WICKED FUNNY DANA WHITE SUCKS VIDEO
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Sriyapai relying on experience against youthful Horodecki
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Lashley-Sapp headlines June 27 MMA PPV show in Biloxi, MS
BILOXI, Miss. (June 10, 2009) – Four-time World Muay Thai title-holder William “The Bull” Sriyapai (12-4-0) feels like fine wine, getting better with age, as he prepares to face exciting Canadian lightweight prospect Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (12-1-0) in one of the June 27th featured fights on the “Ultimate Chaos” pay-per-view event, airing live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley (3-0-0) meets K1 and PRIDE combat fighting legend, Bob “The Beast” Sapp (10-4-1), in the much anticipated showdown on “Ultimate Chaos, presented by Prize Fight Promotions and Fight Force International, in association with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, and Treasure Bay Casino.
“Ultimate Chaos” is being produced and distributed by Gotham MMA and Integrated Sports at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in the United States and Canada on cable and satellite Pay Per View via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV, Bell TV, Shaw, Star Choice and Viewer’s Choice for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
Veteran blow-by-blow announcer Col. Bob Sheridan and colorful mixed-martial-arts heavyweight Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli lead the PPV broadcast team that also includes color analyst Bray Deavours and ringside reporter Dave Ferguson.
The 37-year-old Sriyapai, born in Japan and living in Rancho Cucamonga, California, is fighting an opponent 16 years younger in what “The Bull” is calling the fight of his life. “I’m expecting a stand-up fight,” he said, “but every time I crack and opponent they want to take me down. That’s why I’ve been working hard on my ground game and takedown defense. I’m 100-percent confident in my stand-up. Horodecki is a tough kid. He comes straight forward and has good conditioning and stamina. His ground game is a little suspect but he’ll still try and take me down. I’m excited to be fighting on a show like this and I plan on winning the crowd over.
“I know a lot of people will be watching on pay-per-view and I want to dominate and win. If it goes to decision I want all of the scorecards, every round, to be mine. He’s a tough kid and well known, so I need to dominate every round. If I finish it, I finish it. This is a very important fight for me, the most important of my career.”
Three-time UFC heavyweight challenger Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (16-8-0) faces Dutch knockout artist Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel (35-13-1) in the co-feature, while former King Of The Cage and Gladiator Challenge lightweight champion Javier “Showtime” Vasquez (12-2-0) takes on The Ultimate Fighter 4 star Din “Dinyero” Thomas (24-8-0) in a featured match.
Also fighting on the card are welterweight Brett Cooper (9-4-0) vs. Waachiim “Native Warrior” Spirit Wolf (5-4-0), Affliction vice president Tom Atencio (1-0-0) vs. pro debuting lightweight Randy Hedderick, middleweight James Orso (8-3-0) vs. Colby McMahan (3-1-0), The Ultimate Fighter 3 star Danny Abbadi (3-4-0) vs. veteran middleweight Lance Thomson (4-2-0); welterweight Eric Bradley (2-1-0), 2-time All-America wrestler and 2003 NCAA boxing champion at Penn State, vs. Belfast, Northern Ireland brawler Colin McKee (3-2-0). All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets are priced at $25.00 (limited discount seating), $40.00 (general admission) and $55.00 (premium reserved seating) and sale at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and all TicketMaster outlets.
For more information go to www.theultimatechaos.com or www.mscoastcoliseum.com. Doors open at 5PM/CT, first fight 6 PM/CT, and the first PPV fight is at 8 PM/CT.
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Tags: Biloxi > Bob Sapp > Bobby Lashley > Chris Horodecki > Mississippi > MMA > Ultimate Chaos > William Sriyapai
BOXING’S BIGGEST NIGHT COMES TO WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
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WATCH THE BOXING WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARDS DINNER THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
NEW YORK (June 9, 2009)—This Friday night history will be made as for the first time in its 84 year existence the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) will be broadcasting their awards dinner and it will be LIVE & FREE on www.gofightlive.tv
Fans will get to witness Pound for Pound King Manny Pacquiao receives his much deserved Fighter of the Year award. Joe Calzaghe will be making his first American appearance since announcing his retirement as he picks up the 2008 Manager of the Year.
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez will be honored for their classic third bout and will be awarded for the Fight of The Year.
