ManUnderMask Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 This is shaping up to be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 This is shaping up to be awesome! Thanks! If I didn't know someone out there was enjoying it I might lose interest so your enthusiasm means a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofhead71 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jipper16" data-cite="Jipper16" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34045" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks! If I didn't know someone out there was enjoying it I might lose interest so your enthusiasm means a lot.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm following too, so don't give up!<img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Melting Snowman's Last Days</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span>http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fighter%20Bodies/JeffMonson.gif</span></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> 15 year fight veteran, Jeff "The Snowman" Monson will celebrate his 42nd birthday next year by entering Empire Mixed Martial Arts Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. Some fight fans may not be very familiar with "The Snowman" because he hasn't competed in the world's largest MMA promotion in 6 years. Monson's last fight with the UFC was an awkward Heavyweight title shot that was the co-main event of UFC 65. Monson lost that fight to then champion Tim Sylvia who had nearly a foot height advantage over "The Snowman". Monson may not have found glory in the Octagon and may have only had a hand full of fights with the best promotions in MMA but what Jeff Monson has done consistently for over a decade and well into his 40's, is to remain in the top 10 Heavyweight fighters outside of the UFC. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> Outside of MMA Monson is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He's held Heavyweight titles in the International Sport Karate Association and the Strength & Honor Championship. A Division I wrestler at Oregon State University and at the University of Illinois Monson was a Pac-10 champion. He also competed at senior level at USA Wrestling events for a number of years. He holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and is a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Champion. Monson has also had 3 professional boxing bouts with a record of 2-0-1.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> Monson has been considered one of the world's top submission grapplers for a long time now. He is a multiple event winner at NAGA, Grapplers Quest and FILA, among other submission tournaments. His nickname "The Snowman" came at the 1999 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. The Brazilian fighters at the tournament gave him the nickname because he came in as an unknown beating four Brazilians in a row to win the 88-98 kilogram weight class. As he went along in the tournament his opponents said he was like a snowball, white, compact, rolling and getting bigger and stronger as the tournament went on.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> Monson competed as a Heavyweight for the vast majority of his 15 year career. At only 5'9" he is one of the most successful Heavyweights at that height (or below) of all time in MMA. In many interviews throughout his later career, Monson stated that he wanted to fight at Light Heavyweight against fighters more his size. Being an independent fighter the lure of big names and bigger money to fight bigger men often lured Monson back into the Heavyweight Division. Fights against names like, Fedor Emelianenko and Daniel Cormier have kept Monson from ever fully focusing on the Light Heavyweight division.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> As time melts away at "the Snowman" he's taken a lot of fights in recent years, sometimes on short notice or too close together to properly train. Jeff Monson recently signed a contract with EMMA to make what he called, "One last full effort". Sadly the UFC (or any other top promotion) never gave Monson the proper opportunity to compete devotedly in a Light Heavyweight division. Monson will finally get to prove himself as a Light Heavyweight in what looks to be a proper MMA promotion when Monson meets fellow decorated BJJ practitioner Renato Sobral in January. At the age of 42 (when he next fights) it's just a matter of time until the opportunity melts away.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:right;"><p>10.20.12</p></div><p></p><p></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 EMMA Reveal 1st Female Grand Prix http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fight%20Posters/EMMA4.jpg Grand Prix Fights Marloes Coenen vs Shayna Baszler Sara McMann vs Kelly Kobald Rin Nakai vs Julie Kedzie Tonya Evinger vs Holly Holm Vanessa Porto vs Hitomi Akano Amandea Nunes vs Liz Carmouche Alexis Davis vs Julia Berezikova Milana Dudieva vs Sarah D'Alelio Reserve Tournament Fight Jan Finney vs Kaitlin Young Undercard Fights Kerry Vera vs Megumi Yabushita Alexandra Buch vs Leslie Smith Sarah Moras vs Sheila Bird 10.26.