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MMA news: January 2008
Pancrase Shining Tour 1 Results
January, 30: In a battle for the vacant lightweight King of Pancrase crown, Shoji pulled off a surprising upset of Artur Oumakhanov by knockout early in the second round.
Other results below
Russian Combat Sambo Championship 2008
Russian Sambo Federation is holding its next Russian Championship among men on February,7-8 in Saint Petersburg. Representing Red Devil will be Fedor Emelianenko whose last MMA fight was back in December 2007 when he defeated Korean Hong Man Choi
M-1 Global on Ren-TV!
February,3 Sunday at 23:00 (Moscow time) watch the broadcasting of M-1 Global in collaboration with "Yarennoka!". This event gathered some of the strongest MMA-fighters, among them Russian MMA-hero Fedor Emelianenko.
Fedor had to face one of the best K-1 representative, Korean giant Hong Man Choi.
MMA legalized in France
Something the French strove for during all these years has finally come true!
Fighters, promoters, journalists related to MMA pressed towards this goal and on the 27-th of January MMA FFFCDA (Fédération Française de Full Contact et Disciplines Associées) was legalized. The Federation is led by Bertrand Amoussou.
X-1 Events - Champions results
European jiu-jitsu Championship results
The 2008 European JJ Championship, which took place this weekend in Lisbon, Portugal is over no. Below are the results
KOTC - Premiere resluts
On the 24-th of January California witnessed the next edition of King of the Cage called 'Premiere'.
ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series Results
Below are the results of ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series, held yesterday on 25-th of January in New Jersey
SmackGirl lightweight tournament 2008
SmackGirl, a female mma-organization with updated rules plans on holding lightweight tournament this year
Ultimate Glory 7 results
Ultimate Glory, a major Dutch promotion, held its 7-th edition on January,20 in Amersfoort
ShoXC “Elite Challenger Series” weigh-ins
All fighters weighed-in as planned for ShoXC “Elite Challenger Series” scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25 in Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Fedor and Randy met in Los Angeles
Considered by the most pundits as the number one heavyweight in the world Fedor Emelianenko and UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture took part in a commercial project of Affliction (clothing company and major MMA-fighters' sponsor). Beside MMA legends there were some show business and sport celebrities. A load of exclusive photos from that meeting can be found here
PFC 6 weigh-ins
PFC 6 “No Retreat, No Surrender”
January 17th, 2008
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Lemoore, California
Fedor travels to the US. Affliction's project and Couture meeting
Fedor Emelianenko is on his way to the USA where he'll spend 2 days. He'll take part in Affliction's large-scale advertising campaign.
Before departure Fedor gave a small interview and confirmed he plans on meeting with Randy Couture because he respects him as a fighter and a person. Moreover Fedor stated that the appointment for an unofficial meeting between the two best heavyweight fighters in the world is already made.
WEC fightcard
World Extreme Cagefighting officially announced the full fight card for its upcoming Feb. 13 event in Albuquerque, N.M.
Zuffa vs Couture
The strained relationship between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its heavyweight champion Randy Couture has taken another bad turn -- directly into a Las Vegas courtroom.
Fedor to Los Angeles
Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelstein and Apy Echteld will leave for Los Angeles on Thursday, 17 where they are going to meet with Affliction representatives. Also Fedor plans to meet Randy Couture there to discuss things in person.
All the details of the meeting will be revealed soon.
Ring of Combat 18 card
Ring of Combat w/ HDNET Fights
Friday, March 7th, 2007
Tropicana, Atlantic City, New Jersey
MMA news block
Chute Boxe, Wanderlei Silva, EliteXC, Cage Fighting Championship, Hector Lombard, K-1, Pride, Yarennoka! è WEC. MMA-related news regarding aforementioned fighters and promotions here
Eddie Alvarez signed with EliteXC. May fight in M-1 Global
Ex-Bodog welterweight champion Eddie Alvarez has signed an unexclusive 3-fight contract with Amercian based EliteXC. Also he is allowed to take part in M-1 Global event
Yarennoka! New Year’s Eve! 2007 Official Rules!
Here is an excerpt from the official Yarennoka rules regarding Yoshihira Akiyama vs Kazuo Misaki bout
PFC 6 "No Retreat, No Surrender"
Fedor arrived in Russia
Shortly after his New Year confrontation with Korean Hong man Choi, Fedor came back from Japan. He arrived in Moscow on the third of January.
First details about this last bout of Fedor
Fedor became father for the second time!
December, 29 Fedor's wife gave birth to a daughter. Happy parents called the newborn child Vasilisa.
