Gilbert Yvel: Returns to the United States August 1stDutch KO King Gilbert Yvel added to Affliction M-1 Global’s “Trilogy” PPV

SEAL BEACH, California (July 2, 2009) – Coming off of his career-defining performance against
3-time UFC® heavyweight title challenger Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo last Saturday night in Biloxi, Dutch knockout artist Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel (35-12) has been added to the Affliction M-1 Global’s star-studded “Trilogy” Pay-Per-View event against another former UFC® heavyweight title challenger, Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello (24-9), live August 1 from Honda Center in Anaheim.

Russian combat fighting legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (30-1-0) defends his WAMMA heavyweight title against No. 1 contender Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett (24-5-0), in a highly-anticipated main event. GoDaddy.com presents Affliction M-1 Global’s “Trilogy,” featuring Fedor vs. Barnett in association with Golden Boy Promotions and Donald J Trump. The show is separated into two live broadcasts on the same night—a one-hour special will air on HDNet starting at 7:30 PM/ET (4:30 PM/PT), followed by the sensational Pay-Per-View event, “Trilogy,” commencing at 9PM/ET (6 PM/PT).

Cyrille Diabate: Talks about signing with the UFCDuring 20 minute call, Cyrille discusses returning to UFC, losing to Shogun 3 years ago, Ultimate Fighter Season 9

ThrowThemBows.com editorial author David Hojak (0-0) recently got a chance to speak with veteran mixed martial artist and TUF9 Team USA striking coach, Cyrille Diabate (14-6). Born to French parents in Le Celle St Clous, France in 1973, Cyrille has spent his life winning WKA and National Kickboxing titles, which he gave us some insight into during his call.

On the call, he also discussed the pretense of how he'd like to return to the UFC, what awaits him when he gets there, and how long he'd like to stay.

Tom Atencio: Much scarier looking with the piercings and t-shirtsAtencio weathers storm in first round to finish in second

Appearing in only the second Mixed Martial Arts bout of his career, Affliction front-man Tom Atencio moved to 2-0 in his MMA "career," stopping a debuting Randy Hedderick (0-1) in Hedderick's first professional MMA bout.

Atencio weighed-in yesterday at 160.4 lbs, with Hedderick making an even 159 lbs.

Atencio was making his second MMA appearance since 2005, where he won by decision after three rounds at a show called Total Combat 7. Making his professional debut as a local favorite, Randy Hedderick came into this bout not only one pound lighter than Atencio, with one fight's worth less of professional experience, but Hedderick also came in 17 years younger than Atencio.

Hedderick came out firing against Affliction's front-man, catching him with two big right hands, one after another, in the first round. These rocked Atencio and had him hurt badly, but local-favorite Hedderick was unable to seal the deal and capitalize on having hurt his opponent.

Lashley Takes Down Sapp:: Sapp submits to strikes in firstSapp taps to Strikes; Lashley Goes 4-0 in First Round Domination

Lashley was unrelentng and tenacious in his winning victory over Bob "The Beast" Sapp, who fought at Utlimate Chaos on Saturday night in a cage, a rare instance in his 30-fight MMA career.

The smaller fighter by nearly 67 lbs., Lashley wasted no time taking the bout to the floor, where all of the action over the course of the bout between the two big men took place.

Sapp aggressively came out charging across the cage at Lashley as soon as the ref signaled the start of the fight, providing Lashley with his best possible set of options, given the task at han. As soon as Sapp's charge had Lashley within striking range, Lashley changed elevations remarkably fast for a heavyweight, then proceeded to shoot in and take his oncoming opponent down.

Gilbert Yvel: Finishes RizzoRizzo Floored Brutally by Yvel Within First Half of First Round

Gilbert Yvel (35-12) fought for only his second time in the United States on Saturday at Ultimate Chaos. There, he met Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo (16-9), who is now 35 years old, and has been fighting professionally in MMA for a little more than the last twelve and a half years of his life.

Yvel himself is only 32, yet Yvel has literally twice the number of wins on his records that Pedro has on his own... and that's saying a lot. Yvel also has nearly twice the number of fights Pedro has combined, in about the same amount of time: Pedro took his first professional fight in Holland in October of 1996, while Yvel took his first professional fight in Holland in February of 1997.

Pedro opened their melee with an early takedown that caught the Dutch kickboxer almost too easily, after which Rizzo attempted to strike from a semi-advantageous position, only to have his efforts effectively thwarted by the defending Yvel.

Bobby Lashley: Fights Sapp tonight on PPVLashley weighs in at 255.4 lbs; Sapp shows up at 322.2 lbs.

