Shogun Speaks Out
September 27, 2007
The following is an excerpt from an article in a local Curitiba, Brazil newspaper roughly translated from Portuguese to English:
“I was Really very sad, was the worse defeat of my career”, declared Shogun. Previously, a broken arm - in the fight against Mark Coleman - and a finishing against Renato “Babalu” Sobral in 2003 had been the only defeats of the “curitibano”.
“I had never gassed as i gassed in this fight. But he does not advance to invent excuses, the error was mine, I did not train as he would have, I did not concentrate myself, had had other things that had confused, but it also had merits. “I learned a lesson from this and now i will have to train to comeback stronger”, relieved the fighter.
UFC 76 Attendance and Gate Take
September 27, 2007
It has been announced that the official attendance of UFC 76: Knockout that took place on September 22, 2007 in Anaheim, California was 13, 770 people. The gate totaled $1,984,880 with 1,953 seats being given away as comps.
Not a bad showing for the UFC. I’m still waiting on the numbers from the PPV
Matt Hughes- I Only Have 2 or 3 Fights Left Before Retirement
September 27, 2007
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes says he will likely fight no more than “two or three” times in the UFC before retiring from the sport.
The comments were made in a teaser for the third episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra,” the latest installment of the Spike TV reality series. Various media outlets received an advanced copy of the season’s second episode, which contained the teaser.
The second episode airs tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV.
Keith Jardine Dances to “Just Beat It”
September 27, 2007
Watch the video for Keith Jardine to jump out on the right side and start to dance and then begin to lead a crowd of people through the streets of Germany. Man he is one sick dancer. I wouldn’t mess with that step! (btw this is a joke people it’s not really Keith Jardine, but it could be his daddy)
Matt Hughes’ Blog - Week Two
September 27, 2007
Matt Hughes - We had some good practices this week, and though there’s a big difference between the practice room and the actual fight, I was real happy with what I saw in the practice room, so I knew that I had guys that were gonna work hard and guys that were feeding off each other, and that’s one of the reasons why I picked the guys I did. I wanted them to be able to work together, and when that practice took off and those guys worked as hard as they did, I was really happy.
The Ultimate Fighter Serra vs Hughes - Episode Two Recap
September 27, 2007
CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED - Matt Hughes’ team got on the board first when Mac Danzig eliminated Joe Scarola. Now Matt Serra’s squad gets to pick the next fight and they’re looking for payback on this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra.
Contest For FREE UFC 77 Tickets
September 26, 2007
If we were to have a contest for FREE UFC 77 Tickets I am wondering how many people we would have participate. I’m more or less not worried about the money to get the tickets but rather to have a fun contest to everyone that visits this site and to give someone that really wants a pair of tickets some FREE ones.
So this post doubles as to see the response from everyone and to see if the action generated is enough to even think about a contest. So if this post gets over 100 comments in the next coming days then we will list a contest for FREE UFC 77 tickets.
So let the games begin.
Joe Lauzon Is Looking For Sponsors
September 26, 2007
This was posted by Joe Lauzon:
Looking for Sponsors
My next fight in the UFC is coming up soon! I will be fighting 18-0 Jason Reinhardt at UFC78. Jason is a member of Team Miletich (Jens Pulver, Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Spencer Fisher, Mike Cies) and hasn’t had a single opponent make it out of the 2nd round. I will be fighting Jason on November 17th in Newark, New Jersey. We have started talking with some new sponsors but are always looking for more. If you are interested, please send the following information to adam@joelauzon.com
We are currently sponsored by Sprawl Fight shorts, but would like to pick up some other quality sponsors to go along with them. If you or anyone know you know of is looking to sponsor someone in the UFC, please send the above info to Adam@JoeLauzon.com and hopefully we can work something out.Thanks everyone,
JL
Liddell Takes Away $500k Plus Other Fighter Salaries For UFC 76
September 26, 2007
I guess you could say atleast some of the fighters in the UFC are getting paid top dollar. It always helps that Dana White is your best friend to. If I was Chuck I would kiss his ass to get that kind of payday!
Keith Jardine ($14,000) def. Chuck Liddell ($500,000)
Forrest Griffin ($44,000) def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua ($150,000)
Jon Fitch ($44,000) def. Diego Sanchez ($22,000)
Lyoto Machida ($50,000) def. Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,000)
Tyson Griffin ($24,000) def. Thiago Tavares ($9,000)
Rich Clementi ($24,000) def. Anthony Johnson ($5,000)
Jeremy Stephens ($6,000) def. Diego Saraiva ($3,000)
Christian Wellisch ($14,000) def. Scott Junk ($4,000)
Matt Wiman ($16,000) def. Michihiro Omigawa ($5,000)
UFC Dream Matchups
September 25, 2007
UFC matchmaker Joe Silva has done an amazing job over the years and few, if any, fighters get a “free pass” in the form of a walkover opponent. Instead, Silva and his boss, Dana White, force guys to constantly test their mettle in difficult matchups that are often crowd pleasers. Silva certainly doesn’t need any advice, but here is a list of matchups that would get fight fans talking.
Rampage vs. Wanderlei Silva III: Who cares if Silva is coming off back-to-back losses? He dominated Rampage twice. No other fighter in the world can make a similar claim, which is why he deserves a UFC title shot ASAP.
Rampage vs. Griffin: Griffin dominated the sport’s 205-lb heir apparent – enough said.
Liddell vs. Alexander: Actually, this matchup isn’t limited to Liddell. Alexander versus Wanderlei Silva or Shogun Rua would cause equal hardcore salivation. All I can say for any of those bouts is “don’t blink!” These are standup dream matchups.
Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva: This long-awaited matchup needs to happen now. Losses be damned. Ali-Frazier III was one of the best boxing matches in history. Liddell versus Silva can make similar sweet music.
Evans vs. Ortiz II: Ortiz was robbed of victory in their first bout. But even Ortiz will readily admit that he can do better. Ortiz needs to prove that he has many years of marquee matchups, if not championships, ahead of him. To do that, he must beat Evans convincingly. If not, Evans might be the one poised to elevate to the next level.
Rampage vs. Shogun II: Griffin derailed this dream matchup. But like his Chute Boxe teammate Silva, Shogun owns an impressive, dominant win over Rampage. Give the guy one win inside the Octagon and it will then be time to elevate him to a title shot.
Bisping vs. Hamill II: Hamill probably deserved the nod the first time around. But Bisping is nobody’s punk. Rather than take the win and run, he now demands a rematch. I say let’s give it to him! I suspect that he rematch will be much more definitive, whoever wins.
Bisping vs. Irvin: Once his knee is healthy, Irvin would be the perfect test for Bisping at 205 lbs. Irvin, who has competed from heavyweight to 185 lbs knows the importance of finding the right weight division. If this one stays standing, I’d favor Irvin in a timeless war. But that would be the outcome that could prompt Bisping to either bulk up or drop to 185 lbs, and it would establish the “Sandman” as a 205-lb contender.
This is a snipit taken from UFC.com
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