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Fioravanti has secret plan for ‘Secret Weapon’

Posted on | April 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Expect plenty of fireworks in MFC 25 welterweight clash

By MFC Staff

Luigi Fioravanti should be a professional poker player.

He knows he’s got good cards in front of him, but being a shark, he’s not about to tip his hand. No tells, no reveals. Fioravanti is keeping everything close to his chest, but he does have an ace in the hole.

“I have a secret for The Secret Weapon,” touted Fioravanti.

Fioravanti (17-6) will get an opportunity to showcase his secret when he squares-off against Pete “The Secret Weapon” Spratt (20-17) at MFC 25: Vindication on Friday, May 7. The fight will be part of the live televised main card on HDNet Fights emanating from the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

While Fioravanti wouldn’t give away any tidbits on his secret for Spratt, “The Italian Tank” is preparing full-out for his impending battle – one which he wants to control right from the opening bell.

“I will take the fight where I want whether it be on the feet or on the ground,” said Fioravanti, who trains in Coconut Creek, Florida. “I know Pete is a good striker but I am confident in my striking skills as well. He will bring it but so will I. I think that is what makes this an exciting fight.”

And while Spratt may be the more prominent striker – see his knockout of Nathan Gunn at MFC 22 last October for a prime example – Fioravanti figures he can end the fight in the same style.

“I am always looking to finish,” said Fioravanti. “I’m excited to go and put on a dominating performance. I always put on exciting fights whether it’s on the feet or on the ground.”

Fioravanti made his organizational debut at MFC 22 back in October 2009 but the night didn’t end the way he had expected. Though he was expected to dominate the striking game, Fioravanti was surprisingly dropped by well-regarded submission fighter John Alessio. A looping punch caught Fioravanti on the chin and sent him crashing to the canvas like a toppled tree in the forest. It was a devastating loss for Fioravanti but it has since served as a motivational tool.

“That Alessio fight affected me greatly because I was winning up until that lucky punch,” explained Fioravanti. “I was pissed off, so I got my ass back in the gym and started working on my mistakes … fixing everything. Since then I have won two fights and I am ready to keep winning.”

Fioravanti holds career victories over notables including Luke Cummo, Dave Menne, Thiago Goncalves, and Solomon Hutcherson who will be in his own battle on the MFC 25 card against David Heath. Fioravanti knows, though, that past accolades mean little when it comes to a quest for the MFC welterweight belt.

“I think there are good fighters in the division, but I think I am at the top,” he said. “Whenever the MFC says they want to give me a shot at the title, I want it but I have to prove that first by racking up some wins in the MFC.”

Floyd Mayweather: NBA Playoff Analysis

Posted on | April 17, 2010 | No Comments

Who Is Mayweather Picking?

Who R U Picking? That is the question on everyone’s minds when it comes to the match-up between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley which is set to take place May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. While this mega-fight is fast approaching, the avid sports enthusiast Mayweather is still keeping a close eye on the NBA Playoffs set to kick off this Saturday. The king of the ring took time to share his thoughts on Kobe, King James and second year sensation Kevin Durant.

“I don’t want to pick a winner right now, but all I know is the West is really tough,” said Mayweather. “As far as players go I feel that Kobe deserves to be called the best and is the number one player in the NBA because he has the championships and showed he can win without Shaq.”

“Next I would have to say Kevin Durant is amazing as he is so consistent and got his team to the Playoffs in only his second year. Lebron is great too. He has tremendous commercials and is so tough. It is going to be a tight Playoff run for any team and I just wish all the athletes the best. At that level, they are all great athletes.”

While Mayweather would not give away his picks, he added:

“I don’t bet on boxing or myself but I do bet on basketball and football. It’s going to be a tough Playoff series and I am looking forward to making some money on it too.”

About Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking?

