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He’s baaaaack… Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will return to the sport of mixed martial arts after finalizing a 16-month, multi-fight contract with the San Jose-based Strikeforce promotion. “The Pitbull” confirmed the signing viahis official websiteearlier today. Arlovski is no stranger to Strikeforce audiences. He accepted a short-notice bout against heavyweight wrecking ball Brett Rogers at [...] Props: ProFightingFans.com Quoteworthy: “I’ve made huge improvements in my last year of training. I think I’m at the point where I can technically matchup with [Georges St. Pierre] and I think I can beat him. I think right now I’m a better fighter than him. I’m just waiting for the opportunity to prove it. [Thiago Alves] is [...] CHICAGO, Ill. (February 23, 2010) – With its first Season 2 event now less than eight weeks away, Bellator Fighting Championships today revealed the Round 1 matchups for its much-anticipated, nationally-televised featherweight tournament. The four fights will take place during Bellator’s first two Season 2 events on April 8th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & [...] “If I stop [Thiago Alves], I don’t see how they could deny me a shot at GSP. At that point I would have stopped someone twice who GSP couldn’t finish in five rounds, so I think that’s a very strong argument for me to get a title shot. We’re both fighting for another crack at [...] CHICAGO, Ill. (January 13, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships’ search for its next great featherweight has moved south to Brazil, where it was announced today that undefeated MMA phenom Patricio Pitbull has signed a long-term promotional agreement and will compete in Bellator’s Season 2 tournament. The 23-year-old Pitbull is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and [...] Props: Tatame.com Quoteworthy: “I must fight in February or March, and I imagine that it could be against (Andrei) Arlovski. I lost to him by 2-1, it was an ugly fight, nobody liked, but I never choose opponents, I can fight anyone, but then I wanna fight Fedor.” –Strikeforce heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum talks about a possible rematch [...] Props: Sherdog Quoteworthy: “There’s a couple of guys out there still, you know I gotta sit down and talk to (Penn) and see what he wants to do, but it’s all about cleaning out divisions and he’s probably one fight away from doing that. If he does that, he could move up to 170 (pounds) again — [...] It looks as if “Christmas” will be coming to the televised card of UFC 106 as Jacob Volkmann (9-0) and Paulo Thiago (11-1) have been bumped up a slot to replace the now defunct Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett bout at “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2″ inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, [...] World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) tonight (Nov. 18) tied a ribbon on its second to last event of 2009 with WEC 44: “Brown vs. Aldo” from “The Pearl” at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. And another champion has been dethroned. Two-time defending WEC featherweight title holder Mike Thomas Brown headlined the card, squaring off against [...] World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) is all set for “Brown vs. Aldo” this Wednesday night (Nov. 18) from “The Pearl” at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on the Versus network. WEC 44 will feature featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown defending his title for the third time against his newest [...] |
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