UFC HALL OF FAMER RANDY COUTURE JOINS TONIGHT’S “INSIDE MMA”
Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten host Couture along with Bobby Lashley and Mike Swick, Friday, February 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET
| WHAT: This Friday, HDNet hosts the legendary Randy Couture on the network’s “Inside MMA.”
Randy Couture will sit down with Kenny and Bas to discuss his recent bout against another UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman at last Saturday’s UFC 109 event. Bobby Lashley, a pro wrestler who has successfully transitioned to MMA, discusses how he beat Wes Sims at Strikeforce: Miami, to notch a perfect 5-0 record. Rounding out the panel is Mike Swick, who lost to Paulo Thiago last Saturday at UFC 109. Also, reporter Ron Kruck visits TV actor Jason David Frank who is currently trying to make the move to MMA. Don’t miss tonight’s episode of “Inside MMA,” Friday, February 12 at 9:00 p.m. only on HDNet. |
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Diaz, Cyborg, Herschel Walker, Bobby Lashley and Lawlor score stoppages at Strikeforce Miami
Nick Diaz scored an exciting first round knockout over Mariusz Zaromskis in a wild round to retain his Strikeforce Welterweight title at the Bank Once Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Both guys landed heavy shots that included Zaromskis landing a hard shot that sent Doaz down to the floor but Diaz popped right up and and began to pound away on the face of Zaromskis as he landed some huge shots until he landed a booming right hook that put Zaromskis down and out at the 4:38 mark of round one.
Diaz, of Stockton, California is now 20-8-1 with twelve knockouts. Zaromskis of London is now 13-4.
Cris Cyborg retained her Strikeforce Lightweight title as she stopped a tough Marloes Coenen in round tyhree of their scheduled five round five.
Cyborg controlled most of the action throughout the fight by Coenen showed toughness and got in some big punches for herself until Cyborg pounded her on the ground and the fight was stopped at 2:07 of round three.
Cyborg, 144 1/2 lbs of Curitiba, Brazil is now 9-1 with seven stoppages. Coenen, 143 3/4 lbs of Amsterdam is now 17-4.
Former NFL Star and Olympic Bobsledder Herschel Walker proved that life begins at forty-seven years old as he made a successful pro debut by stopping an over matched Greg Nagy in round three of a scheduled three round Heavyweight fight.
Walker showed versatility as he was effective with strikes and on the ground and was in control for just about every second of the fight until it was stopped at 2:17 of round three.
Walker, 214 1/4 lbs looked in pronominal shape to winhis pro debut. Nagy, 210 1/2 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 1-2
“Ruthless” Robbie Lawlor scored one of the most devastating one punch knockout over Melib Manhoef in round of their scheduled three round bout.
Manhoef dominated the fight as he was viciously kicking Lawlor’s legs and landing hard body shots until Lawlor landed a “Hayemaker” right hook that landed squarely on Manhoef’s chin and he was knocked out cold before he crumbled to the ground and for good measure, Lawlor landed a hard right to jaw the jaw and the fight was stopped at 3:33 of round one.
Lawlor of Granite City, IL is now 17-5-1 with fourteen knockouts. Manhoef of Amsterdam, Netherlands is now 24-7-1
Former WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley remained undefeated as he pounded Wes Sims for much of their two-plus minute Heavyweight bout.
Lashley had the 6′8″ Sims on tne ground and continued to pound Sims until the referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of round one of their scheduled three round fight
Lashley, 252 1/4lbs of Coconut Creek, Fla is now 5-0 with two knockouts. Sims. 258 1/4 lbs of Lancaster, OH is now 22-13-1-2.
Strikeforce Fighter Weigh Ins Open To The Public This Friday At BankAtlantic Center
FOOTBALL LEGEND HERSCHEL WALKER,
MMA SUPERSTARS BOBBY LASHLEY, NICK DIAZ, WOMEN’S CHAMPION CRIS CYBORG
& ALL THE FIGHTERS TO WEIGH IN
Friday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET at the Chairman’s Club at BankAtlantic Center
Preceded by Special Autograph Signing Session with MMA legend
Dan Henderson and other STRIKEFORCE superstars
WHO: Football Legend Herschel Walker
Unbeaten MMA Heavyweight Bobby Lashley
Superstar Nick Diaz
DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis
STRIKEFORCE 145 pound Women’s Champion Cris Cyborg
Submission Expert Marloes Coenen
& All The Fighters
WHAT: All 24 fighters will participate in the final weigh in on Friday, Jan. 29, just one day prior to the STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card on Saturday, Jan. 30 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT). The weigh in is open to the public, free of charge.
Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, will make his MMA debut against Greg Nagy. The 47-year-old two-time Pro Bowler will compete in the cage the night before the Pro Bowl and one week prior to the Super Bowl. The 6-foot 1-inch, 220 pound Walker holds a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has experience in the combat disciplines of Muay Thai and Kenpo.
The 26 year old Diaz (20-7), a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, will take on DREAM welterweight (170 pounds) champ Zaromskis (13-3) in the main event and first STRIKEFORCE welterweight championship bout in history.
STRIKEFORCE 145-pound women’s champion Cyborg (8-1) will defend her crown against submission expert Coenen (17-3). Cyborg became the first STRIKEFORCE women’s champion in history on Aug. 15, 2009 when the Brazilian native stopped superstar Gina Carano.
The 6-foot, 3-inch, 250 pound Lashley, also a former collegiate wrestling star for Missouri Valley College and member of The United States Army, competed in both the WWE Raw and SmackDown! shows in 2005 and ‘06. The undefeated MMA heavyweight will face Wes Sims.
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: BankAtlantic Center Chairman’s Club
1 Panther Pkwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323
(954) 835-7000
Former TUF’er Wes Sims May Face Bobby Lashley
Written By: Dallas Winston (TheGarv.com)
In a stateside version of the typical Japanese procrastination associated with last-minute match-up announcements, it looks as if TUF 10 competitor “Big” Wes Sims may serve as the foe for new Strikeforce leviathan Bobby Lashley for January 30th’s “Strikeforce: Miami” event. The report stems from WrestlingInc.com via OctagonBuzz.
To speak frankly, this is weird and a little disappointing. It’s not that Sims is an atrocious opponent for Lashley by any means, but the fact that pro-wrestler Lashley is a high-profile acquisition for Strikeforce and the event takes place in 9 days means that Scott Coker and company are walking a fine line. Strikeforce must cram-in an opponent that is not dangerous enough to upset Lashley in his promotional debut, but one that presents an interesting test that fans and viewers will tune-in for.
Report: Jimmy Ambriz scouted for Strikeforce: ‘Miami’ opposite Bobby Lashley
Written By: Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com)
The Bobby Lashley/Strikeforce lottery is still being held — unless the well-traveled Jimmy Ambriz is given the winning ticket by the suddenly-stingy Florida State Boxing Commission (FSBC).
According to a report from Five Ounces of Pain, “The Titan” has been asked to replace Yohan Banks after the California pugilist was denied a license by the FSBC to compete at “Miami” on Jan. 30, likely due to his recent inactivity inside the cage.
That left “The Dominator” high and dry for the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida; however, the ball is back in the FSBC court and the situation could be resolved almost as quickly as it started.
Strikeforce officials have not yet confirmed the published report.
Ambriz (14-12-1) has competed just about everywhere not named UFC and Strikeforce. In addition to a run under the WEC banner back in 2005-2006, he’s also appeared in DREAM, King of the Cage, Pancrase, K-1 and most recently Maximum Fighting Championships.
Bobby Lashley: Undercard now, Fedor later
Written By: Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com)
Props: Sun-Sentinel.com
Quoteworthy:
“When the fight comes with Fedor, which is going to be two, maybe three fights away, I will be definitely ready for him. It’s hard for me because when Brock (Lesnar) came in [to the UFC] Brock fought for the title after his second fight and everybody was [upset] about that. So I take a step back and say, ‘I’m going to take a different route.’ And I take my time and I have fights and everybody is like, ‘Why doesn’t Bobby fight Fedor?’ You can’t win for losing. There’s nothing I can do so I figure I’m going to do it the right way, and the way I know is the right way, and work my way up. I guarantee you I’m going to give the fans what they want. I’m going to be on this guy like he’s never seen before. So I’ll definitely put on a great show.”
