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Olympian and UFC champion Daniel Cormier named Honorary Chairman of Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles, Qershor 11-12

Daniel Cormier, a two-time Olympian in men’s freestyle wrestling and current UFC light heavyweight champion, will serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 2016 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling, set for The Forum in Los Angeles, Qershor 11-12.

Cormier will be supporting the promotional efforts for the World Cup (wrestlingworldcup.com) and encouraging the public to come out to see the action, which will feature the top eight men’s freestyle nations in action.

The U.S. World Cup team will include all six of the 2016 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestlers. Many of the other nations will also include their 2016 Olympic athletes on their rosters.

"It is a great opportunity. You get to see guys in the final stages of their preparation. During off-Olympic years, you may get to see guys who are not peaked. This is in the phase of when they are peaking for the Olympic Games, two months before the competition. The foreign wrestlers will also be in peak condition. Not only will you get to see our guys at their best, but you get to see them competing against some of the best wrestlers in the world at their peak. It is very rare that we get that kind of opportunity here in the United States,” said Cormier.

This is the third straight year which the World Cup has been held in Los Angeles and hosted at The Forum. Cormier joins two other former wrestlers and major public figures who have served as Honorary Chairman of the World Cup.

Në 2014, award-winning actor Billy Baldwin was the Honorary Chairman. Në 2015, Stephen Neal, a World champion wrestler and three-time Super Bowl champion with the NFL New England Patriots, served as the Honorary Chairman.

Cormier had a successful career in international freestyle wrestling. Ai ishte anëtar i 2004 U.S. Ekipi olimpik, which competed in Athens, Greqi, si dhe 2008 U.S. Ekipi olimpik, which competed in Beijing, Kinë. Cormier placed fourth at the 2004 Lojëra olimpike. Ai ishte një 2007 World bronze medalist and placed fifth in the 2003 World Championships. He wrestled on six straight U.S. World or Olympic Teams, and won six straight U.S. Open national titles.

Cormier, who follows international wrestling closely in spite of his busy schedule as a UFC athlete and a television commentator, is excited about the U.S. team which will compete at the World Cup and at the Olympic Games.

"We have an amazing team this year. A chance to see them live is something you can’t get back after it’s gone. We have one of the better Olympic teams that we have had in a long time,” said Cormier.

A native of Lafayette, ., Cormier was a two-time NJCAA Junior College national champion for Colby CC in Kansas. He went on to Oklahoma State, where he placed second in the 2001 NCAA Div. I Championships, competing for two-time Olympic champion John Smith.

The 37-year-old Cormier trains at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose alongside fellow UFC standouts such as Cain Velasquez and Luke Rockhold. Since moving to California, he has been impressed by the quality of the wrestling and the culture of the sport in the state.

"Wrestling in California is huge. The state championships draws massive numbers. I have a youth wrestling club, and every weekend, we wrestle in massive tournaments. The kids get to wrestle five, six times a weekend. In the LA area, this is a big deal, for people to be able to see wrestling at such a high level. The last time I was at the World Cup at the Forum, ajo ishte e mahnitshme. You can feel the history of the building. The team went out and had a fantastic performance. It will be a big crowd. People should not miss this opportunity to see the best in the world,” said Cormier.

Cormier won a silver medal at the 2005 World Cup which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

"It is the history of the event that make it special. It dates back as far as I can remember. Some of the greatest American wrestlers have won the World Cup. It is a very prestigious event. The World Cup is different than other international events. It brings you back to your days in high school wrestling and college wrestling when you wrestle in dual meets. Your result directly affects the team and its ability to win. I only wrestled in one World Cup, with six years on the World Team and eight years on the national team. Kjo ishte një përvojë e madhe,” said Cormier.

He is excited that wrestling, his favorite sport, will be showcased once again in Los Angeles, U.S. bid city for the 2024 Lojëra olimpike. Having been on two Olympic teams (2004 in Athens and 2008 në Pekin), Cormier would to see the Olympics hosted in the United States once again.

"LA right now is a great sports city. The World Cup will show that Olympic sports can draw people. We have not had an Olympics in LA since 1984. If the Olympics go back to LA, it will be great. LA is a huge city, a sports city. The people in LA would love it. This is a chance to show that the city can host an Olympic-level competition and be successful. Los Angeles is so diverse. You have everybody in Los Angeles. You have a ton of different cultures in the LA area,” said Cormier.

Cormier has excelled in his Mixed Martial Arts career, hartimin e një mbresëlënëse 17-1 record while competing at heavyweight and light heavyweight.

Cormier will not be able to attend the World Cup this year due to training. Cormier is currently preparing for the UFC light heavyweight title fight against Jon “Bones” Jones at UFC 200, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nev. në Korrik 9. This is a huge fight, as both of these former wrestlers have held the UFC title belt during their careers. Jones beat Cormier in their only previous battle by decision, a title match during UFC 182 Janar 3, 2015.

"Preparation is going great. I have had Ed Ruth in training camp to wrestle, Deron Winn in training camp to wrestle. I’ve got a kid from Iowa State coming in to wrestle also. I am wrestling with the best guys I can find to emulate Jon Jones. (Khadjimurad) Gatsalov of Russia was the best wrestler I ever wrestled, but he didn’t have the type of style and the funky ability of Jones. Ed Ruth is a wiry, tricky wrestler. I am bringing in guys who can give me that feel. I was outwrestled the last fight. He pushed me against the fence and took me down two or three times. That is not happening again,” said Cormier.

Cormier has helped with the World Cup in Los Angeles in the past, serving as the Honorary U.S. Team Captain in 2014, sitting with the team mat side and providing support to the athletes and coaches.

