Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-5-11)
Posted on | November 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
UFC 138 primer: Leben spreads the message of MMA in the UK Yahoo! Sports (blog) By Steve Cofield As big as we all think mixed martial arts is, it still has a long way to go in the US and around the world. For a reality check, watch Chris Leben explain what he does and the growth ofMMA to a pair of blokes in Birmingham. … See all stories on this topic »
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Mixed martial arts fighters stop robbery of LA motel Los Angeles Times An attempted robbery of an LA motel was foiled by mixed martial arts experts just arrived from Oregon for a tournament in Long Beach, authorities said Friday. The fighters struggled for several minutes to subdue the armed man without hurting him, … See all stories on this topic »
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Beyond the Cage – The Fine Art of MMA Sacramento Bee 3, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — The Pop Culture Vault Entertainment Fine Art Gallery today announced “Beyond the Cage – The Fine Art of MMA (www.beyondthecageMMA.com) the FIRST FINE ART Exhibit dedicated to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, giving fine art … See all stories on this topic »
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Anik gets shot calling MMA Boston.com By Chad Finn It’s a tough call trying to decide which rapid ascent is more impressive: that of Jon Anik or that of mixed martial arts, the sport with which he will now be indelibly associated. The 33-year-old Boston native was hired last week by the … See all stories on this topic »
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November’s MMA Adventure Features a Trip to Hawaii with “Big John” McCarthy Pro MMA Now Las Vegas, NV – November 3, 2011 – MMA Adventure, a company that offers mixed martial artsfans the chance to embark on one-on-one adventures with some of today’s biggest MMA stars, proudly announced today that every MMA Adventure entry purchased will … See all stories on this topic »
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Takedown Entertainment Provides Update on Program Development MarketWatch (press release) Mr. Walter continued, “Takedown will present Mixed Martial Arts to the diehard fan and the casual mainstream viewer in a way that satisfies both. We are elevating this sport to the mainstream worldwide. That’s how this sport grows; through broad, … See all stories on this topic » |
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Thiago Alves comes in heavy at UFC 138 weigh ins (Updated … By Jesse Holland Thiago Alves missed weight again, this time for his UFC 138 fight against Papy Abedi. MMAmania.com |
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Fake Teams Begins Fantasy MMA Coverage – FakeTeams By Ray Guilfoyle I thought about adding a fantasy MMA writer about a year ago, but decided to make sure we had the top 4 sports covered first. But now that we have added writers for fantasy football, fantasy basketball and fantasy hockey, I felt that now was … FakeTeams |
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A Portion of MMA Adventure Proceeds to Benefit Charity … From MMA Adventure Co: Las Vegas, NV – November 3, 2011 – MMA Adventure, a company that offers mixed martial arts fans the chance to embark on … www.adcombat.com/…/portion- |
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Is Mayweather Ducking Pacquiao?
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PROELITE DEBUTS LIVE AND NICK DIAZ TO VISIT “INSIDE MMA”
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HDNet packs a ton of action into just two days!
DALLAS (November 4, 2011) HDNet kicks off its new deal with ProElite with LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights: ProElite – Big Guns” TOMORROW night, November 5 at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL . Coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Former UFC Heavyweight Champions Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski will headline the event in separate bouts while just one week after his brother BJ announced his retirement, Reagan Penn will battle Evan Cutts.
Then, the event undercard features an 8-man heavyweight tournament set to identify the up-and coming talent among MMA’s heavy hitters!
And, speaking of heavy hitters… Nick Diaz is set to appear on “Inside MMA” LIVE on Monday night, November 7 to give us the latest on his upcoming bout against GSP for the UFC Welterweight title.
And, in a prelude to their upcoming match-up for the Bellator Lightweight belt, Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler sit down with Kenny and Bas to discuss the long awaited bout, which is set for November 19 at Bellator 58.