Boxing superstar and six-time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and welterweight mega-star, five-time World Champion and current WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, are set to meet on Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a spectacular bout which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $1,250, $1,000, $600, $300 and $150 not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

HBO®’s fast-moving reality series “24/7 Mayweather/Mosley” returns with an all new episode on Saturday, April 17 at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their May 1 pay-per-view showdown. Episode one is available on HBO ON DEMAND®.

The Mayweather vs. Mosley pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Mosley fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

ROBERT “THE GHOST” GUERRERO TO HOST OPEN WORKOUT TUESDAY, APRIL 20 AT 11:00 A.M PT AT SAN JOSE BOXING AND FITNESS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Posted on | April 17, 2010 | No Comments

WHO: ROBERT GUERRERO, Two-Division World Champion
RUBEN GUERRERO, Trainer

WHAT: ROBERT GUERRERO will hold an open workout for fans and media as he
prepares for his battle against ROBERTO ARREITA on the return of
Telefutrua’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” boxing series scheduled for Friday April 30
at the Tropicana in Las Vegas.

***Special guest Aiden Bowen, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s
(LLS.org) “2010 Boy of the Year” will also attend to meet Guerrero and
learn some boxing techniques.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
11:00 A.M PT

WHERE: San Jose Boxing and Fitness
3469 McKee Road
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 729-5269

FACTS: Robert Guerrero vs Roberto Arreita is presented by Golden Boy Promotions
and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate. Doors open at 7:00pm, the first bell rings
at 7:30pm and the TeleFutura broadcast begins at 8:30pm PT/11:30pm ET.

TICKETS: Tickets, priced at $100, $50, and $35, are on sale now at the Tropicana Box
Office, and by calling 702.739.3507. Tickets may also be purchased online
at www.troplv.com.

HDNET TO BROADCAST “HDNET FIGHTS: MARK BURNETT PRESENTS KING OF THE CAGE – BAD BOYS TOO”

Posted on | April 15, 2010 | No Comments

Horn vs. Rosholt Headline an Event Filled with New MMA Prospects –
Friday, April 16 at 10:00 p.m. ET

DALLAS (April 15, 2010) HDNet will broadcast “HDNet Fights: Mark Burnett Presents King of the Cage – Bad Boys Too” LIVE from Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan this Friday, April 16 at 10:00 p.m. ET.

The main event of the evening features three-time NCAA wrestling champion Jake Rosholt (7-2) facing veteran Jeremy Horn (84-19-5) in a 195-pound catch-weight bout. Rosholt is looking to get back on track after a 1-2 run in the UFC. Horn is one of the toughest and most experienced fighters in the sport and promises to offer a stiff test to one of MMA’s most heralded prospects.

“Jeremy Horn has found a way to win 84 times – it will be an interesting test for Jake Rosholt at this point in his career,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Also, the rest of the card offers fans a chance to see the next generation of MMA stars.”

In the co-main event of the evening, Rosholt’s “Team Takedown” teammate David Shepherd (4-0 with 4 submissions) defends his KOTC Lightweight title against Detroit’s own Dom O’Grady (8-2).

In other action, submission expert Joe Doerksen (43-12) looks to expand his four fight win streak as he takes on Chad Herrick (6-4), and Daron Cruickshank (3-0) meets Jason Holmes (6-1). Plus Ben Lagman (5-1) takes on Angelo Popofski (13-7) and Waylon Lowe (7-2) meets Steve Berger (21-19-2).

A previously announced bout between former boxing heavyweight champion Ray Mercer and Ron Sparks was a late scratch from the card due to an injury suffered by Mercer.

Thursday’s STRIKEFORCE: Nashville Final Press Conference Photos And Quotes

Posted on | April 15, 2010 | No Comments

JAKE SHIELDS, DAN HENDERSON, ‘KING MO’,

GEGARD MOUSASI, GILBERT MELENDEZ, SHINYA AOKI:THURSDAY’S FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

STRIKEFORCE World Championship Tripleheader This Saturday, April 17,

On The CBS Television Network At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 15, 2010) – The six fighters who will appear on the STRIKEFORCE World Championship Tripleheader on The CBS Television Network this Saturday, April 17 (9 p.m. ET/PT) – five of which are ranked among the top five in their respective weight classes – participated in the final press conference Thursday here at Bridgestone Arena.

