Floyd Mayweather Snr
Buddy McGirt
Paulie Malignaggi
Peter Manfredo Jr v Sakio Bika
pick: Sakio Bika
Updated: Sakio Bika won
We see this every year, but this year the rumors are really going crazy! The reason is of course the ProElite bankruptcy.
It looks as though the Sengoku and FEG matchmakers will have their hands full of talent…
Some of the EliteXC fighters seems to have a clause in their contract that they can fight in Japan, something that opens them up for that without much negotiation. This includes Eddie Alvarez and Nick Diaz.
***Update***
I am expecting more of these to come up, but it seems Antonio Silva has been offered a fight in Sengoku no Ran 2009 (Sengoku 7). The article says there are legal issues before this can happen… He is currently on suspension and also contracted to EliteXC. We will have to see what happens, but I will add him to the list.
Looking at this, I would say that Kimbo Slice is a very likely candidate. I don’t think it will be against Seth though. Any Japanese organization with a little bit of self respect would match him up with someone who is big in Japan. Americans want to see the Seth vs. Kimbo Slice rematch, but I don’t think that would interest the Japanese public. I see freak show and mismatch all over this one…
Nick Diaz would have several options… But I don’t think Eddie is one of them. Have a feeling DREAM has a plan with Eddie on NYE. Most likely Joachim Hansen or Shinya Aoki. For Nick, if he goes the DREAM route again (which means forgetting about previous payment issues), I would say Hayato “Mach” Sakurai is a likely opponent. Remember the DREAM Welterweight title fight? Well, it was suppose to happen at DREAM 5, maybe it could happen at Dynamite.
“Ninja” returning would be a good thing. Sengoku or Dream? Take your pick. To me the Dynamite card looks fuller than the Sengoku card at the moment.
Looks like Satoshi Ishii have signed something with DREAM. Will it be announced at Dynamite? Will he fight at Dynamite? My guess is that if he appears, it will only be to announce a change. But there is a lot of pressure on this young guy, and the Judo association will not be happy. I don’t think he will fight on NYE, but he would certainly be offered a lot of money to do so.
We have 2 more months and the rumors won’t stop. The NYE events will be very good this year.
Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones Jr
pick: Joe Calzaghe
Updated: Joe Calzaghe won
Arthur Abraham v Raul Marquez
pick: Arthur Abraham
Updated: Arthur Abraham won
Enad Licina v Otis Griffin
pick: Enad Licina
Updated: Enad Licina won
Andy Bell v Lee Haskins
pick: Lee Haskins
Updated: Lee Haskins won
Wang Ya Nan v Akondaye Fountain
pick: Wang Ya Nan
Updated: Wang Ya Nan won
Brian Minto v Galen Brown
pick: Brian Minto
Updated: Brian Minto won
Daniel Ponce De Leon v Damian David Marchiano
pick: Daniel Ponce De Leon
Updated: Daniel Ponce De Leon won
Felix Sturm v Sebastian Sylvester
pick: over 9.5
Updated: Felix Sturm v Sebastian Sylvester over 9.5 won
Sergiy Dzinziruk v Joel Julio
pick: over 9.5
Updated: Sergiy Dzinziruk v Joel Julio over 9.5 won
Julio Diaz v Fernando Trejo
pick: over 9.5
Updated: Julio Diaz v Fernando Trejo over 9.5 won
Howard Eastman v Andrew Lewis
pick: Howard Eastman
Updated: Howard Eastman won
Mikkel Kessler v Danilo Hausler
pick: Mikkel Kessler
Updated: Mikkel Kesssler won
Lucian Bute v Librado Andrade
pick: Lucian Bute
Updated: Lucian Bute won
Antonio Escalante v Mike Oliver
pick: Antonio Escalante
Updated: Antonio Escalante won
Michael Lomax v Craig Dickson
pick: Michael Lomax
Updated: Michael Lomax won
Tomasz Hutkowski v Sandro Siproshvili
pick: Tomasz Hutkowski
Updated: Tomasz Hutkowski won
Marco Antonio Rubio v Enrique Ornelas
pick: Marco Antonio Rubio
Updated: Marco Antonio Rubio won
Steven Luevano v Billy Dib
pick: Steven Luevano
Updated: Steven Luevano won
Jorge Lacierva v Feider Viloria
pick: Jorge Lacierva
Updated: Jorge Lacievra won
Jonathan Oquendo v Jose Angel Beranza
pick: Jonathan Oquendo
Updated: Jonatan Oquendo won
Henry Castle v Graham Earl
pick: Henry Castle
Updated: Henry Castle won
Alexander Ustinov v Julius Long
pick: Alexander Ustinov
Updated: Alexander Ustinov won
David Rodela v Kevin Kelley
pick: David Rodela
UPDATED: David Rodela won
Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye v Roberto Cocco
pick: Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye
Updated: Mouhamed Ali Ndaye won
Timo Hoffman v Raymond Ochieng
pick: Timo Hoffman
Updated: Timo Hoffman won
Chad Dawson v Antonio Tarver
pick: Chad Dawson
Updated: Chad Dawson won
Humberto Soto v Gamaliel Diaz
pick: Humberto Soto
Updated: Humberto Soto won
David Lopez v Samuel Miller
pick: David Lopez
Updated: David Lopez won
