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Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski Event Postponed Until May 21

Kris Karkoski — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:17 +0000

A recently-reported event expected to be headlined by former UFC champion Tim Sylvia vs. five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski, originally scheduled for April 23, has been postponed until May 21 to resolve a television conflict, promoter Corey Fischer recently told MMA Fighting.

The card, which is co-promoted by Eric “Butterbean” Esch and Korean-based promotion Moosin, will still take place at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts near Boston and is likely feature Houston Alexander vs. Seth Petruzelli, Yves Edwards, and Rich Clementi.

Sylvia (25-6) hasn’t fought since snapping a three-fight losing streak, which included an 9-second knockout to Ray Mercer, with a first-round TKO of Jason Riley. Pudzianowski (1-0), who has also been announced for a May 7 fight in his native Poland, made his MMA debut in December, forcing former boxer Marcin Najman to submit to strikes in just 43-seconds.

An official announcement is expected this week.

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Pictured: Tim Sylvia

Mariusz Pudzianowski To Fight May 7 in Poland, Rumored Tim Sylvia Bout Off

Kris Karkoski — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:24:38 +0000

Five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski, recently rumored to headline an April 23 event against Tim Sylvia, will instead return to action on May 7 in his native Poland at KSW XIII against an opponent to-be-announced.

Pudzianowski (1-0) made his MMA debut in December in KSW, forcing former boxer Marcin Najman to submit to strikes in just 43-seconds.

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Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski Headlines April 23 Event Near Boston

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:38:35 +0000

A matchup between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski is scheduled to headline an April 23 event in Worcester, Massachusetts near Boston, according to the Boston Herald.

The card, co-promoted by Eric “Butterbean” Esch and Korean-based promotion Moosin, is also slated to include UFC veterans Rich Clementi, Yves Edwards, and Houston Alexander.

Sylvia (25-6) hasn’t fought since snapping a three-fight losing streak, which included an 9-second knockout to Ray Mercer, with a first-round TKO of Jason Riley. Another fight also awaits “The Maine-iac,” as a rematch with fellow UFC veteran Wes Sims, turned down for March in Ohio, is now expected to take place on June 5 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Pudzianowski (1-0) made his MMA debut in December, forcing former boxer Marcin Najman to submit to strikes in just 43-seconds.

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Pictured: Mariusz Pudzianowski

Quick Hits: Rothwell Eyes “Cro Cop” for UFC 115, Perosh Gets Four-Fight UFC Deal, ProElite Returns, and More

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:04:05 +0000

Ben Rothwell, who was forced to withdraw from last Saturday’s UFC 110 with a stomach virus, hopes to fight original opponent Mirko “Cro Cop” at UFC 115, which takes place on June 12 in Vancouver.
After stepping up at the last-minute to fight Mirko “Cro Cop” at UFC 110, Anthony Perosh, who suffered a second-round TKO due to a cut, has been rewarded with a four-fight UFC contract and is likely to return to action at light heavyweight.
Following it’s deal with Strikeforce early last year and subsequent acquisition by Stratus Media Group, ProElite has been restructured and is being relaunched with new top executives and will soon resume promoting MMA events, likely through its Cage Rage and Spirit MC promotions.
DREAM “Super Hulk” tournament winner Ikuhisa Minowa will return to action at DREAM 13 on March 22 in Yokohama, Japan, but his opponent has not yet been announced.
The UFC’s recently-announced line of Fathead posters include champions Brock Lesnar, Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva and BJ Penn, as well as Jon Jones, Junior Dos Santos and Nate Marquardt and retail for $99.99 each.
An injury has forced David Heath off this Friday’s “MFC 24: Heat XC” event, but teammate Ryan McClain will replace him and fight Dwayne Lewis in the card’s co-main event. MFC 24 is headlined by Yves Edwards vs. Derrick Noble and airs live on pay-per-view at MaximumFighting.com.
Former UFC lightweight Corey Hill’s comeback from a devastating broken leg continues on March 20, as he faces 7-1 Mark Holst at “Xtreme Combat League: Evolution” in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Featherweight Wilson Reis, who returns to action in Bellator’s featherweight tournament in April, has been replaced by Nick Denis on the Sengoku 12 card, who fights Yuji Hoshino at the March 7 event on Tokyo, while Marlon Sandro vs. Tomonari Kanomatahas also been added to the event.
“Adrenaline MMA V,” which was slated for March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio and set to be headlined by Tim Sylvia vs. Wes Sims before it was declared non-competitive, will not take place as scheduled, and may instead be rescheduled for April in Findlay, Ohio.
On Tuesday, Alabama became the latest state to adopt legislation to regulate mixed martial arts events.

