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Happy Friday, Cagewriter readers. Here’s a quick rundown of news you need to know. If you’re a boxing fan, don’t forget to check in with Yahoo! Sports’ coverage of Pacquaio vs. Clottey. – Rachelle Leah is going to step back into her old role, one time only, as an Octagon Girl at UFC 111. In [...] DREAM import Shinya Aoki will get first crack at newly-crowned lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez when the Japanese submission fighter makes his stateside debut on the main card of the upcoming Strikeforce event planned for April 17 on CBS. Josh Gross of SI.com tweeted the proposed match-up earlier today. The bout is expected to serve as one of [...] Props:MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “Every time I’ve fought I’ve gotten better. Every time I’ve lost I’ve gotten better. Even from my first fight I lost to Jesse Moreng seven years ago, I lost that one, but it made me a much better fighter. Same with Hermes, even the Cowboy fight. Even though I won that fight, I felt like [...] Joe Brammer (7-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) makes a second attempt at his first Ultimate Fighting Championship victory at UFC 114, where he’s likely to meet veteran Aaron Riley (28-12-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC). Both lightweights have agreed to the fight and are expected to sign shortly, a source close to one of the fighters told MMAjunkie.com. UFC 114 [...] CHICAGO, Ill. (February 16, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, the No. 2-ranked lightweight in the world, will square off in a non-title “Super Fight” with UFC veteran Josh “The Dentist” Neer under the Bellator banner this May. The fight is the first Super Fight matchup to be [...] The UFC decided to jump on prospect Phil Davis early, and it looks like they made a good decision. Fresh off winning an NCAA wrestling title in 2008, Davis, 25, took on veteran Brian Stann, and he made Stann look like an amateur on the ground. Stann couldn’t extricate himself from Davis’ clutches and spent most [...] 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 [...] UFC Fight Night 20: “Maynard vs. Diaz” is set to go down this Monday, January 11, 2010 from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA, live via Spike TV. Remember: MMAmania.com will provide LIVE updates with blow-by-blow, round-by-round commentary of the main card action on fight night, which is slated to air on the cable television network [...] UFC veteran and former WEC lightweight champion Hermes Franca is retiring from active competition after suffering a TKO loss to Eric Wisely on the Max Fights DM: “Ballroom Brawl IV” card in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 8. according to MMAWeekly.com. The Brazilian at one time was one of the industry’s most feared lightweights. After [...] Props:MMA Weekly Quoteworthy: “I think (Shinya Aoki’s) tough. I think I have the proper game plan for him. I’ve got the proper training partners for him, and I think he knows I’d be a tough match for him. I’d love to fight that guy. If they could really make that happen in Strikeforce, I’m all over it. [...] |
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