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Props: Wisconsin Combat Sports Quoteworthy: “I chose Bellator for a number of reasons. They offered me the best contract, I can get three fights done in three months, and on top of that I really think that they will do a good job of promoting me. I feel good about facing (Ryan) Thomas. I hear that he’s [...] Despite headlining the organization’s most recent card, UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman has been cut from the UFC’s roster of light heavyweights. Fiveouncesofpain.com first reported the termination, which MMAjunkie.com has since confirmed with a source close to the UFC. Coleman, a former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and the first-ever UFC heavyweight title-holder, went 1-2 [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship deepened its light heavyweight division with the recent signing of former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Phil Davis (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Davis’ management team today announced the signing, though terms of the deal were not disclosed. Teammate Brandon Vera first announced Davis’ signing via Twitter on Tuesday, though Chad Dubin of [...] Jake Rosholt will have to fight his way back to the UFC. The middleweight fighter today confirmed the Ultimate Fighting Championship has dropped him from its roster of middleweight competitors. The termination comes a week after Rosholt (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), a three-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and four-time All-American, suffered a first-round submission loss [...] NEW YORK (Sept. 9, 2009) — Two-time United States Olympic wrestling team member and former NCAA Division I national championship runner up Daniel Cormier will make his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at the STRIKEFORCE: Challengers event at Tulsa, Oklahoma’s SpiritBank Event Center on Friday, September 25. Cormier (0-0) will face an opponent that has yet [...] Win or lose, whether he’s with the UFC or not, 44-year-old Mark Coleman isn’t calling it quits on his fighting career anytime soon. The former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion and 1992 Olympian (and UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament winner, first-ever UFC heavyweight champion, 2000 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix champ and UFC Hall of [...] |
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