen is not prohibited by the commission (Combative Sports Program statutes do not specifically address the use of oxygen; Stanford said banned substances include Monsel’s solution, silver nitrate, ammonium capsules and smelling salts).
“It’s my understanding that the physician did consult with the ringside physician, and it was approved by the physician,” Stanford said. “It was within (the rules).”
Noons’ strike unpreventable
“[TDLR] representative Greg Alvarez said the strike was already started when the (final) bell rang,” Stanford said. “That’s the position of TDLR. No action will be taken against the referee.”
Lull in action prompted Lashley stand-up
“The referee felt there was a lull in action, and he had gotten them to their feet when he saw the cut,” Stanford said. “[The referee] had the doctor look at it, and then started the action again on their feet.”
MMAFighting.com talked to Dr. Jorge Guerrero who was the supervising ring physician for the Strikeforce event. He noted that it was the first time he’d seen the product used but insists that neither Lawal nor Noons did anything wrong.
“Is there controversy about this? The fighters didn’t use anything against the rules. When it’s something that’s not overtly prohibited or limited, it’s usually left up to the doctors at ringside, and we make the call on the spot. I think that’s what happened here. Oxygen to me is not an enhancing chemical or a super chemical. I think you have more problems with adrenaline that you would with 02. This is not a top priority for me to limit or decrease usage. It’s just unimportant.”
It will be interesting to see what sort of stance the UFC will take on canned O2 cageside. The big issue on hand, if O2 is fine before the fight, is ensuring that nothing else is being inhaled by the fighter that is considered a banned substance, but a simple post-fight drug test could clear that up.
Could we see fighters, notably those who “gas out” early in fights popping oxygen pre-fight in the future? I guess we’ll have to see.
All fighters for this weekends “Sengoku Raiden Championship 14″ event made weight successfully for their respective bouts today at the East 21 Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
With tickets to Japan out of our price range we weren’t on hand but Sherdog.com was and was able to publish the full weigh-in results as well as speak to […]
All fighters for this weekends “Sengoku Raiden Championship 14″ event made weight successfully for their respective bouts today at the East 21 Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
With tickets to Japan out of our price range we weren’t on hand but Sherdog.com was and was able to publish the full weigh-in results as well as speak to a few of the fighters.
Fans with subscriptions to HDNet will be able to watch the event live tonight beginning at 2 AM EST Sunday (11 PM PST Saturday). The show is headlined by a SRC middleweight title fight between champion Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki.
“I plan to fight and finish in less time, maybe inside of four [rounds],” Santiago said. “That’s why I wanted to fight Misaki again, because I know I can [have] a better fight compared to the last time. I have more tools and I’m healthy this time. At the time, I came [into the title fight] from the tournament and I had a hand injury, so I think I can do better than that.
“I’m expecting the best Misaki ever,” the champion asserted. “I know he’ll be fighting to try and win back something he lost. But I’m the champ. I worked my ass off. Since the beginning, I had to fight in a tournament. I know how much it cost me to get the belt. I know what kind of fight he’s going to bring, and he knows what kind of fight I’m going to bring. I’m not looking for five rounds; I’m looking to finish this fight.”
SRC 14 weigh-in results
SRC Middleweight Championship:
Jorge Santiago (83.6 kg / 184.3 lbs) vs. Kazuo Misaki (83.9 kg / 185 lbs)
Akihiro Gono (70.3 / 155) vs. Jadamba Narantungalag (70.1 / 154.5)
Hatsu Hioki (65.7 / 144.8) vs. Jeff Lawson (65.5 / 144.4)
Sotaro Yamada (70.3 / 155) vs. Leonardo Santos (70.3 / 155)
SRC Welterweight GP Series 2010:
Taisuke Okuno (76.8 / 169.3) vs. Nick Thompson (77 / 169.8)
Kenta Takagi (77.1 / 170) vs. Yasubey Enomoto (77 / 169.8)
SRC Welterweight GP Reserve Bout:
Motoki Miyazawa (77.1 / 170) vs. Takuya Sato (76.7 / 169.1)
SRC Asia Bantamweight Tournament 2010 Round Two:
Shintaro Ishiwatari (61.2 / 134.9) vs. Kil Woo Lee (61.2 / 134.9)
Takuya Eizumi (57.4 / 126.5) vs. Shoko Sato (61.1 / 134.7)
Wataru Takahashi (61 / 134.5) vs. Tatsuya So (61.1 / 134.7)
Hirokazu Nishimura (61 / 134.5) vs. Jae Hyun So (61.1 / 134.7)
The weigh-ins for this Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Houston” event took place this afternoon at the Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., the same venue for the Showtime broadcasted event.
