August 2007
45 posts
Josh Barnett Still in UFC’s Future?
Ever since last Saturday nights UFC 74: Respect event, Josh Barnett has one again managed to put himself near the top of the MMA world’s discussion list.
First, Barnett was a corner man for Renato Sobral in his fight against David Heath. We all know what happened in that fight and that Babalu has since been released from his UFC contract. I really haven’t commented at all on the whole Babalu...
New MMA HQ Comments Feature
In an effort to keep making discussion easier and easier here on MMA HQ, I’ve added a new feature today to the comments section. When reading and leaving comments, you will now see some new links that will allow you to “quote” another user. In a lot of discussion back and forth in the comments section here, we refer to comments left earlier by using either “@BV” or “@MMAKansas” and then copying...
Gabriel Gonzaga vs Andre Arlovski
While I’m still in the mood to look at possible future fight matchups, let’s think about what might be next for Gabriel Gonzaga.
Gonzaga fought every well in the war with Randy Couture at UFC 74 and simply couldn’t overcome Randy’s clinch game and a severly broken nose. Regardless of the loss, I still think Gabriel has a long and very bright future in the MMA heavyweight division and I believe...
UFC 74: Frank Mir vs Antoni Hardonk.
For those who haven’t been able to see the Frank Mir vs Antoni Hardonk fight from UFC 74 yet, here is the video. I didn’t really care so much about the fight itself as much as how Frank Mir looked physically. Mir actually looked like he trained and was in shape for this fight, which is a HUGE improvement over his last few fights. Hopefully he decides to take his training and conditioning...
Roger Huerta’s Next Fight
Now that the dust is slowly beginning to settle after UFC 74, I can’t help but look ahead and think about future matchups for the UFC 74 contestants. In particular, let’s talk about Roger Huerta and what might be coming up down the line for him. In my UFC 74 recap post, I said that I think Huerta is probably only two fights away from getting a title shot. So, the natural line of thinking is,...
UFC 74 Fighter Payouts
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter payouts for this past Saturday’s UFC 74: Respect card.
Randy Couture — $250,000
Gabriel Gonzaga — $45,000
Georges St. Pierre — $140,000
Josh Koscheck — $10,000
Roger Huerta — $34,000
Alberto Crane — $4,000
Joe Stevenson — $32,000
Kurt Pellegrino — $8,000
Patrick Cote — $24,000
Kendall Grove — $12,000
Renato “Babalu” Sobral —...
Krazyhorse vs Joe Boxer
For those who might have missed EliteXC’s ShoXC card this past Saturday night, here is a video of the main event between Charles “Krazyhorse” Bennet and Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela. Not too exciting of a fight; Valenzuela pretty much controlled the fight. This fight was originally scheduled to take place on the Shamrock vs. Baroni fight card last month but Bennett was in county lockup at the...
Renato Sobral vs David Heath
For those of you that haven’t been able to see the Renato Sobral vs David Heath fight from UFC 74: Respect yet, here it is. Watch it while you can because I’m not sure how long this will still be up.
Renato Babalu Sobral vs David Heath UFC 74 Uploaded by Princenino
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has already fined Sobral 50% ($25,000) of his fight purse for holding the choke and his...
MMA HQ Fight Camp: UFC 74 Results
Here are the results from the UFC 74 fight card for the MMAHQ fight camp at MMAPlayground.com. If you haven’t signed up yet, be sure to signup now and join the MMAHQ fight camp so you can enter the UFC 75 fight card.
Points Results
1. Dr J - 62
2. RJ St Croix - 50
3. Zzzak - 44
4. Littlenurselaura - 42
5. Bvrasp - 40
6. Drehog - 28
Wager Results
1. Zzzak +$339
2. Littlenurselaura +$115...
UFC 74: Respect Recap
UFC 74 is in the books and it was a good card from start to finish. I still have issues with the way that Zuffa runs their PPV shows, and I will probably say this after every event, but they need to show more than 5 fights over the course of 3 hours. UFC 74 saw most of the favorites win their fights, with most bouts being exciting from the opening bell. Randy Couture vs Gabriel Gonzaga - Randy...
MMA HQ UFC 74 Fight Camp
Well, we ended up having six people join the MMAHQ fight camp over at MMAPlayground.com. Not too bad for only having two days to sign people up. For you faithfuly MMAHQ.com readers we’d love to have you join the fight camp for the next UFC event which is right around the corner. Once you signup for an account, search for the MMAHQ fight camp and request an invitation. I’ll add you to the...
