Rampage injury scrubs possible rematch with Griffin!
Quentin “Rampage” Jackson’s injured leg destroyed any possibility of a rematch with Forrest Griffin and a chance to win back the belt he lost to Griffin last Saturday night at UFC 86. It appears the leg kicks that Rampage received in the 2nd round had long lasting damage. The POSSIBILITY of a rematch has been moved to January 2nd. Juanito Ibarra, Rampage’s coach said about his leg:
“After the fight, he had a knot the size of a cantaloupe on his shin. I’ve never seen anything like it in all the years I’ve been in the fight game. It was ugly. The next day it went down. Today, there’s no bump at all. The doctor said he’s fine. It’s a deep bone bruise now. He’s totally fine. There’s no damage. All we’re waiting for now is the rematch.”
Talk now is about Forrest vs. Chuck Liddell, which only feeds the flames of the conspiracy theorist who have been saying since the decision that the UFC would make FAR more money with Chuck as Champion again, and for as long as Rampage is champ, Chuck will NOT be. Hmmmm…tin foil hat or no tin foil hat?
Roy Harris Seminar in CT!
Roy Harris will teach a 2-Day Mixed Martial Arts seminar at the Modern Self-Defense Center in Middletown, CT on Saturday, August 9th and Sunday, August 10th. Each day will run from 11:00 AM until approximately 3:00 PM (plus a lunch break).
Saturday’s topic: Top Game for MMA
Sunday’s topic: Guard Passing for MMA
Roy Harris is one of the first and highest ranked American black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is also a Senior Full Instructor in Jeet Kune Do / Filipino Martial Arts. A number of his local and long distance students are high profile MMA fighters, including Jason Lambert, Matt Stansell, Jeff Clark, Manny Rodriguez, Jason Day, Lee Mein, August Wallen, and more. Mr. Harris is known for his insightful, detailed instruction and his deep understanding of effective training methods.
Pre-register by Saturday, July 26th: $70 for one day / $120 for both days
After July 26th: $90 for one day / $150 for both days
Pre-registrations may be mailed to:
Modern Self-Defense Center
180 Johnson Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Mr. Harris is available for private lessons and belt tests. Please contact Chris ASAP to arrange either (his schedule typically fills up before the seminar weekend arrives).
Questions? Contact Chris Wright-Martell at info@modernselfdefense.com or (860) 830-6153.
www.modernselfdefense.com
Cage Rage 27: Step Up Card!
Phil Baroni vs. Scott Jansen
Robert “Buzz” Berry vs. Neil Grove
James McSweeney vs. Mustapha Al Turk
John Phillips vs. Tom Watson
Stav Economou vs. Piotor Kusmierz
Ashleigh Grimshaw vs. Robbie Olivier
Christian Binda vs. Brad Pickett
Eva Liskova vs. Aisling Daley
Jason Young vs. Francis Heagney
Mark Brown vs. Wesley Johnson
Umidjon Mavlyanov vs. Jody Cottham
James Elson vs. Dave Van Gas
For more info, go to MMAWeekly.com for a great write up!
Fedor’s next 2 fights!
Fedor Emelianenko’s manager Vadim Finkelstein has stated
“Two more fights are planned for Fedor in 2008. The first one in October in the context of the next Affliction show in conjunction with M-1 Global, and the second one at New Year’s Eve in Japan.”
While no opponent’s have been named, in all likelihood he will fight one of the winners on the Affliction card of the Arlovski vs. Rothwell bout or the Barnett vs. Rizzo bout. Which would you guys like to see? I know for YEARS I have been wanting to see Josh fight Fedor.
Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg added to EliteXC Card!
Josh Barnett prodigee Shayna Baszler will be fighting Cristiane Cyborg on EliteXC’s July 26th card on CBS. Here is the card so far:
Main Card (Televised on CBS)
* Champ Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith (for EliteXC middleweight title)
* Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (Welterweight Championship)
* Thomas Denny vs. Nick Diaz
* Shayna Baszler vs. Cristiane Cyborg
Main Card (Televised on Showtime)
* Justin Eilers vs. Antonio Silva (Heavyweight Championship)
* Brian Caraway vs. Wilson Reis
* Rafael Feijao vs. TBA
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