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Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko announced on his website that Igor Vovchanchyn recently spent time last month in Russia training with Fedor, his brother Alexander Emelianenko and some other members of the Red Devil team.

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SHOOTO announced the formation of G-SHOOTO Japan, which will be a SHOOTO promotion for women.

The first show will be in November in Tokyo. Future shows will also take place in Sapporo and Osaka.

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Ceasar Gracie (right)

Ceasar Gracie responded on his website to derogatory remarks made about him by Frank Shamrock. Here's what Gracie had to say:


Frank,

After reading your rant on me I came to a conclusion many others had came to before me. Either you are a pathological liar or have become completely delusional. I suspect both to be true. When you stated you would fight 'any Gracie at any time for any amount of money' and that 'the Gracie's were dead and everyone knows it', I decided to take you up on your offer. That's right Frank, me. The guy that has no cage fights. Which according to you means 'he's not a real man'.

How disappointed will all of our armed forces be, fighting around the world for our freedoms (even your freedom to lie and make a fool of himself) when they learn they aren't 'real men' or women because they've never fought in a cage. Frank I guess I'm not a real man. However I will fight you in a cage, in a ring, or even in your backyard. The problem is you simply won't show up.

In referring to yourself you stated: "Everyone knows who I am and what I do. I'm a respectable gentleman. If you want to fight me, there's no problem with that."

I have some quotes from people that have dealt with you that might find your assertions confusing.


Scott Adams (promoter for the WEC): "The day Frank was supposed to sign the contract he just didn't show up."

Alex (the matchmaker for Rumble on the Rock): "Cesar has been waiting with pen in hand to sign for the fight."

PRIDE matchmaker: "Frank wants to keep talking so that people will think he's still alive."

Dana White (UFC president): "He won't show up."

Renzo Gracie: "That fuckin' guy, he won't show up."


Frank I know in your mind you will chalk this all up as a vast conspiracy. That's why extensive psychological therapy is a must. I submit before you some of your more amusing contradictions. I refer to them as Frank's Follies.

Frank: "I'm fighting Sakuraba.."
PRIDE: "What?"

Frank: "I signed a 3 contract deal with PRIDE."
Frank: "I was going to sign it.... I never signed it at the end of the day."

Frank: "The Nevada State Athletic Commission won't allow Cesar to fight me because he has no record and they just won't allow that."
NSAC: "He never contacted us on the matter...we would have no problems with this fight."

Frank: "I'm a professional Martial Artist. I go to my class every night.."
Frank's students at AKA: "Where's Frank?"

Frank: "he's (Cesar) not a real Martial Artist"
Cesar's students and fight team: "LOL"

Frank: "The Gracie's are dead and everyone knows it."
Frank: "I have all the respect in the world for the Gracie's. They are an exceptional family. They are exceptional Martial Artists."

Frank: He (Cesar) can't get a pen in his hand and sign anything."
Alex at ROTR: "Cesar has been waiting with pen in hand to sign for the fight."


Frank even you might notice a pattern here. You've had some good fights, now let it go. It's OK to live off your past glories but please quit wasting other people's time. Even your fans are getting sick of it. You don't want to disappoint your fans, do you Frank?

Sincerely,
Cesar Gracie

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Meca promoter Rudimar Fedrigo (left)

The Brazilian media reports that the Meca 12 show may be taking place in the Brazilian state of Brazilia at the ginasio Nilson Nelson, which has a seating capacity of 16,000.

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K-1 World GP 2004
August 7th, 2004
Bellagio Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

Below is the developing card for the K-1 Vegas show on August 7th:


GP Tournament:
Carter Williams vs. Brecht Walis
Jorgen Kruth vs. Marvin Eastman
Jan Nortje vs. Alexander Ustinov
Mighty Mo vs. Sergei Gur

Single fights:
Ray Sefo vs. Leo 'The Assassin'
Akebono vs. Rick Roufus
Gary Goodridge vs. Dewey Cooper

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Storm Samurai
August 7th, 2004
ginasio do Taruma
Curitiba, Brazil


