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MMA-SA: Mixed Martial Arts South Africa
MMA-SA (Mixed Martial Arts South Africa) welcomes you to our website.
It is a website covering all of the Mixed Martial Arts in South Africa and the fighters involved. It showcases in depth profiles, interviews, background information, as well as behind the scenes footage of the serious and growing South African fighting community.
The MMA-SA website will also provide a comprehensive photo gallery, an explanation of the rules used internationally, descriptions and examples of the different styles. There will also be a streaming video component whereby viewers can study and learn step by step from the experts who will be demonstrating the various aspects. The website will also display links of affiliated Dojo’s and training centers country wide, if yours is not there please get hold of us so that you can be added.
If you are a fighter, or if you know one who is not represented on the website, please help us to collect that data, in order to help develop and showcase the country’s emerging talent. Please submit your profile and Q’S & A’S from the site and get it back to us so we can add you, don’t forget your picture.
MMA-SA will also be hosting an online store wherein people can buy all their training supplementation and equipment supplies at preferential rates.
Please do not hesitate to contact us on the details provided below:
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Fedor Emelianenko, M-1 welcome
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In the wake up former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture's recent loss to Brock Lesnar, M-1 Global and WAMMA heavyweight title-holder Fedor Emelianenko have publicly stated their desire for a "superfight" between the famed Russian fighter and the UFC's new heavyweight champion.
M-1 today released the official statement of the proposed bout with Lesnar while Emelianenko granted interviews with select media members.
M-1 executive Jerry Millen and Emelianenko clarify that the fight would need to be a "co-promoted event between the UFC, M-1, and Affliction Entertainment" -- something that could be difficult given, what they argue, has been the UFC's "anti-Fedor policy."
The Anatomy of an MMA Show, Part 1
by John Prisco on Nov 18, 2008
(NOTE: MMAjunkie.com is proud to announce a new series, "The Anatomy of an MMA Show." While just a few organizations dominate the national and international scene, many regional promotions are finding success on the local scene. The Florida-based Xtreme Fighting Championships, which is averaging more than 10,000 spectators per show, has been one of the best. In the first of his five-part series, XFC President John Prisco, pictured with the Florida State Boxing Commission's Tim Vaccaro, takes us behind the scenes and discusses the company's challenges as he prepares for the Dec. 5 XFC show.)
Who’ll Stop The Brock? The Lesnar Era Begins as Brock Stops Couture in two
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LAS VEGAS, November 15 – The first man in UFC history to win the heavyweight championship in his fourth fight was Randy Couture. Tonight, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Couture was forced to make room in the history books for the second man to achieve the monumental feat – Brock Lesnar, who stopped Couture in the second round to take the belt and begin a new era in the UFC heavyweight division.
“I can’t believe it,” said Lesnar I want to thank (UFC President) Dana (White), the UFC, and especially Randy Couture. It takes a lot of balls to come back after a year off and fight a young buck like me.”
CHAMP RANDY COUTURE VS. BROCK LESNAR (FOR UFC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE) Round 1 - Chants of
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Round 1 - Chants of "Randy" fill the arena. Couture throws a right, but Lesnar clinches. Couture pushes Lesnar against the cage. Lesnar scores with a knee inside. The chants for Couture begin again. Lesnar circles off and puts Couture against the cage. Couture pushes off and scores with a right hand. Lesnar throws a heavy combo. Lesnar shoots in for a single leg, but Couture keeps his balance. Lesnar pulls Couture’s legs out and moves to half-mount. Lesnar tries for mount, but Couture slips out. Couture looks to move to Lesnar’s back, but the larger man pulls him in front. Lesnar is back on top of Couture in
Official UFC® 91 Weigh-In Results
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LAS VEGAS, November 14 Related News
UFC® 91 Weigh-In
UFC® 91 Gonzaga vs Hendricks
Couture Prepares to Climb the Mountain Again
Josh Hendricks’ Six Year Voyage to the Octagon
UFC® 91 Randy Couture vs Brock Lesnar Press Conference
– The time for talk is over. Now it’s time for UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and challenger Brock Lesnar to finally step into the Octagon on Saturday night to take care of their business in the main event of UFC 91, a fight that has been dubbed “the biggest fight in UFC history.”
Fantasy Preview – UFC 91
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It’s the biggest card of the year, but there’s more to UFC 91 than the heavyweight championship bout between Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar. So if you want to make a statement in your UFC Fantasy Game league, you need to read on for the main card breakdown.
