UFC 81 Results

Main Event:
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia
Winner: Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira via Submission (guillotine choke)

Tim Sylvia was submitted and tapped out very quickly.

Undercard:
Heavyweight. Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar
Winner: Frank Mir via submission (kneebar)

Lesnar looked like a monster but his inexperience showed. He also tapped out very quickly.

185 lbs. Nate Marquardt vs. Jeremy Horn
Winner: Nate Marquardt via submission (guillotine choke)
185 lbs. Alan Belcher vs. Ricardo Almeida
Winner: Ricardo Almeida via submission (guillotine choke)
155 lbs. Tyson Griffin vs. Gleison Tibau
Winner: Tyson Griffin via unanimous decision
170 lbs. Chris Lytle vs. Kyle Bradley
Winner: Chris Lytle via technical knockout (strikes)
205lbs. Tim Boetsch vs. David Heath
Winner: Tim Boetsch via technical knockout (strikes)
185 lbs. Terry Martin vs. Marvin Eastman
Winner: Marvin Eastman via unanimous decision
155 lbs. Keita Nakamura vs. Rob Emerson
Winner: Rob Emerson via split decision

Andrew Golota Gets a Win

Some boxing news on Andrew Golota:

Andrew Golota could get another world title shot following a brave points win over Mike Mollo.

The 40-year-old Polish boxer finished the fight with his left eye completely closed after dominating the middle rounds, using his superior height and 17lb weight advantage to smother an opponent 13 years his junior.

Here's a great article in Eastside boxing about the fight and about Golota's career:
Storybook Ending For Andrew Golota

Boxing News: Big February

February is looking like a good month for Boxing fans:

Saturday February 16 2008 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
166-pounds
Jermain Taylor 25 W 1 L 1 D 17 KOs vs.
Kelly Pavlik 32 W 0 L 0 D 29 KOs

It will be interesting to see if Kelly Pavlik lives up to the hype.

WBC Super Flyweight title
Cristian Mijares 33 W 3 L 2 D 14 KOs vs.
Jose Navarro 26 W 2 L 0 D 12 KOs
WBO super flyweight title
Fernando Montiel 35 W 2 L 1 D 26 KOs vs.
Martin Castillo 33 W 2 L 0 D 17 KOs
Middleweight
Ronald Hearns 17 W 0 L 0 D 13 KOs vs.
Juan Astorga 11 W 1 L 1 D 6 KOs

Saturday February 23 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
WBC WBO WBA IBF Unification
Wladimir Klitschko 49 W 3 L 0 D 44 KOs vs.
Sultan Ibragimov 21 W 0 L 1 D 17 KOs

Clash of the heavyweights - this is what the heavyweight division need - a unification bout like this. Klitschko hasn't really been tested in a while, and Ibragimov will be a tough opponent. A lot on the line for these fighters, they will both be going for this one.

Middleweight
John Duddy 23 W 0 L 0 D 17 KOs vs.
Walid Smichet 17 W 3 L 3 D 13 KOs

Irish John Duddy is back in New York on the undercard of the Klitschko V Ibragimov fight. Still undefeated and rated number three by the WBO and WBC - as well as number six and number 11 by the WBA and IBF - Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) is also ranked 10 in The Ring magazine. Let's hope he gets past Smichet here, and move on to great things.

UFC 80: Results

Here's the results from UFC 80 “Rapid Fire”:

BJ Penn defeats Joe Stevenson via Rear Naked Choke Round 2
Fabricio Werdum defeats Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Marcus Davis defeats Jess Liaudin via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Wilson Gouveia defeats Jason Lambert via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
Jorge Rivera defeats Kendall Grove via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Antoni Hardonk defeats Colin Robinson via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Paul Kelly defeats Paul Taylor via Unanimous Decision
Alessio Sakara defeats James Lee via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Sam Stout defeats Per Eklund via Unanimous Decision

With a sensational win over Joe Stevenson at UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” this weekend to capture the vacant lightweight title, BJ Penn (12-4-1) is likely to meet up with former divsion champion, Sean Sherk (32-2-1), at UFC 85 on May 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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UFC 80: Fight News

UFC 80: Rapid Fire takes place on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.

The main event sees BJ Penn against Joe Stevenson.
The main event was originally scheduled for an interim lightweight championship; however, then-lightweight champion Sean Sherk was stripped of his title after the California State Athletic Commission upheld its suspension for Sherk testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. With the lightweight championship vacated, the Penn-Stevenson bout was scheduled to be for the undisputed championship.

Main card

* Lightweight championship bout: B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson
* Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum
* Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin
* Light heavyweight bout: Wilson Gouveia vs. Jason Lambert
* Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera

Fedor Emelianenko Vs Freak Show

Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko fought against the gigantic Korean, Hong Man Choi on New Year's eve.

UFC 79 Results

Main Event:
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
Winner: Georges St. Pierre via submission (armbar) in round two.

Great fight here - GSP dominated Hughes from the start.

Undercard:
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
Winner: Chuck Liddell via unanimous decision

Liddell and Silva stood up and threw hay makers all night (apart from 2 takedowns by Liddell). Liddell grinded out a win in the end.

