This Week in Combat Sports

Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Nov. 20th, 2009: Couture survives against Vera Hardy earns shot at GSP UFC President: Lesnar Has Intestinal Disorder UFC CHAMP BROCK LESNAR RETURNS HOME TO HEAL Shane Carwin Defends Brock Lesnar Shane Carwin in talks to Fight Cain Velasquez for Interim Title Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira out of UFC 108 with Staph Infection Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva moved to UFC 108 main-event slot UFC Fight Night 20 announced for Jan. 11 in Fairfax, Va. WEC's Reed Harris squashes latest rumor of UFC-WEC merger Lyoto Machida-Shogun Rua 2 Set for May Pacquiao earns 7th title in 7th class Other events coming up... Fire Extreme Fighting PRESENTS Toys for Tots Charity Event Kankakee, Illinois NEW BREED FIGHTERS XXVI:ONE STEP CLOSER Atlantic City, New Jersey Cage Fight 2 Scranton, Pennsylvania Future Stars of MMA! Las Vegas, NV TrueSport MMA Las Vegas, Nevada Beatdown on the Bay Erie, Pennsylvania MMA Big Show: JUNIE BROWNING vs SCOTT CORNWELL Florence, Indiana For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Nov. 13th, 2009: Strikeforce on CBS Fedor vs. Rogers cracks top 10 most watched Fedor out four to six months with hand injury; Overeem likely next opponent Strikeforce Pays Out Bonuses to Displaced Strikeforce Fighters, Mark Miller and Deray Davis Andrei Arlovski Eyes Dec. 19 Strikeforce Or New Year's Eve in Japan Fight Josh Barnett wins world jiu-jitsu ‘no-gi’ championship CUNG LE'S SURPRISE MMA RETURN NOGUEIRA VS. VELASQUEZ NOW SET FOR UFC 108 Stefan Struve replaces Todd Duffee, meets Paul Buentello at UFC 107 Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen set for UFC 110 Chad Ochocinco Asks for a UFC Fight UFC 105 Analysis: Couture vs Vera and Hardy vs Swick Locked in the Cage Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TOTAL FIGHT CHALLENGE Hammond, Indiana GoFightLive.TV Presents Lou Neglia's Ring of Combat XXVII Atlantic City, New Jersey NAGA FLORIDA GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP Boca Raton, Florida   UMMAXX 9 Medina, Ohio THE GOOD FIGHT: Thanksgiving Throwdown II Williamstown, New Jersey Fight To The Finish VIII Greenville, North Carolina World Cagefighting Championships Greenburg, Pennsylvania Elite Championship Cage Fighting 10 Charlotte, North Carolina Babes and Brawls at the Atlantis Gentlemen's Club Ford Heights, Illinois For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

For more This Week in Combat Sports, http://thisweekincombatsports.mevio.com. Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Nov. 6th, 2009: Brock Lesner sidelined with mono 'TUF 10's' Zak Jensen Facing Wrongful Death Lawsuit Jon Fitch vs Mike Pierce booked with Thiago Alves hurt Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander catchweight bout set for TUF 10 Finale? Josh Neer released from his UFC Strikeforce signs DREAM welterweight GP champion Marius Whitemare Zaromskis Varner vs. Henderson, Assuncao vs. Faber official for WEC 46 Strikeforce on CBS: Fedor vs Rogers Strikeforce on CBS: Shields vs Miller Strikeforce on CBS: Mousasi vs Sokoudjou Strikeforce on CBS: Werdum vs Silva Other events coming up: Canadian Fighting Championship 3 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Asylum Fight League XXII Atlantic City, New Jersey NAGA NORTH AMERICAN GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP  Newark, New Jersey COPA AMERICA SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP Jonesboro, Georgia C3 Grapplerfest BJJ/SG Tournament Gary, Indiana Submission Hunt - MN, IA, WI, ND, SD & CANADA Champlin, Minnesota   Ultimate Victory Challenge - UVC 8, Throwdown Circleville, Ohio For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Oct. 30th, 2009: UFC 104 post: Who won? Machida or Rua? UFC 104 post: Rothwell was going to lose anyway... With Lesnar vs. Carwin postponed, Ortiz vs. Griffin II headlines UFC 106 Spike TV announces UFC:Main Events show for November 7th Erin Toughill out of Nov. 7 Strikefore fight with Marlos Coenen Josh Barnett receives second extension for CSAC steroid appeal MFC STRIPS & RELEASES CHAMPION TREVOR PRANGLEY Alistair Overeem wins at DREAM 12 not defending Strikeforce belt Grandma Prepares for MMA Debut Jeff Monson vs. Travis Fulton to headline Alabama Pride.  