Paulie Malignaggi to fight Pacquiao?

If ever it would be 100% confirmed that the supposedly mega-fight between Pound-for-Pound Champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather is not going to happen on March 2010 it is more likely that the other option of team Pacquiao is former champion Paulie Malignaggi.

It has been said by Top Rank that they have already made an offer to Malignaggi. Now, this would rather be a good fight but Pacquiao-Mayweather would definitely be a great one.

Pavlik brutally beats Espino

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs) scored a brutal fifth round TKO over WBC #3 Miguel Espino (20-3-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Both fighters went right at each other immediately and traded punches non-stop. Espino was deducted a point for a punch after the bell in round one. The war continued through rounds two and three. Pavlik dropped Espino twice in round four and after he sent him to the deck in the fifth, Espino’s corner asked referee Steve Smoger to stop the fight. Time was 1:44.

UFC 107: Penn defeated Sanchez

The Prodigy had defeated the Nightmare!

BJ Penn was successful in retaining his belt by stopping Diego Sanchez via TKO due to a big cut on Diego's head, just above his left eye. A very big cut that the doctor called it off; Penn was winning the fight by points though.

It was a very good fight that it even reached the last round. Penn just dominated the whole fight; it started after he landed a devastating hook to the chin of Sanchez that made the latter groggy. That had changed the pacing of the game; the usually furious and fast Diego Sanchez was not playing his game anymore, he was always on-guard.

On the last round, Penn had landed a big head-kick that caused the cut on the head of Sanchez; the worst cut that Diego had, I believe. The fight had to be stopped. When they were showing the replay of that head-kick by Penn, just after that leg left the head of Sanchez the big cut revealed itself in slow motion. So sick.

BJ Penn is victorious once again. Simply amazing!

UFC 107: Mir choked-out Kongo

Frank Mir is the submission-expert in the heavyweights and he had proven it again by defeating Cheick Kongo via guillotine choke in round 1.

Will we be seeing Frank Mir fighting Brock Lesnar for the third time? If yes, then it would be payback time.

UFC 107: Florian defeated Guida

This match was full of adrenalin; a lot of striking. Clay Guida was caught in the head by a slashing elbow of Florian that made Clay bleed a lot. Such a bloody fight. But there should be a winner; Kenny Florian had made Clay Guida submit via rear-naked choke after a devastating right hook in the 2nd round. Good performance by Florian.

UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez (Early Results)

UFC 107: "Penn vs. Sanchez" features a sensational main event between lightweight division champion, BJ "The Prodigy" Penn, defending his title against number one division contender, Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez. Former two-time heavyweight champion Frank Mir will "begin his quest for a third title" when he takes on Cheick Kongo in the co-featured fight of the night.

Below is the quick results:

Jon Fitch defeats Mike Pierce via Unanimous Decision
Stefan Struve defeats Paul Buentello via Unanimous Decision
Alan Belcher def. Wilson Gouveia via TKO at 3:02, Rd 1
Matt Wiman def. Shane Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Johnny Hendricks def. Ricardo Funch via unanimous decision
Rousimar Palhares def. Lucio Linhares via Submission, Rd 2
DaMarques Johnson def. Edgar Garcia via Submission, Rd 1
TJ Grant def. Kevin Burns via TKO (referee stoppage) at 4:57, Rd 1

UFC 107: PENN vs SANCHEZ

Unbeaten at 155 pounds for nearly eight years, BJ Penn has ruled the lightweight division with an iron fist, finishing top contenders Joe Stevenson, Sean Sherk, and Kenny Florian along the way. “The Prodigy” will face a challenger as willing as he is to leave it all on the line in The Ultimate Fighter® season one winner Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez, who has reinvented himself as a relentless cardio machine that won’t stop moving forward until he wears the UFC championship belt around his waist.

