Archive for April, 2009
Kyle Kingsbury targeted for return at UFC 102 in August
“The Ultimate Fighter 8″ cast member and longtime King of the Cage fighter Kyle Kingsburg (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will likely return at UFC 102.
A source close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com Kingsbury has been offered a bout, but his proposed opponent may not be available for the event.
Although not officially announced, UFC 102 is expected to take place on Aug. 29 in Portland, Ore.
Ed Herman agrees to replace Yushin Okami in UFC 98 bout with Dan Miller
Veteran middleweight Ed Herman (15-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has agreed to replace injured Yushin Okami (23-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in a UFC 98 bout with Dan Miller (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC).
A source close to the organization today told MMAjunkie.com Herman has accepted the bout, which the UFC is expected to officially announce later today.
While “The Ultimate Fighter 3″ runner-up is a known commodity, Herman isn’t exactly the “awesome replacement challenger” UFC officials promised earlier today.
ESPN ‘MMA Live’ video featuring Kyle Maynard
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UFC 98: Ed Herman replaces injured Yushin Okami against Dan Miller on May 23 (Updated)
***Update: MMAmania.com has exclusively learned that Chael Sonnen, not Ed Herman will replace Yushin Okami. For more information, click here.
With just a little over a month to recover from his April 18 win over David Loiseau at UFC 97, The Ultimate Fighter 3 runner-up Ed Herman will fill in for Yushin Okami at UFC 98 [...]
UFC welterweight Matt Serra stars as Wolverine in Marvel Super Heroes: ‘What The–?!’ (Video)
Props: Marvel.com
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Pro MMA Radio replay now available featuring Ricardo Almeida and DREAM featherweight Joe Warren
Fresh off his win over Matt Horwich at UFC Fight Night 18, newly minted welterweight Ricardo Almeida (10-3) was our featured guest on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio.
“Cachorrao” broke down his unanimous decision victory over “Suave,” the self-imposed three-year layoff to open the Ricardo Almeida Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Hamilton, N.J., and why he’s [...]
Diego Sanchez and Ryan Bader video on the transition from wrestler to striker
Catch the entire interview when it airs on HDNet tomorrow evening (May 1) at 9pm ET.
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Injured Yushin Okami out of UFC 98 bout with Dan Miller, replacement coming
The UFC 98 fight card has been bitten again by the injury bug.
After already losing Josh Koscheck and James Irvin to injuries, the May 23 fight card has now lost middleweight contender Yushin Okami (23-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who was slated to fight fast-rising Dan Miller (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) on the televised portion of the main card.
Okami suffered a torn ligament, but UFC officials have promised “an awesome replacement challenger” who will take his place.
Team U.S. blog: DaMarques Johnson on episode No. 5 of “TUF”
Team U.S. welterweight DaMarques Johnson returns with his latest blog and shares his thoughts on the fifth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs. U.K.,” which aired Wednesday on Spike TV.
The Team U.S. welterweight discusses his beef with rival coach Michael Bisping, why footage of a Team U.S. argument with Jason Dent didn’t tell the whole story, and why he was so astonished by one of Jason Pierce’s friendships on the show.
Johnson also breaks down his quarterfinal fight with Dean Amasinger, which aired on episode five.
Andrew Simon: HDNet will air DREAM.9 live in North America
On the same day the Japanese-based DREAM organization announced a hotly debated eight-man open-weight tournament at DREAM.9, HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon put some icing on the cake.
Simon, a guest on today’s edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio, broke the news that DREAM.9 will air live on HDNet.
Past DREAM events have aired on muti-day tape delays, but Simon said HDNet will air the May 26 event live from Japan.