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Will Tank Abbott return for the Tournament?

Coffee Guy, our man on the inside has told us that the UFC intend to hold a Heavyweight Tournament that will determine an Interim Heavyweight Champion. The winner will defend the title until Frank Mir returns to the scene, upon which a fight between the two champions will take place. The tournament will be held over at least two seperate UFC events. It is not known how many competitors the tournament will include, the idea itself is all thats really been 90% confirmed at this stage. In our opinion ZUFFA really have an opportunity to turn this into something really big. Hopefully it wont be some low key four man tourney, hopefully it will at least be an eight man tournament and it will have some decent talent amongst the competitors.


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Sportfight Reno - September 23 2004:

WW - Brody Farber V Sean Sherk

MW - Mike Seal V Dennis Hallman

LHW - Edwin Aguilar V Chael Sonnen

WW - Brad Blackburn V Jay Jack

HW - Jeromy Freitag V Santino Genaro

WW - Adam Torres V Tony Sanza

LHW - Billy Miles V Matt Horwich

FW - Brandon Shuey V Antonio Banuelos


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Andre Arlovski was set to fight Frank Mir at UFC51

Further to our breaking report of Frank Mir's motorcycle accident, Coffee Guy has now confirmed that Mir has a broken femur and will be out of action for several months. Once again we wish him a full and speedy recovery.

This has left the main event for UFC51 in tatters. It is now hoped that Tim Sylvia will be fit to fight Arlovski in a non title fight but Sylvia is currently still healing his own broken bones and is not a definite at this stage. Former champion Ricco Rodriguez's name has also been tossed around as a possibile opponent for Arlovski. They are also looking at bringing in another big name Heavyweight to liven up the division but finding a suitable fighter thats not already under contract appears difficult.


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A line up of Champions for S-Cup 2004


SHOOTBOXING LINE-UP

September 19th 2004

Tokyo - Japan

Opening matches:

1. Goji Ishikawa (Cesars Gym-Shootboxing) vs AGE

2. Utagawa (UWF) vs TBA

S-Cup Matches

3. Andy Souwer (Holland - Shootboxing) vs Ole Laursen (Denmark - Muay
Thai)

4. Jens Pulver (USA - MMA) vs Dai Jyouan (China - San Da)

5. Albert Kraus (Holland - K-1) vs Changpuek Chorsepasert (Thailand -
Muay Thai)

6.Kenichi Ogata (Japan - Shootboxing) vs Katel Kubis (Brazil - Muay
Thai)

Reserve Match

7. Hiroki Shishido (Japan - Shootboxing) vs Bruce McPhee (Australia -
MuayThai)

8. Winner fight 3. vs Winner fight 4.

9. Winner fight 5 vs Winner fight 6

Special Match

10. Nathan Corbett (Australia - Shootboxing/Muay Thai) vs Nilson de
Castro (Brazil - Chute Boxe)

11.(Shootboxing Welterweight fight) Hiroyuki Doi
(Japan - Shootboxing) vs Fikari Tiarchi(Holland - MuayThai)

S-Cup Final Match

12. Winner fight 8 vs Winner fight 9

Rounds: 3 rounds 3 minutes each. 1 minute break

Winners purse: 5000000 Yen

Second place purse: 500000 Yen

Extra for KO: 250000 Yen

Extra for win by Tap/Throw/Submission: 100000 Yen

Minotauro not happy about Fedor retaining the title.


The Japanese media have been reporting that Nogueira Rodrigo Minotauro may be leaving Pride and joining the K-1 organisation. Reports are saying that Minotauro is displeased that Pride did not award victory to him in his fight against Fedor at the Heavyweight Grand Prix which was stopped due to a major cut received by Fedor. This along with poor negotiations with DSE over conditions has lead to Minotauro looking towards K1, the reports suggest.

Officially BTT are refusing to confirm any such rumors. They say they are still negotiating a rematch with Fedor which will be billed by Pride as a Super-Fight.


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Frank Mir (left) fighting UFC contender Wes Sims


Our sources in Vegas have confirmed that UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir was injured in a motorcycle accident. Mir has suffered leg and pelvis inuries but the severity of these are not yet known. We at Fightsport 24-7 wish the Champ a quick and trouble free recovery.


