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 OH - Banned," which is headlined by longtime PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko vs. former UFC champ Tim Sylvia, features one of the deepest fights card in MMA ... Edwin Dewees vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fight finalized today MMAjunkie.com all 2 news articles

By Jesse Holland PRIDE 33 The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the night’s main event, welterweight champion Dan Henderson knocked out PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Sil...

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By Press Release The one-hour live undercard will feature at least two fights. In FSN’s main event, Aleksander Emelianenko (13-3) from St. Petersburg, Russia will make his American debut as he takes on Texas native Paul Buentello (23-10) in a 3-round heavyweight bout. This battle will follow a light heavy...

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 CA - On one hand, you have a PRIDE FC veteran, who kicked the crap out of Chuck Liddell, and on the other, the first Ulitmate Fighter winner, and he beat Shogun ...

FSN To Air Undercard Of Affliction Banned; MMA Event Set To Make Broadcast History One-Hour Special Airs Live—Pay-Per-View Event To Follow SIGNAL HILL, California (July 1, 2008) – Fans worldwide now will have a free sneak peak at “Affliction Banned”, the greatest MMA event ever staged....

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By ben — A first-hand account of Jesse Taylor’s Palace Station rampage, courtesy of Matt Riddle. (MMA Junkie) — Brazilian PRIDE/Cage Rage vet (and Thiago Silva’s roommate) Edson Draggo just wrecked himself in a motorcycle accident. (Sherdog)

By Kris Karkoski Diaz (17-7), a WEC, PRIDE, and UFC veteran, has won six of his last eight bouts. His recent wins include an EliteXC debut victory over Mike Aina, a DREAM debut TKO win over Katsuya Inoue, and, most recently, a third-round TKO of Mushin Corbbrey at a June 14th EliteXC event.

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By Jesse Holland History was made in Columbus, Ohio when UFC champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE champion Dan Henderson met to not only unify the middleweight championship, but to battle it out for pound for pound supremacy. UFC 82: Pride of a Champion is now available for purchase in our DVD store for $19.99 b...

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By Eric Shapiro Check out the BRAND NEW MMAFrenzy.com store for all your MMA clothing and gear needs! Former UFC referee “Big” John McCarthy recently dished out his thoughts on varying commission rules, boxing vs. MMA, and most notably, his no-holds-barred take on the UFC’s “anti-Affliction” programm...

By Jesse Holland We’ll have more on this developing card as it comes together. The Japanese-based DREAM mixed martial arts promotion recently announced the semifinal bouts for the final two rounds of its lightweight grand prix tournament slated for the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan on July 21. The remain...

By Jonathan Snowden The Big Announcement Is there anyone left still curious about Dana White's big announcement? It's been rumored to be everything from signing Floyd Mayweather Jr (http://blog.thesavagescience.com/2008/06/07/breaking-floyd-mayweather-to-sign-with-ufc). t...

By Eric Shapiro Here are some things you may have missed: Though superfluous in nature, it has been announced that Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Syliva will be fighting for the WAMMA heavyweight title at their July 19th showdown.EliteXC announced during their broadcast on Saturday that Scott Smith will re...

 IA - Emelianenko, a Russian who held the championship in the now-defunct PRIDE organization, is WAMMA’s top-ranked heavyweight fighter. ...

By Press Release Then, live on pay-per-view, “Affliction Banned” features the much-anticipated return of the former undisputed PRIDE heavyweight champion and Russian M-1 legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (27-1), who takes on former 2-time UFC heavyweight title-holder Tim “The Maine-i...

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By Jesse Holland For better or for worse, former PRIDE and UFC heavyweight Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has withdrawn from his DREAM 4 grappling match against Ralek Gracie to give more recovery time to his nagging injuries according to Croatia’s Dnevnik.hr.

By Kris Karkoski Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell (21-5) will return to the octagon in September on the main card of UFC 88 in Atlanta, Georgia. UFC President Dana White revealed the news in a recent interview with ESPN The Magazine.

 CA - Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson - PRIDE 33 - Henderson becomes the first man ever to hold belts in two separate weight classes at the same time in a major ...

 Canada - Thompson also beat Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida in PRIDE on New Year's Eve of 2006 and added a KO win over former UFC tournament champion Don ...

 OH - I told them I want to fight Shogun, not Cyborg, and then Pride went away and now he's in the UFC and he hasn't fought for a minute. ...

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By Kris A decorated striker, “Cro Cop” won the 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix and has faced some of the worlds best fighters defeating notables Josh Barnett, Wanderlei Silva, and Aleksander Emelianenko while suffering notable losses to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria, Fedor Emelianenko, Mark...

 OH - Arendaline MMA, formerly the restructured M-1 Global organization, recently severed ties with what was supposed to be its top fighter: former PRIDE ... Inside MMA" poll results: DREAM, EliteXC or Strikeforce? MMAjunkie.com all 2 news articles

By Jesse Holland The Japanese-based DREAM mixed martial arts promotion recently announced five bouts for the second round of its middleweight grand prix tournament slated for the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on June 15. Shinya Aoki will also take on Nagata Katsuhiko to determine the fourth an...

By Jesse Holland Also announced was the signing of light-heavyweight competitor Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira (13-3) — PRIDE veteran and younger twin brother of current UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogeuira.

