The underrated and often overlooked Hector Lombard (24-2-1) has been clamoring for a step up in competition to make some noise in the middleweight division.
Well, if it’s attention he wanted, he probably couldn’t have picked a better fighter to square off with than Paulo Filho (19-1).
That’s according to a report from Tatame.com, who was informed [...]
Strikeforce has finally locked in a date for their next CBS “Saturday Night Fights” event as Scott Coker and Co. travel to Nashville, Tennessee for a televised brouhaha from the Sommet Center on April 17.
Just don’t plan on seeing Fedor Emelianenko strutting his stuff on free TV.
“The Last Emperor” is currently negotiating for a spot [...]
Current UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn is set to defend his 155-pound title for the fourth time against a deserving but perhaps outmatched Frankie Edgar at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi.
If Penn manages to outlast “The Answer,” which isn’t a knock on Edgar to suggest that he will, “The Prodigy” has already [...]
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