Unknown length - 2008-03-19 PRIDE World Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi vs UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver going at it in this brutal but entertaining slugfest

By rss@youtube.com (sprewellrimz) Joachim Hansen makes his return to the ring after a near 10 month absence. Eiji Mitsuoka is the Japanese version of a TUF champion (he won the first season of PRIDE's reality show) and is no joke. Keywords: MMA NHB Japan Shooto Hellboy Joachim Hansen Eiji Mitsuoka PRIDE Lightweight

By edit0r Speaking of UFC promos, the first episode of "UFC Primetime: St. Pierre vs. Penn" will debut January 14th on Spike TV. Each 30-minute episode — there will be three in total, airing Wednesdays at 10:30 — will profile the UFC's current welterweight and lightweight champions as they prepare fo...

Aurelio signed with the UFC in 2007 after having earned a reputation as one of the top lightweight fighters in the world while competing for PRIDE Bushido in Japan. During his PRIDE tenure, Aurelio recorded the most notable victory of ...

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Aurelio signed with the UFC in 2007 after having earned a reputation as one of the top lightweight fighters in the world while competing for PRIDE Bushido in Japan. During his PRIDE tenure, Aurelio recorded the most notable victory of ...

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By ben — Sengoku 7 (1/4/09; Saitama, Japan) will feature the organization’s first-ever middleweight championship match between Kazuo Misaki and this year’s middleweight grand prix winner Jorge Santiago. Takanori Gomi is also slated to face lightweight tournament winner Satoru Kitaoka. (...

By Marcus Walker The Grand Prix in 2000 was groundbreaking at the time. 2003 through 2006 produced great tourneys each year. Can you imagine a UFC tourney? My goodness. Unfortunately, Frank Shamrock and Dana White will get an apartment together before the NSAC or CSAC approves a tournament.

Gilbert Melendez. Photo property of PRIDE FC Worldwide. After winning his first 13 professional fights, Gilbert Melendez was quickly on his way to becoming the world's top lightweight, until a trip to Japan for New Year's Eve had him ... 8 Vote(s)

By Jesse Holland PRIDE: ‘TOTAL ELIMINATION ABSOLUTE 2006′ was the first round of Pride’s 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix Tournament held at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan on May 5, 2006. Tournament Bouts: Josh Barnett vs. Aleksander Emelianenko Kazuyuki Fujita vs. James Thompson Mark Hunt vs. Tsuyoshi “TK” Koh...

Gomi was long considered to be one of the world’s best lightweights, but that position has recently been called into question after being submitted by the pot-smoking Nick Diaz at PRIDE 33 (a loss that was overturned by the NSAC) and a ...

Kang is best known for his seven-fight stint with PRIDE where he defeated the likes of Andrei Semenov, Akihiro Gono, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Amar Suloev in 2005-2006. Kang reached the finals of the 2006 PRIDE 183-pound Grand Prix but ...

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 OH - Nov 1, 2008 Former PRIDE champion and current World Victory Road star Takanori Gomi led the way with 34.0% percent of the vote, but former EliteXC contender (and ...

By Jesse Holland Takanori Gomi (29-3) vs. Sergey Golyaev (10-6) Lightweight Grand Prix semifinals: Lightweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Lightweight Grand Prix finals: Middleweight Grand Prix semifinals: Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Middleweight Grand Prix finals:

By John Chandler — Manny Gamburyan has told MMA Weekly that he has agreed to take on fellow lightweight Thiago Tavares at UFC 94 on January 31 in Las Vegas. Bout agreements have not yet been sent out, but paperwork is expected to be taken care of over the next few days. “He’s a phenomenal fighter,” Gamburyan sai...

By Dimitri Gadakis The former UFC Interim Heavyweight champion, former PRIDE heavy weight champion, and the runner-up in the PRIDE 2004 Grand Prix. His list of MMA accomplishments is right up there with the greats. His BJJ is legendary, as 19 of his wins have come by all kinds of different submissions (crucif...

 OH - Oct 15, 2008 by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 15, 2008 at 9:57 am ET Highly ranked lightweight and former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi (29-3) will return at World Victory ...

 IL - Arai fought on the big stage at PRIDE Bushido 10, where he was knocked out with a soccer kick by former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver. ...

