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Inside MMA is a program, which airs Fridays on HDNet. In the newest edition Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice previewed upcoming event with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh "The Babyface Assassin" Barnett, UFC Hall of Famer Dan "The Beast" Severn, and Tom Atencio, VP of Affliction Clothing. Tom Atencio talks about the first show of the new Affliction Fight promotion, which will take place on 19th - [Read more]

Bas Rutten has made an appearance in the GTA IV (Grand Theft Auto 4) game as a typical stupid and agressive fighter. Actually everything began from Bass self-defence video, which became an Internet phenomenon. Game developers from Rockstar (the developer of GTA serie), decided to put Bas into the game. They wrote 90% of the text and Bas said he wasnt proud of it (or at least thats what I read - [Read more]

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović will face Jerome LeBanner in his next fight in DREAM.4 on 15th June, 2008. Jerome LeBanner is best known as a French professional kickboxer and K-1 superstar (73-14-1), famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power, but he also has experience in MMA (3-1-1) and Professional Boxing (4-0). Here is older video of Le Banner training in Chute Boxe Academy in - [Read more]

Hello my friends! This site hasnt been updated for two weeks now and there was a very good reason for that, which I want to explain. The thing is that I got into the fight against two guys. They wanted to steal a hamburger from one older woman (they wanted it so badly, that they inflicted bloody wounds to the woman!), but I didnt let them, after which they decided to fight me. Everything went - [Read more]

The results of the first Yamma Pit Fighting 1 event. Sherdog has a pretty good reports about the event, so read them if you want some details.Yamma CEO Bob Meyrowitz discusses Yammas first effortThe overview of Yamma Pit Fighting eventMinute by Minute: Yamma Pit FightingAlexey Oleinik won Sherman Pendergarst by the Submission (Ezekiel Choke) at the last minute of the first/last round. In the - [Read more]

Sports Illustrated made a list of The 25 Toughest Athletes. Fedor Emelianenko was placed 8th, before the best boxer - Floyd Mayweather. This is What makes him tough: Well, hes the toughest heavyweight in the world, and maybe the greatest heavyweight in mixed martial arts. Emelianenko, 31, is 27-1-1 in MMA and is a 10-time Sambo tournament champion, including four World Combat Sambo Championships - [Read more]

Just like previously reported, Fedor Emelianenko was one of the very few who were chosen to carry the Olympic torch when it came to the city of Saint-Petersburg, Russia. - [Read more]

Another great interview from Korean MFIGHT NEWS has been translated for us by the fellow RussianMMA.com reader , DH Han! Thank you for that (and for the previous translation as well)!Question: Korean fans want to know what Fedor is up to. Is he currently a free agent? Has he completely severed business ties with Sibling Entertainment and other members of the American party? Vadim Finkelstein: - [Read more]

BodogFIGHT is dying? mmapayout.com reportsAfter losing a reputed $38 million last year, Bodog appears to be on its last legs according to a report in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Most of the companys employees have been let go, there are no events planned (although they are sponsoring some smaller events), there is no new TV deal, and a recently proposed small budget (with the idea of - [Read more]

Interview with Aleksander Emelianenko. Interesting quotes:What are your impressions from the event in Saint-Petersburg? - I did not see all the fights, because when I fight, I try not to get distracted. I try to get focused and do some prelim exercises. I liked my fight. I came out and did what I had to do, and won. We will rewatch the fight with my coach, go through mistakes. Is it plausible to - [Read more]

Korean MFIGHT NEWS has posted an interview with Fedor Emelianenko. The reader of RussianMMA.com , DH Han, kindly translated it for us all. Thank you for that!Q: You will be one of the carriers of the Olympic torch for the Beijing Olympics in St. Petersburg on April 5. How does it feel to represent Russia? A: (Fedor Emelianenko):I feel very good. I was chosen as one of 5 carriers of the torch. Im - [Read more]

Its on! Today at 8:00 PM (5:00 PM GMT) m1mixfight.com will launch free broadcasting of the second edition of M-1 Challenge live from Ice Palace in Saint-Petersburg. Youll see 4 teams competing against each other: Russia vs Japan, Finland vs Korea. Moreover youll get the opportunity to watch 3 superfights: Amar Suloev vs Jacek Buczko, Roman Zentsov vs Daniel Tabara and Aleksander Emelianenko - [Read more]

The Korea Times reportsSouth Korean prosecutors indicted the local chief of a Russian martial arts agency for fraud Monday after he allegedly used the publicity rights of Fedor Emelianenko, the famed Russian mixed martial arts fighter, without consent. Emelianenko filed the suit early this month over a "shoddy" honey commercial that went on air on Korean cable television featuring his image. The - [Read more]

Some new information has flown about the first YAMMA Pit Fighting event, which will be held on 11th April in Atlantic City, N.J., USA. First of all, the organization has updated its website and posted some photos, videos, news, fighters profiles and so forth. They also had more explanations about their supposedly "revolutionary" surface. This is what they had to say.The Yamma is a circular - [Read more]

UFCs Dana White sharing his opinion about Russia - [Read more]

The "IFL: New Blood New Battles" event will take place on 4th April in Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, USA. Here is the card:Championship BoutsJay Hieron vs. Mark Miller Wagnney Fabiano vs. Shad Lierley Jamal Patterson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko Midwest Combat vs Renzo Gracie Jiu-jitsuBart Palaszewski vs. Jim Miller Brad Blackburn vs. Delson Heleno American Top Team vs Miletich Fighting - [Read more]

Some official information about the separation in M-1 Global.NEW YORK -- M-1 Global announced today a mutual agreement with Vadim Finkelstein/Finkelchtein, manager of former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko, to release the heavyweight from his contractual obligations. March 28, 2008 M-1 Global, Fedor agree to go separate ways “There is so much going on in the world of mixed martial arts right - [Read more]

The results from the yesterdays WEC 33 - Back To Vegas. Logan Clark wins Scott Harper by TKO (Strikes) at 4:37 in round 1 Kenji Osawa wins Chris Manuel by Split Draw Alex Serdyukov wins Ryan Stonitsch by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:35 in round 1 Richard Crunkilton wins Sergio Gomez by Decision (Unanimous) Brock Larson wins John Alessio by DQ (Knee to downed fighter) at 1:50 in round 1 - [Read more]

Monte Cox appeared on a Savage Dog Show with Monte Cox (beginning from 1:06:35) telling about the end of the M-1 Global story. At least Monte Cox and other Americans will not be part of it. They will stay together though and will try to make their own MMA promotion with unknown name and with the first show scheduled for 14th June (another delay, yeah!). He also kinda confirmed that Fedor - [Read more]