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Mauro Ranallo was the former announcer for PRIDE FC and is the current announcer for Showtime.

Ranallo sat down with MMAFighting.com just before the Strikeforce: Houston event to talk about some of the high’s and lows of his career.

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Train with a Pride Bushido and K1 veteran, world class competitor Crosley Gracie! Pictures and promotions will take place after the event followed by a lunch gathering with Crosley Gracie. This event is open to all schools who wish to increase their skills, but register early to secure your space and a low rate.

1145 W Fremont St,
Stockton, CA 95203
MAP

More information on the official site.

Train with a Pride Bushido and K1 veteran, world class competitor Crosley Gracie! Pictures and promotions will take place after the event followed by a lunch gathering with Crosley Gracie. This event is open to all schools who wish to increase their skills, but register early to secure your space and a low rate.

1145 W Fremont St,
Stockton, CA 95203
MAP

More information on the official site.

Welcome Geoff Osborn to MyHOUSE ! We are growing our list of fighters Fast and have HUGE plans for the future!
Geoff will b e fighting August 14th at Pride of the Cage. www.Prideofthecage.com

Martins Denis, UFC - If you had your eyes on nearly every Pride FC event since April of 2002, you would have seen the same tough guy in Mirko Cro Cop's corner - current UFC light heavyweight Igor Pokrajac.

There were several heads that turned in the mixed martial arts world when UFC President Dana White green-lighted Mark Hunt entering the UFC, even though the fighter is currently on a five fight losing streak. A fan took to asking White about the hire via Twitter:

Fan asked: Y was Hunt Signed, he has a losing record and has lost 5 in a row. Big fan of u & UFC but don’t understand signing, plz explain.

Dana: part of the pride deal we contractually owe him fights from our purchase of the company

It’s a strange situation as it’s been three years since the UFC bought out Pride, and still there are several sources reporting that the UFC has awarded Hunt a four fight contract. There is some word that Hunt’s weight was an issue as he was way over the 265 limit, and that Hunt has slimmed down enough to be contractable for fights. Either way Hunt is expected to fight on September 25, 2010 at UFC 119 where his opponent is expected to be Sean McCorkle. Will Hunt be able to make waves in the UFC? Probably not, but he could still be quite exciting to watch.

Tatame is reporting that Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira will face Frank Mir as the main event fight of UFC 119 which is scheduled to take place from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 25. There was talk of a rematch between the two, and it looks like it’s happening now.

Mir’s path to a shot at Brock Lesnar’s title went through Nogueira who was easily overmatched and stopped for the first time in his career. Noguiera’s camp however, insisted that the former Pride fighter had been battling staph and that the victory was a fluke.

Mir has since fallen away from the championship title, as a loss to former number one contender Shane Carwin seems to have pushed him at least a few fights(and victories) from a chance at the title. A win over Nogueira seems to be somewhat suspect as “Minotauro” seems to certainly have lost a step, but it would start the ball rolling forward for Mir.

A win by Nogueira would convince many MMA fans that the Brazillian fighter can still compete at the highest levels of the UFC, and after his defeat at the hands of number one contender Cain Velasquez, many are wondering just how good Big Nog’ is still.

UFC 119 is slowly starting to shape up, with word coming out that Lil’ Nog will face Ryan Bader and that Sean Sherk will face Evan Dunham. We’ll bring you more as it comes out.

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Impact FC (MMA) has secured some of the worlds best fighters and will feature some huge names including Pride and UFC veterans. Fans will be thrilled to know that ‘Big John’ McCarthy, former head referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be the referee for The Uprising series.

HT: Impact FC

Former PRIDE champ and UFC heavyweight Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic takes reporters questions during Wednesday’s UFC 115 open workouts in Vancouver, Canada.

HT: MMAWeekly.com

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PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva faces Yoshihiro Akiyama on July 3rd at UFC 116 in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.