May 24th, 2008
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Forgive the G’n'R reference, but I’m really that excited. Click the “more” link and refresh your browser every few minutes for live updates from the “Ill Will” pay-per-view broadcast, beginning at 7 p.m. PT. Good luck to the fighters, the betters, the pickers, and the soon-to-be pukers.
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MMAWeekly has confirmed that Heath Herring has agreed to face Brock Lesnar at UFC 87 (August 9th, Minneapolis), filling in for Mark Coleman, who dropped out of the event after tearing a knee ligament during a sparring session last Friday.
Most MMA fans believed that Coleman was being set up for a steamrollin’ — and this video sure didn’t help — but Herring isn’t nearly the underdog that Coleman would have been. One of the most experienced heavyweights currently active, Herring holds notable victories over Mark Kerr, Igor Vonchanchyn, and most recently Cheick Kongo at UFC 82, and has had the honor of being beaten by Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Filipovic, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (three times!). Though he’s good with submissions and wouldn’t be giving up a size advantage to Lesnar, Herring’s questionable takedown defense could make this a favorable matchup for the ex-WWE star.
As for Coleman, he’s pretty bummed about his injury, although he’ll only be out of action for six weeks and won’t need surgery. Check out this short video interview from MMARated to watch Coleman try to stay positive in the face of Ariel Helwani’s probing questions.
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As usual, FiveOuncesOfPain.com will be hosting our live chat tonight starting at around 9 p.m. ET. Come join other MMA fans as well as some of the staff of 5 Oz. to talk about the event and get results as they happen! Give your thoughts on who will take the lightweight crown, whether or not [...]
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Well, that was short lived. According to MMA Weekly, Arizona State University, a recent hotbed for college wrestlers turned mixed martial artists, has reinstated its wrestling program:
It didn’t take long for wrestling supporters to act. Now, just 10 day later, Arizona State wrestling boosters have raised the necessary $8 million in donations to revive the [...]
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According to a report by our friends at MMAPayout.com, Monte Cox’s Adrenaline MMA is the latest fight promotion to join the HDNet Fights family.
The announcement was originally made during this week’s airing of “Inside MMA” on HDNet.
The two sides recently worked out a three-fight agreement that will apparently commence in time for Adrenaline MMA’s first-ever [...]
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I’ll be attending a family function today but I submitted a few stories via time-release delay. Before I took off, I wanted to leave some pre-UFC 84 rantings for you.
– Steve Cofield posted on his Mr. Sunshine blog two different versions of Friday’s weigh-in. The live version was recorded for YouTube and shows Tito Ortiz [...]
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James “The Colossus” Thompson made headlines last year when he announced his decision to relocate to the United States and Las Vegas in order to train at Randy Couture’s Xtreme Couture gym.
At the time, the feeling was that by training at Xtreme Couture, Thompson’s overall MMA game would begin to evolve as a result. [...]
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What: Affliction: BANNED
When: July 19, 2008
Where: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA
Watch: Pay Per View
Here’s the latest on Affliction: BANNED:
Main Card
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia @ HW
Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo @ HW
Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Negao @ MW
Ben Rothwell vs. ??? @ HW
Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead @ LHW
Rodrigo Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vernon White [...]
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What: UFC 87
When: Aug 9, ‘08
Where: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
Watch: Pay Per View
Here’s the latest on UFC 87: Seek & Destroy:
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the UFC welterweight title
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
Tamdan McCrory vs. Luke Cummo
Fight card subject to [...]
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