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As the WEC prepares to offer two star-studded cards in the span of just seven weeks, the promotion’s general manager, Reed Harris, believes his organization has primed itself for success at both events. With strong ticket sales for March’s “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz” event and a “booming” pre-sale for April’s blockbuster “WEC 48: Aldo vs. [...] Fans of mixed martial arts were once again treated to an action-packed weekend chock full of fights thanks to The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) putting forth a bevy of top stars in the heat of battle for its final event of the 2009 fight campaign. UFC 107: “Penn vs. Sanchez” went down last Saturday night (Dec. [...] If you thought the injury-ravaged UFC 108 fight card coudln’t take another big blow think again. Former number one heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga has been forced out of his upcoming showdown with up-and-coming prospect, Junior dos Santos, at UFC 108: “Evans vs. Silva” from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, [...] Former PRIDE Fighting Championships lightweight title-holder Takanori Gomi recently departed his home in Japan and plans to meet with UFC officials about a potential contract. Gomi discussed his plans in a blog on his official Web site, where he also discussed attending the weekend’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto boxing blockbuster. The 31-year-old fighter, once regarded as [...] Even the great ones need help. There also comes the time when the best, the near-perfect, have to destroy even the smallest traces of arrogance. That’s how former WEC bantamweight kingpin Miguel Torres, who looks to reclaim his belt in 2010, and top welterweight boxing contender Miguel Cotto, who meets Manny Pacquiao in a Saturday pay-per-view blockbuster, [...] “I’m not sure exactly what it is he has, mono or whatever, but I know that he was sick and couldn’t get a good, hard workout in. There’s a big difference between making an appearance and smiling and waving at a football game and going out and doing what he has to do in his [...] Perhaps it won’t be a total wash for Ohio fight fans, after all. On Thursday UFC president Dana White said the Ultimate Fighting Championship won’t make a fourth consecutive March trip to Columbus, Ohio, which had posted three blockbuster UFC events from 2007 to 2009. But today, a source with knowledge of the discussions told Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced its “next big thing” in terms of blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) shows for the promotion. UFC 106: “Lesnar vs. Carwin,” which we knew was in the works for several weeks, is set to go down at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21. As we [...] Although the Ultimate Fighting Championship usually returns to its Las Vegas home for a big, year-end blockbuster pay-per-view show, this year’s holiday schedule has apparently forced a slight change of plans. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has tentatively approved a Jan. 2 UFC fight date at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event [...] “It’s gonna happen, hopefully within the next two, two-and-a-half months. I’m 30 now and I’m hoping to get a couple of more fights in. I know they say that in MMA, people peak later, but who knows? My whole career, fighting from age 20 to 30, I’ve gotten into real good shape and gotten out [...] |
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