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 true 2007-04-02T01:35:00-04:00 2007-04-05T11:56:28Z 2007-03-28T06:13:06Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-117506238625693907 AFP TOP TEN FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Fedor Emelianenko Russia 2.) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira Brazil 3.) Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic Croatia 4.) Josh Barnett USA 5.) Fabricio Werdum Brazil 6.) Mark Hunt New Zealand 7.) Alexander Emelianenko Russia 8.) Sergei Kharitonov Russia 9.) Randy Couture USA 10.) Brandon Vera USA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua Brazil 2.) Ricardo Arona Brazil 3.) Dan false 2007-03-01T01:35:00-05:00 2007-03-28T06:13:40Z 2007-03-28T04:57:14Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-117505783461633825 AFP TOP TEN FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Fedor Emelianenko Russia 2.) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira Brazil 3.) Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic Croatia 4.) Josh Barnett USA 5.) Fabricio Werdum Brazil 6.) Mark Hunt New Zealand 7.) Alexander Emelianenko Russia 8.) Sergei Kharitonov Russia 9.) Tim Sylvia USA 10.) Brandon Vera USA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua Brazil 2.) Ricardo Arona Brazil 3.) Dan Henderson false 2007-01-31T01:35:00-05:00 2007-03-28T04:54:41Z 2007-03-28T04:07:30Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-117505485010311103 AFP TOP TEN FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Fedor Emelianenko Russia 2.) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira Brazil 3.) Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic Croatia 4.) Josh Barnett USA 5.) Fabricio Werdum Brazil 6.) Mark Hunt New Zealand 7.) Alexander Emelianenko Russia 8.) Sergei Kharitonov Russia 9.) Tim Sylvia USA 10.) Brandon Vera USA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua Brazil 2.) Vanderlei Silva Brazil 3.) Ricardo Arona false 2007-01-03T13:35:00-05:00 2007-03-29T17:24:04Z 2007-01-05T04:27:16Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116797123678244977 UFC 66 FIGHTER SALARIES Chuck Liddell Below is the pay scale for UFC 66, courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (all figures are in US dollars): Chuck Liddell: $250,000 Tito Ortiz: $210,000 Andrei Arlovski: $145,000 Michael Bisping: $24,000 Thiago Alves: $22,000 Gabriel Napao: $18,000 Forrest Griffin: $16,000 Yushin Okami: $16,000 Keith Jardine: $14,000 Jason MacDonald: $10,000 Tony DeSouza: $7,000 Chris false 2007-01-02T01:49:00-05:00 2007-03-29T17:06:36Z 2007-01-05T04:25:46Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116797114656641031 FEDOR SPEAKS Fedor Emelianenko (left) in action against Mark Hunt. Fedor Emelianenko was interviewed by the Japanese media after his victory against Mark Hunt. Here's what Fedor had to say: Interviewer: It seemed like a tough fight. What are your thoughts on your fight with Mark Hunt? Fedor: It wasn't really as hard of a fight as it looked, in my opinion. I think Mark Hunt fought a good match. false 2007-01-02T01:35:00-05:00 2007-03-29T16:55:58Z 2007-01-05T04:23:13Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116797099306686821 MINOTAURO SPEAKS Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (left) punishing Josh Barnett with a knee. Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira was asked about his victory over Josh Barnett by Gracie Magazine. Here's what Minotauro had to say: "I think the first time I fought him (Barnett), I went in wanting to hit so much, with rage, that it threw me off more than it motivated me. This time, I went out there the right way. I hit him a false 2007-01-01T10:36:00-05:00 2007-03-28T04:04:52Z 2006-12-01T15:36:35Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116498739570908552 AFP TOP TEN FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Fedor Emelianenko Russia 2.) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira Brazil 3.) Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic Croatia 4.) Josh Barnett USA 5.) Fabricio Werdum Brazil 6.) Mark Hunt New Zealand 7.) Alexander Emelianenko Russia 8.) Sergei Kharitonov Russia 9.) Tim Sylvia USA 10.) Eric Pele USA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 1.) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua Brazil 2.) Vanderlei Silva Brazil 3.) Ricardo Arona false 2006-12-31T10:49:00-05:00 2007-01-02T03:34:30Z 2006-12-31T19:08:23Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116759210312783503 PRIDE RESULTS Fedor Emelianenko (left) vs. Mark Hunt PRIDE: 'Shockwave 2006' December 31st, 2006 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan Fedor Emelianenko defeats Mark Hunt by keylock at 8:16, RD 1. Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira defeats Josh Barnett by unanimous decision. James Thompson defeats Hidehiko Yoshida by TKO at 7:50, RD 1. Takanori Gomi defeats Mitsuhiro Ishida TKO at 1:14, RD 1. Kazuyuki Fujita false 2006-12-31T10:35:00-05:00 2007-01-02T04:16:35Z 2006-12-31T19:07:57Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116759207734204658 K-1 RESULTS Yoshihiro Akiyama (left) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba K-1: 'Premium 2006 Dynamite!!' December 31st, 2006 Osaka Dome Osaka, Japan Yoshihiro Akiyama defeats Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO at 5:37, RD 1. Hong Man Choi defeats Bobby Ologun by TKO at 0:16, RD 1. Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto defeats Istvan Majoros by TKO at 3:46, RD 1. Genki Sudo defeats Damacio Page by triangle choke at 3:05, RD 1. 'Giant' Silva false 2006-12-31T01:49:00-05:00 2007-01-02T07:16:50Z 2006-12-31T19:07:22Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116759204293717632 UFC CLAIMS TO HAVE SIGNED ANOTHER PRIDE REJECT Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (right) getting submitted by Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. During the UFC 66 event, the UFC announced that it has supposedly signed PRIDE reject Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic to a fight contract in 2007. Filipovic signed with the UFC after DSE/PRIDE chose not to re-sign him to a new contract, after failing to win the PRIDE heavyweight belt and failing to beat PRIDE's top 3 false 2006-12-31T01:35:00-05:00 2007-01-02T04:30:31Z 2006-12-31T19:06:50Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576708.post-116759201006387220 UFC 66 RESULTS Chuck Liddell on his way to knocking out Tito Ortiz (bottom). UFC 66: 'Liddell vs Ortiz II' December 30th, 2006 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV Chuck Liddell defeats Tito Ortiz TKO at 3:59, RD 3. Keith Jardine defeats Forrest Griffin by TKO at 4:41, RD 1. Jason MacDonald defeats Chris Leben by guillotine choke at 4:03, RD 1. Andrei Arlovski defeats Marcio 'Pe de Pano' Cruz by KO at false