Both of these fighters will enter the Octagon on Saturday with added pressure to win. Hendricks, who is unbeaten in his last 11 fights, will need to remain poised and confident in his UFC debut. Gonzaga, loser of two of his past three, badly needs a victory to keep pace with other contenders in the revamped heavyweight division.
Aaron Riley – One of MMA’s Original Action Heroes Returns
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Before there was The Ultimate Fighter, there was Aaron Riley. Before Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar put on a
fight for the ages in 2005 that opened mixed martial arts up to a whole new fanbase, Riley was having fights like that with guys like Yves Edwards, Steve Berger, and Robbie Lawler.
But when the native of Tell City, Indiana steps into the Octagon this Saturday night against Jorge Gurgel, to many he’ll be the ‘new’ guy, or the guy who lost to Spencer Fisher in his last UFC appearance in January of 2006. It’s an odd place him to be in, especially since a big win could stamp him with the tag of ‘overnight success.’
Jorge Gurgel – Born to Fight
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For the last month, Jorge Gurgel has made his home In a small room in the Sityodtong gym in Somerville, Massachusetts. When he has to visit the bathroom in the middle of the night, he has to dodge heavy bags on the way. His wake-up call doesn’t come from the front desk of a posh hotel or an alarm clock, but from the buzzer ringing off rounds as his gym mates hit the heavy bags.
Gurgel calls it “that Rocky Balboa feeling,” and living two feet away from the mat at the gym has been a Godsend for the budding lightweight contender, who has finally realized that to achieve his dreams as a fighter, he had to get away from his own gym back in Cincinnati.
“I always knew that I needed to improve,” said Gurgel, a native of Fortaleza, Brazil. “The problem is that I always put everybody else in front of me. At one point in time, something got published saying that I had more UFC fighters than the current popular coaches. I had eight UFC fighters at one point. But I had to finally draw the line and say ‘listen guys, I dedicated the last eight years to build a core of great fighters, so you can roll the ball by yourselves while I’m gone. I need to do this while I can because I don’t want to be the guy who’s 40-something years old who says ‘man, if I had focused on myself, I shoulda, coulda, woulda done this and that.’ So I need to leave now, eight weeks before a fight.’ They all understand and support me, and I understand how important it is, especially for my head, to be free. Here, I’m just a student.”
Top African Heavyweights Set to Debut at XFC
Donavin Hawkey and Rico Hattingh.
Tampa, FL: The first fighter is a 27-year-old, 252-pound behemoth with the South African heavyweight title, ten gold medals from international wrestling tournaments, and a submission victory over fellow countryman and UFC veteran Trevor Prangley. The second fighter is a 26-year-old, 211-pound third-generation knockout artist from South Africa’s most prestigious fighting family, and the winner of five straight amateur boxing championships, has over 100 combined victories in kickboxing and boxing, and among his biggest fans is South African leader Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, the Zulu President of the African National Congress.
The Blueprint: Randy Couture
Brock Lesnar, however, is no ordinary “novice” fighter. His deep wrestling roots and freakish combination of size, strength and speed make him more akin to a comic book superhero than a novice fighter.
Couture is nobody’s fool. He is well aware of Brock’s physical and athletic advantages. He knows that as a 45-year-old champion, he cannot match Lesnar on any physical level. He won’t even attempt to.
UNDISPUTED - Jackson outlasts Henderson to unify 205-Pound Belts
LONDON, September 8
Sometimes history can occur in seconds. Tonight, before a sold-out crowd of 16, 235 at the O2 Arena, it took 25 minutes as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson became the first man in mixed martial arts history to unify a major title, decisioning Dan Henderson over five hard-fought rounds to defend his UFC light heavyweight championship and take home Henderson's PRIDE 205-pound belt in the process.
Bisping Decisions Hamill, Kongo Upsets Cro Cop on UFC 75 Undercard
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Rampage Jackson Post Fight Interview UFC 75
Marcus Davis Post Fight Interview UFC 75
Michael Bisping Post Fight Interview UFC 75
Cheick Kongo Post Fight Interview UFC 75
Gleison Tibau Post Fight Interview UFC 75
8 – England’s own Michael Bisping kept his unbeaten record intact in the main undercard bout of the UFC 75 card at the O2 Arena, eking out a close three round split decision over Matt Hamill in a light heavyweight contest that finally pitted the two unbeaten stars of The Ultimate Fighter’s third season.
