Thesun got a hold of former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar during a recent workout session and asked him his thoughts on his debut loss against Frank Mir and how he will be going into the fight against Heath Herring as main card event on UFC 87: Seek and Destroy on August 9th.
“My back is against the wall in this fight because I said from the beginning I wanted to fight credible opponents — and that’s what Dana White is handing me in Heath Herring.”
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Hipcast has a couple interviews with light heavyweight contenders Kenny Florian and Roger Heurta, check them out here:
Kenny Florian:
Roger Heurta:
Without the star power that Kimbo Slice and Gina Canaro bring, last night’s EliteXC showing on CBS did not do quite as well as their debut event - down 37%. CBS drew approximately between 1.9 & 4 million viewers during the 9 to 11pm broadcast, peaking during the Robbie Lawler vs Scott Smith fight.
Facing stiff competition on multiple fronts, from Spike re-airing UFC 84: Ill Will and HBO Boxing presenting Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito - EliteXC will almost surely rebound in October when the aforementioned Gina Carano and Kimbo Slice are slated to step inside the octagon.
Tatame has gotten a hold of highly regarded fighter Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and asked him a few questions in this interview. Other questions include Shogun’s thoughts on Sokoudjou (who has called him out in recent months) fight against Luis Crane and the status on his reoccurring knee injury and rehabilitation.
Did UFC say anything about your next fight?
I spoke with my manager now and he said they called him and said it would depend on October’s event. I might face Mark Coleman on December, but nothing has been signed yet. He wanted to face me on November, and I really wanna face him, I hope this time he don’t run from me. He said no to me a couple of times, but I believe now it will happen..
Mauricio Rua (13-3) was one of the breakouts from the now defunct PRIDE organization, winning their Grand Prix middleweight tournament by wrecking an all star cast including Quintin “Rampage” Jackson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Ricardo Arona. His welcome party to the UFC was abruptly cut short courtesy of the newly minted light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, losing to him by rear naked choke in the 3rd round last September during UFC 76: Knockout.
Legendary fighter with the sick nickname, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva has announced on his MySpace page that he will be opening his own gym in Las Vegas.
We are proud to officially announce the Wand Fight Team training and conditioning center! This brand-new, world-class facility will be housed in a 10,000 SqFt new construction at 4631 Dean Martin Road, in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. Complete membership details are coming.
Once riding an impressive 16 win fight streak in the now defunct PRIDE organization, Silva clinched a 3 loss slide by brutally destroying Keith Jarden last May by “Rape Choke” (officially by KO), the Axe Murderer is finally back on the winning track.
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It turns out that the poke Anthony “Rumble” Johnson sustained during his bout against Kevin Burns required surgery as it damaged his retina. On top of that Johnson needed stitches for a laceration that went from one end of the eye to the other. The UFC is of course covering all medical costs from injuries occuring in the octagon.
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UFC is about to be flooded with even more resources to bolster their MMA empire, today it is announced that they their parent company Zuffa, has just finished the deal to buy out the International Fight League (IFL).
According to IFL senior vice president of communications Joe Favorito, the team-based MMA promotion will turn out the lights July 31 as its assets are sold to a yet-to-be-named buyer, confirmed today by several anonymous sources as the UFC ownership group Zuffa LLC.
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