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July 2007 MMA News Archive - Page 7
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The Highly Unofficial Half-Year UFC Awards - The Knockouts
(ufc.com) Everybody loves a good knockout. The UFC’s first half of 2007 has provided us with some great ones. In part two of the Highly Unofficial Half-Year UFC Awards, we look at the best knockouts of the first six months and one week of 2007.
Submitted Jul 12, 2007 8:47 by aznteabagger - 2 comments
The Highly Unofficial Half-Year UFC Awards - The Upsets
(ufc.com) With six months and a week in the bank, 2007 has already been one of the most eventful years in the history of the UFC, and that’s not even including what’s happened inside the Octagon.
Submitted Jul 12, 2007 8:46 by aznteabagger - 1 comment
"This Thing is a Unification Title Bout"
(mmaweekly.com) "I've been saying all along this thing is a unification title bout, Pride Champion vs. UFC Champion. The guy that walks away walks away with the unified, undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world."
Those are the words of UFC President Dana White at the UFC 73 press conference when speaking about the fight between current UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Pride 205lb champion Dan Henderson that will take place at UFC 75 in England on September 8th.
Submitted Jul 12, 2007 8:44 by aznteabagger - 0 comments
Sakakibara Speaks On The Record
(sherdog.com) To say it's a busy couple of days for Japanese MMA would be an understatement, and that goes for both in the domestic product and the exports.
Submitted Jul 12, 2007 8:43 by aznteabagger - 0 comments
White Denies rumour of Silva/Liddel bout
(sherdog.com) UFC president Dana White said Wednesday that Chuck Liddell (Pictures) would not fight Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) Sept. 22 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Moreover, White told Yahoo!'s Kevin Iole the fight between former UFC and PRIDE 205-pound champions would now likely never happen
Submitted Jul 12, 2007 7:18 by Vietnamese_Guy - 16 comments
COUTURE, JACKSON FALL SHORT AT ESPYS
(thefightnetwork.com)  Unbeaten Mayweather Gets Nod From Voters
Outspoken WBC welterweight and super welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was named “Best Fighter” at the 2007 ESPY Awards tonight in Los Angeles, Calif. Mayweather outdistanced WBC featherweight champion Manny Paquiao and WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in voting.
For the first time ever, mixed martial artists were nominated in the category formally known as “Best Boxer,” with Randy Couture and Quinton Jackson leading the sport’s most distinguished.
A standout in Japan’s PRIDE organization, Jackson bested longtime UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell with a first-round knockout at UFC 71 in May.
Couture, meanwhile, has earned a whopping six UFC titles between the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions over the last 10 years. The 43-year-old trailblazer came out of retirement last March to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia at UFC 68. Couture waged a gripping five-round war against his 6-foot-10 foe, earning a unanimous decision.
Submitted Jul 12, 2007 1:03 by Canadian_MM_EH - 6 comments
Sean Salmon talks fighting, inspiration and where his career is headed.
prognosticationstation.com I recently conducted an interview with MMA fighter and UFC veteran Sean Salmon.
Visit to view the interview.
UFC 73 Medical Suspensions Released
(ufcjunkie.com) UFCjunkie.com (www.ufcjunkie.com) has obtained the list of fighters’ suspensions from Saturday’s UFC 73 event, and Jorge Gurgel, who stated in a post-fight interview that he had suffered a broken jaw and was urinating blood, has been suspended indefinitely by the California State Athletic Commission.
Submitted Jul 11, 2007 11:13PM by aznteabagger - 0 comments
Martin Kampmann “on Track” for Six-Month Recovery
(ufcjunkie.com) With UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s first-round TKO of Nate Marquardt this past weekend, and with Silva’s rematch with Rich Franklin booked for Cincinnati’s UFC 77 event in October, the UFC’s middleweight division will soon need some worthy contenders.
Submitted Jul 11, 2007 10:43PM by aznteabagger - 0 comments
EUROPEAN ROUND-UP: News & Notes From Europe
(thefightnetwork.com) .jpg) By Stash Capar (stash@thefightnetwork.com)
The time has come for yet another issue of the European Round-up, with interesting news and event results from all four corners of the Old Continent.
Read the rest @-> Submitted Jul 11, 2007 9:06PM by Canadian_MM_EH - 2 comments
Verbal Agreement Reached for Chuck vs Wandi @ UFC 76
(ufcjunkie.com) Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell (20-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) and former longtime PRIDE Fighting Championships middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva (31-7-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) have verbally agreed to a fight that will take place at UFC 76 in September. That’s according to a source close to the Chute Box team who recently spoke to UFCjunkie.com (www.ufcjunkie.com).
Submitted Jul 11, 2007 12:48PM by DevonFoxy - 22 comments
The Highly Unofficial Half-Year UFC Awards - The Knockouts
(ufc.com) Everybody loves a good knockout. The UFC’s first half of 2007 has provided us with some great ones. In part two of the Highly Unofficial Half-Year UFC Awards, we look at the best knockouts of the first six months and one week of 2007.