Butterbean vs Tank? PA Fighting Championship Harrisburg, Pennsylvania REALITY FIGHTING - FEROCITY Plymouth, Massachusetts 8th Annual Casca Grossa Grappling Championship Riverdale, Georgia JOSLIN'S CANADIAN OPEN Grappling Championships Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2nd De La RIVA CUP OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU Lakeland, Florida GRAPPLING X - GI and NOGI TOURNAMENT SAN DIEGO CA California School of Hard Knocks 4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada OPERATION OCTAGON 9 Sterling, Virginia Asylum Fight League 21 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Oct. 23rd, 2009:Dan Henderson wants to stay in the UFC Dana White: We couldn't come to terms with Henderson Liddell Back in Gym, Weighing Return UFC looking for investers Alistair Overeem still not defending Strikeforce belt Jeff Curran Signs with Strikeforce Super 6 on Showtime The MMA Ironman: Despite 200 career wins, Travis Fulton still looks to reinvent self UFC 104 Analysis VFL 22 Mixed Martial Arts & Boxing in Greencastle, Pennsylvania Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 11 Layton, Utah Fite Nite - - Costa Rica Mid West Jiu-Jitsu Tournamnet Cicero, Illinois   

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Oct. 16th, 2009: Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander possible for UFC 107 Middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama says he's facing Wanderlei Silva in February Matt Serra set for UFC 110; Frank Trigg possible opponent Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga on tap for UFC 108 Spike TV to air UFC 104 Prelims. Cro Cop Not Done Fighting Yet, Will Finish UFC Contract UFC Heading To Australia Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers CBS Card Announced King Mo Signs with Strikeforce Arlovski to Train with Jacksons Academy Cox Believes Sylvia's Next Fight Will Be in Japan Shawn Tompkins Resigns from Xtreme Couture, Joins TapouT Training Center Junie Browning To Fight On Nov. 28th MMA Big Show Junie Browning Apologizes, Promises to Improve Himself Other Events: Art of Fighting 5 in Sarasota, Florida Pennsylvania Grappling Championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania THE NEW YORK SUBMISSION SERIES STATE CHAMPIONSHIP is in Albany, New York The Best of Both Worlds - Fall Classic is in Charlotte, North Carolina Shogun Fights is in Baltimore, Maryland Carolina Fight Promotions - The Carolina Crown II in Raleigh, North Carolina GRAPPLING X - GI and NOGI Tournament in Long Beach, California 2009 US Pankration National Championships in Santa Ana, California For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Oct. 9th, 2009: Mark Coleman Suffers MCL Tear, Pulls Out of UFC 106 Forrest Griffin steps in for Coleman UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera to air on Spike TV 4 UFC fighters get the axe Nogueira vs. Gonzaga possible for UFC 107? UFC's Junie Browning arrested after alleged hospital assaults Overeem to fight at Glory 11in Amsterdam, still not defending Strikeforce Heavyweight Title Overeem not impressed with Rogers Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi confirms Nov. 7 title fight on CBS Strikeforce's next "Arena Series" show likely for San Jose in December Scott Smith re-ups with Strikeforce Urijah Faber signs new multi-fight deal with WEC Choi Accepts Shaq's Challenge Thugs pick fight with cross-dressing cage fighters Andrei Arlovski to get back in the cage very soon...No details yet Cage Fights At The Epicenter in Charlotte, North Carolina 11th Annual SC Submission Grappling/BJJ Classic in West Columbia, South Carolina H2H Supreme Grappling in Wall, New Jersey Battle Of New Orleans in Metairie, Louisiana Gladiator Fight Club VI "Ultimate Victory" in Winchester, Virginia Asylum Fight League 19 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Modern Gladiators in Virginia Beach, Virginia NAGA HAWAII in Pearl City, Hawaii For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Oct. 2nd, 2009: UFC starts off 2010 with a bang: Belfort versus Silva Dan Hardy confirms UFC 105 match-up with fellow contender Mike Swick Nogueira Wants Brock Lesnar or Frank Mir Next Henderson-UFC Talks Moving Slowly Hoping to build off recent win, Houston Alexander expects December return to UFC Problems linger for California State Athletic Commission amid ethics probe, chairman resignation Strikeforce champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos