Rich Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Aoki will face 'Fancypants' Beerbohm at the April Strikeforce event: Card so far: Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley [WW title] Gilbert Melendez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri [LW title] Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle K.J. Noons vs. TBA Shinya Aoki vs. Lyle Beerbohm Hiroyuki Takaya vs. TBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJ Penn Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 On paper that's a superb card and a great main event on short notice. I actually think we might see an upset if Diaz tries to strike with Daley, which he probably will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Big name weekend winners include Jens Pulver (second straight win, a split decision over 13-13 Wade Choate), Chase Beebe, Keith Jardine, Luigi Fiorivanti and Zelg Galesic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio2000X Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Big name weekend winners include Jens Pulver (second straight win, a split decision over 13-13 Wade Choate), Chase Beebe, Keith Jardine, Luigi Fiorivanti and Zelg Galesic. His first back-to-back wins since about 2004, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 2006, Kenji Arai and Cole Escovedo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Supposedly Fedor is considering dropping to 205 and fighting Dan Henderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristy Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 lol. Matt Lindland is being sued for stealing medical marijuana that was grown on his own property, by someone who paid Matt to do it and registered the land and everything. Kind of funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio2000X Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Very funny. Mainly because it's fuckin' Matt Lindland, of all people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Eh, its not really that bad from the point of view of "Awwww shit drugs!?!" More of an "Awww shit something grown legally has been stolen" But yeah the politically active Lindland really needs to be careful how this is portrayed, as even though the pot is legal there is obviously still a taboo associated with the drug, yeah that's right TABOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio2000X Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Taboo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 And everything in between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I know that its not exactly that important today following the earthquake and it makes this seem a little trivial, but there is bad news coming out of Japan about SRC... On the same day a massive earthquake rocked Japan, one of the country's largest mixed-martial-arts promotions announced some troubling news of its own. World Victory Road, home to the Sengoku Raiden Championship event series that airs on HDNet in the U.S., has lost its biggest sponsor, Don Quijote. Officials today announced the news and hinted that – with the organization's dependence on sponsors – Sengoku's promotional days may be over. "The only hope is the emergence of a sponsor to replace Don Quijote," today's announcement stated. "If there is no company that can help us, we have to think about the worst-case scenario: the end of SRC." The announcement isn't entirely surprising, though. Company officials had announced no events for the 2011 season, and some of its notable fighters – including middleweight champion Jorge Santiago and ex-featherweight champ Marlon Sandro, among others – recently have signed with U.S.-based promotions such as the UFC and Bellator Fighting Championships. The troubles aren't limited to WVR, though. DREAM hasn't announced a single show for 2011, and a planned January press conference never materialized. Additionally, Japanese mainstays Shooto and Pancrase reportedly are dealing with troubles, including financial concerns, of their own. Additionally, as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has reported in recent months, a handful of fighters, including veteran Gary Goodridge and Bob Sapp, publicly have complained about slow or no pay for their services. Sapp, in fact, said he was paid a mere $11,000 of a promised $20,000 DREAM purse. And at a DREAM "Dynamite!! 2010" event, he said officials wanted to cut a promised $30,000 payday in half, which prompted him to walk. "[Officials] were apologizing for the horrible state that K-1 (the DREAM parent company) is in," he said. "The No. 1 problem is that K-1 is extremely broke. So is DREAM. They're paying some fighters as early as in six months, and the other fighters, they're just stiffing." Both DREAM and WVR were launched following the UFC's purchase and eventual disbanding of PRIDE Fighting Championships, which promoted the most successful events in Japanese MMA history. If this is the end for WVR, it'll close its event series with a total of 20 shows over a three-year period. Its events have hosted notables such as Hatsu Hioki, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, Antonio Silva, Mamed Khalidov, Satoshi Ishii, Dave "Pee Wee" Herman and others. Source: MMA Junkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio2000X Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Sadly, this was expected. I'll be surprised if DREAM doesn't follow suit sooner rather than later, I don't think they've managed to get the financial support they were looking for yet, have they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Tom Watson is defending his BAMMA Middleweight title against "Ninja" Rua on May 21nd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Good little fight that, I don't mind BAMMA they can help grow the homegrown talent while capable of bringing in fighters like Ninja to the cards. Any idea where the next cards being held? If they had one in Liverpool I'd go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Wembley Arena. 21st May There is no such thing as the Firsnd Eddie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I was looking at that too thinking that's not right.. but wasn't sure, oh well. *uses being dutch as an excuse* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Cheap tickets for Bamma 6 are roughly £50 with the ones more cage side at approx. £165... not a cheap, cheap show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Jesus, how much does Wembley hold? And don't say 90.000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRN Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 89.999, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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