Submitted Jul 11, 2007 11:39 by grappler0000 - 4 comments
The Highly Unofficial Half-Year UFC Awards - The Upsets
(ufc.com) With six months and a week in the bank, 2007 has already been one of the most eventful years in the history of the UFC, and that’s not even including what’s happened inside the Octagon.
Submitted Jul 11, 2007 11:37 by grappler0000 - 13 comments
UFC 75 not a PPV?
Found this over on mmanews.com
According to an article on 411Mania.com, there is a possibility that UFC 75 "Champion vs. Champion" (Rampage Jackson vs. Dan Henderson, UFC title vs. PRIDE title) will be airing on HBO or Spike TV, as opposed to pay-per view.
The report claims that PPV is still an option, obviously, but that despite the rocky relationship - HBO is a possibility as well. Spike TV would obviously also be another option, if the UFC were to go the free-TV route.
We'll keep you covered on this one if anything develops, even if it turns out to be just another one of the many HBO-UFC rumors that fall short.
Submitted Jul 11, 2007 8:09 by InkedUp - 8 comments
Shogun Vs. Machida @ UFC 76
This was apperantly confirmed by Dana White on ESPN interview today.
Submitted Jul 10, 2007 10:36PM by richieb19 - 39 comments
Report:Thiago Alves Returns @ UFC Fight Night 11
(ufcjunkie.com) "American Top Team’s Thiago Alves (11-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) reportedly will make his return from a January 2007 drug suspension at UFC Fight Night 11 in September. His opponent will be Japanese MMA veteran Kuniyoshi Hironaka (11-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC)."
 Submitted Jul 10, 2007 9:09PM by DevonFoxy - 0 comments
Chute Boxe leader confirms “courtship" of Wand and the UFC
(graciemag.com)  Rudimar carries Pan-Am torch Founder of Chute Boxe academy, Master Rudimar Fedrigo was one of the personalities chosen to carry the Pan-American torch when the Pan Rio-2007 flame passed through Curitiba. "Rudimar is an entrepreneurial example, besides being a very important person for sports in the state of Parana,” stated the secretary of Sports of Parana, RIcardo Gomyde, in a report on the official Chute Boxe site. "Chute Boxe became a reference worldwide for producing first-rate fighters, instilling discipline and dedication to sport,” Gomyde adds.
“I was called up at the last minute, and it was a very gratifying experience to represent the martial arts at this party, I am thankful to secretary Gomyde,” Fedrigo comments to GRACIEMAG.com. The Pan-American torch was carried through Curitiba last Tuesday, the 3rd, by 82 people, both celebrities and athletes. The flame arrived in Rio de Janeiro today.
Rudimar also commented on Chute Boxe's busy schedule, the "courtship" between the starts of the team and the UFC and the probability of a showdown between Wanderlei and Chuck Liddell. “How can I say it? The UFC is courting Wanderlei. And Dana White certainly always wanted this fight to happen, so I believe negotiations are going well. And Shogun is also involved in this courtship," laughs Fedrigo. "Wanderlei is training with enthusiasm, as though he were to fight tomorrow, and he as a symbol motivates the other athletes a lot in the gym, which is getting a busy schedule: Master Rafael travels tomorrow with the fighter Fabio Silva, who will be our newest fighter in K-1 Hero's, with which we have established a nice partnership. What's more, we are preparing the Storm tournament that starts on July 28, which will reward the best of the 16 people called up with a brand new car with a full tank of gas. And we are working on putting on the biggest Jiu-Jitsu GP Brazil has ever seen, with 4 thousand reais prizes and two weight categories, in the famouse Arame Opera house, in Curitiba, in the middle of August or September," he concludes.
Submitted Jul 10, 2007 5:56PM by Canadian_MM_EH - 10 comments
White not worried about the competition
(sports.espn.go.com) You wouldn't expect a wallflower to be in charge of the largest sanctioning body in mixed martial arts. And since Dana White, 36, has been UFC president since Jan. 15, 2001, you get the feeling he knows how to get things done. The former boxer and manager of UFC fighters Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell sat down for an interview with ESPN.com and -- surprise, surprise -- he didn't pull any punches.
 Submitted Jul 10, 2007 4:51PM by MMAinstinct - 5 comments
Nick Diaz requests fight with Frank Shamrock.
Nick Diaz, who is signed with ProElite, has requested to face Frank Shamrock as soon as possible. After a spectacular win against Takanori Gomi, Diaz seems intent on enrolling himself for higher profile fights. With both fighters fighting in the same organization this fight seems the logical next step in what would be an MMA fan's dream come true.
"I watched his last fight and no disrespect intended but I think I would whoop his ass.", stated Diaz. A formal offer of intent has been delivered to the promoters to set this fight up and now we await their response.
Submitted Jul 10, 2007 4:23PM by ultimateweapon - 25 comments
Cage Rage Being sued for copyright infringment by UFC
(sherdog.com) With more money and interest in mixed martial arts than ever before, it's clear the global expansion of the UFC has had a massive affect on the growth of the sport.
Putting on two shows in quick succession, as well as planning a return to London for UFC 75 in September, the UFC will have quickly left its mark on the United Kingdom, the first country outside the U.S. it has targeted.
Submitted Jul 10, 2007 3:26PM by Vietnamese_Guy - 1 comment
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