By MMA Rumours on July 28, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in News, strikeforce | Tagged Cyborg, features, Gegard Mousasi, Gina Carano, Jay Hieron, Nick Diaz, strikeforce
By MMA Rumours on July 24, 2009
Affliction has seemingly cancelled its Trilogy event officially. According to SI.com, Affliction has now officially cancelled its Trilogy event scheduled to happen on August 1st after the Josh Barnett failed drug test debacle.
“Finding an opponent for the number one ranked MMA heavyweight champion in such a short period of time was a huge endeavor and [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Affliction, features, Fedor, Gina Carano, josh barnett, strikeforce
By MMA Rumours on July 22, 2009
The Rumour Mill is working overtime! The latest rumour to hit the MMA scene is that Strikeforce Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum is all set to replace Josh Barnett at Affliction: Trilogy against Fedor.
Werdum, who is thought of by some as the best heavyweight Jiu Jitsu fighter outside of Minotauro Noguiera, is a dangerous fighter who has [...]
Posted in Rumours | Tagged Affliction, alistair overeem, features, Fedor, Gina Carano, josh barnett, strikeforce