OLYMPIC COUNDOWN Muay Thai could become an Olympic sport in 2016 Campaign begins to make Thailand’s martial art recognised worldwide KITTIPONG THONGSOMBAT Thai officials are upbeat about the chance of Muay Thai …
All twenty-two competitors made weight Friday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for Saturday’s UFC 84: Ill Will event from the same venue.
Champion BJ Penn and challenger Sean Sherk both weighed in at 155 pounds for their headlining bout with the UFC lightweight title on the line.
"I know Sean Sherk’s ready," Penn told the crowd. "If I got to kick it up a notch, that’s what I got to do."
DREAM announced Friday the matchups for the second round of its middleweight grand prix scheduled for June 15 at the Yokohama Arena in Japan.
Since Kiyoshi Tamura is out of the tournament due to a broken hand suffered in the first round against Masakatsu Funaki, Melvin Manhoef, who won the reserve bout at DREAM 3, will enter the tournament. Manhoef’s opponent will be Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba.
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez is the fifth rated MMA lightweight on the planet, according to MMAFighting.com. That said, Melendez doesn’t particularly like the number five. Four, three, and two don’t really suit him either.
“I just want to be number one in the world, is that too much to ask for, man?” he says with a hint of B.J. Penn in his voice.
Copyright © 2008 MMA Coverage - All Rights Reserved. Theme by Antbag.
