Thursday, 30 June 2011
Strikeforce's Brett Rogers charged with third-degree assault
Strikeforce heavyweight Brett Rogers has been arrested on third-degree-assault charges following an alleged altercation with his wife Wednesday in Apple Valley, Minn.
The news comes from myfoxtwincities.com.
Rogers, who competed in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix just two weeks ago, allegedly strangled and punched his wife after reportedly admitting to drinking earlier in the night.
The news comes from myfoxtwincities.com.
Rogers, who competed in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix just two weeks ago, allegedly strangled and punched his wife after reportedly admitting to drinking earlier in the night.
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Strikeforce: Overeem Vs. Werdum Weigh In Results
The second half of opening round in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix will take place tomorrow night in Dallas, TX and today all fighters weighed in for their respective bouts.
The event will air live on Showtime and features Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair taking on Fabricio Werdum in one bracket while Josh Barnett and Brett Rogers will hook up in the other.
Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov have already moved on in the tournament and await the winners of tomorrow's card.
Complete weigh in results for the event are:
Main Event
Alistair Overeem (256) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Main Card
Josh Barnett (256) vs. Brett Rogers (258)
Daniel Cormier (239.5) vs. Jeff Monson (234)
Chad Griggs (234) vs. Valentijn Overeem (234.5)
Jorge Masvidal (155) vs. K.J. Noons (156)
Preliminary Card:
Nah-Shon Burrell (179) vs. Joe Ray (180)
Gesias Cavalcante (155) vs. Justin Wilcox (156)
Magno Almeida (155) vs. Conor Heun (155)
Bronzoulis (170) vs. Todd Moore (169.5)
Brian Melancon (175*) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (170)
The event will air live on Showtime and features Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair taking on Fabricio Werdum in one bracket while Josh Barnett and Brett Rogers will hook up in the other.
Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov have already moved on in the tournament and await the winners of tomorrow's card.
Complete weigh in results for the event are:
Main Event
Alistair Overeem (256) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246)
Main Card
Josh Barnett (256) vs. Brett Rogers (258)
Daniel Cormier (239.5) vs. Jeff Monson (234)
Chad Griggs (234) vs. Valentijn Overeem (234.5)
Jorge Masvidal (155) vs. K.J. Noons (156)
Preliminary Card:
Nah-Shon Burrell (179) vs. Joe Ray (180)
Gesias Cavalcante (155) vs. Justin Wilcox (156)
Magno Almeida (155) vs. Conor Heun (155)
Bronzoulis (170) vs. Todd Moore (169.5)
Brian Melancon (175*) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (170)
Monday, 13 June 2011
UFC 132 Middleweight Showdown: Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
Among the many MMA personalities that have, throughout the years, captured our imagination and made loyal followers of us all, Wanderlei Silva still remains a fan favorite even after frequently long absences from the Octagon.
A native of Curitiba, Brazil, the “Axe Murderer” entered the professional fighting scene at the age of 20 in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization, knocking out his opponent via strikes. In subsequent years, Silva gained notoriety for his hard-nosed brawling style and the viciousness of his strikes, steadily climbing the fighting ranks from contender to IVC light heavyweight champion and dominant PRIDE Middleweight champion.
Ranked as one of the world’s best Middleweights, Silva has yet to earn a title in the UFC, arguably the biggest MMA organization in the world today. Slated to fight against fellow brawler Chris “The Crippler” Leben in UFC 132, Silva will be returning to the Octagon after an absence of one year and five months. During his fighting hiatus, Wanderlei underwent a knee surgery and was originally scheduled to make his return in UFC 130 taking on ex-WEC champ Brian Stann. Silva was eventually replaced by veteran Jorge Santiago, after the Brazilian expressed his hesitancy to face Stann. His reluctance to fight though has perhaps disillusioned many Silva fans and created doubts in their mind as well as questions that need answering.
Though only at the age of 34, Silva’ s body has arguably gone through lots of punishment throughout the years, mainly due to the Brazilian’s in-ring aggressiveness and his habitual “throwing caution to the wind” style, and even after pulling out a unanimous win over Michael Bisping, Wanderlei Silva looked spent.The fight against Leben on July 2, 2011 is perfect stylistically for both Silva and Leben as both are raging strikers out to prove their critics wrong. Leben, a fighter seemingly incapable of being put away, is coming off of a KO loss to Brian Stann in UFC 125 and will surely be out for blood.
Will Silva be able to shake off his ring rust and exhume his “murderous” instincts to put the axe to Leben and become the third man to knock Leben out?
