Tim Sylvia

A broken hand will prevent Tim Sylvia from making an Oct. 25 debut with the Dream promotion in Japan, said the fighter’s manager Monte Cox. Cox said the 6-foot-8 Sylvia broke his right hand about a minute and a half into his heavyweight bout with Jason Riley at Adrenaline 4 last Friday in Counc...

Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia breathed a bit of life into his career, as he stopped Jason Riley on first-round strikes in the Adrenaline MMA 4 main event on Friday at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The end came 2:32 into round one.

Half a dozen UFC veterans, including former heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia , will compete at Adrenaline MMA 4 on Friday at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The event will air live on HDNet at 10 p.m. ET.

Monte Cox's Adrenaline MMA organization returns for its fourth show on Sept. 18 with a headline fight...

Following a nine-second knockout loss at Adrenaline 3 Saturday night, Tim Sylvia has been removed from Affliction "Trilogy" on Aug. 1. The former UFC heavyweight champ was scheduled to take on former UFC contender Paul Buentello.

Of course he would come back to the UFC and fight Brock Lesnar for the title if the UFC called him to fight. I mean he hasn't done anything except get demolished by Fedor since being released by Zuffa. Sylvia wouldn't hesitate to fight old ass Ray ...

At UFC 51, Tito Ortiz beat Vitor Belfort, and then called out Ken Shamrock and Chuck Liddell. Andrei Arlovski won the other championship belt that night: Andrei Arlovski submitted Tim Sylvia in 47 seconds to win the interim heavyweight championship. ...

 AL The thing I've got to worry about the most is that I don't forget I'm boxing, and end up kicking Ray in the head," said Tim Sylvia, former UFC Heavyweight World Champion. "You know I'm representing the boxers all the way. It's going to be an exciting ...

And what of Sylvia, the once-feared UFC heavyweight champion who has gone from challenging Fedor Emelianenko to toiling in a state with no athletic commission -- and in a boxing match against someone who would test positive for Metamucil? ... Tim Sylvia vs Ray Mercer Cancelled Fight Ticker

 PA His Extreme Challenge promotion has started the careers of more UFC champions than any other -- a list that includes Pat Miletich, Jens Pulver, Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Sean Sherk, Dave Menne and Rich Franklin. Also fighting for Extreme Challenge have ...

By pwdminotauro Well, it was a quite a disappointment.  In reality it's a biography of one time UFC light weight champion Pat Miletich.  For the youngsters, Miletich was a pre-Zuffa, pre unified rules, light weight "champ" at 170 pounds.  Miletich also runs a fight camp out of Bettendorf Iowa which produc...

By Andrew Nuschler Also to Emelianenko's credit are submissions over Tim Sylvia (like Randleman, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion), Matt Lindland, Mark Hunt, and Mark Coleman (yet another former UFC Heavyweight Champ whom Fedor actually tapped out twice).

By Matt Welch Emelianenko contains arguably the most well-rounded ground game of any fighter Arlovski will have competed against—from his relentless ground-and-pound to one of the most fluid, seamless arm-bars in all of mixed martial arts.

By Craig Jolicoeur Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski - What really can be said for analysis regarding a Fedor fight? Fedor is better than Andrei Arlovski in every aspect of MMA. Fedor’s submission and grappling game are easily far superior to Arlovski’s. Fedor’s striking technique and hand speed are bet...

By Mike Leanza July 19th 2008. The day that the partnership between Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA had all there hard work come to fruition in the form of an excellent mixed martial arts card. Affliction paid Tim Sylvia $800,000 just to show up and fight Fedor. The most the UFC ever paid Tim Sylvia in...

By Steve Cofield Frank Mir, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia, those are guys in the top five, top 10," Fedor said through his interpreter before the hosts moved onto a question about Rocky IV. Cage Writer will be ringside/cageside with live updates at both Affliction 2 on Saturday and WEC 38 on Sunday.

By Pat Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski The main event of the evening is a hotly anticipated showdown between two of the top Heavyweights in the world. Fedor Emelianenko, former RINGS Champion and PRIDE Champion and current WAMMA Heavyweight Champion will attempt to defend his #1 Heavywe...

