Following issues with the Virginia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Program, Shine Fights, in less than 24 hours, has picked up and moved its show to Oklahoma. The card will now take place at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Okla. ... […]
Awash in speculation about the financial future of the promotion, Dream recently announced several more bouts for Dream 16 on Sept. 25 at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan... […]
W2 Shonie Carter – September 24, 2000 – Pancrase 2000 Anniversary ShowMarquardt turned pro in April of 1999, three days before his 20th birthday, and by the end of that year, he was 6-1 and fighting in Japan. It was a whirlwind ride for the youngster, who made an international statement on September 24, 2000 by defeating Kiuma Kunioku and Shonie Carter on th […]
Steve Lopez’s left arm felt like a piece of saltwater taffy. Sitting backstage at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the UFC’s newest lightweight silently suffered while doctors worked to find the best angle for repairing his dislocated shoulder. The first try didn’t take, so they gave it another shot, stretching and pulling the limb in every directio […]
On his motorcycle accident “Because it was a clean break, I was told that I could come back and still play ‘full contact sports’ – as the doctor said it. I don’t think he realized the extent of it. (Laughs) But he got the point that I needed to be able to take a really hard shot from really crazy and stupid angles. That was what I asked him. ‘It’s not re […]