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Olympian and UFC champion Daniel Cormier named Honorary Chairman of Wrestling World Cup in Los Angeles, June 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, June 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.

Ni 2014, award-winning actor Billy Baldwin was the Honorary Chairman. Ni 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. O je omo egbe kan ti awọn 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, which competed in Athens, Greece, bi daradara bi awọn 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, which competed in Beijing, China. Cormier placed fourth at the 2004 Olympic ere. O si wà a 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, Awọn., 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, o je iyanu. 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. O je kan nla iriri,” said Cormier.

He is excited that wrestling, his favorite sport, will be showcased once again in Los Angeles, awọn U.S. bid city for the 2024 Olympic ere. Having been on two Olympic teams (2004 in Athens and 2008 ni Beijing), 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, compiling ohun ìkan 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. lori July 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 on January 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. Ni awọn 2016 World Cup, the United States will be joined by (alphabetically): Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, 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

Saturday, June 11

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

Sunday, June 12

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

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

General admission for both the Saturday ati Sunday sessions are just $60 total or $35 for individual days. Preferred seating options are available for $85 for both Saturday ati Sunday, tabi $55 individually.

An Open FU to UFC President DanaEffing” funfun!

wtf

Nipa: Rich Bergeron

Those who know me personally would all say I am a mellow individual, until you seriously cross me, bi, for instance, if you become the subject of an investigative report I’m working on, tabi sue me for $25 million. 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.

Ose yi, 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 myOPEN FUto DanaEffing” funfun.

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

FU, DanaEffing” funfun… for many, many reasonstoo 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

Hey, Dana, you wanna talk about youreffingreality showLooking For a Fight????” I was actually looking for a fight when I watched that old realityshit show when you were supposed to box Tito Ortiz, but HE magically backed out at the last minute.

Bayi, you, DANAEFFINGWHITE, 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.

Booeffinghoo, buddy.

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

Do you wanna be aneffing” Olugbeleke, Danaeffing” funfun???

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

Binu, DanaEffing” funfun, but Holly didn’t want to sit on aneffingsideline waiting for Ronda Rousey to finish hereffingROADHOUSE 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, kilasi, dignity and grace.

And I think maybe she looks back a bit differently than you do, Dana, with noeffingregrets 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, ni okun, 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, DanaEffing” funfun, Holly actually respects Miesha Tate and thought it would be a challenge to fight her. Yeah, 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.

Bayi, why don’t you open youreffingeyes, 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 dueon both sides of that fight? Why can’t you shut theeffup 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, boya, you dome-headed dimwit.

Awọn onija “effing” ija, Dana. That’s what theyeffingdo, which you should know, since I am pretty sure you used to be aneffingmanager of MMA fighters yourself. Bẹẹni, 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 theeffingpaltry 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 ise. It’s not. O ni “effinghard work.

Nítorí, Yeah, 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…ati…bi o ti le je pe…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.

Nítorí, 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 iseffingcool 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, akoko! 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 RondaeffingRousey to be ready to appear at one of your precious shows.

Nítorí, 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, Danaeffing” funfun, 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 youreffingselves? 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” ọjọ, 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, ju.

Do you remember the days when even Floyd Mayweather, Jr. thought you were cool, back when your daily driver was aneffingHonda, 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, Danaeffing” funfun, and it’s a delusional place. Like on the distant planet you live on, people actually believe YOU really, nitootọ, trulyeffingknow what it’s ACTUALLY like to be aneffingfighter? Do you actually believe YOU somehow could ever REALLY know that feeling?

REALLY?

Se o mo 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, ni “one who fights.And let’s be clear about oneeffingthing, Danaeffing” funfun, I know fighters, ati YOU are no fighter.

You are nothing like a fighter, Danaeffing” funfun, and you nevereffing” yoo jẹ. 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,” tabi “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 theeffout 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 DanaeffingWhite’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. Bayi, 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, Danaeffing” funfun. 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, akoko?

Nítorí, you DON’T wanna be a fighter, Ogbeni. funfun? 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 theeffyou’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 moreeffingquestions for you Danaeffing” funfun…

1.) What makes you think you are really in anyeffingposition 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?

