A rumored heavyweight matchup between Josh Barnett (24-5 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) and Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga (3-1 MMA, 0-0 DREAM) is signed for DREAM.13.
Siligia’s manager, Steve Rusich of Triple Crown Fighter, on Saturday confirmed the bout’s status to MMAjunkie.com.
DREAM.13 takes place March 22 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan and features a featherweight championship bout [...]
After a failed drug test, numerous appeal-hearing delays, the collapse of Affliction Entertainment, and the loss of a would-be fight with Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett (24-5) finally makes his return to competition.
The heavyweight fighter, who hasn’t fought in 14 months, today was announced as a participant for DREAM.13.
The organization also announced a bantamweight bout between [...]
MMA’s poster boy of steroid controversy, Josh Barnett (24-5), will most likely make his return to competition in a week and half.
Josh Gross of SI.com reports on his twitter that the “Babyfaced Assassin” may fight Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga at DREAM 13 on March 22.
Last summer, Barnett tested positive for steroid during the pre-fight drug [...]
Affliction Grim Reaper and former PRIDE star Josh Barnett is reportedly making his return to mixed martial arts when he debuts under the DREAM banner at the Yokohama Arena on March 22, according to MMAWeekly.
No opponent has been named at this time.
Barnett hasn’t competed since failing a pre-fight drug screening for anabolic steroids prior to [...]
For a guy who seemed to be on the outside looking in, Tim Sylvia sure seems to be mentioned as a headliner on a lot of upcoming cards. It also sounds like a few promoters are jumping the gun on announcing that they’ve landed the former UFC heavyweight champion.
MMAJunkie reports that Sylvia has been offered [...]
Josh Barnett’s appeal to the California State Athletic Commission has been delayed for the fourth time and won’t be heard until the commission’s next meeting on April 20.
The commission delayed the appeal when Barnett, 32, failed to appear at an official commission meeting today in Los Angeles. Barnett’s lawyer, Michael DiMaggio, spoke on behalf of [...]
Cocky and stocky submission specialist Jeff Monson (32-9) has agreed to make his Xtreme Kombat League (XKL) debut opposite heavyweight prospect Scott Barrett (9-1) at the promotion’s inaugural event scheduled for March 20 at the Convocation Center from the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
Our amigos over at ULTMMA.com confirmed the pending match up [...]
He’s been talked about as the future of the heavyweight division and so far Cain Velasquez (7-0, 5-0 UFC) has delivered. But that was against lesser opponents on his way up the UFC ladder. Now it’s make or break time against one of the legends of the sport in Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110 [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“My issue is only with California. I can fight anywhere in the world and any state in the Union … as soon as any promotion out there stops bullshittin’ and comes correct, that’s all. Now if they want me to fight, all they gotta do is step up to [...]
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Quoteworthy:
“I don’t think anyone should underestimate me. When you have a self-made fighter like I am, with the PRIDE belt that I won, it’s not good to underestimate me. Especially right now because I’m in really good shape and I’m looking forward to this fight. [Rothwell's] very good with his ground and pound as [...]