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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 [...] “I know I’m going to fight soon. I’m going to have a great surprise for my fans what date I’m going to fight. (Akiyama’s) a great match because he’s an incredible fighter. He’s got an Olympic gold medal. He’s had great performances in Dream in Japan, (he’s) very famous there. I think it’s a great [...] Yoshihiro Akiyama is in limbo for at least another week. The Japanese star was due to take on Wanderlei Silva at UFC 110 on Feb. 21 before the promotion replaced him with Michael Bisping with assurances he would eventually face the winner of the Australian card’s co-main event. In an email interview with MMAjunkie.com, Akiyama said through [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – There may be no other fighter more representative of Japan’s PRIDE Fighting Championships than the organization’s longtime 205-pound champion Wanderlei Silva. But was it the staredowns, the loosening of his wrists before a fight? Nah, it’s all about the fights, and with tonight’s premiere of “The Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships” [...] Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – One of mixed martial arts true superstars, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson first made his name on the international fight scene with his stint in Japan’s PRIDE organization. In honor of Friday night’s premiere of “The Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships” at 10pm ET / PT on Spike [...] Gegard Mousasi (pictured) took his fight with Gary Goodridge at Dream on late notice, but you would never know that from the way Mousasi won in Japan. Mousasi got a quick takedown, and then began with tough ground and pound. Goodridge covered up and held on as best he could, but when he stopped trying to [...] While Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1) MMAjunkie.com recently spoke with Mousasi’s manager And the [...] A recently rumored contest between Strikeforce light heavyweight While DREAM, World Victory Road and K-1 officials have yet to make an official announcement, MMAjunkie.com today spoke with Mousasi’s manager and M-1 Global executive Apy Echteld who confirmed “The Dreamcatcher” is currently en route [...] Japan’s big year-end show is just days away, and the event airs live in North America early on the morning of Jan. 31. HDNet carries a live feed of FieLDS Dynamite!! 2009, a co-promoted show that pits some of DREAM’s top fighters against those from its rivals in World Victory Road’s Sengoku event series. The HDNet Fights [...] |
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