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fighter%20Bodies/KyraGracie.gif Gracie Yet to Debut? The first female of the Gracie family signed recently to fight for EMMA. Many fans of the MMA, the Gracie family and hot women alone, have long awaited Kyra Gracie's MMA debut. With the recent announcement of EMMA's Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix, we thought we might see Kyra's name on the card. Kyra fought at around 135 pounds in her ADCC and BJJ tournaments. Alas, still no Kyra in MMA. Her website announced the EMMA signing but both Kyra's official site and the people of EMMA have yet to announce an opponent or a date for her debut. We thought, or maybe had our hopes up that Kyra would follow in Royce's footsteps and throw he name into the Grand Prix mix. At the very least we expected to see Kyra as a big name on the card, like EMMA has done recently with fellow celebrity names, Shaq and former WWE wrestler Dave Butista. Still no word yet on Gracie debut though. Maybe we'll still get to see her in the 145 or 125 pound women's GP. 10.28.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Fishing for Fighters in a UFC Dominated World http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fight%20Stories/FighterSignings.jpg The heavily financed and television backed, Empire Mixed Martial Arts has been making waves on the MMA scene since they announced themselves as the world's newest MMA promotion just a few short months ago. The CEO for EMMA clearly stated that they had every intention of signing every top fighter available, meaning not under a Zuffa contract. EMMA immediately began signing the top talent of Japan including fighters from the recently defunct DREAM promotion. Many fighters were also "stolen" from perennial newcomer OneFC, who aren't known to sign exclusive contracts. The biggest shock of all came when EMMA purchased BellatorFC right out from under their new owner Viacom and SpikeTV who planned to replace the UFC with Bellator programming. So far EMMA seems to be holding onto their word, having signed the biggest names and top rising stars not under a Zuffa (UFC/Strikeforce) contract. What does that really leave EMMA though? The UFC and Strikeforce have all but 3 of the top 10 fighters in each of MMA's top 7 weight divisions as ranked by Sherdog.com. This leaves only Ben Askren, Michael Chandler and Pat Curran under EMMA contract. EMMA did their part in contacting those few big names that aren't too friendly with the UFC and some recently retired fighters including, Fedor Emelianenko, Tito Ortiz, Mirko CroCop, Frank Shamrock, Jason Miller and Matt Lindland. EMMA released today that their contract negotiations with Emelianenko, Ortiz and Shamrock have fallen through. The statement said, "If Fedor, Tito or Frank ever return to MMA we at EMMA will be very surprised. We did everything in our power to convince the top names out there to come back but none of those men were interested in a return to MMA at this time. Believe me, we've left no source untapped and money never became an option for any of these guys. We our proud that Mirko CroCop will be returning to MMA with us early next year. Mirko still has the desire to compete, especially in a return to a MMA Grand Prix. We're also pleased to announce that Matt Lindland will be competing in our Middleweight Grand Prix. This will be Matt's farewell tour in MMA. We're proud to provide this MMA legend with a proper stage to retire on and we wish the Olympic Silver Medalist the best of luck in retiring with some EMMA gold around his waist." Zuffa's leftovers may not seem like much to casual UFC fans, but to those who seek MMA elsewhere, EMMA is bringing the best in the world into what's shaping up to be the world's second largest MMA promotion and the closest thing the UFC has had to competition since they purchased Strikeforce. So unless the UFC has plans to purchased yet another competitor or if EMMA fails victim to the same fates that closed EliteXC, Affliction and PrideFC then we may be witnessing the rise of something great here. 10.29.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 *****ADVERTISEMENT***** http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/TV%20Shows/TheComedians.jpg Watch Gabrielle Iglesias, Josh Blue and Chris Porter in their new sitcom, the Comedians, Mondays, beginning in January. 10.30.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofhead71 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Vey very cool thing you have going here, actually makes me wanna do something similar in a wmma game, i'd probably just end up resurrecting an old company though. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Lol Vey very cool thing you have going here, actually makes me wanna do something similar in a wmma game, i'd probably just end up resurrecting an old company though. Keep it up. Thanks for the replies! Glad to hear I might have inspired a future dynasty. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 EMMA Reveal Middleweight Grand Prix http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fight%20Posters/EMMA5.jpg Grand Prix Fights http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MattLindland.jpg Matt Lindland vs Jake Rosholt http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/JakeRosholt.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MelvinManhoef.jpg Melvin Manhoef vs Maiquel Falcao http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MaiquelFalcao5.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/AlexanderShlemenko.jpg Alexander Shlemenko vs Yoshiyuki Nakanishi http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/YoshiyukiNakanishi.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/ThalesLeites.jpg Thales Leites vs Antonio Braga Neto http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/AntonioBragaNeto.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/IkuhisaMinowa.jpg Ikuhisa Minowa vs Jeremy Horn http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/JeremyHorn.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/KendallGrove.jpg Kendall Grove vs Ryo Kawamura http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/RyoKawamura.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/TrevorPrangley.jpg Trevor Prangley vs Mamed Khalidov http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MamedKhalidov.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/JasonBrilz.jpg Jason Brilz vs Falaniko Vitale http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/FalanikoVitale.jpg Non-Grand Prix Fight http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/RalekGracie.jpg Ralek Gracie vs Shungo Oyama http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/ShungoOyama.jpg Reserve Tournament Fight http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/BrettCooper.jpg Brett Cooper vs Mario Miranda http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MarioMiranda.jpg Undercard Fights http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/JoeDoerksen.jpg Joe Doerksen vs Michal Materla http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MichalMaterla.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/DavidLoiseau.jpg David Loiseau vs Andreas Spang http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/AndreasSpang.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/TorTroeng.jpg Tor Troeng vs Bruno Santos http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/BrunoSantos.jpg 10.31.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jipper16 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 http://pcdn.500px.net/5290261/a51f4baed3417c90160395cc9bb2831e0b816d99/4.jpg Eddie Alvarez Pursues UFC Former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez had announced that he will not be signing with the new EMMA promotion. Before EmpireTV purchased Bellator from Viacom, Eddie Alvarez had planned to fulfill his Bellator contract (which he did in October) and pursue a career with the UFC. After Bellator was purchased and essentially closed at this seasons end it, was unclear if Alvarez would continue with his original plans or to sign with the new company EMMA which has been making waves since their inception. Alvarez answered those questions today when he stated he would not be signing with EMMA. This is good news for fans of the UFC, as the UFC in all likelihood will be adding the former Bellator Lightweight champion to their roster. For fans hoping to see Eddie Alvarez return to a Grand Prix format, they will not be getting it in EMMA's Lightweight Grand Prix next year. We contacted EMMA personal about Alvarez leaving and they confirmed what Alvarez had said. They included, "We wish Eddie the best of luck. He's been one of the best lightweights in the sport since his first lightweight fight back in '08. He deserves to be fighting for a top promotion." Chalk a win for the UFC who are seemingly in the final stages of the signing process with Alvarez. There may be a little buzz about the ambitious 15 Grand Prix's the new company is holding in their first season but it's clear that the UFC is still the elephant in the room. And the elephant still gets what it wants. 11.1.13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ronda Rousey not the Only Female Olympian in MMA http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fight%20Stories/FemaleOlympians.jpg On the cusp of Empire Mixed Martial Arts premier, we're taking a look at an Olympic Silver Medalist scheduled to fight on one of EMMA's upcoming cards. No we're not talking about fellow Silver Medalist Matt Lindland. EMMA is also under contract with Sara McMann, a Silver Medal in the 2004 Olympics. A lot of attention has been drawn to women's MMA recently because of Strikeforce fighter and Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Ronda Rousey. McMann has yet to receive the attention Rousey has garnered. Like Rousey, McMann is a six fight MMA veteran in the 135 pound division. McMann may not have captured gold in the Olympics but she is the only American female to ever medal in Olympic Freestyle Wrestling. Rousey may get all the attention but McMann has been just as impressive for such a new mixed martial artist since her debut just over a year ago. We may someday see the world's two most accomplished women of MMA do battle but until then we'll have to settle for Rousey competing in Strikeforce's bare 135 pound Women's division and McMann going for gold once again, this time in EMMA's 135 pound Women's Grand Prix. 11.02.