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This past weekend’s WEC 47 event appeared it’d perfectly set up the next bantamweight title fight when champ Brian Bowles met Dominick Cruz in the headliner and top contenders Miguel Torres and Joseph Benavidez clashed in the co-headliner. And though Cruz and Benavidez pulled off a pair of upsets, Benavidez today told MMAjunkie.com Radio he’s unsure [...] While UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy continues to remain in the headlines due to ongoing verbal conflicts with some of his past opponents, the British slugger’s date with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111 later this month is fast approaching. St-Pierre, the popular French-Canadian champion, hasn’t yet found himself as much of a target for Hardy’s [...] 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 [...] When Matt Serra learned he was slated to fight fellow veteran Frank Trigg last month at UFC 109, he naturally began looking back on a career he’s proud to call his own. The former champ called any fights after his memorable upset of then-champ Georges St-Pierre in 2007 “gravy,” and some suggested that a loss to [...] You’ll excuse Strikeforce’s Trevor Prangley (22-5 MMA, 3-1 SF) if he’s not buying into the hype. Prangley’s opponent at tonight’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI: Kaufman vs. Hashi” event in San Jose, Calif., Karl Amoussou (11-2-1 MMA, 0-0 SF), enters the contest as a much ballyhooed prospect. But Prangley, a nine-year veteran, has dealt with his share of [...] WEC bantamweights Miguel Angel Torres and Joseph Benavidez are at different stages of their respective careers, though both men are aiming to reach the same goal. The goal of becoming the WEC bantamweight champion. Torres has been there before. In fact, that’s where he has spent almost all of his career in the WEC. Before falling victim [...] Despite winning World Extreme Cagefighting’s bantamweight title and dethroning a former champ who was also the world’s top-ranked 135-pounder, life hasn’t changed much for Brian Bowles. The undefeated fighter makes his first title defense when he meets Dominick Cruz in the WEC 47 main event on March 6. The spotlight has never been brighter, but Bowles today [...] Recent Bellator Fighting Championships signee Josh Neer (27-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is looking forward to his recently announced May fight with Eddie Alvarez (19-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC) for a few reasons. First, with the fight scheduled at 160 pounds, Neer is excited that he won’t have to drop the additional five pounds necessary to make the [...] Joseph Benavidez knows exactly how Miguel Torres feels. As the two prepare to meet on the main card of “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz,” Torres looks to recover from his first loss in nearly six years, and he’s made no attempt to hide his intense desire to return to the win column. Benavidez was in a similar [...] Just six fights into his MMA career, Muhammed Lawal (6-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) is widely regarded as one of the brightest prospects in MMA. But for the man known as “King Mo,” prospect status isn’t enough. Lawal recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio that he’s so ready to take on current Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1 MMA, [...] At 42 years old, it’s been more than two years since MMA pioneer Renzo Gracie (13-6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has set foot in a cage. But this April, Gracie will debut for the UFC on the main card of “UFC 112: Invincible” in Abu Dhabi when he takes on UFC legend and future Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes [...] |
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