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Happy Friday, Cagewriter readers. Here’s a quick rundown of news you need to know. If you’re a boxing fan, don’t forget to check in with Yahoo! Sports’ coverage of Pacquaio vs. Clottey. – Rachelle Leah is going to step back into her old role, one time only, as an Octagon Girl at UFC 111. In [...] While the California-based Strikeforce organization has spent the past year building its roster of athletes, one of the most burning questions on MMA fans’ minds regarding the promotion has been, “When will heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem return?” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed on Thursday’s edition of Alistair Overeem (32-11 MMA, 2-0 SF) wants American fans to get ready. There are no more obstacles in the way of his American MMA career; Strikeforce is the priority for 2010. In an exclusive interview with MMAjunkie.com today, the Strikeforce heavyweight champion said he is likely to meet Brett Rogers (10-1 MMA, 2-1 SF) in a [...] Our partners in crime over atBloodyElbow.comhave once again published their divisional rankings for mixed martial arts in the nation’s largest daily newspaper, USA Today, for the month of February 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here’s how it works: “The rankings, which will offer a definitive perspective of top MMA fighters across all weight-classes, [...] Props:Tatame.com Quoteworthy: “I stopped (the original negotiations) because of the (knee) injury, but some things happened, some managers called me with some projects I’ll release soon, but I’m sure I’ll be back in an international event. I can’t talk about this project right now, but there’s a connection between me and the UFC now, something concrete that [...] As a reminder, Spike TV tonight debuts its new weekly series, “Best of PRIDE,” at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The program, which is a highlights show similar to “UFC Unleashed,” features the video library that the UFC’s parent company acquired after its purchase of the Japanese-based PRIDE Fighting Championships in 2007. Check out a sneak peak of the [...] Masanori Kamehara, the Sengoku featherweight champion, helped the Sengoku team continue to dominate over the Dream team today in Japan. Kamehara eeked out a close decision over Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto. Kanehara (pictured) showed off wrestling skills throughout the fight, taking down Yamamoto, who came to the fight with the better wrestling credentials. Kanehara was particularly strong [...] |
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