Recent Strikeforce heavyweight acquisition Bobby Lashley has no problem starting out slow and working his way up through the division — even if it means debuting on the undercard of their “Miami” event on Jan. 30 from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. “The Dominator,” who also moonlights as a “face” for TNA Wrestling, entered the world of cage fighting back in Dec. 2008 as a co-headliner for South Florida’s Mixed Fighting Alliance (MFA) and has been perfect (4-0) ever since. But is he ready to swim with the sharks down in San Jose? We’ll find out on Jan. 30.
Is Bobby Lashley finished with pro wrestling?
Written By: ProMMA.info
Bobby Lashley may be done with professional wrestling once and for all. On Monday’s TNA Impact broadcast on Spike TV, Lashley walked into the ring with his wife Kristal to deliver a message to Hulk Hogan and the audience.
He let his wife do the talking. To summarize her message, she basically said MMA was a legitimate sport and professional wrestling was for “in-bred toothless hillbillies”.
She said her husband was a star in MMA and in wrestling and no one can match his strength. She also said her husband wants out of his TNA contract and told the audience, “Go ahead, take a good look at Bobby because this is the last time you may see him. Like I said, we’ve got better things to do.”
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FORMER WWE CHAMPION AND UNDEFEATED MMA HEAVYWEIGHT BOBBY LASHLEY TO MAKE STRIKEFORCE DEBUT ON JANUARY 30
NEW YORK (December 10, 2009)-Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) heavyweight champion and undefeated mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter has signed a multi-year agreement with STRIKEFORCE and will make his debut for the world championship MMA promotion at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday, January 30.
The 6 foot 3 inch, 250 pound Lashley, also a former collegiate wrestling star for Missouri Valley College and member of The United States Army, will face an opponent that has not yet been determined during the live, SHOWTIME® telecast of STRIKEFORCE: Miami, the historic, first-ever STRIKEFORCE event in the state of Florida.
In his last MMA start on June 27, 2009, the 33-year-old pulverized and scored a first round (3:17) TKO on 6 foot 5 inch, 350 plus pound goliath Bob “The Beast” Sapp with a barrage of punches in Biloxi, Mississippi. The win brought Lashley’s overall MMA record to 4-0.
“I’m looking forward to fighting for STRIKEFORCE and challenging myself by taking on some of the top heavyweights in MMA,” said Lashley, a native of Junction City, Kansas and resident of Denver, Colorado.
After getting his feet wet with several matches in both the WWE Raw and SmackDown! shows in 2005 and 2006, Lashley captured the WWE United States Championship by defeating rival competitor “JBL.” During this stint with the league and another in 2007, Lashley wrestled several top superstars, including The Big Show and John Cena.
Lashley made his MMA debut on December 13, 2008, earning a 41 second TKO over Joshua Franklin after Franklin sustained a cut that would not allow him to continue their fight.
Earlier this year, Lashley joined Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling. In his first appearance with the league on July 30, he helped tag team matchup partner Mick Foley defeat superstars Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash.
Tickets for STRIKEFORCE: Miami officially go on-sale tomorrow/Friday, December 11 at the BankAtlantic Center ticket office as well as online at www.Ticketmaster.com <http://www.ticketmaster.com/> or by phone at (800)745-3000.
Doors at BankAtlantic Center open at 7 p.m. The first non-televised, preliminary card fight will begin at 8 p.m.
STRIKEFORCE in March 2009 signed a multi-year agreement to stage live MMA events on premium cable television network SHOWTIME. The promotion made its live, primetime debut on CBS with the “Fedor vs. Rogers” mega-fight that it co-promoted with M-1 Global on
Saturday, November 7 and generated 5.46 million viewers for the main event between the world’s number one heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, and superstar Brett “The Grim” Rogers.
About STRIKEFORCE
STRIKEFORCE (www.strikeforce.com <http://www.strikeforce.com/> ) is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, STRIKEFORCE has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast
Productions, the parent company of STRIKEFORCE, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and ‘King’ Mo Lawal go at it in a van (Video)
By: MMAmania
While monstrous Bobby Lashley plays the role of Wall Flower:
Ultimate Chaos Fighter Weights–Saturday on www.gofightlive.tv
Bobby Lashley 255.4 lbs.
