The Ohio Athletic Commission has turned down a proposed heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (25-6) and “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ alumnus Wes Sims (22-13-1) at the as-yet-unnanounced “Adrenaline MMA V” event on March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio. Ohio Athletic Commission executive director Bernie Profato ruled the bout “non-competitive” and informed Adrenaline promoter [...]
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For every wannabe Dana White in existence, Joe Donofrio has a warning: Be careful what you wish for. Donofrio is the promoter of record for the Jan. 30 “Malice at The Palace” event in Auburn Hills, Mich., one of the first regulated Just like his mentor, Cole Konrad was a an NCAA Div. 1 heavyweight wrestling champ. In fact, Konrad did Brock Lesnar one better by winning the title twice, in 2006 and 2007. Now we find out if he match Lesnar’s quick results in the world of MMA. Konrad made his pro debut this weekend at North [...] Daniel Puder, in pausing a conversation with MMAjunkie.com about his transition from professional wrestling to mixed-martial-arts and its aftermath in a group that followed him, displayed Lesson No. 1 in marketing learned from WWE: Females. “Hey, girls!” Puder said through the crowd at the L.A. Convention Center on Saturday afternoon during the Los Angeles Fitness Expo. [...] Recent reports have stated that Strikeforce may be eyeing the UFC’s The only problem? Strikeforce has yet to apply for a promoter’s license in the state of Nevada. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer Citing a need for more time to refine the concept and launch successfully, Southern California entrepreneur Roy Englebrecht is delaying the start of the Professional Mixed Martial Arts League (PMMAL). Englebrecht, a long-time boxing and MMA promoter, announced the creation of the PMMAL in late October. The venture is designed to bring the minor leagues to [...] He always will be remembered as one of the driving forces of the sport, a trailblazer who has promoted shows and managed superstars and even brought about some of mixed martial arts’ earliest sanctioning. But it took seeing a familiar face for former newspaperman Monte Cox to look further into the sport’s potential. In our latest Sunday [...] MMA veteran Nick Diaz will apparently dabble in professional boxing again. Longtime promoter, matchmaker and manager Don Chagrin today announced he has signed the 26-year-old southpaw and that Diaz has received permission from Strikeforce to compete in both sports. No boxing debut date or opponent were determined for Diaz, who was recently scratched from this weekend’s Strikeforce [...] |
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