MMA matchups:
Luiz Azeredo vs. Eduardo Simoes
Fabio 'Tigrao' vs. Julio Cesar
Tadeu vs. Michael Costa
Julio Cezar Jamanta vs. Marcelo Donald
Andre Dida vs. Leandro Sousa

Muay Thai matchups:
Fabio 'Pelezinho' vs. Robson Dias
Thiago Baggio vs. Daniel Caporossi
Gilmar 'China' vs. Julinho Borges
Duda Jankovitch vs. Ana Paula dos Santos

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RITC 64: 'Heart & Soul'
August 7, 2004
Dodge Theater
Phoenix, AZ


Homer Moore vs. Shane Johnson
Hans Marrero vs. Brodie Farber
Rich Alten vs. Steve Sayegh
Cory Timmerman vs. Jim Else
Gabe Rivas vs. Kyle Sprouse
Rich Moss vs. Matt Hendricks
Ray Elbe vs. David Canuas
Matt Hauser vs. Joe Grant
Ed West vs. Chris David
Carlos Ortega vs. Matt Ver Halen
Justin Popovich vs. Darrell Parrish
Brandon Oliver vs. Cameron Mayer
Michael Barney vs. Donald Paskiewiez

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XFC 5: 'When Worlds Collide'
August 13th, 2004
Southport Sharks AFL club
Australia


MMA matchups:
Ian Schaffa vs. Matt Johansson
Api Hemara vs. David Frendin
Mal Foki vs. Brad Morris
Kyle Noke vs. Matt Te Paa
Jason Wild vs. Brandon Bell
James Tehuna vs. Rocki Huni
Sahsa Nachouki vs. Ross McDermott
Trent Deboo vs. Matty Knight
Dean Butler vs. John Degan
Trevor Farnell vs. Matt Prince

Muay Thai matchup:
Sam Nest vs. Kym Robinson

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PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals
August 15th, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan


DSE/PRIDE officially announced the following matchups for their PRIDE Heavyweight GP card on August 15th:

Heavyweight GP semifinals:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Naoya Ogawa

Single fights:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alexander Emelianenko
Mark Hunt vs. Mark Coleman
Kevin Randleman vs. Ron Waterman
Murilo Bustamante vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura

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World Extreme Cagefighting 11
August 20th, 2004
Palace Casino
Lemoore, CA


MMA matchups:
Chris Leben vs. Steve Heath
Shonie Carter vs. Jason Braswell
Gil Castillo vs. Brad Mohler
Gilbert Melendez vs. Rich Crunkilton
Richard Montoya vs. Abram Baxter
Olaf Alfonso vs. TBA
John Alessio vs. Bret Bergmark
Jason Jadugui vs. Seth Woodill
Joe Williams vs. Lavar Johnson
Rafael Del Real vs. TBA
Leo Reyes vs. Jason Pratt
Doug Evans vs. Nam Phan
Bill Coffman vs. TBA
Mike Graham vs. Travis Backhaus

Kickboxing matchup:
Tom Jones vs. Yia Mua

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Pancrase 2004 Brave Tour
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Umeda Stella Hall
Osaka, Japan

Open: 3:00 P.M.
Start: 4:00 P.M.


Yoshiro Maeda vs. Fredson 'Peixao'
Nilson Castro vs. Daisuke Watanabe
Koji Oishi vs. Otoko! Tokuoka
Tsuyoshi Ozawa vs. Hideki Tadao
Masashi Kameda vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe
Daisuke Hanazawa vs. 'The Great Naniwa'
Manao Kumagai vs. Yuichi Miyazaki

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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Saturday, August 21, 2004
MGM Grand Garden
Las Vegas, Nevada


Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture (light heavyweight title)
Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon 'Tiger' White
Nick Diaz vs. Karo Pariysan
David Terrell vs. Matt Lindland
Mike Kyle vs. Justin Eilers
Phil Baroni vs. Ronald Jhun
Joe Riggs vs. Joe Doerksen
Josh Thompson vs. Yves Edwards

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AFC Brazil 1
Saturday, August 28th, 2004
Nova Friburgo Country Club
Nova Friburgo, Brazil


