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| Wednesday - August 1, 2001 |
From the event's promoter: MASS DESTRUCTION III Saturday, August 4th Doors open at 6pm, fights start at 7pm Southend Community Center - Springfield, MA www.nagafighter.com CURRENT LINE-UP: (Fights listed in Reverse Order) Superfight Jeremy Horn vs. Shaun Wagner Heavyweight Title Fight Jorge Rivera vs. Elias Rivera Superfight Mario Ramos vs. John Frankl Ted Govola Jr. (undefeated in MMA) vs. Nuri Shakir (Team Dragon Lair) Brian Kelly (Tai-Kai) vs. David Beck (Wrestling) Mike Brown (Choi's) vs. Brad Vargason (Tai-Kai) Bill Luff (Auburn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Chris Roberts (Mass Destruction Veteran) Raymond Acevedo (Dave Bravo) vs. Matt Stowe (Mayo Quanchi) Fred Murray (JKD Instructor) vs. Dustin Buttrick (Norwich Wrestling) BREAK Superfight Kipp "Powder" Kollar vs. Nick "Zero" Crooks Vinny Brightman (JKD/ Integrated Grappling) vs. Andy Social (Canadian Bare Knuckle Champion) Dan Simmler (MMA Debut) vs. Ian McQuade (MMA Debut) Joe Manzillo (Mayo Quanchi) vs. George Marchacos (MMA Debut) Dawson Walton (Freestyle) vs. Ryan Griffith (1-0 in MD Competition) Card is subject to change RING GIRLS! LIQUOR LICENSE OBTAINED: We WILL be serving BEER & Mike's Hard Lemonade at the event! TICKETS AVAILABLE ON-LINE - Charge using Mastercard or VISA http://www.nagafighter.com/ CONTACT.....Kipp Kollar (860-635-1867) |
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From Susumu's Gallery: Hello, We added some of the Pride 15 photos. Kerr and Sakuraba's bouts have uploaded. The others will be coming soon.  Susumu's Gallery: http://come.to/susumu |
From the event's promoter: Action-packed, "no-holds-barred" competition Saturday, August 4, 2001 7:00pm Soboba Casino - San Jacinto, California COUNT DOWN TO KING OF THE CAGE 10! Fight fans, your wait is almost over. The Soboba Casino will be ready. The fighters will be ready. Will YOU be ready? See 16 total matches including an all out fight fest as "King of the Cage" brings the big boys out for the first "King of the Cage" Heavyweight Tournament. A special 30-second ground rule will be implemented, meaning if there is no action, the referee will stand them up! See such heavy hitters as Mike "Rhino" Bourke, Kauai Kupihea, Giant Ochai, Josh Dempsey, and Zane Frasier. Only one giant will leave the Soboba Casino with the prestigious title of KOTC Tournament Champion. And this is only the beginning of the fight card. Also see Jiu Jitsu specialist Javier "Mr. Showtime" Vazquez of Millennia Jiu Jitsu take on Tough Guy Phillip Perez of Team Fresno . . . former KOTC World Middleweight Champion Chris Brennan returns to the cage to battle stud fighter Kevin Hogan . . . and much more . . . Muay Thai expert Duane "Bang" Ludwig . . . Japan's Sokun Koh . . . KOTC fan-favorite Joe Stevenson. Come see mixed martial arts history in the making only at "King of the Cage." BET ON KING OF THE CAGE AT: www.mvpsportsbook.com GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
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From the event's promoter: TOP 10 RANKED PRO BOXER STEPHANE OUELLET TO MAKE THE SWITCH TO MMA!!!  UCC 6: REDEMPTION OCTOBER 19, 2001 VERDUN AUDITORIUM MONTREAL, QUEBEC Montreal (Canada)- History will once again be made as some of the sports brightest young stars will enter the UCC RING OF FURYTM to show the fight world just what Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) combat is all about. There has never been a more important night for Canadian MMA as one of the countries most recognizable athletes will be making his UCC and MMA debut. Stephane Ouellet is not only a house hold name in his native Quebec but he is the most beloved athlete there as well. Known as "the people's fighter", Ouellet is presently ranked in the top 10 in the WBA rankings as well as the IBF rankings with a pro record of 29-4-0 (18 KOs) and was also the #1 contender to the WBC crown ten months ago. Stephane is known by boxing fans for the extreme speed of his jabs and knockout power but at UCC 6 he will FINALLY be able to explode on his opponent like never before. Ouellet is loved by all on his home turf of Quebec and respected by sports fans nation wide for his memorable series of bouts with the highly ranked Davey Hilton. Hilton won the first two encounters against the less experienced Ouellet but instead of bowing his head in defeat Stephane came back, conjured up his warrior spirit and defeated Hilton in the most dramatic boxing bout in Canadian history. The 29-year-old slugger has never been more focused and is dedicating himself to continue his boxing training while adding some new skills and becoming a well-rounded MMA fighter. The UCC office has been flooded by media and fans who want to know more about this extraordinary switch over and to find out when tickets go on sale. Judging by the buzz created by Ouellet's decision to become a MMA fighter, it won't take long to pack the Verdun Auditorium. Mixed Martial Arts fans will also be happy to hear that two of the very few UNDEFEATED fighters in the game will be in action at UCC 6. Sean Sherk is 17-0 in pro MMA and is coming to Canada for the first time with hopes of bringing some UCC gold home with him. He will challenge local hero and UCC World Middleweight champion Donald Ouimet who is 4-0 in MMA. Donald captured this prestigious title at UCC 4 in Sherbrooke last May and is eager to defend what he has worked so hard to achieve. With over 17 years of boxing experience and a well-rounded ground game, Ouimet is confident that he will give Sherk his first loss and send him home empty handed with nothing but bumps and bruises. Team Extreme Laverne Clark has made several appearances in the UFC with a series of spectacular KO wins and now he is set to invade the UCC RING OF FURY!!! Eagerly awaiting his arrival is "UCC Bad Guy" Pain Peters. In Pain's MMA debut he brutally knocked out Team Extreme Brian Dunn in just over 20 seconds and has been creating chaos in the UCC ever since. After laying a vicious pounding on North American Chinese Boxing champion Charles Nestor, UCC fans have been asking for more PAIN. Will it be Clark's turn to feel the PAIN or will Peters end up on the receiving end in this international SUPERFIGHT? UCC Canadian Middleweight champion Steve "Lion Heart" Vigneault will bring his aggressive combat style back into the UCC RING OF FURYTM when he faces undefeated powerhouse Mike Kitchen. Both of these athletes have victories in less than one minute against other opponents and now it's time for them to go head to head for UCC gold! The LION HEART has become one of the most popular UCC fighters and now its Kitchen's chance to heat things up and show the fight world that he has what it takes to become a champion! The