Freddie Roach will receive Trainer of the Year honors for the third time.
ShoBox commentator Steve Farhood won the prestigious Walker Award for “Long and Meritorious Service.” It’s Farhood’s second major award. In 2002 he was voted winner of the Sam Taub Award for “Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.” This year’s Taub recipient is HBO’s Harold Lederman. Lederman, known as boxing’s unofficial judge, was a 2005 award winner in the “Good Guy” category. The “Good Guy”Award, named after Marvin Kohn, will be bestowed upon Alan Hopper of Don King Productions. The closest vote was for the Crawford Award, awarded for “perseverance in overcoming adversity.” It was a tie between renowned journalist George Kimball and former world champion Genaro Hernandez. Both will be honored.
Earlier, the BWAA announced that Norm Frauenheim of Arizona has won the 2008 Nat Fleischer award for “Excellence in Boxing Journalism,” and Leonard Gardner, Larry Merchant, and the late John Lardner have been named as winners of A.J. Liebling Awards.
All those fine gentleman plus other big name boxers such as Bernard Hopkins will be present
The 84th Boxing Writers Association of America’s annual awards dinner will be held Friday night, June 12, 2009, at the Capitale, 130 Bowery in New York City.
“This is a cant miss event for all the boxing fans around the world and we are honored to be making history for this once in a lifetime event where the biggest names in boxing will be under one roof at the same time”, said David Klarman of www.gofightlive.tv
“I hope everybody tunes in because they will get to see their favorite fighters in a unique setting”
Tags: Alan Hopper > Boxing > Boxing Writers Association > Crawford Award > David Klarman > Freddy Roach > Genaro Hernandez > George Kimball > Harold Lederman > Israel Vasquez > John Lardner > Larry Merchant > Leonard Gardner > Manny Pacquiao > Marvin Kohn > New York City > Rafael Marquez > Steve Farhood
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED COMBAT SPORTS SHOW PREVIEW: A FRIEND OF “THE BROCKTON BLOCKBUSTER” ROCKY MARCIANO HENRY TARTAGLIA
Posted on | June 9, 2009 | No Comments
by: “Rabble Rousin'” Rich Bergeron
Tony “The Tornado” Penecale came all the way up to Beantown from Philly with his Dad, cousin and uncle to take in a thrilling Red Sox game on June 7, 2009 and show off his new Rocky Marciano Foundation shirt.
While Tony was here we decided to do an intro for our radio show interview this coming Thursday with a friend of local Brockton, Massachusetts legend Rocky Marciano (Hank Tartaglia). Read more about Hank below, but for now enjoy the video we made (sorry about all the background noise):
Editor’s Note: Hank doesn’t actually live in Rocky’s old house right now (I messed that up), but he did grow up living in Rocky’s neighborhood just a street away from Rocky’s Dover Street residence. Mark Casieri, seen in the video at the bottom with the Rocky Marciano Foundation shirt on (just like Tony’s), is the one who actually lives in Rocky’s old home.
And here’s Tony’s photo gallery of the trip:
HENRY “HANK” TARTAGLIA, BOYHOOD FRIEND OF THE MARCIANO FAMILY, IS THIS WEEK’S RADIO SHOW GUEST (11pm EST THURSDAY NIGHT on Blog Talk Radio):

Super sharp black-and-white snapshots of Rocky Marciano’s merciless right hook against Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round of their famous fight are plastered throughout the bar in key spots. It seems like that one punch is covered from at least 7 different angles on the walls of George’s Cafe.
Then there are the other still shots of the follow-up left in the same Walcott fight, and there’s a few angles of that shot, too. If you take the time to stroll slowly down each wall and look at the clusters of pictures from a bygone era in American boxing, you get the feeling that just about everybody does when they first learn about the legend: Rocky was just a regular guy. Perhaps this is why he had such great appeal as an American Heavyweight and a World Champion.