Jeff Monson vs. Carlos Clayton
Milton Vieira vs. Aloisio Barros
Roan Carneiro vs. Rodrigo Ruas
Edson Mendes vs. Manuel Fonseca
Marcel Ferreira vs. Eric Tavares
Aaron Riley vs. Maicon Alarcao
Suyam Queiroz vs. Nilson Pulgati
Pedro Manuel vs. Peterson Melo
Lamar Silva vs. Luiz Ramos
Julio Cesar vs. Angelo Sergio

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Croatian-Australian super agent Miro Mijatovic and MMP Alchemy Inc. (formerly IbizCube Japan Ltd.) have successfully commenced legal proceedings against Seiya Kawamata and K Confidence, who promoted last year's Inoki 'Bom-Ba-Ye' 2003 show in Kobe, Japan.

Mijatovic is suing for the non-payment of certain fighters contracted by Mijatovic to appear on the Inoki 'Bom'Ba'Ye' 2003 show. Those fighters include Stefan Leko, Semmy Schilt, and Alistair Overeem.

Mijatovic is also suing for various other amounts of money owed to him by K Confidence and Kawamata resulting in breach of contract.

At this time Mijatovic has been successful in obtaining a security over the proceeds made payable to K Confidence from its legal action against Nippon Television, which K Confidence commenced recently.

Miro Mijatovic and MMP Alchemy Inc. specialize in Japanese consumer marketing consultancy and management, marketing, and promotion of athletes. Fight teams and fighters represented by Mijatovic and MMP Alchemy are the Red Devil fight team, including Fedor Emelianenko, Alexander Emelianenko, and Amar Suloev, and the Golden Glory fight team, including Stefan Leko, Semmy Schilt, and Alistair Overeem.

Its client list also includes Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ian Thorpe, Australia Government Body, Tourism Austalia, and the Croatian Football Federation.

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By Coffee Guy

Phil Baroni

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


A matchup of Phil Baroni vs. Jorge Rivera is being seriously considered for UFC 50, which is tentatively scheduled for October 22nd.

Both fighters are bangers and from the northeast area, and the thinking is that they would both draw a lot of fans to Atlantic City, where UFC 50 is being held.

I'll have more info on this next week.

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By Coffee Guy

Evan Tanner (left)

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


Zuffa has signed the matchup of Evan Tanner vs. Robbie Lawler for UFC 50, which is tentatively scheduled for October 22nd.

Zuffa decided against having Phil Baroni face Lawler. Although it would've been an exciting matchup that most fans would have liked to see, it seems that Dana White doesn't want to risk one of his poster boys having more multiple losses in a row, as both fighters are coming off of losses.

The UFC 50 lineup is starting to look like this:


Official (signed)
Tito Ortiz vs. Guy Mezger
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre
Tra Telligman vs. Paul Buentello
Evan Tanner vs. Robbie Lawler

Unofficial (not yet signed)
Phil Baroni vs. TBA
Matt Serra vs. Hermes Franca
Ricco Rodriguez vs. Mike Kyle or Justin Wiezorek
Marvin Eastman vs. Patrick Cote
Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo vs. TBA (possibly Frank Trigg)
Rich Franklin vs. Jorge Rivera

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By Todd Atkins

Kazuhiro Nakamura

From what I am hearing, the reason PRIDE is making the Murilo Bustamante vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura matchup is because Nakamura turned down a fight with Dan Henderson.

PRIDE is also not interested in making a rematch between Bustamante and Henderson at this point in time.

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Bustamante vs. Henderson

Murilo Bustamante spoke with Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' and said that while he is scheduled to face Kazuhiro Nakamura next week, he only sees Dan Henderson down the road.

"I had been preparing myself with the belief that I was going to face him (Henderson). It will happen whether it's sooner or later. It's one of my objectives for sure." said Bustamante.

"That fight is still not resolved. I don't consider it a loss. The headbutt, albeit accidental, influenced the result of that fight." added Bustamante, who asked for the fight to be a no-contest to no avail.

