Roundup: EliteXC Finds Opponent For Silva, Taylor-Dollaway Rumored for UFC Fight Night 14, and More
Posted by Kris Karkoski on Jun 27, 2008 at 2:00 pm ET33 Comments
- Infamous Ultimate Fighter 7 outcast Jesse Taylor is rumored to return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 14, against fellow TUF cast member CB Dolloway.
- Brandon Vera, who will meet Reese Andy at UFN 14, confirmed that he did in fact turn down a fight with Lyoto Machida, but was open to fighting Dan Henderson or Wanderlei Silva in light-heavyweight bout.
- Ultimate Fighter 5 cast member Joe Lauzon will take on Kyle Bradley at UFC Fight Night 15 in September.
- After testing positive for a banned diuretic following a May bout, Vernon “Tiger” White has withdrawn from his Affliction “Banned” fight with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He will likely be replaced by Edwin Dewees.
- Takanor Gomi is rumored to be fighting IFL standout Chris Horodecki at Sengoku 4 in August.
- EliteXC has found an opponent to face Antonio Silva on July 26th for the first-ever EliteXC heavyweight title and are expected to officially announce the bout soon.
- EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw may be on his way out of ProElite, though reports from his son, Jared Shaw, contest otherwise.
- UFC veteran Ken Shamrock has called for a rematch against Royce Gracie, who may or may not serve as Shamrock’s final opponent.
- The UFC has made the undercard bout between Dustin Hazelett and Josh Burkman available for free viewing on UFC.com. Hazelett earned submission of the night for his super slick armbar.
- “Big” John McCarthy and Mauro Ranallo have been announced as the broadcast team for Affliction “Banned.” This could help explain McCarthy’s previous public statements regarding the UFC’s competition with the Affliction show.
- UFC veteran Jeff Monson has called out Kimbo Slice via an almost-comical YouTube video.
- Brock Lesnar has been rigorously training with seven time BJJ world champion Rodrigo “Comprido” Leite Medeiros for his upcoming bout with Heath Herring at UFC 87.
- Current Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le is leaning more towards an acting career and less towards fighting, according to a recent interview.
- CB Dollaway has stated that he did not “fully commit to the tap” regarding his stinging TUF 7 finale loss to Amir Sandollah.
- Last week UFC veteran Matt Hughes settled out of court on “battery and assault” charges, which stem from an incident that transpired nearly two years ago at UFC 64.
- Dana White said that he feels republican John McCain is the “best presidential candidate for MMA.”
- MMA journeyman Shonie Carter said in a recent interview that his stint on “The Iron Ring” has helped to get “people knowing the minorities in MMA.”
- Affliction has revealed that they are planning events for October and February.
- Paul “Semtex” Daley will return to competition following a six-month retirement to take on Bojan “Zelva” Kosednar at Cage Warriors “Enter the Rough House 7″
- Despite losing her professional debut and suffering a broken jaw that will require surgery, the AFL remains interested in signing Kim Couture to bolster its Women’s division.
- Ken Shamrock’s nephew, lightweight Jeff Shamrock, has signed with Strikeforce.
Tags: Bojan Kosednar, Brandon Vera, Brock Lesnar, CB Dollaway, Chris Horodecki, Cung Le, Dustin Hazelett, Edwin Dewees, Jeff Monson, Jeff Shamrock, Jesse Taylor, Joe Lauzon, Josh Burkman, Ken Shamrock, Kim Couture, kimbo slice, kyle bradley, Lyoto Machida, Matt Hughes, Paul Daley, Royce Gracie, Shonie Carter, Takanori Gomi, Vernon White
Dana White said that he feels republican John McCain is the “best presidential candidate for MMA.â€
— not sure where this is coming from, but interestin…
“CB Dollaway has stated that he did not “fully commit to the tap†regarding his stinging TUF 7 finale loss to Amir Sandollah.”
Oh, well in that case it doesn’t count.. I mean, if you tap but don’t really mean it it’s kinda like having your fingers crossed, right?
The more I see and hear from CB the more I think he’s just a spoiled punk.
Matt Hughes fell for the same scam that Hulk Hogan did, although
he got off a lot easier. In Hogan’s case, the actor/comedian
Richard Belzer asked Hulk to put him in a guillotine (though not
by that name), and Hogan was a little too rough with him which
ended up costing him over a million dollars. Bottom line: don’t
ever demonstrate anything on an amateur.
DAMN! Kim Couture is way too hot to be fighting…she just needs to leave that up to Randy cuz she can’t defend herself worth a ****…Anybody else watch this fight?? its on youtube…check it out
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCq5LN7R4XA
I DON’T AGREE WITH JT COMING BACK BUT I DO HOPE CB WINS EVEN THOUGH I THINK HE IS SPOILED. I JUST CAN’T STAND JT. HES BORING
I hope JT gets his a$$ whooped I cant stand him I dont think that he should be allowed to fight in the UFC
no one cares about jt money or cb pug face (not a doberman) i would not like to see them anwhere inside the ufc cb was good at the begining but maybe it was just cause he fought garbage opponets. i was looking back on tuf cast members and yes each season they have 1-2 standouts no matter what but if you look at the cast of orignal tuf you will see lots of faces that you see today but as the season goes on on you see less and less talent why is that???? anyone know????