UCC Canadian Lightweight title is on the line when Phil Hughes returns to action to defend his title against Justin Bruckmann. Both of these young warriors have shown tremendous heart in and out of the ring and a more evenly matched fight will not be found anywhere else. Hughes is a full time student of Tony Blauer and prides himself on having great conditioning, tremendous grappling skills and striking skills to match. Bruckmann is known as being a "Mat Monster" in the Judo community and has promised the UCC and its fans that a new and improved Justin Bruckmann is gunning for that Lightweight strap. UCC Canadian Super Lightweight champion Richard "Monkey" Nancoo is a man of action and no talk. Being one of Canada's best jiu-jitsu players it's a given that his ground game is extremely solid but at UCC 3 when Nancoo captured the title fight fans got to see a more aggressive fighter with a long mean streak! To challenge Nancoo will be local SUPER STRIKER Yves "Tiger" Jabouin. This will be a classic GRAPPLER vs. STRIKER match for UCC gold and the right to be called the toughest under 155 pound fighter in Canada. Former UCC Canadian Light Heavyweight champion Jeromie Sills is returning to action after a disappointing loss to Gary Armbrust. Sills already has two KO wins in his young career and sees #3 in BJJ practitioner and undefeated amateur fighter Jean-Phillipe Cantin. Does Cantin have the technique to ward off the onslaught of Sills and gain victory in his UCC debut? It's the attitude of Cantin versus the champion mind of Sills in this LHW SUPERFIGHT to climb the UCC ladder. Also in action will be the return of UCC sensation DAVID "THE CROW" LOISEAU when he goes toe to toe with a soon to be announced opponent. Tickets will go on sale very soon for this historic evening of full contact combat action. For more information, please contact the UCC office at 514-769-9793 or e-mail us at ucc2000@netzero.net Stephane Patry, President/CEO UNIVERSAL COMBAT CHALLENGE |
| Thursday - August 2, 2001 |
From UFC/Zuffa: UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Friday, September 28th Las Vegas, Nevada Mandalay Bay Events Center Main event - UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Tito Ortiz (Champion) vs. Vitor Belfort (Challenger) UFC Lightweight Championship Jens Pulver (Champion) vs. Dennis Hallman (Challenger) Light Heavyweight Bout Chuck Liddell vs. Murilo Bustamante Lightweight Bout Fabiano Iha vs. Din Thomas Plus 5 more exciting fights Pre-event Press Conference Schedule "Event Announcement" Press Conference Tuesday, August 7th at 12:00 Noon House of Blues Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, California *In attendance: Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Jens Pulver, Dennis Hallman, Carmen Electra "Tickets on Sale" Press Conference Wednesday, August 8th at 12:00 Noon Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada *In attendance: Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Jens Pulver, Dennis Hallman Tickets go on sale August 8th through: Ticket Master - http://www.ticketmaster.com/ - 702-474-4000 Mandalay Bay - http://www.mandalaybay.com/ - 702-632-7580 UFC Travel Packages - http://www.travelscape.com/cities/Las_Vegas/ index.cfm?sourceid=00375525633819145787  Ticket Prices: $300, $200, $100, $60, $30 |
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| Friday - August 3, 2001 |
From UFC/Zuffa: Undefeated Castillo to Face Menne for UFC Middleweight Title Gil Castillo has signed to face Dave Menne for the vacant middleweight title at UFC 33: Victory in Vegas. Castillo enters the Octagon with a 16-0 MMA record, including victories over many top caliber opponents. In his first MMA event, Castillo submitted the Lion’s Den’s Vernon "Tiger" White with an arm bar. He also holds a win over another tough Lion’s Den fighter, Joe Hurley. In his most recent MMA bout, Castillo won a convincing decision over the reigning King of Pancrase, Nathan Marquardt, the ninth ranked fighter in the world. Castillo’s many titles and championships include the IFC Welterweight World Championship, the IFC Middleweight Americas Championship, and the King of the Cage Middleweight Championship. "It is a great honor to fight in the UFC," says Castillo. "To fight for the title in the UFC is a dream of mine." UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Friday, September 28th Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada Tickets on sale August 8th Ticket Master - http://www.ticketmaster.com/ - 702-474-4000 Mandalay Bay - http://www.mandalaybay.com/ - 877-632-7400 |
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From the event's promoter Matt Hume: August 4, 2001 Sponsored by La Quinta Inn 10530 NE Northup Way Kirkland, WA 1-800-NU-ROOMS Line up: Novice Kickboxing 3 rounds Faris Asangi (PBBA) vs Christopher Assaf(Unatached) Novice Kickboxing 3 rounds Ernie Mcpeek(MSK) vs Domingo "Dingo warrior" Cruz(Victory Athletics) Novice Kickboxing 3 rounds Alan "the Animal" Itkin(AMC) vs Galen "Burning" Bush(PBBA) Novice Kickboxing 3 rounds John Hall(MSK) vs Dan Snyder(Travis Kickboxing) Novice Pankration Jeff Gotcher(Victory Athletics) vs Blake Fredricson(Gibson Pankration) Kickboxing 3 rounds Sarah Finnaseth(AMC) vs Dion Bullock(Victory Athletics) Tag Team Submission Victor "Hot Pepper" Estrada(Victory Athletics) & Trevor "Macho Man" Mchaelis vs Frank Feethan & Rodrigo Lopez(Marcelo Alonso BJJ) INTERMISSION A class Kickboxing 3 rounds Eric Wirt(Travis Kickboxing) vs Joe Green(Zura Kickboxing) A class Pankration 3 rounds "Bad" Brad Blackburn(AMC) vs Dirk Odendale(Gibson Pankration) Kickboxing A class 3 rounds Dave "Thunderkick" Cook(AMC) vs Jeremy Engle(Travis Kickboxing) Pankration Pacific NW Title fight 5 rounds Josh Holt (PBBA) vs Justin "the Jet" Jones(Victory Athletics) |
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Promoter Tedd Williams is packing up his lights, smoke, camera & cage and is heading to the rocky moutains. On Sunday August 19th, the GLADIATOR CHALLENGE will be held for the first time outside of California. Coming along with Williams will be a host of California based fighters that have fought in both the GLADIATOR CHALLENGE and the KING OF THE CAGE. The event will take place in the "Great Room" at the Radisson North Greystone Castle. Knowing that pulling off an event like this in a new town would be a challenge, Williams enlisted the help of Sven "BOOGIE" Bean. Bean promotes Colorado’s premiere MMA show, the RING OF FIRE series, and was brought on board to act as matchmaker for the event. Judging from the way the card has evolved, Williams made a wise decision. Pulling from his talented roster of fighters as well as from the surrounding states, Bean has put together what should be considered the best MMA the state has seen.
