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Oct-27-2008
The Telegraph - Silva v Liddell could be considered by White Gareth Davies, The Daily Telegraph - Perhaps it is time for Dana White to pull in the legends against Anderson Silva. Get Chuck Liddell in there with him for a megafight. Silva needs nerves, the nerves for a challenge.




Oct-26-2008
Cote Game, but Knee Injury Ends His Night against Silva Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - As expected, Anderson Silva successfully defended his UFC middleweight title against heavy underdog Patrick Cote in the UFC 90 main event Saturday night at Allstate Arena. What no one saw coming was the ending, as a competitive fight ended prematurely when Cote blew out his knee in the third round, awarding the bout to Silva via TKO.




Oct-26-2008
‘Pitbull’ Getting Better, Getting Closer to a Title Shot Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Thiago ‘Pitbull’ Alves made a strong case for being next in line for a shot at the welterweight crown with a methodical, yet exciting, three round unanimous decision win over gutsy fellow contender Josh Koscheck in the UFC 90 co-feature at Allstate Arena Saturday night.




Oct-26-2008
Leites, Fisher Use the Ground Game to Sail to UFC 90 Victories Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The UFC 90 prelim bout between middleweights Thales Leites and Drew McFedries was destined to end in one of two ways – Leites by submission or McFedries by knockout. And at Allstate Arena Saturday night, it was Leites who survived an early bombing run by McFedries to submit the Iowan in 78 seconds.

Oct-3-2008
Chris Lytle: It takes two to tango Eliiot Worsell, UFC - Chris Lytle’s ideal opponent stacks up a little something like this. He’s about 5’11 tall, 170-pounds in weight, 34 years of age, orthodox in stance and an ex-pro boxer with heavy hands and underrated submission skills. He sports a 35-16-4 mixed martial arts record and is nicknamed ‘Lights Out’ on account of his ability to shortcut the senses of opponents with sledgehammer punches.

Chris Lytle’s dream dance partner is Chris Lytle.



Oct-3-2008 Telegraph - Search on for next Michael Bisping as UK prepare to face USA Gareth Davies, Daily Telegraph - "There hasn't been a British TUF champion since Michael [Bisping], but we are looking for the best middleweight and welterweight in the country to step up and take on the Americans." So shouted UFC President Dana White on Wednesday, as it was announced that there would be auditions held by The Ultimate Fighting Championship organisation at Earls Court in London on Oct 20.



Oct-2-2008
TRY-OUTS FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER TO BE HELD ON OCT. 20 LONDON, ENGLAND - The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organisation will hold auditions at the world famous Earls Court in London on October 20 in a search to find the toughest, bravest, most skilful mixed martial artists in the United Kingdom.




Oct-1-2008
UFC® ANNOUNCES FIRST EVENT IN DUBLIN, IRELAND
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The world’s most exciting sport returns to the Emerald Isle as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization opens up 2009 with the star-powered UFC 93 card at the O2-Dublin in Dublin, Ireland on January 17, 2009.


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Sep-30-2008
Everlast Returns with ‘Love, War, and The Ghost of Whitey Ford’ Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - No, you weren’t imagining things. If you were at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 5th and heard a familiar voice screaming “Forrest Griffin” throughout the former Ultimate Fighter winner’s championship fight against Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, yes, it was rapper and singer/songwriter Everlast, who went hoarse cheering Griffin on to victory.

Michael Bisping interview
Michael Bisping headlines against American Chris Leben in a middleweight contest at UFC 89 at the NIA, Birmingham, on Oct 18.


GAD: In a game of stone, paper, scissors, do you defeat your next opponent Chris Leben, and if so, why, and how? Would you have a strategy?

MB: If it was best of three, I'd stick to the same thing three times, perhaps paper, because Leben has a random technique and is all over the place. He'd probably reach for the stone twice.

GAD: There is talk about you being a coach on The Ultimate Fighter Series 9, in which several challengers eliminate each other one by one. The coaches also fight off in a high-profile contest. The rumour is that it would most likely be Dan Henderson as the other team coach if matters go to plan. Would you try and get a psychological edge over your opponent during the series before a fight?

MB: Absolutely, yes. The way I see it is if I were to be a coach I'd have 12 weeks to play mind games before the bell even sounds. Believe me, I can be a crafty beggar.

