It's going to be based in Brazil. (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77679) This has horrible vale tudo flick written all over it. That is unless JCVD is in it.

Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?74607-They-re-remaking-bloodsport&goto=newpost

Joe Doerksen Chris Dolman Edson Drago Tomasz Drwal

Dana White was clearly blown away by the passion of Canadian MMA fans in Toronto for UFC 129, so when one of them had a crazy request, the UFC president granted the UFC diehard his wish.

Yahoo! Sports' Eh Game was on the scene as Trevor Fitzgerald rolled the dice during White's Friday Q & A:

"After Georges St-Pierre beats down Jake Shields," Fitzgerald started, to immediate cheers. "Can I have the honour of the putting the championship belt around his waist?"

The question seemed to daze White for a moment.

"That's a tough request," the president said. "But [expletive] it, I'll do it."

The place erupted. Disbelieving fans could be heard shouting, "Are you kidding me?" And moments later, Fitzgerald was near the stage sharing his cell number with White's bodyguard so that they can set this whole thing up.

If you paid close attention seconds after Bruce Buffer belted out the results and wondered who the Kevin Smith look-a-like was in the Octagon, now you have your answer - just some fan who asked.

Fitzgerald may be the luckiest man in Canada. He was only at the event because he won a contest!

A father of two from Fort Frances, Ont., Fitzgerald asked his wife if he could go to UFC 129. The answer was no. Corrina, his wife reminded him that his five-year-old daughter Emily had a dance recital today.

Fitzgerald had one card left up his sleeve. He'd entered a UFC 129 trip giveaway at a local Boston Pizza. Guess what happened? Fitzgerald has his name pulled, won two tickets, a hotel room and airfare, and the wifey had to relent.

Tip via Eh Game

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Luckiest-man-in-Canada-lives-out-dream-by-puttin?urn=mma-wp1911

Shinya Aoki Andrei Arlovski Ricardo Arona Noboru Asahi

As this season of Bellator comes to an end, there will be some big fights ahead for us before Summer finds us. After this weekends festivities featuring champion Hector Lombard taking on UFC veteran Niko Vitale in a non-title middleweight bout and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire meeting Michael Chandler in the lightweight tournament finals–Bellator will turn [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/05/12/bellator-45-will-feature-two-tournament-finals

Alberto Crane Marcio Pe de Pano Cruz Luke Cummo Jeff Big Frog Curran

Check out the second half of the UFC 129 pictures from Tracy Lee. See the eye poke that Jake Shields gave, Mark Hominick's head-matoma, and the push-ups Jose Aldo and Hominick did to celebrate. Take a look at Georges St-Pierre's form in his striking. It's so consistent that I thought I had uploaded duplicates of photos.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Exclusive-pictures-from-UFC-129-title-fights?urn=mma-wp1982

Ricardo Almeida Eddie Alvarez Thiago Alves Andre Amade

Source: http://www.watchkalibrun.com/2011/1/10/1927102/writers-nitpicking-comments-about-strikeforce-commentator-pat

Rashad Evans Urijah Faber Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson

by Michael David Smith

Badr Hari, the bad boy of kickboxing who hadn't fought in a year, finally returned to the ring on Saturday and easily beat an overmatched and uninterested opponent, the French boxer Gregory Tony at an It's Showtime event in France.

Hari won by first-round TKO, knocking Tony down three times without ever really hitting him all that hard. Tony looked like he didn't really want to be in the ring with Hari, and the matchup of Hari and Tony seemed like a generally bad idea: Tony isn't in Hari's class as a kickboxer, and Tony was also fighting just a week after he had two boxing matches on the same day, winning one and losing the other. A fight like this wouldn't get sanctioned by an American state athletic commission.

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/15/badr-hari-easily-beats-overmatched-gregory-tony/

Daiju Takase Oleg Taktarov Akitoshi Tamura Kiyoshi Tamura

Ryan Couture is carrying the torch for his family now. The 28-year-old son of legendary Randy Couture is the only family member actively fighting. His father lost some teeth and his final fight at UFC 129. Couture, the former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champ, called it quits and has moved on to a career in movies.