ATI…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, March 8, 2016 – One of the most popular mixed martial arts fighters in the world, Georges St-Pierrewill attend Wizard World Philadelphia on Sunday, June 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 ni 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, gídígbò, 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. Ni 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. Fox, 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, sinima, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, tẹlifisiọnu, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Philadelphia show hours are Thursday, June 2, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, June 3, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

For more on the 2016 Wizard World Philadelphia, ibewo 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, sinima, tẹlifisiọnu, 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, Twitter, 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 (March 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 "The Axe apaniyan" 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 "Rampage" 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 ti Odun (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 ati Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvao, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary atiVitaly Minakov,

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

 

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NIU YOKI (Feb. 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 Tuesday, March 1 ni 9 p.m. ATI/PT on Showtime. Nathalie Sommer is the producer.

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O bere si pa gbogbo awọn on Wednesday, Oṣu kejila. 9 ni 4 p.m. ATI pẹlu a ifiwe igbejade ti awọn UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor ami-ija tẹ apero lati Las fegasi.
On Thursday, Oṣu kejila. 10 ni 5 p.m. ATI, Ja Network iloju awọn live sonipa-ins fun The Gbẹhin Onija Opin: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber, bi headliners Frankie Edgar ati Chad Mendes Italolobo awọn irẹjẹ niwaju ti won o rọgbaka featherweight showdown.
Nigbamii ni 9 p.m. ATI, Ja Network iloju a ifiwe ami-show fun UFC ija Night: Namajunas vs. Dealer, yori sinu awọn ifiwe akọkọ kaadi ni 10 p.m. ATI iyasọtọ ni Canada. Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, Ṣe Ko. 3-ni ipo obirin strawweight contender Rose Namajunas (4-2) ogun surging gbajumọ ati No. 7-ni ipo Paige VanZant. (6-1). Ni awọn àjọ-ẹya-ara, Ṣe Ko. 14-ni ipo lightweight oniwosan Jim Miller(25-6, 1NC) wulẹ lati tẹsiwaju rẹ ascent soke lodi si awọn ipo The Gbẹhin Onija Live WinnerMichael Church (12-2). Ikotan jade awọn kaadi, gíga touted lightweight youngster Sage Northcutt(6-0) gbìyànjú lati tọju rẹ pipe gba mule lodi si Cody Pfister (12-4-1), nigba ti Canada ká ​​undefeatedGbẹhin Onija Nations middleweight Winner Elias Theodorou (11-0) bi mẹẹta rẹ toughest igbeyewo lati ọjọ lodi si Brazil Thiago “Sledgehammer” Santos (11-3). Ja Network yoo tun televise awọn ifiwe post-ija tẹ alapejọ, eyi ti bẹrẹ Kó lẹhin ti awọn iṣẹlẹ pinnu.