MAIN EVENTS175 lbs Brad Gumm (CO) vs Joe Stevensen (CA) Heavyweight Gabe Beaupurty (CO) vs Dan Christiansen (NM) 165 lbs Duane "BANG!" Ludwig (CO) vs. Ressen Messer (NM) 175 lbs Jay Jack (CO) vs. Mark Menkveld (CO) FEATURE BOUTS 175 lbs Steve Gomm (UT) vs. John "The Brazilian" (BR) 190 lbs John Herrera (CO) vs. Phillip Miller (CA) 210 lbs Amir Rahnavardi (CA) vs. Kieth Jardin (NM) 200 lbs Justin Ellison (UT) vs. TBA 180 lbs John Cronk (CO) vs. Jack Kardanis (NM) UNDERCARD BOUTS 180 lbs "Uncle" Sam McFarland (CO) vs. Paul Zilius (CA) 155 lbs Anthony Washington (TX) vs. Tom Schulte (NM) 140 lbs Shawn Ramage (CA) vs. TBA 165 lbs Nuri Shakir (MA) vs Greg McIntyre (CA) * as always..card subject to change For info: http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com/ and/or beanz4@msn.com Tickets on sale now and going fast!!! FY fight Productions 303-667-8612, Tigron Supply 303-937-7771, America’s Best MA 303-431-6507, Boulder BJJ 3303-938-1275, 3D Martial Arts 303-333-0014, Max Muscle 720-922-3279, Freedom Fighters 303-906-4441, Colorado Springs Area 719-443-2101 |
| Sunday - August 5, 2001 |
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Quick Results By Marc Scott Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Wade Shipp def. Fred "The Mangler" Floyd 0:34 1st round by armbar Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Kauai Kupihea def. Josh Dempsey Split Decision Zane Frasier def. Giant Ochai Unanimous decision Rhino Bourke def. Erik Clepper 1:06 1st Round ref stoppage due to strikes First Alternate Heavyweight Match Keith "The Natural" Richardson def. Richard Moreno Unanimous decision Second Alternate Heavyweight Match "Big Joe" Ioka Tianuu def. Touradj "The Terror" Mansouri 0:16 1st round TKO ref stoppage due to strikes Tracy Hess def. Joe Camacho Unanimous Decision Joe Stevenson def. Ryan Painter Split Decison Sokun Koh def. Sean "Black Mamba" Gray Split Decision Duane "BANG!" Ludwig def. Charles "Crazy Horse" Bennet 2:38 2nd round Bennet taps from strikes Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals Kauai Kupihea def. Wade Shipp Shipp's corner threw in the towel at the six minute mark Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals Mike Bourke def. Keith Richardson Unanimous Dec. Chris Brennen def. Kevin Hogan 1:08 2nd Round by armbar Heavyweight Tournament Final: Kauai Kupihea def. Ryan Bourke Ryan Bourke fell on his hand during a takedown and tapped due to injury Javier Vazquez def. Philip Perez 3:58 2nd Round Perez is choked unconcious by triangle choke |
| Monday - August 6, 2001 |
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| Wednesday - August 8, 2001 |
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To Face Frank Shamrock At K-1 USA In Kickboxing Bout By Marc Scott Shannon "The Cannon" Ritch is a fighter who just seems to appear everywhere these days. He recently competed in Burma in the first ever event in that country's history to feature American fighters, and before that in Pride 11 versus legendary Kazushi Sakuraba. This time Shannon will step up to the plate against yet another world class fighter, Frank Shamrock, in a special kickboxing match on the August 11th K-1 USA Kickboxing Championship Series to be held at the Ballagio hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. We recently caught up with Shannon and got his thoughts on this fight: Full Contact Fighter: When did you find out you would be fighting Frank Shamrock? Shannon Ritch: I found out I was going to fight Frank Shamrock about a week ago, not too much notice, but if you're a pro-fighter you should always be ready for any fight. FCF: Will this be a Mixed Martial Arts match or kickboxing? SR: This will be K-1 rules, three 3-minute rounds and I will see what happens. FCF: What will you be weighing in at? SR: I am going to weigh in at right around 180. Frank is going to weigh in at 185, the top of the weight class. I have actually been trying, for MMA, to get down to 155; so a couple weeks ago I was at 160. Then I found out about this and I have been trying to get back up to 180. FCF: Obviously this is a big fight for you, how do you feel this will affect your career and future? SR: Career-wise I think [the fight] is huge for me. Because, win or lose, I am fighting Frank Shamrock and he's the big name and I'm the underdog. To me I think it's going to be huge, if I win, if I lose, if I draw, it doesn't matter, I fought K-1 and one of the best fighters in the world FCF: Any predictions for the fight? SR: If you've watched "The Cannon" fight, you know I come out strong and aggressive, and I always -- no matter win, lose or draw -- try to put on a good show for the crowd…it's going to be a good fight. FCF: And if you win? SR: If I beat Frank, I am sure I will be on top of the world; it will be the best night of my life. |
| Thursday - August 9, 2001 |
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By Aaron Crecy 
HOLLYWOOD--On Tuesday, August 7, the Ultimate Fighting Championship descended upon the House of Blues for a press event celebrating the commencement of ticket sales for "Victory in Vegas," the first-ever sanctioned mixed martial arts competition in the state of Nevada. And while the turnout was not what Zuffa had hoped for, the audience did include KABC and KNBC television, ESPN Radio, Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers and several MMA journalists.UFC president Dana White touched upon several dated topics, all of which were old news in MMA circles-the sport's sanctioning in Nevada; Zuffa's new mainstream advertising campaign; the date, time and location of UFC 33; the UFC's return to cable pay-per-view television; and the kick-off of ticket sales for Victory in Vegas on August 8. Next, White introduced light heavyweight belt holder Tito Ortiz, challenger Vitor Belfort and spokesperson Carmen Electra. 
Dennis Hallman, Fabiano Iha and Ricco Rodriguez were on hand, as were Carlson Gracie and Wallid Ismail. Academy Award winning actor and Gracie associate Cuba Gooding Jr. also made an appearance.After he was introduced, Belfort thanked Zuffa for the opportunity to return to the Octagon and predicted "a war." Meanwhile, Ortiz announced his association with Carlson Gracie, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend and Belfort's former trainer. 