The World Cup is the annual international dual meet championships, as the eight best men’s freestyle teams will compete against each other. Në 2016 World Cup, the United States will be joined by (alphabetically): Azerbaixhan, Gjeorgji, Indi, Iran, Mongolia, Russia and Turkey. Lineups for the other seven teams in the World Cup will be announced shortly.

The United States is slated to face Iran, Azerbaijan and India in Group B competition. Russia headlines a tough Group A pool that also includes Georgia, Turkey and Mongolia.

Attendees can purchase tickets for the popular international competition through Ticketmaster.

FREESTYLE WRESTLING WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

E shtunë, Qershor 11

Session I – Round 1 & 2 of Pools (3 p.m.-7:30 ores.)

E diel, Qershor 12

Session II – Round 3 of Pools, 5th & 7th Place Matches (11 a.m.-2:30 ores.)

Session III – 3rd Place Match, followed by 1st Place Match (5 p.m.-7:30 ores.)

General admission for both the E shtunë dhe E diel sessions are just $60 total or $35 for individual days. Preferred seating options are available for $85 for both E shtunë dhe E diel, ose $55 individually.

An Open FU to UFC President DanaEffing” White!

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Nga: Rich Bergeron

Those who know me personally would all say I am a mellow individual, until you seriously cross me, si, for instance, if you become the subject of an investigative report I’m working on, ose sue me for $25 milion. Sometimes I may take things like that as a sign you might not want me to really find out who you are and what you do behind closed doors to screw hard working people over.

This week, a certain individual who won’t even let me follow him in Twitter (https://twitter.com/danawhite) pissed me off to the point where I could only think of one thing to do. Because I’m officially blacklisted in every possible way by the UFC brass, and have even had restraining orders placed against my directly contacting the Fertittas and ANY UFC fighter, my best option is to publish a drastic diatribe here I am just going to call my “OPEN FU” to Dana “Effing” White.

I’m sure Mr. White will not take my calls or subject himself to a one on one interview with me. Kështu, I will have to settle for a written FU…and a multi-tiered and multi-purpose FU.

FU, Dana “Effing” White… for many, many reasons…too many for one small blog post to do justice, but let’s just say Most of all FU….

For what you THINK you know about Holly Holm…

Hej, Dana, you wanna talk about your “effing” reality show “Looking For a Fight????” I was actually looking for a fight when I watched that old reality “shit show” when you were supposed to box Tito Ortiz, but HE magically backed out at the last minute.

Tani, you, DANA “EFFING” WHITE, are telling Holly Holm about a decision YOU think she didn’t think through enough??? And now you act like someone pissed in your Wheaties because you have two upset wins at UFC 196 to work around and figure out how to make sense of somehow.

Boo “effing” hoo, buddy.

Welcome to how things don’t go as planned sometimes in the fight business, you ungrateful prick.

Do you wanna be an “effing” Nxitës, Dana “effing” White???

Holly Holm Was the Bantamweight Champion of the UFC when she allowed HER Manager (not Dana “effing” White) to negotiate the Tate fight on her behalf, and she knew (and her long-time manager knew, shumë) what she was doing and what she wanted. And guess “effing” what, Dana? She wanted to fight.

Më vjen keq, Dana “Effing” White, but Holly didn’t want to sit on an “effing” sideline waiting for Ronda Rousey to finish her “effing” ROADHOUSE REMAKE!

Holly wanted to go to workbut unfortunately she has to work for a boss who has no idea what it’s like to step into HER office and handle HER daily workload with such tenacity, klasë, dignity and grace.

And I think maybe she looks back a bit differently than you do, Dana, with no “effing” regrets whatsoever for putting her absolute all into that fight and just plain getting caught in her one area of weakness in a battle where she likely would have won a three-round fight. Maybe if YOU were a fighter, Dana, you might get that whole concept. Maybe losing in this case only makes her better, më të fortë, and more durable as a career mixed martial artist. Who gives a damn if it makes her less marketable in your eyes? What do you really know, anyway?

UNLIKE YOU, Dana “Effing” White, Holly actually respects Miesha Tate and thought it would be a challenge to fight her. Vërtet, she lost, but damn, she was absolutely correct about it being a challenge. I think the fight will go down as one of the greatest battles in female MMA history.

Tani, why don’t you open your “effing” eyes, Dana, watch the fight again, and quit bitching about what should have happened in that cage you never fought in yourself.

Be grateful you have a champion you just paid $92,000 in fight pay (before bonuses) to take your organization’s belt from the girl you WANTED TO WIN (and paid $500,000 just to be there). It may not be what you expected, but the anxiety you feel about it is what you DESERVE to feel for being such a douchebag to the fighters who built the UFC.

My biggest questions on this subject for Dana are: Why are you such a biased, crooked asshole who can’t bother to give Miesha the time of day FOR ALL HER HARD WORK? Why can’t you give credit where it is due…on both sides of that fight? Why can’t you shut the “eff” up about what you think Holly or her management should have or could have waited for?

It’s not your place to look back with 20/20 hindsight and act like Holly and her manager should have gone all Nostradamus on this fight when you obviously didn’t see this shit coming, ose, you dome-headed dimwit.

Luftëtarët “effing” përleshje, Dana. That’s what they “effing” do, which you should know, since I am pretty sure you used to be an “effing” manager of MMA fighters yourself. Po, that was many moons ago, but how could you forget?

Fighters don’t sit on their asses on corporate jets and stand at podiums in front of the press all day to earn the “effing” paltry paychecks your organization pays out to most of them. Most fighters simply cannot afford to wait around for shit to happen or for someoneworthyenough in your eyes to step up and fight them.

