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Friday, March 19, 2004
AKEBONO WANTS NO RULES
Akebono (right)
Former Sumo grand champion
Akebono told the Japanese media that he would like a no rules streetfight matchup against
Musashi on
March 27th. His reasoning to the media was that he would be able to use his
sumo slaps under these rules.
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ICE 8 CARD
ICE 8: Return of the Heavyweights
Friday, March 19th, 2004
Tori's Station
Fairfield, OH
Open: 6:30 p.m.
Start: 8 p.m.
Kerry Schall vs.
Chris Herring Ron Fields vs.
Houston Alexander Michael Patt vs.
Justin EllisonMaurice Walker vs.
John MurphyNeal Rowe vs.
Trevor GarrettJohn Paun vs.
Sal Agrusa Lenny Plaza vs.
Jim BovaDave Hayes vs.
Josh SouderCharles Trice vs.
Shawn CoffmanBrian Klonowski vs.
Gerald PiersonBryan Herring vs.
John MooreRicky Borders vs.
Ricky HutchinsRyan Rinsheid vs.
Brian PaulJosh Pelfrey vs.
Nathan FitchJake Burriola vs.
Dan SwiftJosh Strange vs.
Clay CoffmanThomas Zapf vs.
Brian RichardsonShaun Strange vs.
TBAJeff Walcott vs.
TBA
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'COPA DE ARTES MARCIAS' CARD
1st Copa de Artes Marciais of Sao Jose
March 20-21, 2004
Esporte de Campinas gymnasium
Sao Jose, Brazil
Start: 5:00 p.m.
MMA matchups:
Ademar vs.
Moacir Menezes Sergio vs.
Humberto Rosa Alexandro Traquina vs.
Julinho Submission matcups:
Alexandro Custodio vs.
Eduardo Guedes Tutuba vs.
Guto Feutis vs.
Renan Rodrigues Sidinei vs.
Anderson Brito Alexandre Pereira vs.
Marcio Nogueira Fabiano Pega-Leve vs.
Franklin Gensen Thiago Tavares vs.
Crocodilo Daniel Mexicano vs.
Vinicius Roberto Piaza vs.
Bahia Franklin vs.
TBA Diego Nosferato vs.
Jaba
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RITC 60 CARD
RITC 60: 'Renken vs. Riggs'
Saturday, Mar 20, 2004
Celebrity Theatre
Phoenix, AZ
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Fight Time: 7:30 PM
Card Subject To Change:
Joe Riggs vs.
John Renken Hans Marrero vs.
Joe Frainee Mike Rainieri vs.
Rich Alten R.J. Gamez vs.
Jason Chambers John Wood vs.
TBA Gabe Casillas vs.
TBA Darrell Parrish vs.
Matt Ver Halen Amos Sotello vs.
Gabe Rivas Daniel Betzold vs.
TBA Troy Tolbert vs.
Brandon Oliver Carlos Ortega vs.
TBA
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SHOOTO CARD
SHOOTO
March 22nd
Kourakuen Hall
Tokyo, JapanClass-A Bouts:
Jens Pulver vs.
Naoya Uematsu Kaoru Uno vs.
Tatsuya KawajiriClass-B Bouts:
Akitoshi Tamura vs.
Eiji Murayama Heat Takeshi vs.
BJ
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Thursday, March 18, 2004
K-1 CARD
K-1 World GP 2004 Japan
March 27th, 2003
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
Akebono vs.
MusashiBob Sapp vs.
TBAAlexey Ignashov vs.
Carter WilliamsErnesto Hoost vs.
Remy BonjaskyShannon Briggs vs.
Tom Erikson Francois Botha vs.
Aziz KhattouMike Bernardo vs.
Jan Nortje Jerrol Venetiaan vs.
Sergei GurCyril Abidi vs.
Hiraku Hori
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K-1 CONFIRMS FIGHTSPORT.COM SCOOP
Shannon Briggs
Fightspoer.com's
Todd Atkins reported it last week, and now
K-1 has officially announced the matchup of
Shannon Briggs vs. Tom Erikson for their
March 27th show.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2004
K-1 'DYNAMITE' CARD
Left to right: Machida, Fujita, Sapp, Greco, and Ignashov.
K-1: 'Dynamite'
May 19th, 2004
Japan
K-1 announced that their show on
May 19th will be a
'K-1 vs. Team Inoki' themed card with most ly MMA matchups. Below are some of the matchups that are expected to take place, as well as the probable lineups for both
Team K-1 and
Team Inoki:
MMA matchups:
Bob Sapp vs.
Kazuyuki FujitaAlexey Ignashov vs.
Shinsuke NakamuraJerome LeBanner vs.