“HDNet Fights: ProElite Big Guns” airs Saturday, November 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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Boxing Links (11-4-11)
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Johnson unfazed by road, buddy Bute ESPN By Dan Rafael Glen Johnson has never been boxing’s most talented fighter. He knows it and has never had a problem saying so. After his stunning knockout of Roy Jones Jr. in 2004, he even famously said in his postfight interview with HBO’s Larry … See all stories on this topic »
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Underdog Boxing: Floyd Mayweather – the master of stealing thunder GMANews.TV Mayweather of course claimed that it was pure coincidence but the boxing world knew that was not the case. He was trying to one-up Pacquiao, trying to steal his thunder, before Pacquiao’s big fight. “He could have waited two days if he wanted to fight … See all stories on this topic »
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Angulo-Kirkland offers action, intrigue ESPN They were becoming HBO staples, moving toward title shots and exciting boxing fans with their all-action styles and a series of electrifying knockouts. There was a constant buzz about a future big-money showdown between the two. … See all stories on this topic »
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Akhil, Jitender, Diwakar for World Series of Boxing Times of India PTI | Nov 4, 2011, 05.04PM IST India’s lone boxing franchise Mumbai Fighters is ready with its line-up for the World Series of Boxing. (TOI Photo) MUMBAI: India’s lone boxing franchise Mumbai Fighters is ready with its line-up of Indian and … See all stories on this topic »
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Boxing promoters want state to ease up Chicago Tribune Two leading Chicago boxing promoters — and longtime rivals — Bobby Hitz and Dominic Pesoli met Thursday with Illinois boxing officials to air concerns about what they said are increasingly unfair state regulations. Among their grievances is a more … See all stories on this topic »
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Patricia Page, wife of late heavyweight boxer Greg Page, found dead Louisville Courier-Journal By Pam Spaulding/The Courier-Journal Patricia Page, the wife and caretaker of the late heavyweightboxing champion Greg Page, was found dead Wednesday night in her south Louisville home. She was 51. Foul play is not suspected, but the cause of death is … See all stories on this topic »
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Boxing Preview Analysis: Denis Lebedev vs. James Toney SaddoBoxing.com By Lee Bellfield November 4th, 2011 All Boxing Previews The Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow is the venue tonight when a slimmed down James Toney faces Denis Lebedev in a fight for the interim WBA Cruiserweight championship. For Toney , this is his first … See all stories on this topic »
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Don King boxing event will be ‘a carnival’ Sun-Sentinel By Chris Perkins, Correspondent HOLLYWOOD — Don King stole the show at the press conference for Saturday’s 10-fight “Viva Don King” boxing card at the Hard Rock Live. If the fights are even half as energetic or entertaining as King, it should be quite … See all stories on this topic »
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Top NW boxing heavyweights set to battle in Tacoma Saturday night Highline Times Boxing was a big sport in town then, along with University of Washington Husky football and hydroplane racing. “Irish Pat” McMurtry’s two fights at Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma in 1956 and Pete Rademacher’s matchup with Floyd Patterson in 1957 at Sicks … See all stories on this topic » |
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BOXING: AMERICAN STYLE THOMPSON AND ARREOLA PLAN … By GFL Sherman Oaks (Nov., 4) “I was crying my eyes out with joy,” exclaimed Tony “The Tiger” Thompson upon hearing the official news from the International Boxing Federation (IBF) declaring him the mandatory challenger for Wladamir Klitschko … GoFightLive |
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Boxing E-Ticket Scam Delivers One-Two Punch To Victims – NY1.com Boxing E-Ticket Scam Delivers One-Two Punch To Victims | Top Stories – NY1.com |
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Arum disses Mayweather’s Pacquiao plans – Counterpunch By zeeboss Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, says the latest buzz of a possible Floyd Mayweather-Pacquiao bout on May 5 is just Mayweather’s way of trying to take attention away from Pacquiao’s Nov. 12 showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez … Counterpunch |
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Israeli doctor claims elder Klitschko has Parkinson’s disease … By RT Israeli neurosurgeon Jonathan Degen from Herzliya Medical Center claims WBC heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko is showing early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. News RSS : Today |
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to make ‘biggest fight possible’ May 5 … Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not plan on taking another 16-month vacation from the boxing ring, like he did after easily outpointing Shane Mosley in May 2010. espn.go.com/…/floyd- |
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LUCIAN BUTE & GLEN JOHNSON OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
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IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
This Saturday, Nov. 5, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET
Lucian Bute: 167.5 pounds
Glen Johnson: 166.5 pounds
Pier-Olivier Côté: 140 pounds
Jorge Luis Teron:139.25 pounds
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA (Nov. 4, 2011) – In front of hundreds of spirited onlookers at Laurier Quebec Place, International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute weighed in at 167.5 pounds while title challenger and ageless wonder Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson tipped the scales at 166.5 pounds, just one day before their SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING showdown from Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City on Saturday, Nov. 5, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Both fighters in the 12-round co-feature also made weight. Rising Canadian star Pier-Olivier Côté (17-0, 11 KOs), ofQuebec City, weighed in at the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds. His opponent Jorge Luis Teron (25-2-1, 17 KOs), of the Bronx, New York, weighed in at 139.25 pounds.
