Shark Fights 6

Dave Herman needed just 60-seconds to stop Don Frye on Saturday in the main event of Shark Fights 6, forcing a referee stoppage at the one-minute mark of the headliner. Gerald Harris, a cast member on the Ultimate Fighter 7, knocked out former WEC and UFC fighter Nissen Osterneck in the co-main event to with the promotion’s middleweight title.

• Dave Herman def. Don Frye via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 1:00
• Gerald Harris def. Nissen Osterneck via KO (punch) — Round 1, 0:46
• Anthony Waldburger def. Pat Healy via decision
• Ran Weathers def. Phil Cardella via KO — Round 1, 0:36
• Marcus Sursa def. Isaac Villanueva via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 2:06
• Brian Humes def. Lance Friedenstein via unanimous decision
• Anselmo Martinez def. Lorenzo Borgomeo via TKO (corner stoppage) — Round 1, 5:00
• Karen Darabedyan def. Estevan Payan via TKO — Round 1, 1:20
• Robert Clayton Hantz def. Tony Castillo via decision

Arena Rumble
Spokane Arena – Spokane, Washington

Veteran Jeremy Horn submitted journeyman Jason Guida in the opening round of their headlining matchup at Saturday’s Arena Rumble event. Trevor Prangley and Lyle Beerbohm were also victorious on the card, while notables Brad Imes and Terry Martin suffered defeats at the event.

• Jeremy Horn def. Jason Guida via submission (arm-triangle choke) — Round 1
• Trevor Prangley def. Dennis Reed via KO (punch) — Round 1
• Lyle Beerbohm def. Josh Martin via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Julio Paulino def. Terry Martin via KO (punch) — Round 3
• Josh Queen def. Brad Imes via KO (punch) — Round 3

Bitetti Combat
Maracanazinho – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ricardo Arona was victorious in his return to MMA on Saturday at Bitetti Combat, topping Marvin Eastman in the main event of the Brazil event. Paulo Filho looked unimpressive in picking up a decision win over Alex Schoenauer on the card, while Pedro Rizzo bested Jeff Monson and Murilo “Ninja” Rua stopped Alex Stiebling in other notable action.

• Ricardo Arona def. Marvin Eastman via unanimous decision
• Paulo Filho def. Alex Schoenauer via unanimous decision
• Pedro Rizzo def. Jeff Monson via unanimous decision
• Murilo “Ninja” Rua def. Alex Stiebling via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Milton Vieira def. Luciano Azevedo via split decision
• Fabio Maldonado def. Vitor Miranda via unanimous decision
• Glover Teixeira def. Leonardo Nascimento via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Luis Dutra def. Henrique Nogueira via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Cassiano Tytschyo def. Fausto Black via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Alexandre Pimentel def. Luciano Correa via unanimous decision

Pictured: Dave Herman

MMA FanHouse confirmed the entire scheduled fight card with Bitetti Combat.

Bitetti Combat, a promotion started by UFC veteran Amaury Bitetti, will broadcast live on Brazilian network television. The entire card will consist of ten bouts. Integrated into the card are big names such as Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Jeff Monson, Pedro Rizzo, Paulo Filho, as well as the aforementioned Arona and Eastman.

Initially scheduled to fight on the card was Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who was forced to bow out of a bout with Alex Stiebling due to an ailing foot injury.

Arona is returning after a long layoff in his MMA career. This former top light heavyweight has not fought since a knockout loss to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in April of 2007. Most know Arona from the PRIDE promotion where he was infamously slammed unconscious on his head by Quinton Jackson.

His opponent, Eastman, is coming off of a May TKO win over Aron Lofton in the MFC promotion. Despite the recent win, he is 1-2 in his previous three fights with losses coming at the hands of UFC vets Denis Kang and Drew McFedries.

