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Strikeforce Challengers 5 Results: Woodley Submits Bears, Vera Knocks Out Couture

Justin H — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:51 +0000

Tyron Woodley submitted Rudy Bears in the first round of their matchup on Friday with arm triangle to maintain his undefeated record in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 5, which took place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

Also on the Showtime televised main card, Strikeforce newcomer Kerry Vera earned a first round TKO victory over Kim Couture, Bobby Voekler weathered an early storm to defeat Erik Apple with a second round TKO, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante bounced back from his previous loss, defeating Aaron Rosa via second round TKO, and Kevin Casey submitted Chad Vance in the opening round.

The complete results for Strikeforce Challengers 5 were:

Tyron Woodley def. Rudy Bears via submission (arm triangle) — 2:52 Round 1
Kerry Vera def. Kim Couture via TKO (strikes) — 3:35 Round 1
Bobby Voelker def. Erik Apple via TKO (strikes) — 1:23 Round 2
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante def. Aaron Rosa via TKO (strikes) — Round 2
Kevin Casey def. Chad Vance via submission (rear naked choke) — 1:41 Round 1
Lee Gibson def. Joe Wilk via TKO (strikes) — 4:39 Round 1
Brian Davidson def. Russel Patrick via TKO (strikes) — 0:29 Round 1
Nick Nolte def. Andrew Waters via submission (triangle choke) — 3:45 Round 1
Darryl Cobb def. Gary Tapasua via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Mike Chandler def. Rich Bouphanouvong via TKO (strikes) — 2:07 Round 2
Lucas Lopes def. Dominic Brown via TKO (strikes) — 0:45 Round 2

Pictured: Tyron Woodley and Rudy Bears

Dana White UFC 106 Video Blog Episode 2

Justin H — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:27 +0000

Renzo Gracie Will Not Debut Against Matt Hughes

Justin H — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:18:04 +0000

A matchup between Renzo Gracie and Matt Hughes, for Gracie’s UFC ebut which was previously rumored for UFC 109 and then later reported as possibly postponed will not be taking place. Instead Gracie will face a different, as yet unnamed opponent, at an as yet unnamed time for his promotional debut, according to a report by bumpyknuckle that was linked to on Gracie’s Twitter page.

Though Gracie is no longer expected to make his UFC debut against Hughes, the bout is still a possibility for a future contest.

At this time there are no reports to indicate that Matt Hughes is scheduled to face anyone anytime in the near future, with this match up now apparently postponed indefinitely.

Pictured: Renzo Gracie

Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Now Targeted For UFC 109

Justin H — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:54:56 +0000

The already postponed middleweight title bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort has a new target date. The matchup is now targeted to headline the February 6 UFC 109 card. According to MMAJunkie verbal agreements are in place for the new date, though the bout agreements have yet to be signed.

Belfort earned his title shot with a knockout of former middleweight champion Rich Franklin in a September catch weight bout, which also marked his return to the promotion.

Silva last defended his middleweight belt against Thales Leites at UFC 97 last April. His last fight, however, was an August first round destruction of Forrest Griffin in a light heavyweight bout.

Pictured: Vitor Belfort

WVR Cancels New Years Eve Sengoku, Likely To Co-Promote With FEG For Dynamite!! 2009

Justin H — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:21:39 +0000

World Victory Road, the promotion behind the “Sengoku” titled fight events has reportedly canceled it’s scheduled New Years Event. The event would have featured the replacement of the name “Sengoku” with “Sengoku Raiden Championships” for the MMA events, and gone head to head with FEG’s “Dynamite!!2009″ New Years Eve event. Instead it appears that WVR will be teaming up with FEG to promote Dynamite!!2009, according to a report Josh Gross.

WVR had been scheduled to hold a press conference concerning the event, and a forth coming TV deal for the promotion this week, however that press conference was canceled, starting rumors that the NYE show was in danger of being canceled. Since that time, however, BloodyElbow has confirmed with multiple sources that the event has been scrapped.

FEG held a press conference today announcing Andy Souwer as the final opponent for retiring K-1 legend Masato, at the “Dynamite!!” New Years Eve event, which remains the fight card’s only confirmed bout. During the conference they claimed that they had not had any talks with WVR, and otherwise skirted the topic. Other bouts rumored for the event include Super Hulk Tournament Finale of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Ikuhisa Minowa, and a lightweight title defense by Shinya Aoki against Tatsuya Kawajiri.

Last year’s Dynamite!!2008 obtained lower than expected ratings, and the possibility of two New Years Eve MMA events both drawing heavily this year was not likely. The only fight that had thus been scheduled for the Sengoku show could certainly help bolster the numbers for Dynamite!!2009 if the two companies do, in fact, combine efforts this year. That bout would be the MMA debut of 2008 Olympic gold medal winning Judoka, Satosho Iishi against fellow Judoka, and MMA veteran, Hidehiko Yoshida.

UFC 105 Pre Fight Press Conference Now Available

Justin H — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:36 +0000

The UFC 105 pre fight press conference was held today at 8am in Manchester, England. Headliners Randy Couture and Brandon Vera were present, as well as hometown fighter Michael Bisping and his opponent Dennis Kang.

The full video is now available and if you wish to view it click here or visit http://mmafrenzy.com/ufc-video/.

Dana White UFC 105 Video Blog Episode 2

Justin H — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:15:19 +0000

Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie Possible For UFC 109

Justin H — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:22:28 +0000

Another bout has been rumored for UFC 109 which is scheduled for February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. A match up featuring former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes against veteran MMA fighter Renzo Gracie. According to a report from Heavy.com both fighters have been approached about the contest, but no contracts have been signed.

Matt Hughes was last in action defeating fellow former champion Matt Serra via unanimous decision last May at UFC 98. The win over Serra ended a two fight losing streak which saw Hughes lose to Georges St. Pierre and Thiago Alves, respectively. Hughes has a career MMA record of 43 wins and 7 losses, however he has only managed to go 2-3 since losing the welterweight title to St. Pierre in November 2006.

Gracie was last in action in a February 2007 disqualification victory over Frank Shamrock. In his MMA career Gracie has managed a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw. He has defeated opponents such as Pat Miletich and Carlos Newton, as well as suffered defeats to notables BJ Penn, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Dan Henderson.

For more UFC 109 Rumors visit our MMAFrenzy.com Rumors section.

Randy Couture Talks UFC 105 With Affliction

Justin H — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:52:12 +0000

Tito Oritz UFC 106 Video Blog Episode 1

Justin H — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:00:22 +0000