Lori Friday, Oṣu kejila. 11 ni 6 p.m. ATI, awọn UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor sonipa-ins yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lati Las fegasi pẹlu Jose Aldo ati Conor McGregor lọ oju-si-oju kan ik akoko niwaju tiSaturday ká blockbuster figagbaga fun awọn undisputed UFC featherweight asiwaju.
Lẹsẹkẹsẹ wọnyí ifiwe sonipa-ins, Ja Network iloju a ifiwe ami-show fun The Gbẹhin Onija Opin: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber ni 7 p.m. ATI, eyi ti Sin bi a asiwaju-in si awọnifiwe prelims ni 8 p.m. ATI iyasọtọ ni Canada. The akọkọ kaadi yoo air ni 10 p.m. ATI on TSN1 ati TSN5. Featured prelims ni heavyweights Gabriel Gonzaga (16-10) la. Konstantin Erokhin (9-2), featherweights Tatsuya Kawajiri (34-8-2) la. Jason Knight (16-1) ati awọn flyweights Joby Sanchez(7-1) la. Geane Herrera (8-1). Ja Network yoo tun televise awọn ifiwe post-ija tẹ alapejọ, eyi ti bẹrẹ Kó lẹhin ti awọn iṣẹlẹ pinnu.
Awọn igbese-aba ti ija ọsẹ ba wa ni lati a gongo on Saturday, Oṣu kejila. 12. Ni 2 p.m. ATI, Ja Network iloju ohun encore ti UFC 189: Mendes la. McGregor lati July 2015, eyi ti ifihan Conor McGregor'S memorable išẹ lodi si Chad Mendes lati Yaworan awọn adele UFC featherweight akọle, plus a oke tani fun “Ija ti Odun” laarin Robbie Lawler ati Rory MacDonald fun awọn UFC welterweight akọle. Awọn iṣẹlẹ ti wa ni o gbajumo bi ọkan ninu awọn ti o dara ju ni ipolowo itan.
Ni 7 p.m. ATI, Ja Network iloju a ifiwe ami-show fun UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor, eyi ti ẹya awọn awotẹlẹ, asọtẹlẹ ati onínọmbà fun awọn iṣẹlẹ, bi daradara bi on-ni-nmu iroyin lati Las fegasi. Lẹsẹkẹsẹ wọnyí sanwo-fun-view igbohunsafefe, Ja Network iloju a ifiwe post-showni to 1 a.m. ATI, pẹlu ifojusi, aati ati awọn ti ifiwe ranse si-ija tẹ apero lati Las fegasi.
Gbogbo aso ati post-ija fihan ni yoo ni iyasoto ojukoju lati Ija Network atunnkanka JohnRamdeen ati Robin Black on-ojula ni Las fegasi, plus iroyin ati igbekale lati Ija Network Situdio ni Toronto. Canadian adalu ti ologun ona aṣáájú-ọnà ati longtime UFC oniwosan Sam aiya yoo wa ni-isise fun awọn ti ifiwe UFC 194 ami ati post-ija fihan.
Airing jakejado awọn ọsẹ, yẹ awọn ọkan-wakati UFC ifibọ: Aldo vs. McGregor pataki, ohun gbogbo-wiwọle, sile-ni-sile wo ni awọn aye ati ikẹkọ ago mẹrin ti Gbajumo awọn onija yori soke to awọn lowo UFC 194 iṣẹlẹ ni Las fegasi. Afikun iroyin ati ẹya ti air ojoojumo ni Ja News Bayi. Gbogbo airings ti wa ni akojọ ni www.fightnetwork.com.
Ni afikun si gbogbo awọn iṣẹlẹ ifiwe, Ja Network ni nlo fun UFC ìkàwé akoonu, Pataki ati awọn jara, pẹlu UFC Unleashed, UFC Nisisiyi, UFC Gbẹhin Oludari ati awọn Ayebaye UFC PPV iṣẹlẹ.
Yi Sunday, Oṣu kejila. 13 ni 9 p.m. ATI, yẹ a ni kikun encore igbejade ti UFC 126: Silva la. Belfortlati Kínní 2011 ni Las fegasi, eyi ti a ifihan gíga ti ifojusọna middleweight akọle showdown laarin ki o si torchbearer- Anderson Silva ati Ko si. 1 contender Vitor Belfort, diẹ Forrest Griffinla. Rich Franklin ati Jon Jones la. Ryan Bader.
Fun kan ni kikun kikojọ ti ija Network ká igbohunsafefe iṣeto, jọwọ ṣàbẹwò www.fightnetwork.com, tẹle wa lori Twitterfightnet, di a àìpẹ lori Facebook ki o si bẹ wa lori Instagramfightnet.

Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Eddie Alvarez, MMA bouts ati awọn ti mẹta Miiran dojuko awọn ere-idije akọle MMA World Apewo, Saturday, Oṣu kejila. 12 ni New York City

MMA superstars lati pade ki o si kí alejo ni Annual extravaganza, juo alejo bouts ni Muay Thai, apeja gídígbò kan ati Brazil Jiu-Jitsu,
bi daradara bi olùtajà ati awọn semina

NIU YOKI, December 9 - The World kẹfà lododun MMA Apewo, awọn East ni etikun ká afihan ADALU ologun Arts (MMA) apejo gbekalẹ nipa City World Ford, yoo pada si New York ká Jacob Javits Center, North Pafilionu, lojo satide, December 12. Gbẹhin Gbigbogun asiwaju (UFC) superstars Jon "Egungun" Jones, Anderson "The Spider" Silva ati Eddie Alvarez yio jẹ lori ọwọ fun awọn iṣẹlẹ, eyi ti ileri lati wa ni o tobi ju lailai, pẹlu mẹrin, ifiwe ija idaraya awọn ere-idije, pẹlu magbowo MMA bouts ninu agọ ẹyẹ, semina ati olùtajà.

Tun lori ọwọ ni awọn Apewo yoo jẹ World jara ti Ija meji-pipin aye asiwaju David ti eka, bi daradara bi World jara ti Gbigbogun awọn alaṣẹ Carlos Silva (CEO) ati Baba olori (Aare), ti yoo ya apakan ninu a ibeere ati dahun igba pẹlu awọn media ati egeb, ki o si fi awọn iroyin nipa awọn Ajumọṣe ká eto fun 2016.

Branch, onj World jara ti Gbigbogun middleweight (185 poun) ati ina heavyweight (205 poun) asiwaju, yoo gbalejo a pataki, ọkan-wakati apero fun Apewo patrons.

"The World MMA Apewo jẹ phenomenal a anfani lati Iṣẹ a olugbe ti nyara kepe MMA egeb ti o ko sibẹsibẹ ni awọn sokeortunity lati spectate oojoal bouts ninu awọn ipinle Irẹf New York,"Wi Paul Paone, oludasile ati director ti awọn MMA World Apewo.

"Odun yi ká iṣẹlẹ yoo ẹya-ara ẹya mura nọmba ti ija idaraya awọn ere-idije lati ni itẹlọrun eyikeyi ija àìpẹ, pẹlu magbowo MMA, apeja gídígbò, Muay Thai ati Brazil JIU-Jitsni. "

Awọn ọkan-ọjọ, "Super Saturday" iṣẹlẹ yoo gba ibi lati 10 a.m. titi 9 p.m. ATI, ati ki o yoo wa ni pipa capped bati ki o gbe magbowo MMA bouts ninu agọ ẹyẹ, gbekalẹ nipasẹ awọn New York Ija Exchange. Awọn ija kaadi yoo bẹrẹ ni 6 p.m.

Ni afikun si awọn MMA njà, nibẹ ni yio je ifiwe idije ni mẹrin ija lori eko ti o wa ni a mojuto ara ti MMA. Ti o bẹrẹ ni 10 a.m., ifakalẹ-nikan grappling awọn ere-idije, mejeeji GI ko si si-GI, ti gbalejo nipa The Rere Ija, yoo gba ibi.

Ti o bẹrẹ ni 4 p.m., awọn North American Catch Wrestling Association yoo gbalejo ere-kere apeja gídígbò, pẹlu a baramu laarin onj, meji-akoko East ni etikun King ti Catch Wrestling, Thomas Velásquez, ati orogun, West ni etikun King ti Catch Wrestling, Travis Newaza, fun awọn 2015 North American Heavyweight King of Catch asiwaju.

Jakejado awọn iṣẹlẹ, "Ikẹkọ-pẹlu awọn--Masters" semina yoo wa si awọn olukopa. Oluko ni Ajarn Phil Nurse (Muay Thai), UFC Hall ti FamerDan "The ẹranko" Severn, Silva, Alvarez ati Newaza.

The World MMA Apewo yoo tesiwaju lati mu awọn oniwe-ipa ninu ija fun ọjọgbọn MMA legalization nipa ifọnọhan awọn oniwe-kẹfà lododun legalization nronu ijiroro, pin iwe ehonu, ati ti o nri lori ifihan gbogbo awọn ti awọn elere, awọn olukọni, egeb ati olùtajà ti o tiwon si idaraya. Awọn meji-wakati legalization apero yoo wa ni ti gbalejo nipa ija idaraya onise Jim Genia, ati pataki awọn alejo yoo ni Severn ati awọn miiran akiyesi MMA isiro.

Fun alaye siwaju sii nipa awọn iṣẹlẹ ibewo http://www.mmaworldexpo.com, "Bi" wa lori Facebook, tẹle wa lori Twittermmaworldexpo, tabi ipe 212-956-4720.

About MMA World Apewo:

The World MMA Apewo ti a bere ni 2009 ati ti waye ni gbogbo awọn iṣẹlẹ awọn Jacob Javits Center ni New York.

Ti o ti kọja MMA World Apewo signers ti o wa Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Randy Kutuo, Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Fabricio Werdum, Matt Serra, Jim ati Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Nate Diaz, Wanderlei Silva, laarin awon miran.

Training-pẹlu awọn--Masters jara oluko ti o wa: Dan Severn, Renzo Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, Phil Nurse, Howard Davis Jr., Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Lee Kemp, Jimmy Pedro laarin awon miran.

