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WEC matchmaker Sean Shelby shares a portfolio of fighters looking to fight in the 155-pound division with UFC matchmaker Joe Silva. Since this past March, the lightweight division remains the only weight class in which the two Zuffa, LLC-owned promotions share a common division. Why the overlap? In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com Radio, Shelby said the [...] In the first UFC 108 video blog, Dana White introduces new UFC heavyweight Gilbert Yvel. Gilbert, a former Pride fighter has fought for a variety of promotions over the last few years. His most recent fight was a first round KO of Pedro Rizzo at Fight Force International – Ultimate Chaos this past [...] The year-end collaboration between DREAM, World Victory Road and K-1 continues to grow, and the promotions added yet another contest to the massive fight card. The organizations today announced that Dutch slugger Melvin Manhoef (23-6-1) will face “The Grabaka Hitman,” Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2), in an MMA-rules contest. The HDNet-televised event features both MMA and K-1 bouts and [...] While the massive year-end collaboration between DREAM, World Victory Road and K-1 is just a little more than a week away, that isn’t stopping the promotions from adding a few more bouts. The organizations announced two additional MMA-rules contests for the Dec. 31 event, as Shinya Aoki meets Mizuto Hirota and Tatsuya Kawajiri faces Kazunori Yokota. The [...] UFC and PRIDE veteran Jeff Monson (31-9) has been linked to both Alabama. Monson meets MMA super-veteran Travis Fulton (191-45-11) in a heavyweight main event at Thunder Promotions’ “Alabama Pride” event on Dec. 12 in Birmingham, [...] The fact that Tito Ortiz ultimately decided to return to the UFC wasn’t all that surprising. After all, the former champion and one-time biggest UFC star had come close to signing and even announced tentative deals with organizations ranging from Affliction Entertainment to EliteXC to the American Fight League over the past 15 months. None of [...] For all of his accomplishments as a mixed martial artist, top heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) has yet to prove himself in one major aspect: as a financially viable draw. The Russian sambo ace made his name in the now-defunct PRIDE Emelianenko [...] A heavyweight MMA contest between former top UFC heavyweight contender Jeff Monson and MMA ironman Travis Fulton, as well as a boxing matchup pitting hip-hip icon DMX and actor Eric Martinez, headline an upcoming hybrid MMA/boxing event. The two bouts are part of Thunder Promotions’ “Alabama Pride” event. The show takes place Dec. 12 at the Birmingham [...] Props:DREAM Channel Quoteworthy: “I am not concerned about my opponent. It does not matter who I face — as long as I let my style shine and fully express myself in the ring, everything will be fine. Yes, I want a belt. Actually, let me rephrase that: I just want to win and do not want to [...] |
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