Brock Lesnar UFC Bound?
Will former collegiate wrestling and WWE star Brock Lesnar be announced as the newest UFC heavyweight tonight on the UFC 74: Respect Pay-Per-View? There is a good chance he might be. Lesnar announced in an interview with MMAWeekly.com this past week that he would be in attendance at UFC 74 tonight. Yesterday, Dave Meltzer from WrestlingObserver.com revealed that Lesnar and UFC President Dana...
My UFC 74: Respect Fight Card
As usual, the MMA news is pretty slow the day before a UFC Pay-Per-View. Looking at tomorrow nights UFC 74 fight card, I can’t help but wish the lineup was a little different. So, I give you my ideal UFC 74 fight card lineup. Main Event Randy Couture vs Gabriel Gonzaga
Georges St Pierre vs Josh Koscheck
Marcus Aurelio vs Clay Guida
Joe Stevenson vs Kurt Pellegrino
Alberto Crane vs Roger...
Georges St. Pierre vs Josh Koscheck
I am looking forward to this fight at UFC 74 more than any other fight on the card
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UFC 74: Respect Preview
After quite a long layoff, MMA fans are going to “get their fix” again this weekend when UFC 74: Respect takes place in Las Vegas. UFC 74 has some excellent matchups both on the main card and the undercard, so let’s get started and dive right in.
Main Card
Randy Couture vs Gabriel Gonzaga - The main event of UFC 74 features the heavyweight title fight between current champion Randy Couture...
Quinton Jackson on ESPN’s First Take
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was a guest earlier today on ESPN’s First Take.
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Brock Lesnar Wants to Join UFC
Former WWE star Brock Lesnar was a guest on MMAWeekly.com’s radio show earlier this week and stated that he is eagar to sign a UFC contract. Lesnar said he has had prior discussions with Dana White but would not go much further than that. Brock did say he would be attending UFC 74: Respect this weekend but noted that he wasn’t attending at the request of the UFC. One of the funnier moments in...
MMA Madness in September
Buckle your seatbelts MMA fans because after a relatively uneventfull August, we are in for a wild ride the next few weeks. Here is just a brief rundown of the “major” events over the next month.
08/25 - UFC 74: Respect
08/25 - EliteXC - ShoXC
09/05 - WEC 30
09/08 - UFC 75: Champion vs Champion
09/15 - EliteXC - Uprising
09/17 - K-1 Hero’s - Tournament Finals
09/19 - UFC: Fight Night Live...
Josh Koscheck Needs a Beating
So, after my little rant the other day about Kevin Iole’s article on Georges St. Pierre, some of you commented on GSP himself and how you thought he was making excuses and not being “classy” like Kevin Iole said.
Well, I think its time Iole writes another article; this time on the real classless fighter in this matchup - Josh Koscheck. You want to talk about a fighter “manages to tick off so...
Jens Pulver Off WEC 30 Card
Jens Pulver suffered a serious knee injury while training for his upcoming fight at WEC 30 against Cub Swanson and has been forced to withdraw from the fight card. Pulver was scheduled to make his WEC debut and his return to the 145lb Featherweight division after his recent loss at Lightweight against BJ Penn. The severity of Pulver’s injury is not yet known and Jens is scheduled to have an MRI...
Inside the Cage Radio - UFC 74 Preview
A new edition of Inside the Cage Radio was released tonight. Sam Caplan and Matt Cava discussed the upcoming UFC 74 event with guest host Luke Thomas from BloodyElbow.com. You can listen to the show here or download the full episode. Also, I’ve got a special feed for the show setup so you can subscribe to all the episodes as they are released. Discuss this post in the forum (0) Tags: Inside the...
Wanderlei Silva Officially Signs With UFC
Well, after months of speculation and waiting for the inevitable, the UFC officially announced today that they have signed Wanderlei Silva to a contract.
“Many fighters have a dream of fighting for the UFC, and as a champion for six years in Japan, my dream has always been to have the UFC belt,” said Silva. “Today, I’m one step closer to this goal.”
“As crazy as this sounds, this is the...
Kevin Iole Talks Out of His Butt
Kevin Iole has burst onto the MMA scene in 2007 as the UFC appointed “mass media” MMA guru. Iole nowadays makes appearances on pretty much every UFC Pay-Per-View hype show on SpikeTV and on their UFC: All Access shows. In the past I’ve kept quiet on my personal opinions on the articles Iole writes. Half the time his content is decent and on-the-mark; half the time it is full of outlandish...
