After plenty of speculation that the UFC may bail from its May 1 date for UFC 113, the promotion has decided to push the event back a week. The reason? It’s all but a certainty that Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will meet in Las Vegas on May 1. The UFC does not want to [...]
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The wheels are turning today in boxing and it could have a significant effect on what the April or May schedule looks like in MMA. Rumors began swirling over the weekend that Floyd Mayweather may be targeting Shane Mosley for a fight on May 1 in Las Vegas. Why is that date significant? It’s the [...] UFC 113, which is scheduled for the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, 2010, could feature the pay-per-view (PPV) debut of Spike TV/CBS ratings monster, Kimbo Slice, according to FiveOuncesofPain.com. Although unconfirmed at this time, Slice is expected to take on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 castmate, Matt Mitrione, in a potentially hard-hitting [...] It looks like the Brit got half of what he wants. Mere weeks after calling out Thiago Alves and Josh Koscheck in the wake of a stunning knockout of Dustin Hazelett, U.K. striker Paul Daley (23-8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Koscheck (14-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) are expected to meet at UFC 113 in Montreal on May [...] Former number one middleweight contender, Patrick Cote, will return after nearly 20 months on the sidelines to tangle with Alan Belcher at UFC 113 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, 2010. TopMMANews.com reports that the Canadian — who has not competed since blowing his knee out during a loss to division [...] Coach Greg Jackson seems to think so… “…Quinton has some very good assets including punching power, his wrestling is good. But where Rashad’s (strength) really lies is speed. And Rashad is so amazingly quick, and it’s one of those things where he looks quick but when he really gets going he’s really fast. It’s hard to [...] “I’m happy to fight again with (Machida), not because I think I won the first match but to have a new opportunity to fight for the belt. My big dream is to win the belt, so I want that fight again because it is a fight for the belt … I can’t change a lot [...] LAS VEGAS – Despite his win over fellow top contender Thiago Silva in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC 108 event, former champ Rashad Evans won’t get an immediate title shot. Instead, UFC president Dana White plans to have Evans (14-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) settle his grudge match against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (30-7 MMA, [...] “A warm up fight is the most dangerous thing to do. F*ck it give me a big fight right away !!! I’ll be back on top soon” !! Rich Franklin said than he want to take time off until May, hope he will come back at 185 and fight me here in Montreal !!! UFC [...]
Props: Graciemag.com Quoteworthy: “I don’t want to face him because I felt I won. I want to fight Lyoto because it’s for the title, and that is my dream. What I want most is that belt and, therefore, I want to fight Lyoto again.” After the rematch was announced for May 1, [...] |
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