Pictured: Ben Rothwell

Tim Sylvia vs. Wes Sims Turned Down by Ohio Athletic Commission for Adrenaline MMA 5

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:14 +0000

A previously-reported matchup between heavyweight veterans and former UFC fighters Tim Sylvia and Wes Sims, slated to headline Adrenaline MMA 5 on March 20 in Youngstown, Ohio, will not take place as scheduled, as the Ohio Athletic Commission recently ruled the bout “non-competitive,” according to MMAjunkie.

The decision was made in the wake of Sims’ first-round TKO loss to Bobby Lashley at “Strikeforce: Miami” in January and was reportedly reached “after comparing [Sims' and Sylvia's] records and the opponents both fighters had faced.”

The former UFC heavyweight title-holder Sylvia knocked out The Ultimate Fighter 10 castmember Sims in the opening round of their first meeting in 2004.

Sylvia (25-6) bounced back from three-straight losses, including an embarassing 8-second KO to Ray Mercer, with a first-round TKO of Jason Riley in Adrenaline last September, while Sims’ loss to Lashley snapped a three-fight win streak.

Both fighters are still expected to compete at Adrenaline 5, with Sylvia expected to fight Branden Lee Hinkle while Sims is slotted to face Kerry Schall.

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Tim Sylvia vs. Wes Sims Set for March 20 in Ohio

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:00:12 +0000

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia will return to action against The Ultimate Fighter 10 cast member Wes Sims on March 20 in Ohio, Sylvia announced on Thursday. The promotion and location hosting the matchup were not disclosed.

Sylvia (25-6) dropped bouts to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fedor Emelianenko before suffering an embarrassing 9-second knockout at the hands of Ray Mercer last June, but “The Maine-iac” bounced back in September with a first-round TKO of Jason Riley.

Sims (22-12-1) has won three-straight officially, but hasn’t fought since an 18-second knockout in November 2008. In an exhibition bout on TUF 10, he suffered a first-round submission to Justin Wren in the opening round of the heavyweight tournament.

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Pictured: Tim Sylvia

K-1/DREAM “Dyanamite!! 2009″ Officially Announced

Justin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:00:14 +0000

The officials over at FEG and DREAM officially made an expected announcement today that they will be holding their annual New Years Eve show again this year, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. K-1 executive Sadaharu Tanikawa said that the event would follow last year’s hybrid format, including both K-1 bouts and Dream MMA bouts, to fill out an eighteen fight card.

One of the expected K-1 bouts is a farewell fight for two-time champion Masato, in a third contest with Andy Souwer, an opponent he has never defeated.

Among the expected MMA contests rumored for the event are a Dream lightweight title bout between recently crowned champion Shinya Aoki, and the also popular Tatsuya Kawajiri, and the championship bout of the “Super Hulk Tournament” between Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Ikuhisa Minowa.

Other rumored participants at the New Years Eve event are Jerome Le Banner, Alistair Overeem, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Tim Sylvia, Kiyoshi Tamura, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, and Badr Hari.

Pictured: Saitama Super Arena

Quick Hits: Anderson Silva to Undergo Surgery, “Cro Cop” Not Retiring, Fedor-Rogers in Chicago, and More