FSN TO AIR UNDERCARD OF AFFLICTION BANNED MMA SPECIAL  - FSN was one of the first networks to televise MMA action and has been the home to UFC, PRIDE and IFL. Most every major star in the sport has fought on the ...

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Frank Trigg’s Fight Breakdown: Jardine vs. Silva (part 1 of 2)  OH - May 20, 2008 Frank Trigg is MMAjunkie.com's fight columnist and an MMA fighter who has competed in the UFC, PRIDE and other top promotions. He's also a columnist for ...

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By Luke Thomas In a featured event, Brock Lesnar, fighting out of his hometown of Minneapolis, will return to the Octagon™ to face UFC Hall of Famer and former PRIDE® superstar Mark "The Hammer" Coleman, and in what many are calling the best ...

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By Jesse Holland Randleman hadn’t competed since August of 2006 when he was submitted by Shogun Rua at PRIDE 32. The former NCAA national champion was in trouble with the law in August of 2007 and even more trouble with a gruesome staph infection last October.

Phil Baroni anticipates "friendly environment" for CBS debut  OH - The UFC and PRIDE veteran just wants to revive a career that has seen the 32-year-old lose two straight and four of his past six bouts. ...

In yet another historic moment in the quest to conquer new territory and bring the best of mixed martial arts to fans around the globe, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced the first-ever UFC event to take place in Minnesota. In a featured event, Brock...

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By Jesse Holland Former UFC heavyweight Paul Buentello (22–10) is rumored to be fighting Aleksander Emelianenko (13-3), former PRIDE heavyweight and little brother of Aflliction headliner Fedor Emelianenko, according to MMAWeekly. Paul Buentello vs. Aleksander Emelianenko

SPIKE TV AND THE UFC TURN TO SOME REAL HEAVY HITTERS FOR SEASON EIGHT OF “THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER®” Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira And Former Heavyweight King Frank Mir To Star In New Season Beginning September 17 New York, NY, May 12, 2008 -- The coaches for seaso...

By Kris A foursome of UFC veterans make up the two feature bouts. Chicago’s Terry Martin (16-4) will face Japan’s Daiju Takase (7-11) while Chicago’s Brian Gassaway (25-17) takes on Las Vegas’ Tony Fryklund (14-9). Martin is a knockout artist, but will need to be cautious of the submission abilit...

By Jesse Holland In addition to being one of the most sought-after free agents in mixed martial arts (this side of the Iron Curtain), Barnett has already tasted victory at Sengoku where he defeated Judo master Hidehiko Yoshida via heel hook back in March.

MMAjunkie.com Roger Gracie vs. Yuki Kondo announced for Sengoku II MMAjunkie.com, OH - The longtime Pancrase fighter has also competed in PRIDE and faced many of the sport's top stars, including Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Josh Barnett, ...

By Derek Bolender Penn is one of the top pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the world regardless of weight class.  He has beaten a who’s who list of fighters including former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver, current UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra, a...

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By Derek Bolender 1) Anderson Silva (UFC) – 21 – 4 MMA Record, Current UFC Middleweight Champion  2) Dan Henderson (UFC) – 22 – 7, Former PRIDE Middleweight and PRIDE Light Heavyweight Champion  5) Robbie Lawler (Elite XC) – 15 – 4, Current Elite XC Middleweight Champion 

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By Derek Bolender 3) Randy Couture (UFC) – 16 – 8, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Current UFC Heavyweight Champion 4) Tim Sylvia (UFC) – 24 – 4, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion 8) Fabricio Werdum (UFC) – 10 – 3 – 1 10) Frank Mir (UFC) – 11 – 3, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion

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By Derek Bolender Couture is one of the most popular UFC fighters of all-time and he sports a 16-8 lifetime record, including victories over former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvi...

By Derek Bolender Silva has notable wins over former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson twice, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Ricardo Arona.  

The rest of the main card is appealing as well. Antonio Silva takes on former UFC fighter Ricco Rodriguez in a heavyweight bout. I like Silva's skills. He's a nimble big man who has shown flashes of a ground game. He's still developing but he has a lot of potential.

All Things MMA: UFC 68 Review  CA - Jan 22, 2008 Since PRIDE fighting's latest card was so incredible, I was hoping for big things from the UFC. And in my opinion, UFC 68 delivered. ...

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By Jordan Katz I’m so confident in his abilities I’m going to go as far as to say that I do not believe the UFC has a middleweight in their division that can beat him currently. PRIDE fighters Dan Henderson and Paul Filho are the only two contenders I ...

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By MMA Junkie Silva most recently defended his title for the third time with a TKO of Rich Franklin in October; Henderson dropped a unanimous-decision to light heavyweight champ Quinton Jackson in a UFC 75 title-unification bout in September.

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By Greg Clark GV: You fought in the 93-kilogram [205-pound] weight class in PRIDE a few years ago. Did you consider fighting in this weight class in the UFC? With the news that Anderson Silva is quite comfortable fighting in the Light Heavyweight division brings new hope for the fans of Silva and MMA alike in that, we may very well see a concurrent UFC title holder of two weight classes. The only human to accomplish such a feat is Dan "Hollywood" Henderson when he knocked out Wanderlei Silva for the Pride FC Middleweight title at Pride 33 in February of this year to compliment his existing Pride FC Welterweight belt.   [read the full post]