205 lbs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Lyoto Machida
Winner: Lyoto Machida via Arm Triangle Choke Round 2
155 lbs. Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard
Winner: Rich Clementi via Rear Naked Choke Round 1
155 lbs. Manny Gamburyan vs. Nate Mohr
Winner: Manny Gamburyan via submission (heal hook) in round one
185 lbs. Dean Lister vs. Jordan Radev
Winner: Dean Lister via unanimous decision
170 lbs. Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza
Winner: Roan Carneiro via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Hvywt. Eddie Sanchez vs. Soa Palalei
Winner: Eddie Sanchez via TKO (Strikes) Round 3
155 lbs. Doug Evans vs. Mark Bocek
Winner: Mark Bocek via unanimous decision

Fight Talk Podcast

I was talking to my buddy Damon D, who does a radio show over at BetUS. He runs a fight podcast which is pretty informative in all things MMA. Check it out. This week he has Luke Thomas from BloodyElbow.com drop by to talk UFC News and Odds, as well as give some predictions for this weekend's EliteXC card featuring Nick Diaz and Kimbo Slice.

You can find it at Fight Talk.

UFC 78 Fight Card:

UFC 78 Fight Card:

Main Event:
Michael "The Count"Bisping VS."Sugar" Rashad Evans

Undercard:

Main card (televised)
Thiago Silva Vs. Houston Alexander
Joe Doerksen Vs. Ed Herman
Ryo Chonan Vs. Karo Parisyan

Undercard (may not be broadcast):
Frank Edgar Vs. Spencer Fisher
Chris Lytle Vs. Thiago Alves
Jason Reinhardt Vs. Joe Lauzon
Luke Caudillo Vs. Marcus Aurelio
Akihiro Gono Vs. Tamdan McCrory

There are some good fight odds on BetUS and a good fight related podcast.

Ricky Hatton Vs. Floyd Mayweather

Some boxing fight news now:

Not really news, but anyway...

It's getting closer to December 8, and one of the biggest boxing bouts of the year:
Ginger-haired poster boy Ricky Hatton Vs. Floyd Mayweather.

Should be a cracker.

UFC 77: “Hostile Territory”

UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” is set for tomorrow Saturday night on October 20 from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The pay-per-view (PPV) event airs at 10 p.m. ET.

Main Event:

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva Vs. former 185-pound title holder Rich Franklin.

Undercard:

Main card (televised)
Hvywt.: Tim Sylvia (23-3) vs. Brandon Vera (8-0)
205 lbs.: Stephan Bonnar (10-4) vs. Eric Schafer (7-2-2)
185 lbs.: Kalib Starnes (8-1-1) vs. Alan Belcher (10-3)

Undercard (may not be broadcast):
185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald (19-8) vs. Yushin Okami (20-4)
155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel (11-2) vs. Alvin Robinson (8-2)
170 lbs.: Josh Burkman (8-4) vs. Forrest Petz (13-4)
185 lbs.: Ryan Jensen (11-2) vs. Demian Maia (5-0)
155 lbs.: Jason Black (21-3-1) vs. Matt Grice (8-1)

UFC 75 Champion Vs Champion

This weekend is a prime example of why the UFC and mixed martial arts in general, have surpassed boxing in popularity for fight fans. Despite building an immense and loyal fan base that consistently pays to view their fight cards, Dana White and the UFC crew will put on a huge event this Saturday that will be broadcast for FREE on Spike TV.

Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. EST free on Spike TV
from London, England
Main Event:
UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
vs.
Dan Henderson

Undercard:

Matt Hamill Vs. Michael Bisping

Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Cheick Kongo

Marcus Davis Vs. Paul Taylor

Houston Alexander Vs. Alessio Sakara

Gleison Tibau Vs. Terry Etim

Tomasz Drwal Vs. Thiago Silva

Naoyuki Kotani Vs. Dennis Siver

Anthony Torres Vs. Jess Liaudin

It has been nine years since Dan Henderson has fought for the UFC. This coming Saturday at UFC 75, he returns to the company to face light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in a unique title vs. title bout.

After winning the UFC 17 tournament in 1998, Henderson left the company in search of more lucrative fights and eventually ended up with the PRIDE Fighting Championships group in Japan, which he was a part of for seven years.

In December 2005, Henderson defeated Murilo Bustamante to become the PRIDE welterweight champion, which was the 185-pound division for that promotion. Then in February 2007, Henderson moved up to the 205-pound division and defeated Wanderlei Silva in what he calls "the most satisfying win of his career" to become the Pride light heavyweight champion.

In the process, he made history as he is the only mixed martial arts fighter to hold two major titles in different weight divisions at the same time.

"It's a nice feeling to have accomplished something that no one else has," says Henderson. "In the same notion, I set my sights on something new with the UFC title. I think I will realize it right away when I beat Quinton that I've done something that no one else has ever done."

He would be doing something that no one else ever has accomplished if he is able to beat Jackson as both the UFC and PRIDE championships will be on the line in this unification fight.