Best wishes to Vasilisa and her family!
Yarennoka lives up to expectations
M-1 Global happy with event’s success.
Graciemag.com has a nice tiny article about Yarennoka! pasado
Couture vs UFC
An interesting statements' exchange between still UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and Dana White
M-1 Global's Bob Clark
It has not yet held an event of its own, but M-1 Global’s major participation in the year-end event held by a coalition spearheaded by former Pride executives served as a pseudo-debut for the fledging promotion. M-1’s chief operating officer, Bob Clark indicated that things went very well.
Return of the King 2 results
Quick result of the show held on the24-th of December in Paramaribo, Surinam
WCO Fighting card
January, 12 WCO will hold its next show with several better fighters participating
Updates: January 2008
Dan Henderson's interview
After his return to the UFC was spoiled by Quinton Jackson in a five round war for the Light Heavy weight title, Dan Henderson returns to his more natural weight of 185lbs and a world title shot against UFC Middleweight champ Anderson Silva.
Overview: Fedor Emelianenko's career
The incredible Fedor Emelianenko is widely regarded as the greatest fighter to ever lace up the gloves. A victim of one cut stoppage, Fedor has rolled over every single competitor to ever step in his way, including the man who stopped him, the great Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. A former PrideFC Heavyweight Champion, this Russian has captured the imagination of MMA fans all over the world and soundly defeats almost everyone who dares step into the ring with him.
Bitetti Discusses Nogueira's Ground Game
Amaury Bitetti is one of the most important names in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Historical tidbit: Dana White's first interview
The following is an interview Dana White did back in 2001, only four days after Zuffa finalized the purchase of the UFC from SEG
KB Arnhem
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The third review is dedicated to KickBoxing Arnhem
Profile on Julia Berezikova
For Julia Berezekova, learning MMA has been a baptism by fire. The only woman on Russia’s RED DEVIL team, Julia lists an international record of 1-3 in MMA, but she firmly believes that 2008 will be her year.
Aleksander Emelianenko vs Josh Barnett: Will it happen?
Yesterday a new rumor appeared to the world of MMA, as a potential fight against Josh "The Babyface Assassin" Barnett was implied on Aleksander's M-1 Mixfight website. There are already many different reactions to this rumor, some say it's a great opportunity to hype up possible Fedor vs Barnett fight, others say it would ruin a potiential dream-matchup. Whereas Aleksander's victory over Barnett could definitively lower the interest for the Fedor vs Barnett showdown, even if it seems like that's quite arguable.
Kim Couture's interview
Randy Couture is not the only athlete in his family. His wife Kim does not just train, she'll be fighting soon. mmajunkie.com caught up with her to talk about her upcoming fight, building brands, the state of women’s MMA, life in the industry and so much more
Ultimate Fight Night 12 Preview
Only a couple of days after UFC 80 in England, the UFC heads for the States and breaks into "The Pearl" in Las Vegas, Nevada to host Ultimate Fight Night 12. At the main event we'll see Mike Swick's first steps at Welterweight and Josh Burkman who will be trying to get back on track with a victory. Also on the card are hard-hitting Drew McFedries vs Patrick "The Predator" Cote, Nate Diaz vs Alvin "Kid" Robinson, Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane, Thiago Tavares vs Michihiro Omigawa, and four other fights featuring former TUF participants. Let's take a look.
Maynard Patiently Proving Himself
For lightweight contender Gray Maynard, patience is a virtue... (sherdog.com)
Profile on Vladimir Zenin
With a 12-2, record overall in Mixed Martial Arts, Russian Lightweight Vladimir Zenin has established himself as the premier 155 lber from the former Soviet Union. Though he made his debut in 2001, Zenin has been mainly active since the end of 2005, and he is looking to make an impact on the world level
Paulo Filho's interview for Tatame
WEC champion at 83kg category, Paulo Filho spoke with exclusivity to TATAME about his difficulties in keep the weight for his fight against Chael Sonnen. The Judo and Jiu-Jitsu black belt confirmed his permanence at Team Link, analyzed Anderson Silva’s fight against Dan Henderson, that will happen at UFC 82, and spoke about Wanderlei Silva’s loss to Chuck Liddell and Lyoto Machida’s victory against Thierry Sokodjou
Fedor's interview for complex.com
www.complex.com sat down with Emelianenko in downtown Los Angeles recently to find out about the status of the potential showdown with Couture, how he found his way to the ring in the first place, and who would win a cage match between George Dubya and his counterpart in Fedor’s native Russia Vladimir Putin.