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The eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is now underway to crown a lightweight and a light-heavyweight winner via single-elimination tournament. This season’s coaches are former PRIDE and current interim UFC heavyweight champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC champ Frank...

By Jad Semaan The grand prix tournaments that were held by PRIDE FC represented the pinnacle of what MMA competition could be. So why hasn’t there been an international tournament featuring professional fighters from multiple organizations yet?

By Kris Karkoski Mitsuhiro “The Endless Fighter” Ishida (16-4-1) will make his US debut on September 20th when he takes on Justin “The Silverback” Wilcox (5-2) at Strikeforce at the Mansion 2. A DREAM, PRIDE, and Shooto veteran, Ishida was defeated by top-ranked lightweight Takanori Gomi at PRIDE Shock...

By John Chandler Former PRIDE lightweight standout Marcus Aurelio will reportedly replace injured teammate Gleison Tibau and take on former student Hermes Franca at UFC 90 on October 25 according to a report from Sherdog.com. ...

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By Jonathan Solomon | 2008-08-26 00:00:00 One of the best lightweights in the world has made a career out of fighting across the globe. Whether you like him or not, you can not argue with the success of The Fireball Kid. Now check out this look at Takanori Gomi, the last PRIDE ...

 TX - Now check out this look at Takanori Gomi, the last PRIDE Lightweight Champion and perhaps the future WVR Champion. The soon-to-be 30-year old Takanori Gomi ...

By ben Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round: Kazunori Yokata def. Bojan Kosednar via unanimous decision Eiji Mitsuoka def. Rodrigo Damm via submission (rear naked choke), 3:13 of round 1 Satoru Kitaoka def. Clay French via submission (achilles lock), 0:31 of round 1

By Jesse Holland Lightweight GP: World Victory Road is set to air its fourth installment early Sunday morning and will feature a lightweight grand prix and the return of its prized acquisition Takanori Gomi. Sengoku 4 goes down tomorrow, August 24 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. All fighters...

By Kris Karkoski World Victory Road yesterday announced the official fight card for Sengoku 4, which takes place on August 24th at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Sengoku 4 features a main event lightweight bout between former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi and Bang Seung Hwan. The opening round...

By ben Lightweight GP Final Kawajiri/Alvarez vs. Uno/Aoki Lightweight GP Semifinals Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Eddie Alvarez Caol Uno vs. Shinya Aoki Lightweight GP Reserve Joachim Hansen vs. Kultar Gill Welterweight Fight Motoki Miyazawa vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

By ben Anyway, this is great news for the lightweight GP’s credibility, although the newly-staggered nature of Aoki’s bracket will sap a little bit of the tournament’s drama. DREAM.4 will also feature Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s match against (possibly) Jerome LeBanner, as well as the second...

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...

By Sam Caplan The debut event will feature the first round of the new promotion’s lightweight Grand Prix and there are some awesome bouts lined up. The full card is as follows: Fight 1 (non-tournament): MINOWAMAN vs. Kwan Bun LeeFight 2 (non-tournament): Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidetaka MonmaFight 3 (tourn...

By Ram Maramba Still unscheduled are hopeful entrants Gilbert Melendez, Dida Amade and Mitsuhiro Ishida. DREAM’s been dusting off the verbal contracts again, so who knows if these fights and hopeful fighters are more fantasy than fact (or booked). Luckily none of these guys are new to the Japanese figh...

By MMA Junkie Tickets for the event are now on sale. The upstart DREAM promotion, which will replace the former K-1 KERO’S organization with help from former staffers of the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships, announced a number of additional participants and match-ups for its upcoming ligh...

By MMA Junkie Coleman, though, lost his next three fights in the UFC and would join Japan’s successful PRIDE Fighting Championships. Coleman became one of the sport’s biggest stars and won the 2000 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Championship. He last competed in October 2006 at PRIDE 32, where he suffer...

By Kris “Cro Cop” will make his debut for the promotion on March 15th at DREAM 1 against a yet-to-be-named opponent. DREAM 1, which will take place at the Saitama Super Arena is Saitama, Japan, will feature the opening round of a lightweight grand prix. Notable fighters scheduled to participate in...

