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Maximum Fighting Championship held “MFC 24: Heat XC” at its familiar stomping ground of River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on February 26, 2010. The last event to be held at the said venue, MFC 24 signals an end of era of sort, as the promotion strives for further growth. Despite a lack [...] Former dual Pride FC middleweight and welterweight champion, Dan Henderson, will likely make his Strikeforce debut a meaningful one, taking on current 185-pound champion Jake Shields at the promotion’s upcoming April event. No word from Strikeforce officials as of yet; however, Shields confirmed to MMAWeekly Radio on Tuesday that “It’s a done deal” following months of [...] In one of the bizarre fights in recent MMA history, Robbie Lawler who appeared to have a seriously injured right leg, drilled Melvin Manhoef with a short right, followed by a left as the Dutchman was falling to the mat. Manhoef was outcold even though he seemed to outland Lawler 30-to-1 over the course of [...] The San Jose based mixed martial arts promotion, Strikeforce, is all set to invade South Florida this weekend with their “Miami” event live from the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The organization is opening up the new decade with a bang by putting its first ever welterweight title on the line in the main event [...] Months before their second season debuts, Bellator Fighting Championships is already turning heads. Their fighter signings, which includes Bao Quach, Olympian Ferrid Kheder, GSP protege Mike Ricci and a bevy of tough welterweights, have shown that Bellator is not resting on the laurels of their first season. Leading the way is Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, whose [...] Former dual Pride FC middleweight and welterweight champion, Dan Henderson, will indeed make his Strikeforce debut a meaningful one, taking on current 185-pound champion Jake Shields in April 2010. Henderson announced today on ESPNs “MMA Live” that he will battle the Cesar Gracie-trained fighter as previously speculated when he recently signed a four-fight, 16-month contract with [...] Long-lost UFC light heavyweight James Irvin (14-5) may finally make his Octagon return this spring in one of the upcoming March shows at UFC 111 in New Jersey or UFC Fight Night 21 in Colorado according to MMAWeekly. The injury-prone “Sandman” hasn’t seen action since going to sleep against Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night 14 [...] Former Elite XC lightweight champion KJ Noons is patiently waiting to make his return to Strikeforce — but it won’t be against Billy Evangelista on the main card of the upcoming “Miami” event slated for the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, on Jan. 30. MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) confirmed with Noons earlier today that he’s been pulled from [...] In case any of you fight fans were wondering where “Buluc” was, he’s apparently set to return on March 6 to the International Unlimited Fighting (IUF) organization on the same card that will feature Ken Shamrock taking on Seth Petruzelli in Cancun, Mexico. Shamrock (27-13-2) hasn’t been heard from since failing the world’s most dangerous drug [...] Props:CageWriter.com Quoteworthy: “Now that we got our stuff done with, it’s up to us to prove we’re the best 55ers. Me and him are badass. I think me and him can take out all the dudes in UFC and all the dudes in DREAM. It’s about the respect. We can beat a lot of those guys. We’re [...] “I knew what was out there and I wanted to commit to Strikeforce. They have a lot of shows coming up and a lot of good things going for them and I have a past with Scott Coker. I fought for him as a teenager 11 years ago when we were doing Muay Thai kickboxing [...] Props: MMA Manifesto Quoteworthy: “I believe I’d very competitive with the top heavyweights right now. I think that’s the reason why the UFC did their marketing with me and Kimbo. We’re the most watched show on Spike. I was in three of the top 10 (most) watched cards in MMA history. So it’s one of those things [...] |
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