Brandon Vera Interview
Brandon Vera was a guest on FightOpinion Radio earlier today discussing his upcoming plans. Here is the audio interview and below I have posted a few of the “highlights” Vera signed a new 6 fight deal with the UFC
Vera contract situation still isn’t completely resolved as they are still in the courts over the issue
Vera doesn’t have any personal beef with Dean Lister, he just reiterated that...
EliteXC Partners with ICON and ROTR
EliteXC has officially announced their partnership with ICON Sport and the Rumble on the Rock promotions based out of Hawaii. EliteXC President Gary Shaw, along with ICON’s T. Jay Thompson and ROTR’s J.D. Penn announced the partnership today at the Blasidell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. The first joint show will be this September 15 at the Blaisdell Arena and will be titled EliteXC - Uprising. ...
Brandon Vera vs Tim Syliva?
The UFC held the UFC 74 event media conference call earlier today. According to Sam Caplan, Tim Sylvia will most likely be Brandon Vera’s opponent when he returns to the octagon:
Dana stated on the record that Brandon Vera has a new deal with the UFC. During a followup question he was asked about a possible first opponent and he said it would “probably” be Tim Sylvia. Nothing is official though...
Denis Kang vs. Kazushi Sakuraba in K-1 Heros?
Reports are surfacing today that former PrideFC fighter Denis Kang has signed a contract with K-1 Heros and will be fighting Kazushi Sakuraba on September 17th in Japan.
MMANews.com has a rough translation of a report in Portal do Vale Tudo:
After counting a little of its work as to manager in interview to the Vestibule of the Vale Tudo Magazine, Alex J. Davis entered in contact with us. With...
Brandon Vera to Return to UFC in October?
The UFC officially announced today that Brandon Vera will, in fact, return to the octagon and fight again in the UFC. Dana White announced that Vera will probably make his return by this October.
Brandon Vera is a young, well-rounded, exciting heavyweight who finishes fights in exciting fashion, said Dana White, UFC President. I think he brings a lot to the heavyweight mix, and I see him in a...
IFL Still Hemorrhaging Money
Zach Arnold at FightOpinion.com has a nice writeup on the current financial status of the International Fight League. The most recent 10-Q report filed the by IFL with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows the sorry financial state of Mixed Martial Arts first team based fight league.
For the three months ended June 30, 2007, we incurred a net loss of $6.9 million, or $0.13 per share, as...
KOTC Holds First Ever MMA “I Quit” Match
Yes, unfortunately you read that headline correctly. King of the Cage will hold the first ever WWF-style “I Quit” matchup between professional MMA fighters. This friday night, August 17th, King of the Cage Canada will hold their “Brawl at the Mall” fight card at the Edmonton Event Center located inside the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada. The “I Quit” match will feature Cory “Show Time”...
Video Interview with Wanderlei Silva
Greg Savage from Sherdog.com interviewed Wanderlei Silva yesterday at Randy Couture’s training facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wandi talks about his contract negotiations with the UFC, his desire to fight Chuck Liddell this December, and his new academy in Florida where he will now reside. Click To Play
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MMA HQ Partners With Inside the Cage Radio
MMA HQ is proud to officially announce that we have partnered with Inside the Cage Radio and will be carrying their MMA Radio show on our site as an affiliate. Inside the Cage Radio is hosted by Sam Caplan and Matt Cava. Sam Caplan runs FiveOuncesofPain.com and also covers MMA for CBSsportsline.com, America Online, SI.com as well as writing for the new FIGHT! Magazine. Caplan is also a radio...
Dan Henderson Training for UFC 75
Last night, Dan Henderson posted the following video to the MMA.tv Underground Forum.
Dan, the current PrideFC Middleweight and Light Heavyweigth champion, will fight current UFC Light Heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson at UFC 75 in London, England on September 8th. UFC 75 will be shown for free on SpikeTV and will “unify” both the PrideFC and UFC Light Heavyweight titles. Discuss this post...
Antonio McKee Resigns From IFL
GracieFighter.com is reporting that Antonio McKee will be leaving the Internation Fight League to fight Jake Shields in the Extreme Cage Fighting Championship. McKee, a member of the Tokyo Sabres, faced the choice of fighting the highly touted Shields or sticking with the IFL. According to the report:
On October 19, 2007 San Francisco California, the coveted Cow Palace will be a first for many....
