Friday, 22 July 2011
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Alistair Overeem out of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, replaced by Daniel Cormier
It wouldn’t be a day in the MMA world without an injury that cancels a high profile fight. Alistair Overeem, the current Strikeforce heavyweight champion and part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, is out of the tournament with a toe injury. He was scheduled to square off against Antonio Silva in the semi-finals of [...]Dennis George Kultar Gill Allan Goes Takanori The Fireball Kid Gomi Akihiro Gono Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good
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5 Reasons Why Rashad Evans Could Beat Tito Ortiz
From its inception to its current standing, UFC 133 has been a card filled with many large changes. Now the main event is currently set to feature Rashad Evans taking on a resurgent Tito Ortiz in what will be the second fight between the two former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions. Rashad Evans has quickly emerged [...]Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/17/5-reasons-why-rashad-evans-could-beat-tito-ortiz
Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel Andre Gusmao Alexander Gustafsson Jaime Gutierrez Dave Gomez Keith Hackney
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Google MMA Calender
Pretty neat, check it out https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=aHBsM3NmMG41bXVybWc4dm0zZmNqNG1rc2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&gsessionid=OKSource: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?75475-Google-MMA-Calender&goto=newpost
Jess Liaudin Chuck The Iceman Liddell Shad Lierley Jushin Thunder Liger Zach Light Scott Lighty Jae Suk Lim
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Culinary union blocking MMA?s efforts in N.Y.: Fertitta says union is hurting its own members
MMA's legalization in New York is on hold again. A bill that would've approved the sport passed again in the state senate, but stalled in the assembly. UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta has worked for years to change the attitudes in the Empire State, but there's a force outside of the legislators that he says is holding up the entire process, the Culinary Union.
"Unfortunately in life and in politics things aren't always what they seem on the surface. It's not about MMA. It's about the fact that the Culinary Union is obviously very strong in New York. They have a strong political base there. They have been there forever and they are holding this bill up," Fertitta told "The MMA Insiders" on ESPNRadio1100 in Las Vegas.
Fertitta and his brother Frank also own Station Casinos which is one of the two largest non-union employers in the gaming industry. Fertitta said the economic impact that New York is missing out on each time the UFC would come to the state is staggering. He said when the promotion held UFC 129 in Toronto it pumped $45 million into the city's economy.
"The fact that [the Culinary Union] opposing this, at the end of the day, they're only hurting their own members which really doesn't make any sense," said Fertitta.
Fertitta says the votes are there to legalize MMA in N.Y. and residents are surprised when told why it hasn't already happened.
"Whenever I talk to or get in front of people who are residents of the state of New York, and you tell them what's going on, they're appalled. They're flabbergasted," Fertitta said. "It's just crazy that the Culinary Union would have enough political power to basically keep the democratic process from playing out."
UFC president Dana White is a little more blunt in expressing his feelings about the work of the union.
Aaron Stark Kalib Starnes Joe Stevenson Luke Stewart Denis Stojnic Curtis Stout Sam Stout
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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Derrick Mehmen added to Strikeforce Challengers 18
A light-heavyweight bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Derrick Mehmen will be part of next month's Strikeforce Challengers 18 event.
Authentic Sports Management, which reps Jones, today announced the fight.
Of course, Jones is an MMA fighter with a 5-1 record, not the pro boxing champion and former MMA promoter who's been the subject of countless MMA-vs.-boxing rumors.
Dan Bobish Vagam Bodjukyan Kotetsu Boku Tony Bonello Stephan Bonnar Lorenzo Borgomeo Kyle BradleyÂ