WORLD MMA RANKINGS AS OF MMAWEEKLY.COM
The latest MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, September 5. This system ranks the top ten MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the six largest weight classes, as voted on by MMAWeekly.
We take into consideration a fighter's performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.
Naturally Disastrous - Couture Stops Gonzaga in Three to Retain Crown
LAS VEGAS, August 25 – This is starting to become a little redundant. A forty-plus fighter gets overlooked and doubted when facing younger foes, yet repeatedly turns the tables with performances that stun fight fans and overturn the odds.
Sibaya Casino Tournament results
Donavin Hawkey coming out on top again.
The tournament was put together much better and the venue was also held in a more pleasant arena. Among the audience there was Dep President of South Africa Jacob Zuma and Mr Logie Naidoo and a sell out with all walks filling up the rest of the arena. The tournament will also be coverd and shown on Super Sport 1 dates have not been confirmed. Donavin Hawkey walking away with a nother win under his belt with Justin Dimmick getting in the ring and fighting MMA, Justing is no stranger to the ring and with out dobt one of the top Kickboxers South Africa has to offer.
Donavan Hawkey once again comes through on top.
MMA RESULTS - SUNCOAST 29/07/07
The results for the MMA tournament held at Suncoats Casino in Durban held on Sunday 29/07/07.
Liddell's UFC 'comeback' bout to be in Anaheim
Popular former light-heavyweight champion will face veteran Jardine in the main event of UFC 76, sch
Anaheim's Honda Center will be the place where former Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell fights for the first time since losing his belt in a surprising first-round knockout loss to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, UFC officials confirmed Tuesday.
Liddell will fight mixed martial arts veteran Keith Jardine in the main event of UFC 76, scheduled for Sept. 22.
The card will also feature another high-profile light-heavyweight bout pitting Forrest Griffin (14-4), the winner of Spike TV's reality television series "The Ultimate Fighter I," against 2005 PRIDE Fighting Championships grand prix middleweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in his UFC debut.
Megaladon Promtions and Bad Boy Fight Division tournament at Sibaya Casino
12 th August 2007
Sunday 12th August- Megaladon Promotions and Bad Boy Fight Division bring you another tournament held at Sibaya
Casino. Bouts include Justin Dimmick v Ian Swart, Leon Maynard v Brandon
Catz, Wiehan Lech v Donovan Hawkey, and international bout with Wade
Henderson v Jean Claude Mpiana (DRC)
For any information and ticket sales please contact Dirk on 083 775 4258
Cage Rage 22 Results
LONDON, July 14 -- Returning to Wembley Arena for another night of action, Cage Rage 22 "Hard as Hell" delivered some spectacular finishes, including the shocking knock out of James Thompson on a card headlined by Eric Esch taking on Tengiz Tedoradze.
At the start of the main event, Tedoradze hammered "Butterbean" in the clinch with short punches, but quite understandably looked out of ideas when it came to taking down the gargantuan restaurant-owner.
Employing his solid but imperfect boxing to good affect, Tedoradze looked comfortable on the feet until a huge left hook from Esch dropped him to the floor, setting the alarm bells ringing in the Georgian's corner.
'Prodigy' says it's time to get a world title
Despite expressing interest in moving back to the welterweight division, Hilo's BJ Penn will fight champion Sean Sherk for the UFC lightweight title in November, according to UFC president Dana White.
Sherk (35-2-1) manhandled Hermes Franca a week ago in his first defense of the belt and will take on Penn (11-4-1), who tapped out Jens Pulver in his last fight. The title bout is tentatively scheduled for New Jersey, although an official announcement on the site has yet to be made.
"After the (Pulver) fight I sat down and thought about having the title and I was like you know I'm at 155 I might as well get it," Penn said. "I've already had two fights for the belt and now's the time to finally get it."
UFC Looking at Hawaii
First outdoor event
Before the sudden rise in popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White made many trips to the islands to watch local mixed martial arts shows.
Now, the man behind the biggest mixed martial arts organization in the world is planning on holding a UFC event at Aloha Stadium some time next year.
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Please send your Dojo's details and your logo to info@mma-sa.com so that we can add it to the site. If you have a website we will put a link on for you so that our viewers can see your site. This is free as we contributing towards growing the sport in South Africa. If you have any events coming up also let us know we will put it on the website for you and cover the event for you for free,get more info from info@mma-sa.com .