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Arlovski, CroCop, Rizzo & Others not to Appear in EMMA's Heavyweight Tournament A day out from unveiling their upcoming Heavyweight Grand Prix, officials for EMMA told the press today that Andrei Arlovski, Mirko CroCop, Pedro Rizzo and several other top names in the promotions will not be on their upcoming Heavyweight Grand Prix. Insiders expected to see these big names on EMMA's next unveiling. The officials today said that we could instead expect to see those names in the Cruiserweight (206-225 pound) card. EMMA stated a long time ago that they planned to split the normal Heavyweight division (206-265 pounds) into two different divisions but it was unclear who would be fighting where. When confronted about splitting one of MMA's shallowest divisions in two, EMMA's CEO went on a rant about how fighters like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shouldn't have to fight "muscle injected monsters" like Frank Mir. This was a controversial comment hinting at steroid usage. EMMA CEO went on to state, "It's a travesty that in modern day mixed martial arts we make fighters up to 60 pounds in weight difference fight each other because a division is shallow. I promise you Frank Mir's blackbelt couldn't hold up Nogueira's gee regardless of what Joe Rogan said. What happened in that fight was a 10nth grader picking on a 5th grader. He held Nogueira down because he was bigger and stronger and he broke the legends arm. Adding a Cruiserweight division, weak in depth or not, will prevent another travesty like that from happening whether, critics, fans, fighters, commentators or the UFC like it, think it's right or not. We at EMMA are committed to our Cruiserweight division. It'll be a much needed separation between Heavyweight size fighters and monsters barely able to make the division. It's also a gateway for some fighters to transition to Lightweight. It's where fighters like, Mirko CroCop and Pedro Rizzo should have been fighting their whole career." Splitting there Heavyweights into two divisions may not give us quite the fight card we were hoping for but it will leave us with two cards that we still want to see. EMMA is scheduled to release their 6th fight card, a Heavyweight Grand Prix tomorrow. 11.3.13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 *****ADVERTISEMENT***** http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/TV%20Shows/TheProblemofHell.jpg No soul can pass into Heaven without first paying for it's sins. We are all sinners. The Afterlife doesn't begin until we die so every episode of this new EmpireTV drama begins with a death. From a torture chamber in Hell the person's soul is made to relive every sin they committed in life before they pass through Judgement. Torture appropriate for your sins is set and must be paid before Heaven allows you into it's gates. Everyone pays for their sins. Some for their everlasting afterlife. ***"Critics rave**** "It's Hellraiser meets Six Feet Under!" "If when we die, we're judged by Demons from Hell before we're aloud to pass onto Heaven or Hell then this is the best reality show ever! lol" 11.4.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 EMMA Reveal Heavyweight Grand Prix http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fight%20Posters/EMMA6-1.jpg Grand Prix Fights Main Event Tim Sylvia vs Brett Rogers Cole Konrad vs Chris Tuchscherer Aleksander Emelianenko vs Neil Grove Paul Buentello vs Tim Hague Peter Graham vs Ron Sparks Todd Duffee vs Eric Prindle Jon Madsen vs Kenny Garner Jim York vs Thiago Santos Special Mixed Martial Arts Event James Toney vs Ray Mercer Reserve Tournament Fight Abe Wagner vs Stav Economou Battle of the European Power Houses Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Konstantin Gluhov ProElite Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Finalists Finally Do Battle Richard Odoms vs Ryan Martinez 11.4.