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The guy has a star quality. You may think Kimbo Slice stinks as a fighter but he is a marketing machine. TapouT has clearly hitched its wagon to the street fighting legend. Hell, even Elton John knows who the guy is. How about that sweet tattoo? There is no confirmation that it’s Elton’s. We know [...] The news of Abu Dhabi andits UFC purchasehas come fast and furious. The UAE government now owns 10 percent of the fight promotion and an Apr. 10 event has been rumored for months. It makes sense and there seems to be plenty of money in Abu Dhabi to draw a nice crowd. One problem, where [...] With UFC welterweights Marcus Davis (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Jonathan Goulet (22-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC) each looking to return to the win column, the pair will likely meet at they as-yet-unannounced UFC 113 event in Montreal. The fighters have each verbally agreed to the contest, though bout agreements have yet to be signed. News of the [...] Following the withdrawals of Benji Radach and most recently Trevor Prangley, Strikeforce will be unable to find a suitable replacement to take on former Elite XC middleweight champion, Robbie Lawler, at its upcoming “Evolution” event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., this Saturday (Dec. 19). MMA Fanhousereports that “Ruthless” will instead compete against a [...] Undefeated Korean welterweight Dong Hyun Kim (12-0-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from a planned UFC 110 bout with Chris Lytle (27-17-5 MMA, 6-9 UFC). Kim’s apparent knee injury was first reported by AOL FanHouse, and UFC 110, which is already a sell-out, takes place Sunday, Feb. 21 at [...] Mixed martial arts megastar Georges St. Pierre (19-2) could finally make his return to the “Garden State” to defend his 170-pound title against last-welterweight-standing Dan Hardy (23-6) at UFC 111, as MMA Fanhouse is tagging the Prudential Center as the probable destination for their inevitable clash in March 2010. The promotion has yet to announce the [...] “Well, I definitely don’t want to stand around and allow him to establish his range and hit his rhythm. I’d like to make it as much of a wrestling match as I can. That’s what’s going to put me in the best position to win. I’ve seen Brandon fight a lot and I’m very familiar [...] The injury bug continues to bite. UFC lightweight Kurt Pellegrino (14-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is the latest victim, and an injured knee has forced “Batman” out of his scheduled contest with Frankie Edgar (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at The Ultimate Fighter Edgar today posted the change on his official Facebook account, and AOL FanHouse has since [...] After UFC welterweight Jon Fitch’s original opponent, Ricardo Almeida, But Fitch again finds himself without an opponent, as AOL FanHouse is reporting that Alves has now been forced to withdraw as well. AOL FanHouse’s [...] |
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