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Non-UFC Divisional Roundup: The Middleweights
The 185 lb division of MMA has seen all roads lead to one man over the past five years: Anderson Silva. He is the world's greatest fighter and has ruled the UFC's middleweight division since arriving there in 2006. With the champion dropping challenger after challenger, it doesn't seem like anyone...
In Memory of August 2010, One of the Greatest Months in MMA History
How great was that? This past month of August was unbelievable for all the action we were lucky enough to witness in the world of MMA. Let's recap all the amazing fights we got to see. We started the month with UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs Matyushenko. One of the things that makes MMA so appealing to...
Kazuo Misaki Injected Painkillers on His Ankle Before His SRC 14 Bout Against Jorge Santiago
Kazuo Misaki talked to the press about his epic bout against Jorge Santiago, and mentioned something that is pretty bothering. He injured his leg about a month ago, and even had to inject painkillers before the fight: Misaki injured his right leg around 1 month before the fight and entered the...
Kazuo Misaki Used Injectable Pain Killers Against Jorge Santiago at SRC 14, Raises Some Serious Questions
If I were to tell you that Japan and America were very different, you'd probably laugh and comment that yes, of course they are. When it comes to MMA they are no different, as Japan is seen as a birthplace of sorts for modern MMA, with America as the place that MMA has made its home in the past ten...
Daiju Takase and the Beautiful Triangle
Shungo Oyama walked into a cage in Singapore on Sept. 16 to face Brian Gassaway in the main event of Martial Combat 10. Despite taking the match on a week’s notice, the judo practitioner needed less than two minutes to apply an effortless inverted triangle choke and leave Gassaway...
Tentative Mega-Card for DEEP's 10th Anniversary Show Includes Shinya Aoki, Minowaman
For over a year, DEEP boss Shigeru Saeki has been promising an all-star line-up for the promotion's 10th Anniversary show, which will coincide with DEEP's "50th Impact." Pre-sale tickets for the October 24 event were made available during Friday's "49th Impact" event, and the great Japan-based...
USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Middleweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Anderson Silva 100 UFC 1 2 Chael Sonnen 95 UFC 2 3 Jake Shields 91 UFC 3 3 Nate Marquardt 85 UFC 4 5 Vitor Belfort 80 UFC 5 6 Demian Maia 78 UFC 6 7 Dan...
Sengoku 14 Results; Santiago and Misaki go to war, Gono gets upset
Sengoku 14 delivered with an action-packed card from the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday. The card was filled with upsets, knockouts, submissions, groin shots, and a main event for the ages. In said main event, Sengoku middleweight champion, Jorge Santiago, defended his title in a five...
SRC 14 Wrap-Up: Jorge Santiago Outlasts Kazuo Misaki in Epic Rematch (Full Fight Video)
He's a tiger, you know? Like a lion, you know? He has that fire in his eyes and in his heart. I do, too. We're the same. We both feel like we're not going to just give a fight to anybody. - Jorge Santiago, speaking to Sherdog's Tony Loiseleur. Two fighters once again proved their lionship on...
Sengoku 14 Weigh-in Results
All fighters made weight - Click here for pre-fight press conference quotes. Join us tonight at 2:00 AM EST: Jorge Santiago (83.6kg/184.3 lbs) vs. Kazuo Misaki (83.9kg/184.9 lbs) Akihiro Gono (70.3kg/154.9 lbs) vs. Jadamba Narantungalag (70.1kg/154.5 lbs) Hatsu Hioki (65.7kg/144.8 lbs) vs. Jeff...
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