Tadao YasudaProbable Team K-1 lineup:
Bob Sapp
Alexey Ignashov
Jerome LeBanner
Peter Aerts
Sam Greco
Genki Sudo
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto Probable Team Inoki lineup:
Kazayuki Fujita
Shinsuke Nakamura
Josh Barnett
'Lyoto' Machida
Yuji Nagata
Dolgosurem Sumbayazer
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
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Tuesday, March 16, 2004
BITETTI COMBAT CARD
Paulo Filho (top)
Bitetti Combat
March 2004
Ginasio Machadinho
Natal, Brazil
Paulo Filho vs.
Alexandre Vaca Silmar Rodrigo vs.
Flavio Moura Arlisson Melo vs.
Wellington Dias 'Capoeira' vs.
Daniel 'Pirata' Ronaldo 'Furacao' vs.
Pimpolho Fabio Bolinho vs.
Diogo BrucutuMichele Tavares vs.
Alice Aguiar
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STORM MUAY THAI NEWS
Storm GP champ Anderson Silva (right).
Storm Muay Thai promoter
Rudimar Fedrigo announced that the show's next two editions will be held in Brazil, and will be only two days apart, on
April 16th and then
April 18th.
The April 16th show will take place in the city of
Sao Paulo, and the April 18th show will take place in the city of
Curitiba.
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ULTRA FC 1 CARD
Don Frye
Ultra FC 1
March 28th, 2004
Olympic Stadium
Seoul, South KoreaThe complete card is expected to have around 8-10 matchups:
Officially announced matchups:
Don Frye vs.
Dan BobishShannon Ritch vs.
Sean McCullyUnofficially announced matchups:
Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira vs.
TBAPaulo Filho vs.
TBAClaudio Godoy vs.
TBA Fabiano Capoane vs.
TBA
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SAPP VS. FUJITA
Bob Sapp
The Japanese media continue to report that a
Bob Sapp vs. Kazuyuki Fujita MMA matchup is most likely the
K-1 show on
May 19th.
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'KING KONG' IN JAPAN TOMORROW
Ray 'King Kong' Serraile
SuperBrawl veteran
Ray 'King Kong' Serraile, known as MMA's fastest rising heavyweight star, will be training in Japan for two weeks in preparation for his next fight.
Serraile is scheduled to face
Eddie Searfross in
SuperBrawl 34 on
March 28th.
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BARONI VS. TANNER REMATCH
Phil Baroni
Sources in Las Vegas report that the rematch of
Phil Baroni vs. Evan Tanner has been signed as of yesterday, and that it will most likely take place at
UFC 48 on
July 3rd.
In the meantime, Baroni is scheduled to travel to Japan this week to begin training with
Enson Inoue for his this fight.
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MECA 11 CARD
Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (top)
Meca co-promoter
Rudimar Fedrigo announced the following matchups for the
Meca Vale Tudo 11 card, which is tentatively scheduled for sometime in
April:
Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos vs.
Edson DragoDaniel Acacio vs.
Carlos Baruck Luiz Azeredo vs.
Roan Jucao Jadyson Costa vs.
TBA
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HEAT FC 3 CARD
HEAT FC 3
April 16th, 2004
Natal, BrazilHeat FC announced the following matchups for their
April 16th show. The full card is expected to have around eight matchups:
Carlos Barreto vs.
Mike WhiteheadEbenezer Braga vs.
Keith Jardine Erick Tavares vs.
Diego Sanches Lucas Lopes vs.
Fabiano Capoane
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'CONQUISTA FIGHT' NEWS
Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira announced that the second and third editions of his MMA show,
'Conquista Fight', will take place this year in Brazil.
The second show is scheduled to take place in
June in the city of
Salvador. The third show is scheduled for
December in the city of
Vitoria da Conquista.
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K-1 AND SAPP CONTINUE TO BE RATINGS SUCCESS
Bob Sapp
Video Research Ltd. Co. Japan announced that the
K-1 'Beast 2004' show that took place on
March 14th did a very good
19.8% overall rating in Japan, with the
Bob Sapp vs. Dolgosurem Sumbayazer main event doing the highest quarter hour with a
33.2% rating.
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Monday, March 15, 2004
LIDDELL TO APPEAR ON CARSON DALY SHOW
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell will appear on the
'Last Call With Carson Daly' show tomorrow night on
NBC. Liddell will discussing his upcoming fight with
Tito Ortiz
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UFC 47 CARD
UFC 47: 'It's On!'
April 2nd, 2004
Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas, NV
Tito Ortiz vs.
Chuck Liddell Tim Sylvia vs.
Andrei Arlovski Wes 'Cabbage' Correira vs.
Mike KyleJonathan Wiezorek vs.
Wade Shipp Robbie Lawler vs.
Nick DiazChris Lytle vs.
Tiki GhosnYves Edwards vs.
Hermes FrancaGenki Sudo vs.
Mike Brown
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XFO RESULTS
Xtreme Fighting Organization
March 13, 2004
The Abbey Resort
Lake Geneva, WI
Jeff Curran defeats
Dan Swift by triangle choke at 0:44, RD 3.
