Update On Rich Franklin’s Status From His Official Website
For all of you who are concerned about Rich's injuries, here is what we know so far. His nose was reset in the locker room right after the fight. A few days later, after meeting with the Doctor, it was decided that he would need surgery on his nose. He had his blood work done on 10/18, his surgery is scheduled for 10/19 and then he will have a post-op visit on 10/23 to make sure everything is okay. Rich and his team appreciate all the support from his fans, and we will continue to update you as we get new information.
Ken Shamrock To Go Back To World Wrestling Entertainment?
According to the Figure 4 Newsletter, Vince McMahon was said to be "freaked out" after last week's "Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3" UFC special on SpikeTV drew a 3.1 overall rating and a 4.3 for the final quarter hour featuring the actual Ortiz vs. Shamrock fight. Vince went as far as to tell his writers to start coming up for ideas for Shamrock if they brought him in to WWE.
Supoosedly Paul Heyman had to explain to Vince that the UFC special's huge rating wasn't drawn just by Ken Shamrock, but that it was the whole Ortiz vs. Shamrock rivalry dating back years.
As of now, there's no word on whether the two sides are talking yet but WWE, namely Vince McMahon, is interested in the 42 year old "World's Most Dangerous Man". Shamrock is a former WWE Intercontinental champion who worked with the company during the Attitude era.
Several Big Fights Added To UFC 65 “Bad Intentions”
The following is the updated line-up, as far as official matches go, for the November 18th UFC 65 "Bad Intentions" show, which emanates from the ARCO Arena in California:
-Matt Hughes (c) vs. Georges St. Pierre (UFC WW Title)
-Tim Sylvia (c) vs. Jeff Monson (UFC HW Title)
-Brandon Vera vs. Frank Mir
-Alessio Sakara vs. Wilson Gouveia
-Brad Imes vs. Antoni Hardonk
-James Irvin vs. Hector Ramirez
3 more bouts will be made official before the card is finalized. At this point, the Imes and Irvin fights are likely to be prelims, while the other four will be main-PPV fights.
Nick Diaz Officially Added To UFC 65 “Bad Intentions” Line-Up
Welterweight contender Nick ‘Diablo’ Diaz has traveled the world over the course of his five year mixed martial arts career, from Tokyo to Atlantic City and back. But on Saturday, November 18, ‘Diablo’ only has 40 miles to drive to get to the Arco Arena in Sacramento to face Gleison Tibau at UFC 65.
The Stockton, California native, 14-6 as a pro, is coming off perhaps the most impressive win of his UFC career in August as he showed a complete MMA game in submitting always-tough Josh Neer at UFC 62. Diaz is looking forward to returning home for this upcoming bout.
“I don’t know too much about Tibau, but I’m sure he’s very tough and I’m looking forward to giving my hometown fans a great performance,” he said.
In the 23-year-old Tibau (23-2), Diaz will be taking on an American Top Team fighter who specializes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and started fighting back home in Rio Grande Norte, Brazil when he was just 15 years old. Despite the pressure of making his UFC debut on November 18th, he is ready for whatever Diaz brings to the table.
“He looks to have unorthodox boxing, a long reach and very good jiu-jitsu skills,” Said Tibau. “He also has a lot of experience fighting in the UFC, which helps, but I feel very comfortable fighting, and my training has been great with ATT, so I am well prepared.”
This bout, part of an exciting nine bout card headlined by the UFC heavyweight title match between Tim Sylvia and Jeff Monson and the UFC welterweight championship rematch between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre, will air live on pay-per-view from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.
TUF 4 Rating For Episode Ten Bounces Back …Sort Of
The Ultimate Fighter 4: "The Comeback" episode ten scored a final cable rating of 1.2, according to Nielsen Media Research.
That is up from the previous week's record-low 1.0, but still can't be considered a great sign considering Matt Serra vs. Shonie Carter was the most compelling fight that could be made among the rosters in both weight-classes.
The Ultimate Fighter 1, 2 and 3 rocked as the fighters were unknown. The Ultimate Fighter 4 showed us why old fighters are not still in the ring. Also they dont seem to like to be trained by the trainers, why is GSP and Randy there when they dont use them.
UFC please dont bring TUF 5 with old retarted fighters. Bring on the noobs.
Cast your feelings about TUF 4 here.
“Inside the UFC” on Spike TV
The show was originally called "Inside Jenna Jameson" but due to legal reasons it was renamed to "Inside the UFC".
