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Props: Fighters Only Quoteworthy: “The UFC treats me better than Pride. I don’t know what their [PRIDE] problem was but they wouldn’t promote me at all, they cheated me out of money from dolls and t-shirts, not paying me… when my contract was up and we were negotiating and I wanted more money and they were telling me [...] Bellator’s season-two tournaments continue to take shape, and the organization today announced another solid addition to the 145-pound field. Three-time DREAM veteran and world-class wrestler Joe Warren (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) will compete in Bellator’s next featherweight tournament. Warren is best known to MMA fans as the man who knocked off former WEC champ Chase Beebe [...] Props:MMA Manifesto Quoteworthy: “Always I’m looking for high kick but sometimes happens, sometimes not. I’m very happy to finish a fight with a high kick … sometimes (it’s) difficult because if opponent waiting for high kick it’s very difficult to land it. If he’s not waiting, it’s much easier. It’s going to be a good fight because [...] Props: USA Today Quoteworthy: “Head kicks are not part of my actual strategy in the fight. It’s something that I’m aware that I have as a weapon … (but) I don’t look for anything. I just see an opening, and when I see an opening, I time it with the head kick. The fighters don’t leave as [...] While Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1) MMAjunkie.com recently spoke with Mousasi’s manager And the [...] Props: MMAWeekly(via Watch Kalib Run) Quoteworthy: “I never said he wasn’t fighting in April. What I said was there will be a fight by the end of March or April in K-1, and actually, he did very well in K-1 and he’s got an extremely good contract. Commercial-wise, it’s better for him, and we agreed to this [...] Strikeforce will return home to the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2009, for its next major event titled, “Evolution,” according to promotion officials. While a headlining bout for the card is still up in the air, Strikeforce Director of Communications, Mike Afromowitz, confirmed an intriguing middleweight battle between 2008 DREAM middleweight grand [...] The only thing more surprising than DREAM’s recent announcement that Kazushi Sakuraba will compete at Tuesday’s DREAM.11 event was today’s follow-up announcement: Sakuraba (24-12-1) will take on boxer and “The Contender 3″ cast member Rubin Williams (0-0) at the event. Williams, 33, makes his pro MMA debut after an eight-year boxing career that includes a 29-8-1 [...] HDNet airs DREAM.11 live this coming Tuesday, Oct. 6, the all-high-definition cable station announced on Friday. The event, which takes places at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan, features the semifinals and grand finale of the organization’s featherweight grand prix, as well as the semifinals of the organization’s “Super Hulk” tournament. The broadcast is slated for 7 a.m. [...] |
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