GAD: Just one question in this interview directly about a fight with Anderson Silva, the UFC middleweight champion regarded as the best pound for pounder in MMA at present. Do you know deep down that you can beat the UFC middleweight champion?

MB: I'm in a sport where on their day, anyone can beat anyone else, if they are at the top of their own game. I'm not looking for chinks in his armour, or any great weaknesses, because I'm not really focused on Anderson. I can't afford to look beyond my next opponent.

GAD: Back to life outside the Octagon. Spin us your perfect day.

MB: A nice family day out, sightseeing, being with my girlfriend and the kids, good meal in a restaurant. I like the children around me, though perhaps to have a perfect night, the grandparents would have them later on in the day ...

GAD: Not including your loved ones, who would you like to invite around a dinner table?

MB: Muhammad Ali, because of who he was and what he did, Samuel L Jackson, the comedian Lee Evans, and Bruce Lee.

GAD: What's the soundest piece of advice you've ever been given?

MB: People give me advice all the time and I don't take a blind bit of notice. Like my accountant, who has told me to make myself a company, which would make my tax payments less. I'll wake up to that one day.

GAD: UFC fighters, mixed martial artists, have been called latter-day gladiators. Take yourself back to the Coliseum in Rome. Choose your weapon as a gladiator. Sword and shield, mace, two swords, lance and shield, or harpoon and net?

MB: Sword and shield. I used to do traditional weapons training and I wasn't bad with a sword. I think the shield is self-explanatory. I like the look of the Cat O'Nine-Tails. And yes, before you ask, I have seen the films Gladiator and 300 many times. 300 is a bit cheesey but enjoyable. In the same vein, Cinderella Man is a film I thoroughly enjoyed.

GAD: What's your earliest martial arts recollection?

MB: What really got me into combat sport was the Rocky films and then Bruce Lee films, and the Eighties ninja films. At the end of the Rocky films, my brother and I would end up shadow boxing in the front room, which always ended in tears, because at some point, a full-on brawl would ensue. I also loved kick-boxing movies with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and yes, I was obsessed with the Mutant Ninja Turtles. I still know the entire theme tune.

GAD: What's the toughest part of your sporting life?

MB: People saying I should be moving forward to fight this or that person. There is a lot of talk about a fight with Anderson Silva, and there is almost a pressure at times with the overall feeling that I'm being rushed into it. For me, the bottom line is simply to keep winning my fights, and then working very hard on my techniques between times. That's what I want, I just want to earn the right to fight for the belt, be it against Anderson Silva, or whoever it is. I have had a successful career, I've been beaten once by split decision, I don't want to sound arrogant, but of course I want to fight all-comers. When the time comes, I'll be ready. Silva does have a pretty complete game on the ground. His weak point is wrestling, which is becoming one of my strong points now. Anderson's only human; anything is possible.

GAD: Is there one single change, rule change, or anything you'd like to see altered about the UFC, or in mixed martial arts?

MB: I think on the whole I'm very happy with it. The only aspect I feel could be scrutinized more is that different judges seem to look for different things. I'd like a more uniform set of guidelines for the judges. I think it would make it less of a grey area for the fighters when there is a close decision. Yet having said that, a decision in MMA is always down to a viewpoint from a judge, so perhaps it is impossible to pigeon-hole the process. On the whole though, UFC are doing everything right.

BJ PENN Born Kailua, HI, USA
Fighting out of Hilo, Hawaii
Age 29
Height 5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight 155 lbs. (70 kg)
Overall MMA Record (W-L-D) 14-4-1
Strengths Excellent submissions, strong standup

GEORESS ST PIERRE Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada Fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Age 27
Height 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight 170 lbs. (77 kg)
Overall MMA Record (W-L-D) 17-2-0
Strengths Athleticism, very well rounded

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KJ Noons - EliteXC Lightweight Champion NICKNAME: King Karl, KJ
HOMETOWN: Kailua-Kona, HI
AGE: 25
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 160
STYLE: Boxing, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai
RECORD: 7-2
STORY: Raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Noons started in martial arts at the age of 5 years old with Grand Master Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate in Kona. He was the first Ed Parker student in the State of Hawaii to earn a junior black belt at the age of 11. Before the age of 13 he had won numerous tournaments nationwide in both Kumite (contact fighting) and Kata (forms). At the age of 10 KJ started boxing with Golden Gloves. At the age of 12, he started kickboxing with Rudy Valentinos gym in Hawaii, boxing and competing full contact. At age 15 KJ Noons then started to train in Muay Thai kickboxing, and at age 17, fought for the ISKA Super Middleweight International belt and won. In 2001 he was invited to China to represent the United States in US vs. China, San Shou rules

