| Tuesday, 29 December 2009 23:32 |
![]() UFC RELATED UFC 108 Does Not Officially Lose Steve Cantwell. A rumor circulated earlier today about Steve haven't be pull out of the event for undisclosed reasons. However his management at KO Reps have released a brief statement: “Steve Cantwell is not officially off the card. There has been a minor issue and we hope it will be resolved in the morning. Steve is still training and preparing for the bout. As always, special thanks to Steve’s sponsors Jaco, Silver Star, GammaO, Hayabusa and Punch Drunk Gamer.” Sam Stout Training for UFC 108 Video. He is training at the new TapouT Gym, having to prepare without former teammates Gray Maynard and Tyson Griffin [who he thinks has the best chance of beating BJ Penn]. He thinks Joe Lauzon may be his toughest fight to date. This will be his first time on a PPV main events card. Martin Kampmann and Mike Pyle Training for UFC 108. They discuss training with Shawn Tompkins and Kampmann discusses his new opponent [Volkmann], after Rory Markham had to pull out of his fight due to injuring his achilles tendon. Also noteworthy, Kampmann admits he didn't fight a 'smart' fight against Paul Daley [should of used his ground game] and wants revenge. The Matt Hughes Story Part 1. He started mixed martial arts in 1996. On paper, he is the most dominating UFC welterweight of all time. ![]() ![]() WEC RELATED Miguel Torres vs Joseph Benavidez (11-1) at WEC 47 on March 6, 2010 from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The WEC 135lb bantamweight division looks stacked and the winner of this fight will likely fight the division champion. Whether it be Brian Bowles or Dominick Cruz. Frank Gomez (8-1) has withdrawn from WEC 46 and Wagnney Fabiano (12-2) awaits a new opponent. Gomez trains with Greg Jackson and has not revealed reasoning on why he pulled out. Gomez was suppose to be Fabiano's debut fight at 135lbs but we'll have to wait and see who replaces him. WEC 46 Video Trailer "Varner vs Henderson" on January 10. Live from the Arco Arena, the WEC lightweight championship is on the line aswell as Urijah Faber stepping back into the cage. $40 gets you into the event. ![]() JAPANESE NEWS DREAM will host a Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament May 2010. According to Gegard Mousasi's manager [Apy Echteld], "the 30th of May, [Gegard] will have a fight in Japan - the first round of the light heavyweight championship. Then in July, he will have his second round of the light heavyweight championship." Also note that Gegard only has two fights remaining on his Strikeforce contract. He will fight in April on the same card as Fedor Emelianenko and will also participate more in boxing. DREAM Pre-Fight Video Interviews Of The Following Fighters.. Alistair Overeem, Gegard Mousasi, and Melvin Manhoef. We've left off the Japanese fighter interview links due to language barrier but they can be accessed on DREAM's youtube. ![]() STRIKEFORCE RELATED Marloes Coenen Video Interview on Title Fight vs Cyborg Santos. Coenen is a 28 year old 5'9 Dutch fighter with a 17-3 record. She speaks with confidence on strength not being a disadvantage in her title fight. |