WORLD MMA RANKINGS
The latest World MMA Rankings. This system ranks the top ten MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the five major weight classes, as voted on by MMAWeekly. We take into consideration a fighter's performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport. Fighters who are under drug-related suspensions are not eligible for top ten consideration. Here are the current MMAWeekly World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of June 20th.
FRANK SHAMROCK Defeats PHIL BARONI
FRANK RESPECTS BARONI, WANTS TO FIGHT RENZO
Frank Shamrock answered a lot of questions long-time mixed martial arts enthusiasts had concerning his fighting ability against today's fighters, and gave newer fans to the sport a glimpse into the mystic that is Frank Shamrock, when he dispatched of hard hitting Phil Baroni at the co-promoted Strikeforce and EliteXC event Friday night in San Jose, Calif.
Shamrock, now sporting the moniker 'The Legend,' nearly finished Baroni with strikes in the first round before choking 'The New York Bad Ass' out with a Rear Naked Choke in round two.
Despite the online hype and pre-fight smack talk, Baroni gained the respect of Shamrock in the cage. "I knew he'd fight until the end. Phil's a warrior man. I mean Phil proved to me, I thought I would destroy Phil, and he proved to me that he's one of the toughest guys in MMA. He's got the toughest jaw I've ever seen, and he's got meat hooks on his hands. I think he came out huge on this, and my head is misshapened and swollen from getting punched."
Frank went on to say, "He's a brawler. He's a power puncher. He's got incredibly heavy hands. I think he's got the heaviest hands in MMA. His strength is that he'll do it. He's not good at it, but he'll do it, and that's dangerous. He smacked me a bunch of good times. I've never hit anybody in MMA that hard on the chin that many times and they not go down."
UFC 73
ORTIZ vs EVANS , SILVA vs MARQUARDT, SHERK vs FRANCA
'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Tito Ortiz returns to the Octagon to face the undefeated winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, Rashad Evans. The UFC Middleweight Championship will be on the line when champion Anderson 'The Spider' Silva brings his Muay Thai skills to the Octagon against the 7-time King of Pancrase, Nate 'The Great' Marquardt. Sean 'Muscle Shark' Sherk makes his first defense of the UFC Lightweight Championship against Brazillian fighter Hermes Franca.
CAGE RAGE 22 - HARD AS HELL
July 14, 2007 in LONDON, ENGLAND, venue: Wembley Arena
FIGHT CARD-:1. Heavyweight-ButterBean vs Tengiz Tedoradze ;
2. Light Heavyweight-Mario Sperry vs Lee Hasdell;
3. Heavyweight-Cabbage vs James Thompson ;
4. Heavyweight-Edson Drago vs Gary Turner ;
5. Heavyweight-Herb Dean vs Dave Legeno ;
6. Heavyweight-Mark Buchannan vs James McSweeny ;
7. Light Heavyweight-Paul Chahoon vs Mark Epstein ;
8. Feather Weight-Ronnie Mann vs Robbie Olivier ;
9. Welter Weight-Marios Zaromskis vs Ross Mason ;
10. Welter Weight-Ross Pointin vs Dean Bray ;
11. Middle Weight-Joe Mac vs Bad Boy;
12. Welter Weight-Michael Johnson vs Damian Riccio;
13. Light Heavyweight-Tom Watson vs ED Smith>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Seats -- http://www.cagerage.tv/tickets.htm
UFC
Rampage Jackson knocks out Iceman Liddell for the UFC Title
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson got one great punch to knock down Chuck the 'Iceman' Liddell and force the referee to stop the fight in the first round to take away his UFC light-heavyweight title at UFC 71. Rampage will make his first title defence against PRIDE FC Welterweight and Middleweight Champion Dan Henderson later this year. The announcement was made at UFC 71 'Liddell vs Jackson,' pitting the champions from the two major mixed martial arts promotions for the first time ever.
2nd Africa Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships - 2nd June 2007
Results.
The 2nd African Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships went off in style, with entrants from all over South Africa. There were competitors from all ages which shows the growth is the sport and many suporters showd there interes by expectating this event. The event hosted only for the second time was a succes and the number of entrants had increased from the previous year. This is a growing event and will be taking place every year so look out for the next event.
Vote for the top 20 fighters in South Africa.
We looking for the top 20 fighters in South Africa.
Please could you send your top 20 MMA fighters names and surnames to info@mma-sa.com We looking for 20 names of fighters across the country and all divisions. We would like your participation in getting this info and we will put the results up on the 1st July 2007. If you are a MMA fighter or you know of someone that does fight MMA and his fighter profile is not up then get the to log in and upload there profiles.