Chuck Liddell is another star on his way out. He’s a one-dimensional fighter who isn’t evolving and he fights, again, in the strongest class in the UFC. He may be the biggest draw in the sport but his days of legitimately competing for and defending the UFC light heavyweight championship are...

By Jeremy Botter 1. Georges St. Pierre 2. Brock Lesnar 3. Anderson Silva 1. UFC 91 2. DREAM 3 3. UFC 87 1. Fedor Emelianenko submits Tim Sylvia 2. Frank Mir submits Brock Lesnar 3. Demian Maia submits Ed Herman 1. Brock Lesnar 2. Chuck Liddell 3. Georges St. Pierre 1. Anderson Silva 2. Thiago Alves 3. Anthony Johnson

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By Mark Pare Also on the card are the coaches of this last season's Ultimate Fighter as the interim Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueria (31-4-1-1NC) defends his crown against former Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (11-3).

By The Lights Out Show  Everybody’s excited about Couture vs Liddell except Couture and Liddell. Why?  Josh Barnett is set for Affliction 2, and it’s not against Brett Rogers thankfully  Tim Sylvia ready to begin his comeback. Prepares for year end fight.

By Goober Taylor Big Tim Sylvia (born Timothy Deane Sylvia on March 5, 1976) is a long-time veteran of the sport and a five-time UFC heavyweight champion.  Despite being possibly the greatest UFC heavyweight champion not named Randy Couture, the fans have never really taken to Tim for a variety of reason...

By Jesse Holland UFC 91 is set go off LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on pay-per-view (PPV) on November 15 starting at 10 p.m. ET with the main event between Randy “The Natural” Couture and Brock Lesnar being billed as the “biggest fight in UFC history.”

By ben Speaking of legends coming out of retirement, revered trainer and first-ever UFC lightweight champ Pat Miletich will be facing Thomas Denny at the second Adrenaline MMA event, which will go down December 11th at the I Wireless Center in Moline, IL. Miletich — founder of the Miletich Figh...

By Brett Puddy Slaying the Minotaur: Can Anyone in the UFC Defeat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira? Yet, unfortunately, this proved not to be the case for Nogueira, who was relentlessly assaulted by relative newcomer Fedor Emelianenko in a three-round war that resulted in Nogueira losing the PRIDE heavywe...

The Half-Guarded Truth By: Mike CoughlinMichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com (mailto:MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com) For the week of 09/21/08 September Rankings Five Star Radio / The Half-Guarded Truth Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Another month, another round of fights, and another s...

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By Casey Trowbridge Current RankPrevious RankNameMMA RecordLast BoutCommentChampionChampionRandy Couture16-8-0UFC 74 (08/25/07) Def. Gabriel Gonzaga, 1:37 R3 [TKO]He’s training with some accomplished wrestlers to prepare for Brock#1#1Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira31-4-1UFC 81 (02/02/0 Def. Tim Sy...

Well it looks like Fedor Emelianenko has finally agreed on a fight with a two-time UFC champion. But no, it's not Randy Couture. Instead, the Russian heavyweight will be taking on Tim Sylvia, who recently split with the UFC, in July with HDNet Fights.

By Casey Trowbridge Dana White, has in the past, been critical of a tournament format. yet it is the potential contained in a pseudo tournament involving 4 heavyweights that has injected some new life in to the UFC’s Heavyweight division. Fights Next Month: None

By Frank Sanchez “Minotauro” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Last Fight:          UFC 85 (06/07/08) Brandon Vera – W – TKO (Punches) Frank Mir Former UFC Heavyweight Champion

By Eddie Goldman(noreply@blogger.com) In a lengthy discussion, we present a very nuanced analysis of the positives and negatives of the Affliction show, including the lessons of the 36-second blowout by Fedor Emelianenko, the top heavyweight and pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world, over former two-time UFC heavywei...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our correspondent Matthew Kaplowitz about the debut Affliction "Banned" mixed martial arts card, which was held Saturday, July 19, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Matthew was in the arena covering it live. In a lengt...