Plus, former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir returns to the Octagon to begin his quest for a third title, and to move back up the ladder in one of the sport’s toughest divisions. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace will have to survive the ferocious striking attack of French contender Cheick Kongo, who knows that a win over a superstar like Mir will move him closer to his first title opportunity.

UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez – Saturday, December 12th, live on Pay-Per-View from Memphis, Tennessee.

The Gold ‘Rush’: Who Will challenge St-Pierre?

By Elliot Worsell

The queue to challenge UFC welterweight champion Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre isn’t so much of an organized line as it is a communal gathering. There is little order, no hierarchy, and only a few dwellers are forthcoming. Aside from a brave few, nobody seems to be in any ‘Rush’ to fight one of the most dominant champions in mixed martial arts today.

Rest assured, though, there are challengers and tests in the pipeline for St-Pierre. Only, unlike other champions’ pool of contenders, St-Pierre’s resembles more of a wasteland than a dish of fresh meat. In amongst a couple of brash newcomers from Britain are the resurrected zombies of previous conquests.

For a champion less disciplined and determined than St-Pierre, his selection of welterweight challengers could be problematic. Having beaten most of the leading welterweights in the world already, it would be easy for St-Pierre to rest on his laurels, fight once a year and fluctuate between weight divisions in pursuit of predicament.

As it is, St-Pierre couldn’t be happier at the summit of the competitive 170-pound weight class. While the Montreal mauler would appear to be a level or two above the rest of the swarming sharks, St-Pierre isn’t worried about future tests. Read more...

UFC 106: Forrest Griffin defeats Tito Ortiz via Split Decision

The comeback of the 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' was rather bitter; after all his preparations and workouts, and his predictions, it all just resulted to a split decision loss to Forrest Griffin. A split decision?!

Griffin, as we all know, was defeated by Tito Ortiz on their first meeting via split decision as well. A revenge, this time, was successful.

Griffin played his game well, improved strikes and kicks; he landed combos to Ortiz that had force the latter to do takedowns. Tito Ortiz still has the ground-and-pound ability; this fighting style though was much avoided by Forrest by fighting on feet.

The kicks of Forrest had earned him the points, despite blood lost, that edged Ortiz to a split decision.

It was a great fight and surely the fans enjoyed it.

Despite the loss would this be a trilogy? A lot would wish for it.

UFC 106 Early Results

UFC 106 EARLY RESULTS

Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin

Undercard:

- Josh Koscheck defeats Anthony Johnson via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 (Koscheck called out Dan Hardy!)
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeats Luis Cane via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
- Amir Sadollah defeats Phil Baroni via Unanimous Decision
- Paulo Thiago defeats Jacob Volkmann via Unanimous Decision
- Ben Saunders defeats Marcus Davis via knockout (knees) in round 1
- Kendall Grove defeats Jake Rosholt via submission (triangle choke) rnd 1
- Brian Foster defeats Brock Larson via technical knockout (strikes) rnd 2
- Fabricio Camoes vs. Caol Uno declared a majority draw after three rounds
- George Sotiropoulos defeats Jason Dent via submission (armbar) in rnd 2

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2

It's going to be pay-back time!

Or, is it?

Event: UFC 106
Date: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main event:

205 lbs.: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin

Main card (Televised):

170 lbs.: Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck
205 lbs.: Luis Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
170 lbs.: Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah
170 lbs.: Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan

Under card (May not be broadcasted):

170 lbs.: Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
185 lbs.: Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt
170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
170 lbs.: Brian Foster vs. Brock Larson
155 lbs.: Fabricio Camoes vs. Caol Uno
155 lbs.: George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent

All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.

Green predicts KO againts Jones Jr.

IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green has vowed to knockout all time great Roy Jones, Jr. when they clash on December 2nd at the Acer Arena in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Green said. “I will knock the bloke out.” Green also denied he and Jones were friends. “How do you become friends with a bloke when you’ve only met him three times. We’re not mates at all. I don’t know too many buddies that want to knock each other out as much as we do. He’s one of the greatest of all time and conducts himself as a complete professional, so in that way we’re very similar, but come December 2nd, I’m going to unleash the fury and knock him out.” Danny Green challenged Anthony Mundine in a bout that attracted a live gate of over 30,000 fight fans and record pay-per-view sales. “Mundine was a domestic scrap. This is going to be the biggest fight in the world this year,” Green said. Danny Green captured the WBA light heavyweight title in 2007 when he scored a shutout twelve round decision over Stipe Drews.

Pacquiao wins 7th title... amazing!

He is extremely exceptional!!!

UFC 105: Couture wins over Vera

He is a legend!

Randy "The Natural" Couture won over the young Brandon "The Truth" Vera via unanimous decision.

It's all over!

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao via TKO in 12th!

It's all over!!!

He truly is sensational and astonishing! Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao won the FirePower championship match against the pride of Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto via 12th round stoppage. Again he had proven to the world that he is still the pound-for-pound king, without any doubts.

I believe the referee decided to stop the fight right after Pacquiao landed a punch in the 12th round for Cotto wasn't punching anymore; the Pacman just overpowered and dominated the Puerto Rican.

Well, congratulations to the Filipino pride Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao!

Early Results for FirePower

Main Event:

* Manny Pacquiao 144 vs Miguel Cotto 145
(WBO welterweight championship/WBC Diamond belt)

Undercards:

* Yuri Foreman 154 defeated Daniel Santos 154 via Unanimous Decision (116-110, 117-109, 117-109) for the WBA super welterweight championship
* Julio Cesar Chavez 160 defeated Troy Rowland 159 via Unanimous Decision (99-91, 97-93, 97-93)
* Alfonso Gomez 145.5 defeated Jesus Soto-Karass 148** via 6 round technical decision, 58-54, 57-55, 57-55
* Rodrigo Garcia 150 defeated Martin Guerra 152 via 4 round unanimous decision, 40-36 on all cards
* Eden Sonsona 121 defeated Eilon Kedem 119.5 via TKO in Round 2, 00:17
* Matt Korobov 160.5 defeated James Winchester 158 via a one-sided 6 round unanimous decision, 60-54 on all cards
* Abner Cotto 133 defeated Lupe Guzman 134.5 via 6 round unanimous decision (59-55, 60-54, 60-54)
* Richie Mepranum 113.5 defeated Ernie Marquez 112 via 6 round Split Decision (58-55, 57-56, 56-57)

UFC 105: Early Results

Below is an early result for the under-card bouts for UFC 105's Couture-Vera:

185 lbs.: Michael Bisping defeats Denis Kang via TKO (Strikes) round 2
170 lbs.: Dan Hardy defeats Mike Swick via Unanimous Decision
170 lbs.: Matt Brown defeats James Wilks via TKO (Strikes) round 3
155 lbs.: Ross Pearson defeats Aaron Riley via TKO (Cut: Doctor Stoppage)round 2
155 lbs.: Terry Etim defeats Shannon Gugerty via sub (guillotine choke)round 2
170 lbs.: John Hathaway defeats Paul Taylor via unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Nick Osipczak def Matt Riddle via TKO (strikes) in round 3
155 lbs.: Denis Siver def Paul Kelly via TKO (strikes) in round 2
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson def Jared Hamman via KO (strikes) in round 1
155 lbs.: Andre Winner defeats Roli Delgado via KO (punch) in round 1

Las Vegas Welcomes Pacquiao and Cotto

Four more days to go and the battle is on!

A mob scene-and-a-half greeted two world champions today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao got the mob scene, Miguel Cotto got the half, when the two made their grand arrivals at the venue where they will face one another Saturday night on HBO-PPV.Around 11:30 a.m., Pacquiao made his entrance to a crowd that filled the casino’s front lobby. After speaking to TV media and greeting fans, he made his way to the Grand Garden Arena where, after testing out the ring, he sat down with print media for a 15-minute Q&A session.