The event features two title bouts with Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal putting his title on the line for the first time against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in […]
The weigh-ins for this Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Houston” event took place this afternoon at the Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., the same venue for the Showtime broadcasted event.
The event features two title bouts with Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal putting his title on the line for the first time against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in the main event. While middleweights Tim Kennedy takes on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the vacant Strikeforce title.
Two of the evenings cards preliminary bouts will be broadcast live on Sherdog.com leading into the Showtime broadcast of the main card.
The full weigh-in results for “Strikeforce: Houston” are as follows:
Main Card
Light Heavyweight: Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (203.75) vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (203.5) – Light-heavyweight title bout
Middleweight: Tim Kennedy (185) vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (184.75) – Middleweight title bout
Lightweight: Jorge Gurgel (154.75) vs. K.J. Noons (156.25)+
Heavyweight: Chad Griggs (228.5) vs. Bobby Lashley (246)
Sherdog.com live stream
Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (249) vs. Jason Riley (256.5)
Welterweight: Andre Galvao (170.75) vs. Jorge Patino (170.5)^
Preliminary Card
Featherweight: Rocky Long (146.25) vs. Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes (144.5)
Lightweight: Kier Gooch (155.5) vs. Adam Schindler (155.5)
Lightweight: Jose Santibanez (154.25) vs. Reynaldo Trujillo (155.25)
Bantamweight: Humberto DeLeon (127.25) vs. Chad Robichaux (131)*
Light Heavyweight: Chad Cook (205.25) vs. Arteneus Young (204)
+ – Gurgel conceded the one-quarter pound to his opponent, and Noons will not be asked to shed the additional weight
^ – Patino was not present at the initial weigh-ins but weighed in afterward
* – Robichaux has been given one hour to lose an additional pound for the 130-pound catchweight fight
The poster has a kind of early 1980’s movie flick sort of style to it don’t you think?
DREAM.16 is set to happen on Sept. 25 at the Japan Gaishihoru (Formerly Nagoya Rainbow Hall).
Currently listed as participants on the official DREAM website for the upcoming DREAM.16 event are:
Kazushi Sakuraba / Yamamoto “KID” Isao Kaoru / Hideo […]
The poster has a kind of early 1980’s movie flick sort of style to it don’t you think?
DREAM.16 is set to happen on Sept. 25 at the Japan Gaishihoru (Formerly Nagoya Rainbow Hall).
Currently listed as participants on the official DREAM website for the upcoming DREAM.16 event are:
Several staffers here at MMA Fix have been growing out their fingernails for some time now in anticipation of next Saturday’s tilt between Randy Couture and James Toney (chewing your nails is a safer option than popping pills all night no?) Yes, we fully expect “The Natural” to own Toney, but that doesn’t change the […]
Several staffers here at MMA Fix have been growing out their fingernails for some time now in anticipation of next Saturday’s tilt between Randy Couture and James Toney (chewing your nails is a safer option than popping pills all night no?) Yes, we fully expect “The Natural” to own Toney, but that doesn’t change the fact it’s going to be reeedonkously stressful. If Toney does in fact pull off the win, the MMA world better be prepared to receive an earful and then some from the boxing champ and his crew (which in this case will probably be the entire boxing community).
Thankfully since the fight was announced, Couture hasn’t gone around saying something stupid like ‘I’m ready to test my hands with any boxer’; he understands that Toney is a beast with his fists and that’s it. In a recent interview posted on the official UFC site, Captain America talked a little bit more about what kind of strategy he might employ against Toney, and everything he had to say sounded damn sweet to us (thanks to MMA Bay for the quote).
“There are some serious holes in his game and it’s my job to point those out. If James comes with that traditional boxing posture, he can expect to get the hell kicked out of his lead leg. He can expect a right to come at his head followed by a swift double-leg, a swift clinch, then we’ll tie him up, dirty box, punch, elbow, knee, shoulder, anything I need to do to put him on the floor. There’s a whole load of other things that go on inside the cage. He better hope he can catch me.”
Now that’s what’s up Randy; that’s what’s up. To bet on the bout head here.