Some fighters need to feed their kids. All of them need to pay their bills and for everything else involved with training camps, daily living expenses, travel and whatever costs medical insurance doesn’t cover when they have to address nagging injuries. Your shitty Reebok deal made it virtually impossible to get any other outside sponsors to help pay for anything like that stuff for many fighters, Dana.

Welcome to selling out and forgetting where you came from, Dana. You used to care more about fighters. Now you act like fighting in a cage is just like doing any other 9-5 punë. It’s not. Është “effing” hard work.

Kështu, vërtet, Holly chose to fight instead of waiting for Rousey to be ready for the rematch. And you think she needs your opinion now that everything didn’t work out as planned for you both?

FU, Dana.

She hurts a lot worse than you, and I can guaran-effing-tee that.

Oh…dhe…meqë ra fjala…fighters are way more responsible for the growth and success of the UFC/Zuffa organization than you ever have been. And that’s real talk, you rich bitch with a stick up your ass because you were never good enough in your life to ever have your own official fight.

Kështu, get over the God complex and learn to respect ALL of your fighters, not just the ones you want to see win because you might think you can work with them better or you think they will move the organization in a better direction. Respect the effort, the sacrifice and the pain ALL your fighters go through each and every day to get where they get. That belt you put on Miesha’s waist was EARNED, and don’t you ever think it is “effing” cool to call the fact that Holly Holm had the guts to face Miesha Tatea mistake.

It rings hollow, especially when I would consider that handing you a microphone to talk about MMA at all was THE greatest mistake the sport ever made, periudhë! Anyone who would try to knock a former champion down a peg that way in his own organization does not deserve to be recognized as that organization’s president.

You have no clue what it’s really like to fight, and your criticism of Holly Holm tells me you can never possibly understand the mindset that led her to take the Tate fight and not wait an idle year for Ronda “effing” Rousey to be ready to appear at one of your precious shows.

Kështu, FU Dana White for treating your former champ like she’s an idiot who doesn’t know how to control her own career without you butting your stupid, bald head into it. Holly’s fine without your advice, and she trusts her manager, which might be something you’re not familiar with, but for other people it is actually a reality of doing business with legitimate people.

 

FU, Dana for being a piss-poor ambassador for the sport, disrespecting fighters who bleed (and sometimes suffer lifelong injuries) for you and the sport, and totally underestimating and failing to grasp what it really takes to actually be a professional fighter who actually competes against other fighters

Do you remember the days when you had to settle for being a lowly boxercise instructor because your boxing trainer Boston slapped you too hard in the ear once? You never had a single competitive fight in your life, Dana “effing” White, and that’s a DOCUMENTED FACT!

Do you ever even look back at those days before the silver-spoon-fed Fertittas helped you claw your greedy, selfish, egotistical ass into the position of OFFICIAL UFC MOUTHPIECE?

Do you remember those hairy days when you blew through $40 million of Fertitta funds to perpetrate theZuffa Mythwhile claiming credit for the UFC brass singlehandedly legitimizing the sport and getting it regulated all by your “effing” selves? As if not a single FIGHTER nor any other industry professional who pioneered MMA before you dipped your greedy little paws into it had anything to do with it?

Your Mom remembers thosecoulda been a contender” ditë, Dana..when you thought you might be able to have an actual fight with another human being. Your own mother remembers even though you and one of your sleazy friends tried to silence her, BASH HER ONLINE, and even blacklist her BOOK, shumë.

Do you remember the days when even Floyd Mayweather, Jr. thought you were cool, back when your daily driver was an “effing” Honda, Dana? Floyd Remembers. He knew you long before you could afford to blow a normal person’s yearly pay on a single hand of poker.

You’re in a different place now, Dana “effing” White, and it’s a delusional place. Like on the distant planet you live on, people actually believe YOU really, me ndershmëri, truly “effing” know what it’s ACTUALLY like to be an “effing” fighter? Do you actually believe YOU somehow could ever REALLY know that feeling?

REALLY?

Ju e dini what A FIGHTER is, don’t you, Dana? A fighter is a man or woman who has the courage to willingly step into unarmed combat against another actual man or woman instead of just criticizing up and down the guys and girls who do have the guts to actually stand across from another human being while knowing and internalizing that the accepted goal is to physically destroy each other.

A fighter, in more simple terms, është “one who fights.And let’s be clear about one “effing” thing, Dana “effing” White, I know fighters, dhe YOU are no fighter.

You are nothing like a fighter, Dana “effing” White, and you never “effing” do të jetë. You are too weak, both physically and mentally. Until we see you go through a six-week training camp and then get into the cage against someone and kick his ass, we shouldn’t have to listen to one damncoulda,” “shoulda,” ose “wouldaout of your cornfed mouth about what you think of any particular fighter’s performance or decision making process. Those people have the guts to do what you will NEVER do yourself, and you ought to respect that.

FU Dana WhiteFor not recognizing Real Fighters Like Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz who keep at it no matter what and NEVER seem to earn your ULTIMATE RESPECT….

Nate Diaz stepped up to fight Conor McGregor for a reason. He had nothing to lose, and he wasn’t intimidated one bit. He famoulsy went on television with Fox Sports 1 on a split screen with Conor before that welterweight fight and quipped that his nemesis had already been choked out before, “by two lames.Diaz also had the perfect instinct to add humourously that McGregor’s choke losses happened, “like a week ago.

Diaz beat Conor in the shit-talk game long before he ever slapped him down and slipped that choke around his neck in the cage. The media created by that freakshow fight might have stopped the unchecked rise of your big, bold, six-headed dragon champion, but it created a new monster at the same time. And he’s a Reebok-hating, scowling, swearing, Stockton-slapping Mother-F$#king BEAST who doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about what he does or says.