first off ken ……..PLEASE STOP FIGHTING!!!!! i cant believe this you are turning to dust.
secondly why is john maccain good for the ufc?
shonnie carter has lost his damn mind what is he talking about???? he must be crazed half the ufc is minority and minority watch the fighting relgiously.
i cant understand vera decision not to mess with lyoto i seen a few of his fights and the dude is weird with his standup kinda like jardine crazy ape but with style.
cb has lost his mind i understand if it was a natural reaction as soon as amir locked it in but his toughness was a second to late you only need one tap cause its tapout not tapsout.
matt hughes assult and battery anyone have details on this. please tell me an unruly fan didnt say something to the future UFC hall of famer.
big john working for the enemy so i understand why he has to tivo the ufc event he is working the other event it all so clear now
ERIC,
ERIC.
i have to say these are my favorite articles. the round up gets you all the basic details you need quick and i appreicate that keep them coming.
I hope Jt gets stomped on. Can’t wait to see hendo fight again. I hope joe wins his match.
Please please lose JT, I don’t think I could face watching you lie on top of an apponent for 3 rounds, getting a decision, move on to the next fight, lie on top of an apponent for 3 rounds, getting a decision, move on to the next fight, lie on tope of an apponent for 3 rounds, getting a decision, move on to the next fight, lie on top of an apponent, getting a decision, move on a title fight, lie on top of an apponent for 5 rounds, getting a decision……….aaarrrgggghhhhh…..its like a nightmare !!!
haha…Im right there with ya JPM…let’s try to keep out as many josh koschecks as we can!!!
JPM AND COLE DAM YOU GUYS ARE ON THE MONEY ON THOSE COMMENTS. THOSE ARE GREAT… HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
im well p i s s e d off why did vera not fight machida, i hate machida and would of backed vera to knock the twat out,
hey cole easy on the koscheck bashing hes way more then just an wrestler the guy has good hands an sick ground an pound
I wouldn’t say sick ground and pround…more like lay and pray and I would say he has quick hands but not “good hands”….Hes a good wrestler, I give em that…but all his fights are boring.
well sick is prob an overstatement but hes no mug i remember him knockin that black dude out with ground an pound an that made me a fan for life, plus i hate sanchez like him and was so happy when he schooled him in there fight, then he took GSP all the way, josh is the man i’ll put my neck on the line now and say one day he will be champ!!
What is with you hating on Lyoto Machida, the guy has beaten a who’s who of MMA, BJ Penn, Rich Franklin, Stephen Bonnar, Sokoudjou, Tito Ortiz-and he didn’t do it by laying on top of them either. The guy is smart, doesn’t taking any beatings he doesn’t have to and seizes the opportunities when they are presented. He has always been respectful to everyone-what’s to hate about the guy?
i dont understand why people hate JT soo much, his drunken rampages were the only entertaining thing to watch on the most boring season of TUF, other then the fights for the most part, and he has an active ground and pound, he’s not just lying on top, he’s lying on top throwing bombs the whole time, less we forget how drunk he was the night before he fought Tim, and how he still came out and threw a beating on Tim, i hope he wins this fight so i dont have to hear CB whine anymore
you got it, joel b.
First of all Josh, that was camera editing, the night they showed him wasted was actually 3 or 4 nights before his fight with tim. And he does not use an active ground and pound nor does he throw “bombs”. He utilizes the lay and prey strategy ala sean sherk.
I think it is very funny that Dana White says John McCain will be the best president for the UFC. Everytime you here a newsreel that is anti-UFC, you always here the John McCain line “that is it human cock-fighting.”
Josh,
I’m afraid the you have been fooled by the fancy editing art of reality television. J.T. did not get drunk the night before his fight. The editors made it look that way but if you pay attention to detail, you can see right through their tricks. J.T. had a different haircut which was evidence exhibit (a)…..Doesn’t matter really. Dana and Spike want TUF to be more about the fights. If you want drunk rampages and people acting like idiots you should see the following: The Real World, I Love New York re-runs, I Love Money,(coming this July) or maybe The Steve Wilkos show. That should about cover all the drunk moronic things capable of human beings.
A Shamrock Gracie rematch should never happen.If Ken wants to fight there is always Frank or Kimbo Slice
Sorry to hear that Big John is a paid Affliction employee.It hurts his credibility as a voice of reason.
jt is a good fighter, but he loves to drink give him some time he will be great another loss for cb ha ha
josh ur dumb….gsp he got drunk alot after he won the title the first time…its the pressure…there has to be a lot of stress people do get drunk…he was always gased by the second round..it is from drinking
Eric, great job as always on the roundups of what’s going on.
I do find it extremely laughable that McCain is the “best for MMA” when he is CLEARLY against it.
Oh wait…I know why Dana said that… he’s rich and really only cares about his taxes.
Gomi versus Horodecki is pretty interesting. I guess we will really find out how good Horodecki really is. Although I expect Gomi to cruise to victory on this. Just to much experience for The young Horodecki.
Horodecki beats Gomi because Gomi is losing focus and Horodecki is just mean…