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Written by admin on June 11th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Scheduled to face Mike Russow in the main event of Adrenaline MMA’s debut show in Chicago, Jeff Monson has been forced to pull out of the match due to a not-quite-healed broken hand that he sustained in his Sengoku II bout against Josh Barnett last month. Replacing Monson will be Jason Guida, a Chicago-based fighter (and brother of UFC lightweight Clay Guida) who has built a record of 17-15 in various regional organizations. It’s an odd choice considering Guida has competed mostly as a middleweight, two weight classes under Russow, but according to Adrenaline honcho Monte Cox:
“It made sense for me at this point to go with two Chicago guys fighting each other. And they come from different camps in the same city and I just thought, you know what, this will probably sell me more tickets than anyone I can get on a week’s notice.”
Jeff Monson is still officially on the Godz of War card in Charlotte, even though it takes place just one week later. Saddled with a dodgy hand, the Snowman probably knew that he wouldn’t be able to compete on consecutive weekends, and was forced to make a decision — and it looks like he went with the higher-profile opponent in Ricco Rodriguez.
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Written by admin on June 10th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Quoteworthy:
‘‘Boxing was my first love. I started in mixed martial arts after wrestling in college at Northern Illinois University. ‘It was a logical progression, but I’ve always had boxing in the back of my mind to get back to. Now’s a good time to get back to boxing, my training and sparring have been very good and I have no problem making weight. At this point I’m more excited about boxing than I am in MMA. When I was growing up people said I looked like Mike Tyson, and that stuck with me. I was a street fighter as a kid. College wrestling and MMA really taught me discipline.’’
– Terry Martin — who has been released from his contract with the UFC — will try his hand at professional boxing this evening (Friday, April 11) against Ricardo Upchurch in a cruiserweight bout (190 pounds) at the Odeum Sports and Expo Center in Villa Parm, Illinois. Martin is on a two-fight MMA skid, losing to Marvin Eastman and Chris Leben, respectively. He still plans to compete in mixed martial arts and apparently has a fight lined up on May 17 in Newcastle, England.
Written by admin on April 11th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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(It was either this or a dude wearing underwear from a GIS for “boxer”.)
— Roy Jones, Jr. has spoken out again about Dana White’s expected block of the proposed boxing match between Jones and Anderson Silva. Jones was on Sherdog’s “Beatdown” recently and discussed his side of the Silva vs. Jones, Jr. boxing match-that’ll-never-happen debacle. As mentioned by BloodyElbow, “selfish” and “cheat” were words tossed around by Jones when talking about Dana and the UFC’s block. At this point, it’s beating a dead horse — the fight isn’t going to happen, Dana will always be a cock, and Anderson Silva would have lost in a boxing match against Roy Jones, Jr. Let this be the last of this talk, please.
— Chicago native Terry Martin was dropped from the UFC recently for sucking ass in the organization. So now he’s decided to try his hand at boxing. Martin will fight Ricardo Upchurch this Friday in a cruiserweight match — aka, 190 lbs, not that pesky 185 he had trouble with in the UFC. Here’s what Martin had to say about the move to the Chicago Sun-Times:
“Boxing was my first love…I started in mixed martial arts after wrestling in college at Northern Illinois University.
“It was a logical progression, but I’ve always had boxing in the back of my mind to get back to. Now’s a good time to get back to boxing, my training and sparring have been very good and I have no problem making weight. At this point I’m more excited about boxing than I am in MMA.’”
The fighter is not forever turning his back on MMA, though — according to his grappling coach, via BloodyElbow:
“I have been the grappling/MMA coach for Terry Martin for the last 2 and a half years. Terry wants everybody to know that he is training full time in MMA getting ready for his May 17th fight in Newcastle England against THE CROW and that boxing is only a way for him to stay active .His goal is to win a few fights outside the UFC and return to compete for the 185 lb title.
To compete for the 185 lb. title, huh? Well, let’s not go crazy here. Sure, some boxing experience would be good for Martin, but challenging Anderson Silva is…well, a death wish, right?
