During an interview with fighthype.com, Chuck Liddell’s trainer John Hackleman shared a few interesting tidbits, one of them being Kalib Starnes was kicked out of his MMA Camp, American Top Team after his performance at UFC 83 against Nate Quarry:
I’ve seen guys in boxing do that, but I’ve never seen an MMA guy do that. […]
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Kimbo-Tyson More Than a Heartbeat Away
By Loretta Hunt on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Though Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (Pictures) still has British bomber James Thompson (Pictures) to contend with at EliteXC’s debut with CBS on May 31, it hasn’t stopped potential suitors from getting in line for a shot at the Internet legend
Adrenaline signs MMA heavyweight standouts Sylvia and Rothwell
NEW YORK — Adrenaline MMA announced today that heavyweight stars Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell have signed multi-fight contracts with the newly-formed promotion.
Sylvia (24-4) is a former 2-time UFC heavyweight champion, while Rothwell (31-5) was undefeated in the IFL for the champion Quad Cities Silverbacks.
Sylvia, 6-foot-8 and 265 pounds, has fought 13 times in the UFC and defeated top performers like Jeff Monson, Andre Arlovski (twice), Brandon Vera, Ricco Rodriguez and Assuerio Silva.
Source:Adrenaline signs MMA heavyweight standouts Sylvia and Rothwell
Vote for DREAM Tournament Matches
This is fun. Promoted by Kid Nate
Head over to the official DREAM website to vote on the matches you want to see in both the Middleweight and Lightweight tournaments.
As the site is presented in Japanese, Japan MMA explains who exactly you are voting for:
Just to make it easier, here is how the names are written in Japanese:
Lightweight Tournament:
Caol Uno = 宇野 薫
Eddie Alvarez = エディ・アルバレス
Tatsuya Kawajiri = 川尻 達也
Winner of Aoki vs. Nagato = 青木 真也 vs. 永田克彦
Middlweight Tournament:
Kazushi Sakuraba = 桜庭 和志
Gegard Mousasi = ゲガール・ムサシ
Kiyoshi Tamura = 田村 潔司
Ronaldo Jacare = ホナウド・ジャカレイ
Zelg “Benkei” Galesik = ゼルグ”弁慶”ガレシック
Yoon Sik Dong = ユン・ドンシク
Taei Kin = 金 泰泳
Jason Miller = ジェイソン”メイヘム”ミラー
The Ultimate Fighter®: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest – Episode 7 Recap
CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED – All the drama is in the Octagon this week on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest as four fighters attempt to grab two of the remaining spots in the quarterfinals.
Source:The Ultimate Fighter®: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest – Episode 7 Recap
DUE TO ENORMOUS DEMAND WEC™ RELEASES MORE TICKETS FOR WEC: FABER VS. PULVER
Las Vegas, NV – After a sell out of almost 8,000 tickets in the lower bowl of the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif., World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) announced today that it is opening the upper sections of the arena for WEC: Faber vs. Pulver. The additional seating will be priced at $35 (not including applicable services or taxes). On Sunday June 1, MMA pioneer Jens Pulver challenges WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber in a bout where only one of these 145-pound fighters will emerge with the victory in the most important featherweight bout of all-time.