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Next weekend, Affliction will be officially entering the fight game with a star-studded card, with names such as Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo and Ben Rothwell. This could be the fight card of the year for fans and one fighter in particular is making his return to the ring. After [...]

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A lightweight bout between Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden and a welterweight encounter between Paul Kelly vs. Marcus Davis are set to take place at UFC 89 on October 18, according to separate reports by MMAWeekly.com. MMA Weekly is indicating that Liaudin and Bieklheden will both be dropping from welterweight for their fight. TKOExtreme.com had reported [...]

Matt Cava and I have spent time the past two days telling you about some live MMA options in the New Jersey and Delaware area. But this is a site with a global reach, and for some, checking out Battle Cage Xtreme 5 in Atlantic City and Combat in the Cage 14th Strike in Delaware [...]

“I was waiting for one of those questions and the opportunity to set the record straight. Gary is still very involved with ProElite. Gary and our team from day one at ProElite basically took MMA at our company from ground zero to a huge network success. So, Gary’s got a lot to be proud of in the MMA world. In the process of doing it, as you can imagine, Gary being from the East Coast and we being a West Coast company, took a lot of time from Gary. He was traveling non‑stop. It took a toll on his boxing business, which is very successful and it took a toll on his family. To some degree, it took a toll on his health. We collectively made the decision that Gary was going to back off a little bit, kind of take a little bit of a relaxed role as far as being involved front and center, which is a good thing for all those three things, for his health, for his boxing business, and for his family. But Gary is still very much involved and I still talk to him almost every day. He’s still there. Gary’s interest still lies in EliteXC and ProElite, making it a top organization in the world. That’s the status with Gary…. Gary is still, like I said, majorly involved. I would say he’s more or less consulting in terms of all his promoter abilities, all his contacts and everything Gary does. So Gary is kind of behind the scenes with us, kind of shaping the direction of the company, the way it’s going, pulling the strings in terms of how we’re going to promote, what we’re going to do. Again, his involvement is very much similar to what it’s always been. The difference is, he’s not going to be front and center, doing all the time‑consuming stuff that he’s done in the past.”

– Executive Chairman of Pro Elite Inc. Douglas Deluca details the new role of Elite XC Live Events President Gary Shaw in a conference call yesterday to promote its second installment of “Saturday Night Fights” on CBS on July 26. There had been speculation that Shaw was on his way out altogether; however, it appears that he will remain with the promotion in a new capacity going forward. It certainly does not sound like a promotion.

This weekend, MMA will take center ring on the East Coast with the occasion of Battle Cage Xtreme V. The evening will take place at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Set to be aired on HDNet as well as streamed live, this is one of the area’s biggest local events of the year.

Below is a Press Release published on July 8, 2008, to promote Battle Cage Xtreme V:

ATLANTIC CITY— Excitement over Battle Cage Xtreme V continues to grow as July 12th gets closer. The card is set, the fighters are ready, the BCX girls are hot as ever and the list of celebrity guests continues to grow because everyone wants to be there.

In addition to the nearly sold out show Saturday the 12th TSEG Promotions has announced that the weigh-ins for the fight will be held at on the boardwalk at Corky’s BBQ & Ribs at the Tropicana on Friday July 11th. at 3pm. Fans and press can meet and interview the fighters and cage girls. There will be a DJ, giveaways, special guests and some great southern food.

Topping an action packed card is the main event with 6 time NCAA title holder and NFL Pro Bowler Carlton Haselrig returning to Battle Cage Xtreme to defend his title won at BCX IV in April. Since his last appearance at BCX he has added a win against Carlos Moreno to remain undefeated. At BCX V he faces his toughest opponent yet in Joe “Apocalypse” Abouata. Also returning to defend titles won at BCX IV are Tim Troxell and Pat Audinwood. Justin Haskins, Jon Jones and Josh Keys are returning after wins at BCX IV to pursue titles. With a total of six title fights on the card along with nine undercard fights this promises to be a great night of Pro MMA cage fighting BCX fans have come to expect. The card is subject to change.