Tim Sylvia over Fedor Emelianenko by unanimous decision. While technically not the biggest underdog on the card, I imagine Sylvia has little chance of winning in the eyes of most MMA fans. His fights are boring, he pushes people around and then just waits for a decision. Fedor, meanwhile, i...

What appealed to you about Affliction? Can Affliction compete with the UFC? What do you think about Brock Lesnar? Photo: Tim Sylvia (left) and Fedor Emelianenko will square off in Affliction's "Banned" show on July 19. (Handout photo) gt;Brock Lesnar gt;Dana White

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins with another commentary on the poor level of striking in the mixed martial arts, especially as compared even to mid-level boxing, and the even worse reporting and analysis by many in the so-called MMA "media" regarding variou...

By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman previews the "Affliction Banned" mixed martial arts card, which will be held Saturday, July 19, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and shown in the U.S. on pay-per-view. At a New York news conference this past Thursday, we spoke...

By someonespecial4 It is being reported that Fedor is going to part ways from M1.  He initally signed with the new organization, but now ina  efw days will part ways with him.  Ouch!  That hurts.  What exactly does this mean?  It means the UFC has a second chance.  It also seems Fedor is willing to listen to the UFC an...

By MMA Junkie Despite a battle in the courts and a less-than-amicable split in October, Dana White isn’t giving up on Randy Couture and said he recently offered the estranged UFC heavyweight champion a fight with interim champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

By MMA Junkie However, while those figures are below average for the venue, UFC 81 likely registered higher-than-normal pay-per-view buys. The event featured a headline bout between Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the UFC’s interim heavyweight title, but the main attraction was the de...

By J. Botter This fight was so awesome in every way. It was a classic, with the little guy getting beat on by the giant for three rounds and then using superior skill to surprising the big guy with a submission win. This was vintage Nog — he always takes a pounding for two rounds, and somehow uses his outstand...

By Kevin Iole Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira lived up to everything he was while he was in the PRIDE Fighting Championship. He took a battering from Sylvia for the better part of two rounds, but took advantage of the first opening Sylvia gave him and slapped on a guillotine choke that forced a submission at 1:2...

By Kris Karkoski Another big reason Mir-Lesnar is more anticipated than Nogueira-Sylvia, is the fact that both Mir and Lesnar have a lot more to prove when they step into the octagon. We hardcore MMA fans are all too familiar with Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, but Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar need t...

By Kris Karkoski Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Leland’s Prediction: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via submission, Round 4 Joe’s Prediction: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via submission, Round 3 John’s Prediction: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira via unanimous decision

By Dave Meltzer Tim Sylvia may be the world’s largest Rodney Dangerfield. The 6-foot-8, two-time former UFC heavyweight champion simply can’t get respect. “That’s always my strategy, to avoid going to the ground,” he said. “I think Nogueira is the best submission heavyweight in the world.“

By MMA Junkie UFC 81, which features heavyweight battles of Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (for the interim heavyweight title) and Frank Mir vs. UFC newcomer Brock Lesnar, takes place Feb. 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The event airs live on pay-per-view.

Randy Couture is the three time UFC heavyweight champion, the two time light heavyweight champion, a Hall of Famer, and simply a guy that radiates respect and good karma to a degree I have never seen any athlete, in any sport, ever come close to. His abrupt resignation from his title, and all...

By Sam Caplan Here's a recap of some of the more newsworthy items that were discussed: Georges St. Pierre came off very well during the initial portion of the call. He said all the right things by giving Matt Serra his just due (just like he did immediately after UFC 69) and saying that we wouldn't be seeing t...

UFC 57: Liddell KOs Randy Couture, Round 2 UFC 59: Tim Sylvia TKOs Andrei Arlovski, Round 1 UFC 60: Matt Hughes TKOs Royce Gracie, Round 1 UFC 61: Sylvia decisions Andrei Arlovski after five rounds UFC 63: Hughes TKOs B.J. Penn, Round 3 UFC 64: Anderson Silva KOs Franklin, Round 1

By J. Botter Randy Couture is one of the most legendary fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. He has held both the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight titles two times each, and is in the UFC Hall of Fame. MY PREDICTION: Tim Sylvia MATT HUGHES vs. CHRIS LYTLE: Matt Hughes