This Week in Combat Sports June 29th, 2011:

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Nate Marquardt Fired by UFC

Cheick Kongo weathers a Pat Barry hurricane to land knock out of his own

Charlie Brenneman stops the rise of Rick Story

Matt Mitrione knocks out Christian Morecraft

Pro Elite Targeting August for Return; T. Jay Thompson & Rich Chou on Board as Executives

Ken Shamrock on Special Rules MMA Fight with James Toney: “I Will Beat Him Up”

Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger Set as Main Event for UFC Battle on the Bayou

Daley vs. Woodley, Smith vs. Saffiedine official for “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson”

Tony Ferguson vs. Aaron Riley set for UFC 135 in Denver

Chael Sonnen Now Free to Apply for License

UFC 132: Dominick Cruz defends title against Urijah Faber

UFC 132: Tito Ortiz vs Ryan Bader

UFC 132: Wanderlei Silva vs Chris Leben

UFC 132: Carlos Condit vs Dong Hyun Kim

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This Week in Combat Sports March 24th, 2011:

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UFC 128: Jones dominates and TKOs Rua in the third.

UFC 128: Faber gets unanimous decision over Wineland

UFC 128: Miller TKOs Shalorus

UFC 128: Schaub KOs Cro Cop

UFC 128: Marquardt gets decision over Dan Miller

UFC 128 Video: Jon Jones Recounts How He Stopped Robbery on Fight Day

Tito Ortiz Takes on Ryan Bader at UFC 132 on July 2

Shane Carwin vs. Jon Olav Einemo Set, Likely For UFC 131 In Vancouver

Waters Tested, Anderson Silva Not Planning Return To Light Heavyweight

Paul Daley Signs Contract to Fight Nick Diaz in April

Coker: Fedor to Return at July Strikeforce Event

Sources: UFC’s Strikeforce purchase likely hastened by ProElite Inc. interest

UFN 24: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Phil Davis

UFN 24: Dan Hardy vs Anthony Rumble Johnson

UFC 24: Amir Sadollah vs DeMarques Johnson

Klitschko-Haye contract signed

‘Money’ Mayweather wants a whopping $100M to fight Rep Pacquiao

MMA Valor Article of the Week: Interview with Michael Schiavello

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This Week in Combat Sports February 8th, 2011:

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UFC 126: Silva KO’s Belfort

UFC 126: Griffin Decisions Franklin

UFC 126: Jones submits Bader

Rashad Evans injured, Jon Jones now challenges “Shogun” Rua for title at UFC 128

UFC 126: Ellenberger gets the split over Rocha

UFC 126: Torres gets unanimous decision over Banuelos

Cowboys Stadium, Rogers Centre Possible Hosts for Silva-GSP Superfight

Dana White: No Timetable Yet for Chael Sonnen’s Return

Alistair Overeem: Cain Velasquez Is No. 1, but Not for Long

Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez signs new multi-year agreement

Driver sentenced to nine years in prison for crash that killed TapouT co-founder

MMAValor.com Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket contest

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News for Aug 27, 2010:

Here is the daily link round of what is going on in the world of Combat Sports

Kimbo Slice putting on the Boxing gloves now

Shambala Sports Network UFC 118 Picks

11 Bouts Inked for UFC 119

Akiyama Joins Jackson Camp for Bisping Bout at UFC 120

Frankie Edgar Comfortable As Underdog

COUTURE DOESN’T BUY THE BOXING VS. MMA TALK

Bellator 26 recap: Oleinik, Vega and Ward advance with tournament victories

Overeem receptive to Emelianenlo fight and drug testing, but conditions apply

WEC 50 drug tests come back clean

Despite three-fight skid, UFC 118′s Dan Miller not worried about short-notice fight

UFC’s Spencer Fisher arrested on minor charge, rep expects charges to be dropped

Brock Larson vs. Tarec Saffiedine rounds out main card of stacked Shark Fights 13 event

Lisa Ward: “Aisling Daly is a bully and she’s in for a reality check.”

Diaz vs. Noons II set for October 9th in San Jose (UPDATE)

Jose Vega: “I’m going to put Danny Tims to sleep.”

James Toney Says He’s Seen Fear in Couture’s Eyes, Calls Lesnar ‘Chicken’

Randy Couture Tuning Out James Toney Ahead of UFC 118 Showdown

James Toney in No Mood to Talk 48 Hours Before UFC 118

Joe Lauzon on UFC 118 Grudge Match: Gabe Ruediger Is in Trouble

Marcus Davis Sees a Bit of Himself in UFC 118 Opponent Nate Diaz

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News for July 19th, 2010:

Here is the daily link round of what is going on in the world of Combat Sports

Kampmann vs Shields set for UFC 121

August 13th Strikeforce women’s tourney set.