You might think Diaz and his attitude arebad for business,” but I think his victory was the best thing that could ever happen to all you smug punks running the UFC. It just proves once and for all that you do not control the MMA universe.

Nate Diaz went without respect and credit for being an MMA pioneer and a good UFC soldier for far too long. The bitterness brewed and boiled within him, and I loved every second of him letting it pour out in post-fight interviews after he choked the shit out of Conor until the Irish bloke tapped the “eff” out and left Dana White drooling in a stupor at the thought of having to congratulate a man who’s become more of a mortal enemy than a member of the bigteam.

More power to Nate and all the crazy, abrasive, in-your-face Diaz brother types out there in the UFC who will fight Dana “effing” White’s flamboyant fire with even more bravado and brash talk of their own. They can always say, “I learned it by watching you, Baldfather!”

As for Miesha Tate, she deserves true respect and admiration for being champ now after picking herself off the mat twice in the face of grueling losses to Rousey. Kudos to Tate for continuing her career and relentlessly focusing on getting by that Rousey armbar once and for all.

Though Miesha never did solve that Rousey submission dilemma, trying at all costs to get another crack at the belt paid dividends at UFC 196. Her never quit attitude led her to an opportunity of a lifetime, and she capitalized on it. Tani, Dana, you actually have to pay this young lady what most of her fans would say she was worth a long time ago.

And now you simply have to treat Tate with a bit of reverence and appreciation for once in your ungrateful life, Dana “effing” White. I know it must pain you so much to give this young lady the credit she’s worked so incredibly hard for, because maybe she touched a nerve when she called you out in the past for being the true clueless and disrespectful prick you really are. She was right, and you were wrong about how great she really is at fighting. Then again, weren’t you also WRONG about women fighting in the cage, periudhë?

Kështu, you DON’T wanna be a fighter, Mr. White? Then step aside and let the people who DO wanna be fighters go to battle for you so you can ride around the world on your jet and act like you know what the “eff” you’re talking about when you stand in front of a microphone to describe the sport’s true athletes and what they do to make a living in mixed martial arts.

The line from Dana that most stands out to me as comblete BS in this whole debacle is this one:

“He’s an old boxing guy who thinks he’s smart and he isn’t,” White said of Fresquez [Holm’s Manager]. “I feel bad for Holly because I don’t know if she really knows what she lost.”

I have only two more “effing” questions for you Dana “effing” White…

1.) What makes you think you are really in any “effing” position to EVER know or understand what Holly Holm lost the other night? Aside from a few bad poker hands and tons of respect, the only thing you ever lost is your mind.

2.) Doesn’t your backhanded quote about Holm’s manager describe your own shitty character a whole lot better than that of Mr. Fresquez?

DHE…just in case after reading all this anyone STILL needs yet another reason to have beef with the Baldfather:

Mixed Martial Arts Legend George St-Pierre To Attend Wizard World Philadelphia June 4-5

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Hugely Popular UFC World Champion ‘GSP’ To Greet Fans, Sign Autographs, Pose For Photo Ops In First Wizard World Appearance At Pennsylvania Convention Center

 

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PHILADELPHIA, Mars 8, 2016 – One of the most popular mixed martial arts fighters in the world, Georges St-Pierrewill attend Wizard World Philadelphia on Sunday, Qershor 5, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, it was announced today by the Quebec native and Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD). The three-time former UFC Welterweight champion, known by many as the best “pound-for-pound” MMA athlete ever, will greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photo ops at his first Wizard World comic con appearance.

 

Already a 2nd dan Kyokushin karate black belt at 12, Georges dedicated himself to martial arts and training throughout his teen years. After seeing jiu-jitsu legend Royce Gracie fight in 1993 në UFC 1, “Rush” knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life and how he was going to reach those goals: he invested all his energy and all his time at becoming a better version of himself. When he wasn’t training or at school, Georges worked as a doorman in nightclubs, or hung off the back of a garbage truck, hauling in refuse. He discovered a simple truth: never stopping helps reach goals.

 

He grew as a person and as a fighter, adding fighting disciplines such as boxing, mundje, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to his karate background and competed in his first amateur bout at age 16. He won that match, and continued his steady improvement. Në 2006 he became the UFC Welterweight Champion. He lost the title in 2007 but subsequently regained it in front of his hometown fans of Montreal in 2008 and hasn’t lost a single title defense since then.

 

Along his career, St-Pierre, 34, accomplished numerous firsts and awards including: the all-time most consecutive welterweight title defenses, three-time consecutive Canadian Athlete of the Year Awards (’08– ’10) by Rogers Sportsnet, Fighter of the Year Awards ('09) bySports Illustrated , World MMA Awards, MMAPayout, Inside MMA and MMAJunkie, the “Most Dangerous Man of the Year” by the Spike Guys Choice Awards (’10) and the MMA Fighter of the Year Award (’08) by Black Belt Magazine .

St-Pierre is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Way of the Fight. Released in 2013, the book shares the lessons he’s learned on the way to the top. Later that year, St-Pierre officially announced that he had decided to vacate the title and take some time off from MMA, taking a role in the 2014 blockbuster Captain America: Winter Soldier. He has not ruled out a return to the ring in the future. GSP is based in Montreal.

 

St-Pierre, who appeared in joins an amazing lineup of superstar entertainers scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza, including “Marvel” movie standouts Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, David Duchovny (“The X-Files”), the Back to the Futuretrio of Michael J. Dhelpër, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson andThe Walking Deadstandout Norman Reedus , with many other headliners.

 

Wizard World comic con and gaming events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, kinema, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, televizion, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Philadelphia show hours are E enjte, Qershor 2, 3-8 ores.; E premte, Qershor 3, noon-7 p.m.; E shtunë, Qershor 4, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; E diel, Qershor 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

For more on the 2016 Wizard World Philadelphia, vizitë http://wizd.me/PhiladelphiaPR .

