He hurt his hand. Looks like Barnett/Arlovski for the #1 contender for Fedor's WAMMA belt.
Results from fights last night in Pikeville Ky. You'll notice that Sean Beller, who is no longer able to fight in Va. due to one of the states silly new rules, did fight and win last night in Ky. I believe that now makes him 14-0.
Ricky Borders DEF Liam Ferrel RD 2 SUB via Guillotine
Derrick Bailey DEF Keith Noe RD 3 SUB via RNC
Brandon Sexton DEF Jason Reynolds RD 1 SUB via Triangle
Jamie Skidmore DEF Adam Cook RD 2 Tap to strikes
Dean Hamilton DEF Josh Booth RD 1 KO
Mitchell Lawson DEF Marcus Halcomb RD 1 SUB via Triangle
J.J. Stewart DEF Chris Walker RD 1 SUB via Triangle
Juan Lee DEF Brandon Combs RD 2 TKO Ref Stoppage
Sean Beller DEF Derrek Frances RD 1 TKO Ref Stoppage
Greg Maynard DEF Bobby Seale RD 1 TKO Ref Stoppage
Brandon Hall DEF Aaron Marcum RD 3 Judges Dec
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He hurt his hand. Looks like Barnett/Arlovski for the #1 contender for Fedor's WAMMA belt.
I think a lot of people on Afflictions card are on Medical Suspension right now. I'm pretty sure that they'll be cleared in time for the October fights.
Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) will have to wait at least one more bout before he gets his crack at the world's No. 1 heavyweight.
The Belarusian bomber's camp confirmed Monday that their 29-year-old star has agreed to face Josh Barnett (Pictures) at Affliction 2 "Day of Reckoning"? at the Thomas & Mack Center on Oct. 11 in Las Vegas. The headlining bout will determine a clear-cut challenger for Fedor Emelianenko (Pictures), who iced Tim Sylvia (Pictures) in a cool 36 seconds at the promotion's inaugural July 19 "Banned"? event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Emelianenko, 31, earned the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) heavyweight championship title for his speedy decimation of the No. 5 ranked Sylvia.
Affliction reps approached Arlovski (13-5) late last week with the proposition to meet former UFC heavyweight champion Barnett (23-5), who also avenged a seven-year loss to Pedro Rizzo (Pictures) on July 19 with a dynamic second-round knockout. The promotion, which had looked to pair Arlovski and Emelianenko next after their stellar performances on July 19, said "The Last Emperor"? had broken his hand and would not be able to participate.
The former Pride heavyweight champion complained of a dislocated thumb at a post-fight press conference following his explosive victory over Sylvia. The California State Athletic Commission has also medically suspended Emelianenko for a precautionary 180-day period pending a doctor's evaluation, though Sherdog.com could not yet confirm the extent of Emelianenko's injuries.
Arlovski's management also shot down recent speculation that Affliction has asked its fighters to take pay cuts following their well received, but expensive July 19 card. "Banned" featured a handful of the world's top heavyweights, though the promotion paid for it with a roster that cost them anywhere between 4-6 million dollars, well above the industry standard. Arlovski earned 750 thousand dollars for his July 19 victory against Ben Rothwell (Pictures).
Arlovski left the U.S. last Saturday to do his part in a USO tour traveling to Japan. The adopted Chicago native will visit troops stationed at U.S. Marine bases throughout the Land of the Rising Sun, and will return in two weeks to begin his training camp against the capable Barnett.
Arlovski's new assignment will most likely squash the aspiring pugilist's pro boxing debut, which was rumored to have taken place on the undercard of an Oscar DeLa Hoya-promoted Sept. 13 card. Arlovski's management declined to comment on the potential boxing match, though the fluid striker has been under the tutelage of famed boxing instructor Freddie Roach for the last few months at his Wild Card gym in Los Angeles.
The extra-curricular studies paid off for Arlovski on July 19, as he unloaded an aggressive tirade of jabs, straights, and fatal uppercuts en route to his early third-round TKO over former IFL heavyweight champion Ben Rothwell (Pictures). The victory capped a four-fight win streak for former UFC heavyweight champion Arlovski, who rebounded from back-to-back losses to Sylvia in 2006. Unable to come to terms on a new contract with the promotion, Arlovski walked away from the famed Octagon in June after eight years of service and a whopping fourteen appearances inside of it.
Barnett, who captured the UFC heavyweight championship from legend Randy Couture (Pictures) with a second-round TKO at UFC 36 in March 2002, was stripped of the accolade after testing positive for steroids following the victory. Unable to prove his innocence to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Barnett -- the UFC's youngest champion ever at the age of 24 -- was suspended for a year and never returned to the organization.
