Friday, 22 July 2011
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Strikeforce Grand Prix semifinals headed to Cincinnati
Strikeforce has decided on the location of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals. MMA Junkie reported that Josh Barnett vs. Sergei Kharitonov and Antonio Silva vs. Daniel Cormier will take place in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The location is notable because Barnett, a fighter who has tested positive for steroids in the past, and will now fight under a state commission that, along with Nevada and New Jersey, is respected as one of the most thorough in country. Earlier this week, Ohio Athletic Commission head Bernie Profato told Cagewriter that extra requirements are expected of a fighter who has tested positive in the past.
"If anybody, I don't care who it is, if it's my brother, if they tested previous for drugs, they're going to have to take a pre-fight test," Profato said. "If I look at that database, and I see they've failed a test, then we're going to take a pre-fight test within 30 days of the fight."
They will be joined by a middleweight championship bout between Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Luke Rockhold, "King" Mo Lawal's return to action against Roger Gracie, Josh Thomson vs. Maximo Blanco, and Olympic silver medalist Yoel Romero's U.S. debut against Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante.
Thursday, 21 July 2011
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Watching a Guinness World Record Blob Jump Is Soaring Flying Fun [Video]
Ah, the blob jump. It's the timeless practice of using people to launch people. Trust me, you'll know what it is when you see it. This video shows a blob jump that sent someone 55 feet in the air, a Guinness world record. More »
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Apple?s OS X Lion and Updated Mac Mini and MacBook Air Now Available
I saw that the Apple store was offline for a while early this morning, so I assumed that today was going to be release day for Lion. When the store finally came back online, I immediately purchased my copy for $29.99. It’s been downloading for a while now, and I finally see the slightest hint [...] -
Hugh Grant Nabs Small Win in Phone-Hacking Case
He's been spearheading the celebrity fight against the tabloid phone-hackers, and today (July 20) Hugh Grant has earned a small victory for all of his hard work.
During the court hearing, a British judge granted the "Notting Hill" actor the right to see all evidence that he and his former girlfriend, Jemima Khan?s voice messages were hacked.
As part of the ever-evolving scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct "News of the World," Grant had requested that the documents illicitly collected by private investigator Glenn Mulcaire be released to him.
Back in 2007, Mulcaire spent six months behind bars after pleading guilty to intercepting phone messages of royal aids on behalf of Murdoch's media empire.
Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/hugh-grant/hugh-grant-nabs-small-win-phone-hacking-case-526353