— And finally, David Haye, the current WBA, WBC, and WBO World Cruiserweight title holder, is considering a move to MMA. He’s the undisputed cruiserweight champ and is planning a move to the heavyweight division. Then, it might be onto MMA.
As told to The Southwark News:
“I’d probably have to train for a year and try and make that fight because I definitely feel that my reactions are good enough – and if I can get my ground game to a reasonable level… Obviously, I’m not going to be able to catch up with these guys who have been doing jiu-jitsu their whole lives.
“Believe it or not, I come from a martial arts background, my father was a karate teacher, so I’ve got good legs. I’ve done judo, so I know what I’m doing. I train at a gym called the Third Space in Piccadilly which has a jiu-jitsu dojo and I get in there from time to time and have a roll around with the guys. They tell me I’m at a decent level, if I put some focus into it and put some time and effort into it… I’m a natural athlete, I can do anything that I want to do and I think that it would be definitely worth my while getting in to do it.”
“I used to fight in the street, I used to be a street fighter, so I’m not a traditional boxer, I’ve done martial arts since the age of three. I might surprise a few people with my ground game.”
The “Hayemaker” is reportedly a big fan of MMA, but we’ve heard this kind of chatter from boxers before, so the jury is still out.
Written by admin on April 10th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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(Rodriguez/Monson 2 is slated for 5/17 in Newcastle.)
A horde of UFC vets will invade Newcastle, England, on May 17th, as the Combat Fighting Championships organization is hosting its first U.K. show at the Metro Radio Arena. The main event is a heavyweight brawl between former UFC heavyweight champ and Celebrity Rehab alum Ricco Rodriguez and Jeff “The Snowman” Monson; the two fighters previously met at UFC 35 (1/11/02), where Rodriguez scored a TKO victory in the third round. The co-headining bout will feature middleweights David “The Crow” Loiseau (who was 4-3 in the UFC) and Terry Martin, who was recently rumored to have been released from his UFC contract after his decision loss to Marvin Eastman at UFC 81 brought his Octagon record to 2-4; at the very least, this confirms that he’ll be working up his record in other clubs for a while. Featured on the rest of the impressively stacked card are Melvin Guillard (who will be facing Cage Rage featherweight Jean “White Bear” Silva), Brad Imes, Melvin Manhoef, Xavier Foupa-Pokam, and a bout between Travis Wiuff (who will be fighting in YAMMA’s heavyweight GP next month) and Cyrille Diabate.
It’s unclear how the CFC — which had previously only hosted shows in Orlando, Florida, and without any significant stars — has managed to generate enough juice to book a card in a British arena with so many recognizable MMA names, but this may be the first direct example of the UFC’s international expansion efforts leading the way for other American promotions to hold non-domestic events; the Metro Radio Arena previously hosted UFC 80. If you’ll be on the other side of the pond you can watch the action on Sky Sports or buy tickets here.
Written by admin on March 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Combat Fighting Championships (CFC) is putting together a card loaded with former UFC veterans for a show scheduled to take place at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, on Saturday, May 17 at 6 p.m. local time.
Former heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez will take on former number one heavyweight contender, Jeff Monson, in the main event of the evening.
Former 185-pound contender Terry Martin — who is one a two-fight losing streak — will also take on a former division contender, David Loiseau (who has lost four of his last five matches).
This news more or less confirms that Martin has been released from his UFC contract or has been granted a temporary leave to get his career back on track.
In other action, Melvin Guillard, Travis Wiuff, Brad Imes, Melvin Manhoef and others are also expected to compete on the card.
Karl Woolley, Combat FC’s CEO, had this to say about the developing line up:
“Our matchmakers are dedicated to bringing the fans the fights they want to see and we know they won’t be disappointed with this card. We have athletes, like Ricco Rodriquez, who have beaten some of the top names in MMA including Randy Couture and Andrei Arlovsk. We will continue to support the development of top athletes and competitions and are willing to work with and support companies that are dedicated to quality Mixed Martial Arts.”
Color me interested. Stay tuned for more details.
Tickets are on sale now (from March 19) at BookingsDirect.com.