There is a history you just can’t get out of watching the old videos of any fighter. Rocky Marciano’s history plays out on the wall’s of George’s in the snapshots taken by the pioneers of sports photography with the best equipment of their day. Back then, the internet was just a dream and video was still light years away from catching up to the detail provided by these crisp black and white shots taken from ringside. Then there are the character shots, the photos of Rocky in the gym; Rocky wearing a pair of absolutely tattered old gloves given to him by Skip Sergio; a shirtless Rocky holding a huge baseball bat in one huge palm out by his side; Rocky with all the neighborhood kids; Rocky with “The Splendid Splinter” Ted Williams; and even a select few pictures of Rocky in his retirement.
During an age when America was most passionate about the arrival of the daily newspaper, Rocky was a household name in New England and America. Before mixed martial arts was even a brain fart in any Gracie’s head, Rocky was thrilling crowds with gutsy and skillful exhibitions of iron will and pure punching power. It would be hard to find a trainer today who would encourage his own students to emulate Rocky’s low handed, stalking, clubbing style. Yet, Rocky managed to pull it off and more.
As long-time friend of the Marciano family Hank Tartaglia recalls that Rocky managed to knock a lot of guys out with the same right hand that baseball scouts didn’t consider to be good enough for him to make it to the bigs. After a brief stint in a catcher’s role with the Chicago Cubs organization, Rocky was told his throw to second base was not quite accurate enough to make the cut. Rocky would often haunt the Brockton baseball fields blasting line drives and fly balls to the younger kids. “He was a real good baseball player,” said Tartaglia, who shagged Rocky’s hits from time to time himself and lived just one street away from the Marciano family home. “Everyone hung around the park. We were all very close in that neighborhood. All the Italian kids hung together.”
Tartaglia, this Thursday’s guest on the Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show, is shown in a family photo in this cool local YouTube clip about the WBC planned statue in Rocky’s honor slated to be built in Brockton sometime late this year or early next year:
Hank will give us a sense of who Rocky really was and how the neighborhood he grew up in shaped his career in boxing. This is sure to be a very special show for all boxing historians out there. Don’t miss out! Tune in live or listen here on the blog widget on the right of the screen.
Tags: Blog Talk Radio > Boston Red Sox > Boxing > boxing history > Brockton > Fenway Park > fight news > George's Cafe > heavyweight champion > Henry "Hank" Tartaglia > Massachusetts > Rocky Marciano > Rocky Marciano Foundation > Tony Penecale
GINA CARANO IS BACK!
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LONG AWAITED STRIKEFORCE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN
WITH CRIS “CYBORG” MARKS BIGGEST WOMEN’S FIGHT IN HISTORY

Saturday, August 15, Live on SHOWTIME at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
From HP Pavilion, San Jose, Calif.;
Tickets Go On Sale Monday
NEW YORK (June 9, 2009)–-After an eight-month hiatus, mixed martial arts’ (MMA) leading lady, the undefeated and extremely popular Gina “Conviction” Carano (7-0) will compete in the first fight of her multi-fight agreement with STRIKEFORCE and is set to square off with rival powerhouse Cris “Cyborg” (7-1) in what is one of the most eagerly anticipated battles of all time, Saturday, August 15, live on SHOWTIME® at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Carano and Cyborg, the consensus two best female fighters in the world, will be the first women in MMA history to headline a major MMA fight card. In addition, they will fight for the first STRIKEFORCE 145-pound Female Championship.
“I’m really excited to be coming back and to have a new home with STRIKEFORCE,” said the 27-year-old Carano, whose combination of stunning looks and athleticism have cemented her role as the face of women’s MMA. In a Yahoo! online poll that named the “Top 10 Influential Women of 2008,” Carano ranked fifth, placing ahead of First Lady Michelle Obama and famed journalists Katie Couric and Barbara Walters.
“I’ve wanted this fight with Cyborg for a long time and so have the fans so it was important to me that it happen in my first fight back. I’ve been training hard the last few months and come Aug. 15, I will be in the best shape of my life. This fight will absolutely deliver on all the hype.”
The live SHOWTIME telecast of STRIKEFORCE: “Carano vs. Cyborg” will begin at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (tape delayed on the west coast) and will include up to five bouts.
Tickets for STRIKEFORCE: “Carano vs. Cyborg,” priced from $30, go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. PT at the HP Pavilion box office (408-287-7070) as well as at all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com), and the official STRIKEFORCE website (www.strikeforce.com).