Fedor's new interview while in Los Angeles
Fedor Emelianenko spoke with The No Holds Barred Show regarding a wide array of subjects. See what the world’s top heavyweight MMA fighter has to say about his last fight; his meeting with Randy Couture; and what M-1 Global can do for him.
Note: Special thanks go to Antonina Dzhomardova, who served as Emelianenko’s interpreter. Additionally, we would like to thank William Lamb from SFX for arranging the interview.
Sports Art
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl continues the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The second review is dedicated to SPORTS ART
Dana White's interview
Dana White took time away from lunch Thursday in London, where he was at a gallery showing of the book Octagon, to speak to me by phone about various issues both UFC 80 and non-UFC 80 related.
Mac Danzig Q & A
With twenty-one fights and over six years experience, Mac Danzig had almost no choice but to win the Ultimate Fighter
Per Eklund: Sweden's First to Enter the Octagon
When Per Eklund steps into the cage Saturday in Newcastle, England, it will be the ultimate challenge for the man from Stockholm, Sweden
Dan Henderson's interview
MMA Madness Executive Editor Ben Zeidler recently spoke with Dan Henderson, who discussed his future at Light Heavyweight, his strategy for Anderson Silva, and his involvement with Team Quest
Thiago Silva's interview
Tatame.com interviewed Thiago Silva who prepares for the upcoming war against Rashad Evans. He tells about moving to American Top Team, his connection with Team Link and his ex-partners from Chute Boxe Mauricio Shogun Rua and Wanderlei Silva
Ten Best – The 2007 Fighters of The Year
We’ve counted down the best submissions, knockouts, upsets, and fights of 2007 this week. Now the only thing left is to honor the UFC’s best fighter of 2007. Who got the nod? Read on for the 2007 UFC Fighter of The Year.
Ten Best – The Top Fights of 2007
Always the toughest category to narrow down to a list of just ten (or 11 in this case), the best fights of the year have to have some combination of action, drama, and significance to be considered, and 2007 had more than a few bouts with all three attributes. Who made the cut? Read on to find out... (UFC.com)
Pardoel Sports
mixfight.ru / m1mixfight.com in collaboration with our friends from mixfight.nl starts the series of info/photoreviews of the Dutch Martial Arts gyms.
The first review is dedicated to PARDOEL SPORTS
Vitor Belfort's interview
Vitor Belfort is quite comfortable in the new training center, created by Rodrigo Minotauro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While he was training hard in a big octagon, under the orders of master Amaury Bitetti and Luiz Alves, Belfort was quite happy and confident about his new “home”.
Presently Cage Rage champion, the fighter opened his mouth about his unsatisfaction towards the company. About the chanced of returning to the UFC, Vitor is quite confident.
M-1 Yarennoka! Photoreport
Exclusive photos from the M-1 Yarennoka! held on December,31 in Tokio, Japan
Ten Best – The Top Knockouts of 2007
Nothing ignites a crowd like a spectacular knockout, and 2007 had its share of great ones... (UFC.com)
Wanderlei Silva's interview
In his interview to graciemag Wanderlei Silva analyzed his performance, reviewed his mistakes and strengths in his loss to Chuck Liddell
Ten Best – The Best Submissions of 2007
From the subtle to the spectacular, submission victories in the UFC in 2007 had something for every fan... (UFC.com)
Interviewing ‘Mixfight M-1’ president Vadim Finkelstein and vice-president Sergei Matvienko
Their impression of Yarennoka!, revealing future plans, potential Fedor's opponents and more
Murilo Rua's interview
Punchdrunkgamer had a nice intervew with Murilo Rua who told about his last fight at Cage Rage 24 and revealed who he'd like to have a rematch with
Prospects who are going to make it in 2008
Predicting breakthroughs such as the ones provided by Edgar, Sokoudjou, Alexander and Lierley is easier said than done. Or is it? After all, there is plenty of great talent competing under the radar that's on the verge of breaking out.
Sam Caplan will take a look at eight fighters who are destined to do so in '08:
Matt Hughes - Made in America
MATT HUGHES releases his sensational new book revealing all about his life story. In this excerpt, Hughes recalls the welterweight championship bout between St. Pierre and Matt Serra at UFC 69...
Matt Hughes - Made in America
MATT HUGHES releases his sensational new book revealing all about his life story. Here is an interesting part of it telling how he'd got into the UFC in September 1999
The best 20 fighters of the year 2007
411mania.com made a nice article sorting out the fighters who managed to have accomplished more and better than the others in 2007