RawVegas.tv tracked down Ryan to check on how he's doing in preparation for his third pro fight against Matt Ricehouse (4-0) at Strikeforce Challengers 16 in Kent, Wa.

Couture doesn't have a dominant skill like his father did, but because he started training in all aspects of MMA, he may actually be the more well-rounded fighter. There's a good chance he never reaches the heights his father did, but he's already made an impressive considering he only began working towards an MMA career in 2007.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Ryan-Couture-video-Next-gen-Couture-tries-to-bu?urn=mma-wp2299

Gilbert Yvel Ishkhan Zakharian Roman Zentsov Nobuhiko Takada

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Bellator Fighting Championships has put together a highly competitive welterweight roster over the last couple of years, and for season five they are continuing to add to it.

The organization announced this week the additions of Maximum Fighting Championships' Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima and Wand Fight Team Muay Thai instructor Michael Costa to their welterweight roster.

The 23-year-old Lima brings a six-fight winning streak into his Bellator debut, including three straight stoppage victories in MFC. Most recently Lima took out UFC vet Terry Martin by TKO in the first round at MFC 29 last month.

"In every promotion I've fought in, I've always wanted to be the best welterweight in the division - but with Bellator, this is it," said Lima. "This is a big organization and I'm going to be fighting on national television on MTV2. This is it for me, finally."

"I just really want to finish all of my fights. Every time I fight, I'm always looking for some way to finish. I don't like leaving my fate in the hands of the judges. If we stand up I'm going to try to knock my opponent's head off, and if we go to the ground, I'm good there too."

Said Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney on Lima - "Over the last two years, Douglas has taken his game to an entirely different level. Many considered him one of the top unsigned welterweights in MMA today. I'm very happy to say that he's no longer unsigned and that he will be fighting for Bellator. We continue to develop one of the strongest 170 lbs. divisions in the sport, and Douglas will be a fantastic addition to that."

Costa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai black belt who has been affiliated with the UFC's Wanderlei Silva for a long time, from the early days of the Chute Boxe Academy to an instructor for the Wand Fight Team. He has not fought very often as of late, but did win his last fight by TKO in the first round last November.

"Michael Costa has all the tools to have a breakout year and his no nonsense approach in the cage made him a perfect fit for Bellator," said Rebney. "His addition to our welterweight division makes a strong 170 lbs. class that much stronger."

"Anyone that has seen me fight before knows that I fight with all my heart, and that I fight to finish my fights by knockout," said Costa. "For me, fighting is a war. I want to finish all of my fights with Bellator so the fans remember my name."

"Now that I have this incredible opportunity with Bellator, I'm going to work harder than ever to make the most of it for myself, my fans, and my family. When people talk about Bellator, I want them to talk about Michael Costa. I want them to talk about me like they talk about Hector Lombard. I'm here to make a name for myself with Bellator, and that's what I'm about to do."

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Bellator/article_9289.shtml

Rich Franklin Anderson Silva Mark Weir Fabricio Werdum

This is how the UFC division is looking right now (no order, but top guys at the top): *_UFC_* * Cain * JDS * Lesnar * Carwin * Nelson * Mir * Struve

Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/91079-we-verge-most-stacked-hw-division-ever.html

Quinton Jackson Forrest Griffin Rashad Evans Lyoto Machida

Filed under: Strikeforce, News

Well-traveled heavyweight Jeff Monson will step in to face prospect Daniel Cormier (pictured) on the June 18 Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum card in Dallas, both fighters have confirmed.

Cormier was originally scheduled to meet Shane Del Rosario, but a car accident last month has sidelined Del Rosario from taking place in the potential Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout.

Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/16/jeff-monson-to-face-daniel-cormier-at-strikeforce-overeem-vs-w/

Vagam Bodjukyan Kotetsu Boku Tony Bonello Stephan Bonnar