Chris Nelson Archives: 10/2009

During intermission at Friday’s “Vale Tudo Japan ’09,” Shooto promoter Sustain revealed plans for what could be a seismic event in Japanese MMA. On November…

Tony Hervey sits in his corner while Takanori Gomi is tended to between rounds three and four of their five-round battle at Vale Tudo Japan…

The wait is over! Shooto promoter Sustain resurrects its classic “Vale Tudo Japan” series tomorrow at Tokyo’s JCB Hall, and Bloody Elbow has you covered…

Participants for Sustain’s Vale Tudo Japan ’09 tipped the scales at Tokyo’s Garden Palace Hotel today, and all fighters were on weight for tomorrow’s festivities…

The weigh-ins for DREAM.12 just wrapped up in Osaka and nearly all fighters made weight – the lone exception being Korean lightweight “Parky,” a.k.a. Won-Sik…

Ed Soares, who represents Filho, today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com… that the fighter won’t compete on the card but declined to go into details. However, he…

Marcelo Alonso and Eduardo Ferreira of Brazilian website/magazine Tatame come with one of the more intriguing interviews ideas in recent memory, inviting the UFC’s 205-pound…

UPDATED 1:37 PM ET – Michael David Smith says Alistair Overeem will face James Thompson at DREAM.12. Though only two weeks removed from his DREAM.11…

UPDATED at 11:46 AM ET – Tony Loiseleur has a first-hand report up at Sherdog: “I initially said I wanted to fight a strong foreigner…

Holland’s Golden Glory gym celebrates its 10th anniversary today in Amsterdam with the Ultimate Glory (Shooto Holland) event, “A Decade of Fights.” Dutch superstars Semmy…

Previously on The Ultimate Fighter(rrrr)… An eliminated Kimbo kept his hopes high for a second chance, as best bud Big Marcus sweat profusely, keeled over…

More details for Vale Tudo Japan ’09 were revealed by Sustain at a presser in Tokyo today. It feels like the Shooto promoter is having…

The UFC, THQ and WOWOW held a joint press conference today in Tokyo to promote the Japanese broadcast of The Ultimate Fighter 9 (not 10)…

DEEP women’s lightweight ace Miku Matsumoto extended her current win streak to a remarkable twelve straight in Tokyo today, battering veteran “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba from…

During a Katsunori Kikuno public workout at Alliance-Square Gym today (video below), DREAM announced a pair of middleweight bouts for its “white cage” show on…

UPDATED at 5:09 PM ET – Tapology is reporting that Sengoku 11 will also feature a lightweight tilt between former champion Satoru Kitaoka (25-9-9) and…

Unless you follow Guam’s MMA scene closely, or you’re a submission grappling head with a great memory, you may not have heard of Melchor Manibusan…

After seven months and eleven bouts spread across three events, DREAM’s 2009 Featherweight Grand Prix draws to a close at DREAM.11. The tournament — which…

Join us here at 7 AM Eastern / 4 AM Pacific on Tuesday morning for live coverage and discussion. DREAM Lightweight Title MatchJoachim Hansen (68.2kg…

M-1 Global president Vadim Finkelstein has issued a lengthy statement on his company’s website, responding virtually line-by-line to remarks made by Bas Boon on a…