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Former Major League Baseball great Jose Canseco has often found himself as the center of a controversy. And from steroid-use tell-all novels to “Celebrity Boxing” appearances, the 45-year-old Canseco has never been one to shy away from the spotlight. Such was the case in 2009 when Canseco traded in his outfielder’s glove for a pair of the [...] Props: MMA Fighting Quoteworthy: “MMA is spanking the WWE as far as the pay-per-view stuff. Dana White and the UFC has done an amazing job, and it’s all about timing. The UFC was ready to close its doors, they were losing a ton of money, they were going under, they were getting ready to go out of [...] After rumors of a potential partnership were mixed in with reports of the organization’s potential demise, officials from World Victory Road’s Sengoku event series today announced they’ll join DREAM for a joint event on New Year’s Eve. Originally, the Japanese-based organizations planned to hold competing shows. The Dec. 31 event includes WVR’s would-be headliner of Satoshi Ishii [...] 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. [...] With an injury forcing Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1) out of a “Super Hulk” tourney semifinal appearance, Bob Sapp (10-5-1) will now fill in against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (6-4) at DREAM.11 on Oct. 6. After DREAM officials stated they would be leaning toward an ousted first-round “Super Hulk” participant to fill in for Mousasi, Sapp told MMAWekly.com he [...] After a planned bout with Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez didn’t work out, DREAM officials today announced they’ve instead matched up Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante (14-3-1) with Daisuke Nakamura (20-10). The bout is part of the Oct. 6 fight card at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. The show airs in North America on HDNet. DREAM officials also [...] Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1) will not be competing in the final stage of DREAM’s “Super Hulk” tournament. An undisclosed injury has forced the 24-year-old to withdraw from the Oct. 6 event, though an official announcement has yet to be made. MMAWeekly.com was the first to report the change, and MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed the [...] An already-stacked DREAM.11 card could have two notable additions. According to an event posted recently released by the Japanese-based promotion, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto (17-2) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (24-5-2) will apparently be part of the Oct. 6 card. DREAM.11, which airs on HDNet in North American, takes place at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan, and features the [...] Don’t expect Gegard Mousasi to waste too much time before making his first Strikeforce title defense. While current champs Alistair Overeem (heavyweight), Cung Le (middleweight) and Josh Thomson (lightweight) have each gone more than a year since last defending their Strikeforce belts, Mousasi, who delivered former champ Renato “Babalu” Sobral a brutal 60-second knockout on Saturday [...] “There was some pressure coming into the fight because it was my first fight in the US, but I trained hard for it and I was very comfortable and confident in the ring. I wanted to fight stand-up with him but I knew he would go for the clinch. I didn’t want to give him [...] Washington DC (August 2009) — One fighter is the current Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) bantamweight world champion looking for a big-time win over a world-class competitor. The other is a former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) bantamweight champion looking to redeem himself in the eyes of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community. Both are considered among the [...] |
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