Carano has soared to superstardom over the last two years while dominating opponents live on CBS and SHOWTIME. She raised her profile further during a stint as “Crush” on NBC’s athletic competition series American Gladiators. Carano is represented by Wasserman Media Group.
The matchup with Cyborg will be the second start of Carano’s career under the STRIKEFORCE banner. On Dec. 8, 2006, she turned the tides on a determined Elaina Maxwell, a protégé of Cung Le, and pulled out a unanimous judges’ decision at STRIKEFORCE: “Triple Threat.”
The media has emphatically shown its appreciation for Carano’s individuality. She has been prominently featured in a number of national magazines including Muscle And Fitness and Maxim. Big Biz Magazine voted her “The Hottest Woman In America” in its Spring 2008 issue and Maxim ranked her No. 16 in its Hot 100 list published in May 2009. Carano has also been profiled in the popular ESPN documentary series E:60.
The 23-year-old Cyborg, who hails from Brazil, has established herself as Carano’s top rival by leveraging her superior strength and striking skills to pummel opponents. In her last start, also her STRIKEFORCE debut, Cyborg manhandled Hitomi Akano on April 11, stalking and battering the Japanese fighter before finishing Akano at the 35 second mark of the third round.
Cyborg is a member of Brazil’s famed Chute Boxe fight squad and trains alongside her husband and fellow Strikeforce competitor, Evangelista “Cyborg.”
After co-promoting two events live on SHOWTIME in 2007 and 2008, STRIKEFORCE in March 2009 signed a multi-year agreement to stage live MMA events on the premium cable television network.
About Strikeforce
Strikeforce 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 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 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.
About Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL® and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.
Tags: August 15 > Barbara Walters > Cris Syborg > Gina Carano > Katie Couric > Michelle Obama > SHOWTIME > Strikeforce
Ultimate Challenge UK PRESENTS “HEAT” ON JULY 11
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“HEAT “, July 11th 2009, The Troxy, London
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HEAT on July 11th is shaping up to be one of the best fight cards assembled in the UK this year, as once again Ultimate Challenge continue to raise the standard in match making.
The main event is rapidly being talked about as one of the great Heavyweight encounters as the Algerian self made millionaire and owner of London’s iconic Vendome club, Kiane Sabet faces the reputed hardest man in Kent, Ben Smith. The trash talk has already begun and will reach fever pitch by the day of the fight. Each man is currently looking to get the psychological edge in the lead up to this bout, but it will be the man with the biggest heart and the biggest punch that will leave the cage victorious. This really is a fight not to be missed.
Richard Griffin versus Scott Jansen promises to be an all out war as both men go looking for a decisive and explosive win in the UK1 bout. Both men have great striking ability and should keep the fans on the edge of their seats.
Brad Wheeler versus Dino Gambatesa will be a technical battle between two great wrestlers, who are well versed in all attributes of MMA. Brad is coming off a great win against Wesley Murch, where he took some serious punishment but retained his composure and won with a text book triangle. Dino is coming off a loss to Brad Pickett but not before he inflicted some serious damage to Brad’s ribs and was in no way outclassed by the cage Rage and Ultimate Challenge veteran. This is a fight for the MMA purists and will not disappoint.
Jake Bostwick versus Alex Reid is another great UK1 match up that has the potential to be an out and out war. Both men have devastating striking power and both will be keen to put on a show. Both fighters have great supporters and will raise the roof with their vocal support when both these men enter the cage.
Jack Mason will be looking to continue his winning streak against the tough, Dorlan O’Mally. Jack is rapidly becoming a fighter to watch as his powerhouse ground n pound style seems unstoppable, but will face a tough test against O’Mally. O’Mally has been in against the likes of Tom Watson and Ed Smith and will certainly be no pushover. This will be a hard hitting contest.
Ricky Andrews versus Dyson Roberts will prove to be an intriguing battle as Ricky makes his comeback after a horrific knee injury sustained while training. Ricky will be looking to start his comeback with a victory, but will face a resilient opponent in Dyson Roberts. Dyson, who came through the “Fighting Hurts” reality show, has proven himself to be a more than capable fighter with some great victories under his belt. This could be fight of the night with both fighters having a point to prove.
