In a surprising development, the usually quiet Tim Sylvia posted a video on The UnderGround asking forum users to assist him in his return to the UFC. Tim pointed out that he could easily make weight, and that he has been fighting at 265 and walking around at 290, lately. The popular forum has come together to make waves in [...]
The card for Japan’s New Year’s eve extravaganza, “Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011,” is nearly complete, as Josh Barnett and Tim Sylvia have been added to the show. However, it’s not for a full-on MMA fight. Originally booked to fight Brett Rogers, Sylvia has now found himself in a pro-wrestling bout since [...]
According to a recent report by The Apple Valley Patch in Minnesota, Brett “The Grim” Rodgers will have to be very careful of the words he chooses when talking about his upcoming match and opponent. As terms of his upcoming probation, Brett is violation if he is in participation of “assaultive or intimidating behavior to anyone”. He was sentenced to 60 days in [...]
Hello ladies, gentlemen and beasts around the world. Tonight we are at the I Wireless Center in beautiful Moline, Illinois for ProElite 2: Big Guns.” Tonight’s event will feature the opening round of an eight-man heavyweight tournament featuring rising prospects in the division. The main event will be a showdown between former UFC heavyweight champion [...]
This weekend, “ProElite 2: Big Guns” takes place at iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois, which kicks off their heavyweight grand prix tournament of rising prospects. The full card includes: MAIN CARD: Andreas Kraniotakes vs. Tim Sylvia Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Fulton Evan Cutts vs. Reagan Penn Mark Ellis vs. Ryan Martinez (heavyweight-tourney opening round) Ed [...]
With just over a week away from the match up, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim “The Maniac” Sylvia is again with out an opponent. Tim was scheduled as the headlining bout at ProElite 2, versus German fighter, Andreas Kraniotakes. Today it was reported by MMAFighting.com that Kraniotakes was denied license to fight by the Illinois [...]
ProElite today announced it has signed a new, multi-fight, multi-year television deal, unveiled on last night’s LIVE broadcast of “Inside MMA”. The fight promotions company will air LIVE coverage of “HDNet Fights: ProElite – Big Guns” on November 5 at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL. Furthermore, German-born heavyweight Andreas “Big Daddy” Kraniotakes has agreed [...]
Pedro Rizzo has withdrawn from November’s ProElite event against former UFC champion Tim Sylvia. Rizzo announced on his Twitter that he recently suffered a partial tear of his left triceps tendon while training in Holland, stating, “So I would like to apologize to … ProElite and specially to Tim Sylvia because I can’t be in [...]
According to a report from Cage Potato, Proelite is making matches for their sequel, and some things are changing quickly, namely who their two biggest names will fight. The original report from the site said that former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia would meet in the main event of this next event, [...]
We headed out to Rockford, Illinois this past Saturday for a fun night of fights featuring a headlining bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and Patrick Barrentine. Fight Tour was a really interesting mix of entertainment with some excellent pro fighters, a popular metal band by the name of “Saliva”, and some amateur bouts. Really, a lot of bang for [...]
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