One thing is for sure: If the two strikers do pull the trigger on each other, the fans are guaranteed a fight of the night match well worth its money.
A native of Curitiba, Brazil, the “Axe Murderer” entered the professional fighting scene at the age of 20 in the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization, knocking out his opponent via strikes. In subsequent years, Silva gained notoriety for his hard-nosed brawling style and the viciousness of his strikes, steadily climbing the fighting ranks from contender to IVC light heavyweight champion and dominant PRIDE Middleweight champion.
Ranked as one of the world’s best Middleweights, Silva has yet to earn a title in the UFC, arguably the biggest MMA organization in the world today. Slated to fight against fellow brawler Chris “The Crippler” Leben in UFC 132, Silva will be returning to the Octagon after an absence of one year and five months. During his fighting hiatus, Wanderlei underwent a knee surgery and was originally scheduled to make his return in UFC 130 taking on ex-WEC champ Brian Stann. Silva was eventually replaced by veteran Jorge Santiago, after the Brazilian expressed his hesitancy to face Stann. His reluctance to fight though has perhaps disillusioned many Silva fans and created doubts in their mind as well as questions that need answering.
Though only at the age of 34, Silva’ s body has arguably gone through lots of punishment throughout the years, mainly due to the Brazilian’s in-ring aggressiveness and his habitual “throwing caution to the wind” style, and even after pulling out a unanimous win over Michael Bisping, Wanderlei Silva looked spent.The fight against Leben on July 2, 2011 is perfect stylistically for both Silva and Leben as both are raging strikers out to prove their critics wrong. Leben, a fighter seemingly incapable of being put away, is coming off of a KO loss to Brian Stann in UFC 125 and will surely be out for blood.
Will Silva be able to shake off his ring rust and exhume his “murderous” instincts to put the axe to Leben and become the third man to knock Leben out?
One thing is for sure: If the two strikers do pull the trigger on each other, the fans are guaranteed a fight of the night match well worth its money.
Saturday, 4 June 2011
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Weigh In Results
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale is set to go tomorrow night live on Spike TV as all fighters have made weight for the show which will take place in Las Vegas, NV.
Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis will main event the card while Tony Ferguson and Ramsey Nijem will decide who is this season's Ultimate Fighter.
Complete weight in results are as follows:
Main Card:
Clay Guida (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
Tony Ferguson (169) vs. Ramsey Nijem (170)
Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203)
Tim Credeur (185) vs. Ed Herman (186)
Chris Cope (170) vs. Chuck O'Neil (170)
Preliminary Card:
Danny Downes (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146)
Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136)
Reuben Duran (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)
Shamar Bailey (171) vs. Ryan McGillivray (169)
Clay Harvison (171) vs. Justin Edwards (170)
Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis will main event the card while Tony Ferguson and Ramsey Nijem will decide who is this season's Ultimate Fighter.
Complete weight in results are as follows:
Main Card:
Clay Guida (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
Tony Ferguson (169) vs. Ramsey Nijem (170)
Kyle Kingsbury (206) vs. Fabio Maldonado (203)
Tim Credeur (185) vs. Ed Herman (186)
Chris Cope (170) vs. Chuck O'Neil (170)
Preliminary Card:
Danny Downes (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
Josh Grispi (145) vs. George Roop (146)
Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Ken Stone (136)
Reuben Duran (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)
Shamar Bailey (171) vs. Ryan McGillivray (169)
Clay Harvison (171) vs. Justin Edwards (170)
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Brock Lesnar Has Successful, UFC Hopes To See Him Back By Early 2012.
UFC President Dana White revealed during UFC 130 festivities over the weekend that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar had successful surgery on Friday that will hopefully put an end to stomach problems that have hampered his career over the last few years.
“Brock Lesnar actually had surgery yesterday,” White revealed. “They removed about 12 inches of his colon, repaired it, he feels great. He said he’s a little sore, but the operation was a huge success.”
“We’re hoping he can be back by the first of the year,” White stated.
Lesnar was forced to pull out of a scheduled June clash with Junior Dos Santos following a stint as coach on The Ultimate Fighter but a second bout of diverticulitis put him on the shelf.
“Brock Lesnar actually had surgery yesterday,” White revealed. “They removed about 12 inches of his colon, repaired it, he feels great. He said he’s a little sore, but the operation was a huge success.”
“We’re hoping he can be back by the first of the year,” White stated.
Lesnar was forced to pull out of a scheduled June clash with Junior Dos Santos following a stint as coach on The Ultimate Fighter but a second bout of diverticulitis put him on the shelf.
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