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Although “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ doesn’t debut for another three weeks, producers are already on the hunt for cast members for the upcoming 12th season. Spike TV officials today announced they’ll host an open tryout on April 1 for lightweight (155-pound) and light-heavyweight (205-pound) fighters. The tryouts are being held in conjunction with UFC Fight Night 21 [...] Columbus, Ohio will host a World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) event for the first time this Saturday night (Mar. 6) when newly crowned bantamweight champion Brian Bowles defends his title against top contender Dominick Cruz at the Nationwide Arena. The main card, including the featured 135 pound championship bout, will air live on the Versus network beginning [...] One of the more reserved an unassuming fighters you’re likely to ever meet, WEC bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (8-0 MMA, 5-0 WEC) has risen quickly through the ranks for the world’s best 135-pound fighters. And while life hasn’t changed much for the Georgia resident, the discussions concerning him have. Some consider Bowles among the top-10 For at least one day, one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters was just like every MMA fan in the world: He was wondering who the UFC would pick for him to fight next. UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva found out on Current UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn is set to defend his 155-pound title for the fourth time against a deserving but perhaps outmatched Frankie Edgar at UFC 112 on April 10 in Abu Dhabi. If Penn manages to outlast “The Answer,” which isn’t a knock on Edgar to suggest that he will, “The Prodigy” has already [...] Former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres (37-2) will likely return to action against top division prospect Joseph Benavidez (11-1) at WEC 47: “Bowles vs. Cruz” from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 6, 2010. MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) learned of the planned match up earlier today. Torres hasn’t see the inside of a cage since his stunning [...] Rashad Evans is on the ground early in Las Vegas in anticipation of his Jan. 2 fight against Thiago Silva. The UFC 108 main event is a huge fight for Evans, who got crushed by Lyoto Machida back in May. Two straight losses would completely ruin any shot at getting close to the UFC light [...] Canadian Georges St-Pierre (19-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) is already considered among the world’s current top pound-for-pound fighters, but that’s not enough for the UFC’s welterweight champ. “When I retire, I want to be known as the best fighter in the history of the sport of MMA, pound-for-pound, of all time,” St-Pierre recently And while many fans [...] The detractors have said their piece — now it’s time to prove them wrong. That is the sentiment coming from the camp of Thales Leites, who has officially signed on to join the middleweight ranks in the Maximum Fighting Championship. In all likelihood, the standout Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace will make his debut with the organization at [...] |
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