World Victory Road has announced two confirmed matches plus one competitor in another for their big New Years’ show scheduled for 1/4/09. The two confirmed matches are:
–Takanori Gomi vs. Satoru Kitaoka
–Kazuo Misaki vs. Jorge Santiago
Nice slap in the face to Sergey Golyaev who beat Gomi at Sengoku 6. We get that Gomi is …
While we’re on a Slayer kick, here’s Kerry King and former Megadeth guitarist Mary Friedman jammin’ on some classic metal songs. TV in Japan rules and this clip proves it. It also begs the question “why are there not shows this good on American TV?” Incidentally, Friedman lives in Japan now.:
Several Japanese media sources including the (Tokyo) Daily Sports newspaper are reporting that Takanori Gomi suffered a broken hand in the first round of his loss to Sergey Golyaev at Sengoku 6. While Gomi hasn’t confirmed the exact nature of the injury every indication is that he broke his hand throwing a punch.
No word …
This is from his first Sengoku fight against Travis Wiuff, but you get the idea:
Brock Lesnar is going to be an excellent MMA fighter, but he doesn’t want any part of this guy. He may *think* he does but he doesn’t. It looks like poor Hong Man Choi is seriously questioning his choice of profession during Fedor’s entrance:
That’s the rumor making the rounds in the Japanese fight media. The Japanese fighting public is a very dichotomous group: on one hand they may be the most knowledgeable and respectful fight fans on the planet. Well, most knowledgeable on the planet outside of Portland, Oregon where THE SAVAGE SCIENCE headquarters is …
Japan Times (and a number of other media outlets) are reporting this today. We reported it back on October 8th. Do the math:
Judoka Satoshi Ishii, who won the men’s over 100-kg gold medal at this year’s Beijing Olympics, is to quit judo and become a professional mixed martial artist, judo sources said Friday.
The …
Mike Mooneyham, whose column in the Charleston (SC) Post & Courier is always some of the best pro wrestling journalism anywhere, has an extended profile of SD Jones. Well worth taking the time to read in its entirety:
While Jones will be known primarily for putting opponents over and making them look good in the …
MMA Junkie is reporting that STRIKEFORCE is trying to put together a fight between Duane “Bang” Ludwig and Phil Baroni. Baroni may be somewhat past his prime but he’s still a dangerous striker and can promote a fight like few others in the sport:
After delivering some payback in a long-awaited rematch with Sam Morgan …
Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth will defend his title against UFC veteran Renato “Babalu” Sobral on 11/21 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA:
Only two months after injuries to both fighters postponed their scheduled showdown, a healthy Strikeforce World Light Heavyweight (205 lb. limit) Champion, Bobby Southworth (9-5), will make his highly anticipated …