In the main event Saturday at Bridgestone, Jake Shields (24-4-1), of San Francisco, Calif., will risk his STRIKEFORCE World Middleweight belt against one of the most decorated fighters in MMA history, Dan Henderson (25-7), of Temecula, Calif. Shields has won 13 in-a-row and is unbeaten since December 2004. Henderson will be making his first start since he left the UFC to join STRIKEFORCE.

The talented Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1), of Armenia, will put a 15-fight winning streak and his STRIKEFORCE World Light Heavyweight crown on the line against one of the most confident, fastest-rising fighters in the world, King Mo (6-0), of Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Gilbert Melendez (17-2), of San Francisco, will make his first defense since regaining the STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight crown against DREAM belt-holder and Japanese superstar Shinya Aoki (23-4), who has won three straight and six of his last seven.

Tickets are on sale at the Bridgestone Arena ticket office, all Ticketmaster locations (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and STRIKEFORCE’S official website (www.strikeforce.com).

What the fighters had to say on Thursday:

STRIKEFORCE WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION JAKE SHIELDS

“I am very excited and confident. Henderson is obviously a very big name, but this is a great opportunity for me. I’ve had a lot of big fights but this is the biggest. It will not be an easy fight, for sure. This is going to be an all-out war.

“I may feel a little slighted the way this has played out because I put a lot into becoming champion, but I certainly understand why and I’m fine with it. Being the underdog doesn’t bother me; it only gives me added motivation.

“I’m ready to fight. Let’s see if I can surprise him. I’m looking forward to seeing how he reacts when I hit him and he goes down.’’

LEGENDARY DAN HENDERSON

“A huge part of why I signed with STRIKEFORCE was to be on CBS. Having fights on network television helps better the sport and it introduces people to it so they can fall in love with it.

“I’m all ready to go. This is going to be exciting for the fans.

“Jake is very good at certain things. I’ll be trying to avoid those kinds of situations just like he’ll be trying to avoid what I am good at.’’

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STRIKEFORCE WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION GEGARD MOUSASI

“I don’t like King Mo as a person. He is arrogant and cocky. I respect him a fighter like I would any fighter who enters the cage, but I’ve never faced anyone who talks as much as he does. At the beginning, I would take what he said as personal, but not anymore.

“Before the fight, I try to be professional. I’ll do my talking in the cage and afterward.

“He’s a good, strong, athletic fighter with a good wrestling base. But I am confident I will win.’’

UNDEFEATED CHALLENGER “KING MO”

‘He’s the one who is arrogant and cocky. I’m just me and trying to have some fun.

“I am a little anxious but totally prepared and not worried. Fighting five rounds, if it goes that long, will not be a problem. There is absolutely no pressure.

“I’m confident and really looking forward to Saturday. After our fight, the city of Nashville is going to be known as Mo-Town.’’

STRIKEFORCE WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION GILBERT “El NINO” MELENDEZ

“I am ready for this fight, ready to defend the STRIKEFORCE title, thrilled to be on CBS and representing the United States, and expecting this to be my toughest fight.

“Aoki is No. 2 in the world for good reason. He does a lot of crazy stuff in the ring. I study a lot of tapes and it took me a long time to figure him out, but I’ve got him down now.

“The key for me, like always, is calm and patience. This will be a great fight on a great night. This is a show all fans will be watching.’’

DREAM CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER SHINYA AOKI

“The timing is right that we are finally fighting. I am here and totally just focused on this fight. I feel Melendez is a nice guy.’’

About STRIKEFORCE

STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE, sanctioned by ISKA, has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts (MMA) series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.

PHOTOS by Esther Lin/Strikeforce:

TACHI PALACE FIGHT CARD FOR Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Posted on | April 15, 2010 | No Comments

Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Lemoore, Calif.

Tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277.

