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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 [...] WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby shares a portfolio of fighters looking to fight in the 155-pound division with UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. Since this past March, the lightweight division remains the only weight class in which the two Zuffa, LLC-owned promotions share a common division. Why the overlap? In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com Radio, Shelby said the [...] Five-time UFC veteran Dennis “Superman” Hallman (41-13-2 MMA, 1-4 UFC) will return to the lightweight division for the first time in nine years and plans to fight in late spring or early summer. The 13-year mixed martial arts veteran said he made the decision after John Howard pulled off a come-from-behind victory in a welterweight contest [...] Slugger Melvin Guillard’s (23-8-2 MMA, 6-4 UFC) tour of the UFC lightweight division’s best submission fighters isn’t over just yet. MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the organization that Guillard and Brazilian Thiago Tavares (14-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 114. While not yet officially announced by the organization, UFC 114 [...] Mac Danzig certainly wasn’t treated with kid gloves once he won “The Ultimate Fighter” title on Season 6. He’s been handed tough opponent after tough opponent. He had lost three difficult fights in a row and decided to take some time off. Justin Buchholz doesn’t have the reputation of previous opponents like Jim Miller, Josh Neer [...] Props: Fighter’s Only Quoteworthy: “I am happy at 155lbs right now and am looking forward to fighting Frankie. I have a tough opponent in front of me at UFC 112. I don’t think any champion can really ‘clean out’ a division because there are so many great fighters coming through all the time as soon as you [...] Props: CagePotato.com Quoteworthy: “You know, I pretty much predicted that [Diego returning to welterweight]. The skill level at 155lbs is the best in the UFC, if you look across the board, in terms of well-rounded fighters. You are not going to come in to the UFC 155 division and start finishing guys right away. People see me [...] “I’m super excited. I’m glad I got my shot. I’m looking forward to seizing the opportunity. BJ looked great [at UFC 107]. His timing is unmatched. Diego had a game-plan and got rocked and it was tough to go back to the game plan. I’m working hard all the time (with Ricardo Almeida). Renzo is [...] |
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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 [...]