Chris Greig versus Shahid Hussain will be a great Middleweight contest. Chris has dropped down from Light Heavyweight, where he feels his powerhouse style will be better suited and will look to start his first fight at this weight with a decisive victory. Shahid Hussain will be looking to get back to winning ways after his loss at the Relentless event to Jack Mason. Both men are powerfully built and this will be a bruising encounter as each man will look to impose themselves early on in the fight.
Ashley Pollard will face an awesome test as he once again takes on last year’s winner of Britain’s strongest man, in the shape of Oli Thompson. Ashley comes off the back of a loss in his Grand Prix bout against Saieed Gholamie, but still showed the determination and skills that make him one of the brightest young Heavyweight stars in the UK. Ashley will be looking to avenge his defeat against Oli Thompson, while Oli will be looking to make it 2-0 against the young prodigy.
Luke Smith versus John Joe Ellis is rapidly becoming the most talked fight in the Grand Prix. The trash talk on the various internet mediums has been red hot as the build up to this fight reaches boiling point. Both men have devastating hands and knockout power that can be delivered in a split second. John Joe is coming off the back of his devastating 9 second demolition of Marcus Thomas, while Luke scored a decisive victory over Dragos Voiculescu with a textbook rear naked choke. Both men come from a boxing background and will be looking for a knockout win to take them through to the Lightweight Final. If there was ever a fight where you couldn’t afford to blink, this is it.
Wesley Johnson will be facing a late replacement in the shape of Ale Harvey, after the unfortunate pull out of Jamaine Watkins. Wesley will be looking to make his way to the final and extend his winning streak, while Alex will be looking to grab his opportunity and stake his claim to a first Grand Prix win. Both these fighters have an unbeaten record and will look to maintain it.
Jamaine Facey versus Nigel Whittear will be a match up between two men that are comfortable, whether the fight stays standing or goes to the floor. Jamaine will be looking to bounce back from his disappointing loss to Michael Pastou at the last event, where he showed great striking ability, in what was a three round war. Nigel Whitear also suffered his last loss to Michael Pastou and will be looking to re establish himself as one of the leading Welterweights in the UK.
Max Henchey versus Giorgio Andrews will be a great Featherweight match between two tough opponents, who will give it everything in the cage. The London Shootfighter, Andrews will be looking to cement his place as one of the leading Featherweights in the UK, while, Henchey will be looking to bounce back from a loss at his last outing.
Dominic Plumb will be looking to create another stir after his explosive victory against Mark Brown at Ultimate Challenge- Unstoppable, which lasted an unbelievable 22 seconds. His opponent Joe Holder will be raring to go after the pull out of his opponent the day before they were due to fight and is looking to make a statement and put himself into contention as one of the young up and coming Welterweights in the UK.
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Tags: Mixed Martial Arts > MMA > Ultimate Challenge UK > United Kingdom
MIKE OLIVER V. CASTULO GONZALEZ HEADLINES JUNE 27 BOXING SHOW @ The Roxy IN BOSTON
Posted on | June 9, 2009 | No Comments
Tags: Andrey Nevsky > Boston > Boxing > Danny O'Connor > Derek Silveira > Elvin Ayala > Frankie Trader > Massachusetts > Mike Oliver > Phil Miller > Rashad Minor > Rich Cappiello > The Roxy
Siaca calls out Mundine
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Former WBA super middleweight champion Manny Siaca is offering present IBO title-holder Anthony Mundine an opportunity to avenge one of his three pro losses, even if it means fighting Mundine again in his hometown of Sydney.
Five years ago, Siaca captured the WBA super middleweight belt from Mundine, by way of 12-round decision, in Sydney.
The 33-year-old Siaca (22-6, 19 KOs) said his experiment as a light heavyweight is in the past and he’s ready to take on Mundine (36-3, 23 KOs) again. “Since I beat him,” the Puerto Rican boxer said, “he’s fought nobody, only bums, other than Mikkel Kessler, who beat him, too. Mundine is fooling the people of Australia. In 2007, his people talked about him fighting me but they thought it was too risky. Danny Green pulled out of a fight against me, too. I beat Mundine in his backyard and I’ll do it again.”
-MS-
Tags: Anthony Mundine > Australia > Boxing > Manny Siaca > Mikkel Kessler > Puerto Rican > Super Middleweight

