One hour later, Cotto’s bus pulled up to the casino where a crowd, not quite so large, but just as loud, greeted the Puerto Rican champion. After a brief wave to the crowd and TV interviews, Cotto, likewise, was hustled to the arena where he will face Pacquiao on Saturday.

Both fighters proclaimed peak form and said they were unfazed by the hype surrounding the fight.

“I’m happy for that and understand this part of it all,” said Pacquiao. “I am focused on the fight.”

Despite diversions in the Philippines, Pacquiao said that training camp has been good.

“I’m, right now, ready to go,” he said, touching on the high altitude of camp in the Philippines, training with former champ Jose Luis Castillo and finishing up camp in Los Angeles at the Wild Card Gym.

Pacquiao shrugged off questions about Cotto being his toughest – biggest and strongest – opponent to date.

“I believe in myself,” he said, laughing. “I don’t want to say anything before the fight, but will wait until the ring.

“My motivation? I am fighting for the people who love boxing.”

How Pacquiao has been able to move up in weight, from 105 lbs., in his pro debut, to now fight as a welterweight, is still a wonder for the champ.

“It just happened,” he said. “I watch the tape [when a 105-pounder] and I’m a kid, cocky. I struggled to make weight and lost my flyweight belt because I couldn’t make weight.

“Now, I feel strong. Like David and Goliath, as an example. But if you believe in God and train hard, if you love your opponent and love everybody, it is good.”

As Pacquiao fended off questions about size and strength, Cotto was asked to explain how he would handle the Filipino’s speed.

“I’m prepared for the speed of Manny,” said Cotto. “I have equal hand speed and prepared well with my sparring partners.

“I’m prepared for anything.”

Though Pacquiao has left reviewing tapes to his trainer, Freddie Roach, Cotto says he has studied his opponent – mainly his first fights with Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera.

“We have the key to the fight,” said Cotto. “Our camp has made the difference.”

When asked about who’s next, after Pacquiao, Cotto would not comment, but he did talk about those who are prematurely writing about a future Pacquiao-Mayweather matchup.

“Manny is the only thing in my mind right now,” said Cotto. “I don’t know what Manny thinks, but when we’re in the ring together Saturday night, he can think about whatever opponent he wants.

“It’s going to be just Manny and me and the referee. There’s nobody else.”


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David wins over Goliath!

He had proved to the world that he can, he did! The Hayemaker is victorious!

David Haye is the new WBA Heavyweight Champion after clinching a points victory over Nikolai Valuev. Fighting in front of a sell-out crowd of 8,000 fans in Nuremberg, Haye was ahead 116-112 on two cards, with the third judge ruling the contest a 114-114 draw. The clash drew a sensational peak market share of 40,5 percent (8,4 million viewers) on German free-to-air giant ARD. “It’s a dream come true,” Haye enthused afterwards. “I’ve fought the biggest heavyweight champion of all time and caught him with big shots. My speed was key tonight. He has a granite chin and took my punches. I’m a guy who says what he thinks and sometimes that upsets people but I’m full of respect for Valuev, he showed he can take some big shots.”

The Russian Giant was disappointed after his second defeat in 53 fights. “The fight reminded me of a marathon,” he said. “I had to run and chase him down all the time. For me it was more like a track and field competition. I had problems hitting him, he was very fast. I think the 12th round also made the difference.”

In the final round, Haye wobbled his opponent with a huge left uppercut. Throughout the entire 12 rounds, he had used his speed to stay out of trouble while launching occasional and well-timed attacks. “The plan was to make Nikolai miss and it worked,” Adam Booth said. “David stuck to the game plan well and fought a great fight.”