Mir vs Big Nog 2 set for UFC 119

Sanchez vs Grove at Bellator 24

Anthony Johnson looking to return in October or November

Mitchell vs Waldburger at UFC Fight Night

Frank Shamrock has no regrets

Petruzelli to get one more UFC bout

Guillard vs Stephens on main card of UFC 119

UFC 119 Prelims will be on Spike TV afterall

King Mo talks James Toney’s UFC debut

Pellegrino also have torn ACL

Overeem talks not fighting DREAM and hints at returning to K-1

Vitor Belfort not sweating Silva vs Sonnen

UFC’s Marshall Zelaznik talks UFC 120 and Global Expansion

Enfusion wraps up second season

Mayweather’s camp denies and talks with Pacquiao

Felix Sturm to head back to ring

Waters targets Cotto

More on Klitschko vs Povetkin

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News for July 1st, 2010:

Here is the daily link round of what is going on in the world of Combat Sports

UFC 116 Pre-Fight: Dana White Clears the air

Paul Heyman talks with Ariel Helwani at UFC 116 Pre-Fight Presser

UFC 116 Pre-Fight: Lesner and Carwin jockey for #1

UFC 116 Pre-Fight: Yoshihiro Akiyama explains why he was reluctant to face Leben

Kennedy vs Souza, Noons vs Gurgel in works for Strikeforce: Houston

Dana White says that he will release Chuck Liddel if Liddel wants to fight again

Shogun out until March of 2011

Sherdog.com UFC 116 Main Card Preview

Sotiropoulos aims for fight of the night against Pellegrino

Strikeforce releases Jake Shields

Aldo vs Gamburyan likely headliner for WEC 51

Cain Velasquez gets winner of Lesner and Carwin

UFC done with trying to sign Fedor

UFC expects quick deal with Jake Shields

K-1 Max 2010 Grand Prix limps into action

Johnson-Jefferies Centennial 2010

Rod Salka remains unbeaten

Golden Boy Promotions promises new direction for boxing

WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez ready to defend title

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News for June 22nd, 2010:

Here is the daily link round of what is going on in the world of Combat Sports

Werdum trains for Fedor: Photo Gallery

Fedor not concerned with what Dana White or others have to say.

Martin Kampmann happy to face Dan Hardy or Jake Shields

Dana White: We gotta get over Fedor

James Toney calls out Randy Couture and David Haye…Is Toney managed by M-1 Global?

Evgeni Kogan confident Gegard Mousasi will sign new deal with M-1 Global

Shane Carwin to make $40K to show and $80K for a win over Brock Lesner.

Should Matt Hamill have been cleared to fight?

K-1 MAX interviews and training videos

Buakaw wins in China and other Muay Thai results

Wanderlai Silva injured and out of UFC 116. Replacement being searched for.

Shane Carwin downplays media blackout. Still doing interviews

Strikeforce: LA peaked at around 200,000 viewers on Showtime

Brock Lesner says he is lighters and ready for Shane Carwin

Escobedo set to face Beltran

Miradzo-Schultz to have rematch

Adamek, Tua training together

Yuriorkis Gamboa to face Elio Rojas…not Orlando Salido on 9/11

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This Week in Combat Sports May 14th, 2010:

Shambala Sports Radio has on Blogtalk Radio

Rua destroys Machida to win Light Heavyweight title

Koscheck wrestles his was to victory over Daley

What happened to the Honor of Mixed Martial Arts

Paul Daley not unemployed long.

Don King Files for Injunction Against Mayorga, Shine Fights

Shine Fights 3: Thomas vs Mayorga

Pacquiao-Mayweather fight hopeful for November

Pacquiao on ABC Nightline

Shooto Champ Siyar Bahadurzada signs with Strikeforce

Strikeforce: Overeem vs Rogers

Strikeforce: Arlovski vs Big Foot Silva

Tito Ortiz Won’t Be Charged in Domestic Violence Arrest

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This Week in Combat Sports April 16th, 2010:

Shambala Sports Radio has a new home on Blogtalk Radio

Silva vs. Sonnen targeted for August in Utah

Edgar-Penn Rematch in Works for Late Summer, Fall

UFC 115 sells out in 30 minutes

Welterweight Jason High one and done in UFC

Bobby Lashley looks to return to cage in May or June

K.J. Noons likely for June Strikeforce debut

Ray Mercer, Bobby Green Off Friday” onclick=”return TrackClick(”,’%3Ca+href%3D’)”s King of the Cage Card

Shane Mosley promises KO

Mosley tested 4 times in 3 weeks

Haye to fight Klitschko soon

Strikeforce: Nashville – Jake Shieds vs Dan Henderson

Strikeforce: Nashville – Gegard Mousasi vs King Mo

Strikeforce: Nashville – Gilbert Melendez vs Shinya Aoki

CBS? Why the tape delay for the West Coast?

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Can I just say this about Gilbert Melendez?  He is a great guy to interview.  I had my little girl running around the house while I was on the phone with Melendez and he was cool with the little interruptions that comes with having a young child in the house.  Again, really cool and if you watch both parts of the interview, you will get some great news in regard to El Nino.

Now on to the interview:

In part 1 of the interview with the Strikeforce Lightweight Champ, I asked him about where the name El Nino came from, how his training is going and if there is a difference between Gilbert Melendez the coach and Gilbert Melendez the fighter…

In part 2, we get into his upcoming bout with Shinya Aoki, what will need to happen if a rematch is to happen in Japan and his contract status with Strikeforce…

I would like to thank Gilbert ‘El Nino’ Melendez, again, for taking the time out of his day to talk with me.

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