In what Dave Meltzer is calling the “biggest weekend in MMA history” in his Los Angeles Times column, we’ve got all the major promotions putting on huge shows…
IFL holds its Championship show tonight in Mohegan Sun, CT, airing on Fox Sports Net on Sunday (check local listings):
1) 205 pounds: Aaron Stark (Wolfpack) vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz (Silverbacks)
2) Heavyweight: Devin Cole (Wolfpack) vs. Ben Rothwell (Silverbacks)
3) 155 pounds: Ryan Schultz (Wolfpack) vs. Bart Palaszewski (Silverbacks)
4) 185 pounds: Matt Horwich (Wolfpack) vs. Ryan McGivern (Silverbacks)
5) 170 pounds: Rory Markam (Wolfpack) vs. Chris Wilson (Silverbacks)
6) Main Event: Carlos Newton (184.75 pounds) vs. Renzo Gracie (184 pounds)
Tomorrow night is UFC 66 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, airing on PPV at 10pm ET (weights are from UFC.com, with the official weigh-in — as well as an All Access on Chuck Liddell — airing on Spike tonight):
1) Anthony Perosh (225) vs. Christian Wellisch (237)
2) Yushin Okami (185) vs. Rory Singer (185)
3) Carmelo Marrero (220) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (242)
4) Tony DeSouza (170) vs. Thiago Alves (170)
5) Eric Schafer (205) vs. Michael Bisping (205)
6) Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
7) Andrei Arlovski (240) vs. Marcio Cruz (246)
8) Keith Jardine (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
9) Chuck Liddell (204) vs. Tito Ortiz (204)
On Sunday, K-1 has its big New Year’s Eve show at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan, featuring both kickboxing and HERO*S matches:
HERO*S MMA Rules
1) Dong-Wook Kim vs. Naito
2) Kan Kaneko vs. Andy Ologun
3) Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Shuichiro Katsumura
4) Tokimitsu Ishizawa vs. Taiei Kin
5) Royler Gracie vs. Hideo Tokoro
6) Akebono vs. Giant Silva
7) Genki Sudo vs. Jackson Page
8) Kid Yamamoto vs. Istvan Majoros
9) Hong-Man Choi vs. Bobby Ologun
10) Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
K-1 Kickboxing Rules
1) Badr Hari vs. Nicolas Pettas
2) Musashi vs. Randy Kim
3) Semmy Schilt vs. Peter Graham
4) Masato vs. Satoru Suzuki
Also on Sunday, PRIDE FC will hold the following matches on PPV, with orders and time limits subject to change (two round fights are ten and five minute rounds and three round fights are ten, five and five minutes):
1) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (three rounds)
2) Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen (two rounds)
3) Akihiro Gono vs. Yuki Kondo (two)
4) Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Mauricio Shogun Rua (three)
5) Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Gilbert Melendez (two)
6) Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Eldari Kurtanidze (three)
7) Takanori Gomi vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (two)
8) Hidehiko Yoshida vs. James Thompson (three)
9) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Josh Barnett (three)
10) Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Hunt for the Pride heavyweight title (three)
Look for more coverage this weekend and into next week HERE on InsideFights.com!
Credit: WrestlingObserver.com, UFC.com, K-1.co.jp