Ti o ti kọja olùtajà ti o wa Toyota, Xyience, Headrush, Isan Pharm, Ija Sports, Everlast, Vitamin Shoppe, Abila Mats, Pade-rx, Aderubaniyan Rings ati cages, US Marini, Dymatize, World jara ti Gbigbogun, Spartan Eya, M-Mo Entertainment, laarin awon miran.

Ja Network iloju UFC ija Night Seoul Main Kaadi & Ami-Show LIVE

Toronto (Kọkànlá Oṣù 26, 2015) — Ija nẹtiwọki, aye di Giwa 24/7 tẹlifisiọnu ikanni igbẹhin lati pari agbegbe ti ija idaraya, iloju sanlalu agbegbe ti UFC ija Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal yi Saturday, Kọkànlá Oṣù 28 lati Olympic gymnastics gbagede ni Seoul, South Korea.
Ja nẹtiwọki yoo air awọn gbe UFC ija Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal akọkọ kaadi iyasọtọ ni Canada ni 8 a.m. ATI. Encores yoo air ni primetime ni 9 p.m. ATI ati 10 p.m. PT fun awọn oluwo lori awọn West ni etikun.
Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, tele UFC lightweight asiwaju Benson Henderson (22-5) nwá rẹ keji gun win ni 170 poun idakeji ogun-ni idanwo oniwosan Jorge Masvidal (29-9). Agbegbe welterweight gbajumọ Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1, 1NC) competes in the co-feature against late replacement Dominic Waters (9-3). Ikotan jade awọn ifilelẹ ti awọn kaadi, Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5, 2NC) padà si South Korea fun igba akọkọ niwon 2007 for a welterweight matchup with undefeated grappling ace Alberto Mina (11-0), nigba ti awọn ibẹjadi South Korean knockout artist 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), ti o gbejade a meji-ija gba ṣiṣan sinu awọn ti ija.
On Thursday, Oṣu kọkanla. 26 ni 7 p.m. ATI, Ja Network premieres a ọkan-wakati UFC® Ija Night Seoul Pre-Fi, eyi ti ẹya awọn awotẹlẹ, asọtẹlẹ ati onínọmbà fun awọn iṣẹlẹ, ki o si tun Sin bi a asiwaju-in si ifiwe prelims.
Ni afikun si gbogbo awọn iṣẹlẹ ifiwe, Ja Network ni nlo fun UFC ìkàwé akoonu, Pataki ati awọn jara, pẹlu UFC Unleashed, UFC Nisisiyi, UFC Gbẹhin Oludari ati awọn Ayebaye UFC PPV iṣẹlẹ.
Yi Sunday, Oṣu kọkanla. 29 ni 9 p.m. ATI, yẹ a ni kikun encore igbejade ti UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velásquez lati Oṣù 2010 ni Anaheim, Calif., headlined by a showdown between champion Brock Lesnar ati Challenger Kaini Velásquez fun awọn UFC heavyweight asiwaju, diẹ Jake Shields ki asopọ rẹ UFC Uncomfortable lodi si Martin Kampmann, The Gbẹhin Onija 1 Winner Diego Sanchez collides pẹlu Paulo Thiago, aṣáájú- Tito Ortiz clashes pẹlu tele jáfáfá Matt Hamill,ati Brendan Schaub ogun Gabriel Gonzaga ni heavyweight igbese.
Awọn kaadi kikun fun UFC ija Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal pẹlu:
Akọkọ Kaadi (Gbe lori Ija Network, 8 a.m. ATI):
-Benson Henderson (22-5) la. Jorge Masvidal (29-9)
-Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1, 1NC) la. Dominic Waters (9-3)
-Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5, 2NC) la. Alberto Mina (11-0)
-Doo Ho Choi (12-1) la. Sam Sicilia (15-5)
Alakoko Kaadi (Gbe lori UFC Ja Pass, 5 a.m. ATI):
-Dongi Yang (12-3) la. Jake Collier (9-2)
-Yui chul Nam (18-5-1) la. Mike De La Torre (13-5, 1NC)
-Tae Hyun Bang (17-9) la. Leo Kuntz (17-2-1)
-Seohee Ham (15-6) la. Cortney Casey (4-2)
-Yao Zhikui (2-3) la. Fredy Serrano (2-0)
-Ning Guangyou (6-2-1) la. Marco Beltran (6-4)
-Dominique Steele (13-6) la. Dong Hyun Kim (13-6)
Fun kan ni kikun kikojọ ti ija Network ká igbohunsafefe iṣeto, jọwọ ṣàbẹwò www.fightnetwork.com, tẹle wa lori Twitterfightnet, di a àìpẹ lori Facebook ki o si bẹ wa lori Instagramfightnet.