now unlikely for Nov. 7 CBS card Football Legend Herschel Walker Signs with Strikeforce Thales Leites Signs with Canada's MFC Butterbean vs Tank Abbott headline ‘Alabama Pride’ on Dec. 12 HELL NIGHT II - (I.C.E) International Combat Entertainment in Worcester, Massachusetts NAGA D.C. In Landover, Maryland AAFS PRESENTS in Springboro, Ohio Hayastan Grappling East Coast Championships & Gokor Seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina Raging Wolf V - Mayhem in the Mist in Niagara Falls, New York Total Fight Challenge - Rising Stars in Hammond, Indiana MMA Xplosion in Las Vegas, Nevada FIRE Extreme Fighting in Kankakee, Illinois Freestyle Grappling Open in Portland, Maine Valley Fight League Presents in Altoona, Pennsylvania For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Sept. 25th, 2009: Rampage says he is done fighting.... Whtie Responds to Rampage Retirement Belfort Stops Rich Franklin So, what is next for Franklin?   Will Vitor Belfort be the most likely candidate to face Anderson Silva?   Cro Cop most likely done in the UFC Trigg completely out classes by Koscheck...will get another fight GSP Planning Return to Octagon in Early 2010 Kenny Florian and Marc Dellagrotte go their separate ways Returning Paul Buentello to get heavyweight Todd Duffee at UFC 107 in December Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers to take place at the Sears Center outside of Chicago Spike announces the launch of The Ultimate Fighter: The Aftermath Other events coming up:    on October 2nd... Combat Sports Championships in Kansas City, Kansas No Love Lost in Shreveport, Louisiana on october 3rd... Sunshine State BJJ Open Jacksonville, Florida NEW BREED FIGHTERS XXV: ONE STEP CLOSER Atlantic City, New Jersey Battle at Modelo Bay in Eden, North Carolina Next Level Cage Fighting presents BATTLE GROUNDS in Concord, North Carolina CageFest Xtreme  in Norfolk, Virginia Crime and Punishment: Cops vs. Convicts in Reading, Pennsylvania For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Sept. 18th, 2009: Strikeforce Announces Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers will be on CBS Cung Le Drops Strikeforce Middleweight Title to do more Movies Jason Mayhem Miller reports via Twitter that he WILL be facing Jake Shield for the SF Middleweight belt UFC 106 Made Official Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera at light heavyweight headlines UFC 105 Dana White Guarantees Network TV Deal Within a Year Dana White Furious at Rampage Jackson Daniel Cormier vs. Gary Frazier completes Strikeforce's Sept. 25 card WEC 44 in Las Vegas official with Featherweight Title on the line Urijah Faber expecting return to action in January 5X Worlds Strongest Man, Mariusz Pudzianowski, set for MMA debut UFC 103: Belfort vs Franklin, Mirko Cro Cop vs Junior Dos Santos, Martin Kampmann vs Paul Daley Other events coming up: On Sept. 25th... Ground & Pound 6 in Montpelier, Ohio Ninth St. Slaughter in Reading,  Pennsylvania On Sept. 26th... Mr. Olympia World Grappling Championship - presented by NAGA in Las Vegas, Nevada... World Championship Fighting 8...in Wilmington, Massachusetts International Combat Events.. ICE 42 in Cincinnati, Ohio Bad Blood II in Coral Gables, Florida REDEMPTION in Thomasville, Georgia Fight To The Finish VII in Elizabeth City, North Carolina For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Sept. 11th, 2009: Rashad Evans confirms UFC 107 bout with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is off Wanderlei Silva says recent facial surgery a necessity for "fresh beginning" at 185 pounds Upcoming elbow surgery to cost Anderson Silva rest of 2009 fight season Dan Henderson Will Not Be Fighting Rogerio Nogueira At UFC 105 Paul Daley expected in for Swick at UFC 103 Former boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga moving to MMA with Shine Fights Bellator to host two seasons in 2010, expanding to live shows in English and Spanish Mousasi out of DREAM "SUPER HULK" Tournament Boxing categories altered for '12 Games UFC Fight Night 19: Nate Diaz vs Melvin Gulliard Gray Maynard vs Roger Huerta Quick Hit Headlines: John Howard vs. Dennis Hallman in the works for UFC 106 in Las Vegas Welterweight Rick Story agrees to meet Brian Foster at UFC 103 in Dallas Terry Etim to face Shannon Gugerty at UFC 105 Matt Hamill vs. Jon Jones expected for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in