As it stands, this is the latest complete fight card:

• Carlton Haselrig vs. Joe Abouata [USKBA/BCX Title] 265 lbs
• Justin Haskins vs. Judah Ciervo [BCX Title] 170 lbs
• Jon Jones vs. Moyses Gabin [USKBA Title] 205 lbs
• Tim Troxell vs. Lester Caslow [USKBA Title] 145 lbs
• Pat Audinwood vs. Andrew Montanez [BCX Title] 155 lbs
• Josh Keys vs. Jose Figueroa 155 lbs
• Dwayne Shelton vs. Kevin Roddy 145 lbs
• Levon Maynard vs. Mike Medrano 170 lbs
• Jacob Kirwan vs. Daniel Tavares 155 lbs
• Chris Volo vs. Don Wagner 205 lbs
• Dan Baker vs. Shawn Foreman 170 lbs
• Carlos Eduardo vs. Ryan Contaldi 205 lbs
• Joey Camacho vs. Micah Goss 145 lbs
• Hercules Benjamin vs. Paul White 265 lbs
• Joey Brown vs. Fernando Bernandino 155 lbs

Though most of these guys are virtual unknowns in mainstream MMA, I am definitely looking forward to seeing a lot of the local talent. Being a born-and-raised Jersey girl, I get a little extra kick out of seeing other east coasters in the ring. But in particular, I expect to see some good fights out of the top of the card. I liked what I saw from Carlton Haselrig at Elite XC’s Primetime event, so I hope to see a repeat performance. But of course, Joe Abouata will give him a run for his money (although he hasn’t yet fought in 2008, and his last fight was a loss). Likewise, coming off a great win in BCX IV is Justin Haskins, facing another BCX IV victor, Judah Ciervo. And rounding out the top 3 fights is a hot 4-0 Jon Jones who will attempt to defend his streak against Moyses Gabin (coming off a submission loss only 2 months ago).

All in all, it’s looking to be an interesting night of fights. It’s in illustrious Atlantic City and at least for this event, I don’t have to Mike Goldberg stumbling over his words!

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“I’m looking for a well-rounded athletic fighter, but the most important thing to me is record. It’s very frustrating in my job. I don’t look for victims. I pride myself in making competitive matchups…. I don’t care what happens in the gym. Lots of people do well in the gym. Going in the cage is a completely different thing, so I want to know how many fights do you have and who did you fight…. Did he beat up a bunch of guys who, this was their first fight? … or did he beat up a bunch of guys who had multiple fights and this much experience?… (In early MMA) if you had somebody who didn’t understand jiu-jitsu, you could beat them without being much of an athlete,” Silva said. “Nowadays, everybody knows. There’s no secret techniques. People know, and they cross-train. Being an athlete quite often is what makes the difference.”

UFC matchmaker and vice president of talent relations, Joe Silva, on how to become a UFC fighter. Aspiring competitors take note. It isn’t all about signing autographs and banging broads.

Don't know much about this fight as it is not listed on either fighter's Sherdog fight finder, but through some googling I found out a couple things about the fight. It took place in Wand's hometown of Curitiba, Brazil in 1996. His opponent has an MMA record of 4-7 with noticable losses to Cyborg Santos, Ninja Rua and Pele. At the end of the fight(not sure if its in this video) Wanderlei says he has one more fight to go that night. I dunno if its a tournament, what the event is called, I dunno. Anybody know?

During a recent conference call to promote EliteXC’s return to CBS during “Saturday Night Fights” on July 26, ProElite Chairman Doug DeLuca was asked to clarify EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw’s role with the company. In recent months, several reports have leaked that indicated that Shaw was not working for the promotion in a [...]

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“My knee is very good, thanks to God. I was going to begin my hard train this week but I spoke to my doctor and he decides to make the exams this week. I have been doing Boxing and physical train, and I think next week I will return to the Jiu-Jitsu and gradually train more”

“I will train hard to face anyone. I had a defeat on my debut and I can’t choose my opponent. It is not settle yet, but I expect to return on December, it’s better for me”

After a hard defeat to Forrest Griffin at UFC 76, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua suffered a ruptured ACL while training for a fight with Chuck Liddell at UFC 85. The knee injury will have kept him out the the cage for over a year, following his UFC debut.

With so much changes recently to the UFC light heavyweight division, Shogun will have to wait his turn as fighters sort things out in the top of division. A possible rematch with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson would be a great fight to make, now that both fighters are coming off loses to Forrest Griffin.

TG: Tatame

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