MMA on Tap http://www.mmaontap.com/ MMA News en Copyright 2009 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:55:57 GMT Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation Strikeforce/M1-Global: Fedor vs. Rogers Weigh-In Results http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/strikeforce-m1-global-fedor-vs.-rogers-weigh-in-results/ Fight Previews, Strikeforce


Fedor Emelianenko. Photo by Tracy Lee/CombatLifestyle.com.

All of the combatants for Strikeforce/M-1 Global’s Fedor vs. Rogers card successfully made weight in preparation for their bouts on Saturday at the Sears Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The card will be headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers. The card will also feature a Strikeforce middleweight title bout between Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller.

Fedor Emelianenko (232 lbs) vs. Brett Rogers (264 lbs)
Jake Shields (184.5 lbs) vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller (184 lbs)
Gegard Mousasi (205 lbs) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (204 lbs)
Antonio Silva (263 lbs) vs. Fabricio Werdum (242 lbs)
Roxanne Modafferi (140 lbs) vs. Marloes Coenen (145 lbs)
Mark Miller (171 lbs) vs. Deray Davis (170.5 lbs)
Jeff Curran (145 lbs) vs. Dustin Neace (*149.6 lbs)
Shamar Bailey (170 lbs) vs. John Kolosci (171 lbs)
Louis Taylor (185.5 lbs) vs. Nate Moore (184 lbs)
Christian Uflacker (156 lbs) vs. Jonatas Novaes (155.5 lbs)

* The Curran-Neace fight will be held at a catch-weight of 149.6 pounds. Curran will be awarded 20 percent of Neace’s purse.

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]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:55:57 GMT Scott White St. Pierre Signs Sponsorship Deal With Under Armour http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/st.-pierre-signs-sponsorship-deal-with-under-armour/ Georges St Pierre


Georges St. Pierre. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

It has been announced that UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Under Armour.

According to Sherdog.com, St. Pierre, a native of St. Isidore, Quebec, will become the face of Under Armour’s BockerJock and BoxerBrief Underwear line this Spring, and will be featured in a multi-platform advertising campaign for its ColdGear and Recharge post-workout suit.

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]]> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:59:37 GMT Scott White Strikeforce Signs Marius Zaromskis http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/strikeforce-signs-marius-zaromskis/ Marius Zaromskis, Strikeforce, Welterweight


Marius Zaromskis. Photo property of DREAM.

Strikeforce has officially announced the signing of DREAM welterweight grand prix champion Marius “Whitemare” Zaromskis to a multi-fight contract. No date was announced for Zaromskis’ Strikeforce debut.

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]]> Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:09:04 GMT Scott White UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Quick Results http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/ufc-104-machida-vs.-shogun-quick-results/ Fight Results, UFC Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua – Decision (Unanimous)
Cain Velasquez def. Ben Rothwell – TKO (Punches)
Gleison Tibau def. Josh Neer – Decision (Unanimous)
Joe Stevenson def. Spencer Fisher – Submission (Elbows)
Anthony Johnson def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida – TKO (Punches)
Ryan Bader def. Eric Schafer – Decision (Unanimous)
Patrick Berry def. Antoni Hardonk – TKO (Punches)
Chael Sonnen def. Yushin Okami – Decision (Unanimous)
Jorge Rivera def. Rob Kimmons – TKO (Punches)
Kyle Kingsbury def. Razak Al-Hassan – Decision (Split)
Stefan Struve def. Chase Gormley – Submission (Triangle Choke)

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]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:10:51 GMT Scott White Dana White’s UFC 104 Video Blog (Part II) http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/dana-whites-ufc-104-video-blog-part-ii/ Media, Youtube, Personalities, Dana White, UFC

Here is the second instalment of UFC president Dana White’s UFC 104 video blog. In the following episode, White continues with the Twitter craze, giving away tickets to fans for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun.

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]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:49:17 GMT Scott White Quick Hits: Almeida Injured, Sylvia to Japan for NYE & More http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/quick-hits-almeida-injured-sylvia-to-japan-for-nye-more/ Joe Warren, Jon Fitch, Tim Sylvia, DREAM, K 1, Strikeforce, UFC, Featherweight, Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Welterweight


Tim Sylvia. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

- Ricardo Almeida has pulled out of his November 21 bout with welterweight contender Jon Fitch at UFC 106 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was expected to be Almeida’s first at 170 lbs after a career at middleweight. Fitch told MMA Junkie he’ll now get a “bigger fight instead.” [MMAJunkie.com]

- Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia will be appearing on the upcoming K-1 Dynamite! show on New Year’s Eve. Sylvia has been offered bouts with Alistair Overeem and Hong Man Choi and Fighters Only is reporting that Sylvia’s camp is currently favoring a bout with Choi. [Fighters Only Magazine]

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]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:24:42 GMT Scott White Dana White’s UFC 104 Video Blog (Part 1) http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/dana-whites-ufc-104-video-blog-part-1/ Media, Youtube, Personalities, Dana White, UFC

UFC president Dana White is back with his infamous YouTube video blogs. The following video documents White as he watches his cousin fight at a Tuff-N-Uff event followed by White heading to Los Angeles to promote UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun.

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]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:24:13 GMT Scott White Quote of the Day: Zuffa Willing to Sell Stake? http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/quote-of-the-day-zuffa-willing-to-sell-stake/ Personalities, Dana White, Fertitta Brothers, UFC


Dana White. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

“It’s a possibility. For what we value this thing at, you would have to find somebody right now with a lot of cash laying around, who wants to get in this business, get a piece of it and kind of just sit over there and not tell us what to do.”

—UFC president Dana White tells Bloomberg that Zuffa officials may be willing to sell a 10-15% stake to a private investor.

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]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:57:45 GMT Scott White Silva-Akiyama Rumored For UFC 111 in Australia http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/silva-akiyama-rumored-for-ufc-111-in-australia/ Wanderlei Silva, Yoshihiro Akiyama, UFC, Middleweight


Wanderlei Silva. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Former PRIDE light heavyweight champion Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva will make his first appearance at middleweight in February when he takes on top contender and K-1 veteran Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama.

The report comes of USA Today who states the bout is rumoured for UFC 111 on February 21 when the UFC makes its first appearance in Sydney, Australia.

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]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:04:47 GMT Scott White Forrest Griffin to Face Tito Ortiz at UFC 106 http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/forrest-griffin-to-face-tito-ortiz-at-ufc-106/ Fight Teams, Team Punishment, Xtreme Couture, Forrest Griffin, Tito Ortiz, UFC, Light Heavyweight


Forrest Griffin. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that former UFC light heavyweight champions Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz and Forrest Griffin will rematch at UFC 106 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Griffin will be replacing UFC Hall of Famer Mark “The Hammer” Coleman who was forced to pull out of the bout after suffering a tear in one of his medial collateral ligaments.

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