Friday October 11-2002:

UCC World Heavyweight Champion SEAN ALVAREZ has sustained a severe elbow injury as well as a fractured forearm during preparation for his first title defense. Alvarez was slated to go head to head with CHRISTOPHE MIDOUX until this injury sidelined those plans.

Monday October 07-2002: John Rallo Update from ADCC Qualifier.

Round 1: TEAM CANADA: Karim Byron 343.1 v. TEAM RENZO GRACIE: John Rallo 263.9: John Rallo

John Rallo submitted the Sugar Bear, Canada's Karim Byron with a ferocious arm lock.

Round 2: John Rallo v Mike Whitehead: Mike Whitehead

Wednesday October 02-2002:

John, since you have to miss my wedding for the ADCC Qualifier, you better win or I will beat up your fist with my face. (Just kidding)

Good luck my friend...

77-87.99 KG :
TEAM CANADA: Mark Bocek
(American TOP TEAM): Pablo Popovich
Pedro Sauer JJ - Costa Rica: Henry Matamoros
Grappling Champion: Kenny Florian
Victory Athletics (Seattle): Brad Blackburn
(Team Ricardo Pires): Antonio McKee
(TEAM RENZO GRACIE): Sean Williams
(J-SECT / NOVA UNIAO): Sean Spangler

77-87.99 KG :
TEAM CANADA: Denis Kang
Grapplers Quest Champion: Ken Kronenberger
Grapplers Quest Champion: Todd Margolis
(Massachusetts Submission Academy): Keith Rockel
(TEAM RENZO GRACIE): Joe D'arce
2x Wrestling Champ (Michigan): James Lee
Victory Athletics: Joey Guel
(Gracie JJ - KOTC): David Terrell

88 - 98.99 KG :
(J-SECT / NOVA UNIAO): Marc Laimon
TEAM CANADA: Terry Dellino
Carlos Machado (Lutter): Kenny Mcclure
(TEAM RENZO GRACIE): Jamal Patterson
KOTC Champion: Dean Lister
HnS Veteran : Angelo Popofski
16x NAGA Champion: Anthony Argyros
Nathan Ducharme

99 KG and up :
Victory Athletics: Mike Whitehead
TEAM CANADA: Karim Byron
(TEAM RENZO GRACIE): John Rallo
(Team Ricardo Pires): Frank Mir
ADCC VETERAN: Rocke Batastini
(J-SECT / NOVA UNIAO): Roy Nelson
NAVY SEALS: Jocko Willink

Pride 22: Beasts from the East II, Held September 29th, 2002, Nagoya Rainbow Hall (Aichi-Pref, Japan)

Kevin Randleman def. Michiyoshi Ohara - Unanimous decision after 3 rounds

Guy Mezger def. Norihisa Yamamoto - Unanimous decision after 3 rounds

Anderson Silva def. Alexander Otsuka - Unanimous decision after 3 rounds

Paulo Filho def. Akira Shoji - Armbar 2:48 R1

Heath Herring def. Kotchkine Iouri - TKO (knees on the ground) 7:31 R1

Mario Sperry def. Andrei Kopylov - TKO (strikes) 6:02 R1

Quinton Jackson def. Igor Vovchanchyn - Verbal submission (Vovchanchyn suffered a broken rib) 7:17 R1

Ryan Gracie def. Shungo Oyama - Armbar 1:37 R1

Friday September 27-2002: UFC 39 "Return of the Warriors"

Official Results:

Sean Sherk vs. Benji Radach: Sherk via doc stoppage due to cut at 4:16 of round 1.

Matt Lindland vs. Ivan Salaverry: Lindland by unanimous decision.

Phil Baroni vs. Dave Menne: Baroni by KO at :18 of the first round. Baroni threw some bombs from the start.

Gan McGee vs. Pedro Rizzo: McGee - Rizzo's corner throws in the towel due to cut after first round.

Caol Uno vs. Din Thomas: Uno by unanimous decision.

BJ Penn vs. Matt Serra: Penn by unanimous decision. Fight could have went either way.

Tim Sylvia vs. Wesley "Cabbage" Coreirra: Sylvia by ref stoppage due to corner throwing in the towel, at 1:43 Round 2. This was my favorite fight of the night. God bless a man with a good chin...

"New UFC Heavyweight Champion" Ricco Rodriguez vs. Randy Couture: Rodriguez by verbal submission at 3:04 of the fifth round.

Pride 22: Beasts from the East II
Held September 29th, 2002
Nagoya Rainbow Hall (Aichi-Pref, Japan)
Kevin Randleman def. Michiyoshi Ohara - Unanimous decision after 3 rounds

Guy Mezger def. Norihisa Yamamoto - Unanimous decision after 3 rounds

Anderson Silva def. Alexander Otsuka - Unanimous decision after 3 rounds

Paulo Filho def. Akira Shoji - Armbar 2:48 R1

Heath Herring def. Kotchkine Iouri - TKO (knees on the ground) 7:31 R1

Mario Sperry def. Andrei Kopylov - TKO (strikes) 6:02 R1

Quinton Jackson def. Igor Vovchanchyn - Verbal submission (Vovchanchyn suffered a broken rib) 7:17 R1

Ryan Gracie def. Shungo Oyama - Armbar 1:37 R1