Star-studded UFC 191 Ìṣẹlẹ TO Ẹya-ara KEJE GFL alumni ON Satidee, SEPT. 5

Mẹtadinlogun ni gbepamo njà ifihan
Jimi Manuwa, Paige VanZant,

Paul Felder ati meta miran ti UFC 191 irawọ
wa fun nwo on GFL.tv

NIU YOKI, NY (Meje. 3, 2015) - The gíga-ti ifojusọna UFC 191 aye asiwaju Adalu ologun Arts (MMA) iṣẹlẹ ti o gba ibi on Saturday, Meje. 5, yoo ẹya meje elere ti tete ọmọ njà won bo nipa Go Ja Live (www.GFL.tv), ki o si wa o si wa fun nwo ni wọn gbogbo, ni fidio on eletan (VOD) kika lori aye di Giwa online nlo fun ifiwe ija idaraya.

Meta ninu awọn irawọ - Jimi "Panini Ọmọkùnrin" Manuwa, Jan Blachowicz ati Paige VanZant - Yoo ri igbese lori awọn ifiwe sanwo-fun-view telecast ti awọn UFC 191 akọkọ ija kaadi, nigba ti meji miran - Paul "The Irish Dragon" Felder ati "Cassius" Clay Collard - Yoo ṣe ogun lori awọn Akata idaraya 1 televised ìka ti awọn iṣẹlẹ ká alakoko ija kaadi ati awọn ti o ku meji - Joe "Diesel" Riggsati Ron "The Choir Ọmọkùnrin" Stallings - Yoo dojuko pipa lodi si kọọkan miiran lori awọn UFC Ja Pass-ifiwe san ìka ti awọn alakoko ija kaadi.

"Eleyi Saturday ká UFC 191 ija kaadi, eyi ti o ti wa ni tolera pẹlu diẹ ninu awọn ti o dara ju awọn onija ni aye, ti wa ni miran majemu si alaragbayida Talent ti o ti jinde kuro ninu ipo ti wa àǹfàní awọn alabašepọ ti o ti fi on diẹ ninu awọn ti o dara ju ija idaraya igbese ri nibikibi,"Wi GFL CEO David Klarman.

"A ti wa ni ti ohun iwuri lati wo bi awọn dánmọrán ti awọn wọnyi meje awọn onija ti ya ni pipa, o si se iwuri egeb lati ṣayẹwo jade diẹ ninu awọn ti awọn njà ti o iranwo m wọn sinu ti o won ba wa loni. "

The GFL ìkàwé ni a lapapọ ti 16 pipe bouts, pẹlu 8 (T)KO ká ati 2 ifisilẹ, ifihan 6 ninu awọn 7 alumni ti o ti yoo Akobaratan ni awọn UFC ká Octagon lojo satide.

GFL n sepin lori 350 live events annually across all genres of combat sports. Approximately 60 ogorun ti awọn oniwe-akoonu fidio ti wa ni MMA igbese ifihan igbese lati dojuko ti Iwọn (Roc), Ẹyẹ Ibinu ija Championships (CFFC), BAMMA USA, Ibinu Ni The Cage (Ritca) ati a ogun ti awọn miiran awọn olupolowo ti o ni collectively rán ogogorun ti elere si awọn UFC, World jara ti Gbigbogun ati Bellator, awọn mẹta tobi MMA idaraya franchises ni awọn aye.

About 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 ni time online nlo fun ifiwe Boxing, Adalu ologun Arts (MMA), Muay Thai, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu ati siwaju sii. Since its inception in 2007, GFL ti san diẹ ẹ sii ju 2,500 ifiwe iṣẹlẹ pẹlu lori 10,000 hours of combat sports content. In addition to its web platform, GFL ti o wa lori Roku, IPhone, IPad, bi daradara bi miiran ayelujara setan awọn ẹrọ, ati igbesafefe a osẹ-, meji-wakati, syndicated ija TV show on CSN, BC ati SNY, bi daradara bi ifiwe sanwo-fun-view iṣẹlẹ taara si ni eletan.