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It’s a done deal. After much speculation over the weekend about the signing of Roger Huerta on the part of the upstart promotion in the MMA groundswell, Bellator FC formally announced the exclusive signing of Huerta during a press conference from Chicago, Illinois this afternoon. “El Matador” will compete in Bellator’s season two lightweight tournament, with the [...] One punch can derail a career. It’s exactly what happened to hotshot prospect George Sotiropoulos during Season 6 of “The Ultimate Fighter” when the Aussie was upset by Tommy Speer. That punch didn’t stop things completely for Sotiropoulos. He officially sent word to the MMA world, that he is a quick riser to be reckoned [...] It seems that Ultimate Fighter 8 finalist Phillipe Nover isn’t the next Anderson Silva after all. Despite a very impressive run on the eighth season of the Spike TV reality show, the “The Filipino Assassin” was unable to find a win in three attempts since his Dec. 2008 debut and has been subsequently released from his [...] Props: JoeLauzon.com Quoteworthy: “It’s been GREAT training. I have only been around for a couple weeks but I can see why BJ has looked so great in his last few fights. Marv and Gary Marinovich are on top of things here. On top of all the great stuff I have learned to do from Marv and Gary… [...] UFC 113, which is scheduled for the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 8, 2010, will indeed feature the pay-per-view (PPV) debut of Spike TV/CBS ratings monster, Kimbo Slice. Company president Dana White today confirmed that former backyard brawler will take on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 castmate, Matt Mitrione, in a potentially hard-hitting [...] Hard-hitting Chris Leben (19-6) and undefeated Aaron Simpson (7-0) have agreed to throw leather in a middleweight bout at UFC 114 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 29, according to Hector Castro of the Ground and Pound, in conjunction with Rear Naked Choke Radio. “The Crippler” is coming off a [...] Former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown has been working his way back to a shot at redemption after losing the belt to Jose Aldo at WEC 44 in Nov. 2009. Brown quickly rebounded, sinking in a fight-ending rear naked choke against Anthony Morrison at WEC 46 earlier this year. He now looks [...] He’s back. After coming up short against BJ Penn in his Dec. 12 bid for the 155-pound crown, Diego Sanchez (21-3) will make his return to the welterweight division opposite John Hathaway at the upcoming UFC 114 pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, May 29. The “Nightmare” tweeted the good [...] |
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