Alexander Zimin called the contest “a strange one”. He said: “There was a lot of running. David was very fast and he seemed to get even faster in the last six rounds. Nikolai did not what we had trained for. His attacks were not executed well. I don´t really know what I can say about this fight – it was strange.”

Next up for David Haye is the mandatory defence against John Ruiz, who scored a seventh-round TKO victory over Adnan Serin. “Ruiz is a strong fighter, but I will knock him out,” Haye predicted.



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The Pacman is going to Dallas!?

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is not looking too far ahead but in the event Manny Pacquiao gets past Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14, the Hall of Fame promoter said a fight in a brand-new stadium being used by the Dallas Cowboys is a candidate to host the Filipino’s first fight in 2010. Arum said that while Las Vegas is a front-runner in staging a major boxing card, Dallas is keen in hosting a major show in its 50,000-seat venue and Pacquiao could be lined up to face Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in a third meeting there on March 13, 2010. The main supporting fight will feature Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., said Arum. But if Cotto wins against Pacquiao, Arum said the most sensible thing to do is to bring Cotto back to New York in June 2010–in time for the annual Puerto Rican Independence Day celebrations–for a huge show at Yankee Stadium.

UFC 105...

Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera on November 15, 2009. This will be history.

The Heavyweights are back!

The excitement for the heavyweight category in the world of boxing is now back!

The event "David vs. Goliath" is very much anticipated as the World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai “The Russian Giant” Valuev and David “The Hayemaker” Haye will square it off on Nov. 7 from Nuremberg, Germany.

Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs), from St. Petersburg, Russia, is the two-time and current WBA heavyweight champion and has fought and defeated a “Who’s Who” of heavyweight champions including Evander “The Real Deal Holyfield, John Ruiz (twice), and Sergey Lyakhovich. He also holds the distinction of being the tallest and heaviest champion in history at a daunting 7 feet and 325 pounds.

Haye, (22-1, 21 KOs), from London, England, wreaked havoc on the cruiserweight division with a knockout percentage over 90 percent. He left the division last year to move up to heavyweight, while still on top as the unified WBA/WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion.

The question to be answered is will the smaller yet faster Haye bring his explosiveness to the heavyweight division against an opponent he will be giving away 9 inches in height and about 100 pounds in weight to. Many boxing experts thing Haye has the perfect skill set of speed and power to frustrate the bigger and taller champion. Valuev claims he has faced and defeated numerous fighters with superior speed.

Watch out!

Pound-forPound King Pacquiao arrives in L.A.!

The pound-for-pound king, six-time world champion, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao arrives in Los Angeles after spending weeks of training in his country, the Philippines. Pacman will continue his training in preparation for his upcoming mega-fight against the three-time world champion, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on the 14th of November this year. The event is called "FirePower".

UFC 104: Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida wins via UD

Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida wins via unanimous decision against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua with a all judges scoring the bout 48-47. Many people on the crowd felt it should be Shogun who won the fight as they went 'booooing' after Machida was announced as the winner.

A rematch should be scheduled for this two fighters; I would surely agree for it. To me it should have been Rua who won the fight, all throughout the fight it's him who throw and landed more strikes and kicks. Well it has been done but a rematch should happen.

Congratulations to Machida and to his team.

Other results
- Cain Velasquez defeats Ben Rothwell via TKO (Strikes) Round 2
- Gleison Tibau defeats Josh Neer via Unanimous Decision
- Joe Stevenson defeats Spencer Fisher via TKO (strikes) in round two
- Anthony “Rumble” Johnson def Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida TKO(strikes/Rnd 2)
- Ryan “Darth” Bader defeats Eric “Red” Schafer via UD
- Pat Barry defeats Antoni Hardonk via TKO (strikes) in round two
- Chael Sonnen defeats Yushin “Thunder” Okami via unanimous decision
- Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera defeats Rob “The Rosedale Reaper” Kimmons via TKO (strikes) in round three
- Kyle Kingsbury defeats Razak Al-Hassan via split decision
- Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve defeats Chase Gormley via submission (triangle choke) in round one

UFC 105: Couture vs Vera

It's 'The Natural' against 'The Truth'! Here we go!