Spike TV presents Inside The UFC, a new weekly magazine-style series hosted by Joe Rogan featuring the latest from the world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday, November 9 at 12:00 Midnight ET/PT. The series, produced by the UFC in association with Spike TV, will include segments and profiles of the biggest names in the sport of mixed martial arts.
Emanating from a newly designed Los Angeles studio, Inside The UFC will take viewers behind the scenes into the private lives of their favorite UFC stars with lifestyle segments and training tips that fans can't get anywhere else. The series will take a look at the sport's up-and-coming fighters along with action packed recaps and previews of upcoming bouts.
Spike TV is currently the home to six UFC-related series including The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Fight Night, UFC All Access, UFC Countdown, and Ultimate Knockouts.
Dan Isaacson is producer of Inside The UFC with Anthony Giordano as director. Scott Fishman serves as Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV. Kevin Kay is executive producer and Brian J. Diamond is co-executive producer.
Ortiz-Shamrock III draws knockout ratings for Spike TV
The final chapter in the long-running feud between UFC legend Ken "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Shamrock and Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz achieved record ratings for Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. The two hour live UFC fight card on Tuesday, October 10 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) from the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. drew 4.2 million viewers, topping out at 5.7 million from 9:30pm-9:45pm. The two-hour event drew an impressive 500,000 more Men 18-34 head-to-head against the MLB playoffs on FOX (1.6 million - 1.1 million). Ortiz won the main event with a first-round knockout over Shamrock.
Overall, the fight card drew a 3.1 household rating (2.8 million homes), 4.46 M18-49 (2.4 million), and a 6.0 M18-34 (1.6 million).
"The fact that more young guys have chosen to watch this huge UFC fight over the baseball playoffs speaks volumes on the rising popularity of the UFC and mixed martial arts in America," says Kevin Kay, General Manager, Spike TV.
"Last night was a turning point for the UFC. This will further drive the evolution of mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport," said Dana White, President, Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Among the ratings highlights include:
Spike TV drew more Men 18-34 (1.6 million), than anything on
television (broadcast or cable) on Tuesday, October 10
The fight in the 8-10pm timeslot for Spike TV was up +722% with Men
18-34, +942% M18-24, and +652% M 25-34 versus a year ago.
The 9:30-9:45 quarter hour drew a 9.7 rating with M25-34 and an 8.0
M18-34
The previous most watched UFC fight was 2.8 million on June 24 for the
finale of The Ultimate Fighter 3. The previous highest quarter hour
ever for a fight was 3.4 million.
Highest ratings for a primetime night (8-11pm) for M18-34 and M18-49
in Spike TV history (UFC fight and Scream Awards).
Largest one-day tally of unique visitors to spiketv.com in network
history - 117,000
Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 90 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Final in Tokyo fight card
The K-1 World Grand Prix final takes place at the Tokyo Dome on December 2. The semifinals and finals happens the same night to crown the 2006 Grand Prix champion.
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Semmy Schilt vs. Jerome LeBanner
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Ernesto Hoost vs. Chalid “Die Faust” Arrab
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Ruslan Karaev vs. Glaube Feitosa
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Remy Bonjasky vs. Stefan Leko
- Reserve Bout: Peter Aerts vs. Musashi
- Reserve Bout: Hong-Man Choi vs. Ray Sefo
- Super Fight: Badr Hari vs. TBA
K-1 World Grand Prix History:
2006: To Be Determined
2005: Semmy Schilt
2004: Remy Bonjasky
2003: Remy Bonjasky
2002: Ernesto Hoost (4)
2001: Mark Hunt
2000: Ernesto Hoost (3)
1999: Ernesto Hoost (2)
1998: Peter Aerts (3)
1997: Ernesto Hoost
1996: Andy Hug
1995: Peter Aerts (2)
1994: Peter Aerts
1993: Branko Cikatic
Frank Shamrock attacks Dana White and UFC
Frank Shamrock posted a video on his website as his way of explaining why he chooses not to fight in the UFC. In this clip, Shamrock offers one possibility of him fighting in the UFC for free…
Strikeforce “Triple Threat” on December 8th
Tickets for Strikeforce "Triple Threat" on December 8th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California go on sale this Monday. The poster lists Cung Le, Paul Buentello, Daniel Puder, Josh Thomson, Gilbert Melendez and Bobby Southworth for the show. Frank Shamrock has stated that he will fight Phil Baroni at this event.
Current Fight Card:
- Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni
- Cung Le vs. TBA
- Paul Buentello vs. TBA
- Daniel Puder vs. TBA
- Josh Thomson vs. TBA
- Gilbert Melendez vs. TBA
- Bobby Southworth vs. TBA