2nd Africa Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships - 2nd June 2007
This Saturday see's Novagen Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Academy's 2nd Africa Cup
South Africas biggest gi-based Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Competition. Held at the upstairs Imax foyer at Gateway, this competition will see teams from KZN, Cape Town, P.E. and Johannesburg competing in various weight divisions and in an open weight division. Clubs taking part include Novagen, Gracie Barra, Dave Levey-Marcus Soares Team and Tapout Academy! Entry is R100 for adults and R30 for kids (competitor entry), spectators are free. Awesome medals and USN hampers are up for grabs as well as prize money for the winner of the open weight division and a trophy for fastest submission of the day! If you train in a gi and grapple (judo/ jiu-jitsu (brazilian or traditional) come and compete against the best grapplers in the country!
Tournament at Sibaya Casino, Umdloti, KwaZulu Natal, South Arica
RESULTS - 20th May, 2007 BAD BOY in association with Megaladon Fighting Promotions
On the evening of the 20th May, 2007 BAD BOY in association with Megaladon Fighting Promotions hosted a tournament at Sibaya Casino, Umdloti, KwaZulu Natal South Africa. There was a very exciting bill with BRONSON BROWN VS JOE MARLESS and DAVID MC VAY VS DONAVAN HAWKE in the main event.
David Mc Vay coming off a win in his last show down with Joe Marless stepped in the ring with the new wonder kid Donavan Hawke, Donavan coming from a boxing background has taken to MMA rather fast and showing good results and potential...
Announcement from Bad Boy
Bad Boy has announced that they will be sponsoring the South African Amateur Kickboxing National Tournament from 31 August - Sept 2nd 2007.
This is the ultimate Amateur kickboxing tournament in South Africa - with over 400 competitors fighting for Individual and Provincial Champion titles. The venue will be UKZN main hall( University KwaZulu Natal - Durban) , National TV coverage is being finalised for the event. Contact Chris Nel for further information.
New Fighter Profile
Jerome Le Banner
Jérôme Le Banner was born December 24th 1972 into a modest family in Le Havre, France. His father was a truck driver and incidentally a semi professional boxer, his mother a warehousewoman. Young Jérôme started practicing martial arts with Judo at age 6. He showed great potential but a disagreement between his father and some judges during a competition put an early end to Jérôme's career in this sport.
Jérôme was 14 when he discovered a movie and an actor that would have a considerable influence on his life; it was indeed after watching Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury that LeBanner enrolled in karate classes, as he wanted to follow the footsteps of the man who became his role model. Young LeBanner devoured books and magazines dedicated to the Little Dragon, even putting his power hand in the lead as teached in Jet Kun Do, Bruce Lee's own fighting style. Even today Jérôme has kept his characteristic southpaw stance while he's naturally right handed.
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World Submission Wrestling Championships
Africa to be represented at World Submission Wrestling Championships
Legendary South African strongman Mark Robinson today announced that the African continent will for the first time be granted permission to send a team of wrestlers to compete in the coveted World Submission Wrestling Championships, due to take place in the US in May this year.
Dedicated to, and in loving memory of Giulio Greco, 26/08/1981 - 12/11/2006.
Held in the hearts and memories of all your family, friends and the fighting community, both in and out of the ring.
Rest in Peace my brother, 10111.
MMA-SA Event
Suncoast presents: FIGHT CLUB (results posted)
On the evening of the 22nd April Promoter Shihan Larry Vorster of FIGHT CLUB brings you another exciting tournament at Durban’s Sundcoast Casino’s Sundeck.
The evening is filled with action with 5 Amateur fights and 9 Professional fights, which 5 are MMA bouts with David McVay taking on local favourite Joe Marless.
Doors open at 4pm and the event starts at 6pm, there will be ticket sales on Saturday 21st between 12pm – 6pm and Sunday 22nd 12pm – 4pm outside Nu Metro, there will also be tickets for sale at the door on the evening.
For further information on tickets or tables contact Larry Vorster on 083 357 0357.
Interview: Bronson Brown
Date: 11/03/2007
MMA-SA: Bronson Brown, that name rings a bell! Even across the country and now it’s going to be in the ring. We hear you going to have your first mixed martial arts fight, tell me more about it?
Bronson Brown: I don’t know about my name been know across the country but, yes, I will be stepping into the ring on the 20th May 2007 date is still to be confirmed. I am very excited about the whole match up and keen to match my skills up with another trained opponent.