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:39:03 +0000

Ratings for the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 10 dropped 29 percent to 2.9 million from the series record 4.1 million who tuned in for the TUF 10 debut. [Spike TV]
Strikeforce recently announced the signing of notable lightweight Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (20-3), who is 1-1 in 2009 including a loss to Shinya Aoki in his most-recent bout. [Strikeforce]
The lineup for WEC 43 on October 18 in San Antonio has undergone a number of changes over the last week as Rafael Rebello, Mark Hominick, and Akitoshi Tamura have all been forced to withdraw from the card due to injuries. Noah Thomas vs. Scott Jorgensen, Javier Vasquez vs. Deividas Taurosevicius, and Will Campuzano vs. Damacio Page are now set for the Versus-televised event. [WEC]
A November 7 Strikeforce event headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers will take place at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois just outside Chicago. Tickets for the CBS-televised event go on sale today at Ticketmaster.com using the presale passcode “Explode,” while tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday. [Strikeforce]
Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson recently re-broke his leg while training and will be sidelined until December, when he hopes to fight at a December 19 Showtime-televised Strikeforce event in a rematch with interim title-holder Gilbert Melendez. [MMA Weekly]
Despite reports earlier this week that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was retiring, the heavyweight veteran will apparently fight at least one more time, according to reports out of Croatia.
Looking to capitalize off the UFC’s promotional push behind the UFC 105 main event between Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, Strikeforce has booked its own Couture-Vera matchup, as Kim Couture and Kerry Vera will square off at a likely November 20 event. [Strikeforce]
A broken hand suffered in his recent win over Jason Riley will prevent Tim Sylvia from making his DREAM debut on October 25 as scheduled, with the former UFC heavyweight now expected to fight at DREAM’s New Year’s Eve event. [Sherdog]
Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida will headline a New Year’s Eve Sengoku event directly opposite rival DREAM’s New Year’s Eve show. The promotion also confirmed participants for its November 7 Sengoku 11 event, including Hatsu Hioki vs. Michihiro Omigawa, Jorge Santiago, Kevin Randleman, and Akihiro Gono. [Sengoku]
MMA returns to the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California on October 8, as Chad Mendes, War Machine, and Joe Soto highlight the debut on Tachi Palace Fights. [TPF]
UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva will be sidelined briefly to recover from a surgery to have bone spurs removed from his elbow. [UFC]
Bantamweight Cole Escovedo, a former WEC featherweight champ, has signed with Strikeforce and will debut at the promotion’s November 6 “Strikeforce Challengers” event in Frenso, California. [Strikeforce]
UFC lightweight Kenny Florian has amicably split with Sityodtong and longtime trainer Mark Dellagrotte and will instead train with Firas Zahabi, the trainer of welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, for his December matchup against Clay Guida. Dellagrote will still have his hands full as Frank Mir and Miguel Torres are now training at Sityodtong alongside the likes of Marcus Davis and Patrick Cote. [Fighters Only]
UFC star, and former Pride champion Wanderlei Silva is working on a reality show that will follow him as he scouts fighters for his Wand Fight Team. The show will be televised on a yet to be announced network. [FanHouse]
Spike’s broadcast of part of the UFC 103 undercard drew in 1.4 million viewers, including a 1.5 rating in the 18-34 year old male demographic, making it the number two rated show in the segment. [Spike TV]
A WEC event will replace the annual UFC event held in conjunction with the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio next year. [MMAJunkie]
Frank Shamrock will be a part of the upcoming “EA Sports MMA” video game, joining Randy Couture, Fedor Emelianenko, Jay Hieron, Gegard Mousasi, and Renato “Babalu” Sobral. [EA Games]

Pictured: Anderson Silva

Adrenaline MMA Results: Tim Sylvia and Houston Alexander Victorious

Justin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:19:27 +0000

Two former UFC stars were in action last night at Adrenaline MMA IV in Council Bluffs, Iowa, among others. Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and UFC light heavyweight fighter Houston Alexander were both looking to pick up much needed wins when they stepped inside the cage last night, and both did just that.

Sylvia earned a first round knock out over the relatively inexperience Jason Riley. After peppering him with combinations and strikes in the clinch, Sylvia finally felled Riley with a left hand that led the referee to stop the bout.

Alexander also earned a first round knock out over his opponent, Sherman Pendergarst, though his was a little quicker. Alexander opened the bout with leg kicks, then finished off Pendergarst with a series of knees to the body.

Videos of both Sylvia’s and Alexander’s bouts can be found below. The full results for the event were:

Tim Sylvia def. Jason Riley via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:32
Houston Alexander def. Sherman Pendergarst via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:51
Jeremy Lang def. Matt Delanoit via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Alonzo Martinez def. Ryan Williams via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Joe Vedepo def. Webster Farris via KO – Round 1, 0:14
Forrest Petz def. Chad Reiner via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:28
Jimmy Seipel def. Bob Tuttle via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:59
Jordan Johnson def. Ryan Shell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Dakota Cochran def. Bill Holcumb via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:25
Todd Meneely def. Cory McDonald via submission (Americana choke) – Round 2, 1:38
John Hanson def. Dean Bradley via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:19
Danny Black def. Matt Bentley via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:49
Marcos Marquez def. Dustin Smith via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:22

Tim Sylvia vs. Jason Riley

Houston Alexander vs. Sherman Pendergarst

Tim Sylvia vs. Jason Riley Headlines Adrenaline IV on September 18 Near Omaha

Kris Karkoski — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:24:56 +0000

A heavyweight matchup between Tim Sylvia and Jason Riley will headline Adrenaline MMA’s September 18 event, according to Riley, who recently-announced the bout on MySpace.

Adrenaline IV is slated to take place near Omaha, Nebraska at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and is also expected to feature current UFC fighter Houston Alexander and veteran Jeremy Horn.

Sylvia (24-6), a former UFC heavyweight champion, is currently riding a three-fight losing streak, suffering a 9-second knockout to Ray Mercer in his most-recent fight in June after weighing in at an astonishing 310-pounds for the bout. “The Maine-iac” previously suffered back-to-back losses to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fedor Emelianenko in 2008.

Riley (6-1) won the NAAFS heavyweight title in his most-recent fight in April, defeating Justin Black via first-round knockout.

Pictured: Tim Sylvia