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Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More
Oct 23, 2009 - 6:00 am ET | 3 Comments
Rising Sun Roundup: Sakuraba and Zaromskis Added, Filho Off DREAM 12; Tim Sylvia Likely to Fight at Dynamite!! 2009, and More

DREAM recently announced additions and changes to the fight card its October 25 DREAM 12 event, including Kazushi Sakuraba replacing Melvin Manhoef against Zelg Galesic and welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis’ return to action in a non-title bout against Myeon Ho Bae.

Read about the latest Japan fight bookings and news in MMAFrenzy.com’s Rising Sun Roundup…

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Sengoku 9 Results: Hirota Upsets Lightweight Champ Kitaoka, Kanehara Edges Omigawa To Win Featherweight GP
Aug 2, 2009 - 9:49 am ET | 5 Comments
Sengoku 9 Results: Hirota Upsets Lightweight Champ Kitaoka, Kanehara Edges Omigawa To Win Featherweight GP

Mizuto Hirota upset lightweight champ Satoru Kitaoka via fourth-round TKO to become the promotion’s new title-holder at Sengoku 9 on Sunday in Saitama, Japan.

The Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix also came to an underwhelming conclusion at the card, with Masanori Kanehara being crowned the first-ever Sengoku featherweight champ with a split decision victory over Michihiro Omigawa in the tournament final.

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WVR Finalizes Sengoku 5 Middleweight GP First Round, Announces Ribeiro vs. Sugiura
Sep 4, 2008 - 12:36 pm ET | 9 Comments

World Victory Road today announced additional matchups for Sengoku 5, which takes place on September 28th at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
The opening round of the promotion’s middleweight grand prix is now set as UFC and PRIDE veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura will meet Paul Cahoon in the first round and Jorge Santiago will take [...]

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World Victory Road Announces Sengoku 4 Fight Card, Sengoku 5 Additions
Aug 20, 2008 - 5:00 pm ET | 2 Comments

World Victory Road yesterday announced the official fight card for Sengoku 4, which takes place on August 24th at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Sengoku 4 features a main event lightweight bout between former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi and Bang Seung Hwan. The opening round of the promotion’s 2008 lightweight grand prix is also [...]

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Takashi vs. Overeem Set For Sengoku 4; Kazuhiro Nakamura To Fight at Sengoku 5
Aug 9, 2008 - 12:35 pm ET | 5 Comments

World Victory Road has announced that it’s middleweight grand prix will start at Sengoku 5 on September 28th at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Evangelista Cyborg, Siyar Bahadurzada, and Jorge Santiago are all set to participate in the opening round of the middleweight tournament.
The promotion also announced that Kazuo Takahashi will face [...]

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Quick Hits: Arlovski To Make Boxing Debut, Pulver Planning October Return, Fights Booked For Upcoming UFC Events, and More
Jul 7, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 31 Comments

Former UFC lightweight champion and current WEC featherweight Jens Pulver, who is coming off of a loss to WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, will likely return to the cage in October, possibly against Alexandre Franca Nogueira.
The UFC is planning to hold an event in Chicago in October and in Boston in November and will also [...]

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UFC 84 Medical Suspensions
May 30, 2008 - 10:29 am ET | 1 Comment

Te Nevada State Athletic Commission today released the official medical suspensions from UFC 84 “Ill Will”. The pay-per-view event took place on May 24th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ten of the event’s twenty-two fighters received a medical suspension.

Sean Sherk (defeated by BJ Penn via TKO) – Right cheek laceration; Suspended [...]

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UFC 84 Fighter Salaries
May 27, 2008 - 3:01 pm ET | 25 Comments

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official fighter salaries for UFC 84 “Ill Will”. The 11-bout pay-per-event took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 24th.
Each of the event’s winning fighters, excluding Wanderlei Silva, received a win bonus equal to their “to show” salary. Silva did not [...]

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UFC 84 Results
May 25, 2008 - 1:01 am ET | 31 Comments

BJ Penn def. Sean Sherk via TKO – Round 3, 5:00
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva def. Keith Jardine via KO – Round 1, 0:36
Goran Reljic def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO – Round 2, 3:15
Lyoto Machida def. Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision
Thiago Silva def. Antonio Mendes via submission (strikes) – Round 1, 2:24
Rousimar Palhares def. Ivan Salaverry [...]

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UFC 84 “Ill Will” Coverage
May 24, 2008 - 6:40 pm ET | 74 Comments

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com’s fight-by-fight UFC 84 “ILL WILL” coverage. The 11-fight card is took place on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired on pay-per-view.
MMAFrenzy.com provided quick results, extended results, and commentary of the entire event which included Tito Ortiz versus Lyoto Machida, Keith Jardine versus [...]

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Updated UFC 84 Betting Odds
May 24, 2008 - 10:55 am ET | No Comments

UFC 84 betting lines courtesy BodogLife.com. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today at Bodog.

BJ Penn (-250) vs. Sean Sherk (+200)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva (-180) vs. Keith Jardine (+140)

Wilson Gouveia (-155) vs. Goran Reljic (+125)

Lyoto Machida (-185) vs. Tito Ortiz (+155)
Thiago Silva (-800) vs. Antonio Mendes (+500)

Ivan Salaverry (-145) vs. Rousimar Palhares (+105)

Rameau Sokodjou [...]

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UFC 84 “Ill Will” Weigh-In Results
May 23, 2008 - 6:09 pm ET | 17 Comments

Weigh-ins for UFC 84 “Ill Will” took place today at the MGM Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. The nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena will host tomorrow’s UFC pay-per-view event.
All 22-fighters from tomorrow’s UFC 84 fight card hit the scales and weighed-in successfully for their bouts.
The event was not without its headlines as former UFC [...]

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UFC 84 Betting Odds
May 23, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 5 Comments

UFC 84 betting lines courtesy BodogLife.com. Support MMAFrenzy.com by opening an account today at Bodog.

BJ Penn (-250) vs. Sean Sherk (+200)
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva (-190) vs. Keith Jardine (+155)

Wilson Gouveia (-130) vs. Goran Reljic (EVEN)

Lyoto Machida (-200) vs. Tito Ortiz (+160)
Thiago Silva (-850) vs. Antonio Mendes (+550)

Ivan Salaverry (-170) vs. Rousimar Palhares (+140)

Rameau Sokodjou [...]

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Three Light Heavyweight Bouts Officially Announced for UFC 84
Mar 26, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 1 Comment

The UFC has officially announced three previously rumored bouts for UFC 84 “Ill Will”. Announced for the event were Rameau Thierry Sokodjou versus Kazuhiro Nakamura, Wilson Gouveia versus Goran Reljic, and Thiago Silva versus Antonio Mendes.
Gouveia-Reljic and Silva-Mendes will be part of the pay-per-view broadcast of the event which begins airing at 10pm on May [...]

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Updated Fight Card For UFC 84 “Ill Will”
Mar 22, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 7 Comments

Official Fight Card
Main Card

BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk
UFC Lightweight Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine
Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes

Preliminary Bouts

Rameau Sokodjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
John Koppenhaver vs.Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Jason Tan vs. Dong Hyun Kim

Rumored Bouts

Jeremy Stephens vs. Terry Etim
Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry
Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch

For more on UFC [...]

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