Couture lurking for future fight
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 07:27AM ET
In a boon for Southern California mixed martial arts fans, Russia's Fedor Emelianenko, the man ranked by some of the sport's devotees as the top fighter in the world, is coming to Anaheim for a July 19 fight against former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. A spokesman for Randy Couture's Las Vegas company said Couture expects to attend the Anaheim show, and MMA promoter Roy Englebrecht said Couture "is lurking" for a possible future fight.
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Simpson joins 'American Gladiators'
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 08:45AM ET
Mixed martial artists continue to branch out to other opportunities both on television and in athletics. The latest fighter to step into a new competitive arena is Arizona Combat Sports fighter Aaron Simpson, who will be featured on the current season of "American Gladiators" on NBC. Simpson was an assistant coach at Arizona State University training alongside future MMA standouts such as Cain Velasquez, C.B. Dollaway and Ryan Bader. Arizona State on Tuesday announced the discontinuation of its wrestling program. Currently, Simpson sports a 2-0 record in professional MMA. He will look to make his mark in the American Gladiators competition this season along with his wife, Kendra Sirignano, who will compete in the women's division.
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Campbell to appear on 'Tapout'
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 08:51AM ET
Mike Campbell will have cameras following him around for his upcoming fight on June 20 at a World Championship Fighting (WCF) event in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Campbell will be taped for an episode of "Tapout," a reality TV show on the Versus Network that follows the three outgoing founders of the clothing company as the travel across America in search of up and coming mixed martial arts fighters to sponsor.
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Klitschko-Hayes bout in works
Posted: Wednesday May 14, 2008 08:00AM ET
David Haye has held talks with world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko over a possible title fight this year, the Ukrainian revealed. Klitschko - holder of the IBF and WBO heavyweight belts - said he went for a meal with undisputed cruiserweight champion Haye last night where the conversion turned to a potential bout. Haye, 27, wants to step up to heavyweight after beating Enzo Maccarinelli at the O2 Arena last month, which saw him add the WBO cruiserweight title to his WBC and WBA belts.
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EliteXC to create women's title
Posted: Wednesday May 14, 2008 07:52AM ET
EliteXC live events president Gary Shaw announced the intention of creating a women's title later this year, as well as possibly putting together an all women's fight card to air on television in 2009. The conference call is part of the promotion's build-up to its network television debut on May 31 on CBS. Shaw also confirmed that the first title would be at 140-pounds, although he didn't rule out possibly creating titles for women in different weight classes in the future. He also mentioned the winner of the fight between Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young as one of the likely participants in the first EliteXC women's title bout.
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