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Combat Zone 8/"Street Justice"

October 2, 2004/Club Lido/Revere

MAIN EVENTS

USA USKBA Super Welterweight Title

Joe Lauzon(Team Aggression) vs Mike Brown(Team Elite)

USA USKBA Super Cruiserweight Title

Jerry Spiegel(Renzo Gracie) vs Elias Rivera(Dog Pound)

Featured Fights:

Nuri Shakir(Team Elite) vs Derrick Keasley(Team Mash)

Bobby Dias(Boneyard) vs Warren "Giant Lee" Mayone

USKBA Supermiddleweight NE Title

Rich Moskowitz(Team Santos) vs Andrew Calandrelli(Renzo Gracie)

Marcelo Virla(CMFC) vs Jay White(Renzo Gracie)

Mike True(Fightzone) vs Kiel McDougall

Jason Dublin(Close Range) vs John Hoaard(BMAC)

Cory Papaysian(Venom) vs Nelson Todis(Shakir)

David Medd(Dayboll) vs Jim Gonsalves(BMAC)

Fred Mello(Team Santos) vs Billy Norcross(Basement)

Brandon "Sissy" Gallow (Mash) vs Jason Hathaway (USS)

Frank Latina (Dog Pound) vs Ricardo Deborba (BMAC)


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KRAZY HORSE VERSUS GOMI TOPS BUSHIDO 5 FIGHTCARD!

From Dream Stage Entertainment September 16, 2004 LOS ANGELES, California - The fight card for BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 has been announced and topping the bill will be Japanese star Takanori Gomi versus American Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett.

Read On ! !

Other fighters scheduled on the card include Carlos "The Ronin" Newton, Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, and Crosley Gracie. BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 will take place from the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, and TVN on Friday, November 19th, 2004 at 10:00pm EST, 7:00pm PST. The countdown show begins at 9:30pm EST, 6:30pm PST.

The main event of BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 features Takanori Gomi versus Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett. Representing the Kiguchi Dojo, Gomi has established himself as one of the world's elite fighters at 155 pounds. With KO power and an incredible ground game this Japanese star boasts a record of 16-2 and is undefeated in BUSHIDO (with wins over Jadsen Costa, Ralph Gracie, and Fabio Mello). Fighting out of Ocala, Florida, Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett arrives in Japan as a highly regarded up and coming star. Though this will be his BUSHIDO debut, Bennett has made a name for himself in the American mixed martial arts promotion, "King of the Cage." Exciting, aggressive and unpredictable, "Krazy Horse" is known for his crowd-pleasing body slams as well as his celebratory post-fight back flips. Gomi versus Bennett - two contrasting fight styles - who will be victorious?




PRIDE FC: BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 Fight Card

Takanori Gomi (Japan) vs. Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett (USA)
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (Japan) vs. Crosley Gracie (USA)
Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa (Japan) vs. Tatsunori Ueyama (Japan))
Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs. Carlos Newton (Canada))
Yasuhito Namekawa (Japan) vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (Brazil) )
Henry "Sentoryu" Miller (USA) vs. Mal "Twin Tiger" Foki (Australia))

(Fight Card Subject to Change))


More matches will be announced soon!

BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 will be available in the USA at a reduced rate of $19.95. For additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider or pridefc.com.

For more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!


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"I want Mir" says Sims.


Wes Sims, the talented heavyweight who has thrilled fans with his exploits in the cage, chalked up yet another victory at Extreme Challenge this week. After a freak loss at Apex:Genesis only last week, Sims bounced back to defeat a tough 350lb monster from the midwest. Big Wes dominated the standup and the ground fighting and looked to be a man on a mission, a man with a title belt in his sights. Sims was heard later to have said he wants another shot at UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Sims was beating Mir in their first fight but was disqualified for using Pride rules. With impressive performances like his most recent one, it shouldnt be long before his wish to fight in the UFC again comes true.


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Dana White, President of ZUFFA


TITO ORTIZ, GUY MEZGER TO RENEW FEUD AT UFC 50: WAR OF 04
LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW OCT. 22 AT BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY

Matt Hughes To Meet Georges St. Pierre For Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight Title In Feature Event Of 8-Fight, All-Star Card.

There's going to be a war Friday, Oct. 22, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, when top contending light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and Guy Mezger renew a long-standing feud and former welterweight champion Matt Hughes battles Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight championship at Ultimate Fighting Championships 50: War Of 04. Six additional fights will complete the all-star, eight-fight card



For Ortiz (11-4-0 in mixed martial arts) from Huntington Beach, Calif., the former UFC light heavyweight champion, and Mezger (44-13-6) from Dallas, TX, their main event battle will be the continuation of a war that began May 30, 1997, at UFC 13: The Ultimate Force, resumed March 5, 1999, at UFC 19: Young Guns and eventually led to one of the biggest fights in UFC history, Ortiz matched up with Mezger's mentor Ken Shamrock November 22, 2002, at UFC 40: Vendetta.