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Santiago Out of Middleweight Grand Prix http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fighter%20Bodies/JorgeSantiago.png Jorge Santiago has pulled out of EMMA's Middleweight Grand Prix. Before signing with EMMA just a few months ago, Santiago had stated his intentions of moving to Welterweight (170 pounds). A big Middleweight, Santiago opted to enter the 185 pound Grand Prix when he signed with the company instead. Now he's decided to follow through on his original plans to drop to 170. EMMA had just announced their Middleweight Grand Prix a week ago. Santiago's change of mind has left his new organization to shuffle their Middleweight GP around. Jorge was set to fight 6'6" Kendall Grove in the main event of the card. It appears Jorge will still be competing in an EMMA Grand Prix next year but at 170 pounds instead. His announcement to withdraw from the card has left EMMA without a main event. Apparently this decision is in agreement with EMMA officials. EMMA has shown a dedication to fighters fighting in proper weight classes. So much so that they added a Cruiserweight (206-225 pound) division splitting up the 60 pound Heavyweight variance. A spokesman for the organization has stated that the reshuffled fight card will be announced in the upcoming days. The just released fight posters for the event has all already been recalled and edited, removing Santiago from the poster. We'll keep you up to date as more information is released. 11.5.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUnderMask Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'm looking forward to that Heavyweight GP. And the Cruiserweight. And the Light Heavyweight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 I'm looking forward to that Heavyweight GP. And the Cruiserweight. And the Light Heavyweight... Thanks mate, me too! lol I'm curious to see how my fighter stats work out, since I'm doing it all myself. I'm also excited about the Superweight GP. I have no idea what's going to happen there. Fighter stats are all over the board. More so than with any other division I've finished so far. Glad to hear you're still into it. Bantamweight.GP should be next and posted soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade MMA 037 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 pretty sweet thus far, one of the few mma diaries ive seen on here that has the pro wrestling type creativity, im liking it man, keep up the awesome work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 pretty sweet thus far, one of the few mma diaries ive seen on here that has the pro wrestling type creativity, im liking it man, keep up the awesome work Thanks. I do appreciate the feedback. It keeps me motivated to get my posts out a little faster. I never intended this Dynasty to be compared to pro wrestling but I can see it. Now that MMA is a legitimate sport I think there's room for better (ramp style) fighter entrances, light shows, fighter posters, graphics, etc. No EliteXC fake confrontations or anything but a little color wouldn't hurt MMA's credibility in my opinion. Lord knows I could use a little change from the UFC cookie cutter shows. Anyway, thanks again for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Kawamura Replaces Santiago in Middleweight Grand Prix http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fighter%20Bodies/KendallGrove-1.pngVShttp://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Fighter%20Bodies/RyoKawamura-1.png Ryo Kawamura has been called up from EMMA's reserve tournament fight to replace Jorge Santiago in their Middleweight Grand Prix. Santiago dropped out of the Grand Prix last week deciding to compete in the companies 170 pound Grand Prix, leaving the company to shuffle their Middleweight card around. Kawamura was originally scheduled to fight Brett Cooper in a reserve tournament fight. Reserve tournament fight meaning, if any of the 16 Grand Prix fighters weren't able to compete in the Grand Prix come January either Kawamura or Cooper would get the shot. Kawamura got the call up. With the main event of Santiago vs Grove now null and void, co-main event Lindland vs Rosholt has been upgraded to the Main Event of the card. It will be a battle of wrestlers, in Olympic Silver Medalist Lindland facing Oklahoma State wrestler Rosholt. It will be an interesting if not weak main event on an otherwise strong (for a non-Zuffa) Middleweight filled card. 3 Fights total will change. Grove will now be fighting Kawamura, leaving http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/BrettCooper.jpg Brett Cooper vs Mario Miranda http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/MarioMiranda.jpg in an updated reserve tournament fight. Miranda was originally scheduled to fight Swede Tor Treong. http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/TorTroeng.jpg Tor Troeng vs Bruno Santos http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af143/Jipper16/WMMA/Icons/BrunoSantos.jpg an undefeated Brazilian who has been added to the event will now round out the 13 fight card. The new, official, updated Middleweight Grand Prix card can be seen in post 37. 11.6.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jipper16 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 To anyone who has noticed, my apologies for the recent snafoos with the photos I've posted. I didn't realize I'd be adding so my pics on here so I reorganized my photobucket account to help me find everything better. All should be well now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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