New Info On TUF 5
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SpikeTV.com has launched a section of its Web site devoted to the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.
The section contains detailed biographies of the 16 lightweights who will compete on the show. This season’s crop of 155-pounders range from the novice (Allen Berube at 2-1 and Gray Maynard at 3-0) to the veteran (Brian Geraghty at 24-9-2).
There’s also a flipbook showing 25 photos of the cast members and coaches (B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver) as they fight invisible men.
As I mentioned earlier today, the cast includes Gray Maynard, Matt Wiman, Robert Emerson, Nathan Diaz, Noah Thomas, Marlon Sims, Cole Miller, Gabe Ruediger, Brian Geraghty, Brandon Melendez, Andy Wang, Manvel Gambaryan, Corey Hill, Wayne Weems, Alan Berubie and Joe Lauzon.
The Ultimate Fighter 5 debuts on April 5 at 8 p.m. ET. on Spike TV.
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Will Feature Two Teams of Fighters
Posted by UFC Junkie on March 15, 2007 at 11:00 am ET
The latest “all-lightweights” season of The Ultimate Fighter will feature two teams of fighters — not 16 fighters training and competing individually, as some fans speculated — according to an official press release from the UFC and Spike TV.
Granted, this is a minor point and barely news, but like other fans, I wondered if the 16 155-pound fighters might train as individuals while spending equal amounts of time with the show’s two coaches: Jens Pulver and B.J. Penn, two former UFC champs.
However, it appears that, as in seasons’ past, the 16 fighters will be broken into two teams of eight while training under one coach.
UFC 68 Breaks North American Attendance Record
The final attendance figures for UFC 68 have come in from the Ohio Athletic Commission, and the event has officially broken the all-time total attendance record for a mixed martial arts event in North America.
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K-1 To Bring Hero's To U.S. Shores
Pride isn't the only Japanese promotion that is looking to make a splash in the mixed martial arts landscape in America. HERO'S, the MMA segment of K-1, is looking to bring their show over too.
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Sanchez’s Keys to 20 Straight Wins
Name the only current UFC fighter riding a 20-fight professional winning streak.
Chuck Liddell? No.
Matt Hughes?No.
Georges St-Pierre? Tito Ortiz? B.J. Penn? Randy Couture?No. No. No. No.
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FIGHTERS ANNOUNCED FOR PRIDE 34
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The following fighters are confirmed
-Mark Hunt
-Sergei Kharitonov
-Josh Barnett
-Wanderlei Silva
-Kazuyuki Fujita
-Denis Kang
-Ikuhisa Minowa
-Makoto Takimoto
-Zulu, Jr.
-Eric “Butterbean” Esch
While these guys are still just rumours
Jon Olav Einemo
Zelg Galesic
Gilbert Yvel
Hidehiko Yoshida
California Athletic Commision Update for 3/11
This is the first (hopefully of many) updates where I go over the latest California Athletic Commission news regarding MMA. My thanks to Armando Garcia and the rest of the athletic commission for taking the time to provide me with the following information.
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You Never Forget Your First Time: The Ultimate Night in Vegas
It's Super Bowl weekend in Sin City. The town is abuzz. Beautiful women are everywhere my head turns. Guys gawk, down drinks and place bets on everything from coin flips to Rex Grossman's fumbles and bumbles. Indianapolis Colts rooters and Chicago Bears fans just like me are in full force.
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