Henderson was hoping to make his return to the UFC at an event in front of his home country here in the United States. Instead, he will head to London, for this contest.

"Yeah, I was a little surprised with that, especially since Quinton and I both live in Southern California," says Henderson. "They (UFC management) could have kept it someplace on the west coast, like Las Vegas or in California."

Henderson will enter the fight as an underdog to Jackson, who in May had a spectacular technical knockout win against Chuck Liddell. But it's a role that "Hollywood" has become accustomed to.

"I think a lot of it is a popularity contest. He's (Jackson) fought twice now in the UFC so he's a little more popular in the United States than I am. That has a lot to do with it and the fact that he's a bigger guy."

Boxing News - Fight of the Year: Hatton Vs Mayweather Contracts Signed

Ricky Hatton's father has reportedly confirmed that contracts have been signed for Hatton's December 8 super-fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Hatton will receive a career-best purse for the contest, which is expected to be officially announced by Oscar De La Hoya's promoters Golden Boy Promotions very soon.

Ray Hatton said: "The contract provided what we wanted and we are officially signed up. Now we are just waiting for the date and venue to be made official.

"Our lawyers have instructed us that the Mayweather camp have also signed at their end. We are delighted with the deal. Ricky's purse is higher than anything he has previous earned."

The MGM Grand in Las Vegas is favourite to host the contest. Hatton could expect a travelling support in excess of the 10,000 who saw him beat Jose Luis Castillo in the city in June.

Mayweather came out of a short-lived retirement to take the fight, and has already begun the hype.

So let's wait and see the official big announcement. The hype for this fight will surely be massive; on par with the Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Mayweather hype.

I'm glad that Mayweather's retirement was short lived. Maybe Hatton will put him back into retirement.

Boxing news: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Ricky Hatton Agreed?

Big fight news from the world of boxing: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Ricky Hatton has reportedly been verbally agreed.
Ricky Hatton's trainer, Billy Graham, announced a verbal agreement between representatives of Hatton and Mayweather for a December super-fight in Las Vegas. Hatton's father Ray reportedly also confirmed this weekend that he had reached a "verbal agreement" with Mayweather's camp shortly after returning from a trip to Las Vegas to watch Bernard Hopkins' victory over Winky Wright. Ricky Hatton will try to become the first man to defeat Floyd Mayweather and establish himself as the number one pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Contracts are expected to be signed in the coming days for a fight which is set to earn Hatton around £8million, and Mayweather much more. It is expected to take place on December 8 in Las Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather announced his retirement after his win over Oscar De La Hoya in May, but appears to have been tempted back into the ring following comments by Hatton.

Hatton's representatives will sign a one-fight deal with De La Hoya's 'Golden Boy' organisation to promote the fight.

This should be a reat fight. Let's hope all these reports are accurate.

Boxing: Fight News - Winky Wright Vs Bernard Hopkins

Winky Wright Vs Bernard Hopkins meet in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Mandalay Bay hosts a fight between the finest boxing technicians of their generation.

Winky won the WBO light-middleweight title in 1996 and began his rise to world prominence, which culminated in victories over Shane Mosley in 2004 and Felix Trinidad in 2005.

Hopkins, seven years Wright's senior, boasted a record-breaking stint as middleweight world champion before being controversially beaten by rising star Jermain Taylor.

However, he recovered in style last year to beat former light-heavyweight world champion (and Rocky Balboa movie star) Antonio Tarver despite a jump of two weight divisions.

Wright, for so long a 154lb fighter, is making an even bigger jump to take on Hopkins at a 170lb catch-weight. This fight is the latest in a growing, welcome trend whereby top fighters shun 'alphabet' titles and opt to make meaningful fights against top opponents.

Winky is the favorite here, but this should be a great battle with the bigger man Hopkins eager to prove his legacy.

Ibragimov wins WBO heavyweight title

Russian challenger Sultan Ibragimov outpointed America's Shannon Briggs to claim the World Boxing Organisation heavyweight title. Shannon Briggs lost his WBO heavyweight title on Saturday when the American suffered a unanimous points decision defeat.

Now all the heavyweight belts belong to natives of former Soviet republics. Ibragimov, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist, is 20-1-0. If he wants to fight in the United States next, the best scenario for Ibragimov is to meet Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine, the IBF champ and generally considered the best of the heavyweight titleholders. Kazakstan's Oleg Maskaev (WBC) and Ruslan Chageav of Uzbekistan (WBA) are the other heavyweight champions.

Briggs earned $1.8 million in what could be his last big payday. Ibragimov got $600,000. This seems like peanuts compared other heavyweight title fights. As the saying goes...If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Boxing News: KLITSCHKO CAMP EYE McCLINE

Some heavyweight boxing news: Vitali Klitschko's camp are trying to arrange a bout with former title challenger Jameel McCline for his ring comeback in September.

Man, this division needs another Mike Tyson, otherwise it'll just decline into nothing.

Vitali Klitschko - the former heavyweight world champion (35-2), who has not fought since making his only title defence against Danny Williams in December 2004, announced in January that he was coming out of retirement.

Vitali and Wladimir should just beat each other up for a few rounds.