The move has done little to slow down Barnett, who continued to face and beat notable talent in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships, which has included K-1 champion Mark Hunt (Pictures), judo Olympians Hidehiko Yoshida (Pictures) and Pawel Nastula (Pictures), and Emelianenko's younger brother Aleksander Emelianenko (Pictures). Barnett has dropped only two of his last ten bouts, succumbing to formidable striker Mirko "Cro Cop"? Filipovic and current UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures), who Barnett had previously bested in 2006.
A popular figure in Japan, the 30-year old Barnett also shares his time as a pro wrestler for various promotions.
International Fight League light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko (Pictures) will likely meet Pride Fighting Championships veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Pictures) at Affliction "Day of Reckoning"? on Oct. 11 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Sources close to the promotion confirmed the fight has been offered to both parties, though Matyushenko's management declined to comment on the proposed matchup.
Matyushenko (21-3) defeated Nogueira (14-3) by unanimous decision at a Universal Fighting-Arts Organization event in Japan back in 2002. Having dominated competition inside the IFL, Matyushenko will carry an eight-fight winning streak into his next match. The 37-year-old Belarusian has not competed since he stopped Jamal Patterson (Pictures) on strikes in April. He has been finished only once -- by former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) at UFC 44 -- in his career and holds other notable victories against Yuki Kondo (Pictures), Pedro Rizzo (Pictures) and Travis Wiuff (Pictures).
Nogueira -- the twin brother of interim UFC heavyweight titleholder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures) -- has won back-to-back bouts since his stunning knockout loss to Team Quest's Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Pictures) at Pride 33 in February 2007. The 32-year-old Brazilian counts wins over two-time Olympian Dan Henderson (Pictures), Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures) and reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (Pictures) among his conquests. He last competed at Affliction "Banned"? on July 19, when he stopped UFC veteran Edwin Dewees (Pictures) on strikes inside one round.
LAS VEGAS -- Carlos Condit (Pictures) has beaten some quality welterweights in the WEC, and none of them tested him like Hiromitsu Miura (Pictures) did Sunday in the WEC 35 main event at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Miura, a 26-year-old from Tokyo, tossed the WEC 170-pound champion to the mat with a resounding Judo throw in the first round. Condit got up quickly, only to be tripped right back down moments later.
However, Condit landed a short right hand midway through the round that clipped Miura on the chin. The Japanese fighter dropped but held on while Condit connected with forearm smashes on the ground. The finish did not come, and instead Miura landed another high-impact throw to close out the frame.
Condit, 24, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., also won the second and third rounds. He mounted Miura with two minutes to go in the second but missed an ambar attempt late.
In the third, Miura was mounted again, but he eventually reversed and used short punches to get through Condit's guard. The short strikes turned into bigger ones midway through the round. Just when Condit looked hurt, he got to his feet and started swinging. At that point, Miura seemed gassed, and Condit easily mounted him, dropped some elbows and took Miura's back to threaten with a rear naked choke.
Miura seemed rejuvenated in the fourth. He battered Condit early in the round, though the champion regrouped and finished a takedown. Both men looked exhausted after referee Josh Rosenthal stood them midway through the period. Condit moved into the mount again on the ground, but Miura reversed him and scored with another series of punches in the guard.
With 30 seconds to go, Condit stood up, slipped a right hand and kneed Miura in the face. The strike did not look especially powerful, but it sent a badly fatigued Miura to the ground. Condit kept punching, and Miura, looking spent more than anything, could not sufficiently defend himself to keep an excellent fight from being stopped at 4:43.
"He's a very tough guy,"? said Condit, who improved to 23-4. "Took a lot of good shots, and I dropped him with that [knee]. It's fortunate that I came away with the win tonight. I think I'm going to walk away from this a lot better fighter -- mentally, physically and spiritually."?
Brian Stann (Pictures) was not as fortunate as Condit.
Steve Cantwell (Pictures) took Stann's WEC light heavyweight title by using a more technical, varied striking attack. Although Stann had stopped the challenger in 41 seconds in March 2007, neither man landed a big shot in the opening minutes of the rematch.
Midway through the round, though, Cantwell began to open up. The 21-year-old Las Vegan mixed in a Superman punch, a knee that stood up Stann, left hooks, straight rights and kicks. Not everything found its target, but it was clear that Cantwell was capable on his feet.
