April 2009

UFC 98: Ed Herman out, Chael Sonnen to face Dan Miller

Published on: 30th April, 2009

A third change has now been made to the UFC 98 main card as now Ed Herman who was originally rumored to step in to face Dan Miller upon learning of Yushin Okami’s injury will not be stepping in and will instead be replaced by his Team Quest teammate Chael Sonnen who was also reportedly [...]

URDirt E “Quick Fix”: Kaufman to Possibly Replace Couture for May 15 ShoMMA

Published on: 30th April, 2009

According to MMAWeekly.com sources say that negotiations are underway between Sarah Kaufman and StrikeForce to potentially replace Kim Couture for her May 15 ShoMMA “StrikeForce Challenger Series” card against Miesha Tate. Kaufman (8-0) is another one of the 42 contracts that were acquired by the San Jose based promotion from ProElite and also most recently [...]

Video: Fedor Appears on a Drama in Korea

Published on: 30th April, 2009

In this video WAMMA Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko makes an appearance on a Korean drama called “My Wife is a Superwoman”.

Yushin Okami out, Ed Herman in at UFC 98

Published on: 30th April, 2009

As we approach the UFC 98 event in the month of May another change has been made on the show’s main card as Yushin Okami will not be able to participate in his matchup against Dan Miller due to a torn ligament of his knee. In his place will be Ed Herman who recently picked [...]

URDirt E “Quick Fix”: DREAM 9 will air on HDNet Live

Published on: 30th April, 2009

We were w0ndering if Dream 9 would air live on HDNet, because the card seems to have a lot of good fights for MMA fans to see. Today the news was confirmed that the card would air live on HDNet and not on a delay like the last few events.

Fedor in negotiations with Dream to return to Japan

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Here is a bit of interesting news, Fedor is in talks with Dream to return to Japan to fight for the first time since Yarrenoka’s New Year’s Eve show in 2007.

Is Dana White bad for the UFC long term?

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Here is an interesting video from Cage Writer Steve Cofield’s show on ESPN Radio where he had Deadspin host Big Daddy Drew and SI writer and Author of “Blood in the Cage” Jon Wertheim on as guests. The two spoke about how UFC president Dana White could possibly hold the sport back long term as [...]

UFC 99: Dan Hardy Works on his Boxing with Freddie Roach

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Here is a UFC 99 bout that has not been talked about in quite awhile as Welterweights Dan Hardy and Marcus Davis await to finally settle the score in their June 13 grudge match. But Hardy who is an Englishman lives in Los Angeles, California with his girlfriend and with that being said he has [...]

Forrest Griffin on Anderson Silva at UFC 101: “What’s the worst that can happen?”

Published on: 30th April, 2009

For Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin he has been apart of a lot of important feats in Mixed Martial Arts history by helping the UFC become relevant once again in the US after his memorable matchup with Stephan Bonnar at The Ultimate Fighter finale in 2005 then [...]

DREAM 9 “Super Hulk Tournament”: Hong Man Choi vs Jose Canseco and More

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Sokoudjou vs 6’11″ Jan Nortje, Gegard Mousasi vs Mark Hunt and Minowaman vs Bob Sapp….

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