LONDON, Sept. 28 — British mixed martial artist Lee Murray(Pictures) is in critical condition following an incident early Wednesday morning outside the Funky Buddha Nightclub in Mayfair, a wealthy area of London, according to The London Evening Standard.
Murray had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest ...
OSAKA, September 23, 2005 -- Forget tulips, cheese and Vincent Van Gogh -- for K-1 fans, Holland is known principally as a producer of premier K-1 fighters.
For the second consecutive year, there will be three entries from the Netherlands at the K-1 World Grand Prix Tokyo Dome Final
Jeff "Duke" Roufus, a veteran of K-1 fights and a former multiple-time kickboxing champion, is in the midst of organizing a mixed martial arts event in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The event, which is being labeled “Rumble in the Rave,” is still being pieced together and Roufus remains on the prowl for fighters to add to the show.
(Press Release) The Gwinett arena with a crowd of 4,500 strong was the place to be Friday September 17th as Pro Boxing, Muay Thai, and Mixed Martial Arts came together seamlessly in one great night of fight action.
Titles were awarded and championship hopes lost for a few as the action was fast paced.
Eight Hawaiian welterweights will vie Saturday in Honolulu's Blaisdell Center Arena for the right to be part of November 19's Rumble On The Rock "World Championship" event.
This marks the first time the Hawaiian MMA promoter has held this event under the name "ROTR Qualifiers."
Holding one of mixed martial arts' most impressive records, Sean Sherk(Pictures) makes his return to fighting Friday night in Duluth, Georgia after a 10-month hiatus.
Considered by many to be among the finest welterweights in the world, Sherk faces Joel Blanton(Pictures) for the WKA U.S. super lightweight championship.
The late-night broadcast of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" wasn't helped by Monday's Labor Day holiday, as the third episode of the hit UFC-based reality television series pulled in a 1.52 household rating and an average audience of 1,785,000 viewers, according to information released by Spike TV on Thursday, a downturn from the 1.78 rating and 2.2 million viewers who tuned-in last week.
The world of disciplined combat lost one of its most influential and respected figures on Friday, August 19th when American Kenpo Karate Academies (AKKA) founder and president, Bill Packer, lost his ongoing battle with cancer. He was 59 years of age.
Amidst the rubble generated by last weekend’s PRIDE Grand Prix Finals, only one ranked and accredited middleweight/light heavyweight was able to escape without a scratch.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua overcame the odds and fulfilled his duties as the Dark Horse of the tournament, leaving teammate and former immovable object Wanderlei Silva(Pictures) somewhere North of the winner’s podium.
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 29 — The California State Athletic Commission on Monday denied a request by Japanese mixed martial arts promoter Dream Stage Entertainment to include "options" in the state's pending MMA regulations that would have allowed for the use of a ring, PRIDE's 10-5-5 round system and the choice for competitors to use equipment like wrestling shoes and gis during a fight.
TOKYO — Probably the most anticipated tournament of this year started to become reality when all four fighters schedule to participate in the PRIDE Middleweight tournament finals arrived in Tokyo.
A little early, Alistair Overeem(Pictures) showed up at Narita Airport on Monday with the best wishes to engage this weekend with the Chute Boxe representatives.
9:54 p.m. Central Standard Time. I call my Dad to tell him that the new season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) is coming on in 10 minutes.
You see, Dad has been a MMA fan from the jump when he hooked me and my friends up with a UFC 3 pay-per-view during my first “Scott goes away to fail at college party.”
Considering the build up and significant amount of advertising dollars spent on the debut of the second season of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter," Monday's 1.7 rating does not sound like a spectacular number, but a closer look reveals the reality-show's initial effort was a strong one.
An estimated 2.1 million people tuned in last night to see 18 new fighters begin their trek at becoming the next Forrest Griffin(Pictures) or Diego Sanchez(Pictures). TUF 2 ratings jumped 38-percent over the debut of TUF 1 on January 17, 2005 among men 18-49, making it the most-watched ad-supported cable program in those key demographics during its time slot.
Middleweight Nathan Marquardt(Pictures) has not re-tested positive a second time for the nandrolone metabolite found by a urinalysis following his fight against Ivan Salaverry(Pictures) on August 6, Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Marc Ratner told Sherdog.com Friday afternoon.
Rafiel Torre was convicted in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.'s West Valley Superior Court Thursday for the December 2001 murder of Bryan Richards, the husband of Torre's former mistress.
The 11-woman, 1-man jury, which began deliberations on the case Monday, also ruled Torre's killing of Richards was made for financial gain
Nathan Marquardt's(Pictures) initial re-test of his post-Salaverry urinalysis, which showed significant traces of nandrolone metabolite (an indicator of illegal steroid use), has come back "negative for any banned substance," said a statement released Thursday afternoon by the middleweight's manager, Will Hendricks.
Monday's re-test results from Nevada should be available tomorrow, the statement also indicated.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez(Pictures) will fight Ron Waterman(Pictures)
in the main event of Thursday's WEC at the Palace Indian Gaming Center
in Lemoore, Calif., Sherdog.com learned Tuesday afternoon. Rodriguez
replaces Mike Serr(Pictures), who pulled off the card yesterday after injuring
his shoulder.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Fabricio Werdum(Pictures) has signed to fight
Roman Zentsov(Pictures) on the under card of PRIDE's "Final Conflict" card,
Sunday, August 28 in Tokyo, the Japanese mixed martial arts promoter
announced on Tuesday.
The heavyweight bout offers a taste of the
night's main even, which pits Zentsov's teammate
Budding UFC superstar Forrest Griffin(Pictures) underwent an MRI on Monday in Las
Vegas to determine the severity of injured calf, UFC president Dana
White confirmed to Sherdog.com.
Though the injury is cause for concern,
White believes it will not keep the light heavyweight, who appears with
White tonight on SpikeTV's "Casino Cinema," out of his October 7 fight
versus Ian Freeman(Pictures).
Responding to published reports that Nathan Marquardt(Pictures) tested positive for steroids following his August 6 fight versus Ivan Salaverry(Pictures) in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White told Sherdog.com Monday night that his company fully supports the young middleweight.
“He swears to God that he didn’t take steroids,” White said. “I believe him. I support him 100 percent. He said all he takes are supplements he buys in the health food store.”
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Francois “The White Buffalo” Botha and his scheduled “Mayhem At The Mirage” K-1 Superfight opponent, “Mighty Mo” Siligia, tipped the scales at 253 pounds and 273 pounds, respectively, during the official event weigh-ins at the Mirage Hotel and Casino on Friday, August 12th.
Three-time K-1 tournament champion, Michael McDonald(Pictures), the odds favorite to win tomorrow’s eight-man, single-elimination tournament, came in at 213 pounds.
TOKYO, Japan — Smack Girl, the biggest Japanese promoter of female mixed martial arts bouts, announced participants for its August 17 card, which features a four-woman tournament as well as several single matches.
Ring of Combat champion Laura D'Auguste, who last fought in March
LAS VEGAS, August 12, 2005 -- Sven Bean is having a rough day. While other guests at the Mirage Hotel and Casino sip daiquiris by the pool or feed dollars to the slots, Bean holds court in a roomful of fierce and sweaty martial arts fighters.
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