However, the moment lacked the expected drama as Belfort-who himself is training with an MMA luminary in the form of Bas Rutten-graciously and respectfully applauded the proclamation.UFC 33 "Victory in Vegas" will take place on Friday, September 28 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. Tickets are priced at $30, $60, $100, $200 and $300 and can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office, TicketMaster outlets or on the Internet at www.TicketMaster.com. The event will be broadcast live on iN DEMAND and DIRECTV pay-per-view for $29.95. Only five of the scheduled nine fights will be aired live-if time permits, highlights of the four remaining bouts may be televised after the main event.  UFC 33-Victory in Vegas Friday, September 28, 2001 7:00 PM PST/10:00 PM EST Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada Main Event - UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Tito Ortiz (Champion) vs. Vitor Belfort (Challenger) Co-Main Event - UFC Lightweight Championship Jens Pulver (Champion) vs. Dennis Hallman (Challenger) UFC Middleweight Championship (title vacant) Dave Menne vs. Gil Castillo Light Heavyweight Bout Chuck Liddell vs. Murilo Bustamante Lightweight Bout Fabiano Iha vs. Din Thomas Heavyweight Bout Pete Williams vs. Ricco Rodriguez *Plus three more fights to be announced |
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By Aaron Crecy The mixed martial arts community saw its collective blood pressure nearly boil over upon reading Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers' depiction of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8. Simers was on hand the previous day to witness the UFC's "Victory in Vegas" press conference at the House of Blues in Hollywood. For reasons that only he knows, Simers saw fit to ridicule UFC spokesperson Carmen Electra and Tito Ortiz in his column, this after being accorded a private interview with both of them. Referring to Ortiz as a "goofy lug" and intimating that Electra is some sort of tawdry strumpet who plied Dennis Rodman with drink in order to win his favor, the article was drunk with Simers' trademark lowbrow humor. Notorious for his bitter, self-aggrandizing musings, it should be noted that Simers is not to be taken seriously. Anxious to earn even a modicum of notoriety, Simers is consistently opinionated and demonstrates an obvious intent to agitate his readers. While they are undoubtedly displeased that Simers would smile to their faces and then stab them in the back, the UFC and Zuffa must remember the old advertising adage that there's no such thing as bad press. Rather than inundating Simers with embittered e-mails and providing even more fodder for his trite and all too predictable diatribes, take heart--the mere fact that the Los Angeles Times dedicated a column in its sports section to the UFC is confirmation enough that MMA has arrived. So, don't hate--celebrate! |
| Friday - August 10, 2001 |
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From UFC/Zuffa: ALL-NEW ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTS UFC 33: VICTORY IN VEGAS UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz vs. UFC Light Heavyweight Contender Vitor Belfort UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver vs. UFC Lightweight Contender Dennis Hallman UFC Middleweight Contender Dave Menne vs. UFC Middleweight Contender Gil Castillo Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, At 10 PM ET/7 PM PT From Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada LAS VEGAS - The all-new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its Las Vegas debut and triumphant return to cable television with UFC 33: Victory in Vegas, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Headlining the three-world title fight card is UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz defending his crown for the fourth time when he takes on Vitor Belfort. Victory in Vegas will be broadcast live on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV and Dish Network pay per view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, and features six televised fights. The suggested retail price is $29.95. In the co-featured main event, UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver (19-2-1 in Mixed Martial Arts), of Davenport, Iowa, will make his first title defense when he battles Dennis Hallman (37-4-0 in MMA), of Yelm, Wash. Pulver captured the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 30. Due to the restructuring of weight classes, Pulver is now recognized as the UFC lightweight champion. Rounding out the co-feature, Dave Menne (34-3-1 in MMA), of Forest Lake, Minn., will take on Gil Castillo (16-0-0 in MMA), of Concord, Calif., for the vacant UFC middleweight title. Highlighting the undercard will be a lightweight showdown pitting once-beaten Chuck Liddell (7-1-0 in MMA), of Santa Barbara, Calif., against undefeated Murilo Bustamante (9-0-1 in MMA), of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Five additional bouts will be added to the card at a later date. Ortiz, of Huntington Beach, Calif., is one of the UFC's most recognizable athletes. The 6'2", 204-pound "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" progressed through the ranks as a junior college wrestler and has overcome many obstacles, including getting hit by a bus while riding a moped on his honeymoon. A two-time California State wrestling champion in junior college, Ortiz got his first taste of the UFC thanks to his high school wrestling coach, Paul Herrera. Herrera introduced Ortiz to Tank Abbott, who needed a sparring partner. The rest is history. On April 14, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan, Ortiz faced the highly regarded Brazilian fighter, Vanderlei Silva, for the vacant UFC world middleweight championship. The UFC 25: Ultimate Fighting Japan 3 match featured several heated exchanges. Ortiz's takedowns and ground control earned him a unanimous decision and the middleweight title following 25 minutes of intense action. At UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk on Feb. 23, 2001, Ortiz battled Evan Tanner at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. The two combatants tied up immediately in the biggest fight of the evening. Ortiz got inside on Tanner, wrapped him up, elevated him and slammed him to the floor. The impact was enough to knock Tanner out, but Ortiz made sure his opponent was finished. He landed two solid punches to the head before referee John McCarthy stopped the fight just 30 seconds in. Ortiz remained the UFC middleweight champion. Tanner went from undefeated to unconscious. Ortiz is now recognized as the UFC light heavyweight champion due to the restructuring of weight classes after UFC 30. He successfully defended his belt with a technical knockout in the first round of a bout against Australian fighter Elvis "The King of Rock 'n' Rumble" Sinosic at UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands. Belfort is a UFC veteran despite being only 23 years old. His fists of fury dazzled UFC fans when he first appeared at UFC 12: Judgement Day, a four-man heavyweight tournament. First, he defeated Lion's Den fighter Tra Telligman by verbal submission from strikes at 1:18. In the finals, Belfort defeated Scott Ferrozzo, a 300-plus-pound behemoth, in less than one minute when the referee stopped the contest due to punches. Belfort returned at UFC 13 to take on well-known brawler/puncher David "Tank" Abbott. Belfort dispatched of Abbott in 53 seconds, again by referee stoppage due to punches. At UFC 15: Collision Course, Belfort faced wrestling standout and current UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture. The fighters battled for more than eight minutes before the referee stopped the contest and awarded Couture the win due to knees and punches. Two months later, Belfort returned to the UFC at Ultimate Japan I. He defeated judo practitioner Joe Charles by arm bar to get back on the winning path. Belfort then fought in his homeland at the first Ultimate Brazil I. He destroyed highly regarded striker Vanderlei Silva in just 44 seconds by referee stoppage due to punches. Pulver has gone undefeated in five UFC bouts (4-0-1). He made his UFC debut on Sept. 24, 1999, at UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion with a majority draw. Following victories at UFC 24, 26 and 28, the Sunnyside, Wash., native captured the first UFC bantamweight title at UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk by scoring a unanimous decision over Caol Uno. Hallman made his UFC debut against Matt Hughes at UFC 29: High Stakes, on Dec. 16, 2000, at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J. The Olympia, Wash., native ended matters early by forcing Hughes to tap out just 20 seconds in due to an armbar. Menne competed in MMA events for three years before making his UFC debut on March 10, 2000, against Brazilian Fabiano Iha at UFC 24: First Defense. Menne controlled the action throughout the bout by scoring points with solid punching on the ground. Following three rounds, Menne