Bitetti Combat 4 – Full fight card
Saturday, September 12, 2009 – Rio de Janiero, Brazil

• Ricardo Arona vs. Marvin Eastman
• Paulo Filho vs. Alex Schoenauer
• Pedro Rizzo vs. Jeff Monson
• Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Alex Stiebling
• Luciano Azevedo vs. Milton Vieira
• Fabio Maldonado vs. Vitor Miranda
• Luciano Izzy vs. Alexandre Pimentel
• Leonardo Lucio Nascimento vs. Glover Teixeira
• Cassiano Tytschyo vs. Leandro Silva
• Henrique Nogueira vs. Eduardo Pamplona

Pictured: Ricardo Arona

Ricardo Arona vs. Marvin Eastman, Paulo Filho vs. Alex Schoenauer, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alex Stiebling, and Pedro Rizzo vs. Jeff Monson are among the fights slated to take place at Bitetti Combat on September 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[Pictured: Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal]

The card also featured victories by notables Gilbert Yvel, Chris Horodecki, Javier Vasquez, and Affliction vice president Tom Atencio.

The results for Ultimate Chaos were:

MAIN CARD

• Bobby Lashley def. Bob Sapp via submission (strikes) — Round 1, 3:17
• Gilbert Yvel def. Pedro Rizzo via KO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:10
• Colin Mckee def. Lance Thompson via submission (strikes) — Round 1. 4:16
• Javier Vazquez def. Mark Kergosien via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Chris Horodecki def. William Sriyapai via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 4:02
• Waachiim Spiritwolf def. Brett Cooper via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:41
• Tom Atencio def. Randy Hedderick via TKO (corner stoppage) — Round 2, 5:00
• Brandon Harder def. John Harris via submission (arm triangle choke) — Round 2, 4:31
• James Orso def. Danny Abbadi via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Drew Wallace def. Eric Graham via TKO (strikes) — Round 2
• Rocky Overstreet def. Greg Maher via submission (kimura) — Round 1
• Johnathon Mackles def. Shilo Pisarich via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2
• Trent Billiot def. Weldon Galle via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2
• Joey Parker def. Jim McLemore via unanimous decision

[Pictured: Bobby Lashley and Bob Sapp]

Notables Pedro Rizzo, Gilbert Yvel, Chris Horodecki, Din Thomas, and Affliction vice president Tom Atencio are also set to fight on the event’s pay-per-view main card.

The official weigh-in results for Ultimate Chaos were:

• Bobby Lashley (255.4) vs. Bob Sapp (322.2)
• Pedro Rizzo (243.6) vs. Gilbert Yvel (237)
• Din Thomas (146.6) vs. Javier Vazquez (144.8)
• Chris Horodecki (155) vs. William Sriyapai (154.8)
• Brett Cooper (169.2) vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf (168.4)
• Tom Atencio (160.4) vs. Randy Hedderick (159)
• Danny Abbadi (174.6) vs. James Orso (173.2)
• Eric Bradley (170.4) vs. Kelly Leo (168.4)
• Colin McKee (174.2) vs. Lance Thompson (172)
• Eric Graham (159) vs. Drew Wallace (159)
• Greg Maher (265.2) vs. Rocky Overstreet (253.4)

[Pictured: Bobby Lashley and Bob Sapp, courtesy of Combat Lifestyle]

Trilogy is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between top-ranked Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett.

Also confirmed for the pay-per-view main card are Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago, and Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron, as well as Paul Buentello, who is expected to take on the winner of a June 27 bout between Pedro Rizzo and Gilbert Yvel.

The fight card for Trilogy currently features:

PAY-PER-VIEW CARD

• Fedor Emelianenko (c) vs. Josh Barnett
  WAMMA Heavyweight Championship
• Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral
• Vitor Belfort vs. Jorge Santiago
• Paul Buentello vs. Gilbert Yvel-Pedro Rizzo winner*
• Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron

HDNET CARD

• Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
• Ben Rothwell vs. Chase Gormley
• Deividas Taurosevicius vs. TBA
• Brett Cooper vs. Akbarh Arreola*
• Mark Hominick vs. TBA*

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Lucio Linhares vs. Mikhail Zayats
• Rob Broughton vs. Jessie Gibbs

* Not officially announced

Affliction vice president Tom Atencio confirmed the news with Fanhouse on Monday, saying “It’s his second (loss) in a row, and I don’t want to take a chance on anything. The fight is less than 60 days away.”

