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Article Archive for September 2006

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
September 30, 2006 – 9:38 pm | No Comment

I very rarely make any type of personal or political posts on this site, because I want to keep it strictly a source of MMA insight. But, I’m making an exception this one time. …

Nick Diaz at UFC 65: Update
September 29, 2006 – 11:25 am | No Comment
Nick Diaz at UFC 65: Update

I reported earlier in the week that Nick Diaz would be fighting at UFC 65 in November. Well, it now looks like his previously unnamed opponent will be American Top Team fighter, Graison Tibau. …

Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett Arrested
September 29, 2006 – 11:19 am | 7 Comments
Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett Arrested

I just came across this little nugget of humor. Actually kidnapping, assault, and battery aren’t humorous, but I’ll make an excepting in Krazy Horse’s case. Man, $650,000 for bond? What on earth …

Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni
September 29, 2006 – 7:49 am | 23 Comments
Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni

Yesterday onn his personal website, frankshamrock.com, Frank Shamrock announced that he will fight Phil Baroni at December 8 in California.
“I just signed to fight Phil Baroni on December 8, which is my birthday. I’ll be …

UFC 64 Adds Three More Fights
September 29, 2006 – 7:42 am | No Comment
UFC 64 Adds Three More Fights

The Ultimate Fighting Championships added three more fights to their upcoming UFC 64 fight card.

Jon Fitch vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Keith Jardine vs. Mike Nickels
Clayton Guida vs. Justin James

I’m excited to finally see Jon Fitch on the …

IFL Announces two new Superfights
September 28, 2006 – 7:21 am | No Comment
IFL Announces two new Superfights

The International Fight League has announced two new Superfight matchups for their World Team Championship semifinals this November. The semifinals will feature Bas Rutten’s Anacondas vs. Matt Lindland’s Wolfpack, and Pat Miletich’s Silverbacks vs. …

UFC Fight Night – Ortiz vs Shamrock III Card
September 27, 2006 – 8:14 am | 13 Comments
UFC Fight Night – Ortiz vs Shamrock III Card

The full fight card for the October 10 UFC Fight Night card in Florida has been released.
Fight Card for Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 – The Final Chapter

Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock
Kendall Grove vs. Chris Price
Ed …

Nick Diaz at UFC 65 in November
September 26, 2006 – 3:37 pm | 5 Comments
Nick Diaz at UFC 65 in November

You know how I love to keep up with the latest Nick Diaz news; well here is some more.
GracieFighter.com is reporting that Nick Diaz will be fighting in the UFC in November, which means at …

UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn Recap
September 24, 2006 – 9:31 am | 10 Comments
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn Recap

Well, UFC 63 is in the books and overall I thought the event was excellent. We now have an undeniable Welterweight champion and a valid number one contender waiting to rematch him in Georges …

Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell II at UFC 66
September 22, 2006 – 9:43 pm | 170 Comments
Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell II at UFC 66

What has generally been assumed has finally been made official. Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell will have their rematch at UFC 66 on December 30. The announcement was made tonight at the weigh-ins …