won a unanimous decision. The UFC's Jeff Blatnick and Mike Goldberg will call the action from the Octagon. Blatnick, who has commentated NCAA and Olympic wrestling events since he won Olympic wrestling gold in the super heavyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, has been with the organization since UFC 4 in December 1994. Goldberg, whose primary occupation is television play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League, has been with UFC since Ultimate Japan in December 1997. For more information, please visit the official UFC website at www.ufc.tv. FOR THE ALL-NEW UFC EVENT, "VICTORY IN VEGAS" FEATURING TITO ORTIZ AGAINST VITOR BELFORT FOR THE UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AT MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2001 LAS VEGAS - Tickets are now on sale for the all-new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event, "Victory in Vegas," featuring UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz defending his crown for the fourth time when he takes on Vitor Belfort on Friday, September 28, 2001, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nev. Tickets, priced at $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30, can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office, or at any TicketMaster outlet. To order tickets by phone, call 877-632-7400. To order tickets on the Internet, go to TicketMaster.com. The Ortiz-Belfort light heavyweight championship will headline a nine-bout card that features two other championship fights including Jens Pulver defending his lightweight belt against Dennis Hallman, as well as Dave Menne taking on an opponent to be named for the vacant UFC middleweight title. "Victory in Vegas" marks a triumphant return of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and the UFC to cable television. The event will be televised live on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, and Dish Network pay per view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Ortiz, of Huntington Beach, Calif., is one of the most recognized athletes in the UFC. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" is 7-2-0 in the UFC and 9-2-0 in MMA. In his last UFC bout, Ortiz defended his middleweight title by scoring a first-round knockout over Australian contender, Elvis Sinosic, at UFC 32: Showdown In the Meadowlands on June 28, 2001, in East Rutherford, N.J. Ortiz is now recognized as the UFC light heavyweight champion due to the restructuring of weight classes after UFC 30. Belfort, of Rio De Janiero, Brazil, has a 5-1-0 UFC record and is 10-2-0 overall in MMA. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist, three of his five UFC victories have come in less than one minute, all due to punches. Belfort's sole loss came at the hands and knees of current UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture at UFC 15. At his most recent UFC appearance in Ultimate Brazil on Oct. 16, 1998, Belfort defeated Vanderlei Silva by punches in 44 seconds. "We are extremely excited to bring the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts to Mandalay Bay and the state of Nevada," said Dana White, UFC president. "We will kick off our first show in Las Vegas with three title fights and a ton of energy and action as our fans take part in history." |
| Saturday - August 11, 2001 |
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MEGA FIGHT 1: ENTER THE LIONS DEN August 10, 2001 Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, NJ
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From the event's promoter: Saturday, August 18, 2001 Doors Open; 5:00pm - Fights Start; 6:00pm Yokohama Culture Gymnasium (Kanagawa, Japan) Amateur Fight #1 2 5-min rounds - Future Fight Rules Match Hirotaka Tomiyama (P's Lab Yokohama) Vs. Ryo Chonan (U-File Camp) Amateur Fight#2 2 5-min rounds - Future Fight Rules Match Akira Nitagai (A3) Vs. Matsuda Eriya (U-File Camp) 10-Min Intermission Pro Fight#1 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Kazuki Okubo (U-File) Vs. Kato Kung Lee (Camp Mexico/Lucha Libre) Pro Fight#2 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Kosei Kubota (Pancrase Yokohama) Vs. Ryuki Ueyama (U-File Camp) Pro Fight#3 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Kengo (Pancrase Tokyo) Vs. Dos Caras Jr. (Mexico/AAA) Pro Fight#4 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Akihiro Gono (Team Grabaka) Vs. Dustin Denes (Brazil/Brazilian Top Team) Pro Fight#5 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Wataru Sakata (Evolution) Vs. Adrian Serrano (U.S.A./Jiu Jitsu & Freestyle Grappling) 15-min Intermission Pro Fight#6 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Katsuhisa Fujii (Freelance) Vs. Rogerio Minotauro Nogueira (Brazil/Brazilian Top Team) Pro Fight#7 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase Grabaka) Vs. Pshemek Walace (Canada/Columbia Martial Arts) Semifinal 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match(69kg And Under Match) Takehiro Murahama (Osaka Pro-Wrestling) Vs. Joao Roque (Brazil/Nova Uniao) Main Event 3 5-min rounds - Deep Rules Match Yuki Kondo (Pancrase Tokyo) Vs. Paulo Filho (Brazil/Brazilian Top Team) |
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Tournament Results By Michael Afromowitz - muaythaimes@aol.com In what turned out to be the most competitive and arguably the most thrilling United States K-1 card yet, German young gun Stephan Leko blasted his way to victory in front of 4,052 fans at the K-1 World Grand Prix Semifinal tournament at Las Vegas, Nevada's Bellagio Hotel and Casino on Saturday, August 11th. The tournament win bought Leko an entry into December's K-1 World Grand Prix Final in Tokyo, Japan's Tokyo Dome. QUARTERFINAL ROUND: Peter Aerts vs. Noboru Uchida: It was business as usual for three time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, Peter Aerts, who came out in typical K-1 aggressive fashion against Japan's Noboru Uchida in the tournament's first bout. While the 26 year old Uchida hung tough throughout the first two rounds of the fight against his more seasoned opponent, Aerts stepped up his game in the third round and scored two knockdowns which forced the referee to stop the bout due to the "two knockdowns in a single round" technical knockout rule of the event. Maurice Smith vs. Jorgen Kruth: Sweden's Jorgen Kruth looked tense in a bout, which was uncharacteristically slow for K-1. While neither fighter was very aggressive during any of the fight's three rounds, Maurice Smith was able to land several punch combinations and unanswered kicks to the head of Kruth that led him to victory via judges' decision. Sergei Ivanovich vs. Francisco Filho: Coming off his finest performance to date at the K-1 Ukraine Elimination tournament, which earned him a pass to Las Vegas, Minsk, Belarus's Sergei Ivanovich continued his momentous run by pulling off a phenomenal upset over a heavily-favored Francisco Filho With only 194 lbs. 6 foot 3 inch frame, Ivanovich was the lightest of the eight tournament fighters and was able to use this to his advantage in the form of speedy footwork that seemingly baffled Filho in the first two rounds of the bout. Filho's dominance of the third round sent the fight into a "sudden death" overtime round, which Ivanovich narrowly won, giving him the victory. Stephan Leko vs. Jeff Roufus: Jeff "Duke" Roufus demonstrated the fighting spirit of a true professional Muay Thai kickboxer in a tough loss to Leko. After standing toe to toe with the German throughout the first round of the fight, Roufus was floored by a Leko hook punch to the head. Unwilling to quit, the American stood up, waved his opponent on, and began exchanging blows once again. However, Roufus could not sustain a comeback as he was dropped for a second and final time by a pinpoint uppercut to his chin. SEMFINAL ROUND: Peter Aerts vs. Maurice Smith: Smith surprised many onlookers when he took control of this bout in the first two rounds, exhibiting a great deal of endurance and determination. After Aerts's right eye began to swell in the first round and continued to do so in the second and he was growing increasingly weary, it seemed as if Smith was headed to the final round of a K-1 tournament for the second time in three months. In the third round, Aerts got a second wind somehow and, with that, a second opportunity as he began landing punches and knees at an increasing rate to produce the second "sudden death" overtime round of the tournament. He sealed the judges' decision victory by following up the previous round with similar tenacity. Stephan Leko vs. Sergei Ivanovich: Ivanovich's win streak was finally put to a halt as Leko's heavy leg kicks and right hand punches proved to be too much for his leaner opponent. The Belarusian displayed fantastic ring movement in the first round once again, but was caught with several right crosses and forced to take a standing eight count by the referee. In the second round, the German finished the job by continuing to work his opponent's left thigh with punishing leg kicks. Upon the advice of the physicians at ringside, Ivanovich retired with severe swelling of his left leg and foot. FINAL ROUND: Peter Aerts vs. Stephan Leko: In an action-packed finale, two K-1 superstars battled fiercely for the right to a December Tokyo Dome trip. One would have expected Aerts to have little, if any, gas left in him after his lengthy semifinal round battle with Smith. However, the K-1 veteran came out swinging once again and tested his German opponent. Midway through the second round, though, Leko's western boxing skills caught up with Aerts as he floored the Dutchman with a right hook to the head. A flurry of Leko punches met Aerts and sent him to the canvas again after he rebounded from the first knockdown. After barely making it through the second round, it seemed as if the Dutchman was going to stage another comeback as he began landing roundhouse kicks to Leko's body. Leko, however, put an end to this possibility as he landed a punishing right uppercut directly on the chin of Aerts, who hit the canvas like a rock and could not recover from the devastating blow. In Other Action: Angela Rivera vs. Keri Crothers: Continuing her march through the amateur ranks, Las Vegas's Angela Rivera captured her third amateur title, the I.S.K.A. North American Super Lightweight championship, with her second win over Canada's Keri Crothers in a full Muay Thai rules bout. After suffering a defeat at the hands of Rivera last October, Crothers came out aggressively in each of the first two rounds of the rematch, forcing Rivera to fight defensively and counter numerous attacks with roundhouse kicks to the body and head. In the third round, Rivera began working her opponent's lead thigh by utilizing strong leg kicks and her well-known front push kick. The fifth round saw Crothers regain her aggressiveness. However, Rivera remained unfretted. She continued to use a full range of kicks en route to sealing her 19th amateur victory. Melchor Menor vs. William Sriyapai: While fans were treated to a five round K-1 Superfight war between Fairtex's Alex Gong and 22-year-old Duane Ludwig on the May 5th K-1 USA card, welterweight full Muay Thai rules action between veteran superstar Melchor Menor and William Sriyapai provided similar excitement on this card. Menor's fluent use of all Muay Thai's weapons, including elbows, was a sight to see in itself. In the first round, he followed up splendid western boxing combinations with a sharp right elbow to the head of his resilient opponent while in close quarters. After knocking down Sriyapai with a leg kick at the sound of the bell in the second round, Menor added flying knee attacks to his strategy in the third round as he continued his aggressive assault. Sriyapai rebounded from two more leg kick knockdowns before being caught with a vicious knee-elbow combination in the fifth round which prompted the referee to halt the bout two minutes and one second into the round, giving Menor his 23rd professional victory via technical knockout. OTHER RESULTS:
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Fighting Network RINGS 10th Anniversary World Title Series August 11, 2001 Ariake Colosseum
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From Pancrase: Saturday, August 25, 2001 Doors Open; 5:30pm Fights Start; 6:30pm Umeda Stella Hall(Osaka, Japan) Main Event 3 5-min. rounds - Open-Weight Match Open-Weight 2nd Ranked Yoshiki Takahashi (Pancrase Tokyo) Vs. Katsuomi Inagaki (Pancrase Osaka) Semifinal 1 5-min. rounds - Catch Wrestling Match Minoru Suzuki (Pancrase Yokohama ) Vs. Kei Yamamiya (Pancrase Tokyo) Fight#4 3 5-min. rounds - Light Heavyweight Match Daisuke Watanabe (Pancrase Yokohama ) Vs. Nobuhiro Tsurumaki (Freelance) Fight#3 3 5-min. rounds - Middleweight Match Takafumi Ito (Pancrase Yokohama ) Vs. Hiroshi Shibata (RJW/Central) Fight#2 2 5-min. rounds - 65kg And Under Match Yoshinobu (Shiojuku ) Vs. Takumi Yano (Ugohamonkai) Fight#1 2 5-min. rounds - Middleweight Match Satoru Kitaoka (Pancrase Tokyo) Vs. Junya Miyakawa (Pancrase Yokohama) |
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Bombs Away| Tuesday - August 14, 2001 |
From the event's promoter: HOOKnSHOOT SPIRIT - SEPT. 15th, 2001 Indiana's HOOKnSHOOT returns to Evansville, Indiana with an International Card! "We are more pumped for this card than we have ever been!" whoops promoter Jeff Osborne. "We have three championhip matches scheduled for the card, including the crowning of two vacant titles. We are really proud to have signed Carlos Barreto, a World Champion in Vale Tudo, a Black Belt in Brazilian JJ and one of the most recognizable names in the sport." Continues Osborne. "I remember his first fights in the USA, in MARS against the Russian Rafalski, and we have seen him compete in the IVC, and all over the world. I know we are getting a hungry fighter who comes to give 100% every time." "What we are really happy about is that Barreto is coming to fight Roger Neff, in what we see as a really tough fight for both guys. Neff is hungry also, so we expect a war for our co-main event." "In the other title matches, HnS Lightweight Champion Phil Johns returns to HnS to defend his title in a little bit of a grudge match. We have worked on making this match before, and it is finally going to happen. We are going to fill our 200 lb. Title as well with a match between two HnS standouts, Alex Steibling and Rockel. We expect both of three matches to bring the house down!" "And the rest of the card is going to be classic HOOKnSHOOT - we want to have a big show, about 10 or 12 fights, so expect more announcements in the days to come!" Concludes Osborne. Card Subject To Change: HOOKnSHOOT TITLE BOUT (3 Rounds) VACANT: HOOKnSHOOT TITLE BOUT (3 Rounds) VACANT: HOOKnSHOOT TITLE BOUT (3 Rounds) VACANT: FEATURE FIGHTS |
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Extreme Challenge 23| Wednesday - August 15, 2001 |
 Williams Out of UFC Pete Williams, who was set to face Ricco Rodriguez in UFC 33 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, is out due to a shoulder injury. Ricco's new opponent will be announced soon, stay tuned... |
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From RITC Writer/Statistician John Petrilli: Six weeks of anticipation culminated at a public hearing before the Arizona State Boxing Commission on Friday, August 10. Promoter Roland Sarria's license was unanimously approved by the Commission. An exuberant Sarria promptly announced that RITC XXX would take place on Wednesday evening, September RITC XXX Date Changed New Date: Wednesday September 26, 2001 Time: Doors Open: 6:00 PM, Fight Time: 8:00 PM Location: Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona Ringside Tickets: $20 General Admission: $15 Our host, Celebrity Theatre, notified us today that our original requested date for RITC XXX (Sept 12) was no longer available. Our new "firm" date for RITC XXX is Wednesday evening Sept 26. As an added bonus for this inconvenience, General Admission tickets will now cost only $15 with Ringside Tickets priced at $20. Tickets for RITC available at the Celebrity Theatre Box Office (602-267-1600) or at Ticketmaster (480-784-4444). For additional information, please call 480-446-8127. |
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Photos and report by Marcelo Alonso Translation by Luiz Eduardo Vianna Originally printed in the July 2001 issue of FCF 
If Jean Jaques Machado had chosen soccer as a vocation, as millions of Brazilians do, the fact that he was born without the fingers of his left hand wouldn't have held much importance. But destiny selected a different path for he and his four brothers, Roger, Rigan, Jony and Carlos, they grew up with their cousins Carlinhos, Crolin and Rillion Gracie, choosing Jiu-Jitsu as their livelihood.Time passed and Jean Jaques overcame his lack of fingers with a heavenly gift. Creating positions to adapt Jiu-Jitsu to his problem, Jean came to be considered one of the most technical and complete Jiu-Jitsu fighters of all time. World recognition came after the third edition of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Submission Wrestling Championships, when the Brazilian pulled out an incredible 9 submissions in 14 fights, a record in the history of the event. After the last ADCC tournament, we had the pleasure to talk with this man that is an example of technique, perseverance and obstinacy. How are you related to the Gracie family? My mother is the sister of Lair, the mother of Carlinhos, Crolin and Rillion. When I was a kid I lived in Teresópolis with Jony and trained with Crolin, while my older brothers Rigan and Carlos lived with Carlinhos, who at the time had an academy with Carlson. On my vacations I used to go to Rio and stay there three months training with Carlinhos. He's the one who promoted me. You and your brothers grew up with the Gracies. How can you explain the difference of personalities between you? We were definitely influenced by the Gracie family, but I think that my father's influence worked as a balance, and that differentiated our relationship with other people. How did your move to the United States come about? 
