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Manhoef KO’s Sakuraba at DREAM.4 Middleweight GP

By Monty DiPietro / June 16, 2008

The event featured four qualifying bouts, with winners advancing to the DREAM Middleweight GP Final at the Saitama Arena on September 23.YOKOHAMA, June 15, 2008 — Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef manhandled Kazushi Sakuraba, using punches and kicks to KO the Japanese mixed martial arts legend at tonight’s DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008. The event featured […]

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DREAM.4 Middleweight GP 2008 2nd Round Press Conference

By Monty DiPietro / June 14, 2008

TOKYO, June 14, 2008 — The DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 moves into second gear tomorrow, when eight quarterfinalists meet at the Yokohama Arena.TOKYO, June 14, 2008 — The DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 moves into second gear tomorrow, when eight quarterfinalists meet at the Yokohama Arena. All fighters have made the 84kg/185lbs weight cut, […]

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Alvarez, Uno and Kawajiri Win at DREAM.3

By Monty DiPietro / May 12, 2008

SAITAMA, May 11, 2008 — American wrestler Eddie Alvarez beat Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen in a thriller; while Japanese mixed martial arts legend Caol Uno won in the Main Event at tonight’s DREAM.3 Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round. SAITAMA, May 11, 2008 — American wrestler Eddie Alvarez beat Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen […]

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Success for Sakuraba in Saitama

By Monty DiPietro / April 29, 2008

Held at the Saitama Super Arena, the event opened this year’s DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix series. Fourteen of the world’s top mixed martial arts fighters battled for the right to advance to a final elimination tournament on June 15 and a chance for a spot in September’s DREAM Middleweight GP Final. SAITAMA, April 29, 2008 […]

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Zimmerman is the Man at K-1 Europe GP

By Monty DiPietro / April 28, 2008

This was a classic eight-man elimination tournament — all bouts contested under K-1 Rules (3Min. x 3R w/1RExt.), a quartet of first-tier fights advancing four men to a pair of semis, and the winners there going head-to head in the final.AMSTERDAM, April 26, 2008 — Errol Zimmerman of Holland won today’s K-1 World GP ’08 […]

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Hari Shocks Sefo; Schilt Wins in Yokohama

By Monty DiPietro / April 14, 2008

YOKOHAMA, April 13, 2008 — Moroccan muay thai dynamo and Defending K-1 Heavyweight Champion Badr Hari, 23, scored three quick first-round downs to defeat Ray Sefo tonight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama. InYOKOHAMA, April 13, 2008 — Moroccan muay thai dynamo and Defending K-1 Heavyweight Champion Badr Hari, 23, scored three […]

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K-1 World GP ’08 in Yokohama Press Conference

By Monty DiPietro / April 12, 2008

TOKYO, April 12, 2008 — Hoping to make history for a second time, former K-1 World Grand Prix Grand Champion Mark Hunt returns to the ring tomorrow against the three-time and defending K-1 WGP Champion Semmy Schilt of Holland. It’s been five years since Mark Hunt last fought in K-1, but fightsport fans everywhere remember […]

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Masato Masterful in Hiroshima

By Monty DiPietro / April 9, 2008

HIROSHIMA, April 9, 2008 — Twenty-nine year-old Japanese kickboxer Masato out-punched South African boxer Virgil Kalakoda to emerge victorious tonight in the Main Event at the World Max ’08 Final 16 Tournament in Hiroshima.HIROSHIMA, April 9, 2008 — Twenty-nine year-old Japanese kickboxer Masato out-punched South African boxer Virgil Kalakoda to emerge victorious tonight in the […]

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World Max 16 in Hiroshima

By Monty DiPietro / April 8, 2008

HIROSHIMA, April 8, 2008 — The K-1 World Max is one of the most thrilling fightsport competitions in the world today. With its 70kg/154lbs weight class, World Max delivers the unparalleled combination of speed and technique that have made it a favorite of sports fans everywhere. The road to this year’s World Max Championship has […]

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CroCop’s Saitama DREAM Comes True

By Monty DiPietro / March 15, 2008

Held before a sellout crowd at the Saitama Super Arena — with millions of Japanese television viewers watching live — DREAM.1 featured seven qualification bouts in the DREAM Lightweight (70 kg/154 lbs) class, along with a trio of open-weight fights. SAITAMA, March 15, 2008 — Returning to one of his favorite venues, Mirko CroCop made […]

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