Bill Hill defeats
Adrian Serrano by TKO at 3:25, RD 1.
Bart Palaszewski defeats
Tim Newland by armbar at 4:47, RD 1.
Damian Decorah defeats
Carvin Mafatau by unanimous decision.
Steve Dau vs.
Jason Guida by TKO at 1:52, RD 2.
Clay Guida defeats
Adam Bass by rear naked choke at 2:53, RD 1.
John Bolger defeats
Fred Santos by TKO at 2:53, RD 1.
Brandon Adamson defeats
Ryan Brockner by guillotine at 8:33, RD 3.
Paul Sharp defeats
Kosta Korres by rear naked choke at 2:14, RD 1.
Andy Kozak defeats
Greg Heisler by rear naked choke at 1:43, RD 2.
Gabe Lemley defeats
Jason Bender by KO at 1:36, RD 1.
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MASATO VS. YILMAZ
Masato
K-1 announced the matchup of
Masato vs. Serkan Yilmaz for their
K-1 Max show, scheduled for
April 7th in
Tokyo.
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IGNASHOV GAINING MOMENTUM IN JAPAN
Ignashov (left) sparring with Sam Greco.
The Japanese media report that
K-1 is now starting to bill
Alexey Ignashov as the new
'pro-wrestling killer', after Ignashov hurt both
Shinsuke Nakamura and
Steve Williams in his fights against them.
Inside sources in the Japanese media tell us that the plan is to set up an
Alexey Ignashov vs. Kazuyuki Fujita matchup for a future
K-1 MMA show.
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PRIDE TALKING TO LEWIS
Lennox Lewis (right)
Japanese newssite
Sportsnavi reported two weeks back that
PRIDE has had some preliminary talks with heavyweight boxing champ
Lennox Lewis.
The word from the Japanese media today is that PRIDE is now in serious negotiations with Lewis. Under the proposed deal, Lewis would do standup-only bout.
Fightsport.com first reported two weeks back that a possible opponent for Lewis would be
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic, and the Japanese media have confirmed this as well.
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Sunday, March 14, 2004
TYSON VS. SAPP UPDATE
Mike Tyson
The Japanese media reports that
K-1 is working hard to sign a
Mike Tyson vs. Bob Sapp matchup for their
October show in
Las Vegas.
More news to come regarding this in the next few weeks.
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K-1 'BEAST 2004' RESULTS
Bob Sapp
K-1: 'BEAST 2004' in Niigata
March 14, 2004
Toki Messe
Nigata, JapanMMA matchups:
Bob Sapp defeats
Dolgosurem Sumbayazer by TKO, RD 1.
Alexey Ignashov defeats
Steve Williams by KO at 0:22, RD 1.
Sam Greco defeats
Stefan Gamlin by rear naked choke, RD 1.
'Lyoto' Machida defeats
Micheal McDonald by guillotine choke, RD 1.
Ivan Salaverry defeats
Haliun Boldbaatar by unanimous decision.
K-1 rules matchups:
Hiromi Amada defeats
Eric 'Butterbean' Esch by unanimous decision.
Tatsufumi Tomihira defeats
Petr Vandrechek by unanimous decision.
Tsyoshi Nakasako defeats
Mavrick by KO at 1:30, RD 1.
Masaaki Miyamoto defeats
Cliff Couser by unanimous decision.
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'RUSSIA VS. USA' RESULTS
Euphoria Entertainment presents: 'Russia vs. USA'
March 13th, 2004
Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, NJ The
USA went
8-1 on the night against
Russia:
Travis Wiuff defeats
Roman Zentsov by TKO, RD 2.
Trevor Prangley defeats
Andrei Semenov by unanimous decision.
Derrick Noble defeats
Musail Alaudinov by unanimous decision.
Chael Sonnen defeats
Arman Gambaryan by unanimous decision.
Rich Clementi defeats
Serguei Goliaev by triangle choke, RD 2.
Sergei Kaznovski defeats
Ron Faircloth by KO, RD 1.
Brian Ebersole defeats
Alexei Veselozorov by TKO, RD 3.
Justin Eilers defeats
Mikhail Bogdanov by TKO, RD 1.
Chatt Lavender defeats
Sergei Bal by unanimous decision.
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HEAT FC 3 UPDATE
HEAT FC 3
April 16th, 2004
Natal, BrazilHeat FC announced the following matchups for their
April 16th show:
Ebenezer Braga vs.
Keith Jardine Erick Tavares vs.
Diego Sanches Lucas Lopes vs.
Fabiano Capoane
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VANDERLEI CAREER HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Vanderlei Silva
Vanderlei Silva continues to get featured in the Brazilian mainstream. The latest was article on him that appeared on
AOL Brazil, which featured a
15-minute video on his career highlights. AOL Brazil is read daily by almost all of Brazil's internet users.
To view the article and video, click
here
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