One of the largest box office draws in boxing, the undefeated, Romanian-born Bute will enter the ring with an unblemished record of 29-0 with 24 KOs. Bute has registered knockouts in seven of his eight title defenses and has only gone the distance five times in his professional career.
Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KOs), a legend for his bouts against Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver, will make his 10th appearance in a world title fight. The 42-year-old Jamaican-born Johnson has fought out of Miamifor almost two decades. The former world champ, who earned the nickname “The Road Warrior” for never shying away from challenging an opponent on his home turf, will once again travel to enemy territory for a shot at a championship.
The winner of Bute-Johnson could likely meet the winner of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, which concludes on Saturday, Dec. 17, on SHOWTIME. World champions Andre Ward (World Boxing Association) and Carl Froch(World Boxing Council) will clash in the Final of the Super Six in a showdown that will determine the world’s best 168-pound fighter.
Steve Albert will call the action with Al Bernstein and Antonio Tarver providing color commentary and Jim Gray serving as ringside reporter. David Dinkins Jr. is the executive producer of SHOWTIME Sports with Ray Smaltz producing and Bob Dunphy directing.
For information on SHOWTIME Sports, including exclusive behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and more, please visit the website at http://sports.SHO.com.
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Weigh in Results: Chris Arreola vs. Ralph Butler
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OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
Arreola vs. Butler
(LEON- Nov. 4) Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (33-2, 28 KOs) and Ralph “The Silencer” Butler (35-11, 28 KOs) took to the scales Friday afternoon to weigh in for their highly anticipated fight tomorrow night at El Domo De La Feria in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The heavyweight attraction is headlining a night of fights brought to you by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Promociones Del Pueblo and will be broadcast on Televisa at 10:30 p.m. CT.
“I’m excited to fight in Leon,” said Arreola. “I expect a hard fight from Butler, but at the end of the night my hand will be raised in victory. The people down here have shown so much support, I’m definitely going to put on a good show for them tomorrow night.”
As for his opponent, Butler says, “I’m ready for war. The people of Leon deserve to see a great fight, and at the end I’ll be left standing.”
Chris Arreola – 239 lbs.
Ralph Butler – 255 lbs.
Tickets are priced at 600, 500, 400, 300, 200 & 100 Pesos and are available at the El Domo box office.
Undercard Weights
Miguel Roman – 132 lbs.
Pedro Navarrete – 130 lbs.
Jose Luis Zertuche – 162 lbs.
Julio Cesar Garcia – 165 lbs.
Gabriel Soto – 145 lbs.
Alfonso Sibrian – 144 lbs.
Irma Garcia – 122 lbs.
Nashli Maldonado – 122 lbs.
Giovanni Delgado – 122 lbs.
Ricardo Ruiz – 118 lbs.
Jose Perez – 118 lbs.
Ivan Saracho – 120 lbs.
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Bellator Returns to Canada’s Casino Rama with Loaded Fight Night Saturday November 12th
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Next Bellator Middleweight and Welterweight title contenders will be decided
CHICAGO, Ill. (November 4, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships makes its return to Canada on Saturday, November 12th as the promotion hosts Bellator 57 from Casino Rama LIVE on MTV2, and in commercial-free HD on EPIX2 with two full hours of preliminary fights streamed live and in HD on Spike.com. In a night filled with high-stakes fights, Ben Saunders takes on Douglas Lima in the Welterweight Tournament Finals, while Alexander Shlemenko will battle Vitor Vianna for a $100,000 and a guaranteed title shot against current Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard. The action begins at 5 p.m. ET with a stacked undercard streaming LIVE and FREE around the globe on Spike.com, including a number of fighters looking to impress the Ontario crowd.