When asked about his upcoming opponent Nakamura, Bustamante says, "I talked with Rogerio (Nogueira) and we studied Nakamura's game. I will be better then him (Nakamura) standing and on the ground. To tell you the truth I am not worried. I was already preparing myself for a fight and this will be a good fight. He's a good fighter and very tough. He's a judoka and he'll try many throws, but I will establish my strong pace."

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Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

PRIDE GP semifinalist Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira talked with Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' before leaving to Japan, and had the following to say when asked about his semifinal opponent Sergei Kharitonov:

"I have my strategy ready. He's a guy who likes to kick and trade strikes, and I know how to neutralize his game. I've been training a lot on my boxing and it's sharp right now. I will trade strikes with him, but not to the point where I'm getting too much damage. I want to reach the final in good condition."

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Naoya Ogawa

PRIDE GP semifinalist Naoya Ogawa did the following interview with Playboy Japan (interview by Akira S.):


Playboy: Congratulations on your victory at PRIDE GP.

Ogawa: Thank you very much.

Playboy: At the beginning of the show, quarterfinalists were all in the ring. However, you were the only one who was not there.

Ogawa: No I was not there. I've wasn't in the ring for before my last two fights either...

Playboy: Is that your style to do it that way?

Ogawa: I am a wrestler. I don't show myself before I fight. I am in front of the audience when I first step into the ring to fight. That's the basic stance of professional wrestling.

Playboy: You were doing the Hustle pose in the ring after you finished your fight. The audience was captivated by your presence and routine.

Ogawa: Yes, I did it because that's the pro wrestling way.

Playboy: You had a period of two years out of MMA before you decided to come back...

Ogawa: It was not a period of no MMA for me. I just didn't want to abandon the pride I have for pro wrestling. Maybe some fighters are attracted by money. Well I don't care if they are that way, but for me I'm proud of being a pro wrestler. I had many offers to be in the shows but I didn't want to be influenced by political power. Fans will not follow me if I take the offer while having doubts.

Playboy: But you came to a full understanding with the front office of PRIDE this time?

Ogawa: We did not really have a discussion. PRIDE has a new staff now and they told me I can be in the show as a pro wrestler, so I said O.K. I'll do it. I had a difficult time deciding though.

Playboy: You'd like to advertise pro wrestling and Hustle rather than win the finals right?

Ogawa: Right. I am in PRIDE to advertise Hustle. That's why I keep winning in the tournament, so I can advertise just one minute, even one second longer. This is my joy and also my mission. My purpose is not to win the finals. Other fighters want to win the finals, but sorry, me no. I have to make myself clear on that one.

Playboy: As a result, your victory this time has beena good advertisement for Hustle.

Ogawa: I don't only advertise it in the ring. I do the interviews so that Hustle can be more well known. I keep trying to promote Hustle so they can be recognized. (laughs) I want many people to know about Hustle. I owe my success to the fans. That's why I can do my job.

Playboy: Does it seem increasingly probable that Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira will be your opponent in the semifinals?

Ogawa: I don't know yet. Lots of people nowadays want to know the opponent as soon as possible. They want to draw a conclusion immediately. Just let them wait! They are sort of hasty, like when they see girls and they want to make love right away. (laughs)

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Sakaibara and Takada display the GP belt.

DSE/PRIDE also held a press conference in Tokyo to display the newly created PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix belt, which will be awarded to the GP winner on August 15th.

According to DSE/PRIDE, the belt was made at a cost of USD$250,000, and is handcrafted with gold and various types of gemstones.

The belt will become the property of the GP winner. In addition to the belt and their regular fight purse, the GP winner will also take home a bonus of 20 million yen (approximately USD$184,000).

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Shonie Carter

MMA veteran Shonie Carter announced that he has signed a 3-fight deal with DSE/PRIDE.

Carter's fights will take place in the PRIDE 'Bushido' promotion, and he will most likely be on the PRIDE Bushido 5 card in September.

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Wes "Cabbage" Correira (left)

According to one of the 'Rumble on the Rock promoters, Wes 'Cabbage' Correira's medical suspension by the NSAC (Nevada State Athletic Commission), ended before Cabbage participated on the ROTR 5 show on May 7th.