 

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com ) produces comic cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, kinema, televizion, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A’s, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched Wizard World Store ( www.shopwizardworld.com), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™ (www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Eksitim, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

 

The Wizard World 2016 schedule is available at: http://wizardworld.com/searchby/city/.

BELLATOR MMA IS THE NEW FIGHTING HOME OF WANDERLEI ‘THE AXE MURDERER’ SILVA

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SANTA MONICA (Mars 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.

 

“The Axe Murderer” has fought in some of the most memorable feuds and battles the sport has ever seen. His wars with Quinton "inat" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, and Michael Bisping are the stuff of legend – but Silva is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career.

 

In addition to his Pride FC Middleweight World Championship, Silva’s packed trophy case of accolades includes awards for Fight of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007), KO i Vitit (2008), and multiple Fight of the Night awards including one for each of his last three fights, just to name a few. He now looks to continue to provide his award-winning, entertaining fights inside the Bellator cage.

 

Silva has several options for his first fight with Bellator. Although he has spent the majority of his career at 185-pounds, one of the things that his fans love most about him has been Wanderlei’s willingness to fight the best of the best – even if it was up two weight classes at heavyweight – as proven by his heavyweight wars against guys like Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita and Cro Cop; Or, his battles against light heavyweights like Ortiz, and his most recent opponent, Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second frame.

 

Silva is the latest in a long line of recent free agent signings made by Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. The former Chute Box competitor joins: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov dhe Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary dheVitali Minakov,

JACKSON WINK MMA ACADEMY FEATURED ON THE NEXT EDITION OF “60 MINUTES SPORTS” TUESDAY, MARS 1 ON SHOWTIME®

 

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NEW YORK (Shkurt. 25, 2016) – Noted mixed martial arts journalist Jon L. Wertheim takes an in-depth and personal look at how Holly Holm, a barely known underdog, was able to knock out women’s MMA queen Ronda Rousey. In the piece, Wertheim visits Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., the home of Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn. Wertheim investigates how the world-renowned trainers helped guide Holm to victory last November and have established their once-unheralded outpost in Albuquerque as a mecca for some of the best MMA fighters in the world.

 

Wertheim’s report appears on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, premiering E martë, Mars 1 në 9 ores. DHE/PT në Showtime. Nathalie Sommer is the producer.

Fight Rrjeti është destinacion për Jetojnë UFC Fight Week Veprim & Mbulim, Including UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Shitës Card kryesore

