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26-12-2003, 08:30
FEDOR WILL NOT FIGHT IN BOM-BA-YE
Zach Arnold of Puroresupower reports that a press briefing was held Monday in Tokyo with Antonio Inoki announcing that Yuji Nagata would work his 12/31 Kobe Wing Stadium show. It was then followed with the news that Emelanienko Fedor would not work the show.
Inoki said that Semmy Schilt's contractual obligations to PRIDE were cleared and he will fight Josh Barnett as scheduled. An announcement will be made shortly on the heavyweight boxer who Kazuyuki Fujita is facing.
CONFUSION OVER UPCOMING SHOWS
Zach Arnold of puresopower has this following report about Inoki's show. "In a strange and short press conference, an announcement was made regarding the participation of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic for Inoki's 12/31 Kobe Wing Stadium show. The press briefing was over an hour late and key figures (Inoki, Nippon TV producers) did not show.
Nikkan Sports claims that through Miro Mijatovic, comments have been made indicating that Filipovic is 'undecided' as to whether or not he will work the show after all (he claimed a back injury for cancellation earlier). The Japanese press is calling Mirko's tactics "sheepish" and claim that Inoki's card (along with PRIDE's card) are in a state of confusion.
Couple of interesting notes from the press briefing - Kazuyuki Fujita's current opponent being negotiated with is a boxer. As MMAWeekly reported, Rich Franklin will be fighting. His opponent was announced as LYOTO (Ryoto Machida). Emelianenko Alexander (Fedor's brother) was announced for a fight on the show. When asked if Fedor's opponent for Inoki's show would be a Japanese pro-wrestler, it was acknowledged with a 'yes'. Yuji Nagata or Hiroyoshi Tenzan is going to get slaughtered.
One final note. ADCC news is reporting that Mario Sperry vs Don Frye will not happen as speculated, however they report that Yuki Kondo has taken Frye's place.
There isn't another night in MMA to compare with what is happening December 31st. You have some great fighters competing, you have different organizations bidding over talent and you have possible lawsuits on the line depending on who fightes who.
MMAWeekly reader Charles Liebermen emailed us a possible schedule of what fights you mma fans in Japan could expect for December 31st. The only bad part of this card is the fact that these shows will not be shown in America.
Here's the list of POSSIBLE matches. Remember the full card for these three shows have NOT been confirmed.
PRIDE 'SP'
December 31st, 2003
Saitama Super Arena
Omiya, Japan
Officially confirmed matchups:
Royce Gracie vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Ryan Gracie vs. Wataru Sakata
Hayato Sakurai vs. Daiju Takase
Unoffical matchups:
Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Murilo 'Ninja' Rua vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Heath Herring vs. Dos Caras Jr.
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Quinton Jackson
Yuki Kondo vs. Mario Sperry
K-1 'Premium 2003 Dynamite'
December 31st, 2003
Nagoya Dome
Nagoya, Japan
K-1 matchups:
Bob Sapp vs. Akebono
Ernesto Hoost vs. 'Montanha' Silva
Shannon Briggs vs. Francois Botha
Francisco Filho vs. TOA 'The Samoan Beast'
-Din Thomas vs Amar Suloev
-Kimo vs. Michael Mcdonald
MMA matchups:
Alexey Ignashov vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Genki Sudo vs. Eric 'Butterbean' Esch
Cyril Abidi vs. Sylvester Terkay
David Khakhaleichivili vs. Yoshihiro Nakao
Tom Howard vs. Christopher Midoux
INOKI BOM BA YE 2003 - Rumors
- Takayama vs Mirko Cro Cop
- Josh Barnett vs Semmy Schilt
- Murakami vs Stefan Leko
- Rich Franklin vs. Lyoto Machida
- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Angelo Araujo Reis
- Emeliankeko Fedor vs. Kosaka
- Kazuyuki Fujita vs Mike Bernardo
- Tadao Yasuda
- Jan "The Giant" Nortje.