Stann, 27, of Scranton, Pa., rallied late in the round after Cantwell had missed a knee and fallen to his back. The popular Marine cut loose on the ground, landing cleanly with several punches to Cantwell's face. The attack was cut short by the bell, however, and Cantwell still won the round.
Cantwell hurt Stann in the second with a left hook to the body. Stann's big punches just failed to hit home, and the champion could not keep up with the challenger's diverse repertoire. As the round wore on, Cantwell landed more and more. He connected with another damaging left to the body, then followed with knees, kicks and uppercuts. An overhand right ended it, smashing into Stann's jaw and dropping him face-first for the TKO at 4:01.
"He was more technical,"? said Stann, now 4-1. "He was more accurate with his strikes. He took me on in my own game, so my hat's off to him. I have no excuses. I had a great camp. I didn't come out and perform like I should have."?
Despite his defeat, Stann remained hopeful of his career to come.
"I'm a baby in this sport,"? he said. "I have so much to learn, and I showed that tonight. I have not fulfilled my potential yet. I'm going to make sure that tonight is the best thing that ever happened to me."?
Cantwell, now 5-1, said his nerves caused him to tire more than he should have.
"I was a little too pumped up,"? he said. "I trained hard, and I knew I was going to win tonight. No doubt about it."?
The new champion plans "to continue to chew up 205-pounders."?
Said Cantwell: "I respect Stann. He's a great man -- better than most. But anyone else who wants this belt is going to have to come and get it."?
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner (Pictures) had a short but entertaining defense against Marcus Hicks. Fighting out of Dallas, Hicks dumped the titleholder to the mat early after catching a knee Varner had thrown. Varner got up quickly, but Hicks put him right back down with a body lock.
As Varner again returned to his feet, Hicks squeezed on his patented guillotine choke, which had finished all three of his previous WEC opponents. The submission did not put away Varner, though.
Asked how he had escaped the maneuver, Varner credited "about three months of training that damn guillotine with my training partners over at Arizona Combat Sports."?
Hicks scored another takedown after the submission failed, but he still could not keep Varner's back on the canvas. With only a minute gone by, Varner took control. The 23-year-old from Tempe, Ariz., popped Hicks on the chin with a series of knees in the clinch. Hicks, 32, broke free but looked hurt.
Varner pursued, picking him apart with punches. A big right hand connected, then lefts. Hicks crumbled against the cage, and referee Steve Mazzagatti moved in but did not stop the fight. A gutsy Hicks climbed back to his feet, as Varner flurried on him. More and more strikes followed, and then Varner measured his opponent for a final right hand that sat down Hicks for the TKO at 2:08.
"He's a tough dude,"? Varner said. "Once Mazzagatti pulled me away, I knew it was over. But God-dang, he just did not want to go down."?
Brian Bowles (Pictures), 28, of Athens, Ga., scored his third straight impressive win in the WEC by submitting Damacio Page (Pictures).
The bantamweights came out trading. Page, 25, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., preferred haymakers to Bowles' more conventional style. After missing a kick, Page fell to his back. Eventually he tried to stand, and Bowles grabbed a guillotine choke. Page slipped out of the submission, however, then reversed.
Instead of striking from the top on the ground, Page backed out of the guard for a stand-up fight. He began launching haymakers and head kicks, which left him open to a pair of right hands from Bowles. Page also connected with his hands, though, prompting Bowles to shoot for a takedown with less than two minutes to go in the round.
"I was eating a few shots,"? Bowles said. "I was going to try to get the takedown at the end of the round and make sure I won the round. But he tried to take me down and gave me his neck."?
Page tried his own single-leg after stopping Bowles' takedown. Although he had Bowles in the air momentarily for what look liked an imminent slam, Page was caught in another guillotine. Bowles wrapped his legs around his opponent while airborne, and Page fell back into the fence, as he tapped out at 3:30.
Main Event:
* Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski @ HW (official)
Rest of Card:
* Matt Lindland vs. Vitor Belfort @ MW
* Renato "Babalu"? Sobral vs. TBA (Tito?) @ LHW (RUMORED)
* Tim Sylvia vs. TBA @ HW
* Aleksander Emelianenko vs. TBA @ HW
* Pedro Rizzo vs. Paul Buentello @ HW (RUMORED)
* Mike Pyle vs TBA
Rumored New Fights Added:
*** Roy Nelson vs Jay White
*** Matyushenko vs Nogueira
sweet vid
Legends of UFC
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What WEC show was a pretty good one.
I dont think I would pay for a event that has Tim Sylvia on the card. He gets on my nerves for some reason.
GO VOLS
Sweet vid.
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