Written by admin on March 22nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC 81: “Breaking Point” from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the pay-per-view (PPV) event held on February 2 at The Mandalay Bat Events Center in Las Vegas.
No surprise, Brock Lesnar was the top earner of the night, raking in a quarter-million dollars for his 90-second submission loss to Frank Mir. He could have pocketed another $200,000 with a win in his Octagon debut.
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira took home a nice chuck of change ($200,000) for his stoppage of Tim Sylvia, and Nate Marquardt didn’t make out too bad, either, with his convincing win over Jeremy Horn.
Here are all the UFC 81 payouts:
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira — $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Tim Sylvia — $100,000
Nogueira defeated Sylvia via submission (guillotine choke) in round three
Frank Mir — $80,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 to win)
Brock Lesnar — $250,000
Mir defeated Lesnar via submission (kneebar) in round one
Nate Marquardt — $52,000 ($26,000 to show, $26,000 to win)
Jeremy Horn — $25,000
Marquardt defeated Horn via submission (guillotine choke) in round two
Ricardo Almeida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Rob Yundt — $5,000
Almeida defeated Yundt via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Tyson Griffin — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Gleison Tibau — $11,000
Griffin defeated Tibau via unanimous decision
Chris Lytle — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Kyle Bradley — $4,000
Lytle defeated Bradley via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Tim Boetsch — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
David Heath — $6,000
Boetsch defeated Heath via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Marvin Eastman— $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Terry Martin — $12,000
Eastman defeated Martin via unanimous decision
Rob Emerson — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Keita Nakamura — $5,000
Emerson defeated Nakamura via split decision
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night,” “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night.” To check out these figures for UFC 81 go here.
The total base fighter payroll for UFC 81 was $892,000.
For complete results and coverage of the “Breaking Point” click here and here.
Written by admin on February 4th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Quoteworthy:
” I just expect [Terry Martin] to come out hard and try to brawl. I don’t underestimate any opponent, I don’t look down at any opponent. I know that they’re coming in to try and whup me and I ain’t trying to have that. I’m not losing no more fights. Therefore he’s somebody in my way of my objectives to be successful in the middleweight division and ultimately get a title shot and the middleweight championship.”
Marvin Eastman sounds like a man on a mission. He also looks like one after his intense confrontation with Terry Martin at the weigh-in for their middleweight fight tonight on the undercard of the UFC 81: “Breaking Point” pay-per-view (PPV) event. It definitely has me hoping it makes the PPV broadcast between main card fights — it probably won’t last long. The article also details Eastman’s grueling schedule as a fighter and full-time corrections officer in Nevada.
Written by admin on February 2nd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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The field of 18 fighters for UFC 81: “Breaking Point” will all tip the scales at 7 p.m. ET this evening for the SuperBowl weekend pay-per-view (PPV) event tomorrow night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For options on how and where to watch the weigh-in LIVE click here. For those who didn’t catch the Internet broadcast we have up-to-the-minute UFC 81 weigh-in results below:
265 lbs.: Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira (237) vs. Tim Sylvia (261)
265 lbs: Frank Mir (255) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
185 lbs.: Nate Marquardt (185) vs. Jeremy Horn (185)
185 lbs.: Ricardo Almeida (185) vs. Rob Yundt (185)
155 lbs.: Tyson Griffin (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (156)
170 lbs.: Chris Lytle (170) vs. Kyle Bradley (170)
185 lbs.: David Heath (205) vs. Tim Boetsch (205)
185 lbs.: Terry Martin (186) vs. Marvin Eastman (185)
155 lbs.: Keita Nakamura (155) vs. Rob Emerson (155)
*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.
The televised portion of the pay-per-view (PPV) event begins tomorrow (Saturday, February 2) at 10 p.m. ET. We will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action at this time.
UFC 81 quick results, however, will begin to flow earlier than that here at MMAmania.com at about 8:00 p.m. ET with the prelim fights.
Tomorrow is going to be REAL interesting. Remember to hit us up for all the latest results coverage before, during and after the action.
Written by admin on February 1st, 2008 with comments disabled.
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