June 27th, 2007
PRIDE Fighters To File Lawsuit Against DSE?
PRIDE LWGP Show Scheduled For July Cancelled
Japanese Fighter Auctioning His PRIDE Winners Trophy
St. Pierre-Koscheck, Stevenson-Pellegrino At UFC 74
Drew Fickett Off UFC 73 "Stacked" Card On 7/7
Steve Mazzagatti Explains Maynard-Emerson Stoppage
Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Ultimate Fighting Championship® President Dana White today announced that Croatian superstar Mirko "Cro Cop" will return to the Octagon™ in September and take on France's Cheick Kongo in a featured heavyweight bout at UFC 75 in London's new O2 Arena. White delivered the UFC 75 announcement today live from Las Vegas via satellite on ESPN's The Hot List and discussed the upcoming bout with host Scott Reiss.
"Mirko 'Cro Cop' is fighting Cheick Kongo from France," said White. "He's six foot four and two hundred and forty pounds - he's huge. They are both strikers. Cheick Kongo is a very good striker and he's good with his feet, knees and hands - it's going to be a very interesting matchup."
Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Fight fans around the world watched Randy "The Natural" Couture as he dominated Tim Sylvia for five straight rounds to become the only man ever to win the UFC® World Heavyweight title three times. Seven weeks later, millions watched in awe as Gabriel "Napão" Gonzaga landed a devastating knockout over Mirko "Cro Cop", one of the most skilled and feared heavyweights in the world. Having earned the respect of sports fans everywhere, both Couture and Gonzaga - the two best heavyweights in the UFC - will now face each other in one of the most anticipated title fights in history. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization presents UFC 74: RESPECT featuring the championship main event Couture vs. Gonzaga and the special feature Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck, live from Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, August 25.
Looks like there were alot of winners from my picks. Aside from the no contest, it was a good run. for 7 out of 9 picks. That's enough to make some good $$$$.
I was going to pick Nick Diaz, but Gamburyan was looking tough. I think he could have taken the event if it wasn't for his shoulder popping out. I'm sure he'll be back strong.
Sherdog has the final results.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - History will mark 2007 as the breakout year for mixed martial arts in terms of mainstream acceptance, and ESPN has cemented that fact with the nominations of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy 'The Natural' Couture and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson for the 2007 ESPY award for 'Best Fighter'.
