TWOTHOUSANDNINE
By Warren Piece (warrenpiece@mmaratings.net) The following is a short list of some of the fights I am most looking forward to in the new year. Let...
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Fight Rankings (top 10 from 2008):
#1 – 4.74 – Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura (WEC 35) #2 – 4.69 – Miguel Angel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda (WEC 34)#3 – 4.66 – Eddie...
Event Rankings (top 10 from 2008):
#1 – 4.41 – UFC 84: Ill Will #2 – 4.30 – Dream 5: Heiwa#3 – 4.29 – UFC 92: Ultimate 2008#4 – 4.26 – WEC 35#5...
Worst Fights (from 2008):
#1 – 1.00 – Kim Couture vs. Lina Kvokov (Strikeforce: Destruction) #2 – 1.00 – Zelg Galesic vs. Taiei Kin (Dream 4)#3 – 1.10 – Nate...
Post UFC 92 Notes – The End of an Era
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Despite a lot of exciting fights, dramatic finishes, and an absolute gem of a main event, this card was bittersweet, and not...
Dynamite!! 2008
Click the stars to rate how good you think this event was. Fighting and Entertainment Group’s Dynamite!! 2008 was held on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday December...
Dynamite!! 2008 – 17. Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Middleweight bout: Kiyoshi Tamura defeated Kazushi Sakuraba via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18).
Dynamite!! 2008 – 16. Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez
WAMMA Lightweight Championship bout: Shinya Aoki defeated Eddie Alvarez via submission (heel hook) at 1:32 of round 1 to become the first WAMMA Lightweight Champion.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 15. Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt
Heavyweight bout: Melvin Manhoef defeated Mark Hunt via KO (punches) at 0:18 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 14. Mirko Filipovic vs. Hong Man Choi
Heavyweight bout: Mirko “Crocop” Filipovic defeated Hong Man Choi via TKO (leg kicks) at 6:32 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 10. Hayato Sakurai vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Middleweight bout: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai defeated Katsuyori Shibata via TKO {punches) at 7:01 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 9. Semmy Schilt vs. Siala Siliga
Heavyweight bout: Semmy Schilt defeated Siala “Mighty Mo” Siliga via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 5:31 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 8. Bob Sapp vs. Akihito Tanaka
Heavyweight bout: Bob Sapp defeated Akihito “Kinniku Mantaro” Tanaka via TKO (punches) at 5:22 of round 1. Akihito Tanaka was wearing a masked costume of the...
Dynamite!! 2008 – 6. Andy Ologun vs. Yukio Sakaguchi
Middleweight bout: Andy Ologun defeated Yukio Sakaguchi via KO (punches) at 3:52 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 5. Daisuke Nakamura vs. Hideo Tokoro
Featherweight bout: Daisuke Nakamura defeated Hideo Tokoro via submission (armbar) at 2:23 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 – 1. Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Errol Zimmerman
Middleweight bout: Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa defeated Errol Zimmerman via submission (Toe Hold) at 1:01 of round 1.
Dynamite!! 2008 (Predictions)
Click the stars to rate how good you think it will be. Fighting and Entertainment Group’s Dynamite!! 2008 is to be held on New Year’s Eve,...
K-1 Dynamite 2008 – The Freaks are Back
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) In typical K-1/Japanese MMA fashion, this card makes very little sense as anything aside from a spectacle. There’s the usual parade of...
Mir vs. Lesnar 2 or This is What Happens When Bad Meets Evil
By Warren Piece (warrenpiece@mmaratings.net) So, the UFC Heavyweight mini-touranment has finally shaken out and we are left with Mir vs. Lesnar 2 to decide who is...
Professional Female MMA Fighters…Say What?
By Katrina Belcher (katrinabelcher@mmaratings.net) Being a female in the MMA world, I’ve talked to a lot of men about my involvement in this industry. I find...