Quelle: MMA Weekly
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Zach Arnold of Puroresupower reports that a press briefing was held Monday in Tokyo with Antonio Inoki announcing that Yuji Nagata would work his 12/31 Kobe Wing Stadium show. It was then followed with the news that Emelanienko Fedor would not work the show.
Inoki said that Semmy Schilt's contractual obligations to PRIDE were cleared and he will fight Josh Barnett as scheduled. An announcement will be made shortly on the heavyweight boxer who Kazuyuki Fujita is facing.
CONFUSION OVER UPCOMING SHOWS
Zach Arnold of puresopower has this following report about Inoki's show. "In a strange and short press conference, an announcement was made regarding the participation of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic for Inoki's 12/31 Kobe Wing Stadium show. The press briefing was over an hour late and key figures (Inoki, Nippon TV producers) did not show.
Nikkan Sports claims that through Miro Mijatovic, comments have been made indicating that Filipovic is 'undecided' as to whether or not he will work the show after all (he claimed a back injury for cancellation earlier). The Japanese press is calling Mirko's tactics "sheepish" and claim that Inoki's card (along with PRIDE's card) are in a state of confusion.
Couple of interesting notes from the press briefing - Kazuyuki Fujita's current opponent being negotiated with is a boxer. As MMAWeekly reported, Rich Franklin will be fighting. His opponent was announced as LYOTO (Ryoto Machida). Emelianenko Alexander (Fedor's brother) was announced for a fight on the show. When asked if Fedor's opponent for Inoki's show would be a Japanese pro-wrestler, it was acknowledged with a 'yes'. Yuji Nagata or Hiroyoshi Tenzan is going to get slaughtered.
One final note. ADCC news is reporting that Mario Sperry vs Don Frye will not happen as speculated, however they report that Yuki Kondo has taken Frye's place.
There isn't another night in MMA to compare with what is happening December 31st. You have some great fighters competing, you have different organizations bidding over talent and you have possible lawsuits on the line depending on who fightes who.
MMAWeekly reader Charles Liebermen emailed us a possible schedule of what fights you mma fans in Japan could expect for December 31st. The only bad part of this card is the fact that these shows will not be shown in America.
Here's the list of POSSIBLE matches. Remember the full card for these three shows have NOT been confirmed.
PRIDE 'SP'
December 31st, 2003
Saitama Super Arena
Omiya, Japan
Officially confirmed matchups:
Royce Gracie vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Ryan Gracie vs. Wataru Sakata
Hayato Sakurai vs. Daiju Takase
Unoffical matchups:
Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Murilo 'Ninja' Rua vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Heath Herring vs. Dos Caras Jr.
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Quinton Jackson
Yuki Kondo vs. Mario Sperry
K-1 'Premium 2003 Dynamite'
December 31st, 2003
Nagoya Dome
Nagoya, Japan
K-1 matchups:
Bob Sapp vs. Akebono
Ernesto Hoost vs. 'Montanha' Silva
Shannon Briggs vs. Francois Botha
Francisco Filho vs. TOA 'The Samoan Beast'
-Din Thomas vs Amar Suloev
-Kimo vs. Michael Mcdonald
MMA matchups:
Alexey Ignashov vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Genki Sudo vs. Eric 'Butterbean' Esch
Cyril Abidi vs. Sylvester Terkay
David Khakhaleichivili vs. Yoshihiro Nakao
Tom Howard vs. Christopher Midoux
INOKI BOM BA YE 2003 - Rumors
- Takayama vs Mirko Cro Cop
- Josh Barnett vs Semmy Schilt
- Murakami vs Stefan Leko
- Rich Franklin vs. Lyoto Machida
- Emelianenko Alexander vs. Angelo Araujo Reis
- Emeliankeko Fedor vs. Kosaka
- Kazuyuki Fujita vs Mike Bernardo
- Tadao Yasuda
- Jan "The Giant" Nortje.
Quelle: MMA Weekly
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