The Legendary Brazilian MMA Team 'Chute Box' are out to conquer the USA next


Chute Box, the team of Pride Middleweight Champion Vanderlei Silva, has now set it's sites on the USA. The man in charge of the US invasion is Roberto Picinini. The new Chute Boxe training center will be located at the renowned Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club. Picinini will be in charge of the Muay Thai classes and BJJ Black Belt Marcus Vinícius de Lucia will teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes.


Chute Box say they want to enter a new fighter into the UFC and have high hopes of winning a championship title. The word is that Murilo Ninja will switch to the UFC from Pride as well as up and coming Chute Box fighter Luiz Azeredo.


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HOOKnSHOOT is going to be making some major announcements over the next several weeks in preparation for their upcoming all-women "EVOLUTION" event.

The first announcement being, a LAST WOMAN STANDING Submission Grappling/Wrestling event with every female grappler invited to test themselves.

The event will feature an open weight class with the smaller weight divisions on one side of the bracket and heavier women on the other side. Both brackets will be as evenly matches as possible The two bracket winners will meet in the finals for cash and prizes (cash prizes for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place).

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANY AND ALL FEMALE GRAPPLERS WHO ARE WISHING TO COMPETE! Email HOOKnSHOOT@aol.com to confirm your participation (no entry fee).

This event will take place on Sunday morning, 11/7/04 following the MMA event on 11/6/04. We're still open for event sponsors as well!

Tickets are on sale right now for HnS "Evolution" visit

http://store.yahoo.com/fightworld2/hook11tic.html or email HOOKnSHOOT@aol.com.


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PRIDE FC: BUSHIDO VOLUME 5

Takanori Gomi vs. Charles 'Krazy Horse' Bennett

Hayato 'Mach' Sakurai vs. Crosley Gracie

Ikuhisa 'The Punk' Minowa vs. Tatsunori Ueyama

Ryo Chonan vs. Carlos Newton

Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua

Henry 'Sentoryu' Miller vs. Mal 'Twin Tiger' Foki



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Vanderlei Silva poses with his mechanical facsimile



Our friends at ADCC have reported the following. Words and photos by Marcelo Alonso.



One month after getting a sponsorship from Yokohama, the famous japanese tire company, Pride Middleweight champion Vanderlei Silva was invited by a Honda branch in Curitiba (Cabral Motos), to put his 'WAND' logo on a limited series of cycles: Twister (CBX 250), Titan (CG 150) e Biz (C 100).

Last month, one day before leaving for Japan to face Yuki Kondo, Wanderlei filmed the advertisement that has being broadcast on Parana tv since last Saturday.

'Our idea is show that 'Wand' motorcycless have the same qualities of the champion - strength, endurance and power' stated Victor Spindola, the creator of the advertising campaign. Besides the logo on the tank, the limited series of bikes will have a special helmet, copying the famous tattoo that Silva has on his head.

'I´m very proud that important companies like Honda and Yokohama are are starting to believe in our sport. I hope this is a first step for many other fighters' a proud Wanderlei Silva told us after his return from Tokyo, where he ran over Yuki Kondo in the last Pride Final Conflict, held on August 15th.




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Rulon Gardner seen in his Gold Medal winning match against Alexander Karelin at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.


LOS ANGELES, September 10: PAX TV has teamed with Real Pro Wrestling to launch an Olympic-style wrestling series on the network in February 2005.

The 15-week series will premiere February 13, a week following the Super Bowl, with wrestlers competing for the championship and $250,000 in prizes.


"Finally, the world's best wrestlers can earn a living at what they do best," said Tony Willis, the co-founder and CEO of Real Pro Wrestling. "Wrestling fans deserve to see their heroes compete against the best in the world."


Each one-hour episode will contain segments that can be sponsored by advertisers, such as Background Stories, Tale of the Tape, Tech Moment, Move of the Day, Official Drink, Official Apparel and Official Footwear.

Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Rulon Gardner reportedly gave his verbal committment to competing in this event after he won Bronze at the Athens Olympics.


With the sort of prize money being offered, there is some speculation that former wrestlers turned MMA fighters such as Matt Lindland, Dan Henderson, Kevin Randleman, Mark Coleman or Randy Couture might make a return to the sport at the new pro level.

We also have to wonder how the hell a show like this can be sold to Pax TV when the UFC appear to have fumbled every attempt thus far to get a regular UFC telecast on one of the networks. And please, dont mention the Spike TV thing, im referring to a TV show that features UFC fights, not some MMA version of 'The Contender'. Maybe ZUFFA could hire the Real Pro Wrestling guy to get a TV deal for them as well. For the past four years Dana White of the UFC has been quoted as saying a TV deal is just around the corner and yet a show with far narrower potential audience appeal than the UFC has just secured a 15 week deal.




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