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B.J. PennSources in Hawaii are reporting that the following MMA matchups are officially signed for the
'Rumble on the Rock' show, which is scheduled for
November 20th:
B.J. Penn vs.
Rodrigo GracieBaret Yoshida vs.
Royler GracieMore news regarding this card will be released in the next two weeks.
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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':
Another reason the
UFC Japan was cancelled was because
Zuffa could not sign
Tito Ortiz to face
Vitor Belfort for a main event. Tito wanted no part of Vitor so soon after his upcoming fight against
Guy Mezger.
Once Tito pulled out, Zuffa actually tried to sign
Ken Shamrock vs. Vitor. That didn't work out either as Shamrock is still recovering from shoulder surgery.
Zuffa's official statement that
Frank Mir not being able to participate being the reason for UFC Japan's cancellation was just the final straw.
The truth is that their attempted venture into the
Japanese market had so many
blunders and
mishaps, that most people in the Zuffa offices already felt it was a doomed project from the start.
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By Coffee Guy
Ortiz getting brutally knocked out by Liddell.Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.The following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant called
'Coffee Guy':
The
UFC just signed a minor deal with
FOX Sports. The deal will see FOX Sports televise a total of
four 60-minute UFC television specials over the next year on a quarterly basis.
The first show will be televised on
October 17th at
5:00 P.M., and will feature the
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz fight as well as
Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler.
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John "The Pitmaster" HackelmanKarate grandmaster
John 'The Pitmaster' Hackelman has put a
USD$500 bounty for any info on the identities of
Fightsport.com members
'Resident Fatty' and
'nhb critic':
"I'll pay $500 for the name, address and phone numbers of NHB Critic, and Resident Fatty. Both Post on Fightsport.com. Pitmasta@aol.com"
-John Hackelman
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PRIDE 28: 'High Octane'
October 31st, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, JapanOfficial matchups:
Vanderlei Silva vs.
Quinton 'Rampage' JacksonJosh Barnett vs.
Mirko 'Cro Cop' FilipovicMark Hunt vs.
Dan BobishDan Henderson vs.
Kazuhiro NakamuraHeath Herring vs.
Hirotaka YokoiOther fighters rumored to possibly be on the card:
Mark Coleman
Stefan Leko
Kevin Randleman
Suren Balachinsky
Roman Zentsov
Kazushi Sakuraba
Hideko Yoshida
Naoya Ogawa
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Genki SudoGenki Sudo told the Japanese media that he would like to fight for the
UFC lightweight title in
2005.
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Yoshihiro AkiyamaK-1 held a press conference today to officially announce the signing of Japanese judo star
Yoshihiro Akiyama.
Akiyama will make his MMA debut on K-1's
December 31st show. The Japanese media is speculating that his opponent may be either
Rickson Gracie or
Bob Sapp.
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Pedro Rizzo (right)Sources in the Japanese media are reporting that
Pedro Rizzo has come to a verbal agreement with
DSE/PRIDE, and will officially sign them in the following two weeks.
The same sources are also reporting that Rizzo will most likely make his PRIDE debut on
December 31st.
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Ron WatermanPancrase announced the matchup of
Ron Waterman vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka for their show on
November 7th.
The fight will be for the newly formed Pancrase
super heavyweight title.
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PRIDE 28: 'High Octane'
October 31st, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, JapanOfficial matchups:
Vanderlei Silva vs.
Quinton 'Rampage' JacksonJosh Barnett vs.
Mirko 'Cro Cop' FilipovicDan Henderson vs.
Kazuhiro NakamuraOther fighters rumored to possibly be on the card:
Mark Hunt
Mark Coleman
Heath Herring
Stefan Leko
Kevin Randleman
Hirotaka Yokoi
Suren Balachinsky
Roman Zentsov
Kazushi Sakuraba
Hideko Yoshida
Naoya Ogawa
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Josh Barnett (left)Josh Barnett announced on his website that he is preparing for his upcoming fight against
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic by training with former SHOOTO champion
Erik Paulson and the
rAw team (now known as
R-1).
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Chris Brennan (bottom)MMA journeyman
Chris Brennan was at it again putting his foot in his mouth on the UG forum. Below is a quote that Brennan made there, in which he makes light of
Mark Kerr's much publicized addiction to pain killlers:
"I live on Vioxx. Not like in a
Kerr way but I use it sometimes."
-Chris Brennan
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The hugely popular Felix Trinidad.In light of
Felix Trinidad's stunning comeback victory over highly regarded
Ricardo Mayorga, longterm and reliable sources inside the
Zuffa front office have informed me of
Zuffa's bungling of the Trinidad situation.
As
UFC fans remember,
Felix Trinidad once walked down the ramp with
Ricco Rodriguez. In addition,
Trinidad guest commentated at
UFC 41 with the
Spanish broadcast. Next,
Trinidad did the
Spanish UFC preshow for
UFC 42. As it was explained to me,
Trinidad did this because he was a huge
fan of the
UFC. Also,
Trinidad had asked for relatively
little pay for his commentating role, while providing valuable publicity in Spanish language magazines and newspapers while speaking on behalf of the
UFC. However, for unknown reasons,
Zuffa executives decided not to bring
Felix Trinidad back to the
UFC in any capacity,
After
Trinidad achieved
national recognition once again this weekend in his successful return to the ring, numerous
Zuffa employees are beginning to question and rethink the wisdom of
Zuffa's decision relating to
Trinidad.
As one
Zuffa source told me, "I have been with the company since the very beginning, and this is one of the worst mistakes they have made. Some of the others I can understand, but this one really didn't make sense. Trinidad was a huge fan of the UFC and wanted to support it in any way he could, but now that we have treated him this way, I doubt he will ever return. He could have really helped us out in the Spanish speaking market that we have yet to really break into, but now we'll have to forget about that."
As usual, stick to the
Jake R Report for exclusive reporting you won't read anywhere else.
*Jake R Exclusive, must credit the Jake R Report when discussing this article.
*This Jake R Report filed on October 3rd, 2004 at 6 pm.
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Wes SimsSources in the pro-westling media are saying that
Wes Sims recently tried out for the
WWE 'Tough Enough' show, and that he has recieved a callback.
The winner of the Tough Enough show wins
USD$1 million and a possible future in the
WWE.
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Vitor BelfortThe Brazilian media is reporting that
Vitor Belfort may return to the
Brazilian Top Team for his future fights.
According to the Brazilian media, BTT has
agreed to let Belfort return. The only thing remaining is for both sides to sign an official deal.
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Wallid Ismael; picturedWallid Ismael announced to the Brazilian media the following matchups and fighters to appear on the
Jungle Fight 3, which tentatively scheduled for
October 23rd at the Tropical Eco Resort in Manaus, Brazil:
MMA matchups:
Jefferson 'Tank' Silva vs.
Tom EriksonCarlos Barreto vs.
Travis Wiuff Assuerio Silva vs.
Bobby Hoffman Ronaldo 'Jacare' vs.
Boris JonstompOther fighters scheduled to participate:
Vladimir Matyushenko
Fabricio Werdum
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
Fredson Paixao
Gabriel Napao
Shinsuke Nakamura
Jorge 'Macaco' Patino
Bibiano Fernandes
Ronaldo Souza
Katsuyori Shibata
Thomas Denny
Mark Smith
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