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It was a great contest, with Brandon Curry winning the overall, while Curtis Bryant took the second pro card slot.  Edward Nunn, who won the Super Heavyweight class, looked like he would of had a great chance to get that second pro card, but didn’t, and he is now the favorite for the 2008 NPC Nationals in Atlanta. Grigori Atoyan, the Super Heavyweight favorite, come in 3rd. But Brandon Curry didnt have it easy in winning his class. Michael Liberatore lost out in the Heavyweight battles by ONE point. Yes, one point, and is certainly a lock to win his class at the NPC Nationals now. Lee Banks also looked great too in this class. Here are the complete results, along with competitor’s number, of the NPC USAs mens. http://www.getbig.com/results/mens/usamens.htm There were six new IFBB figure pros, each from winning their class at the NPC USAs. They were Jamie Costa, Crystal Lowery, Kristin Nunn, Amy Lee Martin, Mendi Sakamoto, and Rachel Cammon.  Ami Lee Martin won the overall too. Here are the complete results for the figure http://www.getbig.com/results/figure/usafigure.htm For the women’s bodybuilding, Isabelle Turell won the overall and earned her IFBB pro card. Here are the complte results for the…

The following athletes are required to participate in The NPC NEWS Photo Shoot With J.M. Manion. • MEN’S OVERALL WINNER • WOMEN’S OVERALL WINNER • THE 6 FIGURE HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS When: Sunday, July 27, 2008 Where: The Embassy Suites Hotel Swimming Pool Time: 9 a.m. – 12 Noon What to Bring: The 3 Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Overall Trophies Only. The Men’s & Women’s Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Posing Suit & Posing Oil. The 6 Figure Height Class Winners Are To Bring Their 2-Piece Competition Suits Along With Any Other 2-Piece Swimsuits. Women should have their hair and makeup done prior to the shoot.

The 2008 2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships will be held on July 25-26, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be held at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the Campus of UNLV, at 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154. This is the tentative list, as there is always more competitors by contest date, as well as some weight changes perhaps.. Men’s Bodybuilding Getbig’s Super Heavyweights Competitor List Sean Allan Grigori Atoyan Robert Burneika Mark Byers Zinjun Croon Franco Dattilo Kirk DeFrancesco Eric Domer Ryan Fasano Kenny Gipson Alex Jacobsen Drew Jemmott Todd Jewell Allen Mallad Malcolm Marshall Kenny Milne Kalani Nelson Korbie Nitiforo Sherwin Pagtakhan Eric Posejpal Aaron Rhea Eric Sanders Ron Stevens James Swanson Eboni Wilson Getbig’s Heavyweights Competitor List Mark Alvisi Lee Banks Erich Blancaflor Mark Christensen Brian Copeland Brandon Curry Parenthesis-PD Devers Darin Dudash David Fenty Les Galloway Chulsey Graham Gary Harden Harry Johnson Doug Lang Michael Liberatore Jeff Long Ricardo Ocampo Vladimir Sizor Kevin Sperling Adam Young Getbig’s Light-Heavyweights Competitor List William Ayoubi Elton Bates Curtis Bryant Peter Ciccone Nathan Detracy Tamar El-Guindy Rene Endara Joshua Fred Garrett Hawkins Allen Hicks Shawn Mack Omar Monroig Jimmy Nguyen Gregory Peeples John…

IFBB Houston Pro Mens Bodybuilding Results 1. Silvio Samuel 2. Craig Richardson 3. Leo Ingram 4. Armin Scholz 5. Bill Wilmore 6. Darrem Charles 7. Fouad Abiad  8. Daniele Seccarecci 9. Pavol Jablonicky 10. Evgeny Mishin 11. Jojo Nitforo 12. Francisco ‘Paco’ Bautista 13. Richard Jackson 14. Ray Arde 15. Jeffrey Long 16. Gina Enrico Pica 17. Eric Castagnet 17. Gianluca Catapano 17. Aiman FaouR  17. Ken Jones 17. Heinz Senior IFBB Houston Pro Mens 202lb and Under Results 1. Ray Arde 2. Tricky Jackson 3. Jeff Long 4. Eric Castagnet 5. Nathan Wonsley 6. Ken Jones IFBB Houston Pro Figure Results 1. Felicia Romero 2. Lenay Hernandez 3. Heather Mae French 4. Jelena Abbou 5. Paola Almerico 6. Huong Arcinas 7. Krissy Chin 8. Bernadette Galvin 9. Natalie Benson 9. Darlina Brown 11. Jane Awad Canada 12. Liane Seiwald 13. Amy Peters 14. Andrea Dumon 15. Petra Mertl 16. Karen Mullarkey-Barringer 17. Melissa Pearo 18. Candice John 19. Elisha Archibold 19. Susanne Bock 19. Trivisay Briceno 19. Nancy Georges 19. Celeste Gonzalez 19. Patricia Mello 19. Jessica Steffens IFBB Houston Pro Fitness Results 1. Tracey Greenwood 2. Shannon Meteraud 3. Erin Riley 4. Bethany Gainey 5. Nicole Duncan 6….

From Dubai, my friends who run Physique Magazine have informed me that there will be an IFBB Dubai Grand Prix show come October of this year. Although I have not seen anything official, here is a preview of the poster and the beginnings of a great contest.

We saw it a few weeks ago. BSN was on the spot where Xyience was, and soon, the rumors were abound. BSN is very interested in the UFC.  This week, we learned that BSN and the UFC signed a multi-year agreement together. Here is some of the press release.  BSN is proud to announce a multi year partnership agreement with the UFC. BSN’s CEO Chris Ferguson comments on the partnership “I am proud to announce that BSN is now the official nutritional supplement sponsor of the UFC. MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world today, thanks almost entirely to the work that UFC has done over the course of the last five years. We are excited to be aligned with an organization as prestigious as the UFC and are eager to stretch our brand with this partnership by showcasing our product line which include No-Explode. I want to thank everybody at the UFC for their efforts and their continued commitments.”

Roland Kickinger is a little busy these days, down in New Mexico filming the 4th movie in the Terminator Series, titled Terminator 4: Salvation: The Future Begins.  Set for a release date of May 22nd, 2009, Roland is playing the character of the T-800, which was the original terminator. This movie picks off where Terminator 3 ended, where the Skynet computer has destroyed most of humanity. John Conner, who will be played by Christian Bale, and his group start to lead the rebellion against the machines.  Roland Kickinger is set to go after John Conner, who will be protected by a good terminator, in this case, played by Josh Brolin. Here is a synopsis released by Warner Bros. Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale), the man fated to be the leader of the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators, and the future he was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a Terminator whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and…

Yes, there will be another IFBB Men’s Pro Contest along with the IFBB Houston Pro. For competitors 202lbs and under, this show will go on, despite not being on some of the contest schedules. The top three will be able to compete in the special Mr. Olympia 202 and Under contest. Total contest prize money is $3,000, but competitors can compete in both shows. As in the past 202lbs and under shows, these shows are designated to showcase the smaller bodybuilder, who often gets overlooked when the big guys are on stage.