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The California-based Strikeforce promotion makes its first trip to Florida in January. The organization today officially announced the first The card will feature female champion Cris “Cyborg” Santos and the MMA debut of former NCAA and NFL great Herschel Walker, though opponents [...] With the UFC and WEC combining to host three cards in an eight-day stretch of November, it’s easy to lose track of some of the impending matchups. But while many MMA fans are anxiously awaiting WEC 44’s main event A potential middleweight slugfest first reported by MMAjunkie.com is now official, as Strikeforce announced former 185-pound champion Cung Le (6-0) meets fellow striking enthusiast Scott Smith (16-6). Le and Smith will headline the recently announced Dec. 19 event, “Strikeforce: Evolution” at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Tickets for the Showtime-broadcast event, which will go head-to-head with [...] Fans of mixed martial arts have become used to controversial decisions, so much so that every enthusiast knows you “can’t let a fight go to the judges.” It often seems that two judges awarding a split-decision win may be the only two people in the building who have scored the bout in that manner, and the [...] UFC light heavyweight slugger Houston Alexander (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) today received a license to fight from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and “The Assassin” confirmed he will be fighting on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas. That’s the date the UFC has reserved for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale and would seem to lend further credence [...] A bantamweight contest between sluggers Takeya Mizugaki (12-3-2 MMA, 1-1 WEC) and Damacio Page (12-4 MMA, 3-1 WEC) is currently in the works for December’s as-yet-unannounced WEC 45 event. Sherdog.com was the first to report the contest, and MMAjunkie.com has confirmed that verbal agreements are in place for the contest, though bout agreements have yet to [...] Benson Henderson (9-1 MMA, 2-0 WEC) is not the biggest star in the WEC. But with back-to-back impressive wins in the organization, Henderson has earned himself a shot at the WEC’s interim lightweight title, and “Smooth” promises to make the most of his chance when he faces Donald Cerrone (10-1 MMA, 3-1 WEC) in the main [...] Strikeforce has officially added a second contest to its “Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings” event on Sept. 25, as heavyweights Ray Sefo (1-0) and Kevin Jordan (11-7) will meet on the evening’s main card. Strikeforce Director of Communications Mike Afromowitz today confirmed the addition to the event to MMAjunkie.com. Headlined by a bout between middleweight prospects Tim [...] Wanderlei Silva’s (32-10-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) first contest in the middleweight division will likely take place at UFC 105 in November. MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the event that Silva is currently in negotiations to face Michael Bisping (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in the main event of the Spike TV-broadcast event. While bout agreements [...] |
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