TORONTO (Dhjetor 9, 2015) — Fight Rrjeti, Kryeministri në botë 24/7 kanal televiziv i dedikuar për të përfunduar mbulimin e sporteve luftarake, është destinacion për të jetojnë UFC Fight javë para dhe mbulimin e post-luftë, duke përfshirë kartën jetojnë kryesore për UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Tregtari dhe prelims Jetoni për Ultimate Fighter Finale: Ekipi McGregor vs. Ekipi Faber, si transmetimin ekskluzivisht në Kanada. Fight Rrjeti është aktualisht në dispozicion në preview pa pagesë në shumicën e transportuesit të gjithë Kanada për muajin dhjetor.
Gjithçka nis të mërkurën, Dhjetor. 9 në 4 ores. ET me një prezantim të jetojnë e UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor para-Lufta Konferenca për shtyp nga Las Vegas.
Të enjten, Dhjetor. 10 në 5 ores. DHE, Fight Rrjeti paraqet jetojnë peshojnë-ins për Ultimate Fighter Finale: Ekipi McGregor vs. Ekipi Faber, si e njohura Frankie Edgar dhe Çad Mendes tip peshore përpara përballje të tyre të rëndësishëm featherweight.
Më vonë në 9 ores. DHE, Fight Rrjeti paraqet një jetojnë para-show për UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Tregtari, udhëheqës në të kartë jetojnë kryesore10 ores. DHE ekskluzivisht në Kanada. Në rast kryesore, A Jo. 3-konkurrent strawweight grave renditet s Rose Namajunas (4-2) Betejat e tërbimin superstar dhe asnjë. 7-renditet Paige VanZant. (6-1). Në bashkë-funksion, A Jo. 14-renditet veteran i lehtë Jim Miller(25-6, 1NC) duket për të vazhduar ngjitjen e tij në renditjen kundër Ultimate Fighter live fituesMichael Church (12-2). Llogaritja nga kartën, shpalli shumë djalë i lehtë Sage Northcutt(6-0) përpiqet për të mbajtur rekordin e tij të përsosur paprekur kundër Cody Pfister (12-4-1), ndërsa Kanada është i pamposhturUltimate Kombet Fighter Fituesi mesme Elias Theodorou (11-0) përballet me testin e tij më të vështira deri më sot kundër brazilian Thiago “Vare” Santos (11-3). Fight Rrjeti do të transmetoj në televizor jetojnë në konferencën për shtyp pas-luftën, e cila fillon menjëherë pas ngjarjes konkludon.
E premte, Dhjetor. 11 në 6 ores. DHE, the UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor peshojnë-ins do të transmetohet drejtpërdrejt nga Las Vegas me ballë për ballë edhe një herë të fundit Jose Aldo dhe Conor McGregor shkon përparaE shtunë-së përplasje blockbuster për padiskutueshëm kampionatin featherweight UFC.
Menjëherë pas jetojnë peshojnë-ins, Fight Rrjeti paraqet një jetojnë para-show për Ultimate Fighter Finale: Ekipi McGregor vs. Ekipi Faber7 ores. DHE, e cila shërben si një të çojë-në sa mëprelims jetojnë8 ores. DHE ekskluzivisht në Kanada. Karta kryesor do të ajrit në 10 ores. DHE në TSN1 dhe TSN5. Prelims paraqitura përfshijnë rëndësishmit Gabriel Gonzaga (16-10) vs. Konstantin Erokhin (9-2), featherweights Tatsuya Kawajiri (34-8-2) vs. Jason Knight (16-1) dhe flyweights Joby Sanchez(7-1) vs. Geane Herrera (8-1). Fight Rrjeti do të transmetoj në televizor jetojnë në konferencën për shtyp pas-luftën, e cila fillon menjëherë pas ngjarjes konkludon.
Veprimi-paketuara lufta javë vjen në një kulm të E shtunë, Dhjetor. 12. Në 2 ores. DHE, Fight Rrjeti paraqet një përsëritje të UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor nga korriku 2015, që paraqiti Conor McGregor'S performancën paharrueshëm kundër Chad Mendes për të kapur titullin përkohshme UFC featherweight, plus një kandidat i lartë për “Lufta e Vitit” në mes Robbie Lawler dhe Rory MacDonald për titullin UFC peshë e lehtë. Ngjarja është konsideruar gjerësisht si një nga më të mirat në historinë e promovuese.
7 ores. DHE, Fight Rrjeti paraqet një jetojnë para-show për UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor, e cila përmban previews, parashikimet dhe analizat për ngjarjen, si dhe raportet mbi-the-skenë nga Las Vegas. Menjëherë pas transmetimit të paguaj-per-view, Fight Rrjeti paraqet një jetojnë post-shownë rreth 1 a.m. DHE, duke përfshirë pikat kryesore, Reagimet dhe jetojnë post-Lufta Konferenca për shtyp nga Las Vegas.
Të gjitha para dhe pas-luftën shfaqjet do të përfshijë intervista ekskluzive nga analistët Fight Rrjeti NevojtoreRamdeen dhe Robin Zi në vend në Las Vegas, plus raportet dhe analizat nga studiot Lufta Rrjetit në Toronto. Kanadez të përziera artet marciale pionier dhe kohë të gjatë UFC veteran Sam Stout do të jetë në-studio për UFC jetojnë 194 tregon para dhe pas-luftën.
Ajrimit gjatë gjithë javës, kapur një ore UFC Embedded: Aldo vs. McGregor i veçantë, një të gjitha-qasje, prapa skenave shikoni në jetën dhe kampet e trajnimit e katër luftëtarëve të elitës shpie deri në UFC masiv 194 Ngjarja në Las Vegas. Raportet shtesë dhe karakteristika të ajrit të përditshme në Fight Lajme Tani. Të gjitha airings janë të shënuara në www.fightnetwork.com.
Përveç të gjitha ngjarjet e gjalla, Fight Network është destinacion për përmbajtjen e bibliotekës UFC, Speciale dhe seri, duke përfshirë UFC Unleashed, UFC Tani, UFC Ultimate Insider dhe klasike UFC PPV Ngjarjet.
Kjo E diel, Dhjetor. 13 në 9 ores. DHE, kapur një prezantim të plotë përsëritje të UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfortnga shkurti 2011 në Las Vegas, e cila paraqiti një shumëpritur titull të mesme përballje mes atëhershëm Pishtari Anderson Silva dhe Jo. 1 konkurrent Vitor Belfort, më shumë Forrest Griffinvs. Rich Franklin dhe Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader.
Për një listë të plotë të orarit të transmetimit të luftuar Network, ju lutem vizitoni www.fightnetwork.com, na ndiqni në Twitterfightnet, të bëhet një tifoz në Facebook dhe na vizitoni në Instagramfightnet.

Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Eddie Alvarez, Expo periudhave të shkurtra MMA dhe tre turne të tjera luftarake Titull MMA Botërore, E shtunë, Dhjetor. 12 në New York City

Superstar MMA të takohen dhe përshëndes mysafirët në annual pa menduar, seo hosting periudhave të shkurtra në Muay Thai, kapur mundje dhe Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
si dhe shitësit dhe seminare

NEW YORK, Dhjetor 9 - I gjashtë vjetor Expo MMA Botërore, Premiera Arts përziera Bregdetin Lindor të marciale (MMA) mbledhësh paraqitur nga i Qytetit Botërore Ford, do të kthehet në Jacob Javits Center në Nju Jork, Pavilion veri, të shtunën, Dhjetor 12. Kampionati Ultimate Fighting (UFC) superstar Jon "Bones" Jones, Anderson "Spider" Silva dhe Eddie Alvarez do të jetë në dorë për ngjarjen, e cila premton të jetë më e madhe se kurrë, me katër, Turnetë jetojnë sporteve luftarake, duke përfshirë periudhave të shkurtra amatore MMK në kafaz, seminare dhe shitësit.

Gjithashtu në dorë në Expo do të jetë World Series Of luftën kampionit botëror dy-ndarjes David Dega, si World Series drejtuesit Dyluftim Carlos Silva (CEO) dhe Ati Shefat (President), të cilët do të marrin pjesë në një fjalë dhe përgjigje sesion me mediat dhe tifozët, dhe zbulojnë lajme në lidhje me planet e ligë për 2016.

Degë, në ardhjen World Series Fighting mesme (185 £) dhe dritë peshë e rëndë (205 £) kampion, do të presë një të veçantë, seminar një-orëshe për klientët Expo.

"Bota Expo MMA është një mundësi fenomenale të shërbimit një popullsi prej tifozëve shumë pasionuar MMK të cilët ende nuk kanë deriortunity për spectate profesionital periudhave të shkurtra në shtetit of New York,"Tha Paul Paone, themelues dhe drejtor i Expo MMA Botërore.

