Bushido Europe announced the card for its October 9 event, titled "Rotterdam Rumble," which takes place at the
Ahoy Rotterdam Arena, in Rotterdam, Holland.
Aleksander Emelianenko (Pictures), the younger brother of PRIDE heavyweight champion
Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures), will look to
extend his winning streak when he faces Dutch kickboxer
Rene Rooze (Pictures) in the main event. Rooze returns to MMA action for the first time since being stopped by former UFC heavyweight champion
Josh Barnett (Pictures) at K-1 Romanex in May of 2004.
Gilbert Yvel (Pictures), who was scheduled to fight Hammer House fighter
Mark Coleman (Pictures), was forced off the card by a knee injury he sustained while training to face the tough American wrestler. "We are very busy finding a suitable opponent for Coleman," states the promoter's official website.
In a match-up of PRIDE 2005 middleweight tournament participants,
Kevin Randleman (Pictures) is set to face
Igor Vovchanchyn (Pictures) on the under card. Randleman, who has dropped four straight fights, looks to get back in the win column, while "Ice Cold" Igor tries to go above .500 since he dropped down to 205.
Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble
October 9th, 2005
Ahoy Rotterdam Arena
Rotterdam, Holland
Muay Thai
Tyrone Spong vs Vincent Vielvoye
Imro Main vs William Diender
Jerrel Venetiaan (Pictures) vs Ashwin Balrak
Rodney Faverus vs Tsuyoshi Tajima
Gokan Saki vs Nicholas Pettas
MMA
Valentijn Overeem vs Antoni Hardonk
Chico Martinez vs Ronnie Rivano
Gegard Mousasi vs Stepfan Klever
Igor Vovchanchyn (Pictures) vs Kevin Randleman (Pictures)
Aleksander Emelianenko (Pictures) vs Rene Rooze (Pictures)
Mark Coleman (Pictures) vs TBA