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Roy Jones Jr. To Attend UFC 101; Scout Anderson
Boxing great and possible future matchup for Anderson “The Spider” Silva will be in attendance at UFC 101.
The eight time champion Jones Jr. will be taking a day off from his intense training as he prepares to take on Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy in Bolixi Mississippi on August 15th.
A match against Jones Jr is something [...]
STRIKEFORCE/ DREAM to Enter Partnership; Exchange Fighters.
STRIKEFORCE and the japanese based DREAM promotions have agreed to enter a partnership that will facilitate the exchange of fighters between the two organizations. The official statement is expected to be released today.
“We’ve talked about [the partnership] for a long time,” Coker said on the Carmichael Dave Show. “It’s finally going to happen now so [...]
Fedor Signs with STRIKEFORCE! Official News!!
Fedor Emelianenko has officially signed with STRIKEFORCE! The blockbuster announcement has been released via M1Global and Fedor’s management. The entire announcement is available below:
World’s No. 1 MMA Heavyweight To Fight In STRIKEFORCE / M-1 Global Co-Promoted Events
First Fight To Air This Fall, Live on SHOWTIME®
NEW YORK (August 3, 2009)–After a week of intense negotiations and [...]
Dana White Conference Call: Tito, Vitor Signed; Fedor Not
Dana White talks about the Fedor deal not going through so far, the Affliction fighters UFC has now signed, the new UFC 103 main event – Vitor Belfort v/s Rich Franklin and of course, the re-signing of Tito Ortiz.
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UFC Absorbs 20 Affliction Contracts; Rothwell – Gormley at UFC 104
The UFC has taken control of close to twenty Affliction fighter contracts and the rumour is that this includes some really big names. The first of the new UFC fighters to fight will be Big Ben Rothwell who will take on Chase Gormley as scheduled for Affliction: Trilogy. The fight will take place on the [...]
Hieron headed to STRIKEFORCE; Possibly Facing Diaz
The pieces are falling ladies and gentlemen! Jay Hieron follows in the footsteps of fellow Affliction victim Gegard Mousasi and has signed with STRIKEFORCE. This strengthens Strikeforce’s welterweight division a little more since having an absolute stud like “The Thoroughbred” is a real nice addition to a weak division depth wise.
Hieron who is coming off [...]
Babalu versus Mousasi for Strikeforce LHW Belt on August 15th
It had to happen and it did. Gegard Mousasi now has the chance to announce his arrival on the US scene in grander style when he takes on veteran Renato Sobral for his Strikeforce Light heavyweight title on August 15th. The fight will be telecast during the SHOWTIME portion of the Carano vs Cyborg card.
“STRIKEFORCE [...]
Vitor Belfort to the UFC!
The rumours are strong and the rumours are good! The latest rumour coming out of the demise of Affliction is that Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort is finally making his return to the UFC.
Belfort was scheduled to fight Jorge Santiago on Affliction’s now defunct MMA event on August 1st. With Dana White’s previous comments about wanting [...]
Strikeforce in Talks with Fedor for Long Term Deal
Strikeforce is now in talks with Fedor’s management at M-1 Global for a long term contract with the Last Emperor. This news comes amidst talks of Dana White’s comments about ground breaking news to be announced on 31st July and all the rumours circulating around it.
Well, I guess its wait and watch again as far [...]
Affliction Back as UFC Sponsors
With the news of Affliction MMA closing shop a reality, Dana White has now confirmed that Affliction is back as a sponsor to the UFC and its fighters and may be seen in the UFC events as soon as August 8th at UFC 101!
Of course, the damage due to this news is mostly to the [...]