Renzo had a fight in a nightclub in Brazil, where he beat the son of a Federal Police officer. The kid went home and said he was beat by more than one guy--a big lie--and the only person that he knew the name was "that Gracie guy." Because of that, Renzo spent 6 months in our cousin Cezar's house and when [Renzo] came back, he brought [Cezar to Brazil]. So Cezar was accommodated in our house [in Brazil]. When [Cezar] went back to the U.S., he took my brother Rigan with him. At the same time, Rorion was teaching Jiu-Jitsu in his garage and called Rigan to help him. Two years later Rigan called my brother Carlos, who decided to go there with my younger brother Jony. There was a problem there that I prefer not to talk about, and then Rigan and Carlos decided to go back, but some students liked them so much that they decided to buy mats for their garages to start to learn. Then Roger and I went there too.
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From the event's promoter: This is the Gauntlet Trials Fight Card UP TO DATE. The Event is set for AUG 25th in Thomaston GA in the Thomaston Civic Center. 150 under 170 under 190 under 210 under 211 Over For ticket information you can call 478 475 1092 |
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By Aaron Crecy 
After two months of often tense, exhausting negotiations, Zuffa LLC has signed reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder Randy Couture to a new three-fight contract. It's an agreement that sets the stage for a re-match of what was perhaps the most compelling fight in UFC history, an action-packed, see-saw affair in May 2001, when Couture defeated feared Brazilian striker Pedro Rizzo in an epic, five-round battle."I'm ecstatic that we signed Randy Couture to a long-term deal," exclaimed UFC president Dana White. "We're glad we got it done and we are more than happy to have him back in the UFC." The deal was hammered out on August 15, the UFC's self-imposed deadline. Sources say that the organization threatened to strip Couture of his heavyweight belt had he not agreed to a new contract by that day. Ironically, it would have marked the second time in his career that Couture was forced to forfeit the title. "I'm happy to have the contract done and out of the way," said a relieved Couture. "It's been a long two months of up and down negotiations, and it was hard for both parties." The extent to which the UFC could use Couture's name and image for marketing and promotional purposes was a major source of contention during negotiations. While Couture was willing to be included in the organization's branding campaign and new video game, he did not want to provide the UFC with unlimited use of his name and image without appropriate compensation. However, sources report that the UFC has chosen to exclude Couture from both ventures. Couture, 38, is a two-time UFC belt-winner with an overall record of 9 - 2. He is undefeated in five appearances within the confines of the Octagon. After stunning the mixed martial arts world with a brilliantly game-planned and executed technical knockout of Vitor Belfort at UFC 15 in October 1997, Couture earned the heavyweight belt just two months later when he defeated Maurice Smith by judges' decision in UFC Japan. However, the UFC stripped Couture of his title shortly thereafter when contract negotiations stalled. Exactly three years and one month after winning his first UFC crown, Couture delivered yet another shocking performance, this time wresting the heavyweight championship from Kevin Randleman by virtue of a third round TKO. Couture successfully defended his title in May 2001, gutting out a hard-earned judges' decision over Rizzo. Now, Couture and Rizzo are scheduled to face each other for a second time on November 2, 2001 in the main event at UFC 34. "I don't expect it to be the same fight as last time," assured Couture, who fatigued considerably in the second round. "I'll be ready to fight and both Pedro and I will be prepared to put a good show." |
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From the event's promoter, Christopher Cordeiro: Main Events: Garret Coonz (Team Piranha/Venice FL) def. Jeff Meyers (Peacocks Academy/Jacksonville FL) by Arm-bar - 2:30, 1st rd. This was the most exciting fight of the night. The crowd favorite Jeff Meyers displayed his incredible fury once again in the ring. He bloodied and battered Garret Coonz with brutal punches. Meyers actually knocked Coonz out with one shot and then revived him with another before he hit the ground. Coonz who looked to be totally out of the fight surprised everyone cinching in a tight arm bar that forced Meyers to tap. Marcos Santos (Kimura Fight Gear-HighPerformance/Lakeland FL) Def. Adam Coppenhaver (USA Martial Arts/ Ocala FL) by Arm-bar at 2:52, 1st rd. The Brazilian sensation who is now making his home in Lakeland Florida where he trains under Ross Kellin, improved his record to 2-0 as he looks to make an impression on the NHB community. Santos opened the fight with a huge take down and dominated the entire time ending the fight with an arm-bar. Undercard bouts: Jorge Beauchat (Kimura Fight Gear-HighPerformance/Lakeland FL) Def. Jerry Gummo (McCullough Submission Fighting / Hilton Head SC) by Judges decision at the end of 3 rounds. David Baggett (Kimura Fight Gear-HighPerformance/Lakeland FL) Def. Joe Lane (Jacksonville FL) by Rear naked choke at 2:34, 2nd rd. Lionel Cortez (Obake Fight School/Atlanta) Def. Chris Jellison (St. Mary’s GA) by punches from the mount at 2:37, 1st rd. Mike Lee (F-2 Arena/Gainesville FL) Def. Ray Young (Casselberry FL) by Arm-bar at :45, 1st rd. Steve Dunn (Peacock’s Academy/Jacksonville FL) Def. Chris Rice (Dongjak/Jacksonville FL) by Hammer-lock at 1:26, 1st rd. Ryan Hodge (F-2 Arena/Gainesville FL) Def. Josh Rutgers (Obake Fight School/ Jacksonville FL) by Arm-bar at 1:38, 1st rd. |
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From Team Extreme: Bobby Hoffman, current King of the Cage heavyweight champion and a veteran of UFC, RINGS and Extreme Challenge, has been dropped from Team Extreme by manager Monte Cox. Cox said he will no longer manage Hoffman and that he is completely free to seek representation elsewhere. Team Extreme features many top fighters, including: Pat Miletich, Jens Pulver, Matt Hughes, Jeremy Horn, Dave Menne, Sean Sherk, LaVerne Clark, Rich Franklin, Ben Earwood, Joe Doerksen, Jason Black, Tom Sauer, Kerry Schall, Jermaine Andre, CJ Fernandes and Jennifer Howe. |
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From DSE USA: Date: September 24, 2001 Gate open: 1:30 PM Fights start: 5:00 PM Place: Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) Mark "The Hammer" Coleman vs. Rodrigo " Minotauro" Nogueira
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From the event's promoter: Extreme Challenge 42 
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- When a fighter has an undefeated record, every opponent is intent on giving him the first defeat of his career.Well, almost every opponent. A month ago, Davenport's Jason Black was set to put his 11-0 mark on the line against Koji Lehman of Los Angeles in Extreme Challenge 41... however, at fight time, Lehman was nowhere to be found and his hotel room was cleaned out. At Extreme Challenge 42, scheduled for Aug. 24 at Stars & Stripes in Davenport, Iowa, Black hopes to raise his victory total to 13, after scoring a KO win over former Bas Rutten Invitational champion John Cronk earlier this month. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the first bout is set for 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, call 319 359-7590. "That was really weird... I mean real weird," Black said of Lehman's no-show. "What kind of guy flys all the way here and then disappears? If you don't want to fight, why not just say no in the first place, or don't get on the plane?" Black will face Cedric Marks of Fort Hood, Texas, in the main event of Extreme Challenge 42. Marks, a veteran with a 12-4 record, says Black doesn't have to worry about him not showing up to fight. "I don't know what kind of fighters he has been facing, but I'm not going to run away," Marks said. "I've been around, I've faced tough guys, and I'm ready to give him his first loss." Marks has won 4 bouts in a row since losing a tough bout to Davenport's LaVerne Clark a little less than a year ago. He scored a knockout win over Dave Callahan of Minneapolis in his last bout. Also on the card is Jason Medina of Moline, who has won 3 straight bouts to improve to 4-1. He will face Neal Binkley (8-2) of Omaha, Neb. Big Tim Sylvia (6-8 and 275) of Davenport will fight Ben Rothwell (6-5, 270) of Kenosha, Wis., in a heavyweight battle. For the second time in Iowa history, a 4-man tag-team submission bout is scheduled, featuring some of the world's top ultimate fighters. 