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Apparently, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s door hasn’t completely closed on notables Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi. Although the M-1 fighters are signed in the U.S. to Strikeforce and past negotiations with the UFC fell apart, UFC president Dana White said he recently reopened talks with M-1 Global boss Vadim Finkelstein. White wouldn’t elaborate on the nature of [...] After signing notables Dan Hornbuckle (19-2), Jacob McClintock (6-0) and Ben Askren (3-0) for its upcoming eight-man welterweight tournament, Bellator Fighting Championships has added another star competitor to the field: top British 170-pounder Jim Wallhead (18-5). Bellator officials today informed MMAjunkie.com that “Judo Jim” has signed a multi-fight deal with the organization to compete in the [...] “In almost 10 years this stuff has never happened. [But] it’s part of the business. Trust me bro, guys getting injured and falling off, I got bigger problems than that everyday. Guess what, it’s our job to make other fights…. If you’re a fight fan and want to see good fights, how many bad fights [...] A handful of notables, including former UFC heavyweight title challenger Pedro Rizzo, one-time top UFC heavyweight contender Jeff Monson and PRIDE veteran Murilo “Ninja” Rua, have been announced for the next installment of Bitetti Combat. Bitetti Combat 5 takes place Dec. 12 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Rizzo (17-9), who defeated Monson via unanimous decision at Bitetti Combat [...] The Ultimate Fighting Championship today confirmed a number of previously reported bouts for January’s UFC 108 card, and though complaints have been plentiful about the headliner of Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva, the card has depth. After all, notables and frequent main-card fighters such as former lightweight champion Sean Sherk, 155-pound contender Joe Lauzon, welterweight title-hopeful [...] After a string of a dozen consecutive victories against notables ranging from Yushin Okami to Carlos Condit to Mike Pyle to Paul Daley to Robbie Lawler, Jake Shields has clearly established himself as one of the sport’s top fighters. But with a Saturday Strikeforce title fight with Jason “Mayhem” Miller earning the winner the vacant middleweight [...] Tachi Palace Fights, the reincarnation of the once-popular Palace Fighting Championships, returns for its second show on Dec. 3, and the organization has secured recent UFC fighter Xavier Foupa-Pokam for the night’s main event. The French kickboxer takes on Mike Moreno in a middleweight bout. Other notables on the card, which takes place at the Tachi Palace [...] Following back-to-back losses to notables Paul Daley and Andre Galvao earlier this year, veteran fighter John Alessio needed a new game plan. Alessio, a veteran of organizations ranging from the UFC to PRIDE to the WEC to DREAM, knew he wanted a long-term home but knew a contract was unlikely with the recent skid. So he [...] In his first fight in two and a half years, former PRIDE Fighting Championships notable Ricardo Arona made a successful return to competition with a unanimous decision win over UFC veteran Marvin Eastman. The fight headlined the newest offering from Bitetti Combat, a Brazil-based organization founded by Amaury Bitetti. Also picking up wins at the event were [...] |
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