In a return to Colorado and return to his winning ways, Ron defeated the always tough Mark "The Bear" Smith in the Born To Be Bad main event in Loveland, Colorado.
Smith, who has fought a virtual who's-who in the MMA world was tough as always. Win or lose, nobody walks away from a fight with The Bear unscathed. It took Ron to the 2:16 mark of round number two to finally submit him with an arm triangle choke.
June 14, 2008 - Elite XC - The Return Of The King
Ron Waterman comes up short against Dave "Pee Wee" Herman
Ron's return to Hawaii, the same place he won the X1 Heavyweight Title only 5 months before, was supposed to be the next step on the way to the top. Appearently someone forgot to tell this to Dave Herman. Ron never seemed to get started and in less than 2:20 of the first round, it was over.
Dave Herman is one fighter to keep your eye in the future.
January 26, 2008 - X-1 World Events
Ron Waterman defeats Anula Brash winning the X1 Heavyweight title
At Hawaii's Blaisdell Arena, fans got more than their money's worth with a 4 man 185lb tournament and a main event fight for the X1 World Events Heavyweight World Championship belt.
As is so often the case, Ron's opponent brought his "A" game and gave everything he could before eventually being keylocked by the H2O man early in the second round. Anula Brash came out swinging and even dropped Ron with some vicious leg kicks. Ron's superior conditioning and wrestling proved to be way too much for the young Hawaiian.
September 1, 2007 - Art Of War 3
Ron Waterman defeats Mario Rinaldi!
In front of a packed United Airlines Center in Dallas, Ron Waterman defeated Mario Rinaldi by TKO in the first round!
Rinaldi, who many considered the favorite coming in, was no match for the new and improved standup skills of the H2O man. In a reversal of roles, "Big Hurt" took down Ron and actually managed to attain full mount at one point in the fight. Ron eventually got back to his feet and the two warriors traded bombs until Rinaldi finally succumbed at 4:39 of the opening round.
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September 1, 2007 - Art Of War 3
Ron Waterman to take on Mario Rinaldi
SUN Sports & Entertainment, CEO, C.J. Comu, announced that SUN’s ART OF WAR 3, Undisputed Arena Fighting Championships will feature an All-Star lineup when Team USA takes on Team Brazil on Saturday, September 1st, at Dallas’ American Airlines Center.
Representing Team USA, Ron takes on Brazil's undefeated (5-0) 280lb Mario "Big Hurt" Rinaldi in what could easily prove to be the fight of the night.
Other bouts include UFC veterans facing off Jeff Monson vs Pedro Rizzo and Jeremy Horn vs the always dangerous Jorge Santiago.
TICKETS for ART OF WAR 3 are ON SALE NOW Tickets are priced at $250 (VIP Cageside), $100, $75, $50, $35 and available at the American Airlines Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster Outlets. They are also available online at www.ticketmaster.com
The H2O man steps back in to the ring December 2nd to face ADCC World Champion Roger Gracie. Gracie will be making his MMA debut and has up hill battle in front of him as he faces the strongest man in Mixed Martial Arts.
This exciting event caps the first season of BodogFight and the finals of the USA vs. Russia tournament.
Some of the other fighters also featured include Antonio Silva, Eric Pele, Aaron Riley, Eddie Alvarez, and much more!
Tickets are available online at Tickemaster or join us from anywhere in the world on Pay Per View.
A tragic car accident claimed the life of our dear friend and founder of MMAWeekly on Wednesday 5/31/2006 while traveling with his family. While driving to St. George, UT the tire blew out on his car, causing the vehicle to roll. Ryan was killed instantly. Ryan's wife, Tonya, is still in surgery and two of his children are still in the hospital, while his two youngest have checked out fine. Our prayers and blessings are with the Bennett family at this terrible hour in their lives. This is a great loss to the MMA community. And, the loss of a great friend to many.
Please keep Ryan's family in your prayers.
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Ron Waterman successfully defends his WEC Super Heavyweight belt!
With Mike Serr dropping out of the main event just days before the fight and Ricco Rodriguez losing his opponent as well, the WEC reshuffled the deck with a new and improved main event.
Credit both fighters for taking this fight on such short notice especially considering the upgrade in competition.
Defying the odds, Ron Waterman controlled the action throughout the fight rendering him a unanimous decision over the former UFC champion.
H2O appeared to take down the former champion at will scoring numerous takedowns and establishing his ground and pound.
After such a dominating performance over one of the world's best MMA fighters only one question remains.....
Who's next???
May 20, 2005 - WEC XVI - Clash Of The Titans
Ron Waterman to fight Mike Serr in August
It's Official!!!
Ron Waterman will defend his WEC Super Heavyweight Championship against challenger Mike Serr on August 18, 2005.
Tickets for the next exciting chapter in WEC history are on sale at The Palace Gift Shop or by phone at 1-866-4-PALACE. The event titled "Clash of the Titans" will go down August 18th at The Palace in Lemoore, California.
Headlining the star studded card will be the Super Heavyweight showdown between veteran Ron "H2O" Waterman and BJJ World Champion Mike "Monstro" Serr locking horns for Waterman's WEC Super Heavyweight Title. In addition expect to see the following fighters in action versus each other or in separate action:
WEC Lightweight World Champion Gabe "Godzilla" Reudiger Steve "Danger" Ramirez Rafael del Real vs Anthony Arria Tony "The Tribal Warrior" Alanis Josh "Machine" Green Olaf "Irish" Abe Baxter Justin "The Executioner" Levens Tosh Cook vs Troy Miller WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Jason Lambert WEC North American Light Heavyweight Champion Terry Martin
*Plus other notable fighters you'd come to expect from the WEC in great nhb action.
MMA Ranks has Ron Waterman ranked #1 in the world Mixed Martial Artist in the Super Heavyweight. A BIG thank you to all who have voted. If you haven't already done so, go cast your vote.
August 15, 2004 - Pride Final Conflict 2004
RON WINS!!!
Ron notches up another win in Pride Fighting Championships. This time submitting Kevin Randleman at the 7:40 mark of the first round. In an exciting wrestler vs. wrestler matchup, H2O finally submitted "The Monster" with his famous keylock.
July 30, 2004 - Pride Final Conflict 2004 Preview
Ron is fighting in the reserve match against Kevin "The Monster" Randleman.
If either the Winner of Nogueira/Kharitonov or the Winner of Emelianenko/Ogawa is unable to continue to the finals, the winner of Waterman/Randleman will take their place.
July 3, 2004 - Pancrase Korea cancelled!
As of today the entire fight card will be cancelled as the Korean promoter has run into serious financial trouble and cannot fund the event. Looks like Ron Waterman vs. Josh Barnett fight will have to wait, for now.
This has to leave a bad taste in the mouth of Pancrase who is not known for this sort of thing. In the end Pancrase, the fighters, and most of all the fans are the ones who will pay for this setback.