Six is a lucky number for me.

I was born at 6:06am, the morning of the 26th, after 36 hours of mom's hard-fought labor (thanks, ma). I see a six somewhere, usually on a clock, and the numerologist in me comes out. I see a six, and it grabs some sort of attention of mine, without fail.

In this case, 6, as it is for most people, is going to be a rather unlucky number for one of the two big-men going at it on Saturday. Bob Sapp and Bobby Lashley are set to meet in only Lashley's fourth-ever MMA bout.

I can't say I've ever walked into a fight giving up exactly 66 lbs. I once fought an amateur match with a guy who outweighed me by 110 lbs. with modified pancrase rules... hardly Bob Sapp, and hardly what we're looking at here. 100 lbs. at the amateur level... alright. 66 lbs. between two monstrous athletes with a ton of contrasting experience between the two of them... someone's getting hurt. It's inevitable.

Ultimate Chaos Weigh-Ins: All Fighters Good to GoLashley weighs in at 255.4 lbs; Sapp shows up at 322.2 lbs.

This evening, weigh-in results were confirmed for all fighters participating in the Ultimate Chaos event this weekend, scheduled to take place in Biloxi, Miss.

Headlining the card is the bout between Bob Sapp and Bobby Lashley, but also included are bouts between Javier Vasquez and Din Thomas, Gilbert Vyel and Pedro Rizzo, and Affliction front-man Tom Atencio lightheartedly participating in his second MMA fight against a debuting Randy Hedderick.

"Me and Bob aren't looking to be fight of the year," Lashley said at the pre-fight press conference. "We're looking for a train wreck. Chaos! I've trained very hard with my team in Colorado. I'm ready to go three rounds. I hope (Bob's) ready to go, because I'm taking him into deep water."

Sapp obviously has a strong mind, and a strong opinion to match his attitude when it comes to Lashley.

Creating a Super Fighter: We've Reinvented the Science.... Read on...Create a Superior Fighter Rated Well Over 100 Without Cheating

In UFC 2009: Undisputed, creating a superior fighter via career mode isn't hard at all. Really, it's a matter of sticking to a game plan that ensures you will be maximally compensated for your time and training in the short length of time (only 7 years) that you have to build the best fighter you can.

By adhering to the outline that I'm about to go over, not only will you achieve this, but your created fighter will trump any glitch-created super fighter you may encounter online. In instances of running across players that will use these kinds of fighters, you'll find that an optimally created, career tested fighter will have a substantial statistical advantage.

If you've read the instruction manual of the game, or observed any websites that talk about creating a fighter outside of career mode rather than within career mode, you know that the potential of a career fighter greatly outweighs the potential of a fighter created outside of career mode. This is mainly due to the fact that you have as much time as you can cram into 7-8 career years to build up valuable points, which can be put towards strength, speed, and cardio.

Bobby Lashley and Bob Sapp: Lashley's 4th MMA match"Ultimate Chaos" MMA PPV in Biloxi, MS - Bobby “Blaster” Lashley vs. Bob "The Beast" Sapp Headline

This weekend in Biloxi, Mississippi, MMA newcomer Bobby Lashley (3-0-0) and K1 Veteran Bob "The Beast" Sapp (10-4-1) will go to war, headlining a card full of exciting fights that somehow got put together outside any of the major, more known organizations.

Also on the card for the weekend is an anticipated heavyweight striking war between Gilbert "The Hurricane" Yvel (35-13-1), and 3-time UFC heavyweight championship challenger, Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo (16-8-0), as well as a bout between Din Thomas (24-8-0), and former King Of The Cage and Gladiator Challenge lightweight champion Javier "Showtime" Vasquez (12-2-0), as well as a bout including young MMA stand-out Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki (12-1-0) squaring off against 4-time World Muay Thai title-holder William "The Bull" Sriyapai (12-4-0).

Andrei Arlovski: Distributing big pee pee, as seen aboveHourly, Arlovski Makes More Than You'll See In Five Lifetimes

Say what you want about Andrei Arlovski (15-7). Fact is, he's made out like a bandit over the last twelve months of his career.

He's KO'ed two of the most recognizable heavyweights outside of the UFC, has been KO'ed by one of the most recognizable MMA fighters ever, and has topped all of the above off by getting KO'ed in under half a minute by a 3-to-1 underdog.

Still, for this performance of his in his last two fights, both of them losses, Andrei Arlovski has made more purse money than most UFC fighters are ever going to see over the course of their careers, not including endorsements, sponsorship dollars, or other endeavors outside of MMA.