Here is what the ROTR promoter said on an internet forum:


"Cabbage was only suspended for fifteen days (TKO not KO) by the NSAC. We checked with them before we had him (Cabbage) fight. Interesting!!!"

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Frank Trigg

MMA veteran Frank Trigg did an about-face and offered an apology to UFC management for comments he made about the UFC and about not getting a rematch against Matt Hughes.

The UFC had been upset with Trigg over his comments, but after his apology it appears there is a chance he may be on the UFC 50 card in October.

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By Coffee Guy

Tra Telligman (right)

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


Zuffa has signed the matchup of Tra Telligman vs. Paul Buentello for UFC 50, which is tentatively scheduled for October 22nd. The lineup is starting to look like this:

Official (signed)
Tito Ortiz vs. Guy Mezger
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre
Tra Telligman vs. Paul Buentello

Unofficial (not yet signed)
Phil Baroni vs. Robbie Lawler
Matt Serra vs. Hermes Franca
Ricco Rodriguez vs. Mike Kyle or Justin Wiezorek
Marvin Eastman vs. Patrick Cote
Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo vs. TBA (possibly Frank Trigg)
Rich Franklin vs. Jorge Rivera

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Murilo Bustamante

DSE/PRIDE announced the additional matchup of Murilo Bustamante vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura for their PRIDE Heavyweight GP show on August 15t.

The full card is as follows:


Heavyweight GP semifinals:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Naoya Ogawa

Single fights:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki Kondo
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alexander Emelianenko
Mark Hunt vs. Mark Coleman
Kevin Randleman vs. Ron Waterman
Murilo Bustamante vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura

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Kazuyuki Fujita

The Japanese media is reporting that an MMA matchup of Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Sam Greco may be possible for the second K-1 'Romanex' card, which is tentatively scheduled for October.

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Kazuyoshi Ishii

32-year Mohammed Salim, a Bangladeshi national who aided former K-1 matchmaker Kazuyoshi Ishii in his tax evasion scandal, was arrested by Japanese authorities on July 31st while he arrived at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan.

Salim was charged on suspicion of destruction and concealing evidence of tax evasion. Charges include copies of the infamous phony contract Ishii claimed was formed to obtain the services of Mike Tyson several years back.

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Williams vs. Tyson

K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu Tanigawa spoke with the Japanese media and stated that K-1 would be open to reviving talks with Mike Tyson after Tyson recovers from his knee surgery.

Tanigawa attended the Tyson-Williams fight in Louisville last week and said that before Tyson injured his knee in the first round that he looked as good and powerful as ever.

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Shannon Ritch

MMA journeyman Shannon 'The Cannon' Ritch is being employed by the Department of Defense, and is deploying to Norfolk, VA, for training.

Ritch is then scheduled to be deployed to Iraq right after training is completed. Fightsport.com would like to wish Shannon Ritch good luck on his journey.

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Hermes Franca (left)

Hermes Franca announced to the Brazilian media that he has left the American Top Team and joined the Brazilian Top Team.

According to Franca, a problem arose between him and one of the trainers at ATT. The problem was resolved but he felt it best to move on. He states that he remains friends with the rest of the people at ATT

Franca added that he felt the most logical chioce was for him to move on to BTT, where he has many good friends such as the Nogueira brothers. Franca had talks with the managers of BTT and was accepted to the team.

Franca will arrive in Brazil on August 18th and begin training with the team at that time.

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The Chute Boxe team will be opening their American affiliate in Beverly Hills, California, around the middle of August.

The new affiliate is in conjunction with the Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club, and will be located at the BHJJC's facilities.

Vanderlei Silva, Rudimar Fedrigo, Rafael Cordeiro, and a few other members of the Chute Boxe team will all be on hand for the grand opening next month in Beverly Hills.

For more info, go to BHJJC.com

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Vanderlei Silva

Vanderlei Silva, when asked by the Brazilian media about the upcoming Vitor Belfort vs. Randy Couture fight, commented that he is rooting for Belfort to win.

