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The lineup for this month’s UFC Fight Night 21 event, which features a lightweight headliner between lightweight contender Kenny Florian and newcomer Takanori Gomi, is now set. Eleven bouts are official for the card, which takes place March 31 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. UFC officials have chosen a Spike TV-televised fight between “The Ultimate Fighter [...] Gray Maynard is tired of fighting tough guys who do little for his career. He’s looking for a name that pushes him toward a title shot with UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn. “That’s just where I’m at,” Maynard today told MMAjunkie.com. “The last three or four (fights) I’ve had tough ones, but they’re just not that [...] 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 [...] In a bout first reported by MMAjunkie.com, Rob Emerson (9-8 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) meets Nik Lentz (17-3-2 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC) on The UFC today announced the matchup, bringing the total number of fights on the card to 11. Featuring a lightweight matchup between perennial contender Kenny Florian and Japanese import Takanori [...] Our partners in crime over atBloodyElbow.comhave once again published their divisional rankings for mixed martial arts in the nation’s largest daily newspaper, USA Today, for the month of February 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here’s how it works: “The rankings, which will offer a definitive perspective of top MMA fighters across all weight-classes, [...] The UFC battened down the hatchesyesterday after Frank Mir’s comments on a Pittsburgh radio show. “I want to break [Lesnar's] neck in the ring. I want him to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.” Apparently, everyone didn’t get the message or memo to shut the heck up about the situation. Without seeing or [...] … and git with da “Flo.” “I think he will find out very quickly that [knocking me out is] going to be a very difficult thing to do. I didn’t get to where I am by getting beat in the first round and I’m looking forward to seeing if that’s going to come true. Gomi is [...] LAS VEGAS – Home to two of the first five Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) events, Charlotte, North Carolina will once again host the premier organization in mixed martial arts on Wednesday, March 31st, as the UFC returns to Charlotte for the first time in nearly 15 years with a spectacular card at the Bojangles Coliseum [...] The main card is set for next month’s UFC Fight Night 21 card. As MMAjunkie.com reported earlier today, the March 31 event features a headliner of Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi and a co-headliner of Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve. Also announced for the main card were previously reported matchups of Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera and [...] |
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Huerta signs with Bellator, sees it as a 'second chance'
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced their biggest signing yet, former UFC lightweight Roger Huerta. Huerta will fight in Bellator’s lightweight tournament on April 8. If he wins, he’ll move onto fight in May and June.
In a press conference Monday afternoon, Huerta said that he sees this opportunity to fight with Bellator as a second chance [...]