Born: CA, USA Fighting Out Of: Sacramento, California
Age: 29
Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)
Weight: 145 lbs. (66 kg)
Overall MMA Record (W-L-D): 21-1-0
Strengths: Excellent submissions, strong takedowns, and lighting-fast hand speed
Languages Spoken: English

A BRIEF HISTORY
Human combat is as old as human beings themselves. The first men must have had to defend themselves against animals in the 'instinctive fight for survival'.In addition to the ancient practice of fighting between man and man, we find in many societies a highly sophisticated ritual, a branch of fighting, designed to represent the preservation or service of a god or gods. With the development of modified and improved weapons, elaborate rules of procedure for these rituals were formulated, and the foundations were laid of practices and techniques which still persist today.


BJ PENN'S BIOGRAPHY
TRAINING: I’ve got a newborn fire inside me and I’m gonna do everything in my power to get everything that I’ve always wanted to achieve.

When and why did you start training for fighting? A tae kwon do instructor moved near my house in 96. He took a few private lessons in jiu-jitsu. I never did tae kwon do. He saw me and my friends hanging out around the neighborhood and asked my father to have them come wrestle with him. I never wanted to go and one day my dad was like if you don’t go he won’t stop asking me. So I did it to please my dad. When I went there he tapped me out and my mind started rolling and never stopped.
What ranks and titles have you held? UFC Lightweight Champion. Former UFC World Welterweight champion. Rumble on the Rock lightweight champion. I am the most decorated jiu-jitsu athlete in America. I am the first non-Brazilian to win the world championships at the black belt level.

FIGHT HISTORY OF BJPENN

Result Opponent Method Event Watch Now Date Round Time
Win Sean Sherk Technical Knock Out UFC® 84 ILL WILL May-24-2008 3 5:00
Win Joe Stevenson Submission (Choke) UFC® 80 RAPID FIRE Jan-19-2008 2 4:02
Win Jens Pulver Submission (Other) The Ultimate Fighter® 5 Finale Jun-23-2007 2 3:12
Loss Matt Hughes Technical Knock Out UFC® 63: Hughes vs. Penn Sep-23-2006 3 3:53
Loss Georges St-Pierre Split Decision UFC® 58: USA vs. Canada Mar-4-2006 3 5:00
Win Matt Hughes Submission (Other) UFC® 46: Super Natural Jan-31-2004 1 4:39
Draw Caol Uno Draw UFC® 41: Onslaught Feb-28-2003 5 5:00
Win Matt Serra Unanimous Decision UFC® 39: The Warriors Return Sep-27-2002 3 5:00
Win Paul Creighton Technical Knock Out UFC® 37: High Impact May-10-2002 2 0:00
Loss Jens Pulver Majority Decision UFC® 35: Throwdown Jan-11-2002 5 5:00
Win Caol Uno Knock Out UFC® 34: High Voltage Nov-2-2001 1 0:11
Win Din Thomas TKO Stoppage (Referee) UFC® 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands Jun-29-2001 1 2:42
Win Joey Gilbert Technical Knock Out UFC® 31: Locked & Loaded May-4-2001 1 4:58