Vanderlei added that he reasons Belfort needs to remain the champion in order for Silva to get a rematch with him in the future. Silva suffered a 44-second knockout loss at the hands of Belfort back in 1998.

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Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson announced that he will not be participating in a single fight on the PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals card on August 15th.

Henderson stated that DSE/PRIDE told him they could not find a suitable opponent for him in time, thus taking him off the card.

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Kimo Leopoldo

UFC veteran Kimo Leopoldo announced at the AFC 9 show that he has joined the American Top Team.

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Tito Ortiz

UFC 50
Friday, October 22nd, 2004
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ

Below are some of the supposed matchups that Zuffa are rumored to be trying to sign for their UFC 50 tentatively scheduled for October 22nd:


Official (signed)
Tito Ortiz vs. Guy Mezger
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre

Unofficial (not yet signed)
Phil Baroni vs. Robbie Lawler
Matt Serra vs. Hermes Franca
Ricco Rodriguez vs. Mike Kyle or Justin Wiezorek
Marvin Eastman vs. Patrick Cote
Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo vs. TBA (possibly Frank Trigg)
Rich Franklin vs. Jorge Rivera

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By Todd Atkins

Renato "Charuto" Verissimo

Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo has been contacted about fighting on the UFC 50 card, and it looks he will accept.

Rumors of Frank Trigg being his opponent are not true at this point in time. No opponent has been determined to face Charuto at UFC 50.

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Randy Couture

Randy Couture and Frank Shamrock will feature in an upcoming HBO movie called 'No Rules', which stars Hollywood veterans Gary Busey and Pamela Anderson.

Couture is slated to be one of the main characters, playing the role of the bad guy. Shamrock's role in the fim is as Couture's number one student. Both of them will appear in many fight scenes.

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Bill Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Steve Austin, and Bob Sapp.

Bob Sapp will feature be in a re-make of the classic movie 'The Longest Yard', which will star Adam Sandler.

WWE wrestlers Bill Goldberg, Steve Austin, and Kevin Nash will also feature alongside Sapp.

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Mike Tyson after being knocked out by Williams.

Mike Tyson underwent arthroscopic knee surgery today to repair the complex lateral meniscus tear he suffered in the first round of his fight against Danny Williams last Friday night in Louisville, KY.

Dr. Richard Emerson, Team Physician Emeritus for the Phoenix Suns, who diagnosed Tyson's injury over the weekend after evaluating the MRI and examining the knee, performed the surgery in Phoenix.

Dr. Emerson stated that such a complex knee ligament tear usually makes it almost impossible for an athlete to continue, and that he was shocked Tyson was able to box for three more rounds and walk out of the ring without any assistance.

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Anthony Perosh (left)

Spartan 10
July 31st, 2004
Gold Coast, Australia


Sam Nest defeats Brandon McDowell by TKO at 2:45, RD 1.
Anthony Perosh defeats Matt Foki by arm triangle at 3:43, RD 1.
Jason Carr defeats Matt Cooper by rear naked choke at 3:17, RD 2.
Kelly Jacobs defeats Andrew Specht by K.O. at 2:00, RD 1.
Peta Radnidge defeats Fiona Attig by TKO at 1:47, RD 2.
Adrian Pang defeats Peter Davis by armbar at 1:09, RD 1.
Mark Sua defeats Brad Harcourt by K.O. at 2:33, RD 1.
Stuart Ashby defeats Ross McCosker by DQ, RD 1.
Hamish Robertson defeats Graham Rees by TKO at 1:58, RD 1.
Matt Cain drew with Ryan Deme.
J.J. Sidic defeats Trevor Farnell by choke at 0:25, RD 1.