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By MMA Junkie Gomi, who reigned as PRIDE Fighting Championships’ lightweight title-holder until the organization’s eventual demise last year, hasn’t fought since a February 2007 loss to Nick Diaz. In a non-title bout at PRIDE 33, Gomi suffered a second-round submission loss via gogoplata, but the...

By MMA Junkie In addition to Filipovic, DREAM today announced other fighters taking part in its inaugural show. Shinya Aoki will meet Gesias “JZ” Calvancante in the opening round of a lightweight grand prix tournament that will be held at the March 15 show. The first round of a middleweight tournament b...

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By MMA Junkie As it stands, Rua has won 12 of his past 14 fights — nine of which came via knockout or technical knockout. PRIDE’s 2005 Grand Prix Tournament winner had fought for the Japanese-based fight organization since October 2003 and racked up victories over such notables as current UFC light heav...

By MMA Junkie A UFC Fight Night 13 event planned for April 2 will include a lightweight bout between Spencer Fisher (20-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Marcus Aurelio (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC). Sources closes to both fighters told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the rumored bout has been accepted by both fighters. F...

By Greg Clark ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® PRESENTS UFC 80: RAPID FIRE UFC® ALSO: HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURE GABRIEL “NAPAO” GONZAGA vs. FABRICIO WERDUM Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Hawaiian superstar BJ Penn has waited six years for another shot at the lightweight title that eluded him in 2002. On January 19, 2008, at the Metro Arena in Newcastle, England, “The Prodigy” finally gets his chance for redemption when he challenges Joe “Daddy” Stevenson for the Interim World Lightweight Championship at UFC 80: RAPID FIRE. Also featured on this star-studded card, which was made official today by the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization, is a heavyweight showdown between top contenders Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga and Fabricio Werdum.   [read the full post]

As if the rival signings mentioned above weren't enough to worry about for UFC, the only major domestic team league, IFL, will be holding the first-ever live MMA event on network TV.  On November 3, MyNetworkTV will be televising one hour of IFL's first-ever individual World Grand Prix se...

By UFCmania PRIDE FC 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix Champion, Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic, will look to rebound from his most recent loss to Gabriel Gonzaga when he faces Cheick Kongo at UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” on September 8 from the O2 Arena in London, England. Cro Cop has expressed a desire to also rem...

By UFCmania Gomi has talked in the past about a showdown with UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk. The odds of that ever happening — all things considered at the current time — now seem to be very long. PRIDE FC Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi wants to fight one more time before the year is out. The only p...

By UFCmania “Great news for Marcus who gets to showcase his skills to a whole new audience. Marcus has a incredible Jiu-Jitsu, and is best known for his ZST Grand Prix tournament victories, and his stunning win over then PRIDE Champion Takanori Gomi. Marcus is extremely excited about fighting for the U...

By Jesse Holland Once considered one of the top 205lb fighters in the world, Silva is coming off two disappointing losses to Mirko Cro Cop at the 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix and to Dan Henderson back in February at PRIDE 33. That is unless Dana White can deliver on the rumored PRIDE vs UFC tournament. An event of...

By UFCmania “The Lightweight Grand Prix weight class has not yet been decided on either 155lbs or 170lbs. There will be no UFC fighters in the tournament. The UFC and PRIDE are completely separate companies. ‘You won’t see UFC vs. PRIDE until we do the big event’ [said White].”

Heavyweight Superstar Mirko Cro Cop and UFC President Dana White spend over an hour with the MMA media answering questions on anything and everything MMA related! Included: Fedor's status with Pride, UFC and HBO agreeing on a deal, the latest details on the PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix...

By UFC Junkie The recently postponed first round of the PRIDE Fighting Championships Lightweight Grand Prix tournament, which is rumored to feature a couple of UFC notables, will now take place July 16. That’s the word from MMAWeekly.com, which quoted Dream Stage Entertainment executive Nobuhiko T...

By nospam@example.com (Johnny MMA) To all the PRIDE FC Fans --- We would like to make an official announcement that our upcoming event "PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix 2007 1st ROUND" scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 20th was postponed to a date that will be announced in the near future. Dream Stage Entertainment Inc.