All MMA fans know that Fedor Emelianeko is a great fighter. Deep down even the most vocal detractors realize that he can do things in the ring or cage that makes fans stand and applaud. In 2009, he gave us a few of those moments. One such moment earned him the ProMMA.info knockout of 2009 [...]
Classic heavyweight fights are a rarity in MMA. There has always been a dearth of talent. Competition between promotions always ends up fracturing the already weak weight class. So, when Affliction announced Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett, MMA fans thought they were in line for something special.
In the end, the fight never actually happened and [...]
PROMMA.INFO received the following press release from KSW spokesperson Artur Przybysz on Wednesday, announcing the confirmed fight between Mamed Khalidov and Jorge Santiago for Sengoku 11 on Nov. 7. If you are not familiar with Khalidov or KSW, then read my KSW International MMA Spotlight article.
Artur Przybysz:
If anybody thinks that MMA manager job in this [...]
Although not yet officially announced, UFC heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez (6-0) is expected to face veteran Ben Rothwell (30-6) at UFC 104 on Oct. 24 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Velasquez was originally going to face big hand man Shane Carwin at 104, but as we reported a couple of days ago, the UFC brass decided to [...]
PRO MMA (promma.info) has confirmed Greco-Roman Olympic silver medalist and political aspirant Matt “The Law” Lindland (21-6) has signed a three-fight contract with Strikeforce. Although, no opponent has yet been named, Lindland could have his first bout within the organization as early as October.
Having began his professional MMA career in 1997, the 39-year old veteran [...]
Rashad Evans breaks down the collapse of Affliction and the impact on their fighters. Will Tito Ortiz return to the UFC? The crew discusses that idea, as well as a preview of Sengoku 9 and an interview with Miguel Torres. Rashad got caught imitating his mother!! Classic!! – Definitely the best part is the interview [...]
Strikeforce’s Chief Executive Officer Scott Coker talks with Loretta Hunt about the Affliction fallout and potential future match-ups with Fedor Emelianenko should he in fact sign with Strikeforce. Coker describes Fedor as the “hot free agent” like in football or baseball right now and explains there are a number of different deals on the table [...]
The final road block for Fedor signing with the UFC seems to be the issue that Vadim Finkelchtein insists the UFC do a co-promotion with M-1 Global. Finkelchtein claims in this new interview that there is no possibility of a deal without co-promotion.
Josh Barnett’s manager, Shannon Hooper of Excel Sports Management, has released a statement regarding Barnett’s positive steroid test result as administered by the California State Athletic Commission.
Although Barnett denies intentionally using any banned substance, the positive steroid test has caused him to be pulled from a scheduled Aug. 1 main event fight against Fedor Emelianenko [...]
Former Cage Rage Welterweight Champion Paul “Semtex” Daley (21-8-2) has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC according to Fighters Only.
Daley is an impressive striker with 16 of his 21 wins coming by way of (T)KO. His most recent fight was back in April where he scored a first round TKO over Junior Barata (5-2-1). [...]
Anaheim, Calif. — In front of many leading members of the MMA media, former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko addressed the public Wednesday for the first time since Affliction announced last week that it was canceling its planned “Trilogy” pay-per-view event.
M-1 U.S.A. Vice President Jerry Millen opened the press conference held at the International Room [...]
A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and Chase Gormley, which had originally been slated for “Affliction: Trilogy” on Aug. 1, has been moved to UFC 104 set for Oct. 24 according to a new report on Sherdog.com.
Although Rothwell has been fighting professionally since 2001 and has an impressive record of 30-6, this will be his first time inside [...]
Anaheim, Calif. – Ever since Affliction announced late last week that its “Trilogy” event scheduled for Aug. 1 had been canceled, the combat sports world collectively has waited for an official response from former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko.
On Wednesday at 1 p.m. PT inside the DoubleTree Hotel in Anaheim, Calif., Emelianenko will address the [...]
Gegard Mousasi was originally scheduled to fight Renato “Babalu” Sobral as part of the now defunct ”Affliction: Trilogy” event on Aug. 1. Due to the cancellation of the card and the subsequent shutdown of Affliction’s MMA promotional division, the bout has been moved to Strikeforce, where Sobral in fact holds the light heavyweight title. PRO MMA [...]
After going on nearly a one month hiatus, Matt De La Rosa and “Fast” Eddie Constantine returned to the PRO MMA (promma.info) air waves for an hour and a half long edition of THE INFO. The boys from the Bay were joined by MMA Junkie Radio’s Gorgeous George. Matt and Eddie talked to George about [...]
Fedor Emelianenko was not the only one to miss out on a huge bout due to Josh Barnett’s foolishness. To be exact, there were twenty-three other fighters who have been sidelined after the cancellation of “Affliction: Trilogy.”
Dream veteran Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) had a scheduled match up with Renato “Babalu” Sobral (32-8), and is none too happy [...]
President and Co-owner of M-1 Global and manager of Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelchtein, has issued his first official comments regarding Affliction’s cancellation of “Trilogy.”
One of the most pressing issues of course is when, where, and who will Fedor fight next. Surprisingly Finkelchtein has not ruled out the possibility of still fighting Josh Barnett.
“We are now [...]
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