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An injury has forced Damacio Page out of a scheduled matchup with Antonio Banuelos at next month’s WEC 48 event, and fellow bantamweight Scott Jorgensen has stepped in as a replacement. WEC officials today announced the change, which sets up a rematch between Banuelos and Jorgensen. WEC 48 takes place April 24 and marks the WEC’s pay-per-view [...] Chicago-area fighter Pat Curran (9-3 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is the eighth and final competitor booked for Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming season-two lightweight tournament. Bellator officials today announced the signing. Curran competes in an opening-round tournament matchup on April 15 at Bellator 14, though his opponent and other tourney pairings – including recent signee Roger Huerta’s promotional debut [...] As a reminder, “Countdown to UFC 111,” which previews next month’s pay-per-view event in Newark N.J., debuts tonight on Spike TV. The 30-minute special airs at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. It follows the debut of “UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” Part II (10 p.m. ET/PT). The three-part series debuted last week with a record audience of 1 million [...] Martins Denis, UFC – Despite being in a whirlwind since his UFC debut, Brazilian knockout artist Junior “Cigano” dos Santos still has an amazing recall of all the dates and important happenings in his life that he can pull out at a moment’s notice. Olympic gold medalist and former world champion boxer Ray Mercer will put on the four-ounce gloves once again on April 16 and face The matchup was announced on the most recent edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA,” and the [...] Elliot Worsell, UFC – Ross ‘The Real Deal’ Pearson couldn’t have looked better in winning season nine of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Richie Whitson, Jason Dent and then teammate Andre Winner in the final, more than living up to his audacious nickname. Fast-forward five months and Pearson incredibly looked even better, this time mauling [...] World Extreme Cagefighting today announced a few bouts for next month’s WEC 48 event, but MMAjunkie.com has learned of one that hasn’t yet been released: Anthony Pettis (8-1 MMA, 2-1 WEC) vs. Alex Karalexis (10-4 MMA, 4-2 WEC). Sources close to the lightweight fighters tell MMAjunkie.com that verbal agreements are in place and that bout agreements [...] Roger Gracie, a 2005 ADCC champion, finally is set to make his Strikeforce debut on May 15. Sources close to the event told MMAjunkie.com former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman is the leading candidate to face the grappling ace at the as-yet-unannounced show, which is likely to be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, [...] The opinions on 47-year-old former pro footballer Herschel Walker’s recent MMA debut range from “amazing” to “disgraceful.” Count Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker among those who believe the Heisman Trophy winner was a good thing for the California-based promotion – even if he was admittedly unsure at first. “I think the networks, at first, were apprehensive about Herschel, [...] Calling all TUF guys: Spike TV and UFC recently announced an open casting call for the next installment of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) franchise at the The Omni Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, NC, on Thursday, April 1. The tryouts will coincide with the UFC Fight Night 21 event held on Wednesday (March 31). Lightweight (155 pounds) and light [...] |
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