Chris Nelson Archives: 04/2009

When I went to sleep last night, I was fairly certain we’d already heard all the big news that was going to come out of…

Cool news coming out of Brazil: the legendary promotion which birthed fighters like Wanderlei Silva and Renato Sobral, International Vale Tudo Championship, is making a…

Massively disappointing news from M-1 Global: While M-1 Challenge team matchups between Spain vs. France, USA West vs. South Korea, and England vs. host country…

Affliction and M-1 held a press conference today in advance of tomorrow’s DEEP/M-1 Challenge show. Fedor Emelianenko and Shinya Aoki shared the same space for…

The MMA fan’s cup runneth over tonight with three live regional shows to choose from: Option 1: UWC 6: Capital Punishment from Fairfax, VAstreaming live…

The “Vale Tudo Queen,” Yuka Tsuji, made short work of Kate Martinez in Tokyo on Saturday night, submitting the Royce Gracie-trained Coloradan in the first…

A quick rundown of the bout announcements which slipped through the cracks this week… – Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (16-3) will take on Golden Glory’s Dion…

The news and fight announcements just keep flowing out of Japan this week. I’m not sure how anyone can train at the DEEP Gym with…

Sherdog’s Loretta Hunt with the scoop: Touted Brazilian Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante will face fellow Pro Elite veteran Jared Hamman in a featured light heavyweight bout…

With the FanPost and FanShot sections getting busier and busier by the day, I figure now’s a good time to take a minute and address…

The rumors are true: MMA’s undisputed #1 heavyweight and Japan’s top lightweight will square off in a special exhibition match at next Wednesday’s DEEP/M-1 Challenge…

“Since the start I was very motivated [to fight Chuck Liddell] and it was important. I’ve trained hard, very focused, more prepared physically and mentally,…

K-1 MAX’s Final 16 is airing on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) at 7AM ET. In the interest of not spoiling those who wish to wait…

All fighters made weight for tomorrow’s K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 in Fukuoka, Japan – full weigh-in results, bout order and more photos in…

A few hours after Anderson Silva and Thales Leites ended their dance in Montreal, another middleweight title was contested on the island of Oahu, and…

UFC 97 weigh-ins will be streaming live from Montreal on UFC.com starting at 6 PM ET. UFC Middleweight Championship BoutThales Leites (185 lbs.) vs. Anderson…

Kenny Florian and UFC VP of Regulation and Governmental Affairs Marc Ratner (among other UFC reps) took the floor of the Massachusetts State House on…

World Victory Road announced today that not one but both of their “Sengoku training players” who took part in the Pancrase show a few weeks…

205 LBS – 3 RoundsMike Messina (205 lbs.) vs. William Albrecht (200 lbs.) 205 LBS – 3 RoundsRudy Lindsay (201 lbs.) vs. Wayne Cole (205…

“I’m the guy to beat Fedor. He’s a great fighter, without doubt, he’s one of the best in the world, but a fight is a…