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czech.jpg Mixed Martial Arts is exploding - the sport of the future is here. With mainstream media coverage, and fights on nearly all continents, it's now impossible to ignore the excitement, the complexity and the ferocity of MMA. My name is Ted Czech, and I've worked in York, Pa. for eight years as a police reporter. I've been a fan of MMA since UFC 1 -- seriously -- and I've dabbled in a few styles like karate, kung-fu, taijutsu and submission wrestling. I hope to give some press to fighters from the York area, while also commenting on things happening in the U.S. and beyond. Let's support the sport!

September 5, 2008

Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson for UFC 91?

( 7:43 PM)

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Silva unleashed a vicious muay Thai clinch against Rampage in their two fights in PRIDE.

MMARated.com has learned that a light heavyweight bout between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been offered to both fighters for UFC 91 on November 15th and is very close to being finalized.

The addition of Silva vs. Jackson to a UFC 91 card that is already headlined by Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title would put this pay-per-view in position to be the highest-grossing PPV in UFC history. Currently, UFC 66 holds that distinction since that event - headlined by a rematch between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz - grossed $5,397,300 in live gate revenue and just over a million in pay-per-view buys.

This would be the third meeting between Silva and Jackson. "The Axe Murderer" holds two wins over Jackson while they were members of the PRIDE Fighting Championships in 2003 and 2004.

Silva was last seen defeating Keith Jardine in devastating fashion at UFC 84 while I'm not quite sure what Jackson has been up to lately. If anyone out there knows, please let us know.

UFC Injury report

( 4:59 PM)


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Parysian

Karo Parysian, set to face Ysohiyuki Yoshida tomorrow night at UFC 88, is injured, and the fight is scrapped.

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Silva

Thiago Silva, scheduled to fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 89 in October, is also injured, and will not fight.

Both fighters reportedly suffered back injuries.

With the Silva-Machida fight, there's a chance somebody could step up and fight. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.

Filho says he won't fight A. Silva. I call BS

( 4:37 PM)

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Paulo Filho

Tatame: And if their decision is to merge you to UFC, will you face Anderson Silva?

Filho: Definitely no. We're close friends and I believe there's space for everybody there, it's definitely out of my plans.

Yeah, sure. We've seen this before. Guys who are purportedly best friends saying they won't fight each other, but once they both get to the top of the mountain, money talks. See, the Zuffa (UFC/WEC parent company) is folding the WEC's LHW and MW divisions into the UFC. That means Filho, the WEC MW champ, will be thrown into the UFC ranks. To me, that means his WEC title is no more. He's undefeated, and although he recently suffered bouts with drug addiciton and depression, I see him winning his first fight in the UFC before he's offered a title fight with Silva. He'll take the fight.

All fighters make weight for UFC 88

( 4:23 PM)

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I just watched the live weigh-ins for UFC 88-Breakthrough. All the fighers made weight. Chuck Liddell looked more cut than usual at 204 pounds, although he still had a little of his trademark "beer gut," as some would call it. I prefer to think that's where he gets his power. The Power of the Gut.

Liddell and Rashad Evans had a curt handshake and an intense staredown.

Rich Franklin looked good at jumping up to 205. Jason Lambert, dropping from 205 to 185, looked like he made the right move. And Rousimar Palhares, Dan Henderson's opponent, looked huge and cut. He's short, but has the physique of a bodybuilder.

September 4, 2008

UFC 88 press conference

( 9:03 PM)

Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans squared off at the press conference held earlier today for UFC 88 - Breakthrough in Atlanta, Ga. Rich Franklin and Matt Hamill, who also meet in a light-heavyweight bout, seemed like old friends - and they do go back a ways - at the presser. A great display of sportsmanship, one I see more often in MMA than any other sport out there.
Thanks to mmaweekly.com for the photos.

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Liddell and Evans

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Franklin and Hamill

Dana White's UFC 88 vlog # 3

( 8:48 PM)

MMA Live this week

( 8:23 PM)







Features none other than ... Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture. Big surprise there.

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