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... has verbally agreed to fight Russian PRIDE standout Sergei Kharitonov for EliteXC's vacant heavyweight crown at "Saturday Night Fights" ...

Blog entry - ben - 06/25/2008 - 13:30 - 6 comments

He may have gassed four rounds too early in his last fight , but Phil "New York Bad Ass" Baroni apparently did well enough to be offered a main card spot against Murilo "Ninja" Rua at EliteXC's first CBS "Saturday Night Fights" show on May 31 ...

Blog entry - ben - 03/25/2008 - 00:22 - 2 comments

... that Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will take on PRIDE vet Sergei Kharitonov (pictured above) at DREAM 4 in mid-June. As the story goes: ...

Blog entry - ben - 03/18/2008 - 16:00 - 6 comments

(Coker lays out Strikeforce's Fedor plan for Cage Writer ) There’s something about hearing Scott Coker say that he plans to get Fedor Emelianenko on TV once or twice before giving him a shot at the Strikefo ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 08/20/2009 - 10:46 - 38 comments

(Via DreamOfficial.com ) Above you see the interpretive dance routine choreagraphed and directed by Shigeru Saeki in its debut at the Dream 8 weigh-ins.  A stunned Shinya Aoki watched from just off-stage.  He later desc ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 04/04/2009 - 12:41 - 24 comments

(Looks like Andrei's the only thing standing between Fedor and another trip to the scary rollercoasters.  That is not a safe place to stand.) Is it sad that this installment of Ben vs. Ben is forced to dwell on questions surrounding Afflic ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 01/23/2009 - 10:00 - 28 comments

Rank Fighter Comments 1. Fedor Emelianenko 2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Until Randy Couture re-establishes himself, Big Nog is still at the top of the UFC's heavyweight food chain, and his sage-like stint ...

Power Ranking - 11/04/2008 - 15:59 - 13 comments

Gegard Mousasi vs. Melvin Manhoef Zelg Galesic vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza The conclusion of Dream.6's middleweight Grand Prix, plus more, after the jump. Props: MMA Scraps ...

Blog entry - bfowlkes - 09/22/2008 - 15:27 - 14 comments

One of Kharitonov 's best performances, from PRIDE Total Elimination in April 2004. What was expected to be mainly a grappling match between Sergei and Ninja turned into a wild slugfest, with both fighters throwing ... Rua's legs give out at the 1:58 mark. (Also check out Kharitonov's butter-smooth judo toss at 0:50.) We can't wait until this dude ...

Blog entry - ben - 03/18/2008 - 21:00 - 3 comments