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KONGO’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Cheick Kongo has requested
multiple times a shot at the UFC
champion, only to lose unex-
pectedly and be forced to climb
back up the ladder. In Decem-
ber he looks set to (almost)
get his wish as the UFC pit him
against former heavyweight
champion Frank Mir. Mir will
be looking to take advantage
of Kongo’s weakness on the
ground and put his career back
on track after his UFC 100 loss
to Brock Lesnar with a submis-
sion win over a noteworthy
AOKI FOR
heavyweight fighter.
THE BELT
World No. 1 ranked
lightweight Shinya Aoki will
get his chance at revenge
FEDOR SIGNS WITH
and the DREAM lightweight
title in October when he
takes on Joachim Hansen at
DREAM 11.
UFC 101
BONUSES
Anderson Silva earned
two separate bonuses of
$60,000 each for KO of the
night and fight of the night
(with Forrest Griffin), while
B.J. Penn took home the
Following the early success of UFC Undis-
submission of the night
puted 2009 by THQ, EA Sports has decided
bonus of the same amount.
that they too want a piece of the MMA pie.
The makers of Madden NFL, FIFA, NASCAR and
Tiger Woods PGA series have managed to sign
NO MORE
some very desirable names in the MMA world
including former UFC champion Randy Couture.
TRIGGONOMICS
Their most recent signing, and possibly their most
Frank Trigg has dissolved
valuable, is Fedor Emelianenko who announced the his clothing company Trig-
collaboration in a press conference in July.
gonomics and opted for a
sponsorship deal with Silver
Star. The UFC veteran and
MMA legend is set to make
a final run in the UFC and
wants to dedicate himself
fully to training
ON HDNET
NEW KO
Riding on the wave of success
of InsideMMA and their current
RECORD?
MMA event line up, HDNet have WEC veteran Steve Ramirez
decided to expand their MMA
scored a three-second KO
programming with MMAWorld-
over Darvin Wattree in the
wide. MMAWorldwide features
PureCombat Home Turf
behind-the-scenes event footage
and a look into the personal
co-main event on July 25.
habits of fighters, including visits This record equals Chris
to fighter’s homes. The show
Clements lightning fast KO
debuted on August 2 on HDNet.
of Lautaro Tucas at TKO 25.
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