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A heavyweight matchup between recent UFC addition Joey Beltran (11-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and newcomer Chad Corvin (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been added to “UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun II.” The UFC today officially announced the matchup, which is expected to take place on the evening’s preliminary card. UFC 113 takes place on May 8 at [...] This month’s UFC 111 event in Newark, N.J., is already a sellout. That’s the word from UFC president Dana White, who posted the news on his Twitter account this afternoon. UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center with two two pay-per-view title fights: UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. top contender Dan Hardy and [...] A lightweight match-up between Matt Wiman (11-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Mac Danzig (19-7-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is expected for UFC 115. Sources close to the bout told MMAjunkie.com on Tuesday that both fighters have agreed to meet one another and are expected to put pen to paper soon. While not yet officially announced, UFC 115 is [...] With an entertaining WEC 47 card in the books, the world’s top promotion for lighter-weight fighters now turns its attention to its And while the top three bouts of “WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber” were New fans of MMA are tasked with learning a daunting list of jargon when first approaching the sport, but in recent years, a new term has made its way to the fighting lexicon: counter-programming. With the UFC now reportedly set to go head-to-head with “Strikeforce: Nashville” on April 17 according to report from The Wrestling Observer, [...] James Toney may be a big mouth but he’s one smart dude. The IBA heavyweight champ put out the bait and he just hooked a big fish in the UFC. The 41-year-old boxer, whose paydays have dried up in the ring, has signed a deal with world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion. Toney began to lay [...] A middleweight bout between Michael Bisping (18-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Dan Miller (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), established contenders both desperately in need of a win, is likely to take place in May at UFC 114. Multiple sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that UFC officials are working to sign the bout and that [...] As the WEC prepares to offer two star-studded cards in the span of just seven weeks, the promotion’s general manager, Reed Harris, believes his organization has primed itself for success at both events. With strong ticket sales for March’s “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz” event and a “booming” pre-sale for April’s blockbuster “WEC 48: Aldo vs. [...] Everyone wants in the UFC. From former baseball sluggers with little fight experience to boxers to will 81 pro fights under their chubby belts. Dana White has to manage the fine line between promoting a legitimate sport and ticket/pay-per-view sales. Sure heavyweight boxer James Toney would sell PPV’s but would an appearance in the Octagon [...] Props: BoxingScene.com Quoteworthy: “I conquered the world in the boxing ring all the while I was puffing cigarettes and drinking beer. I won three world title belts and I stood toe-to-toe with so many legends, beating some of them. Vernon Forrest, God rest his soul, was a great boxer yet I beat him back twice. I cannot [...] Should he get past Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez’s status relative to his lack of experience will be second only to current champ Brock Lesnar since the UFC’s early days. The two heavyweights meet Sunday in the main event of UFC 110 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, the promotion’s first incursion into the land Down [...] |
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