With heavyweight prospect Bobby Lashley out of “PFC: Best of Both Worlds” due to ankle ligament damage suffered in training, fellow American Fight League fighter Ron Sparks (3-0) has stepped up on short notice to fill the role. Sparks will take on fellow undefeated heavyweight Mike Hayes (3-0) on the Feb. 6 event at the [...]
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Ron Sparks replaces Bobby Lashley at “PFC: Best of Both Worlds”
January 30th, 2009 · Comments Off
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UFC 100 Date And Location Confirmed
January 30th, 2009 · Comments Off
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports & MMAJunkie.com has confirmed that UFC 100 will go down on July 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC President Dana White has yet to confirm any fights, but he has promised that the show will have some “extra razzle-dazzle”. One rumor going around is [...]
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Thiago Silva: I’ll be the last one standing at UFC 94
January 29th, 2009 · Comments Off
Lyoto Machida (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is elusive, that Thiago Silva (13-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) knows. But while many MMA observers continue to debate whether Machida’s defensive style is an impressive display of technical prowess or a prime example of avoiding a fight, Silva has his mind made up. “I know a lot of fans [...]
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Lashley, Lombard scratched from PFC
January 29th, 2009 · Comments Off
American Top Team Fighters Bobby Lashley (1-0) and Hector Lombard (17-2-1) have been forced to withdraw from their planned bouts at the Palace Fighting Championship’s upcoming hybrid MMA/boxing card, “Best of Both Worlds.” MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today learned of the pair’s departures from sources close to the event. “PFC: Best of Both Worlds” is scheduled for [...]
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Thomas Schulte latest addition to Bellator Fighting Championships
January 28th, 2009 · Comments Off
WEC and King of the Cage veteran Thomas Schulte (18-6) is the latest addition to the Bellator Fighting Championship’s upcoming lightweight tournament. The organization officially announced the signing via press release on Wednesday. Schulte joins American Top Team’s Jorge Masvidal as the only two officially announced competitors for the upcoming tournament, scheduled for an April [...]
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Frank Trigg meets Danny Babcock at Feb. 14 XCF event
January 26th, 2009 · Comments Off
Veteran fighter Frank Trigg (18-6) will return to competition on Feb. 14 when he meets Danny Babcock (6-1) in the main event of Xtreme Cagefighting Federation’s “Rumble in Race Town” event. The show takes place Feb. 14 at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., on the eve of NASCAR’s Daytona 500. Trigg, [...]
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‘Best of both Worlds’
January 25th, 2009 · Comments Off
The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. will give fight fans a little bit of everything on Friday, February 6th. Goosen Tutor promotions and the Palace will host a night of championship boxing, which features Olympic Gold Medalist and current NABO Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward (17-0) of Oakland, Calif. in a [...]
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UFC 94 sneak peak
January 24th, 2009 · Comments Off
UFC 93 is in the books and now online sportsbook betting fans turn their eyes to Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 94! The brilliant Thiago Silva takes to the Octagon before the main even pitting Georges St. Pierre against B.J. Penn. Silva is a +225 underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook, that’s right, underdog, to take [...]
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New MMA League Goes For Submission Hold on Hispanic Viewers
January 24th, 2009 · Comments Off
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is rapidly gaining popularity in the U.S., particularly, it seems, among Hispanics. A newly launched MMA league, the Bellator Fighting Championships, trying to capitalize on this trend, betting that the largest growing demographic in the U.S. will continue to be intrigued by the action-packed sport. “We believe very strongly that there [...]
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WCA Announces Complete Fight Card
January 20th, 2009 · Comments Off
Cagefighting Alliance (www.WCAfights.com) a Mixed Martial Arts Organization completes their first fight card called “Pure Combat” which will be premiering in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Boardwalk Hall Ballroom. Weigh-ins for the event will be at the Host Hotel Bally’s Hotel & Casino in the Bally Room Thursday, February [...]
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