Kenny Florian Replaces Spencer Fisher
Elias Cepeda over at InsideFighting.com is reporting that Kenny Florian will replace Spencer Fisher against Din Thomas for the main event at UFC Fight Night 11 on September 19.
“Yeah, I am. I just signed a contract today. We got word that he [Spencer Fisher] may be out with staph. That’s a fight I want. I think Din is one of best fighters in the world. He’s got a great name and has been one of...
Spencer Fisher Off Fight Night Card
Spencer Fisher announced today that he has pulled out of his scheduled fight with Din Thomas on September 19 due to a staph infection in his knee. Fisher and Thomas were set to headline the UFC Fight Night Card in Las Vegas Fisher notified fans of his infection earlier today through a posting on his MySpace.com page.
Aug 7, 2007 7:45 AM
My fight
Hey everybody, I just want all of you...
BJ Penn Speaks His Mind
BJ Penn recently gave an interview where he spoke pretty frankly about his feelings on the steroid issue in MMA, as well as training, BJJ and Bas Rutten. Thanks: RJ St. Croix Discuss this post in the forum (0) Tags: UFC, MMA, BJ Penn (via MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis)
Jason Miller Denies Fight With Joe Riggs
You may remember that this past Saturday we reported that Joe Riggs and Jason Miller would be fighting at an upcoming WEC event. According to Joe Riggs’ own words: “I’m fighting Mayhem at the WEC in October,” said Riggs. According to Riggs, the bout will determine a contender for the WEC middleweight title… Well, today the other shoe drops and Loretta Hunt at TheFightNetwork.com has a response...
Carlos Condit Keeps WEC Belt
Carlos Condit showed once again why he is the WEC Welterweight champion. The “Natural Born Killer” displayed his impressive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu game and secured a nasty armbar on Brock Larson during the first round of their championship fight. Early on Larson looked to use his strength and bring Condit to the mat, not wanted to stand and trade punches with Condit who is the better striker. Once...
Paulo Filho Wins WEC Debut
Paulo Filho made short work of Joe Doerksen tonight and easily won his WEC debut in the first round. Doerksen looked pretty good early on in the round and was fairly crisp with his strikes and kicks. Filho attempted a few loose takedowns early on and Doerksen was able to stuff them. When Filho did manage to get Doerksen to the mat, Joe was able to pull guard and eventually get back to his feet...
Joe Riggs vs Jason Miller in October WEC
Andreas Serna over at TheFightNetwork.com is reporting that Joe “Diesel” Riggs and Jason “Mayhem” Miller will fight each other in the WEC this October.
“I’m fighting Mayhem at the WEC in October,” said Riggs. According to Riggs, the bout will determine a contender for the WEC middleweight title; the promotion will crown a fresh champion Sunday with a showdown between undefeated Brazilian Top Team...
Gilbert Melendez Fighting in Strikeforce
Sam Caplan over at FiveOuncesOfPain.com is reporting that Gilbert Melendez will be fighting next on September 29 in the Strikeforce promotion. Melendez is currently undefeated with a 12-0 record and is widely regarded as one of the top 5 Lightweight fighters in the world. Melendez most recently fought in PrideFC prior to Dreamstage Entertainment selling the promotion to the Fertita’s. After the...
UFC 76: Evan Tanner vs Marvin Eastman
UFCDaily.com is reporting that Evan Tanner will fight Marvin Eastman at UFC 76 in September. It has been widely speculated that Evan Tanner would make his long-awaited return to the UFC at UFC 76, but his opponent has been somewhat of a mystery so far. Marvin Eastman was originally rumored to be fighting Drew McFedries at UFC 77 but now it appears he will fight Tanner. Evan Tanner won the UFC...
Thales Leites to Replace Lutter at UFC 74
Dave Meltzer from WrestlingObserver.com is reporting that Thales Leites will replace Travis Lutter at UFC 74 on August 25 and fight Ryan Jenson. Earlier today we reported that Lutter withdrew from his fight at UFC 74 because of an injury. Leites is currently 2-1 in the UFC with victories over Pete Sell and Floyd Sword after dropping a decision to Martin Kampmann in his UFC debut. Discuss this...
Travis Lutter Off UFC 74 Card
Travis Lutter announced today on his MySpace blog that he has pulled out of his fight at UFC 74 due to an injury.
Saturday July 28th I was training and reagrivated a old injury. After giving my neck a chance to heal I decided I was not going to be healed in time for the fight. I would like to thank all the people that were helping me prepare for this fight and I look forward to fighting in the...