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Monday, December 08, 2008
Former UFC heavyweight fighter Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum recently said during an interview that he has nothing definitive in terms of a potential contract after being released by the UFC. The Brazilian mixed martial artist did go on to make a comment regarding Affliction Entertainment though saying, "Affliction is promising more than 16 shows in 2009, mainly do not claiming exclusivity."The starting point would obviously be January 24th "Day of Reckoning", but beyond that, nobody's heard anything.We do know that the Affliction's roster goes as deep as January's card but they do have the capabilities to sign more fighters as the promotion moves forward.
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Donny |
Sunday, December 07, 2008
K-1 World GP 2008 Final took place a little earlier this Saturday at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.It was an enjoyable event, filled with nonstop action. Unfortunately, it was marred by a bizarre and unsatisfying ending.Yes, a bizarre and unsatifying ending. It was happen when Badr Hari pulled Remy Bonjasky to the ground in Round 2 and continued to pummel Bonjasky and even tried to stomp on his face.It was truly shocking, especially seeing as he might of cost himself the whole tournament. Hari was given a yellow card for his "insanity" and fined 10% of his purse.Bonjasky was given 5 minutes to recover but was still seeing double after the time elapsed. So, the referee called the match and disqualified Hari for his actions and talkabout a disappointing ending to an otherwise great event.When all was said and done, Bonjasky was crowned the K-1 World GP Champion for a third time in his career.This event also featured EliteXC fighter Kimbo Slice as guest commentator.Here are the official results for K-1 World GP 2008 Final:- Opening Fight #1: Taisei Ko (Japan/Kyokushin Kaikan) def. TAKERU (Japan/Seido Kaikan) by unanimous decision
- Opening Fight #2: Mitsugu Noda (Japan/Silver Ax) def. Tsutomu Takahagi (Japan/Team Dragon) by KO at 2:49 of Round 2
- Fight #1: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #1: Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) def. Peter Aerts (Holland/Team Aerts) by TKO at 1:39 of Round 2
- Fight #2: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #2: Errol Zimmerman (Suriname/Golden Glory) def. Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil/Kyokushin Kaikan) by split decision
- Fight #3: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #3: Gokhan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) def. Ruslan Karaev (Russia) by unanimous decision
- Fight #4: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #4: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) def. Jerome LeBanner (France/LeBanner Xtream Team) by TKO at 1:46 of Round 3
- Fight #5: Reserve Fight #1: Ray Sefo (New Zealand/Ray Sefo Fight Academy) def. Choi Hong-man (Republic of Korea) by unanimous decision
- Fight #6: Reserve Fight #2: Melvin Manhoef (Holland/Mike's Gym) def. Paul Slowinski (Australia/Team Mr. Perfect) by Ko at 2:26 of Round 1
- Fight #7: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #1: Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) def. Errol Zimmerman (Suriname/Golden Glory) by KO at 2:15 of Round 3
- Fight #8: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #2: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) def. Gokhan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) by KO at 0:53 or Round 2
- Fight #9: K-1 World GP 2008 Final: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) def. Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time) by disqualification at 0:53 of Round 2
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Donny |
Saturday, December 06, 2008
FieLDS K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final will be held at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday evening. The event will start at 5 PM in Japan time. Here is the fight card for the event:- Opening Fight #1: TAKERU (Japan/Seido Kaikan) vs Taisei Ko (Japan/Kyokushin Kaikan)
- Opening Fight #2: Mitsugu Noda (Japan/Silver Ax) vs Tsutomu Takahagi (Japan/Team Dragon)
- Fight #1: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #1: Peter Aerts (Holland/Team Aerts) vs Badr Hari (Morocco/Show Time)
- Fight #2: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #2: Errol Zimmerman (Suriname/Golden Glory) vs Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil/Kyokushin Kaikan)
- Fight #3: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #3: Gokhan Saki (Turkey/Team Rebel) vs Ruslan Karaev (Russia)
- Fight #4: K-1 World GP 2008 Quarterfinal #4: Remy Bonjasky (Holland/Team Bonjasky) vs Jerome LeBanner (France/LeBanner Xtream Team)
- Fight #5: Reserve Fight #1: Choi Hong-man (Republic of Korea) vs Ray Sefo (New Zealand/Ray Sefo Fight Academy)
- Fight #6: Reserve Fight #2: Paul Slowinski (Australia/Team Mr. Perfect) vs Melvin Manhoef (Holland/Mike's Gym)
- Fight #7: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #1: winner of Quarterfinal #1 vs winner of Quarterfinal #2
- Fight #8: K-1 World GP 2008 Semifinal #2: winner of Quarterfinal #3 vs winner of Quarterfinal #4
- Fight #9: K-1 World GP 2008 Final: winner of Semifinal #1 vs winner of Semifinal #2
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Many sources reported that Brett "The Grim" Rogers has been contacted by Affliction regarding a possible bout with Josh "The Babyface Assassin" Barnett (picture) on January 24 "Day of Reckoning" card at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.Rogers is most known for his three impressive wins in the -- now bankrupt promotion -- EliteXC as well as calling out Kimbo Slice at a post-fight press conference.Many believed that Rogers was next in line to fight Kimbo Slice if Slice had beaten Seth Petruzelli. Instead Rogers finds himself looking for another promotion to work with.Barnett currently has no opponents for "Day of Reckoning" after being pulled out of the main event when Fedor Emelianenko returned to the card.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Originally intended as a day for a union of boxing and MMA fights, January 24 will now see separate pay-per-view cards from Golden Boy and Affliction promotion.ESPN.com reported Monday night that the Antonio Margarito vs "Sugar" Shane Mosley welterweight boxing fight under Golden Boy and Top Rank promotions will happen after all on January 24 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be officially announced at a news conference on December 6.Affliction and Golden Boy announced in September that the two promotions had entered a partnership that could lead to four MMA/boxing events in 2009.Golden Boy will still present the Affliction: Day of Reckoning event on January 24, but the scheduling of a boxing card on the same day could be a sign that the promotion doesn't think much of crossover potential between MMA and boxing fans.