UFC Hall of Famer Randy "The Natural" Couture returns to the light heavyweight division for the first time in over three years, and he hopes to begin his quest for an unprecedented sixth world title with a victory over dynamic striker Brandon "The Truth" Vera in the main event of UFC 105.

In the co-feature, British superstar Michael "The Count" Bisping is back home and looking for a knockout in front of his hometown fans when he squares off against fellow middleweight contender Denis Kang.

UFC 105, Saturday, November 14th, at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun

In his last fight, Lyoto Machida electrified and awed the mixed martial arts world with a devastating knockout of Rashad Evans. On Saturday, October 24th, “The Dragon” will make the first defense of his UFC light heavyweight crown in the main event of UFC 104 against former PRIDE star Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who is coming off back-to-back knockouts of Chuck Liddell and Mark Coleman.

In the co-feature, two of the top young heavyweight contenders in the sport will clash, as unbeaten Cain Velasquez takes on former IFL star “Big” Ben Rothwell in what promises to be one of the most memorable bouts of 2009.

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun - Saturday, October 24th, live on Pay-Per-View from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Pacquiao-Cotto is another mega-fight to watch

After his big win against the British sensation Ricky Hatton, thru a devastating 2nd round KO, the 'pound-for-pound king' Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will be in the ring again to fight the welterweight powerhouse Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. The mega-fight will take place on the 14th of November 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's an event that boxing fans shouldn't miss.

The fight will take place in 145lb level, as both camps have agreed to it; 2lb lighter than the welterweight limit.

Miguel Cotto will be coming from a record of 34W(27KO)-1L, after 2 consecutive wins (Joshua Clottey and Michael Jennings); his first defeat was handed to him by Antonio Margarito via TKO. Cotto will be the naturally larger man in this fight, he's been fighting in junior-welterweight and welterweight for his entire career.

On the other hand, the Pacman will be more dynamic offensive fighter; coming to the ring with the record of 49W(37KO)-3L-2D. Pacquiao has been victorious for his last ten fights.

As usual, many people are again thinking if the Filipino champion is strong enough to defeat the Puerto Rican or the question should be the other way around? Same question had been asked when Manny went up the weights to face David Diaz (from 130lb to 135lb), Oscar De La Hoya (145lb), Ricky Hatton (140lb); and yet he had proved himself as he had won those fights.

It's clear that Miguel Cotto is the underdog fighter here, but don't underestimate his superior boxing skills, he's got that powerful flush strike that he's been using with his previous fights.

This is surely a boxing match that we should be waiting for. The answers to our questions will surely be answered after.

Chavez destroys LeHoullier, Nietes won!

Jr middleweight “Son of the Legend” Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (40-0-1, 30 KOs) destroyed Jason LeHoullier (22-2-1, 8 KOs) in less than a round on Saturday night at the El Palenque Del Recinto Ferial, Tepic, Mexico. Chavez dropped LeHoullier with a left hook and got the stoppage with his follow up barrage. Time was 2:43. A fight with John Duddy was mentioned for Chavez next.

Bantamweight Alex Valdez (22-3-2, 15 KOs) scored an upset third round KO over reigning WBO champion Fernando Montiel (39-3-1, 29 KOs). Montiel dropped Valdez in round one, but Valdez floored Montiel in round two. Montiel was cut over the left eye by a punch in round one that later caused the bout to be stopped before the beginning of the fourth round. The fight was originally declared a technical draw, but changed to a KO for Valdez. Montiel’s title was not on the line.

In a clash for the undisputed WBO mini flyweight championship, WBO champion Donnie Nietes, (24-1-3, 14 KOs) won a controversial twelve round split decision over interim champion Manuel Vargas (26-3-1, 11 KOs). Vargas pressured Nietes the entire fight and was ahead 116-112 on one card, however Nietes prevailed 118-110, 116-110 on the other two cards.

