Takanori Gomi joined training practice with the fight team at American Kickboxing Academy on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., Sherdog.com has learned. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fifty of Hawaii’s top young MMA fighters will look to put each other’s “LIGHTS OUT” this Saturday, November 21st as X-1 World Events presents its next fight extravaganza at the Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. ... Read More
A month full of MMA is already stirring movement in Sherdog’s rankings. Check out the latest update as we move into the second half of a very busy November. ... Read More
In late 2007, Georges St. Pierre was preparing for the Olympic trials in hopes of making the Canadian wrestling team when he got a call from the UFC asking him to take an injured Matt Serra’s place against Matt Hughes. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- X-1 World Events, Hawaii’s premier fight promotion, presented “SCUFFLE ON SCHOFIELD II: HOMEBOUND HEROES” this past Saturday, November 7th, live from the Tropics Recreation Center on Schofield Barracks. ... Read More
Since using “The Ultimate Fighter” to disguise a pretty swell sport as an idiot reality show in 2005, the UFC has largely avoided the economic crunch that’s been sending businesses into survival mode. (Or, in many cases, into bankruptcy proceedings.) Blood is apparently recession-proof.
This might change over the winter months, as the promotion is facing a draught: four of its five champions have been shelved due to injury or illness. (B.J. Penn, who probably gets enough Vitamin D in Hawaii’s sun, is healthy and fights December 12.) Chuck Liddell is still only appearing on toy shelves; Randy Couture is being given away on free television Saturday. ... Read More
While UFC 104 was marked by main event controversy, up-and-comer Cain Velasquez left little doubt about his status as an elite heavyweight prospect. ... Read More
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