The Japanese judoka who Michael “The Voice” Schiavello called “once the most sought after heavyweight in MMA” made his heavily anticipated professional debut last night in Japan. Satoshi Ishii, who won a gold medal in judo at the 2008 Summer ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Ikuhisa Minowa knocks out Sokoudjou to become Super Hulk Tournament winner
In a surprise ending to DREAM’s Super Hulk Tournament, Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa knocked out Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in the third round of their New Year’s Eve bout at FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009 in Saitama, Japan. Each fighter appeared to have ... Read More »
FieLDS Dynamitte!! 2009 results & play-by-play commentary
New Years is Japan’s biggest holiday and they have put together a fitting fight card to celebrate that fact. Japan’s two largest MMA organizations, DREAM and Sengoku, along with K-1, have joined forces for one amazing 18-fight event. Whether you ... Read More »
Bellator’s Toby Imada receives 2009 World MMA Award: Submission of the Year
Imada’s Inverted Triangle Choke of Jorge Masvidal at Bellator V Takes Top Honors Las Vegas, NV – Dec. 30, 2009 -Tonight, at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, Bellator Fighting Championships’ Toby Imada won a 2009 World ... Read More »
Georges St. Pierre wins “Fighter of the Year” at Fighters Only World MMA Awards 2009 – winners list
Fighters Only Magazine held their World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2009 Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Many of the stars of the MMA world were there, including Dana White, Tito Ortiz, Georges St. Pierre, ... Read More »
Fighters Only World MMA Awards 2009 live tonight on Versus.com
Fighters Only Magazine is holding their World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2009 tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. MMA fans can watch the event LIVE tonight on the VERSUS website (www.versus.com) beginning at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT. ... Read More »
UFC 108 pre-fight press conference quotes
The “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” pre-fight press conference took place on Wednesday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. UFC President Dana White, along with headliners Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva, as well as Dustin Hazelett and Paul ... Read More »
FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009 preview & fight order
UFC 108 is this Saturday here in America, but before we get to that card, we have a major major fight card going down at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, tonight. If you have HDNet, you will be ... Read More »
Dana White says Steve Cantwell may never fight again
At today’s UFC 108 pre-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White stated that Steve Cantwell’s (7-3) professional MMA fighting career may be over. Cantwell, the former WEC light heavyweight champion, came to the UFC in 2008 when Zuffa merged the ... Read More »
Watch today’s UFC 108 pre-fight press conference live on ProMMA.info at 4pm ET
Today’s “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” pre-fight press conference takes place today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev., at 1pm PT / 4pm ET, and will be available in a live video stream here at www.promma.info. UFC 108 ... Read More »
The Cageside Beat December 30, 2009: WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner
Join Brian and Mike tonight at 10:30 PM ET as they wrap up 2009 with the year’s final episode of The Cageside Beat, the official radio show of ProMMA.info. Brian and Mike will be joined by WEC Lightweight Champ Jamie ... Read More »
UFC 108: Rashad Evans arrives in Las Vegas
Steve Cofield catches up with Rashad Evans as he is met by a mob of fans upon arriving in Vegas for this weekend’s UFC 108 main event bout against Thiago Silva. Evans talks about what it was like training through ... Read More »
MMA documentary: Renzo Gracie – Legacy (updated)
Continuing with our MMA documentary series as we close out the year, here is “Renzo Gracie: Legacy”. Wikipedia describes it as: “…a 2008 documentary film about Brazilian jiu jitsu pioneer Renzo Gracie, directed by Gethin Aldous and written by Aldous ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 video blog – mega Twitter ticket give-away
The UFC President holds another one of his famous Twitter ticket give-aways for “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” which takes place this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. The fans come out like a stampede of ... Read More »
HDNet to broadcast FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009 on December 31
DALLAS (December 28, 2009) – HDNet will feature exclusive coverage of “HDNet Fights Presents: FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009,” from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Thursday, December 31 at 3:00 a.m. ET. Replays of the event will air on ... Read More »
MMA documentary: the Matt Hughes story
Part 1 As this decade comes to a close we wanted to take a look back at one of MMA’s great figures of the past ten years, former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Hughes. This documentary takes a look at the ... Read More »
BREAKING NEWS: Steve Cantwell not officially removed from UFC 108 card
Contrary to a report published earlier today, UFC fighter (and recent guest on The Cageside Beat) Steve Cantwell has not been officially removed from this weekend’s UFC 108 card. Speaking exclusively to ProMMA.info, KO Reps (Cantwell’s agent) confirmed after speaking ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 video blog – not happy with reporter
Dana White is not happy with another MMA reporter from Sherdog. Sound familiar? This time it’s Jake Rossen. Rossen disagreed with White’s prediction of how big the UFC and MMA will be within the next decade. This did not sit ... Read More »
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson unchained, uncut, & uncensored
Part 1 Here is classic vintage Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in a raw behind the scenes approximately hour long documentary which takes a look at one of the most colorful characters within the sport of MMA. Jackson is shown in his ... Read More »
HDNet secures title sponsorship of MMA Expo Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DEC. 28, 2009 – Mixed Martial Arts Expo, LLC – The Original MMA Expo since 2005 – today announced HDNet, “Your Home for MMA,” as the title sponsor of MMA Expo Philadelphia taking place January 9-10, 2010 ... Read More »
MMA Flashback 2004: Gilbert Yvel knocks out referee
Legendary bad boy Gilbert Yvel will be given a chance to fight in MMA’s premiere organization this weekend when he takes on Junior dos Santos at UFC 108 in Las Vegas, Nev. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has granted Yvel ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 video blog – introducing Gilbert Yvel
UFC President Dana White introduces viewers to one of the UFC’s newest acquisitions, heavyweight PRIDE veteran Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1). Yvel is getting thrown into the deep end of the talent pool right away, as he will be fighting top-ten-ranked Junior ... Read More »