Sylvia (24-6), who previously suffered a first-round submission loss to top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko last July, weighed in at 310 pounds for his bout against Mercer and would have needed to shed 45-pounds in less than two months to make the 265-pound heavyweight limit.

Sylvia’s opponent, Paul Buentello, will remain on the Affliction: Trilogy card, where he’s likely to meet the winner of a June 27th matchup between Gilbert Yvel and Pedro Rizzo.

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest Affliction news and Affliction rumors.

[Pictured: A 310-pound Tim Sylvia (courtesy of Sherdog)]

Tom Atencio

Affliction vice president Tom Atencio will return to MMA action more than four years after successfully making his debut in the sport, as he’ll appear on the June 27th MMA pay-per-view event at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, which is headlined by Bobby Lashley vs. Bob Sapp.

MMA Fanhouse first reported the bout yesterday, with Atencio confirming he’ll be appearing on the card against an opponent to be named in a bout that’s likely to take place at 160-pounds.

Atencio (1-0) made his MMA debut in January 2005 with a decision victory over David Martinez at Total Combat 7.

Also confirmed for the card was a heavyweight bout between Pedro Rizzo (16-8) and Gilbert Yvel (35-13-1).

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest MMA rumors.

Five preliminary “Day of Reckoning” bouts will air live on HDNet while six main card fights, including the heavyweight main event featuring former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett, will air live on pay-per-view.

The Affliction “Day of Reckoning” fight card features:

MAIN CARD

• Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
• Matt Lindland vs. Trevor Prangley
• Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon
• Pedro Rizzo vs. Ben Rothwell
• Jay Hieron vs. Drew Fickett

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Roy Nelson vs. Paul Buentello
• Mike Pyle vs. Jason High
• Albert Rios vs. Antonio Duarte
• Jay White vs. Chase Gormley
• Brett Cooper vs. Patrick Speight

Fedor, who defeated Sylvia via submission just 36-seconds into the opening round, has been suspended for 180 days due to a right hand injury and Sylvia has also been suspended for 180 days due to a left elbow injury.

Fighters can be cleared for competition early by a doctor and both “Banned” headliners will need early clearance as Emelianenko is set to take on Andrei Arlovski in the main event of Affliction 2 on October 11th and Sylvia is also expected to compete on the card.

Vitor Belfort and Mike Whitehead also received 180 day suspensions.

The ten-bout card aired on pay-per-view and FSN.

Here is the complete list of medical suspensions issued by the CSAC:

• Fedor Emelianenko (defeated Tim Sylvia) — Suspended for 180 days due to a right hand injury.
• Tim Sylvia (defeated by Fedor Emelianenko) — Suspended for 180 days due to a left elbow injury.
• Ben Rothwell (defeated by Andrei Arlovski) — Suspended for 60 days due to an ear laceration.  Minimum 45 day suspension with no contact for 30 days due to a TKO loss.
• Pedro Rizzo (defeated by Josh Barnett) — Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a KO loss.
• Mike Whitehead (defeated by Renato “Babalu” Sobral) — Suspended for 180 days due to a left hand injury.
• Fabio “Negao” Nascimento (defeated by Matt Lindland) — Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days.
• Edwin Dewees (defeated by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira) — Suspended for 180 days due to an undisclosed injury. Minimum 45 day suspension with no contact for 30 days due to a TKO loss.
• Vitor Belfort (defeated Terry Martin) — Suspended for 180 days due to an undisclosed injury.
• Terry Martin (defeated by Vitor Belfort) — Suspended for 45 days with no contact for 30 days due to a KO loss.

For more on Affliction “Banned” click here.