Tickets may also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Gift Shop.

MAIN EVENT

Tachi Palace Fights World Flyweight Championship

Las Vegas, Nev.’s Ulysses Gomez (5-1) vs. Hanford, Calif.’s Luis Gonzales (2-1)

Welterweight Special Attraction

Lemoore, Calif.’s Poppies Martinez (17-6) vs. Visalia, Calif.’s Darren Crisp (7-5)

CO-MAIN EVENT

Featherweight Special Attraction

Fresno, Calif.’s Casey Olson (11-3) vs. Porterville, Calif.’s Shawn Klarcyk (9-5)

Tachi Palace Fights World Welterweight Championship

Santa Rosa, Calif.’s David Mitchell (9-0) vs. Lodi, Calif.’s Tim McKenzie (12-6)

Featherweight Special Attraction

San Diego, Calif.’s Eddie Yagin (13-4-1) vs. Beaverton, Ore.’s Enoch Wilson (13-6-1)

Welterweights

Merced, Calif.’s Phil Collins (8-5) vs. Porterville, Calif.’s Morris Aldaco (6-0)

Flyweights

Chino, Calif.’s Darrell Montague (6-1) vs. Indianapolis, Ind.’s Jeremy Bolt (22-9)

Bantamweights

Fresno, Calif.’s Stephen Abas (0-0) vs. Sacramento, Calif.’s Luis Jauregui (0-1)

Featherweights

Fresno, Calif.’s Russ Miura (5-1) vs. Merced, Calif.’s Jesse Bowen (7-3)

Middleweights

Lemoore, Calif.’s Andrew Martinez (6-2-1) vs. Sacramento, Calif.’s Mark Matthews (3-4)

Lightweights

Oakland, Calif.’s Rumulo Melo (3-0) vs. Denver, Colo.’s Chase Hackett (3-0)

FLOYD MAYWEATHER LAS VEGAS MEDIA DAY QUOTES

Posted on | April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

“Shane has talent, I have a gift. A God-given gift.”

– Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions Floyd “Money” Mayweather said on April 14, 2010 at his open media workout at the Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, NV.

“I think Shane is acting out of character. Why would someone wait until they were 38 years old to get a tattoo? I think he feels the pressure of this fight and is thinking about how he is going to beat me.

“There is a blue print to beat him because he has lost five times already. But there is no blueprint to beat me. I think he feels the pressure. I don’t have any pressure. I am just getting ready to fight.

“Mosley has problems with boxers. He lost to Winky Wright from a one-handed jab in his face all night long. Now he is facing someone sharp as a razor with two hands. He has been dropped and wobbled on numerous occasions. If he tries to bum rush me, he is going to get clipped.

“No one has a chance to beat me. All of these fighters do the same interviews, talking about how they are going to beat me. Guess what? Same interviews, same results. It hasn’t happened yet.

“They all talk about Shane’s strength, but in boxing you need all over strength from head to toe. If we were in a weightlifting match then strength might have something to do it with it. But we are in a boxing match and I am the best boxer in the sport. If you compare our records you have to ask yourself which fighter is better and smarter. That would have to be me. This is boxing, the beautiful sport called boxing.

“Shane is a solid welterweight with great accomplishments, but I have been fighting these kinds of fighters my whole career without much appreciation. No one gives me credit for who I have fought during my career. From early to now, look at the opponents I have faced and see where they were when they faced me in the ring.

“My main focus is who I am facing at the time. So many try to build an opponent or a fighter to figure me out and no one has done it yet and Shane won’t do it either.

“I train hard and each time a little harder. I always want to look better than the fight before. Faster, stronger. I work hard in the gym to perfect my game. I push as far as I can as this is about the future for me and my family.

“It doesn’t matter who I am fighting, I always fight with tenacity.

“A lot of these fighters are media creations. I got this far on my own. I can make anybody look like a nobody.

