Just added an article explaining the basics of K-1, along with a preview of Saturday’s K-1 World GP Final 2008. THE SAVAGE SCIENCE will have live coverage of the event from Yokohama, Japan starting at 12 midnight Pacific/3 AM Eastern on Saturday December 6th.
K-1 101: Understanding the basics of Japan’s top standup fighting promotion [...]
Mike Mooneyham, who is very likely the best pro wrestling writer working today, has a great profile on Terri Runnels. She’s the former wife of Dustin Rhodes, was ‘Marlena’ in the WWE and for those of you who are *real* old school was Alexandra York of “The York Foundation” in her first on screen pro [...]
New article just added examining the UFC’s planned expansion to Germany and whether or not it’ll work.
The UFC is headed to Germany in 2009. The big question is “why?” @ THE SAVAGE SCIENCE
Thanks to Robert Kamsky for his insights on the German fight marketplace and translations. He has extensive coverage of the UFC’s [...]
Our friends at Knock Out Dog Fighting keep adding more A-list fighters to their team. The latest is none other than former UFC champion and SAVSCI favorite Andrei Arlovski:
Here’s what AA has to say about dog fighting, with which we concur 100%:
“The pit bull has a long history in America. In the early [...]
Bellator Fighting Championships recently signed Eddie Alverez, and they’ve just added another excellent DREAM veteran with the signing of South Florida’s Jorge Masvidal:
The newly launched Bellator Fighting Championships has signed Jorge Masvidal of American Top Team Coconut Creek and Young Tigers Gym for its 2009 fight schedule.
The first-of-its-kind mixed martial arts organization, based in Los [...]
New article by Lyman Hoyt previewing the great New Years’ Eve matchup between Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante and Joachim “Hellboy” Hansen.
JZ Calvan vs. Joachim Hansen set for New Years Eve in Tokyo @ THE SAVAGE SCIENCE
The Winnipeg Sun calls the rumored Lidell vs. Couture main event for UFC 95 in Germany “a match for the aged”. Look for some exclusive info on the Germans’ less than enthusiastic response to the prospect of having the UFC live in their country coming shortly…
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Both fighters are coming off high-profile losses [...]
Updating the article on Josh Barnett’s Affliction: Day of Reckoning opponent that we posted last night, we’ve learned that Brett Rogers’ contract with EliteXC was “non-exclusive”. That means that there wouldn’t be any contractual reason that the deal with Affliction couldn’t be made:
Josh Barnett waiting for Affliction: Day of Reckoning opponent @ The Savage [...]
New article just posted about Josh Barnett’s as of yet unknown opponent at Affliction: Day of Reckoning:
Josh Barnett waiting for Affliction: Day of Reckoning opponent @ The Savage Science
Despite claims by Aleksander Emelianenko in the Russian fight media that he’ll be in the opposing corner against Barnett, every indication is that his opponent is still [...]
This isn’t a huge surprise, but the Japanese media is reporting that FEG (parent company of DREAM and K-1) has met with judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii and appears to have the inside track for signing him to a MMA contract. Ishii’s decision to leave judo for MMA has been arguably the biggest sports [...]