5-time UFC champion Pat Miletich and UFC veteran Ben Earwood will take on current UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver and UFC veteran Matt Hughes. The first tag-team match was a crowd pleaser at Extreme Challenge 41 and this promises to be more of the same. Also scheduled is a 4-man lightweight tournament featuring some young, up-and-coming fighters... Cedric Stewart of Springfield, Ill., Curtis Brigham of Winnipeg, Canada, Shane Wiggand of Belleville, Ill., and Brian Fulton of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Extreme Challenge 42 Lineup
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From the event's promoter: Scheduled for Cincinnati 
The Extreme Challenge Trials, a qualifier for the U.S. MMA Nationals, will make its first-ever appearance in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 25.The amateur event, scheduled for Annie's Nightclub at 4343 Kellogg Ave., features an super bout between local standout Rich Franklin, who is unbeaten in 12 bouts, and Dennis Reed, a veteran of more than 50 bouts in Extreme Challenge, Danger Zone and Hook N Shoot. In the amateur portion, fighters will compete in five divisions -- 150-under, 170-under, 190-under, 210-under and heavyweight. The winners in each division will earn berths to the Nationals in December. Nationals champions earn pro contracts for events like Extreme Challenge and Super Brawl. Tickets are available at Annie's (513 321-2572) or at Excalibur Fitness (513 202-1200). Fighters interested in competing can get an application at either site, or by emailing Monte Cox at Fiteiowa@aol.com. |
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From the event's promoters, Dan Severn & Becky Levi: FIGHT NIGHT AT BROADRIPPLE PLACE 
The most exciting mixed martial arts event in the midwest is back!The Danger Zone is holding an all amateur card at Broadripple Place in Ft. Wayne, IN. The date is Sunday Nov. 11, 2001 at 6 pm. This bar venue will hold 1200. Tickets will be available through ticketmaster in Sept. There will be two single amateur bouts with 7 amateur 4 man tournaments. Go to http://www.the-dangerzone.com/ and fill out an application to fight and follow the directions to confirm your spot. Please contact us for more information 517-278-4908 or severndd@cbpu.com |
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From the event's promoter: 4-Man Superfight Tournament at The Grapplers Quest Nationals!!! 
Here is how the 4-Man Superfight Absolute Division is matching up at The Grapplers Quest National Championships, Sunday, September 23rd, 2001 in New York City.The 4-Man submission grappling tournament will feature: 3X Grapplers Quest Champion and Yamasaki Prodigy, Todd Margolis, has been added as the fourth and FINAL competitor in the 4-Man Superfight Absolute. Margolis won the Grapplers Quest in March and April of 2000, and March 2001, plus his first match against Alliance Black Belt, Roni Cardoso. Who can stop our #1 Ranked Grapplers Quest competitor and champion. Marcio Corletta, 214 lbs., 2nd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Sylvio Behring and 2001 World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Champion. Corletta soundly defeated Marcio "Pé de Pano" da Cruz for the Black Belt Heavyweight World Championship this past July. 
He joins Nova Uniao Black Belt and 2000 Grapplers Quest West Superfight Absolute Division Champion, Marc Laimon.Marc Laimon, Nova Uniao Black Belt from Las Vegas, Nevada was crowned the Grapplers Quest's First Superfight Absolute Divisonal Champion impressively defeating Chris Brennan (former King of The Cage Champion), Jeff Monson (Abu Dhabi Champion), and Dean Lister (2001 Abu Dhabi Competitor). Marc is looking to add another GQ title to his record...who will stop him?? Rodolfo Amaro da Silva, New York City Machado Brothers, 
Black Belt under Marcos Santos has many titles under his belt including a recent clean sweep of Battle at The Beach in New Jersey. Amaro's major titles are as follows:
Mega-Superfight Signed - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Match The Grapplers Quest National Championships to feature a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mega-Superfight between, National Judo Champion, Edson Carvalho and Gracie Barra Black Belt and Mundial Star, Flavio Almeida! This should be a very interesting battle of styles. Carvalho, 34 years old, is simply a master of stand-up judo, mixing in an array of BJJ and Judo ground skills, walks into this match with an arsenal of grappling tools. Flavio "CACHARRINHO" Almeida walks into this fight after an impressive performance at this year's Mundials. Grapplers Quest National Championships Sunday - September 23rd, 2001 City College of New York New York City DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT... Download The Grapplers Quest National Championships Tournament Package NOW at http://www.grapplers.com/article_images/gqpack.doc |
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"DEEP 2001 in YOKOHAMA" Saturday,August 18, 2001 Yokohama Culture Gymnasium (Kanagawa,Japan) live gate: 3,800
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Far Side Half-Nelson With Figure-4 On The Arm This technique is from Matt Hume | |
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Picture 1: Aaron shoots a single leg and Matt sprawls and begins turning to the side. |
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Picture 2: Matt catches Aaron's near arm in a figure-4 with the legs and applies a far side half-nelson. |
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Picture 3: Matt turns Aaron over with the far side half-nelson while keeping the near arm trapped in a figure-4. |
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Picture 4: Matt scoops Aaron's head up with his other arm while pulling out the half-nelson and using that arm to punch with, Aaron's other arm is still trapped in a figure-4. |
| Aaron Riley is AMC's newest member of the fight team training under Matt Hume, and comes to us with solid credentials and skills as the current WEF and HOOKnSHOOT champion, look for Aaron to make big waves in the future with his new-found Pankration skills. Matt Hume is the founder of AMC Kickboxing & Pankration Center in Kirkland, WA. Matt had TKO victories in Battlecade Extreme Fighting #3 and #4 over Eric Paulson and Pat Miletich and defeated Kenny Monday in 45 seconds in The Contenders. | |
| Disclaimer: This technique, as any martial art or boxing technique, can be dangerous. You or your training partner may be injured if you apply or practice this technique. The author, Matt Hume, and FCF are not responsible for any injury that may result. Please consult a physician as to whether or not to attempt this technique. | |
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FCF presents fight techniques in every issue of Full Contact Fighter. In this month's issue in Matt Hume's technique, Bas Rutten and Matt Hume demonstrate Bas's Neck Crank/Chest Crunch technique; and in the Punchers Corner, champion kickboxer Derek Panza discusses the Making Space. | |
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From the event's promoter: Radison North Greystone Castle - Denver, Colorado August 19, 2001 - Attendance 1200
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From Koichi "Booker K" Kawasaki: K-1 ANDY MEMORIAL 2001 JAPAN GP FINAL Sunday, August 19, 2001 Saitama Super Arena / Saitama Pref, Japan Part 2 K-1 vs Team INOKI
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