Super flyweight Z Gorres (29-2-2, 15 KOs) won by TKO when Cruz Carbajal (29-18-2, 16 KOs) couldn’t come out for round six due to a dislocated arm.

Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 59 KOs) scored a second round KO over veteran Carlos Urias (41-22, 30 KOs) in a welterweight bout.

Unbeaten super featherweight Brandon Rios (21-0-1, 14 KOs)scored a second round KO over Daniel Valenzuela (3-7).

Brian Viloria and AJ Banal both won via UD in Hawaii

IBF junior flyweight champion Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (26-2 15 KOs) retained his title by unanimous twelve round decision against Jesus “El Azul” Iribe (15-6-5, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Scores were 118-110, 117-112, 117-111. Iribe broke his right hand early in the fight.

In the co-feature, world ranked bantamweight AJ Banal (20-1-1, 15 KOs) scored a unanimous ten round decision over Jose Angel Beranza (32-15-2, 25 KOs). The judges scores’ were 99-92, 98-91 and 98-92.

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UFC 102: Nogueira defeated the legendary Couture

It was a very good fight but at the end there was victorious.

UFC 102's main event bout between Randy “The Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira was a show-all-what-you-have. Nogueira came out strong having the advantage from the tale-of-the-tape but the Hall-of-Famer Couture had shown that he still got the heart to stand toe-to-toe. It was an exciting fight. There were a lot of punches exchanged; as well as takedowns. At the end it all went to the judges' scorecards, Nogueira won via unanimous decision.

What will be now for the legendary Couture?

UFC 102

UFC 102 will feature a “legendary” main event between Randy “The Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. Perennial light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine is also set to throwdown in 205-pound slugfest against hard-hitting Brazilian import Thiago Silva in the co-featured fight of the night.

Early Results:

Thiago Silva defeats Keith Jardine via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Nate Marquardt defeats Demian Maia via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Brandon Vera defeats Kryzsztof Soszynski via Unanimous Decision
Jake Rosholt defeats Chris Leben via Submission (Arm Triangle) Round 3
Aaron Simpson defeats Ed Herman via technical knockout (injury) in round 2
Gabriel Gonzaga def Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (strikes) in round one
Mike Russow defeats Justin McCully via unanimous decision
Todd Duffee defeats Tim Hague via knockout in round one (Seven seconds!)
Mark Munoz defeats Nick Catone via split decision
Evan Dunham defeats Marcus Aurelio via split decision

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Roy Jones, Jr. wins in "Hook City"

In a clash of former world champions known for their left hooks, Roy “Captain Hook” Jones, Jr. (54-5, 40 KOs) schooled Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-3, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the MS Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. An extremely sharp Jones methodically battered Lacy, becoming more dominant as the bout progressed. Over the last few rounds Jones landed at will. Lacy’s corner stopped the fight after round ten. The bout was delayed approximately 30 minutes when the Jones and Lacy camps had a disagreement about the gloves.

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Donaire defeated Concepcion

In a clash for the vacant WBA interim super flyweight title, former IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (22-1, 14 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over ex-interim king Rafael Concepcion (13-4-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas. Concepcion was unable to win the title as he weighed-in four-and-a-half pounds heavy (actually at super bantamweight poundage). The difference in power was evident as Concepcion stalked Donaire. Donaire, however, landed many bombs of his own and showed a little more as he won 117-111, 115-113, 116-112.

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Steven Luevano: Actor | Quenito Henson: Assumer

Was it an accident or intentional?
Was there an acting on the part of Steven Luevano?
The answers to the above questions may be uncertain but there is one thing I'm sure of, commentator Quinito Henson is again assuming. The great assumer!