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K.O. Arena 2
July 24th, 2004
Plaza de Toros de Benalmadena
Malaga, Spain


Antonio Tello defeats Manuel Garcia by TKO at 1:17, RD 1.
Raul Vega drew with Juan Carlos Portillo.
Echedey Jimenez Garcia drew with Jose Ignacio Pariceres.
Toni Vivas defeats Jorge Granda by KO at 0:52, RD 1.
Ruben Garcia defeats Fernando Garcia by DQ at 2:13, RD 1.
Phillipe Wobiwuou defeats Bernat Carreras by KO at 1:41, RD 1.
Pablo Sanchez Kyros defeats Oscar Hernandez by TKO at 5:00, RD 1.
Noel Fernandez defeats Jose Luis Zapater by DQ at 2:23, RD 2.
Juan Luis Gonzalez defeats Mario Cajas by rear naked choke at 0:41, Rd 1.

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By Coffee Guy

Jerry Bohlander

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


UFC veteran Jerry Bohlander is seriously thinking about coming back to compete in the UFC middleweight division.

Talks have been preliminary but the UFC seems very interested in bringing him back.

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By Coffee Guy

Tito Ortiz

Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.

The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called 'Coffee Guy':


UFC 50
Friday, October 22nd, 2004
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ

Below are some of the matchups that Zuffa are trying to sign for their UFC 50 tentatively scheduled for October 22nd:


Official (signed)
Tito Ortiz vs. Guy Mezger
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre

Unofficial (not yet signed)
Phil Baroni vs. Robbie Lawler
Matt Serra vs. Hermes Franca

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Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic occifially released his instructional DVD. To enquire more about the DVD, go to www.nokaut.com

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Kimbo Slice (far right)

Sources close to the American Top Team are saying that they would like to recruit the legendary Florida pro street fighter known as Kimbo Slice.

According to these sources, ATT have contacted sources close to Slice. The plan would be to train him for a career in MMA, boxing, and possibly K-1.

There is no word yet regarding Slice's thoughts on whether he's even contemplating a career in MMA or K-1. However, it is already known that Slice's brother, who is a pro boxer, is already helping Slice attempt a career in pro boxing.

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Absolute Fighting Championships 9
Saturday, July 31st, 2004
War Memorial Auditorium
Ft. Lauderdale, FL


Carl Malenko defeats Edwin Aguilar by forearm choke at 2:31, RD 1.
Edson Diniz defeats Tomomi Iwama by unanimous decision.
Rory Singer defeats Diego Lionel Vitosky by rear naked choke at 0:58, RD 1.
Wald Bloise defeats Justin Weiman by TKO at 1:40, RD 1.
Crafton Wallace defeats Mark Richard by guillotine choke at 0:48, RD 1.
Renato Tavares defeats David Love by choke at 1:45, RD 1.
Bryan Medin defeats Edson Berto by majority decision.
Charles McCarthy defeats Pat O'Malley by rear naked choke at 2:02, RD 1.
Steve Bruno defeats Gino Astudillo by TKO at 0:40, RD 1.
Jim Bruketta defeats Rocky Long by unanimous decision.

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Real Fight 1
July 30th, 2004
Hebraica Gymnasium
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Alessio Sakara defeats Eduardo Maiorino by KO at 0:30, RD 1.
Luis Fernando Santos defeats Marcelo Dourado by judges decision.
Paulo Boiko defeats Jorge Britto by judges decision.
Peterson Melo defeats Julian Soares by judges decision.
Antonio Sergio defeats Fabio Silva by judges decision.
Leopoldo Serao defeats Fabrini DeSouza by rear naked choke at 3:25, RD 1.
Nilson Pulgatti defeats Eraldo Paz by judges decision.
Ricardo Petruccio defeats Fabio Flores by judges decision.
Ricardo defeats Rodrigo Totti by judges decision.
Daniel Otero defeats Raul Carneiro by judges decision.
Ivan Alves defeats Rodrigo 'Bicudinho' by TKO, RD 2.
Flavio 'Farinha' defeats BUIU by judges decision.

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Mike Tyson

According to reports, Mike Tyson is approximately USD$38 million in debt.

The fight with Danny Williams was to be the first in a series of comeback fights to help Tyson pay off the USD$38 million debt.

Tyson earned approximately USD$8 million against Williams, but would keep only USD$2 million of that if a bankruptcy reorganization plan is approved.

That plan, however, is contingent on Tyson fighting seven times in the next three years.

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