On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman
speaks with our long-time colleague and friend, the Japanese mixed martial arts
and puroresu (Japanese pro wrestling) journalist Tadashi Tanaka. He currently
works for the Japanese web site Miruhon.net (http:// miruhon.net).
Tadashi Tanaka is the journalist who broke the story in 2006 in the Japanese
magazine Shukan Gendai (Weekly Gendai)
February 1, 2012 – PORTLAND, ORE. –
After three years of producing what is already creating buzz as one of the most
important documentary films about Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) to date, Filmmaker
James Z. Feng and his team at RiLL Films
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 2, 2012) —
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to The Lone Star State on Friday, March
23rd for Bellator 62 live from Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena.
San Francisco, CA. – February 2, 2012
– Kountermove is very proud to announce that Randy “The Natural” Couture and
his son Ryan Couture will be hosting a Kountermove charity tournament during
UFC® 143 to benefit the ‘It Ain’t Chemo’ foundation.
The boxing world was stunned today with the passing of one
of the sport’s most influential trainers. Angelo Dundee passed away
earlier today at the age of 90 in Tampa, Florida.
Dundee is known for being the trainer of champions over multiple decades and
multiple championships.
One of the north-east’s top light heavyweights Greg Rebello returns to the cage
this weekend to face Mike Stewart in CES MMA “Extreme Measures”. This show February 3rd will be the ninth show
for the Rhode Island-based promotion, no word is available on distribution at
this time.
Real World Mixed Martial Arts—Northern
New Jersey’s premier school for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, kickboxing and
more—has announced they have launched their Women’s Only Boot Camp.
Magnaflow Exhaust Products, San Manuel Casino, and King of the Cage, Inc
present, King of the Cage “Reckless Abandon” Thursday, February, 2nd at San
Manuel Casino. Doors open at, 6:30 PM, 1st fight starts at, 7:30 PM.
The Houston Open takes place this upcoming Saturday and Sunday in Houston, Texas. The event is growing by leaps and bounds and some top names like J T Torres and Stephen "Pesadelo" Hall are competing in it. Most major academies have a solid presence in the event as well, Alliance, Gracie Barra America, BTT, Carlson Gracie, BJJ Revolution just to name a few. Check out the info below and don't miss it!
The Countdown to UFC 143 Begins Tonight On FUEL TV
Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit prepare for their epic welterweight title showdown
this Saturday, Roy Nelson and Fabricio Werdum ready themselves for their
meeting in the Octagon, plus a look at Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce! Premieres
tonight at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on FUEL TV
Rodolfo Vieira continues with his mastery of BJJ as he wins the European BJJ Open weight division. Vieira has won every major BJJ tournament he has entered in over 1 year! Vieira defeated arch-rival Bernardo Faria to take the title.
Don't miss U.F.C. tomorrow night live on Fox,. Event starts at 8:00PM Eastern/5:00PM Pacific, directly from Chicago, Illinois. Featuring fights with Evans, Davis, Bisping, Sonnen, Maia and Weidman makes this a great card.
European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship goes down in Lisbon, Portugal starting tomorrow. Top fighters are either already there as is the case of Rafael Lovato Jr or are flying on their way there as is Bruno Frazatto.
The brackets and schedule are already set. Let's rock!
The World Pro BJJ tournament organization is going at full speed with trials going down in Europe, Brazil and North America. Rio trials just went down last weekend and top Champions Rodolfo Vieira and Gabi Garcia secured their return to Abu Dhabi for this year's edition. Now more USA trials are starting to come around with San Diego and New York scheduled. Check out the info below and make sure to compete and secure your spot for the main event.
The event takes place on January 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th, at the Complexo Municipal Esportivo do Casal Vistoso in Lisbon, POR. Every year the event grows larger and gets tougher, this year, already signed in the men's adult division are tops like:
January 20th, 2012
UFC on FX. Directly from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
Main Card (On FX):
Melvin Guillard v Jim Miller - Miller by Submission (Rear
naked Choke) 2:04 R1
Duane "Bang" Ludwig v Josh Neer - Neer by Submission (Guillotine)
3:04 R1
