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Comment of the Week Award
August 31, 2006 – 2:09 pm | 2 Comments
Comment of the Week Award

I’m going to be rolling out some new features to MMAHQ.com in the next few months to try and one of the first will be the “Comment of the Week Award.” I know its …

Excellent Interview with Karo Parisyan
August 31, 2006 – 7:24 am | 4 Comments
Excellent Interview with Karo Parisyan

BloodyKnux.com has an excellent interview with Karo Parisyan after his recent loss to Diego Sanchez. Karo talks about the fight and how he feels he was “robbed” in the decision. Also, it looks …

Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva – Updated
August 29, 2006 – 10:14 am | 87 Comments
Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva – Updated

Well, I can pretty much guarantee that a fight between UFC Champion Chuck Liddell and PrideFC Champion Wanderlei Silva will not happen this November as was promised by UFC President Dana White at UFC 59. …

UFC 62 Medical Suspensions
August 29, 2006 – 7:35 am | No Comment
UFC 62 Medical Suspensions

The Nevada State Athletics Commission has released their list of medical suspensions from Saturday nights UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral event.

You can download the PDF here.

UFC 62 Post Event Thoughts
August 27, 2006 – 1:20 pm | 4 Comments
UFC 62 Post Event Thoughts

Just a few thoughts after the UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral event last night.

I have no idea what Babalu’s mindset was going into that fight. In fact, I don’t understand how any fighter could …

UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral Predictions
August 25, 2006 – 7:20 am | 2 Comments
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral Predictions

Well, its that time once again. Another UFC event is coming this Saturday and its time for me to do some analysis and predictions for UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral.
Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral We …

Mike Tyson officially signs with Pride FC
August 24, 2006 – 7:55 am | 99 Comments
Mike Tyson officially signs with Pride FC

I’ve held off on the Mike Tyson – Pride story for a while, but now it looks like it’s official. Mike Tyson has signed some sort of contract with Dream Stage Entertainment and Pride …

B.J. Penn vs. Matt Hughes at UFC 63
August 24, 2006 – 7:22 am | 3 Comments
B.J. Penn vs. Matt Hughes at UFC 63

It’s now official, Georges St. Pierre has pulled out of his rematch vs UFC Welterweight champion Matt Hughes at UFC 63 on September 23. In St. Pierre’s place, B.J. Penn will have his …

Nick Diaz at UFC 62
August 22, 2006 – 7:15 am | 9 Comments
Nick Diaz at UFC 62

It appears that yet another fighter has dropped off this Saturday’s UFC 62 card. Thiago Alves, who fights with the American Top Team, has dropped out of his fight against Josh Neer due to …

Pride FC: The Real Deal fights
August 19, 2006 – 9:28 pm | One Comment
Pride FC: The Real Deal fights

Dream Stage Entertainment held a press conference at the FOX Sports Grill in California to announce the first two matchups on their October 21st “Real Deal” event in Nevada.
Both Mark Coleman and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua …