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War On The Mainland Trailer Featuring Sylvia Vs. Buentello

Powerhouse World Promotions presents War On the Mainland on Saturday August 14 from the Bren Events Center in Irvine California and will feature former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia taking on journeyman fighter Paul Buentello.
Here’s the card, as it stands:
Tim Sylvia vs. Paul Buentello
Jason Lambert vs. Allan Goes
Thales Leites vs. Falaniko Vitale
Jens Pulver […]

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Here’s the card, as it stands:

Tim Sylvia vs. Paul Buentello
Jason Lambert vs. Allan Goes
Thales Leites vs. Falaniko Vitale
Jens Pulver vs. Diego Garijo
Terry Martin vs. Jorge Ortiz
Gustavo Machado vs. Rick Reeves
Joao Silva vs. Erin Beach

There’s definitely some recognizable names on the card. Can Sylvia continue his winning streak and push forward towards a bigger show in the future. We’ll find out August 14.

Dan Hardy Fight!Life Talks UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.

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Dan Hardy, former number one contender for the UFC welterweight title, continues his video series with Fight!Life, this time tackling the topic of Georges St. Pierre. Hardy seems confident that he will have another shot at the champion, who is first scheduled to fight Josh Koscheck after the conclusion of the upcoming TUF season. While there’s nothing official, Hardy is expected to face Carlos Condit on October 16, 2010 at UFC 120. A win would certainly bring him back into title contention, though a loss would muddle the situation seriously.

More Notable Bouts Confirmed for Shark Fights 13 Card

Yes, generally this site is largely dedicated to the punching and kicking of the sport’s larger shows; the Strikeforces, the WECs, the Dreams and of course, the omnipresent / monolithic UFC. Naturally, there is much more to MMA than all this, and if you’re truly a big fan (and have little else to do) you should […]

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Yes, generally this site is largely dedicated to the punching and kicking of the sport’s larger shows; the Strikeforces, the WECs, the Dreams and of course, the omnipresent / monolithic UFC. Naturally, there is much more to MMA than all this, and if you’re truly a big fan (and have little else to do) you should be making the most of what the entire MMA menu has to offer. Don’t just limit yourself to two or three dishes on the buffet; gorge yourself with quadruple-‘that guys got a plate in each hand’-style helpings.

While there are plenty of local shows out there that book way too many has-beens, or throw the hometown prospect a tomato can with a .200 winning percentage, Shark Fights is an organization that’s been making some headlines for its upcoming September 11^th card. In case you hadn’t heard, the Texas promotion has already booked several UFC vets for it, as Keith Jardine will face Trevor Prangley and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will take on Houston Alexander. Granted, they’re not MMA landscape altering title fights, but they could be pretty damn entertaining. Former UFC slugger Drew McFedries is also booked to fight Strikefore vet Joey Villasenor, which should be awesome, and Paul Daley is also scheduled to compete (opponent TBA).

Well, according to a report from MMA Junkie today, Shark Fights has announced several more ‘I wouldn’t turn that off’ fights for the Sept. 11^th card, including Dave Herman vs. Aaron Rosa, Pete Spratt vs. Eric Davila, Ronnie Mann vs. Doug Evans, and Karen Darabedyan vs. Marcus Hicks. Brock Larson has also been confirmed (opponent TBA).

Not bad huh? Broadcast plans for the card will be announced next week.

Jake Shields Says Return to Welterweight Was His Decision

It’s been a few days since the UFC confirmed the signing of Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields (yes, yes, technically he’s the ‘former’- but really, until blood is spilt over winning the vacated belt why argue?) and it’s probably still too soon to tell, whether the average TUF generation fan even gives a damn about […]

It’s been a few days since the UFC confirmed the signing of Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields (yes, yes, technically he’s the ‘former’- but really, until blood is spilt over winning the vacated belt why argue?) and it’s probably still too soon to tell, whether the average TUF generation fan even gives a damn about his upcoming Octagon debut. Of course, Shields has long been a highly regarded fighter in the eyes of MMA nerds and pundits, but there’s a ton of people who’ve never seem the grappling master cruise through an opponent like Dan Henderson (save the first round beat down of course).

As far as the aforementioned hardcore fans, as always, we continue to discuss and debate every last detail of the Shields signing (you could do a lot worse). What, if any, will be the impact on Strikeforce? How will Shields fair in the UFC? And who and why was it determined that Shields should return to the welterweight division? (You may recall that Dana White stated he believed Shields was better suited to compete at 170)

Well, speaking on MMA Weekly Radio recently, Shields had this to say about making his UFC debut as a welterweight.

“They called and asked if I wanted (Martin Kampmann) at 70 and I said sure. They didn’t give me any pressure; they gave me the option. Some people were saying I was forced to go down, which certainly wasn’t the case. They said I could fight at either weight, but they offered me a fight at 70, and I was like I might as well jump and take it.”

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Chael Sonnen Conference Call Comments

Middleeasy.com has been kind enough to put all the conference comments from number one contender Chael Sonnen onto a single audio clip. Sonnen has been trying to hype the fight, and he’s been pushing the trash talk to the highest levels. Enjoy these gems.

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Paul Kelly Not A Fan Of Lay And Pray Tactics.

Current UFC lightweight fighter Paul Kelly certainly isn’t a fan of his upcoming opponent, Jacob Volkmann, disliking his trash talking and his style of fighting. The two are set to get it on at UFC Live on Versus: Jones Vs. Matyushenko which will take place on August 1 from San Diego California, though the bout was originally scheduled for the UFC 116 prelims. Kelly, a british fighter, had visa issues, and so the fight was rescheduled for the free Versus show. Kelly recently let fans know his thoughts on wrestling tactics such as lay and pray:

Volkmann is the sort of fighter that is content to scrape through and get the ‘W’. He’s not that interested in putting on entertaining fights or taking a risk and finishing somebody. I’d sooner lose and be exciting than just grind a boring win out. Even when I have gone the distance and squeaked wins out, the fights have always been exciting wars and I haven’t looked to lay-and-pray at any time. I refuse to lay-and-pray against any man.