http://www.mma-king.comMMA King | Articles | Profiles | MMA NewsFri, 11 Jan 2009 09:28:06 +0000http://backend.userland.com/rss092en What should have been a triumphant night for the UFC and Dana White quickly turned into a debacle. Tens of thousands of people poured into the Bell Centre to take in UFC 97. The crowd in Montreal was boisterous and ready to have a great time. The...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/04/20/the-anderson-silva-situation/Kenny Florian recently appeared on "MMA Live" (ESPN.com, link below) and addressed his as-yet unscheduled title fight with B.J. Penn. Florian seemed to be a bit frustrated at the lack of progress in scheduling the bout, and basically pleaded for ...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/28/kenny-florian-to-bj-penn-lets-make-it-happen/Responding to recent rumors that have surfaced online, Affliction vice-president Tom Atencio confirmed that a July 11th date for the promotion is a possibility. Why is July 11th significant? This is the same day that UFC 100 will be held. ...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/25/whats-affliction-thinking/Bobby Lashley, who clearly has aspirations of following in Brock Lesnar's footsteps and becoming a huge star in the UFC, defeated Jason Guida on Saturday night in a decidedly boring performance. Lashley defeated Jason Guida via unanimous decision...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/21/bobby-lashley-underwhelms-against-jason-guida/When the odds for the Lyoto Machida - Rashad Evans fight (which is scheduled to headline UFC 98 in May) were first released, many people (including myself) were surprised at just how big of a favorite Machida was. There is no denying that Machida...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/20/should-lyoto-machida-be-a-200-favorite-against-rashad-evans/Ken Shamrock, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, tested positive for three different types of anabolic steroids after a recent show in Fresno, California. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" apparently tested positive for: 19-Norandrosterone,...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/12/ken-shamrock-suspended-for-one-year/First it was going to be Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar in a UFC heavyweight title unification match in the main event of UFC 98. Then, after Frank Mir successfully had the fight pushed back to UFC 100 due to needing arthroscopic surgery on his right ...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/11/rashad-evans-vs-lyoto-machida-to-headline-ufc-98/Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated Keith Jardine via unanimous decision earlier tonight in the main event of UFC 96, earning himself another shot at the UFC light heavyweight title in the process. The UFC announced during the broadcast tonight th...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/07/rashad-evans-vs-quinton-jackson-to-headline-ufc-98-lesnar-vs-mir-ii-pushed-back-to-ufc-100/Earlier this week, the UFC officially unveiled the details for UFC 98: "Lesnar vs Mir II". The event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 23rd. The main event of the card will feature Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir in a UF...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/05/ufc-98-lesnar-vs-mir-ii-rumored-card/Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture have now both verbally agreed to fight each other at UFC 101, according to MMAWeekly.com. Couture verbally agreed to the proposed match-up early last week, while Nogueira agreed a few days later. Contrac...http://www.mma-king.com/2009/03/03/antonio-rodrigo-nogueira-agrees-to-fight-randy-couture/