Bob Sapp 322.2 lbs.
Gilbert Yvel 237 lbs.
Pedro Rizzo 243.6 lbs.
Din Thomas 146.6 lbs.
Javier Vasquez 144.8 lbs.
Chris Hordecki 155 lbs.
William Sriyapai 154.8 lbs.
Brett Cooper 169.2 lbs.
Waachiim Spirit Wolf 168.4 lbs.
Tom Atencio 160.4 lbs.
Randy Hedderick 159 lbs.
John Harris 154.2 lbs.
Brandon Harder 154.2 lbs.
James Orso 173.2 lbs.
Danny Abbadi 174.6 lbs.
Eric Bradley 170.4 lbs.
Kelly Leo 168.4 lbs.
Colin McKee 174.2 lbs.
Lance Thompson 172 lbs.
Eric Graham 159 lbs.
Drew Wallace 159 lbs.
Greg Maher 265.2 lbs.
Rocky Overstreet 253.4 lbs.
“ULTIMATE CHAOS” FACT SHEET
WHAT: “Ultimate Chaos” PPV professional MMA show
WHEN: Saturday, June 27, 2009
WHERE: Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum
PPV CARD: Main Event – 3 X 5 – Super Heavyweights Bobby Lashley (3-0-0),
Parker, CO vs. Bob Sapp (10-4-1), Seattle, WA Co-Main Event – 3 X 5 -
Heavyweights Gilbert Yvel (35-13-3), Las Vegas, NV vs. Pedro Rizzo (16-8-0),
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 X 5 — Featherweights
Din Thomas (24-8-0), Port St. Lucie, FL vs. Javier Vazquez (12-2-0), Pomona,
CA
3 X 5 – Lightweights
Chris Horodecki (12-1-0), London, Canada vs. William Sriyapai (12-4-0),
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
3 X 5 – Welterweights
Brett Cooper (9-4-0), Los Angeles, CA vs. Waachim Spirit Wolf (5-4-0)
3 X 5 – Lightweights (Catchweight 160 lbs.) Tom Atencio (1-0-0), Laguna
Beach, CA vs. Randy Hedderick (Pro Debut), Biloxi, MS
3 X 5 – Lightweights
John Harris (0-1-0), Biloxi, MS vs. Brandon Harder (1-0-0), Horn Lake, MS
3 X 5 – Welterweights (Catchweight 175 lbs.) James Orso (8-3-0), McIntosh,
AL vs. Danny Abbadi (4-4-0), Orlando, FL
3 X 5 – Welterweights
Eric Bradley (3-1-0), Las Vegas, NV vs. Kelly Leo (5-0-0), Jackson, MS
3 X 5 – Welterweights
Colin McKee (5-3-0), Belfast, Northern Ireland vs. Lance Thompson (5-2-0),
Slidell, LA
3 X 5 – Lightweights (Catchweight 160 lbs.) Eric Graham (3-0-0), Petal, MS
vs. Drew Wallace (Pro Debut), McComb, AL
3 X 5 – Heavyweights
Greg Maher (Pro Debut), Biloxi, MS vs. Rocky Overstreet (Pro Debut), Auburn,
AL
CO-PROMOTERS: Prize Fight Promotions and Fight Force International
PAY-PER-VIEW INFORMATION: Produced and distributed by Gotham MMA and
Integrated Sports at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in the United States and Canada on
cable and satellite Pay Per View via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV, Bell TV, Shaw,
Star Choice and Viewer’s Choice for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
The show will also air internationally to viewers outside of North America
on www.gofightlive.tv.
PAY-PER-VIEW ANNOUNCERS: Veteran blow-by-blow announcer Col. Bob Sheridan;
colorful mixed-martial-arts heavyweight Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli,
color commentator; color analyst Bray Deavours, ringside reporter Dave
Ferguson
TICKETS: $25.00 (limited discount seating), $40.00 (general admission) and
$55.00 (premium reserved seating) and sale at the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Coliseum and all TicketMaster outlets
INFORMATION: www.theultimatechaos.com or www.mscoastcoliseum.com
DOORS OPEN: 5 PM/CT
FIRST FIGHT: 6 PM/CT
FIRST PPV FIGHT: 8 PM/CT
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