"Veprimtaria e këtij viti do të shfaqë një numër të paparë të turneve sportive luftarake për të kënaqur çdo tifoz luftën, duke përfshirë amator MMA, kapur mundje, Muay Thai dhe braziliane Jiu-Jitsnë ".

Një-ditë, "Super e shtunë" Ngjarja do të zhvillohet nga 10 a.m. deri 9 ores. DHE, dhe do të jetë i mbuluar nga bdhe të jetojnë periudhave të shkurtra amator MMA në kafaz, paraqitur nga Fight Exchange New York. Karta Lufta do të fillojë në 6 ores.

Përveç lufton MMK, do të ketë konkurrencë të jetojnë në disiplinat katër luftarake që janë një pjesë thelbësore e MMA. Duke filluar në 10 paradreke, turne dorëzimit vetëm përballur, dy gi dhe jo-gi, organizuar nga luftën e mirë, do të zhvillohet.

Duke filluar në 4 pasdite, Shoqata Catch Wrestling Amerikës së Veriut do të presë ndeshjet kapur mundje, duke përfshirë edhe një ndeshje mes të mbretëronte, dy herë East Coast Mbreti i Catch Mundjes, Thomas Velasquez, dhe rivale, West Coast Mbreti i Catch Mundjes, Travis Newaza, për 2015 North American Heavyweight Mbreti i Catch kampionatit.

Gjatë ngjarjes, "Trajnim-me-the-Masters" seminareve do të jetë në dispozicion për të pranishmit. Instruktorët përfshijnë Ajarn Phil Infermiere (Muay Thai), UFC Salla e FamerDan "Bisha" Severn, Silva, Alvarez dhe Newaza.

World Expo MMK do të vazhdojë të luajë rolin e saj në luftën për profesionale legalizim MMA me kryerjen e gjashtë e legalizimit vjetor diskutimin e tij panel, shpërndarjen peticione, dhe vënien në ekran gjithë atletëve, trajnerë, tifozët dhe shitësit të cilët kontribuojnë në sport. Seminari legalizimit dy orësh do të strehohen nga gazetari sportiv luftarake Jim GENIA, dhe të ftuar të veçantë do të përfshijë Severn dhe figura të tjera të rëndësishme MMA.

Për më shumë informacion në lidhje me vizitën e ngjarjes http://www.mmaworldexpo.com, "Like" ne në Facebook, Na ndiqni në Twittermmaworldexpo, ose thirrje 212-956-4720.

Rreth Expo MMA Botërore:

World Expo MMA ka filluar në 2009 dhe ka mbajtur të gjitha ngjarjet në Qendrën Javits Jakobit në Nju Jork.

E kaluara signers MMA World Expo kanë përfshirë Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Fabricio Werdum, Matt Serra, Jim dhe Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Nate Diaz, Wanderlei Silva, ndër të tjera.

Trajnim-me-the-Masters Series instruktorët kanë përfshirë: Dan Severn, Renzo Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, Phil Infermiere, Howard Davis Jr., Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Lee Kemp, Jimmy Pedro ndër të tjera.

Shitësit e kaluara janë përfshirë Toyota, Xyience, Headrush, Muscle Pharm, Sport Combat, Everlast, Vitamin Shoppe, Zebër Mats, Met-Rx, Unaza përbindësh dhe kafaze, Marinsat amerikanë, Dymatize, World Series luftimeve, Gara Spartan, M-I Kulturë, ndër të tjera.

Fight Rrjeti Paraqet UFC Fight Night Seoul kartën kryesore & Pre-show LIVE

TORONTO (Nëntor 26, 2015) — Fight Rrjeti, Kryeministri në botë 24/7 kanal televiziv i dedikuar për të përfunduar mbulimin e sporteve luftarake, paraqet mbulim të gjerë të UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal kjo E shtunë, Nëntor 28 nga Olimpik të Gjimnastikës Arena në Seul, Korea e Jugut.
Fight Rrjeti do të ajrit jetoj UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal kartë kryesore ekskluzivisht në Kanada në 8 a.m. DHE. Encores do të ajrit në primetime në 9 ores. DHE dhe 10 ores. PT për shikuesit në Bregun Perëndimor.
Në rast kryesore, ish-kampion UFC peshë e lehtë Benson Henderson (22-5) kërkon fitoren e tij të dytë të drejtë në 170 £ kundërt betejë testuar veteran Jorge Masvidal (29-9). Superstar peshë e lehtë lokale Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1, 1NC) competes in the co-feature against late replacement Dominic Waters (9-3). Llogaritja nga kartën kryesore, Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5, 2NC) kthehet në Korenë e Jugut për herë të parë që 2007 for a welterweight matchup with undefeated grappling ace Alberto Mina (11-0), ndërsa shpërthyese Koresë së Jugut artist eliminuese Doo Ho Choi (12-1) looks to build on an impressive promotional debut last November when he faces off with fellow featherweight Sam Sicilia (15-5), i cili mbart një dy-luftën fituar brez në periudhë.
Të enjten, Nëntor. 26 në 7 ores. DHE, Fight Rrjeti premiera një një ore UFC® Fight Night Seul Pre-show, e cila përmban previews, parashikimet dhe analizat për ngjarjen, dhe gjithashtu shërben si një të çojë-në me prelims gjalla.
Përveç të gjitha ngjarjet e gjalla, Fight Network është destinacion për përmbajtjen e bibliotekës UFC, Speciale dhe seri, duke përfshirë UFC Unleashed, UFC Tani, UFC Ultimate Insider dhe klasike UFC PPV Ngjarjet.
Kjo E diel, Nëntor. 29 në 9 ores. DHE, kapur një prezantim të plotë përsëritje të UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez nga tetor 2010 në Anaheim, Calif., headlined by a showdown between champion Brock Lesnar dhe sfidant Kaini Velasquez për kampionatin njeri shumë i rëndësishëm UFC, më shumë Jake Shields bën debutimin e tij kundër UFC Martin Kampmann, Ultimate Fighter 1 fitues Diego Sanchez përplaset me Paulo Thiago, pionier Tito Ortiz përleshjet me ish-nxënës Matt Hamill,dhe Brendan Schaub betejat Gabriel Gonzaga në veprim njeri shumë i rëndësishëm.
Karta e plotë për UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal përfshin:
Card kryesore (Jetojnë për luftën Rrjeti, 8 a.m. DHE):
-Benson Henderson (22-5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (29-9)
-Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1, 1NC) vs. Dominic Waters (9-3)
-Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5, 2NC) vs. Alberto Mina (11-0)
-Doo Ho Choi (12-1) vs. Sam Sicilia (15-5)
Card paraprak (Jetojnë në UFC Fight Pass, 5 a.m. DHE):
-Dongi Yang (12-3) vs. Jake Collier (9-2)
-Yui Chul Nam (18-5-1) vs. Mike De La Torre (13-5, 1NC)
-Tae Hyun Bang (17-9) vs. Leo Kuntz (17-2-1)
-Seohee Ham (15-6) vs. Cortney Casey (4-2)
-Yao Zhikui (2-3) vs. Fredy Serrano (2-0)
-Ning Guangyou (6-2-1) vs. Marco Beltran (6-4)
-Dominique Steele (13-6) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (13-6)
Për një listë të plotë të orarit të transmetimit të luftuar Network, ju lutem vizitoni www.fightnetwork.com, na ndiqni në Twitterfightnet, të bëhet një tifoz në Facebook dhe na vizitoni në Instagramfightnet.

