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Gina Carano on the Late Late Show 09/30/08 (Video)
MMA RootSep 30, 2008Penick's Take: Dana White and the AKA situation
MMA TorchTodayDana White and the UFC yesterday decided to stop doing business with the American Kickboxing Academy. In the wake of the storm that has developed over the last 24 hours, Jon Fitch and Christian Wellisch are have become the first casualties, and there are multiple other fighters calling AKA home that Add A Comment »
GSP Talks Fitch, Penn and Hughes Video
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Strikeforce weigh-in results for ‘Destruction’
MMA ManiaTodayThe field of Strikeforce fighters scheduled to compete at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on November 21 recently tipped the scales at the Palm Court in the lobby area of Hotel DeAnza for the official "Destruction" weigh-ins. MMA veterans Yves Edwards and Duane "Bang" Ludwig will face off at Add A Comment »
Mixed martial arts news and blogs - November 21, 2008
MMA News on BoxxetTodayBelow is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit MMA: Mixed martial arts news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage. • Jon Fitch Backs Down, Agrees to Sign Video Game Contract, Will Fight at UFC 94 -- Add A Comment »
Hyden's Blog: What The Fitch?
MMA TorchTodayI won't pretend to know all the details, but when I read Alex Williams' blog on the site here about UFC cutting Jon Fitch and possibly cutting Josh Koscheck and Cain Velasquez I was surprised to say the least. The title of this blog piece was about what I said, except sub out Fitch for another Add A Comment »
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MMA Live episode 28
Pro MMATodayKen-Flo is back on this latest episode of MMA LIve episode 28 which aired on 11/20/08. Related posts:Is Kenny Florian Crazy? MMA Live Episode Ten - ESPN Video Here's ESPN's MMA LIVE Episode Ten.? They talk about theVideo: ESPN???s ???MMA Live,??? Episode 6 Great new episode of ESPN's excellent Add A Comment »
TODAY - St-Pierre and Penn Hit Hawaii - NOTE VENUE CHANGE
MMA Movement1 Hour AgoNote - Due to the threat of inclement weather, the venue has been changed indoors to the Blaisdell Concert Hall - Today, Friday, November 21, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, and UFC President Dana White will head to the Hawaiian islands and hit Honolulu Add A Comment »
New free agent Jake Shields seeks new home, possibly with UFC
MMA Junkie3 Hours AgoFormer EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields (22-4-1) has officially reached free agent status after the collapse of his former organization. Now 30 days after requesting proof EliteXC was going to be able to fulfill the terms of his contract, Shields told MMAjunkie.com that the company is in breach Add A Comment »
Penick's Torch Audio Update 11/20 : (21 min.)
MMA TorchTodayTorch Editor Jamie Penick is back with another edition of the Torch audio update on MMATorch.com. Today's update contains his thoughts on the Dana White vs. the American Kickboxing Academy fiasco, including the fact that it's all for naught as Jon Fitch is back with the UFC. He also breaks Add A Comment »
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Renato Babalu Sobral Fight Video Rings
MMA TKO3 Hours AgoRings - 10th Anniversary event featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral. The bout took place August 11, 2001 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. var s1 = new SWFObject("http://www.mmatko.com/player.swf","JW","470","353","9"); s1.addParam("allowscriptaccess", "always"); s1 Add A Comment »
UFC NEWS: Fitch back with the UFC following hectic day of events
MMA TorchTodayJon Fitch is already back in the UFC, just a day after being released from his contract. MMARated.com is reporting that Fitch spoke with Lorenzo Fertitta this afternoon, and has agreed to sign the highly discussed licensing rights deal for video games. According to the article, Fitch still hasn' Add A Comment »
DREAM again slow to pay fighters, rep says money on the way
MMA Junkie3 Hours AgoFollowing a recent five-month delay in payment to lightweight contender Nick Diaz, the Japanese-based DREAM promotion has again run behind on compensating their fighters. The participants in question this time are heavyweight Jimmy Ambriz and lightweight Todd Moore. Both participated in September' Add A Comment »
Koscheck: Winning is the most important task at hand for me right now.
Fighters.comTodayFighters.com spoke with fourth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck (11-3) Thursday afternoon after his training session at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose. Koscheck was unwilling to weigh-in on the situation involving his AKA teammates, fifth-ranked welterweight Jon Fitch (17-5) and "Hungarian Add A Comment »
Affliction Hasn’t Signed Ivanov After His Defeat of Fedor
Fighters.com3 Hours Ago“I have not spoken with or signed any deal with Blagoi Ivanov,” Affliction VP Tom Atencio told Fighters.com Thursday. Who is Blagoi Ivanov? Ivanov beat Fighters.com’s Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (28-1) in the semi-finals of the World Combat Sambo Add A Comment »
5 Oz. of Pain to appear on Friday's edition of Sirius Fight Club
Five Ounces of Pain2 Hours AgoFiveOuncesOfPain.com founder and publisher Sam Caplan will be appearing on Friday’s edition of Sirius Fight Club between 5-7 p.m. ET to share with hosts Randy Gordon and Chris Thomas his thoughts on the events pertaining to Jon Fitch’s departure from the UFC and subsequent return 24 hours Add A Comment »
Medical Suspensions For UFC 91: Couture Vs. Lesnar
The MMA NewsTodayThe NSAC(Nevada State Athletic Commission) has issued the list of medical suspensions as related to UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar which took place on November 15 from the MGM in Las Vegas Nevada. Here’s the list: Randy Couture -- Suspended for 60 days after his TKO loss. Brock Lesnar -- Suspended Add A Comment »
Many lessons to be learned from the Jon Fitch crisis
Five Ounces of Pain3 Hours AgoJon Fitch is back in the UFC after a 24-hour window of free agency and my faith in the sport is restored. That’s correct, I had lost a little faith in MMA after watching a fighter with an 8-1 record inside the Octagon get cut. I lost a little faith watching a guy disposed of like Add A Comment »
Scott Smith ready to let his hands fly in Strikeforce debut (MMAJunkie.com)
MMA News on Yahoo! Sports2 Hours AgoScott Smith (13-5) knows the challenges that await him Friday night. The UFC, EliteXC and WEC veteran will make Add A Comment »
Josh Koscheck Tries to Avoid Distractions, Remains Focused
MMA Zone5 Hours AgoFollowing the news of his release from the UFC, Jon Fitch mentioned in an interview on Sports Rage with Gabriel Morency on Hardcore Sports Radio (SIRIUS 98) that the UFC status of both Josh Koscheck and Cain Velasquez were also in question. Since the news broke, Zinkin Entertainment has been able to Add A Comment »