Promising featherweight prospect Alexandre “Popo” Bezerra will have his eyes on his seventh straight victory when he battles UFC veteran and Alaska native Doug Evans. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt under the renowned Roberto Godoi, Bezerra moved to the States to become a trainer at Daddis Fight Camps in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Known by his teammates and fans simply as “Popo,” Bezerra is 3-0 with Bellator and has finished his opponents in all three of his victories.
Denis Puric, who calls Ohsweken home, will be in action against Windsor native Chuck Mady in a bantamweight feature. Mady has finished all five of his victories, and will be looking to make it six with a victory over Puric.
Lightweights collide as Josh Shockley will take on Bellator newcomer Eric Moon. Shockley has his sights set on collecting his first Bellator victory after falling to hands of long-time Bellator veteran Toby Imada at Bellator 36. Shockley was a last-minute addition to the Season 4 Lightweight Tournament and is eager to get back into the cage.
Two Canadian born lightweights meet when Orillia’s own Mike Sledzion battles Taylor Solomon, who calls Ohsweken home.
The night rounds out with Matt Van Buren squaring off with Ontario resident Shawn Levesque in a light heavyweight affair. After an impressive amateur run, Van Buren turned pro less than two years ago and has compiled a spotless 4-0 record in that time.
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
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UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT RISING STAR SETH MITCHELL TO FACE TOUGH CONTENDER TIMUR IBRAGIMOV IN HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CO-FEATURE OF “CAPITAL SHOWDOWN: KHAN VS. PETERSON” ON DECEMBER 10 FROM WASHINGTON, DC
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Washington, DC (November 4). “Capital Showdown: Khan vs. Peterson” just got more exciting with the announcement that undefeated American heavyweight Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell will make his HBO debut against tough contender Timur Ibragimov in the co-featured bout to the Unified Super Lightweight World Championship between champion Amir “King” Khan and No. 1-rated IBF Contender and Washington, DC’s own Lamont Peterson. The event, which marks the return of big time boxing to the nation’s capital, is set to take place Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.
“I’m definitely excited to be fighting back at home in front of my fans and on a big stage as the co-main event on HBO,” said Mitchell. “Ibragimov is my toughest opponent yet on paper, as far as his record and the quality of opposition that he has faced. I’m looking forward to a great fight and I’m sure that Ibragimov will come to the fight prepared. Come December 10, I will be mentally and physically prepared as well. I am expecting the fight to be tough, but at the same time, I plan on coming out victorious.”
“I’m working extremely hard for this fight,” said Ibragimov. “I have seen Seth Mitchell fight and I know he’s a good prospect, but I’m too experienced for him.”
“This fight is a true test for Seth Mitchell,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “He is fighting on HBO against a ‘take-no-prisoners’ power puncher. I have no doubt that this is Seth Mitchell’s time to shine and I can’t wait to see him take on Ibragimov on December 10 and continue his rise as the next great American heavyweight.”
A native of Brandywine, Maryland, heavyweight contender Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell (23-0-1, 17 KO’s) has proven he is the jolt of energy the division has been looking for. Since his last bout in the area in April of 2010 (a third round technical knockout of Ryan Thompson), the 29-year-old former Michigan State University standout linebacker has gone from prospect to contender, winning seven bouts in a row, all by knockout. In 2011 alone, Charles Davis (second round technical knockout), Evans Quinn (first round knockout) and Hector Ferreyro (third round technical knockout) have all tasted defeat at Mitchell’s hands, and he expects to make another statement on December 10.
Winner of nine of his last ten bouts, Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s Timur Ibragimov (30-3-1, 16 KO’s) is a 1996 Olympian for the Uzbek team who is in the midst of a quest for a world championship. He knows that a win over the undefeated young star Mitchell will move him even closer to that goal. An 11-year professional who has faced former World Champions Oliver McCall, Al Cole and Jean-Marc Mormeck, the 36-year-old is confident that he has the experience, style and determination to issue the highly-touted Mitchell his first defeat.
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“Capital Showdown: Khan vs. Peterson,” a 12-round Unified Super Lightweight World Title Fight for Khan’s WBA World Super Championship and IBF World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Khan Promotions and sponsored by CervezaTecate, DeWalt Tools and AT&T. The HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, are available for purchase through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for fans traveling from the United Kingdom are available for purchase online atwww.sportscorporation.comor by calling +44 (0)845 163 0845.
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