STAR-studded UFC 191 Ngjarje për të shfaqë shtatë Numërimin e studentëve të GFL të shtunën, Shtator. 5

Shtatëmbëdhjetë lufton arkivuar shfaqur
Jimi Manuwa, Paige VanZant,

Paul Felder dhe tre UFC të tjera 191 yjet
në dispozicion për shikimin në GFL.tv

NEW YORK, NY (Shtatë. 3, 2015) - UFC shumë-pritur 191 World Championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Ngjarja që zhvillohet të shtunën, Shtatë. 5, do të shfaqë shtatë atletët fillim të karrierës e të cilëve lufton janë mbuluar nga të luftoj Jetojnë (www.GFL.tv), dhe janë në dispozicion për shikimin në tërësinë e tyre, në video mbi kërkesën (VOD) format në destinacion Kryeministri në botë online për sport live luftarake.

Tre prej yjeve - Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa, Jan Blachowicz dhe Paige VanZant - Do të shohim veprime të jetojnë paguaj-per-view emision televiziv të UFC 191 kartë kryesor lufta, ndërsa dy të tjerë - Paul "Irlandezët Dragon" Felder dhe "Cassius" Clay Collard - Do të bëjë betejë për Sport FOX 1 pjesë televiziv i paraprak kartës bout e ngjarjes dhe dy të tjerët - Joe "Diesel" Riggsdhe Ron "kori Boy" Stallings - Do të përballen kundër njëri-tjetrit në UFC Fight Pass-jetojnë pjesën Transmetuar e paraprake kartës bout.

"Kjo shtunës UFC 191 kartë luftë, e cila është bërë pirg me disa nga luftëtarët më të mira në botë, është një dëshmi tjetër të talentit të pabesueshme që është rritur nga radhët e partnerëve tanë promovuese që kanë vënë në disa prej më të mirë sportive luftarake veprim shihet kudo,"Tha CEO GFL David Klarman.

"Ne jemi të tronditur për të parë se si karriera e këtyre shtatë luftëtarëve kanë marrë off, dhe për të inkurajuar tifozët të shikoni disa nga lufton që ndihmuan myk ato në të cilët ata janë sot. "

Biblioteka GFL përmban një total prej 16 periudhave të shkurtra të plotë, duke përfshirë 8 (T)KO-së dhe 2 parashtresat, duke shfaqur 6 i 7 alumni të cilët do të hap në tetëkëndësh UFC-së të shtunën.

GFL shpërndan mbi 350 live events annually across all genres of combat sports. Approximately 60 për qind e përmbajtjes së saj video është veprim MMA shfaqur veprime nga Unaza e Combat (ROC), Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC), BAMMA USA, Rage në kafaz (Ritca) dhe një mori e promotorëve të tjera që kanë kolektivisht dërguar qindra e atletëve në UFC, World Series të luftimeve dhe Bellator, tre më të mëdha MMA sportive të drejtat ekskluzive në botë.

Rreth GFL:
GFL (www.gfl.tv) is a fast-growing media and sports entertainment company that utilizes a proprietary technology to deliver the most exciting LIVE combat sports events worldwide and an incredible viewing experience to a global audience. With a diverse mix of combat sports properties, GFL është destinacion Kryeministri online për boks jetojnë, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, kickboxing, Jiu-xhicu dhe më shumë. Since its inception in 2007, GFL ka Transmetuar më shumë se 2,500 Ngjarjet e gjalla Me mbi 10,000 hours of combat sports content. In addition to its web platform, GFL është në dispozicion në Roku, IPhone, IPad, si dhe pajisje të internetit tjera të gatshme, dhe transmeton një javore, dy-orësh, botohet njëkohësisht shfaqje televizive lufta në CSN, BC dhe sny, si dhe të gjalla pay-per-view ngjarje direkt në në kërkesë.