44 year old Ken Shamrock will be the next opponent for the acclaimed street fighter - Kimbo Slice. Their fight will be the main event and will be aired on CBS on October 4th. Kimbo Slice has quickly become a popular fighter after many of his street fights as well as MMA fights have been aired and viewed on YouTube.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is the former champion for the light heavyweight division in the UFC. On July 15th he was arrested in Costa Mesa, California for a hit and run, reckless driving, and evading the police. The cops were forced to chase Jackson by car until he stopped.
“I’m not allowed to say everything,” Jackson told interviewers on Thursday in his first interview since the arrest. “I was hurt by some personal problems I had. It caused me not to eat and not to sleep. Emotional, yeah.”
Lorenzo Fertitta is president of one of Las Vegas’ most successful casino chains. For years he has made his millions watching people gamble and having the privilege of receiving that money for himself. Yet, now that is about to change as he resigns this position and takes on the UFC full-time.
Fertitta, his older brother, Frank III and Dana White purchased the UFC in 2001 for $2 million when it was struggling and on the verge of folding. But in the seven-and-a-half years since, they’ve turned it into one of the great success stories in sports.
There are many fans of MMA (mixed martial arts) that believe that Saturday night’s fight with Kimbo Slice was fixed. The fight was stopped by the referee Dan Miragliotta during the main event. This gave Slice the win in a fight that many believed he was losing.
The fight was ended 38 seconds into the third round. The scorecards read that Slice was down points to opponent James Thompson by two of the judges. The third judge had split the first two rounds. The fans were not happy about the decision and made this clear all over the Internet.
UFC announced this week that they will be replacing Chris Leben with Jason Day for the June 7th event at the 02 Arena in London. Leben was scheduled to fight Michael Bisping – but was told that he will not be released from the Clackamas County jail until May 27th. This does not leave him enough time to get into shape for the fight.
Chuck Liddell is the biggest champion of the UFC. He has an impeccable record and is never one to back down from a fight - until now. He has been pulled of the fight card for the June 7th main event at the O2 Arena in London. The fighter was pulled due to a partial hamstring tear injury during training.
George St. Pierre has been questioned time and time again about his ability to handle pressure. He answered all of these questions and silenced some of these doubts after his win against Matt Serra. This win made him the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion.
The match drew more interest throughout the country of Canada than any match in UFC history. There were more than 120 credentialed media for the fight, and more than 1,000 bars and restaurants across the country ordered the fight, believed to break a record set in 2002 by the Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson boxing match.
Chuck Liddell (21-5) was the former UFC light heavyweight champion and one of the biggest stars in the world of MMA. However, that stardom that he has been receiving is worried and upset over all the attention the Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (2-0) has been receiving over the past few months. Many MMA fans are drawn in by his street fighting past.
Billionaire Mark Cuban is the owner of the famed Dallas Mavericks and the HDNet cable station. He is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the UFC pertaining to the status of the broadcasting and promotional contract for Randy Couture.
Clip Of Press Release:
“The lawsuit filed by HDNet Fights asks the Texas court to provide the company with declaratory relief — a ruling on when Couture’s promotional contract will expire, A favorable ruling could clear the way for a highly anticipated showdown between Couture and Fedor Emelianenko this fall, potentially promoted by HDNet Fights.”
The boxing world was shocked when Floyd Mayweather Jr. told fans that he may be defecting to mixed martial arts (MMA). Not only are fans shocked – but it seems that current MMA fighters don’t think that he has all of the skills required to make it.