Bernabe Concepcion was disqualified for punching Steven Luevano after the bell at the end of the 7th round of their fight and the referee had come up to a decision of disqualification for the Filipino boxer. However, I think Luevano stayed on the floor for too long; it's either he was acting or Concepcion's punch is just to powerful for devastation.

Well, it has been done and the Filipino fighter lost.

There's just one thing, Mr. Henson should stop assuming. When he talks it's like he knows everything.

Bernabe Concepcion disqualified...

WBO world featherweight champion Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KOs) retained his title by disqualification when WBO #1 contender Bernabe Concepcion (29-2-1, 17 KOs) hit him sfter the bell to end round seven. Concepcion surprisingly applied little pressure allowing Luevano to control the pace and do what he does best: counterpunch. The bout ended when Concepcion floored Luevano with a big right hand clearly after the bell. Luevano was down for several minutes.


Credits to Fightnews.com

UFC 99: The Comeback - Franklin beats Silva

Not what I expected to be, but it has been done. The judges awarded Rich Franklin a unanimous decision over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99 “The Comeback” on Saturday. Oddly for the third time on the night, ring announcer Bruce Buffer chose not to announce the scores at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Fighting at a catch weight of 195 pounds, the two took turns controlling the first round, although it appeared Franklin did more damage in the opening five minutes.

The former UFC middleweight champion dictated the tempo in the next round. Silva finally connected and wobbled Franklin, bullsrushing him at the fence. Franklin survived and the fight returned to the middle of the cage.

In the third round, Silva looked tired but kept moving forward and scoring with punches. Franklin took the Brazilian fighter down in the final minute before he recovered and threw a few elbows as time went off.

Other Results:
* Cain Velasquez def. Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision.
* Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Mustapha al Turk via TKO (punches) – Round 1.
* Mike Swick def. Ben Saunders via TKO (strikes) – Round 2.
* Spencer Fisher def. Caol Uno via unanimous decision.
* Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Preliminary Card (un-televised)

* Terry Etim def. Justin Buchholz via submission (D’arce) – Round 2.
* Denis Siver def. Dale Hartt via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1.
* Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision.
* Paul Kelly def. Roli Delgado via unanimous decision.
* Stefan Struve def. Denis Stojnic via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2.
* John Hathaway def. Rick Story via unanimous decision


Credits to Sherwin

Pacquiao KOd Hatton

Pacquiao had done it again!

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao had knocked out Ricky "Hitman" Hatton on the 2nd round of their fight in Las Vegas.

Who's next for the Pacman?

Donaire crushed Martinez!

In his prime, IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (21-1, 14 KOs) crushed previously unbeaten Raul ‘La Cobrita’ Martinez (24-1, 14 KOs) over four rounds one-sided rounds on Saturday night at the famous Araneta Coliseum in Metro Manila, Philippines. Donaire, best known for for knocking out Vic Darchinyan, showed his power again in this fight flooring Martinez twice in round one, again in round two, and a final time in round four prompting referee Pete Podgorski to stop the fight even though Martinez appeared to be able to continue. Time was 2:42. It was Donaire’s third successful defense.

The question again is, "Who's next?"

Viloria dethroned Solis

It happened again! This time in his homeland.

The "Hawaiian Punch", Brian Viloria, (25-2, 15 KOs) dethroned long time IBF champion Ulises Solis (28-2-2, 20 KOs) with a spectacular eleventh round knockout for their Jr. Flyweight bout. Viloria had a great start in the fight, hurting Solis in round one and landing good right hands in over the first five rounds. Solis was also cut over both eyes and had deducted points in rounds three and five for low blows. Over the second half of the fight, Solis began to outbox Viloria, but the “Hawaiian Punch” got his second wind late and dropped Solis to his knees with a huge right hand at 2:56 of round eleven. The champion was unable to beat the count. This is the second title reign for Viloria, who previously held the WBC belt. Solis was making his ninth defense of the belt.

The Return!

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