“I tried to face Mosley before but he outbid himself. Back then we weren’t making that kind of money. I was making more than him, but still you have to be realistic. It has to be a fair amount. Now he sees how much I am making and how much he can make fighting me, but now he’s older with losses. I was trying to fight him when he was undefeated and he wasn’t a smart enough businessman to make a fair deal.

“I am a competitive athlete and before we make any fight the cash has to be right. When you are young, you fight to show you are better and then you prove it. At this level, it is about money because I already proved the rest. I perfected how to get money in the pros and I write my own checks.

“I believe in the drug testing because I want to help clean up the sport. What is so wrong about making sure a fight is fair? I just want to compete knowing that you have two hands, two legs and a heart just like me. Nothing else should be a factor and the USADA drug testing, which can detect things not found in urine testing alone, helps make that happen. It is only fairness I am looking for because when it comes down to it and after all things are said by each guy’s team and the media and the fans, the only thing that matters on the night of the fight is me and him. It is just us in the ring and we have to fight each other to show which one of us is the best. Nothing else matters but that.

“I was born to get it done. I have trained hard for every fight and then I just train harder. I have never taken a short cut to my success. My dad and uncle know this and I am glad they are both here.”

# # #

Boxing superstar and six-time World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and welterweight mega-star, five-time World Champion and current WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, are set to meet on Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a spectacular bout which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $1,250, $1,000, $600, $300 and $150 not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

HBO’s fast-moving reality series “24/7 Mayweather/Mosley” returns with an all new episode on Saturday, April 17 at 9:30 pm ET/6:30pm PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their May 1 pay-per-view showdown. Episode one is available on HBO ON DEMAND.

The Mayweather vs. Mosley pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Mosley fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

Actionfest, the world’s first film festival for action films inaugural edition in Asheville, NC this April 15-18.

Posted on | April 15, 2010 | No Comments

Actionfest, the world’s first film festival for action films starts today!

Action cinema finally has a home at Actionfest, the world’s only film festival devoted exclusively to action films. Actionfest celebrates the genre by showcasing the latest and the best in action cinema from all over the world for four wild days at the Carolina Asheville in beautiful, Asheville, NC. We’re out to show that action films can not only be art, but they’re one of the best forms of pure cinema there is. From crazy martial arts films from Thailand to British crime thrillers and to the latest in Hong Kong action, action films are a universal language, and we’re out to prove that they can excite any audience in any place in any language. Actionfest will bring to Asheville some of the most exciting, original, even daring action films being made today, in addition to screening new Hollywood blockbusters and fresh indies. For more details please visit: http://actionfest.com

Featuring World Premiere Of:

OPERATION: ENDGAME (World Premiere) – Zack Galifanakis, Rob Corddry, Ving Rhames, and Emile De Raven star in this new comedy thriller about two teams of assassins locked in an underground facility, each out to discover who murdered their boss before they’re all offed. (Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment)

A Chuck Norris Retrospective

CODE OF SILENCE (1985) – Chuck Norris’ most critically acclaimed film cast him as Chicago cop Eddie Cusack, who battles mobsters and corrupt cops in this outstanding police thriller from director Andrew Davis (THE FUGITIVE)

BRADDOCK: MISSING IN ACTION III – Chuck Norris teams with brother Aaron Norris (co-founder of ActionFest) for the third film in the MISSING IN ACTION series, where Col. James Braddock goes back to Vietnam to rescue his Amer-Asian son in this little-seen sequel, Chuck’s personal favorite of the series.

ActionFest will wrap up its inaugural edition with a killer party on Sunday, April 18, featuring Chuck Norris and Asheville’s own The Reigning Sound! Be there to see Chuck Norris get his Lifetime Achievement award, followed by the amazing rock ‘n’ roll of The Reigning Sound at The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Avenue in Asheville. In addition to all this, we’ll have the winners of the first-ever game of “Chuckeoke” and we’ll bestow our 2010 movie awards, too. Tickets for this event are $25 and are on sale now at The Orange Peel’s website

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View the film schedule: http://www.actionfest.com/films_schedule.html

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