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Feed SubscriptionJosh Barnett wants to rip off his opponent’s head and drink their blood on national TV
With Barnett’s recent signing to Strikeforce, he is back in a position and among a level of heavyweight talent, where he can make the biggest positive impact on his career since his days in PRIDE. Read More »
Josh Barnett: “The UFC should be washing my laundry”
FIGHT! Magazine’s Danny Acosta talks with former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett who has a fight coming up in Australia in July against Geronimo dos Santos at Impact FC. Barnett talks about what he has been up to since the ... Read More »
Josh Barnett, Sean Sherk, and John Howard on Inside MMA (4-2-10) *VIDEO*
Josh Barnett, John “Doomsday” Howard, and Sean Sherk join Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice on this week’s edition of Inside MMA. Barnett addresses the steroid allegations as well as Tom Atencio’s statement saying he was the cause of Affliction’s demise. ... Read More »
ProMMA.info Knockout of 2009: Fedor over Arlovski
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 ... Read More »
ProMMA.info Disappointment of 2009: Josh Barnett
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 ... Read More »
Mamed Khalidov vs. Jorge Santiago – Nov. 7 in Sengoku
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 ... Read More »
After some heavyweight shuffling, Cain Velasquez to face Ben Rothwell at UFC 104
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 ... Read More »
Strikeforce calls in “The Law” on their middleweight division
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 ... Read More »
MMA LIVE: 7-30-09
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. ... Read More »
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker discusses Fedor
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 ... Read More »
Finkelchtein discusses final hurdle to working with UFC
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 ... Read More »
Barnett’s camp responds to positive steroid test and ‘Trilogy’ cancellation
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 ... Read More »
Paul “Semtex” Daley lands four-fight UFC deal (updated)
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 ... Read More »
Fedor Emelianenko addresses the media for first time since “Trilogy” cancellation
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 ... Read More »
Rothwell vs. Gormley moved to UFC
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 ... Read More »
Fedor Emelianenko to address the media during Wednesday press conference in Anaheim
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 ... Read More »
Renato “Babalu” Sobral to put Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Title on the line against Gegard Mousasi on August 15
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 ... Read More »
THE INFO episode 26: featuring MMA Junkie Radio’s Gorgeous George
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 ... Read More »
Mousasi wants some answers from Affliction
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 ... Read More »
“This is the moment of truth” -Vadim Finkelchtein
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 ... Read More »
Fedor was ready to fight anyone
When results came back with a positive steroid test for Josh Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko needed a new opponent on ten days notice. Multiple fighters threw their hat in the ring for a shot at the world’s number one heavyweight. In ... Read More »