December Dan Miller sidelined by infection, UFC Fight Night 19 slot taken by newcomer Jay Silva Welterweights Marcus Davis and Ben Saunders agree to UFC 106 contest in Las Vegas Kenny Florian vs Clay Guida at UFC 107 Former Olympian Daniel Cormier gets final TV spot at Sept. 25 Strikeforce event Other Events: Sept. 17th Michigan BJJ Camp in Canton, Michigan Sept. 18th Downtown Beatdown 2: The Beatings Continue in Erie, Pennsylvania ACF 8 in Knoxville, Tennessee The Fight Club 8 - SALVATION in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Asylum Fight League 18 in Atlantic City, New Jersey Sept. 19th NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 6 in Columbus, Ohio NAGA INDIANA  in New Castle, Indiana Prime MMA USA in Vail, Colorado Total Fight Challenge - Rising Stars in Hammond, Indiana FiteNite.tv in Cariari, Costa Rica For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live on This Week in MMA...http://www.thisweekinmma.com/ Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for Sept. 4th, 2009: UFC 102 Post Mortem Pay Per View Showdown: Mayweather/Marquez vs UFC 103 Alistair Overeem fighting in K-1, not Strikforce for the rest of 2009 Jason 'Mayhem' Miller might not be facing Jake Shields Tim Sylvia wants back in the UFC EA Sports MMA: Confirmed Fighters Maine makes MMA legislation official Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger on main card of UFC Fight Night 19 Sherk out, Josh Neer in to face Gleison Tibau at UFC 104 Phil Baroni to face Amir Sadollah at UFC 106 Former UFC Champion Tim Sylvia is Jason Vorhees in the next installment of the Friday the 13th film series. Matt Hughes signs new deal with the UFC Gofightlive.tv Presents Lou Neglia's Ring of Combat XXVI Ultimate Cage Fighting 5 NAGA SOUTHEAST GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP THE GOOD FIGHT: North Jersey Jiu Jitsu Championships Word Of Fist Cage Fights 4 LEGEND CAGE FIGHTING: Project Mayhem For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live Friday Nights at 10pm Eastern...http://thisweekinmma.com Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for August 21st, 2009: Fedor vs Rogers announced Carwin vs Velasquez changed...Velasquez vs Rothwell at UFC 104.  Carwin vs Lesner at UFC 106 Karo Parisyan to face Dustin Hazelett at UFC 106 WEC 43 rescheduled for October 10th Ray Sefo to make Strikeforce debut September 25th Jason 'Mayhem' Miller vs Jake Shields announced UFC 102: Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva Nate Marquardt vs Demian Maia Other events: 09/04 Shine 2: American Top Team vs. The World Florida 09/05 Philadelphia Grappling Championships Pennsylvania 09/05 All Out Fighting Championship Florida 09/05 Iron Will Fighting Championship 2 Pennsylvania 09/05 Ohio Cage Combat V: Unfinished Business Ohio 09/06 Orlando BJJ Open Florida 09/06 Sambo Seminar in Seattle, WA For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com. Or post you comments here. See you next week.

Listen to Scott Live Friday Nights at 10pm Eastern...http://thisweekinmma.com Show Notes for This Week in Combat Sports for August 21st, 2009: This episode is all about the arts.  This week's art is the Russian Art of Sambo.  Meet Serge Gerlach.  He is a long time friend of mine and an instructor of Sambo.  He has dedicated about 15 years of his life to the art.  He talks about how he was introduce to Sambo, the history of Sambo as well as the differences between Sport Sambo and Combat Sambo.  If you are interested in taking classes and happen to be in the San Francisco Bay Area, Serge teaches at Cheetah Muay Thai (http://www.cheetahmuaythai.com/) in Emeryville, CA.  Tell him that Scott sent you.   For links to news and events, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com Email your comments and questions to twicbs@gmail.com.

On August 15th, 2009, I spent the afternoon talking with some of the top MMA combatants in the sport.  Andrei Arlovski, Jake Shields, Kim Couture, Cung Le and more give their time and money to help this cause.  Knock Out Dog Fighting is an organization working to end the illegal sport of dog fighting. For more information on the Knock Out Dog Fighting organization, head over to http://www.knockoutdogfighting.org.   For more information on Pit Bulls, head over to http://www.forpitssake.org/.  And for more This Week in Combat Sports, head over to http://blog.twicbs.com