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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
DREAM/K-1 has added the following matches to the Dynamite! card:
Hayoto ‘Mach’ Sakurai vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Andy Ologun
Both matches are under DREAM (MMA) rules. What *hasn’t* been officially added to the card yet is Badr Hari vs. Alistair Overeem. Overeem claims the fight has been signed, but it hasn’t been added to …
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Nightmare of Battle is also reporting the Hari/Overeem fight for Dynamite, and suggesting a few other possibilities that will complete the card:
Don’t be surprised if this fight plus Minowaman vs. Errol Zimmerman, Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Andy Ologun, and Hayato Sakurai vs. TBA (Melvin Manhoef? Someone who is a 10th dan in faints according to a …
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Our friends at Free Fight Videos are reporting that Alistair Overeem is confirming a matchup against Badr Hari under K-1 rules for the New Years’ Eve Fields Dynamite! show:
Its official K1 superstar Badr Hari will face Alistair Overeem at this months Fields Dynamite 2008. The two will fight under K1 rules however a rematch under …
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral is featured in this NBC produced profile:
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Sportsnet has named Georges St. Pierre Canadian Athlete of the Year. This is pretty serious deal, as GSP beat out several nominees from high profile sports–most notably, perhaps, Calgary Flames superstar Jarome Iginla. Iginla is arguably the top star in Canada’s national sport, so its like GSP beat their equivalent of Tom Brady …
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
DJ Ozma’s involvement with the Fields Dynamite! show is pretty funny. He was hoping to be invited to perform on the NHK Red and White Singing Contest, which is a big deal in Japan. He didn’t get invited and after suggesting that he was going to “loiter around NHK studios on the day” …
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
In part 1 of this post, we provided some background of the uniquely Japanese rise to fame of former NFL football player Bob Sapp. By now you’re no doubt wondering what has transpired that has left someone who is considered to be an expert on fighting in Japan at such a loss. Don’t …
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Mark December 21st, 2008 down on your calendars as the day that left me at a complete loss to explain something that is happening in the Japanese fight sport marketplace. I understand gravure idols and soap opera stars wrestling in HUSTLE. I understand why Akiyama is hated by everyone and why Sakuraba is …
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
…uh, its actually called Arlovski 360 and “The Pit Bull” has produced it himself and posted it on his website…here’s the first installment. Nice to see AA out running with his pit bull in the video….the dog looks pretty focused on watching the fight tapes himself:
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