provided by: www.glittertools.comi just had 2 do it sorry MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Modern mixed martial arts competition emerged in popular culture in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Initially based on finding the most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors of various arts were pitted against one another with minimal rules or concern for safety.[1] In the following decade, MMA promoters adopted many additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.[2] Following these changes, the sport has seen increased popularity with pay per view reach rivaling boxing and professional wrestling.[3] [edit] Pre-modern Pankration was an ancient form of unarmed hand to hand combat resembling modern MMA.One of the earliest forms of widespread unarmed combat sports with minimal rules was Greek pankration, which was introduced into the Olympic Games in 648 B.C.[4] Even as late as the Early Middle Ages, statues were put up in Rome and other cities to honour remarkable pankratiasts. No-holds-barred events reportedly took place in the late 1800s when wrestlers representing a huge range of fighting styles including various catch wrestling styles, Greco-Roman wrestling and many others met in tournaments and music-hall challenge matches throughout Europe. The first major encounter between a boxer and a wrestler in modern times took place in 1887 when John L. Sullivan, then heavyweight world boxing champion, entered the ring with his trainer, Greco-Roman wrestling champion William Muldoon, and was slammed to the mat in two minutes. The next publicized encounter occurred in the late 1890s when future heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons took on European Greco-Roman wrestling champion Ernest Roeber. Reportedly, Roeber suffered a fractured cheekbone in this bout, but was able to get Fitzsimmons down on the mat, where he applied an armlock and made the boxer submit. In 1936, heavyweight boxing contender Kingfish Levinsky and veteran professional wrestler Ray Steele competed in a mixed match, which Steele won in 35 seconds.[5] Another early example of mixed martial arts combat was the martial art of Bartitsu, founded in London in 1899, which was the first martial art known to have combined Asian and European fighting styles,[6] and which saw MMA-style contests throughout England, pitting European and Japanese champions against representatives of various European wrestling styles.[6] Mixed style contests such as boxing vs. jujutsu were popular entertainment throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s.[7] In Japan these contests were known as merikan, from the Japanese slang for "American [fighting]". Merikan contests were fought under a variety of rules including points decision, best of three throws or knockdowns, and victory via knockout or submission.[citation needed] Professional wrestling died out after World War I and was reborn in two streams: "shoot", in which the fighters actually competed, and "show," which evolved into modern professional wrestling.[5] FACT Pankration was an ancient form of unarmed hand to hand combat resembling modern MMA

www.glittertools.com www.glittertools.com Earlier this week, Ortiz told Sports Illustrated that he was on the verge of signing a ground-breaking deal, which the rumour mill has presumed will be with Affliction. In a recent interview with Fighters Only, Affliction vice-president Tom Atencio said that negotiations with Ortiz were on hold until a match clause (allowing the UFC to match any offer made to Ortiz by a rival promotion) in his contract expired this week. Yesterday, Affliction Entertainment executive Michael Cohen said the company is “interested in sitting down with him”. “We are planning on doing [that] in the very near future, to discuss with him the opportunity to join the family of Affliction fighters,” he told MMA Weekly. Rumours that Ortiz is on his way to Affliction have been fuelled by comments from Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral, who is currently signed to the organisation. He has been telling the media that he is desperate to fight Ortiz over disparaging remarks the former UFC light-heavyweight champion made several years ago. some facts about fighting in the ufc (there is alot) Fouls: [Top] 1. Butting with the head. 2. Eye gouging of any kind. 3. Biting. 4. Hair pulling. 5. Fish hooking. 6. Groin attacks of any kind. 7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent. 8. Small joint manipulation. 9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head. 10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow. 11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea. 12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh. 13. Grabbing the clavicle. 14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent. 15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent. 16. Stomping a grounded opponent. 17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel. 18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. 19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area. 20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent. 21. Spitting at an opponent. 22. Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent. 23. Holding the ropes or the fence. 24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area. 25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break. 26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee. 27. Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat. 28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee. 29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury. 30. Interference by the corner. 31. Throwing in the towel during competition. Lightweight - over 145 lbs. to 155 lbs. Welterweight - over 155 lbs. to 170 lbs. Middleweight - over 170 lbs. to 185 lbs. Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs. to 205 lbs. Heavyweight - over 205 lbs. to 265 lbs Ways To Win: [Top] 1. Submission by: Physical tap out.
Verbal tap out.
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
3. Decision via the scorecards, including:
Unanimous decision [all judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
Split decision [One judge picks one fighter, the other two judges pick the other fighter].
Majority decision [two of three judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
Draw, including:
Unanimous draw.
Majority draw.
Split draw.
4. Technical decision.
5. Technical draw.
6. Disqualification.
7. Forfeit.
8. No contest.


Aug-10-2008
Kongo Cuts Down ‘The Viking’ in UFC 87 Prelim Action Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo got back in the win column in his first bout since his decision loss to Heath Herring in March, wasting no time in stopping Dan Evensen in a single round in UFC 87 preliminary action at Target Center.