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HEAVYWEIGHT


1.) Fedor Emelianenko Russia
2.) Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira Brazil
3.) Mark Hunt New Zealand
4.) Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic Croatia
5.) Sergei Kharitonov Russia
6.) Fabricio Werdum Brazil
7.) Alexander Emelianenko Russia
8.) Andrei Arlovski Belarus
9.) Tim Sylvia USA
10.) Josh Barnett USA


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT


1.) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua Brazil
2.) Vanderlei Silva Brazil
3.) Ricardo Arona Brazil
4.) Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson USA
5.) Chuck Liddell USA
6.) Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira Brazil
7.) Alistair Overeem Holland
8.) Renato 'Babalu' Sobral Brazil
9.) Randy Couture USA
10.) Vitor Belfort Brazil


MIDDLEWEIGHT


1.) Dan Henderson USA
2.) Murilo Bustamante Brazil
3.) Kazushi Sakuraba Japan
4.) Rich Franklin USA
5.) Paulo Filho Brazil
6.) Yuki Kondo Japan
7.) Frank Shamrock USA
8.) Matt Lindland USA
9.) Anderson Silva Brazil
10.) David Loiseau Canada


WELTERWEIGHT


1.) Georges St-Pierre Canada
2.) B.J. Penn USA
3.) Matt Hughes USA
4.) Frank Trigg USA
5.) Karo Parisyan USA
6.) Daniel Acacio Brazil
7.) Renato 'Charuto' Verissimo Brazil
8.) Sean Sherk USA
9.) Jake Shields USA
10.) Joe Riggs USA


LIGHTWEIGHT


1.) Takanori Gomi Japan
2.) Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro Brazil
3.) Hayato Sakurai Japan
4.) Joachim Hansen Norway
5.) Tatsuya Kawajiri Japan
6.) Kaoru Uno Japan
7.) Genki Sudo Japan
8.) Koutetsu Boku Japan
9.) Luis Azeredo Brazil
10.) Yves Edwards USA



FEATHERWEIGHT


1.) Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto Japan
2.) Gilbert Melendez USA
3.) Jens Pulver USA
4.) Hideo Tokoro Japan
5.) Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira Brazil
6.) Joao Roque Brazil
7.) Ivan Menjivar El Salvador
8.) Jeff Curran USA
9.) Antonio Carvalho Brazil
10.) Mark Hominick Canada


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Kenji Arai

DSE/PRIDE announced the matchup of Jens Pulver vs. Kenji Arai for their PRIDE Bushido 10 card this Sunday.

Pulver was originally scheduled to face Masakazu Imanari, but Imanari was forced to withdraw from the card after being hospitalised due to an asthma attack.

Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira

Sources in the Japanese media are reporting that the following matchups have a very strong possibility of taking place in the first round of the PRIDE Open Weight GP:


Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Josh Barnett
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Alistair Overeem

Mikey Burnett (right)

In yet another in the long line of exclusive reports for Fightsport.com, this cyber reporting stud has learned from sources in Tulsa that as it stands right now, ikey Burnett is set to appear on 'The Ultimate FIghter 4'.

As usual, stick to the Jake R. Report for stories that are days, weeks, and even months ahead of the other sites.


This exclusive Jake R. Report was filed March 29th at 7:30 pm.

*Exclusive: Must Credit Fightsport.com and the Jake R. Report when discussing this article*

Three bouts from the upcoming PRIDE Bushido 10 card will be televised exclusively on Fox Sports Net on Sunday, April 9th at 9:00 P.M. local time. The remainder of the fight card will premiere on North American pay-per-view on April 3rd.

The televised bouts will be part of FSN's 'PRIDE Fighting Special'. The bouts that will be show are:


Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondo
Mark Weir vs. Denis Kang
Bout # 3 (To Be Announced April 2nd)

The International Fight League announced that it has signed a deal to be televised on Fox Sports Net.

As part of the agreement, FSN will air three nationally televised shows based on the IFL's April 29th debut card at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Ikuhisa Minowa (far right) blocking strikes from bamboo swords for the Japanese media.

Ikuhisa Minowa recently held a public training session for the Japanese media. Here are some of the things Minowa had to say:


Minowa on using bamboo swrods as part of his training: "I know the feeling of getting hit with a bamboo sword from above, and getting hit by Giant Silva will be completely different. I'm sure that his punches are going to be much, much heavier than here in training."

Minowa when asked what his strategy will be against Giant Silva: "I haven't thought about it yet. I'm thinking of how to attack considering my body size and his. I've done a simulation in my head. I'll imagine different things for another week and then I want to put it all together and make it real."

Minowa on his approach to his upcoming fight against Giant Silva: "For me, it's like a comic book battle. First, Silva appears. Then, I appear. We stare at each other and then the bell rings. This is all divided up, frame by frame, and connected like a comic book. I like (the muscular Japanese comic book character) Kinniku Man. Silva is big, so he's Sunshine (a 10ft tall demon). Of course, I'm Kinniku Man."

Minowa on becoming a pro-wrestler: "I'm still a long way away from becoming the real pro-wrestler that I imagine. First, I have to fight. I have to win and have good fights to build myself up. I think my fight is one step on the way to perfecting myself. My entrance to the Open Weight Grand Prix is on the line in this fight. In that sense, I can't lose. I won't lose. I will win."

PRIDE Bushido 10
April 2nd, 2006
Ariake Coliseum
Tokyo, Japan


Dan Henderson vs. Kazuo Misaki
Murilo 'Ninja' Rua vs. Paulo Filho
Phil Baroni vs. Yuki Kondo
Takanori Gomi vs. Marcus Aurelio
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. 'Giant' Silva
Mark Weir vs. Denis Kang
Akihiro Gono vs. Kim Dae Won
Joachim Hansen vs. Luis Azeredo
Jens Pulver vs. Masakazu Imanari
Paul Rodriguez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
Yves Edwards vs. Seichi Ikemoto

Carlson Gracie's lifelong best friend, Paqueta (pictured), in front of the Carlson Gracie academy in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' reports that the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Maia, has given a pre-autorization to change the name of Silva Castro street, where the Carlson Gracie academy has been located since the 1970's, to 'Carlson Gracie street'.

KOTC: 'The Return 2'
March 25th, 2006
San Jacinto, CA


Charlie Valencia defeats Del Hawkins by rear naked choke at 2:04, RD 1.
Matt Stansell defeats Thomas Denny by triangle choke at 3:18, RD 1.

Antonio Silva (center)

CWFC: 'Strike Force 5'
March 25th, 2006
Skydome Arena
Coventry, England


Antonio Silva defeats Tadas Rinkevicius by TKO at 3:22, RD 1.
Dan Hardy defeats Diego Gonzalez by TKO at 0:19, RD 3.
Mario Neto defeats Markus Hipp by TKO at 0:36, RD 1.
Hakim Goram defeats Gulyas Zsolt by armbar at 1:38, RD 1.
Jakob Lovstad defeats Henrique Nogueira by rear naked choke at 0:47, RD 3.
Chris Rice defeats Dorian Lapaj by majority decision.
Alex Cook defeats Marcelo Salazar by TKO at 3:02, RD 2.
David Bielkheden defeats Steve Dawson by KO at 0:50, RD 1.
Samy Schiavo defeats Sami Berik by rear naked choke at 2:32, RD 1.
Paul Rodgerson defeats Aaron Behan by TKO at 1:34, RD 2.
Jim Wallhead defeats Henning Svendsen by TKO at 2:06, RD 1.